Launched in 1999, the John Cardinal O’Hara Society has quickly become a key fundraising program for the MBA Annual Fund in the Mendoza College of Business.
Through a minimum annual contribution of $1,500, members of the Cardinal O’Hara Society help to recruit top faculty, fund cutting-edge curriculum and technology enhancements, provide fellowships for deserving students, and build more robust services for Notre Dame’s graduate business alumni.
With their support, Notre Dame’s MBA and EMBA programs are poised to remain in the upper echelon of graduate business programs nationwide.
The John Cardinal O'Hara Society offers two tiers of membership:
While the satisfaction derived from nurturing the success of Notre Dame’s graduate business students and programs is the greatest reward, the benefits described below are intended to convey our gratitude for your support.
All members of the John Cardinal O’Hara Society receive:
Every gift matters. Join the John Cardinal O’Hara Society today.
John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C., founded Notre Dame’s College of Foreign and Domestic Commerce (now the Mendoza College of Business) in 1921. He served as the college’s first dean and later became president of the University, serving from 1934 to 1940. After his tenure as president, he was appointed the Cardinal Archbishop of Philadelphia.
Of the college he founded, Cardinal O’Hara once said: “The college should send [people] into business with a sound knowledge of business theory…with lofty ideals of citizenship, with sound conceptions of business morality…and with a character that will put those principles into practice under whatever temptations the world may offer.”
The profound influence of Cardinal O’Hara’s ethics, ideals, and innovation is still felt today in the Mendoza College of Business. The MBA recognition society that bears his name is a testament to his visionary spirit and principled leadership.
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