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C O N T E N T SThe History
Excellence
Alumni FeatureCarl Ricketts
Teaching, Research, and Service
Johnson County Program
Alumni FeatureIlene Kleinsorge
Faculty
Alumni FeatureDale Gibbens
Departments
MBA Program
Quality Graduates and Job Placements
Distinguished Alums
Donor Feature Art Piculell
Opening New Doors
Kansas Business Hall of Fame
Council of Advisors
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Thinkaboutthelasttimeadoorwasopenedforyou.Maybeyouwerecarryingaheavyloadandsomeonesteppeduptohelpyoumakeyourway.Orperhapsyoufeltwelcomedasyoucrossedthethresholdandsteppedintoanewenvironment. Metaphoricallyspeaking,EmporiaStateUniversity’sSchoolofBusinesshasopeneddoorsforthousandsofstudentsonthemaincampusinEmporia,theMetroLearningCenterinOverlandPark,andonline. Iinviteyoutoreadthestoriesofsomeofthosestudentsinthispublication.PeoplelikeCarlRicketts,IleneKleinsorge,DaleGibbensandMaj.JoeyHamiltonareonlyasampleofthoseforwhomtheSchoolofBusinesshasopeneddoors. ThisreportcelebratestheaccomplishmentsoftheSchoolofBusiness,
andtherearemanytotalkabout.TheSchoolmaintainsitselitestatusasanAACSBInternational-accreditedinstitution.ItsfacultycontinuesacommitmenttocommunityservicethroughsponsorshipoftheKansasBusinessHallofFameandparticipationinSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenteractivities,alongwithinitiativesthatsupportthedevelopmentofKansasentrepreneurs. ThesefunctionsaresynchronouswiththestrategicplanfortheSchoolofBusiness:
• Developinganddeliveringhigh-qualityundergraduatebusinessprogramsandstrategically-focusedgraduatebusinessprograms.
• Recruiting,developing,andmaintainingfacultywhopursueteachingexcellence,scholarship,andservicetotheprofession.
• Providingacultureofintellectualinquirypromotingeffectivelearning.• Educatingstudentswithknowledgeandskillsthey’llneedtosuccessfullyenterandadvanceintheir
professionalcareers.• PromotingeffectiveinteractionbetweentheSchoolofBusinessandthecommunity.
Asacompaniontothisreport,you’llbeabletogoonline,watchvideointerviews,andfindmoreinformationabouttheSchoolofBusinessanditsstudentsandalumniatwww.emporia.edu/business/25year. IcongratulateDr.JosephWen,dean,andtheSchoolofBusinessfacultyandstaffon25yearsofexcellence.
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MichaelR.LanePresident
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Acknowledgments:FrontandbackcoverphotosbyJ.R.Garvey,seniorphotographer;photoillustrationsbyJohnDecker,graphicartist.IleneKleinsorge’sphotoiscourtesyofOregonStateUniversity.TheEmporiaGazette’scooperationinallowingphotographyofinteriordoorsisgreatlyappreciated.
DearFriends:
TheSchoolofBusinessatEmporiaStateUniversityisanenergeticbusinessschoolwithcommittedfacultyandstaff,strongstudents,qualityacademicprograms,andastate-of-the-artfacility.AlthoughtheSchoolcelebratedits25-yearbirthdayin2008,ESUstartedofferingbusinessclasses141yearsago. Inspring2009,anoff-campusMBAprogramwasstartedinOverlandPark,Kansas.Thoughoffcampus,thecurriculumandfacultyforthisprogramareidenticaltotheprogramofferedonthemaincampus.Theprogramhasbeenarecentfocusofattentionwitheffortstopromoteandadvertisethecurrentprogrammoreextensively. Throughoutthelast25years,weareextremelyproudoftheSchool’shistory.AtESU’sSchoolofBusiness,webringtoourstudentslife-changingexperiencesthroughqualitybusinessprograms.Inthenext25years,ourgoalsincludestrengtheningtheSchool’sreputationasahighqualitybusinessschoolthatisthebusinessprogramofchoiceintheregion.
Herearetheelementsthatcontributetoourreputationforhigh-qualitybusinessprograms:
• Qualityprograms:OurprogramsareaccreditedbyAACSBInternational,thepremieraccreditingbodyforbusinessschoolsworldwide.Thisaccreditationassuresyouthatourprogramsmeetrigorousandcontinuousstandardsofhighquality.Lessthan5%oftheworld’sbusinessschoolshaveachievedAACSBInternationalaccreditation.
• Qualityinstructors:Ourfacultymembershavestrongacademicandprofessionalcredentials.Manymaintainactiveconsultingpracticesandareengagedincurrentresearch.
• Qualitygraduates:Wepreparestudentsforsuccessintheircareers-97percentofgraduatesareplacedwithin6-9monthsaftergraduation.
