Debra J. Ringold, Dean and JELD-WEN Professor of Free Enterprise, was named a 2009 Orchid Award Winner by the Portland Business Journal

Portland, OR - March 24, 2009 - Debra J. Ringold, Dean and JELD-WEN Professor of Free Enterprise at Willamette University's Atkinson Graduate School of Management, has ben named one of the most outstanding women of the year by the Portland Business Journal. The annual "Orchid Awards" will be presented during the Women in Business Expo at the Oregon Convention Center on April 23, 2009.

In conjunction with the Expo, Willamette University Alumni Career Services and the Willamette University MBA will present a special, invitation-only reception entitled "Celebrate Willamette Women!" The event will include music performed by Willamette University students, refreshments and networking. The Willamette MBA program will announce a local chapter of the National Association of Women MBAs (NAWMBA), called the Oregon Women MBAs. The chapter is slated to launch in Fall 2009.

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