Elon University's 2013-14 Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Annual Report

Annual Report for Alumni and Friends

2013.14

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the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business to you. as you will undoubtedly notice, this past year has been a busy yet fulfilling one for us. We were reaccredited by aacSB international for another five-year term, and notably the committee of accreditors did not have any recommendations for us.

The successful aacSB reaccreditation was followed by Bloomberg Businessweek ranking our undergraduate program #45 in the country and our part-time MBa program #5 in the nation and #1 in the South. accreditations and rankings are not our goal, but they are recognition that our faculty and staff work very hard to provide our students with a first-rate business education. employers, likewise, report a high degree of satisfaction with our students, and we know this because they keep coming back year after year to recruit our graduates.

Success begets more success and this has been the case for us. Quite simply, we are growing. for the class of 2018, the LSB will have 32 percent of elon’s first-year class and that is in addition to the increases the school has already experienced in the previous two years. We have had two very successful years of faculty recruiting to meet this increased demand and have added 15 new faculty members. My colleagues and i regularly discuss how we can continue to provide our students with a first-rate business education. please be assured that we are not resting on our successes but always looking to get better. Through our work with the porter family professional development center and the elon Student professional development center, we are constantly looking to grow the number of employers who recruit our students either for internships or careers. as you look through our annual report, please know that we are grateful to all of you for your support. We recognize that when parents send their students to study at elon university and the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business that they have high expectations of us. Meeting and exceeding those goals is our #1 priority.

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The Love School of Business is accredited by aacSB international – The association to advance collegiate Schools of Business. fewer than 5 percent of business schools worldwide have aacSB accreditation.

Love School of Business earns AACSB reaccreditation

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7 Selling Point 8 Exploring Career Choices 10 Collaborating Community 11 Faculty & Staff 14 The Year in Review 16 Alumni of Excellence 17 Advisory Boards

Elon’s undergrad business program among nation’s top 50 The Martha and Spencer Love School of Business was ranked

#45 in Bloomberg Businessweek’s “The Best Undergraduate B-Schools” list.

Bloomberg Businessweek has now featured the Love School of Business among the nation’s top 50

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has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education, and has been earned by less than five percent of the world’s business programs.

“Extension of accreditation by AACSB is yet another validation that we provide a high-quality business education,” said Raghu Tadepalli, dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business. “Through their teaching, research and service, our faculty create a wonderful learning environment for our students, and this came through loud and clear from an AACSB reaccreditation team so impressed during its campus visit that members happily acknowledged not having any recommendations for improvement.

“We take pride in our mission to be a leader in transformative business education. The AACSB team recognized that Elon University is indeed setting the highest standards for educating tomorrow’s corporate and financial leaders.”

Achieving accreditation is a process of rigorous internal review, evaluation, and adjustment and can take several years to complete. During these years, the school develops and implements a plan to meet AACSB’s accreditation standards, which require a high quality teaching environment, innovative programming, and active engagement with industry. In addition, as required by the AACSB standards, all accredited schools must go through a continuous improvement peer review process every five years in order to retain their accreditation.

undergraduate business programs for three consecutive years.

In developing the ranking, Bloomberg Businessweek used surveys of both senior business majors and employers, median starting salaries for graduates, and the number of alumni each program sends to top MBA programs. A calculation of academic quality is also included in the methodology, combining average SAT scores, student-faculty ratios, class size in core business courses and the percentage of students with internships.

The Love School of Business also earned an “A” for quality of teaching and an “A+” for facilities and services.

Elon MBA named nation’s #2 best administered program The Princeton Review ranked

Elon the nation’s #2 “best administered” business school and also ranks Elon among the top business schools in the Southeast in its 2014 edition of the “Best 295 Business Schools.”

The Princeton Review’s annual guide of top graduate business programs is based on data provided by schools and a survey of 20,300 business school students across the nation.

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Elon MBA earns top honors from Bloomberg Businessweek Bloomberg Businessweek

ranked Elon’s part-time MBA program #5 in the nation and #1 in the South, with high marks in student satisfaction and an A+ grade in curriculum.

The 2013 ranking notes that more than half of recent Elon MBA graduates reported a salary increase, with the average increase amounting to 28 percent. The average

completion rate is 91 percent. The average class size is listed at 24 and the caliber of classmates in the program is rated an “A.” The ranking is based on a survey of recent graduates, an academic quality measure that combines six school-related data points—including average GMAT scores, class sizes and completion rates— and a calculation of post-MBA outcomes.

Elon establishes JD/MBA program Elon University School of Law and the Martha and Spencer Love

School of Business have established a four-year JD/MBA program. The program gives students the opportunity

to earn both their juris doctor and master of business administration degrees in less time, and at a lower cost, than if both degrees were pursued separately.

Students in the JD/MBA program take courses at both the law school’s downtown Greensboro campus and at the Ernest A. Koury, Sr. Business Center located on Elon University’s main campus.

The JD/MBA program builds on existing partnerships between Elon’s law and business schools. In the past four years, Elon Law and MBA students have traveled together to Southeast Asia to explore the dynamics of modern global trade through a joint international business course.

Visit elon.edu/jdmba for more information.

Ashesi University founder honored with Elon entrepreneurship medal Elon leaders honored Patrick G. Awuah Jr., founder and president of Ashesi University, with the

Elon University Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Sponsored by the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Love School of Business, the medal recognizes individuals who possess integrity, innovation and creativity, passion for lifelong learning, and a commitment to building a dynamic community.

Ashesi University is a private, not-for-profit institution ranked as one of the top 10 Most Respected Companies in Ghana in 2012, and Awuah was named the fourth Most Respected CEO in Ghana.

Hundreds of students, faculty and staff filled the LaRose Left to right: Doherty Scholars Kenneth Straub ’15, Kimberly Gersh Digital Theatre to hear Awuah’s stories of opening and ’15, Elizabeth Greenberg ’14, medal recipient Patrick G. Awuah, Jr., managing a liberal arts university to develop the next Doherty Scholars Samantha Bellamy ’15, Danielle Kingberg ’14 and generation of African leaders.

Nicholas Agrawal ’14.

