Ira Riklis and his wife Diane have left their mark on the University of Pennsylvania and plan to continue to do so far into the future. So far, they’ve endowed three scholarship programs as well as term professorships and have also funded the Dean’s office for the Graduate School of Education and a student lounge at the Hillel. Most recently, they’ve established the Dr. William Zucker Entrepreneurial Intern Fellowship at the Wharton School of Business.
They do so because the University has left its mark on them. Both credit the experiences the had there and the graduate degrees they earned (Ira Riklis from the Wharton School of Business and Diane from the Graduate School of Education) as instrumental to the successes they’ve enjoyed throughout their adult lives and careers. Much of their support as grateful alumnae has been to the GRE since that’s where they perceive the greatest need lies.