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“When my doctor sees
me now, he says, ‘Here
comes Wonder Woman!’”
—P
earlie
D
uncan
DCH RENAMES CANCER CENTER IN HONOR AND
APPRECIATION OF LEWIS AND FAYE MANDERSON
Stories from the heart
The DCH Health System Board of Directors
has approved changing the name of the DCH
Cancer Center to the Lewis and Faye Mander-
son Cancer Center in honor of a major gift
from the couple. The Mandersons have made
gifts of more than $5 million to the Health
System’s “Help and Hope” capital campaign.
“This gift is unprecedented for DCH, and we will be
forever stronger for having received a commitment of this
scale,” said Bryan Kindred, President/CEO of DCH Health
System. “We thank the Mandersons for their generosity
on behalf of DCH and on behalf of all the patients who
will be served by their gift.”
The Mandersons chose to support DCH during and
after their lifetimes by making their commitment through
their estate. The couple has a long history of philanthropic
leadership, focusing mainly on health care and education.
S P R I N G 2 0 1 2
STRONG
Forever
“As we have grown into philanthropy, we have found
we enjoy the feeling that comes from giving,” Lewis
Manderson said. “Now that our working careers are over,
giving has grown to be more and more a part of our lives.
“I believe that helping other people is what life is all
about. It’s where all the good comes from.”
Manderson is the founder of Creative Displays, Inc.,
one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in
the United States at one time. In 1983, he sold Creative
Displays and went on to serve as president of Mander-
son and Associates, Inc., a private investment company
in Atlanta, where the couple now lives. He also founded
Cordova Capital, Inc., a venture capital fund, and various
other businesses.
DCH Foundation, Inc., Board Member Mary Ann
Phelps recalled Manderson’s philanthropic work from
his days in Tuscaloosa.
“Lewis was always a strong leader who was dedicated
to this community and committed to helping it be the
best it could be,” Phelps said.
During the many years the Mandersons called
Tuscaloosa home, he was president of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce, chairman of the local United Way cam-
paign and chairman of Tuscaloosa’s YMCA enrollment
campaign.
“We love Tuscaloosa,” Manderson said. “I started my
professional career and my philanthropic work here.
Tuscaloosa is a special place with a special attitude,
with wonderful relationships and a good business en-
vironment. It just has a warm feeling you don’t get in a
larger city.”
ABOUT THE CANCER CENTER
Since 1986, the Cancer
Center has combined advanced treatment with a strong
focus on patients. (The new Cancer Center opened in
2009.) West Alabamians diagnosed with cancer are
treated with the most advanced equipment available in a
building designed to contribute to the patient experience.
The Cancer Center is affiliated with MD Anderson
Physicians Network®, a supporting organization of The
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in
Houston. The Cancer Center has been awarded its sec-
ond three-year accreditation with commendation from
the Commission on Cancer of the American College of
Surgeons. This is the highest level of approval granted
by an organization.
The Cancer Center will officially take the Mandersons’
name later this spring.
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