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C O N T E N T SThe History

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Alumni FeatureCarl Ricketts

Teaching, Research, and Service

Johnson County Program

Alumni FeatureIlene Kleinsorge

Faculty

Alumni FeatureDale Gibbens

Departments

MBA Program

Quality Graduates and Job Placements

Distinguished Alums

Donor Feature Art Piculell

Opening New Doors

Kansas Business Hall of Fame

Council of Advisors

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Thinkaboutthelasttimeadoorwasopenedforyou.Maybeyouwerecarryingaheavyloadandsomeonesteppeduptohelpyoumakeyourway.Orperhapsyoufeltwelcomedasyoucrossedthethresholdandsteppedintoanewenvironment. Metaphoricallyspeaking,EmporiaStateUniversity’sSchoolofBusinesshasopeneddoorsforthousandsofstudentsonthemaincampusinEmporia,theMetroLearningCenterinOverlandPark,andonline. Iinviteyoutoreadthestoriesofsomeofthosestudentsinthispublication.PeoplelikeCarlRicketts,IleneKleinsorge,DaleGibbensandMaj.JoeyHamiltonareonlyasampleofthoseforwhomtheSchoolofBusinesshasopeneddoors. ThisreportcelebratestheaccomplishmentsoftheSchoolofBusiness,

andtherearemanytotalkabout.TheSchoolmaintainsitselitestatusasanAACSBInternational-accreditedinstitution.ItsfacultycontinuesacommitmenttocommunityservicethroughsponsorshipoftheKansasBusinessHallofFameandparticipationinSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenteractivities,alongwithinitiativesthatsupportthedevelopmentofKansasentrepreneurs. ThesefunctionsaresynchronouswiththestrategicplanfortheSchoolofBusiness:

• Developinganddeliveringhigh-qualityundergraduatebusinessprogramsandstrategically-focusedgraduatebusinessprograms.

• Recruiting,developing,andmaintainingfacultywhopursueteachingexcellence,scholarship,andservicetotheprofession.

• Providingacultureofintellectualinquirypromotingeffectivelearning.• Educatingstudentswithknowledgeandskillsthey’llneedtosuccessfullyenterandadvanceintheir

professionalcareers.• PromotingeffectiveinteractionbetweentheSchoolofBusinessandthecommunity.

Asacompaniontothisreport,you’llbeabletogoonline,watchvideointerviews,andfindmoreinformationabouttheSchoolofBusinessanditsstudentsandalumniatwww.emporia.edu/business/25year. IcongratulateDr.JosephWen,dean,andtheSchoolofBusinessfacultyandstaffon25yearsofexcellence.

Sincerely,

MichaelR.LanePresident

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Acknowledgments:FrontandbackcoverphotosbyJ.R.Garvey,seniorphotographer;photoillustrationsbyJohnDecker,graphicartist.IleneKleinsorge’sphotoiscourtesyofOregonStateUniversity.TheEmporiaGazette’scooperationinallowingphotographyofinteriordoorsisgreatlyappreciated.

DearFriends:

TheSchoolofBusinessatEmporiaStateUniversityisanenergeticbusinessschoolwithcommittedfacultyandstaff,strongstudents,qualityacademicprograms,andastate-of-the-artfacility.AlthoughtheSchoolcelebratedits25-yearbirthdayin2008,ESUstartedofferingbusinessclasses141yearsago. Inspring2009,anoff-campusMBAprogramwasstartedinOverlandPark,Kansas.Thoughoffcampus,thecurriculumandfacultyforthisprogramareidenticaltotheprogramofferedonthemaincampus.Theprogramhasbeenarecentfocusofattentionwitheffortstopromoteandadvertisethecurrentprogrammoreextensively. Throughoutthelast25years,weareextremelyproudoftheSchool’shistory.AtESU’sSchoolofBusiness,webringtoourstudentslife-changingexperiencesthroughqualitybusinessprograms.Inthenext25years,ourgoalsincludestrengtheningtheSchool’sreputationasahighqualitybusinessschoolthatisthebusinessprogramofchoiceintheregion.

Herearetheelementsthatcontributetoourreputationforhigh-qualitybusinessprograms:

• Qualityprograms:OurprogramsareaccreditedbyAACSBInternational,thepremieraccreditingbodyforbusinessschoolsworldwide.Thisaccreditationassuresyouthatourprogramsmeetrigorousandcontinuousstandardsofhighquality.Lessthan5%oftheworld’sbusinessschoolshaveachievedAACSBInternationalaccreditation.

• Qualityinstructors:Ourfacultymembershavestrongacademicandprofessionalcredentials.Manymaintainactiveconsultingpracticesandareengagedincurrentresearch.

• Qualitygraduates:Wepreparestudentsforsuccessintheircareers-97percentofgraduatesareplacedwithin6-9monthsaftergraduation.

