30 | NOVEMBER 21 • 2019 

Edward Minskoff’
s $30 million gift 
to the Edward J. Minskoff Pavilion 
at the Eli Broad College of Business 
was the largest single gift from an 
individual to Michigan State 
University in its history. But many 
other gifts helped make this 
$62 million building, funded 100% 
through philanthropy, a reality.

Eighty-five named spaces within 
the Minskoff Pavilion reflect support 
from more than 1,700 alumni, 
corporate partners and prominent 
members of the business community 
— many from greater Detroit. 

One such alumnus is Larry Gaynor, 
who along with his wife, Teresa, 
made a $3 million gift to create 
the Larry and Teresa Gaynor 
Entrepreneurship Lab, which serves 
as home base for the Broad College’
s 
entrepreneurial curriculum and 
related activities.

In addition, several Detroit-area 
companies made gifts that are 
recognized throughout 
the building:

 A 5-to-1 employee 
gift match through 
the Lear Corporation 
Charitable 
Foundation led to 
a $1.5 million gift, 
and the naming 
of the Lear 
Corporation Lobby.

 Plante Moran’
s 
partnership with 
the Charles Schwab 
Foundation supports 
the Broad College’
s 
new Financial 
Planning and 
Wealth Management 
Program.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

 MSU Winter Arts and Crafts Show 
Dec. 7-8 
The MSU Union will host more than 120 
crafters and artisans at the 56th annual 
Winter Arts and Crafts Show on campus. 
uabevents.com/wintershow 

 Jonathan Biss Plays Beethoven 
Jan. 8 and 10 
These very special performances are part 
of the Jewish American pianist’
s years-long 
celebration of Beethoven’
s piano sonatas, 
recording all 32 sonatas and performing 
them around the world. Cobb Great Hall, 
Wharton Center. whartoncenter.com

 Last Shabbat of the semester
 Dec. 6, 6-9 p.m.
 Celebrate Shabbat at MSU Hillel. Services 
start at 6 p.m., followed by a free dinner at 
7 p.m. The Lester and Jewell Morris Hillel 
Jewish Student Center is located at 
360 Charles Street in East Lansing. 
 msuhillel.org/events

 The Deloitte Interview Suite houses 
20 small interview rooms where 
students can participate in 
on-campus interviews for jobs 
and internships.

 The MarxModa/Herman Miller 
Cares Recruiter Lounge will be a 
place for recruiters and employers 
to work or regroup between 
on-campus interviews. 

 Cisco outfitted the building with 
the latest collaboration technology.

 The PwC Office supports the 
Master of Science in Data Analytics 
program.
 
These donors and corporate partners 
saw the value in building a facility 
that empowers the next generation 
of business leaders.

Individual ribbon cuttings that 
officially opened the named spaces 
were part of the Sept. 27 Minskoff 
Pavilion ribbon-cutting celebration. e

Teamwork and vision drove 
Minskoff Pavilion philanthropy

MSU has 32 undergraduate 
and graduate programs 
ranked in the top 25 
nationally by U.S. News & 
World Report.

Larry and Teresa Gaynor donated $3 million to create
the Larry and Teresa Gaynor Entrepreneurship Lab,
a space for workshops, coaching and mentoring for
student entrepreneurs.

