Faculty and Student Accomplishments
Faculty Accomplishments
Keith Jones (ACC) and Clement Chen of the University of Michigan co-authored a paper published in The Journal of Educators Online, Volume 4, No. 1, January 2007, entitled, “Blended Learning vs. Traditional Classrooms Settings: Assessing Effectiveness and Student Perceptions in an MBA Accounting Course.”
Jack Howard (MQM) recently published two articles. “The Role of Culture in Shaping Perceptions of Discrimination Among Active Duty and Reserve Forces in the U.S. Military” in Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 18, 171 – 187. He also authored “Reducing Conflicts of Interest: Balancing Anti-Nepotism Policies and No-Spouse Rules with the Constraints Associated with High Levels of Dual-Career Couples” in Labor and Employment Relations Association Series: Proceedings of the 59th Annual Meeting, January 5 – 7, Chicago, IL.
A paper by Domingo Joaquin (FIL) “Loss Modeling using Spreadsheet-based Simulation” has been accepted for publication in Risk Management and Insurance Review, Volume 10. Domingo will be giving the faculty a briefing on "Getting Started with using @Risk Simulation in the Classroom: A Painless Introduction" sometime in mid-February, under the auspices of the HRD Team. At the end of this hands-on session, participants should be able to run a simulation using @Risk.
G.N. Naidu (FIL) is presenting “Portfolio Diversification in the European Union: A Country Beta Approach” at the Academy of Finance meeting in Chicago in March 07. The paper was co-authored with Askar Choudhary (MQM). Naidu and Choudhary also co-authored "Country Betas and Potential Gains in Diversification in the European Union, Volume 4, Issue No. 1, pp.26-36.
G.N. Naidu has been selected to serve on Program Committee for the 2007 Global Finance Conference to be held in Melbourne, Australia the first week of April 2007.
Teresa Palmer (MQM) and Iris Varner (MQM) had their article “A Comparison of the International Diversity on Top Management Teams of Multinational Firms Based in the United States, Europe, and Asia: Status and Implications,” published in Singapore Management Review, Vol. 29, No. 1 (1st half of 2007), pp. 1-30.
Richard MacMinn (FIL) published two recent articles. “Longevity Risk and Capital Markets” with Patrick Brockett and David Blake, was included in Journal of Risk and Insurance, 73(4): 551-557, 2006. “Longevity Bonds: Financial Engineering, Value and Use” with David Blake, Andrew Cairns and Kevin Dowd, was published in Journal of Risk and Insurance, 73(4): 2006. MacMinn is currently organizing the Third International Longevity Risk and Capital Market Solutions Symposium to be held in Taipei in July.
A paper by Chiharu Ishida (MKT) titled "The Contingency Effects of Supplier Influence Strategies and Their Implications for Retailer Cooperation” is on-line in the Journal of Marketing Channels, Volume 14, issue 1, and will be available in print form in March.
Mike Williams (MKT) has been selected as a speaker for the March 7 Selling Power Sales Leadership Conference in Seattle, an annual event attended by 300 sales and sales management professionals from around the World. Williams will address the increasing gap in sales talent and the role played by joint business-university initiatives in increasing the number of capable and high achieving new sales professionals.
Glen Bailey (BTE) was recognized with the first annual Illinois Business Education Association Outstanding Collegiate Teacher of the Year in November at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Springfield. Professor Emerita, Margaret Erthal, nominated Bailey. "I selected him because I think he exemplifies all the qualities and characteristics of the award requirements," Erthal said.
Julie Chadd, the IBEA awards co-chair, said the award was well earned. "Glen is an exceptional college professor in business education."
Bailey taught at the high school and community college levels before coming to Illinois State University seven years ago. "I had an opportunity to decide if I wanted to retire and I decided I did not want to. I wanted to help future teachers and work with them and that's what really inspired me to be a university professor," he said. “In the classroom, I have a personal relationship with my students and that's the greatest thing about my job.
Retirements
After many years of outstanding service to the college of Business, Lee Graf and Mark Slama have retired.
