2004 Headlines
Johnson School to Induct Roy H. Park, Jr. into Hall of HonorCeremony on October 27th Will Bestow School's Highest Honor October 26, 2004, Ithaca, New York The Johnson Graduate School of Management is pleased to announce that it will induct Roy H. Park, Jr., (MBA '63) into its Hall of Honor on Wednesday, October 27 at 4:30 pm at Sage Hall on the Cornell campus. Mr. Park has a long history of generosity and commitment to the Johnson School community and his tremendous legacy will be recognized and highlighted at the event. The public is invited to attend the induction ceremony and reception that will follow the event. "I am fortunate to be among the many distinguished people who serve on the Johnson School Advisory Council, as my father did before me for 16 years. I am also grateful to find my somewhat shadowed life illuminated by the brilliance of the others who have earned a place on this Hall of Honor wall," said Roy H. Park, Jr. The Johnson School Hall of Honor was established in 1979 to acknowledge publicly the Johnson School's gratitude to its most generous of alumni and friends as evidenced by their tremendous support, outstanding leadership and dedicated service in building the Johnson School's strength. Induction into the Hall of Honor is the highest form of recognition bestowed by the dean on behalf of the Johnson School community. The likeness and name of Mr. Park has been cast in bronze, and the sculptured plaque is attached to the wall in Sage Hall's West Entrance. This permanent and public expression of appreciation serves to create awareness within the Cornell community of how instrumental the honoree's role has been in building and strengthening the Johnson School. "Roy Park is one of our most outstanding graduates who has generously provided his time and gifts for the betterment of our community. Through the Roy H. Park Leadership Fellows program, one of the most sought after scholarships in the nation, Roy has changed the lives of our students while improving the Ithaca community. We are pleased to be able to publicly recognize his extraordinary contributions and commitment by inducting him into the Hall of Honor," said the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean Robert J. Swieringa. Roy Park, Jr. is the first inductee to the Hall of Honor since 2001. Mr. Park is owner, president, & CEO of Park Outdoor Advertising of New York Inc., a company located in Ithaca that owns and manages approximately 2,000 billboards covering some 15,000 square miles in 21 counties throughout New York State and Pennsylvania. He is also president and chairman of Triad Foundation, Inc. His service to the Johnson School includes the establishment of the Park Fellows, which awards full tuition plus stipend to 25 exceptional students in each entering class. Mr. Park is a Cornell University Trustee, a member of the Johnson Graduate School of Management's Advisory Council, and a founder and former member of the School's Alumni Executive Council. He and his family have been recognized as "Builders of Cornell." The Johnson School at Cornell University, founded in 1946, is Cornell's graduate school of management. The Johnson School combines leading edge intellectual capital with "real time, real world" business practice and is among the top business schools in the world. Opportunities for performance learning, such as immersion programs and student-run venture capital and mutual funds, distinguish the Johnson School's curricula. Programs include MBA and doctoral degrees, a twelve-month MBA option for students with advanced degrees in science or engineering and an executive MBA. The Johnson School is located at the center of Cornell University-the largest of the Ivy League schools and one of the world's top research institutions. For more about the Johnson School please visit: www.johnson.cornell.edu. For More Information |
