Elon LSB Annual Report 2017

Balancing Growth & Excellence ANNUAL REPORT FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS 2016-2017 1

Letter from the Dean

Dear LSB alumni and friends, Greetings from the business school faculty and staff. Thank you for taking the time to peruse our annual report. “Balancing growth and excellence” is a most appropriate summary of what we in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business are dealing with. Between 2010 and 2016, the number of undergraduate majors in the LSB increased 72 percent with an annual growth rate of 9.2 percent. At the graduate level, the LSB now offers three graduate programs, including the new Master of Science in Accounting program coming online in 2018.

Driving our growth has been unrelenting curricular innovation. The LSB faculty have been eager to hear and respond rapidly to the needs of the many companies that recruit our students and to receive feedback from students themselves. We have revised every major, introduced a new major (in economic consulting) and introduced career tracks (human resource management, analytics and project management) and focus areas (supply chain management and digital marketing). Thanks to these innovations, our students have been very successful in the job market. For the class of 2017, 80 percent of LSB graduates had accepted a job at the time of graduation and 9 percent were accepted into a graduate program.

Accolades have been coming in regularly. Poets & Quants, an online resource for business students, ranked us #39 among the “Best Undergraduate Business Programs for 2016” and Bloomberg Businessweek ranked our part-time MBA program among the top 20 part-time MBA programs in the nation. One of the distinctions of the LSB continues to be the dedication of our faculty and staff to engaging students in high-impact practices. As an example of this, last year more than 60 students presented at conferences and participated in case competitions across the United States, earning three impressive first-place finishes and seven top-five finishes.

Our annual report seeks to capture the dynamism and dedication of our faculty, staff and students in advancing the mission of the LSB. It is an honor to work with a dedicated group of colleagues for whom our students are always front and center. Our second home, Richard W. Sankey Hall, will provide us with much needed space and help us continue our efforts to balance growth and excellence when it opens in August 2018. The building has been designed to be one where students want to spend time, and the objective underlying the building’s design is “building community.” Our goal will always be to provide our students with an outstanding educational experience. I hope you enjoy reading our annual report and welcome any feedback you have.

TABLE OF CONTENTS News

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Competitions & Presentations

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Innovative Curriculum

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Global Engagement

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Where Is the Class of 2017?

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Faculty & Staff

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The Year in Review

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Alumni of Excellence

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Advisory Boards

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ELON BUSINESS ELON UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT Leo M. Lambert, Ph.D. PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Steven House, Ph.D. DEAN Raghu Tadepalli, Ph.D. ASSOCIATE DEAN Jennifer Platania, Ph.D. EDITOR Nicole Filippo ‘04 DESIGNER Carolyn Nelson COPY EDITOR Alexa Boschini ‘10 PHOTOGRAPHER Kim Walker This report is published yearly for alumni and friends by the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business.

Published September 2017 Send inquiries to: Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Elon University 2075 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244 336.278.6000 nfilippo@elon.edu elon.edu/business

Warm regards,

Raghu Tadepalli, Dean

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2016/2017 Elon ranks among country’s top 40 undergraduate business programs

Accounting program receives top-20 national ranking

The Martha and Spencer Love School of Business undergraduate business program ranks No. 39 in the inaugural survey by business education news outlet Poets & Quants.

The survey, which included private and public institutions of all sizes, focused on three components – school admissions standards, alumni perspectives on the educational experience and employment data. Elon ranked No. 30 for academic experience, No. 32 for the employment of its graduates and No. 44 in admissions standards.

“This ranking does not divide schools into different categories or by region,” said Raghu Tadepalli, dean of the Love School of Business. “Consequently, it is indeed gratifying that the Love School of Business is ranked among the top 40 business schools in the country and speaks to the dedication of our faculty and staff to ensuring student success.”

Elon’s accounting program ranks No. 19 on Accounting.com’s list of the 50 best bachelor’s in accounting programs in the country.

The ranking is based on data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and College Navigator, sources managed by the National Center for Education Statistics. Accounting.com, an online resource for students and professionals in the accounting fields, reviewed school acceptance rates, enrollment rates, retention rates and graduation rates to create its rankings.

“We are excited to be recognized as a top-20 accounting program in the country,” said Linda Poulson, associate professor and chair of the Department of Accounting. “Our deliberate approach to mentoring and guiding our students to complete the required 150 hours of college credit and preparing them for the CPA exam has allowed our students to be placed in Big 4 and other top accounting firms across the country. This ranking is recognition of our efforts to continue building the accounting program to be the best it can be.”

USA Today, College Factual recognize Elon academic programs Several of Elon’s academic programs were recognized among the nation’s best in the USA Today/College Factual 2017 college rankings. Elon’s marketing program placed in the top 5 percent nationwide. Other Elon academic programs placing either in the top 10 percent or the top 15 percent nationwide include business administration and management, accounting, entrepreneurial studies, finance and international business.

