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Monday, February 20, 2017

Trustees announce gifts for CBA, approve change to academic calendar, room and meal plan rates

Robert and Patricia Maurer (center) and their family with President Mary Ellen Mazey and Provost Rodney Rogers.

BGSU TRUSTEES ANNOUNCE PRIVATE GIFTS, APPROVE NAMING OF NEW COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

Private gifts were announced at the BGSU Board of Trustees meeting Feb. 17 that will reshape the Bowling Green campus as well as the student experience in years to come. The board also took action on room and meal plan rates, changes to the academic calendar and new campus facilities.

“This is an exciting time in the history of Bowling Green State University,” said President Mary Ellen Mazey. “Our enrollment is increasing and the tremendous support we are receiving from alumni and friends is helping us continue to build our strength and offer students a memorable education that prepares them well for their careers after college.”

The College of Business Administration will have a new building. With a $5 million leadership gift from Robert and Patricia Maurer of Bowling Green, the college will move from its present location into Hanna Hall. The building will be extensively renovated to include high concept, high tech learning facilities and amenities appropriate to a world-class business school.

The trustees approved the renaming of the building as the Robert W. and Patricia A. Maurer Center in honor of the longtime supporters of the University. Robert Maurer is a 1965 graduate in accounting.

The board also authorized the first $5.7 million of the projected $49 million total cost for design and pre-construction costs to begin the project, which is scheduled for completion in June 2020.

GIFT WILL BRING NEW CBA BUILDING TO LIFE
MAURERS MAKE VISIONARY INVESTMENT

A transformational gift from Robert and Patricia Maurer of Bowling Green will provide major support for a new facility for the College of Business Administration. This state-of-the-art building, which will be a showcase for the future of education and a stunning addition to the campus, will be named the Robert W. and Patricia A. Maurer Center in recognition of their longtime support and service to the University.

The Maurer family, owners of a broad portfolio of residential and commercial properties throughout the area, was eager to play a role in bringing to reality the vision of a cutting-edge facility for BGSU business students.

“We’ve always been involved in buildings, so that certainly appealed to us,” said Robert Maurer, a 1965 accounting graduate who went on to earn a law degree. “But more than anything, we’re convinced that BGSU is on the right track. We have great confidence in the leadership team.”

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President Mary Ellen Mazey presents donor Paul Hooker a plaque in recognition of his support of the new facility for the business college.

TRANSFORMATIONAL GIFTS FUND NEW HOME FOR BGSU BUSINESS COLLEGE

Before the first whiteboards can be installed or the infrastructure for video streaming can be put in place, and even before the flexible classroom and study areas can be outfitted with the best in learning technology, there needs to be a foundation.

The new College of Business Administration needs financial building blocks of significant size in order to advance from the sketches and models to a living, functioning learning laboratory of the future, and for the future.

Several generous and committed donors who are passionate about keeping Bowling Green at the forefront in business education have provided major financial support for the new structure, which will be known as the Robert W. and Patricia A. Maurer Center.

The Maurers have made a substantial gift for the new CBA, and their philanthropy has been joined and enhanced by other prominent members of the greater BGSU family.

Michael ’80 and Mary Lee ’80 McGranaghan, Peggy L. Schmeltz ’50, ’70, and Paul J. ’75 and N. Margo ’74 Hooker regard this dramatic update to the BGSU campus as a priority.

Donating to the new building for the College of Business Administration were (left to right) R. Max Williamson, David Levey, Daniel Keller and Bruce Nyberg.

TRUSTEE, FOUNDATION BOARD GIFTS HELP FUND NEW HOME FOR BUSINESS COLLEGE

When a new College of Business Administration building takes shape on campus, expectations are that it will be a beacon that draws the best students, top instructors and leaders of the business world, creating an environment where exceptional education merges with real-world experiences. The end product will be graduates well prepared for the challenges of the worldwide economy.

This facility, which will be known as the Robert W. and Patricia A. Maurer Center after the couple’s transformational gift helped to make the project possible, has also received considerable support from members of the BGSU Board of Trustees and Foundation Board Inc.

Through a series of dedicated individual gifts, the trustees have assisted in the creation of a facility where the classroom and digital learning will mesh, thus creating the environment for a world-class education to take place. BGSU President Mary Ellen Mazey praised the trustees for extending their support of the University to this ambitious undertaking.

"It is inspiring that board members who already work to advance the University's mission with their time and talent also choose to provide financial support to ensure that we change lives for the world," she said.

IN BRIEF

Acclaimed new music quartet Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble will perform at the University on Feb. 27 as part of the Music at the Forefront series sponsored by BGSU’s MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music. The group, which features three graduates of the College of Musical Arts, will perform music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang.

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