Stony Brook Alumni Donates $4.3 Million for New Athletic Facility

An alumni donation of $4.3 million for a new athletic facility at Stony Brook University is the largest private donation ever made to a SUNY athletics department, the university said Wednesday.

The new 8,000-square-foot strength and conditioning facility will likely be named the Dubin Family Athletic Performance Center after the donor, Glenn Dubin, who graduated in 1978 with a degree in economics. While at the university, he played both football and lacrosse.

"Athletics have had an important influence on me, teaching me values I've used throughout my life – discipline and teamwork," Dubin said. "My family and I are delighted to support the student-athletes at Stony Brook and hope that this facility will add to their athletic experience and future success."

It will be located inside the Indoor Sports Complex and will feature spaces for cardio fitness and plyometrics, weightlifting racks and dumbbell sets, Olympic platforms, and office space for staff. The same architectural firm which designed the new Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, Populous, has been hired for the project. The new facility is currently in the design phase and is expected to be completed by the fall of 2011.

"This transformational gift will have an impact on our student-athletes for generations to come," athletic director Jim Fiore said.

In 2005, Dubin donated $1 million to the university for the creation of the Glenn Dubin Endowed Scholarship Fund, which supports students from his home neighborhood of Washington Heights, NY. His company, Highbridge Capital Management, manages alternative assets globally and is located in Manhattan with offices in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Dubin and wife Eva are also the founders of the Dubin Breast Center at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, where he is a trustee.