News from Momentum2: The Breakthrough Campaign for the University of Miami
Fall 2013
BUILDING MOMENTUM
Transforming the Face of the U STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER
Look around. The University of Miami is changing in impressive fashion, much of it due to donors’ generosity. The sparkling Student Activities Center is redefining the nucleus of the Coral Gables campus; the Schwartz Athletic Center is a bright beacon that enhances the resources available to our studentathletes; and the technology-enhanced Toppel Career Center will prepare our students to successfully compete in the global workplace.
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THEODORE G. SCHWARTZ AND TODD G. SCHWARTZ CENTER FOR ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE
he Student Activities Center, overlooking Lake Osceola, was made possible by a $20 million lead gift from the Fairholme Foundation. Students also played a major role, approving a new fee to help pay for construction. Additional donations from alumni and other UM supporters contributed another $5 million. Opened in August, the SAC is a three-story, 119,000square-foot facility that provides a new home to numerous student organizations, a 24-hour study lounge, a Grand Ballroom, and a new Rathskeller. UM President Donna E. Shalala says the new SAC is “at the heart of student learning, living, and playing, and it sets the pulse for an exciting and rewarding college experience.” The Theodore G. Schwartz and Todd G. Schwartz Center for Athletic Excellence, named by father and son donors and a part of the Isadore Hecht Athletic Center, is a multipurpose building that showcases enhanced football facilities, including a football locker room, players’ lounge, Gallery of Champions celebrating the legacy of Hurricane Athletics, and a new academic center for student-athletes. Improvements at the Hecht Athletic Center include a state-of-the-art training center and sports medicine facility.
The Schwartz Family Foundation gift to UM Athletics for the two-level, 34,000-square-foot multipurpose facility follows a transformational gift in 1999 from University Trustee Christine and husband Theodore “Ted” Schwartz to help build the M. Christine Schwartz Center for Nursing and Health Studies. Now, this first-ever lead gift by a father and son to UM Athletics, is continuing the family’s tradition of support to higher education. The new Patricia and Harold Toppel Career Center doubles the amount of space from the original Toppel Career Center and provides enhanced careerrelated programming and resources. Made possible by a generous gift from UM alumna and Trustee Patricia Toppel, B.Ed. ’58, M.Ed. ’59, the new center will feature innovative technology, such as 360-degree video recording, and space for entrepreneurship workshops, informational sessions and panel discussions, and interview space. The 12,000-squarefoot center will be made up of a North and South Wing adjoined by a grand lobby and outdoor Career Pavilion. The original career center was dedicated in 1995 in recognition of Patricia and her late husband Harold Toppel’s generous support.
PATRICIA AND HAROLD TOPPEL CAREER CENTER
Life-Changing Health Care Our dedicated physicians and faculty provide clinical care and conduct research that is making a difference to people in our community and across the globe.
The Landon Challenge The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies is on track to open the nation’s first educationbased Simulation Hospital. The facility will be a global resource for educators and health care professionals to assess and effectively address every possible safety breakdown in the hospital setting. To kick off this pioneering effort in patient safety, the school this fall announced the R. Kirk Landon Challenge. Established to engage a community of people who care about the future of health care, Landon will match all leadership gifts of $50,000 or more, up to $1 million. With the aim of identifying and correcting deficiencies in health care delivery, the Simulation Hospital will promote interprofessional collaboration where physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals work in teams to improve patient safety outcomes. It will be a test site for new health care products and the development of safety protocols that can be replicated throughout the world.
A Spirit of Caring
Andee Sussman, daughter of Elaine and Sydney Sussman, dedicates the Sussman Family Crohn’s and Colitis Clinic, which Maria T. Abreu, M.D., (right) directs.
In a first for Florida and the Southeast, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine celebrated the opening this spring of the Elaine and Sydney Sussman Family Crohn’s and Colitis Clinic. Longtime supporters of the Miller School of Medicine, Elaine and Sydney Sussman have been instrumental in helping the Miller School and UHealthUniversity of Miami Health System provide the finest patient care through caring, commitment, collaboration, and research innovations. This latest gift for the new clinic is part of the
Sussmans’ generous and substantial giving to the University, which includes the creation of the Elaine and Sydney Sussman Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at University of Miami Hospital. Other donors include Micky and Madeleine Arison, Guido and Ana Lourdes Adler, and Martin and Helene Lindenfeld. The new clinic features a comfortable reception area, four examination and treatment rooms, four infusion areas, and a therapeutics monitoring area. It is located across the hall from the George & Estelle Rosenfield Center for Digestive Health.
