HARROGATE - Two area residents have been awarded the inaugural Mary Frances Gray Lundy Endowed Scholarship for the Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM) in memory of James Charles Gray, Sr. This year's recipients are Autumn Hines of Jonesville, Va., and Lane Welch of Tazewell.
The Scholarship was endowed by Mary Frances Gray Lundy, an LMU alumna. Lundy's father, James Charles Gray, Sr., was killed in the Second World War when she was just seven years old. Before his death Lundy's father always encouraged his young daughter to become a physician. While Lundy became an educator upon her graduation from LMU, she never forgot her father's interest in the medical profession.
Lundy became interested in LMU-DCOM after reading about the endeavor in The Blue and Gray, LMU's alumni publication. About the same time, Lundy found herself being treated by a doctor of osteopathic medicine who aided her to better health. Lundy chose to honor her father's memory and his interest in the profession by endowing the first scholarship specifically for LMU-DCOM students.
The Lundy Endowed Scholarship is awarded annually to an LMU-DCOM student or students from the tri-state region of Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia.
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn. LMU-DCOM is an integral part of LMU's values-based learning community, and is dedicated to preparing the next generation of osteopathic physicians to provide healthcare in the often underserved region of Appalachia and beyond.
For more information about LMU-DCOM, call 1-800-325-0900, ext. 7082, e-mail dcom@lmunet.edu, or visit online at www.lmunet.edu/dcom.
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