| 词条 | Albert Nicholas (CEO) |
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| name = Albert O. Nicholas | image = | birth_date ={{Birth date|1931|01|24}} | birth_place = Rockford, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|08|04|1931|01|24}} | death_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | nationality = United States of America | education = University of Wisconsin–Madison {{small|(B.A., M.B.A.)}} | occupation = C.E.O. Businessman Chartered Financial Analyst | employer = Nicholas Company, Inc. | known_for = All-American guard for the Wisconsin Badgers from 1949 to 1952 | spouse = }}Albert O. "Ab" Nicholas (January 24, 1931 – August 4, 2016) was the chairman, CEO, and portfolio manager of Nicholas Company, Inc. founded in 1967[1] and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In April 2010, he was one of four inducted into the Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame.[2] According to Bloomberg Markets, "The Nicholas Fund, which he has run since 1969, has topped the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index by an average of 2 percentage points a year for the past 40 years and has beaten it every year since 2008.[3][4] EducationBorn on January 24, 1931 in Rockford, Illinois,[5] Nicholas earned a Bachelor’s in Economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and played guard for the Badgers men's basketball team. He spent two years in the military prior to returning for an M.B.A. in Finance and Investments.[1] Early careerNicholas began his career at the Northwestern National Insurance Company, where he worked as an investment analyst. He moved on to Marshall and Ilsley Bank before co-founding Nicholas Company.[1] AffiliationsHe was a member of the Milwaukee Investment Analysts Society, and a Chartered Financial Analyst.[1] Charitable workIn March 2015, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee announced "that it has received a $2 million donation from longtime donor and trustee Albert "Ab" Nicholas to fund and develop a recreational basketball league within its clubs."[6] He also made significant contributions to the Milwaukee War Memorial Center[7] as well as the University of Wisconsin. The donation of $50 million was made "to inspire other donors to create undergraduate and athletic scholarships and graduate fellowships for UW-Madison students. The gift will match, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, other donations made to support scholarship programs. The UW Foundation describes the Nicholas' donation as'the second-largest household gift in the university’s history.'",[8][9] Another contribution to the school endowed a deanship for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Business School which had previously been paid with university funds.[10] Nicholas died on August 4, 2016, at the age of 85.[11] On January 12, 2017, the UW athletic department announced that the Kohl Center basketball floor would be renamed the "AB Nicholas Court" in his honor with the start of the 2017-18 season.[12] References1. ^1 2 3 Nicholas Investment Team 2. ^Four inducted into Wis. Business Hall of Fame - Milwaukee - Milwaukee Business Journal 3. ^[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-18/fund-manager-ab-nicholas-has-been-beating-s-p-500-for-40-years Fund Manager Ab Nicholas Has Been Beating S&P 500 for 40 Years - Bloomberg] 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/discussion/8939/nseix|title=NSEIX|access-date=2016-08-05}} 5. ^[https://abnicholasscholars.org/about/ About - AB NICHOLAS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION] 6. ^Ab Nicholas makes $2M gift to Boys & Girls Clubs for youth basketball league - Milwaukee - Milwaukee Business Journal 7. ^War Memorial Center raises $800,000 for veterans courtyard project - Milwaukee - Milwaukee Business Journal 8. ^Ab Nicholas and his wife, Nancy, donate $50M for UW scholarships - Milwaukee - Milwaukee Business Journal 9. ^Money manager Ab Nicholas launching $50 million scholarship program 10. ^Nicholas gift funds UW business deanship - Milwaukee - Milwaukee Business Journal 11. ^{{cite web | last = Gallagher | first = Kathleen | title = Albert O. "Ab" Nicholas dies | work = Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | date = August 4, 2016 | url = http://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2016/08/04/albert-o-ab-nicholas-dies/88273344/ | accessdate = August 4, 2016}} 12. ^{{cite press release|title=Kohl Center court named in honor of Ab Nicholas|publisher=Wisconsin Badgers Athletics Department|date=12 January 2017|url=http://www.uwbadgers.com/news/2017/1/12/mens-basketball-kohl-center-court-named-in-honor-of-ab-nicholas.aspx?path=mbball|accessdate=2 December 2017}} External links
10 : 1931 births|2016 deaths|All-American college men's basketball players|American chief executives of financial services companies|Philanthropists from Illinois|Milwaukee Hawks draft picks|People from Rockford, Illinois|University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business alumni|Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball players|American men's basketball players |
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