• Qualityfacility:Weofferstate-of-the-artmultimediacapabilityandhigh-speedInternetaccesstofacilitatestudies.Studentscanexpecttoexperiencesmallclasssettingsintop-of-the-linefacilities.
IhopetheSchoolofBusiness25-yearreportencouragesyoutoconsiderhowyoucancontributetoalastinglegacyoflife-changingexperiencesthroughqualitybusinessprograms.
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H.JosephWen,DeanJonesDistinguishedProfessor
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ansasStateNormal(KSN)Schoolbeganofferingbookkeepingclassestoschoolteachersasearlyas1868.Sincethen,thestudyofbusinesshasbeenintricatelylinkedwithhighereducationinEmporia.In1917,KSN
beganofferingabachelor’sdegreeincommerce.ThefirstgraduateoftheprogramwasRaymondGriffithCremer,wholendshisnametothebuildingnowhousingtheSchoolofBusiness.
KansasStateTeachersCollege(KSTC)beganofferingtheBachelorofScienceinBusiness(BSB)degreein1952.Asaresultofprogramgrowth,changesinstudentinterest,andtheneedsofsociety,theprogrambeganofferingseveralmajorswithintheBSB.In1971,KSTCwasauthorizedtoawardtheMasterofScienceinBusiness.In1975,thenameofthedegreewaschangedtotheMasterofBusinessAdministration.
Atthesametime,KSTCwasalsogoingthroughchanges.In1974,itbecameEmporiaStateKansasCollege.Thenamechangedagainin1977toEmporiaStateUniversity.In1983,theDivisionofBusinessandBusinessEducation,acomponentoftheSchoolofAppliedArtsandSciences,wasreorganizedintotheESUSchoolofBusiness.Dr.SajjadA.HashmibecameitsfirstdeanandwasinstrumentalintheSchoolachievingitsAACSBInternationalaccreditationin2002.
Today,theSchooloffersBSBdegreeswithsixmajors:accounting,businessadministration,finance,information
systems,management,andmarketing.TheBachelorofScienceinEducation(BSE)degreewithaconcentrationinbusinessteachereducationisalsooffered,alongwithminorsinaccounting,informationsystems,marketing,andgeneralbusiness.
TheMBAprogramprovidesadvancededucationinbusinessadministrationtothoseseekingadvancementtomiddle-andupper-managerialandexecutivepositions.TheMasterofScienceinBusinessEducationprogramisofferedforbusinessandcomputerteacherswhodesireadvancededucationalpreparationtoenhancetheirprofessionalcompetenciesandforprofessionalbusinesspeople,suchasthosewhoadministercorporatetraininginitiatives.
TheSchoolisfortunatetohavethreeexcellentcenters–CenterforBusinessandEconomicDevelopment(CBED),CenterforInsuranceEducation(CIE),andSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenter(SBDC)–underthedirectionofourseniorbusinessfacultyandstaffwhichhelpstudentsandcompaniescopewithcriticalmanagementchallengestoday.
TheSchoolofBusinessalsohousestheKansasBusinessHallofFame(KBHF).TheKBHFrecognizesKansanswhohavedistinguishedthemselvesthroughsignificantaccomplishmentsinbusiness,leadershiproles,philanthropy,andcontributionstosociety.
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ACSBInternationalaccreditationiswhattheworld’sbestbusinessschoolsseektoachieve.Asthelargestandlongeststandingaccreditingbody,AACSBInternationalensuresschoolsareprovidingahigh-qualityeducationtotheirstudents.
InApril2002,afteryearsofrigorouspreparationandreview,theESUSchoolofBusinessreceivedaccreditationfromAACSBInternational.In2007,theSchoolreceivedanunconditional(noissues)responseinitsmidtermreviewfromAACSB.
Lessthanone-thirdofU.S.businessschoolprogramsandonly5%ofbusinessschoolprogramsworldwidemeettherigorousstandardsofAACSBInternationalaccreditation.Thisdistinctionisanachievementrequiringatremendousamountofeffort.It’sworthit.
AACSBInternationalaccreditationrepresentsabusinessschool’sunderstandingofthecomplexdemandsfacedbytoday’sbusinessorganizationsandleaders:globaleconomicforces,conflictingvalues,changingtechnologyinproductsandprocesses,anddemographicdiversityamongemployeesandcustomers.
AACSBInternationalaccreditationcontinuouslychallengesbusinessschoolstoperformatthehighestlevel.Itspeaksoffacultyscholarship,high-caliberteachingofqualityandcurrentcurricula,andmeaningfulinteractionbetweenstudentsandfaculty.
Inshort,AACSBInternationalaccreditationistheworld’smostwidely-recognizedandmostsought-afterendorsement.Ittellsprospectivestudents,faculty,andemployersthatanAACSBInternational-accreditedschoolproducesgraduateswhoarepreparedtosucceedinthebusinessworld.
