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Dean’s Dash

Dr. Ross Dickens, Dean

College of Business and Global Affairs Much of this edition focuses on the award-winning students and faculty from the CBGA Honors Banquet in April. We are proud of them all but point out the large number of our students who won university-level awards (such as Miranda Rutan’s winning the 2016 Beth Moloan Outstanding Student Employee Award). The emphasis on experiential learning continues to show from the INFS 330 students who helped craft this newsletter, to students’ participation in conferences (National Model Conference, Southern Regional Model U.N., Tennessee Bankers Credit Conference, and FMA Student Leaders Conference), and the MKT 377 students who planned and hosted the April Honors Banquet. We have been strong in those areas for years, but we are working toward improving another area of experiential learning: internships. John Clark in his role as the Director of the Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking Office is making quick headway to increase the number of students with internships with local banks. The REED Center has recruited a new volunteer, Michelle Dickens (full disclosure—my wife) to help provide a more consistent contact for students and employers. Finally, the University has expanded its Career Planning and Development Office and it is showing excellent progress. Putting these efforts together is creating a much more seamless and

consistent process to match students and employers. I offer a quick “thank you” to all who donated in the recent Captain’s Challenge. Your gifts will bring the full match to the College and our plan is to use non-designated funds to refurbish the students’ study area on the bottom floor of the CBGA building and bring it a bit forward in time from what has been described as “1970’s chic.” As always, I ask you to send us your news and, most importantly, prospective students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. We have excellent students who want to be your excellent interns and job holders. Contact us and we will help you find another hidden gem. Sincerely,

Ross Dickens

Table of Contents Student News .......................................................... 2

Honors Banquet .....................................................3

Political Science News ....................................... 5

Students of the Month ....................................... 6

Accounting News ................................................... 7

Finance News ........................................................... 8

Thank You to the Editors .................................. 9

Faculty/Alum Updates ..................................... 9

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Stevenson and Terrell Receive Certification Congratulations to Ryan Stevenson and Andrew Terrell on earning their Bloomberg Certification. Ryan Stevenson was the first CBGA student to earn Bloomberg Certification on Market Concepts

on October 20, 2016. Andrew Terrell completed his certification in January 2017.

Students Celebrate International Week UT Martin observed International Week, April 3–7, with activities and events to recognize the variety of counties and cultures represented on the university’s campus. International students

representing a wide range of countries displayed traditional dress, explained customs from their home countries, and provided authentic, traditional meals.

Lampkins Receives Research Grant Dalis Lampkins (left) received The Smith, Henson, Sliger Undergraduate Research on Reelfoot Lake Grant. Lampkins’ main goal for the use of the grant is to raise public awareness of the importance of

regulations on Reelfoot Lake’s National Wildlife Refuge.

Advanced Business Comm. Students Create Sport Business Promotional Video The Advanced Business Communication class created a promotional video for Sport Business in Spring 2017 as part of the curricular requirements for the course. Pictured (l-r) are the student editors: Amber Cunningham, Dorothy Boyle, and Clint Brown. The professor for this class is Dr. Lajuan Davis. The video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/hEk69U7RlQA

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Spring Honors Banquet Held April 9, 2017 The spring CBGA Honors Banquet is held each year and sponsored by the college Faculty/Student Committee chaired by Dr. Cooper Johnson and hosted by the MKT 377 class taught by Dr. Ashley Kilburn. The following awards were presented at the banquet. Outstanding Academic Awards

Outstanding Upper Division Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science (AFEPS) Student: Hannah Ward

Outstanding Lower Division AFEPS Student: Andrea Plantada

Outstanding Upper Division Management, Marketing, and Information Systems (MMIS) Student: Jennifer Nabors

Outstanding Lower Division MMIS Student: Keaton Wilson

Outstanding College of Business & Global Affairs Student: Heather Warf

William H. Baker Scholarship Award: Amber Cunningham, Grant Iverson, Claire Oliver, and Ty Smith

