, ▁the ▁F AM U ▁Foundation , ▁In cor por ated ▁showed ▁a ▁fund ▁balance ▁of ▁only ▁$ 6 . 2 ▁million ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁but ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁fund ▁balance ▁had ▁reached ▁$ 6 2 . 5 ▁million . ▁The ▁F AM U ▁Indust ry ▁Cl uster ▁( com pr ising ▁ 1 5 2 ▁major ▁corpor ations ) ▁and ▁the ▁Life - G ets - B etter ▁Sch olar ship ▁program , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁select ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Cl uster ▁are ▁firm ▁indic ations ▁of ▁corpor ate ▁America ' s ▁respect ▁for ▁F AM U ' s ▁educational ▁leadership ▁and ▁gradu ates ▁of ▁its ▁academic ▁programs . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁F AM U ▁provided ▁ 8 7 3 ▁Life - G ets - B etter ▁Sch olar ships ▁to ▁out standing ▁minor ity ▁students ▁major ing ▁in ▁such ▁discipl ines ▁as ▁Engineering , ▁Phys ical , ▁Life , ▁Natural , ▁and ▁Computer ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Pre - L aw . ▁In ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁appropriate ▁facilities ▁for ▁educational ▁programs ▁and ▁activities ▁to ▁fl our ish , ▁President ▁Hum ph ries ▁worked ▁ass id u ously ▁with ▁his ▁administr ators , ▁fac ulty , ▁and ▁staff ▁to ▁lead ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁building ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁University . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 1 ▁facilities ▁planned , ▁designed , ▁constructed , ▁renov ated ▁or