The rankings are based on 11 factors of quality in academic programs and majors, comparing schools in a variety of fields.

They do not involve any subjective data and schools are not grouped into categories.

Elon MBA receives top marks from The Princeton Review The Princeton Review ranks Elon the nation’s No. 4 “best administered” business school and also ranks Elon among the top business schools in the Southeast in its 2017 edition of the “Best 294 Business Schools.”

The Princeton Review’s annual guide of top graduate business programs is based on data provided by schools and a survey of 25,000 business school students and administrators across the country.

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Louis DeJoy honored with Elon entrepreneurship medal Businessman Louis DeJoy was awarded the Elon University Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership on March 1. The medal is bestowed upon individuals who possess integrity, innovation and creativity, a passion for lifelong learning and a commitment to building a dynamic community.

development events to engage students in marketing activities outside the classroom.

Alisha Horky, assistant professor of marketing, and Nicole Filippo, LSB communications manager, serve as the organization’s advisors.

SHRM chapter wins merit award DeJoy took his father’s small trucking company and built it into New Breed Logistics. By the time the national contract logistics handler was sold to XPO Logistics, DeJoy had grown it into a company with $800 million in annual revenue that employed more than 10,000 people and had become the ninthlargest privately held company in North Carolina.

DeJoy left XPO Logistics as an executive in 2015, but continues to serve on its board, as well as the Elon University Board of Trustees and the board of the PGA’s Wyndham Championship.

The medal is supported by the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business.

American Marketing Association chapter wins awards for performance Elon’s chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) was honored with the Exemplary Collegiate Chapter Performance award during the AMA International Collegiate Conference. The award is presented to chapters that displayed superior performance in the past year.

Additionally, Elon AMA was named the 2017 Outstanding New Student Organization by Elon’s Student Government Association. Since the chapter’s founding two years ago, Elon AMA, led by President Rachel Cantlay ’17, has hosted dozens of workshops, guest speaker presentations and professional

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The Elon Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapter received a Merit Award designation from the national association for providing superior growth and development opportunities to its members. This past academic year, the chapter, led by President Rebecca Karpinos ’17, hosted seven educational events featuring guest speakers from the local and national HR community. The chapter also competed and placed within the top 10 at the East Regional Case Competition in Philadelphia, and the executive board held a fundraiser at YoZone that benefitted a local school. Brian Lyons, associate professor of management, is the chapter’s advisor.

ELON OPENS

The Center for Organizational Analytics works with groups such as the N.C. Coalition for Global Competitiveness.

Center for Organizational Analytics Launched by the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, the Center for Organizational Analytics aims to lead the education, research and practice of analytics across Elon’s campus.

“With the Love School of Business’ foray into the analytics field a few years ago, we needed a center that would connect us with companies and organizations to provide internship and job opportunities for our students,” said Raghu Tadepalli, dean of the Love School of Business. “We also wanted the center to serve as a resource for our faculty, so they could stay current in this rapidly changing field.”

Associate Professor of Management Information Systems Haya Ajjan serves as the center’s director. She works collaboratively with the School of Communications, Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Department of Computing Sciences in the center’s efforts to support the analytics-oriented components of Elon’s undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as faculty and student research on techniques and innovations regarding big data.

The center also provides students with opportunities for paid internships and consulting projects. The center’s interns helped develop the N.C. Global Engagement Snapshot through their data collection and analysis effort for Go Global N.C. and the N.C. Coalition for Global Competitiveness. Their work will help cultivate a statewide plan for global engagement across business sectors.

For more information, visit www.elon.edu/analyticscenter.

Events Hosted AWSome Analytics Workshop Watson Analytics Workshop Apple’s Everyone Can Code Workshop Big Data and the Power of Learning Workshop Elon Business Analytics Conference

Center Partners Amazon Web Services Beach Re HanesBrands Inc. RTI International SAS Glen Raven United Way of Alamance County Go Global N.C.

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Matt Snow ’18, Ariel Mittleman ’18, Meghan Greene ’17 and Victor Soler-Sola III ’18 placed first in the McDonough-Hilltop Business Strategy Challenge.

COMPETITIONS Collegiate Ethics Case Competition

Diamond Dollars Case Competition

The team of David Comerford ’17 and Margo Pierson ’18 placed second in the North Region division.

The team of Brad Clark ’17, Grant Flick ’17, Kyle Jankowski ’17, David Higgins ’18, Robbie Nanna ’18 and Kyle Sarasin ’19 placed first in its division of the Society for American Baseball Research case competition. Students analyzed Baseball Prospectus’ new “pitch tunneling” data and presented potential

Great Northwoods Sales Warm-up Scotia Bank Ethics in Action Case Competition College Fed Challenge Business Valuation Challenge X-Culture Competition Startup Weekend Bay Area

Courtney Chambers ’20, Jack Johnson ’20, Olivia Mavromates ’20, Saaj Patel ’20 and Jacob Wiedeman ’20, were members of the top three teams.

