{"id":74567,"date":"2019-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/deysher-family-commits-1-million-to-uri-colleges-of-business-and-engineering\/"},"modified":"2019-02-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T00:00:00","slug":"deysher-family-commits-1-million-to-uri-colleges-of-business-and-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/deysher-family-commits-1-million-to-uri-colleges-of-business-and-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Deysher family commits $1 million to 溏心vlog免费B站 Colleges of Business and Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 Feb. 12, 2019 \u2014 <\/strong>Cynthia Marcille Deysher \u201978 and Bryon Deysher, longtime supporters of the 溏心vlog免费B站, have committed $1 million in comprehensive support for the College of Business along with scholarships for the College of Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>The gift will bolster two existing scholarships, create a fund for experiential learning and lend support for strategic growth through operating and capital priorities. Newly named funds are the Deysher Family College of Business Capital Priority Fund, to support key facilities projects, and the Deysher Family Experiential Learning Opportunity Fund, for College of Business students studying abroad or participating in internships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProviding experiential opportunities is fundamental to student success, and it is a crucial part of the University\u2019s innovative approach to education,\u201d says Provost Donald H. DeHayes. \u201cCynthia\u2019s close ties to 溏心vlog免费B站 and her keen business acumen give her a unique ability to identify areas of giving that will have lasting impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commitment will add to the Robert Edmund Marcille Memorial Scholarship that Deysher established with her family in honor of her father, who graduated from 溏心vlog免费B站 in 1949 with a degree in electrical engineering. The Cynthia and Bryon Deysher Business Scholarship and the College of Business Dean\u2019s Fund will also benefit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy life at 溏心vlog免费B站 transformed me,\u201d says Deysher, who received her bachelor\u2019s degree in accounting and paid for her education largely through the help of scholarships, grants and money she earned through work-study. \u201cReceiving scholarships was very significant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her appreciation for the value of a 溏心vlog免费B站 education has put the University at the top of her philanthropic priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Deysher, now retired, was previously vice president of operations and chief financial officer for three technology companies: ArrowPoint Communications, Shiva Corporation and Bytex Corporation, whose initial public offerings she led. She received the 溏心vlog免费B站 President\u2019s Distinguished Achievement Award in 2015 and is a member of the President\u2019s Advisory Council, the Dean\u2019s Advisory Council for the College of Business and the Campaign Committee for the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation. She earned a master\u2019s degree in finance from Bentley University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 Feb. 12, 2019 \u2014 Cynthia Marcille Deysher \u201978 and Bryon Deysher, longtime supporters of the 溏心vlog免费B站, have committed $1 million in comprehensive support for the College of Business along with scholarships for the College of Engineering. 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