University of Kentucky honors medical education supporter

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A University of Kentucky graduate has been honored for his $22 million gift in support of medical education at the state’s flagship university. UK officials say Dr. Michael D. Rankin’s gift is the second-largest single gift in the university’s history. It will support scholarships in UK’s College of Medicine and construction of a new health education building. UK President Eli Capilouto says Rankin’s influence will be felt by generations of students and the patients they later serve. Rankin is a 1980 graduate of UK’s College of Medicine.