College of Business Annual Report 2012

2012 AnnuAl RepoRt & DiRectoRy of SuppoRteRS

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“The mission of the College of Business is to provide

an environment where students, faculty, and busi-

ness professionals can pursue the acquisition of

applied and theoretical knowledge relevant to the

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the Dean .................................................................3

Year in Review ....................................................................................5

Our Faculty Honors and Awards ................................................9

Faculty Highlights ......................................................... 11, 13, 15, 17

Our Students .................................................................................... 19

Student Highlights ........................................................................20

Awards for Scholarships ............................................................. 25

Beta Gamma Sigma ...................................................................... 29

Alumni Highlights .................................................................... 31-36

Saluting Our Supporters ............................................................. 39

Business Advisory Council .......................................................... 41

Partners for Excellence................................................................42

Commerce Club ..............................................................................46

Young Executives........................................................................... 52

Directory............................................................................................ 55

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Message from the Dean

there’s a new direction in business leadership at ecu. By building on the solid foundation laid throughout the past 75 years, we’re now doing even more to prepare the next generation of leaders. And we’re so grateful to all of those who give back and help make this vision possible. for decades, the college of Business has done an excellent job teaching students the technical material necessary for success in the business world. in today’s economy, though, that is no longer enough. A revamped curriculum for undergraduate students now emphasizes leadership, professionalism, and communication skills. While not compromising our long history of teaching strong technical skills, the leadership and professional Development program teaches students how to “think, Act, and lead” regardless of their job title or position. the bar is set high for students, with personalized support coming from a network of mentors, advisors, and coaches. it is a groundbreaking program— the first of its kind— and i’m proud of all we’ve accomplished. As part of this effort, the college’s final senior-level leadership capstone course was launched this past year. now throughout a student’s four years, specialized leadership courses give important insight into today’s business world and the skills needed to be competitive. Also, earlier this fall we established the college’s first-ever living-learning community—a place where freshman business students have the option of joining a unique, inclusive residential learning experience that connects classroom learning with residence life. Students proposed this idea last year as something that would add value to the ecu experience, and now it is a reality. to update you on the administrative side, we have a fantastic team of leaders in place. Dr. paul Schwager now serves as associate dean for the college of Business. paul, an associate professor in the Department of Management information Systems, previously served as the college’s assistant dean for assessment, accreditation, and curriculum. even more recently, Dr. Shanan Gibson joined our team as associate dean for student and faculty development, taking over for Maggie o’Hara who was appointed director of e-learning for the university of north carolina General Administration this past summer. Shanan is an associate professor in the Department of Management, and she brings a wealth of expertise and enthusiasm. throughout this issue of the annual report, i hope you enjoy reading about our faculty, alumni, and students who give back in so many ways, making our college of Business stronger every year. thank you for helping us invest in a brighter future as we lead tomorrow’s business leaders. We can’t do it without your support.

Warm Regards, Stanley G. eakinsDean, college of Business



Year in RevieweAkinS nAMeD DeAn AnD otHeR leADeRSHip cHAnGeSDr. Stan Eakins was named dean of the College of Business, effective January 1, 2012. Eakins had served as interim dean since December 2010, replacing Dr. Frederick Niswander who now serves as ECU’s vice chancellor for administration and finance. A professor of finance at ECU, Eakins previously served as associate dean of the College for nearly six years and is former chair of the Department of Finance. Dr. Paul Schwager now serves as associate dean for the College of Business. An associate professor in the Department of Management Information Systems, Schwager previously served as the College’s assistant dean for assessment, accreditation, and curriculum. Dr. Shanan Gibson serves as associate dean for student and faculty development, taking over for Maggie O’Hara who was appointed director of e-learning for the University of North Carolina General Administration. Gibson is an associate professor in the Department of Management.

ecu colleGe of BuSineSS nAMeD A top BuSineSS ScHool foR 2012 For the fifth straight year, the College of Business at East Carolina University again earned top marks, ranking among the best U. S. business schools according to the Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company featured ECU in its newly released 2012 edition of “The Best 294 Business Schools.”

ecu’S online MBA pRoGRAM eARnS top MARkS fRoM u.S. neWSEast Carolina University’s MBA program ranks among the top 20 in online education, according to U. S. News & World Report’s first-ever ranking of graduate-level business distance-education programs released in January 2012. Out of 161 graduate business programs listed, ECU ranked number 17 for overall student services and technology. ECU also scored points for its teaching practices and student engagement (No. 26) and admissions selectivity (No. 28).

eMily poSt inStitute DiRectoR SpeAkS At ecuPeter Post, director of the Emily Post Institute and author of five etiquette books, spoke to a crowd of

Outstanding seniors (L-R): Michael Andrews, Marketing and Supply Chain Management; Chelsi Chandler, Management Information Systems; Camille Hefner, Accounting; and Dillon Godley, Finance. Not pictured: David Jauss, Management.

more than 1,000 people on March 21 as part of the Cunanan Leadership Speaker Series hosted by the College of Business. One of renowned author Emily Post’s four great-grandchildren, Post writes the “Etiquette at Work” column for the Sunday edition of the Boston Globe. He is author of the bestselling books Essential Manners For Men and Essential Manners For Couples, and he co-authored The Etiquette Advantage In Business, which is in its second edition and is used in the College of Business’s junior-level leadership course.

outStAnDinG SenioRS nAMeD foR 2011–2012Five outstanding seniors from each department in the College of Business were honored for their academic achievement during the annual Graduate Recognition Ceremony in May 2012. The Department of Accounting honored Camille Hefner as its outstanding senior. Hefner graduated in Dec. 2011. She is currently enrolled in the master of science in accounting program at ECU and will graduate in May 2013. The Department of Finance selected Dillon Godley as its outstanding senior. Godley graduated in May 2012 with a concentration in managerial finance. He has accepted employment as a financial analyst and contracts administrator for E. R. Lewis

Construction Company based in Greenville. The Department of Management named David Jauss Jr. as its outstanding senior. Jauss graduated in May 2012 with a concentration in management. He will pursue an MBA degree this fall while continuing to play Division I baseball. Chelsi Chandler was selected by the Department of MIS as its outstanding senior. Chandler graduated in May 2012 with a concentration in management information systems. She begins employment as a business analyst with Credit Suisse in Research Triangle Park in July. She will pursue an MBA degree through ECU’s online program in the fall. The Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management honored Michael Andrews as its outstanding senior. Andrews graduated in May 2012 with a concentration in operations and supply chain management. He accepted a position with GlaxoSmithKline in their “Prospects in Procurement” Graduate Development program, where he will rotate roles between RTP and Philadelphia.

colleGe of BuSineSS HolDS fiRSt-eVeR ‘DeclARAtion DAy’The College of Business welcomed business students in January 2012 with its inaugural

AluMni ViDeoS coMMeMoRAte colleGe’S 75tH AnniVeRSARyIn 2011, alumni and faculty in the College of Business celebrated the College’s legacy and how their experiences in the College helped shape their lives. Through a series of video vignettes, participants discussed their memories in pairs, emphasizing important, life-changing connections that were made at ECU. The videos can be viewed online at http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/mktg/cob_75th.cfm.

colleGe of BuSineSS eStABliSHeS liVinG-leARninG coMMunityBeginning Fall 2012, freshmen business students at ECU have the option of joining a Living-Learning Community on campus, thanks to a group of students who promoted the idea. Common on college campuses, Living-Learning Communities give students a unique, inclusive residential learning experience that connects classroom learning with residence life. Students enjoy the typical advantages of living on campus in a residence hall with the added benefit of living among other students who share their academic goals and interests. The Living-Learning Community is located in Cotten Residence Hall, part of ECU’s “Central Neighborhood.”

colleGe of BuSineSS fAculty RecoGnizeD foR excellenceDr. Ravi Paul (MIS) received the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching during ECU’s annual Founders Day and University Awards Celebration on April 25. This top teaching award honors one selected recipient at each of the 16 UNC system institutions. Dr. Kenneth MacLeod (MSCM) was honored with the Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award on April 25 at the annual Founders Day and University Awards Celebration. The award recognizes and supports excellent teaching at each of the 16 constituent universities in the UNC system. MacLeod was one of six recipients selected at ECU. ECU honored assistant professor Dr. Christy Ashley (MSCM) on March 29 with one of 10 ECU Scholar-Teacher Awards for 2011–2012. The award, one of the most prestigious offered at ECU, recognizes outstanding faculty members who effectively integrate scholarship and teaching.

coMMeRce cluB teAcHinG AWARDS AnnounceDAssistant professor William McDowell received the Commerce Club Teaching Excellence Award, and assistant professor April Reed was

honored with the Commerce Club New Faculty Teaching Award. These awards are funded by the Commerce Club, the alumni group and annual giving society of the College of Business. Read more on page 47.

McDoWell SpeAkS BefoRe u.S. HouSe coMMitteeAssistant Professor William McDowell (MGMT) was chosen to testify as a small business expert before a full House Committee on Small Business hearing held March 28 in Washington D. C. The hearing, titled “Large and Small Businesses: How Partnerships Can Promote Job Growth,” examined how multinational corporations and small businesses depend increasingly on one another and what can be done to promote those symbiotic relationships. McDowell was part of a four-panel group that included Matthew Slaughter, associate dean for the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth; Robert Bruck, corporate vice president for Intel; and Paul Blackborow, CEOof Energetiq Technology Inc.

GiBSon penS Book, exploReS WoRk MeASuReMentDr. Shanan Gibson (MGMT) has published a book that is considered the most comprehensive treatise on work design and job analysis practice and research in over 20 years, called “The Handbook of Work Analysis: Methods, Systems, Applications and Science of Work Measurement in Organizations.” Published in April 2012 by Psychology Press, the book consists of four parts: Methods, Systems, Applications, and Research/Innovations.

tuten’S Gift ReSeARcH MAkeS nAtionAl neWS ... AGAinWhen it comes to gift giving, associate professor Tracy Tuten is the expert—and her marketing research on everything from gift cards to pet presents has made national news in 2011. Her gifting interview with the Associated Press on Nov. 10, 2011, has shown up on more than 5,000 websites. She is currently working on new gifting research, exploring how recipients interpret gifts that are clearly wrong and how those gifts affect relationships.

ecu’S peRSonAl finAnce MeSSAGe GoeS nAtionWiDeBill Pratt, teaching instructor, author, and assistant director of the Financial Wellness Initiative at East Carolina University’s College of Business, took his presentation about the importance of personal finance nationwide in 2011—speaking to officials at other colleges and universities from Florida to Boston. Pratt led a one-day workshop to peer

Declaration Day—an event where eligible undergraduate students officially declared their specific concentration within the College of Business. The event will be held in both spring and fall semesters going forward. As part of the event, the College honored students with a pinning ceremony after breaking them into their various concentrations—including accounting, finance, management, management information systems, marketing, and operations and supply chain management. Once in smaller groups, students met with faculty members from their new department and learned more about their specialty.

nAtionAl SMAll BuSineSS JouRnAl MoVeS to ecuThe national Small Business Institute® appointed three College of Business professors to serve as the editorial team for the Small Business Institute® Journal (SBIJ), moving the publication’s home to East Carolina University. In Oct. 2011, Department of Management faculty Dr. Michael Harris, Dr. Shanan Gibson, and Dr. William McDowell developed the first SBIJ issue under their leadership, featuring scholarly research articles and case reports related to small business management, entrepreneurship, and field-based learning. The latest issue can be found online at www.sbij.org.

Dr. Shanan Gibson



College of Business students participated in study-abroad programs in China and the Netherlands, pictured above.

counselors at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida, in concert with the NSLP, a leading nonprofit organization with 25 years of experience in providing integral student financial education and debt management services. Pratt also presented his personal finance message to national conferences, including the National Association of College and University Business Officers in Orlando as well as the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators in Boston.

StuDentS tAke pARt in nAtionAl MARketinG coMpetitionDr. Christy Ashley, assistant professor in the College of Business’s Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, offered her students a unique opportunity in 2012: Compete in a nationwide contest to design marketing campaigns for real corporations. Sponsored by marketing education consultancy firm EdVenture Partners, 58 participating ECU seniors were tasked with crafting a strategy to reach college students aged 18–25. Thirty-three ECU students competed in the startUP Productions Marketing Challenge to promote zaahah.com—a social search engine—while another 25 students worked together to market the 2012 Honda Civic Coupe. Each team was given a $3,000 budget to spend on the project.

StuDentS BeGin ecu cHApteR of BlAck AccountAntS ASSociAtionThree business students founded ECU’s chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) in January 2012 and

worked to obtain a charter from the national organization. Tamon Myrick, Terresa Dent, and Eric Green gained recognition as a student organization at East Carolina during the spring semester, elected an executive board, and recruited Dr. Douglas Schneider (ACCT) to serve as the group’s faculty advisor.

StuDentS Win top pRizeS At nAtionAl SMAll BuSineSS confeRenceFor the seventh straight year, student teams from the College of Business at East Carolina University took home top prizes at the National Small Business Institute® (SBI) Conference, held February 16–18 in San Antonio, Texas. One student team, who worked with the proposed Green Recycling Solutions, won second place in the Graduate Business Plan division. As part of its project, the team explored the feasibility of creating a recycling center in Jones County and developed a corresponding business plan. This was the first time ECU competed in the graduate division of the national case competition. Another student team earned third place in the Undergraduate Business Plan division for its consulting work with ECU Student Health Services. The team worked with officials from Student Health Services to develop a business plan focused on possibly adding dental services to the student clinic. In addition to the student awards, Dr. Michael Harris assumed the role of national president of the SBI, and Dr. Bill McDowell of the Department of Management is the vice president for research and publications.

SuMMeR StuDy ABRoAD pRoGRAM ViSitS cHinA, tHe netHeRlAnDSThe College of Business enjoyed its first ever study-abroad trips to China and the Netherlands

during summer 2011. Both summer programs included three weeks of on-campus classes in the areas of management, MIS, marketing, and supply chain management. For the first summer session, students and faculty then traveled to China for two weeks, including visits to the major cities of Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Beijing. During the second study abroad session, more than 20 students and two faculty members visited the Netherlands, where they were hosted by the College of Business’s exchange partner university in Arnhem, HAN University.

StuDentS enJoy AnnuAl tRip to WASHinGton, D.c.A group of 17 students visited Washington, D. C., during spring break, led by College of Business Career Services director Scotty Andrews. The annual trip, held during Spring Break, helped expose students to organizations and potential career opportunities available in the nation’s capital. Students also met with a panel of ECU alumni in the area. In addition, students toured the US Capitol.

liAnG ReceiVeS teeR cHAiR in ReSeARcHDr. Huigang Liang, associate professor in the Department of Management Information Systems, received the prestigious Robert Dillard Teer Jr. Distinguished Professorship of Business in July 2012. This endowed chair appointment rewards excellence in research based on publications in premier journals, external grants, and worldwide academic reputation. The university’s first endowed chair, it was established in 1986 with a generous gift from the Robert Dillard Teer Sr. family.

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Faculty

Honors and AwardsO U R FAC U LT Y

Christy AshleyDepartment of Marketing and Supply Chain Management• Received one of 10 ECU Scholar-

Teacher Awards for 2011–2012. The award, one of the most prestigious offered at ECU, recognizes outstanding faculty members who effectively integrate scholarship and teaching. She

was also a finalist for the University Alumni Award for Outstanding Teaching.

Maggie Capen Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management• Selected by the graduating MBA students to serve as a marshal during the Fall 2011 graduation ceremony and as a hooder during the Spring 2012 graduation ceremony.

Cal Christian Accounting• Selected by the graduating ACCT students to serve as faculty marshal during the Spring 2012 graduation ceremony.

Shanan Gibson Department of Management• Published a book in April, The

Handbook to Work Analysis: Methods, Systems, Applications and Science Work Measurement in Organizations, that is considered the most comprehensive treatise on work design and job analysis practice and research in more than 20 years.

Charmaine Glegg Department of Finance• Selected by the graduating FINA students to serve as faculty marshal during the Spring 2012 graduation ceremony.

Andrew Herdman Department of Management• Selected by the graduating MGMT students to serve as faculty marshal during the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 graduation ceremonies.

John Kros Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management• Nominated for the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. He was also a finalist for the Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching and for the Max Ray Joyner Award for Faculty Service through Continuing Education.

Huigang Liang Department of Management Information Systems• Received the prestigious Robert Dillard Teer Jr. Distin- guished Professorship of Business. This endowed chair appointment recognizes excellence in research based on publications in premier journals, external grants, and worldwide academic reputation.

Kenneth MacLeod Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management• Received the Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award. The award recognizes and supports excellent teaching at each of the 16 constituent universities in the a finalist for the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award For Excellence in Teaching. MacLeod was selected by the graduating MBA students to serve as a hooder during the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 graduation ceremonies.

Mark McCarthy Department of Accounting• Selected by the graduating MSA students to serve as a hooder during the Fall 2011 graduation ceremony and as a marshal during the Spring 2012 graduation ceremony.

William McDowellDepartment of Management• Received the Commerce Club

Teaching Award at the Spring 2012 College of Business Graduate Recognition Ceremony. He was also chosen to testify as a small business expert before a full House Committee on Small Business hearing held March 28

in Washington, D. C.

Jason OliverDepartment of Marketing and Supply Chain Management• Was a finalist for the University Alumni Award for Outstanding Teaching. He was selected by the graduating MSCM students to serve as faculty marshal during the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 graduation ceremonies.

Ravi Paul Department of Management Information Systems• Received the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award For Excellence in Teaching. This top teaching award honors one selected recipient at each of the 16 UNC system institutions. He was also a finalist for the Max Ray Joyner Award for Faculty Service through Continuing Education. Paul was selected by the graduating MIS students to serve as faculty marshal during the Spring 2012 graduation ceremony.

April Reed Department of Management Information Systems• Received the Commerce Club New

Faculty Teaching Award at the Spring 2012 College of Business Graduate Recognition Ceremony.

John Reisch Department of Accounting• Was selected by the graduating ACCT students to serve as faculty marshal during the Fall 2011 graduation ceremony.

Dan Schisler Department of Accounting• Was selected by the graduating MSA students to serve as a hooder during the Fall 2011 Spring 2012 graduation ceremonies.

Douglas Schneider Department of Accounting• Was selected by the graduating MSA students to serve as a marshal during the Fall 2011 graduation ceremony and as a hooder during the Spring 2012 graduation ceremony.

Elaine Seeman Department of Management Information Systems• Was selected by the graduating MIS students to serve as faculty marshal during the Fall 2011 graduation ceremony.

Roy Simerly Department of Management• Was selected by the graduating MBA students to serve as a hooder during the Spring 2012 graduation ceremonies.

William Swart Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management• Was selected by the graduating MBA students to serve as a marshal during the Fall 2011 graduation ceremony.

Tracy Tuten Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management• Was interviewed about her gifting research by the Associated Press on Nov. 10, 2011, and the interview has shown up on more than 5,000 websites. Brenda Wells Department of Finance• Was selected by the graduating FINA students to serve as faculty marshal during the Fall 2011 graduation ceremony.


BiLL MCDOwELL MANAGEMENT

HOMETOwN: Houston, Texas

FAvOriTE THiNG ABOuT ECu STuDENTS: “I’d say my interaction with them has been their creativity and the ideas they come up with. They’re a very creative group. They always seem to have a lot of energy. They are willing to work hard, especially when they enjoy what they’re doing.”

CLASSES TAuGHT: Entrepreneurship, family business

TEACHiNG pHiLOSOpHy: “I think my teaching philosophy would be to have a great deal of interaction with the students and not focus so much on trying to get them to absorb a bunch of information but [instead] utilize information and put it into practice. My opinion is they learn the most by doing rather than reading or listening.”

Dr. Bill McDowell will enter his seventh year at ECU in fall 2012. He joined the Pirate Nation because he had met some of the faculty members and knew of the school from people who attended it. He is now an associate professor, teaching entrepreneurship and family business in the College of Business.

“It just seemed like a great opportunity to come out and teach entrepreneurship,” he says. McDowell earned his bachelor of science in Christian ministry from Southwestern Christian University in 1993; a MBA in strategic management from California State University in 2002; and a PhD from the University of North Texas in 2006. His research interests include interorganizational relationships, entrepreneurship, and small and family business.

McDowell has written articles for various publications such as the Journal of Business Issues, Journal of Small Business Strategy, and the Journal of Organizational Leadership and Business on topics including the performance of underrepresented firms in the public-private sector; strategic relationships in a small business; and the effect of trust on business performance. McDowell has received research grants from both the US Health Resources and Services Administration and ECU’s College of Business.

