CSUB receives largest gift in its history to establish Grimm Family Center for Agricultural Business

When you have a university located in a leading crop-producing county, having an educational agriculture center would seem like a natural fit. On Tuesday, it became a reality for Cal State Bakersfield. The California State University Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Grimm Family Center for Agricultural Business, made possible by an endowment created by Barbara Grimm-Marshall and Kari Grimm Anderson. The $5 million, three-year pledge, is the single largest gift in the university’s history and coincides with the 50th anniversary of family-owned Grimmway Farms and honors the legacy of the company’s founders, Rod and Bob Grimm.