2007 Year in review - College of Business Administration

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College of Business Administration
2007 Year in Review
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EdUcation, Determination. Tradition
Rotella’s REcipe for success
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Alumni Achievement
entrepreneurship
Lucas Society Honors
MBA Burns LEAdership series
BEEP speakers
scholarships
Beta gamma sigma
internships
technology transfer
NBDC benefits state economy
NBDC anniversary tour
international connections
faculty profiles
Dean’s Message
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his was a very good year for the College of Business Administration
(CBA). Highlights include excellence in program delivery and development, student achievement, and faculty and staff accomplishments.
We were delighted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Nebraska
Business Development Center (NBDC) and we enjoyed reflecting upon
NBDC’s successful programs across Nebraska. Overall, NBDC played a significant role in contributing $378 million to Nebraska’s economy, ranging
from job creation to assisting Nebraska businesses in obtaining U.S. government contracts.
Louis Rotella, Jr. (right)
received the Alumni
Award for Excellence
in Management from
John Anstey, associate
professor, department
of marketing and
management.
Our students, as always, were outstanding. On a national field exam measuring their business acumen—CBA’s undergraduate students scored better
than 85% of business students taking the test nationally. CBA’s MBA students
scored better than 95% of the MBAs taking the test nationally. Our remarkable undergraduate finance students achieved a 12.83 % return on CBA’s
student-managed Cloud Investment Fund. Our alumni continue to make
us proud. I invite you to read the biographies of the distinguished CBA alums we recognized in 2007. Our lead story on Rotella’s Bakery describes the
efforts of several CBA alumni who have worked together to make Rotella’s,
an Omaha landmark, a very successful organization. Moreover, our alumni
continue their legacies of giving back to the community and to the college.
A gift of intellectual property by Marshall Widman to the college will allow
CBA students to open CBA’s first in-house business this coming Fall.
Our success stems from a strong foundation of high quality CBA faculty and
staff. I hope you enjoy reading the fascinating stories about their teaching
and research in all parts of the globe. They are developing and extending important work on the roots of entrepreneurship and capitalism, the impact of
immigrants on the economy of Nebraska, and public policy in China.
This is a most exciting time for the college. We are pleased that you are part
of our success. Stay tuned. 2008 promises to be an even better year.
2007 annual review
Education, Determination, Tradition
The Rotella’s Recipe
Standing from left: Dean Jacobsen; Dean Jacobsen, Jr.; Lou Rotella, Jr.; Jim Rotella; Helena Jacobsen; Rocky Rotella; Louis Rotella, III; John Rotella. Seated: Louis Rotella, Sr.
for Success
The Rotella’s Italian Bakery production facility in southwest
Omaha is a feast for the senses. The production lines hum as
they snake their way throughout the huge facility, carrying
rows of unbaked bread and rolls toward the massive ovens that
coax the once-pale dough into crusts of golden brown. Employees dressed in white smile as they mix the dough, monitor
the production lines and work the packaging stations, where
dozens of racks and stacks of boxes snug with still-warm bakery
are readied to be shipped nearly everywhere, from customers
across America to the nation’s armed forces in Afghanistan
halfway across the globe.
As impressive as those sights and sounds are, they aren’t the
first thing to welcome visitors as they step into the blocklong Rotella’s plant on 108th Street south of Harrison Street.
It’s the aroma – the unmistakable smell of fresh-baked Italian
breads, hard rolls, rye loaves and onion buns that form a bouquet of mouth-watering scents begging to be deeply inhaled
and savored.
For the Rotellas and their employees, it’s more than the smell
of bread baking. It’s the smell of success.
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Five Generations
T
he history of the Rotella family business is rooted
in pride, community and a sincere commitment
to time-honored traditions. It’s a story of knowledge and innovation that has benefited from the
educational opportunities and business advice received
through the Rotella’s long-standing relationship with
the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and the
College of Business Administration (CBA).
Louis Rotella Jr., grandson of founder Alessandro Rotella, earned a bachelor’s degree in business management
from UNO in 1972 and today serves as vice president
of the baking company that bears the family name.
His son, Louis Rotella III, took business law classes at
UNO and was inspired by the Professor Frank Forbes,
to pursue a degree in law. Lou III serves as human resources manager.
