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BIO Over the past half-century, Dean Rudy Lamone has become an icon at the University of Maryland and a pioneer in the realm of entrepreneurship. He served as dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business from 1973 to 1992. Under his leadership it joined other top-ranked institutions as one of the most respected business schools in the world. “The biggest pleasure in my life has been being around high-energy students who want to be entrepreneurs,” says Rudy. “I love all my students, but the entrepreneurship students are very special to me. They’re a very different breed, and every year I get a whole new crop. Even now that I’m retired, somehow they find me. That’s my real joy, seeing some kids that I’ve mentored, create something.” In 1986, when Rudy set out to establish an entrepreneurial support center for the business school, he found a willing partner in Michael D. Dingman and the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship was born. Together with colleagues from Indiana University and the University of Southern California, Rudy cofounded the National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers in 1996, now the Global Consortium, with a membership of 200 universities and colleges around the world. He serves as director on the board of several companies, public and private. In 1996, he was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young for his work in support of entrepreneurship. In 1998, he was selected to receive the President’s Medal at the University of Maryland. In 1999, he co-founded DirectGene, a biotechnology company that has developed gene therapies directed toward the treatment of metastatic prostate and breast cancer. He served as a venture partner with Gabriel Venture Partners, Annapolis, Md., and Redwood Shores, Ca. |
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