James H. Hilton Coliseum Friday, December 14, 2012 5:00pm
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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS FALL 2012 GRADUATION PROGRAM
Welcome.............................................................. Dr. Danny Johnson Processional......................................................... Erich Kunzel Tchaikovsky Coronation March Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Introduction of Stage Personnel........................... Dr. Danny Johnson Introduction of Speakers...................................... Dr. Michael Crum Remarks............................................................... Ms. Laura Twedt Recognition of Students Achievements............... Dr. Danny Johnson Individual Recognition of ..................................... Dr. Danny Johnson Graduate Candidates Individual Recognition of...................................... Dr. Frederick Dark Undergraduate Candidates Dr. Russ Laczniak Dr. Sree Nilakanta Closing Remarks................................................... Dr. Danny Johnson Recessional How Far We’ve Come.......................................... Matchbox 20 Faculty will recess first, followed by graduates. Family and friends are welcome to come to the floor to greet their graduate following the recessional.
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STAGE PERSONNEL Master of Ceremonies.......................... Dr. Danny Johnson Associate Dean
Undergraduate Programs
Interim Raisbeck Endowed Dean........ Dr. Michael Crum College of Business Speaker.................................................. Ms. Laura Twedt Master of Accounting Associate Dean...................................... Dr. Qing Hu Graduate Programs Department Chairs............................... Dr. Frederick Dark Accounting & Finance Dr. Russ Laczniak Management & Marketing Dr. Sree Nilakanta Supply Chain & Information Systems Program Directors................................ Mr. Ron Ackerman Director of Graduate Admissions Dr. Diann Burright Director of Undergraduate Programs Dr. Ann Coppernoll Retiring Director of Undergraduate Programs Readers.................................................. Dr. Jim Cannon Assistant Professor of Accounting Dr. Cynthia Jeffrey
Associate Professor of Accounting
Gifts........................................................ Ms. Linda Garbisch Undergraduate Programs
Academic Adviser
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MARSHALS Accounting.......................................................... Amanda Mayberry Finance & Business Economics........................ Josh Larish Management...................................................... Caitlin McLaughlin Management Information Systems................. Hiroyuki Fujita Marketing............................................................ Min Jean Kok Supply Chain Management.............................. Nick Bierbrodt Graduate Students............................................ Maggie Schlerman
THANK YOU A special thanks to all the staff and faculty in the College of Business who volunteer their time to make this event possible.
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OUR SPEAKER LAURA TWEDT, grew up on a farm near Larchwood, Iowa. She is graduating with a Master of Accounting. Laura graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in December 2011. Laura has been heavily involved in student organizations during her time at Iowa State, including numerous leadership roles in Beta Alpha Psi, the Business Week committee, ISU AfterDark and serving as a graduate assistant for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program in spring 2012. During her college career, Laura was able to experience two internship opportunities. First, she worked in the Ag & Turf department at John Deere World Headquarters in Moline, Illinois. Then, in the summer of 2012, she was welcomed back to the company to work at John Deere’s Tractor Assembly facility in Waterloo, Iowa. After graduation, Laura will be working for John Deere in Waterloo as a cost accountant in the Power Systems division.