Dean Jacobsen, company controller, earned a bachelor’s degree in retail management from UNO in 1974.
His daughter and son, Helena and Dean Jr., are UNO
grads and part of the Rotella’s administrative team.
Jim Rotella, sales manager for local routes,
received a bachelor’s degree in education from UNO in 1975. Mark Dieter, a
regional salesman, obtained a bachelor’s degree in business finance and
his MBA from UNO. Credit manager
Frank Coppola received his bachelor’s
degree in marketing from UNO in 1974
and has since taken accounting classes at
the business college.
“There are quite a number of people within the Rotella’s
company who are graduates of UNO and, in particular,
the College of Business Administration,” says CBA Dean
Louis Pol. “Through the years, they have demonstrated
genuine loyalty and dedication to the college.
“Their relationships with the college did not end on
graduation day,” Pol says. “The Rotellas and their
co-workers continue to distinguish themselves as
successful business leaders and as friends of the
university.”
Lou Rotella Jr. says much of the company’s success
is based in the lessons he and the others learned at
UNO.
“The way the teachers were when I went to college,
their doors were always open,” Rotella says. “I had a
good relationship with my teachers. When I went to
them with a question, they didn’t just hand me the answer, but they helped me to work toward finding the
answer myself.
“We feel the same careful
measures should be taken
in life, especially when it
comes to getting a good
education. We want to
lead by our example.
We believe that kind of
thinking sets us apart
as a company and as
individuals.”
Louis Rotella Jr.
Vice President, Rotella’s
Italian Bakery, Omaha
“The same is true when you’re facing an
issue with your business. To this day,
we can go to them for advice. When
they don’t have all the answers, they
are more than willing to work with us
and help us find the answers.
“The professors at UNO and the College of
Business Administration are valuable resources
for me and for our company.”
From Italy to Omaha
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nwrapping the story of Rotella’s Italian Bakery
requires a trip back in time to 1850, where in
Calabria, Italy, a man named Domenico Rotella grew wheat and milled it into flour. He used
that flour to bake hearty loaves of bread that he sold to
the villagers. Over time, Domenico became a master
baker and passed his knowledge and his recipes on to
his son, Alessandro.
Alessandro and his wife, Maria, immigrated to the
United States in 1909 and eventually settled in Omaha,
where in 1921 they founded Rotella’s Italian Bakery.
They baked their loaves in a wood-fired oven and delivered bread to their customers from a horse-drawn
wagon.
Under the leadership of Alessandro’s son, Louis Sr.;
grandson, Lou Jr.; and other key family members including great-grandson Louis III, Jim Rotella, Louis Sr.’s
son-in-law Dean Jacobsen and Dean’s children, the Rotella company spans five generations.
“From Day One we’ve maintained a commitment not
only to the quality of our products but also to the personal relationships we have with our customers,” Lou
Jr. says.
He says the Rotellas have set high standards for
themselves and for their employees, not only in
work but in life as well.
“Whether we’re producing a simple dinner
roll or a more complex specialty item, we follow careful measures to be certain it’s the best
we can make,” he says. “We feel the same careful
measures should be taken in life, especially when it
comes to getting a good education. We want to lead
by our example. We believe that kind of thinking sets
us apart, as a company and as individuals.”
It’s a lesson that has returned many benefits, says Dean
Jacobsen Sr. “We know that being successful means it’s
not enough to do just what’s right for the business,” he
says. “We’ve also got to do what’s right for the people
who work here.”
Strong Supporters
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pplying education to their work has yielded a
smarter, more efficient company, Lou Jr. says.
“We called upon the College of Business Administration to help us with some time and motion studies
to help us find waste in our operation and apply better methods,” he says. “Those studies were incredibly
helpful.
“With the same equipment, we went from working 24
hours a day down to working 10 to 12 hours – and with
the same production levels.”
While it initially meant a cut in some workers’ hours,
the Rotellas did all they could not to cut the workers’
pay. That was a page taken from a lesson in industrial
psychology at UNO, he says.
“When you change a process and it affects the employees, they have to support the change, to buy into it with
you, or they’ll never accept it,” he says.
