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Bryan Drowos, Sammy Kaye, Joanna Drowos, C. Martinez, Jon Kaye, Margie Kaye, Arlene Herson and Kim Champion
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Janice Williams and Gladys Martinez
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Julie G. Pilitsis, Ann Wood and Sarah Wood
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Allen Konis, Ellen Koppelman and Sammy Kaye
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Pat & Rick Howard and Alisa Cohen
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Robert Weinroth, Julie G. Pilitsis, Maurice Plough, Jr. and Bonnie & Jon Kaye
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Tom Mersch, Susan Rutherford, Ron Rubin, Arlene Herson and Holli Rockwell & Joseph Trubinsky
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Stuart & Beth Markowitz, Maurice Plough Jr., Bonnie Halperin and Joanna & Bryan Drowos
Generating a record-breaking $1,029,800 in scholarship funds to support the incoming class of medical students at Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine, the College’s annual White Coats-4-Care (WC4C) major scholarship fundraiser was hosted at the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence.
This year, Ann and John Wood doubled their commitment from the previous year to $800,000 to support 20 deserving medical students in the Class of 2026 as part of their Robert A. Wood FAU Medical Scholars Fund they established in memory of their son. This is in addition to the $28 million transformational gift this past spring from Ann and John Wood to help reach the College’s eventual goal of “doctors without debt.”
Photos by Ryan Merrill Photography and Johnny Simmons