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October 26, 2008
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business Named Education Partner of the Year by National Black MBA Association Pittsburgh Chapter
Six University of Pittsburgh undergraduate students received NBMBAA Pittsburgh chapter scholarships
Don Norrington, associate director of MBA career services and coordinator of diversity initiatives, accepted the Education Partner of the Year Award from the National Black MBA Association Pittsburgh Chapter
The University of Pittsburgh's Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business has been recognized as the Education Partner of the Year by the Pittsburgh chapter of the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA). The Katz School was selected to receive the award for its support of the Pittsburgh chapter in 2008.
Katz collaborates with NBMBAA's Pittsburgh chapter to provide full scholarships with stipends to full-time MBA students. Additionally, the Katz School allows the chapter to use various school resources, such as classrooms and conference rooms for meetings and programs.
Katz also is a national NBMBAA partner, recruiting at the Annual NBMBAA Conference and Exposition.
In addition to the school's award, six College of Business Administration students were selected to receive Pittsburgh Chapter NBMBAA Undergraduate Scholarships, each of which carry a $1,000 award. The scholarship recipients are:
- Isaac W. Connor, sophomore
- Abasifreke E. Ekpe, freshman
- Alonzo Mitchell III, senior
- Jasmine M. Mitchell, freshman
- Crystal Ayana Orr, freshman
- Christina J. Whittaker, junior
Established in 1970, NBMBAA is dedicated to develop partnerships that result in the creation of intellectual and economic wealth in the Black community. In partnership with more than 400 of the country's top business organizations; the association has inroads into a wide range of industries as well as the public and private sector. All of NBMBAA's partners have one thing in common: they are all committed to the organization's goals and values. The organization gains its strength from a strong belief in community and a commitment to its development through economic and educational development initiatives that support the global African American community.
