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University of Maryland Business School
Honors
Late Board Member Michael Corvino
College Park, Md. – April 14, 2008
– The University of Maryland’s
Robert H. Smith School of Business
honored the late Michael Corvino,
president of JanSport backpack brand and
an active member of the school’s board
of visitors, with a room dedication
ceremony on Thursday, April 3. Located
in Van Munching Hall, the room was named
in memory of Corvino’s many
contributions to the school before he
was killed in a car accident on July 14,
2007.
“Mike’s was a tragic and terrible
loss that extended throughout the
University of Maryland community,” said
Howard Frank, dean of the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of
Business. “His infectious enthusiasm –
for his work, for students, and for the
Smith School – touched many and is
strongly remembered.”
As a board member, Corvino was
involved and committed in his
consultative role with the school. He is
remembered as an early technology
adopter and advocate of the Smith
School’s focus on the integration of
technology and business. One of the
examples of the innovations he helped
pioneer while at JanSport was a product
line that integrated Apple®
iPods and Bluetooth®-enabled
phones into backpacks and apparel. An
avid Terps fan, Corvino played football
for the University of Maryland from 1979
to 1982.
About the University of Maryland’s
Robert
H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of
Business is an internationally
recognized leader in management
education and research. One of 14
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 executive
education programs, as well as outreach
services to the corporate community. The
school offers its degree, custom and
certification programs in learning
locations on three continents — North
America, Europe and Asia.
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