August 2002
Volume 66 |
Number 8
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| Anesthesia
Foundation Receives Bequest From Dorothy Thompson Larson,
M.D. |
The Anesthesia Foundation received notification in January 2002
that it was the recipient of a $125,000 gift from the estate of
Dorothy Thompson Larson, M.D. Dr. Thompson was one of the first
anesthesiologists in Nebraska and had for many years been the
Director of Anesthesiology at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska,
and a faculty member at the University of Nebraska.
Dr. Thompson was a 1937 graduate of the University of Nebraska.
She received her training in anesthesiology at the New England
Hospital for Women and Children in Boston, Massachusetts, and
the state university and Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City.
Following her training, she worked in Massachusetts for a short
time prior to moving to Omaha, Nebraska, and becoming the first
anesthesiologist at Methodist Hospital. Dr. Thompson was a diplomate
of the American Board of Anesthesiology and a Fellow of the American
College of Anesthesiologists.
Dr. Thompson married Eldred Larson in 1968, and they retired
to Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1977. She passed away in September
2001. Her parents, her husband and two brothers preceded her in
death. A stepson, a stepdaughter, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren
survive her.
Dr. Thompson was always a friend of young anesthesiologists,
offering help in any way that she could. This gift to the Anesthesia
Foundation carries on that tradition by providing funds, which
the Foundation will use to offer low-interest loans to anesthesiology
residents in financial need.
The Anesthesia Foundation currently has more than $370,000 in
outstanding loans and has several additional loan applications
pending. The Foundation receives no monies from ASA but is relying
on the generosity of members of ASA to maintain the ability to
help young anesthesiologists.
For more information, visit < www.anesthesiafoundation.org
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