McDonough-Hilltop Business Strategy Challenge

The team of Meghan Greene ’17, Ariel Mittleman ’18, Matt Snow ’18 and Victor Soler-Sola III ’18 won the international nonprofit case competition hosted by Georgetown University.

Twenty-four teams analyzed a case about a problem an NGO faced and presented their solutions to a panel of judges. Pat Bell, lecturer in management, served as Elon’s advisor.

John Moulson Case Competition

competitive advantages to a panel of judges. Andrew Greenland, assistant professor of economics, and Mark Cryan, assistant professor of sport and event management, served as Elon’s advisors.

Templeton Business Ethics Case Competition

Society for Human Resource Management Case Competition

CFA Institute Research Challenge

The team of Michael Goldstein ’17 and Nicole Resetar ’18 placed third.

National Collegiate Sales Competition

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PRESENTATIONS Academy of International Business Southeast Annual

X-Culture Conference

Conference

Caroline Perry ’18 presented her X-Culture Competition team’s business proposal for a large multinational company.

Stephanie Bedard ’17 presented her Honors thesis, “Exploring Millennials’ Social Media Usage and Green Consumption.”

Eastern Economic Association Conference

Holly Brueggman ’17, Ken Crew ’17, Seth Gatto ’17, Justin Morin ’17, Annie Ray ’17 and Andrew Van Hoof ’17 presented their theses.

Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Conference; Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference

Jake Jimenez ’17 presented his Honors thesis, “Finding Fraud: Financial Ratio Analysis as a Fraud Detection Tool.”

Elon’s Student Undergraduate Research Forum

Stephanie Bedard ’17, Justin Bellinger ’17, Ramon Brandt ’17, Danielle Brown ’17, Holly Brueggman ’17, Chloe Chambon ’17, Gabrielle Corner ’17, Ken Crew ’17, Jonas Fries ’17, Lillian Guenzel ’17, Maria Hadaya ’17, Theo Hardy ’17, Jake Jimenez ’17, Anette Koehler ’17, Katherine Korol ’17, Nicholas Massey ’17, Charles May ’17, Justin Morin ’17, Alice Pittman G’17, Annie Ray ’17, Nicholas Rhyne ’17, Andrew Van Hoof ’17 and Matthew Jegier ’18 presented research projects.

Scott Buechler Scott Buechler, associate professor of business communications, retired in May after spending 15 years at Elon. He served as the associate dean, director of the Business Fellows program, chair of the Department of Management and interim dean from 2011-12. He received the Dean’s Award for Exemplary Service in 2010. “My biggest accomplishment at Elon was wearing a lot of different hats over the years,” said Buechler, who described his contribution as that of a utility player.

While at Elon, Buechler taught Business Communications and Advanced Case Analysis, led undergraduate and MBA study abroad experiences and mentored Martha and Spencer Love School of Business case competition teams. His most memorable moments include working with the architects and builders of the Ernest A. Koury, Sr. Business Center, collaborating with the performing arts department on a reader’s theater rendition of James Joyce’s “Ulysses” to mark the centennial of Bloomsday and preparing for the Business Fellows visit to Wall Street during the 2008 financial crisis.

“The weekend before our visit, Lehman Brothers was dissolved,” Buechler said. “I spent several nights that week talking with financial firms in NYC, some cancelling our planned visits and some keeping them. It was stressful and exhausting – during a historic time in the business history of the U.S.” When asked what he will miss most about teaching, he said, “the opportunity/expectation to have a meaningful impact.”

Buechler’s post-Elon plans include playing guitar, fly fishing, cycling, traveling and learning how to code.

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e v i t a v o inn curriculum

The Martha and Spencer Love School of Business continually reviews and evolves its curriculum to adapt to what students need and what employers are looking for in graduates. This past academic year, the Love School of Business piloted a new introductory business course and began offering a minor in supply chain management. During the next academic year, the school will launch a master’s in accounting program and a bachelor’s program in economic consulting.

Elon to start M.S. in Accounting program

Introducing Gateway to Business course

The Martha and Spencer Love School of Business will enroll the first cohort in the new accelerated, full-time Master of Science in Accounting program in spring 2018. Students begin taking master’s-level courses during their final undergraduate semester as they transition into graduate work. At the conclusion of five years, students will have both undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting, be prepared to pass the CPA exam and will have completed an internship and international study experience. For more information, visit www.elon.edu/msa.

Based on student feedback for the addition of an introductory business course, the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business developed the Gateway to Business course. Piloted in spring 2017, the course introduces students to traditional business disciplines as well as the broad societal environments in which those disciplines operate and interact. Students explore the meaning of “work” and its role in business and develop the analytical skills and communication skills expected in the business environment.

