Rajen Kilachand (GSM ' 74)获得荣誉博士学位
慈善家和波士顿大学受托人,捐赠了基拉查德荣誉学院

慈善家和企业巨头Rajen Kilachand(1974届GSM)将在波士顿大学2014年的毕业典礼上获得人文文学博士学位。 Vernon Doucette摄
The international business leader and philanthropist Rajen Kilachand, who earned a master’s in business administration at BU, will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters at the University’s 2014 毕业典礼 on Sunday, May 18.
A native of Gujarat, India, Kilachand (GSM’74) has been chair of the multinational Dodsal集团 since 1982, when he stepped into the leadership role of his late father. 从那时起,这家总部位于迪拜的能源和基础设施开发公司(自1995年以来由基拉查德家族全资拥有)已经发展成为采矿、建筑、制造和贸易领域的全球领导者。 它还在印度次大陆经营必胜客连锁餐厅。
作为一名慈善家,基拉昌德的影响同样广泛而有影响力,他向波士顿大学(波士顿大学)捐赠了3500万美元,是该校历史上捐赠金额最大的大学之一。 The gifts endowed the Arvind and Chandan Nandlal Kilachand荣誉学院 and Professorship, named in honor of his parents, as well as the establishment of Kilachand大厅, home of the Honors College and a residence hall for Honors College students and others. Kilachand是波士顿大学董事会成员。
Kilachand is a longtime devotee and supporter of the 新奥尔良爵士与传统音乐节, and his love of the arts has also led to generous sponsorship of community theaters, arts and cultural festivals, and Gujarat’s annual kite festival, which he hosts in honor of his family’s love of the sport. 他还支持非洲和巴布亚新几内亚的艾滋病宣传项目,以及医疗保健、职业培训、教育、图书馆和新濠影汇赌场培训方面的倡议。 He is a major donor to the international children’s charity 迪拜在乎, an initiative of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates.
基拉尚说过,他相信人类灵魂的业力义务是在道德和伦理上参与为人类带来健康的责任之路。
“I am deeply grateful to Rajen Kilachand for his vision and his commitment to our Honors College, which serves our highest achieving students,” BU President Robert A. Brown said in announcing the 学院礼物 in fall 2011. “他的宏伟礼物将为基拉查德荣誉学院创造一笔捐赠,这将提高这一创新项目的质量,并为波士顿大学未来几代学生提供更多机会。”
根据家族历史,基拉查德的曾祖父于19世纪80年代在孟买开始了棉花出口业务。 他的客户中有劳伦斯家族,他们是新英格兰著名的实业家,在马萨诸塞州劳伦斯市建立了纺织厂。, and—coincidentally—the Gothic Revival mansion now known as 斯隆的房子, which is the home of Brown and his wife, Beverly.
2011年,基拉尚向波士顿大学捐赠了第一份礼物,他说,当他第一次来到波士顿大学时,他被那些建设这个国家的人的“巨大的慈善事业”所打动。 “无论是梅隆家族、卡内基家族还是洛克菲勒家族,都在为教育捐款,”他说。 “这就是为什么今天美国是高等教育的重要中心之一。 这在世界上是首屈一指的。”
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