UD students honored
2016 Horn Program scholarships and awards announced
12:17 p.m., May 9, 2016--The University of Delaware’s Horn Program in Entrepreneurship honored five UD students with scholarships and awards for the 2015-16 school year.
The students will be recognized for their achievements at an award ceremony on Friday, May 13, at the Venture Development Center (VDC).
Honors Stories
National Medal of Science
Warren Award
Shawn and Sheryl McCall Award for Entrepreneurship
Eric Albers, a junior Honors student with a double major in finance and economics, and Samantha Stokes, a sophomore entrepreneurship major, are this year’s recipients of the Shawn and Sheryl McCall Award for Entrepreneurship. This award was granted to Albers and Stokes for showing entrepreneurial promise.
Both students will receive a check, which is divided into a cash award, a stipend for active participation in VDC programming, and VDC credit, which can be expended to further their entrepreneurial education through startup activity, participation in startup events and travel to meet with advisers and prospective customers.
Albers is currently working on a VentureOn team, Lazarus Rising. This social venture fights homelessness through a program that provides job placement skills to those without permanent housing.
Stokes is developing her business, New Freedom Swim. The company will produce stylish swimsuits made from a special fabric that allows ultraviolet rays to penetrate the bathing suit, so that wearers will not receive tan lines.
Brad and Jennifer Bono Award
Jaclyn Anninos, a senior entrepreneurship and marketing double major, won the Brad and Jennifer Bono Award for her entrepreneurial leadership and social impact.
Anninos will receive either a VDC credit to further her entrepreneurial education through startup activity or a cash award.
Anninos and a fellow student are working on their startup Rain, a company that aims to improve girls’ confidence levels during adolescence.
David J. Freschman Scholarship
The David J. Freschman Scholarship was established in memory of David J. Freschman, UD alumnus, entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Davis Pfund, a sophomore entrepreneurship major and Chinese studies minor, was this year’s recipient.
Pfund was awarded the scholarship for demonstrating strong potential to become a successful entrepreneur, and for possessing some of the qualities and characteristics that Freschman possessed, valued and encouraged such as energy, enthusiasm, financial ability and good judgment. Pfund demonstrates these qualities through prior work experience, academic achievement and involvement in extracurricular activities.
Currently, Pfund is working with a team of six on a grant from the National Science Foundation I-Corps Sites Program to develop assistive technology for persons with visual impairment. He also is helping fellow student Jacob Jeifa with his business, TenantU, and sells commercial LED lighting for Zerodraft Maryland.
2016 Horn Award
Joel Amin, a freshman international business major with a minor in entrepreneurship, was awarded the 2016 Horn Award, which is given to a student who promises to realize a great immediate benefit from the receipt of the award.
The award will be used to cover costs associated with Amin’s business, a highly modernized networking and marketing platform for tradesmen. The platform will allow for users to easily connect with their customers, manage their work portfolios, save data and market to potential clients. The Horn award is funded by annual gifts from faculty who teach entrepreneurship courses.
About the Horn Program in Entrepreneurship
The University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship ignites imaginations and empowers world changers through entrepreneurial education.
Its offerings emphasize experiential learning, evidence-based entrepreneurship and active engagement with entrepreneurs, business leaders and members of the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Participation in Horn Program courses and co-curricular activities provides students with the knowledge, skills, connections and access to resources needed to create, deliver and capture value from new ideas and thrive in our rapidly changing world.