Jones College of Business Annual Report 2015

Jennings a. Jones College of Business

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J e n n i n g s a . J o n e s C o l l e g e o f B u s i n e s s

Dean David Urban

Editor/Designer Sally Ham Govan

Photography J. Intintoli, Andy Heidt

Developing Students

Developing Faculty and Staff

Developing Friends

Developing the Brand

2014–2015 Donors

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In 2014–2015, we at Jennings A. Jones College of Business have made major steps toward fulfilling our vision of national

prominence and regional dominance. Among the highlights are new graduate programs, a revised undergraduate core curriculum, continuing upgrades to the Business and Aerospace Building, campus-wide leadership in technology, a new college magazine, and many other marketing efforts designed to tell the college’s great story.

I invite you to review our progress to date in this report. In the two years since I became the dean of Jones College, we have accomplished more than most business schools could have done in five years or more. The acceleration along our strategic trajectory is due to the tireless efforts of our faculty and staff, who have embraced a bold vision—one that is characterized by quality, commitment, service, and excellence.

The needs of our constituents continue to drive every bit of our forward movement. Our ongoing discussions with students, alumni, business and community leaders, government officials, and other Jones College supporters provide us with new ideas and important feedback about how we are doing. No matter how good we become as a college of business, there is always room for additional improvement.

It is my privilege to lead such a great college. We are looking ahead to another productive year in 2015–2016. Thank you for your ongoing support!

David J. Urban, PhD, PCM

Dean, Jones College of Business

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Developing Students ■ Advising. Students can schedule advising online.

■ Student Success. New software monitors academic progress, enabling advisors to help students succeed.

■ Transfers. Jones College and community college faculty work together to facilitate transferring.

■ Resources. Small-group discussions explain MTSU resources.

■ Orientation/Exit Interviews are held with all grad students.

■ Assessment. Ongoing course assessment ensures quality.

■ Institute of Leadership Excellence. This leadership development immersion course is directed by Deana Raffo. Earl Thomas and Associate Dean David Foote are also instructors.

■ Dual Enrollment. Selected business classes will be offered to area high school students for MTSU credit.

■ Bloomberg Assessment. Students can take the test on campus, and subscribing business recruiters can access results.

New Programs ■ Flex M.B.A. Newly revised, integrated curriculum with

online and 12-month options. Healthcare and music business concentrations are now available.

■ M.S. in Finance.

■ Business Intelligence and Analytics Concentration. M.S. in Information Systems.

■ Nonprofit Management Minor.

■ ABM in Economics. Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s.

■ Supply Chain Management. Undergraduate curriculum.

Jones College doubled its advising staff.

At right, Paula Calahan advises student Katy Calahan.

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Dean’s Student Advisory Council At luncheon meetings, student organization presidents suggest ways to increase student engagement.

Andrew George, 2014–2015 Student Government Association president, presents ideas to Dean Urban.

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Gamma Iota Sigma Fraternity promoting interest in the insurance profession

Institute of Internal Auditors Promoting internal auditing as a career objective

Institute of Management Accountants Education, networking, and certification opportunities

National Association of Black Accountants Leadership in accounting, finance, and business

Real Estate Club Promoting interest in real estate careers

Society for Human Resource Management Preparation for human resource management careers

Supply Chain Management Student Group Education about supply chain management careers

Alpha Kappa Psi Leadership, projects, skill development

American Marketing Association (AMA) Marketing resources and networking

Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Preparation for information systems careers

Beta Alpha Psi Introduction to the professional side of accounting

Beta Gamma Sigma Honor society for business programs accredited by AACSB International

Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Promoting interest in and encouraging enterprise creation

Economics Club Promoting the economics field with faculty interaction

Financial Management Association Promoting an appreciation of finance as a profession

Student Organizations Beta Alpha PsiZeta Gamma Chapter was named Superior Chapter.


AITP. National IT competition, Omaha.

Moot Court Appellate Argument. Sponsored by Hagan and Farrar in Experiential Legal Environment of Business classes.

Institute of Management Accountants. Conference.

Study Abroad. Business courses with Kenny Jih in Taiwan and Associate Dean Kim Sokoya in Finland, Sweden, and Estonia.

Computer Information Systems. CAT Financial workshops.

Real Estate. REITWorld (National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts), Tennessee Governor’s Housing Summit, Jimmy Napier conference.

National Association of Black Accountants. Convention.

Finance. CFA Institute Research Challenge, TVA Investment Challenge, CME Group Trading Challenge (Chicago Mercantile Exchange/Board of Trade), and national finals of Business Valuation Resources/Seattle Pacific University Valuation Challenge.

Kevin Zhao’s students compete in the TVA Investment Challenge.

Beta Alpha Psi. National competition, Milwaukee. Southeast meeting, first place, Deloitte Best Practices in financial literacy.

Gamma Iota Sigma. Conferences including GIS, Dallas; Risk Management Society, New Orleans; NAPSLO (National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices), Atlanta and Alabama.

Business Strategy Competition. Prizes: $2,000, $1,400.

Google Online Marketing Challenge. Applied Promotion Strategy class AdWords campaign for a local organization.

