Kansas State University achievements

2005 Business Administration

 

* K-State's College of Business Administration is among only 11 percent of U.S. business schools accredited in both business and accounting programs by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, one of the most prestigious and rigorous accrediting bodies in higher education. Fewer than one-fourth of the nation's 1,200 business programs have earned AACSB accreditation. August 2005

*Two department of marketing faculty members received best papers awards at summer conferences. Richard McFarland, assistant professor, received the best paper honor at the 32nd International Seminar in Marketing Communications and Consumer Behavior for "Emotional Calibration: The Effect of Confidence and Ability on Consumer Decision Making," which was co-authored with Blair Kidwell, fomerly of K-State. Jaebeom Suh took top paper honors in the marketing communications and branding track at the recent 2005 American Marketing Association Summer Educators' Conference. His paper, "Salience Effects of Publicity on Advertised Brand Recall and Recognition," was co-authored with K-State's Hyun Seung Jin and Soontae An, both assistant professors of journalism and mass communications, and Todd Donavan, another former K-State faculty member. August 2005

* A paper written by Chwen Sheu, professor and Paul B. Edgerley Chair in Business Administration, and Bongsug Chae, the Robert F. Hagans Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems, was selected as the Best Paper at the 2005 Asia Pacific Decision Sciences Institute meeting in Taipei, Taiwan. The paper, "Information Technology and Supply Chain Collaboration: Mediating Effects of Existing Relationships Between Partners" was selected for the honor from 146 submissions at the meeting. July 2005

* A first-year graduate student in K-State's Master of Business Administration program has been selected by the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States to participate in a week-long seminar at the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada. Jordan Zimbelman is one of 25 students from MBA programs across the United States invited to participate in this all expenses paid experience. The program will take place the week of June 5 and will involve briefings by Canadian political and business leaders and company visits in both Ottawa and Montreal. May 2005

* The American Society for Public Administration recognized Krishna Tummala, professor of political science, with the 2005 Donald C. Stone Service Award. He accepted the award April 4 at the Stone Lecture during the 66th American Society for Public Administration Conference in Milwaukee, Wis. The award honors members who have given outstanding service to the organization, which has more than 10,000 members. It is awarded based on criteria including major contributions to the success of national committees, excellence in the leadership of chapters and sections, sustained effort to enhance the image of the public administration profession and distinguished service to the society. Tummala is director of the graduate program in public administration at K-State. March 2005

 

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