The Chandler Family Professional Sales Center promotes professional selling and sales management, provides high-quality instruction to both students and sales executives, and conducts research that advances the field of sales. The program’s strong sales curriculum and experiential learning component earned it the distinction as a “Top University Sales Program for 2011” by the Sales Education Foundation, a section of The Dayton Foundation established to promote university level educational programs in sales through the provision of scholarships, creation of educational materials and other methods.
The Chandler Family Center's goals are:
The Chandler Family Center is a full member of the University Sales Center Alliance (USCA), a consortium of sales centers located in universities throughout the United States. Elon University is the only school in Virginia and the Carolinas with this distinction.
--Lauren Fredrickson '11, Associate District Manager
ADP Small Business Services Division
The Chandler Family Professional Sales Center was endowed by Thomas E. Chandler, owner of Chandler Concrete Company, and his family. Chandler Concrete has been family owned and operated for more than 35 years. Based in Burlington, the company operates in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The Chandlers credit a powerful, focused sales philosophy for much of their company's success.
Tom Chandler has been an Elon Trustee since 1999. He is a member of the board's executive committee, and serves as chair of the development committee and vice-chair of the campaign leadership committee. He and his wife, Lynn, have been loyal donors to Elon and made a generous gift supporting the construction of the Koury Business Center, the home of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business since 2006.
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