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This monthly publication is a digest of college news, faculty research and media placements, student stories, alumni profiles, and a variety of other Marquette Business news.
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Study at one of Marquette’s 36 study abroad programs spanning 20 different countries and all continents. We also offer Summer programs as well as graduate and undergraduate short-term faculty-led programs.
Study shows peer influence, status play role in female weight gain
Higher status peers influence weight gain in college females, less so for males
ImpactNext: Changing the traditional business plan competition
Winners announced for 2013's updated format
Alumni honored during Marquette’s National Alumni Awards Weekend
Four separate awards given
Marquette Business moves up in Bloomberg BusinessWeek rankings
College of Business Administration ranked No. 74
Students honored at 89th Annual Honors Convocation
See the program for a complete listing of the 2012-13 award winners and honorees.
Marquette hoops life lessons eased Frozena’s transition to trader
Now working as a securities trader at Baraboo Growth, LLC,
Part-time MBA program ranked in the top 50
Entrepreneurship program ranked no. 18, EMBA program ranked 24
Two Marquette Business alumni elected to university’s Board of Trustees
Two of the four new members recently elected to the Marquette University Board of Trustees are Marquette Business alumni.
Alumnus Jeske’s documentary featured in online film festival
Documentary follows events leading up to a shooting in Kirkwood, MO.
Alumnus Merkel honored by Sheboygan County Economic Development Corp.
Dan Merkel, founder and chairman of American Orthodontics
EMBA student named senior vice president at Catholic Financial Life
John Borgen to have oversight of the sales, marketing, fraternal and member service departments of the society
Marquette MBA students win state investment challenge
Third ACG Cup win in five years for graduate business students
Kohler Center starts new business model challenge
ImpactNext replaces longtime Marquette Business Plan Competition
Part-time MBA program offered in Kohler for Fall 2013
Program will use a blend of in-person classes, online coursework
Alumnus Dan Fuss honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
He earned his bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration in 1955 and his MBA in 1965.
First Uline Scholarship recipients named
Marquette Business has announced the 2012 recipients of the new Uline Scholarship.
Marquette student-run Buena Vida Coffee moves into retail space
‘Coffee with a cause’ will be sold in New Berlin Sendik's Food Market
Management professor wins national award for instructional innovation
Dr. Monica Adya recognized by Decision Sciences Institute
Alumnus named VP, chief risk officer at Northwestern Mutual
Marquette Business alumnus Todd Jones has been promoted to an executive officer position at Northwestern Mutual.
Applied Investment Management program announces new class
Marquette Business’ Applied Investment Management program has announced its Class of 2014.
New study shows recession’s impact on U.S. divorce rates
Financial strains caused by economic crisis dampened divorces
Marquette hires new professor for Center for Supply Chain Management
Mark Barratt was on faculty in top 3 program at Arizona State University
MBA student team leads Briggs & Stratton to victory at Torch Awards
A team of Marquette MBA students worked with the senior management of Briggs & Stratton to draft the application and then apply for the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau's Torch Award for ethics and integrity, which the firm won in the large company category. Each year the Wisconsin BBB holds its Torch Awards, recognizing both for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
Beta Alpha Psi again names Marquette chapter ‘Superior’
Beta Alpha Psi has recognized the Marquette Business chapter internationally as a Superior Chapter.
The Logistics Council honors three supply chain students
Three supply chain management students were honored with academic scholarships from the The Logistics Council
Northwestern Mutual CEO to speak at Business Leaders Forum
John Schlifske, chairman and chief executive officer of Northwestern Mutual, will deliver the keynote speech at the annual Business Leaders Forum.
Three undergraduate programs ranked in top 25 nationally
Three College of Business Administration undergraduate programs have been ranked in the top 25 nationally by U.S. News & World Report.
Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship names first Faculty Fellow
Political science professor Young founded water usage venture H2OScore.com
Marketing professor honored with lifetime achievement award
Laczniak recognized by American Marketing Association for contributions to ethics
EMBA alumna named executive director of nation’s largest youth orchestra
Linda Edelstein, a 2011 executive MBA alumna, has been named executive director of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Accounting alumnus named CFO of the Year
Jonathan Sohn, a 1995 accounting alumnus and senior vice president and chief financial officer for Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, was named CFO of the Year by the Business Journal of Milwaukee.
Commercial real estate strategies conference to be held at Marquette
Event to feature keynote speaker, panels and reception for new business school dean
Dean Salchenberger appointed to provost's office; Professor Eppli named interim dean
Salchenberger to take on new role as associate provost for academic planning and budgeting.
Marquette Business partners with shipping supply specialist Uline
The Marquette University College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management today announced a formal corporate partnership with Uline—The Shipping Supply Specialists,
Management Professor Ow publishes study on information technology in healthcare in premier journal
In a paper forthcoming in MIS Quarterly, a leading journal of management information systems, Terence Ow examines the impact of hospitals’ investment in information technology (IT) on their market value.
Marquette Business hires new faculty
Five new full-time, tenure-track faculty members join us this fall
Thought leaders: Marquette Business faculty share their expertise
Marquette Business faculty regularly appear in print and on radio
Marquette Business congratulates retiring faculty members
The close of the 2011-12 academic year brought the retirements of four Marquette Business faculty members
Economics professor Daniels earns second Fulbright award
Daniels will study U.S. and Canadian residents’ attitudes toward trade, immigration and foreign direct investment policies post-9/11
Real estate professor Eppli addresses Milwaukee Press Club
discussed southeast Wisconsin’s commercial real estate industry
MBA alumnus McDowell named CFO of The Washington Group of Northwestern Mutual
Matthew McDowell, a 2011 alumnus of Marquette Business’ Graduate School of Management, has been named CFO of The Washington Group of Northwestern Mutual, based in McLean, Va.
Marquette Center for Supply Chain Management seeks participants for ISM-Milwaukee index survey on area manufacturing activity
The Center for Supply Chain Management in Marquette University’s College of Business Administration is seeking participants for the monthly Institute for Supply Management – Milwaukee “Report on Business.”
Marketing professor Andrews honored with top article award
Craig Andrews, Professor and Charles H. Kellstadt Chair in Marketing, has been awarded the 2012 Thomas C. Kinnear/Journal of Public Policy & Marketing Award, which honors the article published in the journal between 2008 and 2010 that has made the most significant contribution to the understanding of marketing and public policy issues.
Graduate accounting student honored nationally for CMA exam score
Accounting student will be honored by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants for achieving the top score on the Certified Management Accountant examination.
Center for Supply Chain Management to conduct key healthcare survey
National study will gauge healthcare executives’ perceptions of supply chain
ISM-Milwaukee honors four supply chain students
Gives academic scholarships to undergraduate students attending SE Wisconsin universities
Supply chain management professor honored for teaching excellence
Dr. Mark Cotteleer honored with a Marquette University Teaching Excellence Award.
Developing talent: Real estate students win Midwest Real Estate Challenge
A team of four real estate students recently took top honors at the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation’s Second Annual Midwest Real Estate Challenge in Chicago.
Two marketing professors are finalists for 2011 Kinnear/Best Article award
Andrews and Laczniak among five finalists
Marquette Business students honored by university for leadership
Two Marquette Business students were recognized with awards to honor exceptional contributions from the university’s Division of Student Affairs
Kohler Center announces winners of Business Plan Competition
Mobile trade show 'game' BoothTag earns top honors
Faculty honored for excellence in research, teaching
Gene R. Laczniak named Researcher of the Year, and Dennis Garrett named Teacher of the Year.
IT students take top honors at Project Management Triathlon
Two teams of information technology students took top honors at the third annual Intercollegiate Project Management Triathlon
Applied Investment Management team has great showing at CFA competition
The Marquette University Applied Investment Management team advanced to the semi-final round of the Americas Regional of the CFA Institute Research Challenge in New York, April 9-10, 2012.
