Since December, donors have given large contributions to support spine and orthopedic projects.
1. A $26 million commitment from philanthropists will help create an early career professorship in orthopedics at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pa. The gift from Peter and Ann Tombros will establish a fund for the Penn State Center for Medical Innovation and establish the professorship.
2. Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida received a $75,000 donation it will use to support its neurosurgery program. Members of Forest Country Club made the donation as part of its goal to raise $1 million for the Fort Myers-based hospital.
3. The University of West Florida in Pensacola received a $600,000 donation it will use to add a sports medicine center. The donation, which will also be used to support a student-athlete scholarship, was given to the school by alumnus Sandy Sansing. The school will name the new center after Mr. Sansing.