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FRESNO STATE RECEIVES DONATIONS
Reedley Exponent
July 10 2014
Published: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 3:01 PM PDT
Fresno State's agricultural program recently received generous
donations amounting to $200,000 each from alumnus Dr. Harry B.
Moordigian Jr. and from global agribusiness leader Olam Spices and
Vegetable Ingredients.
Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro announced the two gifts at
the June 13 groundbreaking ceremony for the Jordan Research Center,
which will be a 30,000-square-foot facility to foster collaboration
among students and faculty in agricultural sciences and technology,
engineering and science and mathematics.
The center will be part of the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences
and Technology.
Moordigian, a retired dentist, has supported his alma mater since
the 1970s when he joined the Bulldog Foundation. His contributions
have included support for the Armenian Studies Department. In 2007,
he established an endowment in honor of his parents, Harry and Nevart
Moordigian - it supports deserving students in the Department of
Viticulture and Enology. He continues to grow the scholarship, which
now stands at nearly $250,000.
Olam SVI, based in Fresno, is a top global supplier of dehydrated onion
and garlic, spices, capsicums, tomatoes and specialty vegetables. The
company sells to more than 70 countries.
The Moordigian gift will be used for the new center's microbiology
laboratory, where research will be conducted on microorganisms in
food processing and wine production.
The Olam SVI gift will be used to enrich the sensory evaluation,
tasting and prep laboratory inside the new Jordan Research Center.
The center is scheduled to open in the fall of 2015.
http://www.reedleyexponent.com/articles/2014/07/10/community/doc53bdba24a61e0074503239.txt
Reedley Exponent
July 10 2014
Published: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 3:01 PM PDT
Fresno State's agricultural program recently received generous
donations amounting to $200,000 each from alumnus Dr. Harry B.
Moordigian Jr. and from global agribusiness leader Olam Spices and
Vegetable Ingredients.
Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro announced the two gifts at
the June 13 groundbreaking ceremony for the Jordan Research Center,
which will be a 30,000-square-foot facility to foster collaboration
among students and faculty in agricultural sciences and technology,
engineering and science and mathematics.
The center will be part of the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences
and Technology.
Moordigian, a retired dentist, has supported his alma mater since
the 1970s when he joined the Bulldog Foundation. His contributions
have included support for the Armenian Studies Department. In 2007,
he established an endowment in honor of his parents, Harry and Nevart
Moordigian - it supports deserving students in the Department of
Viticulture and Enology. He continues to grow the scholarship, which
now stands at nearly $250,000.
Olam SVI, based in Fresno, is a top global supplier of dehydrated onion
and garlic, spices, capsicums, tomatoes and specialty vegetables. The
company sells to more than 70 countries.
The Moordigian gift will be used for the new center's microbiology
laboratory, where research will be conducted on microorganisms in
food processing and wine production.
The Olam SVI gift will be used to enrich the sensory evaluation,
tasting and prep laboratory inside the new Jordan Research Center.
The center is scheduled to open in the fall of 2015.
http://www.reedleyexponent.com/articles/2014/07/10/community/doc53bdba24a61e0074503239.txt