Sales. National Sales Challenge, William Patterson University. Regional, Ball State University, second in sales role play, Kelsey Haney; division winner for first-time competitor, Pavel Borisyuk.

Institute of Internal Auditors. Student networking retreat, Orlando; Cybersecurity Case Competition winner, Vivek Parekh.

Business Plan CompetitionWright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship offered top prizes of $7,500 and $5,000.

Conferences/Competition


Accounting Meet the Firms. The networking event sponsored by Beta Alpha Psi drew 34 employers and 156 students.

IT Career Fair. Computer Information Systems (CIS) and AITP hosted 21 employers and 150 students.

Economics and Finance Career Fair. Forty-eight employers and 150 students participated.

BEST Management and Marketing Career Fair. The event drew 40 employers and 160 students.

Career Tuesdays. Waste Management, Buckeye, Cavalry Logistics, New York Life, and Regions Bank visited Jones College.

Interviews. Laura Buckner coordinated 43 student interviews with Frito-Lay, UBS, and Walgreens for internships and jobs.

Physician Services Internships. HCA initiated this summer program for Accounting majors.

HCA IT Pathways Internships. Four ABM CIS majors were selected for this competitive national program.

Encompass Summer Leadership Program. Elliott Davis Decosimo encourages Accounting students to apply for its Lake Lanier, Georgia, program that prepares students for internships.

Events. Students attended programs with Verizon Wireless and Mutual of Omaha on navigating career fairs, Dave Delaney on networking, 16 employers in a question-and-answer session, and recent graduates on real-world experience.

CAT Financial. CIS students completed internships.

Career Fairs + Professional Development + Internships

IGNITE This Management and Marketing initiative offers help with résumés, internships, social media, business etiquette, networking, and dressing to impress.


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Executive in Residence John Boyens regularly conducts professional development sessions for Jones College graduate students on topics such as job search and interviewing skills.

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Philip Seagraves, right, congratulates Society of Industrial and Office Realtors Scholarship recipient Koby Younce.

Jones Collegeheld its annual Beta Gamma Sigma induction and E. W. "Wink" Midgett reception and awards ceremony.

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Beta Gamma Sigma Jones College’s chapter of the international honor society inducted 98 students. This is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB International.

Scholarships


Tennessee Society of CPAs presented scholarships totaling $56,500 to Accounting majors and an additional $1,000 to the Department of Accounting.

Becker Professional Education awarded full scholarships to four Jones College students and 50 percent scholarships to 15 others for the cost of CPA exam preparation.

The Construction Financial Management Association Scholarship went to Master of Accountancy student Patrick Amans.

The Financial Executives International scholarship and award recipient was Trevor Wiemann.

Institute of Management Accountants Lincoln Trail Council awarded $200 grants to two Accounting students to attend the IMA Student Leadership Conference in Indianapolis.

The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers awarded Foundation for Agency Management Excellence scholarships to two Insurance majors.

Martin Chair of Insurance awarded 50 scholarships totaling $62,600 to students who have a major in Finance with an Insurance concentration or a minor in Insurance and maintain a GPA of 3.0.

NAPSLO awarded summer internships to two Insurance students.

Crowe Horwath funded an Outstanding Junior Accounting Scholarship.

LabsAccountingAt left, grad student Victor Barnes tutors Jonathan Adams in the Accounting Lab.

CISTutor Chad Savitz, far right, works with Rizwan Syed in the new Programming and Web Development Lab. Students can use the lab’s five computers, with software including Dreamweaver, Visual Studio, and Photoshop, to complete homework and prepare for tests.

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Developing Faculty & Staff

Personnel Changes ■ Accounting. Stephen Salter, chair;

John Wermert, graduate program director.

■ Advising. Amber Bollinger, Kerri French-Nelson, Jillian Jacobson, Kayli Skorupka, Travis Tipton, and Emily Yttri.

■ Business and Economic Research Center. Murat Arik, director.

■ Development. Carolyn Tumbleson, director.

■ Economics and Finance. Sean Salter, interim chair.

■ Economics. Duane Graddy, graduate program director.

■ Events. Kelly Prince, coordinator.

■ Finance. Frank Michello, graduate program director.

■ Marketing. Don Roy, interim chair.

■ Wright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship. Bill McDowell.

■ Retirees. Al DePrince, professor of finance, emeritus. Kay Blasingame-Boike, Business Communication and Entrepreneurship (BCEN). Ken Tillery, Management and Marketing.


Frank Michello

ReorganizationThe former departments of Management and Marketing and Business Communication and Entrepreneurship are now the departments of Management (with entrepreneurship faculty) and Marketing (with business communication and education faculty).

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Service

American Journal for Operations Research Jinfeng Yue • Editor

MBAA International Jeff Clark • Executive Director

Society for Marketing Advances Conference Cheryl Ward • Academic Placement Services Director

National Business Education Association Robert Blair • President

Management Faculty of Color Association Conference Millicent Nelson • Chair

Society of Office and Industrial Realtors Philip Seagraves • Middle and East Tennessee Educator Member

Business Law College Level Exam Program Committee Pat Wall • Chair

RutherfordCABLE Jill Austin • 2016–2017 Mentor Program Codirector Elizabeth Abernathy • Treasurer

Editor or Editorial Board positions at academic journals are held by seven faculty members in the Department of Economics and Finance.

