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This magazine is brought to you for free and open access by the Business College Publications at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in Eagle Executive Magazine by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GEORGIA SOUTHERN From the Dean ...... 2 UNIVERSITY From the Alumni Editor ...... 2 Department News ...... 3 Eagle Scholarship Recipients ...... 4 NEWS Spotlight on Graduate Studies ...... 6 NEWS Alumni in the Spotlight ...... 7 from the College of Business Administration Homecoming Scenes ...... 8 Executive STATESBORO, GA 30460 Welcome New Faculty ...... 9 Eagle Executive Society ...... 11 VOLUME 24, NUMBER 1 Fall 2010 Alumniville ...... 13-15 Price Selected Fulbright Scholar New Provost Georgia Southern The U. S. Department of State and J. Since establishment in 1946 under program operates in more than one hundred, University President, William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board legislation introduced by the late U. S. fifty-five countries worldwide. Dr. Brooks Keel, recently announced Barbara A. Price, Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected recently announced professor of quantitative analysis in the the Fulbright Program has given approxi- on the basis of academic or professional Dr. William (Ted) College of Business Administration at achievement, as well as demonstrated Moore will join Georgia Southern University, has been leadership potential in their fields. Dr. Georgia Southern as awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to Price previously served as an exchange provost and vice lecture in the Erasmus MBA and professor in computing and quantative president for aca- undergraduate programs, The Univer- methods at Deakin University, Australia, demic affairs on sity of Debrecen, Hungary, in Spring in 1992. Her teaching has been Ted Moore April 1, 2011. 2011. She will be joining the Faculty recognized with the Kenneth L. Stanley Dr. Moore is of Economics and Business Admini- Outstanding WebMBA® Faculty Award currently vice president for finance and stration at The University of Debrecen for the Gerorgia WebMBA® program planning and chief financial officer at the to extend the international content of and Rutherford Award for Excellence in University of South Carolina, where he COBA’s programs for graduate and Teaching and Service in the Georgia holds the David and Esther Berlinberg undergraduate business education. Southern MBA program. Distinguished Professorship in the Darla The Fulbright Program, the flagship Dr. Price chose Hungary because her Moore School of Business. He is responsible international educational exchange grandparents emigrated from Hungary, for the areas of Business Affairs, Facilities, program sponsored by the U.S. govern- before settling in western Pennsylvania Law Enforcement & Safety, Budget Office, ment, is designed to increase mutual Barbara Price (front row, 2nd from right) with Fulbright-Hays between 1906 and 1914. In the summer Bursar and Controller, Information Tech- understanding between the people of team members at the University of Debrecen, founded in 1538, of 2008, she had an opportunity to nology, and Community and Government the United States and other countries. Debrecen, Hungary. participate in a Fulbright-Hays Seminar Relations. At the state level, he leads the The program is administered by the on the tradition and transformation in strategic planning for the University of Institute of International Education and mately 300,000 students, scholars, teachers, Hungary and the Czech Republic, laying a South Carolina System, including oversight funded by the Bureau of Educational and artists, and scientists the opportunity to study, foundation for her selection to Hungary by of Focus Carolina, a system-wide planning Cultural Affairs, State Department, which teach, and conduct research; exchange ideas; the board. initiative. receives an annual appropriation from the and contribute to finding solutions to shared Dr. Price has had numerous international Dr. Moore earned his Ph.D. from Virginia U.S. Congress. Dr. Price is one of approxi- international concerns. Forty Fulbright travel opportunities, including Hungary, the Polytechnic Institute, better known as mately 1,100 U.S. professionals who will alumni from eleven countries have been Czech Republic, Australia, Guatamala, Virginia Tech, in 1982 and maintains an N travel abroad through the Fulbright Scholar awarded the Nobel Prize, and seventy-five Honduras, and Jamaica. active research agenda in the areas of capital Program this year. alumni have received Pulitzer Prizes. The investment analysis, asset pricing, risk measurement, and financial market micro- structure. He served as executive editor of the Journal of Financial Research from 2000 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED STATESBORO, GA 30460-8002 P. O. BOX 8002E GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION EAGLE EXECUTIVE to 2005 and has been awarded a number of teaching, research, and professor awards at Battipaglia Visits COBA the University of South Carolina, including the University’s most prestigious teaching award and its award for outstanding research. Joe Battipaglia, financial market strategist Mr. Battipaglia is featured frequently on During his 24-year career at USC, Dr. for Stifel Nicolaus and chief investment officer national television, particularly CNBC and Moore has served as interim provost and at Washington Crossing Advisors, spoke at Fox News. He is interviewed regularly by The executive vice president for academic affairs, Georgia Southern in October. Mr. Battipaglia, New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and vice president for planning, vice provost for former chair of investment policy at Wall business publications in which his market academic affairs, and associate provost for Street’s Ryan, Beck & Company, has more views are often quoted. budget and operations. than 30 years of financial experience, In his presentation, Battapaglia described Dr. Moore served in the United States the global economic environment today as an Army from 1968-1977 and was awarded the “immense credit problem,” with “global debt Purple Heart while serving as an infantryman at $210 trillion, it is 323 percent of global GDP in Vietnam. He is married to Linda T. of $65 trillion,” inferring the sovereign debt Moore, who has enjoyed a career as an crisis has a” stranglehold” on global economic attorney specializing in health care law. N growth. In the U.S., where the debt to GDP ratio was 83 percent in FY 2009 and 94 percent for FY 2010, the economic challenge is employment, as labor and capital mobility of The Princeton U.S. technology and business models create Review has Bill Wells, chair, Finance & Quantitative intense competition from developing nations. named COBA Analysis (left), queries Joe Battipaglia. China’s manufacturing sector was cited as an one of the Best PERMIT NO. 286 ORGANIZATION STATESBORO, GA U. S. POSTAGE example of that imbalance, contributing to a Business

NONPROFIT including Wall Street’s Gruntal & Company

PAID and Elkins & Company, along with Exxon destabilized global currency regime. Schools for Corporation. He is a former trustee of the Battipaglia graduated Phi Beta Kappa in the fifth year! Securities Industry Institute, the Security economics from Boston College and earned his Industry Association's premier leadership and MBA at the Wharton Graduate School of management education program. Business, University of Pennsylvania. N Page 2 Eagle Executive Fall 2010 Eagle A Message from Dean Shiffler In public, I am often asked how things are going in the College of of work experience is 10+ and the average age of our students is in the Executive Business Administration. In doing so, most people are low- to mid-30s. We sport an 86 percent graduation rate, politely engaging me in conversation and giving me a 30- too. Outstanding! GEORGIA SOUTHERN second opportunity to play cheerleader for the college. Our success with the WebMBA® program led us to UNIVERSITY Since I may not have an opportunity to meet you in move the entire Master of Science in Applied Economics person, I thought I would share with you what I tell folks (MSAE) degree program online. We are now one of the about COBA and Georgia Southern. best—if not the best—online masters degree program in NEWS Depending on the circumstances and with whom I am economics. Enrollments continue to grow and the quality from the speaking, I choose one of the following three or four main of applicants is superb. The average GMAT score is 600. College of Business themes that I have been delivering for years. Hopefully, we will launch online versions of the Administration Masters in Accountancy degree and the Executive MBA STATESBORO, GA 30460 First are our premier programs. Without question, we have become a national leader in the field of forensic degree next fall. We expect both programs to benefit accounting. While not ignoring our responsibility to from lessons learned in the WebMBA and MSAE develop certified public and management accountants, we programs. offer today’s undergraduate and graduate accounting Third, we have several programs on the cusp of students a forensic accounting track consisting of five courses. We breaking out. The entrepreneurship program is making tremendous have one of the deepest—if not the deepest—programs in the U.S. in strides toward becoming an interdisciplinary effort on campus and is terms of curriculum. attracting interest in the community as well. It will not be long before We started the Center for Forensic Studies in Accounting and you will be reading about its successes on these pages. Business to make better connections between the university and Our sales program recently received certification from the practitioners. The Center runs an annual fraud conference, which is Professional Society of Sales & Marketing Trainers, and our retailing now in its fifth year and competes with one other conference as the program completed a partnership agreement, only the second in the “major” forensic accounting conference in the country. nation, with Toys “R” Us to be its preferred educational partner in the Another premier program is our logistics program. At the Southeast. undergraduate level, we continue to supply the intermodal The Information Systems Department is hitching its wagon to an James E. Davis, Jr., Editor transportation sector with high quality graduates who have a strong enterprise resource planning application known as SAP. We are one of work ethic. We are a preferred campus for recruitment by many well- only two SAP University Alliance schools in the Southeast that offer Ronald E. Shiffler, Dean known companies. At the graduate level, we launched our first Ph.D. an intensive two-week program that enables students to graduate as Lewis M. Stewart, Alumni Editor program in logistics and supply chain management. This program will certified SAP professionals. raise our visibility nationally in research and begin to supply academe Finally, I would be remiss if I failed to mention the growth of our with newly minted professors who will teach in universities across banking curriculum. The Center for Excellence in Financial Services The Eagle Executive the state and the country. I have already heard from two dean organizes an annual banking symposium, which has grown in scope Please forward any items of interest or other colleagues who said they would hire our doctoral graduates right now, and visibility. inquiries to if we had any! As you can see, I have so much to talk about I often do not know COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Second, I talk about our success in online graduate education. The where to begin. Reading about all these great programs and GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Georgia WebMBA® program celebrated its tenth anniversary this fall accomplishments should make you proud to be an Eagle! Please let us P. O. BOX 8002E, STATESBORO, GA 30460 and is bigger, better, and stronger than ever. We have more than 300 hear from you and please support the Eagle Executive Society, our http://coba.georgiasouthern.edu students currently in the program and have added a sixth school to the annual COBA giving program. original consortium to help us meet demand. We regularly win awards All academic programs in the College of Business for quality and affordability and continue to attract a higher quality Administration are business professional into the program. The average number of years accredited by AACSB International: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

