SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – In a tribute to the generosity of physician and philanthropist Dr. Prem Reddy of Victorville, Cal State San Bernardino named the university’s nursing simulation lab in his honor during a ceremony Monday, Feb. 3, and declared it Dr. Prem Reddy Day on campus.

“It is a distinct honor for Cal State San Bernardino, and for me personally, to dedicate this laboratory in recognition of Dr. Prem Reddy’s immeasurable contributions to the medical profession, higher education, area communities, and the health of patients from throughout the Inland Empire and beyond,” said university President Tomás D. Morales.

The dedication was to celebrate Dr. Reddy’s gift of $500,000 to the university and its department of nursing. The gift will allow the nursing lab to keep its equipment – 30 computer stations and a 10-bed lab as well as advanced simulation technology and mannequins – up to date, ensuring that students will be working with state-of-the-art equipment, said Kirsten Fleming, dean of the CSUSB College of Natural Sciences, which houses the nursing department.

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Cal State San Bernardino President, Dr. Tomás Morales and Dr. Prem Reddy stand in front the Dr. Prem Reddy Nursing Laboratory moments after the lab’s unveiling.

Dignitaries, students, faculty and staff tour the Dr. Prem Reddy Nursing Laboratory at Cal State San Bernardino, prior to the official unveiling of the state-of-the-art facility which has 30 computer stations and a 10-bed lab as well as advanced simulation technology and mannequins.

left to right: Dr. Kirsten Fleming, dean of the CSUSB College of Natural Sciences; CSUSB students Madisyn Larabell and Summer Snider, the two newest recipients of the Dr. Prem Reddy Academic Excellence Scholarship, Dr. Prem Reddy and Dr. Tomás Morales, president of CSUSB.

The generic BSN program is offered at the San Bernardino campus as well as at CSUSB’s Palm Desert Campus. Visit the nursing department website at http://nursing.csusb.edu for more information.