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Awards Recognize Excellence
Business, marketing ideas earn kudos at annual local awards ceremony
A U of G marketing and consumer studies course and a company launched by a U of G food scientist and a College of Physical and Engineering Science graduate were recognized at the ninth annual Guelph Awards of Excellence last week.
Prof. Paulette Padanyi, chair of the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, received the Guelph Chamber of Commerce President's Business Recognition Award in the public category for her fourth-year course “Marketing and Consumer Studies Practicum: Non-Profit Marketing.”
The award recognizes those who have demonstrated moving business forward through contributions to the business community. Padanyi's course gives students an opportunity to develop marketing plans for local non-profit organizations.
The Guelph Parternship for Innovation's Excellence Award was presented to Prof. Alejandro Marangoni, Food Science, and his business partner, 1990 B.Sc. graduate Steve Bernet, for their involvement in CoaGel Corp., a company they founded to launch their discovery of a shortening alternative that has no trans fat.
This award recognizes individuals who have exhibited outstanding entrepreneurial commitment and achievement in the life science and agri-food sectors in the city.
One of the annual excellence awards — the Economics Workplace Education Award — is sponsored by the College of Management and Economics (CME). It recognizes an organization in Guelph that exhibits excellence in supporting post-secondary education though tuition reimbursement for employees, accommodating leave with or without pay for educational purposes, or providing co-op placements or internships in the city for post-secondary students. Prof. David Prescott, CME's associate dean (academic), presented the award to RLB Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors.