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For progress. For patients. theBAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOUNDATIONtorch SPrinG 2009 Rudy Giuliani to Crystal Charity Ball to raise $750,000 headline EveryMan™ in support of Fetal Care Center ormer New he Crystal Charity Ball will York City raise money this year to help chil- Mayor and dren who haven’t yet been born. The presidential organization, which supports Dallas Fcandidate Rudy TCounty children’s charities, has committed to Giuliani will be the raise $750,000 for the Fetal Care Center at guest speaker as Baylor Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. The Health Care System funds will help the fetal care center become the Foundation hosts entry point for comprehensive obstetrical care Former New York City for high-risk pregnancies. the second annual Mayor Rudy Giuliani EveryMan™ dinner The center plans to enhance its facility to on May 13 at the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas. accommodate complicated cases, acquire endos- Dr. Kevin Magee with the Faulk triplets, Sage, Giuliani’s father died of prostate cancer in copy and laser equipment for in-utero surgeries, Levi and Jillian, the first triplets treated at the 1981, and Giuliani was diagnosed and success- and provide training for additional physicians Fetal Care Center. fully treated for the disease in 2000. and nurses. It also seeks to improve care coordi- EveryMan™ raises money to support prostate nation, patient education and professional coun- medicine – to perform advanced fetal surgeries cancer research, community outreach, seling. Expanded clinical research will allow here at Baylor so that mothers don’t have to travel expanded technology and patient care through- Baylor Dallas to offer advanced treatments, and to get the vital care their babies need,” said Kevin out Baylor Health Care System. an improved Web portal will offer better access Magee, M.D. “We are grateful to The Crystal The event’s honorary chairman will be for referring obstetricians and/or mothers. Charity Ball for helping make this possible.” Thomas O. Hicks,chairman and chief execu- By doing so, the Fetal Care Center at Baylor Approximately 300 cases are referred to the tive officer of Hicks Holdings LLC. Dallas will become one of fewer than 10 centers Fetal Care Center each year. For more information about EveryMan™, in the U.S. that provide a full spectrum of fetal For more information about supporting the contact Marcus Baker at 214.820.2681 or interventions and surgeries. Fetal Care Center, contact Roxann Garcia at [email protected]. “We are ready to enter the future of fetal 214.820.8196 or [email protected]. Lively teams up with Foundation as strategic development consultant aylor Health Care System leverage his expertise and contacts to assist Baylor qualified to advise Baylor Health Care System Foundation has added a veteran in our goal of becoming one of the nation’s pre- Foundation as it develops its most ambitious and fundraiser to its team, appointing Bill eminent health care organizations. We are hon- important philanthropic initiative to date,” said Lively as its senior strategic develop- ored to have him as part of our team.” Joel Allison, president and chief executive officer Bment consultant. Bill From 2000 through 2008, Bill served as found- of Baylor Health Care System. will offer counsel in the ing president and chief executive officer of the Bill said he chose Baylor as his next project development and imple- Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foun- because of his profound appreciation of the mentation of a long- dation. Under his leadership, the campaign to impact Baylor will have on the delivery of high- term philanthropic plan build the center generated more than $334 mil- quality health care services. for Baylor Health Care lion, including 129 gifts of $1 million or more. “Strategic, high-dollar fundraising is the System. Initially, he will At the beginning of 2009, Bill became presi- product of a noble organization guided by a offer advice on fundrais- Bill Lively dent and CEO of the North Texas Super Bowl long-term strategic plan, managed by competent ing efforts for the new $350 million cancer XLV Host Committee. He also serves as presi- staff and supported by a legion of dedicated vol- center at Baylor University Medical Center dent of the endowment trust for the Dallas unteers. Baylor has all of these things in place as at Dallas. Center for the Performing Arts Foundation. it begins the next generation of its important ser- “Bill will provide objective, expert advice “Bill’s experience during the campaign to build vice to Dallas and the region,” Bill said. based on his experience with successful philan- the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts and his For more information about supporting the thropic activities and campaigns,” said Foundation quarter of a century of service to Southern