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T. Wayne Davis Chair in Entrepreneurship
Initially established in the College of Business Administration with seed funds from the State of Iowa in 1986, the T. Wayne Davis Chair in Entrepreneurship was fully endowed and became UNI’s first named chair in 1996 from a generous gift from Adele Davis in memory of her husband, T. Wayne Davis. Through this chair, the University was able to appoint a senior faculty member to continue the tradition of support for small business that was so important to Mr. Davis.
Two years after his death in 1992, T. Wayne Davis, founder of Control-o-Fax Corporation and developer of the Control-o-Fax system, was inducted posthumously into the Iowa Business Hall of Fame. Not only was Mr. Davis a consummate entrepreneur in his own right, but his accounting innovation, the Control-o-Fax billing system, aided hundreds of small firms and professionals in gaining control of their accounting and billing systems, enhancing their own prospects for financial success.
Mr. Davis was also an active proponent of his community, tirelessly contributing his time, energy, and money to numerous causes, both in the community at large and at the University of Northern Iowa.
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Professor David Deeds, Fall 2007
Professor David Deeds was named the T. Wayne Davis Entrepreneur-in-Residence in the Fall of 2007. He teaches Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development, as well as Management in the Certificate in Entrepreneurship classes at UNI. He also works with JPEC, Business and Community Services, and the College of Business Administration in the promotion of entrepreneurship, provides assistance and resource information to entrepreneurs in the development of their businesses, and works with the College and its units in the advancement of entrepreneurship as part of President Allen's mission for UNI. Deeds has many connections to the CBA that go beyond being an alumnus and faculty member. In an effort to nurture more of his own lifetime of pride in his UNI degree, he established a $20,000 endowed scholarship fund to support CBA students who are also UNI athletes. Deeds also made it his mission to make downtown Waterloo into a place where people want to live. He established the Cedar Valley Restoration and Development Company to restore historic homes and rejuvenate the Cedar River Neighborhood in Waterloo.
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Dr. Peter Goulet
Dr. Peter Goulet, was the first holder of the T. Wayne Davis Chair in Entrepreneurship. Dr. Goulet received his Ph.D. in Finance and Real Estate and M.B.A. from Ohio State University after graduating from Denison University with a B.A. in Economics. He joined the University of Northern Iowa faculty in 1974. As a faculty member, Dr. Goulet served as the editor of the Business Case Journal, the director of the M.B.A. program, director of the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, and the head of both the Management and Finance departments, where he was instrumental in establishing UNI's Real Estate program. In addition, Dr. Goulet has served as a consultant to numerous businesses and non-profit organizations, primarily in the area of strategic planning.
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