Business Dean Receives Fund-Raising Award

SAN LUIS OBISPO -- The dean of Cal Poly's Orfalea College of Business has been chosen to receive an award that will allow him the opportunity to participate in a fund-raising conference in San Diego.

William R. Pendergast was chosen by Cal Poly to receive the California State University's Bautzer Faculty University Advancement Award to attend the Dec. 8-11 western district conference of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, a national organization of fund-raising and public relations professionals.

Pendergast was selected for his involvement in the university's Centennial Campaign and other fund-raising efforts and his interest in expanding such activities in his college. He will receive $1,500.

Each of the CSU's campuses chooses a representative to receive the award to attend the conference.

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