$200,000 gift to support UB Pharmacy School

Wayne Anderson, interim dean of the School of Pharmacy, said, "Mr. Palmer's gift allows the pharmacy school to create and maintain quality programs for students and to run programs that might otherwise have been discontinued."

Jean Bartow, Palmer's sister, commended her brother for helping the pharmacy school. Palmer, who died in 1995, appreciated the education he received, Bartow added, and making the bequest was his way of thanking UB for his exceptional education and assisting him in realizing his professional goals.

Palmer's other surviving sister, Billie Rene Page, said, "I'm glad he is helping the school. It is an unselfish gesture to assist others, especially those in higher education."

A native of Buffalo, Palmer served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and the Korean War. When he returned to Buffalo, he entered the UB pharmacy school, where he received the 1956 Rodger J. Cologgi Memorial Award and the 1957 Rho Chi Award. After completing the pharmacy program, Palmer practiced pharmacy in Warsaw, N.Y., and later in Olean, where he lived through most of his retirement.

UB has been a part of the Palmer family for many years said Bartow, whose husband and two daughters also are UB alums. The Palmers' mother, Irene, who died in 1988, served as manager of the UB Faculty Club until she retired at age 79. She later was honored for her years of dedication to UB with the naming of the Palmer Room in the faculty club previously located in Harriman Hall on the South Campus.