I can't believe it has been 1,000 days since I became the Dean of the College of Business at Florida State University! During the last 1,000 days I have met with over 1,000 alumni, friends and benefactors of the College. I have met many of you in your homes, in your businesses, at intimate gatherings hosted by our alumni and at large College or University sponsored events. I am still amazed at your willingness to serve on our Boards, speak in our classes, mentor our students and provide much needed internships and jobs. I am also thankful to those of you who continue to financially support the College through gifts large and small. Each of you contribute to the success of the College and ensure that it thrives into the future.
As many of you know, the University is facing a severe budget shortfall due to the unprecedented shortfall being experienced by the state of Florida. In order to meet the expected shortfall, the University instituted a hiring freeze last month. In the College this impacted three faculty searches that we had underway. We were able to hire two faculty members before the hiring freeze was instituted and these offers will be honored. We are working on a variety of budget scenarios depending on the type of budget cut the College is required to take. We are using our strategic plan to make decisions as to what to cut, and we are working hard to ensure that we continue our move to preeminence. As you will see below, the College continues to excel, even under difficult circumstances.
COLLEGE NEWS
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Since our last Dean's Brief, U.S. News & World Report published its 2009 rankings for business schools. Here are our
latest rankings (Read the Article):
- The undergraduate program in the College of Business is No. 30 among public institutions.
- The Risk Management/Insurance Program is No. 4 among public universities and No. 5 among all institutions.
- The Real Estate Program is No. 8 among public universities and No. 11 among all universities.
Annual fund direct mail piece
Be on the lookout for our College's fall annual giving solicitation due to hit your mailbox the first week of December. Unlike endowed gifts, annual gifts are used in the current operating year, providing discretionary funds to be allocated where they are most needed. The mailing consists of a newsletter, a 20-page FSU notepad, 21 return address labels and a donation card. Remember, too, that all donations help improve our national
rankings – no matter the size of the gift!
COB hires new internship director
The College welcomed Lauren Dalton this fall semester as the new director of Internship Programs. This new position seeks to further develop the internship and career development opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students. In her position, Dalton will connect students with alumni and employers, identify internship opportunities, monitor interns via communication with participating employers, provide career counseling and promote the College of Business internship efforts to current students and the University community. If you have internship opportunities in your company, please contact Lauren at 850.644.8495 or ldalton@cob.fsu.edu.
FSU Real Estate Trends & Networking Conference a success
A capacity crowd of more than 500 attended the 14th annual FSU Real Estate Trends & Networking Conference, Nov. 6 & 7. P.J. O'Rourke, best-selling author and political satirist, opened the event on Thursday evening. Todd Mansfield, chairman & CEO, Crosland; James Seneff, Jr., chairman & CEO, CNL Financial Group, and Tom Sittema, managing director & sector head of Real Estate, Banc of America Securities offered their perspective on emerging opportunities in the plenary CEO session. Bob Basham, co-founder of Outback Steakhouse and vice chair of OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, was the featured speaker at the closing on Friday. The conference also included numerous breakout sessions that highlighted critical trends and issues faced by the industry.
The 2008 Real Estate Network's Award was presented to Patrick Kelly ('76 HOS), president, Rubin Real Estate, Inc., Clearwater, FL. This award is given in recognition of Mr. Kelly's significant contribution to the real estate program at Florida State University.
Second Annual Leadership & Scholarship Awards Dinner held
On the evening of Nov. 13, the College hosted the second annual Leadership & Scholarship Awards Dinner, a celebration of the accomplishments our COB students, faculty, and staff have achieved. The awards dinner acknowledged student scholarship winners, eminent scholar chairs, professorships and the donors who created these opportunities. This year's event also honored past deans of the College by unveiling their portraits that will hang in the Office of the Dean. Those in attendance included the family of Robert Dame (Dean, 1950-1953), Mrs. Mary Rovetta, wife of the late Charles Rovetta (Dean, 1953-1973), E. Ray Solomon (Dean, 1973-1991) and his wife Mary, and Dr. Patricia Stith, wife of Melvin Stith (Dean, 1991-2004). Also included in this celebration was the recognition of the/zimmerman/agency, which has led our College's branding initiative.
