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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern Eagle Executive Magazine Business College Publications Fall 2012 Eagle Executive Magazine Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/eagle-executive Part of the Business Commons, and the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "Eagle Executive Magazine" (2012). Eagle Executive Magazine. 5. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/eagle-executive/5 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 26, NUMBER 1 Fall 2012 Alumniville . 13-15 BB&T Funds Eminent Scholar COBA and BB&T Corporation, with lead Under the leadership of center director and liability funding contingency policies; and, to client satisfaction bank Branch Banking and Trust Company, BB&T Executive in Residence, Edward H. allowance for loan loss methodologies,” recognition awards the eleventh largest in the U.S., have recently Sibbald, the Center has developed training explained Sibbald. by J. D. Power and signed an agreement with the University and education relationships with the Georgia Joe Brannen, president and CEO of the Associates, the U. S. System of Georgia’s Board of Regents, as Bankers Association, Community Bankers Georgia Bankers Association, underscores Small Business Ad- trustees of the Georgia Eminent Scholars Association, Federal Deposit Insurance the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ministration, and Endowment Trust fund, to create a BB&T Corporation, Federal Reserve Bank of Consumer Protection Act’s stringent and Greenwich Associ- Executive in Residence in Banking under the Atlanta, and Georgia Department of Banking prescriptive regulatory provisions, “Banks ates, among others. state’s Eminent Scholar Program, which and Finance. These include an annual spring are looking for resources like the Center for BB&T has long began in 1985. With 28 system-wide eminent Community Bank Symposium in Statesboro Excellence in Financial Services and BB&T maintained its com- Edward Sibbald scholars in the program to attract top faculty and fall event in Valdosta, the BANKSTAT Executive in Residence to help them mitment to community-driven banking to Georgia institutions, this represents the performance reporting service, and a understand and implement these new rules.” service delivery. It was founded by third for Georgia Southern’s COBA and one Regulatory Advisory While BB&T is Alpheus P. Branch in Wilson, NC, in 1872 of only two to be funded in the System since program. one of the largest and has had a major presence in Georgia the Great Recession in 2008. The BB&T financial services since the late 1990’s, having come to BB&T’s donation of $500,000 to the funding will allow companies in the Statesboro with the 1999 acquisition of College, along with the state’s matching the executive in country, with $178.5 First Banking Company of Southeast funds, resulted in an endowment of $1 residence and center billion in assets, Georgia and lead bank First Bulloch Bank million, the income from which will fund the to serve as an inde- $21.6 billion in & Trust Co., originally founded as the Bank Executive in Residence in Banking as a pendent, objective market capitalization, of Statesboro in 1894, the first bank to be public-private partnership to help community resource for policy 1,800 financial chartered in Statesboro. banks meet the real world challenges of issues facing com- centers nationwide, “BB&T is committed to education,” said financial globalization, particularly in lesser munity banks. One and a full range of John Lane, BB&T city executive for urbanized areas of the state. current focus is consumer and Statesboro and COBA alumnus.” As part of When COBA announced the establishment regulatory compli- Dean Wells and John Lane commercial banking, our mission to make the communities we of a Center for Excellence in Banking in ance and the regressive cost burdens borne by securities, brokerage, asset management, serve better places to live, the BB&T 1992, the first center of its kind for Georgia, smaller banks, which, in Georgia, number mortgage, insurance, and related services, its Executive in Residence in Banking is an the objective was to provide educational 213 and constitute 90 percent of the 236 banking subsidiaries are organized as a group investment that will return dividends to our training and research for community banking. FDIC insured commercial banks in the state. of community banks, each with a regional shareholders, customers, and the com- Today, the Center for Excellence in Financial “The Center will be extending BANKSTAT president and each allowing decisions to be munities we serve for many years to come,” Services serves banks and their financial statewide and enhancing regulatory advisory made locally, where the client is located. This affirmed Kelly King, president of the services allies, but community banking to include research and analysis of reserve, has made BB&T’s client service more BB&T Corporation. N remains the primary focus. capital, and liquidity adequacy; equity and responsive, reliable, and effective according “I Don’t Want This Night to End” Luke Bryan PAID Thomas Luther Bryan (MGT, 1999) His outstanding success is no surprise to his Luke started writing songs and planned to NONPROFIT U. S. POSTAGE U. STATESBORO, GA STATESBORO, ORGANIZATION go to Nashville after graduating from high PERMIT NO. 286 earned one of the four country awards family who wanted him to move to Nashville presented during the 40th Anniversary following graduation from Lee County High school, until his brother was killed in an auto American Music Awards, broadcast live on accident. He opted to attend Georgia Sou- ABC from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, thern instead, and he continued writing songs, CA, Sunday, November 18. Luke, as he was formed a band, and played at local watering known in COBA, received the country male holes most weekends. artist of the year in the company of Taylor After graduation, Luke moved back to Swift, country female artist of the year; Lady Leesburg to work for his dad, despite his Antebellum, country band, duo, or group of family’s ongoing encouragement to pursue the year; and Carrie Underwood’s “Blown his music career. His dad finally issued an Away,” country album of the year. Then, ultimatum that he go to Music City or be during the American Country Awards (ACAs), fired! In 2001, after only two months in aired live on FOX from The Mandalay Bay Nashville, Luke was contracted with a city Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV, Monday, publisher, then discovered by Capitol December 10, Luke received more than a third, Records, and eventually released his 2007 nine of twenty-six, of the accolades presented, album “I’ll Stay Me,” and followed in 2009 including Male Artist and Artist of the Year; Luke Bryan and ACA “guitars” with “Doin’ My Thing.” “Doin’ My Thing” Male Single and Single of the Year for “I School, Leesburg. Luke grew up on a peanut peaked at number two on the country charts, Don’t Want This Night To End”; Album of the farm, where his father sold fertilizer for a number six on the Top 200, and spawned two Year for “Tailgates & Tanlines”; and, Male living. When he was 14, his folks bought him number one singles “Rain Is a Good Thing” Music Video and Music Video of the Year, a guitar, and he developed a passion for and “Someone Else Calling You Baby,” Male Most Played Radio Tracks, and Most country music while listening to George along with “Do I” at number two. His third Played Radio Tracks for “I Don’t Want This Strait, Conway Twitty, Ronnie Milsap, album, “Tailgates & Tanlines” followed in Night To End.” Alan Jackson, and Merle Haggard. Summer 2011. N STATESBORO, GA 30460-8002 STATESBORO, CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED EAGLE EXECUTIVE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 8002E BOX O. P. Page 2 Eagle Executive Fall 2012 Eagle A Message from Dean Wells Greetings from COBA! Dr. Bill McCartney has announced he will retire in May. Of Executive This academic year will be remembered for milestones course, Bill has been threatening retirement for almost within the college and changes across both the college and as long as I’ve been at Southern, so it was with some GEORGIA SOUTHERN university. Perhaps, the most significant change in the surprise, and more than a little reluctance, that I accepted UNIVERSITY college is the author of this update. Dean Ron Shiffler his letter this semester. Bill has served as department retired after ten years of service and 20 of these columns! chair for management and as the Harry S. Carter In Ron’s absence, I have been appointed as interim dean Endowed Chair in Leadership. He has taught under- NEWS for the college. A committee has been formed to identify a graduate and graduate management, leadership, and from the new dean. strategic classes. I wonder if he’ll miss the commute College of Business Ron is now dean of the McColl School of Business at from Savannah? Administration We wish Bill, Barbara, and Zandra well as they STATESBORO, GA 30460 Queens University of Charlotte. We wish Ron and Barbara all the best in their new endeavors.