It’s not just St. John’s that’s buzzing about GLOBE. The program has also gained significant acclaim in the greater academic community, highlighted by Dr. Linda Sama recently receiving the 2012 Innovation in Entrepreneurship Pedagogy Award from the Academy of Management (AOM) Entrepreneurship Division and McGraw Hill. “I heard they were accepting applications for innovative programs, so I sent one in and wrote up the story of GLOBE,” Dr. Sama said. “I thought for sure that the award would go to a much more mainstream program, so the fact that they are really paying attention to social entrepreneurship like GLOBE makes me very happy.” Dr. Sama received the award at the annual Academy of Management Conference in Boston, MA. GLOBE was selected out of a field of 27 nominations, and AOM praised the program’s unique delivery, systemic change potential and hands-on learning approach. And what did Dr. Sama do with the $1,500 cash prize she received with the award? “I put it right back into GLOBE,” she said. “At least five borrowers will benefit from that money.”