DeLand, FL -– Dr. Randall Hansen, founder of Quintessential Careers and Stetson University professor of marketing, and Katharine Hansen, creative director of Quintessential Careers and lecturer of business communications at Stetson University, announce the two top winners in the 17th Juried Stetson University Student Art Exhibition, November 10, 2006.

(Philip Anthony, with his painting, Manhattan.)

The announcement of the purchase awards comes in the middle of a 10-college tour and the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the award-winning career Website. Quintessential Careers, founded in 1996, is one of the most comprehensive career development sites on the Internet, offering free information, tools, and resources for all job-seekers, from teens to older workers.

The fifth annual presentation of the Quintessential Art of Business Purchase Award was presented to senior art major Philip Anthony for his work, Manhattan.

The Quintessential Art of Business Purchase Award is the top award at the Stetson University Student Art Exhibition. The winning artwork becomes part of the university's permanent collection, and will be displayed in the Lynn Business Center. "It's all about celebrating our Stetson roots," states Hansen. "This purchase award allows us to give back to Stetson by supporting current Stetson art students and by providing the Business School with culturally enriching artwork that will be on permanent display in the Lynn Center. Quintessential Careers is all about empowering people, and I can't something more empowering than this gift."

(Nip it in the Bud, clay and acrylic, created by Kimberly Lyle)

The Hansens also provide a second purchase award, the Vera Hansen Purchase Award, named in honor of the late Vera Hansen, Randall Hansen's mother. "My mom was an avid art lover and enjoyed viewing and supporting young artists, so this award in her honor continues her legacy," states Hansen. Now in its second year, the Vera Hansen Award is also one of the top prizes in the student art exhibition.

The second annual presentation of the Vera Hansen Purchase Award was presented to junior art major Kimberly Lyle for her work, Nip it in the Bud.

(Kimberly Lyle, with her work, Nip it in the Bud.)

Dr. Randall Hansen founded Quintessential Careers ten years ago. (Read more.) A comprehensive career-development site with more than 3,100 pages of career content, Quintessential Careers provides information about writing resumes and cover letters, networking and researching companies, on-line job hunting, mastering job interviews, and negotiating salaries. The site also provides career and college resources for teens, college students, experienced job-seekers, and career-changers.

Quintessential Careers also publishes the QuintZine newsletter, a monthly career e-zine with more than 6,700 subscribers.

Read the 2006 Quintessential Careers 10th Anniversary Media Release.

Read more about Quintessential Careers.

Read more about QuintZine.

Read more about Dr. Randall Hansen.