Before founding Ashesi, Awuah worked as a program manager for Microsoft where he spearheaded the development of dial-up internetworking technologies. He had moved to the United States for college and graduated from Swarthmore College outside of Philadelphia, and later earned an MBA from the University of California at Berkley.

Awuah told his Elon audience that he never thought he’d return to Ghana, but once his son was born, he realized the importance of giving back to the communities where he was raised. Educating leaders would soon be his calling.

However, the road to starting a university wasn’t easy. There was money to raise, land to purchase, facilities to build and students to recruit. Awuah also encountered corruption in Ghana, though the Ashesi team stayed true to its own ethics.

Awuah spoke about the power of persistence and the importance of defining a clear mission for any enterprise.

“You have to be clear about why you’re doing what you’re doing. And never forget that,” he said.

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Alessandra Losa ’14 wins honors at National Sales Challenge Alessandra Losa ’14 took first place in the

speed-selling event and second place overall at the 2013 Russ Berrie Institute National Sales Challenge hosted by William Paterson University.

Losa and Laura Beckstead ’14 both placed in the top 10 in the sales call role-play event. As a team, Elon placed second overall.

The three-day competition brought together more than 100 students from 37 universities. In the speed-selling event, students met individually with executives to give two-minute pitches on why he or she should be hired. The sales call roleplay event had students engage in a 15-minute meeting with a business executive to identify needs and present a solution.

“These competitions are an amazing way for students to learn the ins and outs of sales in a ‘controlled’ environment,” said Losa, a marketing major from Wilmington, N.C. “There is nothing like practicing for the real world, and competitions give you exactly that.”

Losa and Beckstead were coached by Assistant Professor of Marketing Michael Rodriguez and student coaches Peter Goltz ’16, Kensey Gooch ’14, Nicole Manning ’14, Erin McGuiggan ’14 and Davis Millians ’14.

Elon wins regional College Fed Challenge The Elon team of Jeffrey Baldetti

’15, Edward Cooley ’16, Nathan Dean ’15, Rebecca Stoddard ’15, Stephanie Tizik ’16 and Adam Brantley Stone ’14 won the preliminary round of the College Fed Challenge competition held Nov. 4 at the Charlotte Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

The team was coached by Jennifer Platania, associate professor of economics,

2013 Elon Fed Challenge team

and Vitaliy Strohush, assistant professor of economics.

Students delivered 20-minute

presentations on monetary policy and were scored on content, teamwork, responses to questions, presentation and style during the challenge, which is sponsored by the Richmond Fed.

Michael Visconti ’15 places first in Beta Alpha Psi competition Accounting major Michael Visconti ’15 was a member of the

winning team in the 2013 Project Run With It competition held during the Beta Alpha Psi annual meeting.

The competition, sponsored by Moss Adams LLP, brought together more than 70 Beta Alpha Psi students from multiple chapters to analyze and recommend solutions to problems faced by three real not-for-profit organizations. In teams of four, the students addressed accounting, finance and/or information system issues as they

related to the business problems of the participating organizations. The teams presented their recommendations to a panel of judges.

The other students on Visconti’s team were Nick Brazell, Seattle University; Hannah Lin, University of Notre Dame; and Evan O’Keefe, Bentley University.

CFA Institute welcomes Elon into its University Recognition Program Elon University’s undergraduate finance program has been accepted into the CFA Institute’s University Recognition Program, an international benchmark currently given to fewer than 150 schools worldwide.

Inclusion into the program recognizes Elon’s rigorous finance curriculum and the way finance professors embed the CFA Institute’s code of ethics and standards of professional conduct into their courses, which gives students the necessary background to take the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) examinations. It will also allow Elon to award up to five CFA Program Awareness Scholarships to students each fiscal year.

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Expanding Programs Prepare Students for Leadership Roles Since its establishment almost 30 years ago, the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business has experienced much growth and change. At the time the school was founded by a gift from The Martha and Spencer Love Foundation, the business program had approximately 150 students and 14 faculty members. The school now has more than 1,400 undergraduate majors, nearly a 20 percent increase from the previous year.

This past May, 48 candidates graduated from the Elon MBA program. The international business dual-degree program, which was started in 2011, saw its first three students complete the program, graduating with degrees from both Elon and Reutlingen University in Germany.

In response to growing student interest, the Love School of Business hired seven full-time faculty in 2013. Nine full-time professors joined the faculty in fall 2014.

Now housed in the Ernest A. Koury, Sr. Business Center, the Love School of Business includes the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center, the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, the Porter Family Professional Development Center, the William Garrard Reed Finance Center, the Business Fellows program, an executive education program, and the departments of accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing and entrepreneurship.

The school continues to build and expand its programming and resources in order to prepare students, alumni and professionals with the skills and experiences necessary to be leaders in their organizations and communities.

Some of those programs include: Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community – A residential space for students of all majors to live together and collaborate on innovative ideas with a goal of each community member developing a product or service that solves a problem.

Triple Impact Challenge – The Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership created a new competition for the Elon campus, which tasked students with developing solutions to social problems they saw on campus or in the broader community. Students researched their chosen issue and presented 4

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their solution to a panel of judges. Thirty-eight students participated in the event, which was held once in the fall and once in the spring. The challenge was established to encourage students to take steps to make their ideas a reality.

Elon Professional Sales Leadership program – Launched by the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center in 2013 to provide sales training for professionals who want to sharpen their selling skills, 80 people have completed the program that covers an in-depth analysis of an organization’s business, five core sales modules, role plays and reinforcement training.

City Treks – While taking treks to different locations in the state, 12 business school students participated in the new program sponsored by the Student Professional Development Center.

Students visited Red Ventures,Vanguard and Metlife in Charlotte; SAS, HQ Raleigh and Capstrat in Raleigh/Research Triangle Park; and IMG, Mullen and Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem. Students met with professionals and learned about company culture, industry trends and employment opportunities.

Wall Street Prep – The William Garrard Reed Finance Center offered Wall Street Prep, a two-day boot camp for students seeking a career in the financial services industry, at Elon. A former investment banker led 32 students through building financial and valuation models using real case studies, employing the same tools and methodologies professionals would use on the job.

