Ron Cook

Dr. Ronald Cook, professor of entrepreneurial studies and director of the Small Business Institute and the Rider Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Rider University, received the prestigious Fellow Award from the Small Business Institute (SBI) Association at its recent national conference.

The award, equivalent to lifetime achievement recognition, has been conferred on only 51 individuals in the 30-year history of the organization, and just 12 in the last 10 years. He was the only awardee this year.

To earn this honor, an individual must be nominated and selected by current SBI Fellows. Nominees must possess significant national or international reputation in the small business field and bring significant public relations to the SBI program. In addition, nominees must be active in the organization for at least five years, be an SBI director for at least three years, publish scholarly articles and books on small business or entrepreneurship, deliver outstanding presentations at professional meetings, and chair national or regional committees.

In addition, the nominees cannot be a current national officer.

However, after he received the award, Dr. Cook was elected to the leadership path of the SBI association. He is currently serving as program chair-elect. In the five-year progression, he will become program chair, president-elect, president, and then immediate past president.

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