The strategy worked. The plant has expanded to more
than 200,000 square feet of production space, the production facility is on a 24-hour schedule, and many new
employees have been hired.
In addition to producing the bread and rolls used every
day in the university cafeteria, the Rotellas are strong
supporters of UNO events and athletics, often donating products and funds to support their alma mater. The
Rotella and the Jacobsen families have contributed to
many scholarship appeals.
“It’s our way of saying thank you,” Jacobsen says. “UNO
and the College of Business Administration have been
instrumental in contributing to our success. Without
being able to call upon their collective knowledge and
experience, we’d have made a lot more mistakes.”
Distinguished
Alumnus of the
College of Business
Administration
Lou Rotella Jr.’s commitment to education has not gone unnoticed. In 2007, he
received the Alumni Award for Excellence
in Management from the CBA department of
marketing and management. In 1996, he was named
CBA Distinguished Alumnus.
That’s because he knows how to run a successful business. And he knows what’s important in life.
Hard work, a solid education—and a sincere dedication to family tradition.
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2007 Alumni Achievement Award
Donald E. Deter
David Emry
President and Owner
Deter Motor Co.
Managing Shareholder
Darst & Associates
Don Deter received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of
Omaha in 1952.
David Emry earned his BSBA from the University of
Nebraska at Omaha in 1970. He began his accounting
career in 1968, became partner with Ken Johnson & Co.
in 1976 and merged that firm with Darst & Associates in
1981. He has served as managing shareholder for several years. During that time, his leadership helped guide
the firm’s growth from three shareholders and three staff
members to eight shareholders and eleven associates. In 1964, Deter acquired the Chevrolet and Buick franchises in Atlantic, Iowa. He obtained the Pontiac,
Oldsmobile and Cadillac franchises in 1983 and added the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep franchises in 1992.
While attending the University of Omaha, Deter was
employed by Sears Roebuck and Company. He next
worked for Buick Motor Division in Omaha and subsequently became sales manager for Salsness Buick in
Sioux City, Iowa
Deter has served as a director for the Iowa Auto Dealers Association. He served on the board of Midwest
Warehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Deter served on the
General Motors Dealer Councils for various vehicle
divisions. He has been a member of dealer advertising boards for Chevrolet, Buick and Oldsmobile. Deter
presently is a member of the Cass County Memorial
Hospital Foundation board and has served on many
local community boards.
Born in Omaha, Deter graduated from Papillion High
School and served in the United States Marine Corps.
Emry provides accounting, auditing, and tax compliance and planning for clients in a variety of fields
including construction, wholesale, agri-business, nonprofit organizations, service and manufacturing. Today,
a growing portion of his work focuses on computer consulting, analyzing systems and software to assure that
clients receive the information they need.
Emry is actively involved with both professional and
community activities, including past president, NSCPA, (Distinguished Service to Profession Award in 1996)
and past council member, AICPA. He also received the
Melvin Jones Fellowship Award in 1997 from the Lions
Club International.
Clifford S. Hayes
Ross Ridenoure
Private Investor
Vice President/ Chief Nuclear Officer
OPPD
Clifford S. Hayes attended Cornell College
and transferred to the University of Omaha where
he received his bachelor’s degree with a major in
finance in 1961.
Ross Ridenoure was named vice president
and chief nuclear officer for the Omaha Public
Power District’s (OPPD) Fort Calhoun Nuclear
Station in December 2003. Prior to joining OPPD
in 1989, Ridenoure served as a nuclear operations
instructor at the Clinton Nuclear Station. He had
previously served as nuclear training engineer
at the Zion and Braidwood Nuclear Stations for
Westinghouse. His early years at OPPD were spent
in operator training followed by more than 10
years experience in operations. He holds either
an SRO license or certification on three of the four
nuclear power plants operating in the U.S. today.
Hayes was a principal in the firm of Chiles, Heider & Co.
Inc. where he was a vice-president of securities trading
and a member of the board of directors. He also served
on the boards of Travel and Transport Co. and Happy
Hollow Club. He was a registered investment adviser, a
registered option principal and member of the Chicago
Board of Options. He is now a private investor.
Hayes was born and raised in Atlantic, Iowa and graduated from Atlantic Public Schools.
