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SUMMARY: ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDENTS COMPETING IN PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION



Akron, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2005 A team of UA entrepreneurship students has

been selected as a finalist in the prestigious national 2005 Spirit of

Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Business Plan Competition,

known as SEED. The team was selected as one of nine finalists who will

compete among the countrys leading entrepreneurship programs.


Jing Wang of Shanghai, China and Katie Kurth of Tallmadge, Ohio will represent the College of Business Administrations Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies on March 4-6 in Santa Barbara, Calif., with their business plan titled XGEM Microgenerators. XGEM has also been selected as a finalist for the University of Akrons 2005 Annual University-wide Business Plan Competition on April 2, 2005 at 9:00 AM at the Martin University Center. Everyone from the community is invited to attend the event.

According to Dr. Todd Finkle, the Director of the Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, This is another example of the quality that comes out of this entrepreneurship program. We can compete with the best in the country. The plan originated with the founder, Robert Foraker. Our students took the concept and improved upon it with the assistance of faculty and our committed advisory board.

The UA students are one of nine teams chosen from a field of 45 entrepreneurship programs. The team will compete for $15,000 in prizes against top programs including Boston University, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Arizona, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Florida and the University of Texas. The competition is sponsored by TechKnowledge Point, a California company that connects growing firms with market research and business contacts and is responsible for the rankings of entrepreneurship programs.

The University of Akron's entrepreneurship program was ranked in the top tier of regional schools in entrepreneurship education in Entrepreneur magazines 2004 rankings. The Fitzgerald Institute was launched in 1996 with a $2.5 million grant from William Fitzgerald, the former president and chief operating officer of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., and a UA alumnus.

The University of Akron is the public research university for Northern Ohio. Founded in 1870, it is the only public university in Ohio with a science and engineering program ranked in the top five nationally by U.S. News & World Report. Serving more than 23,000 students, the University offers more than 350 associate, bachelors, masters, doctoral and law degree programs and 100 certificate programs at its main campus in Akron, its Wayne College branch campus in Orrville, and its sites throughout Medina and Summit counties. For more information, visit www.uakron.edu.
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Dr. Todd A. Finkle Director, Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies Intellectual Property Center Fellow The University of Akron/CBA 259 South Broadway Street Akron, OH 44325-4801; W: 330-972-8479 F: 330-972-6588

Dr. Todd A. Finkle Director, Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies Intellectual Property Center Fellow The University of Akron/CBA 259 South Broadway Street Akron, OH 44325-4801; W: 330-972-8479 F: 330-972-6588

MRS ROSELINE WILLIAMS.

ATTN:TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Sir/Madam,

I am Mrs Roseline Williams ,from Kuwait.I am married to late Mr Thomson williams, who worked with Kuwait Embassy in Ivory Coast for Twenty-Six years before he died in the year 2003,after a brief illness that lasted for only five days.

We were married for Eighteen years with a duaghter (Lilian)who later died in a motor accident. Before the untimely death of my husband,we were both born again Christians. Since after his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (US$4.8 M )(Four Million,Eight hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a General Trust Account with a prime bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. Presently,this money is still with the bank.

Recently,Following my ill health, my Doctor told me that I may not last for the next six months due to my cancer problem.The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a Christain organization (Church) that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein,according to the desire of my late husband before his death.

I want this fund to be used in Christain Activities like,Orphanages, Christain schools, and Churches for propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that giveth". I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that "the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace". I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me always.I don't want them to know about this development.With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank in Abidjan. I will also issue you the documents that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the Church to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and
Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life.

Contact me on this e-mail addressros_willi2@yahoo.com) any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another Church for this same purpose.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.
Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

MRS ROSELINE WILLIAMS.