American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc.
American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc.
The role of American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. is to advance the strategic goals and objectives of Athlone Institute of Technology under the direction of an independent board. The board’s primary function is to generate financial support for investing in the institute’s infrastructure; R&D capacity and capability; wider fundraising and development programs; as well as academic initiatives.
Kevin Conboy Chairman Associate Professor, John Marshall Law School
American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. is a registered non-profit corporation engaged in fundraising for the institute from private individuals, institutions and business. Working with the President and other senior staff at the institute, American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. promotes AIT and the many facets that make it stand out in the higher education landscape.
Ways to Give American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. enables individuals and companies to support the ongoing development of Athlone Institute of Technology in a variety of ways:
Brendan P. Farrell, Jr CEO, XSP
• Become a Friend of AIT by way of a monthly or annual donation
David Fitzgerald CEO, Fitzgerald & Co.
• Bequests (cash, property, antiques, etc.) • Patents • Sponsorship of a Chair for a specific school or research institute within AIT • Sponsorship of a new specialist laboratory or teaching facility
• Sponsorship of an academic program • Scholarships and bursaries • Sponsorship of a fund raising event • Alumni fundraiser event
Tax Benefits Available when Making a Gift
E AmericanFriendsOfAIT@gmail.com W www.AmericanFriendsOfAIT.com
Paul Breen Chairman, AIT Governing Body
• One-off donations – cash, stock and assets, e.g. art and literary collections
• Sponsorship of a building or sporting facility
Contacts
Board of Directors
American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. is a pending US 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable and registered corporation. Gifts should be tax deductible to the extent of the law in accordance with the rules of the Internal Revenue Service. Tax exemption will be retrospective to the date incorporated, May 9, 2011.
Dr Donald Panoz Founder, Elan Kevin Conboy Kevin Conboy, associate professor at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School and retired partner from Paul Hastings, Atlanta, Georgia, has extensive experience in commercial lending and other debt finance transactions, in structuring and documenting secured and unsecured lending transactions. A dual citizen of the United States and the Republic of Ireland, and president of the Atlanta chapter of the Ireland Chamber of Commerce, Conboy led a trade mission to Ireland in 2007 with Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue. He is a member of the Atlanta and International Bar Associations and admitted to the Bar in the State of Georgia. Paul Breen Paul Breen has over 30 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Currently, he is chairman and co-founder of BCO Pharma, as well as chairman of Kneat Solutions. Prior to these ventures, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Elan Pharmaceutical International where he led the restructuring and return to profitability of the company’s drug delivery business. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Warner Lambert Ireland, and later Pfizer Ireland. Breen is also the chairman of AIT’s Governing Body. David Fitzgerald David Fitzgerald set up Fitzgerald & Co in 1983, which today is under IPG’s McCann Worldgroup and is one of the top full-service advertising and marketing agencies in the US. A second-generation Irish-American, Fitzgerald ran the Order of the Green Jacket of Ireland, is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Metropolitan Atlanta Police Emerald Society and the Hibernian Benevolent Society. He has twice been Grand Marshal of the Atlanta St Patrick’s Day Parade.
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Brendan P. Farrell, Jr. Brendan P. Farrell, Jr. is CEO and founder of XSP, the global leader in automated end-to-end corporate actions solutions for the financial industry. In 2009, Farrell created IMMRAM, an informal network for the Irish diaspora, which now has over 400 members. A finalist for the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, he was an honoree in the Irish America 2011 Business 100, named one of five Emerald Entrepreneurs for the Irish Echo’s 2012 Irish Small Business 50 and most recently, selected as Person of the Year in the 2012 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards. Raised in Longford, Farrell graduated from AIT in 1984 and now lives in Denville, NJ with his wife Christine and children, Dylan (19) and Brianna (16). Dr Donald Panoz Donald Panoz founded Mylan Pharmaceutical Corporation in 1960. He was a pioneer in recognising the potential of drug delivery methods, and established Elan Corporation in Ireland, opening an institute of biopharmaceuticals and manufacturing facility in Athlone in 1984. Elan was the first Irish company to list its stock on the NYSE, while at the same time added listings on the Irish and London stock exchanges. In the mid-1990s, Panoz withdrew from active leadership of the company in order to pursue a variety of other interests – including the operation of the Chateau Elan vineyard and golf estate in Georgia and the development of the Panoz sports car. In 2011, Panoz was inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of AIT.