AACSBInternationalaccreditationisearnedexcellenceofthehighestcaliber.
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strongworkethic.Anunselfishteamplayer.Adecisionmaker.
AmodestCarlRickettsisuncomfortabletalkingabouthimselfinthoseterms,butit’scleartoanyonewhohasspenttimeinhispresencethathepossessesallofthosequalities.Theyarethesamequalities,henotes,thatallEmporiaStateUniversitygraduatesseemtoexhibit.
“ThetypicalESUstudent—myselfincluded—feelsit’simportanttojustout-workthecompetition,”saidRicketts(BSE1980,MBA1981).“Ithinkthatistheonecharacteristicthatwetakeintotheworkworldthatservesuswell.
Forthepasttwoandone-halfyears,RickettshasbeenthechiefstrategicplanningofficerforTopeka-basedCapitolFederalSavings.“Wearean$8.3billionbank,buteventhoughwe’relargeintermsofassets,wearefewerthan800employees.SoIgettheopportunitytogetinvolvedinmany
differentthings,rangingfrompersonnelmatterstoplanningforpotentialacquisitions,”Rickettsexplained.
EventhoughitwasalongwayfromhisNewYorkCityupbringing,RickettssaidEmporiaStateUniversitywastherightchoiceforhim.“OneofthebigreasonswhyIcameherewasthequalityoftheprofessors.Ihadheardgoodthingsabouttheaccountingprogram,andthatstudentsgoingthroughtheprogramwererankinghighintermsofpassingtheCPAexam.Thatwasimportanttome,”Rickettsnoted.
ThatqualityofencouragementissomethingRickettsispracticingatthisstageinhiscareer.
“It’simportantformetobeacoachandtrytoinstillsomeofthevaluesinthepeoplecomingupthatothersinstilledinme.Ilookforwardtohelpingtheyoungergenerationimprovetheirskillsandfindtherightwaytogetthatnextrunguptheladder.”
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Donald S. Miller TheRoeR.CrossDistinguishedProfessorshipisthehighestfacultyhonorgivenatESU.Eachyear,arecipientisselectedfromthefacultyonthebasisofdistinctioninareasofresearch,scholarship,creativity,universityteaching,andservice.
In2005,Dr.DonaldS.Millerwasthefirstbusinessprofessortoreceivethisaward.OnecolleaguedescribedMillerasa“livinglegendwhenitcomestoteaching”andnotedhis“energeticpositiveapproach”toclassroominstruction.InanEmporiaGazettearticlecoveringtheawardceremony,Millerwasquotedassaying,“Ilovetheopportunitytoworkwithstudentsandseethemprogressanddevelop.Ihaveachancetoseethemgrow.”
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H. Joseph Wen Dr.H.JosephWenistheDeanandJonesDistinguishedProfessor.PriortobecomingonlythethirddeanoftheSchoolofBusiness,hewasthedepartmentchairofaccountingandMISatSoutheastMissouriStateUniversity(SEMO),atenuredAssociateProfessoratIllinoisStateUniversity(ISU),andAssistantandtenuredAssociateProfessoratNewJerseyInstituteofTechnology(NJIT).
Dr.Wenhasalonghistoryofstrongstudentevaluationswithconsistentratingsbetween“higher(top20%)”and“muchhigher(top10%)”foralllower-division,upper-division,andgraduatecourses.ProfessorWenhasbeenrated“oneofthebestprofessors”and“averysolidteacher”bystudentsthroughouthis25yearsofteaching.
Herman B. Baehr Endowed Chair of Finance
Barry D. Smith Beginninghisacademiccareerinthefallof1980asafacultymemberatDrakeUniversity,Dr.BarryD.Smithwasrankedastheeighthmostproductiveresearcherintheworldinthearticle“LeadingContributorstotheJournalofRiskandInsurance,1976–1986,”publishedinJune1989.TheJournalofRiskandInsuranceisaleadingacademicjournal,andduringthatperiod,Smithhadfivearticles(allassoleauthor)published.
Smithhaspublishedthreebooks,includingRisk Classification in Life Insurance,withJ.DavidCummins,R.NeilVance,andJackL.VanDerhei,aswellastwowidely-usedtextbooks,Property and Liability Insurance Principles,withJamesTrieschmannandEricA.Wiening,andHow Insurance Works: An Introduction to Property and Liability Insurance.
