Join Us in Supporting the Rocco Angelo Legacy in Leadership Campaign
Across the nation and around the world, when alumni of the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management think of their time at FIU, one face comes to mind: Rocco M. Angelo. In honor of Rocco’s decades of service to the Chaplin School, we are pleased to invite friends, colleagues, industry partners and all of those who have been inspired by the passion, dedication and commitment of this extraordinary individual to join us in recognizing his impact.
More than any other person in the history of the Chaplin School, Rocco has personally led countless students and alumni on their academic and professional paths to success. As we look to the next horizon of the Chaplin School, FIU seeks to ensure that Rocco’s unparalleled legacy continues to make a difference. The Rocco M. Angelo Legacy in Leadership Campaign is raising endowed funds to extend his legacy in perpetuity.
This campaign will provide current and future generations of Chaplin School students and alumni with the resources needed to ensure FIU’s Worlds Ahead reputation. Earnings from the endowment will be used to support scholarships, recruitment initiatives to attract the best and brightest students, alumni engagement efforts, mentoring programs, career services, and student enrichment opportunities.
As a valued and distinguished member of the Chaplin School, our alumni and industry partners reflect the School’s global reputation for excellence. Endowed funds strengthen this reputation by helping us reach our next horizon as an international leader of hospitality and tourism management education.
To give online, visit the Chaplin School’s Give Now page and select the Rocco Angelo Legacy in Leadership Endowment Campaign as your designation.
For more information, contact:
Simone Champagnie
Senior Director of Development
snchampa@fiu.edu
305.919.4810
Photo, left to right:
Photo taken at the Rocco Angelo Legacy in Leadership Campaign launch event at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida on October 27, 2015.
Lee Pillsbury, Co-Founder, Thayer Group and Senior Advisor, Brookfield Asset Management
Burt Cabanas ’76, Chair Emeritus, Chaplin School’s Dean’s Advisory Council and Founder and Chairman, Benchmark Hospitality
Mike Hampton, Dean, FIU Chaplin School
Rocco Angelo, Associate Dean for Alumni Relations, FIU Chaplin School
Jay Litt ’74, Dean’s Advisory Council member and Executive Vice President, Waramaug Hospitality
Mark B. Rosenberg, President, FIU
Ken Furton, Provost, FIU
