Adrienne Arsht was born on February 4,1942 and is an American businesswoman and philanthropist.
12 Facts About Adrienne Arsht
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Adrienne Arsht skipped her senior year at Tower Hill School and went directly to Mount Holyoke College, where she received her bachelor's degree.
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Adrienne Arsht then attended the Villanova University School of Law for her JD Upon graduation, Arsht became the eleventh woman admitted to the Delaware bar.
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Adrienne Arsht moved to Washington, DC in 1979 where she initially worked with a law firm and then started her own title company before moving to Miami in 1996 to run her family-owned bank, TotalBank.
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From 1996 to 2007, Adrienne Arsht served as Chairman of the Board of TotalBank.
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In 2004, after the death of her parents, Adrienne Arsht created the Adrienne Arsht-Cannon Fund through the Delaware Community Foundation.
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In 2005, Adrienne Arsht announced a $2 million gift to Goucher College in Maryland, creating the Roxana Cannon Adrienne Arsht Center for Ethics and Leadership, in honor of her late mother, a Goucher graduate.
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Adrienne Arsht gave a $30 million contribution to Miami's Performing Arts Center in 2008.
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Adrienne Arsht became the Founding Chairman of the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation.
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In October 2008, Adrienne Arsht committed more than $6 million to the University of Miami to support the university-wide Adrienne Arsht Ethics Programs, assist the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami and support other University of Miami initiatives.
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In February 2009, Adrienne Arsht funded the creation of the Best Buddies Delaware chapter to specifically serve Hispanics and African-Americans with mental disabilities.
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Adrienne Arsht donated $5 million to establish the Adrienne Arsht Musical Theater Fund at the Kennedy Center to support a wide variety of musical theater productions.