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June 2003

Coggin College of Business recognizes Distinguished Business Leaders

Honorees receiving this year’s Prime F. Osborn III Distinguished Business Leaders Award were (from left) Dr. Gary R. Fane, a member of UNF’s business faculty since 1975, Janie S. McLure, founder, president and CEO of McLure Oil Co. in Atlanta, David A. Stein, chairman and CEO of Southern Industrial Corp., and Frederick Schultz, investment banker and venture capitalist.

Three prominent business leaders and a UNF professor were named last month as recipients of the annual Prime F. Osborn III Distinguished Business Leaders Award.

Presented with awards were: Dr. Gary R. Fane, professor and chair of the Accounting and Finance Department in the Coggin College of Business; Janie S. McLure, president and chief executive of McLure Oil Co. in Atlanta and a 1977 graduate of UNF's Coggin College of Business; Frederick H. Schultz, area investment banker and venture capitalist; and David A. Stein, chairman and CEO of Southern Industrial Corp. of Jacksonville.

The Coggin College of Business annually honors business executives for their long-term career achievements in providing leadership in both business and the community.

The awards are named for the late Prime F. Osborn III, who was one of Jacksonville's most prominent business leaders and served as chairman of the board of CSX Corp. from its inception until 1982.

Dr. Earle Traynham, dean of the Coggin College of Business, said he was pleased to recognize their accomplishments.

"Each of our Prime Award winners has achieved significant success in business, and also embodies the enduring characteristics of integrity, strong ethical values and character that make them excellent role models for us all, whether we are in business or teach business."

Dr. Gary R. Fane: A distinguished member of UNF's faculty since 1975, Fane is an outstanding classroom teacher, scholar and campus leader. He has served as chair of Accounting & Finance, associate vice president and interim vice president of Academic Affairs. Well-known in the Jacksonville accounting community through his service to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants, Fane is a long-standing member of the board of the Educational Community Credit Union.

Janie S. McLure: An outstanding alumna of UNF's College of Business, McLure is founder, president and CEO of McLure Oil Co. in Atlanta, a multimillion-dollar wholesale gasoline and diesel fuel business serving the Southeast. Active in professional and community groups, she is on the boards of Atlanta's Alzheimer's Association and Network of International Alliance, while also participating in the Georgia 100-Mentoring Program, Executive Women's Network and Oilmen's Association.

Frederick Schultz: One of Northeast Florida's most successful investment bankers and venture capitalists, Schultz was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1963 to 1970 and was elected speaker in 1969. He also served as vice chairman of the Board of Governors for the Federal Reserve System from 1979 to 1982. Tireless in community-based endeavors, he has focused on education, with significant benefit for UNF and embodied by his founding of the Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership.

David A. Stein: Chairman and CEO of Southern Industrial Corp., Stein
is a franchiser of Jacksonville-area Burger King restaurants. He is also chairman of King Provision Corp., an approved Burger King food and paper distributor, and
chairman of T.L. Cannon Corp., a franchisee of Applebee's restaurants. His wide-ranging community involvement and philanthropy include the Jewish Community Alliance, which he helped to found, the United Way, WJCT Public Television, University Medical Center, the Greenwood School and UNF.