The Roberta and Ernest Scheller, Jr. Foundation Contributes $500,000 for New Exhibition and Event Plaza at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
The Roberta and Ernest Scheller, Jr. Foundation Contributes $500,000 for New Exhibition and Event Plaza at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
December 22, 2011
Business & Management, Press Releases, Robotics & High-Tech
PHILADELPHIA, December 22, 2011 – The Roberta and Ernest Scheller, Jr. Family Foundation recently pledged $500,000 to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) to name the majestic atrium at the entrance to the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management.
The Roberta and Ernest Scheller, Jr. Family Foundation Entrance Plaza will be used to house exhibitions and student presentations, as well as be a public area for impromptu meetings. Previously, the Foundation provided funding for a Surface Analysis Laboratory in the Nanotechnology Building at the University. Mr. Scheller also endowed the Ernest Scheller, Jr. Chair in Innovative Management in 2008.
“The Schellers are investing in a program that focuses on developing Israel’s future business leaders to maintain its competitive edge in the global economy,” explains Doron Krakow, executive vice president, American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Americans for Ben-Gurion University). “They care deeply about providing hopeful entrepreneurs with quality management skills. We are grateful for their continuing support.”
Bathed in natural light, the four-story entranceway is strategically located between the Diane and Guilford Glazer Building and the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. The plaza serves as a fluid transition point from outdoor to indoor spaces, characterized by spaciousness and light. Adorned with an aluminum and silver color scheme, the circular atrium stretches from ground level to a large skylight four levels above.
“Israel’s future is important to all of us,” Scheller says. “Roberta and I are fortunate to be able to help better that future through our contributions to Ben-Gurion University.”
ABOUT AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY
By supporting a world-class academic institution that not only nurtures the Negev, but also shares its expertise locally and globally, Americans for Ben-Gurion University engages a community of Americans who are committed to improving the world. David Ben-Gurion envisioned that Israel’s future would be forged in the Negev. The cutting-edge research carried out at Ben-Gurion University drives that vision by sustaining a desert Silicon Valley, with the “Stanford of the Negev” at its center. The Americans for Ben-Gurion University movement supports a 21st century unifying vision for Israel by rallying around BGU’s remarkable work and role as an apolitical beacon of light in the Negev desert.
About Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev embraces the endless potential we have as individuals and as a commonality to adapt and to thrive in changing environments. Inspired by our location in the desert, we aim to discover, to create, and to develop solutions to dynamic challenges, to pose questions that have yet to be asked, and to push beyond the boundaries of the commonly accepted and possible.
We are proud to be a central force for inclusion, diversity and innovation in Israel, and we strive to extend the Negev’s potential and our entrepreneurial spirit throughout the world. For example, the multi-disciplinary School for Sustainability and Climate Change at BGU leverages over 50 years of expertise on living and thriving in the desert into scalable solutions for people everywhere.
BGU at a glance:
20,000 students | 800 senior faculty | 3 campuses | 6 faculties: humanities & social sciences, health sciences, engineering sciences, natural sciences, business & management, and desert research.
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