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e v e r y dr e am ma t t e r s C. JeFFrey KNItteL "Kathy and I established the endowment fund because without Embry-Riddle, I would not be where I am today. It gave me a step up in aviation, and we believe wholeheartedly in passing it on. " - C. Jeffrey Knittel ('80, DB), President of CIT Transportation Finance giving back one book at a time W hen Jeff Knittel ('80, DB) arrived at Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management, he and his parents had carefully calculated and prepared for the costs of tuition and board. But they had forgotten one important thing: books. "We didn't have a lot of extra money back then. Everything we had saved was going toward tuition and housing, Knittel " says. "When I got to school and realized that books were an extra cost and that they weren't given to you, it was a pretty big shock. I scraped the money together and worked part-time jobs to help. " Now, as president of CIT Transportation Finance with management oversight for five groups-Aerospace, Business Aircraft, Transportation Lending, Rail and Maritime Finance-Knittel credits Embry-Riddle for laying the foundation for his career success. 12 p h i l a nth r o py r e p o rt g i v i n gto.E R A U.E d U "In high school, I was not as focused on studying, but I went to college and got serious, and it paid off. Doing well at EmbryRiddle gave me the confidence to succeed and to compete in the job market, he says. " His experience at Embry-Riddle also deepened his fascination and appreciation for aviation. "There are few people that go to Embry-Riddle who don't love aviation. It was nice to have a built-in brotherhood and sisterhood of friends who shared the same passion, " Knittel says. Inspired by his experience as a student, in 2005, he and his wife, Kathy, created the C. Jeffrey and Katherine Knittel Endowed Book Fund. The fund provides vouchers to qualified students to help defer the cost of textbooks. "Kathy and I established the endowment fund because without Embry-Riddle, I would not be where I am today. It gave me a step up in aviation, and we believe wholeheartedly in passing it on, he says. " http://GIVINGTO.ERAU.EDU

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Every Dream Matters - 2012-2013 Annual Report on Philanthropy

Lift - 2013 Annual Report on Philanthropy
Contents
Letter From the President
Letter From the Vice President
Report on Philanthropy
Staying Aloft
Donors Rally to Preserve the Golden Eagles
Taking Business to Heart
Working Toward a Better Future: Tom Leick
Jeff (’80, DB) and Kathy Knittel Give Back One Book at a Time
Finishing First: Glenn Mullary Jr.
Lifetime and Legacy Donors
Corporations and Foundations
Daytona Beach Alumni
Prescott Alumni
Worldwide Alumni
Friends, Board Members, Faculty and Staff
In Memoriam Donors
Board of Trustees

Every Dream Matters - 2012-2013 Annual Report on Philanthropy