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GIFT ESTABLISHES ENDOWED CHAIR IN FINANCE AT CU’S LEEDS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Jul 7th
The Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder announced today that alumnus Richard “Dick” M. Burridge Sr. (’51 finance) has made a $2.5 million gift that, combined with other commitments, will establish a new chair, the Burridge Chair in Finance, the first to be established within the school.
“This endowed chair is one major step in my drive to advance not only the finance division, but the entire Leeds School to the forefront of business education,” said Dean David Ikenberry. “Given the remarkable Colorado-based investment community, it is fitting and appropriate that this gift be named for one of the pre-eminent experts in investment finance and that, in turn, it will help Leeds educate future leaders in key areas of finance. Gifts such as this are indeed vital for the Leeds School to compete at the highest level.”
Through this gift, Burridge, whose early philanthropic efforts in 1997 also helped establish the Burridge Center for Securities Analysis and Valuation at Leeds, is extending his ongoing support for the school and the center through volunteering and philanthropy. “My gift enhances the efforts of new dean David Ikenberry to expand the depth and quality of the school’s finance faculty,” said Burridge. “It will also help the dean realize the goal of being one of the top business schools in the country.”
The center creates and shares knowledge relating to financial markets, principally the U.S. financial markets. The center also encourages professional investment managers, finance scholars, policymakers and the investing public to exchange ideas, and ultimately helps stimulate relevant financial research to help both markets and investors.
“Dick Burridge Sr. is a longtime supporter of the Leeds School as well as the University of Colorado Boulder campus,” said Phil DiStefano, chancellor of CU-Boulder. “His investment in the endowed chair will enhance the visibility and reputation of the school and further elevate an already very strong finance faculty.”
“Over the past three decades, no one has had a greater commitment to the success of the university, and the Leeds School in particular, than Dick Burridge,” said Michael Leeds, co-chair of the Creating Futures campaign for the Leeds School of Business.
“He has been a true partner to the school and the CU Foundation as the Investment Policy committee chair. It is no surprise that Dick is spearheading the recent public announcement of the Creating Futures campaign with this wonderful gift,” said Leeds.
The Burridge gift is one of the first major gifts announced during the public phase of the Creating Futures fundraising campaign launched in April 2011. Since inception in 2006, the campaign has raised over 200,000 gifts toward a goal of $1.5 billion to support teaching, research, outreach and health programs on the University of Colorado’s four campuses.
Ted Turner hits Boulder at C.U
Sep 28th
It’s Ted Out of Control ! Buffalo In Big Sky or on a Bun
Boulder, Colorado, Tuesday, September 28: Ted Turner, “Call Me Ted, ” received the Wallace Stegner Award today at the Wolf Law Building on the University of Colorado-Boulder campus where about 250 guests listened to his comments. The event was sponsored by Al and Carol Ann Olson. The Stegner Award is presented to individuals who have sustained contributions to the American West culture via literature, environment, etc. In Turner’s case, it’s a lot of bison. That’s right!
Boulder, Colorado, Tuesday, September 28: Ted Turner, “Call Me Ted, ” received the Wallace Stegner Award today at the Wolf Law Building on the University of Colorado-Boulder campus where about 250 guests listened to his comments. The event was sponsored by Al and Carol Ann Olson. The Stegner Award is presented to individuals who have sustained contributions to the American West culture via literature, environment, etc. In Turner’s case, it’s a lot of bison. That’s right!
“Keep an open mind,” he said referring to his inviting Rupert Murdoch to lunch because Turner was “tired of him.” But, Turner said he believes the right wing should have a voice. How nice!
Coloradoan John Malone said “Ted just does it.”
Turner said the difference between being a winner or loser is that winners keep on going like his Atlanta Braves. He turned them around from being the biggest losing team to the biggest winning one for 14 years. “I just couldn’t quit,” he said.
Turner’s words were inspiring in part. He went to military school and even made military type movies like “Gettsyburg” and “Andersonville.” He said he respects the military but doesn’t think we should be in any wars.
Turner likes to sail and has several types of flags on his boat. “I will not surrender,” he said adding that the one flag he doesn’t have is a white one! He used four letter words often in his presentation but the words seemed natural as they rolled off his still southern tongue!
Turner doesn’t like cattle and said he really doesn’t like American westerns because of it. “Old western movies have too many damn cows in them,” he said. “Hard to like them both.”
“The media mogul Ted Turner cannot be controlled or led!” the host said. And as to Ted’s Montana Grill she quipped, “Bison were starting to fade but now they are saute’d.”
Turner referred to himself as “old” at 71 years of age but actually looked a bit older when he entered the room hunched forward. He said he fell in love with the west and studied bison because they were nearly extinct. Thirty-one years ago he had three and now has 55,o00 bison. “Call it exponential growth,” he said. He bought 15 million acres to raise the largest mammals in the USA. “The ranches are for sale,” he said.
“When discouraged, fight to the bitter end,” he told the audience. Turner is Chairman of the United Nations Foundation, Turner Enterprises and others.
“These days,” Ted Turner said, “I’m leaning toward… I have nothing more to say” which brought laughter from the quite elderly audience.
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