Wayne State University’s School of Business Administration has announced the selection of Antonio Lück as recipient of the Adams Entrepreneur Fellowship.

The School of Business Administration received a generous grant in support of the Adams Entrepreneur Fellowship through The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, an independent, nonprofit organization governed by a board of 50 volunteer civic leaders. The grant provides the Adams Fellow compensation and a benefits package for a one-year period.

Administered by School of Business Administration Executive-in-Residence Terry Cross, the Wayne State program selected Lück as Adams Fellow to work with an entrepreneurial venture for one year. The award recipient not only assists in managing an entrepreneur-established firm but also participates in the assessment of new ventures. Twelve applicants competed for the fellowship.

Antonio Lück will be mentored by Jayson D. Pankin, new venture creation specialist for Delphi Technologies, Inc. As Adams Entrepreneur Fellow, Lück will assist in the creation and execution of startup business plans for possible spinouts from Delphi in “disruptive technologies.” Disruptive technology (or disruptive innovation) is a technological innovation, product, or service that eventually overturns the existing dominant technology or product in the marketplace. It is anticipated that Lück will participate in two disruptive technology areas – smart antennas and low cost/high function infrared detection sensors.

Antonio Lück was born in Brazil and received degrees from universities in his home country in two disciplines – law (Faculdade De Direito Curitiba) and civil engineering (Universidade Federal Paraná). He is a certified engineer and a licensed lawyer in Brazil and has been serving as an advisor to the president of Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná for more than five years.

Lück is enrolled in the MBA program at Wayne State University’s School of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and International Business. During the 2006 E2Detroit Conference competition this fall, his team developed a business plan and created a marketable product that won second place and the title “exceptional entrepreneur.” Lück speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish, and German and has extensive entrepreneurial work experience in Brazil.