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Howard F. Rudd, Jr. Business Person of the Year Award
Celebrating our alumni leaders
The Howard F. Rudd, Jr. Business Person of the Year Award recognizes a graduate who has made significant contributions as a business leader to industry or profession, community and alma mater, and who has exhibited great integrity in his or her business and personal life. The School of Business selects this award recipient.
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2023 Howard F. Rudd, Jr. Business Person of the Year Award
Richard Maclean ’88
Richard Maclean ’88 is a founding partner of Frontier Growth, a growth-equity firm focusing primarily on managed IT and healthcare management software and services investment activities. Founded in 1999, the firm thrives with a culture that puts “people before numbers”, because Maclean believes it is people who lead to real growth. Frontier Growth was one of the first firms to focus on helping growth-stage software companies develop the strategies and operational capabilities needed to accelerate success in the market.
Prior to his current position, Maclean served as director of several privately held companies, including Peak 10, LURHQ/SecureWorks and Anodyne Health. He has a wide range of experience completing numerous private capital and M&A transactions as both principal and advisor, and he currently serves on the boards of Healthx, Celergo and talentReef.
After graduating from the College with a B.S. in business administration, Maclean earned his MBA from the University of Virginia. He is a generous and prolific donor to the College, endowing the Maclean Business “Ready to Work” Scholarship and donating to the School of Business Dean’s Excellence Fund, the Kerrigan Investment Fund and the CofC Fund.
When he is not in the office or on the road, MacLean spends time outdoors with his wife, Holly, and his three English Cocker Spaniels.
Howard F. Rudd, Jr. Business Person of the Year Award Past Recipients
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Robert C. Heffron, Jr. ‘67 * Daniel Ravenel ‘72 John M. Jordan, Jr. ‘62 * William T. Clowney ‘59 Lynne Mohrmann Bernthal ‘67 Martha Harbeson Bryan ‘76 Sam Kirshtein ‘45 Gregory D. Padgett ’79 Christine Smith Breves ’78 Steve D. Swanson ’89 Justin R. McLain ’98 Harry T. “Trey” Harvin III ‘92 J. West Riggs ’93 Scott A. Cracraft, Sr. ’83 Paul W. Steadman ’83 Penny Jones McKeever ’69 R. Keith Sauls ’90 Bobby R. Creech ’86 Sharon Brock Kingman ’80 Marcia Howie Snyder ’93 Vic Howie ’83 Michael S. Shemtov ’00 Eric Cox ’93 |
* Deceased