| Hobbs Award for Entrepreneurial Achievement - Faculty |
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The Office of Entrepreneurship and Liberal Arts at Wake Forest University is proud to announce the initiation of the Hobbs Award for Entrepreneurial Achievement for Student and Faculty Entrepreneurs. The two awards of $2500 are made possible through the Russell D. and Elfriede Hobbs Fund for Entrepreneurship and the Liberal Arts from a gift of endowment of $1 million from Russ Hobbs, a 1988 Wake Forest graduate and founder of Blue Ocean Software. The Faculty Award will recognize one Wake Forest faculty member or team who has made an outstanding contribution to the study and/or practice of entrepreneurship, either through exceptional support of the university’s Office of Entrepreneurship and Liberal Arts through teaching and mentoring, or through the creation and continuation of a unique and innovative entrepreneurial endeavor. Eligibility: This award is open to all current Wake Forest faculty, across all departments and degree programs, on both the Reynolda and Bowman Gray campuses. See the links below for details about application format. Faculty who wish to apply should submit their application by 5pm on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 to: Hobbs Award The Office of Entrepreneurship & Liberal Arts 128 Manchester Hall (Reynolda Campus) Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 27109 Attn: Elizabeth Gatewood Winners will be announced at the Office of Entrepreneurship and Liberal Arts’ annual Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards Banquet on April 16, 2009. Awardees are required to attend the banquet to receive the award. Click here for the Application Guidelines for Faculty Support of the Entrepreneurship Program.Click here for the Application Guidelines for a Faculty Venture. |