Spring 2009: Sustainability & Social Responsibility

1970

Charles Cooper, BBA, has been appointed to the Texas Banking Commission. State Finance Commission Chairman John Snider announced the selection of Cooper as commissioner.

1971

Milton S. McGee, BBA, has been named chairman of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas, the largest state community banking organization in the nation. He will lead the membership representing 2,000 banks and branches until October 2009. McGee currently serves as president and chief executive officer of Henderson Citizens Bancshares and HCB Inc.

1979

Lyle Weinert, MBA, and his wife received the CornerBank Community Cornerstone Award for November. In recognition of their service, CornerBank will contribute $100 to the Legacy Community Foundation to support additional community development projects.

Paul L. Foster, BBA, was one of four alumni that received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Baylor Alumni Association. Foster is founder and CEO of Western Refining Inc. in El Paso, which owns four refineries. The Paul L. Foster Success Center was dedicated at Baylor in 2007, following his gift of $3 million to the university.

1980

Brad Prizer, BBA, has been named executive vice president of marketing for Bomgar, one of the 10 fastest-growing software companies in America as named by Inc. magazine. Bomgar was also ranked 190 on the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies list.

Dana Terry Fickling, BBA, has been named the 2008 Church Business Administrator of the Year by the National Association of Church Business Administrators (NACBA). Fickling has been the business administrator for First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth for nine years.

1982

John Lamb, BBA, has been appointed president and CEO of Clipper Windpower Development Co. Inc., a California-based company engaged in wind energy technology, wind turbine manufacturing and wind project development. Prior to joining the company, Lamb acted as special corporate legal counsel for a number of Clipper’s high-profile transactions.

1983

John Harper, BBA, has been named marketing lead for Vendormate, Inc. Vendormate is a leader in vendor management solutions, providing cost-effective private-labeled solutions to manage the composition and risk of enterprises’ supplier bases. Harper formerly served as vice president of marketing for MCI.

Thomas Horton, BBA, was appointed to the board of directors for Qualcomm Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions.

1984

Cheryl Corn, BBA, joined the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce in November as executive assistant to the president. In this position, she is responsible for all aspects involved in supporting the president’s office as well as the board of directors.

1988

Jeffrey Kelley, BBA, has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Sterling Trust Company. United Western Bancorp, Inc. is a Denver-based holding company whose principal subsidiary is United Western Bank(R). Sterling Trust is its administrative trust subsidiary.

1990

David Johnson, BBA, has been appointed chief financial officer for Cleburne ISD. Johnson is a CPA and has over 18 years of experience in accounting.

1991

Bill Barton, MBA, along with Henry Arnold, co-authored a novel “Hometown Favorite,” which was released September 2008. Barton travels the world as a business partner with three companies that develop and sell products to nonprofit organizations, small businesses and large retailers.

1993

Traci Calvin Niedziela, BBA, is the owner of the Hideaway Ranch & Retreat in Bluff Dale, Texas, which was named the “Best Family Friendly Inn” in the 2008-2009 Best of BedandBreakfast.com Awards. The awards were based on a qualitative and quantitative review of nearly 50,000 independent reviews submitted to bedandbreakfast.com, the leading online B&B directory and reservation network worldwide.

1994

David F. Johnson, BBA, JD, a shareholder in Winstead’s Fort Worth office, has been selected as one of 20 members of the 2008-2009 inaugural class of Leadership SBOT. This program of the State Bar of Texas and Texas Young Lawyers Association is designed to help attorneys achieve leadership roles within the community and State Bar of Texas.

Cherie R. Marcum, BBA, has been named vice president of finance for the Dallas Market Center. She previously served as financial controller for the Center.

1995

Adam Miles, BBA, has been named city manager of Hewitt, Texas. Miles previously served as the assistant city manager of Cleburne.

Srikant Varma, MBA, joined M-Factor in the San Francisco area as head of sales consulting, reporting to the CEO. M-Factor is a dynamic profit and revenue optimization software services company. Varma was previously with Oracle Corporation.

1996

Scott Zieg, BBA, has been promoted to product manager at ColumbiaSoft and has assumed responsibility over the strategic direction of the company’s Document Locator software offering. Zieg formerly led the firm’s product development division.

2001

Jeffrey Chamberlain, MBA, has been appointed director of sales for Equity Thru Energy (ETE), a company that provides energy management programs utilizing state-of-the-art hardware and Web-based monitoring. Prior to his appointment at ETE, Chamberlain was director of U.S. sales at Heathrow, Fla.-based Dixon Ticonderoga Company, and currently is a Major proudly serving with the 40th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in the California Army National Guard.

