The University of West Georgia’s Richards College of Business this week celebrated BB&T Corp.’s pledge of $1 million to establish the Center for Ethics and Free Enterprise and the BB&T Lectures in Free Enterprise Series with a reception to honor the donation.
“BB&T is very pleased to be able to partner with the Richards College of Business in providing tomorrow’s business leaders with an intellectually challenging study of the foundations of capitalism,” said BB&T West Georgia area executive Tammy Hughes.
The donation will generate faculty and student research and new business courses as well as a lecture series, which will be open to the public and will focus on topics such as ethical foundations of free enterprise.
“This generous gift from BB&T provides the resources for expansion of student opportunities for innovation, experience and learning, and furthers our mission of becoming a destination university of choice among students,” said Beheruz N. Sethna, UWG president.
John Allison, chief executive of BB&T, is scheduled to visit UWG in the fall and will be the lecture series’ inaugural speaker.
“This award aligns perfectly with BB&T’s mission to make the communities in which we work better places to be,” said Hughes.
BB&T has a long-lasting relationship with the university, providing UWG with support including contributing to the university’s new athletics complex and endowing a presidential scholarship.
“BB&T has been a wonderful benefactor and friend to the university,” said Sethna. “That generosity has helped us accomplish much in our mission to provide educational excellence in a personal environment.”
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