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DR. HARRY B. MOORDIGIAN, JR. GIVES $200,000 TO BOLSTER AG RESEARCH
US Official News
June 19, 2014 Thursday
Fresno
California State University Fresno has issued the following news
release:
Fresno State alumnus and longtime supporter Dr. Harry B. Moordigian,
Jr. has established a $200,000 endowment with the Jordan College of
Agricultural Sciences and Technology to support interdisciplinary
research.
University President Joseph I. Castro announced the gift today
during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Jordan Research Center,
a new 30,000-square-foot interdisciplinary research center designed
to foster collaboration among students and faculty in agricultural
sciences and technology, engineering and science and mathematics.
The gift from Moordigian will be used to enhance the Jordan Research
Center's microbiology laboratory. This space, which will be named by
Moordigian, will be used by students and faculty to conduct research
on microorganisms in food processing and wine production.
"Understanding the role microorganisms play in winemaking and food
processing would enhance safety and quality of the final product. As
an alumnus, I would love to see my university at the forefront in
this area of research," Moordigian said.
Moordigian, a retired dentist, has actively supported Fresno State
since the 1970s, when he joined the Bulldog Foundation. Since then,
Moordigian's contributions have supported the Armenian Studies
Department, the Fresno Family Counseling Center and the athletics
program. In 2007 he honored his parents, Harry and Nevart Moordigian,
by establishing an endowment to support deserving students in the
Department of Viticulture and Enology. He continues to grow this
scholarship, which now stands at nearly $250,000.
"Dr. Moordigian's dedication to Fresno State will not only have a
lasting impact on our students, but will help advance research and
knowledge throughout the agricultural industry," said Dr. Charles
Boyer, dean of the Jordan College.
The Jordan Research Center will be located at the corner of Barstow and
Woodrow avenues and is scheduled to open in fall 2015. The facility
was made possible by a $29.4 million dollar gift from the Jordan
family to the College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in 2009.
This $24 million project will feature open, flexible space designed for
collaborative research. Faculty and students from the Jordan College
will work alongside colleagues in the Lyles College of Engineering
and the College of Science and Mathematics.
During the groundbreaking ceremony, Castro also announced two
additional gifts to establish endowments to enhance laboratory
spaces inside the building. Olam Spices and Vegetable Ingredients,
a global provider of agriculture products and food ingredients,
donated $200,000 to support the sensory evaluation, tasting and prep
laboratory and alumni Earl and Beverly Knobloch gave in support of
the instrument/robotics laboratory space.
For more information, contact Shannon Fast, associate director
of development for the Jordan College, at 559.278.4266 or
[email protected]
To discuss potential partnership opportunities in the Jordan
Research Center, contact Alcidia Freitas Gomes at 559.278.4266 or
[email protected]
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
US Official News
June 19, 2014 Thursday
Fresno
California State University Fresno has issued the following news
release:
Fresno State alumnus and longtime supporter Dr. Harry B. Moordigian,
Jr. has established a $200,000 endowment with the Jordan College of
Agricultural Sciences and Technology to support interdisciplinary
research.
University President Joseph I. Castro announced the gift today
during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Jordan Research Center,
a new 30,000-square-foot interdisciplinary research center designed
to foster collaboration among students and faculty in agricultural
sciences and technology, engineering and science and mathematics.
The gift from Moordigian will be used to enhance the Jordan Research
Center's microbiology laboratory. This space, which will be named by
Moordigian, will be used by students and faculty to conduct research
on microorganisms in food processing and wine production.
"Understanding the role microorganisms play in winemaking and food
processing would enhance safety and quality of the final product. As
an alumnus, I would love to see my university at the forefront in
this area of research," Moordigian said.
Moordigian, a retired dentist, has actively supported Fresno State
since the 1970s, when he joined the Bulldog Foundation. Since then,
Moordigian's contributions have supported the Armenian Studies
Department, the Fresno Family Counseling Center and the athletics
program. In 2007 he honored his parents, Harry and Nevart Moordigian,
by establishing an endowment to support deserving students in the
Department of Viticulture and Enology. He continues to grow this
scholarship, which now stands at nearly $250,000.
"Dr. Moordigian's dedication to Fresno State will not only have a
lasting impact on our students, but will help advance research and
knowledge throughout the agricultural industry," said Dr. Charles
Boyer, dean of the Jordan College.
The Jordan Research Center will be located at the corner of Barstow and
Woodrow avenues and is scheduled to open in fall 2015. The facility
was made possible by a $29.4 million dollar gift from the Jordan
family to the College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in 2009.
This $24 million project will feature open, flexible space designed for
collaborative research. Faculty and students from the Jordan College
will work alongside colleagues in the Lyles College of Engineering
and the College of Science and Mathematics.
During the groundbreaking ceremony, Castro also announced two
additional gifts to establish endowments to enhance laboratory
spaces inside the building. Olam Spices and Vegetable Ingredients,
a global provider of agriculture products and food ingredients,
donated $200,000 to support the sensory evaluation, tasting and prep
laboratory and alumni Earl and Beverly Knobloch gave in support of
the instrument/robotics laboratory space.
For more information, contact Shannon Fast, associate director
of development for the Jordan College, at 559.278.4266 or
[email protected]
To discuss potential partnership opportunities in the Jordan
Research Center, contact Alcidia Freitas Gomes at 559.278.4266 or
[email protected]
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress