Jansen Kitchen & Bath Celebrates

20 Years of Service

Jansen Kitchen & Bath, a leading remodeling 

company, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. In 
the last two decades the Pensacola-based company 
has transformed itself from a small construction 
company with two owners and a part-time employee 
into a successful remodeling business, serving all of 
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. 

Jansen was founded in Pensacola in 1997 as Jansen 

Quality Construction. Two brothers, Paul and 
Ron Jansen, began in a small offi ce within Climate 
Control of Pensacola, Inc. Then Richard, the third 
brother, arrived in the fall of that year and they 
began to grow their staff. In 1999 they brought on a 
master plumber, and added a designer in 2002. They 
currently have over 30 full-time employees and three 
interior designers. 

In February of 2002 they opened their showroom 

on North Palafox Street. They remodeled the old 
Lum’s Restaurant. For a couple of years, they grew in 
the kitchen and bath area. Then Hurricane Ivan hit in 
the fall of 2004 and their focus became helping people 
get back in their homes. Two years later, they were 
back at kitchen and bath remodels.

In 2011 they expanded, converting the business 

next door. They began to fabricate and install granite 
and quartz countertops. They now have one of the 
largest selections of natural stone in Pensacola. Later 
that same year they also opened a glass department. 
This allowed them to become a “one-stop shop” for 
kitchen and bath remodeling.

For more information contact Jennie Sullivan at 
(850) 438-9904 or design@janseninc.com.

UWF announces major gift to enhance, 

name College of Health

 

University of West Florida President Martha 

Saunders announced today a gift in excess of $5 
million from Dr. Usha and Mahadeb Kundu to name 
the UWF College of Health.

 The college is slated to be named the Usha Kundu, 

MD College of Health in Dr. Kundu’s honor. This is 

Fred Levin invests
$100,000 in UWF Football 

Attorney and community advocate Fred Levin has 

made a generous contribution to the University of 
West Florida football program, donating $100,000 to 
support the Argonauts.

 “The University of West Florida’s football 

program is an asset for both the school and the 
community,” explained Levin, a Pensacola native 
and longtime supporter of UWF. “This contribution 
is important to continue the program’s success and 
keep up the momentum.”

 Levin, a member of the UWF Football Founders, 

has been an advocate of the football program since 
it was formed and launched in 2016. He encourages 
alumni and community members to support it, 
adding that sports and the football program in 
particular, is an important way for UWF to engage 
with the community and bolster the overall college 
experience for students.

 “Fred and his family have made an enormous 

impact on this community, and that has not been 
lost in his contributions to the University,” said 
Dr. Brendan Kelly, vice president for university 
advancement. “This gift will help the University 
establish a tradition of excellence in UWF football 
and further propel the program forward.”

 Mr. Levin’s tremendous professional success 

has enabled him to donate generously in support of 
higher education. “We are very thankful for Fred 
Levin supporting UWF football with this $100,000 
gift,” said Pete Shinnick, UWF football head coach. 
“Without gifts of this magnitude, we would not be 
able to move this program forward into the future.”

 

For more information about UWF football, visit 
www.goargos.com/football. 

the second college to be 
named after a donor in 
the institution’s history. 
Hal Marcus gifted $5 
million in January 2016 
to name the Hal Marcus 
College of Science and 
Engineering.

 “This incredibly 

generous and forward-looking gift will enhance our 
ability to provide the very best health care education 
for years to come,” said Saunders. “I expect great 
things from the Usha Kundu, MD College of 
Health.”

 The gift will support academic excellence for 

students, including opportunities for active, engaged 
and experiential learning. Additionally, the gift will 
support equipment and instrumentation for use in 
the academic and research environment as well as 
academic excellence for faculty within the college.  

  Dr. Kundu grew up in rural Bihar, India, and 

graduated from the Rajendra Medical College at 
Ranchi University in 1969 before she immigrated 
to the United States to complete her residency in 
obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Kundu opened her 
current private practice in Pensacola in 1983. She is a 
board-certifi ed OB-GYN, a Fellow of the American 
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and 
a Diplomat of American Board of Obstetrics and 
Gynecology.

  UWF is currently in the public phase of its 50th 

Anniversary Capital Campaign, with a fundraising 
goal of $50 million – the largest capital campaign in 
University history. With this gift from the Kundu 
family, the campaign will surpass $56 million.

  

For more information about the College of Health, 
visit www.uwf.edu/coh.

Ray Flores, CPA and member of the UWF Foundation Board of 
Directors; Dr. Martha Saunders, president; Dr. Brendan Kelly, 
vice president for university advancement; Swaha Knudu; Ajit 
Kundu; Dr. Usha Kundu, MD; Mahadeb Kundu; Dr. Subhash 
Bagui, professor in the UWF Department of Mathematics and 
Statistics; Dr. Ermalyn Kiehl, dean of the UWF College of Health

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