Grants That Make a Difference
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"Grants that Make a Difference" highlights grants given to Southeastern organizations that have helped make a difference in people's lives. Getting the grant is only the beginning of the story. At least once a month, "Grants That Make a Difference" will profile these important grants and what their recipients are doing with them.
Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers has received a $5 million
grant from the Whitaker Foundation in Arlington, Virginia, for its
engineering degree program that is expected to begin accepting students in fall 2005.
The funds will support the construction of a 50,000 square-foot facility for studying bioengineering, engineering
management, and civil and environmental engineering. The university will ask the state of Florida to match the gift
dollar-for-dollar from the Alec P. Courtelis Facility Matching Program to bring the total for construction to $10 million.
It plans to construct the school of engineering building near the Whitaker Hall for Math, Science, and Technology Education,
which opened in April 2001.
The engineering school will initially reside in the College of Business before it becomes a College of Engineering. "The
business community advised us that civil engineering, specifically focused on the needs of southwest Florida, is one of the
most valuable engineering majors we could have in the new school of engineering," said Richard Pegnetter, dean of the
college of business.
The School of Engineering will add a needed component to the development of the technology and research infrastructure in
Southwest Florida that should contribute to and diversify continued economic growth in the community.
Recipient Contact Information:
Recipient Name: Florida Gulf Coast University
Address: 10501 FGCU Boulevard, South
Fort Myers, FL 33965
Phone: 239-590-1071
Contact: Linda Lehtomaa
URL: www.fgcu.edu
Grantmaker Contact Information:
Grantmaker Name: The Whitaker Foundation
Year Founded: 1975
Address:Wachovia Financial Ctr., Ste. 3300
1700 N. Moore St., Ste. 2200
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-528-2430
Contact: Peter G. Katona, Sc.D., C.E.O. and Pres.
Email: info@whitaker.org
URL: www.whitaker.org
The selection of organizations for the "Grants that Make a Difference" is based on criteria such as programmatic interests, geographic focus, and size of funding programs to ensure the broadest possible representation of the region's nonprofit sector.
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