Richard D. Chesteen, Sr. Award: Victoria Reedy

Lt. Gen. John G. “Glad” Castellaw Award: Timothy Howell

Information Systems Award: Janathan Williams

Ted Mosch Award: Nan Jia and Adrian de Sagon

Phi Chi Theta Award: Megan Vineyard

Martin Lions Club, H.B. Smith Award: Rebecca Lund

Athletic Awards Chandler Rowe (Basketball) Austin Swafford (Golf) Logan Hunt (Mixed Rifle) Ashely Coots (Rifle) Hitomi Naito (Tennis) Ivana Cherry (Track)

University Scholars Rebecca Lund Emily McCartney Emily Reber William Sanders

Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities

Katlyn Austin Drew Cagle Courtney Caton Ashley Coots Jessica Davis Meredith Hinson Logan Hunt Michaela Johnson Jacob Last Emily McCartney Andrew Terrell Megan Vineyard Heather Warf Kendall White

Phi Kappa Phi Jodie Duncan Shay Reid Kathleen Scott

Awards Financial Management Association Honor

Society: Emily McCartney, Imelda Rodriguez, Heather Warf

Sam Nailing, Jr. Pre-Law Award: Marabeth Kennedy

Horace & Sara Dunagan Rising Leader Award: Heather Ward and Holly Cole

Tom Hendrix Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise Award: Aldo Gomez, Dakota Shanes

Financial Executive International Award: Andrew Terrell

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Spring Honors Banquet Continued . . . . Beta Gamma Sigma

Jesse Burks Morgan Curlin Elizabeth Dunn Addison Hazlewood Sara Beth Hibbard Daniel Jones Brendon Maitland Tess McDunn Tiffany McDunn Benjamin Ort Andrea Plantada Cortes Ross Redmont Megan Thomas William Diamond Grace Hilliard Samantha Morgan Claire Oliver Cari Scott Harlie Scott Matteu VanWormer Bennet Wimberly Glenndon Adams Kaleb Byars Courtney Caton Brie Cobb Holly Cole Hitomi Naito Patricia Ramos Hannah Wood Kathleen Scott

Faculty Scholars Samuel Bell Rebecca Lund Forrest Hutchinson Rachel Washburn Andrew Terrell Nan Jia Zhu Xu Kaleb Byars Jodie Duncan Amber Cunningham Heather Warf Patrick Schiebe

Amanda Young Heather Coleman Janathan Williams Hitomi Naito Imelda Rodriguez Olvera Josh Dyer Kayla Tunstall Benjamin Savaga Aldo Gomez Deontre Dugan Alisha Saleem Porter Streator, III Madison Crow Timothy Taylor Jessica Davis Samantha Morgan Tory Reedy Ryan Leatherbarrow Kayla Barber

Dean’s Scholar Award Rebecca Lund (Accounting) William Sanders (Economics) Rebecca Lund (Finance) Heather Warf (Finance) Janathan Williams (Information Systems) Hunter Smith (International Studies) Heather Warf (Management) Miranda Rutan (Marketing) Tory Reedy (Political Science) Sarah Rohde (Sport Business)

Faculty Awards Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching:

Nell Gullett, Paula Moore, Patrick Baker Excellence in Graduate Teaching: Mike

McCullough, Paula Moore, Bill Davis, Denise Williams

Excellence in Research: Ashley Kilburn, Sean Walker

Bob Figgins Mentoring Award for Outstanding Service to Students: Darlene Adkins

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UT MARTIN Student Trustee Honored with Fall 2016 Beth Maloan Outstanding Student Employee Award

AWARD WINNER – Miranda Rutan (second from right), is pictured with Beth Maloan family members (from left) Mike Maloan and Colin, Kate and Jennifer Stroh Miranda Rutan, of Spring Hill, received the fall 2016 Beth Maloan Outstanding Student Employee Award during an awards presentation fall 2016. The award is named for the Beth Maloan, longtime UT Martin director of budgeting and payroll, who was a strong advocate of student employment. It recognizes exemplary work ethic and commitment to the university.