COB Core Values Award winners
The 2008 College of Business Core Values Award winners were recognized at the second annual Leadership & Scholarship Awards Dinner. The spirit of the award is to recognize and reward faculty and staff who exemplify the College striving for true Excellence, Integrity, Respect, Leadership and/or Innovation. The award underscores and celebrates our Core Values.
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Faculty Winners Bill Hillison (ACG) Charlie Hofacker (MAR) Holly Sudano (ACG) |
Staff Winners Freddi Robinson (Graduate Office) Joanna Southerland (Graduate Office) Laura Waltke (RMI) |
Making a difference
College of Business faculty, students and staff raised nearly $11,000 this fall for the American Heart Association through their participation in 2008 Big Bend Start! Heart Walk. Additionally, the MBA Association raised $1,370 for the fight against breast cancer, participating in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Read the story.
New Face in the Dean's Office
Audra Oven is transitioning into the Dean's assistant role with the help of current assistant Betty Smith. Smith will be retiring in January 2010 and will spend the next year sharing invaluable advice and vast historic knowledge with Oven and the Dean.
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Joined by FSU President T.K. Wetherell and the deans of the College of Business and the College of Social Sciences, Paul Sullivan, BB&T Tallahassee president, and Nan Hillis, president of BB&T's Orlando-based East Florida Region, announced that the company is presenting the university with two gifts totaling $3 million to establish several new programs. The gift announcement was held on Nov. 7 in the plaza between the Rovetta Business Building and the Bellamy Building. The following day, BB&T was honored with an on-field recognition at the FSU vs. Clemson football game. The College of Business' gift will establish a program that will encourage a thorough discussion of the moral foundations of capitalism. John Allison, chairman and chief executive officer of the BB&T Corporation, was instrumental in the development of the gift to the College. Read more.
Private support for the College is essential as we move toward preeminence. One excellent way to make a difference is to make a gift through your estate plans. This ensures future generations of college students benefit from this generosity. Special thanks to Randy and Caroline Smith, who have made a substantial estate gift to support the mission of the College.
The Bond Foundation gave an additional $50,000 for the Bond Foundation Graduate Assistantship in Accounting, which supports fifth-year accounting students.
Kim Tabah joined the Dean's staff in October as the new Annual Giving Development Officer. Tabah will secure private support from alumni and friends on an annual basis. As mentioned earlier, annual gifts are used in the current operating year, providing discretionary funds to be allocated where they are most needed.
Thanks to alumni giving, 27 undergraduate and graduate students secured a competitive spot to meet business icon Warren Buffett in October. Students spent half the day with Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and billionaire investor, asking him questions and touring Nebraska Furniture Mart and Borsheims, subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway. Hear the FSU Headlines Radio interview with participating MBA students and business law professor Glenn Boggs or read the story.
ALUMNI NEWS
Receptions on the Road
The College of Business held two alumni networking receptions this fall. First, we visited Atlanta, Georgia, where COB Board of Governors' member Christopher Iansiti ('92 FIN) hosted a private alumni reception on Aug. 21 at his home.
We then traveled to Tampa on Oct. 9 for a reception at the Embassy Suites Hotel hosted by the COB MBA Early Career Board. This was the MBA Early Career Board's first reception for MBA alumni and prospective students. Dr. Bill Christiansen, director of the College's Gene Taylor/Bank of America Center for Banking and Financial Studies, led a discussion on the current state of the economy. John Wallace ('07 MBA), a risk consultant with Protiviti, was the board's reception host. "There is strong support for the FSU College of Business and its MBA program," Wallace said. "Investing in the alumni and activities that bring them together will improve the prestige of the program. The success of this first event demonstrates this point."
More than 300 COB alumni and friends enjoyed the COB Tailgate Party at the FSU vs. Colorado football game in Jacksonville on Sept. 27. The party was held in the Sky Lounge Patio at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.
Visit http://cob.fsu.edu/alumni/events.cfm to check out photos from these and all other COB events!