• Qualityfacility:Weofferstate-of-the-artmultimediacapabilityandhigh-speedInternetaccesstofacilitatestudies.Studentscanexpecttoexperiencesmallclasssettingsintop-of-the-linefacilities.

IhopetheSchoolofBusiness25-yearreportencouragesyoutoconsiderhowyoucancontributetoalastinglegacyoflife-changingexperiencesthroughqualitybusinessprograms.

Sincerely,

H.JosephWen,DeanJonesDistinguishedProfessor

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ansasStateNormal(KSN)Schoolbeganofferingbookkeepingclassestoschoolteachersasearlyas1868.Sincethen,thestudyofbusinesshasbeenintricatelylinkedwithhighereducationinEmporia.In1917,KSN

beganofferingabachelor’sdegreeincommerce.ThefirstgraduateoftheprogramwasRaymondGriffithCremer,wholendshisnametothebuildingnowhousingtheSchoolofBusiness.

KansasStateTeachersCollege(KSTC)beganofferingtheBachelorofScienceinBusiness(BSB)degreein1952.Asaresultofprogramgrowth,changesinstudentinterest,andtheneedsofsociety,theprogrambeganofferingseveralmajorswithintheBSB.In1971,KSTCwasauthorizedtoawardtheMasterofScienceinBusiness.In1975,thenameofthedegreewaschangedtotheMasterofBusinessAdministration.

Atthesametime,KSTCwasalsogoingthroughchanges.In1974,itbecameEmporiaStateKansasCollege.Thenamechangedagainin1977toEmporiaStateUniversity.In1983,theDivisionofBusinessandBusinessEducation,acomponentoftheSchoolofAppliedArtsandSciences,wasreorganizedintotheESUSchoolofBusiness.Dr.SajjadA.HashmibecameitsfirstdeanandwasinstrumentalintheSchoolachievingitsAACSBInternationalaccreditationin2002.

Today,theSchooloffersBSBdegreeswithsixmajors:accounting,businessadministration,finance,information

systems,management,andmarketing.TheBachelorofScienceinEducation(BSE)degreewithaconcentrationinbusinessteachereducationisalsooffered,alongwithminorsinaccounting,informationsystems,marketing,andgeneralbusiness.

TheMBAprogramprovidesadvancededucationinbusinessadministrationtothoseseekingadvancementtomiddle-andupper-managerialandexecutivepositions.TheMasterofScienceinBusinessEducationprogramisofferedforbusinessandcomputerteacherswhodesireadvancededucationalpreparationtoenhancetheirprofessionalcompetenciesandforprofessionalbusinesspeople,suchasthosewhoadministercorporatetraininginitiatives.

TheSchoolisfortunatetohavethreeexcellentcenters–CenterforBusinessandEconomicDevelopment(CBED),CenterforInsuranceEducation(CIE),andSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenter(SBDC)–underthedirectionofourseniorbusinessfacultyandstaffwhichhelpstudentsandcompaniescopewithcriticalmanagementchallengestoday.

TheSchoolofBusinessalsohousestheKansasBusinessHallofFame(KBHF).TheKBHFrecognizesKansanswhohavedistinguishedthemselvesthroughsignificantaccomplishmentsinbusiness,leadershiproles,philanthropy,andcontributionstosociety.

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ACSBInternationalaccreditationiswhattheworld’sbestbusinessschoolsseektoachieve.Asthelargestandlongeststandingaccreditingbody,AACSBInternationalensuresschoolsareprovidingahigh-qualityeducationtotheirstudents.

InApril2002,afteryearsofrigorouspreparationandreview,theESUSchoolofBusinessreceivedaccreditationfromAACSBInternational.In2007,theSchoolreceivedanunconditional(noissues)responseinitsmidtermreviewfromAACSB.

Lessthanone-thirdofU.S.businessschoolprogramsandonly5%ofbusinessschoolprogramsworldwidemeettherigorousstandardsofAACSBInternationalaccreditation.Thisdistinctionisanachievementrequiringatremendousamountofeffort.It’sworthit.

AACSBInternationalaccreditationrepresentsabusinessschool’sunderstandingofthecomplexdemandsfacedbytoday’sbusinessorganizationsandleaders:globaleconomicforces,conflictingvalues,changingtechnologyinproductsandprocesses,anddemographicdiversityamongemployeesandcustomers.

AACSBInternationalaccreditationcontinuouslychallengesbusinessschoolstoperformatthehighestlevel.Itspeaksoffacultyscholarship,high-caliberteachingofqualityandcurrentcurricula,andmeaningfulinteractionbetweenstudentsandfaculty.

Inshort,AACSBInternationalaccreditationistheworld’smostwidely-recognizedandmostsought-afterendorsement.Ittellsprospectivestudents,faculty,andemployersthatanAACSBInternational-accreditedschoolproducesgraduateswhoarepreparedtosucceedinthebusinessworld.

