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Alumni Awards The Methodist University Alumni Association presented the 2008 Alumni Awards at Homecoming's Lunch on the Green on November 1, 2008. Distinguished Alumnus Award
Not long after graduating, Leake joined Lance, Inc., the Charlotte-based snack food company. His career with Lance has spanned 33 years and he now serves as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development. In 1987, the company elected him as an officer of the corporation. Chairman Wright noted that "Mr. Leake has an intense interest in the advancement of his alma mater and in improving the educational opportunities it makes available to students." He is currently serving a second four-year term on the University's Board of Trustees. He serves on the Audit and Student Development & Services Committees of the Board and is Vice Chair of the Investment Committee. Leake also served on the MC/U Alumni Association Board of Directors for many years. He completed two consecutive three-year terms from April 2001 to January 2007, and Chaired the Finance Committee. In May 2001, Leake delivered the commencement address for spring graduation. He has been financially supportive of the University and its goals, both personally and through the Lance Foundation. Leake and his wife Florence reside in Charlotte, NC, and their daughter Kristen attends High Point University. Click here to view a list of past recipients. Outstanding Alumni Service Award
Moses is the Proprietor of Carrabba's Italian Grill in Fayetteville, N.C. and has been since 2004. For the past four years at Homecoming, he has donated a Carrabba's Chicken Marsala lunch for 200, so that the Alumni Association could raise funds for the Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund. That endowment is now valued at $100,000, and two scholarships are awarded every year. Moses is eager to assist Methodist University in any way he can. He employs many Methodist University students at Carrabba's, which is welcome part-time work for them while they are in school. Moses was the recipient of the Center for Entrepreneurship's Business and Economics Alumnus Award in 2007 for his exemplary business achievements and notable service to Methodist University and the community. Mark and his wife Nadine, and four children -- Taylor, Hannah, Gavin, and Blake – reside in Fayetteville. Click here to view a list of past recipients. Outstanding Faculty/Staff Award The Outstanding Faculty/Staff Award was presented to Dr. Sid Gautam, who is celebrating his 40th year at Methodist. Dr. Gautam was born and educated in India and holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics. He joined the Methodist University faculty in 1967 and served as chairman of the department of Economics and Business Administration for 20 years. In 1973 he founded the Center for Entrepreneurship and has been its director since. Since opening its doors in 1973, the Center for Entrepreneurship
(CFE) at Methodist University has played a key role in providing
an educational and networking forum for the entire region of Eastern
North Carolina. It was established to nurture the spirit of entrepreneurship
and promote free enterprise in the Cape Fear Region. CFE has served
the business community for over a quarter century and has recognized
more than 200 outstanding entrepreneurs, many of them Methodist
graduates who learned how to be successful in business in Dr. Gautam's
classroom. Nominations now being accepted for 2009! If you would like to nominate a fellow classmate of faculty/staff member for one of the awards to be presented at Homecoming 2009, you can download a nomination form here. Please e-mail the completed form to Lauren Cook Wike at fax to (910) 630-7683, or mail to the address below. The deadline for nominations is October 1, 2009. Methodist University Other Awards Honoring Alumni Economic
and Business Alumnus of the Year: Presented in the
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Chairman
of the MU Board of Trustees Harvey Wright '70, the 2007 recipient
of the MUAA Distinguished Alumnus Award, presented the 2008 award
to 
In
introducing the 2008 Outstanding Alumni Service Award Winner, Dr.
Jerry Jackson '75, said "This award is important because as alumni,
we need to recognize that our alma mater doesn't just need our financial
support, it needs our time and talents as well." The award honors
outstanding service and dedication to Methodist University and the
Alumni Association, and Jackson, the 2007 recipient, presented the
Outstanding Alumni Service Award to 