A $5.6 million gift from Samuel Ho, M76, will endow the Sam W. Ho Health Justice Scholars Program and strengthen opportunities for students to service the underserved.
Long before he decided to become a dentist, Darren Smith, D17, knew that people in rural Maine needed better access to dental care. His family originated in Rumford, a mill town 80 miles northwest of Portland with about 4,300 residents and a median income of just over $25,000.