AACSBInternationalaccreditationisearnedexcellenceofthehighestcaliber.

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strongworkethic.Anunselfishteamplayer.Adecisionmaker.

AmodestCarlRickettsisuncomfortabletalkingabouthimselfinthoseterms,butit’scleartoanyonewhohasspenttimeinhispresencethathepossessesallofthosequalities.Theyarethesamequalities,henotes,thatallEmporiaStateUniversitygraduatesseemtoexhibit.

“ThetypicalESUstudent—myselfincluded—feelsit’simportanttojustout-workthecompetition,”saidRicketts(BSE1980,MBA1981).“Ithinkthatistheonecharacteristicthatwetakeintotheworkworldthatservesuswell.

Forthepasttwoandone-halfyears,RickettshasbeenthechiefstrategicplanningofficerforTopeka-basedCapitolFederalSavings.“Wearean$8.3billionbank,buteventhoughwe’relargeintermsofassets,wearefewerthan800employees.SoIgettheopportunitytogetinvolvedinmany

differentthings,rangingfrompersonnelmatterstoplanningforpotentialacquisitions,”Rickettsexplained.

EventhoughitwasalongwayfromhisNewYorkCityupbringing,RickettssaidEmporiaStateUniversitywastherightchoiceforhim.“OneofthebigreasonswhyIcameherewasthequalityoftheprofessors.Ihadheardgoodthingsabouttheaccountingprogram,andthatstudentsgoingthroughtheprogramwererankinghighintermsofpassingtheCPAexam.Thatwasimportanttome,”Rickettsnoted.

ThatqualityofencouragementissomethingRickettsispracticingatthisstageinhiscareer.

“It’simportantformetobeacoachandtrytoinstillsomeofthevaluesinthepeoplecomingupthatothersinstilledinme.Ilookforwardtohelpingtheyoungergenerationimprovetheirskillsandfindtherightwaytogetthatnextrunguptheladder.”

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Find more information and a video interview with Carl Ricketts at www.emporia.edu/business/25year .

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Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor

Donald S. Miller TheRoeR.CrossDistinguishedProfessorshipisthehighestfacultyhonorgivenatESU.Eachyear,arecipientisselectedfromthefacultyonthebasisofdistinctioninareasofresearch,scholarship,creativity,universityteaching,andservice.

In2005,Dr.DonaldS.Millerwasthefirstbusinessprofessortoreceivethisaward.OnecolleaguedescribedMillerasa“livinglegendwhenitcomestoteaching”andnotedhis“energeticpositiveapproach”toclassroominstruction.InanEmporiaGazettearticlecoveringtheawardceremony,Millerwasquotedassaying,“Ilovetheopportunitytoworkwithstudentsandseethemprogressanddevelop.Ihaveachancetoseethemgrow.”

Jones Distinguished Professor

H. Joseph Wen Dr.H.JosephWenistheDeanandJonesDistinguishedProfessor.PriortobecomingonlythethirddeanoftheSchoolofBusiness,hewasthedepartmentchairofaccountingandMISatSoutheastMissouriStateUniversity(SEMO),atenuredAssociateProfessoratIllinoisStateUniversity(ISU),andAssistantandtenuredAssociateProfessoratNewJerseyInstituteofTechnology(NJIT).

Dr.Wenhasalonghistoryofstrongstudentevaluationswithconsistentratingsbetween“higher(top20%)”and“muchhigher(top10%)”foralllower-division,upper-division,andgraduatecourses.ProfessorWenhasbeenrated“oneofthebestprofessors”and“averysolidteacher”bystudentsthroughouthis25yearsofteaching.

Herman B. Baehr Endowed Chair of Finance

Barry D. Smith Beginninghisacademiccareerinthefallof1980asafacultymemberatDrakeUniversity,Dr.BarryD.Smithwasrankedastheeighthmostproductiveresearcherintheworldinthearticle“LeadingContributorstotheJournalofRiskandInsurance,1976–1986,”publishedinJune1989.TheJournalofRiskandInsuranceisaleadingacademicjournal,andduringthatperiod,Smithhadfivearticles(allassoleauthor)published.

Smithhaspublishedthreebooks,includingRisk Classification in Life Insurance,withJ.DavidCummins,R.NeilVance,andJackL.VanDerhei,aswellastwowidely-usedtextbooks,Property and Liability Insurance Principles,withJamesTrieschmannandEricA.Wiening,andHow Insurance Works: An Introduction to Property and Liability Insurance.

