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About Mary Stewart
 Mary M. (Baker) Stewart was a hard-working, resourceful entrepreneur with a successful business in
Southeastern Indiana. The owner of Tudor Square Realty, Mary was also the mother of three daughters, and the
wife of Nicholas Stewart. Sadly, on March 15, 1998, cancer took the life of this wonderful wife, mother and
outstanding business leader. The program that was circulated at her funeral stated,
"Her selfless approach to life was a comfort and inspiration to all.
Mary had a caring and gentle heart which meant she always had time to lend an ear or a hand to help a friend.
Her real estate career was much more than selling houses, it was placing families in a comforting home."
The Southeastern Indiana Board of Realtors, Inc.
presented a plaque "In Loving Memory" to Mary, naming her 1998 Realtor of the
Year.
About the Mary Stewart Center for Entrepreneurship
In April, 1998, twelve individuals met at the Batesville Memorial Public Library to organize a center for entrepreneurial and small business
information and resources, dedicated to Mary Stewart's memory. The library now
provides a room for this purpose, with public access computers
and collections of books, magazines, audio and video tapes, eBooks, CD-ROMs,
DVDs and pamphlets for the entrepreneur or person with a small business.
Notices of upcoming programs and educational opportunities are displayed.
The organizing committee:
Bill Abplanalp, Mayor, City of Batesville
Greg Coker, Delta Air Lines
Connie Combs, Small Business Development Center, Madison, IN
Lisa Dorrel, Franklin County National Bank
Chris Fairchild, The Bookshelf & Batesville Chamber of Commerce
Charlie Gillman, True Value Hardware
Lakish Hatalkar, Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
Mike Kruse, Batesville Memorial Public Library
Jim Lancaster, Consultant
Peter Mack, CPA, Rettig, Blankman, Mack and Seale
Nick Stewart, Batesville Memorial Public Library Board of Trustees
Karen Witt, Purdue University Cooperative Extension for Agriculture & Natural Resources, Brookville, IN
Dedication
and Opening: April 30, 1999
Community leaders and residents of Ohio and Southeastern Indiana celebrated the dedication and opening of the Mary Stewart Center for
Entrepreneurship at the Batesville Memorial Public Library on April 30, 1999.
Robert D.
Hisrich, Ph.D., Professor and A. Malachi Mixon III Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies at
Case Western Reserve University was guest speaker.
Dr. Hisrich has authored or co-authored twelve books and has written over 150 articles on entrepreneurship, international business
management, and venture capital. Besides designing and delivering management and entrepreneurship programs to U.S. and
foreign businesses and governments, particularly in transition economies, Dr. Hisrich has instituted academic and training programs such as the
university/industry training program in Hungary, a high school teachers entrepreneurship training program in Russia, an Institute of
International Entrepreneurship and Management in Russia, and an Entrepreneurship Center in Ukraine.
Second Anniversary of the MSCE Dedication: April 30,
2001
The library celebrated the Second
Anniversary of the dedication of the Mary Stewart Center for Entrepreneurship on
Monday, April 30, 2001.
Our guest speaker was
James
Chan, Ph.D., President of
Asia
Marketing and Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and author of
Spare
Room Tycoon: Succeeding Independently, the 70 Lessons of Sane Self-Employment.
Dr. Chan entertained and challenged several audiences during his visit: 350
students and teachers at Batesville Middle School, an evening audience at the
library, and an afternoon Rotary Club meeting the next day. Our sincere thanks to Dr.
Chan for his inspiring message and book.
MSCE
Programs
Dr. James Chan presented
programs for a variety of audiences.
A local inventor and entrepreneur worked with our
TeenBiz group at the Mary Stewart Center for
Entrepreneurship.
Howard Kellman, voice of the Indianapolis Indians
AAA-league baseball team, presented "How to Become an
Outstanding Salesperson."
Howard signed copies of
his book.
Sue and Dave Jones of West Winds Alpaca Ranch in West
Valley, NY, spoke about raising and breeding alpacas.
Cindy Monnier, Director of the Indiana Chamber of
Commerce Business Research Center, presented three
"Libraries Mean Business" sessions.
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