Dean’s Dash Dr. Ross Dickens, Dean College of Business and Global Affairs

The new Interim Chancellor, Dr. Bob Smith, has been touting studies that show experiential learning opportunities are very positively related to improving readiness for the workforce as well as a general improvement of life enjoyment for students after graduation. Last year, this College supported student experiential learning with over $110,000 generated from student fees. The faculty in CBGA is pleased to have empirical support for our decision to have students undertake these experiential learning activities. Importantly, students in Dr. Lajuan Davis’ INFS 236 course produced this newsletter as an example of the work our students are doing.

I note two important events in October. Homecoming is October 10 (against Tennessee State) and I ask you to visit the CBGA tent in Quad City. Additionally, the annual Career

Day will be October 28, and the featured speaker will be Ms. Leigh Shockey. The CBGA Faculty/Student Committee members will be looking for industry representatives to talk to students that day and will be glad to hear from

any alumni, employer, etc. if you think you could participate. I wish to thank all those who joined last spring’s Captain’s Challenge. The College is using funds from that event to replace seating in the lobby, which would be impossible without your kind gifts. CBGA is also dependent on donations to help fund student workers who complete tasks such as monitoring computer labs for students to utilize when classes are not meeting in the labs. Finally, I ask your assistance in helping to recruit future Skyhawks. The College always appreciates your spreading the word about your alma mater. Ross Dickens

Table of Contents Student News ........................................................2 International News ...............................................4 Alumni News.........................................................6 Faculty News .........................................................6 Retirements & Goodbyes .....................................6 Contact Information..............................................9 Endnotes/Meet the Editors .................................9 Honors Banquet Photos .....................................10

Volume III September 2015 Number 1

CBGA: Student-focused excellence

CBGA Newsletter 2 Fall 2015

CBGA Spring 2015 Honors Banquet On Thursday, April 16, 2015, the UTM College of Business and Global Affairs held its 2015 Honors Banquet and Beta Gamma Sigma Initiation in the Boling University Center Ballroom. The purpose of the banquet is to recognize exceptional students and faculty

CBGA Scholarship Winners Announced Spring 2015

within the College of Business and Global Affairs. Before the banquet, many students were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, a prestigious honors society admitting the top 10% of business majors in bachelor’s or master’s programs. The evening was a celebration of exceptional students and dedicated professors. Throughout the evening the family atmosphere could be felt, and evidence was present concerning how much the College of Business cares about the students. Dr. Morgan Miles, former Chair of the Hendrix Chair of Free Enterprise at UTM, provided a keynote address. With an eye on teaching and experiential learning, CBGA Dean Ross Dickens enlisted the help from the Marketing 377, Event Planning class for the event’s layout, entertainment, audio-visual, décor, and menu planning. All aspects of the banquet from the food to the goldfish swimming in the flower vases at the center of each table was planned by the class. What a truly excellent night! By: Mariah Whitney, edited by M. Goddard, A. Kilburn, and L. Davis

Student News

Pictured on the first row (2nd from left) is Ms. Tenna Bynum, dean’s asst. and Dr. Ashley Kilburn (center

front), professor for MKTG 377.

Pictures of honors recipients can be seen on page 10 of the newsletter.

Scholarship recipients announced by the Faculty/Student Committee *Brown/Hill Family Law Angelica Butler - $600 Amanda Young - $800 Elizabeth Harris - $800 Wynter Crowell - $800 *Buford/Beatrice Irwin Bus Admn Von Griffin - $500 Victor Guerrero - $500 Jodie Duncan - $500 Matthew Hirsh - $500 *Dee Fields Pritchett Business Toni Holford - $750 *Gene and Verletta Stanford Dillon Symon - $500 Harrison Hawks - $500 Bethany Jones - $500 Lisa Warren - $500 *Rhonda D. Mitchell Angelica Butler - $300 *Robert (Pete) Vawter Scholarship Brandy Behrens - $875 Jessica Hollingsworth - $875 Kendall Daniels - $875 Aaron White - $875 [cont’d. p. 3]

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Daniels is McWherter Scholar Daniels Selected as McWherter Scholar Each year a large number of exceptionally talented applicants apply for the Governor Ned McWherter Scholarships. This year Nathan Daniels, an International and Strategic Studies student in CGBA, was designated as the 2015–2016 McWherter Scholar. As a scholar, Daniels is eligible to receive up to $2,000.

Daniels is pictured on a study-abroad trip in France, July 2015

Cassie Hood Southern Illinois University School of Law

Kelley Parks Stetson University College of Law

Sara Christopher Belmont University College of Law

Dana Maurizio University of Memphis law school

Yicong Sun MBA Program at UT Martin

Patricia Avery State of Tennessee in the Audit department

Andrea Argo Tax Auditing Associate for the Tennessee Department of Revenue

Meredith Jaggars State of Tennessee in the Audit department

Danielle Pence Greenfield Banking Company

Dustin Boroughs BDO

Cody Worley ATA

Krysten Hawley Delana Hampton, CPA

Charles McClellan Cummins, Inc.

