By srobbins
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April 2, 2010
We are honored to announce JA Board Member Greg Anton, Anton Collins Mitchell LLP (ACM) founding partner, has been nominated to serve as Vice Chair of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Board of Directors, beginning in October 2010. Previously, Greg served on the AICPA’s governing Council (2003 – 2009), including a three-year [...]
By JA_Guest
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March 23, 2010
I recently spent an enlightening and inspiring morning discussing business ethics with a hundred or so Smoky Hill High School students. The curriculum was the Junior Achievement Capitalism with a Conscience program, and the discussions were held in two sessions, each of which combined two business classes. I have now conducted several of these sessions, [...]
By JA_Guest
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February 22, 2010
I was first exposed to Junior Achievement in 9th grade. Our focus was on picking stocks, and it opened my eyes to some of the basic principles of business. While living in Central Florida, I had the opportunity to volunteer with JA in the classroom, and return the favor done for me many years prior. [...]
By srobbins
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October 7, 2009
The last week in September, Robin Wise, President/CEO, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc., Hollie Stevenson, VP Education, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc. and JA Board members, Steve Anton, Partner, Anton Collins Mitchell LLP; Steve Davis, Senior Vice President – Policy and Law, Qwest Communications; Dave Markham, President, Commercial Launch Services Lockheed Martin; and Sandy Rothe, Managing Partner, [...]
By Steve Davis
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April 8, 2009
2,150 STUDENTS
+ 164 VOLUNTEERS
+ 90 CLASSROOMS
+ 1 DAY
= A LIFETIME OF LEARNING
In school, as in life, the numbers say it all.
That mantra will certainly ring true today, April 9, as Qwest celebrates “financial literacy month” and adopts five schools through Junior Achievement and the “JA in a Day” program.
On that day, over the span of [...]