The FIU FoUndaTIon, Inc. 2012-2013 AnnuAl repor t
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The FIU FoUndaTIon, Inc. 2012-2013 AnnuAl repor t
The pages that follow tell the story of Our FIU – a story of collaboration among
FIU students, alumni, faculty, staff, community partners and donors who, through
their innovation and generosity, strive to make a difference every day, in
South Florida and beyond.
These stories reflect the ways Our FIU family thinks differently, exceeds
expectations, and creates new possibilities for our entire community through
the power of philanthropy.
Read on to be inspired by Our FIU and the donors who shape our university,
our community and our world through their Worlds Ahead vision, advocacy and
transformational support.
Our
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Message from Leadership
Dear FIU Family, Our university was built on the dreams and drive of our people—our students, our faculty, our staff, our alumni and our donors. From humble beginnings, Our FIU has grown to be home to more than 50,000 students, has awarded more than 200,000 degrees and is one of the nation’s largest universities. The spirit of entrepreneurship continues to thrive at today’s FIU and is fueled by the vision, passion and support of our donors. With your help, Our FIU has become the largest majority minority university in the country, the largest producer of minority baccalaureate degrees in the country, and a national leader in the production of STEM degrees for minorities. And with your help, Our FIU awards more than $140 million dollars each year in scholarships, and was recently named one of the top 100 universities less than 50 years old. In this annual report, you will meet some of our people, those who are making a difference for Our FIU and shaping its future as a solutions center for all members of our society. Every donor’s investment in Our FIU is another step forward, bringing us closer to reaching that next horizon. Whether it’s providing life-saving health care to underserved communities or revolutionizing education here and abroad, your generosity allows FIU to be there, steadfast, with all eyes on what’s possible, just up ahead. Thank you for helping build Our FIU.
Howard R. Lipman Senior Vice President, University Advancement and President and CEO, The FIU Foundation, Inc.
Justo L. Pozo, CPA ‘80 Chair, The FIU Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors
Mark B. Rosenberg President
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Bottom row, left to right: Tiffany Roman-Biffa, International Relations (Sophomore); Nathalie M. de Almagro, International Relations and Political Science (Sophomore); Jourilenn Bustamante (Freshman); Denise Diaz, Psychology (Junior); Alexa Soley, Elementary Education w/ESOL (Sophomore); Christopher Alas, Psychology (Junior)
Top row, left to right: Vanessa Pena, Elementary Education (Senior); Justo Pozo, CPA ’80; Yisel Rivera (Sophomore); David Dugard, Social Work (Senior); Mark B. Rosenberg; Stephanie Hernandez, Chemistry (Freshman); Fernando Trillo, Psychology (Junior); Howard R. Lipman; Elizabeth Diaz, Recreation/Sports Management and Minor in Theatre (Sophomore)
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Ignite: Project Panther LIFE
Hope for Learning
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From left to right: Ivan Cadavid, Tyrone Harris and Vanessa Suazo
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Going to college is an exciting time: new
friends, new school, new adventures.
Since 2011, the dream of experiencing college
life has become a reality for a select group of
students with intellectual disabilities, thanks to
Project Panther LIFE (Learning Is For Everyone) –
an ongoing partnership among FIU’s College of
Education, Miami-Dade County Public Schools,
and Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc.
For Tyrone Harris, a third-year Panther LIFE
student, FIU is the ideal place to receive an
education: “FIU demonstrates its belief that
students with intellectual disabilities not only can
learn, but should be given the chance to keep
learning – on a university campus.”
FIU’s faculty and staff agree, supporting Panther
LIFE through the ongoing Ignite campaign and
raising more than $25,000 to date for this
first-of-its-kind program in South Florida.
To Harris, and other Panther LIFE participants,
this support means opportunity.
“It means learning in action. It means breaking
down barriers. It means an open door to
preparation and possibility. It’s a legacy of
‘Yes, I can’ in a world of ‘No, you can’t,’” he said.
“FIU did not count me out. Even better, FIU
counted me in.” Now in its third year,
this postsecondary transition program
annually prepares a class of 16 students with
intellectual disabilities to complete a well-
rounded, structured, and individualized
curriculum.
The four-year, non-degree certificate program
allows students to participate in a variety of
university courses; job shadowing opportunities;
a supervised internship; and various activities
with support from academic mentors, peer
coaches, faculty and project personnel.
“Panther LIFE allows me to have a full college
experience…. It shows other colleges and
communities how to realize human potential and
make dreams come true,” said Harris, who, like
his Panther LIFE peers Vanessa Suazo and Ivan
Cadavid, sees FIU as his second home.
Cadavid is one of the program’s full-circle success
stories. After completing the program, he earned
a position working with FIU Athletics, making the
challenging yet rewarding transition from student
to employee.
Supporting Panther LIFE through the Ignite
campaign is just one of many ways FIU faculty
and staff can give back to the university. To find
out more, please visit ignite.fiu.edu.
