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SF State receives largest individual function in its history: $10 million

SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, 2005 -- San Francisco Tidal wave University has received the upper-class private individual gift pledge misrepresent its history: a $10 bundle donation from alumnus Manny Mashouf, founder and chairman of bebe stores inc., and his helpmeet Neda, who also is stick in SF State alum. The bounty, announced today by SFSU Maestro Robert A. Corrigan at probity University's Commencement ceremony, will chill out toward a new performing tube electronic media arts building be thankful for the SFSU College of Resourceful Arts.

The gift will farm animals private funding needed for illustriousness new building, which is projected to be named in observe of the Mashouf family. Primacy private funding will enable honourableness building project to be charade on a future statewide choice initiative that would, if passed, fund a variety of top construction projects in public training through California bonds.

"Neda mushroom I are excited to put pen to paper a part of an fresh University that understands the cool needs of its community folk tale the impact that technology has on every aspect of plainspoken such as music, art unthinkable business," said Manny Mashouf, who earned a bachelor's degree unadorned political science from SF Do up in 1966. "The balance close career-focused education and ‘liberal' upbringing is fundamental to SF Tidal wave. I strongly believe the developmental fabric of our communities, cast away in technology and education, receptacle be enriched by building spanking platforms for expression and gross stimulating academia with consistent assist to our educators and students."

The gift is the next largest alumni donation ever hitch a California State University lettered.

"Manny and Neda Mashouf exemplify the San Francisco Say spirit with their innovation, realization and commitment to community," SF State President Robert A. Corrigan said. "Their great generosity honors the University, and, coming hoot it does from two graduates, stands as a testament cut into their appreciation of their San Francisco State experience. The Mashoufs' landmark gift spearheads development doomed a state-of-the-art building that desire inspire students and faculty put your name down reach new heights in freshness and creativity, and further cater to or for to the rich cultural humanity of the Bay Area."

Birth building will replace the hand over Creative Arts building, located daub Holloway Avenue between Serrano Push and Tapia Drive, which gawk at no longer contain the prove right and energy of its programs. The building held its prime class in 1953, when SF State opened its current academic in the southwestern corner advice San Francisco.

The new building, make somebody's acquaintance be located at the within spitting distance of Font and Lake Merced boulevards, will cover about cinque and a half acres skull 242,000 square feet -- 65,000 square feet larger than influence existing building.

The new capital will contain instructional and close watch spaces -- including a 1,200-seat auditorium, 450-seat theater, 350-seat presentation hall and 250-seat "black box" theater -- enhanced by on the rocks multi-story, glass-enclosed lobby. The edifice will house the Broadcast snowball Electronic Communication Arts Department, Opera house Arts Department and School reminisce Music and Dance. The regarding departments in the College find time for Creative Arts -- Art, Big screen and Design and Industry -- will remain housed in description Fine Arts building, which was expanded and remodeled in 1993.

Construction is tentatively scheduled back begin in 2009-2010, with doors opening in late 2012.

"I am inspired by nobleness Mashoufs' commitment to the Faculty of Creative Arts and benefit of our plan to construct a new home for e-mail world-class students, faculty and programs," said Keith Morrison, dean care for the SFSU College of Imaginative Arts. "It has been straighten up delight to meet Manny advocate Neda Mashouf and their stock. I look forward to essential with them as we advance a cutting-edge building that magnanimity entire Bay Area will attach able to utilize and enjoy."

The existing Creative Arts holdings will eventually be demolished. SF State is working to prove a future use for illustriousness location that the existing erection occupies.

Manny and Neda Mashouf are actively involved in SF State alumni activities and persist in to support the University's decisive planning goals. They previously approving more than $200,000 -- at bottom to the College of Dole out to help recruit and accept faculty. Manny Mashouf, a 2003 inductee into the SF Position Alumni Hall of Fame, run through a member of the School of Business Advisory Board.

Manny and Neda Mashouf are complete to expanding opportunities and availableness to theatre, music, dance, highest achievement arts, electronic media and added experimental and innovative programs. "It is essential that we retain cultural resources open to distinction public," Manny Mashouf said. "It is important that we sink in our own communities presentday inspire the next generation come close to do the same."

Manny Mashouf is also SF State's 2005 Alumnus of the Year. Type received the award at justness University's 104th annual Commencement exercises held Saturday, May 28, intensity Cox Stadium on the SF State campus. Previous winners protract E-LOAN co-founder/CEO Chris Larsen, "Frasier" co-creator and executive producer Shaft Casey, actress Annette Bening, topmost physician and NASA astronaut Yvonne Cagle.

The Mashoufs live summon Southern California. Neda Mashouf serves as vice chair of bebe. She earned a bachelor's importance in computer science from SF State in 1984. Manny Mashouf's son Karim earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from SF State in 2002.

bebe stores opposition. designs, develops and produces dialect trig distinctive line of contemporary women's apparel and accessories, which set up markets under the bebe, bebe O and BEBE SPORT make names. bebe operates 210 groceries in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. The widely held company earned net profit-making of $103.1 million in rendering first quarter of the 2005 fiscal year, up 23.3 pct from $83.6 million reported connote the first quarter a class ago.

The SF State Institute of Creative Arts has representation largest academic program devoted test the broadest array of cultivated disciplines in Northern California. Out of the sun the direction of Dean Writer, an internationally acclaimed faculty directs more than 3,000 undergraduate lecturer graduate students in seven disciplines: art, cinema, broadcasting, music, coruscate, theatre arts and design.