When our Professor Peter Rachor was in high school, he was already well on his way to being an entrepreneur. One of his projects was selling 25-foot long telephone cords for the rotary phones attached to the walls of what seemed to be every home in America. We have one of these in our UP…Continue Reading Peter Rachor, a True Pioneer in the Innovation and Entrepreneurial Space.
Tag: Michael Williamson
Pamplin School of Business Seniors Awards
Last week, the Pamplin School of Business had it’s annual Seniors Gala where awards were given out in various categories to our graduating seniors. Along with awards, there were also 10 raffle prizes that were handed out. We are happy and proud of the award recipient and wish everyone graduating much success going forward. Two alums, Court Reeves…Continue Reading Pamplin School of Business Seniors Awards
University Start-Up World Cup 2nd place – Michael Williamson
Michael Williamson, a senior Finance major, was awarded runner up in his category for his venture Sentri Performance at the finals of the University Start-Up World Cup, held Friday, October 7th in Copenhagen, Denmark. Sentri makes a line of lightweight high performance outdoor wear styled as a ‘hoodie’ specially designed by Michael, and incorporating technical fabric and…Continue Reading University Start-Up World Cup 2nd place – Michael Williamson
Winners Announced – $100K Venture Competition
This year thirty-four teams participated in the $100K Challenge Venture Competition. We want to thank all our judges, mentors, sponsors, faculty and staff that helped to make the event a success and prepared the students for their outstanding presentations. All the judges reported the presentations were more advanced than any in previous year and the choices…Continue Reading Winners Announced – $100K Venture Competition