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Love School of Business adds economic consulting major

Marketing department offers supply chain management focus

Beginning in fall 2017, the Department of Economics will offer a BSBA in economic consulting. The major combines foundational knowledge of business with a rigorous set of economics courses focused on developing the research skills used in today’s economic consulting industry. Students will develop the ability to apply microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics to problems of business decision making.

Seniors will complete a research-based capstone involving collaborating in small groups on a client-driven project.

Students now have the option to minor in supply chain management. The curriculum, designed by the Department of Marketing and International Business, reflects an integrated business approach aligned with marketing and finance objectives.

The new minor provides students with a base knowledge of terminology and concepts in supply chain management as well as familiarity with decision making tools like Excel or SAS JMP software. Students will also understand ethical and sustainable practices for sourcing and delivering products and services.

Taylor Wilkerson ’17

After spending a summer as a global supply chain intern at Cisco, Taylor Wilkerson was inspired to study supply chain and operations and pursue a career in the industry.

A native of Palo Alto, California, Wilkerson majored in marketing with a focus in supply chain management. She completed an independent research project on consumer perceptions of supply chain conflict under the mentorship of Assistant Professor of Marketing Alisha Horky.

“I believe supply chain management is key to understanding a business,” Wilkerson said. “If one does not understand nor appreciate how the product they are attempting to sell is created, no other functions can do their jobs well.”

After graduation, Wilkerson joined HP Inc. as a business planning analyst. She works on the “Transformation” team, focusing on forecasting and planning for the supply chain of the company’s 3D printers.

While at Elon, Wilkerson was a brother of the business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi, served as the fraternity’s pledge class president in 2015, was a member of the varsity women’s golf team from 2013-15 and studied abroad for the course Ghana: Performing Arts in a Global Context. She completed internships with Cisco and Nest Labs by Google.

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Students learned about the current geopolitical and economic situation in Vietnam at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi during the Business and Culture of the Pacific Rim Winter Term course.

GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT Studying abroad gives Martha

Love School of Business study abroad experiences Business and Culture of Japan Business and Culture of Vietnam Business and Culture of the Pacific Rim Business and Culture in the United Arab Emirates MBA International Business (Vietnam and Thailand) LSB Center Abroad – Shanghai

and Spencer Love School of Business students the opportunity to expand their global perspective and broaden their cross-cultural awareness, better preparing them for a global business environment.

Students explore the cultural and economic issues of various countries as well as the challenges and opportunities related to international business.

MBA students visited VF Corp. in Ho Chi Min City to discuss sourcing issues for manufacturing in Asia and tour a Timberland manufacturing plant.

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After a team-building activity at Abu Dhabi University during the Business and Culture in the United Arab Emirates course, Business Fellows participated in a cultural tour that included a visit to a camel market in Al Ain.

24 591 MBA students

undergraduate students

LSB students who studied abroad in 2016-17

“Elon’s study abroad program not only allowed me to visit some of the most incredible places in the world, it also gave me a new sense of appreciation for diverse cultures, an understanding of global business and a relentless curiosity and passion for learning through experience.”

– Rachel Cantlay ’17 During her time at Elon, Rachel Cantlay ’17 participated in four study abroad/Study USA experiences: Elon in Alaska, Peru Language and Culture, EUROMED and Business and Culture of Vietnam. The marketing major completed internships with Kraft Heinz, CocaCola and Method Savvy, and is now a business development trainee with Kraft Heinz.

Greg Lilly

After 27 years, Greg Lilly, associate professor of economics, retired from Elon. He took away from his experience at Elon a “deep appreciation of the risk-return trade-off.”

“You will not improve unless you take — often scary — risks,” Lilly said.

During his tenure, he taught undergraduate economics courses, the first-year seminar Global Experience and the Business and Culture of Vietnam study abroad course. He served as chair of the Department of Economics from 1999-2005.

Lilly’s favorite Elon moments involve working with his department colleagues to move “Elon economics” (faculty, curriculum, teaching and research) in positive ways. “The 2017 version of ‘Elon economics’ is so much better than the 1990 version,” Lilly said. “I feel very fortunate to have worked with colleagues I trust, respect and like.”

His retirement plans include a bicycle tour of Vietnam with his sons.

