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Colleagues, family, former students and friends of Prof. John D. Christesen Raised funds for this award at a fundraising event in 2006. Additional Contributions to this can be made on line at www.abg.org. This competitive essay should describe in approximately 3,000 words, the environment, pedagogy or other atypical conditions under which the writer experienced a most significant teaching event. The essay should describe the process, technique or environment with which a truly exceptional teaching event occurred. Other faculty should be able to emulate the ideations. Members of the business and professional departments at colleges which have chapters of Alpha Beta Gamma are eligible to submit essays. A $300.00 stipend and a framed certificate are awarded to the recipient. The essay will be published in the Honors Journal. In some cases, the recipient might be invited to present the paper at the annual meeting.

An essay competition entitled “The Importance of Teaching Business” was established by colleagues and friends of Cornelia Blackwell whose career in the Registrar’s Office of Westchester Community College demonstrated incredible assistance to students and especially to Alpha Beta Gammans. The essay is judged by the scholarship committee. An award of a $300.00 stipend and a framed certificate will be presented to the finalist. 500-750 word range.

Alpha Beta Gamman David E. Bjorklund, former Vice President of the Delta Chapter died suddenly in an auto accident in March 2006. At 35 years old Dave already achieved an excellent career in finance working with Morgan Stanley. Fellow Alpha Beta Gammans who studied with Dave at Clarkson University established this essay fund. The theme of the essay is “Using Finance for Corporate Growth”: An award of $300.00 stipend and a framed certificate will be presented each year to the finalist selected by the scholarship committee. The Taddeo Family Foundation was a major contributor to this fund. 500-750 word limit.

An essay describing the contribution that emigrants made and continue to make to our democracy is required for this essay competition. The Award was funded by a grant from the Pope Foundation. An award of $300.00 stipend and a framed certificate will be presented to the essay selected by the scholarship committee. The essay should be no more than 750 words.

This essay competition centers on the theme of “The significance of municipal bonds in financing special projects in the USA”. Students will study the financial mechanism of municipal bonds, discover a significant project which benefits society which was funded through municipal bonds and discuss the contribution to society. This essay competition is funded through a donation from MBIA Foundation arranged by Professor Nick Krzmienski, Adjunct Professor of Management at SUNY Westchester Community College. The scholarship committee selects the best essay each year at the Annual Leadership Meeting and awards the winner with a $300.00 stipend and a framed certificate. 500-750 word limit. There is one winner per annum.

When the National Dean's List provided funds for an award, Prof. John Christesen at Westchester Community College immediately wanted to name the new award for Sophia Abeles, a distinguished benefactress of community college education. This competitive essay award words should concentrate on the theme of "Learning". Mrs. Abeles truly believed that it is learning and education which advance society. A $300.00 stipend and framed certificate will be offered to the recipient of the award. The essay should concentrate on how learning has improved and changed one’s life or future. 500-750 word limit.