DEAN’S REPORT

2012

It is my great pleasure to share with you this annual report for academic year 2011-2012. It is a review of our school’s many accomplishments, a reminder of our goals for ourselves, and a report card of my freshman year as dean on our beloved campus.

The most important task for an academic institution is to provide our students with a great place to learn. In this issue you will hear from Professor Bill Beedles about the exciting changes to the undergraduate program and from Professor Cathy Shenoy about signifi cant innovations in the MBA program. These two new directors join Professor Lisa Ottinger, who heads up our MAcc program, Greg Freix, who leads our master’s program in supply chain and logistics, and Professor Paul Koch, who oversees our doctoral program. Whether it is through innovative curricula, challenging experiences outside the classroom, or meaningful interactions with the world of business, we are committed to making KU the best venue in which to learn business by being the most business-friendly and business-savvy campus.

To be a great place for students to learn, we must be a great place to work for our faculty and staff. We are excited that we were able to add several stellar new faculty to our roster this year. These faculty hires continue our proud tradition of being a major research institution. Highlighted in this issue are winners of the Mabry award, which recognizes research excellence. Learning from these professors allows our students to benefi t from insights that won’t even appear in textbooks for a few more years. Research and teaching are complimentary activities for our faculty. This semester’s research notes become next semester’s teaching notes, and the questions and issues raised in class are prime catalysts for the next round of research. The student experience depends also on the advice, counsel, and friendship they receive from our extraordinary staff. The staff advisory council has stepped up its leadership in the school and the staff have committed to continuous improvement in all facets of serving students, faculty and the larger community.

Recruiting and retaining top talent is a challenge that we all confront. Ensuring that KU business is a great place to work requires that we make this a great place to invest for our alumni, our donors, our employers, our state, and other key constituencies. Public universities must prove they are wise investments in a time of limited resources. One initiative that has garnered great attention and support is RedTire, a program designed to bolster the economic development of rural Kansas. We are proud of the difference we make as we pursue the strategic goals of the university: our bold aspirations of educating leaders, building strong communities, and making discoveries that change the world.

This has been an exciting year for all of us. But stay tuned—the best is yet to come! Thank you for your continued support of the KU Business School. Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!

Neeli BendapudiDean

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A Year in Numbers Foreign Policy, Finance and International Business

Faculty and Staff Recognized for Record United Way Campaign Participation

A New Honors Component Revitalizes the Undergraduate Programs

Institute for International Business is Critical to Research Success Career Services Enhances

Development Opportunities

Reshaping the MBA Program Business Leaders Honored as Distinguished Alumni School Welcomes

New Faculty Members

RedTire Leads Entrepreneurship Programs

MBA Grad Shares His Thoughts About the Program Faculty Honored for

Excellence in TeachingSchool of Business Students Open New Doors With Study Abroad Programs

Business School Professors are Rewarded for Research with Relevance

Faculty Awards

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A YEAR IN NUMBERS Numbers paint a picture. They tell a story of where we’ve been and where we’re going. The University of Kansas School of Business is an excellent institution,

and it’s on a trajectory for continued success. Don’t take our word for it, just look at the numbers.

We’ll start with the number 33. U.S. News and World Report’s 2012 ranking

of undergraduate business programs places the KU School of Business at

33 in the nation among public schools, a rise of two points from the previous

year. This ranking places KU in the top 12 percent of public business

schools across the country. While this ranking is a measuring stick of sorts,

it’s not the end goal. The school is poised for greatness and will continue

to rise in national perception and overall rankings as it provides students

top-rate education and enrichment opportunities.

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190

100That’s the number of graduates from our graduate program in

supply chain management at Ft. Leavenworth. The master’s degree

began in 2008, which saw 11 graduates in its fi rst year.

We continue to enjoy a strong partnership with the U.S. Army

Command and General Staff College.

1,982This is another exciting number.

It’s the number of graduates we’ve had in our Business Minor

program. KU students from all over campus are enrolling in our minor program to give them the

business acumen they’ll need to be successful in whatever career they

pursue after walking down The Hill. These Jayhawks are exposed to a

multidisciplinary education, which will benefi t them well in the future.

This is a new number for us. It represents the number of

freshmen directly admitted to the school. These high-potential freshmen exemplify

the best and brightest of KU’s newest class of Jayhawks. They will have immediate access to academic advising, career services and all the other enrichment opportunities provided

in Summerfi eld Hall.

That’s an exciting number for the School of Business. It represents our

No. 20 ranking in the country for our supply chain management program, according to Gartner Inc., the world’s

leading information technology research and advisory company.

760

Now this is a huge number for us. It represents our ranking as

the No. 5 ranked undergraduate accounting program among public

universities, according to Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2011 rankings of

business schools. The program ranked No. 17 overall and fi rst in the Big 12.

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That is another new fi gure here in Summerfi eld Hall. It indicates the number

of undergraduate students in the school’s inaugural Business Honors Program, which

is designed to retain our highest-achievers and attract academically gifted students. These students were selected based on

academic performance, leadership experience and professional potential. We’re excited to

watch this number grow right along with the Business Honors Program.

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This represents the number of 2012 inductees into KU’s chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, an

international honors society that recognizes top business students from around the world. The

2012 class joins an expanding global network of more than 625,000 business professionals who have

earned recognition through lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma. The honor society only

accepts students who rank in the top seven percent of the baccalaureate and top 10 percent of graduate

programs with AACSB accreditation.

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24,270That is the number of active alumni

of the University of Kansas School of Business. Our graduates are movers and shakers in the business world.

You can fi nd business Jayhawks across the globe, and their dedication and support of the crimson and blue is

second-to-none.

109Here is the number of graduates we

had in the last academic year from our Master of Accounting (MAcc) program. It’s a solid fi gure. It indicates consistent

enrollment in a program that had 42 students enrolled in 2001. The program boasts high job placement rates for its graduates in the Kansas City area and other major markets, including New York, Chicago, Denver and Dallas.

1,982

This is the number of U.S. Army graduates from our Command Team Development

Program – Brigade. It’s an initiative designed for Army colonels who have been selected for

brigade command, and from whom future generals will be selected. The program blends

military leadership and executive strategic management coursework. The school offers this week-long executive education program monthly in a partnership with the U.S. Army

Command & General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth.