The Patient-First Model of Care The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine continues to be at the forefront of transformative health care, including the exciting work that is being conducted at the Eugene J. Sayfie, M.D., Pavilion for Excellence in Patient Care. Located in the Professional Arts Center—where Sayfie, associate professor of clinical medicine, serves as medical director of the Sayfie Pavilion— the Pavilion exemplifies the patient-first model of care. The comprehensive care facility, which celebrated its grand opening in May 2012, promotes the whole body and life assessment to develop and execute an individualized health plan for patients. The plan also provides multiple tools patients can use to participate in their care. This summer Sayfie and his wife, Suzie, who serves as executive director of development at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, were named best charitable couple in the SunPost’s “Best of South Florida, 2013” issue. For more than four decades the Sayfies have been avid supporters of hospitals, schools, and health organizations.
Pap Corps Support Landon, one of the South Florida community’s most generous philanthropists, supports the School of Nursing and Health Studies’ focus on advanced education and research. The challenge is aimed at attracting others passionate about improving health care now and for future generations.
Sports Legends Gala Event UM Trustees Nick Buoniconti, left, and his son Marc, center, are surrounded by honorees and leaders at the 28th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner held September 30 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. The annual event benefits The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, which supports cutting-edge spinal cord injury research conducted at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, including the Human Clinical Trials Initiative.
The 21,000-member-strong The Pap Corps: Champions for Cancer Research continued its annual support for the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center this year, contributing $3.6 million to fund vital cancer research. The Pap Corps has donated more than $50 million to Sylvester over the years. Attending the check presentation were Stan Scheff, Pap Corps chief financial officer; JoAnne Goldberg, Pap Corps president; Jayne Sylvester Malfitano, vice chair of the Sylvester Board of Governors; J. William Kingston, executive director of Sylvester Development; Joan Scheiner, chair of the Sylvester Board of Governors; and Chief Medical Officer W. Jarrard Goodwin, M.D.
President Donna E. Shalala with Eugene J. Sayfie, M.D., (center) and Miller School Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D.
Inspiring Medical Students The Mitchell Wolfson Sr. Foundation recently made a series of targeted gifts to the Miller School of Medicine focused on supporting and challenging medical students to help patients attain optimal health and well-being. On behalf of the foundation, Jeri Wolfson presented a $240,000 gift to support the Schiff Center for Liver Diseases. The Center engages in the most innovative treatments in liver disease, including interferon-free antiviral treatments and combination therapy. Wolfson presented a second gift of $250,000 to the Integrative and Complementary Academic Medicine Programs. A third gift of $240,000 was presented to Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt for the Dean’s Discretionary Fund. The Wolfson Foundation has generously provided $19.5 million in long-term support to several areas of the Miller School.
Scholarship and Student Success A university’s impact can be measured through the success of its students— and scholarship giving helps students achieve their goals.
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hether it’s financial help to make the college dream come true, exploring innovative and entrepreneurial thinking, taking part in study abroad, or making an impact in our local community, much of the success of University of Miami students can be tied to the generosity of our donors who support scholarship and student enrichment. Scholarships enable talented and deserving students to attend and succeed at the University of Miami, enhancing the University’s student body with their creativity, diversity, and enthusiasm. The University is fortunate to have alumni and donors who share their success through their giving.
Student Musicians: This year, 37 University of Miami students benefited from scholarships from the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, including 24 students at the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music. These scholarships are made possible through the generosity of South Florida philanthropists Penny and Trustee E. Roe Stamps.
