2-The Michigan Daily- Wedtesday, May 17,1995 Alumnus donates $3M for Med School scholorship fund By Marisa Ma For the Daily Following the recent donations of a grateful University alumnus, the Medical School will be able to provide more op- portunities for faculty and students. Alumnus Dr. J. Griswold Ruth and his wife, Margery Hopkins Ruth, of Sun City, Ariz. have established a charitable remainder trust at the Medical School to endow a professorship in internal medi- cine and a scholarship fund for medical students in need of financial assistance. The faculty position will be called the J. Griswold Ruth, M.D., and Margery Hopkins Ruth Endowed Professorship in Internal Medicine. The scholarship fund also will be named after the couple. In presenting the gift, Mrs. Ruth said that the charitable act had been "great fun" for her family. "We've had it in the back of our minds for some time to do this. We rec- ognize the need to give support to medi- cal students who need it," she said. "The Medical School is tremen- dously grateful to Griswold and Margery Ruth for establishing these endow- ments," said Medical School Dean Giles G. Bole in accepting the gift. "Their gen- erosity will create an enduring legacy in their honor at Michigan, strengthening the faculty and benefiting generations of future students." The Ruths have donated $3 million invested in securities to the Medical School. The interest would supply in- come for the Ruths for the rest of their lives, after which the funds will be given to the Medical School. At that time, the exact amount for the scholarship fund and professorship can be determined. The professorship presently requires $1.2 million. The trust is pant of the development program Campaign for Michigan. The campaign's goal for the Medical School is to raise $250 million for support of much-needed programs and facilities, said Erica Hanss, the assistant to the Medical School dean. "The Medical School is running a momentum program. People have do- nated from $50 to these large amounts," Hanss said. "We're delighted with the gift and hope more people would do things like this." Dr. and Mrs. Ruth hail from Flint, Michigan, where they both attended Central High School. In 1933 and 1936, Ruth earned his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University. Ruth completed his residency in in- ternal medicine at the University and continued as an internist in Benton Har- bor. In 1976, he and his wife retired to Arizona. SARA STILLMAN/Dad To the beat Of a different drummer Five-year-old Laura Margolin dances as Matt Bauder and John Ballou perform jazz duo In the Nichols Arcade yesterday. e " E WLifeivs too short to drink cheap beer! Wednesday: $1.00 off pints of English Ales 338 S. State Over 10 to choose from! 996-9191 9p.m.- Close Bell's Solsun Now Available FUNDING Continued from page 1 Whitaker Jr. has told the Legislature that if the University receives the 6-percent increase, it would hold tuition at or be- low the consumer price index, now esti- mated at 2.8 percent. The subcommittee's recommenda- tion goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee today and is slated for a full Senate vote in late May or early June. If the Senate ratifies the plan, a joint panel of senators and representatives would draft legislation to resolve differences between the Senate and House bills. The state House voted earlier this month for a 3-percent increase in state appropriations to the University. "There's a long, long way to go," said Vice President for University Relations Walter Harrison, the institution's chief lobbyist. "It's a very good bill, and I'm hopeful it will pass. 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The University allowed non-resident enrollment to climb to 33.4 percent this year, above the 30-percent ceiling the Legislature informally set in 1987. While on the minds of many law- makers, the enrollment issue is unlikely to torpedo an appropriations bill, said Sen. John Schwarz, chair of higher edu- cation appropriations subcommittee. "The in-state to out-of-state issue should not even be linked to the base ap- propriations," said Schwarz (R-Battle Creek). Harrison and Schwarz agreed that the University deserves the 6-percent appro- priations increase because of an upturn in Michigan's economy. The University received a 2.3-percent increase last year, following two years of flat funding. "I felt that the 6 percent was a fai and reasonable increase for 1995 under- standing that the state's economy is rela- tively strong," Schwarz said. Even if the subcommittee's proposa passes, the University may not receive the full $297 million in state appropria, tions the Senate Fiscal Agency antici- pates under the bill. Lawmakers learned Monday that state revenues would be about $15.4 bil- lion -down $47 million from a January estimate. The loss will be spread across the board, but could fall hardest on higher education funding. Schwarz said the state should ins late itself from lower-than-expected rev- enues by either requiring universities to pay back some revenues at the end of the year - which he deemed unlikely - or drawing from the state's budget-stabili- zation fund. "I'm very confident that the money will be there," he said. Achieve Your Maximum MCAT Score! " Learn the Focus of the ECAT's Questions " Refine Your Science Reasoning Skils * Develop Comprehensive Exam Strategies " Improve Your Verbal Reasoning and Writing Sample Techniques Classes for the Aug. MCAT start. 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