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Marks largest gift in history of the College of Nursing

Pictured (left to right): Michael J. O鈥橬eill (Senior Vice President for University Advancement); the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD (奶糖直播 University President); Lesley A. Perry, PhD, RN (Interim Dean of the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing); Dee Adams 鈥�86 FCN; Nick Adams; Patrick G. Maggitti, PhD (Provost)

奶糖直播 University has announced a $5 million commitment from alumna Deborah 鈥淒ee鈥� Silvers Adams 鈥�86 FCN and her husband, Nick, that provides anchor support for the naming of the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. The largest philanthropic commitment in the history of 奶糖直播 Nursing, the Adams鈥� gift honors Dr. M. Louise Fitzpatrick鈥攖he College of Nursing鈥檚 visionary dean, who passed away in September鈥攁nd allows her legacy to live on at the College of Nursing and at 奶糖直播. In December, 奶糖直播 President the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, announced the naming of the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing鈥攎ade possible through philanthropic support from alumni, parents and friends.  

鈥淚 am very grateful to the Adams family for this extraordinary gift that honors the legacy of our beloved, long-time dean, M. Louise Fitzpatrick,鈥� said University President the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD. 鈥淚 am humbled by the many ways that members of the 奶糖直播 community, like Dee and Nick, support the University and all that we do. Their generosity and commitment are truly transformative.鈥�

Dr. Fitzpatrick made the College鈥檚 endowment a priority throughout her nearly four decades as dean of the College of Nursing. The Adams鈥� gift鈥攁nnounced by Fr. Donohue at a 奶糖直播 event Feb. 8 in Palm Beach, Fla.鈥攚ill help fortify the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing鈥檚 future and further enhance the academically challenging and personally transformative experiences that inspire and prepare 奶糖直播 students to lead at the forefront of modern health care. To date, more than $11 million in gifts and pledges have been made in honor of Dr. Fitzpatrick, bringing the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing鈥檚 campaign total to more than $35 million.

鈥淲hat I remember most about Louise was her relentless pursuit of expanding the curriculum for her students,鈥� said Dee Adams. 鈥淢y time at the nursing school was invaluable. From the rigors of the academics to the challenges of patient care, the nursing school taught me what I needed to know to be a true professional and a compassionate healer.鈥�

鈥淲e were inspired to make this gift out of our families' dedication to medicine, medical research, and compassionate care of patients,鈥� added Dee and Nick Adams. 鈥淥ur family, having been in the field of healthcare professionals and having lived through our own loss of loved ones, realized the critical importance of nurses on the frontline. In the future we see nurses' expanded roles as primary care givers. Hence, the all-important role of the nursing school in the future.鈥�

In addition to their record-breaking gift, the Adams family also made a $1 million commitment to the College of Nursing in 2017, which established an endowed scholarship and provides support for cancer-related research projects. The gift was made in honor of Dee Adams鈥� mother, Dr. Abigail Adams Silvers, who was a renowned oncologist at Main Line Health System鈥檚 Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pa.

鈥淲e are very moved by the generosity of our alumna Dee Silvers Adams and her husband Nick with this gift in honor of Dean Fitzpatrick and the naming of the College for her,鈥� said Lesley A. Perry, PhD, RN, Interim Dean of the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. 鈥淭his gift, as well as their previous commitment last year, allows us to enhance and expand our academic programs, student support, and faculty and student research that were high priorities for Dean Fitzpatrick.鈥�

鈥淒ean Fitzpatrick has been influential in the lives of so many 奶糖直播 alumni, parents and friends, and thanks to Dee and Nick Adams, her impact will continue to benefit generations to come,鈥� said Michael J. O鈥橬eill, Senior Vice President for University Advancement. 鈥淲e are grateful to all of the 奶糖直播ns who have made this naming possible, and especially to the Adams family for leading the effort through their extraordinary investment.鈥�

The Adams鈥� gift is part of 奶糖直播鈥檚 comprehensive capital campaign, 鈥淔or the Greater Great: The 奶糖直播 Campaign to Ignite Change.鈥� 奶糖直播 launched the public phase of its campaign in October 2013, and to date has raised more than $735 million. Scheduled to close in May 2018, the 奶糖直播 Campaign to Ignite Change is the most ambitious in the University鈥檚 176-year history and is aimed at cultivating academic innovation across its schools and colleges, investing in recruiting and retaining the finest teacher-scholars, dramatically enhancing financial aid and student opportunities, and continuing to build a premier living-learning environment on the University鈥檚 260-acre campus. For more information on the 奶糖直播 Campaign to Ignite Change, visit .

Dee Adams鈥攁 1986 graduate of the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing鈥攊s a real estate investor, as well as a sales representative for Isagenix, a multi-level marketing company that markets dietary supplements and personal care products. Nicholas Adams is a senior managing director and Partner Portfolio manager at Wellington Management Company LLP., a private, independent investment management company. The Adams reside in Gladwyne, Pa.