American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc.
President of Athlone Institute of Technology Prof. Ciarán Ó Catháin Prof. Ciarán Ó Catháin is President of Athlone Institute of Technology, a role he has held since 2000. He holds a number of visiting professorships at leading universities in China and Malaysia, and he has championed the internationalisation of Irish higher education. Prior to his appointment in AIT, he was Director of the Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College, and was Residential and Finance Director at the Schiller University, Strasburg. Passionate about athletics, Ó Catháin is President of Athletics Ireland, the national governing body for athletics in Ireland. A graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology; Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Ulster, Prof. Ó Catháin holds a doctorate in management from the University of Ulster.
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Athlone Institute of Technology Situated in the heart of Ireland, Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) delivers an education that equips students for career and life success. AIT graduates lead companies around the world, conduct lifealtering research, design new ways of doing things, and work for societal benefit. Established in 1970, AIT has grown from 100 students in its first year to a thriving population of 6,000 today. More than 50 different nationalities are represented on campus, creating a truly international educational experience. Two hundred programs are offered at AIT, from sub-degree courses through to PhD, across its four schools of business, humanities, engineering and science. This modern higher education institution has a state-of-the-art campus, the benefit of a $130 million investment since 2000. In addition to cutting-edge laboratories and lecture theatres, AIT’s sporting infrastructure boasts Olympicstandard indoor and outdoor facilities.
AIT in Numbers
The institute’s global focus is also evident in the 200 partnerships and agreements it has signed with universities and research institutions around the world.
Building for the Future
At the heart of AIT’s strategic vision is the ambition to play a catalyic role in the Midlands, through driving innovation and fostering entrepreneurial activity. The institute can point to a track record of success in this regard – AIT’s Midlands Innovation and Research Center (MIRC) has supported 75 start-up companies, creating some 400 jobs, as well as incubating six high-potential start-ups since 2007, positioning it to the forefront of third level institutions supporting innovation. Research activity in Athlone is geared towards solving the needs of business. That applied focus is concentrated in three strategic areas: materials science, biomolecular sciences and computer networking. The research institutes, which have developed international collaborations with leading multinational companies and universities in Europe, Asia and the US, have attracted significant multimillion euro funding. Athlone Institute of Technology is a young institution, building for a bright future.
Athlone Institute of Technology has benefitted from $130 million investment from the Irish Government over the past decade. This has seen a new east campus developed, as well as world class infrastructure in engineering and informatics, hospitality studies, applied sciences, health science, and innovation and research. International calibre sporting facilities have been developed from the institute’s own fund-raising and represent an investment of $20 million. The changed economic climate means that AIT is now looking to new sources to deliver upon its strategic objective to play a catalytic role in the Midlands. The institute has purchased a six-acre site, on which it plans to develop the Midlands Technology Campus, which it is anticipated will cost $32 million to complete.
Midlands Technology Campus The Midlands Technology Campus represents a bold vision of industry and higher education coming together in a collaborative environment. The campus will include best-in-class facilities to convert academic research into real-world benefit in the areas of biotechnology and medical innovation. The campus will also include a support infrastructure that will enable the next generation of entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas and find commercial success.
Center for Applied Medical Technologies The Center for Applied Medical Technologies will bring industry and academic research expertise together in new and exciting ways. It will involve Irish and multinational partners collaborating to solve problems relating to our understanding of disease and the development of innovative medical devices for the treatment of patients. This translational research activity will take place in the areas of bio-development and medical innovations, which will involve cross-disciplinary work between science, engineering and software research. Such collaborations will focus on the development of biomedical coatings, drug delivery and preparation of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. This applied research will be further enhanced by confidential ‘fire-walled’ units in the medical innovation facility, where research teams will be able to develop products from concept to pilot production in clean room facilities. The need for preclinical testing facilities in Ireland will also be met in the center, which will enable client companies to safely test for human cell therapies.
