3/7/06 Contact:
Kristen Jackson, 334/844-3224 (jacksk6@auburn.edu)
David M Granger, 334/844-9999 (grangdm@auburn.edu)
AU’S
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS RECEIVES ENDOWMENT
AUBURN - David and Meredith Luck of Chicago, Ill., have established a
$300,000 endowed professorship in Auburn University’s College of
Business.
The professorship will be awarded to a professor who exhibits a strong
commitment to students and offers high quality instruction, research and
outreach. The professor must use the funds to strengthen and enhance his
or her program for the college and serve as a role model for students.
“By providing an endowed professorship as David and Meredith Luck
have done, we will be able to recognize and reward faculty achievement,”
said Bobrowski. “Retaining and attracting good faculty is the key
to building great programs.”
After David Luck’s graduation from Auburn in 1971, he accepted a
position as a manager trainee for the retail division of Firestone Tire
and Rubber Co. In 1992, David was named president and chief executive
officer of the 1,550-store Retail Operations Division of Bridgestone/Firestone
Inc. David retired from Bridgestone/Firestone in 1998 and accepted a new
job as president, chief operating officer and director of American Builders
and Contractors Supply Co. Inc.
Meredith, who holds responsibilities at home and in the community, has
a passion for working with developmentally disabled children and is currently
involved with a therapeutic horse-riding program.
Additional contributions to the fund are being accepted.
The College of Business at Auburn University is accredited at the undergraduate
and graduate levels by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business (AACSB International), the highest standard of achievement for
business schools. Fewer than 20 percent of collegiate business programs
around the world have earned AACSB accreditation. Institutions that earn
accreditation confirm their commitment to quality and continuous improvement
through a rigorous and comprehensive peer review.
Auburn University is currently undergoing its largest fundraising campaign
ever. The “It Begins at Auburn” campaign is a $500 million comprehensive
campaign that will raise funds for all colleges and schools on campus
as well as the library, athletics, Auburn University at Montgomery and
the museum. The campaign’s focus includes student, faculty and program
endowments; facility, equipment and campus beautification; research and
current operations.
Auburn University is a preeminent land-grant and comprehensive research
institution with more than 23,000 students and 6,500 faculty and staff.
Ranked among the top 50 public universities nationally, Auburn is Alabama’s
largest educational institution, offering more than 230 undergraduate,
graduate and doctoral degree programs.
(Contributed by Kristen Jackson.)
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