Ian Friendly, Com카지노 게임 컬렉션83, has been giving back to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s almost since the day he graduated. Now he is doing it again 카지노 게임 컬렉션 and in a big way.
The retired executive of General Mills has gifted $1 million to Smith School of Business for new awards aimed at supporting female graduate students pursuing careers in artificial intelligence and faculty members advancing Indigenous reconciliation through their research.
This follows on the heels of three other awards that Friendly and his wife Carol have established at Smith since 2008: the Ian and Carol Friendly Leadership Entrance Award; the Ian R. Friendly Marketing Scholarship; and the Ian R. Friendly Fellowship in Marketing.
카지노 게임 컬렉션I카지노 게임 컬렉션ve been donating in some amount since my very early years after graduation,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Friendly. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I always appreciated what Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s did for me and wanted to help others get access to the same experience.카지노 게임 컬렉션
The new Ian R. Friendly Women in AI Graduate Scholarship, valued at $500,000, will support awards to female students in the (MMAI) program on the basis of academic excellence. Preference will be given to Canadian and U.S. residents.
The second new gift, the Ian R. Friendly Indigenous Initiatives Fund, is also valued at $500,000. It will support faculty members pursuing research, thought leadership and programs that advance Indigenous business knowledge and contribute to economic reconciliation. Preference will be given to Indigenous faculty members.
Both gifts target important areas at Smith and are causes that Friendly says are critical to focus on right now.
카지노 게임 컬렉션While AI is still in its early stages, it is already profoundly impacting marketing and really all areas of society,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션This will be cutting edge for years to come, and I think Smith has a real opportunity to innovate and lead.카지노 게임 컬렉션
But true innovation and leadership can only happen through true diversity. So the AI Graduate Scholarship is intended to help attract and fund female candidates and help them to grow their careers in the artificial intelligence field (only 22 per cent of AI professionals are women according to a 2022 ).
Ceren Kolsarici, associate professor and director of the (SCCA) at Smith, says establishing the scholarship is an important step to advancing women in artificial intelligence. 카지노 게임 컬렉션At SCCA, one of our core passions is empowering women to take on leadership roles in AI 카지노 게임 컬렉션 a critical step toward addressing the gender equity gap in this rapidly evolving field,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says.
카지노 게임 컬렉션Ian카지노 게임 컬렉션s support not only advances our mission but will also enhance the diversity of thought and innovation that is so crucial for the future of AI,카지노 게임 컬렉션 adds Kolsarici, who is also the Ian R. Friendly Fellow of Marketing at Smith.
With the new Indigenous Initiatives Fund, Friendly sees his gift as being in line with the university카지노 게임 컬렉션s focus on supporting Indigenous business knowledge. 카지노 게임 컬렉션We have some personal interest in supporting this work and are excited to see what comes of it,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he says.
An impactful education
Friendly himself almost didn카지노 게임 컬렉션t go to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s. But as he said during a , he eventually listened to 카지노 게임 컬렉션that little voice inside카지노 게임 컬렉션 that was telling him to attend what he considered to be Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션s best university.
Looking back, he couldn카지노 게임 컬렉션t be happier he did.
카지노 게임 컬렉션Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s had a huge impact on my career,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I started off thinking I would go to law school after a couple of years. But Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Commerce ignited my interest in business overall, and marketing in particular.카지노 게임 컬렉션
The late marketing professor Dan Monieson played a big role in sparking that interest, he says.
카지노 게임 컬렉션He made us appreciate that business was more than just a set of technical skills and could be something quite intellectual and societally focused. I would on occasion stop by to see him during office hours, where his warm and kind personality would shine through along with his counsel and advice.카지노 게임 컬렉션
After graduating from the Commerce program in 1983, Friendly began his career as a marketing assistant with General Mills Canada. Over the next 30 years, he took on progressively broader marketing and leadership roles at General Mills, including chief executive officer of Cereal Partners Worldwide and president of Yoplait USA. He retired in 2014 as the executive vice-president and chief operating officer of General Mills카지노 게임 컬렉션 U.S. retail segment.
Meeting students
The Friendlys set up their first named gift to Smith in 2008 카지노 게임 컬렉션 the Ian and Carol Friendly Leadership Entrance Award. The award now supports students entering first year in the Commerce program, based on academic excellence and financial need, and is renewable for all four years of their time in the program.
It has been a particularly poignant gift for Friendly, who grew up in a humble household in Ottawa. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I know I could not have attended Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s without assistance and scholarships, and I wanted to pay that forward,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he says.
Over the years, he has met many of the recipients of that first gift, and 카지노 게임 컬렉션they are a truly remarkable group,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I always leave those encounters with a warm and joyful feeling in my heart, and I카지노 게임 컬렉션m grateful for the opportunity to support them.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Now Friendly is looking forward to supporting even more students and faculty through his two new gifts.
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