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Cultivating i n n o vat i o n T h e D o h e rty C e n t e r f o r E n tr e pr e n e u r i a l L e a d e r s h i p, established in 2007 by a gift from Elon parents

Ed and Joan Doherty P’07, focuses on teaching entrepreneurial thinking and initiatives that attempt to solve problems or seize opportunities. The center offers scholarships for students with a passion for entrepreneurship, sponsors a speaker series and awards the Elon University Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

This year the Doherty Center increased its programming and activities to reach a broader audience of students and community members. As part of Google’s “Get Your Business Online” Week, the center, along with the North Carolina SBTDC and Alamance Community College, hosted four free Google workshops, which had more than 60 attendees.

The Doherty Center also hosted a pitch session that gave 70 students and faculty members a chance to watch two potential

companies sell their ideas to Piedmont Angel Network (PAN) investors. PAN is a committed capital angel fund that focuses on investment opportunities in early stage companies that present high growth opportunities.

“While launching businesses is certainly a goal for the Doherty Center, we view entrepreneurship more broadly as being comprised of an entrepreneurial mindset and an entrepreneurial skillset,” said Professor Kevin O’Mara, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

“All students, regardless of major, can benefit greatly from becoming more innovative, creative and entrepreneurial.”

R I C HMOND R OSAT I ’14 R i c h m o n d R o s at i joined the Business Technology Analyst program at Deloitte Consulting in Washington, D.C., after graduating from Elon with degrees in marketing and entrepreneurship.

During his college career, Rosati served in several leadership positions with the Student Government Association, including student body treasurer. He also served on the Board of Trustees Vendor Policy Study committee. Upon graduating, he was elected by the board of trustees to serve a two-year term as a youth trustee.

Rosati studied abroad with the Fine Arts in Italy course and The Call of South Africa service learning course. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He was a member of Elon’s Collegiate Ethics Case Competition team, Elon Sales Team, Mock Trial team and Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity. Rosati completed internships with Lender Processing Services and Werner Ladder Co. “Elon has provided me with the ability to tell extremely rich stories about myself, my coursework, the people I have built relationships with, and the places I have studied all over the world,” said Rosati, a native of Hermitage, Pa. Rosati noted his engaged learning experiences helped him grow as a leader and prepare him for the next chapter of his life.

He said his experience on the case competition team contributed to him discovering his love of consulting. He and his teammate presented an ethical analysis on the process of hydraulic fracturing and finished among the Elite 8 in the competition.

One of Rosati’s major takeaways from serving as student body treasurer was learning how to provide a value added experience. Part of his position included managing the student activity fee budget and allocating it to 300-plus student organizations.

In the International Collegiate Sales Competition, Rosati, who was a semifinalist, applied the skills he had obtained from his sales courses and role plays. “I learned how to be effective in our presentations and to understand our buyers, and, more importantly, how to be the best type of listener,” Rosati said.

“I enjoyed the entire journey of working with a cohort of future business people searching wherever they could to find their passions and the phenomenal faculty who morphed us into liberally minded business people ready for our next step,” Rosati said of his time at Elon. “Most of all, I will miss having mentors whom I know have had my best interest and development at heart.”

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s Ta R T u P w e e K e n d Co m e s To e lo n elon hosted its first startup Weekend nov. 22–24, 2013.

Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where entrepreneurs and enthusiasts come together to launch startups. approximately 70 people participated in Startup Weekend Triad, which began with pitches friday night and continued with brainstorming, business plan development and basic prototype creation throughout the weekend. participants worked in teams and were coached by startup leaders. The event culminated with demos and presentations Sunday night. prize packages were a variety of inkind services and support, including logo design and legal advice.

T h e i n n o vaT i o n T R a i n Co u R s e offered for the first time during Winter Term 2014, the course, which received support from the doherty center for entrepreneurship Leadership, incorporated trips via train to packard place, american underground and hQ raleigh, three major entrepreneurial hubs in north carolina. during each visit, the 24 students enrolled in the course heard the problems each organization faced. When they returned to the classroom, students used the customer development process to propose solutions to those problems.

approximately 70 people participated in elon’s first startup weekend.

To learn more about the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial leadership, visit eLon.eDu/Dohertycenter.

m e g h a n b R i n d l e Y ’ 14 m e g h a n b R i n d l e Y visited her brother, mark, at least once a year while he was a student at elon. Through her visits, she “fell in love with the beautiful campus and was blown away by the immense growth of the school over the years.” she also became interested in elon’s study abroad opportunities, and when the time came to apply for colleges, elon was her top choice. during her time at elon, brindley studied finance, was inducted into the honor societies beta gamma sigma and mu Kappa Tau, and completed internships with JPmorgan Chase, merrill lynch, avant Capital Partners, and 1st Reverse mortgage usa. she served as the academic excellence Chair of Phi mu fraternity, vice president of beta gamma sigma, as well as the student representative on the love school of business’ strategic Planning committee.

The norwalk, Conn. native also studied abroad twice. she spent the fall semester of her junior year at the american institute of foreign study in florence, italy. during the winter Term of her senior year, she participated in the business in the Pacific Rim course, which took her to hong Kong, Cambodia, vietnam and Thailand.

“The three weeks i spent traveling around southeast asia (in the Pacific Rim course) were filled with unforgettable and invaluable experiences,” brindley said. “by the end of the trip, i had a first-hand look into and understanding of how business is conducted in these diverse economies and the many challenges these countries are facing.” brindley additionally developed several strong relationships with love school of business faculty members, in particular Professor wonhi synn and associate Professor neeraj gupta, who both led the Pacific Rim study abroad course.

“They have mentored me, offered me valuable advice, and have helped shape my career path,” she said. brindley now works as an investor services analyst for JPmorgan.

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T h e e lo n s a l e s P R o g R a m , anchored by the chandler family professional Sales center, has continued to grow stronger and earn national recognition. for the fourth consecutive year, the Sales education foundation, a nonprofit foundation that promotes the sales profession through colleges and university programs, recognized elon as a top university for professional sales education. elon’s sales program was selected based on its strong sales curriculum, university recognition and experiential learning component.

The chandler family center focuses on promoting professional selling, developing students for sales careers, and conducting research that advances the field of sales and sales management. established in 2008 by a gift from elon trustee Thomas chandler and his family, the center provides students with practical and relevant sales experiences while connecting them with local and national employers. in spring 2014, the program had 135 undergraduate students enrolled in sales courses, which is the largest number of students in a semester since the program’s inception.

