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L-R: Donna Vuchinich, president and CEO, University of Hawai‘i Foundation;
Vance Roley, dean, Shidler College of Business; Tom Kearney, PwC banking partner, PwC – San Francisco; Suzanne Cragin, PwC partner, PwC – San Francisco; and
Greg Moore, PwC assurance partner, PwC – Los Angeles

Gift establishes a faculty fellowship endowment to attract top accounting professors

HONOLULU, HI — The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has received a $250,000 gift from PwC US of Los Angeles, California, to establish a faculty fellowship endowment at the School of Accountancy. The “PricewaterhouseCoopers – Los Angeles Faculty Fellowship Endowment” will help the College in its effort to recruit and retain top accounting faculty and support its overall mission to achieve excellence in teaching and research.

“Investing our time and resources in education is a huge priority for PwC and we believe that education is the foundation for community development,” said Gregory Moore, PwC assurance partner. “We proudly support the Shidler College of Business and its work to develop the next generation of business leaders who can confront the increasingly complex business issues in the marketplace.”

“With PwC’s contribution, the College will be able to support faculty research, teaching, and program initiatives thereby helping students gain the skills and knowledge to become successful in the accounting profession,” said Vance Roley, dean of the Shidler College of Business. “Many educational institutions are facing financial challenges. This gift will help the College attract world-class educators that will have immediate impact on our accounting program.”

PwC US is part of a global network of firms in 158 countries with more than 180,000 employees. PwC brings a global perspective along with in-depth knowledge of local, state and US issues and is committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services.

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The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Established in 1949 as the College of Business Administration, the College was named in 2006 after alumnus Jay H. Shidler, founder and managing partner of The Shidler Group. The Shidler College of Business is renowned for its expertise in international management education and is consistently ranked among the nation's top 25 graduate schools for international business by U.S. News & World Report. Long recognized for its Asia-Pacific focus, the College is a professional school offering a wide variety of degree, certificate and executive programs. The UH Shidler College of Business is the only graduate program in the State of Hawai‘i accredited by AACSB International. For more information, visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu.

The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawaiʻi System. The mission of the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is to unite donors' passions with the University of Hawaiʻi’s aspirations by raising philanthropic support and managing private investments to benefit UH, the people of Hawaiʻi and our future generations www.uhfoundation.org.