Busts to be Unveiled at Shepherd Center

 announced recently that long-time supporters Lewis and Faye Manderson of Atlanta have included the hospital in their estate plans in the form of significant will bequests. The future gifts will help support patient programs at Shepherd Center, which provides medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury or brain injury from across the nation.

To honor the Mandersons, the Shepherd Center commissioned sculptors to create busts of Mr. and Mrs. Manderson, which will be added alongside Shepherd Center’s founders, its medical directors, and Home Depot co-founder and donor Bernie Marcus and his wife, Billi.

The sculptures will be unveiled in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Manderson on Friday, June 15. In addition, the Shepherd Center driveway entrance off Peachtree Road will also be named “Manderson Way” in recognition of the Mandersons' estate gifts.

"The extraordinary generosity of Lewis and Faye Manderson will help enable Shepherd to make a positive and lasting impact on the lives of our patients and their loved ones for many years to come," said Ty Tippett, Shepherd Center Foundation's Senior Director of Planned Gifts.

Shepherd Center did not disclose the amount of the gift, citing an agreement it made with the family.

Mr.  Manderson is the founder of Creative Displays Inc., one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the United States. In 1983, Mr. Manderson sold Creative Displays, and went on to serve as president of Manderson and Associates Inc., a private investment company in Atlanta, and founded Cordova Capital Inc., a venture capital fund, and various other businesses.

Mr. Manderson’s professional affiliations included serving as chair of two national organizations, the Outdoor Advertising Association of America and the Institute of Outdoor Advertising.  He also served as chair of the Alabama Outdoor Advertising Association. The couple currently resides in Atlanta.

Shepherd Center, located in Buckhead, is a private, not-for-profit hospital specializing in medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury or brain injury. Founded in 1975, Shepherd Center is ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the top 10 rehabilitation hospitals in the nation and is a 152-bed facility.

Last year Shepherd Center had 965 admissions to its inpatient programs and 571 to its day patient programs. In addition, Shepherd Center sees more than 6,600 people annually on an outpatient basis. For more information, visit Shepherd Center online at shepherd.org.