{"id":561,"date":"2008-12-04T11:26:53","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T15:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=561"},"modified":"2008-12-04T11:26:53","modified_gmt":"2008-12-04T15:26:53","slug":"nshmba-spotlight-shines-brilliantly-on-college-of-business-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2008\/12\/nshmba-spotlight-shines-brilliantly-on-college-of-business-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"NSHMBA spotlight shines brilliantly on College of Business Administration."},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year, the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) awards the Brillante Award for Excellence to outstanding corporate and educational leaders that reflect the society\u2019s mission to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development.<\/p>\n

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Joyce J. Elam, executive dean, at the National Society of Hispanic MBAs conference during which the college received the prestigious 2008 Brillante Award for Excellence to an educational institution<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 2008 Brillante Award for an educational institution went to Florida International University\u2019s (FIU) College of Business Administration. The college was recognized at the Brillante Awards Gala, hosted by Deloitte, which capped the NSHMBA 2008 Conference and Career Expo held October 9-11, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur active support of NSHMBA\u2019s mission to enhance opportunities for Hispanics in the business world comes naturally,\u201d said Joyce J. Elam<\/strong>, executive dean. \u201cNot only are we number one in the country in granting bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees to Hispanics according to Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education<\/em>, but also our students have cultural roots from all across Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and Europe\u2014a diversity that reflects Miami\u2019s unique position as \u2018the crossroads of The Americas.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Other 2008 award recipients place the college in very good company and include Rudy Beserra<\/strong>, vice president of Latin affairs for The Coca-Cola Company; Loida Rosario<\/strong>, with DePaul University; Tillie Hidalgo Lima<\/strong>, president and CEO of Best Upon Request Corporate, Inc.; American Express; and the National Hispanic Business Association.<\/p>\n

Established in 1989, the Brillante Award remains the most prestigious honor granted by NSHMBA.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe individuals and organizations awarded the Brillante Award for Excellence are truly dedicated and determined to make a significant impact in the business world and the Hispanic community,\u201d said Lourdes Hassler<\/strong>, NSHMBA CEO.<\/p>\n

NSHMBA event provides excellent networking opportunity.<\/em><\/p>\n

Twenty-four students in the university\u2019s graduate programs made their way to Atlanta to participate in this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

Current International MBA (IMBA) student Emmanuel Roman<\/strong> (BBA \u201908) saw the NSHMBA Conference and Career Expo as an excellent opportunity to connect directly with a diverse group of Fortune 500 companies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are serious about getting a job after graduate school, NSHMBA is the place to go,\u201d he said. \u201cI talked with recruiters looking for people at every experience level in a variety of fields\u2014from finance to consulting to management.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Grace Ugalde<\/strong>, now enrolled in the Evening MBA program, attending NSHMBA provided a strategic step in her plan to move from a smaller company to a global organization.<\/p>\n

Her advice to other MBA students?<\/p>\n

\u201cDo your research and go prepared to take full advantage of this incredible opportunity to interact directly with top companies,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a great way to network with corporate recruiters so they can connect your face with your r\u00e9sum\u00e9\u2014always a plus in this competitive world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Each year, the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) awards the Brillante Award for Excellence to outstanding corporate and educational leaders that reflect the society\u2019s mission to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development. The 2008 Brillante Award for an educational institution went to Florida International University\u2019s (FIU) College of Business Administration. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1991,2031],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561"}],"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\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}