Howard Payne University’s third annual William B. Dean, M.D. Lecture Series and Community Impact Day is scheduled for Wednesday, March 27. Organizations in the Brown County area are invited to submit project requests. The day will feature service projects conducted by HPU personnel and student volunteers from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Requests can be submitted at www.hputx.edu/impactday. Submissions will be reviewed for eligibility by HPU leadership, and organizations will be notified following approval. The day’s service projects will be preceded by a message to HPU personnel and students from Dr. Jimmy Dorrell, co-founder and president emeritus of Mission Waco.

“This annual event continues to grow in the number of community organizations served and the number of volunteers,” said Dr. Cory Hines, HPU president. “I look forward to this year’s William B. Dean, M.D. Community Impact Day and to partnering with the many valuable organizations that serve our community.”

HPU was awarded a $200,000 grant by the Dean Foundation to establish the annual service event. The Dean Foundation is chaired by Dr. David A. Dean, son of the late Dr. William B. Dean, distinguished Dallas-area pediatrician and trailblazer in conditions affecting children such as dyslexia and polio. Dr. David A. Dean serves as chair of the North Texas Crime Commission as well as president and CEO of the public policy consultancy Dean International, Inc. He served the State of Texas for more than a decade as general counsel to Democratic Governor Dolph Briscoe and Republican Governor William P. Clements, Jr. He also served as Texas Secretary of State under Governor Clements. He earned the Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University and the Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas at Austin.