{"id":9208,"date":"2023-07-06T10:34:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T15:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=9208"},"modified":"2023-07-10T15:04:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T20:04:59","slug":"nicholls-names-nursing-facilities-in-honor-of-donedupi-family-1-1m-home-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2023\/07\/06\/nicholls-names-nursing-facilities-in-honor-of-donedupi-family-1-1m-home-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Names Nursing Facilities in Honor of Donepudi Family $1.1M Home Donation"},"content":{"rendered":"
THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Dr. Sarat K. Donepudi\u2019s $1.1 million home located in Twelve Cedars Crossing was donated to ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ on Thursday, May 11, 2023. To honor the family\u2019s support, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ will name two facilities in its College of Nursing after the Donepudis. In Betsy Cheramie-Ayo Hall, the auditorium on the first floor will be named in honor of Mrs. Nirmala Yalamanchili Donepudi and the High Fidelity Simulation Lab in honor of Dr. Sarat K. Donepudi.<\/span><\/p>\n
The home will be utilized by the University for at least three years, during which the home can be utilized for guests of the president. Then, the University can decide to sell the home, with proceeds going towards scholarships.<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cWe always wanted to give something back to the community, and promoting education is the best way to give back to any community. That\u2019s why we\u2019re happy to donate to the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ College of Nursing,\u201d said Dr. Sarat Donepudi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Dr. Donepudi began his practice in Louisiana as an attending physician at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center and has over 52 years of experience in the medical field, specializing in general practice and surgery. Dr. Donepudi is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Member of both the Louisiana State and Lafourche Parish Medical Societies. He was a past president of the Lafourche Medical Society, past Chief of Staff of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center and was named Thibodaux Regional\u2019s Physician of the Year in 1992.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Executive Director of the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Foundation Jeremy Becker said, \u201cThis gift is very exciting for a number of reasons, with the most important being the scholarships that will eventually be created. A second reason for excitement is the method of the gift being a gift of property as the hope is that other ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ supporters will follow the Donepudis example and consider doing something similar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n