Perdue School Day October 3

SALISBURY, MD ---The Franklin P. Perdue School of Business holds its annual business meeting, open and free to all current and prospective students, on Thursday, October 3, at 3:30 p.m. in Holloway Hall Auditorium. Iannis (John) Dikos (class of '99), winner of the 1999 Richard Bernstein Achievement Award, recognizing the outstanding business plan in an annual entrepreneurial competition among Salisbury University students, is the keynote speaker.

The meeting is an opportunity for students and undeclared majors from throughout the University to orient themselves to the business school, named in honor of agri-businessman and philanthropist Frank Perdue. Highlights of the meeting include presentations by the various department heads from the undergraduate and graduate programs and student services.

An Expo immediately follows the meeting in the Great Hall to provide an opportunity for students and anyone interested in a business career to learn about the Perdue School, meet professors and network with other students.

Each academic department, student services and student organizations are represented at the Expo showcasing the Perdue School's variety of resources including the Global Program, Applied Business Learning Experience Program, master's program and academic services. Regional companies are also present to discuss job/internship opportunities.

Dikos, a 1999 graduate of the Perdue School, is co-founder of Capital Avenue, a commercial financing conduit for insurance agents. The company was sold in early 2002 to the National Cooperative Bank. He now serves as director of business development for NCB Capital, a division of National Cooperative Bank. NCB Capital provides financial products and services to companies nationwide.

Dikos also enjoys consulting with entrepreneurs in various industries. Most recently, he is involved with a film venture called Making Euphoria. According to Dikos, "this is the first film project to combine neuroscience and a practical philosophy on the meaning and pursuit of happiness." The venture is funded by the National Institutes of Health.

For more information, please call the Perdue School at 410-543-6316.

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