ASU Founders’ Day Gary & Jeanne Herberger

Philanthropists of the Year: Gary & Jeanne Herberger ’89 B.A., ’95 M.A., ’00 Ph.D. Jeanne and Gary Herberger epitomize the art and heart of philanthropy. Individually and together, the couple has contributed nearly $28 million to the development of Arizona State University over the past 30 years. Most recently, the couple’s generosity established the Young Scholars Academy for gifted children at the West campus of ASU. Jeanne, a three-time alumna of ASU’s Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, is an avid arts supporter and advocate. She served on the most recent dean selection panel at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and is a member of the Dean’s Leadership Cabinet, which provides strategic planning and advising. She is a founding Women & Philanthropy investor at the ASU Foundation for a New American University. Gary comes from a legacy of support for ASU, where he and his family have made more than 100 investments benefitting scholarships and programs in the colleges of the arts, business, public programs and design. He is a long-standing supporter of the ASU College of Design, now named the Design School within ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, and has been a strong advocate and advisor for the creation of ASU’s Master of Real Estate Development program. [nggallery id=76]