AROUND THE CENTER
Graduation Celebration Honors Mandel Center Graduates
The Mandel Center hosted its Graduation Celebration on Sunday, May 21st to honor the 15 Master of Nonprofit Organizations graduates (MNO), 10 Certificate in Nonprofit Management (CNM) recipients, 16 dual degree graduates, and 8 Executive Doctor of Management (EDM) graduates for 2006. Please view the full list of the 2006 Mandel Center graduates.
During the brief program, Susan Eagan, Executive Director and Mandel Center Professor, recognized the winners of the 2006 Mandel Center Graduation Awards.
Johanna Hess, MNO graduate, was this year's Student of the Year Award recipient, which was presented on Friday, May 19th at the Weatherhead School of Management's Dean's Awards Reception. Johanna has a broad range of experience across a variety of nonprofit settings, including health and human services, youth and education programming, and museums. While enrolled as a full-time student in the MNO program, she applied her skills and knowledge in her work with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland and AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland. Johanna has been especially effective in linking theories learned in the classroom to practice - one of the hallmarks of the Mandel Center program. Among her accomplishments are raising over $100,000 in foundation grant funding and identifying more than two dozen new funding prospects for a local nonprofit organization. Johanna has recently assumed the position of Campaign Manager for Greater Cleveland Community Shares, where she will direct and manage its annual workplace campaign. Criteria for the Student of the Year Award include: Demonstrated accomplishments within the nonprofit sector through lay or professional leadership, and leadership ability within the context of the Mandel Center program that demonstrates commitment to and participation in a supportive learning environment.
Professor Robert Fischer was presented with the 2006 Mandel Center Teaching Award. Dr. Fischer is the Research Associate Professor for the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, where he conducts evaluation research and teaches evaluation methods to students in social science administration and nonprofit management. This year, the Teaching Award was presented at the Mandel Center's Graduation Celebration. Criteria for the Teaching Award include: Creation of a dynamic, high impact learning environment within the classroom; demonstration of effective engaging teaching methods; encouragement and guidance toward life-long learning; and exceptional accessibility, assistance and guidance given to individual students in helping to resolve questions and problems.
Susan Eagan also recognized Johanna Hess and Katharine Johnson as the 2006 Dean's Academic Achievement Award winners. This award is given by the Dean of the Weatherhead School of Management to recognize students who have the highest cumulative grade point average for their degree program at the Weatherhead School and the Mandel Center.
The Mandel Center thanks the faculty members and special guests who attended this year's Celebration for helping to make it such a special and fun event. Congratulations to the 2006 graduates and award winners!
Susan Eagan Welcoming the Graduates
Award Winners Rob Fischer and Johanna Hess
Mandel Center Graduates
Mandel Center Faculty and Graduates
