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Dr Marcus Powe has taken out the 2008 national award for Best Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year. Marcus was presented with this prestigious Business/Higher Education Round Table award at a gala dinner attended by the Deputy Prime Minister, The Hon Julia Gillard, Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, in Melbourne on 21 November.
Pictured above with Mr David Hind, President of the Business Higher Education Round Table.
Marcus’ nomination was through RMIT University, Melbourne Australia.
Through his roles as RMIT University’s Entrepreneur in Residence, he has a direct impact on over 900 RMIT students, staff and alumni in Melbourne and RMIT Vietnam each year.
Marcus is an exceptional educator, developer and nurturer of entrepreneurs. He is a hands-on industry practitioner and a highly effective communicator. As such he is valued greatly by the hundreds of students, staff and alumni he connects with each year.
Marcus is a successful entrepreneur, mentor and developer of entrepreneurs. His passion for fostering entrepreneurial attitudes and skills, his practical, real-world knowledge and experience, and his wide-ranging networks have enabled him to make an extraordinary impact within RMIT, the broader Australian community and New Zealand and Vietnam.
The award for the Best Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year 2008 primarily addressed Marcus’ pivotal role in the RMIT Entrepreneur in Residence and Business Plan Competition programs. Through both these programs, he plays a uniquely broad role in developing and nurturing entrepreneurs across all RMIT’s academic areas including science, design, business, social sciences, architecture and engineering.
Congratulations to Marcus from his colleagues in the RMIT Business Innovation Unit, and from the many RMIT students, staff and alumni he has advised, encouraged - and given the occasional rocket to - over the years.