{"id":5027,"date":"2006-06-01T15:25:14","date_gmt":"2006-06-01T19:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=5027"},"modified":"2014-11-14T16:04:20","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T21:04:20","slug":"entrepreneurship-hall-of-fame-ceremony-enjoys-sweet-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2006\/06\/entrepreneurship-hall-of-fame-ceremony-enjoys-sweet-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame ceremony enjoys sweet success."},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nEntrepreneurship Hall of Fame Inductee (Founder) Albert Santalo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Avisena; College of Business Administration Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam; and SunTrust Bank President, Miami-Dade County, Nicholas Bustle. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nEntrepreneurship Hall of Fame Inductee (Builder) Glenn J. Rufrano, Chief Executive Officer, New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.; College of Business Administration Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam; and SunTrust Bank President, Miami-Dade County, Nicholas Bustle. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\n2006 South Florida Entrepreneur of the Year Manuel D. Medina, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Terremark Worldwide, Inc.; College of Business Administration Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam; and SunTrust Bank President, Miami-Dade County, Nicholas Bustle.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Approximately 500 alumni and community leaders attended the seventh annual Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame (EHOF) Induction Ceremony and Luncheon\u2014the premier alumni event of the year which celebrates the college\u2019s ongoing commitment to entrepreneurship and honors alumni who not only are successful entrepreneurs but who also have contributed significantly to the entrepreneurial business community.<\/p>\n

The 2006 induction took place on May 17, 2006, at Parrot Jungle Island. Jackie Nespral,<\/strong> NBC 6 news anchor, and Ambrosio Hernandez<\/strong>, Telemundo 51 news anchor, hosted the event alongside William Plasencia, <\/strong>editor of <\/strong>South Florida CEO, <\/em>Joyce J. Elam<\/strong>, executive dean of the college, and Nicholas Bustle<\/strong>, Miami-Dade County president for SunTrust Bank.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe college is a significant player in fueling entrepreneurship in the community,\u201d said Annabelle Rojas<\/strong> (MBA \u201998, BBA \u201987), director of external relations and resource development in the college. \u201cIt is only natural, then, that we should put all the effort we do into this premier alumni and community event, which celebrates\u2014in a grand way\u2014the entrepreneurial accomplishments of our alumni, students, and business community.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s prestigious \u201cFounder\u201d and \u201cBuilder\u201d awards were presented to Albert Santalo<\/strong> (EMBA \u201997), president and CEO, Avisena, and Glenn J. Rufrano<\/strong> (MSM \u201974), CEO, New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., respectively.\u00a0Manuel D. Medina<\/strong>, chairman and CEO, Terremark Worldwide, Inc., was named 2006 South Florida Entrepreneur of the Year.<\/p>\n

The college also recognized Manuel Garcia Jr. <\/strong>(BBA \u201989), founder and president of Pan American Food Brokers, as the finalist in the Founder category and Thomas E. Byrne<\/strong> (MS \u201984), Florida International University real estate instructor and founder and former president of Esslinger Wooten Maxwell Realtors, as a finalist in the Builder category.<\/p>\n

Since its inception, the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame has been well received by alumni and local businesses in South Florida that continually support the college in ensuring the success of this event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Induction Ceremony would not be possible without the support of our media partners, NBC 6\/Telemundo 51, and South Florida CEO<\/em> magazine, and of our sponsors\u2014SunTrust Bank, Miami; Morrison, Brown, Argiz, & Farra LLP; and Adorno & Yoss,\u201d said Monique Catoggio<\/strong>, (EMBA \u201903), the college\u2019s director of alumni and partner relations.<\/p>\n

At the conclusion of the event, alumni and guests received parting gifts from alumnus Fernando Panizo<\/strong> (BBA \u201900), general manager of Helena Chocolatier, who donated fine chocolates from one of the largest confectionaries in South America, and Monique Hamaty-Simmonds <\/strong>(BBA \u201996) president and CEO of Tortuga Rum Cake Company, who provided cake cutters for all of the attendees. The 2006 Induction Ceremony and Luncheon was truly a sweet success thanks to their gifts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Inductee (Founder) Albert Santalo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Avisena; College of Business Administration Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam; and SunTrust Bank President, Miami-Dade County, Nicholas Bustle. Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Inductee (Builder) Glenn J. Rufrano, Chief Executive Officer, New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.; College of Business Administration Executive Dean […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[64,859,1026,3303,1208,1405,1672,1677,1943,2004,2675],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5027"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5027"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24419,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5027\/revisions\/24419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}