Alumnus will lead PNC Bank in Wisconsin
Alumnus Christopher Goller, who was a commercial banking leader at U.S. Bank’s Wisconsin headquarters in Milwaukee,
Marquette Center for Supply Chain Management, Wisconsin Procurement Institute to host federal procurement forum
on Tuesday, March 27
Marquette Business faculty research profiled
Dr. Olga Yakusheva & Dr. Qianhua Ling profiled in Discover
Three business faculty members promoted
The university has promoted three Marquette Business faculty members to professor or associate professor with tenure effective for the fall 2012 semester
Alumnus’ start-up getting noticed: FastCompany lauds Zaarly
In early 2011, 1999 alumnus Eric Koester founded Zaarly
Steeped in sustainability
Student’s coffee venture gives back and pays forward
Marquette finance students advance in investment competition
Applied Investment Management team bests other local colleges for fourth straight year
Finance professor honored for study on ‘co-CEO’ phenomenon
Marks fifth best paper award for college over the past year
MBA students assist firms with BBB Torch Awards
Two teams of MBA students worked with Wisconsin companies to assist them in the often challenging and rigorous Better Business Bureau Torch Awards application process.
Expert on economics of higher education delivers Marburg Lecture
Cornell’s Ron Ehrenberg examined rising cost of college in ‘Tuition Rising’
Marquette student honored for top accounting exam score
Graduate accounting student bests others in region on prestigious CMA test
Investment forum to feature national experts on finance, ethics
Thursday, February 16, 5pm
Professor Laczniak publishes fifth book on marketing ethics
Ethics in Marketing contains 20 cases that deal with a variety of ethical issues
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ManpowerGroup CEO Jeff Joerres to deliver keynote address at annual Business Leaders Forum
Business Leaders Forum luncheon will be held Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in the ballroom of the Alumni Memorial Union.
Eppli appointed director at Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
FHLBC is a $73 billion wholesale bank serving the needs of member housing finance institutions located in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Marquette Business is now on LinkedIn
You can join the group online: go.mu.edu/MUBizLinkedIn.
College of Business Administration maintains AACSB accreditation
Marquette University’s College of Business Administration has maintained its business and accounting accreditations by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Students travel to India; follow along with their blogs
Five Marquette students will be chronicling their journey to India during a two-week study abroad experience.
Marquette Business 2011: a retrospective
For Marquette Business, 2011 was more than the college’s centennial year: it was a memorable 12 months replete with highlights and successes from faculty, students, alumni and the college as a whole. Here are just some of the moments we’re particularly proud of
Finance students take it to 'The Street'
Wall Street, finance alumni provide invaluable education and networking opportunities
Supply chain management senior helps lead Marquette student government
Before applying to Marquette University during his senior year at Moline High School in Iowa, the most Trent Carlson had heard about the Milwaukee-based Catholic, Jesuit university was that they had a good basketball team. Upon arrival, Carlson fell in love with the university and knew it was the place for him and still affirms that belief today.
Winter clothing drive
Help us celebrate the spirit of the holiday season by donating new or gently used hats, scarves and mittens for MPS students.
Alumnus named CIO of the Year
Rick Roy, a 1990 MBA graduate and CUNA Mutual Group senior vice president and chief information officer, has been named the 2011 Chief Information Officer of the Year in the Enterprise category by the Wisconsin Chapter of the Society of Information Management and the Business Journal of Milwaukee.
Center for Real Estate director moderated key industry panel
Mark Eppli, Bell Chair in Real Estate, moderated a panel discussion in front of a packed house at the annual Commercial Real Estate and Development Conference
20-Year Antwerp Reunion
Save the date! Join Joe Terrian, Liliane Van Hoof and Wim Van Dreissen in Antwerp to celebrate 20 years of the Antwerp Program. June 10-13, 2012
Classrooms without walls
From projects that involve advanced teleconferencing across oceans to hands-on internship experiences, Marquette Business students are engaged in a wide array applied learning opportunities that give them a truly global business perspective.
