Les and Judy Vadasz, through the Vadasz Family Foundation, have generously underwritten music education at Sonoma State University's Green Music Center with a $500,000 gift.
"We are confident that the Green Music Center will enhance the educational experience for our students, and are glad to be part of the community of supporters helping SSU achieve this goal," says Les Vadasz, retired co-founder of Intel Corp.
Because of their commitment to music and education, half of their $500,000 gift will go toward completing the music center and the other half to an endowment for student scholarships.
The Vadasz Family endowment fund supports lessons and individual practice scholarships for students with financial need. The endowment ensures that money will be available to students forever. The principal is banked and collects interest. That interest funds the scholarships.
In 1968, Les Vadasz was a member of Intel Corporation's founding team. He led design teams that developed some of the semi-conductor industry's most significant products.
Intel is known for silicon innovation and as being a major player in the personal computing industry.
