Services set for Fran Jabara Services set for Fran Jabara

Services for Fran Jabara, former dean of the School of Business and founder of the WSU Center for Entrepreneurship, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, at St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral. Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. today (Monday, July 27) at Downing and Lahey Mortuary East. Burial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, at Old Mission Cemetery. Jabara died Saturday, July 25, at the age of 90.

"Fran played a transformational role in the history of the city and the university," said President John Bardo. "WSU's Center for Entrepreneurship was Fran's creation. He was one of the inventors of the study of entrepreneurship as an academic field, and thus had a global impact. Many of the most successful Wichita entrepreneurs have had Fran as a professor, business advisor, investor or mentor. He will be sorely missed, but his positive impact will continue for generations."