The College of Business Administration is a member of the Association for University Business and Economic Research (AUBER) and the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC). Many, many years ago when I was young, a very popular but I do not want anyone to know what I do.” Isn’t there a bit radio newsman—yes, newsman, of a contradiction here? not person—Gabriel Heatter, It is hard for one old guy to keep up with more than 19,000 always began his news alums. It would really be so helpful if you would tell me what broadcast by saying, “Ah, there your friends are doing. I do not put your name in the Eagle The EAGLE EXECUTIVE is published twice a year as is good news tonight.” I can Executive if you do not want it there, but it really, really helps a service to Georgia Southern faculty, staff, students, begin by saying there is good to know what your careers are. The accreditation folks are and alumni by Georgia Southern University, College always interested in what our grads do with their degrees. of Business Administration, Office of Publications & news at Georgia Southern. We Faculty Research Services, Room 3356, P. O. Box have a new president who is a As I look over my alumni list, it is also very interesting and 8109, Statesboro, GA 30460-8109. Phone: (912) 478- really good guy, the option is discouraging to see so many who are doing well but never 5926, Fax: (912) 478-5340 back and football is fun again, make a contribution. Tuition only pays a portion of the cost of Professional Staff: and The Princeton Review has an education. The proportion of education funds from Carol L. Waller, Publications Specialist Justin M. Elliott, Graduate Assistant named COBA as one of the 301 legislative tax dollars gets smaller every year. I find it hard to best business schools for the fifth year in a row—remember, believe that $50 for the Eagle Executive Society would cause the U.S. has about 1,800 business schools and colleges! Sounds serious harm to most budgets. THE EAGLE EXECUTIVE If you think seriously about your experience here and your can now be accessed online at like good news to me. And, on a personal note, I now have a http://coba.georgiasouthern.edu/ new right knee. When we flew to Texas recently, I set off the current career, can you honestly say that you cannot spare the centers/pub/index.htm alarm and got a lot of attention—up close and personal—no $50 membership fee? Was Georgia Southern such a bad patting down, however! experience that you are not interested in the welfare of your Now, to business, COBA has more than 19,000 alumni, but alma mater? Think about it—didn’t Georgia Southern help you it is still a real problem to get most of you to fill in the blue get where you are now? cards. It is really hard to understand—those who tell me how Best regards, much they enjoy the Alumniville section of the paper and seeing what their classmates are doing are many times the ones STATESBORO, GA 30460 A UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA who did not send in their blue cards. Hard to follow their AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER logic—“It is great to know what others are doing career-wise, Fall 2010 Eagle Executive Page 3 Homecoming Department News Professors for a Day This year marked the fourth annual COBA alumni Professor for a Day event at Homecoming. Alumni were CPAs Leadership Academy, a leadership/management training invited to come back to campus and spend Friday in class as Finance & program held bi-annually. guest professors to share their real world experiences, along The Zeta Delta Chapter, Georgia Southern University, was with insights into their own various areas of expertise. The Quantitative Analysis recognized as a host chapter for approximately 275 schools and guest professors stressed the importance of mastering the In November, Ednilson Bernardes, represented the chapters of Beta Alpha Psi internationally at its national content provided by regular professors. Visiting professors U. S. in the International Purchasing Research (IPS) meeting in San Jose, CA, in August. More than 1,000 students were honored with an appreciation luncheon on campus. A meeting held in the Politecnico Di Milano, Italy. Formed and faculty from around the world attended the meetings which special thanks to those who participated, including in 2008, the IPS team scholars, from Canada, Finland, provided training and seminars on chapter organization, Jessica Hood, a project manager for France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, professional development, and community service. the Liberty County Development Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Georgia Southern alumnus Don Daniels, vice president- Authority responsible for recruiting investigate supply management strategies, capabilities, controller, JetBlue Airways, secured the air travel to San Jose. industry, organizing and conducting Don met students in the concourse at John F. Kennedy Airport and performance around the globe. Also, Ed, along with visits, and providing assistance to in New York, gave them a behind-the-scenes tour, including the co-authors from George Mason University and Technion existing industry, graduated from Israel Institute of Technology, will present “New Product tower, and took them to dinner during their layover. Cheryl Metrejean, associate professor, and Eddie Georgia Southern in 2007 with a degree Development and Supply Network for Sustainable in economics and a minor in regional Transportation” at the Decision Sciences Institute session Metrejean’s, assistant professor, son, Steven, is a member of Jessica Hood economic development. Jessica is also a on Entrepreneurship and Operations Strategy. the American Boychoir, a prestigious national choir of approximately 40 boys, grades 4 through 8, who attend the member of the Georgia Economic American Boychoir School in Princeton, NJ. They tour the U.S. Developers Association; Information Systems and world singing beautiful music and recently came to Lauren Medina, employed with Statesboro to present a fabulous concert at the First United Family Connection-Communities in IS faculty and stu- Methodist Church. dents attended a North Schools of Athens as a grants manager, Carolina/ South Carolina graduated from Georgia Southern in Chapter ASUG: Amer- School of Economic 2007 with degrees in economics and ica’s SAP Users’ Group Development Spanish language and literature, then meeting in December at went on to The University of Georgia for BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC, in Greer, SC. The Dr. William A. Amponsah, assistant professor, was invited a masters degree in public policy analysis meeting was sponsored by Diagonal Consulting, Rimini to participate in preparing the second European Report on and non-profit management; Lauren Medina Street, Optimal Solutions, Assima Inc., and Extrinsic Development, launched by the European Union, focused on J. Dan Speight, Jr., economic growth in Africa. He also assisted in drafting the first LLC. vice chair and chief financial and report launched for the European Development Days in Stockholm, Sweden in October 2009. operating officer of State Bank and Trust Management, Marketing, Mike Callaghan (Econ, 2008 and MS, Financial Company, Macon and Atlanta, which has & Logistics Economics, Illinois State) co-authored an article, “The Effect of recently grown to $2.7 billion in assets the Kyoto Protocol on Carbon Dioxide Emissions,” in the with 22 offices and 460 employees Steve Rutner, director, PhD Program in Logistics and Journal of Economics and Finance with former professor Risa across middle Georgia. Dan earned a Intermodal Transportation, graduated from the United Kumazawa. Mike is now employed with Fidelity Bank as a BBA in management, cum laude, from States Army War College in conjunction with his 2008– mortgage analyst, and Risa is a professor of economics and Dan Speight Georgia Southern in 1979 and a law 2010 deployment in the Iraq war. He received a master of quantitative sciences at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh. degree from the Walter F. George School strategic studies degree. The prestigious college accepts Donna Fisher, associate professor, Simone Charles, fewer than one percent of Army officers and the of Law at Mercer University in 1982. He began his assistant professor in the Jiann-Piing Hsu College of Public professional career in private law practice as a member of graduation rate is typically around 60 percent. Health, Robert Shanafelt, associate professor of sociology and the State Bar of Georgia. He entered banking in the mid Tim Jahnke, CEO of Elkay Manufacturing, spoke at anthropology, and 10 students embarked on a three-week “study COBA’s Society of Human Resource Management abroad” trip to Botswana, Africa, this past summer. They took ’80’s, and, during his career, has served as president, meeting about unique career opportunities for human a 15-hour direct flight from Atlanta to Johannesburg, South Community Bankers Association of Georgia; director, resource majors. His presentation focused on how human Africa, then traveled over land to Gaborone, Botswana’s capital, Georgia Bankers Association; chair, Georgia Bankers resources provides an opportunity to observe and to the University of Botswana. Association Community Banking Committee; and understand a business and a foundation to move up the Dr. Fisher described the adventure, “I taught a micro-finance director, Independent Community Bankers Association of corporate ladder. He offered tips on how students pursuing course, exploring product line expansion, funding opportunities, America. N a degree in human resources can distinguish themselves in and export potentials. Dr. Charles taught a course on the tough job market and gain experience through environmental sustainability. We all participated in a number of internships. Mr. Jahnke concluded, “Without human cultural events including a safari, World Cup game, and visit to resource training or experience, it would have been quite a traditional Botswana village.” difficult to achieve and execute the CEO position.” Stapleton Authors Text Students included on the trip were Sharee Ashford, Patti Professor Emeritus Rick Stapleton Jo Brown, Holly Delp, Jackson Head, Brit Lanier, Alyssa (MM&L) has published a textbook, Oravec, Maegan Rainwater, Samantha Smith, Silvia School of Business Voyages. The book’s tagline, “Set Tamminen, and Jordan Tompkins. Trip sponsors included the Accountancy Georgia Southern Center for International Studies, Office of sail for a better world,” illustrates its premise to provide a must-read chronicle Dwight Sneathen, associate professor, is one of 24 Student Leadership and Civic Engagement, and School of CPAs in the state to be accepted in the Georgia Society of Economic Development. for those seeking to recover from the economic chaos gripping the U.S. and the world. Welcome Back Students Day Scenes

Thanks to William Amponsah, Rachael Barrett, Ednilson Bernardes, Janice Brown, Mikelle Calhoun, Charlie Cox, Jackie Eastman, Godfrey Gibbison, Jan Grimes, Dena Hale, Mark Hanna, Chuck Harter, Melissa Holland, Feruzan Irani, Amanda King, Lyndi King, Vicki King, Jamie Lane, Jill Lockwood, Mike McDonald, Brit McKay, Deanna Piche, Barbara Price, Sarah Rene, Ed Sibbald, Carol Waller, Karen Wells, Joy West, Linda Wilke, Stephanie Williams, Jerry Wilson, and Bill Yang for all of their help serving popcorn and soft drinks. Page 4 Eagle Executive Fall 2010 2010 Scholarship Recipients

Dixie Crystals Robert Cox Paul LaGrone White

Joshua S. Pollak Keiylene Burgess Samantha Lepionka Ryan Lewis Karley Weiner Kyle Randall

Beta Knotts Coe Priddy-Price Cummings Gamma Sigma

Madeline Bunn Mikal Lewis Rahim N. Mawji and Linda Carwell Christine Van Cura Atlanta CPCU

GATE Scholars Anderson Atlanta CPCU

Danielle Youngs, Mikal Lewis, GATE Scholars: Jeremy Myers, Jennifer Gay, Jonathan Branch, Andrew Southerland and Keylene Burgess Dr. Cheryl Metrejean, Lindsay Page, Emily Scott, and Matt Steinberg

Georgia Society of CPAs Paul Kidd Recipents not Pictured: ACA: Tyler Dillon and Mallory Mitchell Charettes: JoAnna Maria Kyser and Jessica L. Perdue Georgia Retail Association: Katherine Crider and Jennifer Falk Giacomo: Katelyn Dearing and Andrew Kevan Sears Gray’s College Bookstore: Andrew Sears Janofsky: Dennis J. Luong Kidd: Candace Fullmore Knotts: Linda Carwell Morris: Donald B. Muir Peacock: Elena J. Bencini Pickett/Garvin Scholarship: Jesse T. Floyd Savannah Chapter of GA Society of CPAs Scholars: Candace Fullmore SHRM: Danae Flatford and Alyssa Oravec Richard Minshew, Karl Dorsey, Jr., Chapter President Lisa Conti-Bacon, Women in Business Technology: Oluwaseun Ogunjemilusi Chritina Payne, Meng Yin Dong, and Joseph Hotaling

If you would like to support COBA’s scholarship programs, please contact Dean Ron Shiffler, Georgia Southern University, College of Business Administration, P. O. Box 8002, Statesboro, GA 30460-8002, phone (912) 478-COBA.

SE Chapter of the GA Society of CPAs Scholars: Tyler Youmana, Wesley Cone, Trey Bourgamy, Chapter President Abbie Gail Parham, Kristin Birchett, and Pamela Herrington Fall 2010 Eagle Executive Page 5 Tracy Ham Inducted into CFL Hall of Fame

Tracy Ham was inducted into the surpassing his more than 5,757 Twenty-five years ago, it was Russell’s direction, says, “Ham could change Canadian Football League Hall of Fame in yards passing, 3,212 yards Tracy who hooked up with Frankie the outcome of a game faster than anyone Regina, Saskatchewan Providence, Canada, rushing, and 34 touchdown Johnson for a touchdown with 10 I’ve ever coached.” this past summer, along with former CFL college career at Georgia seconds remaining to give Georgia Ham’s wife, Valerie, and their sons, greats Don Narcisse, Elfrid Payton, Bob Southern, which led to his Southern a 44–42 victory over Tracy II and Caleb, joined former Eagle Cameron, and league builder Joe Pistilli, all induction into the College Furman in its first national teammates Ricky Harris, Herman Barron, honored in the 2010 class. Football Hall of Fame in 2007. championship title. The next year, the Robert Baker, and former Southern Tracy, now a Southeast accounts executive Playing with Edmonton in Eagles made another successful basketball player Mike Curry at the with Sony Electronics, had a 13-year career in 1989, Tracy was the league’s championship run under Tracy’s ceremony in Saskatoon. Tracy concludes, the CFL from 1987-1999. He threw for 40,534 Most Outstanding Player and in leadership with the triple option “You realize a lot of people contributed to yards, ran for another 8,043 yards, and scored 1995 helped Baltimore win the offense. Paul Johnson, offensive your success. I’m very grateful to have been 284 touchdowns while playing for the Grey Cup, the equivalent of the coordinator, who installed the triple a part of the puzzle.” N Edmonton Eskimos, Toronto Argonauts, NFL’s Super Bowl. option offense in 1984 under Erk Baltimore Stallions, and Montreal Alouettes, Tracy Ham Ori James Scholarship The Beta Gamma Sigma business honorary Participants included donors Edwin Moore Distinguished society was created in 1982 under the Boyd, Lewis Braxton, Billy Crider, Kelly leadership of Dean Ori James. When Dean Jones, Ed Nelson, and Martin NeSmith, and Service Awardee James passed away in 2009, Beta Gamma attendees, Don Berecz, Charlie Cox, Mac The Southern Con- Elingburg, Elon; Colonel and Mrs. F. Pelzer Sigma created a scholarship fund in his name Cox, John D’Andrea, Julian and Frances ference announced, in Barry, Jr., Furman; Pat Hielscher, UNC to commemorate his organiza- Deal, Bill and Nancy June, that Phil Moore Greensboro; Lynn Boggs, Samford; Robert T. tion and support of the Herring, Ori Jean James, (ACCT, 1982) was (Bob) Davis, Chattanooga; Steve White, business honorary society. John Lawrence, Ron awarded its 2010 Distin- Western Carolina; and John Bauknight, In order to fund the Lepionka, J. T. Mar- guished Service Award, in Wofford. scholarship, COBA alumnus burger, Gail Reed, Mike recognition of his contri- A 1982 graduate of Georgia Southern, J. T. Marburger donated the use of an Atlanta Sanders, Asbury and Helen Stembridge, bution to the institution. Moore is a managing partner in Porter Keadle Braves suite at Turner Field as a fundraiser this Tom Tharpe, and Hubert Tucker. The award was presented Moore, LLP in Atlanta. He has been a long summer. Through the generosity of alumni, The Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Phil Moore by Carolina Ford Dealers time member of the Georgia Southern friends, and supporters, the effort raised more Giants 3-2, but the true winner was the Ori at the Southern Con- University Athletic Foundation Board and than $5,000 toward the scholarship fund. James Beta Gamma Sigma Scholarship. N ference Honors Dinner, Hilton Head Island, served as its president from 2007 until 2009. SC, this summer. Under his leadership the Foundation effected The Distinguished Service Award program a name change to the Georgia Southern th was started in 2002 as a way for the University Athletic Foundation and SOA’s 15 Annual EIR Conference to recognize individuals from its constructed several athletic facilities. Moore Mr. Clarence Davis, former CPA firm to industry, from member institutions who have contributed played an integral role in leading the CFO and COO of the American broadcasting to college significantly to all aspects of the university. organization through a two branding Institute of CPAs, was the featured professor, and from consultant Joining Moore as this year’s honorees include initiatives, “Rings and Diplomas” and “For all speaker for the 2010 School of to author. His presentation G. A. Sywassink, Appalachian State; George the Right Reasons.” He was recognized as the Accountancy 15th Annual Execu- centered on the importance of and Marie Barnette, College of Charleston; College of Business Administration Alumnus tive in Residence program in financial literacy in dealing with William (Bill) F. Schupp, The Citadel; Janet of the Year in 2001 and Georgia Southern October. Davis’s career took him the expansion of government’s H. Wilson, Davidson; Wes and Cathy Outstanding Accounting Alumnus in 1999. N from a farm to Wall Street, from a threat to business. N

