In this month's issue

Faculty, Staff and Student Accomplishments

Faculty and Staff Accomplishments

News and Views, the annual newsletter published by the College of Business, won in the Design/Magazines category in the Master Communicator Awards program sponsored by the Public Relations Society of America and the Association of Women in Communications. Congratulations to Teresa Henry, the graphic artist who is responsible for the distinctive layout of this and many other College of Business publications, and to Elaine Graybill, who served as the author and editor of the 2005 edition of News and Views.
Iris Varner (MQM) was invited to be a keynote speaker at a symposium on intercultural business communication in Shanghai in May. She is among 30 scholars from around the globe asked to participate in the event.
The Cultural Career Network Program has been awarded the STAR Award (Staff That Are Remarkable.) This program is recognized by the Division of Student Affairs as an award winning program in the category of promotion of diversity.
Bakir, Aysen (MKT), Gregory Rose, and Aviv Shoham (2005), “Family Communication and Parental Control of Children’s Television Viewing: A Multi-Rater Approach,” Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, 13 (2), 47-58.
Bakir, Aysen (MKT), Gregory Rose, and Aviv Shoham (forthcoming), “Family Communication Patterns: Mothers’ and Fathers’ Perceived Influence in Family Decision Making.” Journal of International Consumer Marketing.
Victor Devinatz (MQM) was quoted in a “Special Report: DOL Records Show Presidents’ Pay At Large Unions Averaged $239,106 in 2004” appearing in the Thursday February 16, 2006 issue of the Daily Labor Report, published by the Bureau of National Affairs (Washington D.C.) and in the Chicago Sun-Times Commentary (Editorial), “Job Opportunities for Veterans Shouldn’t Be AWOL,” on Sunday March 26, 2005. In addition, based on the same interview, he was quoted in the Chicago Sun-Times article, “Reservists Fight to Keep Jobs” on Monday March 27, 2006.
Doug Micklich (MQM) has been re-elected to the Board of Directors in the position of Vice-President and Program Chair for the Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning’s (ABSEL) 2007 Conference to be held in San Antonio, Texas. He also led a roundtable discussion at the conference on the topic, “Using Children’s Games to Illustrate Strategy Concepts: Is Less Better?”
Edgar Norton (FIL) and Bill Scott (FIL) presented a paper, "Alternative Investments, Alternative Proxies, and Alternative Risk Measures" at the Midwest Finance Association conference in Chicago, March 23-25. While there they met with Marv Tuttle, Executive Director and CEO of the Financial Planning Association, to discuss student opportunities in the financial planning field.
Edgar Norton (FIL) has been notified that he will be a senior grader for the Chartered Financial Analyst exams this summer. He'll spend two weeks in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of a team grading one question on the CFA Level III examination.
S. J. Chang (FIL) presented his paper, "Toward New Guiding Philosophies for Business-Society Interface" at the annual conference of the International Association of Business and Society in Merida, Mexico in late March."
G. N. Naidu (FIL) and Askar Choudhury (MQM) presented a paper at Academy of Finance meeting in Chicago on March 17th “Country Betas and Potential Gains from Diversification in the European Union”.

College of Business Awards

Wilma Jean Alexander Technology Award - Rosie Hauck and Matt Nelson
College of Business Research Award for 2005-2006 - Jack Howard
Caterpillar Faculty Scholar Award - Elango Balasubramanian
Manahan Family Award for Teaching Excellence in Business has not yet been determined
College of Business Service Award - no applicants

Student Accomplishments

Joe Trefzger (FIL) is pleased to report that junior Dennis Nowaczyk received one of two major scholarships recently awarded by the Financial Executives Institute (FEI). This prestigious professional organization is comprised of members are all Chief Financial Officers or other top financial managers. These individuals oversee the major finance and accounting functions for their companies. Each year the Chicago FEI chapter invites many universities in the surrounding region to nominate students for scholarships, which are awarded on a competitive basis. Important parts of the competitive process are writing an essay and being interviewed by FEI members at a special meeting. The interview questions range from academic topics to current business events to career plans.

Dennis, who is double-majoring in Finance and Accounting, was thrilled to receive the $5000 award. He is in the honors program, and has gained work experience in financial and accounting applications during recent summers. Because of his double-major in the two fields of interest to FEI members, along with his stellar academic performance, practical knowledge, and outstanding character, the FIL department saw Dennis as an excellent choice to be the ISU nominee. He clearly made a great impression on some of the Midwest’s top financial managers, and came out ahead of other outstanding students from many fine schools. According to Trefzger, beyond the immediate financial benefits, an award of this type helps to lay a foundation for career success. It builds confidence, marks the recipient as a leader among his or her peers, and helps the recipient to be known by, and network with, influential people.

According to Nowaczyk, Dr. Trefzger recommended him for the FEI award. Bill Scott aided in the application process, giving Dennis advice on how to structure my essay for the application and some tips on the interview process.

“This scholarship opened my eyes to a new world of top financial professionals. I gained insight into the type of commitment necessary to reach the level of FEI members. The scholarship award gave me a greater confidence in my abilities and helped focus my goals. I received immense support of my career ambitions and the FEI members generously pointed me towards networking possibilities,” said Nowaczyk.

Other Student News

Bill Gugerty from the Student Accounting Society was chosen as the recipient of the 2005/2006 Connie Krug Student Recognition Award.
Marketing major, Michael Poon, has been named a Preview Guide for this summer.