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mporiaStateUniversity’sMetroLearningCentermakesitpossibleforstudentsintheJohnsonCounty/KansasCityvicinityto
completetheirdegreesandremainclosetohomeintheprocess.ESU’sSchoolofBusinessoffersfivemajorsinbusinessthroughtheMetroLearningCenter:Accounting,BusinessAdministration,InformationSystems,Management,andMarketing. Thecoursesneededtomeettherequirementsforthesemajorsareofferedonarotationthatallowspart-timestudentstocompletethedegreebytakingeveningand onlineclasses. In2008,theKansasBoardofRegentsauthorizedESUtoofferitsMasterofBusinessAdministration(MBA)programattheMetroLearningCenter.Theprogramisstructuredtofacilitatecareeradvancementforworkingadults. StudentsinthisprogrammustcompletethesamerequirementsasstudentsontheESUcampus.StudentsarenotrequiredtocometoEmporiatocompleteanycourseoradministrativeprocess. ESUoffersjunior-andsenior-level(upperdivision)businesscoursesfortheconvenienceofthoseinthemetropolitanareawhowanttoearnaBachelorofScienceinBusinessdegree.
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’vebeenabletocomposemylifeasIgobyfindingconnectionsthatothersmaynotseeandmakingthingshappenthataregreaterthanfirstimagined.”Dr.Ilene
Kleinsorge’swordsareafittingassessmentofhertransitionfromsingle-parentcollegestudentworkingfourpart-timejobstohercurrentpostasdeanofOregonStateUniversity’sCollegeofBusiness.
KleinsorgeearnedanaccountingdegreefromEmporiaStateUniversityin1981.
“Iwasanolder-than-averagestudentandasingleparent,”sherecalled.“Thefacultyweresosupportive.Thiswasatatimewhenyoustillpulledcardstoenroll,andIcouldgoinandsay,‘I’masinglemotherwithtwochildren.Ican’ttakeacoursebeforethechildrenstartschool,andIneedtobeoutwhenkindergartenisover.’”
ThelessonsKleinsorgelearnedaboutcooperationandflexibilityarethesameonesshereliesontodayassheleadsOregonState’sbusinesscollegeserving2,400majors,650minors,andanother1,650studentstakingbusinesscoursesaspartoftheirmajors.
Thoselessonsalsoopenedadoortotheabilitytodreambig.
“Firstandforemost,thelearningIgotfromESUwasthatIcoulddoanythingIwantedtodo,”saidKleinsorge,notingthatherEmporiaStateexperiencetaughtherthevalueofcollaboration.“IhadsomuchsupportfromtheESUadmissionsandfinancialaidoffices,thelocalAmericanBusinessWomen’sAssociationandmyfriendsthatIreallyunderstoodtheimportanceofstrongnetworksforsupportandsuccess.”
Butitwasdreamingtemperedwithrealism.“IwassothrilledthatIhadpassedtheCPAexamandIwantedtotellJohnRich(nowassociatedeanoftheSchoolofBusiness)first.Hesaid,‘Well,don’tforgetthatpassingtheCPAexamisnodifferentthangettingadriver’slicense.Itdoesn’tmakeyouagooddriver,itjustgivesyoupermissiontogetontheroad!’”Kleinsorgesaysshestilltellsstudentsthatstorytodrivehomethepointthattheycanalwaysaccomplishmore.
“EducationwasmydoorforachievingallthethingsthatIimagined.EmporiaStategaveme,touseDr.Rich’scomment,adriver’slicensetogetontheroad.”
IleneKleinsorge’sroadisfullofdreamsandaspirations,notonlyforherself,butfortheinstitutionandthestudentssheserves.“IammotivatedtomakethisthebestplacepossibleforthepeoplethatIserve,fortheydeserveonlythebestfromme,andthebestthatIhavetogive.”
“II l e n e K l e i n s o r g e , P h . D .D e a n , C o l l e g e o f B u s i n e s s , O r e g o n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y
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H. Joseph Wen, Ph.D.Dean
John C. Rich, Ph.D.Associate Dean
William Barnes, MBAMBA Director (Instructor in BAE)
Larry R. Falcetto, MBADirector of Business Advising Center (Associate Professor in AIS)
George M. Durler, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Kalyan Chakraborty, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Khaled Al-Share, Ph.D.Professor
Ronald Freeze, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
G. Dean Edmiston, MSAssociate Professor
Peggy Lane, Ph.D.Associate Professor
William S. Remington, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Sharath Sasidharan, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
James F. Waegelein, Ph.D.Professor
Dipak Ghosh, Ph.D.Professor
Danny L. Kennett, DBAAssociate Professor
Alexis A. Downs, Ph.D.Interim Chair (Associate Professor)
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Jack Sterrett, Ed.D.Chair, Professor
Raffaele DeVito, Ed.D.Professor
Anand Pore, MBAAssistant Professor
Thomas E. Slocombe, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Zin Zhou, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Bhanu Balasubramnian, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Nancy Hite, Ed.D.Professor
Barbara J. Railsback, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Barry D. Smith, Ph.D. Professor, Baehr Endowed Chair of Finance
Lisa Brumbaugh, MBARegional Director
Mohammad Chowdhury, Ph.D.Professor
Don Miller, Ed.D.Professor
Marian Riedy, JDAssistant Professor
Tanja Steigner, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Kevin R. Coulson, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Kevin B. Johnson, JDAssociate Professor
Dennis Schmitt, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Jun Yu, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
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hatdoaDixie®cup,nitrogenfertilizer,andpollutioncontrolequipmenthaveincommon?Eachofthemismanufacturedbyoneof70,000worldwideemployeesofKochIndustries,Inc.And
thepersonguidingthedevelopmentofthehumancapitalneededtosustainKoch’spresenceinnearly60countriesisDaleGibbens,a1978EmporiaStateUniversitySchoolofBusinessgraduate.
