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Thank you Dr. Drew!
New conference room
A new conference room for the School of Biological Sciences was made possible through a generous donation by Dr. Mary Jo Drew, a biology alumnus, class of 1979.
Dr. Drew was recently profiled in the winter 2007 edition of the UNC alumni magazine, Northern Visions, and that profile is included below. For more information on the UNC Alumni Association, please go to their web site at http://www.uncalumni.org/
Mary Jo Drew, MD, MHSA '79 -- as presented in Northern Visions magazine, 2007
"When I was young, adults would always ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up," Mary Jo Drew remembers. "When I said 'a doctor,' some would respond, 'You mean a nurse?' I had to be assertive and say, 'No, I want to be a doctor.' After graduating from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in biological sciences, Drew went on to graduate from medical school at the University of Colorado. She is currently the division head of Transfusion Medicine and the medical director of the Blood Bank at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Drew supports an annual scholarship for pre-medicine students at UNC. The William J. DeAtherage Memorial Scholarship honors her best friend and classmate who died of AIDS. She has also given to other areas, including the Ross Hall renovation to fund a conference room specifically for the biology program. Drew says she feels strongly about supporting science education and being a good female mentor to other women who want to pursue medicine. Without her first female mentor, the science teacher who piqued her interest in fourth grade, she might not have become a doctor.
Through financial support and mentorship, Drew hopes to inspire future medical professionals at the University of Northern Colorado. "I think alumni need to get involved if they haven't. They need to get back in touch with their school to see the great stuff that is happening," Drew says. "Once they support the place that got them launched professionally, they'll realize the impact it had on their lives."