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ALUMNI NEWS
FAMU Students Win National Black MBA Case Study Competition
- 09/08
• First school during
history of competition sponsorship to achieve consecutive wins
• Competition held as part of the 30th National Black MBA Conference
• Teams from the nation’s leading business schools compete for
scholarships totaling $35,000
Washington, D.C. (September 19, 2008) MBA candidates
from 30 of the nation’s leading business schools competed for $35,000 in
scholarships in the 2008 National Student Case Competition, sponsored by
The Chrysler Foundation, Chrysler LLC and Chrysler Financial, and held
during the 30th annual conference of the National Black MBA Association
(NBMBAA) in Washington, D.C. The students from Florida A & M University
(FAMU) took home the first place trophy and repeat as national champions
of the competition.
Tiffani Davis, Dallas, TX; Lia Naomi White, Greenville, SC; and John V.
Hinson, Jr., Miami, FL, all MBA students at FAMU, finished in first
place, netting $15,000 in scholarship money and three championship
trophies. Second place and third place went to The University of
Tennessee and The University of Texas at Austin, each winning $12,000
and $8,000 in scholarship money respectively.
“The students displayed an impressive grasp of global business dynamics
as it relates to this year challenging case study,” said Kim Harris
Jones, Chrysler LLC Senior Vice President - Corporate Controller and
Auditor. “In particular, the students from Florida A & M delivered a
sound analysis and unique solution that rose to the top to once again
capture first place.”
Sponsored by Chrysler LLC, the National Student Case Competition is
designed to give student teams an opportunity to demonstrate their
knowledge and problem-solving skills in a formal competition. Teams were
given a hypothetical business case from which they developed model
business solutions. Each team then prepares its case and presents it
before a panel of corporate executives and business professionals. They
are judged on analysis, quality of presentation and the feasibility of
their recommendations.
“For 14 years Chrysler has enabled over 1,200 students to present their
analysis and recommendations to real-world problems during the National
Student Case Competition,” said Frank Fountain, Chrysler LLC Senior Vice
President – External Affairs and Public Policy, and President – The
Chrysler Foundation. “This competition has evolved into the premier
showcase event for student achievement at the annual National Black MBA
Association Conference.”
Chrysler has been the exclusive sponsor of the National Student Case
Competition at the National Black MBA Association conference since 1995.
FAMU National Achievement Scholars - 09/08
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Rekindling the tradition to attract the best and
brightest students in the nation, six National Achievement Scholars are
calling Florida A&M University (FAMU) home, which has more than double
from last year. In addition, FAMU also recruited 14 finalists and 10
semifinalists.
"Through
aggressive recruitment campaigns, which led us across the nation to
places like Boston, New York, Houston, Atlanta, Los Angles and the State
of Florida, we were able to show prospective students that FAMU is an
institution that provides an enlightening academic experience and
faculty that care about student development," said Roland Gaines, vice
president for Student Affairs. "This increase in National
Achievement Scholars is just the beginning."
Of the 1,836
freshmen that are attending college for the first time, the six National
Achievement Scholars are as follows:
- Justin Daranda,
majoring in management, New Orleans, LA
- Martine Lunis,
majoring in occupational therapy, Eustis, FL
- Alicia Payne,
majoring in broadcast journalism, Louisville, KY
- Matthew Rodney,
majoring in pharmacy, from Tamarac, FL
- Ulyssa Hester, majoring in biology pre-med, from
Stone Mountain, GA
- Danielle Jones,
majoring in biology, from Anderson, IN
FAMU Alums Publish Investment Book
- 4/18/08
Article taken from the April
bi-monthly alumni eNewsletter
http://www.famu.edu/news/userfiles/FAMUApril12008.html
Chapter
member Marck Dorvil is one of the founding members of the Grassroots
Investment Group (GRIG) founded on the campus of FAMU. The group has
been very successful over the past ten years and wanted to share their
lessons learned with others through their new book "Money Does Grow on
Trees: Using Collective Economics to Prove Your Parents Wrong." The book
serves as a veritable “how to” guide for establishing one's own
investment club and achieving a greater understanding of collective
economics.
“Financial independence is what most,
if not everyone, strives for in life and professionals are no longer
reliable," says Marck Dorvil, GRIG senior partner. "Amateur investors
are looking for new, more secure ways to attain financial security for
themselves and for generations to come. By getting involved with a
group, you increase productivity, diversity and stability.”
According to the group, the book is
about a group of young individuals who came together to do more than
they could do themselves in the world of investing. It’s a literal “how
to” for starting and growing an investment club. It’s the story of their
lives told in a manner which is entertaining, inspirational and
educational.
GRIG is a nationally recognized investment club
that has been around for more than 10 years. As such, we have been
around through a full market cycle and our unique approach to investing
has proven successful time and time again.”
