College of Business Quarterly Newsletter
                                                                                                                          July 2007- Volume 11.1

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Retirements & New Additions

Susan Cox has retired from the School of Accountancy.

Associate professor Edward Ford has retired from the economics department.

Assistant professor Yi Deng is joining the economics department in the 2007-08 academic year.

Katie Elverson, liaison for the Bulls Business Community, is a new academic advisor for the College of Business.

Professor Carole Green has retired from the economics department.

Visiting professor Matthew Henry will join the economics department for the 2007-08 academic year.

Ph.D. student Carolyn Holton defended her dissertation in July and will be a visiting instructor in the ISDS department for the 2007-08 academic year.

Robert Keith retired from the School of Accountancy.

Ming Dong Paul Lee has joined the management department.

Abdelelah Mostafa is a new adjunct instructor for the ISDS department

Associate professor Murat Munkin is joining the economics department in the 2007-08 academic year.

Balaji Padmanabhan will join the ISDS department in the 2007-08 academic year.

Connie Toole retired from the management department.

Vandita Trivedi joined the USF Small Business Development Center in April.

Sajeev Varki is a new faculty member for the marketing department in Sarasota.
 

Staff Awards

The University recognized staff members from the College of Business several times over the past year, with two staff members receiving “Quiet Quality” awards and a long-time employee earning the University’s top staff award, the Gabor Award.
 
Wendy Jennings, office manager in the marketing department, and Gloria Lehman, receptionist, who greets guests in the Dean’s Office, both received Quiet Quality awards for their service and professionalism.  The Quiet Quality award recognizes conscientious, self-directed staff displaying team-oriented, positive attitudes on the job.  Congratulations!
Congratulations are also extended to the administrative assistant Diane Striepling, who was recognized with the 2006 Gabor Award in May.  The University's Outstanding Staff Awards program recognized 35 individual staff members from all areas of service, with just two employees chosen for the Gabor Award, recognizing excellent performance that demonstrates support of the overall values of the university.   For 17 years, Striepling has served as an administrative assistant, working with five successive deans over the years.  She handles a variety of tasks for the College, knows processes inside and out, focuses on details, strives for accuracy, and makes sure deadlines are met.  Her service to the students, staff, faculty and alumni of the College is commendable.
Diane (right) receives the Gabor Award, presented by Provost Renu Khator

Certifications & Nominations

Eileen Rodriguez and Dan Scott, both from the USF Small Business Development Center were recently certified as NASBITE International Certified Global Business Professionals.  The NASBITE CGBP designation demonstrates an individual's ability to conduct global business including Global Business Management, Global Marketing, Supply Chain Management, and Trade Finance.  Scott was also recently named an ASQ-Certified Quality Process Analyst by the American Society for Quality.

Megan Hendricks and Marvin Karlins received the Career Center Partner Award, presented to faculty or staff members the Career Center deems as “above and beyond” partners.  Hendricks was also nominated for the 2007 Service Award recognizing her work for the MBA Career Services Council and their efforts to serve as a source for valuable employment and market information.