Richard Bowers Provides Endowment to Real Estate Program at Robinson
ATLANTA - September 25, 2001 - Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business announced the receipt of a significant endowment from Richard E. Bowers, president of Atlanta-based commercial real estate firm Richard Bowers & Co. The endowment is being presented to the college's department of real estate to support funding of various departmental programs.
"Richard is an alumnus, a trustee of the Georgia State University Foundation, and has been a close friend and supporter of the real estate department throughout the years," stated Joseph S. Rabianski, real estate department chairman. "His advice and support has helped elevate our program to its current level of national prominence and we are deeply grateful he has chosen to back our program further with this major gift."
The endowment will be held by the department chair, and according to Rabianski, will not be earmarked to one particular program but will be used to fund various departmental initiatives as the need arises.
Bowers, who attended the university from 1972 to 1974 receiving a master's degree in business administration, is an enthusiastic supporter of the Georgia State and is pleased to make this recent contribution.
"It has been a pleasure working with the Robinson College's distinguished faculty and observing the success of their outstanding real estate program," he said. "The program continues to turn out a wealth of talented professionals and it is poised to make even further contributions to our area and the real estate profession."
The J. Mack Robinson College of Business is one of the nation's top business schools. The department of real estate's undergraduate program was ranked 8th in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report rankings. The college's part-time MBA program has been listed in the top ten by U.S. News for the past five years, Forbes magazine lists the Robinson College in the top ten for return on investment for regional schools and Business Week ranks the college's executive MBA program among the top 20. The Georgia State University department of real estate is currently ranked sixth in the country.
Established in 1980, Richard Bowers & Co. is the largest local full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm in Atlanta. Since its inception, the company has completed more than 7,948 sales and leasing transactions totaling more than 59 million square feet of space leased or sold.
Richard Bowers & Co. offers national and international real estate services through its affiliation with TCN Worldwide Real Estate Services. The full-service real estate company handles management, development, financial, design, construction, and relocation services through its affiliate companies - RB Management Services, Inc., RB Development Services & Properties, Inc., RB Financial Services, Inc., and Facilitec, Inc.
For more information contact:
Cheri Mason MIKE WILSON PUBLIC RELATIONS, INC. (404) 365-9000 Email: cmason@mikewilsonpr.com
Gary McKillips, Robinson College of Business
(404) 413-7077
Email: mckillips@gsu.edu