For more information about Project Panther LIFE,
please visit education.fiu.edu/pantherlife.
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FIU’s Alumni Center is now one step closer to
becoming the new home for the university’s
alumni, friends, and visitors, thanks to a $2 million
planned gift from Richard W. Strait, MBA ’76 and
Marcia L. Martinez-Strait, M.S. ’77.
This transformational gift is one of the university’s
largest alumni contributions to date and will support
the operation of the future Alumni Center, which
is a part of FIU’s Worlds Ahead vision.
“FIU continues to be a major institution for
preparing professionals and leaders to function in
the 21st century global world,” said Richard, who
received an MBA from the College of Business
and is president and owner of Straitshots, Inc.
“That is why we support the Alumni Center. FIU
is a young university, but just look at what we’ve
already accomplished in almost 45 years after
opening our doors.”
Richard is a lifetime member of the Alumni
Association, which serves more than 200,000
graduates represented in every state and more
than 30 countries worldwide. He is also a member
of the College of Business Alumni Chapter, and
in 2010 he joined the President’s Council. His
wife, Marcia, received a master’s degree from
FIU’s College of Education and is a member of the
Dean’s Advisory Council for the college.
“We are so grateful for donors like the Straits
who share our commitment to realize this
vision,” said Bill Draughon, associate vice
president of University Advancement and
former executive director of the Alumni
Association, who has led the charge to create
the center.
A site directly east of the Blue Garage at the
FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus will host the
30,000-square-foot Alumni Center.
“What was once a dream is starting to become
a reality,” added Howard R. Lipman, senior
vice president of University Advancement and
president and CEO of the FIU Foundation, Inc.
“The Alumni Center will be a first-class facility that
will celebrate the excellence of FIU Panthers around
the world.”
Richard Strait said he also hopes this gift
inspires more alumni and friends to continue
to build the university’s philanthropic culture.
“Come to FIU, see what is going on, feel
the vibrancy of the university,” he said. “FIU is
becoming one of the truly great institutions of
higher learning and achievement.”
To learn more about the FIU Alumni Center,
please visit fiualumni.com/alumnicenter.
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New Alumni HomeRichard W. Strait, MBA ’76 and
Marcia L. Martinez-Strait, M.S. ’77
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A Window into Cuban HistoryJorge M. Pérez and Darlene M. Boytell-Pérez ’89, M.S.N. ’96
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No other university in the U.S. surpasses
FIU in the number of professors and
students of Cuban origin. From Cuban and Cuban-
American history and politics to the arts, FIU offers
students, faculty, and the community a variety of
educational, research and outreach opportunities,
which leverage FIU’s location and history of
excellence. Strengthening this reputation, longtime
FIU supporters Jorge M. Pérez and his wife, FIU
alumna and nurse practitioner Darlene M. Boytell-
Pérez ’89, M.S.N. ’96, have donated a Cuban art
collection to FIU’s School of International and Public
Affairs and The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum.
Featuring stunning rural and city landscapes,
haunting portraits and vivid graphical depictions
of Cuba, the collection includes works by many of
the best-known masters of Cuban art and provides
a window into the historical trajectory of Cuba’s
national identity.
The in-kind gift, which includes 24 Cuban paintings
from the 19th and 20th centuries, is valued at more
than $315,000 and will serve as an interdisciplinary
teaching and educational resource for the museum
and SIPA’s Cuban Research Institute. The gift will
advance the CRI’s mission to remain a pre-eminent
academic center for the study of Cuba.
“We are so excited to be able to contribute to the
Frost Art Museum and the CRI, and to share with
students, faculty, and the South Florida community
the importance of art throughout Cuban history,”
said Jorge Pérez, the chairman and CEO of The
Related Group, who was named one of the top 25
most influential Hispanics in the United States by
TIME magazine in 2005.
Additionally, the donation includes a cash gift
of $250,000 to support scholarships; collection-
related curatorial work; and complementary
programming, such as workshops, exhibitions,
and public events.
The Pérez’s hope the collection will offer insights
into race, gender, religion, politics, and the Cuban
diaspora, while further enhancing FIU’s reputation
as an international destination for the study and
teaching of Cuban art and culture.
“The CRI is grateful and enthusiastic about the
collection,” said CRI Director Jorge Duany. “It allows
us the opportunity to strengthen the university’s
ties to the South Florida community and broaden
our engagement with other local institutions,
including Miami-Dade County Public Schools,
through on-campus programs.”
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Savvy law students often jump-start their
careers through valuable externships,
such as those offered through the FIU College of
Law Legal Externship Program. Participants not
only increase their legal knowledge, they also
gain exposure to a real work environment and
offer valuable support to a legal employer in the
corporate, governmental, or public sector.
Now, a milestone gift of $500,000 from The Judge
Aaron B. Cohen Charitable Foundation will further
enable students to gain firsthand legal experience
as judicial externs. This gift was announced during
the College of Law’s 10th anniversary gala in
September 2012 and is the largest to date for
the college.
