{"id":15586,"date":"2013-04-04T15:55:06","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T01:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=15586"},"modified":"2020-11-12T13:00:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T23:00:10","slug":"philanthropist-john-c-dean-leads-support-for-entrepreneurship-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/04\/04\/philanthropist-john-c-dean-leads-support-for-entrepreneurship-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Philanthropist John C. Dean leads support for entrepreneurship center"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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From left, John C. Dean, president and CEO<\/abbr> of Central Pacific Bank; Susan Yamada, executive director of the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship and Vance Roley, dean of UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa’s Shidler College of Business<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Business leader, venture capitalist and philanthropist John C. Dean<\/strong> has pledged $75,000 to the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship<\/a> (PACE<\/abbr>) at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa’s Shidler College of Business<\/a>. The gift will seed the John Dean Challenge, which will be Dean’s latest call to action for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s business community to support the entrepreneurship center.<\/p>\n

The funds raised will go to support entrepreneurship education at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and facilitate activities that support innovation, transfer of knowledge, and private sector investments in UH<\/abbr>-based technology.<\/p>\n

PACE is home to an integrated set of leading-edge entrepreneurship programs at UH<\/abbr>. In the last two years, PACE<\/abbr> has provided assistance to more than 100 businesses and has had more than 2,000 people participate in its programs.<\/p>\n

“As business models rapidly evolve through advancements in technology, the spirit of entrepreneurship continues to drive the vision and innovation that benefit our entire Island community,” said Dean. He is currently the president and CEO<\/abbr> of Central Pacific Bank and serves on the board of directors for PACE<\/abbr>. <\/p>\n

“John’s challenge is a testament to his commitment to facilitating new ideas that could potentially become real commercial business enterprises for the State of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,” says Vance Roley<\/strong>, dean of the Shidler College of Business.<\/p>\n

—Adapted from a UH<\/abbr> Mānoa news release<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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