(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa received $50,000 to establish the Hawaii Business Magazine Endowed Scholarship. The initial $25,000 gift was matched one-to-one through the Shidler's Matching Gift program to total $50,000. The scholarship is for undergraduate students majoring in business with exceptional promise and ability to make a significant contribution to Hawaiʻi's business community.
Hawaii Business magazine Publisher David Tumilowicz commented that Hawaii Business supports the development of new local business leadership by investing in the education of promising students. "An overwhelming number of Hawaiʻi business executives are educated at the University of Hawaiʻi, many at the Shidler College. This is where our future business leadership will come from, and it is important that the community supports this vital resource."
In addition to providing the scholarship, Hawaii Business hopes that "the recipient of our scholarship will contactHawaii Business to pursue opportunities for networking and introductions to business leaders in Hawaiʻi," said Tumilowicz.
PacificBasin Communications President John Alves states, "Hawaii Business clearly understands the value of supporting the Shidler College of Business in attracting highly qualified students who will become the business leaders of tomorrow. We are proud to be a partner in this program."
PacificBasin Communications is the locally owned publisher of Hawaii Business, HONOLULU, Hawaii Home+Remodeling, and Hawaii magazines. The company also is the contract publisher for General Growth properties' Ala Moana Shopping Magazine, Ward Centres magazine, and Whalers Village magazine.
"We're grateful to John and David and everyone at Hawaii Business magazine for their support in establishing a scholarship endowment at the College," said V. Vance Roley, Dean of the Shidler College of Business. "Both of our organizations have similar endeavors: to sustain a healthy business community in Hawaiʻi, and to educate and inspire future generations of business leadership. Therefore, it's no surprise that we continue to seek new ways to partner with one another."
UH Mānoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw said, "Hawaii Business has shown a strong commitment to higher education with the establishment of the Hawaii Business Magazine Endowed Scholarship. This scholarship will provide financial support to students who are exploring a business career in Hawaiʻi and also provide them with an opportunity to learn leadership skills from Hawaiʻi's top business professionals."
Established in 1955, Hawaii Business magazine is the nation's oldest regional business publication offering a unique perspective and insight into doing business in Hawaiʻi. Through its mission to "inspire, and be inspired by, business people in Hawaiʻi," Hawaii Business seeks to exert a positive influence on the business community and to improve the quality of life for all residents.
In 2006 and 2007, Hawaii Business was the principal sponsor of the Shidler College of Business Hall of Honor Awards, and works with the College to provide subscription benefits to students and alumni.
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About the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaiʻi 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 College places a strong emphasis on the development of management skills, entrepreneurship and the management of business information technology. The UH Shidler College of Business is the only graduate program in the State of Hawaiʻi accredited by AACSB International. For more information, visit 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.
