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Students Encouraged to Prepare Entries for Leadership and Innovation Showcase

The college’s Second Annual Leadership and Innovation Showcase, scheduled for the afternoon and early evening of April 27, is a double celebration of achievement – recognizing both student and professional accomplishments.

The Leadership and Innovation Showcase puts the spotlight on the college’s students who enter poster summaries of their innovative project-based coursework completed in fall 2009 or spring 2010. The students compete for scholarships that will be awarded for the top presentations in the undergraduate and graduate categories.

In addition, the college recognizes a distinguished individual who has made outstanding contributions to the college, to his or her profession, and to the NC State community. This individual receives the College of Management’s Annual Person of the Year Award and presents the scholarship awards for the top Innovation Showcase student or team project presentations. Previous recipients of this honor are James Owens, president and chief executive officer of Caterpillar, and Benjamin Jenkins, formerly with Wachovia and benefactor in whose honor the college’s Jenkins Graduate School of Management is named.

Student Project Submission and Awards Process

Students interested in participating with a poster presentation must submit an application to reserve a spot in the Showcase. Following are important dates for the showcase:

  • Project entry form deadline: April 13, 2010.
  • Project Power Point Presentation deadline: April 21, 2010
  • Student poster-board presentations & judging: April 27, 2010 (team members must be present during judging)
  • Winners and Prizes: will be announced and presented during an awards ceremony that concludes the Leadership and Innovation Showcase event.

Awards

Scholarships will be awarded to each group participant, as follows.

Undergraduate Projects

  • 1st Place $750 per project
  • 2nd Place $500 per project

Graduate Projects

  • 1st Place $1,250 per project
  • 2nd Place $1,000 per project
  • 3rd Place $750 per project

For additional information, contact Vicki Burrows, the college’s director of special events and alumni relations.

Previous Showcase Results