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FACULTY ON STAGE Accounting & Finance................................................James Brown Jim Cannon Arnie Cowan Rick Dark Bill Dilla Jan Duffy Truong Duong Curt Hoff Cynthia Jeffrey Melvin Lamboy-Ruiz John Murphy Won No Qian Wang Olena Watanabe Management & Marketing........................................Sanjeev Agarwal Tom Chacko Tim Folger Russ Laczniak Jim McElroy Paula Morrow Andreas Schwab Brad Shrader Laura Smarandescu Doug Walker James Werbel Robby White John Wong Supply Chain & Information Systems.....................Mike Crum Scott Grawe Guy Helmer Qing Hu Danny Johnson Emily Kohnke Dengpan Liu Bobby Martens Brian Mennecke Frank Montabon Sree Nilakanta Yoshi Suzuki Kevin Watson
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FALL 2012 GRADUATES BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Special Recognitions * Cum Laude (3.50-3.69 GPA) ** Magna Cum Laude (3.70-3.89 GPA) *** Summa Cum Laude (3.90-4.0 GPA) †Honors Program Graduate
Cardinal Cord Gold Cord Cardinal and Gold Cord White Cord
ACCOUNTING Hashem Haitham Alanani **
Ames
Trevor Lee Baker
Linn Grove
Nicholas James Bass **
Johnston
Robert Hunter Bauer
Hinsdale, IL
Brittany Rose Bogler
Earling
Joseph Daniel Boveia *
Waverly
Lizel Patricia Bragg
Norwalk
Amanda Renee Bush **
Milan, IL
Matthew Ryan Devick
Ankeny
Yang Ding
Wuhan, China
Kyle Ray Engelhoven
Oskaloosa
Yiru Fang
Taiyuan, China
Morgan Marie Forbes
Ames
William James Franzmeier
Newell
Jordan John Goldie
Urbandale
Kade Joseph Hammes
Ollie
Lindsay Elaina Hoehns **
Knoxville
Tonya Marie Hudnutt
Indianola
Tedjo Sondyako Imardjoko
Ames
Jamie Ann Kalb
Carson
Andrew James Kane
Dubuque
Stephen Paul Kesten
Fort Dodge
Timothy Nam Kim
Chicago, IL
Xiangyi Li
Fushun, China
Benjamin Michael Lortz
Grimes
Amanda Marie Mayberry **
Ames
Robert Andrew Poterucha **
Rochester, MN
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Zachary James Ramsey
Urbandale
Kaitlin Elizabeth Sandine
Aurelia
Kelsey Ann Sandon
Urbandale
Amanda Kay Scavo **
West Des Moines
Nicholas Lee Smith
Walford
Bradley Giles Steffen ***
Des Moines
Ruinan Wang *
Shenyang, China
Alicia Jean Watrous
Johnston
Eric Robert Weier
Linn Grove
Joseph Jordan Weigel **
Ames
Benjamin Yeboah
Ghana, West Africa
Nicholas Eli Yusten
Sioux City
BUSINESS ECONOMICS Anna Grace Backes
Marshalltown
Miracle-Rose Toppar **
Accra, Ghana
FINANCE Brandon Stephen Bell
Woodstock, IL
Joshua Aaron Cantrell
Fort Worth, TX
Qian Chen
Shanghai, China
Aaron J. Croker
Storm Lake
James Michael Dicello
Libertyville, IL
Shitian Ding
Shenyang, China
Shuting Dong
Xi’An, China
Wenchao Fan
Shouguang, China
Robert C. Feeney
Pella
Jennifer Lee Files
Urbandale
Cody Dale Frantum
Woodward
Garett S. Garner
Quincy, IL
Rachel Lynne Gilmore
Earlham
Nanqin Gu *
Hangzhou, China
Chad David Hayes
Arlington
Bronson Kyle Helt
West Point
Jacob Russell Hirsch *
Muscatine
Mingye Hu
Zhengzhou, China
Holly Anne Hudson *
Ankeny
Leijing Jia *
Xi’An, China
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Zichuan Jiang
Shanghai, China
Alexander Brian Johnson
Ankeny
Joshua Thomas Larish
Eden Prairie, MN
Yang Li
Taiyuan, China
Yanlin Li
Beijing, China
Yichen Liu
Zhengzhou, China
Yuhan Liu
Shenyang, China
Chenglong Liu
Guangzhou, China
Chang Liu
Ames
Evan Thomas McCann
Woodbury, MN
Michelle Marie Mensing
Orient
Martha Rose Metzger
Alvord
Keegan Layne Miesner
Star, ID
Shinxin Qiu
Chengdu, China
Heather Sue Sayer
Webster City
Matthew Thomas Schneider
Eden Prairie, MN
Juan Francisco Segovia
Des Moines
Jun Hyuk Shin
Seoul, South Korea
Matthew Scott Stockman
Rosemount, MN
Brandon Lee Ulmer
Wichita, KN
Can Wang *
Chengdu, China
Xiao Wang
Chengdu, China
Jianyun Wei
Linfen, China
Xinning Xie * â€
Xiangtan, China
Fei Xu
Chengdu, China
Ying Xu
Wuhan, China
Yichen Xu
Kunshan, China
Fan Yang
Chengdu, China
Xitu Yang
Nanyang, China
Huiling Yin
Harbin, China
Andrew Lee Zeman
Rockford, IL
Bohao Zhang **
Beijing, China
Jing Zhang
Hangzhou, China
Yifu Zhao
Jilin, China
LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT John Huppenbauer
Burlington
Chase Alan Patrick
Coon Rapids
