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BJ Fungaroli, a 2004 graduate of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's MBA program, was profiled in a Feb. 18 article in the Triangle Business Journal. Fungaroli serves as president and chief executive officer of Morrisville, N.C., based Environmental Holdings Group, which specializes in the rehabilitation and demolition of aging buildings.

Leslie Johnson needs your help to win $10,000 for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ. The manager of the Phoenix men’s basketball team, Johnson, a junior marketing major from Raleigh, N.C., is one of four finalists in a video contest sponsored by the UPS Store in which people can vote for their favorite collegiate basketball manager.

An ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ parent and CEO of a company that provides software solutions for the federal government has a piece of advice for entrepreneurs: when writing a business plan, never forget to show how you’ll execute it to make money for investors. Raj Ananthanpillai offered that wisdom and more on March 14 in the LaRose Digital Theatre as the latest university guest in the C. Ashton Newhall Endowed Lecture Series.

The Department of Finance will mentor an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ undergraduate student team to compete in the annual CFA Global Investment Research Challenge (CFA GIRC). The deadline to apply is April 7. The CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter is the designation of excellence in the investment community.

Raj Ananthanpillai, president and CEO of InfoZen, a company that provides software solutions for the federal government and select commercial customers, visits ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ on March 14 as the latest speaker in the C. Ashton Newhall Endowed Lecture Series.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ MBA and the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ MBA Student-Alumni Association are sponsoring their 4th Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, April 30 at Mill Creek Golf Club in Mebane. Proceeds from the tournament benefit ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy.

Applications for the 2011-2012 Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Endowed Scholarship Awards are now available. Application deadline is March 18.