Today, Cutler has made the decision to honor his time at Idaho State and the help of Dr. Seelye with a planned gift - the Bob Cutler Endowed Professorship in Marketing. “My inspiration for endowing a professorship at Idaho State started when I read [the Business Bulletin] that mentioned a scholarship in the name of Dean Seelye. I also noted that the College of Business now had an endowed
A professor’s dedication goes full circle
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The fact that the College of Business is able to provide endowed professorships is proof to me that they have been doing a good job.”
professorship in finance,” said Cutler. “Recalling the assistance given to me by Dean Seelye while I was a student at Idaho State, I thought that the least I could do was add to the scholarship in his name, and help another student like I was helped. But the more I thought about
Throughout the decades, the Idaho State University College of Business has
my time at Idaho State, the more I realized that my success in both industry and
been a home for numerous inspiring faculty members. In looking at the list of
in academics started there. Maybe I could afford to do more.”
scholarship endowments and other gifts to the College, it is clear to see that the impact of a dedicated professor often extends far beyond the classroom
Cutler, a retired university professor himself, completed his master’s degree
or degree and even has the ability to positively affect change in the lives and
in marketing in 1968 from the University of Minnesota with a full academic
careers of the students they teach. For one alumnus, Dr. Bob Cutler, his time
scholarship thanks to the recommendation of Dr. Seelye. He later obtained
as a student at Idaho State and his connection to the faculty set the stage for
his Ph.D. in marketing from the University of North Texas in 1989. “Many large
a successful and rewarding career. As a 1966 graduate of general business,
universities do not have a single endowed professorship,” said Cutler. “If a
Cutler was deeply impacted by his time at Idaho State and attributes much of
college is able to sponsor one or more endowed professorships, it means two
that impression to the former dean and professor, Dr. Frank D. Seelye. Seelye
things: the college has been providing a good education to their students, and
began his career at Idaho State in the College of Business, where he taught for
their students trace their success back to a supportive education, and specific
10 years, also serving as dean from 1963 until his retirement in 1968.
professors. The fact that Idaho State’s College of Business is able to provide
