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Robert J. Stone Endowment awarded
March 27, 2006
CARROLLTON, GA - The inaugural awarding of the Robert J. Stone Endowment for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of West Georgia has been given to Dr. Jon Anderson, associate dean and MBA director in the Richards College of Business.
The
endowment is a gift of Robert J. Stone, a Carrollton businessman, philanthropist
and former UWG assistant professor of business. Stone served as a trustee
of West Georgia Foundation and was named Citizen of the Year in 2003 by
the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce for his volunteer service.
Stone gave the gift for the Robert J. Stone Endowment for Entrepreneurial Studies to support the research and teaching efforts of the RCOB faculty. Anderson said the grant he received through the endowment would help fund his ongoing project of interviews with local entrepreneurs in the West Georgia region. He expects to finish documenting the interviews of about 15 local businessmen and women by next fall and use the final results as curriculum in the classroom. The interviews will be published and also presented as examples of local entrepreneurship in Anderson’s classes.
“By funding this endowment, Bob Stone has provided a resource that will benefit us and future generations of UWG faculty and students,” said Anderson. “His generous endowment is going to provide necessary resources to support quality research.”
Endowments are gifts that fund grants and scholarships year after year. For more information on endowments, call the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 678-839-6582.
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