Sean Palfy Cummins, Inc.

Jess Campbell FDIC

Matt Murphy KPMG

Garrett Rackley Williams, Williams & Lentz

Simon Saputo Cowart Reese Sargent CPA’s

Tara Adcock Cummins, Inc.

Riley Brown Brentwood Services, Inc.

Steven Thomas Delek US, Inc

AWARDED

Tara Adcock Tennessee Society of CPA’s Accounting

Kelsey Gregory Tennessee Society of CPA’s Accounting

Scholarship recipients announced by the Faculty/Student Committee continued— *Retired Accounting Faculty Endowment Scholarship Tyler Guy - $750 Jordan Harris - $750 *Stephen T Wright Memorial Nancy Sanchez - $500 Laribeth Bondurant - $500 *Tom Noble Management Endowed Scholarship Morgan Lamon - $1,000 Taylor Douglas - $1,000 *Walter P Gorman Memorial Alisha Saleem - $1,500

ACCEPTED

EMPLOYEDD

ACQUIRED INTERNSHIPS

AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS

STUDENTS’ SUCCESSES

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CBGA Student Recives Management Award Kelly Murray Portfolio Management Award— Christopher Mullins (second from right in photo) was voted by his classmates to receive the Kelly W. Murray Excellence in Portfolio Management Award for the Spring 2015 semester. The award, named for the late son of Dr. Sandra and William Murray, recognizes outstanding effort and dedication managing the UT Martin Tennessee Valley Authority stock portfolio in conjunction with TVA Investment Challenge. TVA’s Investment Challenge in a partnership between TVA and 25 universities in its service territory and provides a real-world learning experience in portfolio management by allowing students to manage actual stock portfolios. Mullins, a Clinton, KY, resident, graduated May 2 with a bachelor of science in business administration and a major in finance.

Pictured (l-r) are Dr. Timothy Perry, assistant professor of finance; Randall Barnes, senior program manager, corporate investments, TVA, Knoxville; Mullins; and William Murray, father of the late Kelly Murray, for whom the award is named

UTM Graduate Speaks at Young Scholars Academy Banquet Young Scholars Academy—Kiara Champion Castleman, a UT Martin Transportation Service coordinator, university graduate, and current MBA student, was the keynote speaker June 12 at the Young Scholars Academy closing

banquet in the Duncan Ballroom. She spoke about her journey and the challenges she faced while becoming a successful college student. West Tennessee high school students attended the weeklong academy to experience the college campus atmosphere and participate in related academic-success and skills classes and leadership-development activities.

Pictured (l to r) are Castleman, Benjamin Northington, YSA counselor and senior UT Martin engineering student, and Dr. Annie Jones, UT Martin minority affairs coordinator and YSA director

International News CBGA was able to support seven travel study/study abroad opportunities during the summer months. Nathan Daniels (International Studies), Dana Maurizio (Political Science), and Tara White (International Studies) all traveled to France. April Golatt (International Studies) and Darcy Hulon (International Studies) journeyed to Spain. Amber Costello (Management) also studied in Spain while Japan was the country of choice for Taylor Flanagan (International Studies). Dr. Kevin Long, Assistant Professor of Business Law, was set to lead a group of students to Kyrgyzstan, but had to cancel the trip due to security issues in the area.

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FMA Chapter Earns Superior Chapter Award The UT Martin FMA [Financial Management Association] chapter has earned the FMA Superior Chapter Award for the 2014–2015 academic year. This highly coveted designation is awarded to less than five percent of FMA chapters. FMA received a special plaque in recognition of this significant achievement. Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter Receives Honors The UT Martin Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter qualified for Honors for the 2014–2015 academic year. The chapter was designated for Honors by submitting information that was reviewed and analyzed via the national Chapter Management System (CMS) and Online Operation System (OOS). The honors status is indicative of a campus where academic excellence is valued and where the faculty officers of the chapter work diligently to enhance Beta Gamma Sigma’s stature on campus. CBGA Dean, Dr. Ross Dickens, was presented with a certificate by the Beta Gamma Sigma Staff at the Regional Deans’ Meeting to acknowledge and recognize the chapter’s outstanding accomplishments. Digital Writing Students Have Busy Semester The students of INFS 255, Digital Writing with Business English, developed a product idea, designed graphics, completed patent searches, filled out paperwork, and submitted their idea to the company that produces Duct Tape. The students' idea passed the first hurdle and was presented to the Product Development and Innovation team at ShurTech Brands, LLC for review. The students worked on this “idea submission project” in addition to hosting the first-ever CBGA “Social Media Popcorn Blast” and a “Blooper Contest” during the course of the Spring 2015 semester.