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More than 8,500 miles away from home, Bangkok native and second year KU MBA student Patthikarn (Karn) Nitisingkarin couldn’t have picked a better time to arrive on Mt. Oread. With the KU men’s basketball team playing an impressive season last year, she got a crash course on what it means to be a Jayhawk. “Because sports are not a big deal in my country, I was surprised to discover the school spirit here. People here love basketball so much,”Nitisingkarin said. “I’ve enjoyed watching people yelling and cheering the KU team on at the games!” She has also picked a great time to be a full-time KU MBA student. With new MBA Program Director Cathy Shenoy at the helm, the full-time program has undergone several signifi cant changes and enhancements over the past year, putting it on track towards achieving her goal for it: become a “nationally prominent program.”

RESHAPING THE MBA PROGRAMS

CATHYSHENOY

New MBA Program Director

“As a major research institution, KU needs to have a great MBA program, but we’ve fallen in the rankings in the last several years,” Shenoy said. “My main goal is to re-energize the program and move it from a regionally prominent to a nationally prominent one.”

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KU BUSINESS SCHOOL’S WORKING PROFESSIONAL MBA

PROGRAM GETS A REMAKE, TOO

Not only is the Full-Time MBA program undergoing a major overhaul, the Working Professional MBA program at Edwards Campus in Overland Park is

getting a fresh look, as well.

HERE ARE THE CHANGES THAT CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALL OF 2013:

Reduced hours to complete the degree

Students will be required to select from one of three advanced core areas - Finance, Marketing or Management

Roll-out of a certifi cate program, which will offer certifi cates on the latest topics in management. KU MBA alumni, current students and others who want to delve deeper into a particular topic can participate. Currently,

no other working professional program in the region offers a similar certifi cate program.

Because it has been almost ten years since the last major overhaul of the MBA program, Shenoy and her team spent the majority of the past year putting in place a “truly innovative, new curriculum for Fall 2013.” “Our other top priority is to ensure that all of our MBA students have jobs at graduation. If you

can achieve 100 percent placement, then the program sells itself.” As a fi rst step toward that goal, several changes have been made in the way Business Career Services operates within the MBA program. This includes the addition of an integrated career services coordinator who “will work hand-in-hand with our students and employers to ensure we meet our goal of 100 percent placement,” Shenoy said. “In many MBA programs, career

services are a part of the full-service package. We wanted to provide the same type of integration in our program,” she explains. “With the growth in so many business school programs, this was an opportune time to bring to the MBA offi ce a new staff member who is entirely integrated into the program.”

Additional enhancements to the program that will kick off in 2013 include a revamped curriculum that requires students to select one of two tracks - Finance or a unique and in-demand combination of Marketing and Supply Chain Management. “We’ve partnered with several companies in Douglas County and the Kansas City region that will accept one or two of our MBA students each summer,” Shenoy said. “We’re still looking for additional employers who are interested in a partnership. We want a lot of employers!” Keeping it in line with the trend among other institutions toward a shorter but more engaged MBA program, the KU Full-Time MBA is being reduced from two years to sixteen months. As for the size of the program, Shenoy intends to keep it small. “There are about 45 students in the program this fall. Eventually, we intend to have around 50, and plan to keep it this way,” she said. “Because we are a small program, we can’t be all things to all people. What we can be is a small, elite group.”

- by Christie Garton

“If you are a working professional in the Kansas City region and you want an MBA with national name recognition, and you want employers to know you come from a premier research institution, then KU’s Working Professional program is the only game in town,” Shenoy said.

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A NEW HONORS COMPONENT REVITALIZES THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

If you are a KU School of Business graduate who earned your degree about ten years ago or more, a return visit to Summerfi eld Hall might leave you thinking that things haven’t changed much, with many of

the same faces teaching the same courses they taught years ago. But dig a bit deeper, and you’ll fi nd an undergraduate program that has been transformed over the last decade, thanks to such

enhancements as the option to major in one of seven business degrees and, for non-business majors, to earn a minor in business.

With new Director of Undergraduate Programs Bill Beedles now in charge, the program is entering a whole new era of improvements. While Beedles is not new to the business school, he is, in fact, in a newly resurrected position.

“The undergraduate program had long been in the Associate Dean’s back pocket, but because we’ve expanded all of these new programs, it needed the attention of a dedicated staff member,” Beedles said, who will continue to teach part-time. “Because our average undergraduate is such a terrifi c student, I couldn’t have asked for a more attractive assignment when Dean Neeli Bendapudi asked.”

Terrifi c students, indeed. Not only does the school continue to attract some of the brightest students on campus, but Beedles expects the program to soon be in contention with the premier business programs in the country, thanks to the launch of the new Business Honors Program. “Many of the top business schools have an honors program for the best and brightest, so it really was the result of Neeli’s lighting a fi re after learning we didn’t,” he said. “Now we can offer something to those real hot shots coming through.” Admission standards will be high, requiring not only high grade point averages, but also a demonstration of leadership and a commitment to be involved in the business school. In exchange, the 30 students selected for this fall will have access to honors business courses and special experiential learning and mentoring opportunities with KU alumni. “During our benchmark work, we learned that many programs only require an honors seminar or two

and a paper. We knew we wanted higher expectation,” Beedles said. “We have some of the highest experiential learning and leadership expectations in the country.”

Speaking of experiential learning opportunities, the school is doubling up on study abroad thanks to opportunities in Italy, Costa Rica, China and more.

Beedles is also keen to never lose sight of the program’s main objectives - to ensure that all business students are prepared for the working world and have jobs at graduation.

“We need to be sure the students are in enriching classes, and that we maintain the high level of rigor we’ve always had,” Beedles said. “While the education component is the foundation, we also need to be sure they’re getting opportunities for internships and permanent employment. It’s been a struggle for everyone, but I’m happy to say we’ve done better than most schools. And we’ll do better still.”