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WHERE IS THE CLASS OF 2017 ORGANIZATIONS A Betterway Rent-A-Car Group Accenture Accordion Partners ADP Aldi Align Technology AlphaSights Amica Mutual Insurance AmWINS Group Aon Apex Systems Apple Rock Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Baker Tilly Bank of China Baystate Financial Bisnow Blackbaud BMS Intermediaries BDO USA LLP BNY Mellon Booz Allen Hamilton

Boston City Properties Brooksource Call Box Cambridge Associates Capital Group Capital One Carbon Black, Inc. Carsandcameras LLC Carter Morae & Mathias Catalant Technologies CDW Charles Schwab Chile Tour Patagonia CIEE Teach Abroad Cintas Citrin Cooperman City Year Colombian National Ministry of Education Compass Group Cotton & Company LLP Credit One Bank Credit Suisse Dan Ryan Builders Dell EMC

Deloitte DigitasLBi Disney College Program Dockwa DPR Construction Duff & Phelps Eastern Consolidated Edelman EF Education First Emigrant Bank Enventys Partners Equipment Plus Total Facility Solutions Extreme Reach EY FactSet Research Systems, Inc Fenton Communications Fidelity Investments FIS Global Gagosian Gallery Gartner Gibraltar Capital Goldman Sachs Grant Thornton

Guzman Energy Gyro Happy Phone Horizon Media HP IBM IHS Markit Indicator Ventures Innova Aerospace Insight Global Ipreo JDL Corporate Interiors Jobspring Partners John Galt Staffing John Hancock Financial Services Jones Lang LaSalle JPMorgan Chase & Co. Kforce Knowtro KPMG Kraft Heinz Kruze Consulting Lacoste Laundry Service + Cycle

Lenovo Liberty Mutual Insurance Lidl Live Oak Bank L’Oréal Marcum LLP Marriott International MediaCom Meltwater Morgan Stanley MullenLowe Group NASCAR Nasdaq NBA NERA Economic Consulting New York Life Insurance Company Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Nordstrom Northrop Grumman Oakwood Homes Oppenheimer Funds Oracle NetSuite Pacific Capital Resource Group

Katie Hill ‘17 Katie Hill joined Booz Allen Hamilton as a consultant after graduating from Elon with degrees in finance and marketing.

During her college career, Hill was a brother of Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity and Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, led the Linking Generations student service organization, studied abroad for a semester in London and completed two internships with Booz Allen Hamilton. She also co-founded the student organization Women in Finance in 2016 and served as its president.

The organization, advised by Assistant Professor of Finance Kate Upton, brings Elon alumni and prominent women in finance to speak to members, provides opportunities to network and learn about career paths within the field of finance and offers mentoring between under and upperclassmen. The organization now has more than 50 members.

“I hope this organization continues to grow and encourage young women to see that while finance is a male-dominated industry, there are women currently breaking down barriers,” said the Lovettsville, Virginia, native. “We can be the generation that closes the gap.”

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Passion City Church Patients and Purpose (Omnicom Health Group) PricewaterhouseCoopers PTC PURE Insurance Radnor Financial Advisors Red Hat Red Ventures Reis, Inc. Resolution Media Rhinehart Fire Services Rip Curl Robert Half Technology ROI Revolution, Inc. RSM Sageworks Salesforce Sigma Kappa Sorority Signature Consultants Snagajob Square 1 Bank Staples State Street Corporation Synergetics

Taykey, Inc. Teracore, Inc. The Advisory Board Company The Brookside Club The Kraft Sports Group The Phia Group, LLC The Select Group The Vanguard Group, Inc. Thomson Reuters TIAA Tolland Falls Ventures Total Quality Logistics Transplace Triple N Lumber Company UBS United Performance Metals United States Army United Technologies UPS Valentina Kova Vanguard Volvo Group North America Walt Disney Company Weatherby Healthcare

Wells Fargo Willis Towers Watson XS Inc. Zimmer Biomet

GRADUATE SCHOOLS Baylor University Boston College Elon University Gemological Institute of America Georgetown University Harvard University Institute of World Politics Lund University NEOMA Business School New England Law New York University North Carolina State University Towson University University of North Florida Vanderbilt University As of 7.17.17

Alyssa Martina was named the

NEWS Adam Aiken, assistant professor of

finance, received the Outstanding Paper in Investments Award from the Southern Finance Association for “Do Politicians ‘Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is?’ Ideology and Portfolio Choice.”

Aiken holds a Ph.D. in finance from Arizona State University.

Rosey Bao, assistant professor of

strategic management, received the Academy of Management’s International Management Division Best Paper Award for “The Role of National Culture and Corruption on Managing Earnings Around the World.” The Academy of Management is the preeminent professional association for management and organization scholars. Bao holds a Ph.D. in strategic management from Old Dominion University.

director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

She oversees the center’s cocurricular design thinking and entrepreneurship-themed programming as well as the Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community and Innovation House. She develops relationships with employers to expand students’ career opportunities and works with the center’s advisory board. Martina is the founder of Metro Parent Publishing Group and served as the president and publisher for 28 years.

She also founded Memloom, Inc., Windsor Parent Magazine and B.L.A.C. (Black Life Arts and Culture) Magazine. She has an MBA from the University of Michigan and a law degree from Wayne State University.