Lee received his D.B.A. degree from Mississippi State University, taught for many years in MQM, served as interim chair for the Department of Accounting and was Director of the M.B.A. program. Lee’s research program has focused on international management, innovative management practices, unionization in institutions of higher learning, and experiential learning/pedagogical innovation. More recently, however, his research has shifted to sexual harassment, issues related to entrepreneurship/small business management, and a myriad of topics related to terrorism and reduction of risk of terrorist attack. Lee was selected as a Fellow of the Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning in 1992. In 1995, Graf was awarded the ISU designation of Outstanding University Researcher, and in 1998, received the Caterpillar Scholar designation.
Mark Slama joined the faculty at Illinois State University in August 1991. Previously, he was an Associate Professor at Utah State University where he began his academic career as an Assistant Professor in 1982 and was given early promotion to Associate Professor in 1985. Mark’s teaching and research interests were in the areas of marketing strategy, marketing management, and buyer behavior. In 1997, Mark received an award for the most outstanding article in the Journal of Consumer Marketing. In spring 1995, he was named Outstanding Researcher in the College of Business at Illinois State University.
Student Accomplishments
Three Students Selected to Participate in the Collegiate Sales Summit
Three ISU students have been recognized for their outstanding academic achievements combined with strong qualities in leadership, service, and professionalism through extra-curricular activities. Lauren Caudell (Senior Marketing-Professional Sales Major), Steve O’Connor (Senior Marketing-Professional Sales Major), and Morgan Blair (Junior Marketing-Professional Sales Major) were each selected to participate in this one-of-a-kind event bringing the top students from a select group of universities across the U.S. together with leading sales and sales management professionals to discuss current business and sales topics along with the most recent developments and trends. The Collegiate Sales Summit is a three day event held in Orlando February 22-24. The event is hosted by Marriott Vacation Club International.
Caterpillar Scholarships Awarded
Forty-one highly-qualified students submitted their applications for the Caterpillar Excellence Fund Scholarship Program. Three faculty-staff members were involved in the review process and are pleased to announce this year’s winners.
Audrey Karrick, Senior BS/MPA Major
Laura Meade, Senior Finance, Insurance, and Economics Major
Timothy Pantaleone, Senior Finance Major
Matthew Weber, Senior Finance Major
Elizabeth Heeren, Junior Finance and Insurance Major
Ashley Brewer, Sophomore BS/MPA Major
Ryan Cullen, Sophomore Accounting – Business Information Systems Sequence
Outstanding Performers Recognized
Greg Blaesing, district manager for CUTCO/VECTOR, recently wrote Career Center director, Michael Schermer with praise for ISU students. Excerpts from his letter appear below.
I just wanted to let you know about the amazing things your students are doing within our company.
Senior marketing major Zach Wagner will be opening his own office this summer. Zach's leadership is outstanding. He has sold over $150,000 worth of our products and is a scholarship winner within our company. Zach has been able to personally save almost $20,000 as a college student. We had Zach run training seminars and interviews for our office and he has also shared responsibility for organizing and setting up Home Shows for our division.
Marketing alum, Rich Gilbert is currently running the Orland Park office and is one of the top 10 new district managers in the company. He ran the Merrillville office this summer and then transferred to his home territory this fall. Richie has amazing drive and leadership skills and has already sold more than $200,000 worth of our products. This has given him the ability to buy two pieces of real estate in the Chicago area.
Steve O'Conner is a senior marketing major at ISU and has been one of the best representatives the Bloomington office has ever seen. He has been an assistant manager in the summer twice and received a promotion during winter break. Steve's financial success with our company has been outstanding. Through his work with CUTCO he has traveled to 10 countries and is nearing $100,000 in personal sales.
We love working with ISU students. They truly are the cream of the crop. We love being Gold Partners with the Professional Sales Institute in the College of Business and look forward to an exciting future and a record breaking 2007. You have helped our students and company so much it cannot be explained with words.
Greg Blaesing
District Manager
Bloomington, IL
