COLLEGE
PARK, Md., May 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a 2024
President's "E" Award for Export Service to the Center for
Global Business (CGB) at the University
of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.
A founding member of the MAPIT Alliance (Maryland Partners
in International Trade), Smith's CGB was recognized for
significant contributions over the past four years to expand U.S.
business in international markets — contributing to national export
expansion efforts that support the U.S. economy and create American
jobs.
"The 'E' Award is the highest national honor given to providers
of services to exporters and is much deserved by the Smith School's
Center for Global Business," says Prabhudev Konana, dean of the Robert H. Smith
School of Business. "Our center is making a significant impact to
promote export and for students to be part of that experience —
especially through the Maryland Global Consulting
Program and "Maximizing Maryland Internship Program," both of
which support trade development objectives while providing valuable
job training for the next generation of trade professionals."
The CGB's Maryland Business Adapts program to
support local exporters during the COVID-19 pandemic also was
significant to the award presented to the Smith School and its CGB
by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina
Raimondo on May 14, 2024, at
the Department of Commerce Headquarters. "Trade impacts the lives
of every American worker, business and community,"
said Raimondo. "I am proud to recognize this year's
President's "E" and "E Star" award recipients for their efforts and
contributions to increase economic prosperity across our country
and further position the U.S. private sector as the partner of
choice in markets around the globe."
The aforementioned initiatives are part of the center's broader
action scope of "regularly organizing and supporting seminars,
workshops, and conferences that aim to increase participants'
knowledge of global markets, macro-economic trends affecting those
markets, exporting best practices and trade policies,"
says CGB Executive Director Rebecca Bellinger. "And as part of the
international trade ecosystem here in Maryland, our aim through these programs is to
support SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) scaling and growth
through exports and contribute to economic growth in the state and
region."
The awarding committee also
evaluated CGB's Distinguished Speakers in International
Business Series (DSS), the Annual
Forum and Lightning Talks. The latter is ongoing as a
series of virtual discussions on business resilience and how
companies can prepare for future global shocks. It's presented
collaboratively with nine other U.S. Title VI CIBER programs. The three series collectively
have provided macro perspectives on the issues affecting global
markets where exporters conduct business.
With Smith's Bellinger a member of the Maryland-D.C.
District Export Council (DEC), the CGB also has collaborated with
the council in delivering export events and training programs
including Maryland Export Day (2021, 2022, 2023), ExporTech (2021),
Explorer Webinar Series: Explore North Africa & the
Middle East (2021), Virtual Trade
Talk on Shipping Challenges and Port Congestion (2021) and Building
Bridges to Global Markets (2022).
Created in 1961 by Executive Order of the President, the
President's "E" Award is the highest recognition a U.S. entity can
receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of
U.S. exports.
The Center for Global Business is a Center of Excellence and
Title VI CIBER (Centers for International Education and
Research).
Read more about Smith's Center for Global Business.
About the University of
Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of
Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an
internationally recognized leader in management education and
research. One of 12 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith
School offers undergraduate, full-time and flex MBA, executive MBA,
online MBA, business master's, PhD and executive education
programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community.
The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in
learning locations in North
America and Asia.
Contact: Greg Muraski,
gmuraski@umd.edu
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