Visiting scholar Tao Chen of Ningbo University in China, right, instructs Zameer Lodhi in Kenny Jih’s CIS class.


Tennessee Society of Accounting EducatorsJeannie Harrington • PresidentRebecca Foote • Secretary

Journal of Small Business StrategyBill McDowell • EditorJoshua Aaron • Associate Editor

National Small Business Institute Bill McDowell • PresidentJoshua Aaron • Secretary/Treasurer

Journal of Media Economics Adam Rennhoff • Coeditor

Faculty Development Seminars

Faculty deliver a series of presentations on research, teaching, and technology to their fellow professors.

Jean Wilson teaches the Dale Carnegie course that is required for Jones College majors.

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Professional Development Dale Carnegie training included the course immersion for faculty and staff members. Several went on to team-teach the course as part of the instructor-certification process.

Guangxi University in China invited four Jones College faculty members to serve as visiting professors.

Tennessee Technological University hosted Millicent Nelson, Management and Marketing, in a leadership exchange program.

The Student Success Collaborative recommended Jillian Jacobson for its Specialist Program in data-driven advising.

Advising staff received training on legal issues in advising, safety and emergency procedures, and Raider Learning Communities.

The University of Nantes International French and Chinese Management Center in France hosted Tom Tang’s M.B.A. seminars.

Jackie Gilbert gives a presentation on cooperative learning as part of the Faculty Development Seminar series.


Research

Jason DeBacker visited the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, Department of the Treasury, National Bureau of Economic Research, and American Enterprise Institute to discuss his research with computer scientists and other economists to develop a Web-based, open-source model for evaluating tax policy.

The U.S. Department of Labor used Charles Baum’s policy brief on the benefits of government-provided paid parental leave for employees at the White House Summit on Working Families.

Bloomberg BusinessWeek, U.S. News and World Report, and the New York Times cited Charles Baum’s “The Changing Benefits of Early Work Experience.”

NPR’s Morning Edition featured Michael Roach’s research on NFL teams and coaching changes.

MTSU Special Projects Award finalists included Philip Seagraves for his proposal to fund small structures for use by home-based business owners as a distribution and sale point.

Million Dollar Turtles, written by Wayne Rollins with Gary Bentley and published by Tekton, applies common-sense principles to entrepreneurship.

MTSU’s Distance Education Research Committee approved Ronda Henderson’s grant proposal on using interactive textbooks to “flip” the classroom. Jones College selected her application for the iPad Class Program for implementation.

The Federal Reserve Board was briefed on the economy before Federal Open Market Committee meetings with Jason DeBacker’s research on income inequality and individuals’ small business income.



Timothy Dunne presents research at a Faculty Development Seminar.

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AwardsCharles Apigian

Special Kids Buddy Gibb Volunteer of the Year

Jill Austin RutherfordCABLE Athena Award

Diane Edmondson/Tyler Finch (M.B.A., ’14) Atlantic Marketing Association Best Sports Marketing Paper

Jackie Gilbert Outstanding Experiential Learning Faculty Member

Tim Graeff Marketing Management Association Fellow

Don Lester Small Business Institute Homer L. Saunders Mentor Award

Don Lester Small Business Institute Distinguished Theoretical Paper

Don Lester/Joshua Aaron/Bill McDowell Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Best Paper

Bill McDowell Small Business Institute Best Empirical Paper

Bill Mooningham Internal Auditor Ted Keys Award Honorable Mention

Sherry Roberts Central Methodist University Distinguished Alumni Award

Jill Austin United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties Volunteer of the Year

Murat Arik/Taylor Eidson (B.B.A., ’14) Academic Business World International Presentation Excellence Award

Michelle Beauchamp Society for Marketing Advances Best Marketing Education Paper

Robert B. Blair National Association for Business Teacher Education Distinguished Service Award

Kay Blasingame-Boike Tennessee Business Education Association Outstanding Postsecondary Teacher

Paula Calahan National Academic Advising Association Excellence in Advising

Monica Davis MTSU Learning, Teaching, and Innovative Technologies Center Faculty Fellow

Virginia Hemby Association for Business Research Delta Pi Epsilon Service Award

Ken Hollman Daily News Journal 2014 Ruthies Awards Favorite MTSU Professor

MTSU’s 2014 Career Achievement Awardwas presented to Accounting Professor Paula Thomas.


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N E W F A C U L T Y

A aron holds a Ph.D. and an M.B.A. in strategic

management and a B.S. in accounting from the University of Alabama. A former Birmingham Ernst and Young auditor and board president of Ironwood Country Club in Greenville, N.C., he serves on boards of the Small Business Institute and Rachel Lynn Smith Foundation of Durham, N.C. He has consulted with for-profits, nonprofits, and civic organizations and researches executive compensation, strategic issues facing small and medium enterprises, and corporate reputation. He teaches strategic management to M.B.A. and undergraduate students.