Sean McMahon, assistant

professor of entrepreneurship, has been named the Doherty Emerging Professor, an endowed professorship established by Elon Trustee Ed Doherty and his wife, Joan. McMahon receives support for research effective August 2017 and serves as a leader of the Love School of Business entrepreneurship program. The term of the professorship is three years. McMahon’s research has been published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies and Applied Psychology. He has a Ph.D. in strategic management from the University of Central Florida.

Erin Gillespie, assistant professor

of marketing, was appointed director of the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center. In this role, she manages center corporate partnerships, works with the center’s advisory board, develops employer relationships, coaches the Elon Sales Team and advances Elon’s sales program. Gillespie’s research has been published in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Business Research and Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice. She has a Ph.D. in business administration (marketing) from the University of Mississippi.

Wonhi Synn, professor of finance

and chair of the Department of Finance, has been named the Wesley R. Elingburg Professor, an endowed professorship established

by Elon Trustee Wesley Elingburg and his wife, Cathy. Synn receives support for research, teaching and mentoring effective August 2017.

His research has been published in the Financial Services Review, Journal of Business and Economics Research and Financial Decisions. He has a Ph.D. in finance from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

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NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY Kevin S. Agnew, assistant professor of accounting B.S., Business Administration, Appalachian State University; Ph.D., Business Administration – Accounting, University of South Florida; Certified Public Accountant (N.C.); Certified Information Systems Auditor Professional experience: Senior audit consultant at Ingersoll Rand; manager at Deloitte and Touche Research interests: Accounting information systems, internal controls, decision aids, enterprise risk management, internal and external auditing Jongwan “John” Bae, assistant professor of finance B.S., Economics, American University; M.A., Statistics, Columbia University; Ph.D., Finance, University of California at Irvine Professional experience: Assistant professor of finance at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Research interests: Empirical asset pricing, investments, financial institutions, corporate finance, behavioral finance, corporate social responsibility Nawar N. Chaker, assistant professor of marketing B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder; MBA, University of Colorado-Denver; Ph.D., Business Administration (Marketing), University of Tennessee Professional experience: Marketing, sales, distribution and engineering. Experience primarily in sales at two Fortune 100 companies.

Research interests: Personal selling, sales management and crossfunctional sales relationships Joseph Green, lecturer in management information systems B.S.B.A., Finance, and MBA, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Masters of Management of Information Technology, University of Virginia; Certified Treasury Professional; Accredited ACH Professional Professional experience: Product manager at Hobsons; senior vice president, senior treasury sales officer at Wells Fargo; senior manager, product consultant-receivables and commercial card at Capital One Financial, Inc.; senior vice president, product management manager at Bank of America

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Elena Kennedy, assistant professor of entrepreneurship B.S., Business Administration, College of Charleston; M.Ed., Delta State University; Ph.D., Business Administration, University of Massachusetts-Boston Professional experience: K-12 educator; Teach For America Corps Professional Development Facilitator Research interests: Social value creation in entrepreneurship and mission driven organizations, strategic decision making in socially driven organizations Mostafa Mesgari, assistant professor of management information systems B.Sc., Industrial Management, and M.Sc., Information Technology Management, University of Tehran; Ph.D., Management Information Systems, Concordia University Research interests: Behavioral analytics, user modeling, data science, open communities, human-computer interaction Brandon Sheridan, assistant professor of economics B.S., Economics and Government, Centre College; M.S., Economics, and Ph.D., Economics, University of Kentucky Professional experience: Assistant to the director at the Warrick County Economic Development Department; assistant professor of economics at North Central College Research interests: Economic growth and development, international trade, economic education and pedagogy, public economics, applied time series, panel econometrics Pieter Swanepoel, lecturer in accounting Baccalaureus Procurationis, and Advanced Diploma in Labor Law, University of Johannesburg; MBA, Elon University; M.S., Accounting, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Certified NxLevel Program Instructor; Certified Economic Development Finance Professional Professional experience: Business counselor at the Small Business & Technical Development Center at UNC Chapel Hill’s Kenan Flagler Business School; legal practitioner in Johannesburg, South Africa; adjunct and limited-term professor at Elon University

DEAN’S AWARDS Faculty and staff members were honored during the Love School of Business annual awards program held April 20.

Alisha Horky, assistant professor of marketing, and Brian Lyons, associate professor of management, received the Excellence in Teaching award; Rosey Bao, assistant professor of strategic management, received the Excellence in Scholarship award; Tim Norvell, assistant professor of marketing, and Susan Anderson, professor of accounting, received the Exemplary Service – Faculty award; and Francois Masuka, director of international student and faculty scholar services, received the Exemplary Service – External award.

