University of Miami conference
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From the “Beyond Networking” panel at the University of Miami Sport Industry Conference on April 15-16: Campus Insiders’ Bonnie Bernstein; the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ David Cohen; CAA’s Arlesha Amazan; student and Front Office Sports founder Adam White, who moderated; ESPN’s Keri Potts; and WME-IMG’s Paul Linden.
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Richardson receives Champions award
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Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson was at American City Business Journals headquarters in Charlotte on May 6 to receive his SBJ/SBD Champions: Pioneers & Innovators in Sports Business award. From left: SBJ/SBD Publisher Richard Weiss, Richardson, ACBJ President and CEO Whitney Shaw and SBJ/SBD Executive Editor Abraham Madkour.
Photo by: HUNTLEY PATON / ACBJ
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Tournament time
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Wells Fargo North CarolinaRegional President Kendall Alley, contest winner Meghna Mazumdar and PGA Tour golfer Rory McIlroy at the Wells Fargo Championship Pro-Am on May 4 in Charlotte.
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The Carolina Panthers’ Luke Kuechly caddies for teammate Greg Olsen in the Wells Fargo Championship Pro-Am.
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Russian Grand Prix VIPs
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Formula One Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone, Russian President Vladimir Putin and former IOC member Jean-Claude Killy attend the F1 Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom racetrack May 1 in Sochi, Russia.
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Women in Sports in Detroit
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Panelists for the Detroit Tigers’ Women in Sports event April 22: Fox Sports Detroit’s Marcia Turner; the Lions’ Emily Griffin; the Tigers’ Aileen Villarreal; Jen Welter, formerly of the Arizona Cardinals; FIFA’s Miriam Hickey; and Wayne State University’s Erin Brown.
Photo by: BILL EISNER / DETROIT TIGERS
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Villanova conference
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The Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law at Villanova University held its annual Sports Law Symposium last month. From the lead-off panel: Vince Nicastro of the Moorad Center, David Falk of Falk Associates Management Enterprises, former NFL player Justin Tuck, Jeffrey Moorad of Moorad Sports Partners and Andrew Brandt of the Moorad Center.
Photo by: DAVID DEBALKO
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Oil change from a champ
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Tony Stewart, Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner and driver, lends a hand with an oil change at a Mobil 1 Lube Express in Denver, N.C. Mobil 1 showed off its partnership with NASCAR’s Race to Green program there April 20.
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DeVos speaker
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SBJ/SBD Executive Editor Abraham Madkour (center) spoke as part of the DeVos Distinguished Speaker Series on April 29 at the University of Central Florida’s School of Business. With him are the DeVos Sport Business Management Program’s Michael Redlick, Richard Lapchick and C. Keith Harrison, and grad student Meghan Keough.
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UMass awards
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The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at UMass Amherst recently recognized Brett Danahy of SJX Partners, Christine Franklin of Octagon, George VanderZwaag of the University of Rochester and Bill Dinn of Dinn Trophy Co. with its annual alumni awards. With them are Associate Department Chair Steve McKelvey (left) and Department Chair Janet Fink (right).
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