MSU donors expand support for future healthcare professionals
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University’s College of Arts and Sciences Friday [April 24] dedicated the Dr. A. Randle and Marilyn W. White Healthcare Pathways Resource Center with a ribbon cutting, marking a new chapter for a facility guiding future medical professionals for more than a decade.
Formerly known as the Health Professions Resource Center, the facility now in Allen Hall honors the support of the Whites, whose 2015 foundational gift established a centralized hub for MSU students pursuing careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing and other health-related fields.
Rick Travis, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said the dedication reflects both the Whites’ legacy and the university’s commitment to student success.
Today, MSU outpaces other colleges and universities in the state in the acceptance of students to the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
“The Whites’ donation to create the HPRC stands as a testament to the power of generosity and vision,” Travis said. “Dr. and Mrs. White have created opportunities that will support and inspire generations of students as they prepare to serve others in meaningful ways.”
Dr. A. Randle “Randy” White, a 1966 MSU graduate in chemistry and pre-medicine, served as a duty boy in the university hospital before earning his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. He completed his internship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, followed by a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in nephrology at UMMC. White later served eight years as an assistant professor of medicine at UMMC before founding Delta Hills Nephrology Associates in Greenwood. A dedicated supporter of MSU, he is a longtime member of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Dean’s Executive Advisory Board and was named the college’s Alumni Fellow in 2011. He and his wife reside in Greenwood.
For more information about MSU’s College of Arts and Sciences and the HPRC, visit www.cas.msstate.edu and www.prehealth.msstate.edu.
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