Out of his desire to provide educational and other opportunities to students of Silliman University, 2018 Outstanding Sillimanian awardee Mariano Lao donated P10 million to initiate the development of the Robert B. & Metta J. Silliman Main Library and the Silliman Beach Eco-Park.
Silliman President Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann signed the memorandum of agreement on Dec. 8 with Mr. Lao, who has committed to grant P5 million for the modernization of digital learning tools of the Main Library and improvement of its learning spaces, and P5 million for the construction of the Eco-Park.
Staff of the College of Computer Studies and the Main Library have been developing plans for the library upgrade, while the Institute of Environmental & Marine Sciences and the College of Engineering & Design have been collaborating on the plan for the Eco-Park.
Lao graduated from SU High School in 1957. He is the benefactor of the Mariano & Lina Lao Scholarship, and donor of the Mariano & Lina Lao Activity Center and the Mariano Lao Technology Laboratory for Innovation, Creation & Inventions on the High School campus. (SU OIP)
