ANONYMOUS DONOR’S
GENEROSITY
S P U RS
MU LT I M I L L I O N - DO L L A R R E N O V AT I O N
By MICHELLE GOFF
The University of Pikeville has embarked upon a multimilliondollar renovation of the Elliott School of Nursing that will transform the training of health education professionals and positively impact the region’s health care for generations to come. It all started with the generosity of an anonymous donor’s concern for health care in Appalachia. In early 2019, UPIKE hosted the then-potential donor, who had expressed an interest in the university’s health care programs.
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“The visit could not have come at a better time,” explained UPIKE President Burton J. Webb, Ph.D. “We had received permission from the accrediting body to increase the baseline of associate degree students accepted each year from 39 to 60. In addition, to produce an additional number of nurses to continue meeting the region’s health care needs, we had taken steps to establish a traditional BSN program.” What’s more, the Elliott School of Nursing was scattered across campus. Faculty offices were in
