AACSB's BizEd Wins Eight Florida Magazine Association Charlie Awards TAMPA, FL (August 12, 2009) — BizEd magazine, AACSB International's bi-monthly publication serving leading business schools, corporate universities, and leaders in management education, was recently honored with eight awards at the 2009 Florida Magazine Association's (FMA) Charlie Awards gala. For Writing Excellence, AACSB International received one Charlie Award, the competition's top honor or gold standard. In the Association/Trade category for Best Feature, Sharon Shinn won top honors for Dial M for Mobile, which appeared in the Jan/Feb 2009 issue. Tricia Bisoux also won three bronze awards for Best Department – Spotlight in the Association category for Making 'Moo-la', March/April 2008; Restoring Hope, Sept/Oct 2008; and Operation Entrepreneurship, Nov/Dec 2008 issues. In addition, BizEd won three silver general excellence awards for Best Overall Magazine for the May/June, July/Aug, and Sept/Oct 2008 issues in the Association/Trade category. The July/August Socially Responsible Leadership issue also won a silver general excellence award for Best Special Theme in the Association/Trade category. "By earning eight Charlie Awards, BizEd continues to demonstrate why it is considered the leading magazine in the management education market," said Brenda Lovell, vice president and chief education officer of AACSB International. "Every issue is edited to provide an indispensable presentation of ideas, trends, developments, and emerging issues in management education. We are proud of BizEd and its editorial team, and congratulate them on receiving the recognition they deserve." The Florida Magazine Association is the professional organization for the State of Florida's publishing industry, and represents more than 200 magazines across the state. The 2009 awards competition included 75 categories in areas of general excellence, editorial excellence, design excellence, and printing excellence. The awards were presented on August 7th during the FMA's 2009 Publishing Conference and Exposition at the Portofino Bay Hotel, Universal Orlando. The next September/October issue of BizEd will be available September, 2009. For advertising inquiries or subscription information please visit the BizEd section of the AACSB website, or contact Annette DeLisle at annette@aacsb.edu. About AACSB International AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), founded in 1916, is an association of almost 1,200 educational institutions, businesses and other organizations in 74 countries. AACSB's mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. AACSB accreditation is the mark of quality distinction most widely sought after by business schools — less than 5% worldwide have earned the achievement. As the premier accreditation body for institutions offering undergraduate, master's and doctorate degrees in business and accounting, the association also conducts a wide array of conferences and seminar programs at locations throughout the world. AACSB's global headquarters is located in Tampa, Florida, USA and its Asia headquarters is located in Singapore. For more information, please visit www.aacsb.edu. ###