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Business School Interim Dean Joins Broward Education Foundation Board
J. Preston Jones, D.B.A.
J. Preston Jones, D.B.A., interim dean of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, has become a member of the Broward Education Foundation Board (BEF). BEF board members are volunteers and representatives from the business sector, nonprofit organizations and community leaders of Broward County. They work together to provide hope and educational opportunities for students and teachers of Broward County.
“We are honored to have such an esteemed educator join our board,” said BEF President and CEO Jorene Jameson. The dedicated board of directors govern, advise and oversee the mission, purpose and fundraising efforts of the Broward Education Foundation.
Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist appointed Jones to the Florida Technology, Research and Scholarship Board in 2011 for a three-year term. He also serves as president of the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra. He earned a doctorate and master’s in business at Nova Southeastern University, and received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University.
Broward Education Foundation (BEF) seeks private contributions to supplement the public funding schools receive. The Foundation raises support from the private sector and charitable foundations to provide scholarships to college- or trade-bound high school graduates who have exhausted all other sources of support, grants to support innovative curriculum in the classroom and free school supplies to teachers in Title I low income schools through the Tools for Schools Broward center in Pompano Beach.
BEF was ranked as the 10th best education foundation in the nation for its effectiveness in generating and sustaining financial resources and distributing funds to students in the district, according to a 2012 study conducted by the Dewey & Associates consulting firm. During the 2011-12 fiscal year, the Foundation contributed more than $1.7 million in scholarships, school supplies, teacher grants and other school support.