Kevin Smith, an alumnus of the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Senior Commercial Finance Manager with The Coca-Cola Company, has been named to Poets & Quants’ list of Best Executive MBAs 2015. Poets & Quants honored Smith for his distinguished academic performance, professional achievements, and personal accomplishments.
Smith explained that the knowledge he gained in Scheller’s MBA program was applicable to his job: “I enjoyed the fact that I could learn a new concept in class one week and find myself applying the concept the following week. In addition, the students who were in my class had diverse backgrounds and in many instances could share their on the job application of a concept. This made classroom learning very active.”
To determine its list of the 30 “best and brightest” Executive MBA graduates, Poets & Quants surveyed graduates from top-ranked Executive MBA programs in the U.S. The business school news organization also talked to students at twelve international universities. The list of the best and brightest EMBAs also included students from MIT, Duke, Cornell, UCLA, the University of Virginia, the University of North Carolina, and Notre Dame.
“Kevin exemplifies the ideal EMBA student,” said Brian Jennings, the Associate Dean of MBA Programs at the Scheller College of Business. He brought his business knowledge, skills and experience to an accelerated academic program that provided him the growth opportunities to excel and acquire the additional skills and acumen necessary to achieve whatever career goal he chooses.”
“Kevin astutely realized in today’s ever-changing business world, one of the best ways to advance a career and prepare for opportunities is by attaining an MBA,” said Maryam Alavi, the Dean of the Scheller College of Business. “Kevin exemplifies Scheller’s caliber of Executive MBA student and we look forward to his continued growth and success.”