15th Anniversary Celebration
of the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies
November 16, 2004
Lenfell Hall The Mansion
College at Florham
FairleighDickinsonUniversity
Support for this 15th Anniversary Celebration comes from
Angels
Mario M. Casabona
Gateway Security
Gourmet Dining
New Jersey Technology Council
NJBIZ
The Daily Record
Supporters
Compensation Resources, Inc.
Lassus Wherley
PFA Designs
Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP
Winebow, Inc.
Bootstrappers
Camarès Communications
Doug Hall Photography
Kukovich & Associates
mindSHIFT Technologies
Friends
Administaff Picard & Company
James C. BarroodRedmond Press
Malcom Borg-NJMGLeo J. Rogers
Ed Dolan, IIB, Kiva, LLCBrynn Stanley
Gary’s WinesRio’s Engraving
Great American SignsThe Metropolitan Group, LLC
Penni NafusZak & Company
Current sponsors
whose support makes our programs possible.
Amper, Politziner & MattiaPNC Bank
Bloomberg PricewaterhouseCoopers
Camarès Communications Prosperity New Jersey
Edison Venture FundPSEG
Don LaTorreRiker Danzig
Horizon BlueCross BlueShield of NJSchenck, Price, Smith & King
Lindabury, McCormick & EstabrookSelective Benefits Group
New Jersey101.5 FMGina Tedesco & Mike Ajnsztajn
NJ MonthlyThe Green Group
NovartisThe Jaskol Group
Program
5 p.m. Reception in Lenfell Hall, The Mansion
6:15 p.m.Welcome
David M. Steele
Dean, SilbermanCollege of Business
FairleighDickinsonUniversity
James C. Barrood
Director, Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Elizabeth G. Christopherson, Executive Director, NJN Public Television and Radio
Since 1994, under her leadership, New Jersey Network has set new records for professional recognition of its original programming and increased viewership and community support. In 2001, she received the Humanitarian Award from the National Conference for Community and Justice/New Jersey Chapter. In 1990, Leadership America, limited to 100 highly qualified women nationwide, selected her for membership and subsequently elected her president.
George Cole, President, ALTANA Pharma U.S.
A corporate entrepreneur, he is president of ALTANA Pharma’s U.S. operations and responsible for the company’s strategic development activities in the U.S. Coleoversees all operations of the company with divisions in the ethical and generic markets. He also laid the groundwork to enhance the company’s research-driven marketing capability in the U.S. He has held positions at Searle, Adria and Bristol-Myers.
Caren Franzini, CEO, New Jersey Economic Development Authority
As CEO of the New Jersey EDA, she has arranged more than $382 million in financings that support public-private investments of $560 million. She joined the Authority in 1991 and was named CEO in 1994. During her tenure, the EDA has focused on assisting business and nonprofits, revitalizing communities through technical and financial assistance and promoting entrepreneurial development.
Jerry Gottesman, Chairman, Edison Properties
A founder of Edison Properties, he now actively leads the family business in strategic planning, in real estate acquisition and for the transitionto the next generationof the family business. In 1956, he and his brother founded Edison Park Fast through which he has developed a national reputation as a leader in the parking industry. In addition, in 1978, he founded Manhattan Mini Storage, which operates 14 buildings comprising 2,000,000 square feet in Manhattan.
John Martinson, Managing Partner, Edison Venture Fund
Co-founder and former chairman of the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC), he has led more than 150 equity financings within his 30 years of venture capital experience. In 1986, Martinson established the Edison Venture Fund, and the fund has financed more companies in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia than any other private equity firm. As founder and managing partner, he shapes Edison’s overall investment strategy.
George Taber, Founder and President, NJBIZ
As founder of NJBIZ, Taber edits the GardenState’s only state-wide newspaper entirely devoted to business. The paper is published weekly and was started in 1988. He was formerly the business editor of Timemagazine. NJBIZ has won more than two dozen national and regional awards for editorial excellence. The company also distributes information through books, itsweb site and other media.
Highlights
1989Dedication of the building housing the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies atFairleigh
DickinsonUniversity’sCollege at Florham, becoming the nation’s first university building dedicated solely to the study of entrepreneurship.
1990Three courses in entrepreneurial studies are offered to undergraduates and graduates.
1990 Institute inaugurates program of seminars/workshops for business and entrepreneurial communities.
1990Business plan development program initiated with MBA course, New Venture Creation & Financing
1990Concentration in entrepreneurial studies introduced on graduate and undergraduate levels.
1992Family Business Forum established to educate and assist family businesses.
1993Institute and co-sponsors hold annual Family Business of the Year Awards to honor state’s family firms.
1994Institute begins to offer Continuing Education courses for adult students.
1994-95Success magazine names Institute and FDUamong the country’s top entrepreneurshipprograms.
