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Matches and Challenges

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Past Events

$250

Early Bird Challenge - First Gift Of The Day

Early bird gets the worm! Will you be the first one up on UTHealth Houston Giving Day to make your gift and maximize your impact? The first donation on Giving Day will unlock $250 in additional funds for their chosen program!

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White Coats for Medical Students

Thanks to the McGovern Medical School Alumni Association, your donation will be matched dollar for dollar up to $2,000. Help kickstart a medical student's career with a gift of a white coat today!

$2,000 MATCHED

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Global Health Program Match

An anonymous donor has generously made a matching gift commitment of $10,000! All gifts to the Global Health program will be matched dollar for dollar!

Completed

Match

McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics Match

Thanks to Reverend Dr. Nathan Carlin, your donation to the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics will be matched dollar for dollar up to $500. Support medical humanities at McGovern Medical School today!

Completed

$1,000

School of Dentistry Lunchtime Power Hour Challenge

Hungry for more? The first 10 donors to make a gift to any featured School of Dentistry fund from noon to 1pm CST will unlock a $1,000 gift thanks to Paula O'Neill-Weedon.

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$2,000

Support Public Health Students Through Scholarships

Once 30 donors make a gift to any featured School of Public Health student support fund, a generous gift of $2,000 will be unlocked from an anonymous SPH alumna donor.

30 / 30 Donors

Completed

$1,500

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics Faculty and Staff Challenge

McWilliams faculty and staff, this one's for you! The first 15 MSBMI faculty and staff donors to make a gift to any featured McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics fund will unlock a $1,500 gift thanks to Dr. John P. Glaser.

15 / 15 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Dean Valenza's Donor Participation Challenge

The first 50 donors to make a gift to any featured School of Dentistry fund will unlock a $1,000 gift thanks to Dean Valenza!

50 / 50 Donors

Completed

$500

Dean Zhang's Donor Participation Challenge

The first 15 donors to make a gift to any featured McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics fund will unlock a $500 gift thanks to Dean Zhang!

Completed

$3,500

McGovern Medical School Alumni Association Scholarship Challenge

The first 10 donors to support the McGovern Medical School Alumni Association Scholarship will unlock a $3,500 gift from our past and current presidents of The McGovern Medical School Alumni Association!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$2,000

President’s Excellence Fund Donor Challenge

The first 20 donors to make a gift to the President’s Excellence Fund will unlock a $2,000 gift thanks to Scott Petty, Jr.!

20 / 20 Donors

Completed

$250

Happy Campers Challenge - Camp PHever

Campers, this summer is going to be "intents"! We need 15 donors to make a splash and support Camp PHever today so that we can unlock a $250 gift for this special summer camp program. Help us give these amazing campers an unforgettable summer experience!

15 / 15 Donors

Completed

$250

Night Owl Challenge - Last Gift Of The Day

Calling all night owls! Will you be the last one up on UTHealth Houston Giving Day to make your gift and maximize your impact? The final donation on Giving Day will unlock $250 in additional funds for their chosen program!

Completed

Leaderboard

Dean Valenza's Department Participation Leaderboard

Time for some healthy competition! Dean Valenza will donate $1,250 to the department in the School of Dentistry with the greatest number of donors on Giving Day, $1,000 to the department with the second greatest number, and $750 to the department in third place. Who's ready to win some extra funds for their department?

Rank	Prize	Department	Donors
1	$1,250	Dept. of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences	27
2	$1,000	Dept. of Orthodontics	26
3	$750	Dept. of General Practice and Dental Public Health	13
4		Dept. of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics	6
5		Dept. of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene	3
6		Katz Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	1
7		Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry	1
8		Dept. of Endodontics	0

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School of Dentistry Dean's Excellence Fund Match

Dean Valenza has generously made a personal matching gift commitment of $1,000! All gifts to the School of Dentistry Dean’s Excellence Fund will be matched dollar for dollar!

$1,000 MATCHED

Completed

Match

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics Dean’s Excellence Fund Match

Dean Zhang has generously made a personal matching gift commitment of $1,000! All gifts to the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics Dean's Excellence Fund will be matched dollar for dollar!

$1,000 MATCHED

Completed

Match

LaTanya J. Love, MD Student Challenge

A big THANK YOU to all of our student donors!

Completed

Match

Pediatric Resident and Fellow Research and Education Fund Match

Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, all gifts to the Pediatric Resident and Fellow Research and Education Fund will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000!

Completed

$1,000

McGovern Medical School Lunchtime Power Hour Challenge

Hungry for more? The first 15 donors to make a gift to any featured McGovern Medical School fund from noon to 1pm CST will unlock a $1,000 gift thanks to an anonymous donor.

Completed

$1,000

Cizik School of Nursing Student Support Challenge

The first 15 donors to make a gift to any featured Cizik School of Nursing student support fund will unlock a $1,000 gift thanks to Ann O’Malley Morgan.

Completed

$1,500

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics Alumni Challenge

Calling all McWilliams alumni! The first 10 MSBMI alumni donors to make a gift to any featured McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics fund will unlock a $1,500 gift thanks to Dr. John P. Glaser.

Completed

$1,000

Dean Santa Maria's Donor Participation Challenge

Once 50 donors make a gift to any featured Cizik School of Nursing fund, Dean Santa Maria will generously donate $1,000!

50 / 50 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Remembering Jaime Hargrave: The Heart and Soul of MSBMI

To celebrate the life of Jaime Hargrave, beloved colleague, friend, and pillar of McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, Dean Zhang will donate an additional $1,000 to the Jaime Hargrave Memorial Fund for Student Scholarships after 15 donors make a gift in her memory.

15 / 15 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Dean Aballay's Donor Participation Challenge

The first 15 donors to make a gift to any featured Graduate School fund will unlock a $1,000 gift thanks to Dean Aballay!

15 / 15 Donors

Completed

$250

Happy Campers Challenge - Camp Shining Stars

Campers, this summer is going to be "intents"! We need 15 donors to make a splash and support Camp Shining Stars today so that we can unlock a $250 gift for this special summer camp program. Help us give these amazing campers an unforgettable summer experience!

15 / 15 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Executive Dean Hancock's Donor Participation Challenge

The first 20 donors to make a gift to any featured McGovern Medical School fund will unlock a $1,000 gift thanks to Executive Dean Hancock!

Completed

$250

500th Donor Of The Day Milestone Award

We've set a ambitious goal to rally 500 donors on UTHealth Houston Giving Day, and we need YOUR help to make that happen! To celebrate reaching this milestone, the 500th donor of the day will unlock $250 in additional funds for their chosen program! Can you help us cross the finish line and reach our goal?

478 / 500 Donors

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