Midlands Business Development Center Entrepreneurship Academy The Entrepreneurship Academy will attract final year students and graduates with the best business proposals and will provide them with a launching pad to further develop their ideas. The ambition for the Academy is to develop a pipeline of spin-out companies from this pool of talented graduate entrepreneurs, thereby driving job creation. Participants in the Academy will be able to access the expertise of AIT’s Business School, as well as the support of mentors and business angels from industry. Specifically, they will develop the key skills and knowledge to succeed, including entrepreneurship, venture formation and development, strategic thinking, marketing and selling, design, ethics and leadership skills. Center for SME Competitiveness and Growth This center will focus on the specific needs of the 9,000 SMEs in the Midlands of Ireland, equipping them with the ability to compete more effectively and efficiently. These businesses operate in a wide variety of industries and sectors, but they are characterised by a shared need for enhanced skills in management development for growth, strategic thinking, competitor analysis, market research and best practices in business processes such as HR and operations. The center will provide an access point for these SMEs to the expertise of AIT’s Business School, as well as the support of mentors and business angels from industry.
Incubation Facilities This expanded incubation space at AIT will build on the excellent work carried out by the Midlands Innovation and Research Center. It will have as its focus the specific needs of second stage companies, those which have high growth potential and are moving to the next stage of their development. Services and supports will focus on helping clients secure further rounds of funding, access international markets and add further value to their products and services. The incubation facilities will also offer space for early stage FDI companies and international entrepreneurs seeking to establish and develop a business in Ireland, in line with Enterprise Ireland’s $13 million programme. Auditorium The auditorium will expand the conference and performance infrastructure of the Midlands region. It will play a major role in terms of being a conference resource for visiting industry, research and educational partners. The facilities will have the ICT capacity to broadcast proceedings, utilising the web and other teleconferencing technologies. Furthermore, it will also be available to the local community for a variety of uses, ranging from public lectures to cultural performances.
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The percentage of graduates, according to the most recent graduate survey, who were seeking employment six months after qualifying at AIT. The balance of graduates were in employment or continuing their studies.
The number of nationalities represented at AIT through its 450 international students.
The percentage of honours degree students that complete their programme of study at AIT.
The number of Enterprise Ireland innovation vouchers undertaken by AIT in conjunction with smallmedium Irish companies since 2007. The scheme enables companies to work with AIT to solve a problem or improve their product or service.
The number of jobs created by 75 start-up companies supported by AIT.
The number of students currently studying at AIT on undergraduate and graduate, full- and part-time programs.
The amount of research income which AIT has received over the past decade.
The annual contribution of AIT to the local economy.
The investment in AIT’s campus since 2000. Recent additions to the campus include the Engineering and Informatics Building, the Research Hub, the Midlands Innovation and Research Center, the Nursing and Health Science Building, the Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Studies Building, and the Indoor Sporting Arena currently under construction.
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Athlone Institute of Technology Situated in the heart of Ireland, Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) delivers an education that equips students for career and life success. AIT graduates lead companies around the world, conduct lifealtering research, design new ways of doing things, and work for societal benefit. Established in 1970, AIT has grown from 100 students in its first year to a thriving population of 6,000 today. More than 50 different nationalities are represented on campus, creating a truly international educational experience. Two hundred programs are offered at AIT, from sub-degree courses through to PhD, across its four schools of business, humanities, engineering and science. This modern higher education institution has a state-of-the-art campus, the benefit of a $130 million investment since 2000. In addition to cutting-edge laboratories and lecture theatres, AIT’s sporting infrastructure boasts Olympicstandard indoor and outdoor facilities.
AIT in Numbers
The institute’s global focus is also evident in the 200 partnerships and agreements it has signed with universities and research institutions around the world.
