Award Criteria

The FAU Business Leader of the Year award celebrates the accomplishments of business leaders and their ongoing legacy in improving the overall environment of businesses. The program has a twenty-year history of recognizing strong leadership in the state of Florida.

Honoree Selection: The criteria for selection includes a number of traits and characteristics. The traits listed are not an exhaustive list of leadership qualities. They are a composite of leadership qualities the College acknowledges in vetting candidates, and demonstrating wisdom, courage and leadership.

Vision | Innovation | Knowledge & Experience | Transparency | Social Responsibility

Business Leaders Scholars Program
A portion of the sponsorship dollars raised for the Business Leader of the Year Award will provide scholarship assistance to students at Florida Atlantic University. The level of sponsorship will determine the number of scholarship awarded.

These scholarships will be made using the following criteria:

• Awarded to students enrolled in the College of Business at FAU
• Minimum 3.25 GPA 
• Demonstrate leadership qualities through service

Students will be notified that they have received a scholarship named for the Business Leader of the Year sponsor and there will be an opportunity for the sponsor and the student to meet at our annual scholarship recognition breakfast.

Below is a "Thank You" video from our 2023 scholarship recipients!