COBA Advisory Councils’ Fall Meetings COBA Business Advisory Council COBA Dean Ronald Shiffler presented the a disappointing football game in Paulson meeting, San Francisco, as a host chapter. Dean’s Report highlighting record fall Stadium against Samford University. The members in attendance included Greg The College of Business Administration enrollment of 19,691, a 3.2 percent increase Cashman, Smith & Howard, Atlanta (John hosted its 23rd Annual Fall Advisory Board from Fall 2009; proposals for a new on-line School of Accountancy Advisory Council Lucht); Jim Creamer, Draffin & Tucker, Meeting on October 29-30 on the Georgia Executive MBA and Web Master of Albany; Alex Gambill, Pricewaterhouse Southern campus. Chair Lee Thompkins Accounting pro- The School of Coopers, Charlotte; Billy Griffin, Hancock welcomed new member Greg V. Pressley, gram for the Accountancy hosted Askew & Co., Savannah (Mike McCarthy); CSS, Inc., consultant and certified Oracle college; the Web its annual Advisory Richard Henry, Holland, Henry & Bromley, Network Partner, and members in attendance, MBA® celebrating Council Meeting in Savannah; Bill Herring, WACO Fire & Hoke Brunson, Southwest Airlines, retired; its tenth anni- the Professional De- Casualty Insurance, retired, Statesboro; Billy Don Callaway, USMC, retired; Nancy versary; COBA velopment Center, Hickman, Dabbs, Hickman, Hill & Cannon, Herring, professor, retired; Billy Hickman, being named to CIT building, in Statesboro; Raiford Hodges, Atlanta Spirit, Dabbs, Hickman, Hill & Cannon; Kelly Jones, The Princeton October. The exe- Atlanta; Alex Knight, Habif, Arogeti & accountant, retired; Tommy Jones, Jones, Review’s “Best cutive committee, Wynne, Atlanta; Charles Martin, Moore Jones, Davis, & Associates; Doug Lambert, Business School” Phil Moore, chair; Stephens & Tiller, Brunswick; Phil Moore, Southeastern Hospitality Services; Matt Lane, list for the fifth COBA’s Business Advisory Council Billy Hickman, Porter Keadle Moore, Atlanta; Greg Gen Cap America; Lurue Lord, Lord Eye consecutive year; vice chair; Jim Morgan, Mauldin & Jenkins, Atlanta; and, Center; Grey Meybohm, Meybohm Realtors; and, COBA’s leadership in developing the Creamer, faculty development liaison; and Tim Veal, Nichols Cauley & Associates, Phil Moore, Porter Keadle Moore; Toby “City Campus” and preparing for the Tim Veal, student recruitment, retention, and Dublin. In other business, the group agreed Moreau, BB&T Corporation; Robin Rich, University’s future Capital Campaign. placement coordinator, recognized the council to have Accounting Advisory Council Automation Systems and Controls; Mike The traditional breakout and report sessions for its generous support of officers and members participate in the search for a new Sanders, UBS Finacial Services; Bill followed with strategic plan and 2012-13 leadership Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting director of the School of Accountancy and N Sprague, Savannah Smooth Roads; and AACSB Accreditation discussions and fraternity, attending the August 2010 national revised two items of the by-laws. Kenny Stone, attorney. feedback. The two-day program ended at with Page 6 Eagle Executive Fall 2010

Spotlight on Graduate Studies

From the Director David M. Coleman Greetings from the MBA Program! We have programs around the world to determine which David M. Coleman (BBA, 1978; MBA, Service decided to build a new post office had an exciting and busy fall here in COBA. schools stand out above the rest. Our students, 2001) recently celebrated the five-year in Brooklet, the availability of the old We have new faces, more national recognition, once again, cited Georgia Southern’s anniversary of The Old Post Office post office building opened the and a new program in the works! First, I would affordability, the quality of instruction, and Café in Brooklet. He and co-owner, door of opportunity and the rest like to say thank you to Angela Leverett who approachability of administration as factors Greg Frost, developed the is history. His successful café was a mainstay in the MBA office for several contributing to the success of the MBA restaurant and catering business in and catering business has years. She accepted a new position with the Program. We are so thankful to our students 2005 and have become known allowed him to maintain strong Board of Regents in July. and alumni for participating in this survey throughout south Georgia for their relationships with people from As a result of Angela’s departure, the MBA because without your feedback, the recognition wonderful food and catering the surrounding communities office has a new recruiting coordi- would not be possible. We would also delights. David had been a and Georgia Southern. David has nator, which will help us expand and like to express our gratitude to the comptroller for an electrical supply found happiness as a successful improve our efforts in the recruiting MBA faculty for continuing to company and firm administrator in a small business owner. He currently and admissions arena. Karen Wells, provide exceptional instruction and CPA firm for over 25 years when he decided resides in Statesboro and enjoys reading, formerly assistant to Linda Wilke in guidance to our students. to leave the corporate world for traveling, and gardening. N the Development Office, has recently Finally, we have submitted a entrepreneurship. When the U.S. Postal stepped into the recruiting coordinator proposal for a new Executive MBA role and we are delighted to have her! program to be primarily delivered on- We are recruiting a new assistant line. If approved, it will launch in Fall MBA director to improve our Melissa Holland 2011. Offering a focus in entre- connections and contact with alumni. If preneurial leadership, the program will you are an MBA alum, we would love to hear be geared toward working professionals with your feedback or success stories. You can find at least seven years of work experience. By Christopher Kimbrough us on Linked In under the group name, focusing on entrepreneurial leadership, we Christopher Kimbrough (POL SCI, Christopher, a second-year law student “Georgia Southern COBA MBA Students and hope to attract those seeking to be innovative 2006; MBA 2008) has been awarded a at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Alumni” or become a fan of our Facebook leaders within their organization or who have 2011 Baker & Daniels’ Law Firm Law in Bloomington, served as a group, “Georgia Southern University MBA a passion for entrepreneurship. Keep your scholarship. The $10,000 clerk in the Office of the Indiana Program.” You can also drop us an email at fingers crossed because our success is your educational scholarship includes Attorney General’s Consumer N mba@georgia southern.edu. success! placement in the firm’s summer Protection Division in Summer On to national recognition, for the fifth year associate class. The scholarships 2010. He is a member of the in a row, The Princeton Review has named were established in 2007 for executive board in the COBA as one of its “301 Best Business students of varied ethnic, racial, Indianapolis Bar Association’s Schools.” The publication surveys more than and cultural backgrounds, law student section and vice 19,000 students in AACSB-accredited MBA including lifestyles, disabilities, president of the Black Law and unique viewpoints. Recipients of Students Association. the scholarship are selected by Baker & Christopher volunteers with the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, For more information on any of our graduate programs, please contact COBA Graduate Daniels’ executive committee. Baker & Reach for Youth Teen Court, IBA Ask-A- Studies, P. O. Box 8050 • Room 3300, Statesboro, GA 30460-8050, Phone: (912) Daniels, LLP, with more than 370 attorneys, Lawyer Program and We the People 478-5767, E-Mail: [email protected], Website: http://coba.georgia has offices in Fort Wayne and South Bend, Competition. N southern.edu/grad.htm. IN, Chicago, IL, Washington, DC, and Beijing, China.

Huggins Joins WebMBA® Staff New MAcc Director Dr. L. Dwight Sneathen, interrogation techniques, and computer Angelia Huggins (IS, virtual document repositories maintenance new program director for the forensics. The program provides a compre- 1991) is the new director of for comparative data analysis, accreditation, Master of Accountancy, hensive curriculum preparing students to pass Student and IT Operations and retention, progression, and graduation reports a 30 percent increase the Certified Fraud Examiner and Financial for the Georgia WebMBA® reporting. in enrollment from Fall 2009 Forensics exams. Our newest program, the Program. In the new Angelia is an active officer of the Atlanta to Fall 2010. In the on-line WEBMAcc, slated for launch in Fall position, she will be Eagle Club as well as a past member of the traditional master degree 2011, is in approval. This two year, lock step assisting Director Joe College of Business Advisory Council. program, the faculty is program will allow students not located near Bocchi with admissions, Angelia received the 2002 Young Alumna Dr. Sneathen exploring opportunities to a physical campus to pursue the degree on- Angelia Huggins student tracking, and of the Year award and is a past offer more courses in taxation line. program progression board member and executive and business valuation, and the Becker CPA Overall, the program’s future is bright as as the WebMBA course officer of the Alumni Board Review offering continues to increase CPA excellent students continue to apply, and the N management system admini- of Directors. Exam pass rates. number of firms recruiting them grows each strator and IT specialist, The scope of the program is also growing year, including Big Four accounting firms including database and with the introduction of new programs. We from Jacksonville, Charlotte, and Atlanta; now offer a master of accountancy with a Wal-Mart; and government agencies, such as concentration in forensic accounting, including the Georgia Department of Audits and Office courses in fraud schemes, fraud detection of the Inspector General. N ® methods, expert witnessing, interview and Fall 2010 Eagle Executive Page 7 in ALUMNIthe SPOTLIGHT Linda Mercedes Zablah Cheryl Zak Inc., in the Orlando Fashion Square Mall, Cheryl established her presence in the Orlando, FL, before returning to her native yoga for health and wellness arena through country of Honduras and joining Demesa volunteer work as the former President of the Office Solutions, San Pedro Sula, a family- Yoga Association of Greater Detroit and a owned company and manufacturer, founder and charter member of the Southeast merchandiser, and distributor of office Yoga Association in Atlanta. Cheryl is a furniture. Mercedes has ten years experience Registered Yoga Teacher and Trainer with in administration and quality control, having the national group, Yoga Alliance, and a been responsible for implementing the member of the International Association of Quality System, ISO9001, for the company. In 2008, the company won a national award Yoga Therapists. She serves as a community for the “Greatest Exporting Company of resource for the Georgia Brain & Spinal Honduras, Metals Area.” Cord Injury Trust Fund Commission. Mercedes and her husband reside in San Cheryl graduated from Georgia Pedro Sula, Honduras, and have an 18- Southern, summa cum laude, where she Linda Mercedes Zablah (MKT, 1999) month old son. They are eagerly awaiting the received the Frederick W. Taylor Award and became an assistant manager for Limited, birth of their second child within the year. N Cheryl Zak (MGT, 1981) is owner and became a member of the Phi Kappa Phi and director of The Forsyth Yoga Center, Beta Gamma Sigma honor societies. She Dawsonville. After graduation, Cheryl began later attended the executive education her business career as a project manager at program at The Wharton School of Business, Carol Denese Register Digital Equipment Corporation in Atlanta. She University of Pennsylvania. Cheryl and her then moved to account executive in the husband, Alan, have been married for 36 representative for a real estate company in automotive industry for IBM in Southfield, years and love to attend Atlanta Symphony Atlanta. Later, she worked in the advertising Michigan, and later served as a business concerts and Atlanta Braves and Thrashers N industry for a brief stint before becoming a consultant for their corporate clients. games. manager for the American Red Cross, Savannah in 1992. She is currently Public Affairs and Resource Development Coordinator for the Savannah Chapter. Denese is responsible for developing, Erin C. Schrimpf managing, and supporting active media team in Jacksonville, FL. CSX is the relations for 31 counties in Southeast primary operating subsidiary for CSX Georgia. She has diversified experience in Corporation, operating 21,000 miles of rail public relations, marketing, sales, network in 23 states, serving over 70 ocean, advertising, fundraising, special events, and river, and lake ports. customer service, particularly media Erin began his career as a management Denese Register (MKT, 1981) began relationships. N trainee with CSX Transportation. He had her career in 1983 as a customer service the coveted opportunity to work in CSX’s Chicago Trainmaster office. In the CSX network, Chicago is one of the busiest and Demeré Sikes most complex terminals. Erin operates more than 50 trains daily over Chicago’s railroad Demeré Sikes (MKT, 1995) has networks with more than 200 people recently accepted a newly created position working with him on any given day. His job as public relations director for the Liberty as a trainmaster is very demanding, often County Board of Education. Her role in the Erin Schrimpf (LIT, 2005), a Chicago requiring 60 to 70 hours a week. Erin and new position is to keep people informed and trainmaster for CSX Transportation, has been his wife currently reside in Chicago, while updated on the news and activities of the promoted to manager of total service his son, Christiaan, is in Oregon planning to school system. Prior to accepting this integration for the compliance and execution attend Oregon State University. N position, Demeré served as a banking officer and marketing director for a community Mark Your Calendars NOW for . . . bank and taught at Savannah Christian Academy. Her banking and education experience and contacts were an ideal fit for Demeré is a member of the Kiwanis Club, COBA Golf Tourney her new role as public relations director, as Prevent Child Abuse Liberty, and the Family her family is from the Liberty County area. Connections Collaborative. N May 20,2011 Page 8 Eagle Executive Fall 2010 Faces of Homecoming 2010

