Less than a month after Dana and David Dornsife donated $200 million to the school, USC announced a $15-million gift from Roger and Michele Dedeaux Engemann for a new student health center.
The gift will name a new student health center on USC’s University Park Campus to be known as the Roger and Michele Dedeaux Engemann Student Health Center. The center will be located alongside Jefferson Boulevard next to Fluor Tower, USC’s tallest building devoted to freshman housing. Plans are for the new center to be five stories tall, 101,000 square feet in size, and reflective of USC’s traditional architectural style, according to the press release.
The health center is planned to have an open lobby in a way to “maximize comfort, privacy and efficiency.” It will also contain a faculty and staff clinic with a separate entrance.
Michele is a trustee and alumna of the university, and she and Roger are USC parents. They are part of a legendary Trojan family: Michele’s late father, Rod Dedeaux, coached the Trojan baseball team for 45 years, and Dedeaux Field is named in his honor.
The groundbreaking ceremony will take place Monday, April 4 at 3:30pm at the future site of the health center.