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Several events this spring honored research and academic achievements by School of Management undergraduate and doctoral students. The inaugural DEAL (Display of Efforts, Aptitudes and Leadership) Expo gave undergraduate students in the School of Management the opportunity to display their best research and class projects, internship experiences and leadership initiatives. Held in conjunction with the university's spring open house for accepted students, the event provided an excellent showcase for student achievement. Joseph Ramia of West Seneca earned first place and a $1,000 prize for his project "Increasing Kyoungah Lee presents her project the Work Effort and on empowering professional women Performance of the to be more active in their financial Psychologically Entitled: planning. The Role of Need for Achievement and Participative Leadership." Eight projects from the DEAL Expo were showcased in UB's Celebration of Student Academic Excellence in April. For the first time, the School of Management had more than two entries at the event. The School of Management presented several awards for outstanding doctoral work at its second annual PhD Showcase and Celebration. Niam Yaraghi of Isfahan, Iran, received the Dean's Award and a prize of $2,500 as the top senior doctoral student demonstrating exceptional research performance and showing the highest potential as a scholar. Srikanth Venkatesan of Chennai, India, received the Rising Star Award and a prize of $1,000. Renowned scholar E. Han Kim, the Everett E. Berg Professor of Business Administration at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, was the keynote speaker at the event. Kim received his doctorate from the UB School of Management in 1975. x New alumni role for MacDonald Hailley MacDonald has been promoted to associate director of alumni and external relations in the School of Management. MacDonald has been with the MacDonald school since 2009, previously serving as assistant director of alumni and external relations and in corporate and community relations roles. MacDonald is responsible for planning and implementing programs and events to engage alumni with the School of Management; collaborating with the Development Office to encourage alumni philanthropy; and serving as a liaison between the School of Management Alumni Association board of directors and the school's academic and administrative leadership. She holds a bachelor's degree in business communication from Brock University, Canada, and a postgraduate certificate in event management from Niagara College, Canada. x LeaderCORE™ Certification of Readiness and Excellence LeaderCORE earns national recognition LeaderCORE is gaining prominence across the country. The School of Management's unique leadership certification program was honored in January with the 2012 MBA Roundtable Innovator Award. The MBA Roundtable gives the Innovator Award to recognize and promote innovative initiatives in MBA education and acknowledge the institutions that are driving change in the field. The award was presented to the School of Management at the annual Graduate Management Admissions Council's MBA Roundtable Leadership Conference in San Francisco. Launched in fall 2010, LeaderCORE is a comprehensive program that spans the entire two years of the fulltime MBA program. It is the school's educational response to the question, "What is at the core of every great leader?" ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Student work highlighted in multiple events ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Autumn.2013Final_layout 8/1/13 12:46 PM Page 3 Autumn 2013 Buffalo Business 3