- by Christie Garton

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REDTIRE LEADS ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS

The two newest programs from the University of Kansas School of Business entrepreneurship faculty include an initiative to grow jobs and save businesses in Kansas with the RedTire program and a new Certifi cate in Entrepreneurship

for all non-business students.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, go to www.redtire.org or www.business.ku.edu

Today, entrepreneurship is the fastest growing business discipline in the country, said Wally Meyer, director of entrepreneurship programs. The school launched a new program in July called RedTire, which stands for Redefi ning Retirement. When the owner of a small business in Kansas retires, RedTire matches replacement managers with that company, allowing the business to stay open and continue to positively infl uence the local economy. The replacement managers will be selected from graduating or recently graduated students from every Regents institution in Kansas, as well as alumni.

“We’re working with the KU Alumni Association because we’re most interested in providing an opportunity for those alumni who would consider a move back home, a move back to the heartland,” Meyer said. “We want to give you the opportunity to realize the dream of returning to one of the places where you had the most enjoyable time of your life.”

The School of Business also offers a Certifi cate of Entrepreneurship. Students from any area of KU can earn the certifi cate with just four classes. The fi rst three classes are taken at the business school and teach students how to start,

fi nance and market a new venture. The fourth course focuses on combining entrepreneurial skills with the student’s major, but not all majors have this cornerstone course yet.

“I’ve received a grant from the Kauffman Foundation to pay professors to develop a cornerstone course,” said Meyer. “There’s $1,500 to develop a course that may already be partially developed.”

The program gives students, regardless of major, the skills to start their own business and it’s gaining popularity every year.

- by Dan Dutcher

“Entrepreneurshipis the fastest growing business discipline in

the country.”

Wally Meyer

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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDENTS OPEN NEW DOORS WITH STUDY

ABROAD PROGRAMSMore than 200 business students traveled to 10 different countries in the

2011-2012 academic year. Students journeyed all over the world from Japan to Argentina to Ireland. Participating in study abroad trips continues to be

popular especially among the Master of Accounting students.

“We are seeing a growing demand within the MAcc program for two-week programs abroad that can fi t within those students’ curriculum,” said Carol Rose, director of the Institute for International Business. “We expect next year to be a transition year, as we will be exploring new ways to deliver study abroad courses to take better advantage of our relationships with partner universities and potential partner universities overseas.”

The KU School of Business offers students the chance to study at top universities around the world. KU partners with the European Business School in Germany, the Asian School of Business in India and the University of International Business and Economics in China, just to name a few.

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“The School of Business believes in international aspects

of education.”

- Professor Kissan Joseph

In May a group of Master of Business Administration students led by Professor Tailan Chi studied for two weeks in China. The group visited many businesses including some Kansas-based companies.

“One of my students works for Phoenix International,” Chi said. “She is based in Kansas City, but they have a branch in Shanghai.”

Chi said that studying abroad is critically important to understanding Chinese business.

“We’re doing business with and in China a lot more than in the past and a lot more than any other countries nowadays, so those are reasons we go to China,” Chi said. “We also have study abroad programs to India, a country that is also developing fast.”

In addition to India and China, Costa Rica is a popular study abroad destination. Business lecturer Mark Best accompanied students to Costa Rica and stresses the importance of studying in a different country.

“When I was a student, I studied abroad several times,” Best said. “There were so many things you just couldn’t learn from a textbook.”

Learning how other countries conduct business is an important part of the study abroad program, but it’s not the only thing students learn while studying overseas. World travel can be intimidating for people who’ve never left the United States, but as Mark Twain said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.”

“This made me a lot more comfortable trying to travel internationally for work,” said David Cohen, a MAcc student who traveled to Costa Rica during the winter break. “It’s defi nitely something I will pursue in my career knowing that it’s easier than I originally thought to acclimate to a different environment.”

Study abroad also helps students better understand the world of business and what it takes to be successful in it. Erica Collins, vice president of the Undergraduate Business Council, participated in the study abroad program in India.

“It was a good balance of leisure, business and overall traveling experience,” Collins said. “It

made me think ‘oh, this is like the real world,’ to some extent. Whether I’m working 60 hours a week or I’m on a consulting trip that may last three weeks, I have to be where the client is.”

The India program is only a couple of years old, but because of the amount of innovation and growth taking place there, it is very exciting, said Professor Kissan Joseph, who led the student trip for the second time in December 2011.

“India is seriously looking at getting more educational investments and partnerships,” Joseph said. “Our association with the Asian School of Business is one example of exchanges that could take place.” - by Dan Dutcher

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FINANCIAL CRISIS, GLOBAL BUSINESS

Andrew Ross Sorkin, fi nancial journalist and author of “Too Big to Fail,” presented “The Global Economy: What’s Next?” as the school’s 2012 Anderson Chandler Lecture. He is co-host of CNBC’s Squawk Box and chief mergers and acquisitions reporter at The New York Times.

Sorkin is also editor of DealBook, an online daily fi nancial report he started for The New York Times in 2001, as well as assistant editor of business and fi nance news.

He published “Too Big to Fail” in 2009, chronicling the events of the 2008 fi nancial crisis and collapse of Lehman Brothers, which remains the largest bankruptcy fi ling in U.S. history, with more than $600 billion in assets. The book was adapted in 2011 to an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated HBO television movie of the same name.

The overall theme of the lecture was a look at where we are today in the economy. Sorkin said that conversation began at the monumental moment: 2:30 a.m. Sept. 15, 2008. The day Lehman

Brothers fi led for bankruptcy. It was also a signifi cant moment in Sorkin’s career when he wrote an article about its collapse that ran on the front page of The New York Times, an article that eventually led to his 2009 bestseller, “Too Big to Fail,” and its television adaptation.

The Chandler Lecture Series began in 1997, and is made possible by KU School of Business alumnus Anderson Chandler.

FOREIGN POLICY, FINANCE AND

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Prestigious lecture series continue to engage and inform the KU community

The University of Kansas prides itself on being a marketplace of ideas, and each year the School of Business contributes to that mission.

The school provides a public forum for some of the nation’s leading thinkers and policymakers to share their insights on a variety of topics, including the state of the fi nancial sector, foreign policy and international business ethics.

The Chandler, Sutton and Vickers lectures invited high-profi le speakers to the University of Kansas to engage and inform the KU community and the general public.

