Community - Texas Historical Marker Unveiling - SW Medical

The Texas Historical Commission (THC) recognized Southwestern Medical College as a significant part of Texas history by awarding it an Official Texas Historical Marker. The subject marker designation honors the founding of Southwestern Medical College, now known as UT Southwestern Medical Center, by Southwestern Medical Foundation in 1943 as an important and educational part of local history. Southwestern Medical Foundation hosted an intimate event to dedicate this historical marker on December 12, 2018 on the Old Parkland campus where the marker resides. Speakers included The Honorable Mayor Michael S. Rawlings, Fred Durham, Chairman of the Dallas County Historical Commission, Robert B. Rowling, Chairman of the Board of Southwestern Medical Foundation, and Kathleen Gibson, President and CEO of Southwestern Medical Foundation.