“We have continued to grow in student interest and gain the attention of national sales organizations, such as adp, eMc, oracle, John hancock, cisco and Sap,” said assistant professor Michael rodriguez, director of the chandler family professional Sales center. “as a result of the growth, the center organizes two career events a year to connect students with recruiters.”

Throughout the year, the chandler family center also sponsored the elon Sales Team to compete in the international collegiate Sales competition, national collegiate Sales competition and russ Berrie institute national Sales challenge. alessandra Losa ’14 won the speed-selling event at the last. (See page 3 for more information about Losa’s win.)

e lo n d e d i C aT e s s a l e s C e n T e R dozens of faculty, staff and students and members of the board of trustees attended a dedication ceremony on feb. 28, 2014 for the chandler family center, which moved from the third floor to the first floor of the ernest a. Koury, Sr. Business center.

The center, which originally included one main room, now has three rooms – a sales lab station and two role-play rooms. all three rooms are outfitted with technology to record sales roleplays, which can then be accessed online for review. increasing the amount of rooms has increased the efficiency of the roleplay simulation and review.

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The Chandler family Professional sales Center was dedicated feb. 28.

“role-play simulation, which truly defines engaged learning, continues to be a crucial tool in developing our students’ communication skills, professionalism and overall business confidence,” rodriguez said. reviewing the role-plays enables students to provide self-assessment on building rapport, needs analysis, product presentation, objections handling, closing of the sale and overall performance.

“We have just been thrilled at the success it has received,” Tom chandler said during the ceremony. “We are proud as a family to have our name associated with this sales center.”

C R m s T u d e n T s Ta K e o n m o d e R n s e l l i n g Co m P e T i T i o n Students in the spring 2014 customer relationship Management (crM) course participated in the first Modern Selling project sponsored by oracle. The case study competition tested the students’ skills in solving a client’s problem utilizing customer relationship management solutions. after being assigned a prospective client profile, each student team was tasked with presenting how oracle Sales cloud could contribute to the overall success of the client’s business. over the course of the project, the teams performed a needs analysis session with the client, collaborated on the development of the solution presentation, and then delivered the solution presentation in a pressure-packed sales call situation.

The teams made their final presentations to a judging panel of oracle representatives.

To learn more about the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center, visit eLon.eDu/SaLeScenter.

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Exploring C a r e e r C h o i c e s T h e M a rt h a a n d Sp e n c e r Lo v e Sc h o o l o f B u s i n e s s seeks to provide its students with the knowledge

and tools needed to be leaders in a complex global business environment. To better prepare students for their post graduate plans, the Love School of Business facilitates professional development learning opportunities ranging from workshops to guest speakers to networking events.

A main resource for professional development is the Porter Family Professional Development Center, which was established in 2011 by a gift from Elon trustee Dave Porter P’11 and his family. The center assists Love School of Business students and alumni with career exploration, job and graduate program searches, networking, and creating and executing an action plan to achieve their professional goals.

From June 2013 to May 2014, 291 students registered internships through the center for credit. The Porter Center staff held approximately 2,200 student appointments and conducted 58 presentations in classes and at events. Presentation topics included case interviewing, social media strategies, networking strategies, the Myers Briggs Type Indicator assessment, resume and cover letter basics, and candidate identification for recruiters.

The Porter Center organized the third LSB Connect Conference for sophomores, in which 94 students participated and 11 alumni led round table discussions. The conference included educational sessions, an etiquette luncheon and networking with employers.

D. PAT R I C K B R OWN ’14 D. Patr i ck Br o w n , an economics and political science double major from Richmond, Va., is the seventh recipient of the Love Award for Excellence in Business Leadership, which was established by a gift from The Martha and Spencer Love Foundation. The award honors and provides financial support for a Love School of Business student to complete an independent research project on a business-related topic over the course of two years.

Brown’s project examined the economic and political efficacy of the privatization of passenger rail in the Southeast U.S. His research was presented at Elon’s Student Undergraduate Research Forum.

“This experience showed me just how much economics can relate to daily life,” said Brown. “Most Americans would not think twice about Amtrak, much less passenger rail, but there are so many fascinating facets to the service that people should be aware of. The impact of economics holds true for most every decision we make on a daily basis and every service or product we consume.”

Associate Professor of Economics Jim Barbour mentored Brown, helping shape Brown’s ideas for research. Barbour also reviewed drafts of Brown’s paper and presentations.

“Having the opportunity to do extensive academic research truly rounded out my education,” Brown said. “The researching and writing skills I honed will be invaluable to me in my future professional career.”

While at Elon, Brown was a Business Fellow and studied abroad in Yucatan, Mexico with the Business Fellows’ Business and Sustainability course. Brown was a member of the business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi and a member of Elon’s team for the McDonough-Hilltop Business Strategy Challenge. He held positions in the Student Government Association as the Class of 2014 senator and treasurer, served on the Elon Honor Board, volunteered with Junior Achievement, and was chairman of Elon’s College Republicans. Brown was inducted into several honor societies including Omicron Delta Epsilon economics honor society and Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society.

Brown now works as an analyst at Transact Capital. He previously interned with Capitol Financial Solutions, the Republican Party of Virginia, Matt Benedetti and Associates, and Transact Capital.

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Love School of Business students now have the opportunity to take the Microsoft office Specialist (MoS) certification exam in excel 2010 and access 2010 at elon. This year, a dozen students took and passed the certification exam for either excel or access.

Thirty-one members of the class of 2014 completed the Becker fastpass cpa review, an intense course designed to prepare students for the certified public accountant (cpa) exam. The cpa designation is paramount among top-rated accounting firms. The course was held at elon and organized by the department of accounting. for professionals who already have their cpa, the department of accounting hosted its annual cpe seminar, a day of educational sessions to earn continuing educational credits to maintain professional competence. one hundred and thirty local accounting professionals participated.

The department of finance awarded four scholarships to finance majors to take the chartered financial analyst® (cfa) Level i exam. The cfa credential has become the most respected and recognized investment designation in the world.

