News Briefs - July
8, 2004
STARS RESPONDING. During the past three weeks
over 250 freshmen and transfer students have responded to the School
of Business' invitation
to participate in our summer orientation program STAR (Students
Testing, Advising and Registration). A large number of STAR students
are accompanied by their parents, many of whom also are visiting
VCU for the first time. Students also are able to complete some
testing which allows them to move smoothly into their classes
in the fall. Four more STAR dates will be held during July.
ANALYSTS COMPLETE PROGRAM. The Center for Corporate Education
presented certificates of completion in its Financial Analyst Program
to 11 financial planners and VCU students. Each has successfully
completed 40 hours of classroom instruction taught by Dr. David
Upton and Dr. David Dubofsky. The program is designed to prepare
students for the Chartered Financial Analyst Examination leading
to the CFA ® designation. Those receiving certificates were:
Thomas E. Phillips, Jr., UBS; Jason Seiden, Flemming Financial
Services; Larry S. Golub, Raymond James; David Barrett-Johnson,
Barrett-Johnson; John Tyler Nichols, American Express Financial
Advisors. In addition, six VCU students: Talgat Irisbekov, Ken
Liu, Anthony M. Diesen, David M. Bunger, An Jun Li, Joseph T. Loza
received certificates. All VCU students were 2004 graduates.
 RESEARCHING BEHAVIOR. Dr. Anson Seers, professor of management,
received a Best Paper Award from the Administrative Sciences of
Canada (ASAC) in June at its annual meeting in Quebec. Dr. Seers
co-authored the paper on "Organizational Behaviour" with
Dr. Linda Kemp, Concordia College and Dr. Nellie Sue Bruning, University
of Manitoba. Congratulations.
 DR. BENSEN WIER PROFILED. Dr. Bensen Wier has completed over 600
study lessons for The Wall Street Journal. He is profiled on the
School of Business Home Page for his work. The objective of the
Journal's special program is to help teachers and students integrate
the paper's content into their curriculum. Wier, who recently was
promoted to the rank of full professor, came to VCU's accounting
department in 1992. Read more at http://www.bus.vcu.edu/news/wier.html
CATCH A MOOSE ON AMAZON. Before the ink is even
dry, "The
Moose Encyclopedia" by Dr. Walter Griggs Jr. and the late
Bill Silliker, Jr. are being featured in a prebuy on Amazon.com
for
$15.95. The official release date has not been finalized. One of
the Encyclopedia's photographs was published in the October 26
Richmond Times- Dispatch. Dr. Griggs has been collecting moose
memorabilia
for many years as had Mr. Silliker, who was known as "Maine's
Mooseman."
CLOSING THOUGHT - A quick glance at the 2004-2005 Board of Directors
for the VCU Alumni Association shows that 15 of the 25 Board members
are School of Business graduates and one of ours, Bill Ginther,
is the President.
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