MBA alumna named president of United Performing Arts Fund
MBA alumna Deanna Tillisch was named the new president of the United Performing Arts Fund in Milwaukee. Prior to joining UPAF, she was vice president of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation, Wisconsin’s largest corporate giver.
Four accounting alumni named ‘CFO of the Year’
Four Marquette Business accounting alumni have been named “CFO of the Year” by The Business Journal of Milwaukee
ACRE grads make good
Tina Anderson and Sherry Webb develop apartment complex on Milwaukee's south side
Real estate, supply chain directors to moderate industry panels
Mark Eppli, Bell Chair in Real Estate and professor of finance, will moderate “Milwaukee: The Way Forward…Establishing Development Priorities” at the annual BizTimes Milwaukee Commercial Real Estate conference Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
Accounting alumna named a ‘40 Under 40’ by CPA Practice Advisor
Accounting alumna Kara Haas, CPA, CITP, CFE, has been named among the CPA Practice Advisor’s “40 Under 40” for 2011.
Accounting faculty member honored for outstanding research paper
Qianhua Ling received the outstanding research paper award at the American Accounting Association’s 2011 annual meeting
Presidential Management Fellow Program seeking GSM students
Presidential Management Fellow Program seeking GSM students for the Presidential Management Fellows Program of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Three undergraduate programs ranked in top 20 nationally
This year U.S. News recognized Marquette’s programs in entrepreneurship (16), finance (18) and supply chain management (16) among the nation’s top business specialty programs.
Three faculty honored by the Journal of Business Ethics
Steven Lysonski, Gene Laczniak, and Edward Inderrieden, honored by the Journal of Business Ethics.
AIM grads earn 88 percent pass rate on CFA exam; more than double global rate
Graduates from the college’s Applied Investment Management program class of 2011 achieved an 88 percent pass rate on the Chartered Financial Analyst Level I exam, more than double the global pass rate of 39 percent.
Marketing undergrad, McNair Scholar to present research
Undergraduate marketing student Larry A. Whitley will present his research as part of the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program at the 21st Annual McNair Undergraduate Research Symposium, which will be held July 27-28.
Center for Supply Chain Management assumes responsibility for key business survey
As of June 2011, Marquette’s Center for Supply Chain Management is administering and compiling data for the monthly ISM-Milwaukee Report on Business Survey. The local chapter of the Institute for Supply Management has for the past decade conducted the survey.
Alumnus Zaeske named CEO of Maryland-based DataBank
Fred Zaeske, a 1986 alumnus of the College of Business Administration, has been named the new CEO of Maryland-based DataBank IMX, LLC, an industry leader in document management and document conversion services.
Marquette’s supply chain management program among best in nation
Leading supply chain trade organization ranks undergraduate program 14th overall
IT students partner with Milwaukee Safe & Sound
Under the direction of Kate Kaiser, associate professor of management, more than 40 students in her Systems Analysis and Design class worked to identify and design a prototype data system for Safe & Sound, a Milwaukee organization dedicated to reducing violent crime in high-risk neighborhoods throughout the city.
Marketing professors’ research on Chinese consumerism honored
Study named 2011 Best Paper by the Journal of Consumer Marketing
Accounting alumna named WICPA board president-elect
Danica E. Olson, CPA, Bus Ad ’93, Grad ’00, accounting manager with the Milwaukee Bucks has been named president-elect of the 2011-2012 Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WICPA) Board of Directors.
Center for Audit Quality funds accounting professor’s research
The Center for Audit Quality has announced it will fund a research project by Ikseon Suh, assistant professor of accounting.
Finance student defies the odds
A week before his senior year, Marquette finance and marketing student Adam Rilott broke his neck in a car accident and was deemed a quadriplegic. On May 22, 2011, he walked across the stage at graduation.
