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Lucille Parker Wright Markey (December 14, 1896 – July 24, 1982) was an American businesswoman and philanthropist who owned Calumet Farm, a Thoroughbred horse farm in the United States famous for breeding many winning racehorses. Early life. Lucille Parker was born in Maysville, Kentucky on December 14, 1896.
The Lucille P. Markey Special Emphasis Pathway in Human Pathobiology at Washington University School of Medicine was established in 1992 through a grant from the Markey Charitable Trust. The pathway is dedicated to training bright, young Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows in various aspects of human disease.
Lucille P. Markey executed her will creating the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust 3 in 1975. Mrs. Markey’s wealth, which later endowed the Trust, was derived from the family of her first husband, Warren Wright.
The Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust was created as a 15-year, limited-term philanthropy to support basic medical research in compliance with the will of Lucille P. Markey, who died on July 24, 1982. Mrs. Markey wished that a trust be established “for the purposes of supporting and encouraging basic medical research.”
Lucille P. Markey executed her will creating the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust 2 in 1975. Mrs. Markey's wealth, which later endowed the Trust, was derived from the family of her first husband, Warren Wright.
Lucille Parker Wright Markey (December 14, 1896 – July 24, 1982) was an American businesswoman and philanthropist who owned Calumet Farm, a Thoroughbred horse farm in the United States famous for breeding many winning racehorses.
One of five in a series evaluating the grant programs of the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust, this report examines the Markey Scholars Awards in Biomedical Sciences. The Scholars program awarded more than $50 million to outstanding young investigators as postdoctorates and junior faculty.