Brooks received a Ph.D. in management information

systems from Washington State University, an M.S.B.A. (Master of Science in Business Administration) from Colorado State University, and a B.B.A. and a B.S. from Mesa State College. He has owned a computing business and developed custom software for Avanade. He consults on IT projects and database analysis. His research focuses on how overuse of social media can be detrimental to users’ emotional and professional well-being. He teaches project management and systems development and will teach data analytics and business intelligence.

Bundy received a Ph.D. in accounting from the

University of Kentucky and an M.B.A. and an M.A.T. (Master of Arts in Teaching) from Morehead State University. As a CPA, her audit experience with two public accounting firms focused on not-for-profits and financial institutions. She taught accounting as an adjunct at Midway College and at the secondary level. She is a financial and audit archival researcher. Her dissertation is on applying bankruptcy models to going-concern predictions in the audit setting. She has taught Principles of Accounting I, Managerial Accounting, and Intermediate Accounting II.

Joshua Aaron Management and Marketing

Stoney BrooksComputer Information Systems

Sid BundyAccounting


McDowell has a Ph.D. in management from the

University of North Texas, M.B.A. from California State University–Dominguez Hills, and B.S. from Southwestern Christian University. Journal of Small Business Strategy editor and Small Business Institute president, he has given expert testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Full House Committee on small business. He researches strategic entrepreneurial decision making, relational context of entrepreneurial performance, and how entrepreneurs’ attributes relate to firm performance. He teaches entrepreneurship and administers the entre-preneurship intern program.

Seagraves received his Ph.D. and M.S. in real

estate from Georgia State University, his M.B.A. from Emory University, and a B.B.A. in marketing from the University of Georgia. He worked for 20 years in corporate marketing and as an entrepreneur, real estate investor/developer, and licensed real estate broker. His research ranges from gender differences in real estate brokerage to factors affecting performance of real estate investments. He teaches real estate courses including principles, investments, and finance and leads study-abroad trips on business analysis and international real estate.

W illiams is completing a Ph.D. in accounting

with a minor in management information systems at the University of Mississippi. She received her M.B.A. and B.S.A. from Christian Brothers University in Memphis. Also a CPA, she worked in public accounting, specializing in automobile dealerships, and in private accounting, specializing in risk and insurance. She has held Becker Professional Education lead-instructor positions and taught Cost Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, and Principles of Accounting I and II. She has published primarily in the area of XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language).

William McDowellWright Travel Chair of Entrepreneurship

Philip SeagravesEconomics and Finance

Kelly WilliamsAccounting


The E. W. “Wink” Midgett faculty and staff awards program was established with Don and Carolyn Midgett's $100,000 pledge along with naming the awards reception in memory of Don’s father.

Richard Key pledged another $25,000 to the Fund for Excellence he established last spring in memory of his wife, Charlene Bentley Key, and in honor of his daughter, Jan Key Marks.

Accounting CPE Day, providing continuing education credit, welcomed 65 attendees and speakers Chad Milom of Lattimore, Black, Morgan and Cain; Tennessee Department of Revenue's Jeff Foster; and Tennessee State Board of Accountancy's Mark Crocker.

State Auto Insurance of Columbus, Ohio, endowed a $25,000 scholarship and an additional $7,500 in financial assistance over five years for two junior or senior Insurance students.

The Jack O. Weatherford Chair of Finance Golf Tournament netted $48,000 for student scholarships.

State Farm’s partnership with Jones College includes involvement in the Sales Program and the IGNITE professional development initiative and prepares students for State Farm careers through on-campus recruiting and internship opportunities.

RutherfordCABLE Center for Executive Leadership is an advanced course underwritten by Nissan, sponsored by the Departments of Management and Marketing, Jones College, and University Honors College, with lead instructor Earl Thomas, instructor David Foote, and presenters Leigh Anne Clark, Ralph Williams, Don Roy, Paula Thomas, Deana Raffo, and Jill Austin.

The Tennessee Business Tax Seminar hosted by the Department of Accounting with Tennessee Department of Revenue featured representatives of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Comptroller of the Treasury.

Developing Friends

Dean Urban presents the Champion of Free Enterprise Award to FirstBank founder and CEO Jim Ayers.



BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee sponsored the Martin Chair of Insurance Golf Tournament at Champions Run Golf Course, netting $50,000 for scholarships and operating expenses.

The Cumberland Chapter of RIMS (Risk and Insurance Management Society) golf tournament netted $20,000 for the Martin Chair of Insurance.

Pathway Lending partnered with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) to provide financing to businesses.

CAT Financial’s Joshua Belcher (’06) and Rob Hallock (’01) provided a massive data set for CIS students of Steve Morris.

Mind to Marketplace and TSBDC partnered with the Business and Economic Research Center on STEM workforce research.

Robert E. Musto Tennessee Insurance Hall of Fame inducted Joe Crosswhite of Greeneville, Tennessee; John Sample of Knoxville; and the late Andrew Mizell Burton of Nashville, great- grandfather of singer Amy Grant, who attended the ceremony.

Dale Carnegie lab sessions taught by Jones College faculty and staff were attended by staff and faculty across campus.

