Science PhD Detasseling Corn? President Mauri Ditzler Speaks Today

Mauri Ditzler will speak today about a business he ran for almost 30 years-detasseling corn in Indiana near his boyhood home. He ran that successful business with a partner. Dr. Ditzler will explain why he ran his business, how he became successful, and why it was so hard to sell his interest and become a full-time college administrator.

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About Don Capener

Dr. Capener joined the Monmouth College business faculty in 2001. He is best known as the co-founder of Above The Rim Basketball that sold to Reebok in 1993. Capener recently accepted the Deanship at Jacksonville University’s Davis School of Business in Florida. As an Emmy award winning advertising professional in the Southern CA region, Don was the CMO and marketing architect for Above The Rim and ClickRewards.com. He directed national efforts for Visa’s promotional campaigns such as Visa Rewards at Frankel & Company in Chicago and San Francisco. He rose to Managing Director of Frankel’s San Francisco office. He is now a Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship and consults for start-up and mid-sized companies