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MANAGEMENT Christopher B. Becker
Dubuque
Jessica Rose Benjamin
Ankeny
Anthony Dean Campbell
Waverly
Mitchell Robert Carpenter
Webster City
Daniel C. Feekes
Denison
Lorie Ann Hancock
Washington
Andrew M. Hudspeth
Geneva, IL
Megan Lynn Johnston
Grand Junction
Kristian Katherine Kline
Franktown, CO
Ryan Steven Knutson
Ankeny
Troy Xavier Langenfeld
Earling
Adam Matthew Peters
Norwalk
Laura Elizabeth Potts
Bondurant
Taylor James Ross
Washington
Emily Kay Schares *
La Porte City
Levi Jackson Soukup
Ankeny
Brody R. Toigo
Delta, Canada
Lingjun Xu
Changsha, China
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Nathaniel Gilles Chrastil
Eagan, MN
Joel Edward Cox
Boone
Joshua D. Culp
Fort Madison
Michael Patrick Dew
West Des Moines
William James Phredd Enockson
Sioux City
Hiroyuki Fujita **
Fukuyama, Japan
Alex Paul Hosch
Monticello
Emilio Jimenez
Bloomington, CA
Heather Sue Lees
West Des Moines
Stephen Miko Lucas
Slater
Tyler Paul Marlow
Bloomfield
Michael Justin McCall
West Des Moines
Grant Austin Naschke *
Pella
Isaac Kwasi Owusu
Techiman, Ghana
Matthew Richard Pinkston
Ames
Michael Joseph Ploeger
Denison
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Bin Qiu
Ningbo, China
Adam Alan Schuchmann
Sheffield
Jordan Richard Sharpe
Ames
Joseph Paul Tauke
De Soto
MARKETING John James Altendahl
Eagan, MN
Andrew Don Behnkendorf
Algona
Jacob Charles Boesen
Eldridge
Warren Robert Freese
Indianola
Byron Randy Fuller
Clinton
Sydney Ann Gooder
Cresco
Bryan Irwin Griffith
Grimes
Megan Frances Hassebrock
Williams
Diane Elizabeth Hermanson
Belgrade, MN
Annabelle Lee Hill
Marshalltown
Rachel Jane Hockaday
Forsyth, IL
Samuel John Leahy
Johnston
Kelsi Elise Madsen
Elk Horn
Jacqueline Clair Maher
Saint Charles, IL
Ethan Dale Marolf
Manchester
Lauren Nicole Perry
Schaumburg, IL
Trey Michael Perry
Urbandale
Ryan Patrick Pierce
West Des Moines
Joshua Lowell Schmidt
Boone
Hee Ung Shin
Bundang, South Korea
Aaron Michael Spicer
Urbandale
John Dirk Thieben
West Des Moines
Yanan Xu *
Shenzhen, China
Xinyang Zhang *
Qinhuangdao, China
Xu Zhang
Yanjiao, China
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Kyle Steven Anderson
Ankeny
Collin Jay Baumhover
Ogden
Chaz Michael Dean
Spirit Lake
Jacque L. Ferezy
Urbandale
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Jacob Patrick Goslar
Charter Oak
Aaron Jay Granseth
Des Moines
Nathan Marlowe Hardy
Hubbard
Jared Joseph Klostermann
Fairbank
Lisa Marie Maher
Imogene
Carsten David Moeller
Indianola
Nathan Crane Oakley
Des Moines
Heng Pung ***
Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
Mitchell James Rupiper
Carroll
Jonathon Douglas Vandyke
Bettendorf
Forrest Vaughn Ward **
Ames
MULTIPLE MAJORS Katelyn Darlene Bice
Adel
Apparel Merchandising and Design & Marketing Nick James Bierbrodt **
Osceola
Supply Chain Management & Management Information Systems Jason Kenneth Burdine **
Ames
Management & Supply Chain Management Jeremy Gerard Burkle ***
Dyersville
Accounting & Finance Jacob Thomas Correll
Omaha, NE
Accounting & Management Alan John Cushing
West Des Moines
Finance & Management Katherine Sarah Drew
Mason City
English & Marketing Dylan Thomas Eagle
Muscatine
Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution & Management Anna Elizabeth Earhart *
Stuart
Supply Chain Management & Accounting
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Karen Ivette Ferrera
Sioux City
Marketing & International Business Erin Elizabeth Flanery
Guthrie Center
Accounting & Management Information Systems Jun Fu
Suzhou, China
Finance & Accounting Kayla Kristine Hausman
Halbur
Accounting & Finance Patrick John Hayes
Ames
Business Economics & Finance Leann Marie Herold
Dallas
Accounting & Finance Samantha Renee Hladek
Iowa City
Marketing & Management Feiying Hu
Nanchang, China
Finance & Accounting Yun J. Jeong
Aurora, IL
Industrial Engineering & Management Alex Andrew Johnson
Burnsville, MN
Finance & Accounting Minjean Kok
Penang, Malaysia
Marketing & Supply Chain Management Mingxia Li
Shijiazhuang, China
Accounting & Finance Zizhao Liu *
Beijing, China
Management & Marketing Tailong Lou
Zhengzhou, China
Finance & Accounting
