Office of University Relations

Prestigious William G. McGowan scholarship awarded to UCCS business student

Date: 2009-07-21

The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund recently awarded a scholarship valued at $18,000 awarded to an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado Springs.

DiHanna-Dimitra Pantazis, Glencoe, Minnesota, received the scholarship, the first awarded at UCCS.

“I feel honored and humbled to be the recipient of the William G. McGowan Scholarship and proudly accept this award with profound gratitude,” Pantazis said.

She plans to major in finance and accounting and will use the scholarship to further her entrepreneurial goals.

The Chicago-based McGowan Charitable Fund, established in 1992 by former MCI Corp Chairman William McGowan, works with colleges and universities accredited by the International Association for Management Education or the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. The program is based on McGowan’s personal experiences. He won a scholarship to Harvard and later launched a successful business career.

More information about the McGowan Fund is available at http://www.mcgowanfund.org/.

“We are so grateful for the McGowan Charitable Fund,” Venkat Reddy, dean, College of Business, said. “They understand the value of education and are helping us realize our vision of building successful futures.”

The College of Business enrolls about 1,100 undergraduates and 450 MBA and Distance MBA students. The college is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International, an organization that accredits less than five percent of business schools worldwide.

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in Colorado Springs, is one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. The University offers 30 bachelor’s degrees, 19 master’s and five doctoral degrees. The campus enrolls about 8,000 students annually.