Computer Science, Electronic Media Communication, and Stoney Brooks collaborated on an information systems project.

Jones College Award Recipients Jones College honored three business professionals with awards.

■ Joe M. Rodgers Spirit of America. Robert Harper (’89), entrepreneur and real estate developer of Lakeland, Florida.

■ Jones College of Business Exemplar. Steve Anderson (’77, ’78), retired Accenture executive who endowed a $1.2 million chair in Information Systems with his wife, Kathy.

■ Jennings A. Jones Champion of Free Enterprise. FirstBank founder and chairman Jim Ayers.

Dale CarnegieIn response to market demand for “soft skills,” Jones College forged a partnership with Dale Carnegie—unique in the nation, exclusive in Tennessee. The Dale Carnegie course is required for all Jones College majors.

Tennessee Business BarometerThe Jones College Office of Consumer Research is partnering with Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry in a survey to measure the mood of business leaders across the state regarding business conditions.

Robert Hairston of HealthTrust spoke to the Supply Chain Management Student Group.

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Dean Urban ■ Visited four universities in China with Associate Dean Kim Sokoya

to finalize teaching-abroad and study-abroad programs.

■ Serves as Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce economic development vice chair, Economic Development Council chair, and board of directors and executive committee member.

■ Presented to Premiere Motivational Speakers Bureau on entrepreneurship in Brentwood, hosted by JourneyTEAM.

■ Met with Rutherford County Tech Community.

■ Completed the Leadership Middle Tennessee program and serves on its selection committee.

■ Attended the JourneyTEAM Business Summit.

■ Met with Insurors of Tennessee and the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research about the Insurance program.

■ Hosted a Dean’s Advisory Council candidate focus group.

■ Participated in Power of 10 Summit on regional transportation.

■ Addressed International Dale Carnegie Franchise Association.

■ Met with retired Lt. Gen. Keith Huber on veteran outreach.

Real Estate ProgramPhilip Seagraves facilitated a $1.1 million gift-in-kind of software and licensing from real estate valuation platform Argus and a focus group of real estate professionals.

Tennessee Department of Education Division of Career and Technical Education (Business Management and Administration, Marketing, and Finance) employees attended a BCEN professional development seminar.

Beta Alpha Psi aided United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance.

Tennessee Department of Audit, NHC, and Mauldin and Jenkins conducted on-campus interviews.

HCA representatives worked with CIS faculty to develop the Business Intelligence and Analytics curriculum. Assistant Dean Lara Daniel greets alumni at Accounting CPE Day.


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Nonprofit and Innovation SummitThe event featured speakers and a volunteer and internship fair organized by Deana Raffo and Leigh Anne Clark, funded by the Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation, and sponsored by the Departments of Management and Marketing and Business Communication and Entrepreneurship in Jones College and Communication Studies and Organizational Communication in the College of Liberal Arts.

Miki Agrawal, social entrepreneur, encouraged students to be entrepreneurs and to make the world a better place.

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Steve Anderson (’77, ’78) Accenture (retired)

Narah Beedle Chas. Hawkins Company

Susan Binkley Out of the Blue Granola

Michael Blivens Northwestern Mutual Jeff Bogle Unity Physician Partners

Jessica Clegg Buckle

Kristi Cochrane Sustaining a Village Everyday

Kendra Cotton Boys and Girls Clubs

of Middle Tennessee Mark Crocker Tennessee State Board

of Accountancy

Sam Davidson Cool People Care

Coleman DeGeorge (’14) Northwestern Mutual

Dave Delaney Futureforth

Bryan Dismore Buckle

Tim Fallon (’11) Nissan Amy Farrar Hagan and Farrar

Dan Frizsell Legends Studio Nashville

David Frisvold University of Iowa

Sherry Galloway Saint Thomas Rutherford

Kevin Gentry (’05) KraftCPAs

Walt Goss Store Opening Solutions

Yolanda Green Verizon

Claressa Delisha Ham Archie’s Promise

Eugene Hampton II Consolidated Utility District

K. C. Haugh Store Opening Solutions

Scott Imberman Michigan State University

Matthew Job Local Search Masters

Jimmy Jobe Jobe, Hastings and Associates

Johnta’ Johnson Deloitte

Tim Kelly Tim Kelly and Associates

Daryl Mackin A Soldier’s Child Foundation

Calvin McElroy Neff Rental

Rebekah McGuire (’14) Northwestern Mutual Julie McReynolds Nashville AMA

Kirby Mills Elliott Davis Decosimo

Michael Moore EFC Systems

Marty Mulford Nashville Predators

Kevin Scott Page PopCause.org

Michelle Pauk QHR

George Selgin Cato Institute

Ronni Shaw Ronni Shaw Consulting

Sarah Sherck Avondale Partners

Randall Thomason (’13) FMC

Ashley Troutman (’13) Vanderbilt

University Medical Center

Conchita Vines IRS

Brenton Warner Complex Care Solutions

Rob Webb Just Love Coffee

Sarah Williams OHL

Claire Wilson United Way of Rutherford

and Cannon Counties

Bruce Yandle George Mason University

Yong Yoon George Mason University

Jones College Guest Speakers


Business and Economic Research Center ■ United Way of Williamson County. Needs Assessment. ■ Wilson County. 2014 Wage and Benefit Study. ■ Franklin. Economic and Fiscal Impact of Mixed-Use Build-Out Project. ■ Cumberland County Playhouse. Economic and Fiscal Impact. ■ Nashville Health Care. Industry Cluster Assessment. ■ STEM Workforce Dynamics. Shaping Tennessee’s Future. ■ Tennessee National Guard. Economic and Fiscal Assessment. ■ Global Commerce. Tennessee and the International Economy. ■ Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee. Economic and Fiscal Assessment. ■ Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Tracking Tennessee’s Economy.

