Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences (HWG LU) honors the long-time managing director of LUKOM Ludwigshafener Kongress- und Marketinggesellschaft mbH with the ceremonial award of the University Medal for his special commitment to the interests of the university and its integration into the city society.
During a festive event at HWG LU on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, the former CEO of LUKOM, Michael Cordier, was honored with the award of the University Medal. The award was given to "Mister Ludwigshafen" in recognition of his long-standing and special commitment to the interests of the university and its integration into the city society: "For ten years, Michael Cordier held the position of managing director of Ludwigshafener Kongress- und Marketinggesellschaft mbH (LUKOM) and also held numerous honorary offices such as the chairmanship of the Green Circle, the vice chairmanship of the German Film Festival sponsorship association and his supervisory board mandate in the Joblinge initiative. In all these activities, Michael Cordier was a door-opener and mediator for university issues. At the same time, he has made a decisive contribution to improving the perception of HWG LU in the region and locally through his constant work and promotion of the university," emphasized Prof. Dr. Klaus Blettner, Dean of the Department of Marketing and Human Resources Management, in his laudatory speech. Blettner went on to say that Michael Cordier, as the central contact person for city marketing, had provided special technical support to the university's marketing courses.
In his welcoming address, university president Prof. Dr. Peter Mudra also emphasized Cordier's central role for the university and his responsiveness to all matters: whether as host of the Pfalzbau for the annual graduation ceremonies, as the city's representative at freshman welcomes and other university events, or most recently as a protagonist in the university's virtual graduation ceremony. The fact that the university is represented by a seat on the advisory board of the Marketing Association of the City of Ludwigshafen is also due to Michael Cordier's initiative, Mudra said.
The mayor of Ludwigshafen, Prof. Dr. Cornelia Reifenberg, delivered the city's greeting in honor of Michael Cordier: "Michael Cordier has rendered outstanding services as an interface between the city, the economy and the university and, with his creativity, has ensured that things have developed and evolved. Michael Cordier "has made his mark" and "given the city a face," Reifenberg praised, referring not only to his function as managing director of LUKOM, but also to his many voluntary activities in the service of the city.
Also the IHK Tischrunde did not miss the opportunity to take a closer look at Michael Cordier's merits. Its chairman Mathias Berkel described the honored man as a "textbook representative" of the IHK Tischrunde, who perfectly internalized the three "Cs" - communication, cooperation, coordination.
In his acceptance speech, Michael Cordier emphasized the special relationship with the HWG LU and many of its stakeholders and called for involvement in society under the motto "taking responsibility with pleasure, and then achieving something together". Now the 14th recipient of the University Medal, Cordier emphasized how important networking had been in and for his work, both in terms of the metropolitan region and his close ties to HWG LU over many years - both with the aim of "positioning the vibrant and wonderful city of Ludwigshafen."
Michael Cordier managed a medium-sized Ludwigshafen retail company for several decades before taking over the management of LUKOM in 2010. He retired as managing director on May 31, 2020. At the request of the Department of Marketing and Human Resources Management, the HWG LU Senate unanimously decided to honor Cordier by awarding him the University Medal at its meeting on 01.07.2020. The University Medal is traditionally awarded to persons who have rendered outstanding services to the Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences - both as university employees and as external persons. In the past 25 years, the university medal has been awarded a total of 14 times
