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(l. to r.) Dean John Evans, Pammella Starbuck '83, Rachel Kahn-Fogel, President Daniel Mark Fogel, and George Starbuck '62
12.5.05 UVM NAMES RESEARCH WING FOR STARBUCK FAMILY
The University of Vermont will name a wing of its Colchester Research Facility in honor of alums George '62 and Pammella Starbuck '83 and their family, in recognition of a $2.7 million gift resulting from the sale of the former Aquatec building at 208 South Park in Colchester.
The 37,500-square-foot Starbuck Family Wing of UVM's Colchester Research Facility houses research laboratories of the UVM College of Medicine where groundbreaking work has been done on risk factors related to cardiovascular health. UVM had leased the facility for more than a decade and purchased it this year to keep pace with its growing research activities. The sale price was significantly below its market value.
"We are very grateful indeed to the Starbuck family for their extraordinary generosity," said UVM president Daniel Mark Fogel. "Their gift has a profound impact on UVM and our capacity to engage in research of the highest caliber."
The Starbuck family has longstanding ties to the University of Vermont. George Starbuck served for fifteen years as a member of the advisory board to the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. His father, also George, completed undergraduate work at UVM in 1935, received his M.D. in 1938, and served as president of the Medical Alumni Association. His mother, Rachel Closson Starbuck, was also a UVM graduate, class of 1934, as is a son, Michael, class of 1986.
"Our family has been close to the University for a very long time," said George Starbuck. "We were thrilled to be able to help them acquire an outstanding research facility at a cost significantly below market and honored that the wing will always carry our family name."
The Starbuck family was honored for their gift at a reception in the University's new Medical Education Pavilion Monday evening, November 28.