Two senior management majors from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business have won $25,000 scholarships from the Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust. The Harold S. Geneen Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement in Management is awarded based on academic excellence, financial need and student essays on the importance of responsible corporate management.
The Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust was formed with funds provided by Harold S. Geneen, CEO of ITT, one of the first international conglomerates. The principal mission of the trust is fostering the education of young people and promoting responsible corporate management. The trust’s emphasis is on educational programs directed toward the encouragement of individual initiative and development of managerial skills and techniques and those that benefit outstanding individuals whose financial resources are limited and augmented by their own efforts.
The scholarship recipients are Trevor Mitchell, who is a member of the business honor society Beta Gamma Sigma, and Katherine Navarino, who is an Honors College student. Both won the scholarship based on essays that they wrote about the importance of integrity in corporate management.
Mitchell wrote about data integrity and social responsibility, highlighting his internship as a data analyst at Hain Celestial Group, and his efforts to resurrect Hofstra’s management club. Navarino reflected on her experience as a resident assistant, as well as her participation in alternative spring break with Habitat for Humanity.