Entrepreneurship Professor Honored for Creativity

Dr. Gene Poor, the Hamilton Endowed Professor in Entrepreneurial Leadership and founder of LifeFormations, was one of 10 entrepreneurs honored by the AdClub of Toledo and The Blade at the Creativity and Innovation Summit. Dr. Poor, who teaches entrepreneurship classes in the College of Business, launched LifeFormations which specializes in award-winning animatronic and static figures at venues around the world. Karen Hopkinson, president of AdClub, presented Dr. Poor with his award. The Creativity & Innovation Summit was held November 6 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg. This year’s theme was “How Does Your Business Harness Cultivate Encourage Breed & Build Creativity?”