In November 1997, the Rinker School of Business MBA Association originated the Dr. 乔·J. 小Eassa. MBA奖学金. At that particular time, the Association established a goal in the principal sum of $10,000 (the minimum principal sum which qualifies for a PBA-endowed scholarship).
目前，我们的本金已接近 $400,000. This phenomenal growth is in large part explicitly due to outstanding and generous benefactors like yourself who regularly gift this fund. Our MBA scholarship is the largest in the namesake of a faculty member at any college or university within the State of Florida.
到2023- 2024年，显著的结果是 113 qualified MBA students have received a scholarship, each one totally funded by the yield from this endowment.
The principal sum will always remain unimpaired and intact.
So that we continue to grow our scholarship assistance to qualified MBA students I respectfully ask that you 现在 make a gift to this fund.
Indeed, I pray that you are affirmative and make your gift 现在.
感激地,
乔Eassa
In order for each of us to sustain ourselves in today’s workforce during this rapidly changing technological era, it is necessary to maintain the appropriate educational and experiential qualifications.
A PBA-MBA degree will give one a competitive edge.
Dr. Eassa创立了PBA-MBA项目, 这所大学的第一个研究生项目, 1989年8月发射升空. In November 1997 the Rinker School of Business Association established the Dr. 乔·J. 小Eassa. 授予博士荣誉奖学金. Eassa, 研究生商业研究教授, and the Alexander Proudfoot Skills Professor of Business. 从那时起, the income on the investment for this scholarship has been awarded to qualified MBA students.
He, 现在, is Professor Emeritus of Graduate Business Studies and the Alexander Proudfoot Skills Professor of Business.
创新
Dr. Eassa was invited to join PBA in the 1970s as an adjunct professor. In January 1977 he accepted full-time employment. Since that time he has served as Assistant to the President, 代理执行副总裁, 行政与财务学院院长, 研究生院副院长, and Interim Dean of the Rinker School of Business.
He received the Ann Gold Distinguished Professor Award in 1988.
By invitation, he is included in the book, entitled, “Great Teachers We Have K现在n” (Sailfish Press).
在他众多的成就中, 在这里, he played a major role in the formation of the University’s annual American Free Enterprise Day; also, he served as a Professional Management Consultant for Philips Company for three years (Fortune 500); as Professional Management Consultant for nearly 35 local entrepreneurs, 包括商业, 法律, dental entities; and is a past member of the Advisory Board for both Bethune-Cookman University and Florida Southern College. He was also interviewed as an integral one for the feature piece by the national television program Truth That Transforms to provide a Christian perspective that led to the ethical breakdown of the investment house collapses of 2008 as well as their precursors such as Enron and World.com(在全美播出).S. 2011年在国外). He served as a Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship, is a Sustaining Member of the Presidential Counselors (1984-2001), served as Co-Chairman of the 教师-Staff Capital Campaign (1994), served as Chairman of the 教师 Gift’s Division (1986), 自1977年起担任主席, 讨论者, 领导评审, 管理咨询, 管理教育, and Management History divisions of the Academy of Management and as a Chairperson for the Organizational Behavior division of the Southern Management Association in 2011.
他还说:
- Was appointed and served as The Session Chairperson for COOPERATION IN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT, STEWARDSHIP and SCHOLARSHIP for the ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT 72nd Annual Conference, 8月3 - 7, 2012年波士顿奥运会, 麻萨诸塞州.
- Was appointed and served as the Session Chairperson for ANTECEDENTS AND OUTCOMES OF PAY DISPARITY
- Was appointed and served as the Session Chairperson for SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL ETHICS
- Was appointed and served as Session Chairperson for GETTING THE JOB AND LIFE AS AN EMPLOYEE; these three appointments were for the Annual Conference of the SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION held at the Westin Beach Resort & Ft水疗中心. Lauderdale, Florida, October 30-November 3, 2012 and each were sucessfully completed.
- Was appointed and served as the Session Chairperson for A LOOK INSIDE THE PARADOX OF CONGLOMERATE SUCCESS: JACK WELCH’S EFFECTIVE STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP for the Academy of Management 73rd Annual Conference, 8月卖地, 2013年在奥兰多布埃纳维斯塔湖, 佛罗里达). T在这里 were approximately 8,300 participants from 88 countries throughout the world.
- Was appointed and served as the Session Chairperson for STRATEGY: CEO and DIRECTOR COMPENSATION AND TURNOVER for the SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION November 5-9, 2013年的会议, which was held at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, 路易斯安那州.
- Was appointed and served as Chairperson for COOPERATION, 动机, AND RECOGNITION IN DIFFERENT CLIENT SETTINGS AND SYSTEMS at the 74th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 是在费城举行的吗, 8月1日至5日在宾夕法尼亚州, 2014年涉及1人以上,900多个活动和9个以上,来自全球88个国家的500人.
- Was appointed and served as Chairperson for AN HISTORICAL EXAMINATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
- Was appointed and served as Chairperson for the RESEARCH SPEED DATING: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY session at the Annual Conference of the SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, 成立于1947年, 11月11日至15日举行, 2014年在萨凡纳的凯悦酒店, 乔治亚州. Presently the SMA membership consists of approximately 1,000名管理学教授, 博士生, and executives representing more than 200 colleges, 大学, and business firms in 43 states and several foreign countries.