ANDREW ROSS SORKIN

with Dean Bendapudi (left) and Anderson

Chandler (right)

2012 Anderson Chandler Lecture

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NATIONAL SECURITY, FOREIGN POLICY

John Bolton, former ambassador to the United Nations, presented “Threats to American Security: A Closer Look at the World’s Trouble Spots” as the 43rd annual J.A. Vickers Sr. and Robert F. Vickers Sr. Memorial Lecture.

His presentation took the audience on a whirlwind tour of foreign policy and the countries where he believes American diplomacy will be critical to avoid future security issues.

Bolton serves as senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he researches U.S. foreign and national security policy.

He previously served as the U.S. permanent representative for the United Nations. From 2001 to 2005, he served as Under Secretary of State

for Arms Control and International Security.

During his tenure at the United Nations, Bolton was an advocate for U.S. efforts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, to push Syria out of Lebanon and to bring African peacekeepers into Somalia.

Bolton is a contributor to FOX News Channel and his op-ed articles are regularly featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Times.

The Vickers Lecture Series was created in 1969 in honor of J.A. Vickers, KU alumnus and founder of Vickers Petroleum Co. in Wichita, Kansas. His son, Robert, administered and coordinated the lecture until his death in 1995, when Robert’s wife, Susan, added her husband’s name to the series.- by Austin Falley

PATRICIA WERHANE

2012 Sutton Ethics Lecture

JOHN BOLTON

2012 Vickers Lecture

GLOBALIZATION, BUSINESS ETHICS

Patricia Werhane, philosophy professor and business ethics expert, presented “Globalization and Its Challenges for Business Ethics in the 21st Century” as the 2012 Sutton Ethics Lecture.

Her presentation outlined the moral and economic feasibility of “creative capitalism,” an idea that encourages global businesses to balance corporate profi tability and the needs of poor communities in which companies operate. She presented models of “profi table partnerships” for creating value for global companies and communities alike.

Werhane is the Wicklander Chair of Business Ethics, and managing director of the Institute for Business

and Professional Ethics at DePaul University, and professor emeritus at the University of Virginia.

She has published numerous articles and is the author or editor of more than 20 books, including “Moral Imagination and Management Decision-Making” and “Profi table Partnerships for Poverty Alleviation.”

As founder and former editor-in-chief of Business Ethics Quarterly, the journal of the Society for Business Ethics, she also serves as academic advisor to the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics.

The Sutton Ethics Lecture Series was established in 1993 by the late Betsey Sutton in memory of her husband, Walter – a 1939 alumnus.

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In April 2012, the school honored David Booth and Dave Murfi n with the Distinguished Alumni Award.

The School of Business fi rst bestowed the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998, recognizing its outstanding alumni who have achieved notable success in their careers and contributed greatly to their communities.

The award recipients were honored at a reception that included Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, Provost Jeff Vitter, KU men’s basketball head coach Bill Self, and athletic director Sheahon Zenger, among others.

David Booth, who resides in Austin, Texas, earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1968 and a master’s in business in 1969 from the University of Kansas. Booth received his MBA from the University of Chicago in 1971.

He founded Dimensional Fund Advisors in 1981 and oversees the fi rm’s key corporate initiatives and strategic long-range planning as chairman and co-CEO.

Booth is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kansas Endowment Association.

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is named in his honor. He also serves as a lifetime member of the school’s advisory council.

Booth made international news in 2010 with his purchase of James Naismith’s original 13 rules of basketball.

BUSINESS LEADERS HONORED AS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

The celebration was crimson and blue as Jayhawks from across the country came together to celebrate the lifetime achievements of two

alumni who have spent their lives reaching great heights in business.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

Dave Murfi n and David Booth

(pictured below, left and right)

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Dave Murfi n graduated from the University of Kansas in 1975 with bachelor’s degrees in business and engineering. While at KU, he served as president of Student Union Activities.

He is president of Murfi n Drilling Company Inc. Founded in 1926, the company ranked No. 1 in oil production in Kansas in 2008 and 2009. He is also chairman and CEO of Murfi n Inc. Both companies are based in Wichita, Kansas, with many diverse business operations.

Murfi n is a member of the KU School of Business Board of Advisors and a trustee for the university’s endowment board.

DID YOU KNOW?

To date, 48 alumni have been

recognized with this award.

David Booth and Dave Murfi n talk with Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback He currently serves on the National Petroleum Council

and is chairman of the National Stripper Well Association.

To date, 48 alumni have been recognized with the award. Past recipients include entrepreneur Philip Anschutz, former Goldman Sachs executive Robert Kaplan, Cerner Corp. co-founder Clifford Illig, and Emprise Bank chairman Mike Michaelis.

- by Austin Falley

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Each year, the Institute for International Business (IIB) supports the internationalization of professors by helping them travel abroad, research unique areas of business and enhance the schools reputation in the process. In its sixth annual competition for international research, the School of Business, through the IIB, awarded grants totaling up to $65,000, to four business professors.

The School of Business has a large group of excellent scholars contributing to international business research, Koch said. In addition to the grant winners, Laura Poppo, Jim Guthrie, Jane Zhao, Sanjay Mishra, Surendra Singh and Tailan Chi also conducted international research in 2012.

“The support I have received in the past from the IIB has allowed me to travel

abroad and interact with top international scholars,” Koch said. “This year I have also benefi ted from an IIB grant to purchase a unique set of data on international market behavior in Finland. These data will enable me to address interesting international research issues that cannot be addressed without such access to this kind of unique dataset.”

- by Dan Dutcher

FOR MORE INFORMATION, go to www.business.ku..edu/international/biz

INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IS CRITICAL TO RESEARCH SUCCESS

At fi rst glance, Finland and Paraguay might seem like they have very little in common. However, if you ask University of Kansas School of Business professors Melissa Birch

and Paul Koch, you’ll learn both countries held information vital to their research.Melissa Birch, associate professor and

associate director for the Center of Latin American Studies, received a grant for her

sabbatical research in Paraguay and Costa Rica.

Scott Bronson, assistant professor of accounting and information systems,

received a grant for his work on the impact of auditing oversight, legal environment, regulation and disclosure on audit effort.

