Kent State College of Business Administration to Co-Present Crain’s Forty Under 40 Program

KENT, Ohio - Sept. 30, 2014 - PRLog -- Kent State’s College of Business Administration’s Executive MBA program will co-present Crain’s Forty Under 40 program Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014.

Crain’s Forty Under 40 program celebrates Northeast Ohio’s rising business stars under the age of 40. In its past 22 years, the event has honored nearly 900 individuals for their professional success and civic contributions.

Three Kent State University Alumni will be recognized at this year’s Forty Under 40 event:

·         Jayne Juvan, Partner, Roetzel & Andress LPA

·         Michael D. Murphy, Director, Marketing and Communications, Cleveland Foundation

·         Shanelle Smith, Director, Emerald Cities Cleveland

Since the Forty Under 40 event began in 1991, the College of Business Administration has had 20 alumni that have been honored.

“Kent State’s Executive MBA program at the College of Business Administration is pleased to co-present Crains's Forty Under 40 event,” said Laurie Walker, director of the Executive MBA programs. “It allows us to honor outstanding individuals who have launched their careers with a meaningful combination of substantial civic contributions and remarkable professional achievements.”

The College of Business Administration’s Executive MBA program is an AACSB accredited 20-month accelerated program featuring a global business perspective with international travel. The EMBA program offers two options: EMBA for Healthcare Professionals and the EMBA for Corporate Professionals. The program also features convenient Saturday and online classes to complement the work week schedule of corporate professionals.

The College of Business Administration Graduate Programs Information Nights will take place Thursday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. at Kent State’s main campus and Nov. 12 at 6p.m. at Kent State Stark. Detailed information on the Executive MBA programs will be available.

The Forty Under 40 awards event is Thursday, Oct. 9 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at RED Space at Hot Cards in Cleveland. For ticket information, visit http://www.crainscleveland.com/section/40UNDER40_Event or contact Kim Hill at 216-771-5182.

For more information on the College of Business Administration’s Executive MBA programs, contact Laurie Walker at 330-672-1281 or visit http://www2.kent.edu/business/Grad/emba/.

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Kent State University's Executive MBA programs have been ranked tier one by CEO Magazine in North America for the past four years. It was one of the first schools in the country to grant the Executive MBA degree and has an alumni network of more than 1,100 graduates employed throughout the world, who highly value and understand the lasting benefits of an Executive MBA degree from Kent State University.

Kent State’s College of Business Administration is one of only 180 universities worldwide to achieve dual accreditation in both business and accounting from AACSB International, the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.