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
FOWLER SCHOLARS PROGRAM
THE FOWLER SCHOLARS PROGRAM EDUCATES AND PREPARES STUDENTS FOR ACCELERATED AND LASTING LEADERSHIP ROLES IN GLOBAL BUSINESS AND SOCIETY. PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT TO STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM.
“This scholarship and the program that accompanies it have truly changed my life. I cannot express the depths of my gratitude to you for helping me achieve my dreams.” - Landon Delgadillo, Fowler Scholar Accounting Major, president of the SDSU Entrepreneur Society
“You truly impact SDSU’s students and your gift has helped me prepare with full confidence and assurance for my future and building my career.” - Faith Goh, Fowler Scholar, Accounting Major
STUDENT PROGRAMS CHANGING LIVES
Brightside Produce, a student-driven enterprise within the Fowler College of Business, has been recognized for its efforts of bringing fresh produce to underserved communities.
Jessica Moreno, a San Diego native and a senior at SDSU’s Fowler College of Business, became the university’s first student to earn the newly developed SDSU Global Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish.
Christopher May, a junior majoring in finance and president of the Black Business Society, shares that lessons beyond the classroom “are important for people on their path to success, especially as a person of color.”
The Real Estate Society, a student organization within the Fowler College of Business, exposes its members to different job opportunities in the San Diego real estate marketplace so they can make an informed decision on what field to enter after graduation. It also provides them the skills and resources to secure a position in their preferred field after graduation.
The Women in Business student organization provides its members with personal and professional development opportunities to foster growth.
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A L U M N I I M PA C T
“ The personal mentorship that each professor at SDSU offers, not only helped me discover the correct career path but also better prepared me for the business industry long term. Whether it is the campus career fairs or various networking events, the Fowler College of Business sets its students up for success by connecting them with the right people. I will forever value the relationships I gained as a student and now as a proud alumna.” Heather Doyle
- Heather Doyle, ‘16, Marketing, Sales Senior Zone Supervisor, Frito Lay
“ The Fowler College of Business provided me with a multi-faceted opportunity to learn; in the classroom, from the professors’ vast professional experience, and through my own hands-on extracurricular involvement. Each was crucial to enabling what I have achieved today and I am so grateful for that!”
Kate Frels
-K ate Frels, ‘20, Marketing, Global Social Media Specialist, (in the Global Health Care Marketing Center) 3M
ABOUT THE FOWLER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS • T he Fowler College of Business was established as the College of Business Administration in 1955. In 2016, San Diego State’s College of Business Administration was named the Fowler College of Business in honor of a generous $25 Million Endowment from San Diego philanthropists, Ron and Alexis Fowler (’93, MSA). • The Fowler College of Business has over 60,000 alumni, over 30,000 of whom live in San Diego County. • T he Fowler College of Business (since 1959) and the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy (since 1982) are both accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). • In 2019/20, the Fowler College of Business graduated 1,611 undergraduates and 156 graduate students. • T he Fowler College of Business offers graduate programs leading to the MBA, Sports MBA, and MS in Accountancy, Management Information Systems, Cybersecurity Management, Global Business Development, and MSBA with a concentration in Financial and Tax Planning. • I n 2020/21, the Fowler College of Business had four of the top 10 most popular SDSU undergraduate degree programs management (#10), accounting (#9), marketing (#6), and finance (#4).
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ENDOWMENTS P R O V I D I N G R E S O U R C E S F O R T O D AY ’ S S T U D E N T S A N D T O M O R R O W ’ S A Z T E C S New Endowments Accounting Excellence Endowment Agnes Wong Nickerson and Owen Murdoch Endowed Scholarship Alexis Stahis Endowed Scholarship Alexis Stathis Real Estate Student Excellence Endowment Carol Bentley Ellis Endowment for Faculty Excellence in Marketing Corporate Governance Institute Shareholder Value Endowment Deborah Boyce Endowed Fowler College of Business Scholarship Dennis and Elaine G. Szeto Endowed Professorship in Finance Director of The Corky McMillin Center for Real Estate Endowment Edward G. Gergurich Memorial Scholarship Endowment Entrepreneurship Excellence Endowment Finance Department Excellence Endowment Frederick W. Pierce Entrepreneurship Endowed Scholarship Frederick W. Pierce Finance Endowed Scholarship Frederick W. Pierce Real Estate Endowed Scholarship Gary and Nancy Beardsley Endowed Scholarship Greg and Elisabeth Fowler Career Management Center Endowment Greg and Elisabeth Fowler Financial Data Endowment Griffith Family Guardian Scholars Endowed Scholarship Ilgaz - Pala Family Aztec Cooperative Fund Endowment Julie Dillon Endowed Faculty Fellow in Real Estate Kenneth and Theresa Kurita Endowed Scholarship Leslie Kim Wellman Endowed Scholarship Management Department Excellence Endowment Marketing Department Excellence Endowment Mary Allis Curran Athletics Endowed Scholarship Murphy Family Emergency Assistance