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Marietta College seeking nominations for Perry & Associates Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Nomination deadline is Sept. 1

Marietta, Ohio (06/02/2017) — While hundreds of entrepreneurs, business owners and community leaders will attend the second annual Mid-Ohio Valley Entrepreneurship Expo at Marietta College on Friday, September 29.

But only one person will walk away with the honor of being the Perry & Associates Entrepreneur of the Year. So now is the time to nominate an entrepreneur or business owner who has made a significant impact on the local economy, or has worked hard to start or grow a successful business.

Last year's winner was Lisa Huck of the Sweet Stop.

For more information and to nominate someone, please visit www.marietta.edu/movexpo, email entr@marietta.edu or contact Jackie Khorassani at (740) 376-4621.

There is also still time for any business that would like to be a sponsor of this year's event. Please contact Khorassani for more details.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy begun in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers 45 majors and has been listed among Barron's Best Buys in College Education and Peterson's Competitive Colleges, and has been recognized as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com.

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Marietta College

Tom Perry, Executive Director of Strategic Communications & Marketing, (740) 376-4408, perryt@marietta.edu

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