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Ed Reiter, left, and Marty Adams, chairman, president and CEO of Sky Financial Group.

Gift from Sky pays tribute to retiring executive Ed Reiter

Local financial services organization Sky Financial Group paid tribute to the leadership of retiring executive Ed Reiter (Dec. 15 by announcing a major gift to the University.

As part of the $750,000 gift, Sky Financial Group and Sky Bank announced a $500,000 contribution to create the "Sky Bank - Edward and Linda Reiter Endowed Lectureship: Values and Ethics in the Workplace." The lectureship will be administered by BGeXperience: Values and Vision, a program to which the Reiters also have made a $250,000 commitment.

In addition to creating the endowed lectureship, Sky has designated the remainder of its gift, $250,000, for the support of other University projects in athletics and entrepreneurship.

"Sky is proud to be a longtime supporter of Bowling Green State University," stated Marty Adams, chairman, president and CEO of Sky Financial Group. "This is not only a great opportunity to support an innovative program like BGeXperience, but it gives Sky a chance to honor one of our greatest leaders, Ed Reiter. He and Linda have given so much to Sky and the community, this honor is something they truly deserve."

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