TERP Construction will begin in June on the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center, designed to be a national model of collaborative learning. Its 13 classrooms, along with other small-group spaces, will feature technology including video projection and capture for Web streaming, distance learning and audiovisual recording. In the ultra-modern lecture halls, wheeled chairs […]
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Ribbon-Cutting Held For Edward St. John Student Center At McDonogh School
Owings Mills Patch Edward St. John (center), Founder and Chairman of St. John Properties, Inc., is surrounded by students of McDonogh School during last week’s ribbon-cutting ceremony of the 72,000 square foot Edward St. John Student Center, a four-story structure featuring two dining halls that can accommodate 500 students, fine and performing arts studios, the Tuttle […]
Baltimore’s Biggest Philanthropists Reveal What Motivates Them
The Baltimore Sun | Jill Rosen Baltimore is home to some generous souls. There are those who give time, others who share their ideas and plenty of people willing to open their wallets. Over the years, a number of people have built reputations as philanthropists. Yet however publicly they give, their reasons for doing so […]
Edward St. John Named 2012 Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year by Association of Fundraising Professionals Marland Chapter
Edward St. John was named the 2012 Outstanding Philanthropist by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Maryland Chapter. Mr. St. John was recognized during a November 16th, 2012 ceremony in Baltimore. Below is an excerpt from the event’s program. Dr. Edward St. John brings to philanthropy the same commitment that helped him build one of the region’s […]
Baltimore developer donates $10 million for high-tech classroom building at College Park
The Baltimore Sun | Childs Walker Baltimore developer Edward St. John has donated $10 million to the University of Maryland, College Park to help his alma mater build a new high-tech classroom building in the heart of campus. The proposed Edward St. John Teaching and Learning Center would offer 2,000 classroom seats and be used […]
Third Annual Crossroads 5K Benefits Local Youth Programs
Avenue News | Lisa Harlow Approximately 1,500 runners, walkers and spectators gathered at Crossroads @95 on Rte. 43 Saturday, October 23 for the 3rd Annual Baltimore Crossroads @95 5K CrossCountry Challenge. It was a beautiful fall morning, with perfect weather for the 5K run and one-mile family fun walk. The 5K race course was set […]
A Generous Benefactor | BBJ’s Power 20
Baltimore Business Journal | Daniel J Sernovitz ED ST. JOHN President, St. John Properties Age: 70 Power is … “I would define it as a person who is successful in his financial endeavors and is recognized by others as being successful and uses that suc- cess to help others.” Ed St. John and his wife […]
Severn School opens new athletic center this week, part of a $20 million, three-building expansion
Baltimore Sun | Susan Gvozdas `Prepared for the 21st century’ When Kristyn Kuhn started working at Severn School in the early 1990s, students were still using the original 1922 dining hall and a gym and academic buildings from the 1960s. Plays were performed in a basement where low ceilings made staging the balcony scene of […]
Severn School plans to build a new gym
The Baltimore Sun | Julie Scharper The Severn School plans to start construction soon on a new gym and fitness center with help from a $5 million gift – the largest in the school’s history – from a Baltimore-based developer. A charitable foundation set up by Edward A. St. John, founder and CEO of St. […]