WHIDDON COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Contribution from the University of South Alabama Foundation Will Facilitate the Construction of a New Medical School Building
A $30 Million contribution from the University of South Alabama Foundation was approved, in October 2021, to fund a new state-of-the-art facility in medical education and scientific research for the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine. At December 2025, $29,115,100 has been contributed of the $30 Million. Of the original $30 Million commitment, the final year semi-annual contribution of $884,900 will be provided in June 2026.
The contribution, given over six years, was in addition to the Foundation’s annual contribution to the University. It was funded in part from conveyance to the University of 45 acres of wetlands at the Brookley Property (valued at $2 Million) and a 50-acre parcel of highly developable property adjacent to Brookley Aeroplex (valued at $9 Million).
In December 2025, the Foundation Board approved an additional $9.33 Million to complete the fifth floor of the Whiddon College of Medicine. The contribution will be paid in fiscal years 2026 and 2027, with $3 Million contributed in December 2025 plus property valued at $3.33 Million, also given in December 2025, and $3 Million to be given in fiscal year 2027. (Please see the Whiddon COM Press Release.)
Total contributions to support the Whiddon College of Medicine will be $39.33 Million and are inspired by the legacy of Dr. Frederick P. Whiddon and the stalwart leadership of the University and USA Health, under whose guidance the Whiddon College of Medicine continues to expand and grow and provide physicians serving this region and State.
President of the Foundation Board of Directors, John McMillan, said the $39.33 Million contribution supports the Foundation’s mission.
“The mission of the Foundation is to assist the University in supporting its academic programs,” said John McMillan, USA Foundation Board President. “The University of South Alabama continues to be a transformational institution for the Gulf Coast region, the State of Alabama, and the southeastern United States. Its College of Medicine serves as the core to USA Health,” he said.