NSU Horizons Spring 2016

35 NSU HORIZONS Shark Circle Members Honored S ince 1964, NSU’s Shark Circle, composed of Fellows Society members who pledge lifetime gifts of $1 million or more, has supported the univer- sity’s mission with cumulative donations of more than $180 million. As part of NSU’s annual Celebration of Excellence this year, the university recognized the eight newest Shark Circle members whose cumulative giving exceeds $11 million. Shark Circle members also were honored with a limited edition maquette of Kent Ullberg’s 30-foot mako shark monument that is the centerpiece of the shark fountain in front of NSU’s Don Taft University Center. In addition, the members are recognized on the Fellows Monument, located on Fellows Way between the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center and the Carl DeSantis Building. NSU Fellows’ philanthropic efforts provide scholarships for the university’s students, help build research labs, and fund scientific discoveries. This finan- cial assistance further ensures NSU’s growth in teaching, research, service, and learning. The Fellows Society was created to acknowledge individuals, corporations, and trusts who have made cumulative gifts of $50,000 or more or who have committed to making a minimum gift of $50,000. For more information, visit https://realizingpotential.nova.edu/societies.html. This year, shark statues were awarded to the following NSU donors. • The Alters Family • Bonnie Laitman Eletz/ William & Mildred Lasdon Foundation • Stanley and Pearl Goodman • Suzanne and the late Paul Hersey • Joel and Marcia Hochberg • Mike and Alice Jackson • Beatriz and Albert Miniaci • the late Don Taft/Don Taft Foundation • Kenny and Sandy Tate and Family Pictured from left are Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, NSU vice president for Advancement and Community Relations; Jeremy Alters, representing the Alters family; Preston Jones, dean, H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, accepting on behalf of Suzanne Hersey and the late Paul Hersey; Marcia and Joel Hochberg; Albert J. (NSU Trustee) and Beatriz Miniaci; Stanley and Pearl Goodman; Alice and Mike (NSU Trustee) Jackson; Sandy, Jackie, and Kenny (NSU Trustee) Tate; and George L. Hanbury II, NSU president and CEO. Not pictured are Bonnie Laitman Eletz, representatives of the Don Taft Foundation, and representatives of the William & Mildred Lasdon Foundation.