Brij Agrawal donates $1m to US university
A PROMINENT Indian American entrepreneur couple has donated $1m to fund the manufacturing lab equipment at the University of Houston.
Brij Agrawal, an alumnus of the varsity, and his wife Sunita are funding the equipment at the University of Houston (UH) College of Technology building in Sugar Land, a suburb of Greater Houston.
The entrepreneur couple is helping to fund the colleges' manufacturing laboratory equipment, including the latest 3D printers, machine tools, and measuring test equipment, and the creation of an advanced manufacturing design center focused on small and medium scale industry.
‘I would not have graduated from college if it wasn't for the UH System. That is why I am so passionate about supporting UH,' Agrawal said.
‘I live in Sugar Land and that makes me more attached to the UH at Sugar Land campus.'
The Agrawals' total impact could reach $3.5m after matching gifts from the George Foundation, which will match $1 million, and the Texas Research Incentive Program, the university said in a statement.
The varsity will name the building's ground floor auditorium, the Brij and Sunita Agrawal Auditorium, in the couples' honor.