Asvicepresidentofhumanresources,Gibbensnowoverseesadepartmentofnearly600peoplewhichmanagesthehumanrelationssideofKochanditssubsidiaries.Atthetimehejoinedthecompanyin1982,Kochemployedaround3,000people.
“I’vebeenabletobeinvolvedinanumberofacquisitionsandhavewatchedusgrow.It’sbeenaveryrewardingcareerforme,andit’sbeenfuntowatchpeoplewhohavehiredinovertheyearsgrowrightalongwithme,”Gibbensnoted.
OneofthosepeopleGibbenshaswatchedgrowisanotherESUgraduate,DaveRobertson.“IinterviewedDaveoncampus,andIremembertellingsomebody,‘Thisguy’sreallygood.Weallmayworkforhimsomeday.’Andsureenough,wedo!”RobertsonispresidentandchiefoperatingofficerofKochIndustries.
Approximately70EmporiaStateUniversitygradsareemployedatKoch.“It’salargenumber,andinterestingly,anumberofEmporiaStategradsjusthappentoworkinhumanresources.That’snotcompletelybyaccident,Iwilladmit,”Gibbonsnoteswithaslygrin.
“There’saMidwesterncultureandethicthatworkswellatKoch,”Gibbonsexplained.“Obviously,wehirepeoplefromallovertheworld,butthepercentageofstudentsfromschoolslikeEmporiaStatewhofitourcultureishigher.Plus,it’seasytofindfacultywhoknowthestudentsandcantellusabouttheiracademiccapabilitiesandleadershipqualities.”
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Find more information and a video interview with Dale Gibbens at www.emporia.edu/business/25year .
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The Department of Accounting and Information Systems (AIS) TheDepartmentofAccountingandInformationSystemshasprovidedsupportforallSchoolofBusinessmajorsbyteachingtwoaccountingandtwoinformationsystemscoursestakenbyallSchoolofBusinessstudents.Inadditiontotheseclasses,AISfacultyhavetaughtavarietyofaccountingandinformationsystemscoursesthatwereeitherrequiredfortherespectivemajororprovidedelectivesforSchoolofBusinessmajors.
Forthelastsixyears,AIShasprovidedtaxreturnhelpthroughtheVolunteerIncomeTaxAssistance(VITA)Program.In2009,theVITACenterfiledover500returnsandhadatotalof18volunteersparticipate.
In2006,fivestudentssubmittedaprojectonXBRL(ExtensibleBusinessReportingLanguage)thatwasthegrandprizewinnerinanationalcompetition.XBRLisamethodofdescribingfinancialstatementsforbothpublicandprivatecompanies.
The Department of Business Administration and Education (BAE) Aspartofitscommunityoutreach,theBusinessAdministrationandEducationprogramconductstrainingactivitiesforareaandstatebusinesses.Theseincludemultiple-week,half-daysupervisoryandmanagementtrainingsessions.
Sessioninstructors,chosentocustomizeeachtrainingsessiontotheneedsoftheparticipants,aredrawnfromtheESUSchoolofBusiness,psychologydepartment,communicationsdepartment,andoutsidespecialists.
EachFebruary,BusinessEducationfacultymembersconductaComputerTeachersConferenceforhighschoolandcommunitycollegebusinesseducationteachersfromaroundthestate.
Since2006,ledbyDr.BarbaraRailsbackoftheBusinessEducationfaculty,theSchoolhashostedtheDistrictVIIFBLAcompetitions.Approximately400highschoolstudentsparticipateintheevent.
Find more information about undergraduate and graduate programs at www.emporia.edu/business/progindex.php .
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idelyrecognizedasa“prestige”degreeinbusiness,over700studentshaveearnedtheMasterofBusiness
AdministrationthroughEmporiaStateUniversity’sSchoolofBusiness.ESU’sprogramcontinuestoserveeducationalneedsofstudentspreparingforprofessionalbusinesspositionsorcareeradvancement.
TheMBAprogramisalsoofferedatESU’sMetroLearningCenterinJohnsonCounty.
