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Olszewski Named Director of Operations at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Orlando MetroCenter

Bobby Olszewski Daytona Beach, Fla., May 16, 2005 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has named Central Florida marketing and sales professional Bobby Olszewski as the director of operations for the Embry-Riddle Orlando MetroCenter. As director Olszewski will oversee the Extended Campus center operations in Orlando.

Olszewski has spent the past decade in marketing and sales administration, primarily in the sports and entertainment fields. He recently served as a sports agent handling the marketing activities for OMS Sports and SportsLink Consulting’s clients, which included motocross athletes and PGA Tour golfers, respectively. Olszewski has additionally served in marketing and public relations capacities for Century III at Universal Studios Florida and Florida Citrus Sports. He also volunteers as the media relations chairman for the Butkus Award® presented by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando.

He is an alumnus of the University of Central Florida (UCF), earning a double major in Radio/Television and Organizational Communication, as well as a master’s degree from Rollins College in Corporate Communication and Technology. Olszewski currently serves as an adjunct professor at Rollins College, teaching Sports and Entertainment Communication in the Hamilton Holt School in the Department of Communication. Previously, he was an adjunct professor at UCF in the Nicholson School of Communication.

“It is a pleasure to join a university that is internationally known for its expertise in the areas of aviation, aerospace, and management, and I am personally excited about the exceptional higher-education opportunities that we have to offer students in the Orlando area,” Olszewski said.

“Bobby brings a great mix of industry and academic experience to the position,” said Debbie Wiggins, director of the Southeast Region for Embry-Riddle’s Extended Campus. “We are pleased to have someone of his experience heading the MetroCenter operation in one of our key Extended Campus locations.”

For more information, contact the Orlando MetroCenter and its new director at (407) 352-7575.

Embry-Riddle, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering and meets the needs of students and industry through its educational, training, research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates more than 30,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Extended Campus at more than 130 teaching centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and worldwide through distance learning.