Gala Benefits Dr. ‘Red’ Duke Scholarship

At the kickoff event to raise money for the James H. “Red” Duke Jr., M.D., scholarship endowment, singer Lyle Lovett, second from left, and his fiancée, April Kimble, far left, join “Red” Duke, M.D., second from right, with daughters Hallie Overton, to his left, and Sara Duke, to his right. “Red” Duke is professor of surgery and the John B. Holmes Professor of Clinical Sciences at The University of Texas Medical School at
Houston. He also is founder and medical director of Life Flight at Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center.

The scholarship fund will benefit medical students and surgical residents who are pursuing research training in trauma. The dinner was organized by Edson Cheung, M.D., UT Medical School alumnus, and Rosemary Kozar, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of surgery, two former residents who trained under Duke. Photo by Nancy Hudgins