Studers give $2.25 million
(Pensacola News Journal © 02/05/2008)
Quint Studer wore a pair of John Fetterman's Navy wings Monday night during a ceremony at Seville Square announcing a gift of $2.25 million to the University of West Florida to help build a center in the late vice admiral's name. "I asked ... if I could wear something of Jack's when I spoke because I sort of wanted him to be with us," said Studer, founder of the Studer Group. The gift from...
Private philanthropy not a luxury
(Pensacola News Journal © 02/04/2008)
The recent announcement of a $1 million gift to the planned Community Maritime Park once again underscores the importance of private philanthropy. Major donations from private families and/or businesses are crucial to so many endeavors. And so are the thousands of smaller contributions from individuals to agencies like United Way, local churches and individual charities. But certainly...
Park gets $2 million boost
(Pensacola News Journal © 01/26/2008)
The Lamar, Switzer and Reilly families are giving $1 million to name the ocean aquarium exhibit at the planned Community Maritime Park. The C.W. Lamar Sr. Ocean Aquarium will be named in honor of Charles W. Lamar Sr., who founded his namesake advertising company in Pensacola in 1908. The three families are related ? some by blood, some by marriage ? and have all played a part in what is now Lamar ...
UWF honors late professor
(Pensacola News Journal © 12/28/2007)
The University of West Florida has established a nursing scholarship program in honor of the late Marilyn Lamborn, a former associate professor and chairwoman of the school’s department of nursing.