College celebrates 100 years in grand fashion
The College of Business Administration on Saturday, May 14, celebrated 100 years of Jesuit business education in Milwaukee at a Centennial Celebration.
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Faculty honored for excellence in research, teaching
Two faculty members for excellence in research and teaching
Undergraduates honored with university Student Leadership Awards
Fourteen College of Business Administration undergraduates were honored at the 42nd annual Division of Student Affairs’ Student Leadership Recognition Program.
Kohler Center announces winners of 2011 Business Plan Competition
Web-based staff scheduling tool ZoomShift takes top prize
Students lauded at 87th Honors Convocation
Fifty business undergraduate and graduate students were presented awards
Management students fare well at project management competition
Two Marquette teams place first, second
U.S. News ranks EMBA in top 20, part-time MBA in top 50
Entrepreneurship program ranked among specialty programs at No. 24.
BusinessWeek ranks undergraduate program in top 75
The undergraduate business program at Marquette University remains one of the top programs in the country, according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek. The College of Business Administration’s overall rank improved slightly from 69 to 68, and the academic quality rank also improved from 40 to 31.
Business Plan Competition has record year
The Marquette Business Plan Competition, now in its ninth year, attracted 52 entrants for 2011, the most in the contest’s history. Of those 52, 20 were social ventures. The competition last year added a separate category for businesses with a focus on addressing a societal need.
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Marquette finance students again advance in CFA investment competition
Students head to Omaha to compete in the CFA Institute's Investment Research Challenge
Marquette graduate business students win state competition
MBA team retains ACG Cup with second victory in as many years
Accounting alumnus honored for high CPA Exam score
Rebstock is second Marquette grad in a row to receive Elijah Watt Sells Award
Dr. Anthony Pennington-Cross honored for best paper of 2010
Study on subprime mortgages receives the 2010 Edwin S. Mills Best Paper in Real Estate Economics.
Dr. Mark Eppli Moderates BizTimes Real Estate Conference
The conference focus was, “Milwaukee 2020,” and took a look at trends over the next ten years in southwest Wisconsin and beyond.
AIM students: Some stocks to watch as economic gloom lifts
As gloomy as the economy might seem, 22 finance-oriented Marquette University seniors say next year will be better than many economists expect.
Andy White, MBA '08, Turns Freelance Gig into Branding Business
Marquette MBA graduate Andy White is the founder of a new marketing business based in Milwaukee.
Dr. Abdur Chowdhury appointed to Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Academic Advisory Council
Dr. Chowdhury will join other professors in the Chicago Fed's district to provide advice on monetary policy to the central bank.
Dr. Olga Yakusheva's Research on College Weight Gain Receives National Attention
Research by co-authors Olga Yakusheva, assistant professor of economics at Marquette University, and Kandice Kapinos of the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, was recently highlighted in articles in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and on ABC News.
Minor in Entrepreneurship Will Be Offered
The College of Business Administration will offer a minor in entrepreneurship for non-business majors beginning in fall 2011.
Marquette Represented at Annual Strategy Conference
Several Marquette professors appear at Strategic Management Society's annual conference.
Alumnus Honored as 2010 United Way 'Philanthropic 5'
Marquette Business Applied Investment Management alumnus, Dan Tranchita, honored for Milwaukee-area philanthropy.
Students Obtain Professional Certification from APICS
Marquette’s Management Department strives to prepare students for the immediate priorities of prospective employers...
Marquette GSM Students Win the ACG Cup
Ben Adams, Scott Ginal, Michael Sanfilippo, Jason Woldt and Andrew Zimmerman competed in the WI competition on Saturday, Feb. 6th...
College Supply Chain Management Faculty Member Awarded Best Article Award
Mark Cotteleer, Associate Professor of Management, was recently awarded as having the best article published in the Journal of Operations Management...
Marquette's Beta Alpha Psi Chapter Wins the Gold Challenge
Each year, Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) chapters are recognized as Superior Chapters if they meet participation requirements at the college...