93歲國立暨南國際大學首任校長袁頌西目前入住埔基長照教學中心，暨大今天發布新聞稿表示，感念暨大與埔基醫院細心照顧，袁頌西捐贈100萬元校務基金，象徵教育精神薪火相傳。
At the age of 93, Yuan Sung-Hsi, the founding president of National Chi Nan University (NCNU), is currently residing at the Puli Christian Hospital Long-Term Care and Teaching Center. NCNU announced in a press release today that, in gratitude for the attentive care provided by the university and Puli Christian Hospital, Yuan has donated NT$1 million to the university’s operating fund. The donation symbolizes the passing on of the torch of educational values from one generation to the next.