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Full Page Ad Paid For By UA Foundation
The University of Akron is under the spotlight -- once again -- this time for an advertisement that appeared in Sunday's Akron Beacon Journal.
The full page ad was signed by business leaders, urging the community to "come together" and support the university.
The criticism comes after several noticed that the ad stated it is was paid for by "Friends of the University of Akron" for $5,000, but UA later clarified that is was paid for by the University of Akron Foundation. Some are questioning why that wasn't made clear in the ad.
UA offficials released the following statement Tuesday:
"The private, non-scholarship funds that were used for the ad are being donated to The University of Akron Foundation for this type of purpose by Richard W. Pogue, former chair of The University of Akron Board of Trustees, to help support efforts by the university and the community to – as the message in the ad stated – "Come together" and help position UA for "...greater success, growth and positive economic impact on our community." We wanted to check with Mr. Pogue before publicly identifying his contribution."
Of those business leaders who signed the ad, seven are part of a new nine -member advisory board including the presidents of FirstEnergy, Goodyear and FirstMerit.
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