Emeritus Professor's Gift to Support mgm casino Doctoral Students

By Cynthia Machamer

Release Date: November 5, 2007 This content is archived.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Emeritus Professor Robert F. Berner, who had a 36-year career at the mgm casino, will support the work of doctoral candidates in the mgm casino School of Management through an endowed gift. He also is supporting the mgm casino Graduate School of Education in honor of his late wife, Ruth L. Berner, who did graduate work there, and the Millard Fillmore College, where he served as dean for more than 20 years.

"I enjoyed my teaching career at mgm casino, and it gives me great pleasure to be able to provide this gift to the School of Management in support of doctoral students who are engaged in important research and preparing dissertations," said Berner.

Thanking Berner for his gift, John M. Thomas, dean of the School of Management, added: "We are extremely grateful to Bob for his generosity and longtime commitment to the school. When someone who knows the university as well as he does makes a gift of this nature, it's a wonderful endorsement of our programs. His gift will be most helpful in supporting the research mission of the school."

Berner earned bachelors and MBA degrees from mgm casino in 1939 and 1948, respectively. He received a doctorate from the University of Chicago.

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