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VCU + ELS Business Leaders Get Awards!!!

2011-05-09T09:02:16Z

The VCU School of Business proudly announces their 2011 award recipients. While we love to congratulate all honorees, we will highlight the winners of the VCU School of Business Awards as well as ELS Members that won other awards...congrats to you all! We are very proud of our very own Mike Fisher, Timmy Nguyen, and Kwaku Osei!

School Awards

Davis Ratcliffe Insurance Award
Michael E. Fischer

The Ann G. and Barney Roland Freasier, Sr. Tax Award
Melinda A. Tanner

Outstanding Co-op Student Award
Rachel L. Keener

Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key Award
John H. Bell, Justin N. Richie

Wall Street Journal Award
Timothy H. Nguyen

Staff Member of the Year
Jason A. Chan

Faculty Award of Excellence
Gupreet S. Dhillon

Distinguished Scholar Award
Michael A. McDaniel

Distinguished Teacher Award
Sven Kepes

Distinguished Service Award
Randolph T. Barker

Professional Faculty Excellence Award
Manoj A. Thomas

Departmental Awards

Marketing
Distinguished Service - Kwaku Osei

HBS - Summer Venture in Management Program - Apply Now!

2011-04-17T22:06:31Z

The Harvard Business School (HBS) Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP) is a one week management training program for rising college seniors designed to increase diversity and opportunity in business education.

A twenty-year tradition at HBS, this unique educational experience helps participants develop a broader understanding of the challenges business leaders face, the many dimensions of the business world, and the impact they can have on their community and the world through business leadership.

Using the renowned case method of instruction, HBS faculty lead class discussions on current management issues. Participants spend evenings analyzing real-business cases, and use morning study groups and classes to examine and debate their ideas through lively interaction with peers and faculty. This is the life of an MBA student at HBS. The academic program is supplemented by presentations from HBS administrators and alumni who provide information about the impact that an MBA degree can have on their lives and careers.

Applications are being accepted now until May, 18th, 2011 and this year's program will be from June 18th - June 24th.

More info as well as the online application may be found at:

http://www.hbs.edu/svmp/

A video celebrating the 25th anniversary of HBS SVMP is below:

Deloitte 1st Annual Case Competition @ VCU This Friday!

2011-04-10T21:45:13Z

Meet Charles Dankwah - The Cosmetic Chemist

2011-04-04T16:53:53Z

Charles more commonly known as Mr. Osei - is just one of the people you'll get to meet today at the Lessons For Leaders Forum:

Education

B.S., KNUST, Chemical Engineering, June 1974

M.S., George Washington University, Mechanical Engineering, May 1986

PhD, Walden University, Operations Research, May 2010

Work Experience

Shift Supervisor, Ashanti Goldfields Corporation, September 1974 – July 1975

Technical Sales Executive, Shell Oil Ghana Limited, August 1974 – June 1982

Senior Chemical Engineer, Technology Applications, Inc., Alexandria, VA, August 1982 –

December 1992

Senior Research Analyst, Development, Planning & Research Associates, March 1993 –

November 2001

Current Businesses

President and CEO, Hawknad Manufacturing Industries, Inc. October 1990 to Present

President & CEO, Hawknad Real Estate, LLC March 2003 – Present

President & CEO, Ghana Community Center March 2005 – Present

Meet Tom Dorsey - The Investment Visionary

2011-03-31T00:24:55Z

Tom is just one of the great people you'll have the opportunity of meeting this Monday at the Lessons For Leaders Forum!

Tom Dorsey began his financial career as a stockbroker at Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith in 1974 and then was offered the opportunity to manage the Options Strategy Department at Wheat, First Securities. In January 1987, he left Wheat, First Securities to start Dorsey, Wright & Associates as an outsourced Options Strategy firm. After the crash, Dorsey realized that the Options business would never be the same. He changed the company’s focus from an options strategy firm to an equity research company, primarily because any option strategy first begins with researching the underlying stock. Today the company employees 16 people with clients spanning the globe in addition to managing over $700 million in assets through Separately Managed Accounts, Annuities, Mutual Funds, and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Mr. Dorsey has 34 years of experience in the financial services business and is the author of numerous books on the Point & Figure methodology as well as motivational books. Mr. Dorsey is an award winning speaker having taught the Point & Figure methodology throughout the world.

Education: Virginia Commonwealth University BS Business Administration,

BS Economics

Books: Point & Figure Charting - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Editions

Tom Dorsey’s Trading Tips: A Playbook for Stock Market Success

Thriving As a Stockbroker in the 21st Century

Commodity Strategies: High Profit Techniques for Investors & Traders

Keep Pedaling Zen Farmer

Finding Religion Among the Rapids

Articles: Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Fortune, Bloomberg Personal,

Futures Magazine, Technical Analysis of Stocks &

Commodities, Japanese Futures Magazine and others.

Media: Formerly a regular monthly guest on Fox News Cavuto for

Business and Bulls & Bears; Bloomberg Television & Radio; CNBC - various shows; DWA now produces its own media presentations and weekly podcasts with a new feature Daily Minute Webcasts.

Awards: Awarded “Distinguished Speaker Award,” Wharton School of Finance Securities Industry Association.

