{"id":23257,"date":"2014-08-21T20:48:40","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T20:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=23257"},"modified":"2017-06-28T16:34:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T20:34:40","slug":"fiu-college-of-business-honors-alumni-achievement-and-community-impact-at-2014-hall-of-fame-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2014\/08\/fiu-college-of-business-honors-alumni-achievement-and-community-impact-at-2014-hall-of-fame-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"FIU College of Business Honors Alumni Achievement and Community Impact at 2014 Hall of Fame Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>The founder of a home-grown global fashion brand, a popular Miami artist-entrepreneur, and the manager of a top New York asset management fund are among five FIU College of Business alumni who will be inducted into the 2014 FIU Hall of Fame. In addition, philanthropist R. Kirk Landon will receive the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n Landon will be recognized for his success in the world of business and banking and his efforts to cement the educational, civic and cultural foundation of South Florida. He served CEO and chairman of the board of American Bankers Insurance Group for two decades, and now serves as a director and supporter of major educational and cultural organizations in South Florida through The Kirk Foundation and The Kirk A. and Dorothy P. Landon Foundation.<\/p>\n Pamela Silva Conde (MBA \u201812, BS in Communication \u201803), Emmy award winning journalist and co-anchor of Univision Network\u2019s weekday TV news magazine show, \u201cPrimer Impacto,\u201d will serve as MC of the ceremony, which will take place on September 12, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at the FIU Arena.<\/p>\n The 2014 Hall of Fame inductees:<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Eric Maldonado, managing director at Markit, a global provider of financial information services, will receive the Innovation Award. He is a member of the Dean\u2019s Council, the college\u2019s primary advisory board.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Alexander Mijares, COO of precision sheet metal company MJM Manufacturing and a prominent local artist, will receive The Young Alumnus Spotlight Award. As part of his art-inspired philanthropic work, he develops projects with at-risk children and young artists.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Alina Villasante, creator of global fashion brand Peace Love World, will receive The Entrepreneurship Award. The Miami-based company has seven stores in South Florida and three in Hong Kong and the brand is sold in 2,000-plus retailers worldwide.<\/p>\n