Faculty News and Accomplishments
Publications and Presentations
Staff Recognition Luncheon
News from Grad Studies
News from the School of Accountancy
Phi Beta Lambda
Summer Business Program in Italy
New Faces at the College of Business
Summer Welcome

Faculty News and Accomplishments

Jake Halliday is the project leader for MU's initiative to establish a new business incubator. According to Jake, key elements of a successful incubator are that it (1) be advanced jointly with the business community of the area and (2) be viewed as a teaching and research laboratory integrated with entrepreneurship programs. Given Jake's perspectives about the incubator, he is interested in being involved with the college's educational activities in the area of entrepreneurship. Consequently, Jake has been given a courtesy appointment in our college as an adjunct assistant professor of management. Jake has a PhD in plant sciences and served for 10 years as president and CEO of ABC Labs here in Columbia. Jake founded and until recently served as chair of the Life Sciences Business Coalition for the Columbia area. Currently, he is president of the board of the Missouri Innovation Center.

Billie Cunningham has been promoted to adjunct associate professor of accountancy. This well-deserved promotion is effective September 1. Billie has been a member of the college's faculty since fall 1994. During her 10 years at MU, she has taught introduction to accounting to literally thousands of students. The quality of her teaching and her dedication to students have earned both college and campus-level awards for her. Billie has made, and continues to make, other important contributions to the college, the School of Accountancy, and the accounting profession. She has conducted numerous workshops around the country on strategies for incorporating writing, creativity, and critical thinking in accounting classes. Billie has served as chair of both the Teaching and Curriculum Section and the Two-Year College Section of the American Accounting Association, and on numerous Federation of Schools of Accountancy committees. In addition, Billie is the chair of the American Institute of CPAs' Core Competency Best Practices Task Force. Billie is the co-author (with Loren Nikolai) of a college-level text, Accounting: Information for Business Decisions. She has also published articles in a variety of journals and serves on the editorial review board of Issues in Accounting.

Tim Waid, adjunct instructor for management, is teaching business skills and leadership training to manufacturing professionals around the state of Missouri as part of a Department of Labor Technical Skills Training Grant Program. The program is designed to raise the level of skill of incumbent and displaced workers in the field of advanced manufacturing. This program will last through January 2007 with 300 manufacturing professionals receiving specialized training.

On August 27, Dean Bruce Walker was one of six judges for the first annual Kansas City Future of Business Awards competition. This new program is co-sponsored by UMB Bank, Deloitte, and Ingram's magazine. The panel of judges reviewed applications from 22 business firms and then selected 8 winners. The award winners will be announced at a luncheon this fall.

Throughout the summer, Todd Chiles, Dan Greening, Doug Moesel, and Bruce Walker have worked with 18 faculty members from five other MU academic divisions to prepare a proposal for entrepreneurship research funding from the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City. Dr. Walker has been serving as the coordinator for the Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Research Group. The group will submit the final proposal, covering three distinct research streams, by mid-September.

Jere Francis was appointed to the following national committees of the American Accounting Association: Chair, Doctoral Consortium Committee (2005-06); Chair, Nominating Committee for Outstanding Accounting Educator Award (2004-05). He was also the invited Plenary Speaker at the 2004 Symposium on China Accounting and Finance Research in Hong Kong in June.

Inder Khurana (and his co-investigator from the University of North Texas) received funding for their research proposal on fraudulent financial reporting under the joint KPMG-University of Illinois Business Measurement Research Program. The proposal was one of three selected from 32 applications.

Publications and Presentations

Chenjie "Fred" Miao presented two conference papers at the summer American Marketing Association conference in Boston. The titles are: "When Is the High/Low Status Brand Alliance a Viable Strategy - The Role of Strategic Complementarity" and "Effects of Controversial Publicity on Consumers' Responses - When Bad News Boomerangs."

Amanda Helm, PhD student in marketing, presented "Consumer Cynics: Dangerous Enemies, Loyal Friends" at the Midwest Marketing Camp at Michigan State University in June.

Todd Chiles and doctoral student Vishal Gupta presented their paper “Austrian Entrepreneurship: Venturing Beyond Creative Destruction and Entrepreneurial Discovery” on August 11 at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in New Orleans, LA.

