DaimlerChrysler Donates $1 Million to Howard University During 83rd Annual Charter Day Festivities
March 16 2007 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
- Gift is the largest amount ever awarded by the DaimlerChrysler
Corporation Fund to a Historically Black College or University
(HBCU) AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the
83rd annual Howard University Charter Day Dinner with approximately
2,200 people in attendance, the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund
presented Howard University with a special gift of $1 million that
helped the 140-year-old historically black college exceed their
five-year capital fund drive goal of $250 million. "This gift to
Howard University is the largest single amount ever given by the
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund to a historically black college or
university," said Frank Fountain, Senior Vice President - External
Affairs and Public Policy (Auburn Hills), Chrysler Group. "The
company has a very strong relationship with Howard that spans
nearly 20 years and has produced many alumni who work for
DaimlerChrysler. We are excited that future students in the schools
of Business and Engineering will benefit from our long association
with Howard University." Funds from the grant will fund
scholarships and other activities in the School of Business for the
study within the Supply Chain Management discipline and for
scholarships within the School of Engineering for graduate and
undergraduate studies. Frank Fountain was introduced at the Charter
Day Dinner by Earl G. Graves Sr., Chairman and Publisher of Black
Enterprise magazine, member of the DaimlerChrysler Supervisory
Board and member of the Howard University Board of Trustees. Also
present for the grant presentation was Rob Liberatore,
DaimlerChrysler Group Senior Vice President - Global External
Affairs and Public Policy. Howard University President H. Patrick
Swygert received the donation. The annual Charter Day Dinner
celebration is an 83-year tradition celebrating the founding of
Howard University. The occasion has also become a major
fund-raising event. About the DaimlerChrysler Fund Now in its 55th
year, the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund is the primary source of
charitable grants made by DaimlerChrysler Corporation. The Fund
annually supports hundreds of charitable organizations with an
emphasis on community growth and enrichment, arts and culture,
education and youth development programs throughout the United
States and, increasingly, the world. The Fund's Good Neighbor, Good
Citizen(R) programs in 2007 include the Motown Winter Blast,
Chrysler Arts Beats and Eats, the Detroit Opera House, as well as
operating support for the United Way for Southeastern Michigan.
About Howard University Howard University is one of 48 U.S.
private, Doctoral/Research-Extensive universities and comprise of
12 schools and colleges. Founded in 1867, students pursue studies
in more than 120 areas leading to undergraduate, graduate and
professional degrees. Since 1998, the University has produced two
Rhodes Scholars, a Truman Scholar, 13 Fulbright Scholars and nine
Pickering Fellows. Howard also produces more on-campus
African-American Ph.D.s than any other university in the world. For
more information on Howard University, call 202-238-2330, or visit
the University's Web site at http://www.howard.edu/. DATASOURCE:
DaimlerChrysler CONTACT: Kevin McCormick, +1-248-512-6218, Web
site: http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com/
http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/ http://www.howard.edu/
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