In September, Sami A. Alwuhaibi's dissertation entitled "A Cultural Perspective on the Impact of Family and Society on the Competitive Advantage of Organizations and Nations" received the Family Firm Institute (FFI) Best Dissertation Award at the 2009 Family Business Conference, a recognition that has not been awarded to a student from a U.S. institution since 2002. The award is provided annually be the by FFI to recognize outstanding academic achievement in the field of family business study. Alwuhaibi received his Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management in May 2009 and is now an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia.

The OGS recently sponsored a brief scavenger hunt designed to take current graduate students on a trip around the OGS web site and provide valuable feedback for web site enhancements. All participants were entered in a drawing for a 8G iPod Nano. Pictured, with Graduate School Dean, Dr. Louis D'Abramo, is winner Rui Jia accepting his prize. The OGS is extremely appreciative of all students who participated in the scavenger hunt!

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