Looking Ahead to Spring 2007

Looking Ahead to Spring 2007

The Harlyne J. Norris Research Tower is nearing completion.

The Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation provided a $15 million lead gift to name the building in honor of Harlyne J. Norris, who has been called the “heart and spirit” of the new tower.
In addition, Joseph and Catherine Aresty provided $10 million toward a conference center within the tower.
Donors who made gifts of at least $2 million to name individual research floors are David Cofrin, Harry and Marion Keiper, Kendall “Butch” Nungesser and Allene Nungessser, and the estate of Cliff Stewart.
Other gifts of $1 million or more for the tower’s construction and faculty recruitment were received from Eva and E.T. Barrett, the Mabel and Arnold Beckman Foundation, Ronald A. Corradini Family, Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., Marshall Ezralow, the estate of Elsie Glassick, the Sven Idsten Trust, Ron and Victoria Laranetta, Henrietta C. Lee, and the estate of Mary Slechta.
Vital statistics:

Completion of building expected by May 2007
172,440 square feet
Eight floors: five for basic and translational research, two for preventive medicine research, one for epigenetics
Will house upwards of 40 researchers
Doubles the current laboratory space available at USC/Norris
Catherine and Joseph Aresty Conference Center
200-seat auditorium
Four additional conference rooms

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