Conn Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Award
The Conn Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Award was established by the Conn family to recognize outstanding business leaders who have achieved extraordinary success and is made possible through the generosity of C.W. and Dorothy Conn.
The award honors a business leader that has been instrumental in the establishment and growth of a successful new venture.
A “new venture” may be a start-up or an entrepreneurial effort within an existing company.
While the primary purpose of the award is to honor a successful entrepreneur, the secondary purpose is to give our students and faculty an opportunity to interact with and learn from the honoree. In addition to being honored at an awards ceremony, recipients speak to classes and host smaller roundtable discussion sessions while on campus. Local business community leaders often join in, adding to the real-world flavor of the event.
Established by C.W. and Dorothy Conn, the award recognizes nationally eminent entrepreneurs. The first recipient was Lowry Mays '57, founder and CEO of Clear Channel Communications.