NSU Horizons Fall 2017

59 NSU HORIZONS DON E. SOKOLIK FUND FOR EXCELLENCE Donor: Dr. Don E. Sokolik College/Center: Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences Purpose: Support the Fort Lauderdale Anesthesiolo- gist Assistant Program by purchasing equipment, supplies, and providing student scholarships WOMEN’S SUCCESS SERIES PROGRAM FUND Donors: Dan and Gloria Bohan Foundation and Northwestern Mutual College/Center: H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship Purpose: Provide opportunities for NSU students to engage, exchange ideas with, and learn from, South Florida’s leading female executives through support for the NSU Women’s Success Series n FOR OUR FACULTY and 21ST-CENTURY EDUCATION ENDOWED FUNDS BANKS FAMILY HCNSO ENDOWED RESEARCH FUND Donor: Walter Banks College/Center: Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Purpose: Support scientific research conducted by faculty members and students DAVID B. SHAPIRO ENDOWED FUND Donor: Estate of David B. Shapiro College/Center: Shepard Broad College of Law Purpose: Support professional development for faculty members n CURRENT USE FUNDS SHARON AND MITCHELL W. BERGER ENTREPRENEUR LAW CLINIC FUND Donor: Mitchell W. and Sharon Berger College/Center: Shepard Broad College of Law Purpose: Support the work of an attorney specialist to administer and coordinate community outreach for the Sharon and Mitchell W. Berger Entrepreneur Law Clinic BRAIN RESEARCH AND INTEGRATED NUTRITION FUND Donor: Adam Doner College/Center: Translational Research and Economic Development Purpose: Support work related to Alzheimer’s disease BYOPLANET INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FUND Donor: ByoPlanet International, LLC College/Center: Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Purpose: Support experiments to assess the efficacy of a novel disinfectant and disinfectant delivery device in eliminating bacteria from surfaces in comparison to a traditional sprayer CFS/ME ANIMAL MODELING FUND Donor: Multiple, including Ron and Kathy Assaf, The Peter and Susan Brockway Fund of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Mr. and Mrs. James Lineberger, Sandra Parker, Mr. and Mrs. John Ray, and the Barry and Judy Silverman Foundation College/Center: Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Purpose: Funds for use by faculty members conducting CFS/ME research under the direction of the director of the NSU Institute for Neuro- Immune Medicine CFS/ME CELLULAR MECHANISMS RESEARCH FUND Donor: Anonymous College/Center: Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Purpose: Funds for use by faculty members conducting research on cellular mechanisms related to CFS/ME in the NSU Institute for Neuro- Immune Medicine CFS/ME TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION FUND Donor: Anonymous College/Center: Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Purpose: Funds for use by faculty members conducting research on transcriptional regulation in different immune cell types in CFS/ME in the NSU Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine MARY JANE HARLOW CHARITABLE TRUST PLAYGROUND FUND Donor: Mary Jane Harlow Charitable Trust College/Center: Mailman Segal Center for Human Development Purpose: Support renovation of a playground and development of an organic garden to be used by students with autism who attend the center MARINE LARVAL ECOLOGY RESEARCH FUNDS Donor: Healthy Aquatics Marine Institute of Florida, Inc. College/Center: Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Purpose: Support the purchase of research materials and supplies, boat time, conference registration, and stipends for research assistants in the Larval Ecology Laboratory METABOLIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FUND Donor: Ehab H. Hasoubah College/Center: College of Pharmacy Purpose: Support research on the effects of angiotensin peptides in vascular muscle cells A donor can name a Changing Lives Scholarship with a gift of $1,000 each year for five years. For $5,000 paid each year for five years into NSU’s endowment, a donor can create a named scholarship, research, faculty support, or program fund designed to last for generations. Interested in establishing a scholarship? Please contact annualfund@nova.edu or (954) 262-2127. Students interested in scholarship opportunities can go to nova.edu/financialaid/scholarships.