Theaccountingconcentrationenablesstudentstoearnanadvanceddegreeandalsoacquireadditionalcollegecredittowardmeetingthe150-credit-hourrequirementtositfortheCertifiedPublicAccountantexamination.Morerecently,aconcentrationininformationsystemswasapproved.
Exitsurveyinformationconsistentlyindicatesahighrateofsatisfactionwithknowledgeandskillsaswellasanunderstandingoffunctionalbusinessareasgainedthroughstudyintheprogram.
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Alen HodzicBSB–Accounting,2007AuditAssociateGrantThorntonLLP“Bystrengtheningsuchvaluableskillsasteamwork,timemanagement,andproblemsolving,whichIroutinelyimplementintheworkplaceeveryday,ESUhascertainlycementedaplaceinmylife.”
Rebecca DownsBSB–InternationalBusiness,1997BusinessAccountExecutiveMountainAmericaCreditUnion
“MydecisiontofurthermyeducationatEmporiaStateUniversitywasbaseduponthesmallerclasssizesandacademicexcellenceoftheuniversity.”
Blake FieneBSB–Accounting,2006SeniorAssociateGrantThorntonLLP
“Thecombinationofknowledgeableteachers,groupprojects,classroompresentationsandrelevantcourseworkhelpedtopreparemeformyprofessionalcareer.”
Tiffany SellersBSB-InformationSystems,2009
ApplicationSystemsAnalystKochSupplyandTrading
“IhavehadawonderfulexperienceatEmporiaStateintheSchoolof
Business.Ifeelgreatlypreparedtoentertherealworldbecauseofthe
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Joel Griffiths BSB–Accounting,2008
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“Theteacherstrulycareaboutyouradvancementasastudent.Theywill
makeyouthinkoutsidethebox,whileatthesametimegivingyouskills
thatallowyoutobesuccessfulinthebusinessworld.”
ince1983,manyoutstandingindividualshavebeenrecognizedasdistinguishedalumniofEmporiaStateUniversity.Amongthem:
RichardZahn,retiredpresidentofScheringLaboratoriesandcorporatevicepresidentofSchering-PloughCorporation.ZahnalsodevotedtimetoactivitiessuchastheLeukemia&LymphomaSocietyofAmericaandAmericanLiverFoundation.
WilliamF.Blaufuss,Jr.,acertifiedpublicaccountantwithKPMGfor37yearsuntilretiringin2000.HealsoworkedincommunityorganizationssuchasAscensionHealthSystem,PrairieVillageCityCouncil,andUnitedWayofNashville.
RalphW.Laster,retiredchairmanandCEOofAmericanInvestorsFinancialCorporation.LasterwasapartnerinthepublicaccountingfirmofGregg,PrichardandLaster,CPAs,inWinfieldandArkansasCity.
ClairC.Hutchison,thelateco-founderofNeoshoConstructionCompanyinCouncilGrove.RaisedintheWilseyarea,Hutchisonco-chairedthe“GoingtheDistance”campaigntobuildanewtrackatEmporiaStateUniversityin1993.
YasunoriWatanabe,presidentofTNTExpressWorldwide(Japan)Inc.washeavilyinvolvedinorganizationsatESU.OriginallyfromOhita,Japan,WatanabehasalsobeendirectorofmarketingandfranchiseoperationsatPepsiCoLtd.,andamarketingmanagerforTrinmphInternational.
RegBootheisaself-employedCPA.Healsoownsandoperates26PizzaHutfranchisesandvideorentaloutlets.BootheisalsoCEOofReflectionRidgeInc.,anditssubsidiaries.
ThomasMoon,formerpresidentofBankersSecurityLifeInsuranceSociety.HewashonoredbytheCityCollegeofNewYorkasitsBusinessmanoftheYearin1993.
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Amilitarycareerthat’stakenMaj.Rapheal“Joey”HamiltontoIraqandbackgotitsstartwithanaccountingdegreefromEmporiaStateUniversity.
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aftergraduatingfromESUin1995,andmostrecentlypostedhiminBaghdad,Iraq,wherehewaschiefoftheStrategicPlansandProgramsoffice.“MyprimaryresponsibilitywasfortheprogrammingofourIraqiSecurityForcesFund.It’sabouta$10billionprogram,”Hamiltonexplained.
Hamiltonisa2006recipientofESU’sOutstandingRecentGraduateaward.In2008,hewasoneoftencandidatesearningthehighestscoresintheworldontheCPAexamadministeredbytheAmericanInstituteofCertifiedPublicAccountants(AICPA).
“IcametoESUbecauseoftherelationshipbetweentheprofessorsandthestudents.ESUwasclearlyacornerstoneindevelopingmycareer,”Hamiltonsaid.
NextuponHamilton’sroadtoprofessionaldevelopmentisSyracuseUniversityinNewYork,wherehe’llenteraPh.D.programinaccountingwhileteachingaccountingandfinanceclassesattheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyatWestPoint.
