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Rockettes rock Jordan Center

Rockettes rock Jordan Center

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Penn State laureate, School of Music host high school singers

Penn State laureate, School of Music host high school singers

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Virsky Ukrainian Dance Company performs at Eisenhower

Virsky Ukrainian Dance Company performs at Eisenhower

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Students to present major Disney production For The Kids

Students to present major Disney production For The Kids

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Penn State celebrates Senior Day

Penn State celebrates Senior Day

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Hershey breaks ground for Children's Hospital

Hershey breaks ground for Children's Hospital

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Kronos Quartet performs at Eisenhower Auditorium

Kronos Quartet performs at Eisenhower Auditorium

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Rally in the Valley excites fans

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Penn State Greeks strut their Broadway stuff

Penn State Greeks strut their Broadway stuff

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THON 5K draws thousands

THON 5K draws thousands

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Jazz masters wow audience

Jazz masters wow audience

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2009 State of the University Address

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Behind the scenes with stadium police

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Poultry science professor shares turkey news

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Penn State Solar Decathlon 2009, part two: Natural Fusion goes to Washington

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Natural Fusion, Penn State's Solar Decathlon Team 2009

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Behind the scenes with the stadium concessions team

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Video gives students sneak peek at new campus location

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Historic Old Main Bell removed from tower for restoration and display

Fizel receives Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award

Friday, March 30, 2007

University Park, Pa. -- John Fizel, professor of economics at Penn State Erie and chair of Penn State's iMBA program, is this year's winner of the Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award.

The award honors faculty members for exemplary leadership that benefits graduate students and faculty in an existing graduate program at the University. The award's design acknowledges the recipient's efforts to enhance student recruitment, professional development and placement, and mentoring and promotion of faculty and students in the graduate program. The winner works to enhance his program's diversity, educational quality, resources and national visibility, and promotes professional ethics and its integration into all elements of graduate programming.

iMBA is a two-year online master's degree in business administration (MBA) that is designed to help working professionals develop cross-functional expertise for organizational strategy development and problem solving. For more information on the iMBA program, visit http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/iMBA.shtml online.

Fizel has directed the program since its inception in 2002 when it began with 27 students. Now the program enrolls about 150 students, with enrollees having come from 42 states and 18 countries. In his role, Fizel has managed the difficult task of coordinating the efforts of four campuses that offer an MBA while consistently acting in the best interest of the University, program and student. Colleagues noted his determination to mentor and promote both faculty and students.

Additionally, Fizel has been the driving force behind the enhancement of the program’s growth in diversity, educational quality and national visibility. He was cited by nominators for his ability to encourage collaboration and integration and recruit high-quality students.

"Overall, it is hard to imagine that anyone could demonstrate more excellence in leadership of graduate education," said one nominator.

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