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Late Fayetteville businessman honored with $1.5M gift and building names at Methodist University

By Staff Report, posted Apr 4, 2022 on BizFayetteville.com

Late Fayetteville Dr. Frank P. Stout was honored at Methodist University with naming of buildings and a $1.5M gift on behalf of the Stout family. 

To help permanently recognize Stout, Methodist University named its physician assistant academic building and medical lecture hall in his honor.

The two newly named buildings at Methodist are the Dr. Frank P. Stout Physician Assistant Academic Building, which includes classrooms, simulation exam rooms, student lounge, and faculty/administrative offices; and the Dr. Frank P. Stout Medical Lecture Hall, which includes a lecture hall and four breakout classrooms. 

“Having our physician assistant buildings named in honor of Dr. Frank P. Stout could not be more apropos as both Dr. Stout and Methodist University’s Physician Assistant Program are about service and science working together for the benefit of others,” said Methodist University President Stanley T. Wearden. “As ‘Dr. Frank’ was dedicated to the health and wellbeing of residents in our community, more than 70 percent of Methodist’s Physician Assistant Program graduates remain after graduation to work professionally locally and throughout North Carolina.” 

The Physician Assistant Program at Methodist University is in its 25th year and represents the need and selfless contributions Stout shared as a lifelong resident of Fayetteville.

“The Stout family and Methodist University have the same mission of continuing to positively influence our community,” said Mac Healy, chair of the MU Board of Trustees. “We look forward to many more years of partnership with the Stout family to impact the lives of students and others in Cumberland County.” 

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