Love School of Business

An Elon University parent and CEO of a company that provides software solutions for the federal government has a piece of advice for entrepreneurs: when writing a business plan, never forget to show how you’ll execute it to make money for investors. Raj Ananthanpillai offered that wisdom and more on March 14 in the LaRose Digital Theatre as the latest university guest in the C. Ashton Newhall Endowed Lecture Series.

The Department of Finance will mentor an Elon undergraduate student team to compete in the annual CFA Global Investment Research Challenge (CFA GIRC). The deadline to apply is April 7. The CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter is the designation of excellence in the investment community.

Raj Ananthanpillai, president and CEO of InfoZen, a company that provides software solutions for the federal government and select commercial customers, visits Elon University on March 14 as the latest speaker in the C. Ashton Newhall Endowed Lecture Series.

Elon MBA and the Elon MBA Student-Alumni Association are sponsoring their 4th Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, April 30 at Mill Creek Golf Club in Mebane. Proceeds from the tournament benefit Elon Academy.

Applications for the 2011-2012 Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Endowed Scholarship Awards are now available. Application deadline is March 18.

Sam Burke ’89, partner with Pricewaterhouse Coopers and member of the Love School of Business Board of Advisors, will be the featured guest speaker for Beta Alpha Psi during the accounting and finance organization’s meeting on Tuesday, March 8.

The announcement of two major gifts highlighted a 25th anniversary gala event for Elon University's Martha and Spencer Love School of Business. Students, faculty, staff and friends of the school gathered Feb. 5 to kick off a yearlong celebration of the school's founding in 1985. The gala featured the announcements of major gifts by Elon parent and trustee David Porter and the Martha and Spencer Love Foundation.

Mark White, chief financial officer of SAP North America and a member of the Love School of Business Board of Advisors, will be giving a presentation on Thursday, February 3, from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in LaRose Digital Theater, Koury Business Center. The program is open to all Elon students. A reception will follow.

The Love School of Business and accounting and finance honorary organization Beta Alpha Psi are sponsoring Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Clinics this month at Holly Hill Mall for Alamance County residents.