Building for the Future
At the heart of AIT’s strategic vision is the ambition to play a catalyic role in the Midlands, through driving innovation and fostering entrepreneurial activity. The institute can point to a track record of success in this regard – AIT’s Midlands Innovation and Research Center (MIRC) has supported 75 start-up companies, creating some 400 jobs, as well as incubating six high-potential start-ups since 2007, positioning it to the forefront of third level institutions supporting innovation. Research activity in Athlone is geared towards solving the needs of business. That applied focus is concentrated in three strategic areas: materials science, biomolecular sciences and computer networking. The research institutes, which have developed international collaborations with leading multinational companies and universities in Europe, Asia and the US, have attracted significant multimillion euro funding. Athlone Institute of Technology is a young institution, building for a bright future.
Athlone Institute of Technology has benefitted from $130 million investment from the Irish Government over the past decade. This has seen a new east campus developed, as well as world class infrastructure in engineering and informatics, hospitality studies, applied sciences, health science, and innovation and research. International calibre sporting facilities have been developed from the institute’s own fund-raising and represent an investment of $20 million. The changed economic climate means that AIT is now looking to new sources to deliver upon its strategic objective to play a catalytic role in the Midlands. The institute has purchased a six-acre site, on which it plans to develop the Midlands Technology Campus, which it is anticipated will cost $32 million to complete.
Midlands Technology Campus The Midlands Technology Campus represents a bold vision of industry and higher education coming together in a collaborative environment. The campus will include best-in-class facilities to convert academic research into real-world benefit in the areas of biotechnology and medical innovation. The campus will also include a support infrastructure that will enable the next generation of entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas and find commercial success.
Center for Applied Medical Technologies The Center for Applied Medical Technologies will bring industry and academic research expertise together in new and exciting ways. It will involve Irish and multinational partners collaborating to solve problems relating to our understanding of disease and the development of innovative medical devices for the treatment of patients. This translational research activity will take place in the areas of bio-development and medical innovations, which will involve cross-disciplinary work between science, engineering and software research. Such collaborations will focus on the development of biomedical coatings, drug delivery and preparation of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. This applied research will be further enhanced by confidential ‘fire-walled’ units in the medical innovation facility, where research teams will be able to develop products from concept to pilot production in clean room facilities. The need for preclinical testing facilities in Ireland will also be met in the center, which will enable client companies to safely test for human cell therapies.
Midlands Business Development Center Entrepreneurship Academy The Entrepreneurship Academy will attract final year students and graduates with the best business proposals and will provide them with a launching pad to further develop their ideas. The ambition for the Academy is to develop a pipeline of spin-out companies from this pool of talented graduate entrepreneurs, thereby driving job creation. Participants in the Academy will be able to access the expertise of AIT’s Business School, as well as the support of mentors and business angels from industry. Specifically, they will develop the key skills and knowledge to succeed, including entrepreneurship, venture formation and development, strategic thinking, marketing and selling, design, ethics and leadership skills. Center for SME Competitiveness and Growth This center will focus on the specific needs of the 9,000 SMEs in the Midlands of Ireland, equipping them with the ability to compete more effectively and efficiently. These businesses operate in a wide variety of industries and sectors, but they are characterised by a shared need for enhanced skills in management development for growth, strategic thinking, competitor analysis, market research and best practices in business processes such as HR and operations. The center will provide an access point for these SMEs to the expertise of AIT’s Business School, as well as the support of mentors and business angels from industry.
Incubation Facilities This expanded incubation space at AIT will build on the excellent work carried out by the Midlands Innovation and Research Center. It will have as its focus the specific needs of second stage companies, those which have high growth potential and are moving to the next stage of their development. Services and supports will focus on helping clients secure further rounds of funding, access international markets and add further value to their products and services. The incubation facilities will also offer space for early stage FDI companies and international entrepreneurs seeking to establish and develop a business in Ireland, in line with Enterprise Ireland’s $13 million programme. Auditorium The auditorium will expand the conference and performance infrastructure of the Midlands region. It will play a major role in terms of being a conference resource for visiting industry, research and educational partners. The facilities will have the ICT capacity to broadcast proceedings, utilising the web and other teleconferencing technologies. Furthermore, it will also be available to the local community for a variety of uses, ranging from public lectures to cultural performances.
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89
167
400
6,000
$30,000,000
$100,000,000
$130,000,000
The percentage of graduates, according to the most recent graduate survey, who were seeking employment six months after qualifying at AIT. The balance of graduates were in employment or continuing their studies.
