National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) Names Its 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner at Annual Conference in Fort Worth
NACCE Recognizes Four Day Weekend of Fort Worth, Texas, as its 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. The award is presented to an individual or group that has achieved entrepreneurial success and played a pivotal role in the community through involvement and support of civic activities.
Fort Worth, TX, October 09, 2018 --(PR.com)-- National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) Honors Entrepreneur & Community Trailblazer with Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), the nation’s leading organization focused on promoting entrepreneurship through community colleges, has named Four Day Weekend of Fort Worth, Texas, to receive its Lifetime Achievement Award. David Wilk, president and co-founder of Four Day Weekend, accepted the award on behalf of the group on October 8, from Eugene Giovannini, Ed.D., chancellor of the Tarrant County College District and a member of NACCE’s Board of Directors.The group’s additional co-founders include: David Ahearn, Troy Grant and Frank Ford.
The NACCE Lifetime Achievement award is presented to an individual or group that has achieved entrepreneurial success and played a pivotal role in the community through involvement and support of civic activities. “Wilk and this comedy troupe share their success with the community by hosting free shows for local police and fire departments and contributing their time and talents to entertaining members of our armed forces all over the world,” said Giovannini.
“Our biggest cause has been supporting our military troops with a program we developed called ‘From Yes Sir to Yes And,’” said Wilk. “After being asked by President W. Bush (at a corporate gig) if we would perform a show for the troops, we headlined an Armed Forces Entertainment Tour with shows in Kosovo, Belgium, Germany, England and the Netherlands. We were all blown away by the support and appreciation of the military members in the audience. When we returned home, we wanted to continue working with the military, and with the help of our corporate clients, developed the YS2YA program. We partner with Hillwood, (Ross Perot's Jr. company), Lockheed Martin, and Bell Helicopter to put on these nights for veterans.”
About Four Day Weekend
Four Day Weekend Comedy Theater is the longest running live show in Fort Worth history. What started as a six-week run in 1997 has become a 21-year-old Fort Worth institution, with more than 650,000 people having seen the troupe perform in its downtown theater. In addition to four weekly public shows, Four Day Weekend runs a five-level improvisational training center, a corporate communications division, and a television and film division. Wilk, Ahearn, and Ford are co-authors of the best-selling book, Happy Accidents.
“Four Day Weekend started in Fort Worth and expanded its business model by leveraging opportunities in the local ecosystem,” said Rebecca Corbin, Ed.D., NACCE president and CEO. “Taking risks and adapting to changes in the environment are the true hallmarks of entrepreneurs. Four Day Weekend’s success contributes to a vibrant economy both locally and regionally.”
About NACCE
NACCE is an organization of educators, administrators, presidents and entrepreneurs focused on inciting entrepreneurship in their community and on their campus. NACCE has two main goals: to empower the college to approach the business of running a community college with an entrepreneurial mindset and to grow the community college’s role in supporting job creation and entrepreneurs in their local ecosystem. The association represents 300+ community and technical colleges and 2,000 faculty, staff, administrators and presidents who serve more than 3.3 million students.
For more information, visit www.nacce.com.
Contact:
Rebecca Corbin
856 404-0388
The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), the nation’s leading organization focused on promoting entrepreneurship through community colleges, has named Four Day Weekend of Fort Worth, Texas, to receive its Lifetime Achievement Award. David Wilk, president and co-founder of Four Day Weekend, accepted the award on behalf of the group on October 8, from Eugene Giovannini, Ed.D., chancellor of the Tarrant County College District and a member of NACCE’s Board of Directors.The group’s additional co-founders include: David Ahearn, Troy Grant and Frank Ford.
The NACCE Lifetime Achievement award is presented to an individual or group that has achieved entrepreneurial success and played a pivotal role in the community through involvement and support of civic activities. “Wilk and this comedy troupe share their success with the community by hosting free shows for local police and fire departments and contributing their time and talents to entertaining members of our armed forces all over the world,” said Giovannini.
“Our biggest cause has been supporting our military troops with a program we developed called ‘From Yes Sir to Yes And,’” said Wilk. “After being asked by President W. Bush (at a corporate gig) if we would perform a show for the troops, we headlined an Armed Forces Entertainment Tour with shows in Kosovo, Belgium, Germany, England and the Netherlands. We were all blown away by the support and appreciation of the military members in the audience. When we returned home, we wanted to continue working with the military, and with the help of our corporate clients, developed the YS2YA program. We partner with Hillwood, (Ross Perot's Jr. company), Lockheed Martin, and Bell Helicopter to put on these nights for veterans.”
About Four Day Weekend
Four Day Weekend Comedy Theater is the longest running live show in Fort Worth history. What started as a six-week run in 1997 has become a 21-year-old Fort Worth institution, with more than 650,000 people having seen the troupe perform in its downtown theater. In addition to four weekly public shows, Four Day Weekend runs a five-level improvisational training center, a corporate communications division, and a television and film division. Wilk, Ahearn, and Ford are co-authors of the best-selling book, Happy Accidents.
“Four Day Weekend started in Fort Worth and expanded its business model by leveraging opportunities in the local ecosystem,” said Rebecca Corbin, Ed.D., NACCE president and CEO. “Taking risks and adapting to changes in the environment are the true hallmarks of entrepreneurs. Four Day Weekend’s success contributes to a vibrant economy both locally and regionally.”
About NACCE
NACCE is an organization of educators, administrators, presidents and entrepreneurs focused on inciting entrepreneurship in their community and on their campus. NACCE has two main goals: to empower the college to approach the business of running a community college with an entrepreneurial mindset and to grow the community college’s role in supporting job creation and entrepreneurs in their local ecosystem. The association represents 300+ community and technical colleges and 2,000 faculty, staff, administrators and presidents who serve more than 3.3 million students.
For more information, visit www.nacce.com.
Contact:
Rebecca Corbin
856 404-0388
Contact
National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
Carol Savage
978-857-1473
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978-857-1473
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