Ridenoure recently retired from the U.S. Navy after
nearly 29 years of service. His eight years of active duty
were spent as a submarine nuclear reactor prototype
instructor and on a nuclear power fleet ballistic missile
submarine. Upon leaving active duty, he stayed active
in the Naval Reserves at the U.S. Strategic Command at
Offutt Air Force Base until retirement in 2005.
He holds undergraduate degrees in sociology and nuclear engineering technology from Excelsior College
and a MBA (Executive Program) from the University
of Nebraska at Omaha.
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CBA alumnus mentors student
entrepreneurs
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tudents in the Entrepreneurship Business Formation class taught by professor of marketing David
Ambrose, Ph.D., have teamed up to launch their
own sports ball photo image company.
The company, named BALListic Memories by the students, utilizes an image-transfer machine developed
and donated to the College of Business Administration
(CBA) by 2005 graduate Marshall Widman.
Widman’s company, BallStars Inc., manufactures and
markets the BallStars Heat Transfer Process apparatus, a
machine that is able to transfer an image onto a curved
surface in more than one direction. The process allows
for a full-color individual or team photo, a logo or text to
be applied to the side of a fully-inflated football, soccer
ball, volleyball, basketball, softball, baseball or hockey
puck—even a Christmas ornament.
BallStars builds the transfer machines and sells them
as complete turn-key business opportunities to individuals who become licensees and sell directly to
individuals or sports team in their communities and through the Internet.
Students from the class traveled
to New Century, Kansas to
tour the BallStars manufacturing facility. They
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An Inventor by Heart
According to the BallStars Web site (www.ballstars.com) Marshall
Widman (pictured center above) is “an inventor by heart” and an
early marketer of personalized photographic mugs, mouse pads
and t-shirts.
In the late 1980’s, he established several mall kiosk businesses around
the Midwest. “Marshall was so successful that he eventually built his
own mug coating facility and supplied his kiosk businesses and the
industry with coated mugs.”
In 1996, he formed Star Innovations where he invented and patented
a proprietary technology that could reproduce full-color photographs
as images on a variety of curved surfaces and materials, including
sports balls.
Star Innovations has become BallStars. The BallStars Heat Transfer
System products have been sold in the Baseball Hall of Fame and
the Pro Football Hall of Fame and have been featured in Sports Illustrated magazine.
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also met with Widman, who visits Omaha periodically
to spend time at UNO and with family and friends. The
class is using the transfer machine to build its own company, with CBA faculty oversight.
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“They have been learning how to establish a business,
all the work that must be done before manufacturing
or sales can even begin,” says Dr. Ambrose. “In the fall
semester of 2008, they will actually have an operating
business.”
He says the 28 students in the class experience all the
challenges and successes of small business owners.
Students will be paid a nominal wage for their work,
and any profits will be used to create additional learning projects, Dr. Ambrose says.
“For the first time, they’ve taken an idea and put a business together,” he says. “This becomes significant as
they come to understand all the complexities involved.
Then, once they’re in business, they’ll learn how to handle everything from taking orders to meeting a payroll
and paying taxes.
“It’s all real stuff they need to know.”
Eventually, the student entrepreneurs hope to be having a ball—one with their photo printed on it.
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Lucas Society
Established in 1998, the Lucas Society honors those who
have made a substantial commitment to the growth and
continued success of the UNO College of Business
Administration. Inducted in 2007 were:
Charles E. and Gloria
Billingsley
The late Charles E. Billingsley began his long career with
Union Pacific in 1969 when they hired him to develop a
staff to audit all its subsidiaries. He was named controller of Union Pacific Corp. in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in
1988, and promoted again to vice president in 1989.
Leftwich retired as president and chief operating officer
and vice chairman of the board of K-Mart Corporation
in 1987. Sam and his wife, Toffee, now live in Santa Barbara, California, and have spent much of the past 16
years traveling the world.
Billingsley was involved with many professional organizations, and has been honored for his accomplishments
and dedication. In 1995, Union Pacific Corp. dedicated
the Charles E. Billingsley boardroom in the UNO College of Business Administration.
Billingsley retired from Union Pacific in 1996. He and his
wife, Gloria, then maintained homes in both San Antonio, Texas and Omaha. Gloria now lives in Omaha.