The number of nationalities represented at AIT through its 450 international students.
The percentage of honours degree students that complete their programme of study at AIT.
The number of Enterprise Ireland innovation vouchers undertaken by AIT in conjunction with smallmedium Irish companies since 2007. The scheme enables companies to work with AIT to solve a problem or improve their product or service.
The number of jobs created by 75 start-up companies supported by AIT.
The number of students currently studying at AIT on undergraduate and graduate, full- and part-time programs.
The amount of research income which AIT has received over the past decade.
The annual contribution of AIT to the local economy.
The investment in AIT’s campus since 2000. Recent additions to the campus include the Engineering and Informatics Building, the Research Hub, the Midlands Innovation and Research Center, the Nursing and Health Science Building, the Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Studies Building, and the Indoor Sporting Arena currently under construction.
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17/05/2012 19:20:44
Athlone Institute of Technology Situated in the heart of Ireland, Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) delivers an education that equips students for career and life success. AIT graduates lead companies around the world, conduct lifealtering research, design new ways of doing things, and work for societal benefit. Established in 1970, AIT has grown from 100 students in its first year to a thriving population of 6,000 today. More than 50 different nationalities are represented on campus, creating a truly international educational experience. Two hundred programs are offered at AIT, from sub-degree courses through to PhD, across its four schools of business, humanities, engineering and science. This modern higher education institution has a state-of-the-art campus, the benefit of a $130 million investment since 2000. In addition to cutting-edge laboratories and lecture theatres, AIT’s sporting infrastructure boasts Olympicstandard indoor and outdoor facilities.
AIT in Numbers
The institute’s global focus is also evident in the 200 partnerships and agreements it has signed with universities and research institutions around the world.
Building for the Future
At the heart of AIT’s strategic vision is the ambition to play a catalyic role in the Midlands, through driving innovation and fostering entrepreneurial activity. The institute can point to a track record of success in this regard – AIT’s Midlands Innovation and Research Center (MIRC) has supported 75 start-up companies, creating some 400 jobs, as well as incubating six high-potential start-ups since 2007, positioning it to the forefront of third level institutions supporting innovation. Research activity in Athlone is geared towards solving the needs of business. That applied focus is concentrated in three strategic areas: materials science, biomolecular sciences and computer networking. The research institutes, which have developed international collaborations with leading multinational companies and universities in Europe, Asia and the US, have attracted significant multimillion euro funding. Athlone Institute of Technology is a young institution, building for a bright future.
Athlone Institute of Technology has benefitted from $130 million investment from the Irish Government over the past decade. This has seen a new east campus developed, as well as world class infrastructure in engineering and informatics, hospitality studies, applied sciences, health science, and innovation and research. International calibre sporting facilities have been developed from the institute’s own fund-raising and represent an investment of $20 million. The changed economic climate means that AIT is now looking to new sources to deliver upon its strategic objective to play a catalytic role in the Midlands. The institute has purchased a six-acre site, on which it plans to develop the Midlands Technology Campus, which it is anticipated will cost $32 million to complete.
Midlands Technology Campus The Midlands Technology Campus represents a bold vision of industry and higher education coming together in a collaborative environment. The campus will include best-in-class facilities to convert academic research into real-world benefit in the areas of biotechnology and medical innovation. The campus will also include a support infrastructure that will enable the next generation of entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas and find commercial success.
Center for Applied Medical Technologies The Center for Applied Medical Technologies will bring industry and academic research expertise together in new and exciting ways. It will involve Irish and multinational partners collaborating to solve problems relating to our understanding of disease and the development of innovative medical devices for the treatment of patients. This translational research activity will take place in the areas of bio-development and medical innovations, which will involve cross-disciplinary work between science, engineering and software research. Such collaborations will focus on the development of biomedical coatings, drug delivery and preparation of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. This applied research will be further enhanced by confidential ‘fire-walled’ units in the medical innovation facility, where research teams will be able to develop products from concept to pilot production in clean room facilities. The need for preclinical testing facilities in Ireland will also be met in the center, which will enable client companies to safely test for human cell therapies.
