AMES, Iowa – Greater Iowa CU has pledged a $100,000 multi-year gift to the Iowa State University College of Business to fund an annual business lecture through the university lectures program.
The goal of the gift is to underscore the credit union's relationship with Iowa State and to advance financial literacy in the community, Shazia Manus, president of the $250 million credit union, said in a statement.
The first lecture is tentatively scheduled for this fall.
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