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Penn Connects > Campus Master Plan
A Vision for the FutureWharton Receives $5 Million Gift for Wharton Sports Business Initiative
February 26, 2008Julie Taffet Moelis, W'81, and Kenneth D. Moelis, W'81, WG'81, have made a $5 million gift to the Wharton Sports Business Initiative (WSBI), Wharton School Dean Thomas S. Robertson has announced. The WSBI is a collaboration among top business leaders, Wharton faculty, and students that generates and disseminates knowledge about the sports industry through educational programs, strategic corporate partnerships, high-level student consulting assignments, global outreach, and research.
The Moelises' commitment is one of the largest contributions ever given to support research on the business of sports. "We are deeply grateful for this outstanding gift from Julie and Ken Moelis," Robertson said. "It is a testament not only to a proud tradition of alumni leadership at Wharton, but also to the importance of supporting emerging research in such areas as sports business."
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