Diana Wu, assistant business professor, received a grant for her research on the

impact of cultural differences on contract negotiations and relationships in global

supply chains.

Paul Koch, O. Maurice Joy professor of business, received a grant for his work

on insider trading in Finland.

THE 2012 INSTITUTE FOR

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

GRANT WINNERS

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“I really liked the idea that everything was ‘team’ oriented at KU,” Snyder said. “Most organizations have several vice-presidents, each with a very specifi c area of responsibility. Proving the cohesive group is more than the sum of its parts, teamwork is essential to maximizing return on equity. I felt that this experience would be one of the most important things that employers would look for. I am now more convinced of this than ever before. I specifi cally look for this skill set when hiring, as do many of my colleagues.”

When asked how the MBA prepared him for his work today, Snyder says, “Specifi cally, the MBA has provided me with two fundamental skills. One is the ability to communicate with subject matter experts. I might be discussing economic issues in Germany and their impact on the U.S. in relation to personnel management, portfolio management, etc.

Consul to the Consulate of Germany in Kansas City, Snyder seeks every opportunity to give back to the program. Thanks to his position, these opportunities vary from arranging guest speakers for courses to helping current students fi nd work opportunities abroad. “Every so often, I get an update in the mail about what is going on at the business school, and I cannot express how impressed I am at all the new, exciting endeavors underway,” Snyder said.

“When I see these updates, I wonder if there is a way that I can help augment them or otherwise contribute. I want to see the KU business school continue its tradition of excellence, and if I can help make that happen, then I am happy to do so.”

We recently caught up with Snyder to learn more about what fi rst attracted him to the program, how the MBA program impacted his career and what advice he might have for current MBA students.

FAVORITE KU MEMORIES

GraduationThere is something to be said for the

walk down The Hill. It was an amazing experience, and your emotions run the full

range of the spectrum!

The MBA Case CompetitionA group of us went to Oklahoma City to

compete in a case competition against other MBA Schools. It turned out to be quite

an adventure, from preparing our case to interacting with the other schools.

MBA GRAD SHARES HIS THOUGHTS

ABOUT THE PROGRAM Kansas City native Rolf Snyder graduated from the KU MBA

program in 2003, but his ties to the school remain strong.

While I am by no means an expert in these areas, I can understand what the experts are telling me, their implications, and respond with intelligent and insightful questions. The second skill is the ability to rapidly analyze and deconstruct any given scenario into its critical components.”

Snyder advises current students, “What truly sets the KU MBA program apart from others are the opportunities to learn outside the classroom. I would encourage all students to interact with each other as much as possible. Just because you graduate does not mean your contact with them will stop. Additionally, there are many opportunities that you will only fi nd out about by interacting with and getting to know your fellow students.”

by Christie Garton

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BUSINESS SCHOOL PROFESSORS ARE REWARDED FOR RESEARCH

WITH RELEVANCEBringing the relevance of research into the classroom and the working

world is part of what our faculty members do at the School of Business.

At the University of Kansas, research is part of the three-pronged mission, along with education and service. The business school shares a role in contributing to that body of research. The Guy O. and Rosa Lee Mabry Best Paper Awards are one of the ways research is rewarded at the school. This year the awards were presented to fi ve professors: Scott Bronson, Steve Hillmer, Douglas May, Surendra Singh and Jide Wintoki.

The Mabry Awards for Best Paper have been given since 2005. Each year faculty members are invited to submit an article or book published in the previous calendar year for consideration. The awards are funded by an endowed gift from Guy Mabry, an alumnus of the school and member of the Dean’s Board of Advisors. An ad hoc committee of the previous year’s recipients, appointed by the research, evaluation and development team, made the selections.

The published papers selected for the award cover a range of topics and a relevance to the classroom or the working world.

SCOTTBRONSON

2012 Mabry Award Winner

Scott Bronson, assistant professor of accounting, received the award for his article, “The Unintended Consequences of PCAOB Auditing Standard Nos. 2 and 3 on the Reliability of Preliminary Earnings Releases,” published in 2011 in Journal of Accounting and Economics. In addition, the paper was featured on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation blog and quoted elsewhere.

Bronson’s research dealt with the interplay between audit reports and earnings announcements. As a result of the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX), the auditing process takes longer. However, due to market demands for timely disclosures, most companies are no longer waiting for the completion of the audit before they release their preliminary earnings report. As a consequence, these initial reports were not as accurate. The results suggest

that companies were 35 percent more likely to revise earnings when their earnings release precedes audit completion.

Bronson brings this research home to his students. “In class we talk about SOX and the oversight board it created,” Bronson said. “The law was intended to increase the quality of fi nancial statements and audit reports.” Through the results of his research, Bronson discusses with his students “the unintended consequences” of some SOX-related regulations. “Even though the goal of SOX was to have better information, we show that preliminary earnings information released to investors may be less reliable following its passage.” He also discusses with his students that “it is diffi cult to measure the value of an audit, but this study helps us quantify the value of the audit” by showing that the numbers are not as reliable until the audit is complete.

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STEVE HILLMER & SURENDRA SINGH

2012 Mabry Award Winners

The collaborative effort of two business professors resulted in a Mabry Award. Steve Hillmer, area director of fi nance, economics and decision sciences, and Surendra Singh, area director of marketing, entrepreneurship and business law, worked together on “Effi cient Methods for Sampling Responses from Large-Scale Qualitative Date.” It was published in 2011 in Marketing Science.

“On the web, a mountain of customer-created content is generated each day,” Singh said. “It is a daunting task for the companies to sift through the data and fi nd that one piece of information out of tens of thousands of pieces of trivial chatter. Companies do this by data-mining - using certain key words and phrases. Our method makes this shotgun approach more precise.”

The example they used was the customer feedback for a hotel in Las Vegas. There were hundreds of

postings. How would a company fi nd the signifi cant information they need without spending a huge amount of time? “We looked at how companies can minimize the time it takes to sift through website comments and feedback, and fi nd the important things,” Hillmer said. “There is so much information. If you don’t have a more sophisticated way to deal with it, it’s diffi cult.”