GrassRoots
Investment Group is a nationally recognized investment club with 10
years experience and over 40 members from around the globe. Contributors
for Money Does Grow on Trees are: Phillipe Tatem (FAMU alumnus) Senior
Partner and Founder; Marck Dorvil (FAMU alumnus) former Senior Partner;
Ryan Williams (FAMU alumnus), President of GRIG Financial Services;
Harvey Smith (FAMU alumnus), Financial Partner; and Vianka Perez Belyea,
Communications Team Lead.
CEO and Apprentice Winner to Speak at FAMU
Workshop - 2/5/08
TALLAHASSEE,
Fla. – Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) School of Business and Industry
(SBI) will feature Randal D. Pinkett, chairman and CEO of BCT Partners
and season four winner of NBC's "The Apprentice" with Donald Trump, as
the keynote speaker at the “Invention to Venture” Technology and
Entrepreneurship Workshop scheduled for Friday, February 29, 2008. The
workshop is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. until 4:15 p.m.
The daylong "technology bootcamp" is designed to empower the academic
community with the knowledge and resources of how to commercialize their
innovations, while connecting them to the local technology business
community.
“The School of Business and Industry is excited to take the lead in
establishing multidisciplinary partnerships to create a campus-wide
environment at FAMU that supports entrepreneurship and innovation and
encourages creativity, experimentation and cross-functional
collaboration,” said SBI Dean Lydia McKinley-Floyd.
There is a registration fee of $10 for students; $20 for faculty, staff
and alumni; and $40 those in the business community any others
interested in attending. The fee will cover the participant guide, lunch
and a continental breakfast. Interested individuals may register at
www.invention2venture.org.
Sponsors for the event include FAMU’s School of Business and Industry,
Office of Technology Transfer and Small Business Development Center; and
Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County.
“There are over 2000 universities in the United States with
entrepreneurial programs; however, very few are offered at historically
black colleges and universities (HBCUs) or Hispanic serving institutions
(HSIs),” McKinley-Floyd said. “It is our ardent desire to facilitate the
development and sustainability of viable new business enterprises that
transform our communities and bring wealth accumulation and economic
viability to Tallahassee and the Big Bend area.”
Nobel Prize Winner in Physics to Visit FAMU
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Nobel laureate Jerome Friedman, Ph.D. will keynote a series
of lectures for the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Department of Physics on
Thursday, February 21, at 4 p.m. in Lee Hall Auditorium.
Friedman is also scheduled to tour the facilities at the Humphries Science
Research Center located on Martin Luther King Blvd.
“Dr. Friedman has generously offered his time to come and speak with us at
FAMU,” said Ray H. O’Neal, an associate professor of physics at FAMU and the
faculty member that invited Friedman to speak on campus. “His work from which he
was awarded the Nobel Prize was a significant step in the foundation of the
modern theory of the structure of matter, also known as the standard model.”
O’Neal, a former student of Friedman, attended the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) where Friedman was his undergraduate thesis advisor. According
to O’Neal, the National Science Foundation Centers of Research Excellence in
Science and Technology (CREST) Center for Astrophysical Sciences and Technology
(CAST) grant is sponsoring Friedman’s trip to FAMU.
Ngozi Ugochukwu Receives William R. Jones Outstanding Mentor Award
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Ngozi Ugochukwu, who is an associate professor of chemistry
in the Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Arts & Sciences and the
2006-2007 Advanced Teacher of the Year Awardee, is the recipient of the 2007
William R. Jones Outstanding Mentor Award for her “outstanding contributions to
the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program.”
“I am highly honored to have this award which represents the collaborative
efforts of my graduate and undergraduate students and I working mutually on our
research projects on diabetes, obesity and congestive heart failure,” said
Ugochukwu. “Moreover, I am elated by the recognition that this brings to the
Department of Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences and Florida A&M University.
I thank Florida A&M University for the opportunity to promote my discipline
through teaching, research and public service.”
The William R. Jones Awards Committee awarded Ugochukwu the Outstanding Mentor
Award after reviewing one of her student’s nomination application.
“Dr. U., as we all affectionately call her, can be characterized by three little
words: passion, commitment and excellence,” said Cynthia L. Figgers, who has
known Ugochukwu for five years. “Ugochukwu illustrates a superior quality of
excellence. She is a very caring, diligent, thorough and demanding professor who
pushes her students to work hard to reach their highest potential. She not only
pushes them to work hard, she leads by example.”
Established in 1984, the Florida Education Fund's McKnight Doctoral Fellowship
Program has increased the number of African Americans who have been awarded the
Ph.D. in historically underrepresented, crucial disciplines and fields of study
where African Americans have not historically enrolled and completed degree
programs.
August 07 -
Letter to the Alumni
from the Office of Alumni Affairs
Alumni Update Form -
http://www.famu.edu/alumni/UserFiles/File/alumni_update_form.pdf
Directory of National Alumni Association Officers and Chapter Presidents
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