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he American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announces the following awards to be presented at the 37th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, 25th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 38th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference in conjunction with the 16th International Conference on MHD Energy Conversion, 18th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, and 39th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, June 25-28, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Miami in Miami, Florida.
Dr. Michael Bragg, Associate Dean for Research and Administrative Affairs and Professor of Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, Illinois, will receive the AIAA 2007 Aerodynamics Award. The award is presented for meritorious achievement in the field of applied aerodynamics, recognizing notable contributions in the development, application, and evaluation of aerodynamic concepts and methods. Dr. Bragg is being recognized for pioneering research on the aerodynamic effects of ice accretion on aircraft and the aerodynamic phenomena responsible.
Dr. Ronald Adrian, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, will receive the AIAA 2007 Fluid Dynamics Award. The award is presented for meritorious achievement in the field of applied aerodynamics, recognizing notable contributions in the development, application, and evaluation of aerodynamic concepts and methods. Dr. Adrian is being recognized for landmark contributions in the development of laser Doppler velocimetry, particle image velocimetry and stochastic estimation techniques, and for sustained leadership in fluid dynamics.
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On college campuses around Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, business schools are no longer hidden in a corner.
At Miami University, the new Richard T. Farmer School of Business building will occupy one of the most prominent corners on the leafy campus when it opens in 2009 at High Street and Patterson Avenue.
The $65 million building, the biggest single capital investment in Miami's history, will provide much more than new conference space that will bring Miami to the cutting edge of business school construction.
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ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery) honored the Grand Finals winners of its rapidly expanding Student Research Competition (SRC) with awards and cash prizes for achievements in computing research. The winners, from colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, presented original research on a range of topics, including computer graphics, programming tools, wireless networks, mobile phone design, non-visual web browsers, biomedical information extraction, data exchange, and grid computing. The awards were presented on June 9, at the 2007 ACM Awards Banquet in San Diego, Calif.
The competition was held at seven
Professionals find MBAs give them competitive advantage
The only thing multiplying faster than MBA programs seems to be the reasons to get them. As schools offer increasingly flexible schedules and more narrowly focused programs, South Floridians are hitting the books in an effort to leap some rungs on the corporate ladder, gather the tools to build their own business, or simply feed the brain.
Jesús Rodríguez was hoping an MBA would shoot him up through the ranks of the public relations agency he was working for in Miami and then on to something bigger. The goal was to be vice president of
The 3rd Indira Marketing Excellence Awards were in Pune on January 11, 2004. The awards were presented by one of the most famous schools of India, Indira Group Institute, which has its headquarters in New Delhi. The award recognizes the best marketing and promotional talent in India. In the category of "Excellence in Brand Building", distinctions were Arup Dutta (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tropical Clothing Co. Pvt.
Ltd), Anil Wanwari (Managing Director, Indian Television GmbH), Bhaskar Parikh (Vice President, Work Zandu Pharmaceuticals Ltd), KC Mehra (Managing Director, Forbes Gokak Ltd), and Adarsh Gupta (Executive Director, Liberty Shoes AG) "Excellence in
School now offers new MBA program
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools recently approved Florida Memorial Universitys bid to begin offering a masters degree in business administration.
This will be the fourth masters program offered by FMU, the others being three School of Education graduate programs: elementary education, reading, and exceptional student education.
The MBA program, which will be housed in the School of Business, is scheduled to begin January. Abbass Entessari, interim dean, and the business faculty worked to ensure all SACS requirements were met.
FMUs new president, Karl S. Wright and Executive Vice President/Provost Sandra T. Thompson, provided leadership that enabled
About Victoria Chouris
Education: MBA, Palm Beach Atlantic University. Also attended Palm Beach Community College and Florida Atlantic University.
Personal: Married to Toby Notman, a professional wood craftsman. They live in West Palm Beach.
Hobbies: I love to travel. . . . I also love to read and to play golf.
Career highlight: There have been so many great things along the way, but this latest accomplishment -- becoming vice president and chief operating officer -- is certainly a highlight.
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Another Top Award for MBA Systems
For the sixth year running, MBA Systems has won a key award at the Securities Industry Software Awards, which is sponsored by TD Waterhouse. These awards are considered to be the most prestigious acclamation amongst suppliers of systems to the securities industry. This year, MBA received this accolade for the Best Website Development.
The awards were organised by Summerson Goodacre who had invited nominations from the broking industry. The nominations were put before the judging panel of four, which comprised bankers and brokers, to complete the adjudication process.
Celebrity guest, John Motson, the BBCs chief sports
Armed with 17 years at the nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, Barbara Kahn plans to take the University of Miami's School of Business Administration to the top as its new dean. Succeeding Paul Sugrue — who in his 15-year tenure as dean increased the school's faculty 20%, expanded its executive MBA program to more than 600 students and raised more than $50 million in donations and $150 million in special program revenues — Ms. Kahn aims to increase the school's visibility nationally and internationally, further engage the local business community and interact with other UM
Business students learn the lesson of giving back
The inaugural class of the University of Floridas new South Florida-based master of business administration program worked to make the grade in more ways than one.
Before the students walked away with their diplomas, they made sure to leave something behind for the community they trained in.
If you are just looking out for yourselves, its not going to make a good neighborhood, student Michelle Gold said.
Throughout the year, Gold and her 39 fellow students took part in six charity projects. They were the first graduates of the 24-month Professional MBA program offered at the
Journalists from across the nation gathered tonight at New York City’s Cipriani 42nd Street for the 2007 Gerald Loeb Awards Banquet. Celebrating their 50th anniversary, the Loeb Awards are among the highest honors in business journalism and recognize the work of journalists whose contributions illuminate the world of business, finance and the economy for readers and viewers around the world.
Judy D. Olian, dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management and chairman of the G. and R. Loeb Foundation, welcomed Loeb Awards honorees and their guests. Tyler Mathisen, CNBC managing editor for business news and host of “High Net Worth”,
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