{"id":153008,"date":"2024-08-23T10:42:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T14:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=153008"},"modified":"2024-08-23T10:42:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T14:42:23","slug":"dayton-daily-news-founding-member-of-wright-states-boonshoft-school-of-medicine-leaves-the-school-1-7-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2024\/08\/23\/dayton-daily-news-founding-member-of-wright-states-boonshoft-school-of-medicine-leaves-the-school-1-7-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Dayton Daily News: Founding member of Wright State&#8217;s Boonshoft School of Medicine leaves the school $1.7 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_152920\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2024\/08\/22\/wright-state-university-boonshoft-school-of-medicine-receives-1-7-million-estate-gift-for-scholarships\/william-bernie-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-152920\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152920\" class=\"wp-image-152920 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2024\/08\/william-bernie-2-260x271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-152920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A gift from the late William A. Bernie, M.D., will support scholarships for medical students at Wright State\u2019s Boonshoft School of Medicine.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A local doctor and a founding member of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine left the school a gift of $1.7 million as part of his estate, which will go toward funding scholarships for medical students.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. William A. Bernie, of Dayton and Naples, Fla., died on Nov. 20, 2023, after a long struggle with illness, his obituary said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thankful to Bill for his incredibly generous gift. It will make a tremendous difference to our medical students and help alleviate student debt,\u201d said Dr. Gregory Toussaint, interim dean of the Boonshoft School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Bernie, who was also a former faculty member at Boonshoft, had a 20-year career as a surgeon before later retiring from active surgery to go into research and development at Johnson &amp; Johnson, where he worked on developing minimally invasive surgical equipment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout his distinguished career, Bill was a surgical leader and innovator,\u201d Toussaint said. \u201cWe are indebted to him for his contributions as one of the founding members of our medical school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bernie was a volunteer faculty member for more than 30 years, serving as an assistant clinical professor at Wright State, where he was a founding member of Wright State\u2019s Department of Surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Bernie\u2019s estate gift will help fund this scholarship for generations of medical students to come,\u201d said Wright State University President Sue Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>Read the complete article at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/local\/founding-member-of-wsu-boonshoft-school-of-medicine-leaves-the-school-17-million\/K77QTVHORBEPBEO3SZOHVHVO6E\/\">daytondailynews.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A local doctor and a founding member of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine left the school a gift of $1.7 million as part of his estate, which will go toward funding scholarships for medical students. 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