Management doctoral students Liviu Florea, Dana Haggard, and JP Palmer co-authored papers with Tom Dougherty and presented them at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, New Orleans, August 6-11: Florea, L. & Dougherty, T.W. "The Other Side of the Coin: A Link Between Interviewers' Attributions and Impressions"; Haggard, D.L. & Dougherty, T.W. "Abusive Supervision: Using a Therapeutic Lens to Investigate Dysfunctional Work Relationships"; Palmer, J. & Dougherty, T.W. "Organizational Web Site Information: Effects on Job Seekers' Fit Perceptions and Attraction."

Jere Francis presented a research paper co-authored with doctoral students Ken Reichelt and Dechun Wang at the American Accounting Association's annual meeting in August titled "The Pricing of National and City-Specific Reputations for Industry Expertise in the U.S. Audit Market."

Marsha Richins published an article in the June 2004 issue of the Journal of Consumer Research titled "The Material Values Scale: Measurement Properties and Development of a Short Form."

Mark Houston co-authored "A Network Perspective on Marketing Strategy Performance," a chapter on social network analysis that appeared in Assessing Marketing Strategy Performance, a book on strategy research methodologies published in August 2004 by the Marketing Science Institute. Mark also presented a co-authored paper "The Good, The Bad, and Studio-Manufactured Buzz: Can Good Marketing Save a Bad Movie?" at the 2004 AMA Summer Educators' Conference in Boston, MA.

Elaine Mauldin published a paper "The Effect of Corporate Restructuring Charges on Employer Contributions to Profit Sharing Plans" in the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy in the July/August 2004 issue.

Undergraduate management capstone students in the summer session interacted with senior executives from two leading companies in the IT outsourcing industry, Wipro and Cognizant. The two interactive sessions provided students a chance to gain first-hand information, ask questions, and raise concerns in an open atmosphere with practitioners from the industry. The two sessions were possible because of  the videoconferencing facilities in Cornell Hall. Management doctoral student Vishal Gupta arrange the videoconferences.

Inder Khurana presented two papers at the 2004 annual meeting of the American Accounting Association in Orlando. One paper was co-authored with Raynolde Pereira and Dan Dhaliwal: "An Empirical Examination of the Real Effects of Voluntary Disclosure." Another was co-authored with K.K. Raman and Dechun Wang, "The Threat of Private Litigation and the Predictive Ability of Reported earnings for Future Cash Flows: International Evidence."

Staff Recognition Luncheon

The annual Staff Recognition Luncheon was held Tuesday, May 25th. Many faculty members, retired faculty and administrators showed their support of the College's great staff by attending this event.

The names of the honorees:

* A 15-Year MU Service Award was presented to Jane Halbert.
* A 20-Year MU Service Award was presented to Sandra House.

The college honors up to two staff members annually with Outstanding Staff Service Awards. This year's winners, based on nominations and committee selection, are:

* Bill Everhart, user support analyst, Technology Services.
* Phyllis Moore, senior academic advisor, Undergraduate Programs Office.

Each of the two recipients not only received a recognition plaque but also a $750 prize. Both Bill and Phyllis are very deserving of this high honor.

Chancellor Richard Wallace was the guest speaker.

News from Grad Studies

Ph.D. Orientation - New College of Business doctoral students met with faculty, staff, and fellow doctoral students on Monday, August 16 for orientation. After welcoming remarks and a program overview, new students had lunch with representatives from their respective departments. The afternoon sessions included a continuation of the program overview and a student panel discussion of issues associated with life as a Ph.D. student. The orientation concluded with a picnic on Sunday, August 22, at Bethel Park. Welcome to new doctoral students Wee (Eric) Lee and Chiangjiang (John) Wang in Accountancy; Wan Yan and Tal Zarankin in Management; and Beibei Dong, Amanda Earley, and Shrihari Sridhar in Marketing.

Ph.D. in Business Administration Graduates - Congratulations to the following College of Business Ph.D. graduates; placements are in parentheses. May 2004 graduates include: Accountancy - Maria Caban-Garcia (University of South Florida); Management - Rhetta Standifer (MU).  August 2004 graduates include: Accountancy - Grant Beck (University of Nevada-Las Vegas), Alex Nikitkov (Brock University), and Dechun Wang (University of Nebraska); Finance - Ravi Jain (Emporia State) and Shaorong Zhang (Marshall University); Management - Felissa Lee (Marquette); and Marketing - Er Fang (Seattle University) and Robert Palmatier postdoctoral appointment at (Northwestern).

Study Abroad in Asolo, Italy - MBA students have always shown an interest in international cultures and this past summer was no exception. MU is one of 32 members of the Consortium of Universities for International Business Studies. This past summer nine current Crosby MBA students participated in the Consortium's International MBA Program in Asolo, Italy. Each student completed six hours of graduate-level business courses while experiencing the cultures of the European countries.

