Greehey announces multimillion gift to UTHSC

Bill Greehey, chairman of NuStar Energy LP. Bill Greehey, chairman of NuStar Energy LP. Photo: BOB OWEN, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Photo: BOB OWEN, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Greehey announces multimillion gift to UTHSC 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

At a fundraiser Saturday night for the University of Texas Health Science Center during which he was already being honored, NuStar chairman and noted philanthropist Bill Greehey announced a $5 million donation to the school.

The announcement that the Greehey Family Foundation would make the donation to the UTHSC Campaign for the Future of Health was made before 1,500 people at the Grand Hyatt during the university's largest-ever President's Gala.

The Gala already had raised nearly $600,000 to establish the Greehey Family Foundation Endowment for Community Service, which will go to faculty and student programs, and the Greehey Family Foundation Fund for Community Service and Patient Needs, which will go toward urgent care.

“We are proud of our partnership with the UT Health Science Center. By joining forces, the foundation and the university can continue to make a greater difference in the health and well-being of men, women and children — not just in San Antonio, but in communities across the world — thanks to the world-class research that is being done at the Health Science Center,” Greehey said. “And, I am also proud of our collaborative work to provide health and dental care to the working poor and homeless in our community.”

The $5 million from the Greehey Family Foundation, which gave $25 million to UTHSC in 2007 for children's health and cancer research and treatment as well as community service projects, pushed the center over its $500 million goal for its Campaign for the Future of Health.

“We needed a champion back then, and we found one in Bill Greehey, said Dr. William L. Henrich, UTHSC's president. “It's only fitting that our campaign culminates with a major gift from him.”

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