Shidler Gives Additional $1 Million

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai‘i Foundation received an additional gift of $1,015,116 from real estate entrepreneur Jay Shidler toward the ongoing renovations of the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business.

Of the initial $25 million gift from Shidler in 2006, $1 million was given as a gift for the first phase of the renovations, which included landscaping, painting and resurfacing. Last summer, the College received an additional $526,000 gift toward the renovation of several executive classrooms, security cameras and courtyard refurbishing to name a few. The latest gift of over $1 million will go toward existing renovations and new projects, placing the total gift at $2.5 million to renovate the Shidler College of Business.

V. Vance Roley, dean of the Shidler College of Business said, “Most of the major renovations are complete, however, we continue to look for ways to maximize and improve space. With Jay’s support and his boundless energy and creativity, we have been able to transform the College into a premier college campus with state-of-the-art facilities.”

“We are so very grateful for Jay Shidler’s impressive and continuous support that has dramatically enhanced the College of Business building,” said UH Mānoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw. “There is a real correlation between great facilities and great institutions – such advances enable universities to strengthen relationships with its alumni, students, faculty and community. Jay’s commitment of his passion, time and expertise, as well as his resources, has truly transformed the physical and intellectual environment for our students and made this college a ‘destination of choice.’ It is a standard we can emulate as we move forward to improve other facilities on the Mānoa campus.”

About the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Established in 1949 as the College of Business Administration, the College was named in 2006 after alumnus Jay H. Shidler, founder and managing partner of The Shidler Group. The Shidler College of Business is renowned for its expertise in international management education and is consistently ranked among the nation's top 25 graduate schools for international business by U.S. News & World Report.

Long recognized for its Asia-Pacific focus, the College is a professional school, offering a wide variety of degree, certificate and executive programs. The College places a strong emphasis on the development of management skills, entrepreneurship and the management of business information technology. The UH Shidler College of Business is the only graduate program in the State of Hawai’i accredited by AACSB International. For more information, visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu.

About the University of Hawai’i Foundation
The University of Hawai’i Foundation is an independent, university-related, nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise private funds according to priorities determined by the academic leadership of the University of Hawai’i and approved by the Board of Regents. Founded in 1955, the Foundation provides a full range of fund raising and alumni relations services for all 10 UH campuses. For more information on the Foundation, visit www.uhf.hawaii.edu.