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mporiaStateUniversity’sMetroLearningCentermakesitpossibleforstudentsintheJohnsonCounty/KansasCityvicinityto

completetheirdegreesandremainclosetohomeintheprocess.ESU’sSchoolofBusinessoffersfivemajorsinbusinessthroughtheMetroLearningCenter:Accounting,BusinessAdministration,InformationSystems,Management,andMarketing. Thecoursesneededtomeettherequirementsforthesemajorsareofferedonarotationthatallowspart-timestudentstocompletethedegreebytakingeveningand onlineclasses. In2008,theKansasBoardofRegentsauthorizedESUtoofferitsMasterofBusinessAdministration(MBA)programattheMetroLearningCenter.Theprogramisstructuredtofacilitatecareeradvancementforworkingadults. StudentsinthisprogrammustcompletethesamerequirementsasstudentsontheESUcampus.StudentsarenotrequiredtocometoEmporiatocompleteanycourseoradministrativeprocess. ESUoffersjunior-andsenior-level(upperdivision)businesscoursesfortheconvenienceofthoseinthemetropolitanareawhowanttoearnaBachelorofScienceinBusinessdegree.

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’vebeenabletocomposemylifeasIgobyfindingconnectionsthatothersmaynotseeandmakingthingshappenthataregreaterthanfirstimagined.”Dr.Ilene

Kleinsorge’swordsareafittingassessmentofhertransitionfromsingle-parentcollegestudentworkingfourpart-timejobstohercurrentpostasdeanofOregonStateUniversity’sCollegeofBusiness.

KleinsorgeearnedanaccountingdegreefromEmporiaStateUniversityin1981.

“Iwasanolder-than-averagestudentandasingleparent,”sherecalled.“Thefacultyweresosupportive.Thiswasatatimewhenyoustillpulledcardstoenroll,andIcouldgoinandsay,‘I’masinglemotherwithtwochildren.Ican’ttakeacoursebeforethechildrenstartschool,andIneedtobeoutwhenkindergartenisover.’”

ThelessonsKleinsorgelearnedaboutcooperationandflexibilityarethesameonesshereliesontodayassheleadsOregonState’sbusinesscollegeserving2,400majors,650minors,andanother1,650studentstakingbusinesscoursesaspartoftheirmajors.

Thoselessonsalsoopenedadoortotheabilitytodreambig.

“Firstandforemost,thelearningIgotfromESUwasthatIcoulddoanythingIwantedtodo,”saidKleinsorge,notingthatherEmporiaStateexperiencetaughtherthevalueofcollaboration.“IhadsomuchsupportfromtheESUadmissionsandfinancialaidoffices,thelocalAmericanBusinessWomen’sAssociationandmyfriendsthatIreallyunderstoodtheimportanceofstrongnetworksforsupportandsuccess.”

Butitwasdreamingtemperedwithrealism.“IwassothrilledthatIhadpassedtheCPAexamandIwantedtotellJohnRich(nowassociatedeanoftheSchoolofBusiness)first.Hesaid,‘Well,don’tforgetthatpassingtheCPAexamisnodifferentthangettingadriver’slicense.Itdoesn’tmakeyouagooddriver,itjustgivesyoupermissiontogetontheroad!’”Kleinsorgesaysshestilltellsstudentsthatstorytodrivehomethepointthattheycanalwaysaccomplishmore.

“EducationwasmydoorforachievingallthethingsthatIimagined.EmporiaStategaveme,touseDr.Rich’scomment,adriver’slicensetogetontheroad.”

IleneKleinsorge’sroadisfullofdreamsandaspirations,notonlyforherself,butfortheinstitutionandthestudentssheserves.“IammotivatedtomakethisthebestplacepossibleforthepeoplethatIserve,fortheydeserveonlythebestfromme,andthebestthatIhavetogive.”

“II l e n e K l e i n s o r g e , P h . D .D e a n , C o l l e g e o f B u s i n e s s , O r e g o n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y

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A c c o u n t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m s

H. Joseph Wen, Ph.D.Dean

John C. Rich, Ph.D.Associate Dean

William Barnes, MBAMBA Director (Instructor in BAE)

Larry R. Falcetto, MBADirector of Business Advising Center (Associate Professor in AIS)

George M. Durler, Ph.D.Associate Professor

Kalyan Chakraborty, Ph.D.Associate Professor

Khaled Al-Share, Ph.D.Professor

Ronald Freeze, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

G. Dean Edmiston, MSAssociate Professor

Peggy Lane, Ph.D.Associate Professor

William S. Remington, Ph.D.Associate Professor

Sharath Sasidharan, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

James F. Waegelein, Ph.D.Professor

Dipak Ghosh, Ph.D.Professor

Danny L. Kennett, DBAAssociate Professor

Alexis A. Downs, Ph.D.Interim Chair (Associate Professor)

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Jack Sterrett, Ed.D.Chair, Professor

Raffaele DeVito, Ed.D.Professor

Anand Pore, MBAAssistant Professor

Thomas E. Slocombe, Ph.D.Associate Professor

Zin Zhou, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Bhanu Balasubramnian, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