In 2012, McDowell was given the Commerce Club Faculty Teaching Award. In 2011–2012, he was chosen as ECU’s engagement and outreach scholar, a position that includes funding for research. He has also been awarded with the Best Research Paper Award from the Small Business Institute and helped his student team win the Paper of the Year Award from the institute in the 2010–2011 year. He has also presented expert testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee on a hearing titled, “Large and Small Businesses: How Partnerships Can Promote Job Growth”.

McDowell has served as both a faculty advisor and a peer reviewer. He has also served as a consultant for business development for the College of Nursing master’s program and a faculty representative to HAN University in the Netherlands, as well as the vice president for research and publications for the Small Business Institute. He is also a member of the Small Business Institute, the Academy of Management, the Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management, and the Southern Academy of Management.

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ACCOuNTiNGDan l. Schisler, ChairPhD, University of Memphis

Rose l. BaileyLLM New York University School of Law; JD, St. Mary’s University School of Law

Rachel BrassineMSA, East Carolina University

J. cal christianPhD, Florida State University

Denise DickinsPhD, Florida Atlantic University

edwin A. DotyPhD, University of Massachusetts

kimberly M. everettMSA, East Carolina University

Rebecca fayPhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

patricia fritzMSA, East Carolina University

Joseph M. HaganPhD, Georgia State University

James M. kohlmeyer, iiiPhD, University of South Florida

Malcolm H. lathan Jr.PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Mark G. MccarthyPhD, University of South Carolina

Avita MovaheadMSA, East Carolina University

frederick D. niswanderVice Chancellor for Administration and FinancePhD, Texas A&M University

Brian A. o’DohertyPhD, University of Florida

Dennis o’ReillyPhD, University of South Carolina

John t. ReischPhD, University of South Carolina

Michele H. ReischMBA, Florida Atlantic University

Audrey n. ScarlataPhD, University of Kentucky

Debra SchislerMSA, Auburn University

Douglas k. SchneiderPhD, University of Georgia

Jan Skillen WorkmanMBA, East Carolina University

FiNANCEScott D. Below, ChairPhD, University of Kentucky

Jaclyn BeierleinPhD, University of Utah

eli BerachaPhD, University of Kansas

James f. BuckDBA, Florida State University

kaysia campbellPhD, Georgia State University

Brett cottenPhD, Florida State University

Stanley G. eakinsDeanPhD, Arizona State University

Anne k. fisherDirector, Professional ProgramsMBA, East Carolina University

Ralph flanaryMBA, East Carolina University

christina futrellJD, Regent University

charmaine GleggPhD, Florida Atlantic University

Aaron GubinPhD, University of Florida

oneil HarrisPhD, Florida Atlantic University

James e. HollowayJD, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill

Jack e. karnsSJD, Loyola University–ChicagoLLM, Georgetown University

James W. kleckleyDirector, Bureau of Business ResearchPhD, University of South Carolina

Wanda M. naylorJD, North Carolina Central University

James nelsonPhD, University of Arizona

Robert pratiPhD, Florida State University

Bill prattMBA, Hood College

nancy RayJD, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill

ApriL rEEDMANAGEMENT iNFOrMATiON SySTEMS

HOMETOwN: Chicago, Illinois

FAvOriTE THiNG ABOuT ECu STuDENTS: School spirit. “I love the football games. That is a wild time here! People really get fired up about being a Pirate—and I like that. I think that makes the school special, compared to the other North Carolina universities.”

CLASSES TAuGHT: Intro to MIS, IT/IS project management, software design and development

TEACHiNG pHiLOSOpHy: Mix delivery methods between lectures, small groups, and other venues. “I tell my students the first day, ‘I would get bored listening to me talk. I don’t want to hear myself talk for an hour and a half, I know you don’t. I really encourage them to participate. I like that I’ve had experience, because I bring in those examples, good ones and bad ones. But I like them to tell me what they’re doing, too. … I try as much as I can to engage them.”

Dr. April Reed is an assistant professor for management information systems in the College of Business. Entering her fifth year at ECU in fall 2012, Reed teaches systems analysis and design, database systems, and systems quality. In addition to her role as an instructor, Reed’s research interests include virtual project teams and health information technology.

Reed earned her BA in public administration from Roosevelt University in 1978; her BSG in computer science from Roosevelt University in 1982; her MBA, with a focus in management information systems, from DePaul University in 1990; and her PhD in information systems from DePaul in 2008. She is also certified as a PMI Project Management Professional.

In 2012, Reed was the recipient of the New Faculty Teaching Award at East Carolina University—an honor that she was both shocked and “very happy” to have received. Prior to her academic career, she had held various jobs as a programmer, systems analyst, and project manager for companies such as Washington National Life Insurance Company—where she was a programmer—Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (where she was a project leader) and Commonwealth Edison Electric Utility (as a technical systems analyst).

At ECU, her teaching interests include management information systems, IT project management, requirements analysis and development, and systems analysis and design. She has written articles and proceedings on virtual project risk factors, the risk differences between virtual and co-located projects, and the effect of a team environment on project risks related to communication that have been published in the Journal of Information Technology Management, the Internal Journal of Information Technology Project Management, the International Journal of Project Management, and the Journal of Computer Information Systems.

Her current research includes surveying 600 participants as part of an effort to conduct MANCOVA analysis using SPSS and creating a survey for a new research stream. She also served as a reviewer of the new edition of the Introduction to MIS textbook published by McGraw Hill; Reed reviewed two chapters in the volume in 2010–2011.


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len RhodesDirector of Institutional ResearchMBA, East Carolina University

frederick p. SchadlerPhD, University of South Carolina

David SilverJD, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill

Dean SmithMBA, East Carolina University

Sarah SmithMBA, East Carolina University

Matthew WalkerMBA, East Carolina University

Mark c. Weitzel, DirectorFinancial Wellness InitiativeMBA, Loyola University of Chicago

Brenda WellsPhD, University of Georgia

MANAGEMENTJoseph M. tomkiewicz, ChairPhD, Temple University

Joshua AaronPhD, University of Alabama

tope Adeyemi–BelloPhD, University of Arkansas

kenneth BassDBA, Louisiana Tech University

cody chullenMBA, University of Illinois

Brian n. cookeMBA, East Carolina University

John H. DavisMBA, East Carolina University

Shanan G. GibsonAssociate Dean for Faculty and Student DevelopmentPhD, Virginia Polytechnic and State University

Anthony D. GribbleMBA, East Carolina University

Walter lee Grubb iiiDirector, Leadership and Professional DevelopmentPhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

Michael l. HarrisDirector, Small Business InstituteEdD, North Carolina State University

Joanne M. HartsellMBA, East Carolina University

Andrew HerdmanPhD, Virginia Polytechnic and State University

R. eugene HughesDBA, University of Kentucky–Lexington

Judith R. HuntPhD, University of Tennessee–Knoxville

Sharon JusticeMBA, East Carolina University

Joy H. karrikerPhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

Abby knightMA, University of Alabama

ericka lawrencePhD, University of Alabama

Susan lynch-SmithMBA, East Carolina University

William McDowellPhD, University of North Texas

Amy McMillanDBA, Louisiana Tech University

Donald philyawMBA, East Carolina University

charles powersMS, North Carolina State University

l. Melita pratiPhD, Florida State University

JoAnna Robinson MBA, East Carolina University

Roy l. SimerlyPhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

James o. Smith Jr.PhD, University of Mississippi

laura StanleyPhD, University of Georgia

Steve SullivanMBA, University of Connecticut

John M. tollerMS, University of Hartford

tiffany WoodwardMBA, East Carolina University

Robert zinkoPhD, Florida State University


TrACy TuTENMArkETiNG AND SuppLy CHAiN MANAGEMENT

HOMETOwN: Washington, North Carolina

FAvOriTE THiNG ABOuT ECu STuDENTS: “Definitely their spirit. I was interacting with a student yesterday, a new student who will be in my graduate class this fall. He talked about how he works hard and plays hard. And so I wrote back, ‘Then you are a true Pirate!’ In my view, that is an unofficial slogan.”

CLASSES TAuGHT: Advertising, social media marketing

TEACHiNG pHiLOSOpHy: “My philosophy is that I’m here to create opportunities for students or prepare them for opportunities that come to them in other ways. That’s everything that I’m about.”

Dr. Tracy Tuten graduated from East Carolina in 1988 with a bachelor of science in business administration. She earned her master of business administration from ECU in 1990 and her doctor of philosophy in business administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, in 1996.

Tuten came back to East Carolina in July 2009 to fill the role of associate professor of marketing, a position that has allowed her to teach advertising and social-media marketing and marketing research to undergraduates as well as advertising and promotion to her graduate-level students. She wanted to give to the university that had given her the chance to excel in her career.

“I got a great education here and I’ve had a fair amount of success in the role that I’ve played,” she says. “I’ve had two Fulbrights, I’ve written five books. For a kid from little Washington, I’ve done alright for myself, and I would say that it’s because of the education I got at East Carolina. Coming back as faculty was a chance to give back to the university that did so much for me.”

Tuten is the author of five books. She has written chapters for publications and published 40 articles for journals including Marketing Education Review, the International Journal of Management Theory and Practices, and the Small Business Institute Journal. Tuten has received several awards and recognitions, including the Best Paper in Track Award for Marketing Education at the Direct Marketing Research Summit in 2011 and the O’Hara Leadership Award in Direct & Interactive Marketing Education in 2009. She has served as a guest professor at the Stockholm School of Economics, the ICHEC Brussels Management School in Belgium, and the Zagreb School of Economics and Management.

In addition to her teaching duties at ECU, Tuten served as last year’s social media advisor in the College of Business as well as a faculty mentor and a member of the Research and Creative Activity Committee. In past years, she has also served as a faculty leader for an advertising career conference and as a member of the planning team for the Office of Faculty Excellence Summer Institute on Teaching with Technology.


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MANAGEMENT iNFOrMATiON SySTEMSRichard D. Hauser Jr., ChairPhD, Florida State University

John H. BradleyPhD, University of Texas–Arlington

John DrakePhD, Auburn University

laurie A. eakinsMBA, Arizona State University

kevin fontanaMBA, East Carolina University

pam GrayMBA, East Carolina University

Greg HodgesMBA, East Carolina University

John HowardMBA, East Carolina University

Richard l. kernsPhD, University of Virginia

Brenda l. killingsworthPhD, University of South Carolina

Michael lapkePhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

Huigang liangPhD, Auburn University

crystal lopezMS, East Carolina University

tendai ndabvongaAssistant Director for Graduate ProgramsMBA, East Carolina University

Henry newkirkPhD, University of Kentucky

Margaret o’HaraPhD, University of Georgia

James orrMBA, East Carolina University

Ravi paulPhD, Clemson University

April ReedPhD, DePaul University

paul S. RussellAssistant Director for Graduate ProgramsMBA, East Carolina University

paul SchwagerAssociate DeanPhD, Auburn University

elaine SeemanPhD, Indiana State University

Joanie tysonMBA, East Carolina University

claudia VanSalisburyMBA, East Carolina University

John WallMA, Central Michigan University

Harold WiseMS, University of Virgina

William D. WittmanDirector, Information and Technology ServicesMBA, East Carolina University

yajiong “lucky” xuePhD, Auburn University

MArkETiNG AND SuppLy CHAiN MANAGEMENTScott A. DellanaInterim ChairPhD, University of Missouri

courtney AltizerAssistant Director for Graduate ProgramsMBA, Mississippi State University

kenneth Anselmi PhD, University of Nebraska

Robin ArmstrongDirector of Graduate AdmissionsMBA, East Carolina University

christy AshleyPhD, University of Rhode Island

terrence BoardmanMBA, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

charles BrownMS, East Carolina University

Margaret M. capenPhD, University of South Carolina

Haozhe chenPhD, University of Oklahoma

Reid p. claxtonPhD, University of Arkansas

Margy concharPhD, University of Georgia

Richard cookPhD, Wayne State University

Susan k. DelVecchioPhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Mauro falascaPhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

christopher kellerPhD, Indiana UniversityJD, University of Chicago


BrENDA wELLS FiNANCE

HOMETOwN: Athens, Georgia

FAvOriTE THiNG ABOuT ECu STuDENTS: “They work hard and they play hard. They have a good balance of both, I think. They’re down to earth and they’re not over-privileged. They’re hard working. They like to have fun, but they know when to get serious and do what they’re supposed to do.”

CLASSES TAuGHT: Property and casualty insurance, senior topics in insurance

TEACHiNG pHiLOSOpHy: “First of all, I treat my students like peers rather than I’m somehow above them or superior to them. … My attitude is, we’re all in this together and we’re trying to achieve a common goal, which is to make them more marketable and prepare them for a career. My job is to make sure that they get to where they want to be and to achieve the goals that they have set. My philosophy is to give them the tools they need to be successful when they graduate in whatever it is they choose to do. I’m very practical, very no-nonsense. I do work for them. That does not mean they get to tell me what grade to give, but I do work for them and I get the joy of teaching them. To me, that is a privilege.”

Dr. Brenda Wells, associate professor of finance and director of ECU’s risk management and insurance program, earned her BBA in risk management and insurance from the University of Georgia in 1988 and received a PhD in risk management from Georgia in 1992. She has worked as a consultant with Leverett Associates and is the owner of Wells and Associates.

Before Wells accepted a position at East Carolina, she was a faculty member at the University of North Texas, where she served as both an assistant professor (1992–1998) and an associate professor (1998–2009). She chose to come to ECU because she was offered an opportunity to do what her mentors, whom she describes as some of the finest program builders in risk management, had trained her to do: build a program.

“Also, the support of the administration to have this program and to build it, to make it successful … that was the big feature,” she says. “That was the real appeal, because we had the support of the university, the support of the insurance industry, and you cannot have a successful risk management program without those two things and they were already in place.”

Wells co-authored the 2008 book Risk Management Self with E. J. Leverett. She has written various papers on insurance issues, risk and insurance, and insurance regulation for publications including the CPCU Journal, the Journal of Insurance Regulation, and the Journal of Services Marketing.

She has been recognized for her skills in the classroom. She was awarded both the Outstanding Teaching Assistant and Excellence in Teaching awards from the University of Georgia for the 1990–1991 academic year, as well as the Outstanding Teaching Award from the University of North Texas Council of Business Students in both 1998–1999 and 2004–2005.


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Jon kirchoffPhD, University of Tennessee

christine kowalcyzkPhD, University of Memphis

John f. krosPhD, University of Virginia

Jane M. langMBA, East Carolina University

pat longDirector, NC Center of Sustainable TourismEdD, Western Michigan University

kenneth R. MacleodPhD, University of South Carolina

enping (Shirley) MaiPhD, Syracuse University

Roger p. McintyrePhD, Arizona State University

Havva J. MericPhD, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill

Jason oliverPhD, University of Rhode Island

tony politoPhD, University of Georgia

tom RobbinsPhD, Pennsylvania State University

Stacey RobinsonPhD, Florida State University

Jason RowePhD, University of Kentucky

peter SeisselMBA, University of Chicago

William SwartPhD, Georgia Institute of Technology

Judy WagnerPhD, Virginia Polytechnic and State University

Dave A. WestPhD, University of Rhode Island

tina WilliamsDirector for Graduate ProgramsMBA, East Carolina University

James e. zemanek Jr.PhD, Texas A&M University

prOFESSiONAL STAFFf. John paul “Scotty” AndrewsDirector, College of Business Career CenterMS, Columbia University

Jennifer BrezinaCommunications DirectorMBA, East Carolina University

lee BrownAssistant Director, College of Business Career CenterBSBA, East Carolina University

travis BulluckAssistant DirectorCOB Advising CenterMA, East Carolina University

Amy easonAcademic AdvisorMEd, East Carolina University

kristen HarrisAcademic AdvisorMEd, University of North Carolina–Greensboro

Jeff HopeInstructional Technology ConsultantMBA, East Carolina University

kelli Maynard JohnstonAcademic AdvisorMBA, East Carolina University

Jason JonesInstructional Technology ConsultantMBA, East Carolina University

leah katellResearch AssociateMS, University of North Carolina–Charlotte

karen kusDirector, Undergraduate ProgramsMA, Bowling Green State University

Brad McAllisterAcademic AdvisorMEd, Georgia Southern University

Richard o’DorDirector, COB Business Communication CenterMS, University of Southern CaliforniaMA, University of Missouri– Kansas City

Barbara pattersonBBR, Research AssociateMAP, University of Arkansas– Little Rock

James R. WestmorelandAssociate Dean for External AffairsEdD, North Carolina State University

kevin WilliamsAcademic AdvisorMBA, East Carolina University


college of Business students Steven f. Branch (Acct) and kristina Boycheva (MScM)

”“It is difficult to juggle a full-time school schedule, work, and activities

in the community, which is what I have been doing the past few years.

It is unbelievably rewarding to receive the recognition for my work, as

well as the alleviation of some of the financial burden of my education,

especially since I rely primarily on student loans. I appreciate your help

and generosity more than you can imagine.

— Kevin Hale Recipient of the Ernst & Young Accounting Scholarship Donors: Ernst & Young, PLLC


Our StudentsDeGReeSCollege of Business degree programs prepare candidates for successful careers in business practice. Degree candidates evaluate how changes in the economic, legal, political, and social environments impact business strategy. The internal organization and day-to-day business operation are also thoroughly explored. Emphasis is placed on quantitative and qualitative problem-solving and decision-making techniques.

BAcHeloR of Science in BuSineSS ADMiniStRAtionBSBA degree candidates choose from 10 areasof concentration,which allow an intensive learning experience:• General Business (online)• Accounting• Financial Services• Managerial Finance• Risk Management and Insurance• Management• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management• International Business• Management Information Systems• Marketing• Electronic Commerce• Operations/Supply Chain Management

StuDent oRGAnizAtionS• Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity• Association of Information Technology Professionals• American Marketing Association • Financial Management Association• Graduate Business Association

• Management Information Systems Association• Society for the Advancement of Management• Society of Risk Management and Insurance• Student Accounting Society• Association of Black Accountants

HonoR SocietieS • Beta Gamma Sigma, founded in 1968 (Business Honor Society)• Beta Alpha Psi, founded in 1998 (Accounting Honor Society)• Alpha Iota Delta, founded in 1987 (Management Information Systems Honor Society)• Sigma Iota Epsilon, founded in 1984 (Management Honor Society)• Alpha Mu Alpha, founded in 1980 (Marketing Honor Society)

GRADuAte pRoGRAMSThe College of Business offers the master of business administration (MBA), the medical doctor/master of business administration (MD/MBA), and the master of science in accounting (MSA) graduate degrees. Our MBA trains professionals as effective and responsible administrators in public, private, and nonprofit organizations with an emphasis on analytical, organizational, and communication skills that develop competencies across a wide spectrum of business disciplines. Our MD/MBA prepares medical students and physicians to meet the challenges of effective practice management, system efficiencies, service affordability, provider collaboration, and human resource development in the health care industry. Our MSA trains students for careers in professional accounting. Our students gain an in-depth knowledge of auditing,

taxation, financial accounting, cost accounting, and accounting systems, and are prepared to successfully complete the CPA exam in their last semester. All of our graduate degree programs are designed for both business and non-business undergraduates and require no prerequisite course work or business experience for admission. Over half of all our graduate business students hold undergraduate degrees from fields other than business. Each program is highly customized to the individual student based on past academic experience and performance, long-term career goals and aspirations, online or campus classes, and pace. Of our 797 MBA students for the Fall 2012 semester, 75 percent attended part-time and selected online classes. We also offer 11 graduate business certificates that may be used as an optional concentration. Certificates require additional course work from both the College of Business or other departments that allow our students to obtain a fundamental knowledge base in an area that pertains to his or her chosen career path. Available certificates are:• Development and Environmental Planning• Finance• Health-Care Management• Hospitality Management• International Management• Management Information Systems• Professional Investment Management and Operations• School Business Management• Security Studies• Sports Management• Supply Chain Management• Tax

kENDELL HArriSThe one-on-one attention that College of Business professors and advisors give each student is impressive to Kendell Harris. Even with a large number of students seeking knowledge and advice, the college feels small and close-knit. “From day one, the professors and advisors took time out to get to know me as an individual,” Harris says. The Perquimans County native is pursuing his master’s degree in accounting, with hopes of eventually working for the likes of Ernst

& Young LLP. Wherever his career takes him, he hopes to continue volunteering and participating in community-improvement activities. “That’s something that’s important to me,” Harris says. He has been active in Beta Alpha Psi, the College of Business’s accounting honor society. In the spirit of giving and receiving individual support, he volunteered at the Pirate Tutoring Center, giving students the academic boost they need to succeed. That experience helped him hone his own classroom success strategies. “It helped me

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20 ECU College of Business HighlightsStudent Highlightsreally get grounded in accounting,” he says. As a transfer student from Pitt Community College, Harris was drawn to the dynamic College of Business and its wealth of knowledge and active-learning environment. His research of business schools around the state also pointed him toward ECU. “The transition felt good,” he says, and he embraced the Leadership and Professional Development program, blending classroom learning with hands-on practice in leadership, communication skills, and professionalism. “One thing that’s helped me a lot has been having that real-life experience,” he says. “We work with different groups, hear different perspectives, and utilize all of the things we’ve learned in lessons.” The program also simulates real-world business situations. “One strength of the leadership program is that it really prepares you for working with the diverse backgrounds of the people you meet in the workplace,” Harris says. The people he’s met so far through the college’s special programs stand out the most to him. One of the best experiences for him has been alumni networking events, during which he has talked with and established professional relationships with alumni in his field. He also established bonds with professors that he hopes will last well into his career. Those professors have encouraged his search for leadership roles within the college that have taught Harris about himself and his strengths and weaknesses. “I’ve learned how to keep on working until the job gets done,” he says. “I’ve learned how to be dedicated. I’ve learned to identify my own strengths and how to utilize them.” To Harris, there’s no question about the unique qualities and opportunities of the College of Business. “Other schools can help you get a job,” he says, “but at ECU’s College of Business, you continue to succeed after you get a job.”


