Meet The 2011 New Jersey Business Hall Of Fame™ Laureates

PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 22, 2011 - For those of us who live and work here, New Jersey is so much more than reality television and negative headlines.  In every community, our state is filled with intelligent, hardworking people who lead businesses with integrity, who go the extra mile for the people around them, and who give back to their communities.  A Laureate induction into the New Jersey Business Hall Of Fame™ (NJBHOF) is a lifetime achievement award for individuals who have made a significant, positive impact on New Jersey.

The following 2011 Laureates will receive this honor at the New Jersey Business Hall of Fame™Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Bridgewater Marriott, 700 Commons Way, Bridgewater, NJ:  

Irene Chang Britt, Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, Campbell Soup Company
Joseph F. Scott, FACHE, President, CEO, LibertyHealth/Jersey City Medical Center
Stephen G. Waldis, CEO, Chairman, Synchronoss Technologies

A meet and greet with the 2011 inductees will be held on Thursday, March 31st at 9:30 am at Franklin High School, 500 Elizabeth Avenue, Somerset NJ, School Library.   15 Junior Achievement students, who are this year’s NJBHOF Ambassadors and presenters, will pose questions to the 2011 Inductees on a variety of topics about their careers and paths to success.

Schedule:
9:30 am Meet & Greet/Photo Ops with the Laureates and Students
10:00 am – 11:00 am Q&A Session – Led by event chair, Pamela Craig, CFO, Accenture and 2007 Hall of Fame Inductee

Proceeds Support Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement’s (JA) mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. Through a dedicated volunteer network, JA provides in-school and after-school programs for students in grades K-12. JA offers work readiness programs that focus on seven key content areas: business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy, and career development. JA Worldwide reaches 9.8 million students per year in 367,305 classrooms in 123 countries. For more information, visit www.ja.org. Locally, Junior Achievement of NJ (www.janj.org) will impact 39,000 students this school year.

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Junior Achievement (JA) is the world's largest organization dedicated to educating students about work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential hands-on programs. JANJ is the New Jersey Chapter of Junior Achievement.