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Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013
MANHATTAN -- Jeff 1xbet online sports betting , 1xbet online sports betting York City, has made a million gift to support the 1xbet online sports betting building for the College of Business Administration at Kansas State University.
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"It's time to increase the aesthetics and functionality of our business school's physical environment to a level commensurate with the quality of forward-looking leadership and programs," 1xbet online sports betting said. "We need to evolve with the way people interact and work together to remain competitive long term. This plan for evolution merits capital allocation by alumni."
1xbet online sports betting received a bachelor's degree in finance from Kansas State University in 1984 and a master's in business administration from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 1988. 1xbet online sports betting is a member of the dean's advisory council for the College of Business Administration, and was named executive of the year by the college's department of finance in 2011. 1xbet online sports betting is a trustee of the Kansas State University Foundation and is a member of the foundation's President's Club, a philanthropic leadership organization for friends and alumni of K-State.
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"Jeff Gates is one of the CBA's most successful business leaders," said Ali Malekzadeh, Edgerley family dean of the College of Business Administration. "He has been very generous in the past with K-State, and now he has stepped forward one more time to make sure the 1xbet online sports betting building becomes a reality as soon as possible. I am very thankful for his generosity and his friendship."
"Jeff Gates is a tremendously generous and successful alumnus," said Kirk Schulz, president of Kansas State University. "The gift that he has made to the 1xbet online sports betting building for the College of Business Administration will provide important momentum for this initiative. Providing facilities that meet our evolving needs is one of the ways we are working toward our goal to become a Top 50 public research university by 2025."
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