Rutan has served as UT’s student voice on the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees and also recently served as a member of the UT Martin chancellor search committee. In addition to these roles, Rutan is also finishing a bachelor’s degree with double majors in marketing and graphic design, which she is scheduled to receive in spring 2017. CBGA Delegation Thrives at National Model Congress National Model Congress was a success for the UTM delegation as they brought home the highest honor given at the conference, the “Outstanding Delegation” award.

Individual awards were earned as well, listed from left to right in the picture below: John Hayes, Sophomore Political Science Major, Outstanding Representative; Drew Cagle, Senior Political Science Major, Distinguished Senator; Anderson Starling, Assistant Professor of Political Science; Marcus Vancleave, Senior Political Science Major, Honorable Representative; Erica Little, Sophomore Political Science Major Erica Little and Marcus Vancleave sponsored bills that were passed by both houses and signed by the president during the simulation. These were two of only three bills to be completed in the process during the conference. Experiential Learning Opportunity for Political Science and International Studies’ Students Two political science majors and two international studies majors, Alex Doyle, Adrian De Sagon, Kayla Donohoe, and Antoinette Schlotter, attended the Southern Regional Model UN. Along with delegates from over 40 other colleges and universities, the CBGA students represented their country of Malaysia in four UN committees, which each discussed different topics related to the theme of “Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities of Globalism in the 21st Century." During three days and through a mix of moderated and un-moderated caucuses and meetings, students gave and listened to speeches, wrote and sponsored or signed working papers, persuaded other countries to support their working papers, and voted on draft resolutions.

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Alex Doyle, the representative on the Security Council, was recognized with a Committee award as the “Most Outspoken” delegate. Moreover, all students submitted position papers in advance of the conference, which were scored by the executive committee and staff. Two of the CBGA students’ papers scored extremely well—98 and 93 out of 100—which were among the highest writing scores at the event.

Pictured (l–r) Alex Doyle, Adrian De Sagon, Kayla Donohoe, and Antoinette Schlotter Alex Brown Named February CBGA Student of the Month

Alex Brown was chosen as the February CBGA Student of the Month by management faculty in the college. Brown is a former student athlete at UTM studying business admin. with a major in management. After his graduation in May 2017, he will either further his education by attending graduate school or return home to Middle Tennessee to work.

Brown reminisces that when he began attending school at The University of Tennessee at Martin, he did not know what to expect, but he discovered that he has had many different opportunities to practice analytical decision making, experiential

learning, career development, and best of all, networking. “My time at UTM has been a humbling experience but the best part about it is not the degree. It is all the great people you get to meet along the way. As I begin my final semester at UTM, I am confident the knowledge that I have acquired over the past years will help pave the way for my future. I am extremely thankful for my time here at UTM but most importantly, I am thankful for all of the selfless professors who make it all possible.” Miranda Rutan Named April CBGA Student of the Month

Miranda Rutan was named the April CBGA Student of the Month by marketing faculty in the college. Rutan is completing her fifth year here at UT Martin and currently working towards two degrees: a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Marketing and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. She

will be graduating with both these degrees in May 2017.

Rutan has interned for the Office of Student Life at UT Martin for the last two years as the Assistant to the Office of Student Life. This opportunity gave her an opportunity to utilize graphic design and marketing skills in addition to heightening her passion for higher education. As a result of her work in Student Life, Rutan is scheduled to enter a graduate program in higher education or public policy in the next year.

Rutan concludes, “Immediately after graduation, I will move back to Middle Tennessee for the summer to look for a job in Knoxville, where I will be moving to in August. I have many options for jobs with the two degrees, but I hope to find one related to higher education or non-profit work.”

