Fiscal Year 2020-2021
I M PA C T O F P H I L A N T H R O P Y FOWLER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS YEAR IN GIVING
$8.2M
HIGHLIGHTED GIFTS
Total Raised
FOWLER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
The Ilgaz Pala Family Aztec Cooperative Fund Endowment will create paid internships for students in the College, hired by the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center, to support student startups in the ZIP Launchpad.
The Gilbert J. Martin Foundation Endowed Scholarship will provide scholarship support to students in the Fowler Scholars program.
$908,064
Total Awarded in Scholarships
308
Scholarships Awarded
TWO NEW FINANCE PROFESSORSHIPS The Dennis and Elaine G. Szeto Endowed Professorship in Finance and the Robert and Amy Abramson Endowed Professorship in Finance will support the recruitment and retention of world-class faculty in the Finance Department.
FIRST ENDOWED CHAIR ELIGIBLE FOR THE FOWLER MATCH A $3M gift created the Ralph V. Whitworth Chair in Corporate Governance and supported the Corporate Governance Institute.
POINTS OF PRIDE
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International Business (Public, Undergraduate), #8 Overall, U.S. News & World Report - 2021
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Entrepreneurship
(Public, Undergraduate), #36 Overall, U.S. News & World Report - 2021
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Part-Time MBA Program
(Public), #53 Nation, U.S. News & World Report - 2022
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TOP Veteran Friendly School
“Best-of-the-Best”, U.S. Veterans Magazine - 2020
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Undergraduate Business Programs
(Public, Undergraduate), #81 Overall, U.S. News & World Report - 2021