The actual awards ceremony will take place on October 11 in Tampa. We wanted to delay the award process to include all of you, near and far. So please don't let geography get the best of you. The individual must have accomplished a great deal professionally and personally since graduation and will be considered a role model for future COBA graduates. Entrepreneurial Award - this honor will be given to a COBA graduate who has demonstrated remarkable ingenuity, resourcefulness and a keen business sense.
Quantitative results are important to the nomination process.
Executive of the Year - this category is again reserved for COBA graduates. The individual must have served with distinction in a corporate setting and have a superb track record for professional leadership within the company and the community at large. Award of Merit - this is the only category in which USF alumni who did not graduate from COBA may be nominated. The individual must have served or be serving with great distinction in business or another field and demonstrated tremendous leadership in the areas of community or civic service. Self-nominations or nominations by persons other than family members will be accepted.