Barth Strempek

Barth Strempek, associate professor of entrepreneurship, retired in May after 23 years of teaching at Elon. He taught undergraduate and graduate management, entrepreneurship and strategy courses, was the founding director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and served as faculty advisor for the studentrun recording label Limelight Records. He received the Dean’s Awards for Exemplary Service and Excellence in Scholarship and was named Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year by the Student Government Association.

“I look back most fondly to the times I worked with students to produce real products and operate or start real businesses,” Strempek said. He engaged with students to produce professional jazz CDs for Professor of Music Jon Metzger and a classical piano CD for Professor of Music Vicky Fischer Faw, and publish a book by Chaplain Emeritus Richard McBride. He also helped guide Ian Baltutis ’08 and RJ Yozwiak ’08 with starting their company, The Vibration Solution.

Strempek’s post-Elon plans include traveling to Italy and France, finishing his first novel, playing and composing jazz, golfing, cycling and hiking.

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

Forty-four students honed career development skills during the LSB Sophomore Success event.

Ten student teams presented their best ideas and ventures at the Elon Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

As part of the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center Speaker Series, SAS executive Nick Lisi spoke about the value of selling.

Seventeen students and six MBA candidates were initiated into the

SEPTEMBER Beta Alpha Psi and the Student Professional Development Center (SPDC) hosted 133 students and 16 employers at the Accounting Meet and Greet.

Finance alumni Alex Francis ’16, Leo Moran ’16, Morgan Smith ’16, Avery Steadman ’16, and Devon Wright ’16 shared career advice during a Homecoming panel discussion.

Yext executive Christian Ward shared lessons in data-driven entrepreneurship during the C. Ashton Newhall Endowed Lecture.

The international honor organization Beta Alpha Psi inducted 21 students.

The Sales Meet and Greet, hosted by the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center and SPDC, brought together 136 students and 21 employers.

Business Fellows visited San Francisco to learn about modern businesses during visits to Google, Airbnb,VF Corp., OpenTable, FactSet and Managed by Q.

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During an LSB Lunch and Learn, David Wagner, vice president of strategy and integrated planning at VF Corporation, discussed the processes, practices and frontend disciplines he employs to build brands.

honorary fraternity Sigma Iota Epsilon.

The chapter honoree was Sheila Tierney, vice president of product management at Ingersoll Rand.

The Department of Accounting hosted 120 CPAs for the annual CPE Seminar.

John Replogle, president and chief executive officer of Seventh Generation,

shared his experiences leading companies that embrace the triple bottom line approach to business and corporate social responsibility in a presentation sponsored by the Office of Sustainability and the Love School of Business.

Mike Gannaway, LSB executive-inresidence, discussed during an LSB Lunch and Learn how the internet has changed how retailers build brands.

FEBRUARY Beta Alpha Psi inducted 16 students.

Elon Trustee and former Morgan Stanley executive Ed Moriarty discussed Wall Street as a potential career path. The William Garrard Reed Finance Center and Women in Finance hosted the presentation.

Emma Battle, chief executive officer of MarketVigor, shared key successes and advice during an LSB Lunch and Learn.

The Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and SPDC hosted B the Change: Benefit Corporations as a Force for Good in the World.

Bruce Nelson was the chapter honoree.

Members selected Assistant Professor of Accounting Patty Cox to receive the Professor of the Year Award.

The Chandler Family Professional Sales Center hosted the Elon Sales Leadership Dinner to honor top graduating sales students. Brett Huntley ’17 and Sophie Pearson ’17 received the Earl D. Honeycutt Jr. Sales Leadership Award.

The Business Fellows Class of 2017 was recognized during a medallion ceremony.

Eighteen students were inducted into the Omicron Delta Epsilon honor society.

MAY

The Sales Meet and Greet connected 113 students with employers.

MARCH

More than 100 attendees focused on empowering women entrepreneurs and students at W.E. Do! Women Entrepreneurs and Our Stories.

The conference was hosted by the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

The Beta Gamma Sigma honor society inducted 54 undergraduates and 10 MBA/MScM candidates. Former Office Depot Chief Executive Officer

More than 20 students prepared for professional success at LSB Sophomore Success.

HanesBrands executive Ann Fritchman offered insight into how to win with today’s mega-retailers as part of the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center Speaker Series.

APRIL In its annual awards program, the Love School of Business presented endowed scholarships and academic achievement awards to more than 60 students.

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Alumnus of the Year This award is presented to an alumnus who has distinguished himself in a profession and in the community and brought honor to Elon. It was presented during Homecoming Weekend and is one of the highest accolades conferred by the Office of Alumni Engagement.

Service to Church and Society Award This award is given to an alumnus whose life demonstrates service to church and society. It was presented during Homecoming Weekend.

Top 10 Under 10 This award honors alumni who have graduated within the past decade and who are distinguished in their professions and invested in the future of Elon.

