December 18, 2012
Montclair State
University Names Dennis M. Bone Director of Mimi and Edwin
Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship at the School of
Business
Montclair State
University has appointed Dennis M.
Bone, former president and CEO of
Verizon New Jersey, as the inaugural
director of its Feliciano Center for
Entrepreneurship at the School of
Business. Funded by a $1 million
gift from Mimi and Edwin Feliciano,
the innovative new center supports
the University’s commitment to
preparing students for success in an
increasingly competitive global
economy.
A high-profile New Jersey business
and telecommunications technology
leader, Bone was the president and
CEO of Verizon New Jersey from 2000
to 2012. During his tenure, he
successfully helped transform
Verizon New Jersey from a
voice-driven telecommunications
company into a robust voice, data
and video company.
While Bone began his 33-year career
at Verizon as an outside plant
engineer for New Jersey Bell, he
also worked in operations,
competitive assessment, regulatory
matters and external affairs before
serving as president and CEO of Bell
Atlantic—West Virginia from 1995
until 2000.
Bone, who holds an MBA from Rutgers
University and an MS from Johns
Hopkins University, is an active
volunteer whose current service
commitments include chairing the New
Jersey State Employment and Training
Commission and serving on the Boards
of the New Jersey Institute of
Technology, the New Jersey Center
for Teaching and Learning, and the
New Jersey State Chamber of
Commerce. Bone is the founding
chairman of Choose New Jersey and
previously chaired the New Jersey
State Chamber of Commerce. He also
served on the boards of the New
Jersey Performing Arts Center, the
Liberty Science Center, the Aviation
Research and Technology Park; and
was co-chair of New Jersey Governor
Chris Christie’s Economic
Development Transition Team.
The University’s innovative new
Feliciano Center for
Entrepreneurship and its
entrepreneurial development program
will familiarize students with the
concepts and realities of new
venture formation by combining
traditional classroom-based
coursework with experiential
learning opportunities.
“Whether a student is interested in
working with a Fortune 100
corporation or starting his or her
own enterprise, the principles of
entrepreneurship will define the
academic experience at Montclair
State’s Feliciano Center for
Entrepreneurship at the School of
Business,” said the school’s dean,
E. LaBrent Chrite.
“The new Feliciano Center for
Entrepreneurship will play a pivotal
role in furnishing Montclair State
students with the tools and skills
they need to succeed as
entrepreneurs in today’s rapidly
evolving world market,” said Bone,
who was the University’s School of
Business convocation speaker in May
2012. “I look forward to developing
and working with a dynamic team of
faculty members, area entrepreneurs
and business leaders, and other
external stakeholders to position
the University as a leader in
market-centered entrepreneurial
education and new venture creation.”
“We are proud to announce the
appointment of Dennis Bone as the
inaugural director of the School of
Business’ Feliciano Center for
Entrepreneurship,” said Montclair
State University President Susan A.
Cole. “In the many opportunities I
have had to work with Dennis on
various initiatives in the state, I
have always found him to be wise,
knowledgeable, and creative. Under
his able leadership,
entrepreneurship will become an
integral component of the
educational experience for the
University’s students, and I expect
the Feliciano Center will become an
invaluable resource not just for the
University community, but also for
the state and the region.”
Bone will assume his
responsibilities as the inaugural
director of the University’s
Feliciano Center for
Entrepreneurship on January 7, 2013.
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