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BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES
ENDORSEUENTOF SCRIPPS CLINIC LUSK RESEARCE CENTER
11, 1989 --
LA JOLLA, CA July
Association
million
of
fundraising
Foundation's
Michael
has announced its
campaign
for
Industry
endorsement of
Scripps
Clinic
new Lusk Research Campus, according
and
to
a $19
Research
BIA president
Helmer of the Helmer Company.
The
Lusk
undeveloped
facilities
Research
in
Campus
l-and across
the
at 10666 N. Torrey
According
join
San Diego
T h e 9 0 O - m e m b e rB u i l d i n g
the
to
Helmer,
fundraising
the
will
street
be
built
f rom Scr ipps
on
20
acres
of
Cl-inic' s current
Pines Road.
BIA is
effort
to
encouraging
its
support
research
the
nembership to
center's
const ruct ion .
"Scripps
in health
CLinic
care and biomedical
their
impressed with
of supporting
The
Davidson
of
Hope
believe
and Research Foundation
this
BIArs
track
important
immediate
Communities,
Hospital
it's
in
important
represents
research, " Helmer noted.
record and is
research
past
added that
excited
excellence
"The BIA is
about the prospect
center."
president,
William
Davidson
BIA members have helped
Los
Angeles
to
support
UORE
for
many years,
a local
"and
organizationr
the
of
City
now we
ds welL.
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BIA Endorses
continue
We will
our
our
endorsement of
our membership to
The Lusk
gift
million
in
association
City
Hope, but
of
l-ook at
priority
for
support."
Carnpus is
named in
recognition
firm
that
has
been very
active
of
a
$3.5
The Lusk Company
in
San Diego
real
development.
Lusk
research
Research
buildings,
the
Kyriacos
Campus wilI
including
new Department
announced
that
C. Nicolaou,
chemists,
including
Clinic
Chemistry.
several
of
Scripps
synthetic
biomedical
laboratory
CIinic
be joined
to
recently
bio-organic
the University
He will
chemist
of Pennsylvania
will
by as many as 30 other
C h i - H u e y W o n g o f T e x a s A & I v IU n i v e r s i t y .
The endorsement of
Scr ipps
of
Ph.D.,
include
an 91r000 square foot
wor Id-renowned
head the new department.
the
with
the Lusk Research Campus as a top
Research
a
The
house
Research Center
from John D. and WiLliam D. Lusk of
Irvine,
estate
tusk
trustees
the
BIA was initially
and supporters
Hahn Company, and William
sought
by long-time
Ernest W. Hahn, chairman of
E. Nel-son, chairman of
Scripps
Bank
i n La Jol- l-a .
r eason
"The
fundraising
because
Bill
program to
we believe
Nelson
raise
very
and
I
chosen
have
$19 mil-l-ion from
much in
the
future
to
private
of
lead
the
sources
San Diegor"
is
Hahn
sa id.
" Long
Scripps
b e ,f o r e
C1ini
^ll
I
moved
he
noted.
to
San Diego,
"Itrs
MORE
one
I
of
was
the
invol-ved
finest
with
medical
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BIA Endorses
centers
in
the
growing field
wor1d,
opportunity
for
enhancement of
Research
Scripps
the
research
center. "
Nel-son added
than
research
forward
of
linkage
and a healthy
vision
with
an
to
the
extraordinary
an even greater
lifer"
he said.
a key role
home building
in
people
role
in
the
I'The BIA was
this
industry
and creative
important
understands
can contribute
in a community. "
Scripps
lifestyle
of the BIA'"
of
playing
"the
life
contributor
represents
quality
of
a major
play
to
most how talented
improved quality
"Their
that
as
"
Clinic
prospect
at
to
well
Center
Campus
San Diegors
excited
better
as
of biotechnology.
Lusk
"The
Lusk Research
directly
he said.
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CIinic
and
programs
its
appeals
to
the
for
positive