Larry Herrup, vice president of The Judge Aaron B.
Cohen Charitable Foundation, said the foundation
invested in FIU’s College of Law because it provides
academic excellence and encourages hands-on
practice, which enables success. “Offering students
the opportunity to participate in the judicial
externship program gives them an essential
building block for their expectation of the
profession,” he said.
Franco Bacigalupo, a second-year law student who
benefitted from a stipend to participate in the
externship, said that “working in the real world of
law was a complete eye-opener.”
Foundation namesake Judge Cohen, 97, a
graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and
New York University Law School, was admitted to
the New York Bar in 1941. He served as a family
court judge in New York state before retiring to
South Florida. Named in his honor, the Judge
Aaron B. Cohen Judicial Externship Program gives
students the opportunity to work directly with
participating judges, magistrates, or referees in
state or federal courts; conduct research; write
memoranda of law; draft opinions; and observe
and participate in day-to-day court operations.
Herrup, a practicing certified public accountant
for the last 30 years and the President of Laurence
A. Herrup since 1994, said he hopes to see the
College of Law achieve a top 100 law school
ranking in the next 10 years, as it moves toward its
next horizon.
“We aspire to set
an example for
future generations
of lawyers that it is
important to give
back so that others
have the same
opportunity for
success that Judge
Cohen has had in
his lifetime,” he said.
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From left to right: Judge Adalberto J. Jordan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and Franco Bacigalupo, Cohen Judicial Extern, second-year law student.
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Judge Aaron B. CohenLaurence “Larry” Herrup
León Medical Centers
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From left to right: Albert Maury ’96, ’02, President, León Medical Centers Health Plans; Benjamín León III, President, León Medical Centers; Benjamín León Jr., Founder and Chairman, León Medical Centers.
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A s baby boomers reach retirement, they
continue to defy the standards of what is
physically possible past age 65. Their expectation
to live longer and more active lives has led to a
series of research studies at FIU’s Herbert Wertheim
College of Medicine.
This research was largely made possible through
a $10 million gift to the college in 2008 from the
León family and León Medical Centers, one of FIU’s
clinical partners.
The gift established the León Medical Centers
Eminent Scholars Chair in Geriatrics and the
Benjamín León Jr. Family Center for Geriatric
Research and Education. It is also among the
largest contributions ever made by a Cuban-
American family to a U.S. university.
In 2012, León Medical Centers fulfilled its pledge
to support the center, reinforcing its impact on
the community.
As Miami’s leading Medicare healthcare
services provider, León Medical Centers offers
complimentary patient transportation, primary
health care, an on-site pharmacy, access to
laboratories, a disease management program, dental
care and vision care at each of its seven clinics.
“For more than 43 years, I have been dedicated
to serving the healthcare needs of the Medicare
population, most of whom are over the age of 65,”
said Benjamín León Jr., founder of León Medical
Centers and León Medical Centers Health Plans,
which achieved the highest possible rating
– five stars – from the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
FIU researchers are now studying the impact
of regular exercise and wellness on seniors in
partnership with León Healthy Living Centers.
“Our mission is to provide our patients with the
necessary tools so they can feel empowered
over their health and live a heightened quality of
life,” said León Jr., who was recognized as South
Florida Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011. “We are
seeing positive signs in patients who participate
in our healthy living programs, so the next step is
to validate these findings through research with
FIU’s Benjamín León Jr. Family Center for Geriatric
Research and Education.”
The geriatric center focuses on health issues that
affect the culturally-diverse elderly population
in South Florida, while continuing to develop
a geriatric medicine curriculum. As the U.S.
population grows older as a whole, the center’s
research will continuously gain increased relevance.
“This center will continue to provide greater
opportunities to improve health care delivery for
the aging population,” León Jr. said. “[I] have always
maintained that our society is best judged by how
it cares for its elders.”
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F IU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
has a new companion, the Nicole Wertheim
College of Nursing & Health Sciences, recently
named by Dr. Herbert Wertheim in honor of his
beloved wife of 44 years, Nicole.
Their $10 million gift embodies a commitment to
clinical and interdisciplinary research, preventive
care, and the belief that the best health care
is delivered when doctors and nurses work
in unison.
“This gift reflects the love we have for our
community and is a pledge to create more high
quality health professionals,” Dr. Wertheim said.
“I am a fortunate man to share these passions
with my family and be in a position to
commemorate that commitment in honor
of the love of my life, Nicole.”
Through their generosity, the Wertheims will create
a lasting legacy for thousands of students, and
have made FIU the only university in the nation
with a college of medicine and a college of nursing
and health sciences named for a husband and wife.
The gift will also establish research and scholarship
endowments, and expand the college’s graduate
programs, while further positioning the college
as a solutions center in nursing, occupational
therapy, physical therapy, athletic training,
speech language pathology, and health
services administration.
“Nurses have made a difference in my life,” said
Nicole Wertheim. “I am overjoyed to be able to
support them and help future generations of health
practitioners be the best healers they can be.”
