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Generations of Excellence The Huntsman Fund for Faculty Excellence aims to elevate the legacy of faculty impact on student success ON CAMPUS // FACULTY Show me the Scotsman who doesnt’ love the thistle. Show me the Englishman who doesn’t love the rose. Show me the true blooded Aggie from Utah Who doesn’t love the spot where the sagebrush grows! Huntsman Hall and Old Main during a June sunset. Photo by Talan David 2 Huntsman BUSINESS • 2019 Huntsman MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN BUSINESS The management thinker, Jim Collins, coined a phrase that he called “BHAG—Big, Hairy, publisher Audacious Goal.” BHAG’s are a key component Douglas D. Anderson BA ‘73, MA ‘75, PhD, Dean and Jon M. Huntsman in organizations that are “Built to Last.” BHAG’s Endowed Professor reside at the far edge of an organization’s field of managing editor view, or maybe just beyond the visible horizon. Dave Patel BA ’91, MA ‘93 They are a bold stretch of the imagination meant Associate Dean, Student & External Affairs to push and pull an organization beyond what design many believe may be possible, but most desire. Hilary Frisby They motivate, they inspire, they attract, and they photographers give focus to an organization’s collective efforts. Ron Adair Together with “purpose” and “core beliefs and Donna Barry MFA ‘06 values” they form organizational vision. But unlike Talan David Russ Dixon purpose, which expresses the abiding, deep need Dallin Jackson that an organization exists to serve, or core val- Jessie Jackson Casey McFarland ues, that answer the question, “what do we stand Erin Rogharr for?” BHAG’s are meant to be accomplished. This Yin Tang MBA ‘13 year we celebrated the 50th anniversary of John F. Katie Warner Sylvia Weston BFA ‘07 Kennedy’s famous BHAG: “Put a man on the sur- Robin Wheelwright BS ‘08 face of the moon within the decade and return him writers safely to earth.” Once accomplished, the organiza- Leta Baker tion needs to fashion another BHAG, consistent Jaime Caliendo BA ‘97, MA ‘04 with its unchanging purpose and core values. Dave Patel BA ’91, MA ‘93 Angie Lucas Jon Huntsman helped fashion our first BHAG Megan Parker more than a decade ago: “Become top tier in our national advisory board chosen niche.” Among other things, that meant a Gary Anderson BS ‘78 focus on undergraduate education. It meant better Gary Black BS ‘63 faculty, better students, better facilities and bet- Brian Broadbent BS ‘93 Boyd Craig ter finances. We have made great progress on each Danielle Crosland-Nielson BA ‘00 MS ‘02 contents of those vectors since then, but now it’s time to David Colling MBA ‘94 Scott Davis stretch even further. Our new BHAG is to “become the premier, undergraduate Blake Dursteler BS ’96, MAcc ‘98 business and economics program in the Intermountain West.” Mark Erickson BA & MAcc ‘95 Theresa Foxley BA ‘04 By Intermountain West, we are referring to that part of the country from COVER STORY Larry Hendricks BS ’68 Mexico to Canada that lies between the California/Arizona border and the New David Huntsman Generations of Excellence Mexico/Texas border, and by “premier” we mean first in importance, excellence, Brad Jackman BS ‘79 The Huntsman Fund for Faculty Excellence David Jenkins BS ’95, MSS ‘99 20 or rank—“the very best.” At its core is a focus on our students and their success— Ron Labrum BS ‘83 students like Jackie Sullivan. Jackie returned to campus recently to share her story Kurt Larsen BS ‘69 with our entering students. She came to Utah State University from Woods Cross Greg Larson BS ‘90 A High Yield Investment in Students on campus Roger McOmber MBA ‘91 Two new faculty members bring business experience High School intending to study medicine, and ended up majoring in economics, Steve Milovich BS ‘79 and academic chops with minors in chemistry and statistics. Visiting Oxford University for the first Brady Murray BS ‘05 28 10 Students time with the Huntsman Scholars, Jackie thought, “I wonder if I could do this?” Jeffrey Roberts BA ‘03 Duane Shaw BS ’73 14 Visitors She applied, was accepted into their master’s program in economic development, Ryan Stowers BA ‘00 MS ‘02 The Business of Saving Lives and now after completing her degree, is on her way to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She Tessa White Huntsman students teach business and life skills to 16 Faculty will serve as a consultant to the Ministry of Agriculture on food security. 32 victims of human trafficking That kind of success comes from vision. Ours is bold. It’s audacious. It’s hairy. read online huntsman.usu.edu/magazine19 We are not there yet, but when we are, we will fashion a new BHAG, worthy of our alumni very best efforts—we will take on the Pacific Coast! comments and inquiries Dream Big [email protected]. Isela’s Journey 36 42 Notes Huntsman Business is published annually by the Jon M. Huntsman School 54 Giving of Business at Utah State University in A Life of Meaningful Service Logan, Utah. This issue was printed at Distinguished Executive Alumnus Elder Steve Snow DEAN DOUGLAS D. ANDERSON Hudson Printing in Salt Lake City, Utah. shares his most important values Copyright 2019 by Utah State University. 