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PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL
RESERVE SETS CHALLENGE, GIVES ASSIGNMENTS TO NEW GENERATION
OF GRADUATES
Dr. Alfred Broaddus, president of The Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond delivered challenging remarks to graduates at
the May 22 School of Business commencement at the Siegel
Center. After pointing out that the past year produced the
most widely publicized corporate governance scandals in recent
memory, he challenged the graduates "to hold yourselves
to the highest standards in your careers and in your lives,
and to demand the same of your associates." He also
presented the graduates with two assignments. "Confront
the major economic and social policy issues our nation faces
and deal with them more effectively than my generation has," he
said. He urged graduates to become involved in their communities
by helping build financial literacy among the disadvantaged
members of society. One issue, he described, as the "growing
disparity of income and wealth across American households
that is already straining our social fabric, and which will
strain it further if this trend continues,"
He spoke of his long association with the School's faculty,
and of the many alumni now employed and playing key roles
at all levels of the Bank's diverse operation, saying that
without any exaggeration those employees shine.
The complete text of Dr. Broaddus' remarks are available
on the School of Business website www.bus.vcu.edu.
KNAPP JOINS SCHOOL. Douglas Knapp has
joined the School of Business as Interim Director of Development
and Alumni Affairs. Doug comes to us from the Museum of the
Confederacy, where he was Director of Development for the
past 12 years. Doug also has worked in chapter development
for a national fraternity, and in a counseling role at both
Old Dominion University and Boston College. He has an undergraduate
degree from the University of New Hampshire and a master's
degree from Suffolk University.
DOCTORAL RESEARCH PUBLISHED BY DRS. COFFMAN & TONDKAR.
In a recent journal article entitled "Prolific Authors
of Accounting Literature" published in Advances in Accounting,
2003, pp.95-125, Professors Ed Coffman and Rasoul Tondkar
were ranked in their respective doctoral graduating class
for the years 1968 to 1997 for their research productivity.
Their research has been published in 40 selected accounting
journals. The top 10 researchers based on the number of publications
in the 40 journals were identified by year of doctoral graduation
for the 30-year period. Dr. Coffman tied at the 9th rank
for his class of 1973 which had 151 graduates. Dr. Tondkar
tied for the 10th rank for the class of 1980 which had 136
graduates. Congratulations to both for such a significant
achievement!
DR. TRUMBLE RECEIVES FULBRIGHT FOR STUDY IN INDIA. Dr.
Robert R. Trumble, Professor of Management and former Dean
of the School of Business, has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship
to the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, India.
The Indian Institute of Management is recognized as India's
leading business school. Bangalore has the largest concentration
of outsourcing firms in India. Dr. Trumble will lecture
and conduct research at the Indian Institute of Management
during
the fall 2004 semester. The purpose of the Fulbright Program
is to increase mutual understanding and establish cooperative
relationships between the people of the United States and
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Dr. Van Wood, Philip Morris Chair in International Business, right end, served
as Scholarship Chairman for Richmond Export-Import Club. This year's recipients
were Ancaa Chiriac,first place, right; Manju Daryanai, second place, Virginia
Commonwealth University, center; and Megan Trainer, left, third place recipient,
University of Richmond. Immediately behind her is her guest Dr. Julie Baker.
At the extreme left is Dr. Heiko deB Wijnholds of VCU and Dr.Dana Lascu, University
of Richmond.
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Meet the Staff of the Development and Alumni Office. Doug Knapp,
foreground, Interim Director of Development and Alumni Affairs; Katherine
Oliver, Assistant Director, and Anita Vause, Development Coordinator. The
monthly eSUMMARY
originates with their office. They are also responsible for School of Business
Alumni Board support, development projects and Investor Circle and Business
Circle activities.
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POST CARD FROM DR. Rasnic . A recent post card
from Dr. Carol Rasnic updated us on her activities abroad. She
is lecturing this summer on U.S. Employment Discrimination Law
at the University of Lapland, in Rovaniemi, Finland on May 5-6.(The
REAL Santa lives there, Dr. Rasnic assures us and she had a photo
taken with him.) The airport there (Rovaniemi) is right on the
Artic Circle. Dr. Rasnic also delivered three lectures on U.S.
Employment Law in Hof, Germany and Innsbruck, Austria.
DR. SLEETH ELECTED TO BOARD. Dr. Randall Sleeth,
professor of management, has been elected to the position of Director
of the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (OBTS). He is elected
to a three-year term, from June 2004 to June 2007. OBTS has been
the leader for 31 years in teaching and learning in the management
disciplines. Dr. Sleeth's duties will include helping the Board
plan the several regional conferences, one of which is being held
this month in Redlands, CA. The group prides itself on planning
its activities in just two hard working meetings.
DR. ANDREWS ASKED TO LEAD FACULTY SENATE OF VIRGINIA
AGAIN.
Dr. Robert Andrews, associate professor of Decision
Sciences, has been elected to a second term as president of the
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THREE PROFESSORS RETIRE. Dr. Donald
W. Myers, DBA, SPHR, Dr. Phyllis Myers CLU, FLMI and Dr. John Bowman
were honored at a retirement ice cream party on April 30. Dr. Don
Myers and his wife, Dr. Phyllis Myers, a colleague and co-researcher,
will be moving to Sarasota, Florida, where they will be able to
enjoy the company of their grandchildren and continue their research.
They have taught at VCU since 1982.
Dr. Bowman has been at VCU since 1981 and most recently was awarded
a David C. Lincoln Fellowship by the Lincoln Institute of Land
Policy for researching tribal areas of South Africa. This is a
shared grant, which he and colleague Dr. Michael E. Bell, president
of MEB Associates and a research professor at George Washington
University will take up in the near future. Career profiles of
all the retirees will be available on the School of Business website. |
John Bowman, Don Myers, Phyllis Myers
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BACK FROM BUDAPEST. On
April 30 the Class of 2005 Fast Track Executive MBA students left
for an eight-day tour of Budapest, Hungary and the surrounding
region as part of their study of international business. . Planning
and
scheduling the tour also has become a team project of the class
that includes setting up visits with businesses. This year they
visited
Tredegar Film Products, Wyeth, House of Hungarian Wines, MOL Hungarian
Oil and Gas Co., Oracle Corporation, GE Consumer and Industrial
Products and Hungaroring. The trip is considered part of the curriculum.
Leading
the group were Dr. Dennis O'Toole, Dr. Van Wood, Philip Morris
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FINANCIAL PLANNING GRADS HONORED. The
Corporate Education Center honored graduates at two locations where
programs are held. On May 17th nine professionals and students
in Richmond received certificates of Certified Financial Planning,
signifying completion of the course. In Northern Virginia, 16 persons
received certificates in the McLean recognition ceremony held May
20. The graduates' families, representatives from KEIR and Financial
Planning Analysts were among the guests attending. Thanks to a
new partnership with Northwestern Mutual, the northern Virginia
classes have moved back to its original homebase at 6849 Old Dominion
Drive on the fourth floor.
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Spring recipients of the Certified Financial Planners certificate program are
left to right, Herbert Jones, Hannah Foreman, Dr. David Upton, Chair of FIRE
Department, Pat Branch, Jennifer Childrey Smith and Mei-Yuan Tsai. Graduates
not pictured were Benjamin Preston Ivey, Michael Jones, Wendy McCullough and
Jason King.
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