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Robert H. Smith School of Business Names
2008 Leadership and Excellence Award
Winners
College Park, Md. – May 8, 2008
– The University of Maryland’s
Robert H. Smith School of Business today
announced the recipients of the
2008 Smith Leadership
and Excellence Awards. The
announcement was made at the Smith
School’s annual
Undergraduate Awards Banquet. Each
year, the school honors business leaders
and organizations that have made
significant and positive impact on their
industries and the community in the
mid-Atlantic region.
This year’s Smith Leadership and
Excellence Award winners are:
Business Excellence Award
IBM is this year’s Business
Excellence award winner for its
exemplary business practices and
leadership within its industry and
the greater community. IBM has built
a reputation synonymous with
innovation that is relevant to
today’s world, and is widely known
for its corporate integrity and
responsibility.
Leadership Excellence Award
Chairman and principal of the
Reznick Group, David Reznick ‘59,
was selected as the 2008 Leadership
Excellence award winner in
recognition of his formidable
industry leadership. Among his
accomplishments is growing a local,
boutique, seven-person firm into a
full-service, multi-practice firm
with ten offices nationwide, and
ranked among the largest in the
United States.
Leaders for the Digital
Economy Award
Datatel, Inc., an educational
software firm, was honored as the
2008 Leader for the Digital Economy
award winner due to its
transformational impact in changing
the way colleges and universities
serve their constituents. For more
than 25 years Datatel has provided
cutting-edge software and service
that have created meaningful and
customized Web experiences for
faculty, staff, students and alumni.
Public Excellence Award
David Hillman, chief executive
officer and founder of the Southern
Management Corporation, was selected
to receive the 2008 Public
Excellence Award in recognition of
his life long volunteer leadership
and commitment to higher education
in the Washington, D.C. community.
Under his leadership, the Southern
Management Corporation has
maintained its commitment to
residents and the community and
Hillman has generously made
significant personal donations to
the education of Prince George's
County students among others.
“I congratulate this year’s Smith
Leadership and Excellence Award winners.
These organizations and individuals
offer exceptional examples of business
leadership, innovation and integrity,”
said Dean Frank. “In setting the bar for
responsible and insightful leadership,
they also help the Smith School guide
and inspire an up-and-coming generation
of business managers.”
The 2008 honorees were selected from
nominations submitted by the regional
business and academic communities.
Finalists were judged by a distinguished
panel of business and academic leaders
that included members of the Smith
School Board of Visitors, the Dean’s
Advisory Council, faculty and staff.
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. |