Samuel G. Leftwich
Sam Leftwich, a native of Homer, Nebraska, began his
career with K-Mart in 1949, then known as S.S. Kresge
Company. While in his senior year at the University of
Nebraska at Omaha he served as a part-time stockman.
During his 37 years with the corporation, he worked
his way through the management system until his promotion to president in 1981. He was elevated to vice
chairman of the board in 1985.
During his career, he witnessed a chain of 700 Kresge
stores grow into the nation’s second largest mass merchandiser with 2,200 K-Mart stores employing more
than 325,000 persons.
Stephen K. Wild
Stephen K. Wild is chairman and founder of QA3, a national financial services and professional education
firm. Wild also founded Securities America, Inc., one
of the nation’s fastest growing privately held companies
in the U.S. until its sale to American Express in 1998.
QA3 and Securities America have both been named by
the Chamber of Commerce on multiple occasions as
Omaha’s fastest growing companies.
Previous awards at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
include the Student Achievement Award (1971), Alumnus Achievement Award (1994), and the Tower Award
(2006). He also served on the University of Nebraska’s
President’s Search Committee in 1970 and 2004.
Wild and his family (wife Cheryl, sons Deric and Drew)
were named by Family Service as Omaha’s Leadership
Family of the Year for 1999.
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2007 MBA Burns Leadership Speakers
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Doug Nielsen
ielsen, co-founder and CEO of NetShops.com, has over 15 years of
experience as an entrepreneur and
Internet pioneer. NetShops evolved
out of a single web site, Hammocks.com,
and today owns over 150 e-commerce stores,
each focused on a specific product category.
Because of NetShops’ limitless shelf space,
stores offer an unparalleled level of choice.
In 2006, NetShops was named the 13th fastest-growing company in America by Inc.
Magazine and ranked 120th in Internet Retailer Magazine’s Top 500. Nielsen co-founded
and was CEO of Giftpoint.com, which merged
with Giftcertificates.com. Following the
merger, he was president and a director of
Giftcertificates.com.
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Lisa Renstrom
enstrom, 51st president of the Sierra
Club, was first elected by the 750,000
members to serve on the national
board of directors in 2001. Prior to
this, she was a trustee with the Sierra Club
Foundation.
Renstrom received her bachelors of science degree with a focus in finance from
UNO’s College of Business Administration.
She subsequently attended Harvard Business School’s Owner President Management
Program while operating family hotels in Acapulco, Mexico. She served on the board of
directors of Small Luxury Hotels of the World
and initiated the Mexican Collection of Small
Luxury Hotels.
Renstrom, now a resident of San Francisco,
California and Charlotte, North Carolina,
serves on the York Culture and Heritage
Advisory Board and has contributed to
the Charlotte community as the Executive
Director of Voices and Choices of the Central Carolinas and through service on the
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Boards of the Catawba River Foundation, the
Charlotte Raptor Center and WTVI Public
Broadcasting Affiliate.
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Ross Ridenoure
n 2003, Ridenoure was named vice president and chief nuclear officer for the
for the Omaha Public Power District’s
(OPPD) Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station.
Prior to joining OPPD in 1989, Ridenoure
served as a nuclear operations instructor at
the Clinton Nuclear Station. He had previously served as nuclear training engineer at
the Zion and Braidwood Nuclear Stations for
Westinghouse. He holds either an SRO license
or certification on three of the four nuclear
power plants operating in the U.S. today.
Ridenoure recently retired from the U.S. Navy
after nearly 29 years of service. His eight years
of active duty were spent as a submarine nuclear reactor prototype instructor and on a
nuclear power fleet ballistic missile submarine. He served in the Naval Reserves at the
U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force
Base until retirement in 2005.
Ridenoure holds undergraduate degrees in
sociology and nuclear engineering technology from Excelsior College and an Executive
MBA from the University of Nebraska.
SPEAKERS
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Jim Krieger
s vice chairman and chief financial
officer of The Gallup Organization,
Krieger is responsible for corporate
financial governance and the allocation of financial resources.