Program Endowment Reisweber Family Endowed Scholarship Robert and Amy Abramson Endowed Professorship in Finance Rowling Family Scholarship Endowment Tiger and Dragon Endowment Endowments (Active) A.P.I.C.S. Endowed Scholarship A.R. Bailey Dean’s Endowment Accountancy Advisory Board Teaching Excellence Faculty Fellow Endowment Accounting Associates Endowed Scholarship Adrienne & Juan Vargas Fowler College of Business Faculty Excellence Endowment Alexander and Jeannette Srbich Endowed Scholarship Alvord Branan Memorial Endowed Scholarship [ANONYMOUS] Endowed Professorship in Finance [ANONYMOUS] Endowed Scholarship Artificial Intelligence Lab Program Endowment Baxter Endowed Scholarship Bernard J. Nydam Memorial Endowment Bost Family Endowed Scholarship Burnham Foundation Real Estate Endowed Scholarship Business Ethics Research Endowment Catherine M. Stiefel & J. Keith Behner Business Professional Skills Initiatives Catherine Stiefel and Keith Behner Fowler Scholars Endowed Scholarship Catherine Stiefel and Keith Behner Fowler Scholars Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship Center for Advancing Global Business Endowment Charlene Lewis Endowed Accounting Scholarship Charles Hostler Institute Endowment Charles Lamden Memorial Endowed Scholarship Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy Endowment Christina Velasco Memorial Endowed Scholarship Christopher Michael Pendleton Endowed MIS Scholarship Considine Accounting Endowment Corporate Governance Institute Endowment David Belcher Memorial Endowed Scholarship Dittamore/Qualcomm Endowed Scholarship in Accountancy Dr. Thomas Warschauer Endowed Professorship Dwight J. and Barbara J. Newell Endowed Scholarship Edward and Milray Kuhlken Endowed Scholarship Edward G. and Mary Lee Cannizzaro Endowed Scholarship in Accountancy Elias J. Katzen Endowed Scholarship Elizabeth A. Galligan Endowment Ellen G. and Edward G. Wong Endowed Scholarship Ellen Sue Gerber Memorial Endowment Estate Planning Professors Endowment FCB Honors Program Endowed Scholarship Fowler College of Business Emergency Fund Endowed Scholarship Fowler College of Business Faculty Excellence Endowment
Fowler College of Business Mentor Program Endowment Fowler Scholars Endowed Program Fund Frances Torbert Endowment Gene Whittenburg Memorial Endowed Tax Scholarship George and Ruth Warwick Endowed Scholarship in Real Estate Georgia Amsden Endowed Scholarship Gerdau Family Endowed Scholarship Gilbert J. Martin Foundation Endowed Scholarship Goddard Family Faculty Endowed Fellowship in Auditing Henry Family Endowed Scholarship James & Margaret Polak Endowed Scholarship James E. Williamson & Francine J. Lipman Endowed Scholarship Jeffrey Glazer and Lisa Braun Glazer Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship in Management Jim & Janet Sinegal Guardian Scholars Business Endowed Scholarship Jim and Lisa Givens Accountancy Endowed Scholarship Julie Dillon Endowed Scholarship in the Fowler College of Business Karen Wilcken Special Project Student Endowment Ken Marino Director of Taiwan Program Endowment L. Robert Payne Lectureship Endowment Lamden School of Accountancy Endowment Lang Lecture Series Endowment Larry and Madeline Petersen Endowed Scholarship in Entrepreneurship Larry and Madeline Petersen Entrepreneur in Residence Program Endowment Lavin Entrepreneurship Center Endowment Leonard H. Lavin Entrepreneurship Center Endowment Leonard H. Lavin Entrepreneurship Center Endowment Leslie and Jim Levinson Guardian Scholars Business Endowed Scholarship Lindsay and Brownell, LLP VITA Endowed Scholarship Lisa and Michael Schweitzer Faculty Excellence Endowment Management Information Systems Department Excellence Endowment Marjorie L. Reed Memorial Endowed Scholarship Mark and Debbie Lindner Endowed Scholarship for Fowler Scholars Mary Allis Curran Endowed Scholarship McKasson Endowed Scholarship Mehdi Salehizadeh Legacy Endowed Scholarship Monica F. Williams Endowed Scholarship Mutter Family Endowed Scholarship Nielander Alessio Endowed Scholarship for Veterans Nielander Alessio Endowed Scholarship in Finance Osinski Family Women in Entrepreneurship & Leadership Endowment Padres Guardian Scholars Endowed Scholarship Pat Theodora Fund for the Digital Future Paul Kurtz and Genevieve Jane Crecelius Endowed Scholarship in Accounting Peter and Elaine Shaw Endowed Scholarship in Entrepreneurship Prebys Entrepreneurship Endowed Scholarship QUALCOMM Endowed Directorship Raymond and Mary Ann Slawinski Endowed Scholarship Real Estate Professorship Endowment Richard and Susan Seiler Endowed Faculty Fellow in Taxation Robert E. Duke Endowed Scholarship Robert F. Driver Endowed Scholarship Robert Hess Endowment Ron Fowler EMC Internship Endowment Rosas Family Endowed Accountancy Scholarship San Diego Padres Veterans Endowed Scholarship School of Accountancy Advisory Board Endowment School of Accountancy-ALEX Endowment Scott Burns Memorial Endowed Scholarship SDSU Outstanding Student Endowment Sharon Lightner Beta Alpha Psi Endowed Scholarship Southeast Asian Endowed Scholarship Sprouse Endowed Professorship Steven D. Davis Accounting Endowed Scholarship Steven L. Black Endowed Scholarship for Real Estate Stiefel/Behner Student Endowment in Accounting Terry L. Atkinson Endowed Professorship in Finance Thomas and Evelyn Page Dean of the Fowler College of Business Endowment Thomas Newton, Jeffrey Jellison, Edwin Baldry and Tory Hazard Endowed Scholarship Toole Family Endowed Scholarship Vern Odmark Endowed Chair WAFC Business Endowment Wells Fargo Financial Market Laboratory Endowment Will Snyder Endowment William E. Cole, Sr. CPA Endowed Directorship
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