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The John Martinson Honors Program to Expand and Enhance SIUE’s Honors Experience

September 6, 2023, 9:50 AM SIUE Master’s of Social Work graduates. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is pleased to announce the renaming of its esteemed University Honors Program to the John Martinson Honors Program in recognition of a generous $4 million gift from SIUE 1975 Master of Business Administration alumnus John Martinson. This transformative gift will […]
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New Jersey Institute of Technology Receives Transformative $3M Donation

Pioneering venture capitalist John Martinson is donating $3 million to New Jersey Institute of Technology to broaden and deepen the curriculum and real-world experiences for top scholars at its Albert Dorman Honors College and throughout the university. The largest single gift in the 27 years of ADHC will enable the college to add two new […]
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$5M gift to expand opportunities for Rowan’s Honors students

John H. Martinson believes in the power of university honors colleges. Rowan University’s Honors College is a sparkling gem, he says. “I’m certainly impressed with the leadership, faculty and students of the Honors College,” says Martinson, a venture capitalist and chairman of Martinson Ventures, based in Newtown, Pa. “I’m eager to accelerate that progress.” Martinson, […]
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