The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $720,702 gift from the trust of the late Frank Thelkeld, MD, to support key initiatives in the UAMS College of Medicine.
“UAMS is deeply thankful to be included in Frank Threlkeld’s legacy of generosity, a gesture that is especially meaningful considering that he was a graduate of UAMS,” said C. Lowry Barnes, MD, interim chancellor of UAMS. “Dr. Threlkeld’s memory will live on through the many initiatives that this gift will support.”
Threlkeld, born in Manila, Ark., was a 1948 graduate of the College of Medicine. After receiving a medical degree, he served as a medical officer in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Japan and Korea. He later practiced in Veterans Affairs hospitals in Memphis, Tennessee, and Lincoln, Neb. He moved to Claremont, Cal., in 1959, where he practiced as a pediatrician until his retirement. He died in 2005.
“The College of Medicine is honored and grateful for the longstanding support Dr. Threlkeld initiated, which will meaningfully benefit generations of Arkansans to come,” said Steven Webber, MD, dean of the College of Medicine and UAMS executive vice chancellor. “Dr. Threlkeld truly exemplified the philanthropic spirit that makes our alumni special.”