An event for change
October 14, 2021
Join DMU and other community leaders as we change health care education. The Glanton event is your opportunity to show your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Together, we can have a greater impact.
Stand with DMU by making your gift to the Glanton fund
As our nation continues to grapple with longstanding racial injustice and disparities, Des Moines University is working to be part of the solution in health care. The Glanton Fund represents our response to persistent poor health outcomes related to race.
Established in 2004, the fund generates scholarships for minority students, who are under-represented in the health care professions, and supports programs that foster the cultural humility of all DMU students.
The impact of the Glanton Fund
The Glanton Fund supports Des Moines University’s three-pronged approach in tackling race-related disparities:
- Increase the number of minorities in the health care workforce
- Prepare all students to provide culturally competent care
- Provide students with opportunities to work directly with underserved populations
The Glanton Fund: By the Numbers
- More than $3.7 million total endowment
- Nearly $2.7 million awarded to students
- All 1,559 enrolled students impacted last year
Visionary
John & Mary Pappajohn
Mary A. Radia, D.O. '81 & Suku Radia
Champion
Graystone Consulting
Shahbaz Ahmed Merchant
Advocate
Angela & Thaddeus Franklin
Defender
Mark J. Becker & Associates, LLC
Bradley & Riley PC
Dr. Kimberly Brown & Robert Koutek
City of West Des Moines
Russell Dixon, M.S.P.A.'11 & Marlene Dixon
Formation Group, Inc.
Graham Construction Company
IMS Foundation
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Dr. Mark Menadue - ACUTE CARE, INC.
MercyOne Des Moines
Drs. Rebecca & Robert Shaw
UnityPoint Health - Des Moines
Willis Automotive
Workspace, Inc.
Supporter
Arthur Angove, D.O.'62 | Philip & Jennifer Blumberg | Bernard M. Feldman, D.O.'80 & Ava R. Feldman, D.O.'83 | Nick & Stephanie Greiner | Marcia Hammers, B.H.A.'88 & Gary Hammers | Vickie Bryant-Harris, D.O.'92 & Paul Harris | Mike & Susan Huppert | Troy D. Ivey, D.O.'89 & Grace Ivey | Gabe Jefferson, M.S.P.A.'14 & Jess Jefferson | Erika Linden & Randy Thompson | Molly Moeller | Chris Mohr | Erna & Steve Morain | Mary Payne | Mark & Karla Peiffer | Candice Revita-Ramirez | Rich A. Salas, Ph.D. | Stanley Skopit, D.O.'77 & Sue Skopit | Seth & Katie Stevenson | Marc Wachtfogel, Ph.D.