Robert and Arlene Kogod Provide Monumental $15M Gift to American University’s Kogod School of Business
American University’s Kogod School of Business received a $15 million gift from school namesake, Robert Kogod, and his wife, Arlene, to establish three endowed chairs as part of the institution’s ongoing investment in impactful scholarship and teaching.
- American University’s Kogod School of Business received a $15 million gift from school namesake, Robert Kogod, and his wife, Arlene, to establish three endowed chairs as part of the institution’s ongoing investment in impactful scholarship and teaching.
- The funds will endow three departmental chairs, two at the Kogod School of Business and a third as a joint appointment at Kogod and the American University School of Public Affairs.
- The newly minted Arlene R. and Robert P. Kogod Eminent Scholar Chairs will be established in key areas of focus, expertise, and impact at American University: finance, marketing, and sustainability.
- Sonya Grier, professor of marketing at Kogod, will hold the position of Kogod Eminent Scholar Chair in Marketing.