OutstandingRecent GraduateMaj. Rapheal HamiltonD is t inguished Alums
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ondmemoriesofacollegeprofessor’sbusinesslawclasswerethesparkthatignitedasubstantialgifttoEmporiaStateUniversity’sSchoolofBusiness.ThoughArtPiculellandhiswife,Dee,areESUalumni,neitherholdsadegreeinbusiness
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ThebusinesslawclasstaughtbythelateDr.HermanBaehrfitintoPiculell’sscheduleonesemester.“Iwasveryrespectfuloftheman,”saidPiculell.“Hewasaveryprincipledtypeofperson.”
OriginallyfromNewYork,ArtPiculellearnedhisundergraduatedegreeinpsychologyandsociologyfromESUandlaterreceivedaJ.D.fromtheUniversityofKansasSchoolofLaw.Dee(Wagner)PiculelltaughtschoolforseveralyearsinLawrence.
Inlateryears,whenthePiculellswouldmeetyearlywithcollegefriendsanddiscussclassestakenandfacultyatESU,Dr.Baehr’snamewouldrepeatedlysurfaceinconversation.DeeandArtwereconsideringdonationstoschoolstheyhadattended,andin2004,thecoupledonatedlandworth$500,000totheEmporiaStateUniversityFoundationtoestablishtheDr.HermanB.BaehrEndowedChairofFinance,nowheldbyDr.BarrySmith.
NowdevelopersofresidentialcommunitiesandcommercialinvestmentsinOregon,Washington,andArizona,thePiculellssaidtheirphilosophyongivingwasshapedalongtimeagobythebenefitstheyhavereceivedfromothers.“LifehasbeengoodtoDeeandI,andwewanttoreturnthefavor,”saidArt.
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A r t P i c u l e l l , J r .P r e s i d e n t , T h e P i c u l e l l G r o u p , I n c .P r e s i d e n t , H o m e s i t e D e v e l o p m e n t C o r p . , P o r t a n d , O r e g o n
Art Piculell was invited to speak to students attending the 2005 School of Business Honors Banquet at Emporia State University.
The Spirit of Giving
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Opening New DoorsOpportunities for Donors
heESUFoundationprovidesawidevarietyofvehiclesforpotentialdonorstomakecontributionsbothtotheSchoolofBusinessandotherEmporiaStateUniversityneeds:
• TheFoundation’sAnnualFundsupportsscholarships,specialprojects,capitalcampaigneffortsandnewprograms.TheseunrestrictedgiftsprovidetheflexibilitytomeetESU’schangingandgrowingneeds.
• TheBlackandGoldSocietyisanewpresidentialmembershiporganizationdesignedtosupportscholarshipsandguidemajorinitiativesoncampuswhileinteractingwiththeESUpresidentandotherleaders.
• MemorialandhonorarygiftstotheUniversityMemorialFundperpetuatethememoryoffriends,teachers,alumni,colleagues,relatives,ororganizations.
• PlannedgivingopportunitiesfortheFoundationincludebequests,trusts,lifeinsurance,annuities,andgiftsofrealestate.
• Giftsofstocks,bonds,andothersecuritiesalsoprovideanexcellentwaytosupportESUand,inmostcases,offeruniquetaxsavings.
FormoreinformationonwaystomakecontributionstoEmporiaStateUniversity,pleasecontactRoseanneBecker,ChiefDevelopmentOfficerattheESUFoundation,1500HighlandStreet,Emporia,KS66801,620-341-5440,[email protected].
mporiaStateUniversityandButlerCommunityCollegearejoiningforcestomakeabachelor’sdegreeinbusinesspossible
forstudentsintheareasurroundingButlerCounty.
Underarecently-signedstrategicpartnership,BCCstudentswillhavetheopportunitytopursueBachelorofScienceinBusiness(BSB)degreesonBCC’sElDoradocampus.Studentsmaychoosefromtwomajors—BusinessAdministrationandInformationSystems.
TheprogramisenrollingstudentswhowillstartintheFall2010semester.
Attractivefeaturesoftheprogramincludeclassesthatwillbescheduledinthelateafternoonandeveninghourstomeettheneedsofplaceboundstudentswhobalanceschoolwithfulltimeemployment.
