This fund was established by John Appel and his wife, Terry, in 2005 for the purpose of supporting the management communications program in the Warrington College of Business.

John earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Florida in 1971. While at UF, he became a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi. He is the retired president of GTE Network Services.

John and Terry have two children, Melanie A. Morris and Russell C. Appel.