$15 Million Given To John Carroll University

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH — John Carroll University has received a $10 million gift to establish the John M. and Mary Jo Boler College of Business, the school announced on Thursday. Using the money the Boler School will be transformed into the Boler College and will two new schools will be launched: the School of Accountancy and the School of Leadership and Social Innovation.

“I’m thrilled to be joining John Carroll at such an exciting time in the university’s history. The vision for what the Boler College can achieve with new schools and programs will have a powerful impact on how we teach and prepare our students for careers in business," said the university's new President Michael Johnson.

Several John Carroll University board members have pledged gifts of their own. The board's contribution will amount to about $5 million.

The $10 million gift from the Boler family was made through the Boler Family Foundation. John Boler was a 1956 graduate of John Carroll University. In 2016, when he passed away, the Boler School of Business celebrated 20 years of being named in his honor. That school will now become its own college under the John Carroll University name.

Alan Miciak will be the dean of the new Boler College of Business. He expressed his gratitude to both the Boler family and the JCU Board of Directors. “The Boler gift will make a tremendous difference for our students who are seeking to make a powerful impact in the world of business, benefiting from our focus on the role of business as a catalyst for solving the social, environmental, and technological challenges that we face in America and around the world."

The university also announced that with the Boler family's donation, John Carroll is launching the "Inspired Lives Campaign" for the new business college and its schools. “We honor our father’s legacy and commitment to John Carroll University by making this leadership gift. We challenge others to join us by investing in this innovative Jesuit business education for a changing world.”

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