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maritza gamboa ’14 receives resume advice from Jane mehringer, associate director of career services.

To learn more about the Porter Family Professional Development Center, visit eLon.eDu/portercenter.

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Collaborating co m m u n i ty T h e M a rt h a a n d Sp e n c e r Lo v e Sc h o o l o f B u s i n e s s believes in building a culture of service and

collaboration. The school works with various organizations to give students an experiential business education. By incorporating service learning and consulting into the classroom, students are given opportunities in real-life settings to gain a better understanding of course content.

Honing business skills through service learning Service learning courses create a way for students to use the skills learned in the classroom to provide a service to organizations and the local community.

The 100-plus students who took Assistant Professor Timothy

Assistant Professor Cindy Conn’s Business Communications course worked with The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Alamance County to enhance the communication between the club and parents of club members, as well as to make the club more recognizable in the community. Students created brochures for the summer and after-school programs and compiled a newsletter for parents in both English and Spanish. Students also conducted a communications workshop on career-related topics for the members and organized three fundraisers to benefit the club.

Instructor Maureen Allen’s Management Information Systems students completed more than 2,800 service hours combined. They created websites and databases for community partners, including the United Way of Alamance County, Special Olympics of Burlington, Women’s Resource Center, Habitat for Humanity, Crimestoppers, Duke Children’s Hopsital and Relay for Life.

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Business students collaborate on a community project.

Norvell’s Marketing Research course conducted research for organizations, gauging people’s perceptions, and presented strategic recommendations on how the organizations could better market themselves. The students analyzed data for Positive Attitude Youth Center, Blakey Hall Retirement Community, The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Alamance County, and Alamance County Community Services.

“Before the course, I imagined data analytics was just something Fortune 500 companies did, but we were able to conduct meaningful research to make a substantial impact on the Burlington community,” said Danny Bowers ’14.

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Three teams of students in Assistant Professor Haya Ajjan’s Process, Systems and Technology course were selected to work with Industrial Paper Products as consultants to develop an ERP system, increase customer satisfaction and improve profit margins. The students visited the company’s headquarters, interviewed employees, presented to company executives recommendations for improving business practices and local store customer reach, and submitted to executives a proposal for a strategic business plan.

Professor John Burbridge tasked his Elon MBA Advanced Operations Supply Chain Management class with developing process charts for local companies’ current processes using a value stream mapping methodology. Students then generated improvements to the current processes, focusing on eliminating waste, removing bottlenecks and reducing cycle times, and presented their recommendations to company representatives. The companies included Sandvik, Carolina Biological Supply, LabCorp, Aramark at Elon and Luxfer Gas Cylinders.

“This experience provided the class with a very broad and positive look at how real organizations manage their day-today operations and the challenges they face,” said MBA student Andrew Elliott. “It reinforced the conceptual ideas presented in the class lectures with physical examples you could observe and interact with.”

Matt Valle,

professor of management, was named the Martha and Spencer Love Term Professor of Business, an honor established by a gift from The Martha and Spencer Love Foundation. In this role,Valle works with faculty colleagues and provides leadership in enhancing the research profile of the Love School of Business.

Tina Das,

professor of economics, received Elon’s DanielsDanieley Award for Excellence in Teaching. Das, who has taught at Elon for 18 years and also serves as the director of the Business Fellows program, was commended for her work in the classroom, as well as for revamping the Business Fellows program, mentoring

students in undergraduate research and leading study abroad programs.

Steve DeLoach,

professor of economics, was honored with Elon’s Distinguished Scholar Award, which recognizes a faculty member whose research has earned peer commendation and respect, and who has made significant contributions to his or her field of study. In the 18 years DeLoach has been at Elon, he has had 20 papers published in peer-reviewed journals and has presented multiple times at top international economics conferences.

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NEWS Entrepreneurial Leadership. O’Mara is responsible for guiding the center in involving Elon students from all disciplines to develop their creativity, innovation skills and entrepreneurial mindset.

Neeraj Gupta,

associate professor of finance, was appointed the director of the William Garrard Reed Finance Center. As director, he oversees the databases and technologies of the center, and facilitates student and faculty learning and use of the center’s resources.

Kevin O’Mara,

professor of management, became the executive director of the Doherty Center for

R e t i r i n g pr o f e s s o r u r g e s s t u d e n t s , fa c u lty to ‘ ta k e r i s k s’ j o h n b u r b r i d g e joined Elon in

1996 as the dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business.

During his tenure, the Love School of Business moved from the William S. Long Building to the Ernest A. Koury, Sr. Business Center, the MBA program’s global study experience was established, the Love School of Business was accredited by AACSB International, and Elon’s chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma was founded.

After stepping down as dean in 2006, Burbridge remained at Elon as a professor of operations and supply chain management. He taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and coached Elon’s student team participating in the Society for American Baseball Research Analytics’ annual case competition.

While at Elon, Burbridge said he gained insight into what it takes for a university to be successful, as well as the importance of taking the time to get to know the faculty and students.

“Each member of the faculty and each student is a unique individual,” Burbridge said. “It’s important to get to know each person and their experiences. It broadens your perspective on life.”

Some of his most memorable moments at Elon include the Love School of Business attaining accreditation in 2004 and being selected for the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2013.

“It’s been a great 18 years of never-ending change,” Burbridge said.

“As Elon grows in stature and size, so will the LSB. I see no reason why the

undergraduate program won’t continue to gain stature in the Bloomberg Businessweek rankings.”

He leaves this piece of advice for students and faculty: “Enjoy life, take risks, and be ready for that moment or incident that can change your life for the better.”

Burbridge’s post-Elon plans include moving to Pennsylvania with his wife, Mary, to be closer to their five children, Barney, John, Kasey, Jane and Susan. He also hopes to teach part-time.

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D EAN ’ S AWA R DS The following faculty and staff members were honored for their service during the Love School of Business annual awards ceremony held April 24.

Excellence in Teaching Amy Moorman, Senior Lecturer in Business Law Katy Rouse, Assistant Professor of Economics Amy Moorman prepares undergraduate and MBA students to be responsible and effective professionals and leaders in a global business environment. Her students are assigned complex business case studies concerning ethical issues of multinational companies and are expected to support assertions with evidence or reasoning.

