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The need for a vibrant central gathering ground for students
on the Charles River Campus is one reason why trustee Sharon
Ryan (SAR'70) and her husband, Robert Ryan, donated $500,000
to the Student Village project.
"When I went to BU, there was really no area for many
students to get together, except the GSU," says Ryan.
"We know that this is important for undergraduates. One
of our children [Lesley Ryan (CGS'94, SED'96)] went to BU
and one went to BC, and we know that students are interested
in a place like this on campus."
Ryan has long been active in University alumni and fundraising
programs. She has held three vice presidencies on the Boston
University Alumni (BUA) board - for special constituencies,
parents, and reunions - and was co-chair of the Marsh Plaza
Renovation Project and a member of and minority recruiter
for the Alumni School Committee. Now she is heading the fundraising
campaign to establish a Sargent House on Bay State Road.
At home in Minneapolis, Ryan is chair of the trustees of
the Breck Episcopal College Preparatory School and of the
board of African American Family Services, Inc., and is on
the board of directors for the Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.
She is also a trustee of the Tubman Family Alliance, for which
she raised $1 million for an addition to the shelter's facilities.
Robert Ryan is chief financial officer and senior vice president
of Medtronic, Inc
— Brian Fitzgerald
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