State Executive Director Patrick Geho

■ Clients Counseled. 3,820. ■ Counseling Hours. 15,711. ■ Training Events. 898. ■ Individuals Trained. 11,887. ■ Capital Formation. $62,384,965.

■ Jobs. 1,527 created, 1,151 retained. ■ Client Sales Growth.

• Incremental sales: $96.4 million. • Existing sales: $157.7 million.

■ Benefits to Cost.• Counseling clients: 1.49/1.00. • Long-term clients: 3.74/1.00.

■ Service Centers. 17 including lead center in Murfreesboro.

■ Client Demographics. • Male 51%, female 47%, no reply 2%.• White 63.5%, Black 32.1%, Asian 2.1%.

■ Veterans Served. 461 plus 84 on active duty or in National Guard or Reserves.

New BERC Director

Murat Arik’s book Understanding and Analyzing Competitive Dynamics was published by Lexington Books.

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Center for Economic EducationDirector Robert B. Blair • Assistant Director Maria Edlin

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■ Patterson Park Community Center. With a University College grant, CEE taught personal finance to 18 students with Regina Harvey of Dominion Financial Management.

■ Teachers’ Professional Development. CEE offered webinars for 22 teachers in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta–Nashville Branch.

Continuing

■ Tennessee Stock Market Game. With funding from the Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation, 244 teams from 12 schools participated.

■ Personal Finance Education. CEE trained 185 teachers with Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta–Nashville Branch funding.

■ International Economic Summit. The Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation funded participation by 286 area high school students from four schools.

Partners

■ Funding. Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation, Council on Economic Education, Jones College, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta–Nashville Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis–Memphis Branch.

■ Partnerships. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta–Nashville Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis–Memphis Branch, Belmont University College of Business, Austin Peay State University College of Business, Idaho Council on Economic Education, Council for Economic Education, Bancorp South, Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation, IRS, Pinnacle Bank, US Community Credit Union, FDIC, Tennessee Bankers Association, Tennessee Office of the Attorney General, University of Tennessee Extension, Cornerstone Financial Credit Union.


InvestWrite CompetitionStudents wrote essays on the Stock Market Game. Sixth-grader Sofia Tomov of Knoxville placed first nationally and will tour the New York Stock Exchange.

Developing the Brand 2020 Millennial Game PlanThe sold-out 2014 conference focused on the generation’s impact on business.

M.A. in EconomicsThe Financial Engineer ranked our program ahead of University of Memphis, Old Dominion, East Carolina, University of Nevada–Las Vegas, and Colorado State.


Initiatives ■ Magazine. Launch of Enterprise MT. ■ Radio. WPLN messages, Nashville Predators game ads. ■ Trade Shows. State-of-the-art display. ■ 12th & Broad. Social and print media, entrepreneur site. ■ Print Ads. Nashville Business Journal,

Tennessee Performing Arts Center program, Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators yearbooks.

■ Website. Jones College site redesign. Events ■ Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. Helping

Employers Understand How to Effectively Hire Veterans. ■ 12th and Broad.

• “Punctuate!” Creativity, lifestyles, and innovation lab.• “Whose Card Is It Anyway?” Networking event.• “Side Hustle.” Starting a business while employed.

■ MTSU on the Hill. Tennessee State Capitol. ■ Nashville Sounds. MTSU Night. ■ Graduate Recruiting Receptions. Cool Springs and UBS.

Matt Thornhill of GenerationsMatter delivers the 2020 Millennial Game Plan keynote address.

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Facility Upgrades

■ Executive Education Center. Bell Street facility scheduled for December 2015.

■ Financial Analysis Center. Next to lobby.

■ Advising Center. Northwest second floor.

■ Sales Lab. All-new technology.

■ Computer Lab. Expanded, refurbished.

■ Update. 84 offices painted/tiled. Halls tiled.

■ Courtyard. Trees, sod, mulch, irrigation.

■ Parking. Four visitor spaces.

Technology

Phone System. The college is migrating to Skype for Business to enhance real-time communication and collaboration.

Lecture Capture. The college adopted the Panopto video platform for lecture capture to enhance course delivery.

Recording Studio. A classroom is being renovated with A/V equipment for recording lectures to complement traditional teaching.

