Business briefs: Cancer Center receives $5 million

The estate of Fenton L. Maynard of Phoenix has committed a $5 million gift to the Arizona Cancer Center, the largest gift for research in the center’s 33-year history.

The Margaret E. and Fenton L. Maynard Excellence in Breast Cancer Research Endowment will be used to support basic and clinical research by Arizona Cancer Center scientists and physicians to achieve improved diagnosis, treatment and prevention of breast cancer.

Maynard, 87, died July 19. His wife, Margaret, died of breast cancer in October 2006.

Wyman returns

to Long Realty

Long Realty welcomes the return of Kathy Wyman, Associate Broker and GRI. Wyman has been serving the local real estate market for more than 15 years. She has been recognized as a “Multi-million Dollar Producer,” and specializes in the Green Valley and Sahuarita markets. Contact: Kathy Wyman, 520-204-2418.

Marshall enters

partnership

Donna Marshall & Associates has entered a partnership with Steve Smith to become Marshall-Smith and Associates.

Marshall, a longtime, successful Green Valley Realtor, left Long Realty in 2004 to start the new venture. The agreement provides Smith with an option to acquire the company in the future.

Jackie Smith will come into the company later, after wrapping up business at her current position.

Steve Smith will function as an associate broker and agent, and Marshall will continue to serve as the designated broker. On Jan. 1, he will become the designated broker and Marshal will devote full time to serving her clients.

Smith is an associate broker, a graduate of the Real Estate Institute (GRI), and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He is a past president of the Green Valley Association of Realtors, and was a senior vice president and regional investment manager for a national banking concern. He’s moved from Wisconsin in 2000, where he enjoyed acting in local productions.