Hiawatha Franks: Walden University Offers Strong MBA Program

1. Hiawatha Franks: Walden University
Offers Strong MBA Program

2. ● Having earned nearly 20 years of experience
in the insurance industry, Hiawatha Franks of
Lake Mary, Florida, is the director of workers’
compensation claims at The Hartford, a
premier financial services firm specializing in
mutual funds, casualty and property
insurance, and group benefits in the
southeastern United States.
● While leading claims professionals, Hiawatha
is also completing an
MBA program at Walden University with an
emphasis in Risk Management.

3. ● Based in Minneapolis, Walden University is an
institution of higher education which has
provided distance education and degree
programs since 1970.
● Accredited by the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools and the Higher
Learning Commission since 1990, Walden is a
leading provider of campus- and online-based
undergraduate and graduate programs for
adults working full-time.

4. ● The online master of business administration
program offered by Walden is separately
accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Business Schools and Programs.
● The Walden MBA curriculum is modeled on
the Baldrige Performance Excellence
Program, an institution that promotes fairness,
impartially, ethical and proper manner, and
integrity in all aspects of business conduct.