OSU announced that it will be building a new $50 million center for its business school, doubling the college’s space.
Oregon State University will construct a new business building over the next five years, thanks to substantial alumni donations.
The five-story building, which will cost $50 million to build, will double the business school’s space.
The project was announced at the college’s annual Alumni and Business Partner Awards dinner in Portland after a $10 million commitment from Joan and Ken Austin Jr. of Newberg, and a $6 million pledge from longtime donor, Al Reser, a 1960 alumnus who died last month, and his wife Pat Reser of Beaverton.
The building will be named after the Austins, co-founders and owners of A-dec, Inc., one of the largest dental equipment manufacturers in the world. In addition, Joan Austin is president of Springbrook Properties, which developed The Allison Inn & Spa. The Austins have made previous donations to the university, including gifts that launched the business college’s Austin Entrepreneurship Program and the Austin Family Business Program.
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