Upstate Medical University receives $25 million gift from alumnus

December 27, 2021

SUNY Upstate Medical University has announced a $25 million estate gift from alumnus Alan Norton (’66) and his wife, Marlene, in support of the university’s College of Medicine.

The largest gift in the university’s history will name the Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine. As a medical student, Alan Norton spent two years with the National Institutes of Health doing research on the electrophysiology of the retina, and he published more than a dozen research articles in peer review journals. Marlene Norton, who obtained her nursing degree in the Midwest, worked in hospitals and became specialized in assisting with ophthalmological surgeries.

“We are extremely grateful to the Nortons for this most generous gift,” said Upstate Medical University president Mantosh Dewan. “This remarkable gift will help us retain and develop outstanding faculty and teaching to benefit our students. The Nortons’ gift will elevate the college’s stature and set us on a solid future of sustained excellence for years to come.”

“I am grateful for the quality education that I received from the SUNY Upstate Medical University,” said Norton. “This provided me the opportunity for a career in medical research and practice. Our estate gift to the Upstate College of Medicine is to demonstrate our appreciation and help the college to continue its excellence in teaching and innovation.”

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Source: PND

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