Meredith graduates from OSU Economic Development Institute
Jeffrey Meredith is pictured above receiving his certification. From left to right: Kirk Garton, Director for Community, Energy & Economic Development, University of Oklahoma; Meredith; and Mary Ann Moon, Dean Oklahoma University Economic Development Institute.
July 31, 2019
Jeffrey S. Meredith graduated from the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute on July 18, 2019, at the OU EDI Summer session held in Oklahoma City, Okla.
OU EDI is an intensive 117 hour certificate program which provides a broad spectrum of advanced education for the economic development professional. Mary Ann Moon, Dean, said, “OU EDI is the premier organization dedicated to training economic development professionals. These graduates represent some of the finest economic development practitioners in the U.S. working to support their local communities. My congratulations to them.”
OU EDI classes focus on three major core areas including: Business Retention and Expansion, Real Estate, and Credit Analysis, as well as areas of concentration in Marketing, Strategic Planning, Entrepreneurship, and Managing Economic Development Organizations. Students typically take one to two years to complete the program through a series of in-person seminars, workshops and discussion groups.
OU EDI began in 1962 and is celebrating its 57th year of service to the economic development community. Fully accredited by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the program has trained over 5,500 graduates and remains the world’s leading economic development teacher.
For more information about the OU Economic Development Institute, its courses and internationally recognized certificate program, please contact (405) 325-3136 or [email protected].
Jeffrey S. Meredith graduated from the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute on July 18, 2019, at the OU EDI Summer session held in Oklahoma City, Okla.
OU EDI is an intensive 117 hour certificate program which provides a broad spectrum of advanced education for the economic development professional. Mary Ann Moon, Dean, said, “OU EDI is the premier organization dedicated to training economic development professionals. These graduates represent some of the finest economic development practitioners in the U.S. working to support their local communities. My congratulations to them.”
OU EDI classes focus on three major core areas including: Business Retention and Expansion, Real Estate, and Credit Analysis, as well as areas of concentration in Marketing, Strategic Planning, Entrepreneurship, and Managing Economic Development Organizations. Students typically take one to two years to complete the program through a series of in-person seminars, workshops and discussion groups.
OU EDI began in 1962 and is celebrating its 57th year of service to the economic development community. Fully accredited by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the program has trained over 5,500 graduates and remains the world’s leading economic development teacher.
For more information about the OU Economic Development Institute, its courses and internationally recognized certificate program, please contact (405) 325-3136 or [email protected].
