This one is an alumnus, billionaire and a graduate in the class of 1978.
The Duck who bought his dad’s side business for $10,000 in 1984 — and built it into the $27 billion global leader known as Tech Data — has contributed $5 million to create the University of Oregon’s first doctoral fellowship program, help fuel the President’s Success Fund and provide stipends for students in the UO’s human rights workshop program.
“This terrific support from Steve Raymund, one of our most innovative and successful alumni, will have an immediate effect,” said Michael H. Schill, UO president and professor of law. “We are inspired by his confidence in our mission and grateful for his personal involvement in realizing our vision for the university.”
Raymund, a 1978 economics graduate, will become UO Foundation chair in fall 2018.
Raymund chairs Tech Data, a Florida-based company that ranks No. 107 on the Fortune 500 and is enjoying its seventh straight year on Fortune’s list of World’s Most Admired Companies. It is among the largest global distributors of internet-based technologies, products and solutions
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This sounds like great news for the university. He will bring his financial acumen and business savvy to help improve the University's foundation. Welcome Steve! Go Ducks!
The Duck who bought his dad’s side business for $10,000 in 1984 — and built it into the $27 billion global leader known as Tech Data — has contributed $5 million to create the University of Oregon’s first doctoral fellowship program, help fuel the President’s Success Fund and provide stipends for students in the UO’s human rights workshop program.
“This terrific support from Steve Raymund, one of our most innovative and successful alumni, will have an immediate effect,” said Michael H. Schill, UO president and professor of law. “We are inspired by his confidence in our mission and grateful for his personal involvement in realizing our vision for the university.”
Raymund, a 1978 economics graduate, will become UO Foundation chair in fall 2018.
Raymund chairs Tech Data, a Florida-based company that ranks No. 107 on the Fortune 500 and is enjoying its seventh straight year on Fortune’s list of World’s Most Admired Companies. It is among the largest global distributors of internet-based technologies, products and solutions
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This sounds like great news for the university. He will bring his financial acumen and business savvy to help improve the University's foundation. Welcome Steve! Go Ducks!