The Wertheim gift and naming were celebrated
during the college’s 2013 Nightingala, which
honored the 30th anniversary of the founding
of nursing programs at FIU. Among FIU’s most
dedicated supporters, the Wertheims have made
numerous contributions to the university since
1988 when Dr. Wertheim joined the FIU Foundation
Board of Directors.
He also served on the FIU Board of Trustees, was
named Trustee Emeritus and founding chairman
of FIU’s College of Medicine and received an
Honorary Degree–Doctor of Medicine. In 2009,
the Wertheims announced a $20 million gift to the
medical school, and in recognition it was named
the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
The Wertheim family’s leadership at FIU also
extends to the next generation, with daughters
Erica Wertheim-Zohar and Vanessa Von Wertheim
joining the Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing
& Health Sciences’ advisory board. Additionally,
Nicole was named honorary chairwoman of
the college.
Ultimately, Dr. Wertheim said, his family’s support
“brings together two important passions of ours:
health care and FIU.”
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A Gift of LoveDr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation
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15From left to right: Erica Wertheim-Zohar, Nicole Wertheim, Dr. Herbert A. Wertheim, and Vanessa Von Wertheim.
More than 130,000 of FIU’s nearly 200,000
degree recipients live and work in South
Florida, making a direct impact on the region’s
economic, cultural and art landscape. And the
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is one
Miami-based institution that has a significant
amount of FIU alumni ties – through 10 employees
to be exact.
For an FIU alumnus like Dennis Scholl, Esq. ‘77,
the Knight Foundation’s vice president of the arts,
being able to combine his love of FIU with the
foundation’s aim to seek
innovative ways to reach,
engage and increase
audiences for the arts is
ideal – especially
since the foundation has invested more
than $86 million in the local cultural community
since 2006.
“The Knight Foundation and FIU have similar
community outreach and enhancement goals,
and I am always thrilled when we can collaborate
for the betterment of South Florida,” Scholl said.
“The Foundation’s support of FIU is aligned with
our mission to fund transformational ideas that
promote quality journalism, advance media
innovation, engage communities, and foster
the arts.”
A recent $5 million grant from the Knight
Foundation, in support of The Wolfsonian-FIU, is
just one of many ways the Knight Foundation
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Dennis Scholl, Esq. ’77
has supported FIU over the years. Other
collaborations include launching the Virtual
Frost Art Museum, establishing Creative Writing
Program Knight Fellowships, and expanding
career services for FIU alumni.
“The specific grant to The Wolfsonian-FIU will
support the digitization of the Wolfsonian
collection, facilitating its use by scholars world-
wide. With the grant, we also seek to support
innovative design and program ideas through
which the museum will engage the community,
including an ‘ideas’ festival,” said Alberto Ibargüen,
Knight Foundation’s president.
In total, the Knight Foundation has given nearly
$12.4 million to FIU since 1974, supporting the
Alumni Association, College of Arts & Sciences,
College of Business, Frost Art Museum, Chaplin
School of Hospitality & Tourism Management,
School of Journalism & Mass Communication, and
The Wolfsonian-FIU.
“At the Knight Foundation, we value working
with grantees who are willing to take big risks
and experiment in smart, well-thought-out ways,”
said Juan J. Martinez ’90, M.Acc. ‘93, the
vice president, CFO and treasurer of the
Knight Foundation.
“Our relationship with FIU certainly fits that bill,
and it makes me proud to be involved from both
the perspective of the foundation and as an
FIU alumnus.”
Cultural Innovation IncubatorsJohn S. and James L. Knight Foundation
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From left to right: Olga Rodriguez ’85; Lia Martinez-Machado ’10; Luis Linares ’10; Nicole Chipi ’11; Alberto Ibargüen; Juan Martinez ’93, M.Acc. ’93; Elena Stetsenko ’00; Philip Francis ’99; Elika Lopez ‘06; Alex Lopez ’12
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FIU might be a young university, but it now
boasts a music collection that dates back
to 1903.
The university’s collection of classical music is
even more expansive today after a generous
gift from Julian Kreeger and his wife, Judy. The
couple recently donated an archive of more than
27,000 classical music recordings to the College of
Architecture + The Arts, including albums, tapes,
videos, books and sheet music.
The Julian and Judy Kreeger Collection is believed
to be one of the largest private collections
of classical piano music and places FIU in the
company of top universities’ classical music
collections around the world.
“Given the breadth and depth of the Kreeger
Collection and the lifetime it has taken to amass,
it is highly unlikely that such a collection can be
assembled again,” said Brian Schriner, dean of
the College of Architecture + The Arts. “We are
honored to have such a rich and comprehensive
collection. Our students will benefit greatly from
having access to this wide-ranging archive.”
The Kreeger Collection is housed in the Green
Library at the FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus.
With an appraised value of more than $631,000,
the collection features Soviet, British, German and
Japanese pianists’ recordings, as well as orchestral,
operatic, vocal, instrumental and chamber music.