Midlands Business Development Center Entrepreneurship Academy The Entrepreneurship Academy will attract final year students and graduates with the best business proposals and will provide them with a launching pad to further develop their ideas. The ambition for the Academy is to develop a pipeline of spin-out companies from this pool of talented graduate entrepreneurs, thereby driving job creation. Participants in the Academy will be able to access the expertise of AIT’s Business School, as well as the support of mentors and business angels from industry. Specifically, they will develop the key skills and knowledge to succeed, including entrepreneurship, venture formation and development, strategic thinking, marketing and selling, design, ethics and leadership skills. Center for SME Competitiveness and Growth This center will focus on the specific needs of the 9,000 SMEs in the Midlands of Ireland, equipping them with the ability to compete more effectively and efficiently. These businesses operate in a wide variety of industries and sectors, but they are characterised by a shared need for enhanced skills in management development for growth, strategic thinking, competitor analysis, market research and best practices in business processes such as HR and operations. The center will provide an access point for these SMEs to the expertise of AIT’s Business School, as well as the support of mentors and business angels from industry.
Incubation Facilities This expanded incubation space at AIT will build on the excellent work carried out by the Midlands Innovation and Research Center. It will have as its focus the specific needs of second stage companies, those which have high growth potential and are moving to the next stage of their development. Services and supports will focus on helping clients secure further rounds of funding, access international markets and add further value to their products and services. The incubation facilities will also offer space for early stage FDI companies and international entrepreneurs seeking to establish and develop a business in Ireland, in line with Enterprise Ireland’s $13 million programme. Auditorium The auditorium will expand the conference and performance infrastructure of the Midlands region. It will play a major role in terms of being a conference resource for visiting industry, research and educational partners. The facilities will have the ICT capacity to broadcast proceedings, utilising the web and other teleconferencing technologies. Furthermore, it will also be available to the local community for a variety of uses, ranging from public lectures to cultural performances.
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167
400
6,000
$30,000,000
$100,000,000
$130,000,000
The percentage of graduates, according to the most recent graduate survey, who were seeking employment six months after qualifying at AIT. The balance of graduates were in employment or continuing their studies.
The number of nationalities represented at AIT through its 450 international students.
The percentage of honours degree students that complete their programme of study at AIT.
The number of Enterprise Ireland innovation vouchers undertaken by AIT in conjunction with smallmedium Irish companies since 2007. The scheme enables companies to work with AIT to solve a problem or improve their product or service.
The number of jobs created by 75 start-up companies supported by AIT.
The number of students currently studying at AIT on undergraduate and graduate, full- and part-time programs.
The amount of research income which AIT has received over the past decade.
The annual contribution of AIT to the local economy.
The investment in AIT’s campus since 2000. Recent additions to the campus include the Engineering and Informatics Building, the Research Hub, the Midlands Innovation and Research Center, the Nursing and Health Science Building, the Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Studies Building, and the Indoor Sporting Arena currently under construction.
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American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc.
American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc.
The role of American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. is to advance the strategic goals and objectives of Athlone Institute of Technology under the direction of an independent board. The board’s primary function is to generate financial support for investing in the institute’s infrastructure; R&D capacity and capability; wider fundraising and development programs; as well as academic initiatives.
Kevin Conboy Chairman Associate Professor, John Marshall Law School
American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. is a registered non-profit corporation engaged in fundraising for the institute from private individuals, institutions and business. Working with the President and other senior staff at the institute, American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. promotes AIT and the many facets that make it stand out in the higher education landscape.
Ways to Give American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. enables individuals and companies to support the ongoing development of Athlone Institute of Technology in a variety of ways:
Brendan P. Farrell, Jr CEO, XSP
• Become a Friend of AIT by way of a monthly or annual donation
David Fitzgerald CEO, Fitzgerald & Co.