The 2010 homecoming cookout was held under the water tower in the parking lot of Paulson Stadium on November 6 before the Applachian State game. Special thanks are extended to Jamie Lane; Matt McGhee; Susan Taylor; the Wells family, Bill, Karen, Brad, and Jesse; Linda Wilke; Lisa Williams; Richard and Susan Williams; Jerry and Myron Wilson; and Rongron Zhang for their help with this event, and to Jan Grimes and Linda Mullen for donating their parking spaces. Later that day, Georgia Southern’s Eagles pulled off a 21–14 OT victory against Applachian State’s Mountaineers. Fall 2010 Eagle Executive Page 9 COBA Welcomes New Faculty

Please join us in welcoming the newest members of the COBA team presented below. We are excited about the talents and skills they bring to COBA. We presently have five faculty and administrative searches for the 2011–2012 academic year: an assistant professor of accountancy and a director for the School of Accounancy; an assistant professor of economics in the School of Economic Development; a director for the Bureau of Business Research and Economic Development; and an assistant director, marketing and admissions, for the Master of Business Administration program. J. Nicholas DeBonis Robert Szymanski Lecturer Assistant Professor Department of Department of Information Systems Management, Marketing, & Logistics Bob Szymanski joined the College of Business in August 2010 as a Nick DeBonis is a lecturer in the Department of Management, Marketing lecturer in the Department of Information Systems. He has a BS in arts and and Logistics. A Vietnam veteran who served on active duty in both the Air science from Boston College and an MBA in information systems from Force and the Army, Nick earned his Ph.D. in advertising and marketing from Boston College’s Carroll Graduate School of Management, 1998. the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. His master’s degree is in foundations of education from Troy Mr. Szymanski is a certified SAP solutions architect consultant and serves as an instructor for our State University and his BA, magna cum laude, is from Flagler College in education and psychology. SAP TERP10 certification program. Along with his academic experience, Mr. Szymanski brings more His wife, Susan, is a professor in the Communication Arts department. than 20 years of practical industry experience to the classroom. Mr. Szymanski also owns and operates Dr. DeBonis has private sector experience as a senior global marketing consultant in the an independent consulting firm specializing in ERP and management consulting. Mr. Szymanski’s telecommunications, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries with a Philadephia-based company. He clients have included such companies as Universal Studios, China Grill Management, Hyatt Regency, maintains a marketing consultancy with select clients to maintain contact with the day-to-day business Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Siemens Energy, Inc. world. Dr. DeBonis’s diverse professional background includes having started and run his own During his spare time, Mr. Szymanski enjoys time with his family, which includes his wife and two business, and stints in both the talent and business sides of the newspaper and radio media. He has co- children and enjoys golfing and downhill skiing. His sporting interests include the NY Football Giants, authored three successful trade books published by McGraw-Hill for the American Marketing NY Yankees, and NASCAR. Association and has served on the faculty at the Goizueta Business School, Emory, California State– Fullerton, Texas A&M, LSU and Pepperdine universities. Dr. DeBonis and his wife have two children, Andrew, 23, and Gabriela, 14. They are a soccer family—he still referees high school soccer, his wife is a former coach and both of children played G. Scott Webb on the state select Lazers team in Peachtree City. The family enjoys wilderness camping, canoeing, Assistant Professor and hiking in the North Georgia Mountains, Appalacian Trail, and at the beach. Department of Management, Marketing, & Logistics

Scott Webb is an assistant professor in logistics. He is earning his Ph.D. in logistics and operations management from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. In addition to his PhD, Mr. Webb Stanley E. Fawcett has earned a MSc in logistics management from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and a BBA from The College of Idaho. Visiting Distinguished Professor Mr. Webb’s primary research examines how consumer behavior influences the supply chain. He Department of Management, was an invited presenter on supply chain complexity at the 2007 Decision Sciences Annual Conference Marketing, & Logistics and has published articles in the Journal of Operations Management and Decision Science Journal of Innovative Education. Stan Fawcett is visiting distinguished professor of logistics and supply Prior to entering academia, Mr. Webb was a logistics officer for the United States Air Force. During chain management on leave from Brigham Young University’s Marriott his twelve years in the Air Force, he managed hazardous materials warehouses, aircraft parts School of Management. His teaching and research expertise is centered on warehouses, and war reserve material warehouses. Following the completion of his master degree, global supply chain strategy and collaborative business model design. He has taught executive Mr. Webb worked as the Officer in Charge of developing functional requirements for USAF supply development programs in Asia, Europe, and North and South America. systems software. Dr. Fawcett received his Ph.D. at Arizona State University and taught at Michigan State Mr. Webb’s interests include his wife and six children, basketball, volleyball, and the great University before joining the faculty at the Marriott School. He has published more than 100 articles outdoors. He especially enjoys backpacking, fishing, and hunting. and six books on supply-chain topics, including design, information technology as a collaboration enabler, leading change through learning, performance measurement, and trust. Stan is the co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Business Logistics and a member of the Academy of Management, Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals, Decision Sciences Institute, Sang Un Yung and Institute of Supply Management. Visiting Professor Department of Finance & Quantitative Analysis

