Lyzona Marshall: a woman of excellence

Lyzona Marshall, assistant professor of business at Seton Hill University (SHU), was named one of 50 Women of Excellence at the New Pittsburgh Courier’s luncheon at the Westin Convention Center in Pittsburgh on Thursday, September 3.
Marshall, who was the manager of SHU’s E-Magnify women’s business center before becoming a full-time faculty member last year, was selected as a Woman of Excellence.

By Chelsea Oliver

News editor

Lyzona Marshall, assistant professor of business at Seton Hill University (SHU), was named one of 50 Women of Excellence at the New Pittsburgh Courier’s luncheon at the Westin Convention Center in Pittsburgh on Thursday, September 3.
Marshall, who was the manager of SHU’s E-Magnify women’s business center before becoming a full-time faculty member last year, was selected as a Woman of Excellence.

The process included a nomination from the New Pittsburgh Courier’s readers, then by a selection group that selected Marshall based on an essay about her contributions to the African-American community that reflected excellence in the education category.

“I felt very honored to be recognized for this award and to be among the other awardees that have made a difference in their respective fields,” said Marshall.
The New Pittsburgh Courier has been recognizing women for over five years, who are a great influence on the African-American community, but this was only the second year that the women were honored. Nearly 500 people were reported to have gathered at the Westin Convention Center for the event.

“The women recognized represented a broad spectrum of categories that ranged from the arts to corporate to education as well as sports to philanthropy and volunteerism,” said Marshall, “The purpose of the award was to highlight women that demonstrated self awareness and high standards through creativity to reinvent traditions and contribute to their communities.”

As a business professor, Marshall urges female students to make their own difference. “I would encourage females to become diverse in their knowledge base, find a mentor in their field of interest, pursue non-traditional business careers and study abroad opportunities, complete volunteer work in their communities, and meet with business faculty and discuss trends, careers, and advanced studies” she said.

Marshall, who has worked in places from her hometown of Orlando, Florida to southern New Jersey as a marketing coordinator, processing supervisor, adjunct professor and business consultant, has now made her home at SHU as a full-time professor and has helped put the Seton Hill name in the public eye by receiving this award.

“[The Women of Excellence Award] represents a culmination of my desire to contribute to the communities where I work while also representing SHU,“ Marshall said, “Other awardees in the education category represented colleges and universities in Pittsburgh; it was special to have SHU represented among them.”