Mary Avery

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Education

  • B.A. in liberal arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • M.B.A. in management, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • Certified Management Consultant

 

Current Courses Taught

  • BSA 310  Nonprofit Organization Management
  • BSA 325  Business and Society
  • BSA 413  Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
  • BSA 452  Senior Seminar in Business Administration
  • BSA 541  Independent Study
  • BSA 551  Independent Study: Internship

 

 

 

Awards and Honors

  • SBA Women in Business Advocate of the Year 1993
  • Severy Award
  • Diverse Options – president
  • Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce – past president
  • Ripon Community Development Corporation – board member
  • Wisconsin Small Business Development Centers – Business Advisory Council member
  • Blue Mountain Project – advisor
  • Thrasher Opera House – board member
  • Ripon League of Women Voters – board member
  • Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) - advisor
  • Ripon College Equestrian Club - advisor
  • Ripon College Equestrian Team, coach
  • Ripon College Creative Enterprise Center – advisor
  • Campus Communicator Award, 2009
  • Senior Award, 2012

 

 

Recent Publications and Presentations

  • “Organic Planning” – Corporate Report Wisconsin
  • Wisconsin Bankers Association Economic Development Manual

 

 

 

Areas of Interest

  • Social entrepreneurship and nonprofit organizations
  • Entrepreneurship/development finance
  • Strategic management
  • Project consulting with businesses, strategic planning and market research projects