Many of these original LPs are impossible to find
anywhere else in the Western world.
“This collection represents a 50-year labor of
love and passion,” said Julian Kreeger, president of
Friends of Chamber Music of Miami.
Kreeger’s interest in music began in Manhattan
when he would attend performances at Carnegie
Hall and around the city. During his time at
Columbia University, he was the classical music
director of the college’s radio station. He then
became a classical music critic, radio host and
program annotator, and participated in a number
of state and national boards of trustees, including
but not limited to the National Symphony, Miami
Music Project, Friends of Chamber Music of Miami
and the Miami Philharmonic.
In 1979, he co-founded Audiofon Records, which
received acclaim from music critics, audiophiles
and musicians. Kreeger was also a concert
presenter and record producer.
Regarding his gift to FIU, he said, “I am happy to
see our collection provide the university with
limitless educational possibilities.”
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Pictured left are Judy and Julian Kreeger with Cyprien Katsaris (pianist) and William De Rosa (cellist). Both musicians are featured in the Kreeger Collection.
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Constructing a LegacyFrom supporting scholars, to building FIU’s
newest residence hall, to being a huge
Panthers fan, FIU’s own Chad Moss ’94, senior vice
president of Moss & Associates, has been an all-
around supporter of his alma mater in numerous
ways over the years.
Moss and the award-winning, family-owned
construction management firm based in
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., have supported FIU
through Athletics, the First Generation
Scholarship Fund, the Alumni Association,
the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism
Management, and the College of Engineering
& Computing. Moss’ most recent $250,000
gift supports a computing and computation
infrastructure facility for construction education
and research. In recognition, the College of
Engineering & Computing named the facility
the Moss & Associates Built Environment
Informatics Laboratory.
“FIU is the cornerstone of my success and that’s
why I remain involved with the university at every
level,” said Moss, a graduate of FIU’s construction
management program and a member of the FIU
Foundation Board of Directors.
“It has been a privilege to partner with FIU.
Not only is it my alma mater, but it’s also the
alma mater of many of Moss & Associates’
employees.” Moss said his experience as an FIU
student gave him the tools for success in
business and the construction industry, in
particular. So it’s no surprise that his company
mirrors the qualities of FIU.
“We challenge and empower our employees
through supportive leadership. Like FIU, we
are an extremely diverse organization, both in
terms of our talent and our business segments.
We are passionate about learning, teaching and
implementing new technology that advances our
efforts,” he said.
Moss & Associates recently constructed Parkview
Hall, one of FIU’s most significant new building
developments in years. The residence hall opened
in August 2013 and incorporates the same cost-
saving technology used to build Marlins Ballpark.
Parkview – also a social hub, academic learning
center and gathering place – is the Moss family’s
first FIU project.
“This is a personal job for me. It’s my whole
life coming full circle,” said Moss, who received
the FIU Alumni Association’s Torch Award for
Distinguished Alumni in 2010.
“[FIU] serves so many needs of aspiring students,
the business community and the community
at large, providing world-class education,
employment opportunities and training,
community involvement, philanthropy and
great athletics!”
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What began as an inaugural training
session in La Romana, Dominican
Republic, soon evolved into a long-term
partnership between FIU and Mission
International Rescue Charities, thanks to a
shared interest in best teaching practices.
MIR Charities, founded by Lian Fanjul de Azqueta
and led with support from her daughter
Lyanne Azqueta, is a non-profit organization
that helps the Dominican Republic’s most
marginalized families escape poverty through
education, housing, medical assistance and
technical preparation.
The organization supports three schools in
La Romana. In 2011, several faculty from FIU’s
College of Education led school leaders there
in an intense weeklong professional development
workshop, providing a unique learning
experience focused on the latest interactive
instructional strategies.
To further support this growing partnership, MIR
Charities pledged more than $80,000 toward the
college’s efforts to help Dominican educators
hone their teaching skills and to encourage
students to reach their full potential.
“These educators want to make a difference in
the lives of their students – they just needed the
tools,” said FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg.
“We can measure the success of this program
by the once-bare classroom walls that now
proudly display student work; the care these
teachers take in planning interactive learning
activities for their students; and teachers and
administrators who are now forming part of a
MIR corps of educators who work together and
support each other.”
MIR Charities’ support is complemented by FIU’s
institutional commitment to the collaboration,
leveraging the expertise and resources of faculty
and staff from the College of Education and
Center for Leadership and Service.
This interdisciplinary partnership also enables
FIU students to work with MIR educators and
students through customized service learning
opportunities, such as alternativeBreaks.
Grateful for the generosity of the Fanjul Azqueta
family, Delia Garcia, dean of the College of
Education, said, “This gift will ensure that MIR
educators receive the guidance needed to become
agents of empowerment in their classrooms –
serving as a catalyst for sustainable change.”