Nancy Hite, Ed.D.Professor

Barbara J. Railsback, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

Barry D. Smith, Ph.D. Professor, Baehr Endowed Chair of Finance

Lisa Brumbaugh, MBARegional Director

Mohammad Chowdhury, Ph.D.Professor

Don Miller, Ed.D.Professor

Marian Riedy, JDAssistant Professor

Tanja Steigner, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

Kevin R. Coulson, Ph.D.Associate Professor

Kevin B. Johnson, JDAssociate Professor

Dennis Schmitt, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

Jun Yu, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

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hatdoaDixie®cup,nitrogenfertilizer,andpollutioncontrolequipmenthaveincommon?Eachofthemismanufacturedbyoneof70,000worldwideemployeesofKochIndustries,Inc.And

thepersonguidingthedevelopmentofthehumancapitalneededtosustainKoch’spresenceinnearly60countriesisDaleGibbens,a1978EmporiaStateUniversitySchoolofBusinessgraduate.

Asvicepresidentofhumanresources,Gibbensnowoverseesadepartmentofnearly600peoplewhichmanagesthehumanrelationssideofKochanditssubsidiaries.Atthetimehejoinedthecompanyin1982,Kochemployedaround3,000people.

“I’vebeenabletobeinvolvedinanumberofacquisitionsandhavewatchedusgrow.It’sbeenaveryrewardingcareerforme,andit’sbeenfuntowatchpeoplewhohavehiredinovertheyearsgrowrightalongwithme,”Gibbensnoted.

OneofthosepeopleGibbenshaswatchedgrowisanotherESUgraduate,DaveRobertson.“IinterviewedDaveoncampus,andIremembertellingsomebody,‘Thisguy’sreallygood.Weallmayworkforhimsomeday.’Andsureenough,wedo!”RobertsonispresidentandchiefoperatingofficerofKochIndustries.

Approximately70EmporiaStateUniversitygradsareemployedatKoch.“It’salargenumber,andinterestingly,anumberofEmporiaStategradsjusthappentoworkinhumanresources.That’snotcompletelybyaccident,Iwilladmit,”Gibbonsnoteswithaslygrin.

“There’saMidwesterncultureandethicthatworkswellatKoch,”Gibbonsexplained.“Obviously,wehirepeoplefromallovertheworld,butthepercentageofstudentsfromschoolslikeEmporiaStatewhofitourcultureishigher.Plus,it’seasytofindfacultywhoknowthestudentsandcantellusabouttheiracademiccapabilitiesandleadershipqualities.”

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Find more information and a video interview with Dale Gibbens at www.emporia.edu/business/25year .

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The Department of Accounting and Information Systems (AIS) TheDepartmentofAccountingandInformationSystemshasprovidedsupportforallSchoolofBusinessmajorsbyteachingtwoaccountingandtwoinformationsystemscoursestakenbyallSchoolofBusinessstudents.Inadditiontotheseclasses,AISfacultyhavetaughtavarietyofaccountingandinformationsystemscoursesthatwereeitherrequiredfortherespectivemajororprovidedelectivesforSchoolofBusinessmajors.

Forthelastsixyears,AIShasprovidedtaxreturnhelpthroughtheVolunteerIncomeTaxAssistance(VITA)Program.In2009,theVITACenterfiledover500returnsandhadatotalof18volunteersparticipate.

In2006,fivestudentssubmittedaprojectonXBRL(ExtensibleBusinessReportingLanguage)thatwasthegrandprizewinnerinanationalcompetition.XBRLisamethodofdescribingfinancialstatementsforbothpublicandprivatecompanies.

The Department of Business Administration and Education (BAE) Aspartofitscommunityoutreach,theBusinessAdministrationandEducationprogramconductstrainingactivitiesforareaandstatebusinesses.Theseincludemultiple-week,half-daysupervisoryandmanagementtrainingsessions.

Sessioninstructors,chosentocustomizeeachtrainingsessiontotheneedsoftheparticipants,aredrawnfromtheESUSchoolofBusiness,psychologydepartment,communicationsdepartment,andoutsidespecialists.

EachFebruary,BusinessEducationfacultymembersconductaComputerTeachersConferenceforhighschoolandcommunitycollegebusinesseducationteachersfromaroundthestate.

Since2006,ledbyDr.BarbaraRailsbackoftheBusinessEducationfaculty,theSchoolhashostedtheDistrictVIIFBLAcompetitions.Approximately400highschoolstudentsparticipateintheevent.

Find more information about undergraduate and graduate programs at www.emporia.edu/business/progindex.php .

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idelyrecognizedasa“prestige”degreeinbusiness,over700studentshaveearnedtheMasterofBusiness

AdministrationthroughEmporiaStateUniversity’sSchoolofBusiness.ESU’sprogramcontinuestoserveeducationalneedsofstudentspreparingforprofessionalbusinesspositionsorcareeradvancement.

TheMBAprogramisalsoofferedatESU’sMetroLearningCenterinJohnsonCounty.

