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FSU graduate , businessman and philanthropist Bud Jordan , whose generosity supported growth and development of the College of Medicine ’ s Fort Pierce Regional campus , died Nov . 14 , 2021 , at age 86 .
Those who knew him described Jordan as gregarious and hilarious . By no coincidence , perhaps , he served as a clown and juggler in the FSU Flying High Circus on the way to obtaining his accounting degree in 1957 .
He paid his way through college by selling shaved ice on Marianna street corners , became a home builder in Atlanta , and invented and distributed cleaning products to pay his way through stock brokerage school in New York .
Once certified , he and his longtime wife , Marjie , settled on Martin County as he embarked on a new career as a stockbroker . He spent 50 years as an investment manager in Stuart before retiring at age 85 .
The College of Medicine opened a regional campus nearby in 2007 and Jordan , an FSU Golden Chief and football fanatic , was there to support the effort in numerous ways .
He became one of the campus ’ s first community board members while his wife directed the Women ’ s Center of Stuart , one of Florida ’ s first licensed birthing centers . He provided the first lead gift of $ 20,000 to support the regional campus . Together they presented the campus with a $ 25,000 donation to fund the Dr . Heidi McNaney-Flint endowed scholarship to assist graduating Fort Pierce campus students who matched in obstetrics and gynecology .
In 2020 , Jordan surprised his wife with an additional $ 50,000 gift to fund the Marjorie N . Jordan Maternity / Obstetrical Care Endowment Fund , earmarked for medical students who train and have an interest in practicing in Martin , St . Lucie , Indian River and Okeechobee counties .
The Jordans belonged to the Vires , Artes , Mores Society at Florida State , which recognizes million-dollar donors . In addition to the College of Medicine , they supported the College of Business , Seminole Boosters , the FSU Flying High Circus and other programs .
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