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The Advisory Board of Gonzaga University’s Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program has established a scholarship fund in the name of Professor Paul Buller who has served as director since the program was founded in 2000 and now becomes the program’s academic director.

Fred Brown, a Hogan Advisory Board member and chief executive officer for Next IT, conceived of the scholarship fund.

“The Advisory Board wanted to recognize Dr. Buller for his outstanding leadership and vision,” Brown said. “He has helped to grow the Hogan program from a concept to a nationally recognized model in entrepreneurial education. The scholarship is a way to both honor Paul and to help students in the program on an ongoing basis.”

Buller, Ph.D., is a professor of management and business administration at Gonzaga and is the university’s Kinsey M. Robinson Professor of Business Administration. Buller, a Gonzaga faculty member since 1989, has set a standard of excellence as a teacher and scholar and in his role as faculty adviser, academic citizen and director of the successful Hogan Program.

The Paul Buller Entrepreneurial Leadership Scholarship will be awarded annually to exceptional students in the Hogan Program. The scholarship fund has reached $25,000. To contribute to the scholarship contact Gonzaga’s University Relations at (509) 323-5995.

About The Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program
The Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program is a four-year undergraduate concentration founded on the Jesuit educational philosophy of educating the whole person. Its purpose is to prepare students to create new ventures that make a positive difference in society. This student-centered program is designed for promising individuals who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, creativity, and a commitment to serve others. The Hogan Program embraces students from all academic majors, tailoring the entrepreneurial curriculum and co-curriculum to complement the students’ major fields of study, and providing them with the concepts, tools, and experiences to responsibly create successful new commercial and social enterprises.

For more information visit www.gonzaga.edu/entrepreneur.