Rosenberg agreed, pointing out that the
partnership is “win-win-win: for FIU faculty, for
administrators and teachers in the Dominican
Republic, and for the students in the Dominican
Republic who benefit as their teachers gain
new teaching tools and approach each day with
renewed enthusiasm and love for teaching.”
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Impacting Education OverseasMIR Charities and the Fanjul Azqueta Family
From left to right: Lian Fanjul de Azqueta and Lyanne Azqueta
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Diageo
Empowering Hospitality Professionals
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“This has been the best learning experience. I didn’t
have a lot of people pushing me in my life. Here, I had
people telling me every day, ‘You can do it!’
This program made everything happen.”
- Reginal Jones
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From left to right: Wayne Chaplin (President, Southern Wine & Spirits), Harvey Chaplin (Founder, Southern Wine & Spirits), Paul Walsh (Chairman and Chief Executive, Diageo PLC), Janelle Prieto (Manager, Learning for Life), Randy Millian (Chairman, Diageo LAC), Ivan Menezes (Chief Executive, Diageo PLC), William Bullard (Corporate Relations Director, Diageo LAC)
From left to right: Mike Hampton (Dean, Chaplin School of Hospitaity & Tourism Management), Learning for Life graduate Lateeal Broughton, William Bullard (Corporate Relations Director, Diageo LAC)
W hen Diageo, the world’s leading
premium beverages company, joined
forces with FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality
& Tourism Management, South Florida’s service
industry received a big boost, benefitting from
specialized training offered to underserved
community members.
Diageo’s Learning for Life – the free job readiness,
life skills training, certification and internship
program – empowers unemployed and
underemployed South Florida residents and U.S.
veterans seeking positions with local customer
service, hospitality and tourism industry partners.
Since 2012, Diageo has given approximately
$900,000 toward the program’s operation.
“Thanks to Diageo’s vision and generosity, this
ongoing initiative will allow hundreds of hard-
working, determined South Floridians to attain
the tools they need for a successful future,”
said Mike Hampton, Ed.D., dean of the Chaplin
School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. By
completing the eight-week training, participants
can qualify for certification in bartending,
banquet setup, restaurant serving, guest services
or food handling. Participants also receive life
skills training in resume and cover letter writing,
interviewing, personal finances, professional
image and attire, and computer literacy.
The program aims to equip graduates with
the self-confidence, practical experience
and expertise to help them be retained as a
permanent employee after completing their
internship. In the first year alone, 135 graduates
were placed in two-week paid internships at well-
known local restaurants, cruise lines, catering
companies, hotels and convention centers.
“We want to see individuals forge their own path
and become self-sufficient contributors in the
South Florida community. In partnership with FIU,
we are supporting the long-term sustainability of
South Florida’s tourism and hospitality industry,”
said William Bullard, corporate relations director
of Diageo LAC.
Developed as a U.S. pilot of the successful
Learning for Life initiative, currently operating in
more than 32 countries throughout Latin America
and the Caribbean, Learning for Life at FIU has
graduated nearly 250 participants to date.
Diageo is planning to expand the program into
New York City and other major cities across
the U.S.
One South Florida graduate, Reginal Jones, 23,
enrolled in Learning for Life after years of
working in a low-paying job. He credits the
supportive environment and staff for helping
him succeed.
“This has been the best learning experience,”
Jones said. “I didn’t have a lot of people pushing
me in my life. Here, I had people telling me
every day, ‘You can do it!’ This program made
everything happen.”
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Tropical Research Hub
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W ith one of the world’s largest
concentrations of tropical botany
researchers, FIU has led the field for the past
25 years. Over the last decade in particular, the
university has emerged as one of the leading
major hubs for Caribbean botany.
More than a dozen faculty members in the tropical
botany program include some of the world’s
leading experts. Their expertise recently paved the
way for the creation of the International Center for
Tropical Botany, a collaboration between FIU and
the National Tropical Botanical Garden – the
world-class botanical research center that has
studied the Pacific for nearly 50 years. The
ICTB brings together scientists from two
important institutions and creates a critical
mass of global importance.
“The center will serve as an unparalleled resource
for botanical research and education,” said
Kenneth G. Furton, dean of FIU’s College of Arts
& Sciences. “Worldwide, more than 5.6 billion
people get most of their medicines from plants.
Just imagine the positive impact the center will
be able to make through its research.”
Thanks to a $2.5 million pledge from the William
R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust and a matching gift
of $2.5 million from the Batchelor Foundation,
the center will lead global efforts to study
and conserve tropical plant resources as a key
component of building a sustainable future.
“Properly harnessing the potential of tropical
plants will be critical for sustaining the expanding
world population, especially in developing
countries,” said Michael Heithaus, executive
director of FIU’s School of Environment, Arts and
Society. “Tropical plants need to be discovered,
categorized, understood and preserved.” Despite
the importance of tropical plants, there has been
a reduction in the number of university botany
programs worldwide; only a handful of the existing
programs have a tropical focus.