“The research is meaningful for both small businesses that lack data mining capabilities and larger companies that wish to refi ne their searches,” Singh said.

“I think this would be very helpful to business,” said Hillmer. He added that he found the collaborative effort very rewarding. “Surendra brought the marketing aspect and I brought the analytics. It was a really interesting experience because the process improved our paper.”

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Helping students consider ethical issues and enhance their courage to raise ethical issues in a constructive manner with colleagues makes research relevant for Douglas May. “Moral Maturation and Moral Conation: A Capacity Approach to Explaining Moral Thought and Action,” was published in 2011 by The Academy of Management Review. May said the research “helps summarize what factors infl uence one’s moral sensitivity, judgment, motivation and action.”

As a professor and Director of the International Center for Ethics in

Business, May can directly apply the concepts of the research to the classroom. “Specifi cally, I design my course to help students build their moral identity by refl ecting on ethical issues in their profession,” he said. “By considering ethical issues in their own work lives, students come to realize the importance of ethics to their identities and actions at work. Then I expose them to progressively more complex ethical problems, so they can enhance their mastery of making ethical judgments about business ethics problems. Finally, we discuss how to best communicate about ethics in the workplace.”

DOUGLASMAY

2012 Mabry Award Winners

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Jide Wintoki, professor of fi nance, earned a Mabry award for his article, “Implications of Data Screens on Merger and Acquisition Analysis: A Large Sample Study of Mergers and Acquisitions from 1992-2009,” published by The Review of Financial Studies in 2011.

“The paper makes two key points,” Wintoki explained. “First, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is far more pervasive than most people realize. Three-fourths of all public fi rms in the U.S. were involved in some kind of M&A activity, and on average, each fi rm made eight acquisitions, between 1992 and 2009. This suggests that acquisitions are a fundamental part of corporate strategy and an essential part of how fi rms create value for their shareholders.”

“Secondly, contrary to conventional wisdom, M&A activity is value-enhancing for all participants in the process – acquirers and targets. The general perception has been that acquirers, perhaps out of hubris or incompetence, overpay for acquisitions, and ultimately lose money.” Wintoki said the research showed that over the entire breadth of M&A activity, not just those involving publicly traded fi rms, even acquirers gain in most takeovers.”

Wintoki, who teaches corporate fi nancial policy and business investments, said, “As part of that class, I often discuss mergers and acquisitions. One thing my research has impressed on me is just how important this topic is to future corporate managers. The research has made me place

more careful emphasis on the topic to ensure that students understand the takeover process and can evaluate acquisition opportunities as part of the fi rm’s overall business strategy.”

“I often start my discussion of M&A in class by sharing the fi ndings of my research. The point is, if they ultimately end up in a senior management position (which I hope they will), they are almost certain at some point to make a decision on an acquisition or a takeover.” His message is clear. “They had better pay attention in class so when that time arrives, they are prepared to make the right decision.”

- by Toni Dixon

JIDEWINTOKI

2012 Mabry Award Winner

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FACULTY AND STAFF RECOGNIZED FOR RECORD UNITED WAY

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION The University of Kansas School of Business shattered records during KU’s 2011 Live United campaign. It was recognized for its increase

in campaign participation from the previous year and earned a bronze award from the United Way of Douglas County.

The school raised $13,619 during its 2011 campaign, an almost 500 percent increase from the previous year’s donations, and saw a 68 percent participation rate among faculty and staff.

“Of all the participating units at KU, the School of Business had the best show on campus,”

said Colleen Gregoire, vice president and campaign

director of United Way Douglas County, who presented the business school with its awards at a Jan. 23 campaign

celebration. “The school’s faculty and staff

went above and beyond its previous goals, and made the campaign fun.”

The seven-week fundraiser, coordinated by Jim Guthrie, human resources professor, and Janet Lukehart, assistant to the dean, enticed participation through weekly raffl es. Donated prizes included KU basketball tickets, an assortment of wines donated by faculty members and a private dinner with Dean Bendapudi.

KU contributions to the 2011 Live United campaign totaled $335,000, about $20,000 more than its original campaign goal.

“The Live United campaign ended up being a community builder within the school itself,” said campaign organizer Janet Lukehart. “Faculty and staff rallied behind the cause to donate their time, money and resources to support the Douglas County community. The school is already such a social place, and this campaign allowed us to be social and have fun while participating in an important community effort.”

With roots dating back to 1941, the United Way of Douglas County addresses human service needs by mobilizing community resources and building partnerships with local organizations. Its nonprofi t partner organizations include American Red Cross, Douglas County AIDS Project, Girls Scouts of Kaw Valley and Douglas County Senior Services.

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SCHOOL WELCOMES NEW FACULTY MEMBERSAfter a successful season of hiring tenured and tenure-

track faculty members, the University of Kansas School of Business welcomes eight new instructors to campus.

BRAD GOLDIE, assistant professor from Pennsylvania State University, and LEI LI, assistant professor from Boston College, join the school’s fi nance area.

MIN-YOUNG KIM, assistant professor from the University of Illinois, joins the school’s international business faculty.

TOM KUBICK, assistant professor from the University of Nebraska, will teach tax in the school’s accounting area.

JESSICA LI, assistant professor from Arizona State University, and NOELLE NELSON, assistant professor from the University of Minnesota, join the school’s marketing area.

SCOTT WHISENANT, associate professor from the University of Houston, joins the accounting area. LORI WHISENANT also joins the area as a lecturer in tax.

WELCOME TO THE JAYHAWK FAMILY!

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CAREER SERVICES ENHANCES DEVELOPMENT

OPPORTUNITIESEvery day brings a fl urry of student activity

to the Business Career Services Center.Its team of six full-time staff members – each with

backgrounds in fi elds such as human resources and career development – has one mission: to ensure each student is

fully prepared for a career in business.

The center hosts a broad spectrum of professional development enrichments throughout the year, including mock interviews, leadership training, career fairs and resume workshops, among other opportunities, and they are ready to grow those experiences by dovetailing with enhanced student academic programs.

