From paintballs and gemstones to the American flag – graduates of Illinois State University’s College of Business are leveraging their degrees and earning professional distinction in a wide array of industries.

Here is a brief look at the winners of the 2009-2010 College of Business Early Career Achievement Awards (ECAA) who will be recognized during Homecoming festivities at Illinois State University in October.

Mark your calendars…

On Friday, October 16th we encourage you to attend the ECAA panel discussions from 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. in the College of Business Building and the reception immediately afterwards in the lower level atrium.

On Saturday, October 17th join us at the free College of Business Alumni Network Tailgate from 11-1:30 p.m. before the Homecoming game against Indiana State University. Our electronic RSVP for the event will be available in early August.

Kris Lutt ’06 M.B.A., general manager, Specialty Feed Ingredients Group, ADM and Marcee Place ’00 M.B.A., general manager, ADM/Matsutani LLC returned to campus and shared the presentation Increasing awareness and sensitivity in a global business environment during Leadership Day.

Listen to presentation by Kris Lutt and Marcee Place  - “Increasing awareness and sensitivity in a global business environment during Leadership Day.” (mp3)

Andrew Jackson ’80 BUA, president, BravoTECH Inc., is a successful entrepreneur and member of the College of Business Alumni Hall of Fame.

Beyond technical know-how, Jackson believes professional success depends on personal ethics.

Listen to presentation by Andrew Jackson of BravoTECH Inc. - “The law of karma in business: Build success one good deed at a time.” (mp3)

After a 490 B.C. battle for democracy, Phidippides announced the victory by running 24  miles from the Greek village of Marathon to Athens.  The run is commemorated by the modern marathon, with the Athens Classic Marathon following the original course.

Al Medina Jr. ‘92 ran the event in 2008, finishing in 4 hours and 37 minutes. “Running into the Panathinaiko Stadium at the end was an emotional high I cannot describe,” said Medina, who resides in Germany.  An international business major, Medina plans to enter the race again 2010, which will be the 2,500th anniversay of Phidippides’ journey.

The story is available on page 33 of the Spring 2009 Alumni Magazine http://www.cob.ilstu.edu/images/blog//IllinoisState-AlumniMagazine-vol9no4.pdf.

The College of Business is pleased to announce the 2009-2010 Archer Daniels Midland Scholarship recipients.  Seventy-five highly-qualified students applied for a scholarship.

Nine were selected; each receiving a $3,000 award.

2009-2010 Archer Daniels Midland Scholarship Recipients:

• Michael Belpedio,  Junior Finance major
• Ashley Brewer,  Graduate student, BS/MPA
• Joseph DeLazzer,  Senior Finance major
• Lisa Martin,  Senior Accounting major
• Rebecca Meyer,  Graduate student, MSA
• Kyle Newnam,  Senior Accounting major
• Amy Paulsen,  Graduate student, MBA
• Amanda Preston,  Junior Accounting major
• Daniel Tadder,  Junior Finance major