The Lettie Pate Evans Foundation has awarded $5 million to Oglethorpe University for the I. W. “Ike” Cousins Center for Science and Innovation. This generous gift is part of the current $20 million capital campaign to establish the new Cousins Center for Science and Innovation. A lead gift from the Cousins Foundation was made in May […]
Oglethorpe University is $1 million closer to its capital campaign goal, thanks to a gift from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. This gift is part of the current $20 million campaign to establish the new I. W. “Ike” Cousins Center for Science and Innovation. A lead gift from the Cousins Foundation was made […]
Oglethorpe University is launching the new Hammack Scholarship, a full-tuition award open to incoming freshmen who will major in business-related fields such as accounting, business administration, economics, and human resources management. The Hammack Scholarship recognizes an outstanding record of academic achievement, pursuit of entrepreneurial or business-related opportunities, and the desire to major in a business […]
The Tull Charitable Foundation awarded $600,000 to Oglethorpe University for the I.W. “Ike” Cousins Center for Science and Innovation. Designed to elevate students’ intellectual curiosity and facilitate engaged teaching and active education, the Cousins Center for Science and Innovation will bring the liberal arts and sciences to life in an inclusive, collaborative and innovative way […]
Oglethorpe University President Larry Schall was a featured guest this week on WABE’s Closer Look with Rose Scott where they discussed Oglethorpe’s growth over the past 12 years and the university’s focus going forward. During the 20-minute interview, topics included Oglethorpe’s announcement in September of a $50 million gift from alumnus Bill Hammack ’73 to establish a new school of business, […]
Oglethorpe University announced today the receipt of the largest gift in its 182-year history, valued at $50 million, from alumnus Q. William “Bill” Hammack, Jr. ’73 to establish a new School of Business, slated to open in the fall of 2019. This is the largest gift to a liberal arts and sciences university to establish a […]
Saporta Report | By Maria Saporta As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on May 26, 2017. Oglethorpe University has friends and family to thank for launching a new building effort on the heels of completing the most ambitious fundraising campaign in its history. Among its closest friends are Tom and Ann Cousins, who have given Oglethorpe […]