They are also tasked to “form” their own start-up enterprises, while incorporating sustainability themes. Dean Raghu Tadepalli said Moorman is “consistently committed to achieving high-quality faculty-student interaction, as reflected by student perceptions that exceed faculty levels of excellence in the LSB and across the university.”

Katy Rouse pushes her students to their best and is regarded as both approachable and helpful. Her teaching focuses on critical thinking. She uses varied teaching methods, including lecture, film, debate and writing. Rouse has mentored several students in their

research, fostering the level of work that has achieved awards and recognition beyond Elon. Tadepalli said Rouse has created a space in which education comes first and excellent teaching is showcased.

Excellence in Scholarship Haya Ajjan, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems Since 2008, Haya Ajjan’s work has been published in six refereed journals, and has had over 360 citations, according to Google Scholar. Since 2009, Ajjan has published three book chapters and conducted 15 conference presentations.

Her research focuses on the adoption, implementation, business and decisionmaking value of information technologies and issues related to emerging communication technologies. “A well-developed research stream relates directly to this person’s teaching for undergraduates, MBAs and as an invited international guest speaker,” Dean Raghu Tadepalli said.

Exemplary Service – Faculty Paula Weller, Senior Lecturer in Accounting Paula Weller has served as the accounting department’s assessment coordinator for assurance of learning for the past 10 years.

In 2011, she advised the winning student team in the Institute of Management Accountants’ national case competition.

Long before the university established

From left to right, Robin Straka, Haya Ajjan, Amy Moorman, Paula Weller, Katy Rouse and Nicole Filippo were honored for their service on April 24.

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its Writing Excellence Initiative, Weller stressed the importance of writing in her field. She taught her students how to write memos to management regarding various accounting issues and initiated a writing contest among her classes. When Elon announced its Writing Excellence Initiative, Weller volunteered to spearhead this initiative for her department.

Dean Raghu Tadepalli praised Weller’s commitment to the Elon servantleadership model.

Exemplary Service – External Robin Straka, Associate Registrar Dean Raghu Tadepalli commended Robin Straka for her work regarding the complex task of finalizing the school’s course offerings and schedules, helping students and advisors with sorting credits from courses taken abroad or at another institution, and figuring out classroom assignments while taking into consideration student and faculty needs as well as the limited number of classrooms on campus. In the dean’s remarks, he noted Straka “is the consummate professional – highly knowledgeable, efficient, courteous, and most importantly, dedicated to our students.”

Exemplary Service – Staff Nicole Filippo ’04, Program Assistant for Events and Communications Nicole Filippo manages events, communications and several other projects for the Love School of Business. She is the school’s liaison with key campus offices, such as catering, University Communications, and Planning, Design and Construction Management. Dean Raghu Tadepalli said Filippo is “sensitive to the needs of the faculty and students,” and has done her work with “a great deal of tact, perseverance and a wonderful eye for detail. She is the project manager for the LSB’s many projects, and I thank her for her dedication to helping advance the mission of the LSB.”

University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Research interests: Corporate finance, working capital management, financial flexibility, portfolio management, shareholder value

Erin Gillespie,

Assistant Professor of Marketing B.S. and M.B.A., Auburn University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi; Research interests: Sales, sales effort, teamselling, relationship selling Andrew Greenland,

Assistant Professor of Economics B.A. and B.S., Miami University; M.S. and Ph.D. Purdue University; Research interests: Industrial organization, international trade, corporate finance Chris Harris,

Assistant Professor of Finance B.A., Middle Tennessee State

Danny Lanier, Jr., Assistant

Professor of Accounting B.S., Tuskegee University; Ph.D., University of Georgia; CPA (Illinois); Research interests: Financial effects of significant seller-buyer (supply chain) relationships, earnings management, antihuman trafficking policy Sean mcmahon,

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship B.S.B.A., University of Florida; M.S. & Ph.D., University of Central Florida; Research interests: Creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge management

Carri R. Tolmie,

Assistant Professor of International Business B.S., University of Florida; M.A., University of Sydney; Ph.D., Saint Louis University; Research interests: Corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainability, in particular how these concepts are influenced by strategy, culture, consumer perceptions and identification

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NEW FULL - T IME FA C ULT Y

Lin Zhao, Assistant Professor of Finance B.A., Nankai University; M.A. & M.B.A., University of Missouri-St. Louis; Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio; Research interests: Investments, international financial markets, market microstructure, corporate finance

Eco n o m i c s pr o f e s s o r h e l p s i m p l e m e n t c h a n g e d u r i n g t i m e at E lo n t h o m a s t i e m a n n , the Jefferson Pilot Professor of Economics, retired at the end of the 2013–14 academic year after 30 years of being a part of the Elon Community.

While at Elon, Tiemann served as dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business from 1987 to 1992 and director of general studies from 1996 to 2000.

Tiemann also completed extensive research, conducted numerous presentations at conferences, and has had his work published in journals, such as The International Journal of Arts and Commerce and The International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy.

Tiemann was instrumental in

changing the university’s curriculum from three-hour courses to four.

He also played a key role in the implementation of the Love School of Business’ international business dualdegree program, and served as the program’s first director.

Tiemann has seen the university and Love School of Business evolve over the years. “While the growth seemed uncontrolled at times, it has been positive,” Tiemann said.

He encourages the faculty, staff and students to “keep making Elon better.”

One area Tiemann said he would like to see the Love School of Business continue to grow in is its internationalization efforts. “I’d like to

see a lot more global activity,” Tiemann said.

Tiemann said he will miss watching students develop intellectually, both over a semester and throughout their time at Elon.

Tiemann plans to read, garden, and travel with his wife, Eileen McGrath.

He is also teaching a short course on urban economics at Cracow University of Economics in October.

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More than 100 students networked with representatives from 15 firms at the Accounting and Finance Meet and Greet hosted by Beta Alpha Psi.

Students learned about career opportunities in sales with 20 companies at the Sales Meet and Greet hosted by the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center.

Students in Professor Matt Valle’s Project Management course organized the Love School of Business’ first Management Meet and Greet, which brought together students, alumni and employers to discuss employment opportunities.

