Zucker Family Gifts $2.5 Million to College of Charleston
May 21 2024 - 11:46AM
The College of Charleston has received a generous $2.5 million gift
from the Zucker family.
To attract talented engineering students, $2 million will go to
scholarships for the newly created School of Engineering,
Computing, and Mathematics; and to foster a culture of
philanthropy, $500,000 will go to the Zucker Family Challenge on
CofC Day over the next five years.
The Zuckers’ scholarship commitment supports the College’s
vision for a vibrant School of Engineering, Computing, and
Mathematics. The scholarships, with a preference to female and
underrepresented minority candidates, will help recruit, inspire
and prepare diverse talent from across the country who wish to
combine a rigorous engineering education with a broad-based liberal
arts curriculum, giving them a unique value proposition in the
workforce.
“We are very interested in this area,” says Anita
Zucker, who received an honorary degree from the College
in 2010. “My late husband, Jerry Zucker, was gifted at math and
science. These skills made him the incredible person he was and
built our businesses. Couple that with liberal arts, including the
importance of communication and writing proficiency, and it
completes the person.”
In addition to engineering scholarships, Zucker partnered with
the university to create a $500,000 Zucker Family Challenge for the
annual CofC Day events. Over the next five years this challenge
will both motivate the College’s existing donor base and encourage
new donors. During the 2024 CofC Day event, which took place on
March 13 and 14, the Zucker Family Challenge awarded $100,000 to
match the gifts of 2,000 donors.
Along with financial contributions, Zucker plays an active role
at the College. She serves on the President’s Strategic Initiatives
Committee, the School of Business Board of Governors and the
Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program Advisory Board.
“We have been so fortunate to have the Zucker family as part of
our campus community over the past 30 years,” says College of
Charleston President Andrew T. Hsu. “The
Zuckers’ latest gift for engineering scholarships will help the
College provide a pipeline of talent to our region’s growing
high-tech, manufacturing and life sciences industries. We would not
be where we are today without loyal donors like the
Zuckers.”
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Mike Robertson
College of Charleston
843.953.5667
robertsonm@cofc.edu