Entrepreneurial Recognition

It is always important to recognize people for their contributions to education, society and business. The Lester Center acknowledges both Haas alumni and other entrepreneurs for their outstanding achievements in the entrepreneurship world each year.

Lifetime Achievement Award
The center also recognizes outstanding entrepreneurial leaders through its Lifetime Achievement Award. The Lifetime Achievement award was created to recognize accomplishments of the very special people who have created a track record of innovative entrepreneurial success.

L. John Doerr 2007 Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Fellows in Entrepreneurship
The Lester Center’s Fellows in Entrepreneurship support the involvement of entrepreneurial leaders in the varied activities of the Haas School. Lester Fellows are successful Bay Area company founders and venture capitalists who are closely affiliated with the center for a year and serve as mentors to Haas MBA Students.

Successful Entrepreneurs
The Lester Center has had the honor to work with the most recent innovative and entrepreneurial minds of the business community. Many students who have worked with the Lester Center have gone on to have their own start-up's. They have given back to the business community and to the Lester Center. This is just a short list of success stories of Haas MBA's.

Gloria W. Appel Award
The Gloria W. Appel Award for Outstanding Leadership in Entrepreneurship is presented upon nomination by the Haas School community to a second year MBA candidate of outstanding caliber who has made an extraordinary and lasting contribution to the entrepreneurship program at Haas.

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