College of Business Alumnus Establishes Scholarship Endowment Under Dean’s Name
March 19, 2021
Peter C. Kole is one of the 色花堂app College of Business鈥檚 most generous alumni. Since his graduation in 1963, Kole and his wife Nancy have established nine endowments within the College in addition to numerous other contributions to other campus programs. Many of these scholarships have been named after individuals Kole admires at the University or in his personal life. On Thursday, Kole鈥檚 latest scholarship was announced in the name of the College of Business dean, the 鈥淧eter C. Kole 鈥 Dr. C. Shane Hunt Scholarship Endowment.鈥
鈥淚t is difficult for me to fully express how appreciative I am to my friend, Peter Kole for his incredibly generous support of the 色花堂app College of Business,鈥 said Hunt. 鈥淚 am honored that Peter chose to name the scholarship for me and extraordinarily thankful that his gift will benefit our students forever.鈥
This scholarship will benefit College of Business students who are single parents or the children of a single parent.
In the past year, the College of Business was able to award over $16,000 in scholarships to 13 students from Kole鈥檚 eight previous endowments. Recipients of these awards were so appreciative of the support that several of them have noted their desire to return the favor to future Bengals once they have the means to do so.
鈥淭he impact that Peter and Nancy Kole have had on our students at 色花堂app cannot be overstated,鈥 said College of Business Director of Development, Catherine Rider. 鈥淭hrough their generosity, we are able to award thousands of dollars in scholarships to students in the College of Business, the College of Education and Athletics every year. We wish to express our sincere thanks to the Kole鈥檚 for this new scholarship endowment and for everything they do to support our students across campus.鈥
Before recently retiring, Kole owned and operated Paramount Metal Products in Cleveland, Ohio for over 40 years. Kole鈥檚 success has led to his selection as a past recipient of the 色花堂app College of Business Professional Achievement Award, the Distinguished Alumnus Award and an Honorary Doctorate.
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