Gary Palin serves as judge for national entrepreneurship award

Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and senior lecturer of entrepreneurship in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, was one of three judges this month for the 2010 National Model Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program at a conference hosted by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Gary Palin

Fellow judges included Frank Hoy from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Jeffrey Alves from Wilkes University. A national panel of judges selected the finalists. More than 400 people attended the conference which was held Jan. 14-17, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn.

USASBE is the largest independent, professional, academic organization in the world dedicated to advancing the discipline of entrepreneurship. With over 1000 members from universities and colleges, for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, and the public sector, USASBE is a diverse mix of professionals that share a common commitment to fostering entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviors.