Margolis named assistant dean

Donna Margolis, director of career services and placement at Southern Illinois University College of Business, has been named assistant dean of student affairs. [Read the full story]

Davidson sets swim records

Henry J. Rehn Professor of Finance Wallace N. Davidson set two regional records in swimming for his age group during the Ed and Ruth Shea Challenge Classic, held in July at the SIU recreation pool. [Read the full story]

Business college names chief academic adviser

Anthony C. Kirchmeier, formerly with the Office of Southern Illinois University Carbondale Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Larry H. Dietz, is the new chief academic adviser for the College of Business. [Read the full story]

New faculty members join business college

New faculty members will join the College of Business at Southern Illinois University this fall. [Read the full story]

Expert says no need to panic over economic woes

News reports in recent days of problems at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, along with scenes of customers of IndyMac Bancorp withdrawing their savings as federal regulators took over the bank, are adding to Americans' worries about the economy and their own financial situation. [Read the full story]

SIUC prof: Don't panic

The country has an actual financial crisis on its hands, but it's no time to panic, one of SIUC's financial scholars said Tuesday. [Read the full story]

Davidson, Rakowski chosen for journal

Research conducted by scholars at Southern Illinois University Carbondale College of Business will be profiled in the Journal of Management and Governance, an internationally renowned publication dedicated to advancing the understanding of corporate governance issues within and throughout privately-held firms, publicly-held corporations and government-controlled organizations. [Read the full story]

Nelson gains international exposure

Every summer, Southern Illinois University Professor of Management Reed E. Nelson crosses the equator to teach at Fundação Instituto de Administração, part of Brazil’s University of São Paulo. [Read the full story]

Davidson, Sharma win awards

Southern Illinois University College of Business Henry J. Rehn Professor of Finance Wallace N. Davidson and doctoral student Vaibhav Sharma won the Best Paper and Best Presentation awards during the 2008 Academic Business World International Conference in Nashville, Tenn. [Read the full story]

Michalisin, Karau to present at prestigious conference

Professor of Management Dr. Steven J. Karau, Associate Professor of Management Dr. Michael D. Michalisin, management alumnus Dr. Abdel Elsaid and management doctoral students Bryan Stinchfield, Andrew J. Setterstrom and Matthew S. Wood will present papers at the Academy of Management (AoM) Conference in Anaheim, Calif., August 8 through 13. [Read the full story]

Julie Virgo: An advocate for students

Walk into the Graduate Programs office and you'll get a warm reception from Graduate Programs Coordinator Julie Virgo. [Read the full story]

Smith wins service award

Marge Smith, office systems specialist III for the marketing department, is the winner of the 2008 Outstanding Service Award. [Read the full story]

Michalisin wins Excellence Through Commitment award

Michael D. Michalisin, associate professor of management, won the University's Excellence Through Commitment award. [Read the full story]

Rakowski published in top journal

A research paper by David A. Rakowski, assistant professor of finance at SIU College of Business, will be featured in The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), a top-ranking publication. [Read the full story]

Nelson wins State Farm grant

State Farm Companies Foundation awarded Assistant Professor of Management H. James Nelson with $20,000 to help with the creation of a global e-commerce back-end technology integration lab. [Read the full story]

Honors Day 2008 Faculty and Staff Awards

The following awards were handed out during Honors Day 2008. [Read the full story]

Adjei, Michalisin win grant

Mavis Adjei, assistant professor of marketing and Michael Michalisin, associate professor of management have been awarded a Faculty Seed Grant totaling $14,684 from the SIUC Office of Research Development and Administration. [Read the full story]

Bruner named among most cited authors

Southern Illinois University College of Business Professor of Marketing Gordon C. Bruner II has been named one of the Most Cited Internet Advertising Authors by the Journal of Advertising. [Read the full story]

Seibert retires after 32 years at SIU

Throughout her 32 year career at Southern Illinois University, Linda Seibert's greatest satisfaction was certainly not financial. It was the gratitude of the students, said Seibert who retired March 31. [Read the full story]

Rose wins major grant

Jake M. Rose, associate professor of accounting at SIUC College of Business and Administration, along with Stewart Leech, professor of accounting at University of Melbourne, have been awarded an Australian Research Council grant, valued at $384,000 over three years, to develop a highly sophisticated expert system for accounting practitioners. [Read the full story]

Balasubramanian named an editor of the British Food Journal

Siva K. Balasubramanian, Henry J. Rehn Professor of Marketing at SIU College of Business, has been named the North American Regional Editor of the British Food Journal. [Read the full story]

Karnes, Melone release second edition of legal textbook

Allan Karnes, KPMG Tax Research Professor of Accountancy at Southern Illinois University College of Business and Albert P. Melone, professor emeritus of political science at SIU, have written a second edition of The American Legal System: Perspectives, Politics, Processes, and Policies. [Read the full story]

Donna Margolis: A model of service delivery

I love that Donna is always willing to help out no matter what the problem is, and she always does it with such a huge smile on her face, said Angela Bennett, a graduate student at SIU College of Business and an alumna of the School of Accountancy [Read the full story]

Marketing class helps Carbondale businesses promote themselves

Like it or not, promotion is an essential component of ensuring success in today's business world. "What causes organizations and companies to grow and prosper? It's promoting," said Professor Gordon Bruner of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Department of Marketing in the College of Business. [Read the full story]

Rivers celebrates retirement

After 30 years of service to SIU, Professor of Accounting Richard Rivers is retiring. [Read the full story]

Stogsdill and Moore win service awards

Two long-time Southern Illinois University employees have been honored with service awards. [Read the full story]

Deloitte foundation donates to business college

School of Accountancy Director Marcus D. Odom announced that The Deloitte Foundation, funded by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, donated $4,000 to the School. [Read the full story]

Davidson papers among most requested

Two research papers by Wallace N. Davidson, Henry J. Rehn Professor of Finance, are among the most downloaded papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). [Read the full story]

College of Business offers virtual visits by executives

School of Accountancy Director Marcus D. Odom is using oovoo.com, a free real time video conferencing service, [Read the full story]

SIU expands marketing efforts

Headed by Marketing Chair and Professor Terry Clark, Barking Dawg Productions, an organization of students and alumni working to promote SIU, has created several 30-second commercials to air on Comcast, Charter Communications and Mediacom. [Read the full story]

Saluki Love apparel goes on sale

The word among SIU alumni is Saluki Love. To spread the phrase, the College of Business Marketing Department in conjunction with the Marketing External Advisory Board released official Saluki Love apparel. [Read the full story]

Mykytyn's work and life celebrated in Germany

Peter P. Mykytyn, Jr., professor of management, is a visiting professor at Germany’s RWTH Aachen University this year. He is conducting research on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in the context of e-commerce and offers two courses to advanced students, to be held in English, namely "Information Systems Management" and "Intellectual Property Issues and E-Business." Mykytyn was recently featured in an article on the Hanau, Germany Military Community website. [Read the full story]

Tadisina named interim associate dean

Suresh K. Tadisina, associate professor of management, has been named interim associate dean of the College of Business and Administration at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Business Dean J. Dennis Cradit made the announcement this week. “I expect Dr. Tadisina to take on this role with the intellect and vigor he brings to every task,” said Cradit. “I am confident that he will provide strong and effective leadership.”  [Read the full story]

Mathur named managing editor of leading journal

A researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale's College of Business and Administration is the new managing editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance, a top-ranking publication of world economic and financial research. Ike Mathur, Henry J. Rehn professor of finance, will take on the role beginning Jan. 1, 2008. He follows in the footsteps of Giorgio Szegö, one of the founders and managing editor of the Journal for the past 31 years. [Read the full story]