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Delta State Alumnus and UPS Head David Abney to Receive 2019 Horatio Alger Award

By December 14, 2018Alumni, Foundation
Dr. David Abney ’76 and ’15, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of United Parcel Service, speaking in October at the 14th annual International Business Symposium, which he co-founded with his wife, Sherry, in 2006.

Dr. David Abney ’76 and ’15, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of United Parcel Service, has been selected for membership in the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education. He’s one of 12 other exceptional business, civic, and cultural leaders from across North America to receive the honor for 2019. To read the press release, click here.