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"George and Judy Marcus's extraordinary generosity and support of the arts usher in a new era in the artistic and cultural life of San Francisco State University and the greater San Francisco Bay Area," President Robert A. Corrigan said. "We are proud to be home to a center that will cultivate and present a broad vision of global arts and culture." The center will also present the George and Judy Marcus Prizes, three juried awards each worth up to $50,000. Artists whose work demonstrates excellence, emerging talent or lifetime achievement will earn the award. The center's annual International Celebration of the Arts will feature traditional and contemporary forms of art from a different region or country each year. The inaugural event, "To Cuba, With Love," will take place in early March. Marcus was born in Greece and moved to San Francisco at age 4. He earned his bachelor's degree in economics from SF State in 1965, after two-and-a-half years of study. In 1971 he founded The Marcus & Millichap Co., the parent company of a diversified group of real estate service, investment and development firms, including Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co., which is one of the nation's leading investment real estate companies. Named SFSU Alumnus of the Year in 1989, George Marcus has long supported the University and its programs. He has served on the board and as chairman of the Modern Greek Studies Foundation, which was formed to support the Nikos Kazantzakis Chair for Modern Greek Studies at SFSU. He previously donated more than $40,000 to the University for the Center for Modern Greek Studies, Cinema Department and student scholarships. Judy Marcus earned her bachelor's degree in education from SF State in 1964. She is actively involved with several philanthropic endeavors throughout the Bay Area. New director for student health services Dr. Alastair K. Smith, a native of Ayrshire, Scotland, has joined SFSU as the new director of student health services. Smith, who holds a medical degree from University of London and completed his surgical and family practice residencies in the United Kingdom, brings nearly 30 years of medical practice and health-care management to the University’s student health services. He was a ship's doctor for P&O Princess cruise lines and later served as vice president and medical director in both the United Kingdom and Los Angeles offices. Most recently Smith was president and chief medical officer for International & Maritime Health Consultants Inc., where he helped to develop national and international guidelines, health-care protocols and audit procedures. Smith plans to apply his experience as a medical director to enhance integrated health care, occupational health, emergency medicine and health education at SFSU. "I am interested in making the Student Health Services an integral part of the SFSU campus," Dr. Smith said. "We should always be thinking about what else can be done to improve campus life as a whole." Smith and his wife Sally, a fifth generation San Franciscan, live in San Francisco. California Studies discontinuance meeting The Educational Policies Council (EPC) of the Academic Senate will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, in room 460 of the Administration building to review the proposal for discontinuance of the California Studies Program. For details, including guidelines and a rebuttal template, see the Academic Senate Web site: www.sfsu.edu/~senate |
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