FIU is committed to address this gap through the
creation of the center, which will be located at The
Kampong, NTBG’s garden in Coconut Grove and
the historical home of economic botanist David
Fairchild. The ICTB will work closely with FIU’s
research partners at Fairchild Tropical Botanical
Garden and the Montgomery Botanical Center,
initiating a new era of collaboration.
“We are the only university in the continental
U.S. that has partnerships with tropical botanical
gardens,” said Bradley Bennett, an FIU associate
professor of biological sciences. “I hope that we can
direct the focus of the ICTB so that it fulfills David
Fairchild’s vision – making Miami the premier
location in the U.S. to study tropical botany.”
The William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust and the Batchelor Foundation
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Located on Biscayne Bay in Coconut Grove, Florida, The Kampong contains a fascinating array of tropical fruit cultivars and flowering trees.
From left to right: FIU professors Eric Bishop von Wetterberg, Jennifer Richards, and Bradley Bennett
Fall 2013
For more than four decades, FIU has positioned itself as one of South Florida’s anchor institutions by solving some
of the greatest challenges of our time. We are dedicated to enriching the lives of the local and global community.
With a student body of more than 50,000, we are among the top 10 largest universities in the nation. We have
collectively graduated more than 200,000 alumni – more than 130,000 of which live and work in South Florida, and
the rest are making a difference in their communities across the nation and internationally every day.
College of Architecture + The Arts
College of Arts & Sciences
• School of Environment, Arts and Society
• School of Integrated Science and Humanity
• School of International and Public Affairs
College of Business
• School of Accounting
• Alvah H. Chapman, Jr. Graduate School of Business
• R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business
• Tibor and Sheila Hollo School of Real Estate
College of Education
College of Engineering & Computing
• School of Computing and Information Sciences
• OHL School of Construction
Honors College
Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
School of Journalism & Mass Communication
College of Law
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work
• School of Social Work
University Graduate School
University College (Continuing Education and Fully-Online Programs)
Colleges and Schools in the nation in awarding bachelor’s and master’s degrees to Hispanic students#1
Our
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FIU’s dynamic student
body reflects the
vibrant diversity of
South Florida.63% Hispanic
13% White Non-
Hispanic
14% African
American
3% Asian or Pacific
Islander
7% Other
Minority Groups
Campuses and
Academic Centers
Museums• The Wolfsonian-FIU
• Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
• The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
11,000+ Number of students graduating
annualy from FIU
1965F O U N D E D I N
More than
$100 million in research
and sponsored programs
53 % of FIU undergraduate
students are First Generation 96%of the university’s tenured or tenure-earning faculty hold doctorates or the highest degree attainable in their field.
180 bachelor’s, master’s
and doctoral programs
Academic Year 2012-2013
Highlights1000th
Law Grad
1000th Grad in Tianjin
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Downtown on Brickell •
Engineering Center •
Modesto A. Maidique Campus •
• Broward Pines Center
• Biscayne Bay Campus
• Miami Beach Urban Studios
International Campus • Tianjin Center in Tianjin, China
We employ 10,000 people
We award more than
$140 million dollars
each year in
scholarships
We are one of the
top 100 universities
in the world
less than 50 years old
Fund Balance History
Endowment Performance
Inve
stm
ent F
und
Bala
nce
(In m
illio
ns)
Donor Type Total Donors
Alumni 14,116
Corporations 542
Faculty/Staff 786
Foundations 95
Friends (Individuals) 4,291
Organizations 301
Parents 598
Total 20,729
Giving by Donor TypeTotal Donors
Snapshot of Giving for Fiscal Year 2012-2013
Alumni
Corporations
Faculty/Staff
Foundations
Friends (Individuals)
Organizations
Parents
Year Ended
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Rate
of R
etur
n
Donor Type Total Raised
Alumni $ 4,949,299.73
Corporations $ 5,635,069.98
Faculty/Staff $ 736,993.34
Foundations $ 24,534,921.37
Friends (Individuals) $ 5,557,619.61
Organizations $ 1,854,639.93
Parents $ 63,666.74
Total $ 43,332,210.70
Giving by Donor Type in DollarsTotal Raised
Snapshot of Giving for Fiscal Year 2012-2013
Alumni
Corporations
Faculty/Staff
Foundations
Friends (Individuals)
Organizations
Parents
FIU Foundation Investment Returns
Year Ended
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2012 2013Assets: Cash and cash equivalents 4,806,843 9,358,242 Contributions receivable, net 61,536,667 69,178,385 Investments 168,514,586 194,966,098 Due from Florida International University 136,285 60,329 Bond issuance costs, net 122,590 110,120 Other assets 839,549 903,316 Fixed assets, net 12,174,916 14,824,262 Total Assets $248,131,436 $289,400,752 Liabilities: Accounts payable and other liabilities 289,652 689,993 Annuity payables 188,385 180,768 Deferred revenue 843,218 1,061,734 Due to Florida International University 673,237 677,334 Due to Florida International University Athletics Finance Corp. 56,100 - Split-interest obligations 789,060 766,787 Derivative liability 432,872 264,027 Notes payable 8,180,000 7,640,000 Total Liabilities $11,452,524 $11,280,643 Net Assets: Unrestricted 21,631,305 30,070,328 Temporarily restricted 33,472,532 55,898,663 Permanently restricted 181,575,075 194,151,118Total Net Assets $236,678,912 $278,120,109 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $248,131,436 $289,400,752
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (A Direct Support Organization)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION JUNE 30, 2013
(WITH COMPARATIVE TOTALS FOR JUNE 30, 2012)
The FIU Foundation’s principal responsibilities are to channel private support to
FIU and exercise fiduciary management of those gifts. Over the past five years, FIU
has grown by nearly 10,000 students but lost $72 million in state funding. Today,
more than ever before, the FIU Foundation makes a difference – providing critical
funding as we transition from a state-supported to state-assisted institution.
