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Tennessee Archways Summer 2012 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Haslam Magazine - Tennessee Archways Haslam College of Business Summer 2012 Tennessee Archways Summer 2012 University of Tennessee - Knoxville, College of Business Administration Follow this and additional works at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_haslammag Part of the Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons Recommended Citation University of Tennessee - Knoxville, College of Business Administration, "Tennessee Archways Summer 2012" (2012). Haslam Magazine - Tennessee Archways. https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_haslammag/3 This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by the Haslam College of Business at TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Haslam Magazine - Tennessee Archways by an authorized administrator of TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TENNESSEE SUMMER 2012 ARCHWAYS The Business of Sports More Than Just Fun and Games Featuring: Reggie McKenzie, Kara Lawson, Jenneen Kaufman, David Freeman, and Lee Bushkell Reggie McKenzie, General Manager of the Oakland Raiders PLUS Blue Ribbon Standards AACSB Accreditation Reflects College’s Achievement For almost 40 years, we have worked with hundreds of organizations and industries worldwide in Aerospace and Defense, Global Supply Chain Management, Healthcare, Leadership, Lean Enterprise, Process Improvement/Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints. Participation in UT’s Executive Development Programs will 1. Enhance your job performance. 2. Immediately impact and provide ROI to your organization. 3. Provide a forum for networking with and learning from fellow participants facing similar issues. 4. Offer access to UT’s world-renowned faculty for on-going implementation assistance. 865-974-5001 Our “hands-on” practical applications, real-world experience, and cutting-edge faculty research help maximize operational excellence, productivity, and profits. Proven. Results. Faster. TENNESSEE Summer 2012 ARCHWAYS 18 Cover Story The Business of Sports More Than Just Fun and Games 14 Oakland Raiders Gonzales, Tony Cover Photo: Feature Story Blue Ribbon Standards AACSB Accreditation Reflects College’s Achievement In This Issue A Message from the Dean. .2 Advisory Council to the Deans . .3 Faculty Focus ..............................................4 Student Brag Book ........................................8 Donor Spotlights . 10 Anderson Center Update ................................ 25 Department, Program, and Center News ............... 26 Awards and Recognition ................................ 29 Returns on Investment .................................. 30 Giving Society Members ................................ 32 Alumni News. 35 In Memoriam. 36 A Message from The Dean elcome to another issue of Tennessee Archways. This semi-annual publication has become one of our most popular and most informative ways of communicating with alums and others about a Wwide range of activities going on in the college. You may recall that we emphasize undergraduate programs in the spring/summer issue and graduate-level and other programs in the fall/winter issue. As a result, you will find in this issue a number of items of particular interest related to our bachelor of science degree. You probably are aware that we have a number of graduates who have pursued careers in sports, but not necessarily as on-the-field performers. These include persons in broadcasting, management, and other positions in sports- related organizations. Our cover story in this issue is about some of those individuals and the mark they are making on their respective organizations. A major initiative for us on a continuous basis, but particularly every five years, is our accreditation review by AACSB, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. As we are completing this issue of Tennessee Archways, we received the expected good news that our business and accounting programs’ accreditations have been maintained for another five- year period. In this issue, we tell you more about what this means and the process we go through to achieve this positive outcome. We have so many outstanding faculty and students that it is difficult to choose which ones to highlight, but you will find interesting features on some of them in this issue. There are so many wonderful success stories out there, and we regret not having space to tell you about even more of these. Please remember that what you are reading is only the “tip of the iceberg” in terms of outstanding faculty and alums. As you may know from other communications over the past year, my planned retirement date had been June 30, 2012. After 34 years at UT and over 11 years as dean, I need