AACSB International's BizEd Magazine Wins Tabbie Awards TAMPA, FL (July 15, 2009) — BizEd, AACSB International's premier magazine serving business schools, corporate universities, and leaders in management education worldwide, has received honors in two categories for the 2009 Tabbie Awards. Presented by Trade, Association, and Business Publications International (TABPI), this editorial and design competition recognizes excellence in trade, association and business publications from around the world. Tricia Bisoux, co-editor for BizEd, won an honorable mention in the Best Feature category for her January/February 2008 article, "Teaching Business in a Web 2.0 World", and Sharon Shinn, co-editor for BizEd, won an honorable mention in the Focus/Profile category for her March/April 2008 article, "Brand Evangelist". The 2009 Tabbie Awards received approximately 500 entries, with nominations coming from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, France, China, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Germany and India. Judges selected winners in each category, awarding one Gold, one Silver, one Bronze, and several honorable-mention designations. "We are very pleased that BizEd has been honored alongside publications from 12 different countries," said Brenda Lovell, vice president and chief education officer of AACSB International. "It is reaffirming to know that our peers consider BizEd to be among the industry's best, and receiving two awards only emphasizes the international quality of our magazine's editorial content and design." 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 71 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. ###