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CBGA Accounting Students Complete Ethical Leadership Program

Twenty-nine (29) governmental and not-for-profit accounting students were the first CBGA students to complete the Ethical Leadership Certification Program offered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy’s Center for Public Trust (CPT). The students were part of a pilot program supported by the college to assess the contents of the CPT’s program that instructs students on ethics and values within a business environment. All of the students who participated felt that the training contained information that would be useful during their careers and that the ethical leadership certification is going to be a valuable addition to their résumés. Congratulations go to Bailey Alexander, Kayla Barber, Samuel Bell, Cleve Birdwell, Haley Butler, Sarah Candeloro, Jessica Davis, Thomas Elam, Desiree Freidam, Daniel Garrett, Morgan Grisham, Maria Guerrero, Tyler Guy, Logan Harrah, Lisa Huestis, Dakota Jones, Timothy Long, Collin Pruett, Emily Reeves, June Reid, Imelda Rodriguez, Caleb Shumake, Robert Terrell, Kallista Wales, Shane Webb, Aaron White, Jessica Wright, and Amanda Young for successfully completing this course! (Original article submitted by Darlene Adkins)

CBGA Accounting & Finance Students Attend Meeting/Panel Discussion in Memphis The UTM College of Business and Global Affairs sponsored 26 accounting and finance students on a trip to Memphis, TN, on February 16. During the trip, the students attended the IMA Mid-South Memphis Area Chapter meeting that featured guest speaker Jeanette Bennett of the Federal Reserve Bank. Also in attendance at the IMA meeting were recruiting managers from Robert Half Finance & Accounting who spoke to students individually following the meeting. Bennett spoke about the Fed and Money and provided the audience with an informative glimpse of the Federal Reserve Bank and its history. Following the IMA meeting, the students observed a panel discussion about working for First Tennessee Bank in the accounting, finance, internal audit, and lending departments at the bank’s Lynnfield location. The panelists discussed their career paths and provided the students with insight on the benefits of working for First Tennessee Bank, and encouraged the students to apply for internships in their chosen disciplines. The panelists included the following individuals: Betsy Brasher, Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager [UTM Alum] and J D Spears, Vice President, Mid-South Commercial Banking [UTM Alum] CBGA students attending the day-long trek were Amanda Young, Colten Snider, Tyler Diamond, Danielle Rickman, Larry Johnson, Bailey Alexander, Ashley Coots, Hagen Ashmore, Jessica Davis, Samuel Bell, Megan Vineyard, Ty Smith, Lance Roby, Grace Hilliard, Jermecia Hudson, Garrison Jones, Maria Guerrero, Imelda Rodriguez, Heather Warf, Brandon White, Alyson Brown, Hunter Knight, Aydil Del Valle, Thomas Elam, Michael House, and Logan Harrah. Darlene Adkins, John Clark, Michelle Dickens, Dr. Richard Griffin, Hurschell Knox, and Jennifer Schlicht accompanied the students.

Informational Reminders

For Travel Study Opportunities, contact

Dr. Melanie Bruce; Dr. Dexter Davis

To Purchase CBGA T-shirts, contact

Ms. Patricia Norton

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above). Finance Majors Attend Bankers’ Conference in Nashville Finance students enrolled in the FIN 351, Commercial Banking class, attended the 2017 Tennessee Bankers Credit Conference that was held at The Omni in Nashville, TN. The conference was held on Feb 7 and 8. Pictured along with students are representatives from local community banks who helped to sponsor the students attending the conference.

Pictured below l to r: John Clark (Director, UTM-Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking Office), Tony Gregory (Simmons Bank), Bill Joyner (Security Bank, Dyersburg), Shannon Barton (The Bank of Milan), Randy Huffstetler (Greenfield Banking Co.), Jermecia Hudson, Wyatt Jones, Heather Warf (all UTM students), Jeff Lewis (First Bank, Lexington), Courtney Carroll, Holly Cole, Keagan Parker, Haley Coleman (UTM students), and Jennifer Schlicht (UTM-Assistant to the

Dunagan Chair of Excellence).

