Shorter College Hopkins Institute for Business Ethics receives $15,000 from Staples
                     
March 25, 2010 - The Shorter College Hopkins Institute for Business Ethics received a $15,000 check from the Staples Foundation for Learning on Thursday night. The check was awarded during a dinner and lectureship hosted by the Hopkins Institute for Business Ethics at the Coosa Country Club.

Pictured in the photo are, from left, Shorter College President Dr. Harold Newman; Otis Pannell, senior vice president of sales and operations; Keith Youngblood, general manager of the Rome Staples store; Dr. Robert “Dub” Darville, dean of the Ledbetter College of Business at Shorter; Mark Menard, Staples district manager and Ken Fincher, vice president of institutional advancement at Shorter.

Founded in 1873, Shorter College is a Christian college committed to excellence in education. Since 2003, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Shorter among the South’s best baccalaureate colleges. The college offers traditional bachelor’s degrees in 48 major areas as well as undergraduate degree programs for working adults, the Master of Business Administration and the Master of Arts in Leadership. Online courses are also available. Shorter will transition to university status June 1, 2010. For more information, visit www.shorter.edu.

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