Bernard M. Gordon Gift

September 9, 2009

Dear Tufts Faculty, Students, and Staff:

I am delighted to inform you that Dr. Bernard Gordon has committed to invest $40 million over a number of years to Tufts' School of Engineering to advance its engineering leadership programs. Bernie's latest gift puts our Beyond Boundaries campaign above the $1 billion mark.

Bernie Gordon has devoted his life to the idea that engineers should make the world a better place through their leadership. An inventor and technological innovator, his companies have developed breakthroughs such as the first fetal heart monitor, the first lightweight mobile CT scanner, and the first instant imaging CT system. His gift will enable the Engineering School to significantly strengthen its efforts to prepare engineers with not just technical knowledge, but also the skills and attitudes necessary for successful engineering leadership. With his support, we will expand project-based learning for engineering undergraduates, create a new engineering leadership minor, and hire more professors of the practice—seasoned engineering leaders who bring real-world experience to classrooms and laboratories.

A gift of this magnitude is a true endorsement of the leadership of the School. I want to recognize Dean Linda Abriola for all she has done, together with her colleagues, to make the School the great place it is today. I also want to thank our Provost, Jamshed Bharucha, who together with Dean Abriola engaged Bernie Gordon in a very thoughtful and productive conversation about how his vision could best be put into practice at the School.

Bernie's most recent gift is in addition to the $35 million he has already donated to Tufts for a variety of purposes. This gift is just the latest example of his deep commitment to engineering education that includes establishing not only the Gordon Institute, based at Tufts since 1992, but also the Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education at the National Academy of Engineering—an award that the Academy bestowed on the Institute in 2007. His philanthropy has also benefited engineering education at a number of other leading universities, though I am happy to note that Tufts is the recipient of his largest gift. Dr. Gordon is a Tufts trustee emeritus, member of the Board of Overseers for the School of Engineering, and honorary co-chair of the Beyond Boundaries campaign.

Through alumni and friends like Bernie Gordon, Beyond Boundaries is making Tufts stronger and more accessible by raising $1.2 billion for priorities including financial aid, endowed professorships, new research facilities, and initiatives in citizenship and public service. With this gift, Bernie Gordon sets a powerful example of philanthropic leadership at Tufts and nationwide. I hope you will join me in saluting his continuing commitment to the university and to the future of engineering.

Sincerely,

Larry Bacow

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