June 8th, 2009

Recognizing the power and promise of entrepreneurship and the importance of bridging science and business, Roger and Claudia Salquist have pledged a major gift to name one of the most exciting spaces planned for Gallagher Hall—an egg-shaped Innovation Lab designed specifically for "hatching" new ideas.

The Salquists will donate $100,000 to name and cover construction costs of the Innovation Lab as well as provide support to the Center for Entrepreneurship. They also have plans for significant additional support to the Center for Entrepreneurship in the future.

“By outfitting our Innovation Lab and providing funding to the Center for Entrepreneurship, the Salquist’s gift goes a long way to support what we're doing,” said Associate Professor Andrew Hargadon, founder and faculty director of the center. “The lab represents the center's work: a space where business and science, academia and industry, students and mentors, connect around a common innovation process.” 

Read more about the Salquists gift in the Summer 2009 Graduate School of Management Innovator Magazine >>