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Orange, Calif. – The W. M. Keck Foundation awarded Chapman University’s George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics a $200,000 gift to establish the Robert Day Endowment for Research in Economic Analysis. The new endowment will produce grants to expand the impact of Chapman’s world-renowned economics researchers.
“We are thrilled to receive this investment from the Keck Foundation and are grateful for the generosity of Robert Day,” said Thomas Turk, Ph.D., dean of the Argyros School of Business and Economics. “The Robert Day Endowment will expand the long-established legacy of our Anderson Center for Economic Research and attract new talent to the ranks of the Argyros School and Chapman University.”
Robert Day is a business executive and philanthropist. He is the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the W.M. Keck Foundation. He also serves as Chairman of Oakmont Corporation and is founder and former Chairman of Trust Company of the West (TCW Group, Inc.)
The A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research was established in 1979 to provide data, facilities and support to encourage faculty and students to engage in economic research of high quality and to widely disseminate the results. For more than 40 years, its semiannual Economic Forecast has guided business leaders. The Anderson Center’s most recent economic forecast received more than 7,000 views. The Argyros School’s Economic Sciences Institute, led by Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith, ranks number two in the world in Experimental Economics research. Combined with the newly formed Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy, and the Institute for Religion, Economics and Society, the Argyros School has emerged as an international leader in economics research.
The gift from the W.M. Keck Foundation continues their strong support to Chapman University. In 2017, the foundation named the Keck Center for Science and Engineering, with a transformative gift of $21 million. This new endowment represents the foundation’s first gift to the Argyros School of Business and Economics.
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About the Argyros School
The George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University develops business leaders who create value for their organizations by blending sound economic reasoning and a global perspective with the qualities of individual initiative, analytical skill, accountability, effective communication and integrity.
The Argyros School’s full-time MBA program is ranked number 74 in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 ranking of full-time MBA programs. Corporate recruiters ranked the Argyros School 37th, which contributed significantly to the school’s placement jump of 11 spots this year and placing the school third among private schools on the Western United States, behind only Stanford and USC.
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About Chapman University
Founded in 1861, Chapman University is a nationally-ranked private university located in Southern California. Chapman is categorized by the Carnegie Classification as an R2 “high research activity” institution and offers personalized education to more than 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The campus has produced a Rhodes Scholar, been named a top producer of Fulbright Scholars and hosts a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society. Based in the City of Orange, Chapman also includes the Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus in Irvine. In 2019, the university opened its 11th college, Fowler School of Engineering, in its newest facility, Keck Center for Science and Engineering. Learn more about Chapman University: www.chapman.edu.
