THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

Alumni Center (Proposed)

Context

UO President Dave Frohnmayer announced on June 12 that alumni Allyn and Cheryl Ramberg Ford made a $5 million gift toward the creation of an alumni center. The gift launches a drive to raise a total of $15 to $20 million in private donations to fund the project. The proposed location for the new center is a site along Franklin Boulevard between Agate Street and 13th Avenue. The proposed center will house functions now located in Agate Hall: assembly hall/ballroom with catering facilities, conference and meeting room space, display areas to recognize university history and alumni accomplishments, and offices for the Alumni Association, University of Oregon Foundation and the university's Office of Development.

Bibliography

News Articles

"Roseburg Couple Makes $5 Million Dollar Gift." Campaign Oregon, University of Oregon. 12 June 2006. http://giving.uoregon.edu/z/news_ford_2006.php. Accessed 23 Oct. 2006.