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The newly renovated Deuxieme Maison building courtyard features hanging planters and steel seating against a pop of blue to create an inviting space.
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Justo L. Pozo, CPA ‘80Chairperson
Nelson L. Adams, M.D.Vice Chairperson
Thomas M. Cornish ‘85Membership & Board Management Committee, Co-Chair
Richard Brilliant ‘93TreasurerFinance Committee, Chair Investment Sub-Committee, Chair
Kathryn G. ChaseSecretary
Steven M. Berwick, CPA ‘75Audit Committee, Chair
Carlos B. Castillo, Esq. ‘88 By-Laws Special Committee, ChairDevelopment Management Committee, Co-Chair
Carlos A. Duart, CPA ‘94, M.S. ‘99Development Management Committee, Co-Chair
Veronica Cervera GoesekeMembership & Board Management Committee, Co-Chair
Noel J. Guillama-Alvarez ‘99Immediate Past ChairReal Estate Sub-Committee, Chair
Howard R. Lipman President and CEO
Albert R. Maury ‘96, ‘02FIU Board of Trustees, Chair Ex-Officio Member
Directors
Gonzalo Acevedo ’91,
MBA ’10, Ex-Officio
David S. Adler ’08
Jose M. Aldrich
Agustin R. Arellano Sr.
Antonio L. Argiz, CPA ’74
Victor C. Balestra,
Ex-Officio
Leonard B. Bliss, Ex-Officio
John M. Bussel
Murray H. Dubbin, Esq.
Kenneth G. Furton,
Ex-Officio
Candice B. Gidney, Esq.
Francisco Gonzalez, CPA ’90
Jorge J. Gonzalez ’88
Jill Granat, Esq. ’87
Pablo Haspel ’12, Ex-Officio
Mary I. Hoelle ’77,
M.P.A. ’79, Ex-Officio
Jeffrey L. Horstmyer, M.D.
Neisen O. Kasdin, Esq.
R. Kirk Landon
Donald E. Lefton
Alberto Lorenzo ’74
Juan J. Martinez ’90,
M.Acc. ’93
Michael R. Mendez ’03,
MBA ’10
R. Chad Moss ’94
Mario Murgado
Marcel L. Navarro ’93
Marcos A. Perez ’90, MBA ’00
Jonathan E. Perlman, Esq.
Danny G. Pino ’96
Lilly B. Pino ’97
T. Gene Prescott
Carolina Rendeiro
Orlando Roche ’88
Jorge Rossell
Carlos A. Sabater, CPA ’81
Adalio T. Sanchez ’87
Ronald A. Shuffield
Elliot Stone
Oscar J. Suarez Jr.
José J. Valdés-Fauli ’75
Jorge R. Villacampa
Isaac Zelcer
Fu W. Zhou, Ex-Officio
Sanford L. Ziff, O.D.
the FiU Foundation, inc. 2012-2013 Board of Directors
Thank you to our current, ex-officio and emeritus directors who give of their time to lead the FIU Foundation to new heights.
We would like to thank FIU External Relations - Office of Publications and FIU Academic Imaging Services for their support and work on this project. Graphic Designer: Oscar Negret. Photographers: Gloria O’Connell, Ivan Santiago. Photo credit page 23: Hector Baez.
emeritUs Directors
Neal O. Amdur*
John K. Aurell
Oscar Bustillo
Jordan Davidson*
Victor I. Eber *
Leon J. Ell *
Catherine H. Fahringer
Stanley J. Glaser*
Gui L. P. Govaert*
J. Stephen Hudson
Lester R. Johnson
Roz Kovens
William M. Lehman Jr.
Morris Levitt
Modesto A. Maidique
Albert Morrison Jr.*
W. James Orovitz*
David L. Perlman*
Ricardo Nuñez-Portuondo
Earl W. Powell
Joan Peven Smith
Theodore Spak
Amancio V. Suarez
Norman R. Weldon
Gerald Thomas Wolfe ’80, ’86
Sonny Wright
Charles Zwick
*deceased
execUtive committee
Mark B. Rosenberg University President
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