a break! The search for my replacement has been underway for most of this academic year. Provost Martin recently announced that she is extending the search for my replacement beyond the initial set of candidates. She has requested that I delay my retirement, and I have agreed to do that. Please watch our eArchways and other forms of communication for updates as things progress. As always, please feel free to contact me at (865) 974-5061 or at [email protected]. Jan R. Williams Stokely Foundation Leadership Chair 2 TENNESSEE ARCHWAYS 2012 Advisory CouncilWINTER 2012 to the Deans MOLL ANDERSON JAMES A. HASLAM II MINTHA E. ROACH CEO Chairman and President President and CEO Moll Anderson Home, LLC Pilot Corporation Knoxville Utilities Board Knoxville, TN Knoxville, TN Knoxville, TN JOE AYRES RALPH D. HEATH MARTIN ROBINSON The College of Business President/CEO Retired General Partner Cumberland Securities Company, Inc. Lockheed Martin WEDGE Capital Management LLP Knoxville, TN Aeronautics Company Charlotte, NC Administration at the Fort Worth, TX EDWARD J. BOLING KING W. ROGERS III University of Tennessee, President Emeritus DENNIS R. HENDRIX Attorney, Of Counsel The University of Tennessee Retired Chairman Glanker Brown, PLLC Knoxville, is indebted to Knoxville, TN PanEnergy Memphis, TN Houston, TX a host of visionary advisors JOHN BOLL A. DEAN SKADBERG President JOSEPH E. JOHNSON Retired Director G.A. Richards Group President Emeritus of Industry Affairs who help us implement Grand Rapids, MI The University of Tennessee Procter & Gamble Knoxville, TN Knoxville, TN our mission and keep us RANDAL D. BOYD Chairman, CEO and Founder H. RUSSELL JOHNSTON DaVID STEVENS connected to the world Radio Systems Corporation Retired/Investor Private Equity-Healthcare Services Knoxville, TN Knoxville, TN Memphis, TN in which our graduates RICHARD W. CARDIN REED A. KELLER WILLIAM B. STOKELY III Retired Managing Director Chairman and President will serve. Arthur Andersen BPV Funds The Stokely Company Nashville, TN Atlanta, GA Knoxville, TN hese professional and business PAUL A. CASTAGNA PAUL D. KOONCE MICHAEL STRICKLAND executives meet regularly Co-Founder, Executive Vice President Chairman Chairman and CEO Dominion Resources, Inc. Bandit Lites with the deans and faculty to Golden Gate Financial Group, LLC Chief Executive Officer Knoxville, TN Tdiscuss current business issues and San Francisco, CA Dominion Virginia Power Richmond, VA R. ANDREW TaYLOR develop plans and strategies to guide AGENIA W. CLARK Partner the college’s future. Members of the President/CEO WILLIAM LEE Gerber/Taylor Associates Girl Scout Council Retired Memphis, TN Advisory Council to the Deans also of Cumberland Valley Killarney Advisors, Inc., New York have assisted the college in numerous Nashville, TN Robbinsville, NC KATE VITASEK Founder other ways, including the recruitment JOHN COMPTON AMY MILES Supply Chain Visions and employment of top students, the President Chief Executive Officer Bellevue, WA PepsiCo Regal Entertainment Group placement of students in summer Purchase, NY Knoxville, TN MIKE WEST industry internships, and the support Chief Executive Officer JOSEPH A. FIELDEN JOHN (JACK) MILLS Northshore Management of fundraising efforts that are so crucial President/CEO President Company, LLC to the college’s students, faculty, and J.A. Fielden Co., Inc. Central Equipment Leasing Knoxville, TN Knoxville, TN of Tennessee, LLC programs. Knoxville, TN ALAN WILSON EMERSON H. FLY Chairman Formed in 1975, the Advisory Retired President JOSEPH M. O’DONNELL McCormick & Co., Inc. Council to the Deans plays a vital role The University of Tennessee Investor Sparks, MD in guiding our college as we continually Foundation Boca Raton, FL Knoxville, TN strive to improve our performance HEINS KART PEDERSEN and reputation as a national leader DEE BAGWELL HASLAM President Co-Owner and CEO Grundfos Pumps Corporation in developing mindful leaders of RIVR Media Fresno, CA worthy enterprise. Knoxville, TN Lifetime Member UT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRatiON 3 F LOW ER 4 TENNESSEE ARCHWAYS Faculty Focus POW ER Linda Lyle Loves Living— and the Meaning of Red Tulips ed tulips fit Linda Lyle on many levels: radiant, theatrical, early-spring bloomers that signal better days ahead. But in their symbolism and in the organization they represent, this Rrelationship comes into clearer focus. Red tulips stand for true love and are the international symbol for Parkinson’s disease. A University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Business Admin- istration communications specialist and core faculty member for the full-time MBA and Physician Executive MBA programs, Lyle was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in May 2003. The next year, on the same day in
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