Work began at the Phillip A. Levy Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison last year, and that work will be bolstered by a $25 million gift from alumni John and Tashia Morgridge.
The building is 395,000 square feet and will anchor the UW-Madison engineering campus.
The Morgridges will name a research laboratory on the building’s third floor.
“I am profoundly grateful to John and Tashia Morgridge for their investment in our college,” Devesh Ranjan, dean of the college of engineering, said in a statement. “The Phillip A. Levy Engineering Center will be a catalyst for ideas capable of reshaping society. It brings our people and industry partners together in an environment built for ambitious thinking and accelerating discoveries, while opening doors for more exceptional students who will drive Wisconsin’s future.”
The Morgridges are 1955 UW-Madison graduates with experience in business and education. John is the former president, CEO and chairman of the board of Cisco Systems while Tashia has long been an advocate for special education and literacy intervention.