• Bequests (cash, property, antiques, etc.) • Patents • Sponsorship of a Chair for a specific school or research institute within AIT • Sponsorship of a new specialist laboratory or teaching facility
• Sponsorship of an academic program • Scholarships and bursaries • Sponsorship of a fund raising event • Alumni fundraiser event
Tax Benefits Available when Making a Gift
E AmericanFriendsOfAIT@gmail.com W www.AmericanFriendsOfAIT.com
Paul Breen Chairman, AIT Governing Body
• One-off donations – cash, stock and assets, e.g. art and literary collections
• Sponsorship of a building or sporting facility
Contacts
Board of Directors
American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. is a pending US 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable and registered corporation. Gifts should be tax deductible to the extent of the law in accordance with the rules of the Internal Revenue Service. Tax exemption will be retrospective to the date incorporated, May 9, 2011.
Dr Donald Panoz Founder, Elan Kevin Conboy Kevin Conboy, associate professor at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School and retired partner from Paul Hastings, Atlanta, Georgia, has extensive experience in commercial lending and other debt finance transactions, in structuring and documenting secured and unsecured lending transactions. A dual citizen of the United States and the Republic of Ireland, and president of the Atlanta chapter of the Ireland Chamber of Commerce, Conboy led a trade mission to Ireland in 2007 with Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue. He is a member of the Atlanta and International Bar Associations and admitted to the Bar in the State of Georgia. Paul Breen Paul Breen has over 30 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Currently, he is chairman and co-founder of BCO Pharma, as well as chairman of Kneat Solutions. Prior to these ventures, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Elan Pharmaceutical International where he led the restructuring and return to profitability of the company’s drug delivery business. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Warner Lambert Ireland, and later Pfizer Ireland. Breen is also the chairman of AIT’s Governing Body. David Fitzgerald David Fitzgerald set up Fitzgerald & Co in 1983, which today is under IPG’s McCann Worldgroup and is one of the top full-service advertising and marketing agencies in the US. A second-generation Irish-American, Fitzgerald ran the Order of the Green Jacket of Ireland, is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Metropolitan Atlanta Police Emerald Society and the Hibernian Benevolent Society. He has twice been Grand Marshal of the Atlanta St Patrick’s Day Parade.
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Brendan P. Farrell, Jr. Brendan P. Farrell, Jr. is CEO and founder of XSP, the global leader in automated end-to-end corporate actions solutions for the financial industry. In 2009, Farrell created IMMRAM, an informal network for the Irish diaspora, which now has over 400 members. A finalist for the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, he was an honoree in the Irish America 2011 Business 100, named one of five Emerald Entrepreneurs for the Irish Echo’s 2012 Irish Small Business 50 and most recently, selected as Person of the Year in the 2012 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards. Raised in Longford, Farrell graduated from AIT in 1984 and now lives in Denville, NJ with his wife Christine and children, Dylan (19) and Brianna (16). Dr Donald Panoz Donald Panoz founded Mylan Pharmaceutical Corporation in 1960. He was a pioneer in recognising the potential of drug delivery methods, and established Elan Corporation in Ireland, opening an institute of biopharmaceuticals and manufacturing facility in Athlone in 1984. Elan was the first Irish company to list its stock on the NYSE, while at the same time added listings on the Irish and London stock exchanges. In the mid-1990s, Panoz withdrew from active leadership of the company in order to pursue a variety of other interests – including the operation of the Chateau Elan vineyard and golf estate in Georgia and the development of the Panoz sports car. In 2011, Panoz was inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of AIT.
American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc.
President of Athlone Institute of Technology Prof. Ciarán Ó Catháin Prof. Ciarán Ó Catháin is President of Athlone Institute of Technology, a role he has held since 2000. He holds a number of visiting professorships at leading universities in China and Malaysia, and he has championed the internationalisation of Irish higher education. Prior to his appointment in AIT, he was Director of the Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College, and was Residential and Finance Director at the Schiller University, Strasburg. Passionate about athletics, Ó Catháin is President of Athletics Ireland, the national governing body for athletics in Ireland. A graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology; Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Ulster, Prof. Ó Catháin holds a doctorate in management from the University of Ulster.
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American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc.
American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc.
The role of American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. is to advance the strategic goals and objectives of Athlone Institute of Technology under the direction of an independent board. The board’s primary function is to generate financial support for investing in the institute’s infrastructure; R&D capacity and capability; wider fundraising and development programs; as well as academic initiatives.