Twenty-three Business Fellows traveled to New York City to visit companies, including Bloomberg, Blackrock, David Beahm Design, Credit Suisse, BNY Mellon, Huffington Post Media Group and Morgan Stanley. The group also attended an Evening for Elon event hosted by Elon trustee Ed Doherty and his wife, Joan.

Jonathan Chapman, professor of sustainable design at the University of Brighton, UK, was the keynote speaker at Elon University’s Fall Environmental Forum, which promoted the theme of “Innovations in Sustainable Furnishings: The Road Ahead.” The forum was sponsored by Elon’s Center for Environmental Studies, the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, Elon’s Office of Sustainability, the Sustainable Furnishings Council and more than a half dozen business partners.

NOVEMBE R The Love School of Business hosted its first alumni luncheon during Homecoming weekend.

Ashley Bunting ’14 and Richmond Rosati ’14 competed in the International Collegiate Sales Competition hosted by Florida State University. Rosati advanced to the semifinals, placing first in two rounds, and Bunting made the quarterfinals, placing first in round one. Elizabeth Greenberg ’14 served as the student coach. Assistant professors of marketing Michael Rodriguez and Erin Gillespie were the faculty advisors.

FEB R UA R Y Jack Ryan P’17, senior vice president of human resources at GE Capital, spoke to students and faculty about how to be an effective leader.

Legendary baseball manager Jack McKeon ’63 spoke to students about his experiences managing a baseball team and how statistical data influenced his decision-making.

Seniors Tupper Allen, Carolina Howard, Whittney Levitt and David Stone represented Elon at the Dalhousie Business Ethics Case Competition hosted by Dalhousie University.

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Richard Segal ’15, Kenneth Straub ’15 and Matthew Zimpelman ’15 secured a second place finish for Elon in the Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) best practices competition in the area of strategic planning at the BAP southeast regional meeting. During the meeting, Hanna Wentz ’14, Michael Visconti ’15, Nancy Chen ’14 and Robert Denis ’15 presented an operational session on how to transition officers of a chapter. Assistant Professor of Accounting Patty Cox is the BAP faculty advisor.

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The Elon team comprised of seniors Welsford Bishopric, Matt Feldman, Peter Fox, Erica Green, Tayler Sirabella and J.D. Thomson was among the finalists in the local CFA Institute Research Challenge. The students were tasked to assume the role of a research analyst and were tested on their ability to value a stock, write an initiation-of-coverage report, and present their recommendations. Associate Professor of Finance Neeraj Gupta served as their faculty mentor.

Senior Nathan Dean was one of 15 students selected to present his thesis at the Duke Economics Undergraduate Research Symposium. His mentor was Steve DeLoach, professor of economics.

The Elon chapter of the international honor society Beta Gamma Sigma inducted 54 members. The chapter honoree and keynote speaker was Donna DeMaio, CEO and president of United Guaranty Corp. The Professor of the Year award was presented to Irana Scott, assistant professor of accounting.

Danielle White ’14 presented her honors thesis at the Society for the Advancement of Management’s international business conference.

Her mentor was Matt Valle, Martha and Spencer Love Term Professor of Business.

Kasey Jenkins, vice president of supply chain finance and corporate financial planning and analysis at McCormick, discussed key supply chain trends with students.

MA R C H Seniors Nathan Dean, Angie Jackson, Bryn Khoury and Garrett Mann presented their economics theses at the Eastern Economic Association’s annual conference.

More than 60 students met with recruiters during the Sales Meet and Greet hosted by the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center.

Connor Clark ’14, Drew Forte ’15, Danny Sandford ’15 and Jake Sotir ’14 represented Elon in the Diamond Dollars Case Competition sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research Analytics Conference. Sotir spoke on a panel during the conference about the way the younger generation consumes the game of baseball in the digital age. John Burbridge, professor of management, was the faculty advisor.

Seniors Laura Beckstead and Alessandra Losa competed in the National Collegiate Sales Competition hosted by Kennesaw State University. Seniors Davis Millans, Ashley Bunting and Elizabeth Greenberg served as student coaches.

Assistant Professors Michael Rodriguez and Erin Gillespie were faculty advisors.

In its annual awards program, the Love School of Business presented endowed scholarships and academic achievement awards to more than 50 students.

MAY The Love School of Business Honor Roll for Social Responsibility awards ceremony recognized 111 undergraduate business students. Students who earned a place on the honor roll completed at least 20 hours of community service in a semester.

The 23 members of the Business Fellows Class of 2014 were recognized in a medallion ceremony.

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alumni of excellence

TO P 1 0 UNDE R 10 AWA R DS The Office of Alumni Engagement and the Young Alumni Council honor alumni who have graduated in the past 10 years and who have enjoyed major professional success, made a big difference in their community and been loyal supporters of Elon.The following Love School of Business alumni were among those recognized in a March 22 ceremony.

Brian McGuire ’04

Vice president of treasury management services, Private Bank of Buckhead Brian McGuire has worked in the Atlanta banking arena for the past 10 years. Before transitioning to banking, he worked for Intuit, Inc. An active member within the Atlanta community, McGuire is the president of the Buckhead Business Association and serves on the board of directors for the Rotary Club of Midtown Atlanta and the funding advisory board for Lekotek of Georgia.

He is also a member of the VirginiaHighland Civic Association.

Jarvier “Jay” Young ’08

Business manager/chief operating officer,Wells Fargo Middle Market Investment Banking

DIS T INGUISHED SE R VI C E TO ELON AWA R D

Since joining Wells Fargo in 2008, Young has worked in both client facing roles and key support areas, and is the recipient of numerous Wells Fargo Shared Success awards. In his current role,Young oversees all business activities, planning, reporting, projects and internal functions for Middle Market Investment Banking.Young is an active volunteer in the community, serving as a Clean Air Carolina planning committee member, Hands on Atlanta volunteer and member of the Wells Fargo Volunteers network.

LINDSEY GOODMAN BAKER has been a visionary leader and staunch supporter of alumni initiatives at Elon since graduating in 2004 with a degree in business administration. She is a senior account manager with National Association of Corporate Directors and the winner of the Distinguished Service to Elon award for working tirelessly as part of the Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter, first as president for four years and more recently as a board member.

