Barrett Hazeltine Prize in Entrepreneurial Mentorship

 In honor of Professor Barrett Hazeltine’s 50+ years of dedication to mentoring, and in particular, of his mentorship of aspiring entrepreneurs, a group of alumni and members of the local community, came together in 2013 to create this award.

Special thanks to Stephen Siegel ScM’83, PhD’85, P’19, P’21, Michael Alfant, Peter Damon, Charlie Kroll ’01, Jeffrey Weiss P’12 MD’16, and Chuck Boisseau for making it happen.

Annual Virtual Ceremony

📅 Date: Tuesday, May 6
⏰ Time: 4:00–5:00PM ET
📍 Location: Zoom

Our 2025 Recipients

Mason Scurry '25

Mason Scurry '25

Entrepreneurship + Sociology

 
Mason Scurry is a current senior at Brown studying entrepreneurship and sociology. Born and raised in Montana, Mason has always had an entrepreneurial spirit; he started a non-profit in high school, is the founder of 3 ventures (one he scaled to an acquisition in his Junior year), and has self-published 2 books. When he graduates, Mason will be working full time on his newly-formed consulting firm, Scurry Consulting, to do what he loves most—empowering other business owners and entrepreneurs with tools, systems, and mentorship to build businesses that work for them. He is eternally grateful for Brown, the NCE, and Professor Hazeltine for their invaluable support.
Abbie Kohler '20

Abbie Kohler '20

Adjunct Lecturer

David Ronick '89

David Ronick '89

Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR)

 
David Ronick is an entrepreneur, mentor and investor. He co-founded Stash, an investing app with over 1 million customers, and Minded, a psychiatry telehealth company which was acquired. Ronick is a mentor through Brown, Harvard Business School and Techstars. He is also an angel investor, and an LP in Everywhere Ventures, a global pre-seed fund backed by 500 founders and operators.

Previous Awardees

2024

Liz Hamburg '86

Liz Hamburg '86

Founder, Candoo Tech

Bob Place '75

Bob Place '75

Managing Partner, Clean Energy Venture Group

2023

Terri Cohen Alpert '85

Terri Cohen Alpert '85

Serial Entrepreneur, Mentor, & President's Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship

Dr. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan

Dr. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan

Professor of Practice, School of Engineering, & Director of the Venture Capital Inclusion Lab

2022

Alexa Baggio '09

Alexa Baggio '09

Founder, Mentor, B-Lab Guest Lecturer

Andrew Moses '85

Andrew Moses '85

Brown Venture Prize Mentor

Riche Holmes Grant '99

Riche Holmes Grant '99

Entrepreneur in Residence

2021


Watch the 2021 virtual event.

Hamzah Ansari, PRIME '09

Hamzah Ansari, PRIME '09

B-Lab Entrepreneur in Residence;Partnership Manager/Adjunct Lecturer - PRIME

Troy Henikoff '86

Troy Henikoff '86

Alum, Van Wickle Ventures Investment Committee

2020

Dr. Jennifer Nazareno

Dr. Jennifer Nazareno

Assistant Professor of Public Health & Entrepreneurship

Professor Don Stanford ‘72 ScM ’77

Professor Don Stanford ‘72 ScM ’77

Adjunct Professor of the Practice of Computer Science

2019

Kris Brown '89

Kris Brown '89

Nelson Center Mentor, President's Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship

Jessica Kim '00

Jessica Kim '00

2018 Entrepreneur in Residence, President's Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship

2018

Jason Harry

Jason Harry

Professor of the Practice, Breakthrough Lab Director

2017

Danny Warshay '87

Danny Warshay '87

Executive Director, Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship; Professor of the Practice

2016

Ian Gonsher

Ian Gonsher

Assistant Professor of the Practice of Engineering

2015

Deb Mills-Scofield ‘82

Deb Mills-Scofield ‘82

Mentoring Maven at the Nelson Center

2014

 Randy Haykin ‘85

Randy Haykin ‘85

EP Mentor

2013

 Alan Harlam

Alan Harlam

Mentoring Leader, Former Social Innovation Initiative Director (Swearer Center)