Sang Un Yun, BE ’70, mechanical engineering, Yonsei University and PhD ’79, statistics, University of Florida is a visiting honor professor from the College of Economics and Business Administration,Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. He is a highly respected professor, serving in his home country as a director of Yusoon Kim the Hanshin Engineering Corporation, chair of the Forum of New Quality Management, assistant to Assistant Professor the president of Hyundai Automobile Company, and judge for the Korean Total Quality Awards, a program similar to the U.S. Malcolm Baldridge Awards. Previously, Dr. Yun served as chair of the Department of Management, Society of Engineering Statistics in Korea and vice president of the Yonbian University of Science Marketing, & Logistics and Technology in China, as well as dean of External Affairs and Development at his alma mater, Yonsei University. His experience includes previous visiting professorships at Georgia Southern and Yusoon Kim, BE ’94, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, MSE ’02, the University of Western Ontario, Canada. M.Eng ’03, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, has recently completed his Dr. Yun’s areas of interest include quality control, design of experiment, regression, multivariate Ph.D. in business administration, supply chain management at the Arizona State analysis, credit risk management, and customer relationship management. He has published extensively University, Tempe, AZ. In an earlier career, Dr. Kim was an system engineer for an automobile in the area of reliability, statistics, methods, and structural equation models in the Journal of Korean company in South Korea and later in an industry career, involved in constructing new automobile Society for Quality Management, and culminating in “Six Sigma Quality Innovation” published by assembly plants in Romania. His research interests include supply network structures and design, Freedom Academy in 2006. supply chain management strategy, buyer-supplier relationship, and the applications of social network Dr. Yun, his wife, two sons, and daughter enjoy tennis, golf, volleyball, and music. and agency theory in the supply chain management context. Page 10 Eagle Executive Fall 2010 COBA Golfers Earn Honors Eastman Receives Stanley Award The Golf Coaches Association of America performance occurred at the NCAA Southeast At each WebMBA® program. Jacqueline K. Eastman has been announced this summer that Georgia Regional where he fired a 2-under par 208 for graduation, the graduating selected as the most recent Georgia Southern Southern business majors Spence Fulford, second place and tied his 54-hole career low. class selects one professor winner of the Ken Stanley WebMBA® Matt Deal and Logan Blondell were named Matt’s 2-under par 70 at the Augusta State as recipient of the Stanley Teaching Award. This is the second time to the Cleveland Srixon All-America Scholars Invitational set a new career-low and also Award, named for Dean Jackie has won this award. She won it list. The Eagle trio joined 116 other Division helped him card a 54-hole career-low 208. Ken Stanley, Valdosta previously as a professor at Kennesaw State I collegiate golfers in receiving Matt and Logan were also State University, one of the University, where she taught before coming to Georgia Southern. N this national honor and helped named to the Southern founding deans and archi- tects of the WebMBA® propel Georgia Southern to tie Conference Academic All- Jackie Eastman with six other schools for the Conference team. most players represented by a At the conclusion of the Division I collegiate golf pro- season, Georgia Southern’s golf gram on the All-America team tied Arizona State Univer- Scholars list. sity for fourth place in the For Spence Fulford, this Southeast Regionals of the Center for Forensic Studies elite recognition was the NCAA Golf Tournament, The Center for Forensic Studies in Prosecution” and “Interviewing in Investiga- second in his collegiate golf The Georgia Southern Eagles advancing them to the 2010 Golf Team is pictured at the Accounting and Business, in conjunction with tions” in the case. Recently, the class toured the career, having previously NCAA Men’s Golf Champion- Southeast Regionals of the 2010 the School of Accountancy, offered students a Jesup housing facility operated by the Bureau earned the honor last year with NCAA Golf Tournament. ship held at the Honors Course, unique opportunity to interact with forensic of Prisons to understand the full impact and a 3.61 GPA. Fulford’s stroke Chattanooga, TN, in June, experts this fall. The presentations offered a implication of the ten-year sentence in the case. average for the season was where they joined 29 other great experience for the students, where they The student chapter of the Association of 73.62. His 9-under par 63 at the Springhill teams including Oklahoma State, Clemson, had opportunities to learn in an interactive, Fraud Examiners traveled to the Federal Law Suites Intercollegiate set a new tournament and Georgia Tech, along with the Arizona Sun hands on environment focusing on funda- Enforcement Training Center at Brunswick to and competitive course record, helped the Devils, in the playoffs. tour the IRS training facility there and learn Eagles win the tournament, and tied three Five members of the team representing about the IRS Inspector General’s function. other players for the all-time lowest round in Georgia Southern at the 2010 Southeast They made a stop at the Behavioral Science Georgia Southern history. His 3.69 GPA in Regionals were COBA students, including Interviewing Complex to experience the management was the highest among Eagle seniors Spencer Fulford (MGT), Matt Deal computer simulation training and the center’s golfers and he was selected the Male Scholar (MKT), and Ryan Zabroske (FIN), junior interviewing capabilities along with a visit to Athlete at Georgia Southern for 2009-10. As Logan Blondell (FIN), and freshman Florian the Jesup Federal Correction Institution for a a senior, Fulford was selected to the Southern Sander (Pre-Bus). CENTER FOR FORENSIC STUDIES tour of the low security facility and work camp. Conference Academic All-Conference team This was Georgia Southern’s 19th overall IN ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS Marty Bragg, probation officer, U.S. Probation Office, Southern District of Georgia for the third time. appearance at the NCAA Championships. It spoke to the White Collar Crime class on Also earning All-America Scholar honor was the fourth time Coach Larry Mays’s mental academic and interpersonal skills. “Federal Sentencing Guidelines,” discussing were Logan Blondell and Matt Deal, with teams have advanced to the NCAA Cham- School of Accountancy Director Jill the purpose, mission, and function of U.S. 3.56 and 3.37 GPAs in finance and Lockwood praised the Center Director Don pionships in his ten years as head coach for Probation Office, a $1 million dollar book store marketing,. Their stroke averages were 74.35 N Brecz for his comprehensive oversight of the the Eagles. fraud, the $225,000 unauthorized personal use and 75, respectively. Logan’s best student learning programs of the center, “Don has made it possible for students to experience of purchase cards at a military base, and two state-of-art technical expertise from the case examples to illustrate the application of speakers who are engaged daily with the federal sentencing guidelines. application of the skills taught in the Daphne Jarriel, assistant district attorney, SIFE Inducts Advisory Board classroom.” Ogeechee Judicial District, also spoke to the In September, COBA’s Students in Free White, Cleve White Nissan; Rachel Tom Ackerman, special agent, Office of class, discussing her career choice to go to law Enterprise chapter, SIFE, held its first Edwards, Wright & Edwards, P.C.; Sarah Inspector General, met with the student school, the functions of the District Attorney’s Office, and its coordination with investigators meeting with the 2010 Business Advisory Chester, First Southern National Bank; chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud and the courts. In her presentation, Daphne Board. Club President, Jevon Thomas, Kate Gary, Chamber of Commerce; Lynn Examiners and also addressed students in highlighted a case involving a Statesboro announced that Barry Westbrooks, Lilly, The Lilly Group, LLC; and Kathleen fraud and forensic accounting and justice studies at the Nessmith-Lane Assembly Hall, business and $2.1 million dollars in fraudulent general manager of the Gruben, Georgia Southern. In discussing “Informants and the Michael Vick loans. Statesboro Wal-Mart Distri- other business, Luke Pittaway, Investigation,” “Getting a Job in Federal Law Later, students in fraud and forensic bution Center had agreed to faculty advisor and director of the Enforcement,” and “Interviews and Inter- accounting and justice studies had the Center for Entrepreneurial be the chair of the SIFE rogations.” His information-packed session opportunity to attend the Mock Civil Trial at Learning and Leadership, recap- Business Advisory Board. included identifying all the primary law the Bulloch County Courthouse Engagement with Walmart ped the purpose of SIFE, its enforcement agencies and types of positions Finally, Alexander Gambill, Pricewater- is particularly important for history at Georgia Southern, available, with a concurrent theme of “There houseCoopers, Charlotte, spoke to information the students involved in future strategic direction and the are tremendous forensic opportunities in law system and fraud and forensic accounting SIFE because Walmart is role of the Advisory Board. He enforcement.” He also discussed the Federal students in classes taught by Ron MacKinnon, the lead sponsor of the worldwide SIFE touched on topics of how members of the Law Enforcement Training Center, career fair Camille Rogers, Robert Szymanski, Chuck organization. Members of the advisory board can engage SIFE students and strategies, internship strategies, and how to get Harter, Tim Cairney, and Eddie Metrejean. board include Westbrooks; Miles connectivity among community groups and hired. In the white collar crime class, Tom He then joined the leadership of the accounting Williams, UniHealth Source; Cleve organizations relevant SIFE projects. N discussed the use of informants in investi- student organizations, Beta Alpha Psi, gations. Then, sharing his 30+ years of Accounting Association, Association of experience, he participated with students in Certified Fraud Examiners, and National interview exercises identifying truth and Association of Black Accountants for dinner. deception by interpreting non-verbal behavior The next day Alex joined the faculty and PKM Supports Forensic Program in the forensic interviews and interrogation students of Beta Alpha Psi for an open question class. and answer session luncheon. N Georgia Southern University recently Jenna Green, an associate in the PKM White Collar Crime students met with announced Atlanta-based Porter Keadle group who earned her master’s degree at Federal and Georgia Bureau of Investigation Moore (PKM) has made a $6,000 Georgia Southern, says forensic training is investigators at the Waycross prosecutor’s contribution to the Center for Forensic invaluable in dealing with anti-fraud office prior to a ten-year sentencing of Studies in Accounting at Georgia Southern regulations. “It’s training every accounting gasoline station operators convicted of University. The School of Accountancy student should be acquainted with,” Green fraudulently calibrating gas pumps and, later, center offers ten forensic courses at the said. after sentencing, with the judge in her undergraduate and graduate levels. “The PKM has been a supporter of Georgia chambers to better understand the case. Later, donation allows us to live out one of our Southern for many years and annually from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brain Tanner and Forensic core values by giving back to a school and partners with with COBA to present the Accountant Karen Hartley came to the White a program that has done much for our Fraud and Forensic Accounting Education Collar Crime classroom to discuss “Plea firm,” said Phil Moore, PKM’s managing Conference. The next conference will be Agreements and White Collar Crime Brian Tanner, Don Berecz, and Karen Hartley partner. held June 2–4, 2011 in Savannah. N Fall 2010 Eagle Executive Page 11

Thank You 2010 Eagle Executive Society Members!

The Eagle Executive Society is an annual membership society focused upon relationships with COBA alumni and friends. The $50 annual membership investment supports educational activities beyond the classroom, including travel scholarships, student engagement, and research activities to ensure the best technology, facilities, and learning opportunities are available for today’s students. The Society’s funding is directed 100 percent to prepare the next generation’s business leaders. Members receive an Eagle Executive Society stock certificate, recognition in the Eagle Executive, and invitations to special events sponsored by the college. Charter membership renewals or new memberships for 2010 and 2011 are accepted online at http://coba.georgiasouthern.edu/ (click on EExS and then click Pay Online) or call Linda Wilke at 912-478-5050 for a membership form. Active members— including charter, renewed, and new are—acknowledged below. We appreciate your support.

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Hood✥ Samuel A. McDuffie Steven J. Wilson ✥ ✥ ✥ G. Gregory Colson Walter R. Huggins Robert McGregor Jonathan D. Woodard ✥ ✥ ✥ Lisa Conti-Bacon Evan W. Huggins William S. Mclean II William R. Woolford Charles C. Cox, III Feruzan S. Irani John T. McManus Thomas O. Yarbrough ✥ Brannen Cummings Matthew H. Janofsky✥ C. Robert Melton ✥ Lindsey E. Cummings John F. (Jack) Jennings✥ Lowell Mooney ✥ ✥ W. Mike Cummings Lindsey D. Johnson, Jr.✥ D. Greg Morgan ✥ ✥ R. Bruce Dannelly, Sr. Michael K. Johnson✥ G. Mike Odom, Jr. ✥ ✥ Elynor Davis Daniel C. Johnston David K. Pitman ✥ ✥ James E. Davis, Jr. Kauffman Tire, Inc. Luke A. Pittaway ✥ ✥ Frances S. Deal Brooks A. Keel James Pollak ✥ ✥Charter Members Julian I. Deal Stephen W. Keene Barbara A. Price Page 12 Eagle Executive Fall 2010 IMA’s Thomson Visits Georgia Southern Jeffrey C. Thom- Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting honorary responsible for operations, products, and performance, strategic planning, costing, son, CEO and society, thanked Thomson, summarized his services, as well as leading and directing and competitive analysis. president, Institute of remarks, and presented appreciation. programs for IMA. In his short tenure, he has The IMA is the world’s leading Management Accoun- Thomson holds an MS degree in statistics, developed and launched the IMA Research association for accountants and financial tants (IMA), was guest Montclair State University, and certifications Center of Excellence and become a global professionals in business. The Savannah of COBA’s School of in finance and accounting, Wharton School, leader in the emerging area of governance, Chapter, organized in 1965, is lead by Accountancy and the University of Pennsylvania; senior executive risk management, and compliance. President Kenneth Crowe, Robert Half Savannah IMA Chap- leadership, Columbia University; and, He serves on the board of directors of the International; VP Administration and ter at the Performing management innovation, Sloan School of Committee of Sponsoring Organizations, an Finance Roy Austin, Rockwell Business Arts Center in the Management, Massachusetts Institute of international organization offering global Solutions, LLC.; VP Communications and campus Nessmith- Technology. positioning guidance on internal controls and Community Relations Yolanda Harris, Lane Continuing Education building August A career accountant for more than 20 years enterprise risk management. Accomplished Georgia-Pacific Corporation; VP Scholar- 19. Georgia Southern accounting student, with AT&T, retiring as CFO for the business speaker, author of numerous trade articles, ship J. Devi Ali, D.J. Powers Company, Isaac Bell, president of COBA’s Accounting sales division with $18 billion in revenue, and quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Inc.; VP Professional Education Tim Association, presented Thomson, who spoke Thomson formally joined IMA in 2005, Business Week, Compliance Week, and Cairney, Georgia Southern University; about “The Certified Managerial Accountant initially serving as its vice president for Global Risk Regulator, Mr. Thomson travels Secretary Paul Hammock, Ports America; Program,” an essential credential for a career research and application development. As globally addressing topics of financial and, Treasurer Denise Marsh, Georgia- in management accounting. In closing, CEO and president, he is currently leadership, risk management, business Pacific Corporation. N Brenden Adams, VP professional programs,