Alumni speakers for the fall semester
The College is fortunate to have accomplished business professionals who return to Tallahassee to share their knowledge with students on various business topics, providing them with insights into current global and domestic issues. The presentations allow students to bridge the gap between the classroom and the business world. Bobby Jones ('75 BUS ADM), partner with Bluff Point Associates, was the Charles A. Bruning Distinguished Speaker on Oct. 23 (Watch his presentation or view the photos from the event). Ted T. Cecala ('71 ACG), chairman and CEO of Wilmington Trust Corporation, was the speaker for the Dean's Speaker Series on Nov. 12. In addition to their speeches, both guests enjoyed lunch with a group of top students (Watch his presentation or view the photos from the event). Steve Wilder, ('05 RMI) vice president of risk management for The Walt Disney Company, was a keynote speaker for the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center's fall speaker series in October.
EBV Alumni Success Story
Iraq war veteran JR Martinez, a graduate of Florida State University's Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), is the new program's first big success story. Martinez has been cast on the ABC daytime drama "All My Children" in the role of Brot Monroe and will appear every day for at least the next three months. The fictional character is based in part on Martinez's own experiences in Iraq. Martinez attended FSU's EBV this past summer with the idea of marketing his image and story as a public persona. Read more.
Board of Governors hold fall meeting
COB Board of Governors held their fall meeting on Nov. 14 at the Alumni Center Rendina Room. The Board of Governors received updates on several College programs and initiatives, including career placement, internship programs, the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Disabled Veterans (EBV) and the Student Leadership Council, as well as an update on the current fund-raising and budget needs. The Board of Governors committees will work to assist Dean Beck-Dudley with these key issues. Following the meeting, members of the Board of Governors, Recent Alumni Board, Emeritus Board, MBA Early Career Board and the Student Leadership Council gathered for a networking reception.
Annual Homecoming Tailgate a success
The annual College of Business Alumni Homecoming Tailgate was once again a success, with more than 125 alumni and friends visiting the COB prior to the FSU vs. Boston College game on Nov. 15. Guests enjoyed food, drinks, music, and a free COB drink koozie. Despite the cold weather and the sun going down a little too early, a great time was had by all!
DEPARTMENT NEWS
In the August 2008 issue of Journal of Management, Podsakoff et.al. conducted a study of the impact of scholarship in more than 1,600 management departments and 25,000 management scholars during the 25-year period of 1981-2004. A set of 30 management journals was examined. The FSU College of Business' Department of Management was ranked No. 53 in overall impact during this time frame. In considering the last five years alone, we are ranked No. 36. Jerry Ferris was ranked No. 52 of the most-cited authors in the field of management during 1981-2004 in the same article.
FACULTY NEWS
We are very lucky to have a high quality faculty teaching our students and conducting world-class research. They continue to be enormously productive and provide increased national visibility for the College. Endowed professorships help us reward productive faculty as well as retain these faculty at Florida State University. We have made a conscious effort to increase the number of professorships available to our faculty.
The College of Business is pleased to announce Bruce Haslem (FIN) as the first recipient of the Dean L. Cash Professorship of Finance. The Dean L. Cash Professorship was endowed through a generous gift by Mr. Dean L. Cash, ('74 BS, '75 MBA). This term professorship is to be given to an emerging scholar who teaches undergraduates and graduate courses in finance that include topics on free markets, individual liberty and other related areas. Cash is an incredibly successful alumnus who is currently the president, CEO and chairman of the ATEL Capital Group located in San Francisco.
Randy Blass (MAN) received the Community Engagement Educator Award from the Florida Campus Compact at its annual gala in Orlando on Nov. 18. The award recognizes and honors one outstanding individual in each of the three higher education sectors (state universities, community colleges, independent colleges and universities) for significant contributions to the institutionalization of community engagement, by inspiring a vision for service on the campus and supporting faculty, students, and/or campus-community partnerships. This award is in recognition of all Randy has done to bring the EVB to FSU.
Glenn Boggs (RMI) was awarded an AV Peer Review Rating by members of the Bar. The AV rating identifies a lawyer with very high to preeminent legal ability and is a reflection of their expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence.
Mark Bonn (HOS) was inducted into the Florida Tourism Hall of Fame. Bonn is the first educator ever selected for this honor and was the sole inductee this year.
Patty Born (RMI) has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Southern Risk and Insurance Association.