1994-96Graduate MBA major and Post-MBA Certificate in entrepreneurial studies introduced.
1997Undergraduate major in entrepreneurial studies introduced.
1997FDU ranked in Journal of Management among top 20 universities publishing entrepreneurship research.
1997New Jersey Trade Development Corporation, an independent study project by FDU graduate
students, receives certification by the New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission.
1998Institute receives aColeman Foundation grant to develop the Certificate in Business program.
1998Annual Business Plan competition inaugurated for undergraduate and graduate students.
1998New Jersey Collegiate Entrepreneur Awards program established in conjunction with St. Louis
University’s North American Collegiate Entrepreneur Awards program.
1999Inaugural Richard M. Clarke Distinguished Entrepreneurial Lecture delivered by Russ Berrie, founder,
chairman and chief executive officer of Russ Berrie and Company, Inc.
2000Collegiate Entrepreneur Awards program expands to include New York, Connecticut and Delaware in addition to New Jersey and is renamed East Coast Collegiate Entrepreneur Awards.
2001Institute launches Female Entrepreneurs Networking Group to support women business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. Renamed the Female Entrepreneurs’ Alliance in 2003.
2002Institute recognized as a top program by Successmagazine.
2003Institute recognized as a top program by Entrepreneurmagazine. Entrepreneurial Society founded at FDU.
2003Discover Business Teen Camp launched during the summer on the College at Florham Campus.
2003New Jersey Business Idea Competition launched to recognize innovative high school students statewide.
2004Inaugural New Jersey Female Entrepreneur Lecture presented.
2004Institute recognized as a top program by Entrepreneurmagazine for second year. It also was ranked sixth by other program directors and faculty nationwide and eighth when ranked by FDU alumni.
2004Institute faculty develop two New Jersey polls:‘Consumer Confidence’ and ‘State of Entrepreneurship’.
Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies
FairleighDickinsonUniversity’s Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies has been supporting entrepreneurship since 1989. Its nationally recognized academic program includes a comprehensive curriculum on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Outreach programs include the Family Business Forum, the Female Entrepreneurs’ Allianceand the Business Plan Development program. Recognition programs include the Distinguished Entrepreneurial Lecture Series, the Family Business of the Year Awards, the New Jersey Female Entrepreneur Lecture and the East Coast Collegiate Entrepreneur Awards program. In addition, the Institute coordinates the Discover Business Teen Camp and the New Jersey Business Idea Competition, open to high school students. Staff and faculty members include James Almeida, Richard Archambault, James Barrood, Kim Dennison, Gerri Fotschky, Steven Fulda, Ray Gila, Andy Gole, Len Green, Peter Hagen, Kurt Hochfeld, Jan Klein, Sabeen Kuraishi, Joseph Lawrie, Monica Lemperle, George Maddaloni, Charlie Nahabedian, Robert Panco, Jim Sheppard, Hart Singh, Ethné Swartz and Josephine Yuen.
Rothman Institute Advisory Board
John Ason, Private InvestorRon Guido, Ethicon, Inc. - J & J
Maxine Ballen, New Jersey Technology CouncilDiahann W. Lassus,Lassus Wherley
Reginald P. Best, Netilla Networks, Inc.John Martinson, Edison Venture Fund
Andrew Bluestone, Selective Benefits GroupPenni K. Nafus, NJAWBO - WBC
Mario Casabona, Honeywell, ERIDavid M. Steele, SilbermanCollege of Business
Deb Di Gregorio, Camarès CommunicationsGeorge Taber, NJBIZ
Kurus Elavia, Gateway Security, Inc.Gina Tedesco, Opus International
Caren S. Franzini, New Jersey EDAJay Trien, Trien Rosenberg, VANJ
Alex Garcia, El Taller Colaborativo, PCKenneth Vehrkens, New College of Generaland
Leonard C. Green, The Green GroupContinuing Studies-FairleighDickinsonUniversity
SilbermanCollege of Business
The primary goal of the Silberman College of Business is to achieve regional and global recognition as a leading provider of high-quality, innovative business education that emphasizes the linkage of theory to the practice of business. The College is accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB is the premier business school accrediting body. Only one-third of the business schools in the United States are accredited by AACSB. The mission of the College is to prepare graduates to assume leadership positions in a global business community characterized by rapid technological and social change. The educational programs are built on the diverse backgrounds and experiences of both the faculty and students, emphasizing the practice of business management through the applied research and professional activities of the faculty.
FairleighDickinsonUniversity
Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey’s largest private university, is a nonsectarian, coeducational institution offering nearly 100 degree programs on the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels. The University offers programs through the Silberman College of Business, the Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences, University College: Arts·Sciences · Professional Studies and the New College of General and Continuing Studies. FairleighDickinsonUniversity is committed to preparing world citizens through global education.