“We’re really excited about new school initiatives,” said Jennifer Jordan, career services director. “From expanded freshmen direct admissions to the First Year Business Experience courses, to growing the business minor and the new Undergraduate Honors Program – all of these programs give us forums to connect more effectively with students early.”

210 professionals

applied to participate as

mentors

45 undergraduates

applied for a mentor

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In essence, the Business Career Services Center facilitates interaction between students and industries. It achieves interaction through a series of professional development programs, including roundtable discussions, Q&A with industry professionals, and the Jayhawks on the Job program, which takes students on company visits.

“We have an expanded audience to provide industry connections,” Jordan said.

The 2012 spring semester brought students a new tool for professional development with

the formal introduction of the Business Mentorship Program. Offi cially launched in January, the program pairs alumni and other professionals with current students to provide career advice and guidance as they prepare for life after college.

Mentors are paired with students based on shared professional interests, career history and the student’s post-graduation goals and geographic preference. Participants are encouraged to engage in regular communication, including an annual face-to-face meeting with their paired students.

7 MBA students applied – and

were matched – in the spring

“The Mentorship Program provides an opportunity for alumni to connect back with the School of Business by engaging with our outstanding students,” said David Byrd-Stadler, employer relations coordinator.

The program strives to capitalize our alumni’s life experience and career progression to give students

clarity on professional goals and career trajectory.

“Alumni and friends of the school get to share their expertise

and knowledge of industry with

students who often have aligned interests,” Byrd-Stadler said.

The Business Career Services Center expects participation in the program to grow as it becomes more established within the School of Business, and as students become more comfortable with the benefi ts of having a professional mentor.

“It’s an opportunity to strengthen the school by encouraging students to be more involved in their education,” Byrd-Stadler said. - by Austin Falley

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FACULTY HONORED FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

Graduation day brings a lot of smiling faces to the School of Business. Students, parents and loved ones celebrate the accomplishments of each graduate. This year, three faculty members were recognized at

graduation for their work inside the classroom.

“Most of us became professors because we were drawn to teaching,” said Susan Scholz, associate professor of accounting and recipient of the 2012 Henry A. Bubb Award for Outstanding Teaching, “so winning an award for doing what you love is really the best of all possible worlds.”

Scholz teaches undergraduate accounting classes on liabilities and equity and a Master of Accounting course on contemporary accounting

problems, but she’s also well-known for her research on fi nancial statement restatements, which occur when companies account incorrectly. “Studying what goes wrong has made me very aware of how tricky it can be to make the right accounting judgments,” Scholz said, “and helps me focus the students on understanding that accounting is not just following a list of steps and rules.”

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Accounting lecturer Alee Phillips’ recognition as 2012 School of Business Outstanding Educator from the Undergraduate Business Council was extra special, given her involvement with business students. Phillips serves as faculty advisor for Beta Alpha Psi, the honors accounting student organization.

“I feel fortunate to have had an opportunity to teach many accounting and fi nance seniors in the 2012 class,” she said.

Phillips credits her success in the classroom to an ability to adapt her teaching methods to the needs of her students. She challenges herself to get to know each student and to encourage them to be an active participant in learning.

“The accounting profession is in a constant state of change, especially with the progression toward globalized accounting standards,” Phillips said. “It is essential that I stay on top of current events and deliver the most relevant and up-to-date information to my students.”

DONOR RECOGNITION

The KU School of Business is grateful for the generous support of alumni, friends and corporate sponsors.

Recognition of their generosity can be found at business.ku.edu/alumni/donors.

Thank you for your fi nancial contributions during the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2012.

Your support makes a difference at the School of Business.

For Kelly Welch, fi nance lecturer and teaching fellow, 2012 was a year of accolades. He received the Henry A. Bubb

Award for Outstanding Teaching, Beta Gamma

Sigma Outstanding Educator Award and Alpha Kappa Psi’s Professor of the Year Award.

“I love teaching,” Welch said. “What makes me tick is fi guring out the best ways to help students learn fi nance concepts.” He currently teaches courses on business fi nance, portfolio strategy and business valuation. “The perks are the ongoing connections

I’ve made with students. The best fi t for my work is to specialize in teaching.”

His education and career in fi nance have taken him around the world – England, Washington, DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, among others – but Welch says it’s his students and a deep appreciation for the Heartland that keeps him happy in his career.

“I grew up in Kansas. I have a fondness for Kansas,” Welch said. “Our students are phenomenal. KU students are hard-working and unassuming. It’s the students, KU and Kansas that keep me here.”

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Neeli BendapudiDean, H.D. Price Professor of Business

George BittlingmayerHarold Otto Chair of Economics & Wagnon Distinguished Professor of Finance

Bob DeYoungCapital Federal Professor in Financial Markets and Institutions

Mike EttredgeCrown/Sherr Professor of Business, Director of Ph.D. / Research Program

Allen FordLarry D. Horner / KPMG Peat Marwick Teaching Professor of Professional Accounting

James GuthrieWilliam and Judy Docking Professor in Business

Dennis KarneyNed N. Fleming Teaching Professor

Paul KochO. Maurice Joy Professor in Business

Parker LessigFrank S. Pinet Distinguished Teaching Professor

Laura PoppoEdmund P. Learned Professorship in Business

Tim Shaftel Jordan Haines Teaching Professor in Business

Prakash ShenoyRonald G. Harper Distinguished Professor of Artifi cial Intelligence

Surendra SinghSouthwestern Bell Professor in Business

Rajendra SrivastavaErnst & Young Professorship

Koleman StrumpfKoch Professor of Business Economics

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Dana K. Anderson Vice Chairman of the BoardThe Macerich Company

Lynn L. AndersonVice Chairman (ret.)Frank Russell Trust Company Tim BartonChairman/CEOFreightquote

Tony BatmanPresident/CEO1st Global, Inc.

Wayne J. BoeckmanPresidentWJB Holding, LP

Dan P. BolenCo-Chairman and CEOBank of Prairie Village

Derek BridgesPresident, ExamFXAscend Learning Anderson W. ChandlerChairman/CEOThe Fidelity State Bank and Trust Co.

