The university is looking to raise $40 million for the dental school. In total, KCU needs $80 million to develop the school. KCU has pledged $40 million of its own funds.
The $30 million in donations came from the Joplin Regional Medical School Alliance, Harry M. Cornell, a former president and CEO of Leggett & Platt, and the Sunderland Foundation. Other donations came from businessman Rudy Farber, physician Larry McIntire, MD, and the Farber Foundation.
“We know that oral health profoundly impacts systemic health,” Marc Hahn, president and CEO of KCU told the Joplin Globe. “Having a dental college physically located right next to a medical college provides a tremendous opportunity to integrate oral health into overall health to make the broadest impact and improve as many lives as possible.”
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