Colorado School of Mines alum Lowell Shonk MS ’79 and his wife, Cheryl, made a transformative $5 million gift to establish the Lowell and Cheryl Shonk Endowed Chair for the Head of the Economics and Business Program—the first named gift of its kind for the department.
Colorado School of Mines alum Lowell Shonk MS ’79 and his wife, Cheryl, made a transformative $5 million gift to establish the Lowell and Cheryl Shonk Endowed Chair for the Head of the Economics and Business Program—the first named gift of its kind for the department.

Colorado School of Mines alum Lowell Shonk MS ’79 and his wife, Cheryl, made a transformative $5 million gift to establish the Lowell and Cheryl Shonk Endowed Chair for the Head of the Economics and Business Program—the first named gift of its kind for the department.
The Shonks aim to help Mines advance business education for all Mines’ students, ensuring that they are equipped with critical business acumen they need to excel in a rapidly evolving global economy – as engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs. Read more about this transformative gift.
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