The freshly minted dean of the Kansas University School of Medicine in Wichita is offering members of the public a chance to get their names on the school.

It’ll take more than the change floating around beneath the sofa cushions, though — $100 million is the asking price.

H. David Wilson — on the job now for two and a half weeks — said he thought he’d let the people of Wichita and Kansas know, if they’re interested in leaving a lasting legacy, that the medical school in Wichita is listening.

“No guts, no glory,” he said. “It’s a bold thing, but think what $100 million would do for scholarships, for the medical students, for building, for research.”

It’s something Wilson tried in his previous position at the University of North Dakota, when he approached a billionaire who had just donated more than $100 million for a hockey arena to consider something similar for the School of Medicine.

“He didn’t throw me out of the office,” Wilson said. “Let’s put it that way.”

Unfortunately, the man died before any deal could be put together, Wilson said.

Wilson pointed out several other medical schools across the country named for benefactors, including the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa, the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota and the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago.

“I never have problems asking for money for a great cause,” Wilson said. “And it’s a great cause.”