Slippery Rock University is celebrating the largest gift in the school’s history.
A ceremony was held yesterday to unveil the Haverlack College of Business, which is the first named college at Slippery Rock.
Elliott Haverlack and his wife Rhonda made the $5 million donation because of their belief in the school.
“Today, we dedicate more than a building. We dedicate a doorway. A doorway to opportunity. A doorway to discovery. A doorway through which generations of students will walk — uncertain when they enter, but capable when they leave,” Haverlack said in his speech.
Haverlack graduated from Slippery Rock in 1980 and went on to be a successful corporate executive. He says the gift is to help Slippery Rock become a synonymous name for business students.
“My dream is that when people say ‘I went to Slippery Rock’ that people say it’s a great business school. Because it is,” Haverlack said.
Haverlack is currently a student at Slippery Rock, studying for his Masters of Business Administration.
