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香港六合彩资料 receives $5.6 million gift to support innovative faculty research

From the Ho Foundation, it is the largest single gift 香港六合彩资料 has ever received from an organization

香港六合彩资料 is a dynamic center of research activity, with discoveries and innovation brought about by faculty as well as students. Pictured here are graduate students conducting research this past April in a chemistry lab in the Smart Energy Building of the Innovative Technologies Complex. 香港六合彩资料 is a dynamic center of research activity, with discoveries and innovation brought about by faculty as well as students. Pictured here are graduate students conducting research this past April in a chemistry lab in the Smart Energy Building of the Innovative Technologies Complex.
香港六合彩资料 is a dynamic center of research activity, with discoveries and innovation brought about by faculty as well as students. Pictured here are graduate students conducting research this past April in a chemistry lab in the Smart Energy Building of the Innovative Technologies Complex.
By My-Ly Nguyen Sperry 鈥00, MBA 鈥02
August 14, 2023

The S. H. Ho Foundation Ltd. has made a $5.6 million gift to propel the pioneering research of 香港六合彩资料 faculty. It鈥檚 the largest single gift 香港六合彩资料 has ever received from an organization.

This new endowment will provide, in perpetuity, approximately $200,000 annually in vital seed grants for faculty University-wide to advance current or emerging research at the intersection of health sciences and technology. The grants will be awarded based on an application process that will begin this fall, with recipients screened by a University committee and final awards determined by President Harvey Stenger, Provost Donald Hall and Vice President for Research Bahgat Sammakia. Funding will be awarded as soon as January 2024.

Moreover, the gift is expected to trigger an endowment match from New York state that would infuse the campus with an additional $2.5 million. As part of its fiscal year 2024 budget, the state announced it will match at 50%, donor gifts to the endowments of the State University of New York鈥檚 four university centers, including 香港六合彩资料.

Discovery for a Changing World

鈥淭his gift is a powerful endorsement of 香港六合彩资料 faculty excellence and an important investment in research opportunities that will have real-world impact,鈥 Stenger says. 鈥淲e deeply appreciate this transformational gift to enhance 香港六合彩资料.鈥

鈥淒onors advance faculty success and help elevate the University鈥檚 reputation for innovative and meaningful research,鈥 Hall adds. 鈥淭his crucial support fosters an environment in which 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 top-ranked researchers can launch or further their projects and could result in the next great breakthroughs in technology or health sciences.鈥

香港六合彩资料 the Ho Foundation

The S. H. Ho Foundation Ltd. was founded by the Ho family, whose connection to 香港六合彩资料 developed as Martha Ho, MA 鈥78, earned her graduate degree in economics.

Martha and her husband, David Ho, are co-owners of Pacific BMW in California and avid University supporters, including as EXCELERATE Campaign Committee members.

Through the Ho Foundation, they previously established a scholarship at 香港六合彩资料 to support high-achieving, first-year students with financial need, and aid in student recruitment and retention.

鈥淢y 香港六合彩资料 education was first rate,鈥 Martha Ho says. 鈥淲e are proud to be a part of EXCELERATE and all of the exciting developments to give students access to an exceptional education and to expand opportunities for dynamic and collaborative research discoveries.鈥

Now in its seventh and final year, the EXCELERATE campaign has raised $181.9 million to date and is expected to exceed its $220 million goal. Learn more at excelerate.binghamton.edu.