BBRED Outreach Center for Entrepreneurship

The mission of the Bureau of Business public. The Seventh Annual Consumer Confi- The variety of programs, events, and field Senate District in 1988. He received a MEd Research & Economic Development dence and Holiday Shopping Expectation trips of the Center for Entrepreneurial from Georgia Southern. (BBRED) is to provide critical information Survey was released in mid-November. It Learning and Leadership this fall has been and economic development analysis for the focuses on eleven Coastal Empire counties in exciting and interactive for students. Sea Island Bank Facilitates New Venture region and state. The Effingham Hospital Georgia and two Lowcountry counties in Planning Course Modernization Study and the Economic South Carolina. The survey was developed Family Business Burnout New Venture Planning, MGNT 4236, a Impact of Engineering Programs in the Allen and administered by BBRED in coordination Research Seminar new project-based course facilitating group E. Paulson College of Science and with Dr. Jacqueline Eastman and her mar- The September 2010 seminar, a research research and development of business plans, Technology are projects which, through keting research class. For the first time in five presentation, “Burnout in Entrepreneurship offered Sea Island Bank officers an BBRED’s research, clients have been able to years, consumers appear to be planning to and Family Firms,” by Morgan Miles, opportunity to tutor and reward the high obtain policy outcomes supportive of their increase their holiday spending per person, David Shepherd, and Gaia Marchisio, performing groups each week. Actively goals. although still lower than the peak levels of focused on understanding the burnout involved in tutorial guidance to students In the initial project, BBRED was 2005 or 2006. occurrences in family firms due to the were Sea Island bankers Darron Burnette, approached by the Effingham Hospital It also appears consumers are slowly family’s presence and influence in the firm. Julie Franklin, Adrien Spandle, Steven Authority to examine its modernization plan regaining confidence after several years of Sanders, and William Mitchell. for adding a surgical facility. Three aspects of spending declines. With bargain shopping Frank L. Lane Lecture the project being the Frank Lane, brand entrepreneur and Meinhardt Vineyard Field Trip included primary former president Neutrogena Products, The Entrepreneurship Club, under the analysis of focus of presented “The Four Sequential Steps of direction of Dr. Pittaway and Scott the market theEntrepreneurial Success” lecture at the Chaney, arranged an early fall visit to for surgical holiday Nessmith-Lane Building Assembly Hall to Meinhardt Vineyard & Winery. Ken services, shopping more than 300 in attendance. Mr. Lane Meinhardt, Jr., owner, guided the tour and evaluating season this explained the four principles of explained the history of the winemaking and the econo- year, it entrepreneurship and essential steps to the Meinhardt winery. mic impact appears creating entrepreneurial culture. of construc- discount Mark Anderson Scholarship tion and operations, and the estimating the stores, like Wal-Mart or Target, and outlet Forex.com Competition Results Andrew Southerland was awarded the continuation value of current property tax malls will gain a larger proportion of the The Entrepreneurship Club sponsored a Mark Anderson Scholarship for Entre- allocations. Utilizing BBRED studies, the holiday shopping dollar. Overall, BBRED’s Forex.com Competition simulation where preneurship and Small Business. He is a modernization plan was approved by the analyses indicate a 2-3 percent increase in contestants are provided $50,000 in start-up senior Management major, with minors in Effingham County Board of Commis- holiday sales this year. capital to invest currency on Forex.com. The Military Science and Spanish, who hopes to sioners and a grant application was submitted Finally, BBRED conducts an annual study competition winners, Ryan Lewis, third open and operate his own business in the to fund the expansion. that examines a nine-county region, including place with $15,000 profit; Joshua Alber, future. The benefactor, Anderson, earned a For the Allen E. Paulson College of Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Candler, second place, earning $18,000; and Mike Georgia Southern BBA in 1985 and is co- Science and Technology, the client’s goal Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins, and Chrysos, grand prize winner, producing owner of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home, was to expand its engineering technology Screven, to determine the annual economic more than $30,000 in gains, were awarded Statesboro. program to an engineering degree program. impact of Georgia Southern University on the $25, $50, and $125, respectively. Next year’s A BBRED report demonstrated the economic region. For fiscal year 2010, Georgia competition is expected to be sponsored by Entrepreneurship Education in value of the current operations and illustrated Southern University had a total economic AmeriTrade. Engineering Technology the future value of proposed changes. impact of $795.3 million. The increase of Center director, Dr. Luke Pittaway, and Projections developed for student enrollment, almost $95 million over fiscal year 2009 was Georgia Senator Tommie Williams Allen E. Paulson College of Science and student expenditure, and operating budgets primarily due to a 7.4 percent increase in total Professor Jim Williams’ MGNT 3234 Technology professor, Dr. Anoop A. Desai, were incorporated into a larger proposal to student enrollment over the time period. entrepreneurship classes learned how being have submitted a $200,000 grant proposal the Board of Regents. The proposal for a For more information about BBRED’s an entrepreneur prepares one for the to the National Science Foundation to degree program was approved in November, research, or to discuss a future project, please challenges and opportunities of serving in develop and embed entrepreneurship educa- and the full scale engineering program will call Joy West at (912) 478-0872, or visit the public office. Senator Tommie Williams, a tion in technology engineering courses. If begin in the Fall 2011. website at www.bbred.org. N successful Toombs County tree farmer and approved, the grant may may lead to Additionally, BBRED continues to pine straw business owner for many years, business incubator opportunities in their engage in research of interest to the general was first elected to the Georgia 19th State respective fields of study. N Fall 2010 Eagle Executive Page 13 ALUMNIVILLE