Kevin Conboy Chairman Associate Professor, John Marshall Law School
American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. is a registered non-profit corporation engaged in fundraising for the institute from private individuals, institutions and business. Working with the President and other senior staff at the institute, American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. promotes AIT and the many facets that make it stand out in the higher education landscape.
Ways to Give American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. enables individuals and companies to support the ongoing development of Athlone Institute of Technology in a variety of ways:
Brendan P. Farrell, Jr CEO, XSP
• Become a Friend of AIT by way of a monthly or annual donation
David Fitzgerald CEO, Fitzgerald & Co.
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American Friends of Athlone Institute of Technology, Inc. is a pending US 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable and registered corporation. Gifts should be tax deductible to the extent of the law in accordance with the rules of the Internal Revenue Service. Tax exemption will be retrospective to the date incorporated, May 9, 2011.
Dr Donald Panoz Founder, Elan Kevin Conboy Kevin Conboy, associate professor at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School and retired partner from Paul Hastings, Atlanta, Georgia, has extensive experience in commercial lending and other debt finance transactions, in structuring and documenting secured and unsecured lending transactions. A dual citizen of the United States and the Republic of Ireland, and president of the Atlanta chapter of the Ireland Chamber of Commerce, Conboy led a trade mission to Ireland in 2007 with Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue. He is a member of the Atlanta and International Bar Associations and admitted to the Bar in the State of Georgia. Paul Breen Paul Breen has over 30 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Currently, he is chairman and co-founder of BCO Pharma, as well as chairman of Kneat Solutions. Prior to these ventures, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Elan Pharmaceutical International where he led the restructuring and return to profitability of the company’s drug delivery business. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Warner Lambert Ireland, and later Pfizer Ireland. Breen is also the chairman of AIT’s Governing Body. David Fitzgerald David Fitzgerald set up Fitzgerald & Co in 1983, which today is under IPG’s McCann Worldgroup and is one of the top full-service advertising and marketing agencies in the US. A second-generation Irish-American, Fitzgerald ran the Order of the Green Jacket of Ireland, is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Metropolitan Atlanta Police Emerald Society and the Hibernian Benevolent Society. He has twice been Grand Marshal of the Atlanta St Patrick’s Day Parade.
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Brendan P. Farrell, Jr. Brendan P. Farrell, Jr. is CEO and founder of XSP, the global leader in automated end-to-end corporate actions solutions for the financial industry. In 2009, Farrell created IMMRAM, an informal network for the Irish diaspora, which now has over 400 members. A finalist for the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, he was an honoree in the Irish America 2011 Business 100, named one of five Emerald Entrepreneurs for the Irish Echo’s 2012 Irish Small Business 50 and most recently, selected as Person of the Year in the 2012 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards. Raised in Longford, Farrell graduated from AIT in 1984 and now lives in Denville, NJ with his wife Christine and children, Dylan (19) and Brianna (16). Dr Donald Panoz Donald Panoz founded Mylan Pharmaceutical Corporation in 1960. He was a pioneer in recognising the potential of drug delivery methods, and established Elan Corporation in Ireland, opening an institute of biopharmaceuticals and manufacturing facility in Athlone in 1984. Elan was the first Irish company to list its stock on the NYSE, while at the same time added listings on the Irish and London stock exchanges. In the mid-1990s, Panoz withdrew from active leadership of the company in order to pursue a variety of other interests – including the operation of the Chateau Elan vineyard and golf estate in Georgia and the development of the Panoz sports car. In 2011, Panoz was inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of AIT.
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President of Athlone Institute of Technology Prof. Ciarán Ó Catháin Prof. Ciarán Ó Catháin is President of Athlone Institute of Technology, a role he has held since 2000. He holds a number of visiting professorships at leading universities in China and Malaysia, and he has championed the internationalisation of Irish higher education. Prior to his appointment in AIT, he was Director of the Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College, and was Residential and Finance Director at the Schiller University, Strasburg. Passionate about athletics, Ó Catháin is President of Athletics Ireland, the national governing body for athletics in Ireland. A graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology; Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Ulster, Prof. Ó Catháin holds a doctorate in management from the University of Ulster.
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