Scott H. Adams
 Scott H Adams is a member of the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Board of Trustees. An FAU alumnus, Adams has demonstrated his enormous advocacy for the entrepreneurial spirit at the university and in the global community through his intellectual leadership, support, and generous endowments. The Adams Center for Entrepreneurship is one of the experiential learning and research centers at FAU's College of Business.
Mr. Adams is currently involved in many entrepreneurial ventures along with balancing time with his family. A Florida native, Adams grew up in Keystone Heights, Florida . Mr. Adams and his wife, Shelagh, along with their four children, have resided in Boca Raton since 1985.
In 1995, Adams co-founded and was president of Hiway Technologies, Inc. In three short years, Hiway Technologies became the world's largest web hosting company with 240 employees and 150,000 accounts in 135 countries. In 1999 Hiway was acquired by Verio (NASDAQ: VRIO). In 2000 Verio was acquired by NTT Communications (NYSE: NTT).
Adams recently founded the Global Hope and Opportunity Project (GHOP), whose mission is to bring together a network of global social entrepreneurs, academic researchers, government officials, non-profit organizations, and civic minded people to work in close partnership with disadvantaged communities at different levels of need worldwide in order to build a more just and sustainable world.
A firm believer that success begins with education, Adams was appointed by the Governor of the State of Florida to serve on the Board of Trustees of FAU. Mr. Adams also launched the Adams' Center for Entrepreneurship at FAU. In addition, he serves on the advisory board of the University of Florida, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Adams also supports and is on the Board of Trustees of the George Snow Scholarship Fund, which provides four-year scholarships to Palm Beach County students. Adams continues to donate time and resources as a mentor and big brother.
As a result of his achievements, the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce named Adams their 1997 Small Business Person of the Year. In 1998, Adams also won the prestigious Ernst & Young Florida Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 1999 the Florida Atlantic University National Alumni Association inducted Mr. Adams into the Alumni Hall of Fame. In 2001, Adams was awarded the Jim Moran Institute's Entrepreneurial Excellence Award at Florida State University . In 2002, Mr. Adams was the recipient of the Gainesville Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the University of Florida , the Excalibur Award from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as the Palm Beach County Business Leader of the Year, and was inducted into Junior Achievement's Business Hall of Fame. In 2005, Florida Atlantic University presented their Talon Award for community leader alumnus to Mr. Adams.
Mr. Adams is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University's College of Business with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration.
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