Stillman to Expand Leadership Development Program
Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business has announced that alumnus Gerald P. Buccino has made a $1 million gift commitment to the university in order to expand the reach of the school’s Leadership Development Honors Program at the Stillman School of Business.
Buccino is a successful businessman based in Chicago who specializes in saving troubled companies and turning them into profitable enterprises. He is the president of The Buccino Foundation and a Seton Hall University Regent Emeritus.
“Jerry’s long-standing relationship with Seton Hall and the Stillman School of Business has served as an inspiration,” said Stillman Dean Joyce Strawser. “From the establishment of the Buccino Scholars program in 1996 to this latest gift, his contributions to the Center have served as a model for the active engagement of top executives and helped to increase our School’s reputation and reach to national prominence – making this so much more than simply an academic honors program.”
“It’s a wonderful program,” said Buccino. “It’s a highly ranked program. Given how the Center is being run, the recognition it’s getting and the type of students we’re bringing in, it was easy for me to say, ‘I’d like to pledge another major gift to the University.'”
The gift will provide the opportunity for students to interact with national and international business leaders, exposure to international businesses during study abroad, as well as facilitate leadership collaborations with other universities and critical skills development seminars.
