in  both page and brin received a mba from ie business school in an honorary capacity "for embodying the entrepreneurial spirit and lending momentum to the creation of new businesses" in  they received the marconi foundations prize and were elected fellows of the marconi foundation at columbia university in announcing their selection john jay iselin the foundations president congratulated the two men for "their invention that has fundamentally changed the way information is retrieved today" page and brin were also award recipients and national finalists for the ey entrepreneur of the year award in 