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Charles H. Lundquist College of Business
Capital support
- The stunning new Lillis Business Complex has provided new classrooms, meeting areas, offices, and labs designed around the school’s experiential learning curriculum. Almost the entire cost was met with private gifts. The 196,500-square-foot complex provided space for experiential learning and small-group instruction and features six learning centers that cluster student resources, study areas, and faculty offices around particular disciplines. The $37.3 million building, completed in 2003, is a showcase for energy-saving and environmentally friendly features. The complex was named for Charles Ph.D. ’72 and Gwen Lillis, who contributed $14 million to the project.
- The former west wing of Gilbert Hall was renamed Peterson Hall in honor of Ron ’49 and Patricia Peterson, major donors to the Lundquist College of Business and the university. A complete renovation of the building—including sustainability features and modern learning technologies—was completed in Fall 2007. Of the total cost of $6.6m, $3.3 million came from gifts and $3.3m from state bonds.
Faculty support
- Abbot Keller, founder and chief investment officer of Kestrel Investment Management Corporation, and his wife, Laura, gave $1 million to the Lundquist College of Business for faculty support in finance.
- Peter and Molly Powell gave $500,000 to help the Lundquist College of Business recruit and retain the kinds of excellent professors who inspired them to successful business careers.
Program support
- Future Oregon entrepreneurs are better prepared to launch a successful business in a global marketplace, thanks to a $5 million gift to the University of Oregon from Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle and his wife, Mary. The Boyles’ gift has helped the university turn its New Venture Championship (NVC) student business plan competition into the world’s first with an Asian focus.
- Six alumni who went on to great success in the investment industry are now investing their own money in future business graduates. The six contributed a total of $2.5 million to help launch the UO’s new Securities Analysis Center, which is educating students for careers in the investment industry.
- Dave and Nancy Petrone provided $600,000 for a permanent endowment for the highly regarded Warsaw Sports Marketing Center in the UO’s Lundquist College of Business. Warsaw Center founder James Warsaw and his wife, Ellyne, provided additional funds for the Warsaw Center.
- Half of a $1 million gift from UO athletic director Pat Kilkenny and his wife, Stephanie, will establish a “boot camp for athletic directors.” Housed in the UO Warsaw Sports Marketing Center, the program will be the first in the nation to train current or aspiring university athletic directors in business and communication skills needed to lead a college athletics program.
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