Fellowships Open Doors

01 Jun 2004

Fellowships Open Doors

Re: Warren Luke (MBA 1970); Bill George (MBA 1966); Martin Curiel (MBA 2004); Connie Ma (MBA 2005); Ling Hu-Kramer (MBA 2005); Kylie Jia (MBA 2005); Gordon Liao (MBA 2004); Zheng Huang (MBA 2005); Katya Suprun (MBA 2004); Shailendra Singh (MBA 2004); Cristobal Mira (MBA 2004)

Topics: Education-Financial Aid Philanthropy-General Philanthropy-Giving Impact

Fellowships make a difference one student at a time. That fact is particularly evident at the annual HBS Fellowship Dinner, where recipients have a chance to spend an evening with the donors responsible for their fellowships. This year’s event was attended by more than 400 people at Kresge in mid-April. Student speaker Mart'n Curiel (MBA ’04), recipient of the LeBaron-McArthur-
Ellis Fellowship, spoke eloquently of the gratitude he felt for the investment that strangers had been willing to make in his education. (See more on Curiel.)

Dean Kim B. Clark reflected on the importance of helping others. “Each of us got where we are because of someone helping us, having confidence in us.” Addressing the students, Clark continued: “Think of yourselves as part of the great HBS chain. You now can become the kind of person who can open doors for others.”

Photo captions:

Carolyn and Warren Luke (MBA ’70), chairman and CEO of Hawaii National Bank, pose with the five fellowship recipients they sponsor: Connie Ma (HBS ’05), Ling Hu (HBS ’05), Kaili Jia (HBS ’05), Gordon Liao (MBA ’04), and Zheng Huang (HBS ’05).

Penny and Bill George (MBA ’66), HBS senior lecturer and former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, talked of their commitment to helping students from developing countries. They pose with three fellowship recipients they sponsor: Ecaterina Suprun (MBA ’04), Shailendra Singh (MBA ’04), Cristobal Mira (MBA ’04), and guest Josefa Prieto.