ECU College of Business 21HighlightsJACk prAGErIt was fortunate happenstance that led Jack Prager to ECU. The senior business finance major from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, set out online to find the right college for him, and his most important criteria—a large school with a close-knit, spirited feel—were the perfect fit with what East Carolina had to offer. Almost immediately, he was drawn to the dynamic College of Business, where he explored a variety of majors through fairs and information sessions before choosing the one for him. He listened to numerous alumni share their own success stories and felt compelled to join their ranks. “I felt most connected to the College of Business,” Prager says. “It was something that had a lot of possibilities, and I chose finance, which is less broad but still has flexibility.” Awarded the Gourley Scholarship in 2012, which provides a semester of in-state tuition, Prager has made his mark on the College of Business during his tenure. He is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, the business fraternity; serves as a peer mentor for the college; and works as an assistant and blogger in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Through the fraternity, he not only helps arrange speakers, special events, and fundraisers, but he observes how the organization provides the opportunity to practice running a business. “It definitely gives you different perspectives of the business world,” he says. Each member is assigned to a committee, and each committee has tasks that must be completed in order for events and goals to come together. “It’s like running your own business,” says Prager. Through the fraternity, Prager also actively adheres to the college’s emphasis on service by volunteering for organizations including Give2theTroops, the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, and the Ronald McDonald House. As a peer mentor

for the college, he guides freshman business majors toward opportunities that will make their educational experience more valuable and memorable. “I help other people succeed based on what I’ve learned so far,” he says. That kind of opportunity for growth is abundant in the College of Business, Prager points out. Choosing his major and college put him at an advantage by providing him avenues to learn from others. “The College of Business sets up a lot of opportunities for people to network,” he says. He also appreciates that while he focuses on finance, he receives instruction in all areas of business, equipping him with the

best possible background for a career in a global market. College of Business professors have also taught him how to stand out among competitors, both individually and representing a business. By giving multiple presentations through course work, “I got out of my comfort zone, and now it’s easier for me to talk in front of others,” Prager says. The rigorous education and field of opportunities are not surprising to him, based on the reputation of the College of Business. Special programs like the Leadership and Professional Development Program ensures that every graduate of the school emerges as a leader. “The College of Business is top tier,” Prager says.

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MAriSA MELCHiOrrEMarisa Melchiorre is taking her College of Business education worldwide. The senior international business–European studies concentration major from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, has traveled and studied internationally, ensuring her expertise in a boundless business marketplace. Melchiorre studied French language and culture at La Sorbonne in Paris, and traveled to the Netherlands with the College of Business under the study-abroad program. “One of my best experiences in college would be the study-abroad trip to the Netherlands,” she says. “It was such

an amazing trip that included traveling with professors and fellow Pirates. I met students from around the world and shared my experiences on the College of Business blog.” She plans to apply what she’s learned around the world to earning a master’s degree in business administration and potentially a master’s degree in sustainable tourism. “I hope to acquire a job here in North Carolina working for a global corporation in a position promoting sustainability,” Melchiorre says. “I expect to gain knowledge from other countries and apply their sustainability best practices here in the United States.” Melchiorre may think globally, but she’s also

making a difference here at home. She is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies, and has been a peer mentor for the College of Business and a French tutor for the Pirate Tutoring Center. She has participated in the Emerging Leaders program and the Leadership Reading Circle, and spent two years on ECU’s all-female cheerleading squad. She also has served as a volunteer at Greenville’s Carver Library. This past summer, she completed an internship in the accounting department of FedEx Ground in Pittsburgh. “It exposed me to corporate culture and allowed me to apply my College of Business academic knowledge to a global corporation.” She balances the extracurricular activities with studying and taking advantage of the college’s offerings. “I chose the ECU College of Business because of the great leadership programs and international studies that were offered,” Melchiorre says. “During my freshman year, my decision to attend ECU was validated by the outstanding and supportive faculty and advising staff. Collectively, they have inspired me to become a better student and participate in many of the activities on campus and in the College of Business.” Another hand of guidance from the college has been the requirement for each student to maintain a portfolio. Melchiorre says the portfolios help students showcase to potential employers their level of experience and knowledge earned during undergraduate study. It motivates students to use the resources around them and to perform volunteer activities. Through other college initiatives, she also has sharpened her independence, adaptability, leadership, accountability, and patience. “I can now successfully make sound decisions and handle multiple priorities and activities,” she says. “My college experience has taught me to take full advantage of every opportunity that presents itself in the hopes of opening new doors along the way.”


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kETurAH MAyBErryKeturah Mayberry wants to make a positive mark on the world—and she feels the College of Business is giving her the tools to do it. The senior accounting and management major from Edenton, North Carolina, has learned lessons beyond the classroom through the college’s many networking, volunteer, and career-oriented programs and opportunities. Confident in her skills, Mayberry, a senior, is ready to find solutions to emerging issues in her professional field and answers to problems within the community. “Service is going to help me be a better professional,” she says. “What I’ve learned in the College of Business will help me be a better person and give back. I know that my focus should not be only on myself, but the overall success of my business and helping others.” Mayberry grew up knowing she wanted to study business, and entered the college as a freshman. She immediately participated in as many activities and opportunities as she could, including resume workshops, visits from successful alumni, and application to numerous internships and interviews for experience. “Everyone in the college is helping me succeed by giving me different avenues and letting me know about interesting opportunities,” she says. “I love how everyone—professors, advisors, the Career Center—helps you, including writing reference letters. We have really great faculty.” The overall focus on student success within the college makes a difference to students like Mayberry by shaping them into professionals early on. They graduate confident and equipped to compete in a global market. Leadership programs “help students actually focus on being more professional,” she says. One of her favorite programs for College of Business students is the etiquette dinners, during which students experience a business social event in a dining

atmosphere. “That was the most hands-on for me,” she says. Mayberry also plans to continue to attend guest speakers’ presentations before graduation to learn as much as possible from successful business professionals. The key to success so far for Mayberry, who plans to attend graduate school next year, was hitting the ground running. She advises other students to do the same. “Try to decide what you want to do early,” she says, “so you don’t get delayed. Work hard and play hard, in that order. Then you’ll have peace of mind.” The College of Business also has helped Mayberry’s spirit of service thrive. She volunteers

at the American Cancer Society’s McConnell-Raab Hope Lodge and the Salvation Army. She also is the treasurer for the Golden Key international honor society, vice president of service for the college’s chapter of the Society for Advancement of Management, treasurer for the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, and a member of Beta Alpha Psi, the college’s accounting honor society. These experiences, she believes, will be a strong basis for her career. “I’ve always wanted to make a change in the world,” Mayberry says. “Before you can do that, you have to make a change in you, be a better you before you can help someone else change.”


”“I wanted to write you to express my sincere appreciation of your

generosity. Sometimes it can be hard to feel encouraged while I am

juggling school and work, and it is a shining spot in my life to know that

someone I have never met before would be willing to help. It is both

encouraging and motivating, and I cannot thank you enough.

— Danielle Stanley Richard K. and Jane C. Worsley Scholarship Donors: Richard Worsley

Accounting faculty ScholarshipJordan Askew, ACCTKendell Harris, ACCT

Vantage South Bank Access ScholarshipStephon Thomas, MIS

Benton family Access ScholarshipMaci Raney, ACCT

David and pamela Bond Access ScholarshipJessica Swanson, MGMT

Howard and Virginia Brown community AwardAlexa Chumpitaz, MGMT

eakins ScholarshipBrandi Askew, MIS

Gourley ScholarshipJackson Prager, FINA

f. Jay Haskins family ScholarshipBrandon Hall, ACCT/FINA

W. kel normann Business ScholarshipBrittni McShea, MKTG

tom Savitski ScholarshipEmilio Santiago, MIS

Richard and Jane Worsley Accounting Scholarship Danielle Stanley, ACCT

Danny R. Scott ScholarshipReginald Little, FINA

Archie R. Burnette ScholarshipTimothy Schwan, FINAZachary Teachey, FINA

copeland family ScholarshipJohn Pike, ACCTAshley West, MSA

frank and Rene floyd ScholarshipKeturah Mayberry, ACCT/MGMTVondella Smith, MGMT

Margery W. and R. Roy pearce ScholarshipEmily Dougherty, FINA

kevin and lori coates Scholarship in BusinessKelley Cox, MIS

Benjamin lane Abbott ScholarshipMarisa Melchiorre, MGMT

Grady and Martha Davis ScholarshipBrooke Kessing, MGMT

Advertising Women of new york ScholarshipAustin Evans, MKTGChardonnay Lavigne, Interior Design

ernst & young Accounting ScholarshipKevin Hale, MSASarah Howland, ACCT

Donald l. and Barbara Hatch Scholarship in MarketingCasey King, MKTG

Hal S. Johnston Scholarship for BusinessDanielle Todaro, FINA

McGladrey and pullen Alumni ScholarshipVirginia Bridgman, MSAChristopher Jones, MSA

elizabeth and kenneth Schneider Scholarship Camille Hefner, MSA

Jack W. and Mary kathryn thornton Scholarship Allison Johnson, ACCT

William f. West Memorial ScholarshipAntoine Khoury, MGMT

Raymond and Martha Jones/AMA Scholarship Stephanie Moore, MKTG

Mandy kelly Beta Alpha psi ScholarshipKseniya Shakotko, ACCT

Scott Jack Benrube ScholarshipAlexandria Anneheim, MGMT

Beta Gamma Sigma ScholarshipBrandon Hall, ACCT and FINA

connally Branch ScholarshipLouisa Burgwyn, FINA

Michael l. Bunting Business ScholarshipEric Graham, ACCT

coastal plains chapter of ncAcpA Scholarship Andrew Steffensen, ACCT

George coffman ScholarshipKimberly Conklin, MKTG

commerce club ScholarshipTerresa Dent, ACCTAlexis Williams, FINA and MGMT

edward Jones Scholarship in Memory of landon BlackleyJustin Todd, FINA

Hickman family ScholarshipHeather Nelson, ACCT and MGMT

James e. and Deborah l. Hooper ScholarshipJohn-Tyler Knox, ACCT

independent insurance Agents of nc Scholarship Wilton Armstrong, FINA and SCMChristopher Lambert, FINAColeman Spain., FINA

Judi Marvel ScholarshipStephanie Rose, MSA

McGladrey and pullen Accounting ScholarshipMark Hatcher, ACCT

MiS ScholarshipKelsey Olivieri, MIS

emma Morris ScholarshipAshley Lewis, MGMT

James W. and Anne H. nordan ScholarshipSummer Wert, ACCT

Awards for Scholarships2012–2013


”“I thank you very much for the opportunities you have given me through

this scholarship and the doors you have opened. The funds will allow

me to continue to excel in school and help me focus on my future

career ... debt free.

— Alexandria Anneheim Recipient of the Scott Jack Benrube Entrepreneurial and Mentorship Scholarship Donor: Michael Kowalczyk

nc Board of examiners Accounting Scholarship Nicholas Strong, MSA

nc Board of examiners exam couponShalin Brown, MSA

ncAcpA ScholarshipThomas Demattia, ACCTTrent Tignor, ACCT

latney W. pittard Memorial ScholarshipEmily Molgaard, ACCT

Margaret c. phthisic Memorial ScholarshipDanielle Holland, MIS

pnc Bank ScholarshipCorey Hodge, MKTGMarc Metry, ACCT, MKTG and MGMTRobert Nelson, ACCT and FINA

Rhodes ScholarshipCicely Lopez, ACCT

William H. and lisa D. Shreve ScholarshipJeffrey Bailey, MKTG

Student Accounting Society ScholarshipEmily Hass, MSA

Viaticus ScholarshipNeil Krajewski, FINA

Gary Warren Scholarship in BusinessKristina Boycheva, MKTG

Michael and Rose o’Hara ScholarshipJessica Balazsi, MISAaron Davis, General Business

frank Booth Memorial ScholarshipStacey Hobbs, ACCT

Gwen potter ScholarshipAnthony Interdonato, MKTG and MGMT

Audrey J. Smith ScholarshipLuis Rijos, MBA

J. fred Hamblen ScholarshipSerghei Trofimov, MKTG

Management Department Student Award Kathleen Tcherkezian, MGMT

elsie l. and Silas D. Abernathy ScholarshipKylie Moss, MKTG

James and Ann Bichsel ScholarshipMichael Bullock, FINA

Anna francis and philip A. Jukoski Memorial ScholarshipJacqueline Lukas, FINA

Andrew J. pappas Memorial Scholarship Chukwuemeka Oniya, FINA and ACCT

pitt-Greenville Board of Realtors ScholarshipPaige Gibson, FINAMicah Robertson, FINA

uBe Business ScholarshipSydney Day, FINABryan McNinch, FINAKathryn Warner, MKTG

conley Marketing ScholarshipSamantha Hardison, MKTGOluwatobi Olofintuyi, MKTG

commerce club Book ScholarshipJohn Baldwin, MGMTMadison Gardner, MISJoshua Hetzel, FINAErica Lee, MGMTLee Patterson, MISAlexis Scott, MKTGMailin Seipp, MBASteven Schulz, ACCTAllison Von Peterffy, MGMTChristina Weaver, ACCT

credit professionals international ScholarshipTaylor McGowan, ACCT

first American Savings Bank ScholarshipAmanda Porter, ACCT

institute of Management Accountants Scholarship Krystal Hicks, MSA

Department of Accounting Book ScholarshipPhilip Barr, ACCTEric Green, ACCTDaniel Nuccio, ACCTChristine Wilson, ACCT

elmer Haskell ec Scholars AwardMorgan Harvey, MKTG and MGMT

Outstanding Seniors• camille Hefner, Accounting• Dillon Godley, finance• David Jauss Jr., Management• chelsi chandler, Management information Systems• Michael Andrews, Marketing and Supply chain Management

Awards• Walter Allen Howard Award Kseniya Shakotko• commerce club Scholars Terresa Dent and Alexis Williams• Donald B. Boldt international excellence Award Jie Gao


Beta Gamma Sigma

2011–2012 Beta Gamma Sigma Inductees

JunioRSAndrew BeamonBritnee ColeyKimberley ConklinKelley CoxTerresa DentCarmen GalloniTaylor GleasonBrandon HallMichael HardyMary HillStacey HobbsDavid HowardSarah Morgan HunterEmily HurstCarlee JabinAllison JohnsonBrooke KessingAntoine KhouryCasey KingSteven KretschmerChristopher LangTyler MasudaMarisa MelchiorreAlexandra Morrison

Kylie MossThanh NgoOlivia RichardsonMatthew RodwellEmilio SantiagoDanielle StanleyKathleen TcherkezianZachary TeacheyStephon ThomasAlexis B. Williams

SenioRSChristy AguilarEmily BaumgartnerConsuelo A. BeasingerJennifer ClemmonsRichard M. DaviesLisa M. DemersAimee M. FahyKendell HarrisCamille HefnerMatthew HertzlerCharles W. HeumaderSarah HowlandMary Score Mays

Jessica MeltonKathleen K. MunnMary NewcombeLee PattersonChristopher PeckLashanti PennClifton QuinnJennifer Townsend RocheKseniya ShakotkoCaitlin E. SimpsonWilliam SpainJessica SwansonLaura O. TavaresJustin A. ToddJack TookeyGreg VeirsChristina WeaverJohn WeinerKellie Seymore White MASteRSClyde L. Brooks Jr.Kevin BuchananJason CarmanDaniel Ray Carter

Honor Society

Beta Gamma SigmaFounded in 1913, Beta Gamma Sigma is the national honor society for collegiate schools of business. Chapters may only be chartered with programs accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest national recognition a student of business can receive in an undergraduate or masters program at a school accredited by the AACSB. Of the 1,600

institutions with degree programs in business, only 504 are accredited by the AACSB with 408 currently having active chapters of Beta Gamma Sigma. To be eligible for membership, a student must rank in the top of his or her class.

The Gamma Chapter at ECU is proud to have been inducting academically superior undergraduate students since 1967. The master of business administration program has been accredited and has been honoring graduate level students since 1976.

Ryan P.W. ChadwellChristopher CrottyMelissa EbiliDavid EckellRonald FarlowOlivia FisherMegan GabelJie GaoDavidson GilletteDouglas HaydenJeffery HopeMitchell KimseyJackson McRaeLawrence A. Moye IIIJennifer B. ParkerDevang PatelJoseph RafalowskiJonathan RickardMark RinehartBrian SentivanyCheterra SheffBarton ShoularsRyan StallingsJames Teske

Jeremy YatesJeffrey S. Zawicki Jr.

officeRS• Dr. Andrew Herdman, President• Brandon D. Hall, Student Vice-President• Dr. Rebecca Fay, Treasurer• Dr. Christopher Keller, Secretary• Dr. Joy Karriker, Past President cHApteR HonoReeS• Kevin Monroe, Vice President, CAPTRUST• Kirk Little, Vice-President and CEO, Apogee Solutions Inc.

Alumni Highlights


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Alumni of the College of Business are essential pillars to our success. These are the people who know the College better than anyone—they have experienced what the College of Business has to offer and know the value of having a business degree from ECU. Alumni also serve as our greatest champions, helping the College continue its strong tradition of preparing tomorrow’s leaders. Alumni play many critical roles for the College, too—returning to teach, counseling students, serving on advisory boards to the College, and providing financial resources for the programs needed to execute our mission. This tradition of giving back has been in place since the College’s beginnings almost 75 years ago, and thousands of alumni show their support each year by making contributions, both time and money. Just as important, our alumni serve as examples of success for current and future students. In this section of the Annual Report, we recognize the accomplishments of just a few of our thousands of outstanding alumni each year. In this issue, we highlight Bill Furr, Rob Jones, Kevin Monroe, Kel Normann, Donna Phillips and Harry Smith. These individuals have excelled in their careers, demonstrating service to their communities and to the College of Business. In both the business and civic arenas, they continue to better the world around them through their actions. It is no accident that these alumni hold close to their hearts the extraordinary qualities that were instilled in them while in the College of Business—just as these qualities are instilled in students today. We thank all of our alumni who continue to make a difference at ECU, at home, and across the globe.