Reggie Hall and Ana Marie Jaramillo were among the alumni recognized in an April program.

Reggie Hall ’07 Senior venture architect, BCG Digital Ventures

John R. Hill ’76 CEO, Pinnacle Advisory Group

Samuel V. Barefoot ’79 Senior vice president, Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina

Ana Marie Jaramillo ’08 Vice president, Global Business Transformation, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

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Fifty-two students were awarded scholarships in spring 2017.

Support Transformative Learning through the LSB Annual Fund 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-impact practices, such as case competitions, study abroad experiences and research. For faculty, gifts provide funds for research resources and conference presentations.

Y R O S I V AD ARDS BO Martha and Spencer Love School of Business William S. Creekmuir P’09 P’10 Chair of the Board of Advisors Pinnacle Search Partners, LLC Emma Battle P’17 Windsor Circle/Success360i Michael J. Bear P’15 The Apophasis Group Samuel L. Burke ’89 P’19 PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP Scott Camp ’91 Atlas International Trade Group Britt W. Carter Patricia Chadwick P’16 Ravengate Partners LLC William B. Courtney Jr. ’86 Medtronic Business Services Donna A. DeMaio P’17 P’19 United Guaranty Corporation Jeffrey Dufficy P’15 P’17 Dufficy Enterprises, Inc. Laurence S. Forte P’15 Wells Fargo Capital Finance John S. Gaither P’09 Reichhold, Inc.

Kathleen Galbraith G’07 Duke Regional Hospital Michael T. Gannaway P’01 Love School of Business Frank Hood Kingsdown, Inc. John Humphrey P’18 Roper Technologies Dina B. Jennings ’87 Biscuitville, Inc. Jeanne Kane P’16 JKZ LLC Richard Kane P’16 Advent International Corporation John McCombe P’16 Richard Bernstein Advisors Thomas D. McGowen, Jr. Stout Stuart McGowen & King LLP Trevor Minor G’16 Graduate Representative City of Winston-Salem James A. Moncure II IBM Kelly Richmond Pope DePaul University

Shane D. Powers ‘99 Credit Suisse, Investment Banking Division Louis M. Riccio ’85 P’17 La-Z-Boy Incorporated Jack Ryan Jr. P’17 GE Capital John H. Slayton Fidelity Bank Trust & Investment Management Terri Smith ’80 P’16 P’20 MDC Derek B. Steed Glen Raven, Inc. David A. Stevens ’81 SunTrust Bank Grace Ueng Savvy Growth Linda T. Weavil Elon University Taylor Wilkerson ‘17 Undergraduate Representative Jarvier T. Young ’08 Wells Fargo

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 www. elon.edu/makeagift. For more information about supporting the Love School of Business, contact Brian Baker, associate vice president for University Advancement, at bbaker7@elon.edu or (336) 278-7453.

Chandler Family Professional Sales Center Bob Chandler Chandler Concrete Billy Chenault ’85 Luck Companies J. Philip Clark Retired, Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

Brooke Davis G’12 SAS Megan Farabow ’11 ADP Michael T. Gannaway P’01 Love School of Business

Kevin Kelly P’11 UBS

Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Ian Baltutis ’08 Vibration Solution, LLC Emma Battle P’17 Windsor Circle/Success360i Greg Chabon Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC Jason Cox Aedos Group Ashok Dinakaran A & D Real Estate Holdings

Ed Doherty P’07 Doherty Enterprises Joan Doherty P’07 Doherty Enterprises Lou Anne Flanders-Stec Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Steven Friedland Elon Law School Steven Graven P’15 Global Textile Alliance

Elizabeth Greenberg ’14 Non-Scents Flowers Eric Henry TS Designs John R. Maynard P’15 Tarheel Research, Ltd. Bruce Nelson Reverence Farms Craig Stone ’90 HireNetworks Ryan Vet ’12 Anutra Medical

Department of Accounting James Mitchell IV Advisory Board Chair Smith Leonard PLLC Stephanie Collins ’05 BB&T James Etchells ’10 McGladrey LLP

Susan Ezekiel Cobb Ezekiel Loy & Company, P.A. Thomas Kremer ‘00 ViiV Healthcare Carl Pawsat ’08 Lincoln Financial Group Ryan Rate ’06 PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

C. Thomas Steele, Jr. P’17 Pittman & Steele, PLLC Alison Upton ’06 KPMG Scott Venus ’00 Deloitte & Touche LLP

Center for Organizational Analytics Gayle Bieler RTI’s Center for Data Science Suzanne Bryant United Guaranty

Ben Martin HanesBrands Inc. Jerry L. Oglesby SAS

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Students visited Vietnam’s Thien Mu Pagoda as part of the Business and Culture of Vietnam Winter Term course, which explored burgeoning business possibilities in modern, post-war Vietnam.

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