Explore selected gifts: G O L D S T E I N FA M I LY C H A L L E N G E More than 2,800 young alumni stepped up and supported the GOLDstein Family Challenge, making this unique scholarship challenge an unqualified success. Former Hurricanes football player Sean Goldstein, B.B.A. ’12, and his parents Sandy, B.B.A. ’81, M.B.A. ’85, and Cindy, B.S.N. ’79, pledged to donate $25,000 to scholarships as long as at least 2,013 young alumni who graduated within the last decade made a gift of any amount by May 31, 2013. After reaching the target on May 1, the Goldsteins created a bonus round, committing an additional $10,000 if total participation reached 2,400 donors. In all, 2,821 young alumni made gifts. C O H E N FA M I LY T R U E G E N T L E M A N E N D O W E D S C H O L A R S H I P F U N D Joshua Cohen, A.B. ’96, and his wife, Megan, made a $1 million planned gift that will create The Cohen Family True Gentleman Endowed Scholarship Fund. The endowed scholarship will be awarded to two UM students, one female and one male, who are leaders in their sorority and fraternity. It will recognize Greek students for their leadership, commitment, and dedication to the work they do, in addition to their academic pursuits. “There’s a certain bond that exists between people who went to Miami,” said Joshua Cohen. “Giving back to the school is a way of saying, ‘Thanks for everything you’ve done for me.’“ W I N E S P E C TAT O R S C H O L A R S H I P F O U N D AT I O N Marvin Shanken, B.B.A. ’65, has generously extended his support of scholarships at the School of Communication for an additional five years. A portion of the Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation will be used to support an annual trip to New York City to see the inner workings of M. Shanken Communications, a top publisher and Internet company that produces magazines, to participate in interactive discussions and presentations about each part of the publishing process.
“ The three months I spent in the Galapagos on my study abroad semester was an extraordinary, remarkable, and unforgettable opportunity.” –Amanda Tinoco, ‘14 L. Hyer and E. Pascoe Study Abroad Scholarship recipient
CHAPLIN CHALLENGE The Chaplin Challenge in the School of Law, created through the generosity of Trustee Wayne Chaplin, B.B.A. ’79, J.D. ’82, will match, dollar-for-dollar, each new contribution up to $50,000 made to new or existing scholarship funds through December 31, 2016, as long as matching funds are available. In setting up the challenge, Chaplin, president and COO of Southern Wine & Spirits of America, wanted to help offset the rising cost of legal education. To date, more than $800,000 has been matched, creating 17 new scholarships. McKNIGHT DOCTORAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM Building upon UM’s tradition of diversity at all levels of the institution, the University collaborates with the Florida Education Fund to provide McKnight Fellowships to top-tier African-American and Hispanic doctoral students. The mission of the fellowship is to increase the number of doctoral recipients from these groups, who have been historically underrepresented in crucial disciplines and fields of study such as arts and sciences, business administration, engineering, and health sciences. There are currently 29 fellows enrolled at UM. Dr. Lawrence Morehouse, president of the Florida Education Fund, and Dr. Koren Bedeau, associate dean of the UM Graduate School (center) with McKnight fellows
C A M PA I G N L E A D E R S
CAMPAIGN CHAIRS
Jayne and Leonard Abess CAMPAIGN VICE CHAIRS
Tracey and Bruce Berkowitz Joanne and Eddie Dauer, B.S.E.E. ’72, M.D. ’75, M.S.B.E. ’01 Swanee and Paul DiMare Ana and Joe Echevarria, B.B.A. ’78 Dany Garcia, B.B.A. ’92, and Dwayne Johnson, B.G.S. ’95 Christine and Ted Schwartz Penny and E. Roe Stamps SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Co-Chairs Jorge M. Perez Gilberto Neves
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Co-Chairs Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa, A.B. ’77 James A. Kushlan, B.S. ’69, M.S. ’72, Ph.D. ’74 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
National Chair Pat Barron, B.B.A. ’75
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
Chair Bob Mann, A.B. ’70
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Chair Hilarie Bass, J.D. ’81
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Chair Ana VeigaMilton, B.S.E.E. ’87, J.D. ’93 Co-Chairs Laura Coulter-Jones, B.B.A. ’80, M.B.A. ’90 Carmen Gonzalez-Sanfeliu Sal Jurado, B.S.C.E. ’73, M.S.C.E. ’76 SCHOOL OF LAW
Chair Wayne E. Chaplin, B.B.A. ’79, J.D. ’82 Vice Chairs Larry J. Hoffman, J.D. ’54 Carolyn B. Lamm, J.D. ’73 LEONARD M. MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Chair Stuart Miller, J.D. ’82
PHILLIP AND PATRICIA FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Chair David Weaver
SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH STUDIES
Co-Chairs Pam Garrison Maria Lamas Shojaee, A.B. ’85, M.B.A. ’12
ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
Chair Steve Saiontz, M.B.A. ’84, M.P.S. ’12
DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
Chair Paul DiMare
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Co-Chairs Fred Camner, J.D. ’69 Mitchell Kaplan, M.S.Ed. ’80 CITIZENS BOARD
Chair Al Vara, B.S.E.E. ’79, M.S.E.E. ’85
Citizens Board Magic In his inaugural address, UM alumnus Al Vara, the new president of the University of Miami’s Citizens Board, called on its membership to identify key contacts within their network that can make a difference in the University’s future. “The magic of the Citizens Board is in our members’ ability to help the University of Miami build relationships with individuals, foundations, or corporations that can make impactful gifts,” Vara told a group of about 170 members at the annual kick-off luncheon held in the ballroom of the new Student Activities Center in September. Members of the Citizens Board have helped raise over $36 million to support Momentum2.
