University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
MD Anderson was created by an act of the Texas Legislature in 1941, making it a part of The University of Texas System and was established by the National Cancer Act of 1971. Today it is one of 49 Comprehensive Cancer Centers designated by the National Cancer Institute. The cancer center provided care for more than 137,000 patients in Fiscal Year 2017 and employs more than 20,000 people.
Moe Anderson
Anderson was born in Houston, Texas. Her family moved to Fort Worth, Texas when she was three-years-old. Upon graduation from O.D. Wyatt High School, she attended Baylor University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology in 1984.
A classmate at Baylor gave her the nickname "mOe" because he could not remember her preferred pronunciation of mo-NEE-ka. While at Baylor, she followed in the legacy of her paternal grandmother and mother by becoming a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority. She then entered dental school, graduating from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 1988 with a doctorate in dental surgery. While designing her first website, a graphic artist made a typo and the copy read "mOe" instead of "Moe". The unique lettering became part of her brand. Friends and family began calling her "Dr. mOe."