MBA GUSTAVO PIRAS OLIVEIRA RECEIVES
HAROLD PRICE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD
AT NYU STERN'S PRECOMMENCEMENT May 2003.

At New York University Stern School of Business' Precommencement ceremonies for graduating MBA students, which took place on May 14, 2003 Gustavo Piras Oliveira, a graduating MBA, was awarded the Harold Price Entrepreneurship Award by the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. This award, which is endowed by the Price Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, is given annually at Precommencement to a graduating student pursuing an entrepreneurial career who has attained outstanding achievement in entrepreneurship studies and student leadership, and who intends to initiate or participate in founding a new enterprise after graduation.

Gustavo has attained an outstanding GPA in his graduate studies with a specialization in entrepreneurship as well as demonstrating outstanding leadership abilities. During his tenure as the president of the Latin American Business Association (LABA), one of Stern's most active student clubs, the club has expanded the Latin American database of alumni, and hosted a Global Business Conference. In addition to his club activities, Gustavo wrote a case on social entrepreneurship involving a start-up serving the educational needs of entrepreneurs in Brazil.