Foundation’s initiatives, call 214.820.3136 or president Rowland K. Robinson. “He will Methodist University make him uniquely e-mail [email protected]. DEPARTMENTS NEWS, PROJECTS AND CAMPAIGNS Focus on Research ________________________ 3 Crystal Charity Ball Supports Fetal Care Center _ 1 President’s Letter _________________________ 5 Lively Teams Up with Foundation _____________ 1 Gift Planning _____________________________ 7 Penson Gift Honors Physicians _______________ 2 Chairman’s Letter _________________________ 7 Work Begins on McKinney Hospital ____________ 3 Why I Give ... ______________________________4 EVENTS The Foundation’s Top Donors ________________ 4 EveryMan™ ______________________________ 1 Bernstein Gift Funds Nursing Scholarships _____ 6 Foundation Remembers Boone Powell Sr. ______ 2 Nurses Share Stories with Board Members _____ 6 PROFILES Perot Systems Gift Helps Patients Be Kids _____ 8 Dr. Ron Jones ____________________________ 3 Brigonnet Joins BRI as Vice President, COO ____ 8 Tom Dunning _____________________________ 6 Roxann Garcia ____________________________ 8 What’s Inside 3600 Gaston Avenue, Suite 100 Dallas, Texas 75246 214.820.3136 n [email protected] 2 SPRING 2009 THE TORCH Pensons’ $500,000 gift honors physicians Foundation staff gives hen John G. “Jack” and back at homeless center Nancy Penson made a $500,000 gift to the new can- embers of the Baylor Health cer center at Baylor University Care System Foundation MedicalW Center at Dallas, they found a way not staff served lunch January 12 only to help those fighting cancer but also to honor to more than 600 at The a pair of physicians who are close to them. MBridge, Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance’s The gift was made in December in honor of downtown homeless assistance center. Nancy’s uncle, William Lee Hudson, M.D., “It was a rewarding experience to help a surgeon who practiced at Baylor Dallas in the those who are most in need,” said Foundation late 1930s, and John Brooks, M.D., their cur- Dr. William Lee Hudson Dr. John Brooks vice president Clare Graca. “It was very hum- rent internist. bling to provide something so basic and see “We wanted to give something back that would by January 2013. how much it was appreciated.” recognize the efforts of these fine physicians and “Our vision is for cancer patients to have their work at Baylor over the years, and we couldn’t access to advanced prevention, screening, diag- think of a better way than this,” Jack said. nosis and treatment close to their homes,” said The new cancer center is a $350 million proj- Baylor Health Care System Foundation presi- ect featuring a 450,000-square-foot outpatient dent Rowland K. Robinson. “Such a big plan building to be completed in early 2011. could not become a reality without gracious Additionally, Collins Hospital will be renovated donors like the Pensons.” into an inpatient cancer hospital with 120 rooms, For more information about the new cancer and Sammons Tower will become the hub for center, please contact Drew Oleson at 214.820.4721 medical oncology education and research or [email protected]. FOUNDATION 30th ANNIVERSARY Boone Powell Sr. was prepared for every challenge he future belongs to those who prepare for it,” Boone Powell Sr. was fond of saying. Boone worked tire- “Tlessly to ensure that Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas was ready for everything that came its way. In 1975, after 27 years as the chief adminis- trator of Baylor Dallas, Boone stepped down to concentrate on fundraising for additional growth. Three years later, he used a $5 million endowment to create the Baylor University Medical Center Foundation. Throughout his career, Boone raised money to help Baylor reach its goals, bringing in more than $200 million from private benefactors dur- ing his time as a hospital administrator. But that’s not what he would want to be remembered for. “I don’t know anything about fundraising,” he once said. “I’m a builder, and if it takes money Gordon Caswell, Sid Levit, Boone Powell Sr., Buddy Minyard and Boone Powell Jr. in 1985 to build what Baylor needs, I’ll get it.” Boone established the Foundation to provide Foundation’s early efforts to develop financial friends. He was so effective because he was so a “medium for involvement of outstanding com- support. He established the Foundation as a cred- disarming.” munity leaders in the work of the medical cen- ible entity in ways that no one else could have. He also made it hard for people to say no ter, widely promoting quality patient care and “He reached out to all people,” said Lindalyn when Baylor came calling, said Perry Gross, research, as well as new and innovative educa- Adams, an original board member who still M.D., who was also on the original Foundation tional and training programs,” according to its works for the Foundation. “He was friends with board. original articles of incorporation. the presidents of all the major banks.