S u pp o rt T r a n s f o r m at i v e L e a r n i n g t h r o u g h t h e LSB A n n ua l F u n d Annual gifts from alumni and friends sustain excellence in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business and support the work of outstanding students and faculty scholars.

In addition to funding scholarships for students to study at Elon, gifts play a vital role in enabling students to participate in high-profile competitions, study abroad experiences and other experiential learning programs. For faculty, gifts endow professorships to recognize and support academic excellence, and provide funds for research resources and conference presentations.

Annual gifts of all sizes are appreciated and are put to work immediately to enhance programs and opportunities that set Love School of Business graduates apart from their peers.

To make a gift to the Love School of Business today, visit elon.edu/makeagift. For more information about supporting the Love School of Business, contact Brian Baker, assistant vice president for University Advancement, at bbaker7@elon.edu or 336.278.7453.

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After graduating with degrees in accounting and management, Eghoesa Edomwonyi ’14 completed the Becker FastPass CPA review course at Elon, and now works as an associate auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Edomwonyi noted his internships with Credit Suisse Bank and The Provident Bank complemented and enhanced his coursework in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business. Additionally, the guidance and encouragement he received from faculty members such as Associate Professor Linda Poulson and Professor Matt Valle, helped prepare him for his professional career.

Lo v e Sc h o o l o f B u s i n e s s

Michael Nowak ’11 Decision Strategies International

Ian Baltutis ’08 Vibration Solution, LLC

William S. Creekmuir P’09 P’10 Chair of the Board of Advisors Clarity Advisors, LLC

Kelly Richmond Pope DePaul University

Greg Chabon Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC

Michael J. Bear P’15 The Apophasis Group

Shane D. Powers ’99 Credit Suisse, Investment Banking Division

Rachel Bowden ’14 Undergraduate Representative

Louis M. Riccio ’85 La-Z-Boy Incorporated

Ed Doherty P’07 Doherty Enterprises, Inc.

Samuel L. Burke ’89 PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Jamie Ridout G’14 Graduate Representative Durham Regional Hospital

Joan Doherty P’07 Doherty Enterprises, Inc.

Britt W. Carter Fleishman-Hillard Inc. Charles R. Clohan ’98 Dittmar Company John G. Currin, Jr. Alamance Regional Medical Center Donna A. DeMaio United Guaranty Corporation Donald A. Dibble Lincoln Financial Group Jeffrey Dufficy P’15 P’17 Dufficy Enterprises, Inc. John S. Gaither P’09 Reichhold, Inc. Kathleen Galbraith G’07 Duke Regional Hostpital Michael T. Gannaway P’01 VF Corporation Capt. Thomas J. Harper Retired, U.S. Navy W. Eric Hinshaw Scott & DuVal Frank S. Holt, III Holt Sublimation Printing and Products Co.

“The Love School of Business does a great job preparing students for realworld situations,” Edomwonyi said.

By studying both accounting and management, Edomwonyi saw “there is more than one side to understanding business.” The two disciplines offered different perspectives and gave him the opportunity “to see the overlap between various aspects of business.”

During his time at Elon, Edomwonyi was a forward on the Elon Men’s Basketball team and served on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. He received Southern Conference All-Academic honors and earned a place on the Love School of Business Honor Roll for Social Responsibility.

Dina B. Jennings ’87 Biscuitville, Inc.

J. Karl Sherrill, Jr. G’08 Senn Dunn Insurance Jay B. Shipowitz P’12 Ace Cash Express John H. Slayton Fidelity Bank Trust & Investment Management

Ashok Dinakaran A & D Real Estate Holdings

Steven Graven P’15 Global Textile Alliance Eric Henry TS Designs Jon Leonardo ’11 Forward City John R. Maynard P’15 Tarheel Research, Ltd.

Bernadette M. Spong ’78 G’07 P’09 P’10 Rex Healthcare

Jim Mitropoulos P’17 Innovolt

Derek B. Steed Glen Raven, Inc.

Mital Patel L’09 Triangle Business Law

David A. Stevens ’81 SunTrust Bank

Charles Sydnor P’02 Braeburn Farms

Peter L. Tourtellot Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos

D e pa rt m e n t o f Acco u n t i n g

Linda T. Weavil Elon University Mark R. White P’13 SAP America

James Mitchell IV Advisory Board Chair Smith Leonard

Elmer D. Yost Prudential Yost & Little Realty, Inc.

Linda Aldridge ’87 Stout Stuart McGowen & King

C h a n d l e r Fa m i ly Professional Sales Center

Ed Dodson Laboratory Corporation of America Susan Ezekiel Cobb Ezekiel Loy & Co., PA

Jeanne Kane P’16 JKZ LLC

Megan Anderson ‘11 ADP

Kenneth Hancock IBM

Richard Kane P’16 Advent International Corporation

Bob Chandler Chandler Concrete

David Johnson P’89 P’91 Apple, Bell, Johnson & Co., PA

Jeffrey W. LeRose Research Triangle Software Inc.

Billy Chenault ’85 Luck Companies

Adam King ’08 Ernst & Young, LLP

John R. Maynard P’15 Tarheel Research, Ltd.

J. Philip Clark Retired, Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

Jonathan Kraftchick Cherry Bekaert, LLP

John McCombe P’16 Richard Bernstein Advisors

Michael T. Gannaway P’01 VF Corporation

Karla D. Munden Lincoln Financial Group

Thomas D. McGowen, Jr. Stout Stuart McGowen & King LLP

Kevin Kelly P’11 UBS

Ryan Rate ’06 PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Judy C. Miller RSVP Communications, Inc.

J. Karl Sherrill, Jr. G’08 Senn Dunn Insurance

Rhonda Skiles Bernard Robinson & Co., LLP

John T. Mollen P’12 EMC Corporation James A. Moncure II IBM Brad Morton LabCorp

D o h e rty C e n t e r f o r E n tr e pr e n e u r i a l Leadership Andy Agrawal P’14 Decision Point

advisory boards

EGHOESA EDOMWON Y I ’14

C. Thomas Steele, Jr. P’17 Wishart Norris Henninger & Pittman P.A. Scott Venus ’02 Deloitte & Touche, LLP Bill Wilkinson ’85 Gilliam Coble & Moser

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