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A portrait of Fr. Hendrickson with images of students and campus.

Creighton President Father Hendrickson's Decade of Determination

Apr 28, 2025

The 10-year presidential tenure of the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD, has marked one of Creighton's most transformative decades.

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Better care for more children and families in Phoenix

May 10, 2024

A new endowed chair in Creighton University’s School of Medicine will expand the partnership between Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, St. Vincent de Paul and Creighton, providing better, more affordable healthcare to a greater number of children and families in the Valley.

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Dr. Bryan Skar oversees a dental student as she treats a pediatric patient in the School of Dentistry's pediatric clinic.

Alum returns to Creighton as new chair of pediatric dentistry

Sep 28, 2023

A dentist with a passion for pediatric care has joined the Creighton University School of Dentistry, thanks to the gift of a grateful alumnus.

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Former Creighton baseball player endows first baseman scholarship

Feb 07, 2023

Mark Henkels, BSBA'83 — along with his wife, Deborah Henkels, BA'83 — has endowed the first baseman position, establishing a scholarship for Creighton baseball players.

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Beloved Creighton professors' legacy continues through gift

Mar 14, 2022

Shashi and Subhash Bhatia say they established the Bhatia Family Endowed Chair in the Department of Psychiatry to pay back a kindness. And to pay it forward.  

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The largest scholarship gift in the law school's history

Jan 05, 2022

The late Mary Jo (Connell) Cleaver, BS'52, JD'54, MA'55, made a $4 million gift designated to help law students attain their dreams of becoming attorneys.  

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The power of endowed chairs

Dec 02, 2020

Endowed chairs bring together the brightest minds to advance our mission and inspire innovation and discovery.

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