Honor Society® member
Aimee Ford
Logsitics Coordinator at McCain Foods USA, Inc.
- your region
- Business Administration
- Class of 2017
- Aurora, Illinois
Member since March 2017
About
Jan'17 BA Degree Completion: Bachelors of Arts Degree in Management w/honors (4.0 GPA & Deans List each semester) from Benedictine University.
Academic Accomplishments / Mentionable(s) during the degree program:
1. Project Lead: Gateway to Laughter - Raised $40,000 & built a playground for the disabled.
2. Awarded the John L. and Helen Kellogg Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement & community serv (Jun'16)
3. Published in the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges (2016)
https://www.facebook.com/aimee.ford.52/posts/10153490587913344
4. Presented at URSA/Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Arts Symposium (Apr'16)
5. Speaker at the Benedictine University Scholar's Society Breakfast (Mar'16)
6. Earned Benedictine Leadership Certificate; Women’s Leadership Series (Apr'16)
7. Earned Benedictine Leadership Certificate; The Leadership Challenge (Mar'16)
8. Earned Benedictine Leadership Certificate; Professional Leadership Dev. (Feb'16)
9. Invited to participate in a Benedictine Video Student Testimonial (2016)
Nov'16 AA Degree Completion: Associates of Arts in Business Administration w/honors (4.0 GPA & Deans List each semester) from Benedictine University.
Academic Accomplishments / Mentionable(s) during the degree program:
1. Earned Benedictine Leadership Certificate; Leadership 101 Series (Oct 2015)
2. Arthur J. Schmitt Future Leaders Scholarship Award (Sep 2015)
-Newspaper article: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150914/submitted/150919355/
3. Completed 20+ hours of extensive leadership training through the AJS Program at Benedictine University
Degree Pending: Current GPA 4.0. Enrolled in Benedictine’s Adult Accelerated Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program.
Academic Accomplishments / Mentionable(s) during the degree program:
1. Created the Gateway to Laughter $1,000 Award for a disabled MBA student at Benedictine; sponsored by McCain Foods. (Mar 2017)
Education
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Benedictine University
Bachelors of Arts Degree in Management
2015 – 2017
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Benedictine University
Associates of Arts in Business Administration
2013
Honors and awards
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Arthur J. Schmitt Future Leaders Scholarship Award
Scholarship program requireing extensive 20+ hours of stewardship leadership training and a community project
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John L. and Helen Kellogg Scholarship
Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement & community serv
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URSA/Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Arts Symposium
Presented at URSA/Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Arts Symposium
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Gateway to Laughter Community Project Lead
Community Project Lead: Gateway to Laughter- raising $40,000 to build a playground for families with disabilities in Aurora, Illinois (Sep 2015-Aug 2016) -2 Newspaper articles: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosb
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Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges
Published in the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges (2016) https://www.facebook.com/aimee.ford.52/posts/10153490587913344
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Other than being a full time student at Benedictine University, I have been happily employed at McCain Foods USA, Inc. for over 13 years. I am also an entrepreneur supporting my husband’s business Chad Ford’s Snow Removal & Concrete, LLC.
- Graduate school interests
Degree Pending: Current GPA 4.0. Enrolled in Benedictine University’s Adult Accelerated Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program.
- Outside the classroom
One of my favorite hobbies is stewardship leadership. I like to find creative ways to give back to the communities I live and work in. I am an honest ethical business professional and passionate visionary. I enjoy strategic future planning. I enjoy networking, and investing time in the growth/development of others. I look for mentorship opportunities to inspire others to be more then they think is possible today.
Experience
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Logsitics Coordinator
McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Aug 2003 – Mar 2017
Volunteering
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Annual Volunteer
Feed My Starving Children
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017
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Annual Volunteer
Rebuilding Together Aurora
Jan 2012 – Jan 2017
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Team Captain
Several Breast Cancer Walks
Jan 1996 – Jan 2004
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Floor Supervisor Twice a Year
Mothers and Moore
Jan 1994 – Jan 2003
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
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