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Chuck Khubani ‘83, founder and CEO of Ontel Products
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Ontel Products, a $300 million direct response sales and marketing company, has pledged $1 million to William Paterson. The company’s founder and chief executive officer is entrepreneur Chuck Khubani, a 1983 graduate of the University. The gift will support scholarships for highachieving incoming students for the Cotsakos College of Business. It will also support faculty development initiatives at the College including increased technical skills that enhance teaching excellence and faculty research and scholarship. “I am a big supporter of education, and look forward to partnering with William Paterson University and its Cotsakos College of Business to recruit the best and brightest students and to further enhance Ontel’s community service,” says Khubani. “This is a very special gift because it will support not only students, but the faculty who are educating today’s future business leaders,” says Kathleen Waldron, University president. “It is with great pride that I congratulate Mr. Khubani, an alumnus of William Paterson University, on his success as an entrepreneur, and thank him for
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sales and entrepreneurship. The College, through its Department of Professional Sales and in collaboration with its Russ Berrie Institute for Professional Sales, which houses one of the most advanced sales labs in the country, is a leading provider of undergraduate sales education in the United States. It is indeed a privilege to receive this gift and be able to provide significant incremental resources to enhance funding for high-achieving students and for faculty development.” Ontel Products develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes innovative consumer products, and is a pioneer in the “As Seen on TV” industry. Founded by Khubani in 1994, Ontel Products quickly became a multi-million dollar business and a leader in the direct response and retail industry. With innovations such as the short-form infomercial and products such as Snap Hook, Gopher, Glass Wizard, Dryer Balls, and Swivel Sweeper, Ontel’s products are recognized and used all over the world.
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Ontel Products Pledges $1 Million To University for Scholarships and Faculty Development
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this generous gift in support of business students and faculty at his alma mater.” “I echo the sentiment expressed by President Waldron that this is a very special gift,” says Sam Basu, dean of the Cotsakos College of Business. “Chuck Khubani has been a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at the Cotsakos College of Business since 2007, and has a particular interest in the areas of professional
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