FSU music hall, sports facility named after philanthropic alumni
The FSU Board of Trustees met virtually Dec. 22 to approve a Les and Ruth Akers Community Hall within the College of Music as well as the Price Family Team Building, which is the new name of the soccer and softball building – a shared facility between the university’s soccer and softball complexes on campus that is made up of locker rooms and offices.
When it comes to the Les and Ruth Akers Community Hall, the name comes as the philanthropic couple have a total lifetime giving of about $10 million, according to FSU College of Music Dean Todd Queen.
FSU facility bears family name of ‘long-standing giver’
Besides the renaming of the College of Music’s community hall, the soccer and softball building’s new name is a result of the the Price family's $1 million donation to the university, where $500,000 has already been paid while the remaining committed amount will be paid at a later date.
Scott Price, a second-generation FSU College of Business alumnus and Tampa native, received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from the university in 1997. He is founder and CEO of Tampa-based A-LIGN, a prominent and award-winning global cybersecurity company.
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