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Beta Gamma Sigma Names Raymond G.
Chambers Business Achievement Award Recipient
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Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society, recently
named Raymond G. Chambers, founder and chairman, Amelior Foundation,
a recipient of its 2009 Business Achievement Award. The honor is
awarded annually to individuals who have made significant accomplishments
in business and contributions to the community.
“It is our pleasure to award Mr. Chambers this honor,”
said George E. Stevens, president of Beta Gamma Sigma. “His
leadership and humanitarianism has had a major impact on hundreds
of thousands of individuals.”
Chambers was nominated for the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Achievement
Award by Seton Hall University. He is one of four recipients of
this year’s award. The other 2009 recipients are Adm. Thad
W. Allen, commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; Brian Duperreault, president
and CEO, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.; and Joe Max Green,
chairman, Joe Max Green /Insurance Concepts.
Chambers is a consummate businessman turned philanthropist and humanitarian.
Prior to dedicating himself solely to charitable endeavors, he ran
a successful leveraged buy-out firm, Wesray Capital Corporation.
He and his business partner, former U.S. Treasury Secretary William
Simon, led the acquisition of dozens of major companies, such as
Avis Rent a Car, Outlet Broadcasting, and Wilson Sporting Goods.
In 1989, he retired from active management of the firm and focused
his efforts on the Amelior Foundation, the non-profit organization
he founded that provides education, job skills and employment opportunities
for at-risk youth.
As an advocate of education, Chambers has developed and funded many
programs through the Amelior Foundation such as READY (Rigorous
Education Assistance for Deserving Youth), which provides mentoring,
tutoring, and tuition assistance to low-income children and their
families.
In addition to his commitment to the Amelior Foundation, Chambers
has founded and contributed to numerous charitable and service-oriented
organizations and programs. He is the founding chairman of the Points
of Light Foundation, an initiative that encourages volunteering,
and co-founder of America’s Promise – The Alliance for
Youth. Chambers is also the founder of the National Mentoring Partnership
and founder and co-chairman of Malaria No More.
Beta Gamma Sigma established the Business Achievement Award in 1998.
Individuals are nominated by Beta Gamma Sigma deans, faculty advisors
and members of the board of governors. They are selected based on
their significant accomplishment(s) in business, contributions to
the community, and ability to establish themselves as models of
ethical business leadership. Recipients are announced to the Society
during the International Honoree Luncheon at the Annual Meeting
of AACSB International each spring.
About Beta Gamma Sigma
Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society serving business
programs accredited by AACSB International – The Association
to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma
Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in
the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB
International.
Beta Gamma Sigma has established 487
collegiate chapters in 19 countries and territories around the world,
and inducted more than 615,000 outstanding students into membership
since its founding in 1913. These members have served in corporate,
government, non-profit, educational, and other management positions
at every level of responsibility. Members currently reside in all
50 U.S. states and more than 160 countries around the world. For
more information, visit www.betagammasigma.org
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