50 Years Forward

May 1, 1970

First Gift

August 26, 1981

First Scholarship

April 1, 1982

First Eminent Scholars Chair

November 1, 1995

Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center

The Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center is named in honor of a $1 million gift from the Dr. Herbert A. Wertheim Foundation.

February 23, 1996

Kovens Conference Center

Cal and Roz Kovens donate $1 million to build and name the Kovens Conference Center on the Biscayne Bay Campus.

July 31, 1996

Sanford and Dolores Ziff and Family Education Building

The College of Education names the Sanford and Dolores Ziff and Family Education Building in honor of a $2.5 million commitment from Sanford L. Ziff.

April 28, 1997

Green Family Foundation gift

The Green Family Foundation commits a $2.5 million gift to establish endowments in support of The Frost Art Museum and the Green Library, which FIU names after Steven and Dorothea Green in recognition of their generosity.

July 1, 1997

The Wolfsonian-FIU

Mitchell "Micky" Wolfson, Jr. donates over 80,000 objects, valued at $75 million, from his internationally renowned collection of design, decorative, and propaganda arts to the University, establishing The Wolfsonian-FIU.

February 10, 1998

Frost Art Museum

Patricia & Phillip Frost donate $1 million to name the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum.

December 4, 1998

Ambassador Paul L. Cejas gift

Ambassador Paul L. Cejas commits $1 million to name The Paul L. Cejas School of Architecture Building.

July 25, 2000

Wallace H. Coulter Foundation gift

The Wallace H. Coulter Foundation pledges $5 million to the Department of Biomedical Engineering -the largest and most active biomedical engineering academic unit in the state.

December 14, 2001

Chapman Graduate School of Business

The Alvah H. Chapman, Jr. Graduate School of Business is name in honor of Alvah Chapman, a huge supporter and advocate of FIU.

December 5, 2002

Robert Stempel School of Public Health

The Ernest E. Stempel Foundation awards $1 million to support the creation of the Robert Stempel School of Public Health. Matched by the Starr Foundation and the State of Florida, the gift resulted in a total impact of $2.75 million.

April 22, 2004

R. Kirk Landon gift

R. Kirk Landon commits $5 million to name the R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business.

August 4, 2004

Pino Center

Sergio Pino commits $2 million to name the Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center.

May 29, 2008

Benjamin Leon, Jr. Family Center for Geriatric Research and Education

Leon Medical Center Health Plans, Inc. commits $10 million to create the Benjamin Leon, Jr. Family Center for Geriatric Research and Education.

June 5, 2009

Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Dr. Herbert A. Wertheim pledges $20 million to name the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.

March 15, 2012

Tibor and Sheila Hollo School of Real Estate

FIU names the Tibor and Sheila Hollo School of Real Estate.

March 20, 2012

OHL School of Construction

FIU celebrates the naming of the OHL School of Construction.

June 17, 2013

Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences

The college of Nursing & Health Sciences names the Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences in honor of a $10 million commitment from the Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Foundation.

September 2, 2013

FIU College of Law

Theodore "Ted" and Rosalind Spak establish a $1.2 million planned gift with the College of Law.

November 12, 2013

Gerald Grant, Jr. '78, MBA '89

Gerald Grant, Jr. makes largest gift to date from an African-American alumnus to establish the Gerald C. Grant, Jr. and Jennifer Adger Grant Scholarship Fund in the College of Business.