Theaccountingconcentrationenablesstudentstoearnanadvanceddegreeandalsoacquireadditionalcollegecredittowardmeetingthe150-credit-hourrequirementtositfortheCertifiedPublicAccountantexamination.Morerecently,aconcentrationininformationsystemswasapproved.

Exitsurveyinformationconsistentlyindicatesahighrateofsatisfactionwithknowledgeandskillsaswellasanunderstandingoffunctionalbusinessareasgainedthroughstudyintheprogram.

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Alen HodzicBSB–Accounting,2007AuditAssociateGrantThorntonLLP“Bystrengtheningsuchvaluableskillsasteamwork,timemanagement,andproblemsolving,whichIroutinelyimplementintheworkplaceeveryday,ESUhascertainlycementedaplaceinmylife.”

Rebecca DownsBSB–InternationalBusiness,1997BusinessAccountExecutiveMountainAmericaCreditUnion

“MydecisiontofurthermyeducationatEmporiaStateUniversitywasbaseduponthesmallerclasssizesandacademicexcellenceoftheuniversity.”

Blake FieneBSB–Accounting,2006SeniorAssociateGrantThorntonLLP

“Thecombinationofknowledgeableteachers,groupprojects,classroompresentationsandrelevantcourseworkhelpedtopreparemeformyprofessionalcareer.”

Tiffany SellersBSB-InformationSystems,2009

ApplicationSystemsAnalystKochSupplyandTrading

“IhavehadawonderfulexperienceatEmporiaStateintheSchoolof

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knowledgeIgainedhere.”

Joel Griffiths BSB–Accounting,2008

NowattendingUniversityofKansasSchoolofLaw

“Theteacherstrulycareaboutyouradvancementasastudent.Theywill

makeyouthinkoutsidethebox,whileatthesametimegivingyouskills

thatallowyoutobesuccessfulinthebusinessworld.”

ince1983,manyoutstandingindividualshavebeenrecognizedasdistinguishedalumniofEmporiaStateUniversity.Amongthem:

RichardZahn,retiredpresidentofScheringLaboratoriesandcorporatevicepresidentofSchering-PloughCorporation.ZahnalsodevotedtimetoactivitiessuchastheLeukemia&LymphomaSocietyofAmericaandAmericanLiverFoundation.

WilliamF.Blaufuss,Jr.,acertifiedpublicaccountantwithKPMGfor37yearsuntilretiringin2000.HealsoworkedincommunityorganizationssuchasAscensionHealthSystem,PrairieVillageCityCouncil,andUnitedWayofNashville.

RalphW.Laster,retiredchairmanandCEOofAmericanInvestorsFinancialCorporation.LasterwasapartnerinthepublicaccountingfirmofGregg,PrichardandLaster,CPAs,inWinfieldandArkansasCity.

ClairC.Hutchison,thelateco-founderofNeoshoConstructionCompanyinCouncilGrove.RaisedintheWilseyarea,Hutchisonco-chairedthe“GoingtheDistance”campaigntobuildanewtrackatEmporiaStateUniversityin1993.

YasunoriWatanabe,presidentofTNTExpressWorldwide(Japan)Inc.washeavilyinvolvedinorganizationsatESU.OriginallyfromOhita,Japan,WatanabehasalsobeendirectorofmarketingandfranchiseoperationsatPepsiCoLtd.,andamarketingmanagerforTrinmphInternational.

RegBootheisaself-employedCPA.Healsoownsandoperates26PizzaHutfranchisesandvideorentaloutlets.BootheisalsoCEOofReflectionRidgeInc.,anditssubsidiaries.

ThomasMoon,formerpresidentofBankersSecurityLifeInsuranceSociety.HewashonoredbytheCityCollegeofNewYorkasitsBusinessmanoftheYearin1993.

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Amilitarycareerthat’stakenMaj.Rapheal“Joey”HamiltontoIraqandbackgotitsstartwithanaccountingdegreefromEmporiaStateUniversity.

Hamilton’sU.S.Armyservicebegan

aftergraduatingfromESUin1995,andmostrecentlypostedhiminBaghdad,Iraq,wherehewaschiefoftheStrategicPlansandProgramsoffice.“MyprimaryresponsibilitywasfortheprogrammingofourIraqiSecurityForcesFund.It’sabouta$10billionprogram,”Hamiltonexplained.

Hamiltonisa2006recipientofESU’sOutstandingRecentGraduateaward.In2008,hewasoneoftencandidatesearningthehighestscoresintheworldontheCPAexamadministeredbytheAmericanInstituteofCertifiedPublicAccountants(AICPA).

“IcametoESUbecauseoftherelationshipbetweentheprofessorsandthestudents.ESUwasclearlyacornerstoneindevelopingmycareer,”Hamiltonsaid.

