We are elated to share the wonderful news that Dr. Ruth Tan Lim and Mr. Andrew C.G. Lim made a major gift to Sonoran which established two new endowed funds. The gift will create the Mr. Andrew C.G. & Dr. Ruth Tan Lim Scholarship and serve as the lead gift to start Sonoran’s student emergency fund.
At Sonoran, our commitment to students includes a commitment to helping them through difficult times. Mr. & Dr. Lim’s gift is the first contribution to this new emergency fund endowment. Our goal is to grow this endowed fund which will allow our support for students to grow. The fund will be administered by an internal grant process—to provide much-needed student support. This endowed fund, along with the scholarship fund, will grow over time and begin to be available in the next academic year.
In recognition of their generosity, Sonoran’s Community Commons building is being renamed the Mr. Andrew C.G. and Dr. Ruth Tan Lim Commons. While you can read the official name on the building, we will refer to it as the Lim Commons.
Dr. Lim is a pediatrician with over 50 years of experience, an Army Reservist who served in Operation Desert Storm, a participant in 23 medical missions, a peace advocate, mentor to medical students (including Sonoran’s medical students), and a lifelong learner who has taken every Acupuncture and Homeopathy course Sonoran offers. Mr. Lim was raised in Hong Kong, completed his education in chemical engineering in the United States, and worked for nearly three decades at Motorola helping establish 21st century mobile communication. He too, has been a supporter of Sonoran for many years. We can’t imagine a more inspiring name for our Commons.