Sidney E. Harris Selected to Elite Group of Global Business Leaders
February 4, 2002 (Atlanta) - Sidney E. Harris, Dean of the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University has been selected to participate in the 22nd Annual International Business Fellows Program. The program is the cornerstone of the Society of International Business Fellows, an organization committed to promoting the South as a vital region for global business. This year's program will focus on Southeast Asia and Greater China.
Each year, approximately 40 business and civic leaders are selected to participate in this unique program which has earned a reputation as one of the finest international business education courses in the country.
During the two-week program, Dean Harris along with leaders from 10 Southern states, will travel to Southease Asia to meet with high-profile government, academic and business experts to discuss and learn about the challenges and opportunities in the region.
Upon completion of the program, Dean Harris will be admitted into the Society of International Business Fellows. Membership into the Society is by invitation only and is limited to CEOs, managing partners and other senior decision-makers with significant international business experience.
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The society of International Business Fellows, a private, not-for-profit organization, comprises approximately 500 senior business and academic leaders throughout 10 Southern states. As the leading international business organization in the region, the Society's mission is to create unique networking opportunities; to develop international business knowledge, skills and leadership; and to promote the international education efforts of regional colleges and universities.
The J. Mack Robinson College of Business is one of the nation's top business schools. The College's Flex (part-time) MBA program has been listed in the top ten by U.S. News for the past six years. Business Week magazine ranked the College's Executive MBA program among the top 20 in the world and Forbes rated Robinson in the top 20 for return on investment for regional schools. Success Magazine ranks the College's entrepreneurship program among the top 50 in the nation. Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business has an enrollment of over 8000 students and is located in downtown Atlanta.
For more information, contact:
Tammy Demel
Office of External Affairs
Robinson College of Business
404/413-7078
404/702-9743 (cell)