Krieger has extensive experience in international business and has served as Gallup’s
president of international operations. He
led Gallup’s efforts to expand to strategic
locations throughout the world. Gallup currently operates more than 40 offices in 20
countries.
Krieger serves on the board of directors, as
a member of the executive committee, and
as co-chair of the Education and Workforce
Development Council of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of
Business Administration Advisory Board and
co-chair of the Accounting Department Advisory Group.
Krieger received his bachelor’s degree in
business administration from the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a Certified Public
Accountant and a member of the Nebraska
and American Institutes of Certified Public
Accountants.
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Mary Prefontaine
refontaine is the executive director of
the Institute for Career Advancement
Needs, Inc. (ICAN)—an organization
that helps companies nationwide develop their leadership. She has over 20 years
of experience in senior executive positions
in marketing and business development.
Prior to joining ICAN in 2006, she was the
vice president of marketing for the Omaha
Symphony.
Before moving to Omaha, Prefontaine served
as director of tourism communications for
the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Bid Corporation and as a destination management
consultant for the government of British
Columbia. She also served as director of business development and government relations,
and director of sales and market development
with the Greater Vancouver Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
Prefontaine has served on the board of directors of the Fraser Academy; the International
Relations committee for the Professional Convention and Meeting Planners Association
based in Chicago; and on the Asia and European Marketing Committee for the Canadian
Tourism Commission.
BEEP T
he College of Business Administration
and UNO’s Multicultural Affairs office
joined with the Urban League of Nebraska to sponsor the annual Black
Executive Education Program (BEEP) spring
luncheon at the Milo Bail Student Center. This
was UNO’s fourth year sponsoring BEEP. The
luncheon for executives from the metropolitan area and current CBA students featured
a panel of speakers:
Ivan Gilreath is chief operating officer for employee benefits at ING Group of Minneapolis,
a global financial services company with 150
years of experience providing a wide array of
banking, insurance and asset management
services in over 50 countries. Gilreath serves
on the University of Nebraska Medical Center Board of Counselors and the University
of Nebraska at Omaha College of Business
National Advisory Board and is a mentor at
Kellom Elementary School.
Destynie Jenkins, assistant relationship
manager, US Bank, analyzes industry trends
and financial statements in order to underwrite commercial loans for the bank, the sixth
largest in the nation. She is on the community development committee for the Urban
League of Nebraska and facilitates financial
literacy and small business banking seminars
for churches and community centers. Jenkins
completed her MBA at UNO with a concentration in International Business in May 2007.
Dr. James Jones, associate professor of
management, teaches in the undergraduate,
MBA, and Executive MBA programs. He has
partnered with the Gallup Organization to
investigate how employee/student engagement to their organization/school affects
desired organizational outcomes such as
productivity, profitability, attendance, satisfaction, etc. His work has been published in
The Journal of Applied Psychology, The Journal of Organizational Behavior, The Journal of
Managerial Issues, The Journal of Leadership
& Organizational Studies, and The Oklahoma
City University Law Review.
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2007–2008
Scholarships
If you would like to create a
scholarship or contriubte to an
existing fund, please contact Sue
Kutschkau with the University of
Nebraska Foundation at
402-502-0300. More details on
inside back cover.
