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CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO. DONATES $75,000 TO MONFORT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
(2008-01-15 00:00:00.0) GREELEY, Colo. (Jan. 15, 2008) – Cessna Aircraft Co., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has committed $75,000 to the University of Northern Colorado Monfort College of Business.
The donation will go to sponsorship of a classroom in Kepner Hall, home of the Monfort College of Business. The donation will be given in 10 annual installments of $7,500.
“As an alumnus of the College, it’s my pleasure to be part of this gift,” said Mike Shonka (Accounting, 1969), executive vice president and chief financial officer for Cessna, based in Wichita, Kan. “I attribute a lot of my success to the time I spent sitting in the College’s classrooms.”
Shonka is also a member of the College’s Dean’s Leadership Council, a group of alumni and business leaders who recommend strategies to accomplish the College’s mission of delivering an excellent undergraduate business program.
“We are grateful for all of Mike’s efforts and the tremendous generosity of Cessna,” said Tim Jares, interim dean at the Monfort College of Business. “We’ve had a number of our graduates go on and work for Cessna. It is a great company.”
About the Monfort College of Business
The Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado focuses exclusively on excellence in undergraduate business education. This unique focus has led to national and international recognition for the College including becoming the first and only business program to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award from the Office of the President of the United States, and the only undergraduate-only program worldwide to be accredited by AACSB International in both business and accounting. Over four successive years Monfort’s graduating seniors have scored in the top 10 percent on nationwide standardized exit exams. Students earn a degree in Business Administration with emphasis options in accounting, computer information systems, finance, general business, management, or marketing. For more information, visit Monfort’s Web site at mcb.unco.edu.