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Ben Reed and Lynne Lucas:
Knowing the “Lingo,” “Going Green” Spell Success
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A communications skill-building program for business-people and an Internet
portal for “green” goods and information |
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took top honors in business |
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plan competitions for the Herman J. Russell, |
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Sr. International |
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Venture Award and |
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the
Moses Lee Reid |
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Entrepreneurship Award. |
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The Herman J. Russell, Sr.
International Center for Entrepreneurship of the Robinson College of Business
sponsors the awards, both of which come with cash to help the winners
finance their plans. |
Ben Reed, an MBA student pursuing a dual
concentration in international business and entrepreneurship, won the
$10,000 Russell International Venture Award for Lingo, a unique program
to help businesspeople develop practical communications skills and
become better writers and communicators. The Institute of International
Business, also part of Robinson College, contributes half of the
Russell Award through a grant from the Business International Education
Program of the U.S. Department of Education. The Russell Center
endowment also funds the award.
Lynne Lucas won the Reid Entrepreneurship
Award for FreshSage.net, LLC. Lucas, who holds two Robinson College
degrees, an MBA, as well as a BBA in computer information systems,
presented a plan for an Internet portal for environmentally conscious
users who want to search for, provide and disseminate “green”
information and goods. The $5,000 Reid Award was established through an
endowment from Dr. Kenneth Reid, a Robinson College alumnus who is
global chief investment officer of AXA Rosenberg Group. Named in honor
of his father, Moses Lee Reid, the award recognizes viable
entrepreneurial ventures developed by Georgia State University
students.
Bala Ramesh:
Tops in Teaching: Regents Recognize Ramesh
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Balasubramaniam (Bala) Ramesh, professor of Computer Information
Systems, received the 2009 |
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Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award, |
the highest honor
faculty at Georgia's
universities. Linda
Chancellor for Faculty
Board of Regents for
System of Georgia,
he was chosen by
based on an
of campus-based |
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bestowed upon
public colleges and
Noble, Assistant
Affairs at the
the University
wrote Ramesh that
unanimous vote,
"impressive record
teaching and |
research
awards…outreach to public schools in the area of STEM (science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, and…efforts to
advance international education.” Noble praised Ramesh as a scholar who
significantly involves students in research, noting that the panel of
reviewers also commended him for aligning his teaching practices and
curriculum development with industry need. He will be honored at a
ceremony next March.
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