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Support the University of Dayton School of Business Administration

The School of Business Administration’s Dean's Fund for Excellence supports career competitiveness, experiential learning, and faculty and staff excellence. Last year’s funds supported Wall Street Journal subscriptions, Clifton Strengths assessments, student lounge updates and student experiential learning.

Stories of Impact:

Samarra Caldwell, a sophomore studying business economics and finance, walked into a room full of executives at this year’s Conscious Capitalism conference and left with a new sense of confidence about her future. Read more in Capitalism with a Conscience.

Management information systems junior Luke Jenkins leads data and AI initiatives for Flyer Enterprises. From building AI chatbots to saving $2,000 in labor costs through data analytics, Luke is proving that student-run businesses can drive real-world impact. Read more in Not Your Typical Campus Job.

Updates
CLOSING THE DEAL!


400 donors stepped up to unlock the Business Advisory Council’s $69,000 gift. The challenge is officially complete!

109 days ago by Emily Baldwin
MATCH MET! NOW WE'RE IN BUSINESS!

Thanks to your support, we’ve officially claimed the full $15,000 match from John ’68 and Kathy ’68 McKeon for the Business Administration - Excellence Fund.

109 days ago by Emily Baldwin

Designation Leaderboard
Area of Impact - School of Business AdministrationDonorsRaised ($)
Colonel John E. Ellis Jr. Scholarship (Endowment)2$1,100
Camarco Family Scholarship (Endowment)1$25
Sandusky Family Scholarship (Endowment)1$25
Experiential Learning Initiatives in Entrepreneurship0$0
Accounting Scholarship & Awards28$4,824
Robert C. Dorenkott Memorial Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Alpha Kappa Psi David A. Griesbaum '69 Endowed Fund1$40
School of Business Administration Graduate Programs1$10
Flyer Angels2$100
Ellen Gleeson Harris Endowed Scholarship0$0
Accounting Department International Activities6$1,430
Economics and Finance10$6,450
Flyer Consulting11$540
Ron Burrows Scholarship for Accounting Students (Endowment)11$3,401
Global Initiatives for School of Business1$25
Center for Business Student Engagement2$75
Hanley Center for ESG Investing49$4,651
Norman E. Van Zant Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
MIS, OPS and Business Analytics (BAN)6$4,081
School of Business Endowed Dean's Fund5$805
Mark and Jane Nocito Endowed Scholarship0$0
Dayton Digital Literacy Project0$0
SBA Women in Business Initiatives1$50
Business Administration - Excellence Fund229$214,634
Richard P. and Susan P. Davis Center for Portfolio Management (Endowment)0$0
Brother George W. Nagel, S.M., Memorial Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Phelps Family Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Herr Venture for Change Program0$0
HR Knowledge Source Fund for Entrepreneurship Scholarship0$0
Flyer Nest0$0
Richey Family Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Allen and Eileen Carey and Family Endowed Scholarship0$0
Genie Thomas Endowed Scholarship0$0
Accounting Designated Enrichment5$325
Urban Poverty and Business Initiative (UPBI) Facilitator0$0
Sandra Bertoni Schmidt and J. Daniel Schmidt Endowed Scholarship0$0
Heffner Internship Endowment0$0
John C. Kussman Endowed Scholarship2$200
Urban Poverty and Business Initiative (UPBI) Urban Elevation Accelerator0$0
Michael, Sabina and Victor Forlani Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
FORVIS, LLP Accounting Education Fund0$0
Davis Center for Portfolio Management120$28,565
Terrence J. and Carol W. Miller Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Robert K. Jones Family Endowed Scholarship0$0
SBA Career Flight Plan4$150
Sales Education Foundation Fund0$0
Greater West Dayton Incubator0$0
Miltner Endowment for Professional Selling1$20
John Mittelstaedt Endowed Scholarship6$1,210
School of Business Administration General Endowment Scholarship0$0
William A. and Joan C. Batsche-Enouen Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
John Mittelstaedt Scholarship0$0
William J. Hoben Scholarship (Endowment)2$350
