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Drywall Alternative Wins Inaugural Penn State IdeaPitch Contest

A forthcoming company that will manufacture, market, and distribute a synthetic wallboard alternative to drywall has won the inaugural Penn State IdeaPitch competition, sponsored by Ben Franklin Technology Partners and the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Smeal College of Business.

Smeal Alum Leads Online Ad Agency Into The Inc. 500

When Craig P. McGuinn II graduated from Penn State's Smeal College of Business in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance, he didn’t expect to have a profession in marketing. However, that's exactly where he has taken his career; and as chief operating officer of Ward Media Inc. in New York City, he's leading the company to new heights and has helped it earn a spot on the prestigious Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in the United States.

Senior Supply Chain Student Named 'The Next CEO'

Smeal College of Business student Douglas Burke, a senior majoring in supply chain and information systems, outlasted nine of his classmates on April 21 to win the college's unique executive simulation challenge, The Next CEO.

Only A Select Group Of Property Fund Managers Outperform Market, Study Finds

Only a small group of elite property fund managers are able to consistently lead their funds to gains greater than the market, according to new research co-authored by a professor at Penn State's Smeal College of Business.

KPMG Executive Named Accounting Alumnus Of The Year

David M. Otteni, managing director of KPMG's Raleigh, N.C., office, has been named as the 2007-2008 Penn State Outstanding Accounting Alumnus of the Year by the Accounting Department at the Smeal College of Business.