Entrepreneur Awards ceremony to be held April 29

The 21st Annual Entrepreneur Awards ceremony will be held Thursday, April 29, in the Schulze Grand Atrium in the School of Law building.

The event will begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by the dinner and awards program at 6:30 p.m.

Since 1990, The John M. Morrison Center at the University of St. Thomas Schulze School of Entrepreneurship has recognized outstanding individuals who personify the spirit of entrepreneurship and demonstrate excellence and ethics in the way they conduct business.

Held each spring in downtown Minneapolis, the Entrepreneur Awards ceremony allows Opus College of Business students to meet and network with alumni, successful entrepreneurs from the community and key St. Thomas stakeholders. The event also allows the university, the Opus College of Business and the Morrison Center the opportunity to publicly renew their commitment to and support of the entrepreneurial spirit.

Award recipients include:

  • Gerald A. Schwalbach, chairman, Spensa Development Group LLC – John F. Cade Award
  • Marvin Windows and Doors – Family Business of the Year
  • Susan Johnson, R.N. ’95 M.B.A., founder and CEO, Magellan Medical Technology Consultants – Entrepreneurship Alumna of the Year Award

For more information and to register, visit the Opus College of Business Web site.