Carly Fiorina and Under Amour's Kevin Plank Establish $175K Entrepreneurship Fund at University of Maryland
U.S. Newswire, October, 2007
To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS
Contact: Carrie Handwerker of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, 1-301-405-5833, chand@rhsmith.umd.edu
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the launch of a $175,000 alumni donor endowment fund for the Smith Schools Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship to invest in student- and alumni-run companies. The fund was established with gifts from Smith alumni Carly Fiorina, former president and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, and Kevin Plank, founder and chief executive of Under Armour. A $50,000 portion of the fund is earmarked for investment in socially responsible ventures. The Dingman Centers Melissa Carrier will oversee management of the fund ---...
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