Money can be a significant barrier to those seeking higher education. Scholarships provide students with much-needed support. Many CU Denver Lynx work full and part-time, support their families, and dedicate time to making a difference in their communities. CU Denver Business School is proud to host the 2025 Celebration of Success scholarship fundraising gala, opening doors and lowering barriers to success with the business community’s support.
Education is a crucial component of life-changing career opportunities. As CU Denver’s premier fundraising event, the gala hosts world-renowned speakers and has raised more than $4 million in student scholarship funds. Community presence is vital in helping the school reach this year’s goal of $400,000 to help business students advance their education.
Joining the ranks of community support, this year’s keynote speaker is former CEO and chairman of United Airlines Oscar Munoz, one of the world’s most influential businesses and thought leaders. Munoz, a first-generation college graduate, made history as the first Latino CEO of a major U.S. carrier.
Munoz will take the stage at Celebration of Success to share his remarkable leadership strategies and how he skyrocketed the airline giant back to top-tier reliability and profits, winning back customer loyalty and earning the praise of its foremost union leaders. Early in his tenure, though, Munoz suffered a massive heart attack and underwent a heart transplant. He promptly returned to the job, determined to win the hearts and minds of frontline employees and ambitiously grow the airline back to success. United is now the world’s largest airline and has revived its brand better than ever. Munoz went on to pen his remarkable story through the 2023 Wall Street Journal best-selling memoir, “Turnaround Time: Uniting an Airline and its Employees in the Friendly Skies.”
CU Denver Business School invites the community to attend the 2025 Celebration of Success scholarship fundraising gala alongside Munoz and help students foster brighter futures.
You can make an impact, too! Learn more about CU Denver Business School’s Celebration of Success.
