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USA TODAY ENTREPRENEURSHIP FACULTY OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR 2006 PRESENTED TODAY
For Immediate Release January 9, 2007
McLean, Va. -- USA TODAY Education has awarded the Entrepreneurship Faculty of the Year Award for 2006 toMichael Boyd, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Business Administration at Owensboro Community and Technical College in Owensboro, Kentucky. Boyd created and implemented the Team Leadership Certificate (TLC), an innovative, eight-course program, which helps meet his college’s Associates in Business Administration degree requirements.
USA TODAY Education sponsors the Entrepreneurship Faculty of the Year Award for National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship members. The award was created to recognize instructors who distinguish themselves through innovative and significant contributions to business and entrepreneurial learning.
Boyd’s approach, a hybrid of interactive e-learning and classroom-based instruction, allows time-challenged students to work through the curriculum at their own pace, and his sports theme keeps them engaged and energized. Diane Barrett, vice president of USA TODAY Education, said, “He recognizes that one must use multiple platforms and create a sense of relevancy in order to capture the interest and minds of the students.” Boyd will be present to receive his award today at the Fourth Annual NACCE Conference in Orlando.
USA TODAY is proud to support Entrepreneurship Education through a collaboration with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. This collaborative effort provides educational resources, which help college students understand the importance of entrepreneurship and identify the opportunities and skills needed to start a successful business. Related resources are available at
About the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) connects community college administrators and faculty with knowledge and successful practices regarding entrepreneurial thinking, entrepreneurship education, and student business incubation. NACCE holds an annual conference, hosts a dynamic list-serv, develops web resources such as shared entrepreneurship curricula and syllabi for faculty, creates guides in beginning and sustaining entrepreneurship and student business incubation programs, as well as, tips for grant proposals specific to entrepreneurial endeavors at community colleges. For more information, visit
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