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The Deloitte Foundation and the Management Education Alliance Announce Education Grant Recipients of New Minority Faculty Executive Business Program
Thirteen professors tapped to receive specialized management training at Harvard
(CSRwire) WILTON, CT – March 26, 2007 – The Deloitte Foundation, a not-for-profit
arm of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, and the Management Education Alliance
(MEA) today announced the first education grant recipients of its
jointly-sponsored Minority Faculty Executive Education Program. The new
program was designed to provide professional development opportunities to
minority professors on real-world business issues and management trends.
The $25,000 grant from the Deloitte Foundation will send thirteen minority
faculty chosen from schools that are members of the MEA to Executive
Business Training programs to be held at either Harvard Business School or
the Harvard Kennedy School of Government's Executive Education Programs.
The program will run from May through October 2007.
The targeted executive training classes are designed to familiarize
minority educators with key business developments, with instruction in a
range of topics including human capital management, marketing strategy,
mergers and acquisitions, leadership development, performance management
and financial analysis.
"Our involvement as a sponsor of this program demonstrates our continuing
commitment to education and diversity," said Shaun Budnik, president of
the Deloitte Foundation. "Importantly, the program is designed to
familiarize faculty with the types of business issues that are faced
outside the classroom with the hopes of better educating future business
leaders."
"The MEA acknowledges the important work of the Deloitte Foundation in
supporting the professional development of minority professors, a common
goal that we each share," said Francis Aguilar, Executive Director of the
MEA and Harvard Business School Professor Emeritus.
Added Aguilar, "The thirteen outstanding professors selected for this year
represent a diverse team of academicians who bring their own unique
perspectives to this important educational experience. They will be
exposed to new concepts and emerging developments in their fields of
specialization. They will observe world-class teachers in action and
experience new teaching methods and materials. And possibly most
important, they will make valuable contacts with experienced managers in
their field that can lead to continuing interaction with the business
community."
The faculty members who have been selected for this program include:
Jamie Pleasant, Ph.D. - Clark Atlanta University
Constant Beugre, Ph.D. - Delaware State University
Rajiv Parikh, Ph.D. - Delaware State University
Christopher Ngassam, Ph.D. - Florida A&M University
Hudson Nwakanma, Ph.D. - Florida A&M University
DeAnne Butchey, Ph.D. - Florida International University
Denver D’Rozario, Ph.D. - Howard University
Fikru Boghassian, Ph.D. - Morgan State University
Davi Zoogah, Ph.D. - Morgan State University
Alice Stewart, Ph.D. - North Carolina A&T State University
Alexander Deshkovski, Ph.D. - North Carolina Central University
Bijoy Sahoo, Ph.D. - North Carolina Central University
Orion Welch, Ph.D. - St. Mary’s College University
About the Management Education Alliance
The MEA is dedicated to fostering professional growth and development
among business educators in schools serving African-Americans and
Hispanic-Americans. For more information, please visit the MEA web site at
www.mgteducationalliance.org.
About the Deloitte Foundation
The Deloitte Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that supports
teaching, research, and curriculum innovation in accounting, business, and
related fields within the U.S. The Foundation, founded in 1928, supports
an array of national programs, which are relevant to a variety of
professional services, and which benefit undergraduates, graduate
students, and faculty. For more information, please visit the Deloitte
Foundation web page at www.deloitte.com/us/df.
About Deloitte
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss
Verein, its member firms and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates.
As a Swiss Verein (association), neither Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu nor any
of its member firms has any liability for each other's acts or omissions.
Each of the member firms is a separate and independent legal entity
operating under the names "Deloitte," "Deloitte & Touche," "Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu," or other related names. Services are provided by the
member firms or their subsidiaries or affiliates and not by the Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu Verein.
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