SANDRA AND MALCOLM BERMAN ’ S TRANSFORMATIONAL GIVING
ADVANCING THE MISSION
A New Venue for the Performing Arts at Stevenson
Through the generosity of the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Charitable Foundation and many friends and supporters of Stevenson University , construction of our new performing arts center is now underway on the university ’ s North campus . Located next to the new Philip A . Zaffere Library , the facility will help complete Stevenson ’ s North campus academic hub .
Rendering of the Walter Samuelson Foundation Black Box Theater .
SANDRA AND MALCOLM BERMAN ’ S TRANSFORMATIONAL GIVING
This transformational project would not be possible without the generosity and vision of Sandra and Malcolm Berman . Active philanthropists in Maryland , the Bermans support a wide range of educational and healthcare initiatives and institutions throughout the state .
Their gifts have included the Sandra R . Berman Heart Institute at the University of Maryland St . Joseph Medical Center , the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute at Greater Baltimore Medical Center , LifeBridge Health ’ s Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain and Spine Institute , and the Sandra R . Berman
President Hirshman recently presented a Stevenson chair to the Bermans in honor of their many gifts to SU .
Center for Humanity , Tolerance , and Holocaust Education at Towson University .
The Bermans are longtime friends of Stevenson . Since joining the university ’ s Board of Trustees in 2013 , Sandra Berman ’ s dual interests in quality education and the improvement of healthcare have guided the Bermans to support nursing education at Stevenson . Their generous gifts have included the naming gift for Stevenson ’ s Sandra R . Berman School of Nursing and Health Professions ; new educational technology and equipment for the university ’ s Nursing Resource Center simulation labs ; and endowing scholarships for Stevenson nursing students with financial need .
“ I ’ ve met so many nurses and healthcare professionals in our area who are graduates of Stevenson ,” Sandra said . “ The quality of their education is apparent , not only in their expertise , but
Sandra and Malcolm Berman through the compassion and care they show their patients . Stevenson is an excellent university and anything I can do to help it , I will .”
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