Bill fuRR(BuSA ’65)East Carolina University began to shape Bill Furr’s life before he even entered a classroom on campus. Like all incoming students, he was attending Orientation in Wright Auditorium with a group of friends when he met a group of women living in Umstead. One in particular caught his eye, Emily, and they were married four years later. “The university has been such a major influence in our family’s life,” says Furr. “There are 100,000

alumni scattered around the world and it’s hard to verbalize what ECU means to people’s personal and professional lives.” When Furr arrived in Greenville, he was presented with opportunities to explore new ideas, which he embraced. “ECU gave me, a young kid from Statesville, a perspective that I wouldn’t have if I had not gone to school,” he says. “I met students from New York, D.C., and Virginia, and that was invaluable. The whole education process, especially liberal arts, caused me to grow and it couldn’t have happen without that base. I still remember the projects today and have throughout all the years.” Furr has been a part of the university’s and College of Business’s growth and improvement since his time as a student in the early 60s. During the mid 80s, Furr’s interest in the COB was renewed when his son was a business student. He became an active member of the Business Advisory Council for the COB and, according to Furr, “hit it off ” with Ernie Uhr, who was dean at the time. “The Business Advisory Council gave us the opportunity to get back with college’s professors and other professionals,” says Furr, who is still an active member. “It expanded because of Ernie’s determination to get people involved who were once in the business world. The professors were learning as much as students.” After graduating in 1965, Furr was presented with numerous job offers, but accepted a position with DuPont that took him to New York City after a brief stint in Charlotte. He worked in the Garment District of NYC for DuPont for eight years, where he sold knitting yarns, and with other companies in the garment industry. “I was blessed with a series of jobs and opportunities in the garment trade. DuPont and the Army moved me to New York City, and I was out of my element,” said Furr. “I had never been further north of Portsmith, Virginia. It was a great experience with entirely different folks than I was raised with.” From spinning yarn to fabric to ladies wear to sportswear, Furr worked with all types of textiles at varying points in the industry. Furr made his way back to the Charlotte area working with a yarn company that he bought and later sold for Cumulus Fibers, which focused

on nonwoven materials, like furniture stuffing, bedding and air filtration. The company grew from $4 million to $40 million by the time he sold it in 1998. The Furrs split their time between Blowing Rock in the summer and Vero Beach, Florida, in the winter and are members of the Chancellor’s Society. He has served on a number of committees and campaigns including the Board of Trustees that has helped develop ECU academically and athletically over the years. “Giving back is so easy when you’re involved in campus life,” says Furr, who was a part of the Old Austin Building cupola project and has worked on the Privateer’s Deck alongside his wife. “You get a sense of the impact the university has on people with the addition of the medical school and dental school, especially the impact on the state of North Carolina and eastern North Carolina. It is significant. It’s the reason why I’m so proud.”

RoB JoneS(BSBA, MktG ’78)As one of the newest members of the College of Business Advisory Council, Rob Jones has a special understanding of turning success in the classroom into a fruitful career. Jones, of Greenville, is president and CEO of the little bank Inc., which operates six full-service branches in eastern North Carolina and is headquartered in Kinston. Jones earned a bachelor’s degree in 1978 in business administration and marketing, and is eager to once again play an active role in the college and make it the best it can be through mission and accomplishment. His journey through the college as a student was a milestone itself. “I began to mold the rest of my life on my own,” Jones says of his beginning at ECU. “I was the first person in my family to go to college to pursue a four-year degree, which made college somewhat of a historic event.” While he valued his time at East Carolina, his goal was ultimately to jumpstart a career as soon as possible, applying what he learned in the classroom to real life. Jones’s career includes experience and

management positions with NCNB/Nations-bank/Bank of America. He showed talent early on for growing and nurturing loan portfolios, and worked his way up to most recently serving as the Carolina community marketing executive, developing rural market and strategy and managing commercial banking activities in 14 rural markets in the Carolinas. For the 2000 fiscal year, he was recognized as one of the top 100 customer-service leaders in net income growth. “I had significant training and development all along, and many mentors that helped me succeed,” Jones says, “but it all started with my business degree from ECU.” He has led the little bank Inc. for the past 10 years, and the successful company houses branches in Kinston, Goldsboro, Jacksonville, Greenville, New Bern, and La Grange. Jones believes in getting involved and making a difference wherever he can. He is a member of the Kinston Community Health Center board, and he serves as chair of the investment committee of the ECU Medical and Health Sciences Foundation board. “I agreed to serve because of my commitment to ECU as well as my desire

to make a contribution to health care,” he says. That desire to serve extends to the College of Business Advisory Council, through which Jones plans to interact with students and help make their College of Business experience as close to the professional world as possible. “I want there to be no doubt that they have been prepared to compete in the ever-changing business environment of today and the future,” Jones says. He is eager to share advice with students—his most staunch belief is in personal branding centered around integrity, credibility, competence, work ethic, and intelligence. “We need to teach young people that they are always building a brand that stands for something,” he says. Jones recently was invited to speak to students in Beta Gamma Sigma, the premier business honor society. “It was a great treat to be around energetic and bright young people,” he says. “It was also inspiring for me that they had a genuine interest in what I had to say. Living and working in Greenville will allow me to spend more time with students and faculty in the future, and I look forward to being able to contribute in that regard.”



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keVin MonRoe(BSBA ’99, MGMt ’99, MBA ’05)From the moment Greenville native Kevin Monroe stepped foot on campus as a freshman, he knew the College of Business was where he wanted to study. His father earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business at ECU, and Monroe set out to do the same. As an undergraduate student, Monroe played football and baseball for ECU, and his passion for athletics, finance, and ECU has shaped his career ever since. Monroe is the vice president and financial advisor with Captrust in Raleigh, North Carolina, and advises roughly 80 NFL players on investing, spending, and preserving their income. With the help of COB professors, Monroe scored three interviews after graduation and accepted an offer from Wachovia Financial Securities in Greenville that lead to an unusual opportunity. “During that job, I read our ads during [home] football games,” he says. “Then, I became a sideline reporter.” Monroe started working as a co-analyst for Pirate Radio on the weekends and just celebrated his 10th season of radio broadcasting and 11th year as an advisor. Monroe has not only stayed connected with the athletic department, but has also been voted onto the Business Advisory Council within the College of Business. “We are the eyes and ears of business world for professors,” he says. “We help plan classes and add and drop courses. I get a lot out of it because we’re bettering the program.” What keeps Monroe most active in the university’s academics is serving on the ECU Foundation board. “I learn what we’re doing for scholarship recipients,” says Monroe. “We see the advancement of the university, including the dental, medical and nursing schools. The College of Business now has four-year students. We’re growing in recognition and we continue to get bigger and better.” When Monroe was in the classroom, he valued the college’s incorporation of real-world application and models. “It’s like the experience before the experience,” he said. As a student, a few professors played key roles in Monroe’s success: Anne Fisher, Roy Simerly, and Doug Schneider. Fisher, who is now the director of professional programs, was quick to learn her students’ names and made sure students “got it,” according to Monroe. Simerly, who is a professor in the department of management, was Monroe’s professor for the course Business Policy, which he said was his hardest class. “It was tough getting through it,” says Monroe. “I studied hard and gave it

my maximum effort, and he helped push me.” Schneider, a professor in the department of accounting, took a particular interest in Monroe’s performance as a student-athlete. “He wanted to make sure I was doing well with the extra work and getting done what I needed to,” says Monroe. “He helped me prepare for my MBA.” Like his father, Monroe returned to ECU to earn his MBA. He enrolled in the college’s online courses and continued to work full-time.

“I wouldn’t replace it for anything,” he says. “I worked full-time and went back to school while I was living in Raleigh. In undergrad, I played two sports and needed extra help from being away playing, and I never had a bad experience. I am thankful for the College of Business and all they helped me do.” Monroe lives in Durham with his wife, Dr. Rasheeda Monroe, who is pediatrician and a graduate of the Brody School of Medicine at ECU.


kel noRMAnn(BSBA, MktG ’85)Kel Normann wants students in ECU’s College of Business to have a wealth of opportunities to succeed—the same benefits that helped him become a leader in his field. Normann, of Sanford, is the managing director for the Normann Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors and counsels clients on decision-making and complex issues related to investment and estate planning. Over the years, he has been active not only in his professional community but with numerous civic organizations and educational institutions. East Carolina’s students have felt the impact of his generosity. “Giving back and knowing I’m helping others to really get the education and experience that I had is part of the

responsibility of being successful,” Normann says. In his first days at ECU—following in both parents’ footsteps—he thought he wanted to follow a path toward becoming a dentist. Then he enrolled in business courses. The personal attention from professors, the skills he learned to help him focus on the future, and the opportunities for challenge and growth won Normann over. “I got more serious about school once I got into the College of Business,” he says. Normann also knows that other serious students are finding it more difficult to afford an education, so he established the W. Kel Normann Business Scholarship, which recognizes annually a full-time undergraduate business major who displays superior academic achievement and demonstrates financial need. Normann and his family also give to the EC Scholars program each

year and provide funding for an Access Scholarship every year. “East Carolina was good to me,” he says. “I feel that my education and experience at ECU and my involvement since graduation are big parts of my success.” Part of what contributes to College of Business students’ success is the quality of professors, Normann said. “The professors really got engaged with us,” he says. “They wanted to see you grow as a student and as an individual.” The college’s offerings of interactive experience with professors and “real-world” events including speeches from alumni and etiquette dinners also help prepare students to achieve in the professional arena. To Normann, business graduates need to know how to communicate on many levels to showcase their career expertise. “Communication skills are the strongest backbone of success,” he says. Normann has certainly maintained communication with ECU. A past member of the College of Business Advisory Council, he has served on the ECU Foundation board for 13 years, and has been chairman of the board’s investment committee for 10 years. Normann is a member of the Order of the Cupola, the Chancellor’s Society, the Old Austin Society, and the Leo W. Jenkins Society. He is a life member of the East Carolina Alumni Association and supports the ECU Educational Foundation (Pirate Club). Normann serves on the Board of Trustees for Meredith College, and was one of the founding members of the Lee County Boys and Girls Club and the Lee County Education Foundation. He has served as chairman for both boards, as well as the boards of the Sanford Rotary Club, Central Carolina Community College Foundation, and the O’Neal School. Although Normann’s main focus has been toward ECU’s College of Business, he also has made contributions to the College of Nursing, College of Human Ecology, Student Life, and the ECU Foundation. Just as he helps guide his clients on their financial paths, Normann is offering his expertise to the College of Business. His hopes for ECU business graduates are that they will be well-rounded, global-economy ready individuals equipped with skills that will lend themselves to strong professional relationships. His advice to students is not to forget the art of one-on-one communication and the importance of writing and speaking skills. “It’s not all about numbers and economics in the real world,” he says. While Normann’s own real-world success stands as an example to future graduates, he won’t forget his days at ECU. “It’s where I got some of the best memories from college,” he says. “It taught me how to apply myself. It taught me to be me. Everyone is different, learns differently, and brings something different to the table.”


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DonnA pHillipS(BSBA, MktG ’91, MBA ’94) For the past 13 years, Donna Phillips has shared her experiences from the world of business with East Carolina University’s College of Business students every year since she graduated. As the senior economic developer and manager for the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s industry recruitment efforts for the eastern region since 2004, Phillips has learned that some serious patience and marketing skills are imperative to this job. But, thanks to her education and personality, she has plenty of both. “One of the big highlights for me is flying to corporate headquarters and doing presentations on how great North Carolina is,” says Phillips, a Murfreesboro native. “I love the state, so it’s easy for me.” Some of the companies she is responsible for bringing to the area include West Pharmaceuticals and Sanderson Farms of Kinston, CMI Plastics of Ayden, Metrics Inc. of Greenville, KIOTI Tractors of Wendell, and Smithfield Foods of Wilson, Kinston, Clinton, and Tar Heel. “I match the needs of the company with what North

Carolina has to offer. Some clients have taken five years, but from initial contact to getting them to sign a letter of intent, it usually takes six months to a year.” Her biggest challenge is typically getting the CEOs to make a visit to North Carolina, but when they do, she gives them a tour of her 13-county territory. During her time as a student earning her bachelor of science degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from 1989 to 1991 and MBA from 1991 to 1994, guest speakers made the most impression. “I remember the impact that people like Parker Overton had on me when I was a student. It’s invaluable,” says Phillips, who stays in touch with many professors and guests to the college. In fact, she still calls Overton for advice while preparing for presentations. A more recent career highlight for Phillips has been her appointment to the ECU Board of Visitors where she serves on the Engagement Committee. She helps to determine ways the board can mingle not only with each other, but also with local industries the university supports. “It’s the only meeting that I can wear

purple and gold and everyone gets it,” she says. Since graduation, Phillips gives back to the College of Business through her time speaking to classes and working with students on becoming savvy business professionals as a part of the Leadership and Professional Development Program. From coaching women on professional attire, to men on proper business etiquette during a complicated brunch, to being a representative at all times of the company students go to work for, even during a work function with an open bar, she offers practical advice and insight. Working the room, listening to clients’ needs, and networking are also a part of her professional experiences that she’s able to pass on to students. A milestone Phillips is proud to proclaim is that she was the first woman to hold her title with the Department of Commerce in North Carolina during former Governor Jim Hunt’s term. Now, there are 15 total economic developers and roughly half are women. “I’m always really proud of that,” says Phillips. “Before, it used to be a handshake on the golf course and it’s not like that anymore.”


HARRy SMitH(BSBA, MGMt ’92)Flanders Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Harry L. Smith Jr. found success not far from home. Smith, who is from Clayton, North Carolina, has worked for

the company located just outside of Greenville in Washington for 14 years. Smith came to ECU not knowing what he wanted to study. The broad application and impact of business along with his affection for numbers drew him toward the College of Business. Most of his college career,

Smith claims that he was an average student until one class in particular won him over. The class happened to have a reputation of being the most difficult, but he earned an A in Donald Boldt’s Business Policy class. Smith went on to graduate with a bachelor of science degree in business administration in 1992. “There is absolutely no doubt that a lot of my career and how I ended up, from a success standpoint, is due to the policy class at ECU and specifically Donald Boldt, who made a lasting impact on me from a business guy’s perspective,” says Smith. Boldt taught part time for the college and then served as the assistant dean for graduate programs from 1992–1999. “That class was a big turning point for me because we studied business models from start to finish, companies that thrived, companies that struggled, and companies that were turned around,” Smith says. “[The class] focused on the dynamics it takes to truly run a business, and it was taught by someone who actually made a payroll and understood the pressures of sitting in a CEO’s seat and doing the things day-in and day-out that it takes to be successful.” Smith and his family have enjoyed ECU’s athletic program throughout the years, and this is Smith’s first year serving on ECU’s Educational Foundation (Pirate Club), and he is “terribly excited,” he said. His wife, Tammy, majored in psychology and is an ECU 1992 graduate as well. In December of 2011, the Smiths pledged $1 million to the Step Up to the Highest Level Campaign that raised funds for the construction of the new basketball practice facility. “We’ve enjoyed the athletic program so much,” says Smith. “When they recruited Jeff Lebo, I considered it a world-class opportunity. Athletics and academics drive each other. I want to see ECU to continue on a course to be a premier university in North Carolina.” “Harry and Tammy Smith have taken the ‘Step Up To The Highest Level Campaign’ as a challenge to move this project and our athletics program forward,” Holland said in the news release about the couple’s gift. “Their generosity should inspire us all at this important time in our athletic history.”

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your annual gift to the college goes to work immediately to• strengthen academic programs, • attract top faculty members, and• make ecu affordable for all students.

More specifically, annual giving allows the college of Business to provide extraordinary opportunities for learning and discovery; to extend financial aid to students who need it; and to help meet emerging needs and challenges. these unrestricted funds provide the flexibility to undertake new initiatives, such as implementing our new leadership curriculum, and the necessary departments to support it.

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Supporters

Saluting Our Supporters


lifetime Donors to the college of Business through June 30, 2012 *Current or past College of Business faculty member

$250,000+Thomas D. Arthur The Dillard Teer FamilyEstate of Pearl R. PotterIndependent Insurance Agents of North Carolina Vince and Linda McMahon Family Foundation Inc.RBC Bank W. Howard Rooks

$150,000–$249,999Ken and Kay Chalk James W. ChesnuttFrank and Rene Floyd and Family FoundationCharles D. Jamerson Jr.National Spinning Company Wachovia, Wells Fargo and Wells Fargo Foundation

$100,000–$149,999Bank of America and Bank of America FoundationDavid A. Bond and Pamela S. Bond Bonnie Lee Brown Estate of Archie R. Burnette Stephen and Ellen CunananDixon Hughes GoodmanThe Thelma Roberts Hall Irrevocable Trust Kevin M. and Lori Coates Shannon

$75,000–$99,999Mark and Tracy CopelandNC Association of CPAsThe Coastal Plains ChapterWeyerhaeuser Company Foundation

$50,000–$74,999Howard Hodges AycockBelk Tyler StoresBruce A. Biggs Jerod and Marnie Pearce CohenThe Edward D. Jones and Company FoundationFidelity Charitable Gift FundThe Gourley Family Foundation Inc.Johnson & Johnson FoundationKelly S. KingCharles Lee McGimsey RSM McGladrey Inc.

W. Kel Normann North Carolina Surplus Lines AssociationMargery W. Pearce Danny R. Scott Richard Worsley

$25,000–$49,999ARAMARK CorporationBruce Austin Jr.Kenneth Barlow Lisa D. and Walter Benton Donald B. Boldt* David J. Bradley Burlington IndustriesCapital Community Foundation Inc.Cliff Weil Inc.George and Martha Coffman Willie R. and Linda B. Creech John Hunter Davis* and Cindy C. Davis The Domestic Industries Foundation/Fred HunnekeEmpire Brushes Inc.Dale West EngelbertErnst & YoungA. E. Finley FoundationFoundation for the CarolinasWilliam P. and Emily Furr Gertrude GobleDan M. Guy James and Deborah Hooper David Reece HowellAlvin B. Hutzler IIHal S. Johnson John Richard Lancaster Richard Finley Moldin Frederick D. Niswander* PepsiCo FoundationRyan Perry and Shana Stone Perry Edward R. Pupa R & D Development LLCJames R. Talton Jr. (deceased)UnifiUnited Energy Inc.James A. Walker Robert A. and Margaret C. Ward The H.O. West FoundationSamuel Wornom III and Sandra Wornom

$20,000–$24,999American Society for Quality (ASQ)Anheuser-Busch

Charles S. Atwater Sr.David K. BargerArchie R. Burnette (deceased)Stanley G. Eakins* and Laurie Eakins*Goldman SachsGreenville-Pitt Association of Realtors Inc.North Carolina Real Estate Educational FoundationThe Harold H. Bate Foundation Inc.The PantryUniversity Book Exchange Inc.David Womack Louis H. Zincone Jr*

$15,000–$19,999William N. Alexander Jr.Arthur Andersen and CompanyBeta Alpha PsiJanice B. Buck (deceased)Century Business Services Inc.H & R Block FoundationJohn Robert Hooten Ray L. Jones* (deceased)KPMG LLPDavid Ernest Leonard W. Guy LucasNational Council on Economic EducationWilliam H. and Lisa Shreve Robert E. Taft Leo Allen VentersRobert Howard Weber Jr.William H. Yarborough

$10,000–$14,999AHG Associates, LLCPaul J. Alar The Ashland Inc. FoundationBarnhill Contracting CompanyE. Leonard Blackley John Henry Bradley* Kathleen A. Brady Connally Branch Charles L. Broome* Rodney CantrellHenry Cashwell Sr.Central Carolina Community FoundationWilliam Richard Cobb Kevin James Collins Collins, Asbell, Ward & Greene LLPInez M. Conley

Eastern Carolina Chapter IMAEx-Cell Home Fashions Inc.Gannett FoundationGlaxoSmithKlineGrady-White Boats Inc.Frank Edward Grayiel IIIUmesh* and Usha Gulati Hampton Industries Inc.William A. Haney Jr.Heilig-Meyers Furniture CompanyWade Hampton HenkelHooker and BuchananThomas Garner Horne Elaine H. Howard (deceased)Judith R. Hunt*David R. Hunt I.S.S.A. FoundationThe Robert Wood Johnson FoundationJeffrey T. Joyner Richard Lee Kerns* Brenda Killingsworth*Christopher D. MandalerisGary M. Massie MicrosoftJ. Fielding Miller Miller Family FoundationMonsantoNabisco Foods GroupMino Owen Osterkamp Jr.Donald Hicks PerryWilliam H. Powell IIIJulian W. Rawl Edward H. Ripper Ryo Leo Sasaki Douglas Kenneth Schneider*Timothy James Shearer Benjamin Todd Singleton J. Troy Smith Jr.Sonoco Products CompanySouthern National Bank of NC State FarmPhillip W. Tetterton Jack Thomas Thompson Jr.Ernest B. Uhr* Gary Lew WarrenKathy Brittain WhiteH. Glenn Williams (deceased)Henry G. Williamson Jr.Dennis Allen Young Sr.

Business Advisory CouncilThe Business Advisory Council provides advice, guidance, and support for the continuing development of quality business programs at East Carolina University. The council has helped to establish a broad range of ongoing relationships with the College’s business partners, including the Business Partners for Excellence program.

paul J. AlarManaging Director West Mountain Partners, LP

charles S. Atwater President and CEOHydro Service and Supplies Inc.

Howard AycockRetired CIO Tropicana

lisa Benton Senior HR Business Partner Wells Fargo

Robert f. Bird Retired Executive Vice President Independent Insurance Agents of NC

Donald B. BoldtConsultantRetired Business Owner/ Retired Faculty

David BondPresidentWatchMeGoPro

connally BranchPresidentClark-Branch Inc. Realtors

Bonnie BrownIndependent ConsultantPricewaterhouse Coopers Partner (retired)

Wanda BurgamyBusiness Development ManagerDell Inc.

