Testimonials
We want to celebrate the contributions of George S. Eccles, an icon of modern institutional banking
George & Dolores Eccles
A First for the College of Business
The first endowed chair in the College of Business will bring national recognition to a college that aims to become a top-ranked business school.
The chair is named in honor of the late George S. Eccles, a prominent Utah banker. The $1.5-million gift that established the chair comes from the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation and is the largest private gift in the college's history.
Dean Caryn Beck-Dudley says the chair will boost programs at every level - from undergraduate and graduate student recruitment to faculty research and development. The details have not been finalized, but the chair could rotate among departments or be housed in one department.
"We'll be able to attract the best minds in the nation, respected scholars who have an interest in working with complementary faculty and students," says Beck-Dudley.
George S. Eccles was instrumental in creating the Partners in Business program at Utah State, and he invited and escorted world-class speakers to campus, including Alan Greenspan, so students could learn from the best minds in the business world.
"We want to celebrate the contributions of George S. Eccles, an icon of modern institutional banking," says Beck-Dudley.
Dell Loy '82 and Lynnette Hansen
The vision for the university is exactly what this state, this community needs.
Dell Loy & Lynnette Hansen
"My wife and I realized how important it is for the community to show its support. The vision for the university is exactly what this state, this community needs." Logan business leaders Dell Loy '82 and Lynnette Hansen, who endowed a student retention scholarship that will provide tuition for an estimated 20 to 25 students a year.
Sumner M. Swaner
Sumner M. Swaner '84
Education and scientific research in responsible planning that incorporates community values, sustainable growth, and the conservation of open space-this is the enduring gift of Salt Lake landscape architect Sumner M. Swaner '84 and his mother, Salt Lake psychologist Paula Swaner-Smoot, who pledged over $1 million for the Swaner Green Space Institute and the Sumner M. Swaner Endowed Professorship in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. The university's goal is to raise an additional $715,000 for institute programs, graduate student support, and internships.
Dr. Dinesh & Kalpana Patel
As a trustee, I feel it's important to give to the university I'm serving
Dr. Dinesh & Kalpana Patel
"As a trustee, I feel it's important to give to the university I'm serving. It is a prestigious post." Dr. Dinesh Patel established a fellowship endowment for international and under-represented doctoral students. He wants others to benefit, as he did, from a higher education in the United States. In 1973, after completing his undergraduate education in his parents' native India, Patel immigrated from Zambia to the United States to pursue his dream of starting his own business. His doctoral degree in physical pharmacy from the University of Michigan provided him with the training and connections to succeed in his goal. Patel holds numerous patents in the drug delivery field. In 1985 he co-founded the Salt Lake City-based biotechnology firm, TheraTech, Inc., which he eventually sold for $350 million. Today he is a managing director at vSpring Capital, an "early-stage" venture capital fund for life science, information technology and networking companies.