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      $10 Million Gift To Name                                                                             focal areas will include efforts to better understand and treat
      The Stiles-Nicholson Brain                                                                           Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, among other devastating
                                                                                                           brain disorders. Recruitment for a center director is expected
      Institute                                                                                            to commence in the fall.
                                                                                                              Another major, transformative element of the Nicholson
         Contributions totaling $10 million to Florida Atlantic                                            gift will be the establishment of the Stiles-Nicholson STEM
      University from David J. S. Nicholson will welcome an era                                            Teacher Academy, which will aim to bridge the high-caliber
      of unprecedented research, education and discovery at FAU’s                                          research setting with middle and high school teachers and
      John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.                                                                 students and will provide premier experiential STEM training
         His generous $9.22 million gift expands on the legislature’s                                      programs for educators through the Jupiter campus’ nationally
      initial investment of $35 million in the 58,000-square-foot   Conceptual Rendering                   recognized FAU High.
      neuroscience building currently under construction that                                                 Nicholson is a philanthropist and wealth manager with
      will now be named FAU’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute.   on FAU’s Jupiter campus, and with the launch of the Stiles-  a demonstrated history of successful accomplishments
      His recent $780,000 gift supports the Institute’s ASCEND   Nicholson Brain Institute, the campus promises to become   in financial services and education. After a distinguished
      (Advancing STEM Community Engagement through       one of the world’s leading venues for neuroscience research,   career with IBM and Weyerhaeuser, Nicholson applied his
      Neuroscience Discovery) Program, a linchpin of the institute’s   education and community engagement.  pioneering mathematical and engineering skills to the global
      community education program that seeks to increase access      “The multi-million-dollar investments in brain research   financial markets, ultimately opening three quantitatively
      to and interest in science- technology- engineering-  and   at FAU, the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience,   driven hedge funds and his own firm, York Management
      math-related fields for the next generation of scientists.  and at Scripps Research have resulted in the MacArthur   & Research, Inc., in 1978. York relocated the hedge fund
          “The biggest scientific challenge of today is to gain a   Campus becoming a powerhouse hub for neuroscience   complex to Jupiter in 1990 and continues today as a single-
      better understanding of the most complex computer ever   research and education,” said Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.,   family office.
      found, the human brain. Understanding will beget solutions   inaugural executive director of the newly christened      He formed the Stiles-Nicholson Foundation in 1992 to
      to  neurodegenerative  diseases  which are  rampant  and   institute. “Mr. Nicholson’s gift will ensure for years to   honor the military sacrifices of his father, William Stiles, a
      plague most families,” said Nicholson. “It is my hope that   come that we can attract the world’s brightest scientists   fallen soldier, and stepfather William Nicholson, a German
      the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute of FAU will drive this   and students to Palm Beach County.”    POW survivor. The foundation supports major local and
      critical research, while simultaneously fostering a revitalized      Adding to its contribution to state-of-the-art brain   national education initiatives which educate citizens about
      interest among young people to pursue STEM as a career and   research, the Nicholson gift will establish The David J. S.   entrepreneurship, the free enterprise system, financial literacy,
      improving U.S. rankings in high school science and math   Nicholson Distinguished Professorship in Neuroscience to   education reform and STEM.
      education. I am proud to partner with FAU to realize our joint   be held by Blakely and create the David and Lynn Nicholson
      vision over the years ahead.”                      Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research. The center’s   $10 Million Gift on page 13
         Nicholson and the Stiles-Nicholson Foundation have
      long had their finger on the pulse of the health sciences                                   “Service is our number one priority”
      and education fields, as well as the needs of FAU’s faculty,
      researchers and students, working in various capacities with                                              561-743-0070
      the university over the past 11 years.
         “David’s dedication to improving and enhancing the lives                                            www.palmspoolservices.com
      of students – and scaling that work to impact our world at
      large – mirrors what we have been working toward as FAU
      enters into a new era of excellence,” said FAU President John
      Kelly. “His investment will expand and fuel this innovative
      facility with critical research faculty positions, focus-specific
      centers and cutting-edge laboratory technology.”
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