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Dan G. Blazer

Dan G. Blazer is former dean of medical education and currently J.P. Gibbons Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. He is a professor of community and family medicine and also serves as adjunct professor in the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Blazer received his M.D. degree from the University of Tennessee and his MPH and Ph.D degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Scholarships available for the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising 

Applications for the Thomas H. Lake Scholarship are now open! This scholarship supports participants in the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF), a program designed to help religious leaders explore the spirituality of fundraising and gain skills essential for their work. 

Applications will be accepted until Monday, August 3, 2026. Applicants should expect to hear a decision by the end of August.

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