Mike Brady (MAR) received the 2008 William R. Jones Most Valuable Mentor Award, which is given by the McKnight Doctoral Fellows Conference and the Florida Education Fund.
Cassandra Cole (RMI) has been appointed the Waters Fellow in Risk Management and Insurance. Created through the generosity of Bill Waters in furtherance of RMI program development, Cole has worked tirelessly as the undergraduate program director and adviser to the Insurance Society. She has worked to ensure the curriculum remains current and addresses the needs of students, the skills of faculty and the expectations of prospective employers.
Cole also was recently listed on SSRN's Top Ten download list for SIRN Subject Matter Journals and Social Insurance Research Network for her paper titled, "An Examination of Retirement Income Adequacy Measures and Factors Affecting Retirement Preparedness." Additionally, she was elected secretary/treasurer of the Southern Risk & Insurance Association.
Jim Combs (MAN) received the Outstanding Reviewer Award for the Academy of Management Journal.
Jim Dever (MAN) received the International McKeachie Teaching Award for a paper he presented at a conference in Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland). An article on Dever's award and his views on the use of humor in the classroom was printed in the Times of Higher Education, the U.K. equivalent to the United States' The Chronicle of Higher Education.
James Doran (FIN) was named the ING Educator of the Game for the Clemson/FSU football game on Saturday, Nov. 8.
Ceasar Douglas (MAN) was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Southern Management Association.
Randy Dumm (RMI) was reappointed to the chair of the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology by the Board of Trustees of the State Board of Administration. He will serve in the chair capacity until June 2009. Additionally, he is serving as the Immediate Past President for the Southern Risk and Insurance Association.
Joey George (MIS) was appointed as a senior editor of Information Systems Research (ISR). ISR is universally recognized as a premier journal in the information systems area.
Wayne Hochwarter (MAN) has been appointed as a Fellow in the Southern Management Association in recognition of his significant contributions to the science and practice of management by superior research and scholarship and by service to the Southern Management Association.
Charlie Hofacker (MAR) has been asked to participate in the Emerging Perspectives on Marketing in the Multichannel and Multimedia Retail Environment. This is an invitation-only, MSI-sponsored event held at Texas A&M University, and the event's goal is the creation of thought pieces that will be published in the Journal of Interactive Marketing.
Tim Holcomb (MAN) was appointed to the FSU Research Foundation GAP Grant Board. This Board works with university researchers and business people to choose projects that are most likely to result in successful products, review project accomplishments from time to time and allocate available funds among competing proposals. Holcomb's role will help further the College's goal of becoming recognized as a leader in entrepreneurship and new business development. Additionally, Holcomb was invited to join the editorial board of the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, a sister journal to the Strategic Management Journal and a premier journal in entrepreneurship.
Mark Martinko's (MAN) article, "The Role, Function and Contribution of Attribution Theory to Leadership: A Review," which was published in The Leadership Quarterly, was selected as one of the 50 best articles published in 2007 in management and received an Emerald Management Reviews Citation of Excellence. This article was co-authored with Scott Douglas and Paul Harvey, a recent FSU Ph.D. graduate now on the faculty at the University of New Hampshire. More than 15,000 articles published in the top 400 business and management journals worldwide – including Harvard Business Review; Journal of Finance; Journal of Marketing; Strategic Management Journal; MIT Sloan Management Review; Long Range Planning; Academy of Management Journal; and MIS Quarterly—were considered for this award.
Kathleen McCullough (RMI) is serving as the First-Vice President for the Southern Risk and Insurance Association.
Tim Matherly (MAN) was awarded the prestigious Ross Oglesby Award. Originating in 1973, the Ross Oglesby Award goes to an FSU faculty member or staff member who has, for 10 years or more, exemplified the highest order of integrity, service and commitment to the students and the University.
David Paradice (MIS) has accepted an appointment as a technical adviser to the Information Systems Advisory Committee of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, which was created by the Florida Legislature in 2002 to offer property coverage to Floridians without private insurance options. Paradice also has an abstract to a paper that has been published in an online Australian poetry magazine, Jacket Magazine. The paper, which was co-authored with John D. Haynes, examines the concept of aesthetics in the design of information systems.
