December 1, 2006
Donation Withdrawn From Florida College
A Miami entrepreneur has withdrawn a $20-million pledge to Florida International University's new College of Medicine, university officials have announced.
Herbert Wertheim, who is chairman and chief executive of a company that manufactures optical instruments and chemicals and who was also a trustee of the university until he resigned in November, said he had asked Modesto A. Maidique, president of Florida International, to allow him to defer the payments of his pledge. He wanted to
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