Merrick School of Business Professor Named to Baltimore Public Markets Board
Baltimore’s fresh food providers will now have a new face sitting on their board. According to a recent press release, Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh has named J.C. Weiss, a Senior Lecturer and Executive in Residence for Finance at the Merrick School of Business, to the Board of Directors for both Lexington Market and the Baltimore Public Markets Corporation (BPMC). Continue reading…
Patricia Coffey Honored With Distinguished Director Award By LFGSM
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (LFGSM) recently honored Patricia Coffey with the school’s 2015 Distinguished Director Award. Coffey has been involved with LFGSM’s Board of Directors for close to a decade.
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George Mason Dean Named to Burke & Herbert Board of Directors
Congratulations are in order for George Mason University School of Business dean Sarah E. Nutter, who has been elected to the Burke & Herbert Bank Board of Directors, according to a press release on the school’s website. Burke & Herbert is Virginia’s oldest bank and has been owned and operated by members of the Burke and Herbert families since 1852. Nutter’s addition to the Board of Directors brings the board’s total membership to eleven. Each member brings a broad range of experience and expertise both within and outside the financial services industry. Continue reading…
Finalists Chosen For 1st McDonough Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
Who says that all start ups should be in bustling metropolitan areas? The American Farm Bureau Federation together with the McDonough School of Business Global Social Enterprise Initiative and the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative’s StartupHoyas announced the four national finalists of the first-ever Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge. The challenge provides an opportunity for individuals to showcase ideas and business innovations being developed in rural regions of the United States. Continue reading…
Columbia Awards Annual Alumni Medals
Three Columbia Business School graduates have received the 2014 Columbia University Alumni Medals. Mitch Freinberg, ’77, Philippa Feldman Portnoy, ’90, and Sabin Streeter, ’67, have all been honored for their distinguished service of 10 years or more to Columbia. Founded in 1933, alumni medals are given to those known to serve all that is Columbia. This includes the school itself, alumni associations, regional Columbia clubs and university-wide initiatives. Continue reading…
Vanguard Chairman and CEO Bill McNabb Delivered Keynote at Drexel University’s LeBow School of Business Academic Conference
Chairman and CEO of the Vanguard Group Bill McNabb III delivered the keynote address at the Center for Corporate Governance (CCG) 2014 Academic Conference held at LeBow College of Business at Drexel University on April 25. Drexel faculty along with national and international academics participated in the conference.
In his address, McNabb spoke about the six key principles of responsible corporate governance that Vanguard adheres to and advocates by the companies in which their funds invest. Independent oversight, accountability, engagement, sensible compensation tied to performance, shareholder voting rights consistent with economic interests and minimal anti-takeover devices and annual direct elections serve to inform and influence Vanguard’s views on corporate governance. These principles highlighted the themes of many papers discussed at the conference. Continue reading…
