The Mississippi Link Newswire,
On September 25, 2025, the American Heart Association celebrated the opening of the “Robert Smith, M.D. Center of Excellence Pantry” located on the campus of Tougaloo College.
Sponsored by Atmos Energy, the community pantry is named in honor of Robert Smith, M.D. and is a new initiative at Tougaloo College to combat food insecurity and support the local community.
Smith is a distinguished alumnus, civil rights activist, and a pioneer in community health, having founded Central Mississippi Health Services (CMHS) and co-founded America’s first rural community health center, Delta Health Center in Mound Bayou, MS. He helped institutionalize Tougaloo’s Pre-Health Program and was honored as a Tougaloo “Living Legend” for his lifetime of work improving healthcare access and food insecurity, particularly for underserved communities…