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NSU 12th Annual Celebration of Excellence 2010 Chancellor's Community Award: Don Taft

NSU 12th Annual Celebration of Excellence 2010 Chancellor's Community Award: Don Taft

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Don Taft   The Chancellor’s Community Award, formerly known as the President’s Community Award, is bestowed annually to individuals whose leadership and support provide the foundation for continued growth of the university.   Taft was a philanthropist who had spent more than 50 years as a leader in business**,** having founded, owned, and managed both private and publicly traded companies. His business expertise had been applied across a wide range of industries.   In February 2009, the Taft Foundation announced a significant gift to the university. The gift gave naming rights to its 366,000-square-foot University Center in honor of Taft and his gift. Proceeds from the gifts were used to help Special Olympics Broward County (SOBC) secure a permanent home for its athletes on the NSU campus. SOBC moved into its new space in August.   Taft’s philanthropic and charitable endeavors led him to support many of South Florida’s worthwhile causes. His commitment to the community includes serving as honorary chairman for Gilda’s Club of South Florida and as a member of the Board of Directors of several organizations, including the SOBC, the Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center, and the Ronald McDonald House. He is a member of the advisory board for the Children’s Cancer Center at Broward General Medical Center and the Jeff Conine Golf Tournament. He has contributed to the Conine Clubhouse at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and donated to the cost and upkeep of its chapel. He is an active member who contributes to the Jack and Jill Center of Broward County and is an honored member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Excerpted from NSU Office of Public Affairs' news release
December 21, 2009

Original Date

1-21-2010

Date Digitized

8-6-2024

Keywords

2010, alumni, alumni achievement, community service, Don Taft, donor relations, education, graduates, higher education, independent universities, non-profit universities, Nova Southeastern University (NSU), philanthropy education, University Center (NSU)

Disciplines

Education | Higher Education | Nonprofit Administration and Management

Original Format

DVD

Run Time

00:06:45

Repository

NSU Archives, Nova Southeastern University

NSU 12th Annual Celebration of Excellence 2010 Chancellor's Community Award: Don Taft

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