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University dedicates Trudy Fitness Center

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It was a family affair last Saturday when the 新澳彩开奖结果 community gathered to celebrate the completion of the new Trudy Fitness Center.

鈥淚t鈥檚 not very often that you dedicate a building, much less one that is so important to the health of the campus,鈥 said President Jeffrey Herbst. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a tremendous moment for all of us.鈥

鈥淯s鈥 included hundreds of alumni, parents, and students who packed the lobby for the event. It also referred to those who inspired the building in memoriam, from its foundation to its vaulted ceilings. Leadership investors Maddie Buttitta 鈥08, Mark Mandel 鈥60, and Chase Carey 鈥76, P鈥12, P鈥13 each rose to recognize the influence of others on their lives and on their decision to make a major gift to the center.

For Maddie, it was her father, Mark Buttitta 鈥74, for whom the weight training center has been named. He passed down his love of 新澳彩开奖结果, his passion for football, and the determination that comes from playing team sports. Mandel, namesake of the cardio floor, invoked his father, who inspired him to become a doctor and to treat everyone with concern and kindness; his mother, the first female principal in the New York City school system and a leader among her colleagues; and his wife, Emilia, who encouraged him to step forward with his gift.

Carey, with his wife, Wendy, gave the gift that etched a name on the building. The Trudy is a brick-and-mortar tribute to his mother, who died 25 years ago. 鈥淢y mother wasn鈥檛 an athlete, but she played tennis and golf every day with a smile, with energy, with passion,鈥 Carey said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what a place like this stands for 鈥 it鈥檚 a place where you can feel good, where you can be yourself.鈥

It鈥檚 also a place where you can learn about yourself, inside and out. The Trudy Fitness Center will serve as a base of operations for the university鈥檚 new Shaw Wellness Institute, named through an endowment established by Jay 鈥76 and Debi Shaw.

The institute coordinates efforts across campus to help undergraduates build healthy habits that will serve them long after graduation. With expanded funding and facilities, it will also partner with athletics and human resources to engage faculty and staff on lifestyle issues 鈥 intellectual, emotional, social, vocational, multicultural, spiritual, environmental, and physical.

鈥淚t will be a wonderful example of collaboration and synergy,鈥 said counseling director Mark Thompson during a special luncheon after the dedication.

Although the ceremony and luncheon marked the Trudy鈥檚 official dedication, its doors first opened at 6:00 a.m. on January 31 to a crowd of more than 200 people. They found 14,825 square feet, divided into two floors, one for cardio training and another with Precor weight machines for strength. The cardio center features 25 treadmills, 24 ellipticals, a dozen stationary bicycles, and several Precor adaptive motion trainers. (.) Already a popular destination for a large cross-section of the 新澳彩开奖结果 community, this could be higher education鈥檚 healthiest family room.

spacer_horizontal.jpg新澳彩开奖结果 thanks the following alumni, parents, and friends for supporting the Trudy Fitness Center:

Daniel G. Adler and Alice M. Mintzer P鈥11
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James R. and Kaye Barker GP鈥13
Susan McNally Brakeley 鈥76, P鈥08
Jacqueline Buttitta Cerone, Madeline Buttitta 鈥08, and Julia Buttitta
Paul J. Byrne 鈥73
The Crown Family
The DeMatteis Family Foundation
James L. 鈥76 and Amy S. Elrod P鈥04, 鈥05, 鈥12
Linda J. Havlin 鈥72, P鈥10 and Todd W. Boulis 鈥10
The Herling Family 鈥79, 鈥81, 鈥08, 鈥10, 鈥12
L. Scott and Nancy R. Hughes P鈥12
Peter L. 鈥65 and Maria T. Kellner P鈥87
The Kindler Family
Brian and Robin Leach P鈥09, 鈥11
William J. 鈥73 and Susan V. 鈥73 Mahoney P鈥12, 鈥14
Mark A. Mandel M.D. 鈥60 and Emilia Pirro-Mandel
Brian P. McAndrews and Elise M. Holschuh P鈥12
Thomas J. 鈥78 and Deborah M. 鈥78 McInerney P鈥12
Patricia 鈥79 & Douglas Sacks P鈥12
Gerard H. and Virginia B. Shanley P鈥12
Barry J. 鈥76 and Laurene F. 鈥78 Small