Courtesy of Stony Brook University Athletic Communications
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Investor and philanthropist
Glenn Dubin '78 is making a $4.3 million donation to the Stony Brook
University Department of Athletics for the completion of a new
state-of-the-art strength and conditioning facility, Director of
Athletics Jim Fiore announced today. Dubin's gift is the largest
private donation ever to an athletics department within the State
University of New York (SUNY) system. Pending formal approval, the new
8,000 square-foot facility will be named the Dubin Family Athletic
Performance Center.
"We are grateful and humbled by Glenn and Eva's incredible generosity
and support of Stony Brook University Athletics," Fiore said. "This
transformational gift will have an impact on our student-athletes for
generations to come. In addition, it is my hope that Glenn's
philanthropy will serve to inspire and lead other Stony Brook alumni and
friends to consider supporting Seawolves Athletics."
Currently in the design phase, the Dubin Family Athletic Performance
Center is expected to be completed in fall 2011. The world-class
facility will be located inside the Indoor Sports Complex and will
overlook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. Populous (formerly HOK Sport Venue
Event), which recently designed the new Yankee Stadium and Citi Field,
has been hired as the architectural firm. The new strength and
conditioning facility will include weightlifting racks, dumbbell sets,
Olympic platforms, a cardio fitness area, space for plyometric exercises
and an office for the strength and conditioning staff.
"Glenn Dubin often speaks of the significant role that athletics
played in his personal, educational and professional development," Stony
Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley, Jr., M.D. said. "With
his design input and vision, the Dubin Family Athletic Performance
Center will reflect that sentiment and provide a world-class venue to
support and train Stony Brook student-athletes for success in both
athletic competition and in life. This is a wonderful gift that will
benefit all of the Stony Brook University family."
Dubin, who grew up in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan,
graduated from Stony Brook with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics
in 1978. While an undergraduate, he was a member of both the football
and men's lacrosse programs.
"Athletics have had an important influence on me, teaching me values
I've used throughout my life --- discipline and teamwork," Dubin said.
"My family and I are delighted to support the student-athletes at Stony
Brook and hope that this facility will add to their athletic experience
and future success."
Dubin is the co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Highbridge
Capital Management, a global alternative asset management company
headquartered in Manhattan with offices in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
Dubin is a founding board member and former Board Chair of the Robin
Hood Foundation, which fights poverty in New York City by applying
investment principles to charitable giving. Dubin is also a Trustee of
Mt. Sinai Medical Center, where he and his wife Eva have funded the
Dubin Breast Center to provide comprehensive integrated breast care in a
patient-centered environment. Dubin previously donated $1 million to
Stony Brook in 2005 to create the Glenn Dubin Endowed Scholarship Fund,
offering scholarships to students from Washington Heights, particularly
to students from P.S. 132, where he attended elementary school.
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