Brillante Awards for Excellence

The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) established the Brillante Awards for Excellence in 1989. This is the most prestigious honor granted by the organization, and is given to bright, radiant, and shining leaders whose work and contributions reflect NSHMBA’s mission “to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development in order to improve society.”

As recognition fitting these unique individuals, NSHMBA has commissioned Gini Garcia, a Hispanic glass artist, to create one-of-a-kind hand-blown pieces as the Brillante for Excellence Awards.

Award recipients are indeed “llamas brillantes” (bright flames) illuminating the path for many ambitious MBAs and radiating positive energy to encourage and motivate many others. Recipients come at all levels and in diverse forms. They are experts in their fields, focused with a vision and determined to make a significant impact in the business world and the Hispanic community. They have demonstrated strong leadership capabilities and resilience to adapt and overcome obstacles with effective and innovative solutions.

The nominees must meet the following qualifications:

• Be executive leaders who value and promote education, leadership, and diversity. Can include appointments in the advancement of education, professional development, diversity, social responsibility, and business management.
• Have a quantifiable and qualitative long-term plan in their perspective lines of business impacting the Hispanic community at large.

Recipients of the BRILLANTE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE will be honored before thousands of America’s leaders at a special award gala during NSHMBA 2009 Annual Conference & Career Expo on October 8-10, 2009 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The awards winners’ bios and pictures will be published in the Fall 2009 edition of Hispanic MBA Magazine to further recognize their outstanding efforts in the Hispanic community. In addition, recipients receive a beautiful custom award, an online medallion to post on their website, recognition on the NSHMBA website, The Bottom Line NSHMBA’s newsletter, and national press releases.