2002

Sheryl M. Carroll, BBA, vice president-investments with UBS Financial Services Inc, has partnered with Diane McEachern, vice president-investments; and Thomas Carroll, vice president-investments; to start McEachern-Carroll Financial Services Group. The Waco-based group has over 40 years experience combined and offers customized solutions designed to implement client wealth planning needs.

 

 

Baylor Business Review, Spring 2009

Entrepreneurship Program Receives High Ranking

Baylor’s already well-recognized Entrepreneurship Program at the Hankamer School of Business leaped forward in this year’s rankings, placing 12th in the nation among undergraduate programs in a release from Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review. Kendall Artz serves as the department chair and director of the Entrepreneurship Program.

MBA Teams from Nine Universities Vie in Baylor University’s National Case Competition in Ethical Leadership 

Teams of MBA students from nine schools around the nation competed during the Dale P. Jones Business Ethics Forum at Baylor. Over a three-day period, the teams studied an ethical business dilemma and were given the opportunity to present their solutions before a panel of judges. Baylor University earned first place honors in the competition, while the University of Washington came in second and Pepperdine University’s team placed third.

Baylor’s Executive MBA Program Earns Recognition

Baylor’s Executive MBA Program was ranked #1 for International Course Experience by the Financial Times 2008 EMBA Rankings. The program also ranked #1 for Women’s Enrollment. Baylor operates Executive MBA programs on campuses in both Dallas and Austin.

Baylor Opens Curb Learning Lab for Music & Entertainment Marketing

The dedication ceremony marking the official opening of the new Curb Learning Lab for Music & Entertainment Marketing at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business was held in August. Mike Curb, philanthropist and founder of Curb Records; Terry Hemmings, president and CEO of Provident Music Group, a division of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT and one of Christian music’s Big Three; and Mark Funderburg, president of Word Distribution, overseeing distribution of Word Records, Curb Records, Big Idea (VeggieTales), Slanted Music, Fervent Records, Word Music, 20th Century Fox, Universal Home Video and other key labels; took part in the activities to dedicate the new learning facility, which primarily provides a home for the Music & Entertainment Marketing program at the Business School.

Outstanding Faculty and Staff Named

For the 2007-2008 school year, the following top faculty and staff were recognized by the dean: Hatt Fadal and Julie LaStrape were recognized as outstanding staff; Dr. David VanHoose was honored as Distinguished Professor; Dr. Brett Wilkinson and Susan Etheredge received the Teaching Excellence Award; and Dr. Soku Byoun received the Young Researcher Award.

Brett Wilkinson Named Outstanding Educator

Brett Wilkinson was honored with the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants’ (TSCPA) 2008 Outstanding Accounting Educator Award. The award recognizes Texans who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and who have distinguished themselves through active service to the accounting profession.

ConocoPhillips Awards Baylor Professors $40K Grants

As part of its Faculty Sponsorship Program, ConocoPhillips awarded Gia Chevis, assistant professor of Accounting; and Hope Koch, assistant professor of Information Systems; $40,000 grants to further enhance university programs in their respective fields. Tom Potts Named President-Elect of FPA The Financial Planning Association’ (FPA’) named Tom Potts, Ph.D., CFP’, as president-elect for 2009. Potts serves as professor of Finance and director of the Financial Services program at Baylor.

New Additions to Development Staff

Kevin Ludlum, Ph.D., a ’93 Baylor alumnus, was named the executive director of development for Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business this past August. Kevin coordinates all fundraising efforts for the Business School. Greg Davis, a 2002 Baylor alumnus, was also added as director of development.

“My job is to connect resource and need,” Ludlum said. “I am always looking for opportunities for our alumni, friends and family to make the Hankamer School of Business even better. Whether it is through a new scholarship, annual contributions to our various excellence funds, creating endowments to support academic programs or an endowed faculty position, everyone has the opportunity to invest in the future of the Business School.”

 

 

Baylor Business Review, Spring 2009

“At Accenture, we’re attracted to Baylor graduates because of their excellent academic preparation, outstanding problem solving and critical thinking skills, diverse extracurricular experience, and leadership qualities that make them well suited for the dynamic business of consulting. Accenture has a long history of hiring Baylor grads. From entry level consulting positions to senior leadership roles, they have had a lasting impact on Accenture’s success and the success of our clients.”

Kirk Coleman
Partner, Accenture
BA-Economics ’93

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. Accenture has more than 186,000 people serving clients in over 120 countries.

www.accenture.com

 

 

Baylor Business Review, Spring 2009