Million Dollar Gift Supports New Washington Adventist University Wellness Center

Million Dollar Gift Supports New Wellness Center 
Story by WAU Staff
 

Bruce Boyer, a healthcare executive and member of the WAU Board of Trustees, recently donated $1 million to advance WAU’s new Health Professions, Science and Wellness Center, expected to break ground later this year. The new center will be built as a $10.3 million renovation and addition to the existing Health Professions building on campus.

Bruce Boyer

“This generous gift will go a long way toward making the vision for a new Health Professions, Science and Wellness Center a reality,” says Weymouth Spence, president. “The center will offer exciting and endless possibilities for this university as we find new ways to enhance the education of our students in the health and science professions, promote healthy living and improve community wellness.”

When completed, the 50,000 square-foot center will accommodate WAU’s health professions and science programs, as well as community programs to enhance wellness. It will provide opportunities for the university to partner with the city and county in offering healthy cooking and exercise classes, among other wellness activities.

Boyer is president and chairman of Sloan Management, Inc., and Premier HealthCare, Inc., both in Frederick, Md., and has a unique perspective on Washington Adventist University. He spent time on the campus as a child in the 1950s, when his parents attended the university; in the 1960s, when he was a psychology major at the school; and in the 1970s, when he joined the university’s board of trustees.

In addition to Boyer’s recent gift, the new center will be funded through the university’s annual Visionaries Gala, along with support from the state of Maryland through a $4 million matching grant from the governor’s office. The grant application is being completed and funding approval is expected this year.

To contribute to the new facility, email alumni@wau.edu, call (301) 891-4151 or visit wau.edu/alumni/give-to-wau.