Protégé of the Year honorees Cassandra Ott, Teshiko Payton, Nicole Davis and Jittaun Hutchinson were among the entrepreneurs honored at a virtual graduation for the Allstate Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs program.
At a virtual graduation ceremony, the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership honored its Core graduates and recognized business owner Audrey Hall with the C. Taylor Kew Entrepreneurial Excellence Award.
Kate Bezrukova, associate professor of organization and human resources, is an expert on managing a diverse workforce, unconscious bias in the workplace and team chemistry.
John C.G. Boot, professor emeritus and past chair of the Department of Management Science and Systems in the School of Management, died May 15 in Buffalo. He was 83.
Mike McDonald, a senior business administration major with concentrations in international business and operations and supply chain management, received the Student Leadership Award for Sustainable Action.