James W. chesnuttPresident and CEONational Spinning Co. Inc.

chip chessonPresidentChesson Management Inc.

Jerod S. cohenDirector of Employee Benefit ServicesSnipes Insurance Service Inc.

kevin collinsSpecialist Team Unit DirectorMicrosoft


Mark copelandPartnerErnst & Young

R. W. Daniels Jr.Eastern Regional PresidentBB&T (retired)

Gary S. DavidsonChief Financial OfficerEmigra Group, LLC

Bernita DemeryDirector of Financial ServicesCity of Greenville, NC

Beth G. everettManagerHabitat for Humanity

Ralph W. flanaryManager, retiredCelanese/Current ECU faculty

William p. furrRetiredCumulus Fibres

Joe GantzBusiness ConsultantPine Brook Road Partners, LLC

William f. Grant iiiPresidentWilliam Franklin Group

David J. GuilfordPresidentDLG Associates Inc.

franz f. HolscherManagement ConsultantRetired, Thurston Motor Lines fred e. HunnekeChairman and CEODomestic Industries Inc.

Alvin B. Hutzler iiPresident, Cliff Weil Inc.

Van isleyPresidentProfessional Builders Supply Inc.

Rob JonesCEOthe little bank, Inc.

kirk littleManager of Strategic SolutionsApogee Solutions Inc.

W. Guy lucasFinancial AdvisorMorgan Stanley Smith Barney

Rod MalletteVP for Business DevelopmentBoyle Transport

Sarah MayoChief Financial OfficerLenoir Memorial Hospital

Donald c. McGlohonPresident, McGlohon & Company

J. fielding Miller Sr.CEO/Managing PartnerCapTrust Financial Advisors

kevin MonroeAssistant Vice PresidentCapTrust Financial Advisors

Harry W. Moser iiiVice PresidentCD Group

W. kel normannSenior Vice PresidentThe Normann Group

Melanie orlandoPresident and Co-FounderEnvision Mortgage Corporation

Ron peoplesRegional ExecutivePNC Bank

Ryan perryOwnerInnovative Construction Group, LLC

edward R. pupaCEODesignAdvance

W. Howard RooksReal Estate ConsultantBusiness Owner

lynn SchubertPresidentThe Surety and Fidelity Association of America kevin M. ShannonRetiredBank of America

tim ShearerPresidentTJS2 Investments, LLC

thomas l. SouthernCLU, ChFCMass Mutual

phillip W. tettertonChief Financial OfficerCamoplastSolideal

Jack thompsonCEO and PresidentFemPartners Inc.

James A. WalkerChairmanThe Advisory Group, LLC

Benny WardExecutive Vice PresidentBioDelivery Sciences International

James H. Ward iiiManaging MemberWard Holdings, LLC

t. craig WilliamsVice PresidentWal-Mart Robert A. WardExecutive Vice PresidentUnifi Inc. (Retired)

David H. WomackPresidentWomack Electric Supply

Robin parker WynneMarketing and Dealer SupportParker Marine Enterprises, Inc.

William H. yarboroughPresident and CEOUS Postal Service Federal Credit Union


Partners for ExcellenceGifts made between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012

Jarvis circle ($10,000+)ARAMARK CorporationThe Harold H. Bate Foundation Inc.Lisa D. and Walter BentonBeta Alpha PsiMark F. and Tracy W. CopelandThe Frank and Renee Floyd Family Foundation, Inc.The Edward D. Jones and Company FoundationVince and Linda McMahon Family Foundation, Inc.North Carolina Association of Insurance AgentsSamuel J. and Sandra L. WornomWells Fargo

Wright circle ($5,000–$9,999)Kenneth A. BarlowBruce A. BiggsWilliam Kendall and Kay ChalkErnst & Young Foundation Matching Gift ProgramSandra Jacobs

Jenkins circle ($2,500–$4,999)Howard Hodges AycockBonnie Lee BrownRodney CantrellCentral Carolina Community FoundationStanley G.* and Laurie A.* EakinsDan M. GuyH & R Block FoundationFrederick D. Niswander*William Keller NormannMargery W. PearceRoger G. and Gaile D. Taylor

chancellor’s circle ($1,000–$2,499)Rose L. Bailey*David J. BradleyKimberly Harper BraxtonMichael L. BuntingThomas David CaffertyHenry V. Cashwell Sr.Mark Wesley CassadyEugene G. Chewning Jr.William Richard CobbWillie Ray and Linda B. CreechPhoebe M. DailJohn H.* and Cindy C. DavisDenise E. Dickins*Ralph A. Finch Jr.Louis Plaster ForrestRobert N. and Judy A. HatchWade Hampton HenkelThomas Garner HorneJudith R. Hunt*Johnson & JohnsonSteven Wayne JonesJeffrey Thomas JoynerWilliam R. and Karen J. KochMichael Stanley KowalczykWilliam Guy LucasRobert T. MaynardPatrick B. Mitchell

National Automobile Dealers Charitable FoundationNorth Carolina CPA Foundation Inc. Chapter and Committee Scholarship ProgramNorth Carolina State Board of CPA ExaminersMargaret T. O’Hara* and Larry DziezicPepsiCo FoundationJoseph Alvin PopeLen* and Donda H. RhodesCarl Marion RogersThomas William SavitskiDouglas Kenneth Schneider*Lynn M. SchubertEllen Whitman SidburyGeorge S. and Pamela J. SmithState FarmWilliam Stewart SwainPhillip W. TettertonAdrian E. TurneyUniversity Book Exchange Inc./ Don EdwardsVector Marketing CorporationLeo Allen VentersViaticus Inc./Mark C. WeitzelWalter and Marie Williams FoundationMoye Wayne WoolardWilliam H. Yarborough

Associate ($500–$999)Douglas AdamsJohn Post Alkire IVJohn M. and Maha Z. BanningDonald Bernard Boldt*Ann B. ByrdCamberley Properties Inc./ John Lloyd DayJohn Graham ClementsKevin James CollinsRichard Edgar Cook*John Morris DavisStephen M. DeatonPhillip Ray DixonSusan Adele EngelkemeyerGertrude GobleTravis Ray ChamblissKenneth M. Gunn Jr.Deborah L. HardinCleveland M. HawkinsCorinne M. Heath* (deceased)James* and Joyce HollowayEdward Allen JamesJarman Auto Sales/Grant D. JarmanJeffrey Gray KearnsRichard Lee Kerns*Thomas E. LeakeJames R. LewisRodney Alton MalletteRaymond K. McCullochMicrosoftNathan Rene MilianJames Ernest Mitchell IIICynthia Spruill ModlinJohn O’Hara

Alan Daniel ParrishMalcolm Glenn Perry Jr.Robert Earl Poole IIWilliam H. Powell IIIDavid Lee RippyRyo Leo SasakiPaul Schwager*Kirk Andrew ShawWilliam H. and Lisa ShreveSusan Lynch Smith*Zachary Alan SmithStancil and Company/ Jack McAuther StancilJohn Jacob Stauffer IIIStephen Paul Steelman Jr.Guy Seldon SwainJames Howard SwainCarey Meredith Swann IIIAlbert Justice ThreewittsJoseph Tomkiewicz*G. Albert TurnerArnold and Kay WallaceWebber Rentals/William G. Webber Jr.Donnie Chester WilsonDavid Jefferson WorthingtonDavid YoungStephen Kent YoungBuddy Zincone*

Affiliate ($250–$499)Tracey Hill AllenJeremy David AndrewsAnonymousBank of AmericaCharles Edward BarcoThomas Patrick BeattieCharles Garland Benson IISamuel J. BernsteinJames Andrew BogardusJason Nicholas BrownCreola Smith CampbellChoice Personnel Inc./ Jerry D. BurgdoferCharles Anthony CostanzoStanley Wilson CoxKelly O’Neal CrispKevin Dale CutlerJames Reginald Daniels Jr.Michael Wayne DavisJohn Robert DraperCameron R. and Ellen H. Dudley Dennis Earl DukeKenneth Wayne EvansBeth Green EverettRalph Wilburn Flanary Jr.*Edwin Chester GiddingsAddison Spence Goble IVWilliam F. Grant IIIHarold Edwin Gray IIRebecca Harmon GuffeyBrandon Jared HalesWayne A. HildebrandtWilliam Eric HopkinsCraig Philip JacksonAlpheus Stuart JerniganRose Graham Johnson

Douglas Dale KittleTracy Dawn KnowlesSidney Gale KoonceKPMG FoundationDavid Scott LaneWilliam L. Lanier Jr.Luther Gary LeonardRachele Villanueva ManansalaAnthony Mancilla IIIAndrew McNeely Mayberry IIMark G. McCarthy*Margaret Ann MitchellCecil Ray MurphyNorfolk SouthernCharles Wilson Northcutt Jr.Colin O’Connor*Robert Edward O’ConnorJ. Micah PatePfizer Inc.Michael Wayne PhillipsMary Margaret PorterfieldAllison Nash RadfordJessica Raphael RambyDoris B. RodormerMelanie Marlow SchefflerDan L. Schisler*Andrew Bradley SmithJohn C. Smith Jr.James Leon StevensRobert Charles StricklandMelissa Moore SullivanLarry B. SwaneyLowell Godwin TaylorJoe E. TerrellHope Harrell TurnbullDonald UmsteadVerizonWells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift ProgramThomas Christopher WestDane Todd WhitmoyerWilliam Worth WhittingtonRonnie Leo WilkesThomas Edmond WilliamsWilliam G. and Ruth B. WilsonAnn Overton Winstead

contributor ($100–$249)Abbott LaboratoriesGreg AbeyounisDavid Patrick AdamsFranklin V. AdamsHerbert Ray AdamsSherwood L. AdcockTope Adeyemi-Bello*Jacob Manley AlphinArchna Sekhri AnandRobert Ernest AndersonCharles and Mary Askew Christopher Samuel AtkinsonEdward Bennett AtwillDouglas and Kathleen AustinJaime Nelson AustriaSteven Randall AyersWilliam David AyersJames Terrell BaileyJohn David Bain

partners for excellence, cont. *Current or past College of Business faculty member

James Franklin BakerRichard Marvin Baker IIIWilliam Horace Baker Jr.Gary Howard BaldreeJames B. Banks Jr.William Crowell Barbee Jr.William Walter BarkerRalph T. Barnes IIIJohn Milton BeamanWarren Tucker BeckBecker Professional EducationRichard Kerr BelcherSusan Elizabeth BensonThomas Otho BiggsStephen McKinley BlizzardLucas Matthew BlockerBlue Bell Inc.Anthony Fredric BondWilliam and Linda BoruffWilliam Clifford BowenDesiree Conyers BowlingDonna Corsaro BoyetteKimberly D. BoyetteElvin Ray Brewer Sr.Frederick Brian BrittJames M. BrockLeslie N. BromerM. Dean BrowderAnita Woodford Brown

Carl Edward Brown Jr.Justin L. Brown IIIRobert Lee BrownStephen Anthony BrownJohn Paul BryantJames F. Buckman IVDeborah Goodson BunnDianne Beamon BunnAndrew George BurchDavid S. Burgess Jr.Mary BurnesJason Metro BurtickWalter Cecil Butler Jr.Charles Hardee Cadwell IIJames Dale CallDavid Edward CarterAnastatia and James CashwellJohn Armand ChadwickMichael S. ChaffeeWai Hung ChanCasey Michele ChapinEdward L. ChapmanJulius and Ann Cherry Clariant CorporationWilliam B. Cleaver IIIFrancis Louis ClementAndrew LaVar ColemanWilliam Lewis ColemanJanette Florence Conklin-Crumley

Donald and Mary ConleyVirginia F. and L. Edward CooperWilliam Joseph CottonCPI of Eastern North CarolinaDavid Nathaniel CrawfordMichael Travis CrawfordWilliam Douglas Creech Sr.Donna V. CreefMelissa Barrow CulbrethDelmas B. CumbeeMelvin G. CunninghamJack E. CutlerTimothy Dale CutlerNeal Odum DagenhartTimothy Clay DaleMichael Edward DaughertyLynwood Dock Davenport IIGordon Parker DavisJames Michael DavisJamie Burnette DavisJudith Nestor DemeBernita Whitaker DemeryFaye DempseyMichael Mark DestefanoMichael Gary DeutschSondra M. DeVincenzoJames Kevin DillErin Wagner DiNeroWilliam Charles Dodd

John Wesley DostertRichard Vernon DoubJohn F. DouglasBrian Mark DowBrent Nathan DowningSteven Darren DudleyRichard B. DupreeTerry Worth DurhamMichael and Laura EdwardsMarian Jones EmoryThomas and Sherry EtheridgeScott Perry EvansEugene David FallerDavid and Margaret FarrisJesse Leonard Farris IIIAnne Klutey Fisher*Douglas and Judith FisherCharles Ray Flowers Jr.Mark Douglas FoleyLyle O. Forbes Jr.Mark Stephen ForbesRoscoe Dewitt FrazelleNathan Brent FrederickJason Harris FreemanSteven L. FussellAde Baruti GallowayGeorge F. Garner Jr.Laura Jean GeeJennifer Walker Getzewich


Antonino GiaimoDale R. Gidley Jr.Robert S. Gilmore Jr.Lori Kay GlassKelly Gay GodleyDaniel Santiago GonzalezAneesa Nicole GoodeCharles and Eva GougeAlton Ray Gower Jr.Timothy John GrabusCale Lee GradyAlton Cutchin Greene Jr.Linda P. GriffinThomas W. GriffinWilliam B. GriffinAudrey Porter GrilloDouglas Miller GroomeCharles Mitchell GurganusMarcie Shelton HainesRobert Melver Haley Jr.Michael Kent HammondSusan Elaine HardeeMeredith Anne HardisonJames Edgar HarlleeBetsy H. HarperDavid Todd HarrisLesley Paige HarrisPhillip Joel HarrisMelody J. HartsgroveBobby Gene HathawayRobert J. HaubenreiserRichard Doub Hauser Jr.*Charles Malcolm HeathJeffrey Paul HeavnerMark Brownlee HeizerPablo HernandezPaul Warren HershRonald G. and Madelyn C. HightFrances G. HillKeith William HillerCarol Roberts HinnantWalter Lee HinsonCraig Denning HodgesLatham Pate HodgesGeorge William Holt Jr.David Lawrence Hopkins

Kenneth Allen HowardDarren Slate HowellJames G. Hudson Jr.Paul King HudsonJohn C. Humphrey Jr.Jerry G. Hunt*Lisa Bunch HunterKeith Allen JamesWilliam R. JamesonAkshay I. and Swati JaveriGeorge Nathaniel JenningsHal Swords JohnsonJoyce and Marvin JohnsonJohnson & Johnson Products Matching Gift ProgramJames Henry JohnstonDennis Dale JonesJames Michael JonesMerrill Glenn Jones IIJames Burton JoynerThurman D. and Brenda JoynerRonald S. KallmanCraig Bennett KatzmanChristopher Timothy KavelKenneth Ray KearneyC. Ralph Kinsey Jr.James Kleckley*Michael Leon KleinertWalter A. KochWilliam Paul Kraus Jr.Karen Kus*Jane Margaret Lang*Robert George Larrison Jr.Charles F. LaughinghouseAlgernon M. LeeAllen Dale LeeJason Thomas LeeShaun Mitchell LeggettJames Douglas Lewis Jr.Richard Corey LewisWilliam Clifton Lilley Jr.Tonya I. LittleBobby and Rebecca LockamyJerry A. Long Jr.Kerry Lee LovittPhong Hoc Luong

partners for excellence, cont. *Current or past College of Business faculty member

Jennifer Rae ManningBowie G. MartinTimothy MartinCarlton Logan McCallDavid and Karen McDanielKaren G. McDanielSusanna Hudson McFadyenW. Scott McKinnonJoseph E. McKoyRobert Walker McLeodDale Brooks MillsDavid R. MingesBrian Charles MinshewElizabeth Williams MizelleClifton S. MobleyRachael ModlinJames E. MonroeH. Douglas Moorearen Oakley MooreRobert Bruce Moore Jr.George Shephard Mount IVCharles B. MoyeBonnie J. MozingoNC Association of CPAsPaula Foster NichollsDouglas Heath Nisbet IIRobert D. NormanLaura Underhill NormentNovo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc.Paul Lee Nunn Jr.Sonya McCoy O’BrienJohnny B. Overby Jr.O. Wright OvertonJoseph Benjamin PaceTomas Oskar PalmgrenW. Charles Paradee Jr.Daren Junius ParkerJay and Amy ParrisDariush Andre PayrowDavid M. PerryE. Hayes PettewayClarence Earl Pickard Jr.Piedmont Natural Gas CompanyChad Brian PikeGregory Carl PinerMark Stephen PiperJimi H. and David PopeRebecca Lynn Garlits PoucherDaniel Pierce PowersTitus Nelson PriceMelbourne H. and Diana PridgenMyrtle Dargan PringlePhillip Matthew QuinnRobert Gary RabonBobby Glenn RackleyStacy Allan RadcliffRichard Scott RahmAndreas Heribert RauterkusRobert Zachary RaynorJoseph Reginald ReevesWilliam J. ReifMeleah Barnhill ReynoldsBennett Coleman RichardsonCharles Stewart RigsbeeCharles Francis RipleyPeggy Horner RobbinsGeorge H. RobertsVirginia R. RobertsE. Dudley RobinsonDaniel Shelton Roebuck

Gregory Scott RosenTimothy Ryan RowlandRobin Ann Sanford John Bruce Satterfield Jr.Ronald Guy ScronceJeffrey Parker SearsElaine Dorsch Seeman*Jerry Dwain Shackelford IIMarilyn A. SheererScott Alan ShepardMichael Alexander ShuskoMary Ruth SikesFrederick Thomas SimonDavid Kuester SmithSharon Ann SmithSteven Mark StaleyLounell StallingsLeo Hardee StarlingRay G. StephensWanda Faye StephensThomas Parker StoneBrooke Taylor StotlarWilliam Glenn StricklandHolly Morton SullivanJ. Craige SummersJerry Norman SwannJonathan Edward SweetWalter and Harriet SwingJeffrey Pierce TaftPatricia B. TamulCarlton E. TaylorErnest Ward TaylorPat TaylorWilliam Fred TaylorRandy Douglas TerryThe Duke Energy FoundationRobert Earl Thompson Jr.Jerry Wayne ThorntonMary Ellen W. ThorpCandy Williams TilleyRichard Henry TolsonEvelyn TruellDavid E. TurnageTimothy Carlyle UnderhillUniversal Leaf Tobacco CompanyTravis Clyde VinesGwendolyn Ann VinsonTracy Blackwell VinsonMichael Stanley WalkerPamela Beavers WardRalph E. WardCarl Justin WarrenGary Lew WarrenRobert Hunter WarrenDavid John WasiolekBrenda Powell Wells*David Allen West*Richard D. WestbrookJames Rogers Westmoreland*Debra Bryant WheelerRobert Charles White IIBynum and Sarah WhitehurstJohn Randolph Wiley Jr.Patricia H. WilliamsTina Louise Williams*Joseph Wayne WimberlyMarc Eric WintAndrew G. Womble Jr.Leigh C. Woodall Jr.Kellie Ann Woodruff



partners for excellence, cont.

fRoM tHe ADVAnceMent officeEvery year, our annual report highlights just some of our many achievements and notable people who help make the College of Business everything it is. This year’s report is themed “giving back,” and we couldn’t be more grateful for the generosity of our alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students—and the time they volunteer, too.

Our College would not be where it is today without your visionary support and guidance. Your generosity bolsters both our students and programs—supporting students through scholarships, enriching and improving academic programs, and initiating new projects and innovative approaches to a quality business education. Your funds are also used to improve teaching facilities and upgrade technology, assist faculty research, and supplement state funding of ongoing programs. Likewise, the time you give back through service helps move the College forward. Whether you serve on a board or speak to students in the classroom, you have an impact.

You may give to the College of Business for many reasons—to give back to the institution that gave you your start, to honor cherished memories, to invest in our future leaders and improve the world around you, to name a few. No matter your reason for giving, at the heart of each gift is your desire to make a difference, and we are deeply appreciative for all that you do.

We have nearly 20,000 College of Business alumni living throughout the world. By supporting the College of Business, you invest not only in today’s students, but also in tomorrow’s leaders. Your ongoing participation and commitment are vital to our success.

Thank you for giving back to the College of Business.

