UAMS Endows Chair In Honor Of Stanley Reed

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and friends and family of the late Stanley Reed announced the creation of an endowed chair that will support emergency medicine at UAMS and across Arkansas.

The Stanley E. Reed Memorial Chair in Emergency Medicine, Trauma & Injury Prevention will help UAMS build upon existing clinical expertise and training in emergency medicine and trauma system development, and support injury prevention efforts.

Reed, of Marianna, died July 15, 2011, in a one-car accident.

He was a successful farmer, lawyer and businessman. Reed had served as president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau, a member of the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, and held positions on bank and hospital boards.

He also was a devoted, longtime UAMS advocate. He chaired the Board of Visitors for the UAMS College of Medicine, served on the UAMS Foundation Fund Board, the Chancellor’s Circle and the UAMS Northwest Advisory Board.

The endowed chair hopes to raise $1 million. To date, donations have already exceeded $245,000.

The chair will reside in the College of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine, and the recipient of the chair will be announced after the $1 million goal has been reached.

“This is such an outstanding way to honor a man who was a true champion for Arkansas,” said UAMS College of Medicine Dean Debra H. Fiser, M.D. “Stanley was an advocate of the new statewide trauma system for Arkansas, so this endowment will truly carry on the legacy of a man whose mission in life was to help others, and he wanted all of our citizens to have ready access to high-quality medical care.”