20 Years of Research Progress
The Albert Eye Research Institute, affectionately known as AERI, opened in 2005 and provided Duke Eye Center with 72,000 square feet to significantly expand research capabilities, pediatric clinical care and educational programs. A transformative gift from Herman and Ruth Albert spearheaded the new five-story building, creating much-needed space for Duke ophthalmology research teams to make groundbreaking discoveries, establishing a separate clinic designed specifically for pediatric patients, and housing a generous auditorium and gathering area for medical education events.
10 Years of State-of-the-Art Care
The Hudson Building at Duke Eye Center opened in June of 2015. The four-floor, 116,000 square foot facility is named in honor of William Hudson, retired CEO of Durham-based LC Industries and past chair of the Duke Eye Center Leadership Council. LC Industries is the largest employer of visually impaired people in the country.
Together with the Albert Eye Research Institute and renovated space in the adjoining Wadsworth Building — the original Duke Eye Center dedicated facility which opened in 1973 — the Hudson Building is the hub of an extensive Duke Eye Center campus incorporating new patient amenities and services from Duke’s expert clinical eye specialists and world-class ophthalmology research at the Duke University School of Medicine.
Donors
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Albert Eye Research Institute (AERI) |
Hudson Building |
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Ruth & Herman Albert Kit & Richard Barkhauser Mary & Jonathan Christenbury Heather & Jim Gills Rose & Leonard Herring Lyn Proctor & Gary Hock Evelyn Hunter-Longdon Susan & David Kahn Roslyn & Milton Lachman & Family Marianne & Allen Mebane Roger Milliken Loraine & Robert Sinskey The Duke Endowment Alcon Foundation A.E. Finley Foundation |
LC Industries, William Hudson, President/CEO LC Industries Foundation Heather & Jim Gills Loraine & Robert Sinskey Nanaline H. Duke Trust Kit & Richard Barkhauser Jack and Judy Brinson Foundation Catherine Harley Evelyn Hunter-Longdon Roslyn & Milton Lachman & Family Roger Milliken Phoebe & Gerrish Milliken Jeannette & Michael Vu |
Donors listed generously contributed $100,000 or more to help build these facilities that have transformed Duke Eye Center.
Donors are listed by their names at the time of their philanthropic commitments to the Albert Eye Research Institute and the Hudson Building and may not reflect the names used by these individuals and organizations today.