University of Delaware Alum Launch New App
A new iPhone application called Anniversary, is the brainchild of 2013 University of Delaware graduates Benjamin Klein and Kenneth Wallach. Anniversary takes the instant gratification of today’s social media and turns it on its head.
The app is like an Instagram that’s not instant, a Facebook post that can’t be “liked” or a Twitter comment that can’t be re-tweeted. That’s the idea behind Anniversary, a new iPhone application that allows users to privately surprise their friends and family with digitally gift-wrapped photos and videos delivered on a future date.
Lerner Alumni Honored With Awards
The University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics honored distinguished alumni Vance A. Funk III, Ping Xu and Arlene Hogan at the 2014 Alumni Awards of Excellence ceremony and reception held on Friday, June 6, in the Lerner Hall Atrium.
During the ceremony, winners discussed the varied challenges and successes of their careers, and how their experiences at UD helped them to realize their goals.
Lerner College of Business Announces Winners of Startup Business Funding Competition
The University of Delaware’s Lerner College of Business announced the winners of the annual Hen Hatch, the school’s premier business startup funding competition. After competing since early March by pitching entrepreneurial ideas to a panel of expert judges in order to receive recognition and funding, three teams in two tracks emerged as the winners of this year’s competition.
Teams were made up of students, alumni, faculty and staff, and pitches were evaluated by a panel of expert judges, including Neil Book, president and CEO, Jet Support Services; Brian Harvell, vice president, Product Engineering, SevOne; Jennie Horn, founder and chief creative officer, Second Base; John Petterson, senior vice president, Operations, Tiffany & Co.; Mike Phelan, venture partner, Osage Venture Partners; and Mark Parsells, executive chairmain and CEO, GDR Acquisitions Company. Continue reading…
