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Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Award
All Programs
- CIE Mentor Network
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- Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Award
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2023 Winner - Liza Cirlot Looser
The 2023 Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Reception. Photo by Joe Worthem/ J. Worthem Photography and Design
Every year the business school selects one business or entrepreneur to recognize as the Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year. The winners are nominated by the community and selected by the Dean of the School of Business Administration. The past winners are:
- 2023 Liza Cirlot Looser
- 2022 Lois Lovelady-Rayburn
The 2022 Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Reception. Photo by Logan Kirkland/ Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services
- 2020 Mac Haik
The 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year Reception for Mac Haik in the Bryant Hall Farrington room. Photo by Logan Kirkland/ Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services
- 2019 Edith Kelly-Green
The 2019 Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Reception. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services
- 2018 Gail Pittman
The 2018 Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Reception. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Communications
- 2017 Hunter Carpenter
- 2016 William Yates
- 2015 Clark Love
- 2014 Dr. Henry Jones, II
- 2013 Matt Hedges
- 2012 Stephen Johnston
- 2011 Drs. Robert Dorsey, John Johnson, Bill Rayburn, and Dennis Tosh
- 2010 Jan & Lawrence Farrington
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