MBA Orientation - The fourteenth annual MBA Orientation was held on August 16-20 for the 83 students entering in summer and fall 2004. The five-day formatthat began with last year’s orientation and used again, providing the students the opportunity to attend academic modules in finance, marketing and statistics.  A panel of MBA alums - Amber Duncan from CBIZ Consulting, Joe Denother from MBS Textbooks, and Rock Schaller from Sprint - offered advice to the new students on using their time in the program to prepare for their career search. Other highlights that were popular with the new students included having lunch with the faculty, dining on Shakespeare’s pizza at Harpo’s and a picnic at Bethel Park.

GMAC Conference - Michael Christy attended the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) conference in Boston in June. The program emphasized the importance of a comprehensive faculty commitment to MBA programs as well as the need to coordinate the admissions and placement functions to increase the placement rate for graduates. A highlight of the conference was a presentation by Jim Collins, the author of Good to Great, who spoke on how to make all organizations truly exceptional.

May and August MBA Graduates - The Crosby MBA Program’s annual graduation banquet was held on May 7 to recognize the 64 students who graduated in May and August. Dr. Suzanne Ortega, Dean of the Graduate School, was present to share congratulatory remarks, and MBA Association President, Jennifer Poeschl, shared a student’s perspective with her graduating peers. One of the highlights of the celebration was the announcement of awards to outstanding graduates. 

• Outstanding Finance MBA – Richard Poston

• Oustanding Management MBA – Jennifer Poeschl and Mihaela Cernusca

• Outstanding Marketing MBA – Kim Mouser and Chih-Hao Cheng

• Outstanding MIS MBA – Ryan Duong

• Outstanding Business Generalist MBA – Rhiana Sharp

Crosby MBA Entering Class - The MBA program welcomed a total of 116 new students in 2004. This class is the largest in recent years and includes students with a wide variety of academic and employment backgrounds. New international students come from the Bahamas, China, Georgia, India, Japan, Korea, Nigeria, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine and Vietnam. Academic backgrounds include engineering, science, journalism, computer science, business and the liberal arts. The class has an average GMAT of 620, an average undergraduate grade point average of 3.36 and an average of two years' work experience. Total enrollment in the MBA program this fall is 211.

Faculty Award - The fifth annual John A. Riggs, Jr., Excellence in MBA Teaching Award was presented to Michael Dorigan at the graduation banquet in May. Dr. Dorigan was a visiting professor for two years and taught Advanced Financial Management, Security Markets and Investments and Financing Multinational Business. He has returned to the private sector.

St. Louis Business Community - For a second year the Crosby MBA Program was a co-sponsor of the “30 Under 30” awards presented by the St. Louis Business Journal to 30 young professionals in the St. Louis metropolitan area who are on their way to becoming the next generation of business leaders.  Michael Christy, Robyn Ridgway and Barbara Schneider, along with a group of MBA alums, attended the awards reception in July.

MBA Students Participate in Olympic Trials - Two Crosby MBA students participated in the Summer 2004 Olympic Trials in Sacramento, California this July.  Michelle Moran competed in the women’s heptathlon and finished seventh in the finals. Michelle is a second-year MBA student and will finish the requirements for the degree in December. Tim Dunne competed in the men’s 800 meter run and finished 17th in the preliminaries with a time of 1:48.38. Tim began the MBA program in January 2004.

MBA Association - The MBA Association is focused on providing opportunities for increased professional awareness through guest speakers, networking, business-related field trips, community service, and social enrichment. The MBA Association has proven to be an ideal way for students of many different cultures to share and learn from one another.

The following students were elected to MBA Association offices for the Fall 2004 semester:

Alicia Busse – President
Andrew Schach – GSA/GPC Representative
Steve Duran – MBA Policy Committee Representative
Dao Dang – Treasurer
Michelle Moran – VP Communications
Staci Albenesius – VP Consulting Day
Chinwe Ndubuka – VP International Day
Kameron Murphy – VP Networking
Amber Schewe – VP Philanthropy
Rick Bagy and Grant Mechlin – VP Special Events
Alex Arnote – VP Technology

News from the School of Accountancy

Tom Howard is the new director of the School of Accountancy on an interim basis. Most recently, Tom has been at the University of Kentucky (UK) as the PricewaterhouseCoopers Professor and, until June 30 of this year, director of the Von Allmen School of Accountancy. He has a PhD and an MBA from Arizona State University and a BSBA from Drake University. Tom is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner. Before moving to UK in 2001, Tom served as director of the Culverhouse School of Accountancy at the University of Alabama for nine years. From 1979 to 1989, Tom was a member of our college's faculty. During that period, Tom served as director of accountancy graduate programs for two years and as assistant dean for one year.

