VOL. 23, NO. 24	JUNE 12, 1998

Milstein.

hilip L. Milstein, a University Trustee and Columbia College alumnus of the Class of 1971, has committed $10 million to renovate the undergraduate library in Butler Library.

  In recognition of this generous gift, Columbia will name this facility, which will extend over three floors of Butler, the Philip L. Milstein Family College Library.

  The Milstein gift will enable the University to convert rooms on either side of Butler’s main entrance into an expanded Academic Information Systems (AcIS) computer laboratory, an information resources training laboratory, a new undergraduate reading room, and a lounge and coffee bar.

  “We are indebted to Phil Milstein for his sensitivity to the needs of Columbia’s students and for his recognition of the importance of creating a state-of-the-art facility for the 21st century,” said President George Rupp.

  Philip L. Milstein, who was elected a Trustee of the University in September 1996, is president and CEO of Emigrant Savings Bank. A devoted Columbia alumnus, Milstein has served as chairman of the John Jay Associates, president and active committeeman of the College Alumni Association, member of the Board of Visitors, chairman of the Tennis Alumni Advisory Committee and reunion committee president.

  In addition, he has been a strong supporter of the Core Curriculum, and has worked to make the College more residential and to expand the student activities center.

  Milstein, who earned an MBA from NYU, has been a member of the board of the 92nd Street Y since 1978, and is chairman of its development committee. He is also a member of the Citizens Budget Commission and the New York City Partnership.

  Work on the estimated $70 million renovation of Butler began in July 1995 and is expected to be completed by the year 2004. Work on the Milstein Family College Library began in January this year and is expected to be completed by the fall of the year 2000.