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K i m b e r l y Kaliszewski and Karen Kaliszewski C o o p e r a t t h e A l u m n i Association event i n W e l c o m e , Texas. Welcome Texas Alumni Event L to R: Donald Voelter, Chancellor for Blinn College; Leroy Ashorn, SHSU Interim Dean-COBA; Sonny Dean, Mayor of Madisonville; Thelma Mooney, SHSU Executive Director of Development; and Karen Voelter enjoying the evening in Welcome, Texas. Society for Human Resource Management Approves SHSU Program The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Association recently announced that the Sam Houston State University BBA in Human Resource Management degree fully aligns with the recommended requirements for HR Degree programs as outlined in the SHRM Curriculum. By meeting the rigorous standards set by SHRM, within a business context, students majoring in Human Resource Management at SHSU are better prepared to practice HR in a variety of sectors such as for-profit, nonprofit, government, or private organizations. Having met SHRM’s high standards, a link to the Sam Houston State Human Resource Management program has been added to the association’s website. The Department of Management/Marketing faculty is to be commended for the exceptional curriculum planning that earned this national recognition. Dr. Pamela Zelbst, assistant professor in the Department of Management & Marketing, was the lead author on the paper which won the Best Paper Award in the Technology, Innovation, and Operations Management track at the recent meeting of the Southwest Academy of Management in Oklahoma City. The paper entitled “An Improved Cluster Concentration Typology for Examining the Fit Between Organization Needs and Cluster Concentration Characteristics in Location Decision Making” was co-authored with Dr. Vic Sower, 8 SMITH-HUTSON Faculty Facts retired professor of management from SHSU, and Dr. Greg Frazier of UTA. Reviewers for this paper stated that this research was a stellar effort and “one of the most unique papers presented with the potential to start a useful dialog in the academic community interested in this subject.” Dr. Vic Sower, recently retired professor of management, received the 2008-2009 Distinguished Service Award for the Southwest Academy of Management (SWAM) at their recent conference in Oklahoma City. Dr. Sower has served Academic Awards Program Friday, April 24, College of Business faculty and staff welcomed family, friends and alumni to the annual COBA Awards Ceremony where 82 scholarships were awarded, totaling $149,100 in scholarship funds for fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters. Dr. Kathy Hill, professor of general business, presided over the ceremony with Dr. Leroy Ashorn recognizing special guests and faculty. Several donors were on hand to present the recipients with their scholarships. In attendance were Randy Pollard and TSUS Regent Tricia Pollard. Randy presented the Randy Pollard Scholarships in Memory and Honor of Elwood Parkhill. Mona Barragan presented the Mona Erica Barragan Ethics Scholarship and Roland Hendricks, representing the The Dow Chemical Company presented six Dow Chemical SHSU Alumni Scholarships and the Texas Dow Employees Credit Union Scholarship in Honor of Board Member Roland Hendricks. The American Bank Scholarship was presented by John Hendricks and COBA retiree Dr. Vic Sower presented the Ed & Daphne Sower Memorial Scholarship, in honor of his parents. John Hardy and son, Joel, presented the Edward James Crawford Scholarship, the J. N. & Vennie Crawford Scholarships, and the Rayford Lacey Hardy & Margie Crawford Hardy Scholarship. Mrs. Jean Neal presented the Jean D. Neal Scholarship, established in honor of her late father-in-law. COBA MBA Program on FoxNews “The Economic Report” Imagine our surprise and great pleasure when we were approached by the producers of The Economic Report, hosted by Greg Gumbel and aired on FoxNews, to be the subject of an upcoming episode as part of the show’s Business Education for a Global Economy series on Making the Right Choice in a Management or MBA Program. Video taping was done in April and we were informed that the piece will air sometime this summer. Please check the COBA website, http://www. shsu.edu/~coba/, for the announcement of the airing date and time. SWAM as Electronic Media Director, Track Chair, Session Chair, Reviewer, Discussant, Presenter, and Doctoral Consortium Counselor. Dr. Joseph Kavanaugh, associate professor of management, was named the “Educator of the Year” by the Southwest Case Research Association. The announcement was made at the Federation of Business Disciplines meeting in Oklahoma City in February.
Continued from Page 1 positions in those companies; and, although some were not currently hiring, they respect our school and its graduates enough to want to maintain a relationship with us. In March, two of our own, Regent Charlie Amato and Gary Dudley were honored by Beta Gamma Sigma, the premier national business honor society, as winners of the national Entrepreneurship Medallion. There were only five medallions awarded nation-wide. Additionally, College alumni Jill Vaughan and “Bud” Haney were recognized as James E. Gilmore Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter Honorees. Also during March video was shot on campus and at The University Center in The Woodlands that is being used in a news story to be broadcast as part of The Economic Report sometime during the summer. In April the College held its annual awards program during which 82 scholarships totaling $149,100 Career Fair 9 SMITH-HUTSON Message from the Dean's Office were awarded to some of the best students in the College. Also during April, the PGA of America conducted a very successful review of the PGA Golf Management program calling it a “model program.” All during the semester our faculty continued their excellent work in research by publishing numerous articles in professional and business journals and making many presentations at professional meetings – it is with this research that they are able to bring the most current and relevant material to the classroom. Again on behalf of the entire college, I want to thank each and every one of you for your continued support which is so vital to our continued success in the development of the future leaders of the business community, the region, the state, and the nation. It is only with the assistance of you, our loyal alumni and friends, that we will be able to continue to achieve our mission of excellence and to grow to better serve all of our constituents. Please call me, or Dr. Muehsam, at any time that we can be of assistance to you, or you have suggestions for ways to enhance the stature and reputation of your College of Business Administration — Leroy Ashorn Premier PGA Golf Management Program On Wednesday, April 22 and Thursday, April 23 a team from the PGA of America came to Sam Houston State University to review the PGA Golf Management program. The team began their evaluation with a breakfast meeting with Dean Leroy Ashorn, President Gaertner and other top university administrators. The team met with faculty throughout the university who instruct the PGA Golf Management-specific courses. The team continued their visit with a lunch meeting with twelve current PGA Golf Management students. In addition, the team visited Raven Nest Golf Club and evaluated the policies and procedures in place in both the golf shop and maintenance areas and spent time in the state-of-the art Mike McIver Golf Training Center. The team also visited the PGA Golf Management Golf Club Design and Repair Lab located in the College of Business Administration. Throughout the day the team also met with the PGA Golf Management staff to review the self-study prepared by Director Richard Ballinger prior to the Evaluation Visit. On the final day of the Evaluation visit the team met with Dean Leroy Ashorn, Richard Ballinger and other University administrators to conduct an exit interview. The team stated that Sam Houston State University has the model PGA Golf Management program in the country. The team was extremely impressed with the support and knowledge that the university administration displayed during the visit. The PGA also mentioned the engaging nature of the faculty and the willingness and enthusiasm shown in the classroom. The team made special mention of the quality of the operation at Raven Nest Golf Club and the Mike McIver Golf Training Center. Sam Houston State University boasts one of the best Playing Ability Test pass rates in the country and has record keeping and office administration second to none. The self-study that was submitted to the PGA of America was also deemed to be the “best that they had ever seen.” The team continued their praise by mentioning the quality of students enrolled in the program. When questioned about their favorite part of the PGA Golf Management program the students unanimously stated that it is the staff. The College of Business Administration continues to separate itself by boasting the premier PGA Golf Management program in the United States!
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