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K a n s a s B u s i n e s s H a l l o f F a m e
heKansasBusinessHallofFame,housedintheSchoolofBusinessatEmporiaStateUniversity,recognizesleaderswhohavemadeasignificantcontributiontothestate’srichheritageofbusinessinnovationandeconomicenterprise. Eachyear,twonewinducteesarenamed—onehistoricalbusinessleaderandonecontemporarybusinessleader.The
honoreesembodytheimportanceofhardworkandrisktaking,inadditiontodemonstratinghighethicalstandards.Theyareleaders,pioneers,mentors,entrepreneurs,andphilanthropists. SinceitsfirstrecognitionofOliveAnnBeechandCyrusHollidayin1989,theKansasBusinessHallofFameannuallyrecognizesbusinessleaderswhoencourageandinspireotherKansanstoseeksimilarheightsofbusinesssuccess.ThesehonoreeshavehadasignificantimpactonKansas,thenation,andtheworld. SomeofthecontemporaryhonoreesincludeRayDillon,CharlesKoch,DickDavidson,DanandFrankCarney,DonHall,andthemostrecenthonoree,JackGoldsteinofSteelandPipeSupplyCompany.HistoricalhonoreesincludeWalterChrysler,WilliamColeman,ArthurCapper,ClaraandRussellStover,FredKoch,andthemostrecenthonoree,W.FrankBartonofRent-A-Center. TheKansasBusinessHallofFamerecognizesitshonoreesinconjunctionwiththeKansasCavalry’sannualmeeting.ThismeetingtiescurrenteconomicdevelopmenteffortsinKansaswiththerichheritageofKansas’entrepreneurs.TheonlyprogramofitskindinthestateofKansas,theKansasBusinessHallofFameservesasachapteroftheAmericanNationalBusinessHallofFame.FormoreinformationontheKBHF,visitwww.emporia.edu/business/kbhfhome.php.
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Plaques detailing the images and accomplishments of Kansas business leaders line the walls of the Kansas Business Hall of Fame, located
in Cremer Hall. Among the inductees are well-known contemporary and historical business figures in Kansas, including Charles G. Koch
(inducted in 1997), chief executive officer of Koch Industries, and Clara and Russell Stover (inducted in 2003), whose candy-making
business became a worldwide enterprise.
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heSchoolofBusinessCouncilofAdvisors(SBCA)includesprominentbusinessprofessionalsandpublicfiguresfromKansasandacrossthecountry.TheSBCArepresentsawidecrosssection
ofleadershipandhasincludedpreviousgovernorsofKansas,presidents,chairpersons,directors,andpartnersofsomeofthestate’stopcompanies.
SBCAmemberspicturedinclude(bottomrow,lefttoright):Jason McClelland,ABZValve;Kim Pember,Glendo/GRSCorp.;(secondrow)Dale Gibbens,KochIndustries,Inc.;Paul DeBauge*,DeBaugeBros.,Inc.;(thirdrow)John Prather,GroendykeTransport,Inc.;Tom Docking,Morris,Laing,Evans,Brock&Kennedy,Chtd.;Janet Schalansky,KansasChildren’sServiceLeague;(fourthrow)Carl Ricketts,CapitolFederalSavings;Steve Sauder,SPSInvestments;(toprow)Steven Fitzwater*,LabOne,Inc.;Jim Braden,BradenFinancialServices.
AdditionalSBCAmembersinclude:Gary Allerheiligen*,GrantThorntonLLP;Brad Cochennet,FourCornersHeartClinic;Bryan P. Collins,CollectiveBrands,Inc.;Harry W. Craig III,MartinTractorCo.;Dale Davis,SauderCustomFabrication;John B. Dicus,CapitolFederalSavings;Ed Eilert,CityofOverlandPark;Bill Graves,AmericanTruckingAssociation;Don Hazlett,Hazlett&Hazlett,Inc.;Jerry Hedrick*,HoechstMarionRousselPharmaceutical;Kieth Hiesterman,Consultant;Jim Kessler,ModernAir;Don Landoll,LandollCorp.;Ralph Laster,PrivateInvestor;Teresa Martin,LocktonCompanies,Inc.;Curtis McClinton,McClintonDevelopmentCo.,Inc.;John D. McPherson*,FloridaEastCoastRailway;Thomas Y. Moon,WorksiteAmerica;Bruce Moorman,GrantThorntonLLP;Donald E. Nickelson,HarbourGroupIndustries,Inc.;Bob Palmer,KochPetroleumGroup,Inc.;Arthur C. Piculell, Jr.,ThePiculellGroup,Inc.;Bob Purinton,Purinton,ChanceandMills,LLC;Calvin T. Roberts,CalRoberts&Associates,Inc.;Pack St. Clair,CobaltBoats;James Schwartzburg,F&LManufacturing;Gary Sherrer,KansasBoardofRegentsandformerKansasLieutenantGovernor;Ron Thornburgh,KansasSecretaryofState;Nestor R. Weigand, Jr.,J.P.Weigand&Sons,Inc.;andRichard Zahn*,SheringLaboratories.
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The School o f Bus iness Counci l o f Advisors
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S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S 2 5 Y E A R S2
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Maggie (Eceiza) FletcherBSB – Accounting, 2005
Accounting AnalystFlint Hills Resources
“ESU’s School of Business taught me how to use and apply my critical thinking skills efficiently to overcome our daily challenges.”