From Around the Campuses COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Fortinet, a California-based Internet-security provider, has funded the creation of the new Fortinet Cybersecurity Laboratory at the College of Engineering, which will be directed by Eric Rozier and Saman Zonouz, assistant professors in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The generous gift, said Dean James M. Tien, “is an endorsement of the college’s primary mission: to educate tomorrow’s technology leaders for career success.” SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has provided a generous grant, matched by the Barr Foundation, to help the people of the coastal plain region north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, build a “road map” for sustainable development. The School of Architecture’s team, headed by Sonia Chao, director of the Center for Urban and Community Design, will work on a plan that includes developing infrastructure, the construction of public and civic structures, sustainable and renewable energy sources, and sites for new public spaces. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Through the Jack and Harriet Rosenfeld Foundation Program in Jewish Education, the School of Education and Human Development is providing workshops, seminars, and other opportunities to support and enhance learning in Jewish day schools throughout South Florida, which is the nation’s second-largest Jewish population center. Hundreds of educators and thousands of children have benefited over the past several years, and a new program, the Rosenfeld Legacy Project: Exploring Jewish Values Through Children’s Literature Early Childhood Edition, is slated to launch in early 2014. The School also received a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to help create educational materials and provide teacher training to schools in Haiti. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Elizabeth B. White, A.B. ’73, was especially devoted to the University of Miami, and after learning she had cancer, White created a trust in her estate to take care of her mother and leave a legacy to her beloved alma mater. She passed away in 2006, and her mother died in 2012. White’s memory will live on through the Elizabeth B. White Endowed Professorship in Political Science. The focus of her studies at UM was on political science, and she used the knowledge she gained in her career, working for 30 years at the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
The R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program—established through a founding donation from Marian Dunlap in honor of her husband, the late Richard J. Dunlap, and supported by a variety of exceptional organizations, companies, and private donors—maintains a superb website on marine conservation with a strong focus on sharks. The site, SharkTagging.com, provides a visually driven online experience through photos and research. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
In 2008 Lloyd Straits, B.B.A. ’65, and his wife, Ruth, established the Lloyd and Ruth Straits Endowed Scholarship in support of students at the School of Business Administration. As part of the Momentum2 campaign, they recently increased their bequest toward this endowed scholarship, which will enable a greater number of UM business students to benefit from their generostiy.
M2U Fall 2013 Editor Peter E. Howard Art Director Kristian Rodriguez, B.S. ’04 Contributors Annette Herrera Maria Olga Aizcorbe, A.B. ’73 Senior Vice President, University Advancement and External Affairs Sergio M. Gonzalez
Associate Vice President, Central Development Naomi Nixon Executive Director, Stewardship and Development Communications Darlene Rebello-Rao Vice President, University Communications Jacqueline Menendez, A.B.’83 Assistant Vice President, Communications and Marketing Todd Ellenberg
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The Story Thus Far Thanks to the generous support of donors like you, the $1.6 billion Momentum2 campaign is already making a dramatic impact on the U.
$1.18 billion in donations / 116,305 donors / 151 donations of $1 million or more / 44 endowed scholarships to help attract talented students / 19 endowed chairs and professorships to support recruitment of outstanding research faculty / 16 new and renovated facilities to advance sophisticated research and enhance the campus experience
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Momentous Transformation
Learn more about the many exciting recent activities and achievements at the University of Miami in the pages inside.