{"id":77226,"date":"2023-12-01T19:53:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T19:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/hammack-scholars-turn-scholarship-into-skills-real-world-business-experience\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T16:37:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T16:37:01","slug":"hammack-scholars-turn-scholarship-into-skills-real-world-business-experience","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/hammack-scholars-turn-scholarship-into-skills-real-world-business-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Hammack Scholars turn scholarship into skills, real-world business experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Earning a scholarship that bears the name of the business school you attend can be a little intimidating, but for the three current Hammack Scholars, the opportunity created by the full-tuition scholarship has led to the development of marketable skills.<\/p>

During a recent visit to the Hammack School of Business<\/a> at Oglethorpe, Q. William \u201cBill\u201d Hammack Jr.<\/strong> met the students and heard firsthand what they were learning and how they were applying classroom theory to the real world.<\/p>

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Hammack School of Business namesake Q. William “Bill” Hammack Jr. recently visited campus and met with the dean and scholarship recipients. From left, Hammack School of Business Dean Stephen Craft, Hammack Scholar Adeline Horton, Hammack Scholar Demir Demanlar and Mr. Hammack. Hammack Scholar Annabelle English is not pictured.<\/figcaption><\/figure>

There are currently three Hammack Scholars at Oglethorpe: Adeline Horton<\/strong> of Gainesville, Ga.; Annabelle English<\/strong> of Austell, Ga.; and Demir Dumanlar<\/strong> of Dacula, Ga.<\/p>

Hammack School Dean Stephen Craft<\/strong> has marveled at how much they have contributed to the school inside and outside of the classroom.<\/p>

\u201cOur Hammack Scholars are all phenomenal,\u201d Craft said. \u201cIt\u2019s a highly competitive scholarship, and it shows in the quality of students who win the competition. They bring raw talent to us and we systematically build critical thinking skills and business acumen to shape each student into a dynamic professional.\u00a0 Plus our Hammack Scholars are great people who contribute so much in the classroom and to the campus. Their presence at Oglethorpe enhances our reputation.\u201d<\/p>

For Horton that means balancing a busy schedule of classes with an internship at a construction company and playing on the Stormy Petrels women\u2019s tennis team.<\/p>

\u201cMy experience in the Hammack School of Business over the past four years has been wonderful,\u201d said Horton, who arrived at Oglethorpe during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. \u201cI have developed incredible relationships with my professors, business faculty, and peers. After graduation in May, I will join Carroll Daniel Construction full-time as a project engineering working on a new 700,000-square-foot manufacturing facility for Kubota Industrial Equipment.\u201d<\/p>

Horton plans to eventually pursue an MBA and earn a Ph.D. with a goal of teaching business strategy.<\/p>

\u201cHSB has helped make these goals possible by giving me tools and skills, such as data analysis and market forecasting, to help me stand out in a competitive job market,\u201d Horton said.<\/p>

The Hammack Business Scholarship recognizes students\u2019 outstanding record of academic achievement, pursuit of business-related opportunities, and desire to continue their study in the field of business at 好色先生TV. One full-tuition scholarship is awarded each year following the Hammack competition at Scholarship Weekend.<\/p>

Hammack scholars receive:<\/p>