Deadline Closing On Call for Nominations
for Robert H. Smith School of Business
2007 Leadership and Excellence Awards
College Park, Md. December 5,
2006 The University of Marylands
Robert H. Smith School of Business is
posting a last call for nominations for
the schools 2007 Smith Leadership and
Excellence Awards by the Dec. 14
deadline for submission. The annual
awards, which pay tribute to business
leaders and organizations that have made
a significant and positive impact in the
mid-Atlantic region, will be presented
in four categories: Business Excellence,
Leaders for the Digital Economy,
Leadership Excellence, and Public
Excellence.
- The Business Excellence Award
recognizes a public or private
business that has made a significant
and positive impact in the
mid-Atlantic Region. Nominees must
have been established for a minimum
of 20 years and will be judged on a
variety of characteristics including
industry leadership, profitability,
customer satisfaction, corporate
citizenship, and commitment to the
mid-Atlantic region.
- The Leadership Excellence Award
recognizes an individual who has
made a significant and positive
impact on his or her industry, as
well as the mid-Atlantic region.
Nominations will be judged on
criteria including leadership in the
individuals profession,
effectiveness and efficiency of
management, customer orientation,
and commitment to the mid-Atlantic
region.
- The Leaders for the Digital
Economy Award recognizes a business
or individual that has successfully
demonstrated what it means to be a
Leader for the Digital Economy, an
organization or person that has
harnessed the power of information
technology to transform business.
Areas that are evaluated include
electronic commerce, service
marketing, business
telecommunications, financial
engineering, and management of
technology.
- The Public Excellence Award
recognizes an individual who works
with community members to promote
social responsibility in governance,
business and community life.
Nominations are sought from members
of the mid-Atlantic business and
academic communities and may be
submitted online at
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/awards.
The entries will be judged by panels
that include members of the Smith School
Board of Visitors, Deans Advisory
Council, faculty, and staff. The award
winners will be announced at a gala
award ceremony in May 2007.
About the
Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an
internationally recognized leader in
management education and research for the
digital economy. One of 13 colleges and
schools at the University of Maryland,
College Park, the Smith School offers
undergraduate, full-time and part-time MBA,
Executive MBA, Executive MS, PhD, and
non-degree executive education programs, as
well as outreach services to the corporate
community. The school offers its programs in
learning locations on four continents
including North America, Europe, Africa and
Asia.
