Business Leader Hall of Fame

The Business Leader Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding businessmen and women who have made significant and enduring contributions to their business and industry through extraordinary leadership.

Sponsored by the School of Business, the program educates and motivates students by bringing the honorees to campus in order to share their unique backgrounds and experiences, discuss their careers and give advice for success.

From left: Donald Torey and Tim Gannon, the 2012 Business Leader Hall of Fame inductees

2012 Business Leader Hall of Fame
The 2012 inductees are Tim Gannon, co-founder of Outback Steakhouse and founder of Kettle Comfort, and Donald Torey, president of alternative assets and director of GE Asset Management Incorporated. The awards were presented Nov. 16, 2012, at The Metropolitan Club in New York City.

The School of Business also presented Outstanding Business Alumni Awards to Karen (Winter) Bradbury '89, president of EBEL Americas and worldwide merchandising director of Movado Group, Inc., and Laura (Wolfensohn) Sequenzia '89, publisher of Golf World.

The School of Business honored Kyle Cook (entrepreneurship), Alexandra Seitz (economics), and Jennifer Lydiksen (MBA program) with its Emerging Leader Award. This award recognizes one graduate and two undergraduate business students who demonstrate excellence both in and out of the classroom, including leadership roles on campus and/or significant community service.

View more photos from the event on our Flickr page.


Past Business Leader Hall of Fame Inductees

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