Colin O’ConnorSenior Major Gifts Officer and Director of Academic Leadership Programs PhilanthropyCollege of [email protected]/cs-bus/support.cfm

fiRMS pRoViDinG MAtcHinG GiftSBank of AmericaBlue Bell Inc.The Duke Energy FoundationPepsiCo FoundationMicrosoftUniversal Leaf Tobacco CompanyLabCorpClariant CorporationRBC BankAmerican ExpressWachoviaWells FargoJohnson & JohnsonState FarmIBMNorfolk SouthernPfizer Inc.Abbott LaboratoriesH & R Block FoundationKPMG FoundationVerizonJohnson & Johnson Products Matching Gift ProgramNovo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc.Piedmont Natural Gas CompanyWells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift ProgramErnst & Young Foundation Matching Gift Program

tHe AccountinG Societychancellor’s Society ($1,000+)Rose L. Bailey*Kenneth A. BarlowBeta Alpha PsiDavid J. BradleyKimberly Harper BraxtonMark F. and Tracy W. CopelandErnst & Young Foundation Matching Gift ProgramDan M. GuyH & R Block FoundationThomas Garner HorneSandra JacobsJeffrey Thomas JoynerPatrick B. MitchellNC CPA Fdn. Inc. Chapter & Scholarship ProgramNorth Carolina State Board of CPA ExaminersDouglas Kenneth Schneider*

Associate ($500–$999)John Post Alkire IVCamberley Properties Inc.John Graham ClementsWillie and Linda CreechJohn Morris DavisDenise E. Dickins*Cynthia Spruill ModlinAlan Daniel ParrishDavid Lee Rippy

Affiliate ($250–$499)Tracey Hill AllenAnonymousJason Nicholas BrownStanley Wilson Cox

Dennis Earl DukeKenneth M. Gunn Jr.Wayne A. HildebrandtTracy Dawn KnowlesKPMG FoundationWilliam L. Lanier Jr.Luther Gary LeonardRachele Villanueva ManansalaMark G. McCarthy*Margaret Ann MitchellDan L. Schisler*John C. Smith Jr.David Jefferson Worthington

contributor ($100–$249)Sherwood L. AdcockSteven Randall AyersWilliam Walter BarkerBecker Professional EducationSusan Elizabeth BensonDonna Corsaro BoyetteDeborah Goodson BunnCharles Hardee Cadwell IIAndrew LaVar ColemanDavid Nathaniel CrawfordLynwood Dock Davenport IIJohn Wesley DostertDouglas Clarence FisherNathan Brent FrederickLaura Jean GeeLinda P. GriffinMeredith Anne HardisonRonald G. HightGeorge William Holt Jr.Lisa Bunch HunterAllen Dale LeeJoseph E. McKoyNC Association of CPAsDouglas Heath Nisbet IIPaul Lee Nunn Jr.Jay and Amy ParrisPiedmont Natural Gas CompanyMary Margaret PorterfieldJoseph Reginald ReevesCharles Stewart RigsbeeDaniel Shelton RoebuckTimothy Ryan RowlandRobin Ann Sanford John Bruce Satterfield Jr.Lowell Godwin TaylorRobert Earl Thompson Jr.Candy Williams TilleyTimothy Carlyle UnderhillUniversal Leaf Tobacco CompanyMichael Stanley WalkerPamela Beavers WardDebra Bryant WheelerJohn Randolph Wiley Jr.Kellie Ann Woodruff

fiRMS pRoViDinG MAtcHinG GiftSAccounting SocietyUniversal Leaf TobaccoH&R Block FoundationKPMG FoundationPiedmont Natural Gas CompanyErnst & Young Foundation Matching Gift Program


The Commerce Club

Founded in 1984, the East Carolina University Commerce Club is an annual giving society designed to support College of Business students, faculty, and alumni by enhancing the quality of our academic programs, helping our students succeed, and strengthening ties with our alumni and our community. Membership dues and other contributions from Commerce Club members provide unrestricted support each year for critical needs in the College of Business, including the following necessities: • Two Commerce Club scholarships and 10 Commerce Club book scholarships

• Travel funds for students and faculty to attend course-related conferences and/or visits to corporations

• Faculty development and recognition, including the Commerce Club Teaching Excellence Award and the Commerce Club New Faculty Award

• Seed money for new programs and opportunities within the college

• Development and printing costs of Stocknotes, our alumni newsletter published three times per year

MeMBeRSHip BenefitS

• A certificate representing a share of stock in the College of Business

• Opportunities to reconnect to ECU through special events, receptions, and seminars for Commerce Club members

• The College of Business Annual Report, distributed at the end of every calendar year

• Recognition as a Commerce Club member in College publications

• The pride that comes with helping the ECU family

Shown above is Commerce Club Scholarship recipient Terresa Dent.

HoW to JoinJoining the Commerce Club is easy. Simply complete the membership form online at www.ecu/commerceclub/, and your membership is activated. Membership dues to the Commerce Club are $50 annually, although you may certainly choose to donate more.

If you are a recent graduate, the College of Business offers a special Young Executive membership option, which provides complimentary access to the Commerce Club for the first year following graduation.

Thank you for supporting the College of Business. Together, we shape future leaders to succeed in business and contribute to their communities.

Commerce


Gregory L. Abeyounis, Greenville, NCDavid Patrick Adams, Holly Springs, NCFranklin V. Adams, Raleigh, NCHerbert Ray Adams, Hayesville, NCKen Douglas Adams, Brevard, NCKim R. Adams, Bethel, NCSherwood L. Adcock, Wake Forest, NCTope Adeyemi-Bello,* Winterville, NCHazel Marie Alcock, New Bern, NCJohn Post Alkire IV, Atlanta, GATracey Hill Allen, Greenville, NCPatricia Allred, High Point, NCJacob Manley Alphin, La Grange, NCJames Anthony Amos, Ringgold, GAArchna Sekhri Anand, Kinston, NCRobert Ernest Anderson, Elkton, MDJeremy David Andrews, Chesapeake, VAPhilip Tyler Antle, Kissimmee, FLCharles A. Askew Jr., Williamston, NCMary Lee Askew, Williamston, NCChristopher Samuel Atkinson, Greenville, NCEdward Bennett Atwill, Richmond, VADouglas Ashley Austin, Winterville, NCGarrett Lee Austin, Sanford, NCKathleen Sue Austin, Winterville, NCJaime Nelson Austria, Virginia Beach, VAHoward Hodges Aycock, New Smyrna Beach, FLSteven Randall Ayers, Winterville, NCWilliam David Ayers, Saint Pauls, NCLouise Perreca Bagi, New York, NYJames Terrell Bailey, Raleigh, NCJames Washington Bailey IV, Howell, NJRose L. Bailey,* Huntersville, NCJohn David Bain, Silver Springs, FLJames Franklin Baker, Raeford, NCReba Yvette Baker, Harkers Island, NCRichard Marvin Baker III, Hampstead, NCWilliam Horace Baker Jr., Wendell, NCGary Howard Baldree, New Bern, NCJames B. Banks Jr., Wake Forest, NCRobert Brantly Banks, Sparta, NCJohn M. Banning, Greenville, NCMaha Z. Banning, Greenville, NCWilliam Crowell Barbee Jr., Sims, NCStephanie Cash Barber, Charlotte, NCCharles Edward Barco, Charlottesville, VATasha L. Barkentin, Wake Forest, NCWilliam Walter Barker, Kinston, NCKenneth A. Barlow, Isle of Palms, SCRalph T. Barnes III, Denton, TXRayford Lee Barnes Jr., Clemmons, NCDavid Andrew Barrett, Whitsett, NCJay Franklin Barrington Sr., New Bern, NCMary H. Bartlett, Goldsboro, NCDilara D. Batca, Winterville, NCJames T. Beaman, Tallahassee, FLJohn Milton Beaman, Snow Hill, NCThomas, Patrick Beattie, Greensboro, NCWarren Tucker Beck, Raleigh, NCRichard Kerr Belcher, Huntersville, NCRichard D. Bennett, Rocky Mount, NCCharles Garland Benson II, New Bern, NCSusan Elizabeth Benson, Greenville, NCLisa D. Benton, Greenville, NCSamuel J. Bernstein, Charlotte, NCBruce A. Biggs, Elizabeth City, NCThomas Otho Biggs, Manteo, NCStephen McKinley Blizzard, Newport, NCLucas Matthew Blocker, San Gabriel, CAPaula Ann Bobish, Mount Laurel, NJJolinda R. Boelkins, Charlotte, NCJames Andrew Bogardus, Fair Haven, NJDonald Bernard Boldt,* Kinston, NCAnthony Fredric Bond, Durham, NCDavid A. Bond, Raleigh, NC

Connie A. Boone, Creedmoor, NCGinger Daughtry Booth, Jacksonville, NCAugus Foster Bordeaux, Pollocksville, NCLinda Boruff, Chesterfield, MIWilliam Boruff, Chesterfield, MIWilliam Clifford Bowen, Greenville, NCBradley James Bowers, Cincinnati, OHDesiree Conyers Bowling, Ayden, NCJuanita Artis Boyd, Greenville, NCLee Ann Boyd, Greensboro, NCDonna Corsaro Boyette, Marion, NCKimberly D. Boyette, Clayton, NCDavid J. Bradley, Nashville, NCDavid A. Bradley, Virginia Beach, VABetty C. Brantley, Greensboro, NCRachel Lindsey Brassine,* Greenville, NCKimberly Harper Braxton, Grifton, NCElvin Ray Brewer Sr., Greenville, NCMartha S. Bridges, Rocky Mount, NCDouglas R. Brindley, Southern Shores, NCCarroll Merton Britt, Merry Hill, NCFrederick Brian Britt, Washington, TXJames M. Brock, Camp Hill, PALeslie N. Bromer, Bowie, MDM. Dean Browder, Winston-Salem, NCAnita Woodford Brown, Dunkirk, MDBonnie Lee Brown, Alexandria, VACarl Edward Brown Jr., Atlantic Beach, NCJason Nicholas Brown, Apex, NCJustin L. Brown III, Fuquay-Varina, NCRobert Lee Brown, Kinston, NCStephen Anthony Brown, Raleigh, NCJohn Paul Bryant, Lexington, NCJames F. Buckman IV, Washington, NCDeborah Goodson Bunn, Stokes, NCDianne Beamon Bunn, Greenville, NCMichael L. Bunting, Julian, NCAndrew George Burch, Raleigh, NCJerry Evan Burgdorfer, Statesville, NCDavid S. Burgess Jr., Camden, NCMary Burnes, Saint Louis, MOJason Metro Burtick, Raleigh, NCFrank F. Butler, Clinton, NCJanet Butler, Clinton, NCWalter Cecil Butler Jr., Atlanta, GAAnn B. Byrd, Farmville, NCJohn B. Byrd III, Lawrenceville, GACharles Hardee Cadwell II, Raleigh, NCThomas David Cafferty, Great Falls, VAJulia Paige Cahoon, Belhaven, NCJames Dale Call, Myrtle Beach, SCTadeo Prodigio Calvo, Raleigh, NCCreola Smith Campbell, Zebulon, NCJoseph John Canning, Holly Springs, NCRichard Luby Cannon Jr., Vanceboro, NCRodney Cantrell, Washington, NCWilliam Howard Carr Jr., Palm Harbor, FLDavid Edward Carter, Grimesland, NCKathryn McCotter Carter, New Bern, NCLawrence Alfred Cartner Jr., Fort Mill, SCAnastatia Kohn Cashwell, Fayetteville, NCHenry V. Cashwell Sr., Colfax, NCJames C. Cashwell, Fayetteville, NCMark Wesley Cassady, Smithfield, VABen L. Castellow, Hampton, VAJohn Armand Chadwick, Greenville, NCMichael S. Chaffee, Garner, NCWilliam Kendall Chalk, Winston-Salem, NCWai Hung Chan, Bothell, WACasey Michele Chapin, Garner, NCEdward L. Chapman, Williamston, NCAnn B. Cherry, Kinston, NCJoyce Gilbert Cherry, Kinston, NCJulius Perkins Cherry Jr., Kinston, NCEugene G. Chewning Jr., Bloomington, IN

Larry W. Chilton, Winston-Salem, NCTerry G. Clark, Zebulon, NCWilliam B. Cleaver III, Alexandria, VAFrancis Louis Clement, Medford, NJJohn Graham Clements, Raleigh, NCElizabeth C. Cobb, Raleigh, NCWilliam Richard Cobb, Rocky Mount, NCJerod Stuart Cohen, Apex, NCMargery S. Cohen, Apex, NCAndrew Lavar Coleman, Raleigh, NCWilliam Lewis Coleman, Midlothian, VAJames P. Coley, Lynchburg, VAKevin James Collins, Charlotte, NCJanette Florence Conklin-Crumley, Virginia Beach, VADonald E. Conley, Rocky Mount, NCMary Conley, Rocky Mount, NCMartha Hudson Cook, New Bern, NCRichard Edgar Cook,* Rockford, MILloyd Edward Cooper Jr., Kinston, NCVirginia Flynn Cooper, Kinston, NCMark Fearing Copeland, Charlotte, NCTracy Waters Copeland, Charlotte, NCCharles Anthony Costanzo, Collegeville, PAWilliam Joseph Cotton, Goldsboro, NCChristopher Andrew Cox, Holly Springs, NCStanley Wilson Cox, Broadway, NCSylvia Wellons Craft, Farmville, NCDavid Nathaniel Crawford, Roanoke Rapids, NCMichael Travis Crawford, Raleigh, NCLinda Barber Creech, Prospect, KYWilliam Douglas Creech Sr., Mint Hill, NCWillie Ray Creech, Prospect, KYDonna V. Creef, Kill Devil Hills, NCKelly O’Neal Crisp, Washington, NCPaula Joseph Crumrine, Charlotte, NCMelissa Barrow Culbreth, Raleigh, NCDelmas B. Cumbee Jr., Williamston, NCGerald Arthur Cunningham, Greensboro, NCMelvin G. Cunningham, Walstonburg, NCJack E. Cutler, Tarboro, NCKevin Dale Cutler, Bath, NCTimothy Dale Cutler, Greenville, NCNeal Odum Dagenhart, High Point, NCPhoebe M. Dail, Greenville, NCTimothy Clay Dale, Wilson, NCJames Reginald Daniels Jr., Rocky Mount, NCMichael Edward Daugherty, Roswell, GALynwood Dock Davenport II, Kinston, NCCatherine Haislip Davidson, Hassell, NCCynthia Callaway Davis, Merry Hill, NCGordon Parker Davis, Wilson, NCJames Michael Davis, Mount Olive, NCJamie Burnette Davis, Louisburg, NCJohn Morris Davis, Cary, NCJohn Hunter Davis,* Merry Hill, NCMichael Wayne Davis, Raleigh, NCStaci Renee Davis, Raleigh, NCFay Hall Dawson, Greenville, NCJacob Wiley Dawson, La Grange, NCJohn Lloyd Day, Ardmore, OKStephen M. Deaton, Raleigh, NCJudith Nestor Deme, Kinston, NCBernita Whitaker Demery, Greenville, NCFaye Dempsey, Greenville, NCMichael Mark Destefano, Apex, NCMichael Gary Deutsch, Ocean Isle Beach, NCPatrick B. DeVane, Elizabethtown, NCSondra M. DeVincenzo, Wake Forest, NCDenise E. Dickins,* West Palm Beach, FLJames Kevin Dill, Richmond, VAErin Wagner DiNero, Advance, NCPhillip Ray Dixon, Greenville, NCWanda Sue Brown Dixon, Stokes, NCWilliam Charles Dodd, Raleigh, NC

ECU College of Business 47Commercefull Members of the commerce club *Current or past College of Business faculty member

Commerce48 ECU College of Business

CommerceJohn Wesley Dostert, Cary, NCRichard Vernon Doub, Altadena, CAJohn F. Douglas, Troutman, NCBrian Mark Dow, Stafford, VABrent Nathan Downing, Wilmington, NCJohn Robert Draper, Suffolk, VAJanet Van Landingham Drinnon, Greenville, NCCameron R. Dudley Jr., Wilmington, NCEllen H. Dudley, Wilmington, NCSteven Darren Dudley, Waxhaw, NCDennis Earl Duke, Fuquay-Varina, NCDonna Nicholson Dunn, Washington, NCRichard B. Dupree, Angier, NCDavid Henry Durant, Florence, SCTerry Worth Durham, Elgin, SCLarry Dziedzic, Durham, NCLaurie A. Eakins,* Winterville, NCStanley G. Eakins,* Winterville, NCDon Edwards, Greenville, NCLaura H. Edwards, Raleigh, NCMichael C. Edwards, Raleigh, NCThomas J. Ehteridge III, Engelhard, NCHallian V. Elks Jr., Greenville, NCLouis Lamar Elliott, Washington, NCMarian Jones Emory, Ayden, NCSusan Adele Engelkemeyer, Hull, MAGregory Wallace Estep, Fort Mill, SCSherry Williams Etheridge, Engelhard, NCKenneth Wayne Evans, Eden, NCScott Perry Evans, Rocky Mount, NCBeth Green Everett, Grimesland, NCMatthew Scott Faison, Christiansburg, VABrent Gregory Falcon, Raleigh, NCEugene David Faller, Salisbury, NCEllory Scott Farrar, Cary, NCDavid L. Farris, Raleigh, NCJesse Leonard Farris III, Andover, MAMargaret L. Farris, Raleigh, NCPatrick Wade Ferries, Spring, TXSherry Denise Figgs, Elizabeth City, NCJohnny Rafael Figueroa, Rockaway, NJRalph A. Finch Jr., Midlothian, VADouglas Clarence Fisher, Alloway, NJAnne Klutey Fisher,* Greenville, NCRalph Wilburn Flanary Jr.,* Greenville, NCCharles Ray Flowers Jr., Tarboro, NCLou Ellen Flowers, Fremont, NCFrank Floyd Jr., Chapel Hill, NCMark Douglas Foley, Greenville, NCLyle O. Forbes Jr., Shawboro, NCMark Stephen Forbes, Cary, NCCannon Wade Forrest, Raleigh, NCLouis Plaster Forrest, Winston-Salem, NCEdward Loring Fox, Jacksonville, NCSedriah Arzenia Fox, Charlotte, NCNathan Brent Frederick, Columbia, SCJason Harris Freeman, Greenville, SCSteven L. Fussell, Jamestown, NCJohn R. Futrelle, Wilmington, NCTimothy Shawn, Gaghan, Springfield, VARobert Burten, Gagnon, Raleigh, NCAde Baruti, Galloway, Philadelphia, PAGeorge F. Garner Jr., Lancaster, SCLaura Jean Gee, Raleigh, NCJennifer Walker Getzewich, Alpharetta, GAAntonino Giaimo, Greensboro, NCJohn S. Gibbs Jr., Baldwinsville, NYShelby Cuthrell Gibbs, Engelhard, NCEdwin Chester Giddings, Arlington, VADale R. Gidley Jr., Lewisville, TXRobert S. Gilmore Jr., Elon, NCLori Kay Glass, Havelock, NCKim Barnes Glover, Sharpsburg, NCAddison Spence Godley IV, Raleigh, NCGertrude Goble, Raleigh, NCTravis Ray Godfrey, Roanoke Rapids, NC

