Houston Baptist University receives largest donation in school's history
The Houston Baptist University received the largest donation in its history for a building with more classrooms and laboratories for certain science, technology, engineering and medicine programs.
Sherry and Jim Smith, longtime supporters of the school, donated $20 million to construct a new building to be used by the university's College of Science and Mathematics, College of Engineering and School of Nursing and Allied Health, according to a press release issued Thursday.
"Jim and Sherry have, for decades, worked tirelessly on behalf of the University, and have used their gifts as well as their wisdom to further the Christian mission of HBU," HBU president, Dr. Robert B. Sloan, said in the statement. "This gift will produce spectacular results in the important STEM-related areas of engineering, science, and nursing, not only for HBU, but also for Houston and well beyond."
The university has decided to name the new building in the Smiths' honor.
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