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Ryan James Magill
Ankeny
Management & Accounting Kristina Marie Maher
Ankeny
Accounting & International Business Clinton Eugene Martin
Boone
Marketing & Management Andrew Richard McCarville
Fort Dodge
Finance & Management Caitlin Abigail McLaughlin
Maquoketa
Management & Marketing Kayla Joy McVicker *
Ames
Management & International Business Shengnan Qian
Harbin, China
Finance & International Business Hanjing Qu
Suzhou, China
Accounting & Finance Aric Jacob Sankot
Cedar Rapids
Marketing & Management Joe Michael Studer
Lu Verne
Supply Chain Management & Management Wenjie Tang
Ningbo, China
Marketing & Management Stephen Michael Teasdale
Edina, MN
Economics & Finance Ana Cristina Victores-Reboredo
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Accounting & Supply Chain Management Sarah Elizabeth Volz
Altoona
Accounting & Finance
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Yajie Wang
Chongqing, China
Accounting & Supply Chain Management Diana Kathyrn Wright
Clear Lake
Advertising & Marketing Lingan Xie â€
Changsha, China
Accounting & Management Information Systems Hansen Xing
Zibo, China
Finance & International Business Bo Yan *
Beijing, China
Finance & Accounting Yang Yang *
Taiyuan, China
Accounting & Supply Chain Management Xiaodong Zeng **
Hangzhou, China
Finance & Management Zhuoyang Zhang
Anji, China
Accounting & Finance Aiqi Zhang
Kunming, China
Finance & Management
MULTIPLE DEGREES Erin Elizabeth Anderson **
Clarion
Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Upabali Das Sarma
Kolkata, India
Bachelor of Science in Economics Bachelor of Science in Finance Qi Guo â€
Taiyuan, China
Bachelor of Science in Accounting Bachelor of Science in Finance
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Ismael Njoya Kouotou
Yaoundi, Cameroon
Bachelor of Science in Economics Bachelor of Science in Finance Samantha Ashley Liametz
Mount Prospect, IL
Bachelor of Science in Journalism & Mass Communications Bachelor of Science in Management Eric J. Sourwine *
Burlington
Bachelor of Science in Accounting Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems Phillip Edward Spencer
Davenport
Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems Emily Anne Walker
Waverly
Bachelor of Science in Marketing Bachelor of Science in Event Management Mingke Wang
Rongcheng, China
Bachelor of Science in Finance Bachelor of Science in Accounting Ziwei Zhong
Chengdu, China
Bachelor of Science in Marketing Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management Lin Zou * â€
Ningbo, China
Bachelor of Science in Accounting Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management
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FALL 2012 GRADUATES GRADUATE DEGREES
MASTER OF ACCOUNTING Erin Colleen Donnelly
Clinton
Courtney Nicole Ekeler
Creston
Stephen W. Janicek
Eagan, MN
Benjamin Michael Lortz
Grimes
Mychelle Lowelle Richter
Lime Springs
Margaret E. Schlerman
Boone
Laura Christine Twedt
Larchwood
Danlei Wang
Tianjin, China
Yi Wang
Shenzhen, China
Si Wu
Zhengzhou, China
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Adam Philip Christiansen
Omaha, NE
Lei Huang
Zhangjiagang, China
Hailey Palmer Postma
West Des Moines
Rama S. C. Rangavajhula
Urbandale
Jacob Lee Reichling
Ankeny
Chandni Saxena
Delhi, India
Amanda Christine Speese
Marshalltown
MASTER OF SUPPLY CHAIN INFORMATION SYSTEMS Venkatesh Satyanarayan Raju
Pune, India
PH.D. IN HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION Janea Lynne Triplett
Ardmore, OK
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SUMMER 2012 GRADUATES BACHELOR OF SCIENCE ACCOUNTING Ryan Dean Baker
Marshalltown
Katie Louise Benson
Waukee
Cory A. Bunch
Prole
Nan Chen
Lanzhou, China
Brianna Leigh Ehlers
Sioux Rapids
Colin James Freeseman
Dike
Brent D. Halbur
Breda
Jennifer Ann Klyn
Ottumwa
Ian L. Loomis
Ottumwa
Joshua McConico
Chicago, IL
Mengting Ni *
Jinhua, China
Catherine Elizabeth Scott
West Des Moines
Andrea Leigh Vollink
Ames
Yilin Wang
Zhengzhou, China
BUSINESS ECONOMICS Ruben V. Martirosov
Des Moines
Ivan V. Martirosov
Des Moines
FINANCE Christopher William Alley
