Lakeland doctors honor mothers with $50,000 donations to Florida Polytechnic

Two Lakeland doctors have donated a combined $100,000 to Florida Polytechnic University , resulting in the naming of classrooms to honor their mothers.

Dr. Faeza Rashid Kazmier and her husband, Dr. Peter Kazmier, each contributed $50,000 to the Lakeland school . Two classrooms in the Barnett Applied Research Center will now be known as the Dr. Fatema Rashid Classroom, in tribute to Faeza’s mother, and the Eva Kazmier Memorial Classroom, for Peter’s mother, the university said in a news release.

Faeza Kazmier is the daughter of Muhammad Rashid, professor of electrical and computer engineering professor at Florida Poly. Rashid and his wife have founded several scholarships and recently launched the school’s first endowed chair, the release said.

Faeza Kazmier, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with Watson Clinic, grew up in a home without many luxuries and saw that her parents still felt compelled to give back, the release said.

“My parents believe and know education changes lives, influencing generations as it has for themselves,” she said in the release. “They demonstrate true altruism, and I am honored they are my parents. I hope to be as capable of this level of altruism as well and always keep in the back of my mind that I have to make sure this is a part of my life plan — philanthropy is my opportunity to do so.”

This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Lakeland doctors honor mothers with $50,000 donations to Florida Polytechnic