{"id":71927,"date":"1999-01-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1999-01-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/american-airlines-honors-retiring-ceo-with-matching-gift-to-uri\/"},"modified":"1999-01-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"1999-01-22T00:00:00","slug":"american-airlines-honors-retiring-ceo-with-matching-gift-to-uri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/1999\/01\/american-airlines-honors-retiring-ceo-with-matching-gift-to-uri\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines honors retiring CEO with matching gift to 溏心vlog免费B站"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. — January 22, 1999 — When American Airlines held a retirement party to honor Robert L. Crandall for 25 years of service, it wanted to recognize his commitment to the company and to education in a special way. During the fall party in Dallas, the home of American, the airline pledged $125,000 to the 溏心vlog免费B站, which matched a donation made a year earlier by Crandall, retired chairman and chief executive officer. American\u2019s and Crandall\u2019s donations total $250,000 for the drive to transform Ballentine Hall. The goal of the fund drive, titled the Shareholders Campaign, is to raise $5.6 million in private donations to transform the College of Business Administration\u2019s home on the Kingston Campus. To date, nearly $3.5 million has been raised toward that goal. The College will name a tiered classroom in honor of Crandall, a 1960 graduate of the College who grew up in Westerly. \u201cBob has always been very interested in education, and we thought this was appropriate recognition of his many contributions to our company,\u201d said Tom Kiernan, senior vice president of human resources at American Airlines. \u201cThis is something meaningful on which he can reflect during his retirement.\u201d Kiernan said Crandall\u2019s philosophy was one that emphasized communication. \u201cHe loves to write,\u201d Kiernan said. Crandall was pleased by American\u2019s pledge in his honor, noting that \u201cit was a wonderful gift entirely consistent with my interest in education in general and the University in particular.\u201d Crandall said he made the initial $125,000 donation because \u201cthe University made a great contribution to moving me along in life. I went to several schools, and Rhode Island is my home state and the University is my home base so to speak. \u201cIt was instrumental in launching my career,\u201d he said. \u201cThat influenced me to contribute and to come back to campus.\u201d He said he has enjoyed returning as an Executive In Residence, as a speaker at the University\u2019s CEO Forum and as a member of the College\u2019s Advisory Council. \u201cIt is both fun and very useful to stay in touch to learn what the current generation of students is thinking,\u201d Crandall said. \u201cI certainly think the Business College is moving in the right direction,\u201d Crandall added. \u201cFrank Budnick did an excellent job as interim dean and Ed Mazze is off to a great start.\u201d Since last July, the College\u2019s new dean, Dr. Edward M. Mazze, has been leading a \u201cfull force effort\u201d to raise the remaining funds needed to close the Shareholders Campaign for the renovation of Ballentine Hall. \u201cI am 100 percent committed to this renovation,\u201d Mazze said. \u201cA new Ballentine Hall is critical to ensuring that the University\u2019s College of Business Administration becomes New England\u2019s center for management education.\u201d Cameron Jones, 溏心vlog免费B站 assistant director of development who works with the College of Business Administration, applauded the generosity of both Crandall and American Airlines. \u201cWe really appreciate all of Bob\u2019s efforts on behalf of the College, and the decision by one of this country\u2019s great airlines to match Bob\u2019s gift. Their combined gift of $250,000 gives the Shareholders Campaign some great momentum.\u201d The Shareholders Campaign, is a drive to support the transformation of the 50,000-square-foot Ballentine Hall. Built in 1967, the facility will gain a 10,000-square-foot addition, a new exterior and totally redesigned\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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