Kelly Gay, Greenville, NCElizabeth Pelletier Golly, Fallston, MDJonathan Pastor Gomez, Delray Beach, FLDaniel Santiago Gonzalez, Neptune, NJAneesa Nicole Goode, Kimberly, ALJoseph Higgs Goodson Jr., Greenville, NCCharles Robert Gouge, Stanley, NCEva Pittman Gouge, Stanley, NCAlton Ray Gower Jr., Dunn, NCTimothy John Grabus, Kernersville, NCCale Lee Grady, Albertson, NCWilliam F. Grant III, Williamsburg, VAHarold Edwin Gray II, South Riding, VAAlton Cutchin Greene Jr., Clarkesville, GAJack Brian Gregoire, Waxhaw, NCAndrew Milton Griffin, Washington, DCLinda P. Griffin, New Bern, NCThomas W. Griffin, Winston-Salem, NCWilliam B. Griffin, Durham, NCAudrey Porter Grillo, Virginia Beach, VADouglas Miller Groome, Charlotte, NCRebecca Harmon Guffey, Anderson, SCKenneth M. Gunn Jr., Richmond, VACharles Mitchell Gurganus, Washington, NCDan M. Guy, Santa Fe, NMBrandon Wyatt Haines, Wilmington, NCErica Meadows Haines, Wilmington, NCMarcie Shelton Haines, Charlotte, NCBrandon Jared Hales, Winterville, NCRobert Melver Haley Jr., Scottsdale, AZCraig A. Hall, Bethesda, MDJames Dale Hall, Daniel Island, SCMichael Kent Hammond, Fountain, COWilliam Lawrence Hamnett Jr., Richmond, VASusan Elaine Hardee, Nashville, NCDeborah L. Hardin, Greensboro, NCMeredith Anne Hardison, Charlotte, NCJames Edgar Harllee, Pittsboro, NCBetsy H. Harper, Grifton, NCDavid Todd Harris, Winterville, NCLesley Paige Harris, Alexandria, VANorman G. Harris Jr., High Point, NCPhillip Joel Harris, Cary, NCJanine Leanne Harrison, Ayden, NCMelody J. Hartsgrove, Oceanport, NJJudy A. Hatch, Goldsboro, NCRobert N. Hatch, Goldsboro, NCBobby Gene Hathaway, Raleigh, NCRobert J. Haubenreiser, Deep River, CTRichard Doub Hauser Jr.,* Farmville, NCCleveland M. Hawkins, Sunbury, NCTimothy Alan Hawkins, Stedman, NCCharles Malcolm Heath, Bryson City, NCCorinne M. Heath,* Robersonville, NCJeffrey Paul Heavner, Wilmington, NCMatthew August Hege, Miami, FLMary Catherine Heim, Wilmington, DEMark Brownlee Heizer, Chapel Hill, NCWade Hampton Henkel, Frederick, MDMeredith Wayne Henry II, Atlantic Beach, NCPablo Hernandez, Garner, NCLisa Smith Herring, Smithfield, NCPaul Warren Hersh, Washington, DCMadelyn Coleman Hight, Hickory, NCRonald G. Hight, Hickory, NCWayne A. Hildebrandt, La Grange, NCFrances G. Hill, Sarasota, FLRobert Vernon Hill, Oxford, NCKeith William Hiller, Clemmons, NCCarol Roberts Hinnant, Wendell, NCWalter Lee Hinson, Wilson, NCCraig Denning Hodges, Middletown, DELatham Pate Hodges, Fayetteville, NCJames Edward Holloway,* Greenville, NCJoyce Swain Holloway, Greenville, NCGeorge William Holt Jr., Raleigh, NC

David Lawrence Hopkins, Davidson, NCWilliam Eric Hopkins, North Palm Beach, FLDonald Edwin Horne, Richlands, NCThomas Garner Horne, New Bern, NCHeather Buchanan Horton, Raleigh, NCJohn L. Howard Jr.,* Greenville, NCJonas William Howard, Grifton, NCKenneth Allen Howard, Durham, NCDarren Slate Howell, Durham, NCMary Lynn Howie, Fayetteville, NCJames G. Hudson Jr., Thomasville, NCPaul King Hudson, Raleigh, NCJohn C. Humphrey Jr., Lumberton, NCJerry G. Hunt,* Round Rock, TXJudith R. Hunt,* Bethel, NCLisa Bunch Hunter, Wake Forest, NCRichard Byron Hunter, Vanceboro, NCRachel Joy Hutcherson, Morrisville, NCHomer Ford Hutchinson Jr., Sanford, FLCraig Philip Jackson, Wake Forest, NCEdward Austin Jackson, Roanoke Rapids, NCSandra Jacobs, Beamsville, Ontario, CanadaEdward Allen James, Cary, NCKeith Allen James, Memphis, TNWilliam R. Jameson, Clayton, NCGrant D. Jarman, Greenville, NCAkshay I. Javeri, Cranbury, NJSwati Ashkay Javeri, Cranbury, NJAnn Webb Jefferys, Macclesfield, NCGeorge Nathaniel Jennings, Burlington, NCAlpheus Stuart Jernigan, Charlotte, NCHal Swords Johnson, Winston-Salem, NCJane W. Johnson, Charlotte, NCJoyce Johnson, Newnan, GAMarvin B. Johnson Jr., Newnan, GAMichael Lloyd Johnson, Mooresville, NCRose Graham Johnson, Fairmont, NCJames Henry Johnston, Chocowinity, NCDavid Ward Jones, Washington, NCDennis Dale Jones, Tabor City, NCEdwin B. Jones, Walstonburg, NCJames Michael Jones, Raleigh, NCMerrill Glenn Jones II, Winterville, NCSteven Wayne Jones, Raleigh, NCVirginia Lee Jones, Greenville, NCLloyd Harold Jordan Jr., Greenville, NCBrenda Hodges Joyner, Rock Hill, SCCarl Waylon Joyner, Greenville, NCJames Burton Joyner, Washington, NCJeffrey Thomas Joyner, Winterville, NCKevin Scott Joyner, Fuquay-Varina, NCCharles Leon Justice, Greenville, NCSharon Dixon Justice,* Greenville, NCRonald S. Kallman, Richmond, VASeth Hanson Kardos, Bradenton, FLCraig Bennett Katzman, Charlotte, NCChristopher Timothy Kavel, Charlotte, NCKenneth Ray Kearney, Greenville, NCJeffrey Gray Kearns, Concord, NCJames Dominic Kelly, Newtown, PARichard Lee Kerns,* Greenville, NCKenneth K. Kilpatrick, Charlotte, NCC. Ralph Kinsey Jr., Charlotte, NCDouglas Dale Kittle, Montpelier, VAJames Kleckley,* Greenville, NCMichael Leon Kleinert, Raleigh, NCTracy Dawn Knowles, Manassas, VAKaren Jurkcsheit Koch, Greenville, NCWalter A. Koch, Lindenhurst, ILWilliam Richard Koch, Greenville, NCSidney Gale Koonce, Wendell, NCMichael Stanley Kowalczyk, Chicago, ILWilliam Paul Kraus Jr., Greenville, NCJudy Ann Krause, Snow Camp, NCKelly Carr Kurz, Grimesland, NCKaren Kus,* Greenville, NC

full Members of the commerce club *Current or past College of Business faculty member


Robert Bruce Moore Jr., Kinston, NCFoster W. Morse, Lorton, VAGeorge Shephard Mount IV, Wilson, NCCharles B. Moye, Wake Forest, NCBonnie J. Mozingo, Charlotte, NCCecil Ray Murphy, Morehead City, NCAndrew Allen Nelson, Raleigh, NCSteven Douglas Nelson, Raleigh, NCPaula Foster Nicholls, Washington, NCHerbert Niparts, New London, NCDouglas Heath Nisbet II, Greenville, NCFrederick D. Niswander,* Greenville, NCWayne Robert Nixon, Huntington Beach, CARobert D. Norman, Fayetteville, NCWilliam Keller Normann, Sanford, NCLaura Underhill Norment, Trent Woods, NCCharles Wilson Northcutt Jr., Gibsonville, NCPaul Lee Nunn Jr., Goldsboro, NCTraci Nunn, Apex, NCSonya McCoy O’Brien, Mount Olive, NCRobert Edward O’Connor, Charlotte, NCColin O’Connor,* Winterville, NCVirginia Balsley Odom, Roanoke Rapids, NCJohn O’Hara, Kearny, NJMargaret T. O’Hara,* Durham, NCSusan Eileen Ostrander, Greensboro, NCJohnny B. Overby Jr., Henderson, NCO. Wright Overton, Harkers Island, NCJoseph Benjamin Price, Wilmington, NCTomas Oskar Palmgren, Charlotte, NCW. Charles Paradee Jr., Smyrna, DERichard Frank Paravella, Raleigh, NCDonald L. Park, Greensboro, NCDaren Junius Parker, Clinton, NCEric William Parker, Charlotte, NCAmy Edna Parris, Kinston, NCJay Arthur Parris, Kinston, NCAlan Daniel Parrish, Ponte Vedra Beach, FLDonna Knotts Paschall, Durham, NCJ. Micah Pate, Raleigh, NCMichael Todd Paul, Baltimore, MDGregory Clark Payne, Cumming, GAJulie Ward Payne, Summerfield, NCWilliam James Payne, Summerfield, NCDariush Andre Payrow, Atlanta, GAMargery W. Pearce, West Columbia, SCJames Buchanan Pearsall, Greenville, NCDavid M. Perry, Goldsboro, NCMalcolm Glenn Perry Jr., Battleboro, NCE. Hayes Petteway, Elizabethtown, NCRoy E. Phibbs, Raleigh, NCMichael Wayne Phillips, Advance, NCClarence Earl Pickard Jr., Mooresville, NCChad Brian Pike, Siler City, NCGregory Carl Piner, Raleigh, NCMark Stephen Piper, Wilson, NCIvey Harold Pittman, Selma, NCRobert Earl Poole II, Fayetteville, NCDavid Mark Pope, Kinston, NCJimi Hill Pope, Kinston, NCJoseph Alvin Pope, Clinton, NCMary Margaret Porterfield, Washington, DCRebecca Lynn Garlits Poucher, Arlington Heights, ILCharles Fleming Powell, Saint Augustine, FLWilliam H. Powell III, Salisbury, MDDaniel Pierce Powers, Charlottesville, VATitus Nelson Price, Lumberton, NCDiana Trask Pridgen, Rocky Mount, NCMelbourne Henry Pridgen, Rocky Mount, NCMyrtle Dargan Pringle, Fayetteville, NCPhillip Matthew Quinn, Winterville, NCRobert Gary Rabon, Raleigh, NCBobby Glenn Rackley, Rocky Mount, NCStacy Allan Radcliff, Greenville, NCAllison Nash Radford, Ashburn, VARichard Scott Rahm, Wilson, NC


50 ECU College of BusinessCommerce ClubDebra Ann Lancaster, Raleigh, NCHenry Hampton Land, Kannapolis, NCDavid Scott Lane, Greenville, NCJane Margaret Lang,* Winterville, NCWilliam L. Lanier Jr., Wilmington, NCRobert George Larrison Jr., Indian Trail, NCCharles F. Laughinghouse, Emerald Isle, NCMelissa B. Lawver, Liberty, NCThomas E. Leake, Roanoke Rapids, NCAlgernon M. Lee, Charlotte, NCAllen Dale Lee, Raleigh, NCJason Thomas Lee, Clayton, NCJason Ray Lee, Cary, NCShaun Mitchell Leggett, Williamston, NCLuther Gary Leonard, Greensboro, NCJames R. Lewis, Blue Ridge, VAJames Douglas Lewis Jr., Warner Robins, GARichard Corey Lewis, Morehead City, NCWilliam Clifton Lilley Jr., Wilmington, NCTonya I. Little, Washington, NCBobby Scott Lockamy, Warsaw, NCRebecca Lockamy, Warsaw, NCJerry A. Long Jr., Raleigh, NCElizabeth Lose, Camp Hill, PARoger C. Lose, Camp Hill, PAKerry Lee Lovitt, Providence Forge, VAWilliam Guy Lucas, Raleigh, NCPhong Hoc Luong, Charlotte, NCPhilip Roger Magnuson Jr., Lakewood, NYDiane Lynn Mahoney, Andover, MARodney Alton Mallette, Wake Forest, NCRachele Villanueva Manansala, Cary, NCAnthony Mancilla III, Escanaba, MIMatthew Corey Mangum, Raleigh, NCBrian Rai Mann, Greensboro, NCJennifer Rae Manning, Stafford, VAMac Edwin Manning, Williamston, NCA. Melvin Marchant III, Richmond, VABowie G. Martin, Wilson, NC

Timothy Martin, Rocky Mount, NCLouise Hedgepeth May, Kinston, NCAndrew McNeely Mayberry II, Wilkesboro, NCRobert T. Maynard, Raleigh, NCGary Dale McAlister, Greenville, NCCarlton Logan McCall, Nashville, NCMark G. McCarthy,* Greenville, NCRaymond K. McCulloch, Raleigh, NCChristopher McDaniel, Winterville, NCKaren G. McDaniel, Greenville, NCSusanna Hudson McFadyen, Eastover, NCGerald Leon McGowan, Greenville, NCJanice Modlin McGowan, Greenville, NCMilton Worth McKeel, Goldsboro, NCW. Scott McKinnon, Wilmington, NCJoseph E. McKoy, Chocowinity, NCChristopher Edward McLawhorn, Greenville, NCRobert Walker McLeod, Alpharetta, GALinda E. McMahon, Stamford, CTVincent Kennedy McMahon, Stamford, CTMichael John Medinger, Reisterstown, MDDebra Lynne Melvin, Fayetteville, NCNathan Rene Milian, Indian Beach, NCPhyllis Karen Miller, Kitty Hawk, NCDale Brooks Mills, Dillon, SCDavid R. Minges, Raleigh, NCBrian Charles Minshew, Winterville, NCJames Ernest Mitchell III, Sanford, NCLouis C. Mitchell Jr., Gastonia, NCMargaret Ann Mitchell, Raleigh, NCPatrick B. Mitchell, Birmingham, ALElizabeth Williams Mizelle, Washington, NCClifton S. Mobley, Raleigh, NCCynthia Spruill Modlin, Williamston, NCRachael Modlin, Ahoskie, NCJames E. Monroe, Greenville, NCCandace C. Moore, Winston-Salem, NCH. Douglas Moore, Erwin, NCKaren Oakley Moore, Sherrills Ford, NC


ECU College of Business 51Commerce ClubDaniel Byron Rains, Greenville, NCJessica Raphael Ramby, Fairfax, VAPaul Ramey Jr., Charleston SCAndreas Heribert Rauterkus, Birmingham, ALRobert Zachary Raynor, Clinton, NCScott Cameron Reed, Charlotte, NCJoseph Reginald Reeves, Macclesfield, NCWilliam J. Reif, Newark, DERiley Earle Reiner, Wake Forest, NCMeleah Barnhill Reynolds, Mount Pleasant, SCDonda Hill Rhodes, Winterville, NCIra Len Rhodes,* Winterville, NCBennett Coleman Richardson, Plano, TXJohn H. Richardson II, Charleston, SCCharles Stewart Rigsbee, Durham, NCCharles Francis Ripley, Bettendorf, IADavid Lee Rippy, Virginia Beach, VAEric Patrick Robb, Raleigh, NCPeggy Horner Robbins, Asheboro, NCTracey Beamon Roberson, Winterville, NCBarbara F. Roberts, Elizabeth City, NCGeorge H. Roberts, Easton, MDVirginia R. Roberts, Winterville, NCE. Dudley Robinson, Hillsborough, NCStacey Gossett Robinson, Raleigh, NCDoris B. Rodormer, Lighthouse Point, FLDaniel Shelton Roebuck, Zebulon, NCCarl Marion Rogers, Wrightsville Beach, NCRobert N. Roman, Wallace, NCMichael Robin Romance, Davie, FLGregory Scott Rosen, New York, NYGary L. Rosenbaum, Lexington, NCElizabeth Paige Rouse, Wilmington, NCRichard Wayne Rouse, Kinston, NCTimothy Ryan Rowland, Kittrell, NCJames Lawton Salisbury, Raleigh, NCRobin Ann Sanford DBA, Battleboro, NCRyo Leo Sasaki, Clemmons, NCJohn Bruce Satterfield Jr., Emerald Isle, NCThomas William Savitski, Apex, NCFrederick P. Schadler,* Greenville, NCMelanie Marlow Scheffler, Clayton, NCDan L. Schisler,* Greenville, NCDouglas Kenneth Schneider,* Greenville, NCLynn M. Schubert, Washington, DCPaul Schwager,* Greenville, NCBetty Wright Scott, Wilmington, NCDava D. Scott, Newbury Park, CAJohn Edward Scott, Newbury Park, CARonald Guy Scronce, Hickory, NCJeffrey Parker Sears, Dalton, GAElaine Dorsch Seeman,* Winterville, NCJerry Dwain Shackelford II, Kinston, NCKirk Andrew Shaw, Charlotte, NCMarilyn A. Sheerer, Greenville, NCScott Alan Shepard, Wake Forest, NCRobert Brian Short, Wilson, NCWilliam Herman Shreve, Wilson, NCDonald H. Shumaker, Asheboro, NCMichael Alexander Shusko, Wake Forest, NCEllen Whitman Sidbury, Annandale, NJBrent Anthony Sigmon, Huntersville, NCMary Ruth Sikes, Winterville, NCFrederick Thomas Simon, Atlanta, GAKhaovongkoth L. Sirisombath, High Point, NCHinton James Skipper Jr., Greenville, NCBetty W. Slade, Bath, NCAndrew Bradley Smith, Marlton, NJDavid Kuester Smith, Ridgeway, VAErran Andrew Smith, Rogers, ARGeorge S. Smith Jr., Morganville, NJJared Darryl Smith, Locust, NCJohn C. Smith Jr., Pink Hill, NCJohn L. Smith, New Bern, NCPamela J. Smith, Morganville, NJSharon Ann Smith, Fuquay-Varina, NC

Susan Lynch Smith,* Greenville, NCZachary Alan Smith, Clayton, MOJohnny W. Spencer Jr., Greenville, NCWalt Spruill, Manteo, NCSteven Mark Staley, Sanford, NCLounell Stallings, Oxford, NCWilliam Robert Stallings, Zebulon, NCJack McAuther Stancil, Raleigh, NCNatalie Rae Stanley, Saint George, KSLeo Hardee Starling, Greensboro, NCJohn Jacob Stauffer III, Cary, NCCameron Holt Steadman, Charleston, SCStephen Paul Steelman Jr., Kinston, NCConstantine Steve Stephanos, Rockville, MDRay G. Stephens, Athens, OHWanda Faye Stephens, Raleigh, NCJames Leon Stevens, Pittsboro, NCThomas Parker Stone, Fuquay-Varina, NCBrooke Taylor Stotlar, Virginia Beach, VARobert Donald Strain, Charlotte, NCRobert Charles Strickland, Goldsboro, NCWilliam Glenn Strickland, Bell Arthur, NCHolly Morton Sullivan, Cassatt, SCMelissa Moore Sullivan, Clayton, NCJ. Craige Summers, Durham, NCTyler Brent Sutton, Kinston, NCGuy Seldon Swain, Raleigh, NCJames Howard Swain, Nags Head, NCWilliam Stewart Swain, Myrtle Beach, SCLarry B. Swaney, Raleigh, NCCarey Meredith Swann III, Wilmington, NCJerry Norman Swann, Sumter, SCJonathan Edward Sweet, Burke, VAHarriet Stone Swing, Fayetteville, NCWalter Murray Swing, Fayetteville, NCBonnie Weiss Sykes, New Hill, NCJeffrey Pierce Taft, Apex, NCPatricia B. Tamul, Bartlett, TNGrover C. Tarlton Jr., Burlington, NCNathan Jamaar Tate, Raleigh, NCCarlton E. Taylor, Rocky Mount, NCErnest Ward Taylor, Greenville, NCGaile Davenport Taylor, Rocky Mount, NCJohn Patrick Taylor, Greensboro, NCLowell Godwin Taylor, Williamston, NCMelissa Rose Mercer Taylor, Beulaville, NCRoger Glenn Taylor, Rocky Mount, NCWilliam Fred Taylor, Raleigh, NCJoe E. Terrell, Clyde, NCRandy Douglas Terry, Zebulon, NCPhillip W. Tetterton, Charlotte, NCWilliam Albert Tetterton Jr., Bethel, NCGarrett Eugene Tharrington, Wake Forest, NCRoy N. Thomas, Rocky Mount, NCRobert Earl Thompson Jr., Burlington, NCJerry Wayne Thornton, Garner, NCTimothy Michael Thornton, Virginia Beach, VAMary Ellen W. Thorp, Oxford, NCAlbert Justice Threewitts, Lumberton, NCJason Lee Thuringer, Trent Woods, NCCandy Williams Tilley, Hertford, NCWill Houston Tinsley III, Newport, NCRichard Henry Tolson, Kill Devil Hills, NCMarilyn Baugham Tomasic, Durham, NCJoseph Tomkiewicz,* Farmville, NCSamuel Harris Townsend, Oak Island, NCLoyd Eugene Treadway Sr., Orange Park, FLEvelyn Truell, Southmont, NCShelley Harvey Tubaugh, Washington, NCDavid E. Turnage, Greenville, NCHope Harrell Turnbull, Wallace, NCG. Albert Turner, Preston, MDJohn S. Turner, Monroe, NCAdrian E. Turney, Decatur, ALDonald Umstead, Raleigh, NCTimothy Carlyle Underhill, Clayton, NC

