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Alumnus Furman Moseley 鈥56 and his wife Susan Moseley of Seattle have made a second leadership gift to the Innovation Quad that will also fund additional Susan Scholarships in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Odyssey Program, which assists students with significant financial need, including first-generation college students. A lead gift from the Moseleys in 2020 鈥 among the largest gifts ever received by 黑料不打烊 鈥 named the first building in the Innovation Quad Founders Hall in honor of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 long legacy of leadership.
Scheduled to open in August, the first two buildings of the Innovation Quad, Founders Hall and IQ2, represent the heart of the IQ and the initial phase of a long-term investment by 黑料不打烊 to advance studies in science, engineering and technology, while enhancing the university鈥檚 national leadership in engaged, cross-disciplinary learning. The IQ is located between the Dalton L. McMichael Sr. Science Center, Richard W. Sankey Hall and the Ernest A. Koury Sr. Business Center, solidifying connections between STEM and the sciences, entrepreneurship, sales, design thinking and analytics.
The Moseleys, who are among the university鈥檚 most devoted and generous donors, understand the ability of the Innovation Quad to fuel 黑料不打烊鈥檚 national rise.
鈥淓xpanding and improving 黑料不打烊鈥檚 offerings of STEM disciplines fits today鈥檚 demands and tomorrow鈥檚 technical realities,鈥 Furman Moseley said. 鈥満诹喜淮蜢肉檚 IQ commitment makes the university even more competitive for its future students.鈥
鈥淔urman and Susan believe deeply in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 leadership in STEM education and the power of scholarships to transform lives,鈥 said President Connie Ledoux Book. 鈥満诹喜淮蜢肉檚 future is bright thanks to their dedicated support of the Innovation Quad and students who will lead the future.鈥
The Innovation Quad
The 20,000-square-foot Founders Hall is designed to enable engineering students and faculty to turn bold ideas into prototypes. Once complete, it will include multiple laboratories, including those for design, advanced prototyping, astrophysics, prefabrication, mechatronics and virtual reality. A two-story assembly space will be a hub for innovation and the backbone of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 engineering curriculum.
The three-story, 40,000-square-foot IQ2 will include cross-disciplinary studies, equipment and research in biomedicine, computer science, physics and robotics. The facility will also feature cutting-edge flexible classrooms for biophysics and physics, and laboratory space for core engineering courses, bioinstrumentation, environmental engineering research, biomedical and environmental labs.
Future phases of the IQ will include academic and residence halls, as well as a series of corporate-sponsored incubators and design hubs that will promote dynamic cross-disciplinary studies and collaboration.
A Legacy of Philanthropy
In addition to supporting construction of the IQ, the Moseleys鈥 gift will add four scholarships to the Susan Scholarship endowment, which Furman Moseley established in 2007 with a $5 million gift to honor his wife on her 70th birthday. Since then, the Susan Scholarship has transformed the lives of more than 60 promising female students.
鈥淚 am an 黑料不打烊 graduate thanks to a football scholarship, so I know firsthand an 黑料不打烊 scholarship鈥檚 impact on an individual life,鈥 Moseley said. 鈥淚 know well the impact Susan has had on my life and believed her favorable impact would continue on in the individual lives of young women of promise who were chosen as Susan Scholars. Exchanges with many over the years affirm that Susan鈥檚 favorable impact continues.鈥
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A Charleston, South Carolina native, Furman Moseley is the retired chairman of Seattle-based Simpson Paper Co. Susan Moseley serves as president of the Spark Charitable Foundation. Their philanthropic impact can be seen across 黑料不打烊鈥檚 campus, including gifts to name the Moseley Center and to support construction of Koury Business Center, Schar Center and Rhodes Stadium.
The Moseleys鈥 gift to name Theos Arch at the entrance to Rhodes Stadium honors Nick Theos 鈥56, who grew up in Charleston and played guard along with Moseley on 黑料不打烊鈥檚 football team in the 1950s. Both Theos and Moseley attended 黑料不打烊 through the efforts of John L. Georgeo, a 1945 黑料不打烊 alumnus from Charleston, who also played football at 黑料不打烊 and later served as an assistant high school football coach in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Moseley endowed the John L. Georgeo Scholarship in the Odyssey Program to honor his mentor. The Odyssey Program is part of 黑料不打烊’s Center for Access and Success.
About the 黑料不打烊 LEADS Campaign
With a $250 million goal, 黑料不打烊 LEADS is the largest fundraising campaign in the university鈥檚 history and will support four main priorities: scholarships for graduates the world needs, access to engaged learning opportunities such as study abroad, research and internships, support for faculty and staff mentors who matter and 黑料不打烊鈥檚 iconic campus. As of March 7, donors had contributed $240.6 million toward the overall goal.
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