Mammel CBA
Student Scholarship
SENIOR
Carol Casper
Nicholas German
Melissa Gubbels
Laura Hansen
Maris Hoke
Carley Hunzeker
Brian Johns
Nicole McKernan
Molly O’Brien
Michael Smith
JUNIOR
Sable Barnes
Marc Behrens
Melissa Frans
Amanda Hulsebus
Ryan Jenkins
Kimberly Kesler
Stephanie Lemek
Nicole Massara
Stacie Schreiber
Amber Sutton
Lauren Wright
Amber Young
SOPHOMORE
Jeremiah Anderson
Matthew Huss
Nick Jasa
Andy May
Katie Nath
John Treinen
FRESHMAN
Lindsay Carroll
Noah Correa
Keith Fix
Nicole Freeman
Justin Hoesing
Elizabeth Hoffman
American Business
Women’s Association
Scholarship Downtown
Omaha Chapter
Barbara Ingram
Tal Anderson
Scholarship
Blake DeNoyer
Baker’s Scholarship Fund
Kroger Foundation
Travis Keiderling
John Ring
James F. Beard and
Betty J. Brown Beard
Scholarship
Lisa Baker
Connor Holt
BEEP Scholarship
Mark Parchment
D’Antae Potter
Robert Tisdel
Kiara Welton
Robert E. Bernier
NBDC Scholarship
Kate Carlin
Beta Gamma Sigma
Scholarship
Nicole Furman
Charles and Gloria
Billingsley Scholarship
Thomas Adams
Patrick Barackman
Scott Herrig
Joel Janecek
Ron & Shirley Burns
Leadership Scholarship
Patrick Burke
Noah Correa
Jake Olsen
Ross Olsen
College of Business
Administration
Dean’s Scholarship
Kathleen Dobbs
Richardson Edionseri
Shawn E. Robinson
College of Business
Administration Dean’s
Excellence Scholarship
Noah Correa
Jason Gomez
Laura Hansen
Barbara Ingram
Luis Lopez
Chad Onstot
Laci Willenborg
Dr. James J. Conway
Memorial Scholarship
MIchael Barone
Tiffany Hanus
Chris Hoagland
Delaine R. and Dorothy
M. Donohue Scholarship
Jake Mussmann
Laura Gogan Memorial
Scholarship
Micaela Olmer
R. Craig Hoenshell
Leadership
Jessica Gottwals
R. Craig Hoenshell
Scholars
Brieanne Bogart
Jessica Coufal
Raymond LeBlanc
Mary McDonald
Damir Stupar
Rui (Alex) Wang
R. Craig Hoenshell
Talent
Stephen Jensen
Dean and Maria
Jacobsen Scholarship
Brandy Eaves
Andrew Hunt
John A. & Phyllis S.
Jeter
Accounting Scholarship
Nicole Furman
Kellogg U.S.A.
Scholarship
Chancy Sims
Robert Kreitner and
Margaret A. Sova
Book Scholarship
Scholarship Endowment
UNDERGRADUATE
M. Scott Bradley
Jeri Bruegger
Galen Donovan
Jamie Greer
Elli Havelka
Scott Herrig
Ryan Jenkins
Samantha Osowski
Elizabeth Purcell
Leesa Shepard
Nicholas Sousek
Amber Sutton
Ross Rohr
GRADUATE
Tracy Abler
Lyle McConaughy
Natan and Hannah
Schwalb Scholarship
FRESHMAN
Travis Keiderling
Kayla Uhing
UPPERCLASSMAN
Holly Ayers
Daniel Belostecinic
Jessica Gottwals
Mary Schawang
Morgan Walker
Securities America
MBA Scholarship
Jared Abuhl
James A. Sedlacek
Joel Janecek
Raymond Leblanc
Jamila Reza
Herb Sklenar
Scholarship
Brett Castinado
Kyungae Jun
Nathan Kirkland
Julia Krogh
David LeGrand
Megan Schuster
Nicole Furman
Maris Hoke
Samuel Markert
Amber Sutton
Major Thomas A.
