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TO EDUCATION, AND NATIONAL EDITORS:
Tepper School Alumna and Current Faculty Member Jointly Contribute $1
Million in Support of Tepper Quadrangle and New Business School
Facility
PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon
University has received a $1 million gift from alumna Gunjan Kedia,
MSIA '94, and her husband, faculty member Sridhar R. Tayur, the Ford
Distinguished Research Chair and professor of operations management at
the Tepper School of Business. Their generous contribution is in
support of the newly established David A. Tepper Quadrangle, an
initiative that will construct a new home for the Tepper School while
integrating programs, curricula and research from across the
university's world-class schools and colleges.
"In terms of business and entrepreneurship, Gunjan and Sridhar are
highly accomplished professionals. In terms of education, they have
been outstanding supporters of the school over the years, and we
appreciate their commitment to the future of business education," said
Bob Dammon, dean of the Tepper School of Business. "I feel privileged
to have had Gunjan as a student in my class and to watch the success
that she has earned throughout her career. Sridhar is a wonderful
faculty colleague and a highly respected and accomplished researcher
and entrepreneur. They are both an inspiration to me and the entire
Tepper School community."
In a joint statement, Ms. Kedia and Dr. Tayur said, "Our 20-plus years
of association with the Tepper School and Carnegie Mellon have been
rewarding, both professionally and personally. We are excited to
contribute toward and to be a part of the new Tepper Quadrangle, and
we look forward to many more decades of being engaged with the
university."
Ms. Kedia earned her MBA, with distinction, at Carnegie Mellon
University's Tepper School of Business in 1994 and is currently
executive vice president in State Street Corporation's Investment
Services division. Prior to joining State Street in 2008, she was
executive vice president of global product management at Bank of New
York Mellon, a partner with McKinsey & Company and an associate with
PricewaterhouseCoopers. She also serves on the Business Board of
Advisors for the Tepper School of Business.
Dr. Tayur joined the faculty at the Tepper School of Business in 1991
and is a popular teacher and highly-respected researcher in fields
including supply chain management, emerging technologies in
healthcare, and digital media. In 2000, he founded the supply chain
software company SmartOps Corporation, (acquired by SAP AG) and served
as CEO until 2012. He is also the founder of the hybrid social
enterprise OrganJet and GuardianWings, which coordinates timely and
affordable air transport for patients in need of transplants.
This gift will be used for the construction of a 295,000 square-foot
facility, the first structure within the new Tepper Quadrangle, which
will house a number of strategically interconnected entities,
including the university's Tepper School of Business, the CMU Center
for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, The Simon Initiative, and quality
of life enhancements for the entire CMU community. This new facility
will serve as the cornerstone for integrating elements of research and
education across the university's Pittsburgh campus.
About Carnegie Mellon University: Carnegie Mellon (www.cmu.edu) is a
private, internationally ranked research university with programs in
areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy,
the humanities and the arts. More than 12,000 students in the
university's seven schools and colleges benefit from a small
student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus
on creating and implementing solutions for real problems,
interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A global university,
Carnegie Mellon has campuses in Pittsburgh, Pa., California's Silicon
Valley and Qatar, and programs in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and
Mexico.
About the Tepper School of Business: Founded in 1949, the Tepper
School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University (www.tepper.cmu.edu)
is a pioneer in the field of management science and
analytical-decision making. The school's notable contributions to the
intellectual community include nine Nobel laureates. The school is
among those institutions with the highest rate of academic citations
in the fields of finance, operations research, organizational behavior
and production/operations. The academic offerings of the Tepper School
include undergraduate studies in business and economics, graduate
studies in business administration and financial engineering, and
doctoral studies.
SOURCE Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon
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/CONTACT: Mark D. Burd, 412-268-3486, mdburd@andrew.cmu.edu; Ken Walters, 412-268-1511, walters1@andrew.cmu.edu
/Web Site: http://www.tepper.cmu.edu
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