Three alumni from the Oregon Executive MBA program were honored at the Portland Business Journal's annual CFO Awards luncheon on May 16 at the Governor Hotel in Portland.

Karen Shepard of St. Charles Health Systems; Doug Shafer of iovation, Inc.; and Mick Reynolds of Pacific Continental Bank were all finalists. Shepard and Shafer took top honors in the nonprofit and medium companies categories, respectively.

The annual awards recognize Portland-area business people for their financial acumen.

The Oregon Executive MBA is the Lundquist College of Business's Portland division. The twenty-month program provides accomplished executives with the opportunity to hone their skills by working with faculty with real-world expertise. They are also able to leverage the University of Oregon's business research and network.

Students typically include midcareer executives positioning for advancement as well as high-potential managers tapped by their organizations as future leaders. The curriculum is geared to develop the cross-disciplinary expertise needed to approach business challenges, threats, and opportunities.

Find out more about the Oregon Executive MBA program.