NextuponHamilton’sroadtoprofessionaldevelopmentisSyracuseUniversityinNewYork,wherehe’llenteraPh.D.programinaccountingwhileteachingaccountingandfinanceclassesattheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyatWestPoint.

OutstandingRecent GraduateMaj. Rapheal HamiltonD is t inguished Alums

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ondmemoriesofacollegeprofessor’sbusinesslawclasswerethesparkthatignitedasubstantialgifttoEmporiaStateUniversity’sSchoolofBusiness.ThoughArtPiculellandhiswife,Dee,areESUalumni,neitherholdsadegreeinbusiness

fromESU.

ThebusinesslawclasstaughtbythelateDr.HermanBaehrfitintoPiculell’sscheduleonesemester.“Iwasveryrespectfuloftheman,”saidPiculell.“Hewasaveryprincipledtypeofperson.”

OriginallyfromNewYork,ArtPiculellearnedhisundergraduatedegreeinpsychologyandsociologyfromESUandlaterreceivedaJ.D.fromtheUniversityofKansasSchoolofLaw.Dee(Wagner)PiculelltaughtschoolforseveralyearsinLawrence.

Inlateryears,whenthePiculellswouldmeetyearlywithcollegefriendsanddiscussclassestakenandfacultyatESU,Dr.Baehr’snamewouldrepeatedlysurfaceinconversation.DeeandArtwereconsideringdonationstoschoolstheyhadattended,andin2004,thecoupledonatedlandworth$500,000totheEmporiaStateUniversityFoundationtoestablishtheDr.HermanB.BaehrEndowedChairofFinance,nowheldbyDr.BarrySmith.

NowdevelopersofresidentialcommunitiesandcommercialinvestmentsinOregon,Washington,andArizona,thePiculellssaidtheirphilosophyongivingwasshapedalongtimeagobythebenefitstheyhavereceivedfromothers.“LifehasbeengoodtoDeeandI,andwewanttoreturnthefavor,”saidArt.

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Art Piculell was invited to speak to students attending the 2005 School of Business Honors Banquet at Emporia State University.

The Spirit of Giving

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Opening New DoorsOpportunities for Donors

heESUFoundationprovidesawidevarietyofvehiclesforpotentialdonorstomakecontributionsbothtotheSchoolofBusinessandotherEmporiaStateUniversityneeds:

• TheFoundation’sAnnualFundsupportsscholarships,specialprojects,capitalcampaigneffortsandnewprograms.TheseunrestrictedgiftsprovidetheflexibilitytomeetESU’schangingandgrowingneeds.

• TheBlackandGoldSocietyisanewpresidentialmembershiporganizationdesignedtosupportscholarshipsandguidemajorinitiativesoncampuswhileinteractingwiththeESUpresidentandotherleaders.

• MemorialandhonorarygiftstotheUniversityMemorialFundperpetuatethememoryoffriends,teachers,alumni,colleagues,relatives,ororganizations.

• PlannedgivingopportunitiesfortheFoundationincludebequests,trusts,lifeinsurance,annuities,andgiftsofrealestate.

• Giftsofstocks,bonds,andothersecuritiesalsoprovideanexcellentwaytosupportESUand,inmostcases,offeruniquetaxsavings.

FormoreinformationonwaystomakecontributionstoEmporiaStateUniversity,pleasecontactRoseanneBecker,ChiefDevelopmentOfficerattheESUFoundation,1500HighlandStreet,Emporia,KS66801,620-341-5440,oremailsacfound@emporia.edu.

mporiaStateUniversityandButlerCommunityCollegearejoiningforcestomakeabachelor’sdegreeinbusinesspossible

forstudentsintheareasurroundingButlerCounty.

Underarecently-signedstrategicpartnership,BCCstudentswillhavetheopportunitytopursueBachelorofScienceinBusiness(BSB)degreesonBCC’sElDoradocampus.Studentsmaychoosefromtwomajors—BusinessAdministrationandInformationSystems.

TheprogramisenrollingstudentswhowillstartintheFall2010semester.

Attractivefeaturesoftheprogramincludeclassesthatwillbescheduledinthelateafternoonandeveninghourstomeettheneedsofplaceboundstudentswhobalanceschoolwithfulltimeemployment.