- Was appointed and served as Chairperson for the (1) BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY DIVISION, (2)管理咨询事业部, AND (3) HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION at the 75th Academy of Management Annual Conference in Vancouver, 英属哥伦比亚, 8月7日至12日在加拿大举行, 2015.
- Was appointed and served at the SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 2015 CONFERENCE in the TradeWinds Island Resort, St. Petersburg, Florida, October 27-31, 2015 as the SESSION CHAIR for the following events:
- STRATEGY DIVISION: ALL IN THE ATTITUDE: TMT COLLECTIVE NARCISSISM AND ITS IMPACT
- INTERNATIONAL DIVISION: INTERNATIONALIZATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP DIVISION: OUTSTANDING ISSUES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Was appointed and served at the 76th Annual Meeting of the ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT in Anaheim, 8月5日至9日在加州举行, 2016 as the SESSION CHAIRPERSON for the following events: (This is the premier conference of the world’s top management scholars of which t在这里 will be over 10,来自84个国家的5000名十大赌博网站出席).
- MANAGEMENT EDUCATION DIVISION: WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT
- PUBLIC AND NON-PROFIT DIVISION: SOCIAL ENTERPRISES IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS: Solving International Problems
- PUBLIC AND NON-PROFIT DIVISION: CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN SMART CITIES, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COLLABORATIVE URBAN FRAMEWORKS: Meaningfulness of Engagement
- NEW APPROACHES TO INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
- UNDERSTANDING DETERMINANTS OF EFFECTIVE CHANGE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE.
Was appointed and served in the Strategic Management Track as the Session Chairperson for CEO HIRING, 发射, AND RETENTION at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association, 万豪城市中心, 在夏洛特, 北卡罗莱纳, 10月25 - 30, 2016.
杰出嘉许奖
星期二，2017年3月21日，博士. Eassa received the PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION plaque in recognition of meritorious service to the Kingdom of God from Toccoa Falls College located in Toccoa, GA (founded in 1907); only one of ten such recipients in the 110 year history of this institution.
他是西十大赌博网站人. Eassa在他早期的职业生涯中担任过:
President of Eassa and Associates Mortgage Banking
Senior Vice President for New Business Development for Central Bank of Palm Beach County
Village Manager for North Palm Beach (received Village Council’s award for outstanding service)
Acting City Manager for the City of 西十大赌博网站
City Clerk and Insurance Administrator for the City of 西十大赌博网站 (received City Commission’s award for excellent achievement).
标准
的博士. 乔·J. 小Eassa. Scholarship is the largest scholarship for MBA students in the State of Florida created in honor of a College or University faculty member. Minimum requirements for the award of this scholarship are as follows:
- Students must be enrolled in the MBA program and be in good academic standing.
- Scholarship funds are awarded to students who have successfully completed at least six credit hours per semester.
- 值得注意的是，这些年来 113 qualified MBA students have received this scholarship, 每一个都由捐赠基金的收益提供资金.
Contributions to this scholarship fund are invested into 十大赌博网站’s permanent endowment fund. The principal is retained and income from this investment is the total source of funds for the award of each scholarship.
For each annual award ceremony for the awarding of this scholarship, principal speakers have included James Broadhead the former Chairperson of the Board of Florida Power and Light Company; David Hernandez the Founder and Chairperson of Liberty Power Company, which is the fastest growing Hispanic firm in the U.S.; Karl Watson, Jr.美国总统奥巴马.S. Division of CEMEX; Robert Garvy, Intech董事长, which is one of the most prominent investment management firms in the U.S.; Dennis A. Tito, Founder, CEO and Chairperson of Wilshire Associates, 公司. (tourist aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft); Diego Asencio, former U.S. 阿森西奥大使兼主席 & Associates; Karl Watson, Sr. Rinker Materials, 公司 .前总裁., and 现在 consultant to Cemex; and on December 2, 2013 Kenneth R. Kennerly who is Executive Director for The Honda Classic, Senior Vice President and Director of the North America Event Group IMG Golf, IMG Worldwide的一个部门, 公司.; Alan Crowetz, President and CEO for 信息Stream whose firm provides consultation to clients for computer and networking systems; also, design solutions and educate clients on alternatives, 马克•坎贝尔, 家庭农场的首席财务官, 和保罗·多纳休, Centerra集团总裁兼首席执行官, 有限责任公司.
投资
Dr. Eassa believes when a student invests in the pursuit of a PBA-MBA degree, he or she is also investing in the assurance of one’s future.
“In the total time horizon of one’s career I am convinced the results of obtaining this degree are immeasurable,他说.
通过向乔·J. 小Eassa. 奖学捐赠基金, you too can invest in the careers of socially responsible and enterprising business leaders.
毕业生的一句话...
David Hernandez, CEO of Liberty Power and former student of Dr. Eassa, expresses his gratitude for the impact that Dr. Eassa has on both his professional and personal life for Dr. 2017年3月30日Eassa的退休庆祝活动.