HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 6, 2018 – A long-time High Point family has generously made a seven-figure gift, bringing their lifetime giving to the university to more than $2 million.
Peter Mahler, founder of Triad-based PAM Trading Corporation, and his wife, Mary, made the gift along with their daughter Punkin Parker, her husband, Alan, and son Alan A., as well as their daughter Janet Fisher and her husband, Wayne. The gift recognizes the university’s impact on the city of High Point.
The Mahlers started PAM Trading Co. in 1983 as a textile business, but have since added injection molding. Peter has also engineered several pieces of hosiery equipment and has U.S. patents as well as foreign patents. The Mahlers’ daughters and husbands, as well as their grandson, now run the family business.
“The Mahler family recognizes HPU’s faith in its commitment to its students and community,” says HPU President Dr. Nido Qubein. “We are tremendously grateful for this gift and the support of our families who share the same vision as we do.”
Peter is a member of the HPU Board of Trustees. In 2011, the Mahler family gave $1 million to name the first floor of the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication building.
The Mahler family’s recent donation is for the new promenade that will be located near Congdon School of Health Sciences. It will be named the Mahler Promenade in honor of their family’s support of HPU.
“I’m grateful to be connected with a university that teaches core values to its students and is committed to growing High Point,” says Peter.
The Mahlers have been married for more than 70 years and moved to High Point in 1963. They are both of German descent.