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H. Wayne Huizenga Makes Major Gift to New Sales Institute at NSU’s Business School
Photo caption: Standing from left to right in front of the new Huizenga Sales Institute sign are Ronald G. Assaf, chair, NSU Board of Trustees; Michael Fields, Ph.D., dean of the Huizenga Business School; H. Wayne Huizenga, namesake and benefactor of the H. Wayne Huizenga Business School and Huizenga Sales Institute; and George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., NSU President.
NSU has announced a major gift by businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist H. Wayne Huizenga to the new Sales Institute, which now will be called the Huizenga Sales Institute. The Institute is opening this semester at NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. The announcement was made by the university’s president George Hanbury, Ph.D., during the Oct. 13 grand opening celebration to unveil the nation’s foremost, university-based sales training center in support of NSU’s newly launched Sales Program.
Hundreds of members of the business community showed up for the morning and afternoon Grand Opening events.
“Wayne Huizenga is not only exemplary as an entrepreneur, but he is a consummate salesman,” said President Hanbury. “We are proud to not only have his name associated with the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship but now also with the new Huizenga Sales Institute.
“Nova Southeastern University students, faculty and administration are grateful for Wayne Huizenga’s continued leadership and support,” said Ray Ferrero, Jr., J.D., chancellor of NSU. “We work diligently to make the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business an accurate reflection of his spirit, ingenuity, and professionalism.”
According to Michael Fields, Ph.D., dean of the Huizenga Business School, the financial support to the Huizenga Sales Institute will be invaluable to keep NSU at the forefront of cutting-edge business education and preparing students for corporate success.
The Huizenga Sales Institute is an 8,200 square foot, state-of-the-art teaching facility and corporate meeting venue comprising the entire north wing of the third floor of the Carl DeSantis Building on NSU’s main campus.
For more information about the Huizenga Sales Institute, click here.
Tours of the Huizenga Sales Institute were given at the morning and afternoon Grand Opening events.