Special Thanks to Jones College FY 2015 Donors

Individual

Steven AbbottJames AbernathyMel AdamsReita AgarwalRaj AggarwalPaul AkerRichard AlbertsRoy and Emily AlexanderJeannie AlmonHylan and Patsy AlsupPaul AndersonSteve and Kathy AndersonToni AngelloCharles and Tricia ApigianJames ArchieJerry ArisAshu AroraBennie ArpMatthew AshwoodGo AttachotMichelle AustellJill AustinBattle and Angela Bagley

Richard and Cheryl BagleyJohn and Gina BaioWilliam and Cindy BakerMartha BalachandranJohn BarkerKay BarkerWilliam BarkleyRichard and Deborah

BaruzziniDennis BassJanet BassBrandon BattsCharlie BaumCharles and Michelle

BeauchampAdam BeckMichael BeckerRalph BedingfieldBryan BellTravis BellenfantWilliam BellenfantVelma BennettSandy BensonKenneth BessJim BiaginiAnselme and Rachel

Bineza

Neal BlairRobert B. Blair Virginia BlountMarie BluthardtApril BobbMichelle BobbittGlenna BoedkerAlex and Emily BogleJeffrey and Beverly BogleEdward and Mary BolesChad BoneJoseph and Veronica

BosnakJennifer BounnaraTommy and Jeanne BraggPat BranamMitzi BrandonWalter BrattonStoney BrooksArnold BrownJames BrownKitty BrownSusan BrownGary and Rejeanna

BuchananChristine BucyTracy Bunch

James BurkardJanet Burnley-AdamsLisa BurrJim and Nancy BurtonLeighton BushKathy ButkowskiStan ButkowskiMegan BynumJacalyn CardenCharles and Anissa CarlisleGary CarltonDavid and Yvonne

CarpenterPaul CarsonStephanie CavanaghJames and Cecelia

CavendishJoseph CessnaTom ChadickMike and Gail CherryT. Charles and Dorothy

ChitwoodLung and Chenwan ChiuJohn CiprianoGary ClarkJasmine ClarkHarvey Clarke

Kelly ClaryMelissa ClemonsNicholas and Bri ColeKendra ColemanKimberly ColemanAlan CollinsJonathan CookeKevin CoombesWilliam CoppedgeJayne CorbinBobby and Julia CorcoranWilliam and Kim CorderJames and Mary CostnerAerolene CoxAngela CoxJames and Donna CoxNicholas CreekmurGlenn CrickDarrell CunninghamJ. S. DanielKenneth DanielMichael and Elisabeth

DanielsBuford DavidJoshua and Laura DavisWilliam DavisWilliam and Anne Davis


Steve DebellDan DentonEric DillPaul and Patricia DoddBirdie DonnellSteven and Jean DotsonJames DouthitSam DouthitPatrick and Sharon DriscollEarl DuganJeremy DukeGarey and Earlene EakesMarianna EdingerPaul and Virginia EgbertDarrick EnseyTonya EppsCatherine EricksonJerry and Susan FaulknerBichaka FayissaMatt FelgendrehenJohn FeltonElizabeth FergusDonald FieldsKirk FischerTommy and Janie FlemingJohn FloydBill and Diane Ford

Jonathan ForrenStuart FowlerGeorge and Betty FraleyNancy FranklynBuddy and Katie FreemanMerilyn GambillStan GambillBrittany GannFarrest GardnerEvi Gargalianou-ReganGregory GermanMatt GibsonTeresa GillespieCarl and Sara GilliamPaulette GillumNancy GoinsSusan GoreJames GossDuane GraddyDavid and Sally GraingerAnn GrayEllen GrayRobert and Susan GrearLawana GregathJohn GriffinMerritt GriffinAbdumalik Gulyamov

Janice HackettDalton HaleMary HaleyDavid HallGary and Vicki HallWesley HallBeth HancockChris and Lydia HancockChristopher HanvyRonald HardawayJannette HardenCindy HarperJeannie HarringtonBurrell HarrisDonald and Martha HarrisRandall HarrisRichard HarrisonHall HaseltonMohammad HassanJohn HawkinsJohn and Renee HawkinsBill HayesEmily HaynesTerry HaynesSteve and Martha HaywardRyan HembyVirginia Hemby

Dick HendrickSonya HermonBella HigdonDavid and Ann HokeStuart HollandCarol HollandsworthWilliam and Kimberly

HollemanKen HollmanJeffrey and Rhonda HolmesTracey HooverTodd HortonMelody HovaterJustin HubbellLinda HusakRick and Deb InsellFrank IrlingerRobert and Joyce ItinGeorge and Glenna

JacksonMelvin JeffersNeal and Patricia JenningsKenny JihJames and Donna JobeAnthony JohnsonChristine JohnsonDouglas Johnson

Keith and Michele JohnsonBilly and Darlinda JonesKenneth JonesLatisha JonesSue JonesKent and Jackie KayNorman KaylorJoey KeithJason and Anita KennedyTony KertchavalRichard KeyE. D. and Bettye KilgrowPerry KimbrelRoger KirbyFred KoechleinMelinda KorzaanRobert and Kim KrisleSonya La CroixStacia LacyArthur LafferMichael and Kelly LallyPaul and Marjorie LandryMatthew LankfordAssaleenuch LarpcharoenMichael LawRobert LayneJ. S. Lee