Tom and Kathy Robertson Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Technology and Ethics in Business Initiative0$0
Fiore Talarico Center for Professional Selling9$1,425
David W. Droesch School of Business Administration Scholarship (Endowment)1$50
Greg Pfleger Business Ethics Scholarship (Endowment)3$250
Daniel W. Lacey Endowed Scholarship0$0
Entrepreneurship Experience4$250
Thomas W. Albrecht Chair in Capitalism and the Common Good (Endowment)4$850
Michael J. Doyle Memorial Scholarship (Endowment)3$775
Richard L. Ferris Scholarship0$0
James and Suzanne Payne Scholarship (Endowment)2$50
Con J. Fecher Sr., Ph.D.,and Con J. Fecher, Jr., D.D.S. Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
MBA Program2$100
Dan Haubert Memorial Scholarship Fund7$850
Joseph A. Drummer Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Stevens Faculty Development and Support (IMO Stanley, Sophie and Joan)0$0
Spencer Risk Manager in Residence (RMIR)0$0
PricewaterhouseCoopers Fund0$0
Epsilon Chi Chapter, Milan Scholarship Fund (Endowment)0$0
MIS Pioneers Fund0$0
John Rapp Endowed Scholarship in Economics5$2,700
Daniel A. West Family Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Reverend Paul Wagner, S.M. Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Helping Hand Scholarship2$74
Graeser Family Endowed Scholarship0$0
Hegemann Family Endowed Scholarship0$0
G. A. Terry Business Administration Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Buckingham Advisors Scholarship0$0
Priester Family Business Scholarship0$0
Poplin Family Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Flyer Enterprises282$7,840
Real Estate Challenge0$0
Arcade Innovation Hub0$0
Promotional Products Education Foundation - Shumsky Scholarship0$0
Flyers for Financial Literacy1$10
Skender Mouser Endowed Scholarship0$0
James M. Wolf Scholarship0$0
Ernst & Young Accounting Scholarship (Endowment)1$10
K. Michael Geary Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Greg and Denise Palmer Scholarship in the School of Business Administration (Endowment)8$50,220
Sylvia Clasen Entrepreneurship Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Phelps Family Scholarship Fund0$0
Brother Herman Brendel, S.M., Memorial Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Albert C. Krempa Jr. and Barbara Shearer Krempa Endowed Business Scholarship1$25
Krug Family Scholarship1$10
L. William Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (Endowment)0$0
Center for the Integration of Faith and Work2$50
321 Kiefaber Scholar4$150
Wabler-Langen Endowed Scholarship0$0
Emerging Business Leaders Institute4$1,000
Jacqueline "Jaye" R. Lampe Memorial Scholarship (Endowment)3$600
Dan Haubert Memorial Scholarship (Endowment)3$275
Edward L. Marrinan Jr. Memorial Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Alpha Kappa Psi Memorial Fund7$1,060
Alpha Kappa Psi Memorial Endowment19$8,841
William Alexander Simms Entrepreneurial Scholarship0$0
Katherine L. Flodder Memorial Scholarship0$0
William G. Heffner for Flyer Promise Scholars Internship Fund0$0
Jim and Carol Stitt Cohort Fund0$0
Alpha Kappa Psi Endowment5$1,210
Thomas J. Tracy Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Greater West Dayton Incubator (GWDI) for Non-Profit Initiatives0$0
Alpha Kappa Psi David A. Griesbaum '69 Fund1$100
Business Minority Program1$10
OJG Business Scholarship0$0
Rich Yelton Scholarship by Windham Brannon0$0
Stevens/Brothers Scholarship (Endowment)2$25
Management/Marketing22$1,575
Robert and Jane Sparks Accounting Scholarship0$0
Flyer Pitch Competition0$0
Brother Gerald O'Neil Marianist Student Endowed Scholarship1$100
Richard E. Beckman Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Investment Student Internship Fund0$0
Grant Thornton LLP Kleckner Krull Scholarship (Endowment)0$0
Robert and Esther Slagel Endowed Scholarship0$0
Vukcevic Family Endowed Accounting Scholarship4$700
Richard Scaia "Believe and Succeed" Memorial Scholarship0$0
Elwood E. and Iona Zimmer Endowed Academic Scholarship0$0
Bill and Patty Theby Business Experiential Learning Endowment0$0
UD Sinclair Accounting Pathway Scholarship2$25
Strategic Business Initiative0$0
Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership4$650
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