CBGA students at First Tennessee (pictured below).

CBGA participants at IMA meeting (pictured above).

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Finance Students Attend FMA Student Leaders Conference in March in NY

Pictured above (l to r) Hunter Knight, Alyson Brown, Wyatt Jones, Heather Warf, Alisa Quayle, and Andrew Terrell at New York Stock Exchange standing under the opening/closing bell during the Financial Management Association Student Leaders Conference March 9, 2017.

Dr. Sean Walker, Associate Professor of Management, has had an article titled “Workplace Bullying: A Review of Researchers’ Findings and a Forward-Thinking Approach for Practitioners”

accepted for publication in the “Academy of Business Research Journal.” Additionally, Walker recently presented two papers at the Academy of Business Research Spring Conference in New Orleans, LA.

Special Thanks to Business Comm. “Rock Stars” Who Worked on CBGA Newsletter!

Normally, the newsletter “editors” spotlight is featured on the last page of this document. However, Dr. Lajuan Davis, Business Comm. Assoc. Professor and Managing Editor of the newsletter (l) would like to extend a special “thank you” to the students in her INFS

330 class who donated their time at the end of this semester to write, edit, and format articles for this spring edition of the CBGA Newsletter. Pictured above are all former business communication students of Dr. Davis’ (back row l to r) Carson Shrode, Madison Crow, Clint Brown; (front, l to r) Amber Cunningham, Caleb Shoemake, & Logan Harrah.

Dr. “Bill” Davis Featured in Faculty Spotlight Dr. William “Bill” Davis, Professor of Economics in CBGA, was featured in the faculty spotlight of the Spring 2017 Addenda. Please see Addenda for full article.

Faculty News

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Kilburn Honored at UTM Annual Honors Day

UT Martin’s annual Honors Day Program was held April 9 in Watkins Auditorium. Among the honorees was Dr. Ashley Kilburn, Marketing Professor in CBGA , (pictured front, 2nd from r) who was presented with the Outstanding UTAA Teacher Award. Annual CBGA Advisory Board Luncheon Held

The CBGA Advisory Board held its annual advisory board luncheon on April 7, 2017. Pictured (l to r) Walter Perry, U.S. Department of Energy; Dr. Malcolm Koch, Political Science; Adrian de Sagon, International Studies; Ross Dickens, Dean; Jake Rogers, marketing student; Dr. Dexter Davis, Sport Business; Taylor Martin, management student, Frank Gibson, Parker-Hanafan (retired); & John Christian (retired).

Clark Named to Interim Director Position John Clark, former president and CEO of First State Bank, has accepted a position as interim director of the Horace and Sara Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking at UTM.

Haddad Presents Paper Dr. Mahmoud Haddad, Professor of Finance, presented a paper titled “Further Evidence on Hedges and Safe Havens for GCC Markets Using a Wavelet-Based Quantile Approach: The Roles of Islamic Stock Market and

Macroeconomics Factors” during the 37th annual meeting of the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Conference, held January 5 through January 8 in Chicago, Illinois. Haddad co-authored the paper with several of his colleagues. Title III Faculty Mentoring Program UT Martin’s Title III grant was designed to help strengthen the institution by targeting faculty development. The University created a peer mentoring program to capitalize on the role of faculty in student success and promote dialogue and research about effective teaching based on the scholarship of teaching and learning. CBGA Participants in the 2017 – 2018 faculty learning and teaching communities are mentees Dr. Carrie

Humphreys, political science (near l) and Dr. Patrick Backer, business law (far l).

Rhodes, UTM Alum & AutoZone CEO, in Washington, DC Meeting Bill Rhodes, UTM Alum and AutoZone CEO, was at a meeting in Washington, DC, when President Trump spoke with the Retail Industry Leaders Association and Member Company CEOs.