It wasn’t until years later that business trial lawyer David A. Robinson ’79 realized the stature of the professor who taught the transformative honors seminar he attended while at UC Riverside.
Jamie Fang ’90 was still paying for her own business administration education when she started her first endowed fund for School of Business graduate students.
When Patricia Watters Ph.D. ’95 thinks back to working on her doctorate in Financial Economics, she doesn’t think of brilliant insights. Instead, she remembers the hard work and perseverance while wondering if it was enough.
If Susan Atherton thinks about it, her connection with UC Riverside has really come full circle in the time since she enrolled as a 17-year-old, first-generation college student.
Jim Merino, a UCR Business alumnus with degrees from Caltech and Stanford, innovates in tech at Yahoo and Facebook. He supports low-income students with an endowed UCR scholarship.
The Hylander Student Investment Fund (HSIF) at UC Riverside offers finance students real-world investment experience with a $200,000 donation. Managed by the Hylander Financial Group, members pitch and evaluate stocks, enhancing career prospects.