Nova Southeastern University Honors Donors at its Sixth Annual Fellows Society Celebration

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Left to right: Alan B. Levan, NSU Trustee and NSU Fellows Society co-founder; Cathy Donnelly; James Donnelly; Dr. George L. Hanbury II, NSU President and Chief Executive Officer

FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fl – On October 27, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) hosted the Fellows Society Celebration at NSU’s Grande Oaks Country Club in Davie to honor and thank NSU donors who have given $50,000 or more to the university.  The Fellows Society members are NSU’s highest level of philanthropic benefactors.  NSU President Dr. George L. Hanbury II and Fellows Society Chair Alan B. Levan inducted 24 new members, and recognized an additional 36 individuals and organizations whose giving has reached new levels.

NSU’s Fellows’ tribute included seven new “Shark Circle” members, whose giving to the university exceeds $1 million.

AutoNation Inc., together with its Chairman, CEO and President Mike Jackson and his wife, Alice, were recognized for reaching the Diamond Shark Circle level, with gifts now exceeding $10 million. The six other Shark Circle members recognized were The Alters Family, Susie and Alan B. Levan, Beatriz and Albert Miniaci, Sandy and Kenny Tate, Dr. Johannes and Ladonna Vieweg/Triangle Community Foundation, and Zimmer Biomet.

NSU’s own founding dean for the university’s new College of Allopathic Medicine, Dr. Vieweg said he became a Shark Circle member to help create and support community health education programs at NSU.

“I want to make sure that this is not only about building a new medical school that enhances the university, but that it impacts and benefits the whole community and well beyond,” Vieweg said.

NSU’s Fellows Society comprises 574 individuals, corporations and foundations whose gifts benefit every realm of the university – from student scholarships and academic programs to research and such community issues as human trafficking.

All gifts from the Fellows society support the Realizing Potential campaign which aims to raise $250 million, with $125 million directed towards student scholarships and resources; $75 million for faculty chairs, professorships and research start-up funds; and $50 million for 21st century education initiatives. Research is integral to all three priorities.

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 About Nova Southeastern University (NSU): Located in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a dynamic research institution dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional degree levels. A private, not-for-profit institution, NSU has campuses in Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Miramar, Orlando, Palm Beach, and Tampa, Florida, as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico, while maintaining a presence online globally. For more than 50 years, NSU has been awarding degrees in a wide range of fields, while fostering groundbreaking research and an impactful commitment to community. Classified as a research university with “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, NSU is 1 of only 50 universities nationwide to also be awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification, and is also the largest private, not-for-profit institution in the United States that meets the U.S. Department of Education’s criteria as a Hispanic-serving Institution. Please visit www.nova.edu for more information about NSU and realizingpotential.nova.edu for more information on the largest fundraising campaign in NSU history.