Pam Perrewé (MAN) was appointed to the Academy of Management Journal Editorial Board.
Ron Pierno (ACG), faculty adviser for Beta Alpha Psi, and the student members of Beta Alpha Psi are to be commended for their chapter being recognized as a "Superior Chapter" for the 2007-2008 academic year.
Chris Plouffe (MAR) has been selected to co-chair the 2010 Academy of Marketing Science Conference.
Chad Van Iddekinge (MAN) was appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Psychology.
STUDENT NEWS
The College hosted more than 300 students for its first annual New Student Welcome Event on Sept. 3 in the FSU Union Ballroom. COB student organizations were on hand to answer questions and assist new students in finding the best fit for them to take advantage of their college experience and get involved. Students enjoyed free food, and were excited to hear guest speaker Tom Mahlke ('87 MAR), president & CEO of Crunk Energy Drink.
The Women in Business student organization held its annual conference on Oct. 3. The theme of the conference was "Working in Balance – Achieving Success at Every Level." The opening keynote speaker was Susie Busch-Transou, Co-Owner of Tri-Eagle Sales. Students then took part in a variety of industry sessions, where local women business professionals shared their expertise and advice. The closing keynote speaker was Amy Littleton ('98 MAR), vice president of KemperLesnik Communications.
The MBA Association hosted several speakers during the fall semester. In September, Brian Murphy, president of Reliaquest, a national consulting and recruiting firm based in Tampa, led a session on salary negotiation. Mike Fields ('69 BUS ADM), Tallahassee City president of Bank of America, stopped by in October to discuss the future of banking and finance in light of the current economic crisis. In November, the College kicked off this year's MBA Ethics Roundtable series with speaker Virginia Maurer, who directs the Poe Center for Business Ethics and Education and Research at the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business Administration.
Twenty graduate students have signed up for an International Experience to Chile on March 6-14. Led by Joan Gabel, the college's director of international relations, students will participate in lectures and tours. Coursework before, during and after the trip will fulfill three hours of elective credit.
Kelly Cowart (MAR) is the recipient of the Florida Education Fund's Russell Ewald Award, which is given for academic excellence and human services. Cowart has been involved in 11 activities from volunteering her time to help disadvantaged students prepare for college to scholarship programs for children in need.
Carmen Lewis (MIS) was invited to attend the International Conference on Information Systems Doctoral Student Consortium. These invitations are extended only after a very competitive nomination and review process, and only about 40 students in the world receive invites. (Typically only half of those 40 invitations go to students in the U.S.) This is an outstanding recognition for her and Joey George, who is directing her doctoral work.
Mike Giebelhausen (MAR) has accepted an offer to join the faculty of the prestigious hotel school at Cornell University. This is the first placement at an Ivy League school for the Department of Marketing.
Laci Rogers' (MAN) first-authored paper was designated Best Doctoral Paper in the Organizational Behavior/Organizational Theory/Organizational Development track at the Southern Management Association Conference.
Lauren Turner (MBA) has been named the recipient of the Ronald Smith Memorial Scholarship in Supply Chain Management, an award of up to $1,500 sponsored by the Institute for Supply Management-Florida Gulf Coast Inc. Read more about Turner.
CONCLUSION
As we look forward to the next 1,000 days, I am confident that the College will survive this current budget storm and emerge stronger, more focused and poised to move to the next level. This will occur because we have great students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends. I appreciate all that each of you do. Enjoy the holiday season.
Caryn
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| Jan. 29 | South Florida Real Estate Market Strategies Forum (invitation-only event) | |
| Feb. 10 | Southern California Alumni Reception with Film School | |
| Feb. 19 | Naples Alumni Reception | |
| Feb. 20 | Dean Beck-Dudley speaks to the Broward Seminole Club | |
| Feb. 25-27 | Insurance Days | |
| March 4 | Tampa Bay Real Estate Market Strategies Forum (invitation-only event) | |
| March 19 | Jim Moran Institute Showcase | |
| March 20 | Entrepreneurship Day (E-Day) Exposition | |
| April 3 | Leadership Day E. Ray Solomon Golf Tournament 7th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner & Ceremony |
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