Adobe
Systems Co-founder Dr. Charles M. Geschke
Accepts
Inaugural Chair
SAN FRANCISCO (March 9, 2010) – The
University of San Francisco (USF) School of Business and Professional Studies
is pleased to announce that Dr. Charles M. Geschke, co-founder of Adobe
Systems, has been named the inaugural Reverend P. Carlo Rossi, S.J. Chair in
Entrepreneurship.
The Chair honors the memory of the
Rev. P. Carlo Rossi, S.J, the uncle of USF alumni C. Alan Wall, M.D. and the
late Robert Wall, M.D. Father Rossi became an important figure in the boys’
upbringing after their father died when they were very young. This endowed
chair was funded through gifts from C. Alan Wall, Robert Wall and their families
and friends, and is a statement of gratitude for the role Father Rossi and the
University of San Francisco played in their lives. Father Rossi was a long-time
member of the California Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
“We are immensely grateful to the
Wall family for their generosity and commitment to the Father Rossi Chair in
Entrepreneurship,” said Mike Duffy, dean of the School of Business and
Professional Studies. “The family’s gift ensures excellence in teaching and
research for our students today and the future.”
Upon discussing the details of the
new chair, Duffy remarked, “We couldn’t be more honored to name Dr. Charles
Geschke as the first Rossi Chair in Entrepreneurship. Dr. Geschke is not only a
successful inventor, innovator, entrepreneur, business leader and
philanthropist, he is also a man of sincere faith. He will serve as a mentor
for our students and faculty--illustrating that high achievement in business
and in society stems from a solid foundation of faith and ethics.”
As the Rossi Chair, Dr. Geschke
will serve as a guest lecturer in undergraduate, graduate and executive
business classes. Geschke previously served as chairman of the USF Board of
Trustees.
The creation of the inaugural
Reverend P. Carlo Rossi, S.J. Chair in Entrepreneurship will be formally
announced Saturday, March 13, at a dinner and reception on the USF campus.
Through endowed chairs, USF
students have the opportunity to study under prominent experts whose insights,
research and scholarly endeavors, provide students with new areas of knowledge
to influence their lives and professional careers.
About USF
Established in 1855, USF is San
Francisco’s oldest university and is consistently ranked as one of the most
ethnically diverse universities in the country. The University of San Francisco
is committed to being a premier Jesuit Catholic, urban university with a global
perspective that educates leaders who will fashion a more humane and just
world. With nearly 8,800 enrolled, the university offers undergraduate,
graduate, and professional students the knowledge and skills needed to succeed
as persons and professionals, and the values and sensitivity necessary to be
men and women for others.
For more information, or to
schedule an interview with Dean Mike Duffy
to discuss the Rev. P. Carlo
Rossi S.J., Entrepreneurial Chair, please
contact Anne-Marie Devine
415.422.2697 or abdevine@usfca.edu