52 All rights reserved. 4 Huntsman BUSINESS • 2019 huntsman.usu.edu 5 MOST INNOVATIVE in theNATION My Huntsman Experience SAMI AHMED, FINANCE, ‘20 USU STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT As a young child growing up in Ethiopia I saw poor people with hardly anything. My heart would sink because I knew there was nothing I could do as a young boy to help them. Seeing such things made me want to help people in need. When I came to Utah State University, I came with a desire to get a degree, go to medical school, and make a lot of money. I still have those same desires to this day but the money I make I want to give to others. There is nothing more joyful in life than knowing you made a difference in other people’s lives. My time in the Huntsman School “I know every opportunity I has raised my aspirations. I saw many take to better myself only of my friends get involved in amazing extracurricular opportunities or land brings me closer to my The USU Huntsman Small Enterprise Education & jobs with companies that traditionally goals of hopefully changing Development (SEED) Program teaches undergraduate recruited from top Ivy-League schools. someone’s life for the better.” students the fundamentals of creating a sustainable In the beginning, I was just an observer, business. Those students then spend a semester in and I was amazed by my friends’ abilities to achieve at the highest level. I ran for Student Body President of Utah developing countries teaching locals how to build their State University because I saw my friends achieve great own businesses. Our students learn by teaching. Local things, and I began to believe that I could, too. I know with- entrepreneurs learn how to break the poverty cycle. out a doubt if I didn’t attend the Huntsman School I would never have had the courage to be where I am today. My uncle once gave me advice that had a great impact on how I view life in general. “Sami,” he said, “in life there are opportunity windows that open up, and in that moment, it is your responsibility to go through those windows and find out what’s there. Once one of those windows closes there will never be one like it again. Some might be simi- lar, but none like the one you missed.” My Huntsman experience has been all about jumping through windows MCFARLAND of opportunity because I know every opportunity I take to CASEY HUNTSMAN.USU.EDU/SEED better myself only brings me closer to my goals of hopefully BY changing someone’s life for the better. PHOTO 7 AGGIE LIFE CAREERS STUDENTS 114 Record Direct Admit different USU majors freshman class (267) participated in our # # Focused Friday events 100% placement 27 1 7 Huntsman students % 104 HUNTSMAN at Goldman Sachs 187increase over 5 years Most beautiful college in Utah Public University in the Nation different USU majors this summer (Travel + Leisure, 2019) with Lowest Tuition participated in Center for SCHOLARS (Forbes 2018) Entrpreneurship programs MBA MHR A Year in Numbers 338 38% 39% MAcc employer visits to the of Huntsman students of Huntsman students Huntsman School are married speak a second language 2018-2019 fluently, including 48 16% unique languages are parents ACADEMICS PROGRAMS GIVING Total cash gifts received: # $ 51% 473 15 13 13 8,335,138 students work more than students participate in at new faculty new staff new courses SEED wins most innovative least one of our entrepreneurship program in the nation Larry H. & Gail Miller Huntsman Fund for 20 23 hours a week student clubs (USASBE)1 Family Foundation Faculty Excellence School of Accountancy ranked $ $ new center 1M 15M Stephen R. Covey gift to support gift to support Beta Alpha Psi Student Chapter # 1 Leadership Center entrepreneurship faculty earns Superior Chapter status of all USU students new academic department who participate in a Marketing & Strategy global experience are in5 the US Huntsman students. years 1 % students received among undergraduate 57 (Institute for International Education) in a row programs of similar size new grad program 41 (Public Accounting Report) 1 MDATA $3,168,377 longest streak worldwide of direct support from the Huntsman School. *2019 Student Census Data based on 1,234 student responses. 8 Huntsman BUSINESS • 2019 huntsman.usu.edu 9 ON CAMPUS // STUDENTS 2019 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER and STUDENT SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS Ivan Cheah, MIS and Accounting ‘19 It seems Ivan Cheah has always had a head for USU WOMAN OF THE USU MALE ATHLETE LEGACY OF USU research, having worked on a research proj- YEAR OF THE YEAR AWARD ect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Regan Eggli, MHR Sam Merrill, Business Ally Rawson, in Greece to develop a prototypical software Administration Accounting application at the age of 14, and at 16, develop- ing a basic accounting information system from scratch.