$20 Million Supports Second Science
Building
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A new gift from San Francisco philanthropist Lorry Lokey
more than doubles his initial investment in the UO’s
new Integrative Science Complex.
Lokey’s latest contribution of up to $15 million
brings his total commitment for the two-phase project
to $25 million ($5 million for Phase One and $20 million
for Phase Two). It also propels the university toward
its goal of raising $60 million for Phase Two, a new building
neighboring Phase One, Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories, an
underground nanoscience facility.
“A matching [private] contribution of this magnitude
is absolutely critical in attracting the state legislature’s
support for bonding authorization,” said Richard
Linton, UO vice president for research and graduate studies.
Phase Two of the project will require up to $30 million
in state G bonds—the largest such single request
in the university’s history.
“The remaining $10 million required to round out
financing of this building must come from additional nonstate
and private sources,” Linton said.
