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LeBow College's DMA Team Places Second in Wharton Case Competition

Nov 23, 2009 - A team of students from LeBow College's Drexel Marketing Association (DMA) placed second at the Wharton Undergraduate Marketing Conference (WUMC) case competition, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania on Friday, November 6. Drexel's team, comprised of students Krupa Desai '12, Victoria Lam '12, and Randelle Baron '10, joined teams from other schools in the tri-state area to seize the opportunity to network and learn from business leaders, including keynote speaker Jerry Wilson, senior vice president of Coca-Cola.

Drexel Part-Time MBA Ranked No. 1 in the Nation for Academic Quality

Nov 07, 2009 - Drexel University's LeBow College of Business Part-Time MBA program has been named No. 1 in the nation for academic quality by BusinessWeek's 2009 rankings of part-time MBA programs. The Drexel Part-Time MBA ranked No. 10 in the nation overall. No other part-time MBA program in the Philadelphia region was ranked among the nation's top 30 by BusinessWeek.

LeBow College of Business MBA Students Compete in National Case Competition

Nov 06, 2009 - Three LeBow College of Business MBA students recently participated in Howard University's 5th Annual Minority MBAE Case Competition. DuPont MBA student Najwa Ali, Two-Year MBA student Anil Arya, and Professional MBA student Robert Asante traveled to Howard University in Washington, D.C., to compete in the November 5-6 competition. LeBow College's team of MBA students was chosen to participate among 11 other competing teams from top-notch MBA programs, including Yale University's School of Management and MIT's Sloan School of Management.

Are You in the Business of You?

Nov 05, 2009 - Steve McClatchy, founder of Alleer Training and Consulting, delivered an entertaining, powerful, and potentially life-changing message to more than 60 LeBow College of Business students and alumni on Oct. 22.

Marketing Professor Daniel Korschun, Ph.D., Presents CSR Webinar

Nov 05, 2009 - Daniel Korschun, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, and Madhu Viswanathan, associate professor of marketing at the College of Business at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, presented a webinar titled “The Stakeholder Approach in the Marketing Discipline” on September 3. This presentation was offered through the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education (Aspen CBE).

LeBow College Ranked Third for Entrepreneurship

Sep 23, 2009 - Drexel University's LeBow College of Business is recognized by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review as having one of the top three entrepreneurship programs for graduate students in the country. LeBow College also placed sixth for undergraduate programs. More than 2,300 schools were surveyed.

LeBow to Honor Denis P. O'Brien With 2009 Business Leader Award

Aug 24, 2009 - Drexel University's LeBow College of Business has announced that Denis P. O'Brien MBA '87, president and CEO of PECO Energy Company, will be honored as the 2009 Business Leader of the Year. Mr. O'Brien is responsible for leadership over PECO's operations and overall performance associated with service reliability, customer satisfaction, and regulatory and external affairs. Prior to being appointed to this leadership position, Mr. O'Brien served as vice president for operations with responsibility for engineering, construction, maintenance, and emergency response for the company's natural gas and electric distribution systems.

LeBow College Named Among Forbes' 2009 'Best Business Schools'

Aug 06, 2009 - Drexel University's LeBow College of Business was one of only two business schools in the Greater Philadelphia region to be named among the top 65 schools in Forbes' Best Business Schools 2009 ranking. Forbes based this list of business schools “where your investment in an MBA pays off the most” on the return on investment (ROI) graduates have achieved five years after earning their MBA. Forbes evaluated the investment achieved by alumni who received their MBA in 2004, comparing their earnings during the first five years after earning an MBA to their opportunity cost.

LeBow College Student a Finalist in Entrepreneur Magazine Contest

Jul 20, 2009 - Bradley Ericson, a marketing and entrepreneurship major at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, is one of five finalists in Entrepreneur magazine's 2009 College Entrepreneur of the Year competition. Ericson is co-founder and CEO of 3SecondReceipts LLC, a company developing a platform to create manageable, itemized digital receipts to replace traditional thermal paper receipts. Voting for Entrepreneur's College Entrepreneur of the Year runs now through October 12, 2009. The grand prize includes start-up capital, the cover story of Entrepreneur's January 2010 issue, and a follow-up article in 2011 about the business' progress. To vote, visit www.entrepreneur.com/e2009/vote/college.php#112.

LeBow Sponsors Second Annual CFO Awards, Congratulates Winners

Jul 14, 2009 - The second annual CFO of the Year Awards presentation, sponsored by Drexel University's LeBow College of Business and the Philadelphia Business Journal and presented by Marsh, was held Thursday, July 9, at a luncheon event attended by more than 300 people. The awardees are financial professionals in the Delaware Valley who demonstrate outstanding performance in their roles as corporate financial stewards. Three Drexel University alumni were among the finalists: Thomas Masci ‘68, Health Advocate Inc.; Joseph M. Lario ‘68, Kennedy Health Systems; and Peter Nolan ‘83, ‘99, Firstrust Bank. And of these three, two took home the CFO of the Year award in their respective category. Lario took top honors in the Health Care Nonprofit category; and Masci took top honors in the Medium Company category.