Tom has published articles in a number of journals, including the Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, and Contemporary Accounting Research. He has been the editor of Issues in Accounting Education, and has served on the editorial boards of several journals.

Tom has offered workshops in the teaching and interpretation of governmental accounting issues and in auditing for fraud. He has earned teaching awards and in December 2000 received the FSA/Joseph A. Silvoso Faculty Merit Award for distinguished contributions to the Federation of Schools of Accountancy, the profession of accounting, and accounting education.

Phi Beta Lambda

Members of Mizzou's Phi Beta Lambda chapter participated in the National Leadership Conference in July in Denver. The conference featured over 40 competitive events for individuals, teams, and chapters, as well as leadership training and election of national officers. The six members who attended the National Conference all placed in the top 10 in the nation in their respective events. Mizzou received 1st in the nation in the Local Chapter Annual Business Report, was the largest chapter in the region for the third time in the last five years, and was named a Gold Key Chapter as one of the top chapters in the nation. The next national conference will be held in Orlando, Florida in June 2005.

Summer Business Program in Italy

Sixty students participated in the College's Summer Business Program in Italy this past summer. Students studied international courses in marketing, management, and finance at Bergamo University in northern Italy from May 14 to June 11. The students took one course from an Italian professor and another from an MU professor. Italian students and MU students were mixed together in the classes, which created a very rich and meaningful international experience for students from both universities. Dan Turban taught organizational behavior, John Stansfield taught international finance, and Chuck Franz taught project management. Three professors from Bergamo University offered courses in international marketing, international business, and banking and insurance.

New Faces at the College of Business

Laura Harris is the new coordinator of publications and media relations for the Advancement Office. Laura is from St. Louis, and is a graduate of the MU School of Journalism. She returned to MU after working at Ocean County College in Toms River, New Jersey since 2000. Laura will focus on communications the college sends to alumni and friends, including Mizzou Business Online and Mizzou Business Magazine.

Sarah Kurre joined the Advancement Office as a development officer in May. She received her BSBA in marketing here in 1992 and was a member of Mizzou's gymnastic team.Sarah comes to the college from MU's Corporate/Foundation Relations Office. Prior to that, she worked at KOMU TV-8 for eight years, four of which as director of marketing and promotions. Sarah will direct her efforts toward establishing relationships with and seeking gifts from alumni in the Midwest.

Mike Haggas is the new director of development for the Advancement Office, joining the department in July. Mike is from Omaha, Nebraska, and received his BSBA degree at Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa. Most recently, he was Clarke College’s director of development for four years.  Mike’s primary focus at MU will be to meet with College of Business alumni and friends to seek their involvement with and support of the college. He will concentrate on Kansas City, St. Louis and geographical areas east of the Mississippi River.

Deb Denham joined the Advancement Office in May. Deb earned her BSBA degree from Iowa State University. She has worked at MU for three years as an administrative associate at the School of Medicine before taking her new position in the Advancement Office.Deb will lend administrative support to the executive director of advancement.

Megan Warner joined the Undergraduate Programs Office as an academic advisor in May. Originally from Seattle, Washington, she moved to Columbia to attend graduate school at MU. She earned her master's degree in Higher Education Administration/Student Affairs through the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis program last May.

Paulette Thurston returned to the College of Business as an administrative assistant in the Undergraduate Programs office after serving as an administrative assistant at the MU Police Department. Prior to working at the police department, Paulette was with MTI in the College of Business. Paulette is a lifelong Boone County resident and a loyal Tiger fan.

Summer Welcome

From June 3 through July 8 the College of Business Advising Office saw 996 new students during Summer Welcome. Of these students, 115 were transfer students and 881 were freshmen. All of the students went through an orientation to the College of Business, met with advisors to discuss classes, and worked with current students to register for their classes. The week before fall classes began, advisors met with approximately 100 additional new students who did not go through Summer Welcome. Additionally, over 700 freshman attended a welcome meeting on August 19. At the meeting, the students heard from representatives of many of the student organizations in the College of Business and received advice on how to become involved.