Lana Calloway Receives Executive Education Scholarship
August 24, 2005 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
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Lana Calloway Receives Executive Education Scholarship
President Of Exhibit Resources Receives Dorothy B. Brothers Executive Scholarship
Raleigh, NC – Lana Calloway, President of Exhibit Resources, has received the Dorothy B. Brothers Executive Scholarship from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). This scholarship is awarded annually to qualified women business owners and provides up to $4,500 in tuition for continuing executive management education. WBENC established this scholarship with the support of Bank of America to continue the efforts of Dorothy Brothers in assisting women executives in gaining access to the same high caliber management education that is available to Fortune 500 companies. Fourteen women executives from across the nation, including Calloway, will be honored at an awards presentation the week of June 27th at the WBENC conference in Las Vegas, NV.
“I am honored to receive this prestigious scholarship, “ said Calloway. “In such a competitive market, one can never learn enough about business, and I look forward to the opportunities this scholarship will provide for my company.”
About Exhibit Resources:
Exhibit Resources, Inc. is a full-service exhibit design agency based in Raleigh, NC. The company provides total trade show management, including the design, construction, and installation of trade show exhibits for clients locally, nationally and internationally. Exhibit Resources also offers an extensive line of modular, portable, and tabletop displays; warehousing and storage; refurbishment; and turnkey show logistics management. For more information, please call 919-832-4700 or visit the website at http://www.exhibitresources.com.
About WBENC:
The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council is the nation’s leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America’s corporations, and a third-party certifier of women-owned businesses across the nation. The organization was founded in 1997, and today serves over 700 companies. WBENC is dedicated to the advancement of certified women business enterprises, government agencies and corporate members in partnership with its affiliated women’s business organizations.
About Lana Calloway:
Lana Calloway is the President of Exhibit Resources, a full-service exhibit design agency she established in Raleigh, NC in 1991. Exhibit Resources designs, builds, and installs portable, modular, and custom trade show exhibits, from small tabletop projects to large custom displays and office interiors. Under Calloway’s leadership, Exhibit Resources was named to Business Leader Magazine’s Impact 100 List, the Triangle Business Journal’s Fast 50, and received the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Award. Calloway was named one of the 25 most influential Women In Business by the Triangle Business Journal and received the prestigious Tarheel of the Week award from the Raleigh News and Observer. A previous President of the Triangle Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Calloway has received both the NAWBO National Member of the Year and Presidential Spirit Awards. Named Woman Business Owner of the Year by the Greater Raleigh Chapter of NAWBO, Calloway was honored for her creative initiatives to overcome obstacles, create jobs, grow a successful business, and help the community. As a recognized industry expert, Calloway is an often-requested speaker at such events as the International Visitors Council Program and the International Women’s Business Conference in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
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