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Posted: July 8, 2011
Esther Muller honored with Mann Foundation award
Esther Muller, director of Touro College's Graduate School of Business' entrepreneurial real estate program and an adjunct professor, received the Mann Foundation's Mann of The Year Award at its sixth annual reception held recently at Cipriani.
Each year, the Mann Foundation honors individuals from the real estate, fashion and Wall Street industries who have made a positive impact in their fields as well as within their communities. Proceeds from the benefit will go to the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. Touro College's Graduate School of Business aims to educate leaders for the business world through a rigorous curriculum integrating theory and practice with the development of critical thinking skills, teamwork, and business communication.
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