Ogden
Carl William Bishop
Prior Lake, MN
Sumac Elisa Cardenas Oleas *
Riobamba, Ecuador
Nicholas Joseph Davisson
West Des Moines
Alisha Jane King *
Mondamin
Timothy Allen Kunze
Ute
Alvin K. Lovanrack
Des Moines
Arnaud Michel Ndihokubwayo
Bujumbura, Burundi
Kyle John Roberts
Eagan, MN
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Aaron James Sedam
Davenport
Bing Wang
Dunhua, China
Ryan Phillip Warnke **
Sheldon
Logan M. Woehl
Ankeny
Fang Xiang
Chengdu, China
Yi You
Chengdu, China
Yi Zhao
Shenyang, China
MANAGEMENT Ryan Lloyd Ammons
Albia
Travis Michael Hoyle
Hubbard
Jarod Christopher Huser
Sioux City
Bethany Joy Ingram
Altoona
Susan Arlene Kohnen ***
Denver
Andrew Kyle Marsh
Bettendorf
Richard Thomas Morgan
Tulsa, OK
Benjamin Craig Petersen
Atlantic
Phoulathsamy Prasith
Storm Lake
Edward Jackson Spiller
Glen Ellyn, IL
Maxwell Donald Stabenow
Waterloo
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Mitchell Lee Fletcher
Muscatine
Damien Carl Jones
Ankeny
Matthew Jeffrey Schlue
Davenport
Cornelius Qua’Tez Simmons
Lone Star, TX
Ryan A. Wisnousky
Pleasant Hill
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MARKETING Victoria Katherine Ahn
Marshalltown
Osama Mohammed Al Masri
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Elizabeth Ann Holman
Woodbury, MN
Jay Richard Kasperbauer
Carroll
Ryan Christopher Mauritz
Dubuque
Cassie Anne Medrano
Ringwood, IL
Austin Michael Parham
Coppell, TX
Robert Bruce Remme
Rochester, MN
Laura Anne Rendall
Ames
Winston Walter Rowley
Davenport
Austin David Schoeppner
Templeton
Krystina Anne Schouten
Dallas Center
Terry James Teng
San Jose, CA
Stephen Ryan Vyskocil
Buffalo Grove, IL
OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Cody Claude Todd
Sibley
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Nico John Muth
Fort Madison
Ge Yu
Ames
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SUMMER 2012 GRADUATES MULTIPLE MAJORS Renae Cathleen Cooper
Cedar Rapids
Accounting & Management Sara Jessie Dobbin ***
Cedar Rapids
Accounting & Spanish Samantha Jo Hawbaker
Colfax
Marketing & Management Melissa Kay Jacobsen
Manning
Accounting & Finance Mark Andrew Krismanits
Moline, IL
Management & Finance Amy Nicole Longenecker
Goshen, IN
Accounting & Supply Chain Management Ryan James Pithan
Ute
Accounting & Finance Trent Jacob Rinderknecht
Van Horne
Economics & Finance Jessyca Lee Smith
Mason City
Supply Chain Management & Marketing Jared Walker Spann
Waukee
Finance & Marketing Paris Janae Tindrell
Des Moines
Marketing & Management
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SUMMER 2012 GRADUATES MULTIPLE DEGREES Shawn Robert Bowers
Gilman
Bachelor of Science in Accounting Bachelor of Science in Finance Yu Liu
Jinon, China
Bachelor of Science in Accounting Bachelor of Science in Finance Janelle Juleen Moore
Ames
Bachelor of Science in Accounting Bachelor of Science in Finance Joseph Anthony Tisinger *
Bettendorf
Bachelor of Science in Finance Bachelor of Science in Accounting
SUMMER 2012 GRADUATES MASTERS DEGREES Stuart J. Davidson
Snover, MI
Masters of Accounting Benjamin Jon Engelken
Indianola
Masters of Accounting Jia Tu
Jiujiang, China
Masters of Accounting Mohit Beniwal
Delhi, India
Masters of Business Administration Masters of Supply Chain & Information Systems
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Nitya Bhoomi Reddy
Secunderabad, India
Masters of Business Administration Masters of Supply Chain & Information Systems Justin Dean Crouse
Maxwell
Masters of Business Administration Siddhesh Harishchandra Ghag
Mumbai, India
Masters of Business Administration Masters of Supply Chain & Information Systems Ryan G. Knight
Des Moines
Masters of Business Administration Linh T. Phanthavong
Des Moines
Masters of Business Administration Steven Eugene Postma
West Des Moines
Masters of Business Administration Heather Renee Schrader
Ankeny
Masters of Business Administration Robert Manuel Seda
Lawton, OK
Masters of Business Administration Blaise Benjamin Bakke
Carroll
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Masters of Business Administration Alka Mysore
Bangalore, India