Alumni of the Year 2000, Virginia Commonwealth University

Citizens Community Award from Governor Charles Robb

Runner-up Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 1999

Runner-up Best Small Business of Richmond, VA 2000

Accomplishments:

AAU Former World Record Holder in Power Lifting (50 - 55 age group)

American Record Holder in Power Lifting (50 - 55 age group); All State Records in age group

FAA licensed Hot Air Balloon Pilot

2nd Annual Lessons For Leaders Forum - Vision

2011-03-27T03:22:40Z

Virginia Commonwealth University Presents:

The 2nd Annual Lessons From Leaders Forum

“Vision: Imagination Drives Intelligence, Innovation, and Industry”

Monday, April 4th, 2011

5:30 - 7:30 pm

VCU Student Commons - Commonwealth Ballrooms A&B

(907 Floyd Ave, Richmond, Virginia 23284)

Welcoming Reception with Food & Refreshments

Open to All at No Charge

The 2^nd Annual Lessons from Leaders Forum, put together by VCU’s top student organizations, faculty, and staff, will allow area employers, friends, & alumni to network with talented students and explore the topic of vision and leadership from four individuals who exemplify these characteristics in their professional as well as personal lives.

This year‘s forum topic will be “Vision: Imagination Drives Intelligence, Innovation, and Industry”

In a period marked with much turmoil your best strategy is to stick with what you believe in – your vision. Four distinguished business and community leaders will share how their faith in their vision impacted their professional as well as personal lives and led them to their ultimate success.

This year’s panelists are:

Tom J. Dorsey – Founder & President of Dorsey Wright & Associates

Bob Kelley – Founder & President of Pure Culture Consulting + Mediapond, Previous Senior Vice President of Operations at Ukrops

Christy Cottrell – Founder & President of Retail Data LLC

Charles Dankwah – Founder & President of Hawknad Manufacturing Industries

Moderated by yours truly - David Stirrup of Mutual of Omaha!

To RSVP, please register at: http://www.leaderssociety.org/lflf-registration

For Students, please RSVP at: http://www.leaderssociety.org/lflf-student-registration

Kerolos Makhloof: A Major Inspiration, Friend, and Supporter to Many

2010-07-27T20:44:26Z

On July 23rd, 2010 - Kerolos Makhloof died in a boat accident while with his church at Lake Anna.

Kerolos, who was only 20 years old, represented many great things that people are capable of - at VCU he was a Resident Assistant, Founder of the Coptic Club, President of Class of 2011, and star member of ELS amongst many other things. Outside of this, he was a very supportive brother, son, in addition to being a great volunteer and citizen of the community.

It is very difficult to see someone with so much talent, potential, and integrity leave before their time... Our condolences and best wishes are with his family and closest friends.

Kerolos: You will not be forgotten.

VCU Business Society's 1st Annual Golf Open

2010-05-15T04:03:32Z

Two Fridays ago on April 30th, 2010 the VCU Business Society, VCU's School of Business Alumni group, hosted their 1st Annual Golf Open at the Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, VA.

With over 70 players and even golf lessons for newcomers the golf open was a unique new addition to VCU's S of B tradition. The event was truly extraordinary and presented many student volunteers the opportunity to meet and bond with various business leaders - representative of the Greater Richmond community.

We believe the pictures tell a better story - Enjoy!

Congratulations to this year's winners, who received gold jackets along with many other prizes.

If you couldn't make it this year, we hope to see you next year!

For more pictures of the event, please check our photo gallery section.

Dr. Kahn, Director of the da Vinci Center of Innovation, Joins the Board!

2010-04-13T04:41:05Z

Last week Dr. Kenneth B. Kahn, who is the director of the da Vinci Center of Innovation as well as a Professor in Marketing gracefully accepted our offer to join our advisory board. Hailing from Purdue's Morgan Center of Entrepreneurship, Dr. Kahn has had direct involvement with Purdue's Research and Discovery Parks and is very excited to contribute to various ELS projects, including our VCU Venture Fund and Richmond Citywide Business Accelerator Program.

We are also very exciting in assisting Dr. Kahn in his efforts with the da Vinci Center and other initiatives. You are all welcome to formally welcome Dr. Kahn this Wednesday 4/14 during da Vinci Day, which will be held from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM in Snead Hall B1127, a reception will follow and refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to making a better and more innovative future at VCU with Dr. Kahn!

The 1st Annual Lessons From Leaders Forum!!!

2010-04-06T00:13:50Z

On Wednesday, March 31st 2010 the collaboration of 10 great student organizations and the VCU Business Society became a reality through VCU's 1st Annual Lessons From Leaders Forum. This year's theme was “Perseverance: The Only Safe Ship in a Storm is Leadership” and we were blessed to be engaged by:

Glenn Davis - Founder/CEO of BranCore Technologies

Eric S. Edwards - Co-Founder/Chief Science Officer of Intelliject

John Siddall - Founder/CEO and Chairman of Siddall, Inc.

Nick Abraham - P & C Binding Manager of Markel (Southeast Region)

All moderated by the very talented and insightful David Stirrup of Mutual of Omaha. The event itself was very enjoyable and funny at times, but also very informative and inspiring as each panelist ventured into their pasts to share with us the moments where they met their deepest challenges. In addition, they offered great advice to all of the students in the audience on how to begin a successful career during the current uncertain job market. Finally, a new tradition was born through this event where VCU faculty and staff were awarded for their leadership and service; this year's recipients were Dr. David J. Urban - Grand Leader of the Year and Mr. Doug G. Knapp - Grand Advisor of the Year. The success of this event has ensured that it will become a permanent annual program at VCU, so please by prepared for next year's, which will be held on Monday, April 4th 2011!