Gordon Center for Integrative Science
On April 26, the University announced Ellen and Melvin Gordon's generous contribution of $25 million to name the Ellen and Melvin Gordon Center for Integrative Science. The Gordons' gift marks the University's third gift of $25 million or more in the past four months to support science and medicine at Chicago, and was reported in feature stories in both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times. As the Tribune article noted, the University of Chicago "has become a magnet for multimillion-dollar gifts."
The gift announcement occurred on the day of the official opening of the Gordon Center for Integrative Science, which also included a daylong program of a ribbon-cutting ceremony, laboratory tours, scientific seminars, and a dinner featuring Howard Hughes Medical Institute President and Nobel Laureate Thomas R. Cech, PhD, as the key-note speaker.
Ellen and Melvin Gordon oversee the operations of Tootsie Roll Industries, one of the nation's largest candy companies. Ellen Gordon is active in various advisory councils in higher education, business, and the community, including her leadership as a member of the Visiting Committee to the Biological Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Medicine since 1994.
Says Ellen about the University of Chicago gift, "There is such visionary leadership, and their scientific track record is so extraordinary. They have made so many important discoveries. Of course, as business people, we are very interested in the payback on our investment. And we think we will get the greatest return for our investment at the university because it is such a fine institution."
For more information about philanthropy and fundraising for science and medicine at Chicago, please check out http://sparkdiscovery.uchicago.edu or contact Michele Schiele, Vice President and Associate Dean for Development at 773-702-4767 or at mschiele@mcdmail.uchicago.edu.
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