Masters of Supply Chain & Information Systems
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ACADEMIC REGALIA As the faculty enter the auditorium you will notice their academic regalia. The history of academic dress dates back to the 12th and 13th centuries when most students and faculty were also clergy so they wore long, black gowns similar to clerical dress. The style of the academic gown distinguishes graduates by the degree they have earned. Bachelor’s degree gowns are plain black with long pointed sleeves. Master’s degree gowns are slightly fuller and have longer, closed and square cut sleeves. Doctoral gowns are more full cut with bell shaped sleeves. They are typically faced down the front with velvet and have three velvet bars on the sleeves. Often the velvet is black but it may be in the color of the wearer’s academic discipline. Doctoral hoods are lined with silk in the colors of the University conferring the doctoral degree. Hoods have long tails. Legend has it that the long tail of the hood provided a pocket hanging down the back of the faculty person so students could drop the appropriate fee for teaching without the teacher being able to see how much (or how little) was being paid. Some of our students are also wearing academic cords or stoles around their necks. For example, students of color often choose to wear a Kente cloth. The vibrant colors of the Kente cloth symbolize strong family values, collective work and responsibility, and cooperation. The cardinal and gold cords represent graduating with distinction. To graduate with distinction the student must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or better. The white cords represent graduating with honors. To graduate with honors a student must be a member of the University Honors Program. Membership means they must complete a planned program of study designed to provide greater depth and breadth of scholarship than the regular curriculum. Blue and gold cords represent membership in Alpha Kappa Psi, a professional business fraternity.
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ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS The first business courses at Iowa State University were offered as Business Engineering in the Department of Economics in the 1920s. Business Engineering underwent a number of name changes in the 1920s and 1930s before the Department of Industrial Administration was established in 1955. Although the word business appeared in the department’s goals, it was left out of the department title, as it was unsure at the time how a business education fit into the Science with Practice motto of the institution. In 1959, the department became a part of the new College of Science and Humanities. The 1960s saw significant growth, with a faculty that increased in numbers from 10 to 21 and majors from 375 to 725. In 1969, the department moved into its longtime home in Carver Hall, and continued to add faculty and students and faculty during the 1970s. In 1980, the School of Business Administration was formed. The school became a college in 1984, and the College of Business awarded its first degrees to 205 graduates that fall. The MBA program was launched a year later, and accreditation from the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business was granted in 1991. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the college added undergraduate majors, graduate programs, and partnerships like the Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship. The year 2004 marked two major milestones: the college celebrated its 20th anniversary, and also moved into its new home, the 111,000-square foot, stateof-the-art Gerdin Business Building. In the fall of 2009, the college launched its new PhD Program in Business and Technology in the midst of its 25th anniversary celebration. The College of Business had a fall 2012 enrollment of 3,736 undergraduate students and 208 graduate students. Information from History of the Industrial Administration Department 1955-1980, by W.H. Thompson, Ph.D., and from university records.
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