AMEGY BANK
PLEDGES $15K TOWARD UHS SUGAR LAND CAMPAIGN
New Academic Building to Be Shared with Wharton County Junior College
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HOUSTON, Aug. 30, 2006 – Amegy Bank of Texas has pledged
$15,000 toward expansion plans for the University of Houston System
at Sugar Land (UHSSL).
The gift goes toward the “Building Futures Together”
campaign, which supports the construction of a new academic building
at the UHSSL site to be shared by the UH System and Wharton County
Junior College. As part of the agreement, a faculty office in the
new building will be named for the financial institution.
“Amegy Bank is pleased to be part of the campaign to help
raise the funds necessary for the University of Houston and Wharton
County Junior College expansion at the Sugar Land Campus,”
said Lane Ward, vice chairman of Amegy Bank of Texas Rosenberg.
“Just as these two fine institutions of higher learning have
created a partnership to benefit the people of Fort Bend County,
Amegy feels that we have a partnership with the citizens of Fort
Bend County and is pleased to be able to help provide funding for
higher education locally.”
“Amegy Bank has a rich history of supporting organizations
in the communities in which it operates. As part of our charitable
giving, Amegy Bank has consistently supported educational-based
institutions, including UH, as they play a vital role in the betterment
of our communities,” he said.
“We’re truly grateful for this demonstration of generosity
and commitment to Fort Bend County by Amegy Bank,” said Tim
Hudson, president of UH-Victoria. “We feel very fortunate
to count them among valued friends of the university community and
among our partners who advocate higher education.”
To date, the campaign has raised $1.2 million in private funds in
addition to $4 million pledged by The George Foundation. The City
of Sugar Land has also committed $3.5 million toward the project
in a unique lease agreement that will support the development of
entertainment and recreation facilities on the campus.
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
The University of Houston System is the state’s only metropolitan
higher education system, encompassing four universities and two
multi-institution teaching centers. The universities are the University
of Houston, a nationally recognized doctoral degree-granting, comprehensive
research university; the University of Houston-Downtown, a four-year
undergraduate university beginning limited expansion into graduate
programs; and the University of Houston-Clear Lake and the University
of Houston-Victoria, both upper division and master’s-level
institutions. The centers are the UH System at Sugar Land in Fort
Bend and the UH System at Cinco Ranch. In addition, the UH System
includes KUHF-FM, Houston’s National Public Radio and classical
radio station, and KUHT-TV, the nation’s first educational
television station.
ABOUT AMEGY BANK OF TEXAS
Amegy Bank of Texas is one of the fastest growing banks in Texas.
With assets of more than $9 billion, local decision making and a
history of relationship banking, Amegy has the resources to serve
leading Texas companies as a source of capital as well as provide
efficient and effective treasury management, international and investment
services. The Bank, with more than 80 locations in the state, specializes
in small business banking as well as private financial management
and trust services for families and individuals, and retail and
mortgage banking services. For more information, visit www.amegybank.com.
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at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.
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