The Brigadier General Donald B. Wagner Perpetual Scholarship Fund was chartered in Texas in 1982 as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation in honor of the general's contributions. General Wagner was the first Air Force Medical Service Corps Officer to achieve general officer (or flag) rank. The corporation was formed exclusively for charitable, educational purposes providing scholarship grants to children and/or grandchildren (to include stepchildren and step-grandchildren) of United States Air Force Medical Service Corps officers (Active, Reserve, Air National Guard, Retired) who are enrolled in graduate or undergraduate programs in health care management or related fields of study at an accredited institution of higher learning.