2007 Annual Entrepreneurship Awards

• Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student: Any student (undergraduate or graduate, business or non business) who has demonstrated their ability to learn, lead, and practice entrepreneurship.

  Michael Tokarz

  John Ridley

• Most Innovative Entrepreneurship Student: The definition of innovation is a process that begins with an invention, and results in the introduction of a new product, process, or service to the marketplace (Edwards and Gordon, 1984). This award is given to any student at the university who takes an existing concept, product, service, program, and improves upon this to make it significantly better.

  Stan Vaughn

• Entrepreneurial Student Spirit Award: This award goes to any student at the University who shows their passion for entrepreneurship by marketing and promoting entrepreneurship throughout the University and the community. This award also goes to a student who mentors other students about the value of entrepreneurship.

  	Michael Cohen
  	Andrea Levengood
  	Melanie Schenk
  	Steven Hernandez

    
               
• Academic Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award This award goes to any faculty, administrator or staff member (business or non business) who has made a significant impact on the entrepreneurship program.

  James Emore, Associate Dean College of Business Administration

  
  
  
• Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year Award: This award goes to an alumnus of the University of Akron who has made the biggest impact on the entrepreneurship program.

  Harvey Nelson, Main Street Gourmet

  
  
  
• Outstanding Entrepreneurial Leadership Award: This award goes to an individual or organization that has shown extraordinary entrepreneurial leadership abilities.

  Nicholas George, Buckingham Doolittle & Burroughs

All Award Winners