Miami Herald: FIU Naming Business School for Alvah Chapman

Miami Herald: FIU naming business school for Alvah Chapman

Miami-Dade Obituaries Published Thursday, October 18, 2001 Broward Obituaries Miami Herald Calendar Real Estate Transactions Local/State FIU naming business school Nation/World Columnists for Alvah Chapman Liz Balmaseda Business Joan Fleischman Living & Arts BY HOLLY STEPP Fred Grimm [email protected] Opinion Carl Hiaasen Sports Claire Mitchel Florida International University will name its graduate school of Beth Reinhard Search/Archives business after former Knight Ridder Chairman Alvah Chapman at Robert Steinback Classifieds a dinner in his honor next month. Peter Wallsten Services The Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Graduate School of Business will be Community News Channels formally introduced as part of the kickoff of a $10 million fundraising campaign to build a $30 million graduate business Autos & Driving school facility. Business & Money Careers Chapman, 80, is chairman emeritus of the FIU Foundation and a Dade coverage member of the university's newly created board of trustees. He Cities & has long been a key fundraiser for the business school, endowing Neighborhoods a faculty position in business ethics, and for the university as a Community whole. Computers & Internet Chapman said the naming was an honor and he was ``humbled'' Broward coverage Education by the tribute. Entertainment & Related Features Special Reports Dining ``I have long believed that Miami needed a strong public Events calendar Family & Kids university to meet the needs of the business community and of our people,'' he said. Seven-Day Archive Government Feedback Health The university hopes to raise $1 million at the naming banquet On Miami.com Nov. 1 at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1109 Brickell Ave., Miami. The Hobbies & Pets UrbanEyes business facility is slated to open in 2005. News & Media Gay South Florida Real Estate & Home Jewish Star Times FIU President Modesto Maidique said Chapman was the ideal Florida Keys Keynoter Shopping & choice for the honor. Classifieds Upper Keys Reporter Residents' Guide Sitios en español ``I think Alvah would be on anyone's list for South Florida's most file:///D|/cba/Chapman-Herald.htm (1 of 2) [1/8/2002 9:04:19 AM] Miami Herald: FIU naming business school for Alvah Chapman

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FIU business dean Joyce Elam said Chapman's career epitomizes the characteristics that she hopes will be instilled in the school's graduates.

A third-generation newspaperman, Chapman came to Miami in 1960 to work for Knight Newspapers, which then had five newspapers in four cities. He helped take the company public in 1969 and was the leading architect of the 1974 merger that created Knight Ridder in Miami.

The company, now headquartered in San Jose, Calif., publishes 32 daily newspapers, including The Herald and El Nuevo Herald, and produces a variety of online products.

Chapman became chief executive officer of Knight Ridder in 1976 and chairman in 1982. During his tenure, corporate revenue tripled and Knight Ridder newspapers won 33 Pulitzer Prizes. He retired as CEO in 1988 and stepped down as chairman the following year, and from the board in 2000.

Chapman has also been a leader in civic and community projects. He co-founded the Non-Group, an influential alliance of Miami- Dade business leaders, chaired a United Fund campaign and Miami Citizens Against Crime, and headed the ``We Will Rebuild'' effort after Hurricane Andrew.

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