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K a n s a s B u s i n e s s H a l l o f F a m e

heKansasBusinessHallofFame,housedintheSchoolofBusinessatEmporiaStateUniversity,recognizesleaderswhohavemadeasignificantcontributiontothestate’srichheritageofbusinessinnovationandeconomicenterprise. Eachyear,twonewinducteesarenamed—onehistoricalbusinessleaderandonecontemporarybusinessleader.The

honoreesembodytheimportanceofhardworkandrisktaking,inadditiontodemonstratinghighethicalstandards.Theyareleaders,pioneers,mentors,entrepreneurs,andphilanthropists. SinceitsfirstrecognitionofOliveAnnBeechandCyrusHollidayin1989,theKansasBusinessHallofFameannuallyrecognizesbusinessleaderswhoencourageandinspireotherKansanstoseeksimilarheightsofbusinesssuccess.ThesehonoreeshavehadasignificantimpactonKansas,thenation,andtheworld. SomeofthecontemporaryhonoreesincludeRayDillon,CharlesKoch,DickDavidson,DanandFrankCarney,DonHall,andthemostrecenthonoree,JackGoldsteinofSteelandPipeSupplyCompany.HistoricalhonoreesincludeWalterChrysler,WilliamColeman,ArthurCapper,ClaraandRussellStover,FredKoch,andthemostrecenthonoree,W.FrankBartonofRent-A-Center. TheKansasBusinessHallofFamerecognizesitshonoreesinconjunctionwiththeKansasCavalry’sannualmeeting.ThismeetingtiescurrenteconomicdevelopmenteffortsinKansaswiththerichheritageofKansas’entrepreneurs.TheonlyprogramofitskindinthestateofKansas,theKansasBusinessHallofFameservesasachapteroftheAmericanNationalBusinessHallofFame.FormoreinformationontheKBHF,visitwww.emporia.edu/business/kbhfhome.php.

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Plaques detailing the images and accomplishments of Kansas business leaders line the walls of the Kansas Business Hall of Fame, located

in Cremer Hall. Among the inductees are well-known contemporary and historical business figures in Kansas, including Charles G. Koch

(inducted in 1997), chief executive officer of Koch Industries, and Clara and Russell Stover (inducted in 2003), whose candy-making

business became a worldwide enterprise.

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heSchoolofBusinessCouncilofAdvisors(SBCA)includesprominentbusinessprofessionalsandpublicfiguresfromKansasandacrossthecountry.TheSBCArepresentsawidecrosssection

ofleadershipandhasincludedpreviousgovernorsofKansas,presidents,chairpersons,directors,andpartnersofsomeofthestate’stopcompanies.

SBCAmemberspicturedinclude(bottomrow,lefttoright):Jason McClelland,ABZValve;Kim Pember,Glendo/GRSCorp.;(secondrow)Dale Gibbens,KochIndustries,Inc.;Paul DeBauge*,DeBaugeBros.,Inc.;(thirdrow)John Prather,GroendykeTransport,Inc.;Tom Docking,Morris,Laing,Evans,Brock&Kennedy,Chtd.;Janet Schalansky,KansasChildren’sServiceLeague;(fourthrow)Carl Ricketts,CapitolFederalSavings;Steve Sauder,SPSInvestments;(toprow)Steven Fitzwater*,LabOne,Inc.;Jim Braden,BradenFinancialServices.

AdditionalSBCAmembersinclude:Gary Allerheiligen*,GrantThorntonLLP;Brad Cochennet,FourCornersHeartClinic;Bryan P. Collins,CollectiveBrands,Inc.;Harry W. Craig III,MartinTractorCo.;Dale Davis,SauderCustomFabrication;John B. Dicus,CapitolFederalSavings;Ed Eilert,CityofOverlandPark;Bill Graves,AmericanTruckingAssociation;Don Hazlett,Hazlett&Hazlett,Inc.;Jerry Hedrick*,HoechstMarionRousselPharmaceutical;Kieth Hiesterman,Consultant;Jim Kessler,ModernAir;Don Landoll,LandollCorp.;Ralph Laster,PrivateInvestor;Teresa Martin,LocktonCompanies,Inc.;Curtis McClinton,McClintonDevelopmentCo.,Inc.;John D. McPherson*,FloridaEastCoastRailway;Thomas Y. Moon,WorksiteAmerica;Bruce Moorman,GrantThorntonLLP;Donald E. Nickelson,HarbourGroupIndustries,Inc.;Bob Palmer,KochPetroleumGroup,Inc.;Arthur C. Piculell, Jr.,ThePiculellGroup,Inc.;Bob Purinton,Purinton,ChanceandMills,LLC;Calvin T. Roberts,CalRoberts&Associates,Inc.;Pack St. Clair,CobaltBoats;James Schwartzburg,F&LManufacturing;Gary Sherrer,KansasBoardofRegentsandformerKansasLieutenantGovernor;Ron Thornburgh,KansasSecretaryofState;Nestor R. Weigand, Jr.,J.P.Weigand&Sons,Inc.;andRichard Zahn*,SheringLaboratories.

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The School o f Bus iness Counci l o f Advisors

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S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S 2 5 Y E A R S2

SCHOOL OF BUSINESSCampus Box 4039 • 1200 Commercial St.Emporia, KS 66801-5087620.341.5225 • www.emporia.edu/business

Maggie (Eceiza) FletcherBSB – Accounting, 2005

Accounting AnalystFlint Hills Resources

“ESU’s School of Business taught me how to use and apply my critical thinking skills efficiently to overcome our daily challenges.”