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| BATON ROUGE – Amedisys Home Health Services, a leading provider of home health care and hospice services, has pledged $1 million to the Forever LSU campaign for the construction of a new home for LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business – the Business Education Complex. Bill Borne founded Amedisys in 1982 and has served as chief executive officer and chairman of the board since that time. His leadership has resulted in Amedisys being recognized by various media outlets, including Inc. magazine, Investor’s Business Daily, Forbes magazine, TheStreet.com, CNBC, BusinessWeek and Fortune magazine. “At Amedisys, we believe learning provides the impetus for a substantial competitive advantage in the marketplace,” Borne said. “As a learning organization, we are fully committed to supporting the university’s efforts to enhance learning opportunities for students in the E.J. Ourso College of Business. Our $1 million gift represents our commitment not only to learning within our organization but also to the greater community that we serve.” In 1990, Borne was named The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report's Young Businessperson of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2004, Forbes magazine named him its Entrepreneur of the Year and, that same year, he received the Guardian Angel Award from the Caring Institute. Three years later, Borne served as a speaker for the LSU Flores MBA Alumni Association-Louisiana Chapter sponsored event Louisiana Looking Up 2007. He currently serves on the E. J. Ourso College’s Dean’s Advisory Council and was inducted into the college’s Hall of Distinction in 2009. Amedisys became publicly traded in 1994. Its stock currently trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (NASAQ) under the symbol “AMED.” The estimated cost of the Business Education Complex is $60 million. Louisiana has committed $30 million to the project, contingent upon $30 million in private funds being raised. The BEC is one of the cornerstone projects of the university’s Forever LSU Campaign, the goal of which is to raise $750 million by 2010. For more information about the Forever LSU campaign, visit www.foreverlsu.org. To view the floor plans for the BEC or make a donation, visit www.bus.lsu.edu/building. -30- |
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