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Beta Gamma Sigma Awards
Mary Lou Quinlan the Medallion for Entrepreneurship
 Beta
Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society, recently
named Mary Lou Quinlan, founder and CEO, Just Ask a Woman, a recipient
of its 2009 Medallion for Entrepreneurship. The award is presented
annually to individuals that contribute significantly to the strength
of the economy, combining innovative business achievement with service
to humanity.
“We are pleased to present Ms. Quinlan with this honor,”
said George E. Stevens, president of Beta Gamma Sigma. “Her
talents, accomplishments and service to others have been immense.”
Saint Joseph’s University nominated Quinlan for the Beta Gamma
Sigma Medallion for Entrepreneurship by Saint Joseph’s University.
She is one of five recipients of this year’s award. The other
2009 honorees are Charlie Amato, chairman, Southwest Business Corporation;
Gary Dudley, president, Southwest Business Corporation; Kenneth
R. Bartee, former president, McDonald Bradley Inc.; and Robert Carr,
chairman and CEO, Heartland Payments Systems.
Quinlan is a leading consumer strategist and expert on women’s
issues. Since founding the successful strategic branding consultancy,
Just Ask a Woman in 1999, Quinlan has become a best-selling author
and highly sought-after speaker. She has written numerous career
advice columns and has been featured and published in (Marie Claire,
Good Housekeeping, Redbook, MORE, and O, the Oprah Magazine). She
also co-starred on ABC’s primetime product competition show,
“American Inventor,” and is currently the women’s
correspondent for “The Early Show,” on CBS.
Throughout her high-powered career, Quinlan has found time to give
back to the community. She has served on the board of the Advertising
Council and the Partnership for a Drug Free America, and was a longtime
trustee for her alma mater, Saint Joseph’s University.
Beta Gamma Sigma established the Medallion for Entrepreneurship
in 1994. Individuals are nominated by Beta Gamma Sigma deans, faculty
advisors and members of the board of governors. They are selected
based on their long-term, proven ability to overcome risk in new
venture development, adapt to markets and competitive environments,
provide service to humanity, and establish themselves as models
of ethical business leadership. Recipients are and 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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