How to Save a Life: Davidson’s Project Life Movement Turns 35

On Maryland’s Eastern Shore, grateful tears flowed as Scott Smith danced with his daughter, Carli, at her wedding in February. For that he and his family thank “our angel,” Alice Odum ’26, whose stem cell donation saved his life. A 15-year-old girl with leukemia hasn’t met Ajay Watson ’26 yet, but his bone marrow recently saved her life. Odum and Watson are among thousands of Davidson College students who’ve participated in Project Life Movement (PLM) donor drives on campus. Read more.