Brian LeedhamWallene LeekDenise LeggettGreg and Melanie LemonPatricia LeslieMark LewisSteve and Linda LewisPan LiHarriette LightfootMary LindseyChristopher and Stephanie

LouderGaile LowAdam LukasikRegina LyonsApril MagnusonJames MahurinJohn and Edna MajorCody MalakMartha MannGreg and Janelle MarksChrista MartinLee and Carla MartinCarlton MasonDarrell MassengaleBryson and Jamila

McCarley

Donna McDowellKenneth McCabeThomas and Joanna

McClendonSteve McCollumNathan and Georgia

McCrawTeresa McDowellHunter and Linette

McFarlinJohn McNabbClarence McNealDavid McPeakAbebe MeketeTom MerriamJoseph and Georgia

MeshottoRonald and Emily MessierAndy MichaelDon and Carolyn MidgettJohn MilamAmerica MillerJerry MillerNorma MillerRichard MillerJeremy MillsMitzi Milts

Praveen MohanNewt and Charlotte MolloyRob MonaghanBill and Linda MooninghamDonald MooreLinney MooreVirgil MooreJacqueline MorganBud MorrisFranklin MorrisonReanne MorrowH. Ronald MoserRalph MullinsGene MulloyRick MurrayJames NaiveJustin NanceJeff NebelAnedra NewmanPatrick NewmanJeremy NicholsSteven and Lisa NixAnthony NwaokoloJanet OakleyRichard OdomJaclyn OhmanRussell Pargeon

Carol ParkerJames ParkesEric ParksKathryn ParrishPatti ParsonsWilliam ParsonsMelinda PartinAnthony PaschaliLisa PatelWilliam and Marilyn

PattersonJoey and Charlotte PeayLinda PelitierDavid PennBrett PerkinsTimothy and Lynn PettusWilliam and Kimberly

PettusDennis PettyLan PhanMary PhillipsGeorge PopeJami PopePetis and Nina PowellRobert PowellLarry PraterAngie Price

Connie PruittJanell PuryearRobert QueenerMichael RaganRichard RamkoAngela RamosChristie ReevesOlga ReevesGage ReisingerAdam RennhoffGeorge ReynoldsWilliam and Martha

RichmondDanielle RickerJulie RistvedtPeter RobChristy RobersonSherry RobertsDebra RobertsonTiffany RochelleDanny and Lottie RogersWayne and Vel RollinsDeborah RopelewskiDennis RountreeEmily RuckartMark and Dianna RustSaodat Saidova


Ted SandersKim SargentLaura ScarboroughDavid SciortinoGerald SelfMichael ShaversAnita ShawCharles ShelbyDorothy SheltonRicky and Tina ShortBenjamin SkelleyRichard SlaymanJohn SlocumBrianna SmithRoger and Regan SmithVince SmithCarla SpannPatrick SpeerKyle SpenceRoss and Eva SpielmanAmy SporlederJoseph and Brenda

SteakleyKristin StedmanLinda StewartJared and Paige StiefelMichelle Stoddard

Melanie StricklandHeather StrodePhillip and Cathy SummersByron SwindleShot TabbIan TaylorRoyce and Susan TaylorWilliam TaylorKathryn TeaslerDavid and Linda TegardenMichael TerrellStephen ThompsonHenry TidwellDoug TimmonsBianca TinsleyStephen TombackTeresa TreadwellJohn TreeceTroy TrenthamTommy TrottBrandon TuckerFrancis and June TuckerCarl and Sherry TurnerDavid and Gina UrbanMatthew VanderpoolCourtney and Glenda

Vanderveer

Donna VaughnJames VaughnBob and Cheryl VerbleJon and Jennifer ViarsBart and Lee Ann WalkerJames and Susan WalkerTom and Kandee WalkerBeverly WallaceDanny and Mary WallaceJ. Bransford WallacePeggy WardenEmilee WarnerRonald and Phyllis

WashingtonCal WatkinsJames and Charlotte

WatsonRonald WeatherspoonBen and Margie

WeatherfordSharon WeaverKenneth WebbLanny WeeksJohn and DeAnna WermertClark and Sharon WernerJohn and Minya WestJason Wheeler

Tommy WheelerJoshua WhiteRaholanda WhiteVicki WhitelyJoseph and Samantha

WhitmoreDave WhitworthPaul and Maria WieckAndrew WilderKaren WilkersonErica WilkinsonDeborah WillettJeremey and Ann WilliamsTaurean WilliamsAndrea Willis

Lee and Laurie WilloughbyDiane WilsonRachel WilsonDon and Hanna

WitherspoonDouglas and Brenda

WoodardBenjamin WrightDavid WrightWilliam WrightSammy and Paula YokleyKenneth YoungsteadXiaolin ZhaoJoachim and Emily ZietzNancy Zoretic

Seventeen additionalinvestors chose to remain anonymous.


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Carolyn Tumbleson, left, brings her experience in development for United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties to her new position as Jones College development director.

Contact UsFor information on how to make a donation to Jones College of Business, please call Carolyn Tumbleson at (615) 494-8990 or email [email protected].

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