Leo Allen Venters, Winterville, NCMartin Lewis Vernon, Raleigh, NCTravis Clyde Vines, Raleigh, NCGwendolyn Ann Vinson, Matthews, NCTracy Blackwell Vinson, Raleigh, NCDouglas Lee Voncannon, San Francisco, CACatherine Roethling Walker, Waxhaw, NCMichael Stanley Walker, Winterville, NCArnold Wallace, Clayton, NCBrian James Wallace, Columbus, OHKay S. Wallace, Clayton, NCDiane Gray Walters, Raleigh, NCEdward Thomas Walters, Raleigh, NCBlake Carlisle Walton, Greenville, NCPamela Beavers Ward, Chocowinity, NCRalph E. Ward, Greenville, NCCarl Justin Warren, Pinetops, NCGary Lew Warren, High Point, NCRobert Hunter Warren, Chapel Hill, NCDavid John Wasiolek, Concord, MAWilliam Grant Webber Jr., Goldsboro, NCVerna B. Weeks, Pikeville, NCMark Charles Weitzel,* Winterville, NCBrenda Powell Wells,* Greenville, NCThomas Christopher West, Goldsboro, NCDavid Allen West,* Chapel Hill, NCRichard D. Westbrook, Ocean Isle Beach, NCJames Rogers Westmoreland,* Greenville, NCDebra Bryant Wheeler, Grifton, NCStephen Earnest Wheeler, Raleigh, NCJennifer Ruth Whichard, Stokes, NCRobert Charles White II, Bahama, NCBynum James Whitehurst, Greenville, NCSarah Jones Whitehurst, Greenville, NCDane Todd Whitmoyer, Lancaster, PAWilliam Worth Whittington, Kinston, NCJohn Randolph Wiley Jr., Wake Forest, NCRoss Jason Wilhelm, Frederick, MDRonnie Leo Wilkes, Charlotte, NCFrederick Alton Williams Jr., Tarboro, NCMarie S. Williams, Greenville, NC Patricia H. Williams, Kinston, NCRobert Darrell Williams, Morehead City, NCThomas Edmond Williams, Raleigh, NCTina Louise Williams,* Greenville, NCWalter L. Williams, Greenville, NCDonnie Chester Wilson, Winston-Salem, NCJames Ivey Wilson, Sanford, NCRuth Burchette Wilson, Raleigh, NCWilliam Gilbert Wilson, Raleigh, NCWilliam Henry Wilson Jr., Raleigh, NCJoseph Wayne Wimberly, Raleigh, NCAnn Overton Winstead, Rocky Mount, NCMarc Eric Wint, Fairfax, VABenjamin O. Womack Jr., Jamestown, NCAndrew G. Womble Jr., Hampton, VALeigh C. Woodall Jr., Roxboro, NCKellie Ann Woodruff, Tipp City, OHMoye Wayne Woolard, Washington, NCElizabeth Oliver Wooten, Kernersville, NCJan Skillen Workman,* Greenville, NCSamuel Joseph Wornom III, Sanford, NCSandra Leonard Wornom, Sanford, NCDavid Jefferson Worthington, Cary, NCRobert Joseph Wright, Trinity, NCWendy White Wright, Trinity, NCWilliam H. Yarborough, Alexandria, VASue Ann Yates, Rockwell, NCDavid Young, Chesterfield, MOStephen Kent Young, Roanoke Rapids, NCLouis H. Zincone Jr.,* Greenville, NC

Young ExecutivesTyler Samuel AbbateZackary Brent AbbottTrent Jackson AbrahamMichael AbrokwahChristian AiringtonAli AkkanGideon Lee AlexanderJazzanetta D. AllenAllison AlstonIleah AlstonJoshua Sobel AndersonTammy Denise AndersonWhitney Kay AndersonJames M. Anderson Michael Christian AndrewsAlejandra AnezJohn Charles AnthonyJuan Felipe Arana CajiaoMita AravapalliAlvin Lee AshworthJonathan AtamanchukJared AvchenRachel C. BaconAyman BadwanAnthony Bagdon lllMichael Walton BaileyNicole Elisabeth BairdJason Baker Michael BandAlicia BarbonrNigel Reid BarefootAdam Dickerson BarhamDouglas Allan Barmore Jr.Candace Denise BarnesAshley BaroneTyler BarrChristopher Brooks BeanlandBenjamin BeddisChelsea Marie BennerJoshua Emanuel BergerDaniela BerroneTrevor Ryan BlackJoshua BlackburnRichard Corey BlairChad Lawrence BlakaitisMarcus BlandMichael BlankenshipJason BlueDustin BlundellJackson Dwight BooneLuiza BorgesJerrod BornmanShelby BoruffAlexander BoscoChristopher William BostenAndrew S. BoswellMegan BothersDaniella BowmanJustin Boyette William David Bradford IIJesse BrambleLauren Marie BraxtonAshely M. BrewerLauren Ashley BrewerRonnie Keynota BridgesVirginia Driggers BridgmanHeath Grayson BrittChristopher BrownRobert Bryan BrownShalin Rian BrownAmanda BrozSpencer Jane BrunsonChantella BryantMichelle Bryce

William Kevin BuchananChristy Louise BuckTaylor Blake BullardSeamus Ian BurkeMark BurrisMichelle BurrisAmelia J. ByrdHanna Elizabeth ByrdJeffrery Ryan ByrdTracy Allen ByrumJoseph Calenda IIIJeffrey CampbellMeghan Elizabeth CampbellSuntavio Ricardo Campbell-WallaceRodger CanovaiJason Edward CarmanMichael CarringtonDianna Elizabeth CarrollRidge CarterEzequiel CasarinCourtney CasonNicholas M. CasstensRyan ChadwellBrooke ChamberlainChelsi ChandlerMelissa Kaufman ChestonSarah C. ChewningAndrew ChristianHeather Jane ClaytonMatthew ClearyElizabeth ClelandLeighann Adkins ClelandStacy McDonald ClineWilliam Benjamin CobbMackenzie CoghlanJessica Ann ColeDavid Andrew ColemanJacob Allen ColemanJacob ColleyGeorgia Ann CollierKimberly CollinsAlexandria Noel ConnerAnnette Poe CookCameron CookeMiles Nicholas CooperJustin CoopertenLeslie Marie CopestickHilary Kate CorkJosh CornwellMichael F. CosolitoJoseph T. CovingtonApril Lynne CovoloKaitlin CoxKevin CoxThomas Jordan CreechChristopher Justin CrottyDaniel Alan CrouseChristie Michelle CrumplerJill CrusenberryTimothy CullenKimberly Nicole CummingsWilliam Thomas Curtin IIIJoshua DameMark DanielMark Davies Alfred Patrick DavisHeather DavisMark Andrew DavisSarah Kay DavisShadaria DavisDavid Patrick Deans IITheresa Marie DeCostaSteven Demeo

David Graham Desmond IIDerek J. DiefendbachCharlotte DietrichMarcus Christopher Dill Terrance DorseyDaryl Chistopher DouglasGrant DouglasDustin Aaron DownieMichael DraughonStephen Randall DraughonJaryd Scott DubinMeridith C. DukeJonathan DuliciaEli DutcherSamantha EadsSilha Evita Eaton-BessMelissa Davids EbiliDavid Anthony EckellJennifer EdingerCatherine L. EdwardsJennifer Lynn EhrmanSherrie Denise El-AminMichael ElliottHeather Brooke EllisKelly Nichole Ellis Nathan Daniel ElmoreDarin James EngrassiaChristopher EobstelJonathan EplerTom EspinozaWilliam EthingtonJohn Aaron EubankJeremy Donald EvansPorche’ Shaunese EvansWesley Lawrence EvansNicholas FaderoEllen FarinoRonald Cecil FarlowSean FarrellJared Randolph FauberTaylor FennenBrian James B. FergusonGraham FergusonLauren FernandezJonathan Ray FerrellJason W. FifeShennell Larrese FinkleyPatrick Regis FitzgeraldMatthew FlammanTan FlaniganWalaiporri FlaniganCarol Ann FlemmingStuart Mckinley FletcherAndrew FlowersKristi Lee FogelguistKacy Cline ForbesJessica Forbes James ForsterEilissa FountainHarold Jackson FountainEddie FoyAshley Caroline FreemanJustin Paul FreemanJimmy FreudenbergCaitlin FriedrichSavannah Sophia FultonMegan Lynn GabelCarter GagnonKelsey GalenJessenia Elizabeth GarciaMatthew Alfrado GardnerChiquita GarnerJohn Lawrence GayMichael Lynn Gay Jr.

Krista GentryAlexa Nicholas GeorgesBrooke GiblinBria Ashia GilchristBrandon Elliot GloverBreanna Shari GodetteDillon GodleyLenee Moore GoldenPreston Garrett GomezCristin GoodeNatalie GoodmanBradley GrayZeb GrayJonathan Calhoun GreeneJack GregoireNavdeep Kaur GrewalBrittney GriecoHeather GriffinKyle Patrick GrossCharles Caldwell Burke GulletteCharles Scott GuptonBrett HahnKevin Jackson HaleMichael HaleBrendan HallBrittany Morgan HallCorrie HallLateeca HankersonDanielle HanlonChristie HansenMorgyn K. HardeeChristopher Mitchell HardisonSarah HardisonJoshua Corey HardyGeri Marie HareJacob D. HarringtonAdrian HarrisJohn James HarrisKendell HarrisKyle Edward HarrisOmar HarrisRachel HartStacy M. HartmanTyler HarvinMary Elizabeth HaskellEmily Christine HassErica Denise HawkinsCorey Daniel HawleyDouglas Randolph HaydenJackson HayesCassandra Lea HaywoodKolicia HedgepethCamille Marie HefnerErin Rebecca HensleyTaylor Nichols HerendeenMayra HerreraMarcy M. HeverlyBrennan HickeyKrystal HicksAshley Lynn HigginsThomas HillBradley Scott HinesBrandon Michael HinnantQuentin HinnantTalisa Honeycutt HiteJonathan Logan HockadayMeagan HodgesCharles Deutermann HohnsChristian Edward HolderJoy Ruth HollemanIyabo Lori HollowayLance Neal HoneycuttAlexis Nichole HooverJohn Fredrick Horns

Casey Campbell HowellDaniell HowellMorgan HowellJonian HoxhaDanielle HudsonJoshua Lee HudsonRiley HugginsHarlan Brandon HughesKatie HughesMeagan S. Humphrey Stephanie Mosimann HumphriesKaitlyn IhlyBrittany Lynn JacksonChristina JacksonJames Jared JacksonNicholas JacksonRobert Lucas JacksonPhillip JacobsStephen Donald JanawskyDavid JaussBryan Taylor JeffriesKeya Latrice JenkinsThomas Grant JenningsBrian Sherwood JerniganCorey Adams JinnetteBenjamin Daniel JoffeAshleigh H. JohnsonChris J. JohnsonDecoda JohnsonHunter JohnsonShanique Jamel JohnsonTom JohnsonJames Owen Johnson IIICharles Lofton Johnson Jr.Inga Antanaviciute JonesMatthew Eric JonesNicole Beth JonesRobin Thurman JonesAnthony Jones Brandon Marcel Jones Finley H. Jones James Bryce Jones Kirsten Lynn Jones Mahoganie Jones Brandon Tremain JoynerJasmine Isaiah JoynerJennifer Ann JoynerCharles KariukiDaniel Martin Kellam Michael KellyCatherine W. KendrickJonathan Edward KenningtonSupriya KhazanieMitchell Jackson KimseyJonathan Wade KingYatin KishanTaryn Kaye KnoxJessica KnucklesVincent Walter KovalickShawn Lee KowskyDrew KramerJudy Ann KrauseLauren KressAlexandra KrukowskiMichael LaignJessica LambBrian G. LandressKatherine LaneKathleen LaneSarah Kathryn LangstonMary LasseterDana Alton LassiterKate Marie Lassiter

Young Executives


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Joseph B. LavinWilliam Thomas LawsCody Drew LawsonMarkus LeanderssonRuss Michael LeaptrottAshleigh Ellen LeeCeleste Amstutz LeichEdward T. LewisLisa Taylor LewisKristi LiesegangBrad LightSteven LivengoodWendy Beal LocontoTroy Darnell LoftinDaniel Scott LongMatthew LopezPilar LopezTiago Jose LourencoMatthew LovelaceSarah LucasDavid Andrew LutterJessica LuvenderIsabell Katharina MaegebierMonica MagsinoSarah Beth MaguireMuhimen Zahereldin MahmoudJason MainerLindsey MajorsCasey MakovyKenneth MalloyRachel MaloneMichael Seth ManessRanu U. ManikWalter Allen Manning IIIStacey Lynn MarinelliCaroline E. MarksRobert MarksBen MartinGeneva MartinRobert MartinLaura MartinezMaria MartinezAnthony Joseph MasciangeloDavid MasciormiDavid Ryan MassengillColeman MatthewsMiranda Lynn MatthewsSebastin Lamont May Garrett Weiss MazanecEdwin McClannanHasten Donnell McDermottRyan McDonneyMichael A. McGilvaryJillian Grace McGoughJeffrey Mark McGowanBrooke Barton McGuirtJudith Draper McKnightTyrone Waddie McKoy IIILauren Camellia McLaughlinTerry McLaurinKatherine D. McLeodRonald Lee McMillianJackson Smith McRaeHenry Luther McReeCharles R Means Jessica Nicole MeltonCameron MidyetteApril Marie MiglioratoErica LeeAnn MillerJohn Christopher MillerMichael Robert MillerLogan MillsJason MitchellRobyn Pace Mondin

Adam Gregory MongelliAlexandra MoochlerDana Butcher MooreMary Frances MooreMichael Cameron MoorePeter A. MoretJoshua Andrew MorganSamuel Tyler MorganSamantha Pienee Morgan Hugh Emlyn Morgan IIEmily F. MorrisEric Woodard MorrisJoshua MorrisMegan MoseleyLauren MossJennifer MuirElise MundalChristopher T. MunnKathleen MunnJames Alan MurthaTamon MyrickJeffrey NackJay NailAlex NealeKate NelsonTisha Nicole NelsonBrian Daniel NethercuttAndrew NevilleHeather Kathleen NguyenCatherine Anne NicholsAmber Aileen NivensCasey James NobleAshley NoblesLorenzo NorfolkLewis Norman Brittany Nicole NowellOlivia Paidamoyo NyakupfukaKatelyn O’BrienMolli Ann O’BrienSamantha OliverChris Charles PapadopoulosAlexander David PardueSooji ParkGrayson Adams ParkerJoshua Adam ParkerKatherine ParkerMark ParkerJohn ParkinsonSerge PasterginAashay J. PatelAnand PatelAshwini PatelSheena P. PatelZinal Suryakant PatelBeth PattersonBradford Carson PeadenTamara PeakJessica PearsonChristopher PeckMatthew PendryNathan PerrySunil Naved Anandjit PersaudChristopher Minshew PetersonChristopher Erik PetersonErin Anne PetersonReginald PetersonNicholas PetrieMatthew Louis Petrovick IIBrittney PettisLaura PezzulloDavid PfeifferJamie Lynn PhillipsKyle PhillipsMellisa Pierick

Coleman PilandEric PineiroReding Howell PittmanAlexa Francesca PlettDanielle PorterJoshua Lee PotterKyle PotterJason Douglas PottsJoshua Adam PowellErin Lois PrecytheJustin Stokes PresslySamuel Johnston PriceErin D. PriddyErnest M. Pugh Jr.Clifton Lee Quinn lllBrittany Michelle RainvilleCharles Lloyd RamseyScott RandElizabeth Michelle RawlsJustin RaymondJessica ReabeKori ReecePaula J. ReedSamantha Tamica ReedJennifer RentzLuke RezeliAdam Forbson RhodesLance RhodesAlecia Lasha’ RhoeOlivia RibbeAndrew Carson RicciarelliMark RinehartGeorge Michale RobbinsMichael Thomas RobbinsShawn RobertsMarileigh Susan RobertsonNatalie Ranee RobinsonAmy Deana RogersJesse Edward RogersKyle William RogersMargaret Mary RogersHeather Ann RossonAlisha Luh-shay RowSteven RoyalStephanie Marie RuggeriRebekah RussoAlexandra R. RyanVictoria SakisThomas Wayne SalterKatie Ann SandefordBrowning Scott SandersonJames Greyson SargentGreg SassCameron Donald SchaefferBrenton S. SchneiderWilliam Randall SchneiderTrey Eakin SchnippelPatrick SchraderKatelyn Marie SchramlAnn SchroederAddison W. ScottCharles F. ScrivinesScott Steven SenatoreGary Thomas SetliffAmanda Beth SextonTaylor SextonTyler ShafferSamuel David ShalhoudRobert Michael ShanksStephen Bernard ShapiroAdam Jamil ShayebKelsey SheaMatthew William SheehanCheterra Lenae Sheff

Phillip Louis Shehdan IIIShaniqua L. ShiversAbigail ShoemakerWhitney SibolNicolaas Steven SilversteinPhangnay Saderio SimmonsBrooke SinclairHenrik SkalmerudBrionna Mae SkinnerJoshua SkinnerErica Nicole SloanDonna Poindexter SmallsAndrew Ryan SmithHillary Paige SmithJoseph Brice SmithMichael Julian SmithRobert SmithWilliam Bryan SmithCameron Alexander Smith Kylen Smith Teneshia Smith Warren Michael Smith IITyler SouthernLowell Joseph SpeightSteve SpenceJohn Mark SpringerJane Hunter SpruillRyan James StallingsAllon StatenSherry Lynn SteeleDominick Shaun StephensonMatthew SterlingAshley StevensTravis Jackson SticklandAndrew Stoker Jared Stone Warren StraubChris StreuliNicholas StrongPeter StuchlakEric SuggDorinda LeChelle SuttonTyler B. SuttonMichael SwartzAnthony TacozzaMartin TanskiJonathan Francis TappCassandra Leigh TateJared TauntonLee TavassoApril Lee TaylorJessica Semaj TaylorJoshua TaylorNicole TaylorJonathan Myles TeaguePaige TedderBrooks Addison TeelAilton TemotioTiffany J. Temple Natalie TettertonNathan TettertonDeidra Blair ThomasTiffany Vanover ThomasGeorge Edger Thomas IIIDarcy Ellen ThomasonWilliam Corey ThompsonAdam Earl ThorntonJessica Nicole Long ThorntonRandall ThrelkeldRyan Marcus ThurmondAndrew Michael TilleyChristina Elizabeth TruittCrystal Tucker Brittney Elise Tyner

Edward Raul UgrinskyJarrod UmphlettTrancine UtujeKristen Denys ValladaresCharles Phillip Van WinkleDaniel Aaron VarelaHarold Varner lllGregory VeirsLandon J. VickJoseph Dominic VillariSalvatore VillariAntonio J. Virella Jr.Kathryn Elizabeth VogelJessica Marie VolkLucas VorhoffAlex Cameron WadfordJustin Bradford WadsworthDana Elizabeth WagonerJonathan Michael WalkerScott WalshDavid Mewborne WalterCaitlin WaltersMark C. WalvoordBryan WardAunika Free WarrenForrest WarrenMatt WatersPhillip Cameron WatsonStephen Allen Watson Jr.Holley WattsNoah Nelson WattsChristy WeaverSeth WeaverMatthew James WebbZeno Sebastian WeidenthalerAdam Bradford WellsJoshua Robert WentzAshley N. WestAshley WetheringtonKimberly Wheeler Kristen Nicole WhichardLinden E. WhitePhillip Ryan WhiteRichard WhiteWitnee Wells WhitenerJeremy Neil WhitfieldLauren WilleyCary Bryan WilliamsDeidra Delores WilliamsHeather Dawn WilliamsKyla WilliamsNicholas Trey WilliamsStephen Spencer WilmotAlexandra WilsonAngelo Devon WilsonJason WoodDonna Wood Shade Allen Wooten Jessica WrayBrantley WrightZachary WrightWalker WylieEmily YakowenkoFrancis YeagerTimothy YoungerAdel Mazen YousefIman ZeitawiRebecca R. Zorbas-WhiteLauren Zorbis

ADMiniStRAtion

Dr. Stanley G. eakinsDean of the College of [email protected]

Dr. paul SchwagerAssociate Dean [email protected]

Dr. Shanan GibsonAssociate Dean for Student and Faculty [email protected]

Dr. James WestmorelandAssociate Dean for External [email protected]

Dr. Dan SchislerChair, Department of [email protected]/cs-bus/accounting.cfm

Dr. Scott BelowChair, Department of [email protected]/cs-bus/finance.cfm

Dr. Joseph M. tomkiewiczChair, Department of [email protected]/cs-bus/management.cfm

Dr. Richard HauserChair, Department of Management Information [email protected]/cs-bus/decisionsciences.cfm

Dr. Scott DellanaInterim Chair, Department of Marketing and Supply Chain [email protected]/cs-bus/marketing.cfm

Directory

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Anne k. fisherDirector, Office of Professional [email protected]

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paul RussellAssistant Director, Graduate [email protected]

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William D. WittmanDirector, Computer [email protected]

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