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Honoring first RlTrecetves 2 women pilots 3 three NSF grants Get the scoop Wintersports 2 on Ben &Jerry's 4 inpostseason Volume 34, Number 12 February 28, 2002 &Events www.rit.edu/NewsEvents CIA director to Kesslers named VandenBrul Award winners Kessler Group Inc., based in Brighton, has I challenge them address RIT grads become a leading food-services provider to do business and The Honorable George Tenet, director of across upstate New York. In recognition to invest their the Central Intelligence Agency, will give the of that achievement, owners Larry and time and talents keynote address at RIT's 2002 commence- Dennis Kessler have been named winners in Rochester. ment. Tenet will receive an honorary doctor of the 2002 Herbert W. VandenBrul "The commu- of science during the May 24 ceremony. Entrepreneurial Award, presented nity thrives and annually by RIT's College of Business. functions because "The Herbert W. VandenBrul Award of commerce, and symbolizes the link that joins RIT with the I salute RIT for Rochester-area business community," says setting an example Thomas Hopkins, COB dean. "Our aim by being so is to spark the entrepreneurial spirit in visible in the today's students by exposing them to the community." stories of people whose exceptional Created in accomplishments have led to business 1984, RIT's success. The Kessler Group is one of those Larry, left, and Dennis Kessler, the 2002 VandenBrul Award winners, own HerbertW. success stories that will have tremendous restaurants across upstate New York, including 41 Friendly's. VandenBrul value to our students." Entrepreneurial The Kessler Group originated in 1975 Award," states Larry.
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