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headlines SHORT TAKES Join us at the Quinnipiac Global Asset Management Education (G.A.M.E.) IV Forum in New York City March 20–22, 2014. G.A.M.E. provides an international group of college students and faculty with a unique opportunity to interact with industry leaders and learn best practices in investment management. On day one, keynote panels will discuss the global economy, global markets, alternative assets versus equities, corporate governance and provide a Federal Reserve perspective. Day two will include a variety of breakout discussion panels, workshops and keynote perspectives. The forum will conclude on day three with panels discussing career opportunities within the financial services industry. Hill has received a 2013 Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative award. Kenan-Flagler and the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore will use the US$249,000 to fund two collaborative initiatives: Rising Stars, a reciprocal faculty-inresidence program for junior faculty and doctoral students; and Knowledge Impact, a plan for sharing existing curricula, including an applied learning course in which MBA students from both schools will consult with microentrepreneurs in Bangalore. GRANTS AND DONATIONS Charles Collat is former CEO of Mayer Electric Supply Company Inc.; he and his wife are longtime supporters of the university. I South African business- man Nathan Kirsh has given London Business School its largest single individual donation. The unrestricted gift of £10 million (about US$15.6 million) will contribute to the school's endowment, which will increase by almost 40 percent as a result. Kirsh owns London's Tower 42 and is a majority stakeholder in Jetro Holdings, a wholesale grocery goods supplier. I The University of Michigan G.A.M.E. IV FORUM KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Dr. Bob Froehlich, Moderator & Program Co-chair Ralph Acampora, CMA, Altaira Ltd. Guy Adami, Drakon Capital & CNBC Richard Bernstein, Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC Abby Joseph Cohen, CFA, Goldman Sachs David M. Darst, CFA, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Bob Doll, CFA, Nuveen Asset Management LLC Dr. David Kelly, CFA, J.P. Morgan Funds Michael C. Khouw, DASH Financial Edward Knight, JD, NASDAQ OMX Group Benjamin A. Pace, Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management John D. Rogers, CFA, CFA Institute Dr. John E. Silvia, Wells Fargo Securities LLC Sam Stovall, S&P Capital IQ Joseph Terranova, Virtus Investment Partners & CNBC Additional information available: http://qgame.quinnipiac.edu 18 November/December 2013 BizEd I Two alumni—Arthur J. Sam- in Ann Arbor will receive US$200 million from real estate developer and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross. The Ross School of Business and University of Michigan Athletics department will each receive $100 million. The money will be used in part to create contemporary spaces for students in the Ross School and student athletes in all sports; money also will fund scholarships in the business school. berg and Mario J. Gabelli— have pledged US$25 million and US$15 million, respectively, to Columbia Business School in New York City. The money will be used for construction of the school's new Manhattanville campus. Samberg is the manager of Hawkes Financial Services; Gabelli is chairman and CEO of GAMCO Investors. I The University of Alabama I The Weatherhead School at Birmingham School of Business will be named the Charles and Patsy Collat School of Business to recognize donors who have given US$25 million in gifts and pledges to the school. of Management at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, has received a US$6 million pledge from Chuck and Char Fowler. The money will be used to sustain the Fowler Family Fellow-