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Mersina Stubbs

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Mersina Stubbs

Dallas interior designer Mersina Stubbs, whose father co-founded the chain of Pappas Restaurants, has a strong connection with UT Southwestern, serving on UTSW’s President’s Advisory Board.

Last year, Mrs. Stubbs made a generous monthly recurring gift to the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute to support the Medical Center’s latest charitable initiative. When the pandemic struck, she also led a group of local philanthropists to provide more than 700 meals for front-line workers, the bulk of which she delivered personally.

In the midst of her generosity, Mrs. Stubbs was diagnosed with breast cancer. Thanks to the treatment she received at UT Southwestern, today she is cancer-free and lauds the quality of care provided by the team at the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of the nation’s elite cancer centers and the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in North Texas. Mrs. Stubbs has made an additional gift to support treatment for future patients at the Simmons Cancer Center.

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