FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine has a new companion, the Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences, named by Dr. Herbert Wertheim in honor of his companion of 44 years, his beloved wife Nicole. The $10 million gift embodies the Wertheim family’s commitment to clinical and interdisciplinary research, preventive care, and the belief that the best health care is delivered when doctors and nurses work in unison.
The gift will create a lasting legacy for thousands of students to come, and will make FIU the only university in the country with a college of medicine and a college of nursing and health sciences named for a husband and wife.
The Wertheim family’s leadership at FIU also extends to the next generation, with Herbert and Nicole’s daughters Erica Wertheim Zohar and Vanessa Von Wertheim joining the college’s advisory board to ensure continuity and commitment. Both Wertheim daughters have extensive business and nursing industry backgrounds and expertise. Additionally, Nicole Wertheim has been named honorary chairwoman of the Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
