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Ontel Products, a $300 million direct response sales and marketing company, has pledged $1 million to William Paterson University in Wayne in support of students and faculty. The company’s founder and chief executive officer is entrepreneur Chuck Khubani, a 1983 graduate of the University.
The gift will support scholarships for high-achieving incoming students for the University’s Cotsakos College of Business. It will also support faculty development initiatives at the College including increased technical skills that enhance teaching excellence and faculty research and scholarship.
“I am a big supporter of education, and look forward to partnering with William Paterson University and its Cotsakos College of Business to recruit the best and brightest students and to further enhance Ontel’s community service,” says Khubani.
“This is a very special gift because it will support not only students, but the faculty who are educating today’s future business leaders,” says Kathleen Waldron, president of William Paterson University. “It is with great pride that I congratulate Mr. Khubani, an alumnus of William Paterson University, on his success as an entrepreneur, and thank him for this generous gift in support of business students and faculty at his alma mater.”
“I echo the sentiment expressed by President Waldron that this is a very special gift,” says Sam Basu, dean of the Cotsakos College of Business. “Chuck Khubani has been a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at the Cotsakos College of Business since 2007, and has particular interest in the areas of professional sales and entrepreneurship. The College, through its Department of Professional Sales and in collaboration with its Russ Berrie Institute for Professional Sales, which houses one of the most advanced sales labs in the country, is a leading provider of undergraduate sales education in the United States. It is indeed a privilege to receive this gift and be able to provide significant incremental resources to enhance funding for high-achieving students and for faculty development.”
Ontel Products Corporation develops, manufactures, markets and distributes innovative consumer products. Pioneers in the “As Seen On TV” industry, Ontel has been consistently and successfully providing consumers with innovative solutions to their everyday problems. Founded in January 1994 by Chuck Khubani, Ontel Products Corporation quickly became a multi-million dollar business and a leader in the direct response and retail industry. With innovations such as the short-form infomercial and products such as Snap Hook, Gopher, Glass Wizard, Dryer Balls and Swivel Sweeper, Ontel’s products are recognized and used all over the world.
The Cotsakos College of Business at William Paterson University offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs that help students develop the skills, knowledge and values necessary to succeed in today’s highly competitive and complex business world. The College offers a master’s degree in business administration, with concentrations in accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, and music management. Housed in the University’s technologically advanced facility at 1600 Valley Road, the College’s facilities includes interactive classrooms, the Financial Learning Center, which features a state-of-the-art simulated trading room, and the Russ Berrie Institute for Professional Sales Laboratory. The College is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.
William Paterson University is one of the nine state colleges and universities in New Jersey. It offers more than 250 undergraduate and graduate academic programs through five colleges: Arts and Communication, Cotsakos College of Business, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Health. Located on 370 hilltop acres in Wayne, the University enrolls more than 11,300 students and provides housing for nearly 2,300 students.
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