Accounting accountant with Robinson Grimes & Co. president for Sea Island Bank. She is Eaton. Email: evansatlbrandon@gmail Email: [email protected]. manager of the private client group and .com. business banking for the Statesboro Larry K. Williams (1967), Statesboro, is now market. Her husband is Aulbert Brannen. a real estate agent with Century 21, The Paul H. Wilhelm (2008; MAcc 2008), Blake D. Flowers (2005), formerly in Hunter Group. Atlanta, is a staff accountant and CPA with Suwanee, is now in Savannah, where he is Ernst & Young, LLP. He has passed the CFE Ebzan Paulus (1994), Indonesia, is now a the coastal region supply chain coordinator exams and is waiting to fulfill the senior pastor for Gereja Pusat Pante-kosta for Georgia Power. He is married to Jennifer Sharon D. Morris (1977), Baxley, is the experience requirements. Email: Indonesia. After getting Price, a 2006 Georgia Southern finance owner of the Morris Finance Company. [email protected] his degree, Ebzan graduate. returned to his native Sandi Stovall Sharpe (1992), Guyton, is an Brian Prevatt (2009; MAcc 2009), Indonesia and sold Winter Renee Hall (2005), formerly in Millen, insurance agent with State Farm Insurance, Savannah, is a staff accountant with gold jewelry. He then is now in Statesboro, where she is the senior Rincon. She is married to Michael Hancock Askew & Co., LLP. became the mar-keting secretary of orientation and parent programs Williamson. director for a gold for Georgia Southern University. She is jewelry company. married to James T. Hall. Email: winterburke Scott Noblitt (1997), Bus Admin Ebzan spent eight @yahoo.com. Statesboro, was recently Ebzan Paulus years with an named general manager L. Harris Churchwell (1962), Hawkinsville, is investment portfolio Jerry Lanier (2005), formerly in Brooklet, is of Franklin Toyota-Scion now retired as a production manager for ALP company before becoming a full-time now in Atlanta, where he is employed by of Statesboro. Lighting, Lithia Springs. He is the author of minister as the senior pastor for an Wyndham Roofing, Atlanta. He recently Civil War books including Captains at Rest, interdenominational congregation. Email: married Jaclyn Pittman, a 2007 graduate of Jana Briley (2000; MBA winner of the Jefferson Davis Historical Gold ebzan_paulus@ yahoo.com.id. the Florida Institute of Technology with a 2008), Statesboro, the Medal given by the National Daughters of the doctorate in industrial technology Scott Noblitt director of audit and Confederacy; winner of Keeper of History William Walter “Sam” Sharpe (1994), psychology. advisory services for Awards given by the Lowndes County Pooler, an insurance agent with State Georgia Southern University, has been Historical Society; and is currently writing Farm Insurance, Savannah, recently th Kathryn Mosley Smith (2007; MBA 2009), named a director for the Association of Seeking Glory, a history of the 12 Georgia received the company’s Chairman’s formerly in Statesboro, is now in Lyons, College and University Auditors (ACUA) Regiment. He is married to Judy Kohn. Email: Circle Award. In addition to recognizing where she is the high school initiatives Midyear Conferences. The three-year [email protected]. an agent’s outstanding sales ability, this coordinator for Southeastern Technical appointment will begin in March 2011. award honors agents who align their College, Swainsboro. She is married to Justin Jana has received certification as a certified Economics business with the long-term direction of Smith, a Georgia Southern alumnus. Email: internal auditor. She is married to Terry the company and who act as advocates [email protected]. Briley. Email: janawms@georgiasouthern for their customers. His wife is Angel. .edu. George Evans (1975), Savannah, is now a Email: [email protected]. mortgage consultant with the Atlantic Bank Patrick H. Allen (2008), Brunswick, is the and Trust Company. His wife is Nancy. customer finance analyst for The King and Gerald V. DiBlasi (2001), Locust Grove, is Chad Wiggins (1995), Statesboro, has Prince Seafood. Email: pallen6091@ the financial analysis manager for Well Pint, been promoted to executive vice president gmail.com. Inc., Indianapolis, IN. His wife is Mendy. Victor L. Dickey (1982), Statesboro, is the for lending credit and commercial Email: [email protected]. office manager for Cleve White Nissan Auto banking for the Statesboro market for Sea Co. His wife is Laura. Island Bank. David G. Pierce (2008), Perry, is the credit manager for Wells Fargo, Macon. Email: Dwayne A. Willis (2002), Lawrenceville is [email protected]. now the program director for the Jose Luis Zea (1998), Key Biscayne, FL, is the Charles W. Widman (1997), formerly in Lawrenceville Boys and Girls Club. Email: carrier business development manager for Ashburn, is now in Fitzgerald, where he is [email protected]. STiPrepaid, LLC. He is married to Andrea the manager of the Jenkins Insurance Amanda Kindig Patrick (2009), Greensboro, Alvarez. Email: [email protected]. Agency. NC, is the account owner with the Pepsi Beverages Company, Winston Salem, NC. Dexter Joseph Shuford, III (2003), She is married to Evan Patrick, a 2009 Statesboro, head of the corporate cash Megan Blanton Meadows (2006), Conyers, is Bradley S. Bixler (1998; Psychology the receptionist/billing associate for John Georgia Southern logistics graduate. Email: management services for Sea Island Bank, 1992), formerly on Tybee Island, is now in amanda.k. patrick@ gmail.com. has been named an assistant vice president. Brown Trucking, Lithonia. Email: mmeadows Richmond Hill, where he is a VP-mortgage A graduate of the Georgia Banking School @browntrucking.com. sales manager for The Coastal Bank, at The University of Georgia, his wife is Pooler. He is married to Denise Miles, a General Business Sommer. Jennifer Lynn Chase (2010), Statesboro, Georgia Southern alumna. currently employed by Citizens Bank of Steve W. Poloney (1980; Delta Sig), Canton, Jovan Denise Burgess (2004), Savannah, is Statesboro, is engaged to Grady K. “Ryan” Rachel Collier Edwards (1998), Register, is now a career insurance agent with the a bookkeeper. Email: jovangurgess@email Reddick, a Georgia Southern political science is an attorney and partner in Wright and Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance Company. .com. graduate. The wedding is scheduled for Edwards Attorneys, Statesboro. She is He was recently elected president of the December 11, 2010, in Statesboro. married to John W. Edwards, a 2010 National Association of Insurance and Michael A. Newton (2005), formerly in Georgia Southern accounting and a 2000 Financial Advisors–Cobb County, 2010– Guyton, is now in Rincon, where he is a Finance MAcc graduate. Email: 2012. Email: swpoloney@ gtb.org. senior staff accountant with Hancock Askew [email protected]. & Co., CPAs, Savannah. He is married to Elizabeth “Lee” Williams Burke (1988), Carla A. Neurath. email: mnewton@ David T. Widincamp (1981), Townsend, is Holly Henry (1999), Vidalia, is an the supervisory examiner for the Georgia Savannah, is a marketing account manager hancockaskew.com. assistant cashier for the Montgomery with Seacrest Partners. She is married to John Dept. of Banking and Finance, Atlanta. Bank and Trust Company. She is married Email: davidglanding55@ hotmail.com. Burke, a 1996 Georgia Southern BSiEt grad- Lauren H. Glisson (2007), formerly in to Matthew Peacock, a 2003 Georgia uate. Email: lee.burke@seacrestpartners McDonough, is now in Statesboro, where Southern Web MBA® graduate. Email: .com. she is a staff accountant with Dabbs, Charles C. Duggan, Jr. (1986), hmh@montgomery bt.com. Statesboro, is the vice president–corporate Hickman, Hill, & Cannon, CPAs. She is a Dr. Andreas W. Zangemeister (1992), certified fraud examiner and a CPA. Lauren affairs for Daniel Defense Corp., Black Jennifer Ann Campbell Creek. He is also the COO for a sister Ohlsbuch, Germany, is now a minority recently married Jonathan C. Moore, a (2004), formerly in shareholder and managing director of TSD Valdosta State alumnus. company, Defense Products, Inc. Charles Statesboro, is now in is married to Melissa Palmer, a 1988 Telecom Service Deutschland, Germany. His Savannah, where she wife is Claudia, and they have three children: Georgia Southern management major. has accepted an Stephen D. Harrell (2007; MAcc 2007), Email: [email protected]. Anna, Timon, and Moritz. Email: CPA, Leesburg, is a senior accountant with associate position as [email protected]. Draffin & Tucker, CPAs, Albany. In addition an attorney with Mark S. Barwick (1989), Atlanta, is a senior to being involved with Ducks Unlimited and Thomserson and Kevin T. Dick (1993), formerly in Statesboro, the Georgia Society of CPAs, he is the lead underwriter for Uni-Ter Underwriting Mgt, Macchia-Verna, Attys. a company that builds and manager risk is now in Ellabell, where he is the golf pro at singer for Stephen Harrell and the Dusty Jennifer Campbell She has been Black Creek Golf Club. Boots Band. He is married to Shea Weaver. retention groups for physicians. Email: appointed to the board Email: sharrell@draffin_tucker.com. [email protected]. of directors of the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyer Division for 2010–2011. Shannon Taylor Iwanski (1994; MBA 1999), Richmond Hill, has been promoted to Ashley Jean Meyer (2008), Atlanta, is an Ashley Hines Ellis (1992), Statesboro,is Email: [email protected]. vice president–benefits for Blunt, Burke, director, initial phase procurement for audit associate with Porter, Keadle, Moore, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Savannah. She CPAs. Wimberly, & Hendricks Insurors and Jana Altman Newland (2004), formerly in owner of the award winning Vandy’s is married to Joe Iwanski. Email: Statesboro, is now in Savannah, where shannon.iwanski@ gulfstream.com. Barbeque—now 80 years old Email: she is a banking officer with The Matthew B. Sellers (2008; MAcc 2008), ashleyhines@ bbwhins.com. Columbus, is a CPA and senior staff Savannah Bank on Bull Street. She is married to David Newland, a 2004 Information Systems Sandra Kovsky Lott (1993), Baxley, is a Georgia Southern con-struction graduate. CPA with her own company. She is Email: jana.newland @savb.com. Mark A. Mettler (2000), Springfield, is ALUMNIVILLE married to Jason J. Lott, a 1993 Georgia married to Ruth Newton, a native of Southern management graduate. College of Business Administration E. Brandon Waddleton (2004), formerly Manchester, England. On March 1, 2008, he in Stockbridge, is now in Covington, was involved in a near-fatal skydiving Kimberly K. Brannen (1994), Statesboro, where he is the dispatch person for Evans accident in Rockmart. When he awoke from ACC 1967 - IS 2000 has been promoted to senior vice Transportation. He is married to Meghan Page 14 Eagle Executive Fall 2010 ALUMNIVILLE the coma in Spring 2009, he did rehab at Company. Ronald’s wife, Linda Burnette, is a Jonathan Paul Moore, Jr. (2004), formerly in estate partnership with his son, M & M South Fulton Medical Center and Emory 1972 Georgia Southern psychology gradu- Statesboro, is now in Loganville, where he is Properties. He is married to Deana Ruth University where he met his wife. Email: ate. Email: ronald.cannon@ earthlink.net. the IT project manager for Precyse Solutions, Howard, a Georgia Southern 1974 education [email protected]. LLC, Alpharetta. His wife is Tiffany. Email: graduate. Email: live2sale@yahoo .com. John A. Estrada (1985), Auburn, AL, is now [email protected]. Parker Nealis (2004), formerly in Atlanta, is an internal audit manager at Auburn Janice D. Strickland (1974), Claxton, is the now in Southport, UK, where he is director University. He now has a BA in Spanish from Jared G. Simpson (2004), Savannah, is the reference librarian for the Statesboro Regional of international operations for Select Man- Auburn. John’s wife is Jeanne. Email: recycle yard manager for one of Evergreen’s Library. She is married to Wayne Strickland. agement Resources and general manager [email protected]. wood recycling yards. He is married to Beth of UK operations for Quickclick Loans, LTD. Layer, a 2006 Georgia Southern chemistry Charles G. Greer (1975), Griffin, is an apparel He is married to Jessica de Boisblanc. B. Steven Rigdon (1992), Metter, is a vice graduate who will complete her pharmacy buyer for HMS Host, Bethesda, MD. Email: Email: [email protected]. president for the Pineland State Bank. He is a degree in June. Email: lespaul2891@ [email protected]. 2008 graduate of the LSU Graduate School aol.com. Chiquita McKeever (2009), formerly in of Banking. Steven is married to Tina Gray Koonce, Jr. (1981), Gaston, SC, has Hinesville, is now in Atlanta, where she is a Kenneday, a Georgia Southern alumna. Chad Lewis Fields (2006), formerly in opened his own business. project engineer for Wipro Technologies. Email: [email protected]. LaGrange, is now in Sharpsburg, where he is Email: [email protected]. a project manager for Addresses of Distinc- Sheryl Littles (1984), Statesboro, is the office Jason J. Lott (1993), Baxley, is the owner of a tion, Newnan. Chad’s wife is Elizabeth. manager for the Accelerated Rehabilitation Information Technology used and rental car company. He is married Center in the Cotton Ridge Medical Complex. to Sandra Kovsky, a 1993 Georgia Southern Lindsay C. Stough (2006; MBA 2007), She is married to Vernon Littles. finance graduate. Atlanta, is now the executive administrator/ Derek Clifton (2004), Statesboro, is now the human resource director for the Aqua-Tots Hope S. Merrill (1985), Cumming, is no longer network IT administrator for Dabbs, Dirk Shane Young (1994), Suwanee, is the Swim School, Kennesaw. Lindsay was a G-A Hickman, Hill & Cannon, CPAs. involved with the Southcomm Publishing Co, ACE regional manager for Amerigas Pro- in the Office of Publications and worked on Alpharetta. She is now raising horses and pane, Doraville. He is married to Heather the Eagle Executive while at Georgia enjoying life. George A. Holland (2008), Windsor Mill, Morris, 1989 Georgia Southern COE gradu- Southern. She is married to Justin Coleman. MD, is a field support specialist with CGI ate. Email: [email protected]. Email: wutamunkee@hotmail .com. Federal, Baltimore, MD. Email: aholland1@ Allison DeArmon Tootle (1991), formerly in gmail.com. Temecula, CA, is now in Cumming. She is Cynthia Crider Jarrell (1997), Metter, is the Carrie Harrison Arnold (2007), Brunswick, is married to Tom J. Tootle, and they have three HR director for Crider Poultry and part-time the co-owner of Superior Exterior Cleaning, children: Jay (14), Grant (11), and Carley Rose Holly R. Nolland (2008), formerly in nurse for the Candler Swingbed Rehab Inc. She is married to Erik Arnold. Email: (8). Email: [email protected]. Lebanon, VA, is now in Abington, VA. Center, Metter. She is married to Stewart carharris82@ yahoo.com. Jarrell. Email: [email protected]. Tom J. Tootle (1991), formerly in Temecula, Logistics Jeremy “J.J.” Cronin (2007), formerly in CA, is now in Cumming, where he is the Luke Bryan (1999), Brentwood, TN, a Savannah, is now in Port Wentworth, where director of business development for the Toro he is in sales with Verizon, Rincon. He is Barry W. Saunders (1994), formerly in popular country singer, recently married Corporation. He is married to Allison Cordine Boyer, a 2003 Georgia Southern married to Jackie Ashford, a 2005 Georgia DeArmon, a 1991 Georgia Southern mar- Tifton, is now in Newnan, where he is the Southern management graduate. senior applications consultant with Info marketing major. Email: cboyer14@ keting graduate, and they have three children: Global Solutions, Alpharetta. He is married hotmail.com. Jay (14), Grant (11), and Carley Rose (8). to Jennifer Ritter, a 1996 Georgia Southern Catrina J. Gray (2007), formerly in Email: [email protected]. finance graduate. Email: barry.saunders Ronald Brooks Adams, Jr. (2000), Statesboro, Kingsland, is now in Yulee, FL. She is married @info.com. is now an auditor with Georgia Southern. He to Moses Lindamood. Email: trina_1872000 Kurt Russell George (1992), formerly in is married to Susan Wells, and they have three @yahoo .com. Roswell, is now in Virginia Beach, VA, where Matthew Adam Tomberlin (2003), Surrency, children. Email: [email protected]. he is the branch manager of Patterson Dental operations manager for Southern Cal Matthew W. Jackson (2007), Roswell, is the Company. His wife is Angela. Email: Transportation, Savannah, is now engaged Brandon A. Blair (2000; MBA 2001), enterprise storage sales specialist for Hewlett- [email protected]. to Sarah Margaret Wilson, a Georgia formerly in Eden, is now in Statesboro, where Packard, Atlanta. He is married to Jordanne Southern public relations graduate. An April he is the co-owner of the 180 Fitness. Hawks, a 2007 Georgia Southern John K. Pritchard (1992), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, is 30, 2011, wedding is planned. Email: Brandon is married to Betsey Carlisle, a psychology graduate. the senior director of investments for Omega [email protected]. 1997 Georgia Southern MPA recipient, and Portfolio Management, which is part of they have three children. Email: bablair78@ Josh J. Talmadge (2007), formerly in Roswell, Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. His wife is April. Evan Patrick (2009), Greensboro, NC, is the hotmail.com. is now in Tallahassee, FL, where he is a Email: [email protected]. driver manager for Epes Carriers. He is clinical sales representative for Ethicon, Inc., married to Amanda Kindig, a 2009 Charlie B. Evans, III (2002), formerly in Somerville, NJ. Email: joshtalmadge@ Carissa Heck Mays (1994), Dacula, is an Georgia Southern finance graduate. Email: Jackson, WY, is now in Perry, where he is gmail.com. account executive, radiology, for GE Health- [email protected]. employed by the Evans Farms, Ft. Valley. care, Waukesha, WI. Chris J. Young (2007), formerly in Tennille, is Ryan W. Foley (2003; MBA 2005), now in Macon, where he is in outside sales Sean Knox (1998), Columbus, has been Management Statesboro, is now the vice president for for Fastenal Eatonton. He recently married selected to participate in the 2011 class of student affairs at Ogeechee Technical Haley Crawford, a 2006 Georgia Southern Leadership Georgia. James E. Wilson, III (1971), Thomson, a College. He is married to Julie Gresham, a early childhood graduate. Email: chyoung@fastenal .com. homebuilder has now retired. His wife is Sue. Georgia Southern alumna. Email: Bria Bercich (2002), formerly in Douglasville, [email protected]. is now in Temple, where she is a marketing Ronald Lee Cannon (1973), formerly in Kimberly L. Mason (2008), East Point, is a specialist with Sage. She is married to Brandon Albany, is now in The Villages, FL, where he is Susan Leigh Forster (2004), Hilton Head, SC, shrift coordinator with AirTran Airways, Sheffield. Email: bria.sheffield@ sage.com. retired after many years. When he retired, he is now the HR manager for the Crowne Plaza Atlanta. She is also pursuing an MBA. Email: kimberly.mason@ airtran.com. was vp-procurement for GoldKist/Young Pecan Resort. Email: [email protected]. Chris Bostain (2002), Jacksonville Beach, FL, is a sales rep for Johnson & Johnson selling Rayna Brown (2009), Richmond Hill, is a surgical implants. Email: bostainc@yahoo realtor with Century 21, Dublin. She is .com. Alumnus Patrick G. Blanchard (MKT, 1966), vice chair board married to Travis Dubberly, a 2009 Georgia of directors, First Bank of Georgia, Augusta, has been elected to Southern construction management gradu- ate. Email: rbrown53@ progressivetel.com. Oyewole “Wole” Qyedeji (2002), Glen Burnie, a twentieth term on the Board of Directors of the Community MD, is now a paraprofessional for Prince Bankers Association of Georgia (CBA) for 2010-2011. CBA is a George’s County Schools. Email: woleoo@ Robert Christopher Page (2009), Statesboro, hotmail.com. non-profit organization representing community banks of Georgia loan manager for Portal Financial Services in policy development, educational services, and public relations. recently married Katie Melissa Stringer, a Blanchard, frequently recognized for his career 2008 Georgia Southern tourism and Katherine “Kassi” Adams (2003), formerly in community leisure graduate. North Augusta, SC, is now on Saint Simons accomplishments in business, was named 1994 CEO of the Year Island, where she is the executive team leader and 1995 Sponsor of the Year by The Augusta Business Journal for Target, Brunswick. Email: kassi525@ and Credit Professionals International Georgia, respectively; Georgia’s Top 25 Marketing yahoo.com. Performance CEO’s by The Atlanta Business Chronicle three years in a row, 2006-8; and, recognized as being one of the most influential citizens in the Augusta area, M. Len Latimer (1967) (Delta Sig), Valley Caroline Boyer Bryan (2003), formerly in 2008, by Augusta State University. He is a member of the Georgia Southern College Village, CA, is president of Lynx Media, Inc. Sandersville, is now in Brentwood, TN. She is He is married to Jean Carter, a Georgia married to Luke Bryan, a 1999 Georgia of Business Administration Hall of Fame and honorary member of the U. S. Signal Southern alumna. Email: len@lynxmedia Southern management major and popular Corps Regiment, holding the rank of Brevet Colonel. .com. In banking, Blanchard has served on the southeastern board of directors, national nominating committee, Bank Administration Institute; national community Beryl Wagner (1971), is now retired. Email: ALUMNIVILLE bank advisory council, Deluxe Check Corporation; and, as an advocate for the CBA [email protected]. in the legislature and the Congress. College of Business Administration Gary L. May (1974), Johnson City, TN, has two Zaxby’s in Johnson City and a real IS 2004 - MKT 2003 Fall 2010 Eagle Executive Page 15 ALUMNIVILLE country singer. Email: cboyer14@hotmail Lydia Nicole Price (2008), formerly in Carmina Pascual (1992), formerly in Switzer- Edward J. Trizzino .com. Rincon, is now in Dallas, TX, where she is a land is now in Fishers, IN. She is the global (2008) and fianceé, project coordinator for the U.S. Corps of marketing director for Roche Diagnostics and Holly Bellamy, were Ken W. White (2004), Cartersville, is the Engineers, Ft. Worth, TX. She married Colby Beckman, both international companies. Email: recently in Chian Mai, manager of Enterprise Rent-A-Car. He is Jordan on August 1. Email: lprice12@ carmina [email protected]. Thailand, at Tapae Gate married to Lindsay Stern, and they have a yahoo.com. for the “Loy Kratong” or daughter, Emma Grace, born September 15, Pamela E. Parker (1994), Savannah, is now the “Festival of Light.” 2009. Josh Poe (2009), formerly in Statesboro, is the commercial banking division manager Eddie is program man- now in Brunswick, where he is employed for The Coastal Bank overseeing commer- Bellamy & Trizzono ager for the Association Brittany Hunter Banks (2005), Woodstock, is with Lance, Inc. Email: joshepoe86@gmail cial banking activities for the bank’s clients for Community and now the events coordinator for Great Dane .com. with a team of relationship managers. Ecology Development at the Monsaengdao Trailers. Email: bhbanks@greatdanetrailers School in Thailand. .com. Karla Marie Scott (2008), formerly in Jesup, John G. Simshauser (2000), Alpharetta, is is now in Dacula, where she is the national a senior appraiser/project manager for Office Admin Miriam Daniel Deberry (2005; MHSA 2007), retail field rep for AT&T. She is married to Moreland Altobelli Associates, Norcross. He formerly in Statesboro, is now in Stephens, Earl Williams, Jr., a 2008 Georgia Southern is married to Kimberly Faye Saade, a 2003 Elizabeth D. Courtney (1976), Norcross, is a where she is an administrator for Ethica finance graduate. Georgia Southern MED graduate. Email: retired Delta flight attendant after 24 years Health & Rehab, Greensboro. She is married [email protected]. with the airline. She is married to Bob Saville. to Erick Patrick Deberry, a 2004 Georgia Email: [email protected]. Southern sports management graduate. MAcc Javier Prevatt (2001) Raleigh, NC, is the Email: mdeberry@ethicahealth .org. safety and environmental person for Kyle Lee Kimmel (2003), formerly in Georgia Pacific, Raleigh, NC. His wife is In Memoriam Deborah R Metts (2005), formerly in Lumpkin, is now in Nicholls, where he is Yvette. Savannah is now in San Francisco, CA, where an accountant for the Bacon County John A. Beegle (former she is a graduate student in merchandising at Hospital and Health System. Email: Kathryn Lynn Bowen-Williams (2002; professor) of Cullowhee, the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, kkimmel@ bchsi.org. Biology 1980), Statesboro, is the executive NC, died May 6, 2010. CA. She is also interning for a luxury goods director of the American Red Cross and the and interiors company. Tammy Lynne Stevenson (2005), owner of Traditions Bakery and Catering. H. Marian Swindell Waycross, is a commercial credit analyst She is married to Jeffery Samuel Williams. (Accounting 1969) of Josh C. Martenn (2006), formerly in for Prime South Bank. She is married to Email: [email protected]. Morrilton, AR, died in Sycamore, is now in Savannah, where he is a Danny Bennett, and they have a son, Blair 2008. commercial loan officer for AG South Farm Ray (4 mos.). Email: tbennett@primesouth Ryan Welsey Thompson (2002), Savannah, .com. Credit, Statesboro. is the owner/operator of Wilkes Dining John Beegle Elder William “Billy” Akins Room, Inc., on Jones Street in Savannah. (General Business 1968) Cory D. Sommers (2006), Richmond Hill, is Daphanie Thomas Williams (2008), The restaurant has family-style seating with of Vidalia, died May 10, 2010. the assistant vice president at Sommers Oil Savannah, is a management analyst for lazy susans on the table tops and has been the City of Savannah. She is married to Co. He is married to Lisa Johnson. Email: featured by Dan Rather. Ryan’s wife is Kathleen Mitchell Price (Marketing1988) of [email protected]. Herman Williams. Email: daphanie_ Lindsay McCorkle. [email protected]. Savannah, died October 16, 2010. Jonathan F. Show (2007), Cartersville, is an Tafdzwa Martha Mukangara (2006), Reginald D. Dawson (Finance 1997) of individual sales rep with ShawHankins, LLC. MBA formerly in Atlanta, is now in Austell, where Statesboro, died June 14, Jonathan was one of our fine golfers. Email: she is the SEO analyst for 360i, Atlanta. 2010. Email: [email protected]. [email protected]. Kevin Paul Ryan (1990), formerly in Ontario, Canada, is now in Doral, FL, Rolf O. Rawl (Manage- Jessica Miles (2008), formerly in Alpharetta, where he is the general manager of Leon C. Prieto (2006), formerly in Windsor ment 1970) Phoenix, AZ, is now in Cumming, where she is an account Daniel Systems, Inc. He is married to Hill, MD, is now in Savannah, where he is died October 2008. executive for Comcast Spotlight, Alpharetta. Marian Duggan Ryan, a 1990 Georgia an assistant professor of management at She is married to Austin F. Waters, a Georgia Southern MBA graduate. Email: Savannah State University. Email: prietol@ savannahstate.edu. Ulysses Knotts, III (Infor- Southern alumnus. Email: jmiles17@gmail kryan@daniel systems.com. mation Systems 1992) of .com. Statesboro, died Novem- Uly Knotts, III ber 2, 2010.