Pictured at the “Social Media Popcorn Blast,” back row from l to r: Jonathon Crawford, Charles Brenton, Jordan Sinclair; front row from l to r: Brie Cobb, Asha Jenkins, Dr. Lajuan Davis, Winter Evans, and Abbiegail Bingham

Students “Happy” About Economics

Pi Sigma Epsilon is your boss’s fraternity. Many PSE alumni are CEO’s of major companies and several are corporate partners. When you join this fraternity, you not only become a member of an elite business fraternity, you gain an advantage over other students. PSE members obtain valuable skills, knowledge, and business experiences to use for future careers by attending regional and national conferences. Last year nationals was hosted at Houston, Texas. Savannah Walker competed in the Pro-Am-Sellathon, which is a sales competition. In addition to competitions, a career fair is hosted at the national conference with over 50 companies recruiting PSE students for job opportunities. Join today! Contact Savannah Walker for more information: savlwalk@ut.utm.edu

“If you are not a member, you are probably working for one.”

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Economics Students’ “Happy” Assignment Each semester some instructors of economics from different institutions participate in a national contest on Rockonomix. Rockonomix uses popular music mixed with economic principles to foster learning. Students write new lyrics to popular songs and produce their own original music video. UT Martin students Jalen Taylor, Mohammed Alismail, and Kyle Goode honored UTM with their parody of “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, changing the lyrics to explain the concept of gross domestic product. The complete playlist can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMdNY3-IwUXWmGYevxuMG0YRyXez4mz_-

MSAAL 2015 Hosted on UTM Campus During the week of August 2 – August 6, the campus of UT Martin hosted the third year of the Mid-South School of Advanced Agricultural Lending through the Horace and Sara Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking and the Gil Parker Chair of Excellence in Food and Fiber. The school had 23 Ag Leaders from Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas. These Ag Leaders received the most up-to-date industry information from Dr. Freddie Barnard, Purdue University, Dr. Dave Kohl, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech and Dr. Steve Isaacs from the University of Kentucky. For more information, interested individuals can access the following link: www.utm.edu/departments/cbga/aglending

UTM Alum Receives Award

Jennifer Hampton (alum, CBGA Advisory Board) won the Jack Phelan Award for her exceptional achievement in building client relationships (one of 651 winners of 14,000+ financial advisors) for Edward Jones. (Full article appeared in The Weakley County Press on June 30, 2015)

Faculty Awards

Dr. Lajuan Davis (above, left), associate professor; Dr. Sam Faught (above, right), assistant professor; and Drs. Jayme Long and Cooper Johnson, adjunct instructors, College of Business and Global Affairs, recently received Presentation Excellence Awards from the International Conference on Learning and Administration in Nashville, TN

Alum News

MSAAL 2015: Some of the individuals at the conference are pictured (l to r) Richard Brock, Brock Associates; Bruce Williams, The Andersons; Dr. Steve Isaacs, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture; Dr. Freddie Barnard, Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics; and Dr. David Kohl, Virginia Tech

Faculty News

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Faculty Publications

Ross Dickens, professor and dean, College of Business and Global Affairs, has an article titled “Exploring Pricing Issues for High-quality Online Programming” included in The EvoLLLution! online publication. The article may be viewed at the following link: http://www.evolllution.com/higher_ed_business/exploring-pricingissues-high-quality -onlineprogramming/ Timothy (Ty) Perry, assistant professor of finance in the CBGA at UTM has co-authored a book with Leslie Anne Perry. This book provides a concise and informative introduction to finance for children ages 9+ and is illustrated by Nathan Dunnavant.

Faculty Promotions in CBGA

Dr. Lajuan Davis in the Department of Management, Marketing, and Information Systems was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. Dr. Chris Baxter in the Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science was promoted to the rank of Professor.

UTM Professors Sponsor Travel Study to Washington D.C.

Pictured l to r: Sandra Koch, Dr. Malcolm Koch, Thomas Champion, Cara Brewer, Rachel Crinklaw, Anderson Starling, Sen. Corker, Saud Altimyat, Ali Barros, Jackson Redditt, Paul Jordan, Kayla Tunstall, Katie Nixon

A group of three professors and nine students visited Washington, D.C. this May to introduce students to international jobs and internships in government and with non-profit organizations. This was the third trip led by Dr. Malcolm Koch, political science and Sandra Koch, international studies. This year Dr. Anderson Starling accompanied the group to get ideas for leading a similar D.C. trip in 2016 to explore domestic jobs and internships for UTM graduates. The group spent time at the Pentagon, State Department, and on Capitol Hill visiting with mid-level professionals who shared inside stories of their career paths and offered tips for skills needed to succeed in the DC job market. The students also visited the U.S. Institute of Peace, Devex (a job board and information service for international development professionals), and the American Security Project (ASP), a think tank, with which UTM has a relationship as part of UTM’s International Security Program.

