(TAMPA, Fla., 9/2/2020) -- The InLab@HCC will virtually host the seventh Annual Susie Steiner Community Impact Award Breakfast on Friday, September 4, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. EST. The Susie Steiner Community Impact Award honors a member of the community who makes giving back through entrepreneurship education a priority. The award recognizes an active partner and volunteer with the Hillsborough Community College Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program who has a positive and ongoing impact with students, faculty and the very early stage start-up community.
“This is the best event of the year to be immersed with other authentic, passionate people. Everyone there has taken the time to impact the life of a student entrepreneur,” said Professor Beth Kerly.
This year’s recipient is local attorney Salma Benkabbou of The Benkabbou Law Firm in Tampa. Salma embodies everything the award stands for, always stepping up to help guide students going through the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program.
“Making a meaningful difference in the lives of our students would not be possible without the overwhelming support we receive from the community at large. This event provides us with a moment to celebrate the spirit of serving others, in the name of our friend, Susie, that embodied a sense of authentic purpose and heartfelt empathy for those around us,” said Andy Gold, Ph.D.
The Susie Steiner Community Impact Award was developed to honor Susie’s dedication to helping others as well as her passion for building Tampa’s local start-up community. Susie’s impact was significant to the success of HCC’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program that continues to inspire students today. Her legacy lives on through each entrepreneur that walks through the doors.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at bit.ly/2020SSCIA. For more information, please contact Beth Kerly at mkerly@hccfl.edu.
To learn more about the InLab@HCC, visit hccfl.edu/academics/inlabhcc.
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Hillsborough Community College serves over 48,000 students annually at its five campuses located throughout Tampa Bay. The College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. For more information, visit hccfl.edu.
InLab@HCC is the centralized hub for all things related to innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship and social venturing offered at Hillsborough Community College. HCC is a national leader in community college entrepreneurship education. Through the InLab@HCC, our interdisciplinary center for innovation and entrepreneurship education, we offer a comprehensive pathway of college credit entrepreneurship certificates and degrees.
The Hillsborough Community College Foundation supports HCC in its mission to deliver affordable educational opportunities that help students become successful, productive citizens. Through annual scholarships, endowments, program and faculty support, and collegewide funding initiatives, the Foundation has awarded more than $12,000,000 since its inception and changed thousands of lives for the better.