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Tichenor granted award
Sean Hubbard
Issue date: 11/25/03 Section: Campus News
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Charles Tichenor, business professor at Gardner-Webb University, has recently added to his collection of accomplishments.
The recently retired Chairman of the Board of the Champale Sparkling Beverage Company was awarded the Service Excellence Award from the business department. The professors in the department grant this award to a business faculty member in recognition of exemplary service to the school of business.
Over the past year, Tichenor has been involved in many things that made him eligible for the award. He taught at least four courses with different preparations each semester and donated time and money to the business department. In June 2003, Tichenor directed a tour to Switzerland for the Graduates in Executive Management (GEM) program to lecture and provide 17 GWU students a nine-day international trip.
Tichenor has many accomplishments both inside and outside the realm of business.
At age 19, he became a U.S. Naval Air Corps officer and was ordered to a combat area in China. He is also the holder of two gold and one silver United States championship medals in tennis and racquet competition.
Tichenor didn't become a teacher until Duke University reviewed his doctoral dissertation and Berne University conferred his degree at age 70.
Tichenor gladly accepts his newest award of excellence from the GWU business department.
"I am very pleased," said Tichenor. "The faculty here work as a team and I'm happy to be a part of the team."
The former CEO has also brought many speakers into his classroom this semester to expand student academic breadth and quality.
"He brings to the classroom not only textbook expertise, but also real life experiences," said Jim Maxwell, one of Tichenor's students. "He has really done a lot for the business program."
One of the reasons behind his being awarded the honor is the GEM program, which Tichenor created at GWU just two years ago. This program gives students a chance to be instructed by former CEOs and Superior Court judges who have been long-time members of the business world. GEM has expanded, after only two years to include both GOAL and MBA students.
The program requires more out of students than being just business majors. Students must carry a 3.0 grade-point-average, write three extra case papers per semester and pay a one-time fee of $2,750 to take a 10-day trip to a Swiss University. Prior to graduation, the GEM students receive the opportunity to meet current CEO's at a two-day retreat at a resort in North Carolina.
The recently retired Chairman of the Board of the Champale Sparkling Beverage Company was awarded the Service Excellence Award from the business department. The professors in the department grant this award to a business faculty member in recognition of exemplary service to the school of business.
Over the past year, Tichenor has been involved in many things that made him eligible for the award. He taught at least four courses with different preparations each semester and donated time and money to the business department. In June 2003, Tichenor directed a tour to Switzerland for the Graduates in Executive Management (GEM) program to lecture and provide 17 GWU students a nine-day international trip.
Tichenor has many accomplishments both inside and outside the realm of business.
At age 19, he became a U.S. Naval Air Corps officer and was ordered to a combat area in China. He is also the holder of two gold and one silver United States championship medals in tennis and racquet competition.
Tichenor didn't become a teacher until Duke University reviewed his doctoral dissertation and Berne University conferred his degree at age 70.
Tichenor gladly accepts his newest award of excellence from the GWU business department.
"I am very pleased," said Tichenor. "The faculty here work as a team and I'm happy to be a part of the team."
The former CEO has also brought many speakers into his classroom this semester to expand student academic breadth and quality.
"He brings to the classroom not only textbook expertise, but also real life experiences," said Jim Maxwell, one of Tichenor's students. "He has really done a lot for the business program."
One of the reasons behind his being awarded the honor is the GEM program, which Tichenor created at GWU just two years ago. This program gives students a chance to be instructed by former CEOs and Superior Court judges who have been long-time members of the business world. GEM has expanded, after only two years to include both GOAL and MBA students.
The program requires more out of students than being just business majors. Students must carry a 3.0 grade-point-average, write three extra case papers per semester and pay a one-time fee of $2,750 to take a 10-day trip to a Swiss University. Prior to graduation, the GEM students receive the opportunity to meet current CEO's at a two-day retreat at a resort in North Carolina.