Endowment Funds Established at LLUMC For Cancer Research by Ken Venturi, Webb Foundation
Ken Venturi, professional golfer and CBS sports commentator, presents a facsimile of a check in the amount of $275,000 to Loma Linda University Medical Center president David B. Hinshaw, Sr., MD. Receiving the check with Dr. Hinshaw are James M. Slater, MD (left), chair, department of radiation medicine; and B. Lyn Behrens, MB, BS, president, Loma Linda University
Ken Venturi, CBS-TV golf analyst and former U.S. Open Champion, and the Del E. Webb Foundation have something in common with the Proton Treatment Center. They both recently established substantial endowment funds for proton cancer research.
Mr. Venturi has established the Loma Linda University Ken Venturi Proton Therapy Cancer Research Endowment Fund and recently turned over a check in the amount of $275,000 to help support and further new patient research projects.
As chairman and host of the annual Loma Linda University Proton Charity Invitational golf tournament, Mr. Venturi has dedicated his time and energy to "giving something back to the game and to supporting the important research that goes on at Loma Linda in the fight against cancer."
All proceeds from the proton golf tournament go to the fund that bears his name. Mr. Venturi, who has been a golf commentator for 25 years, also helps to promote the tournament nationwide as he makes his way around the country for CBS. During the proton tournament, he demonstrates his famous swing and offers tips and great humor to players at a clinic that is one of the highlights of the two-day event.
The Del E. Webb Foundation has made a grant of one million dollars to establish the Del E. Webb Cancer Research Endowment and the Del E. Webb Cancer Research Laboratory at Loma Linda University and Medical Center. The Foundation's president, R.H. Johnson, recently announced the grant by acknowledging that "the father-in-law of one of our foundation board members was treated on the proton beam and has the highest praise for the medical staff and the treatment he received. Mr. Webb, I believe, would be very pleased with the gifts we have given (more than $5 million) to Loma Linda University and Loma Linda University Medical Center."