Business Students Honored by Telect
Posted on: May 31, 2007
Business Students Honored by Telect
Start Date: 05/31/2007
Telect recently participated as a major sponsor in the 2007 Gonzaga University Hogan Business Plan Competition, awarding a $7,500 scholarship to two Pacific Northwest college students for their efforts in developing a business plan with a local startup.
Matthew Crouse and Victor Wirtanen, two students at Washington State University's Vancouver, Wash. branch campus, were the recipients of the first-place award in the community-based category. In this part of the competition, students worked with Pacific Northwest community-based entrepreneurs on for-profit venture ideas originated by the entrepreneur.
Telect founders Bill and Judi Williams presented the award. The company has a long history of direct involvement in the community, particularly with local universities and other organizations that encourage entrepreneurialism.
"Telect was founded in the spirit of entrepreneurialism, and it is still a leading force in what our employees do on a day-to-day basis," said Judi Williams, who is also the vice-chairman of Telect's board of directors. "We think it's very important to support these types of activities in our community, especially when we can help to nurture innovative thinking in the business leaders of tomorrow."
Gonzaga University's Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program hosted the seventh annual competition, which was held in collaboration with Eastern Washington University's Center for Entrepreneurial Activities and Whitworth College's School of Global Commerce and Management.
"We're proud to be a part of a competition like this, where entrepreneurialism and developing ideas for new business enterprises are at the forefront," said Telect President and CEO Wayne Williams. "It's definitely a valuable learning opportunity for students, one that translates clearly to the business community."
About Telect
Telect connects and powers triple-play systems and solutions for global carrier, enterprise and residential markets. Key Telect product lines and solution sets include optical and copper connectivity, power distribution, equipment racks and cabinets, cable management, cabling, media converters and multiplexers, and integrated systems. Telect sells worldwide through direct channels, distributors, OEM partners and online at Telect.com.
Headquartered in Liberty Lake, Wash., USA, Telect operates facilities in Plano, Texas; Guadalajara, Mexico; Southampton, United Kingdom; and Wroclaw, Poland.