{"id":102693,"date":"2019-09-06T13:13:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T23:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=102693"},"modified":"2019-09-06T13:13:22","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T23:13:22","slug":"vieira-shidler-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/09\/06\/vieira-shidler-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Visitor industry leader Vieira donates $1M to Shidler College scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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From left, Vance Roley, Shidler College of Business; Jo Anne and Keith Vieira; and Unyong Nakata, UH<\/abbr> Foundation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former Starwood Hotels and Resorts executive Keith Vieira<\/strong> has committed $1 million from his estate to an existing scholarship at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa Shidler College of Business<\/a>, which was recently renamed to the Keith Vieira Endowment for Kamaʻaina<\/span> Student Scholarships. The scholarship, which was first established by Starwood Hawaii in 2013 in honor of Vieira\u2019s contribution to the visitor\u2019s industry, will support undergraduate and graduate students from Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> high schools who want to pursue a degree at the Shidler college.<\/p>\n

“If our local kids want to compete for the best jobs here or globally, a college education is a must. And you can get an excellent business degree right here at UH<\/abbr>\u2019s Shidler College of Business. It helped a Hilo boy like me get the career he wanted, and now, I want to help other local kids attain their dreams,” said Vieira, principal of KV<\/abbr> and Associates, Hospitality Consulting, LLC<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

“As a leader in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s visitor industry, Keith has devoted much of his time and talent to serving the college and community,” said Vance Roley<\/strong>, dean of the Shidler College of Business. “We are truly grateful for his generosity and his commitment to nurturing local students. This scholarship will enable the college to continue his vision by attracting the best and brightest students in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and providing them with an excellent foundation for success.”<\/p>\n

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The generous donation increases support for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> students who want to pursue a degree in business. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[572,146,319,9],"class_list":["post-102693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-scholarship","tag-shidler-college-of-business","tag-uh-foundation","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t