A Day for Southern 2009

The official numbers are in for our 2009 A Day for Southern Campaign and we are estatic over the results! Many thanks to our faculty and staff who generously support COBA and CIT through A Day for Southern. Your donations and commitment to each of our colleges and students are greatly appreciated. Your gifts are an essential investment in our mission to be the very best. Our 2009 donors are acknowledged below.

Cheryl L. Aasheim Jacqueline K. Eastman Russell L. Kent J. Lowell Mooney Debra T. Sinclair Brenda T. Aytes Kevin L. Eastman Amanda S. King Janet Moss Manouchehr Tabatabaei Anthony G. Barilla Kevin L. Elder John T. King Steven E. Moss Michael L. Thomas John Barkoulas Donna K. Fisher Vicki King Linda S. Munilla Philis A. Wainford Ednilson S. Bernardes Elizabeth B. Freeman Risa M. Kumazawa William I. Norton Xinfang Wang Linda M. Bleicken Adrian Gardiner Hsiang-Jui Kung John O’Malley William H. Wells James Bradford Godfrey A. Gibbison Jamie B. Lane Constantin Ogloblin Yuan Wen Gregory J. Brock J. Arthur Gowan Angela R. Lang Donna Orme James E. Whitworth John H. Brown Kathleen H. Gruben John J. Leaptrott, Jr. Abbie Gail Parham Michael R. Wiggins Thomas A. Buckhoff Jeanette C. Hadden Angela M. Leverett Cynthia F. Parrish Linda S. Wilke Gerard Burke Karen L. Hamilton Edna L. Levernier Barbara A. Price Bobbie W. Williams Constance R. Campbell Mark D. Hanna Lixin Li Carolyn A. Price Lisa S. Williams Antionette S. Carr James K. Harris Jun Liu Cindy H. Randall Susan R. Williams Thomas Case Charles I. Harter M. Jill Lockwood Camille F. Rogers Bill Z. Yang Joong-Kun Cho John J. Hatem Misty L. Loughry Joseph S. Ruhland Mark A. Yanochik Robert P. Cook Mary F. Hazeldine Shecora C. Lovett Paige S. Rutner Aimao Zhang Charles C. Cox, III Robert E. Jackson Abby L. Lynes Stephen M. Rutner Rongrong Zhang L. Trey Denton, III Vladan Jovanovic William W. McCartney Edward H. Sibbald Wen-Ran Zhang Lori S. Durden Christopher A. Kadlec Britton A. McKay Jacob V. Simons Shawne R. Zuber John N. Dyer Kimberly J. Kennedy Susan E. Miller Page 16 Eagle Executive Fall 2010 Downtown Statesboro City Campus Byington Named Dean at Coastal Carolina On Friday, October 1, during the monthly COBA’s Center for Entrepreneurial J. Ralph Byington was His publications include Downtown Statesboro First Friday Learning director Luke Pittaway’s named dean of the E. Craig more than 130 journal celebration, at which merchants open late, blueprint for identifying, mentoring, and Wall Sr. College of Business articles, book chapters, st local bands play, and street vendors set up, nurturing new ventures includes a 21 Administration at Coastal newsletter items, and pro- the Downtown Statesboro Development Century prototype, knowledge-based Carolina University in July. ceedings. At the 1996 Authority unveiled its new logo signage and business incubator, and creativity and He had been dean of the national meeting of the cut the ribbon on its East Main Streetscape. office space for entrepreneurs to launch School of Business Admini- American Accounting Asso- The event served as a backdrop for Georgia new businesses. BBRED will relocate there stration, University of South ciation, he and a co-author Southern’s announcement of plans for the and continue to prepare economic impact Carolina-Aiken, since 2003 received the Notable Con- studies, outlook analyses, consumer surveys, and an annual Christmas outlook and had previously spent eight tributions to the Information poll from a front-and-center location for years as associate dean and Systems/Management Advi- outreach to the regional community. And, director of the School of sory Services Literature the University Store will offer access to Accountancy, College of Award. In 1995, he received J. Ralph Byington Georgia Southern information about local Business, Georgia Southern the Southwest Federation of events and officially licensed merchadise University. Dr. Byington also Administrative Disciplines in the downtown arena. has experience in state government and the Distinguished Paper Award in the accounting The purposes of locating downtown are business world. He was director and internal area. As a member of numerous professional threefold: first, establish a mutually bene- auditor at the University of Southern organizations, Byington served as president ficial partnership with the city that Georgia Mississippi, an investigator on the PEER of the Southeast chapter of the American Southern calls home; second, facilitate Committee for the state of Mississippi, and Accounting Association and president of the University’s City Campus in the old greater foot traffic in the downtown area chief fiscal officer for the Mississippi Southeast chapter of the Georgia Society of Galleria building in downtown Statesboro. involving Georgia Southern students and Governor’s Office for Federal Programs. CPAs. President Brooks Keel’s vision of faculty; and, third, complement the Dr. Byington has been recognized for Byington earned bachelor and master promoting economic development took a economic development efforts of the local academic excellence at three universities, degrees from the University of Southern big step forward with presentation of plans development authorities and chamber of receiving the New Faculty Excellence Mississippi and a doctorate in accounting for the new Entrepreneurship Zone, perma- commerce. Award from Texas Tech, the College of from the University of Arkansas. He is also a nent offices of the Bureau of Business Clearly, an ambitious undertaking, the Business Administration Professor of the certified public accountant. N Research and Economic Development Center will have its share of twists, turns, Year at Louisiana Tech, and William A. (BBRED), and a satellite operation of the and triumphs. We hope to have many Freemen Professor of the Year at Georgia success stories to share in the future! N University Store. Eventually, classrooms for Southern. late afternoon and evening classes are expected to be added.

Target and American Express Partnerships The Center for Retail Studies recently students’ travel to New York to participate announced partnerships with Target and in the American Express-sponsored American Express. National Retail Federation’s Aspire2Retail Target Corporation has partnered to Intercollegiate Competition against the sponsor a case study competition in University of Florida, Florida State Uni- COBA’s retail marketing classes this spring. versity, University of Michigan, University Target executives will introduce the case to of Wisconsin–Madison, and University of the students on-campus, evaluate progress Arizona. American Express, along with at mid-term, and judge presentations to Macy’s, Sears, Toys “R” Us, Wet Seal, determine the winning team. Each member and Steve Madden, Ltd., will be men- of the winning team will receive a $500 toring students and helping them develop scholarship. presentations for the competition. The The National Retail Federation is students will tour the American Express providing a grant of $6,000 to fund the offices while in New York in January. Seasonings Greetings from the College of Business Administration

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