Tuck began its Minority Business Executive Program in 1980.

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Tuck to join Minority Business Hall of Fame

Business school is first institution to be honored

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - January 10, 2006

CONTACT: Kim Keating - 603-646-2733

HANOVER, N.H. - The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth has been selected as the first institution to join the Minority Business Hall of Fame. The school's dean, Paul Danos, will accept the award at a reception at the Harvard Club of New York City on January 19.

The award recognizes Tuck's continuing commitment to minority business development. The school was the first higher institution in the country to offer minority business courses, and today has more than 3,000 alumni from its minority programs.

Tuck began its Minority Business Executive Program (MBEP) in 1980 to educate the growing numbers of minority entrepreneurs about long-term business strategy, raising capital, and effectively managing scarce resources. MBEP offers a week-long intensive study of the major problems that challenge small businesses, while working with executives to evaluate their companies and implement solutions. Tuck also offers the Advanced Minority Business Executive Program, which allows participants to build on the skills gained in MBEP and helps them take their businesses to the next level.

"Receiving this award is such an honor," said Paula Graves, minority programs development manager at Tuck. "Minority businesses will continue to grow in the upcoming years, and Tuck is pleased to be a positive factor in that growth."

The Minority Business Hall of Fame & Museum was established in 2004 to preserve, recognize, and educate society on the contribution of individuals and institutions that have assisted in the development and growth of Minority Business nationally and globally. For more information on the nonprofit organization, visit www.mbhf.org.

For more information on Tuck's executive education programs, including MBEP, visit the Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth website at www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/exec.

Founded in 1900, Tuck is the first graduate school of management and consistently ranks among the top business schools worldwide. Information about the Tuck School is available at www.tuck.dartmouth.edu.