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Steve Wiley Visits UTM Campus On April 20, Steve Wiley of The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg was on the UT Martin campus as part of an Academic Speakers program for the 2014–2015 academic year. Mr. Wiley is a highly acclaimed speaker who has influenced and entertained tens of thousands of top executives from around the world. Without exception, Steve Wiley receives the highest ratings possible from his audiences and his manner of presenting leadership development and leadership insights have received high praises. While on campus Mr. Wiley conducted a leadership workshop for UT Martin students from the College of Business, some of whom are also a part of the Ned McWherter Institute for Innovation and Collaboration. In the workshop, Wiley talked about leadership using examples from The Battle of Gettysburg. Students and faculty attending the leadership workshop are pictured with Wiley.

Students: Taylor Martin, Spencer Atkins, Crystal Climer, Rebecca Lund, Kristen Welch, Jessica Stephens, Emily McCartney, Abbegail Bingham and Rachael Wolters. Faculty and staff who attended the workshop where David Belote (Office of Student Engagement), Dexter Davis (CBGA) and Jennifer Schlicht (CBGA) (Not pictured: Anna Whitten)

UT Martin Ranked #11 in the Top 50 Best Online MBA Programs

In an ever-changing job market, a Master’s of Business Administration degree (MBA) is an attractive option for those wanting to gain management experience. In fact, the latest statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics show that 191,571 students earned MBA’s in 2011 and 2012, a significantly higher number than a few decades ago, in which 26,490 students took home MBA’s in the 1970 and 1971 school years. Considering most of today’s MBAs degrees require three or more years (or work experience) and many potential graduate students want to maintain their current career while attending classes, online MBA programs have been appearing at some of the best learning institutions across the country. These programs can include an online component added to traditional classroom learning or offer virtual learning with little or no in-person residencies. Unlike MBA’s of yesteryear, today’s students also have choices in terms of degree concentration and length of the program—anywhere from one to six years. The listing that ranked the CBGA’s online program as number 11 in the country was based on the following criteria:

Affordability (1/3): The overall average cost of the program for out-of-state students, per credit hour; other fees not included

Flexibility (1/3): The makeup of the program: fully online, hybrid, or class-based learning with online features

Academic prestige (1/3): The strength and reputation of a given program according to other prominent rankings such as U.S. News

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U.S. News & World Report announced that UT Martin’s Online MBA program ranked #16 for Best Online MBA Program for Veterans and #87 for Best Online Bachelor’s Program for Veterans.

UT Martin Offers New Hybrid MBA Program

Just launched for the 2015 fall semester, The University of Tennessee at Martin now offers a hybrid MBA program that allows students to learn in a mix of online and in-person instruction. The program requires students to visit campus five times per semester at the nationally ranked top 60 school while working towards the 38-credit-hour degree. Students can select the general business degree option or take advantage of the agricultural option. Tuition is $1,293 per credit hour. For more information on the hybrid online program, please contact: mba@utm.edu

Best Online MBA Programs for Vets

Students in the INFS 236 (Microsoft Applications) class served as copywriters, researchers, and completed paste-up on this edition of the CBGA newsletter.

Meet the Editors

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Editorial Staff: Emily Allen; An Qiyue; Laribeth Bondurant; Dorothy Boyle; Clint Brown; Dimitric Brown; Britney Clark; Kavonna Cooper; Jonathan Crawford; Amber Cunningham; Mark Graubner; Asha Jenkins; Abbe Kerns; Tracy Sallee; Amber Sherman; Jalen Taylor; Savannah Walker

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to

pass; it’s about learning to dance in the

rain.”— Vivian Greene

Retirements and Goodbyes ◘ Ms. Robbie Hillsman, Instructor of Marketing, has announced her retirement at the end of the Fall 2015 semester ◘ Dr. Mason Kim, Assistant Professor of Political Science, resigned his position at the end of Spring 2015 to accept a job in the greater-Atlanta area ◘ Dr. Morgan Miles, Professor or Marketing and Hendrix Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise, accepted a position in Christchurch, New Zealand

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Featured in the first four rows are all the student award recipients from the 2015 CBGA Honors Banquet. The bottom row features the faculty award recipients. In the picture on the left are the international students who were recognized during the banquet. Pictured on the front row are Dr. Ross Dickens, Dean, (l) and Dr. Malcolm Koch, Executive Director of the Center for International Education, (r).

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