Marnie ClawsonPresidentClawson Benefi ts Concepts

Howard CohenPartner-in-ChargeAssurance & Enterprise Risk ServicesDeloitte

Mark HaughSchool of Business Teaching Fellow

Kelly Welch School of Business Teaching Fellow

Chris AndersonAnderson Chandler Fellowship in Business

Vince BarkerScupin Faculty Fellow

Kissan JosephStockton Faculty Fellow

Susan Scholz Harper Faculty Fellow

John SweeneyDeloitte & Touche Faculty Fellow

FACULTY PROFESSORSHIPS

TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS

FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS

Chancellor Gray-Little and Hannah Bolton,

student body president

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Carolyn M. ColemanDirector of Federal Regulations National League of Cities

Fred N. Coulson IVManaging Partner Five Elms Capital Mgmt.

Tim A. CrownPresident AZ Crown

Cathy S. CurlessCIO (ret.)Payless ShoeSourceLecturer, Strategic ManagementThe University of Kansas School of Business

Roger W. DavisOwner and CEOPaxton/Patterson LLC

John C. DicusChairman EmeritusCapitol Federal Savings and Loan Association

David B. DillonChairman and CEOThe Kroger Co.

Yale T. DolginowPresident and CEOÉlanStrategic, LLC

Steven R. DykemanPartnerIndustry Capital

Doug GaumerPresidentIntrust Bank

Jeff GentryCEOInvista

Donald J. Hall, Jr.President and CEOHallmark Cards, Inc.

William W. HannaPresident and Vice ChairmanKoch Industries (ret.)

Eric HansenPartnerMartin, Pringle, Oliver Wallace & Bauer, LLP

George E. Hansen, IIIDirector TGP Investments, LLC

Thomas C. HardyCEO and PresidentUnity Financial Life Insurance Company

Justin HealyChief Financial OfficerWichita Community Foundation

Jim HuntingtonCEO (ret.)Bushnell Sports Optics

Jeff M. JohnsonPresidentFlint Hills National Golf Club

Robert S. KaplanProfessor, Mgmt. PracticesHarvard UniversityCo-ChairmanDraper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Steve LarsenFirst Vice PresidentHSBC Bank

Mike MaddoxPresident & CEO Cross First Bank

Kent McCarthyKCM Capital Inc.

James R. Majerle Founding MemberExtol Capital Strategies, LLC

Jason (Jay) M. MeschkePresidentEFL Associates

M.D. MichaelisPresident and CEOEmprise Bank

Larry MillerChief Financial OfficerE.E. Newcomer Enterprises

Brian MooreDevelopment DirectorKU Endowment Assoc.

Jeffrey MorrisonDirector of Operations and Client Development Lawrence Regional Technology Center

David L. MurfinPresidentMurfin Drilling Company, Inc.

Deborah Kobe NorrisPartner Bullseye Database Marketing, Inc.

Lindsay OlsenPresidentMortgage Investment Trust Corp

John P. OlssonAustin Industries (ret.)

William R. PattersonPresidentStonecreek Management

Charles W. PefferPartner (ret.)KPMG, LLP

John E. PeppercornPresident (ret.)Chevron Chemical Co.

Winifred PinetPresident and FounderSycamore Associates LLC

E. S. Riss (Ned)Chairman and CEO Lakeshore Pacific Corp.

Joanna L. RuppChief Operating OfficerThe University of Chicago

Kacy SchmidtDevelopment OfficerKU Endowment Association

James C. ShaySenior VPKansas City Power & Light

Margo Warhola ShepardSenior Vice President, InvestmentsWells Fargo Advisors

Mike ShonkaExecutive Vice President/CFO (ret.)Cessna Aircraft Company

Rene’ StreetExecutive DirectorAmerican Business Women’s Association

Doug SterbenzExecutive Vice-President/COOWestar Energy

Robert D. TaylorPresidentExecutive AirShare

William B. TaylorPartner (ret.)Ernst and Young

John M. Thompson (Mike)

Janice B. ToebbenSenior Vice PresidentWealth Management AdvisorU.S. Bank

Diane L. YetterPresidentYetter - Tax Meets TechnologySales Tax Institute

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To learn more, contact Dave Byrd-Stadlerdstadler@ku.edu or 785-864-8047

Our Business Career Services Center invites you to consider internships or full-time opportunities for our outstanding business students.

Employers consistently recognize our students as high performers, ready to make an immediate impact in the professional world.

Your support can expand the opportunities for our students. That’s especially important in today’s challenging job market.

Make a difference in the future of a Jayhawk.

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Neeli Bendapudi Dean and H.D. Price Professor of Business

Doug Houston Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Professor of Economics

Jason O’Connor Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs

Ronald Ash Area Director, Management

Steve Hillmer Area Director, Finance, Economics and Decision Sciences

Surendra Singh Area Director, Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Business Law

John Sweeney Area Director, Accounting and Information Systems

Bill Beedles Director, Undergraduate Programs

Paul Koch Director, Ph.D. program

Lisa Ottinger Director, Masters in Accounting Program

Catherine Shenoy Director, MBA Programs

Toni Dixon Director, Communications

Jennifer Jordan Director, Business Career Services Center

Will Katz Director, KU Small Business Development Center

Amber McCullough Director, Information Technology

Jason O’Connor Director, Academic Programs

Karla Williams Director, Financial Operations

DEAN’S REPORT 2012

Toni Dixon Director of Communications

Austin Falley Communications Coordinator

Bonnie Byers Senior Administrative Assistant

Ann Dean Photographer

Dan Dutcher Writer

Christie Garton Writer

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CONNECT WITH CAREER SERVICES ONLINE

Whether you’re a recent graduate or newly retired, the Business Career Services Center encourages alumni to connect on one of its many LinkedIn groups. Career services staff regularly post job openings, KU business events and networking opportunities, among many other bytes of useful information. You can fi nd each group online at LinkedIn.com.

The KU School of Business LinkedIn alumni groups include:

• School of Business Alumni• Masters of Accounting• Jayhawks in Supply Chain• Jayhawks in Finance• KU MBA• Jayhawks in Military Logistics• Chicago Jayhawk Club• DFW Jayhawks

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION

STAFF ADMINISTRATION

DEVELOPMENT

Brian Moore Development Director

Kacy Schmidt Development Director

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