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The University of Montana, the School of Business Administration, and the Montana Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs will hold their fourth annual Lewis & Clark Pioneer in Industry Awards on October 3, 2008

The University of Montana, the School of Business Administration, and the Montana Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs will hold their fourth annual Lewis & Clark Pioneer in Industry Awards on October 3, 2008 which celebrates entrepreneurship by recognizing success and inspiring the future.

The recipients are Karen Puckett, President and Chief Operating Officer of CenturyTel http://www.centurytel.com/ , and Mark Kvamme, Partner, Sequoia Capital http://www.sequoiacapital.com/.

Karen Puckett has over 25 years of industry experience in telecommunications, gaining experience and expertise at both GTE and Contel Corporation. In her current position at CenturyTel she has successfully managed integration of hundreds of thousands of access lines and a company-wide realignment in structure.

Mark Kvamme’s passion is focusing on investments in enterprise data management software and consumer media and advertising services. Mark is a Director of numerous companies and as a partner at Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm, currently dedicates his efforts to helping fellow entrepreneurs launch their new ventures.

Event and reservation information: http://www.business.umt.edu/made/programs/pioneer.asp

Full Story: http://www.business.umt.edu/news/newsmanager/templates/template.aspx?articleid=276&zoneid=3

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