BGU & YOU | Spring 2025

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Fonds Social Juif Unifié (FSJU) , through FSJU Israel, has provided funding for the Lilach Kipnis z"l Endowment Fund in the Spitzer Dept. of Social Work and the Combat Reservists Student Emergency Fund, aiding students with the highest number of days in reserve duty in the current academic year. Hyposwiss Private Bank Geneva SA and the Stephan Lawi family have supported the University’s emergency campaign, assisting students affected by the war. Toni Young has pledged a generous lead gift to the Way Forward campaign, which will establish the new Young Family School for the Human Experience.

Gary DeBode and Archie Gottesman , along with Melinda Goldrich , have partnered to fund and name a new dormitory building on BGU’s Eilat Campus. As the campus currently has only one dormitory, this significant gift will enable the campus to grow and expand its reach. John Woolf has committed to a very generous bequest for BGU. Prof. Vladimir Zelman, MD, PhD has included a generous bequest in his estate plans, which will benefit BGU’s Zelman Center for Brain Science Research. Prof. Zelman was recently awarded an honorary doctorate for his groundbreaking

The Mauerberger Foundation donated to the Female Bedouin Fellowship Program, empowering Bedouin women with scholarships that enable them to focus on their studies. The Asociación Argentina de Amigos de la Universidad Ben-Gurión del Neguév , led by President Nava Rubenzadeh, has dedicated all 2024 donations from Argentina to the Duet Center. This initiative has inspired donors across Latin America, including significant contributions from Marcos Metta (Mexico), and Marcelo Steuer (Brazil) who has committed to supporting the Center in the coming years.

work in anesthesiology and neurosurgical techniques.