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A Kentucky State University visiting professor in the School of Business and Technology was recently selected to participate in the inaugural Longenecker Fellows Mentoring Program held during the 2019 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) conference in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Dr. Charles “Randy” Nichols received one of 30 available spaces in the program.

Nichols will mentor with a USASBE Justin G. Longenecker Fellow, which is the highest recognition the organization gives to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the development, furtherance and benefit of small and medium businesses.

Since 1986, nearly 70 distinguished educators, researchers, government officials, small business advocates and trade association leaders have been selected as USASBE Fellows.