Spencer Business
Scholarship
Robert Kreitner and
Margaret A. Sova
Scholarship
Robert C. Stedman
Scholarship
Laci Dropinski
Tiffany Gorman
Adela Kubickova
Cathy Lovell
Lynn Mulligan
Tina Vasko
Trever Lee Memorial
Scholarship
Jeri Bruegger
Sam and Dorie Leftwich
Talent Scholarship
Kevin Schuster
Aaron Sibson
Frank L. Mansell
Scholarship
Marcus Augustin
Rafael Diaz
John Hemmer
Nicholas Nevole
Bobby O’Brian
Michelle Robinson
Marisa Taylor
Carl Nelson Business
Administration
Scholarship
Thomas Adams
Tyler Cary
David Greenamyre
Frank Hebert
Raymond Leblanc
Drew Magneson
Seth Nelson
Megan Parks
Heather Topil
Nuts and Bolts
Scholarship
Nicholas Hammer
Michelle Robinson
Gary Penisten Talent
Scholarship
Kayla Uhing
David Raymond Talent
Melanie Schreiber
John and Mary Schleiger
Corey Bronson
Camtong Doan
Chad Onstot
Mark Parchment
Union Pacific
Scholarship MBA
Kate Carlin
Richardson Edionseri
Mindy Ray
Union Pacific
Scholarship
Erin Burke
Tyler Cary
Daniel Culbertson
Elli Haveika
Jamila Reza
Adam Stark
Emma Weibel Scholarship
Samuel Markert
Lisa Renner
Horace Wu and Kate
King Wu International
Scholarship
Chuane Li
Dean John Lucas
Marketing Scholarship
Ashley McAlexander
Economics and Real
Estate
Hollis and Helen Baright
Foundation Scholarship
Galen Donovan
Ed Belgrade Scholarship
Fund
Bradley Sheldrick
M. C. Biggerstaff
Memorial
James de Montjoye
Building Owner’s &
Manager’s Association
(BOMA) Scholarship
Andrew Bercheid
Amanda Iwansky
James C. Horejs
Scholarship
Lindsay Cordle
Joel Janecek
Bun Song Lee
Scholarship
Jerome Bownes
C. Glenn Lewis
Scholarship
Brian Elsasser
Mid-Continent Chapter
Scholarship (CCIM)
Scholarship
Emily Thompson
Mid-Continent Chapter
Scholarship SIOR
Megan Brohimer
Josie Sheppard-Nwuju
Barbara O. Miller
Graduate
Steve Ryan
Senior
Michael Pray
Junior
Seth Nelson
Omaha Area Board of
Realtors Scholarship
(OABR)
Ryan Kiichler
Katie Rankin
Union Pacific Economic
Scholarship
Joel Janecek
Finance, Banking
and Law
Robert Benecke
Outstanding Business
Finance Scholarship
Laura Hansen
Morgan Walker
Ray Bradley Outstanding
Corporate Finance
Student
John Szalewski
Financial Executive
Institute Scholarship
Patrick Barackman
Lucille Gannon
Scholarship
Tineisha Whitehead
Management and
Marketing
Tim and Tracy Harrison
Scholarship
William Brown Memorial
Scholarship
Merrill Lynch
Scholarship
C. Marsh Bull Honors
Scholarship
in Marketing
Nebraska Bankers
Association Scholarship
Josh Lundin
Laci Willenborg
Rafael Diaz
First National Bank of
Omaha Human Resources
Scholarship
Michael Barone
Kayla Coleman
Laura Hansen
Morgan Walker
Lauren Wright
John and Gail Hafer
Scholarship
Amanda Nelson
Barbara Ingram
Megan Weatherwax
Jennifer Howell
Amber Jazwick
Stacie Schreiber
UNO Honor Recipient
for Business Finance
UNO Honor Recipient for
Investment Science and
Portfolio Management
Kyungae Jun
UNO Honor Recipient
for Banking and
Financial Markets
Judy Sorenson
Acccounting
Wayne Higley/Delta
Sigma Pi Scholarship
Ben Hochstein
Elizabeth Purcell
Timothy J. Jensen
Drew Magneson
Ernest H. Kenyon
Scholarship in
Accounting
Ben Hochstein
Nick Milledge
Elizabeth Purcell
Mary Schawang
Nebraska Society of
CPAs Scholarship
Ben Hochstein
Ben Johns
Drew Magneson
Nick Milledge
Mary Schawang
Nebraska Society of
CPAs Scholarship
&Schleisman Scholarship
Nicole Furman
Richard E. Prince
Hye Ji Park
Ted RidgwayScholarship
M. Scott Bradley
Beverly Grace (Ward)
Spencer Memorial
Stephanie Haines
Ora C. & Fred B.
Vomacka Memorial
Scholarship
Judy Altman
Marcus Augustin
M. Scott Bradley
Jeri Bruegger
Carol Casper
Kathleen Dobbs
Adam Elm
John Guinn
Ben Haffke
Amy Hein
Ben Hochstein
Kristen Honaker-Carter
Lili Li
Terry Lundeen
Drew Magneson
Hye Ji Park
Elizabeth Purcell
Mary Schawang
Adam Stark
Marisa Taylor
Lacey Ternus
Stephanie Weekly
Sangu Xie
Horace Wu and
Kate King Wu (BAP)
Scholarship
Nicole Furman
Brian Johns
Umatai Mamarasulova
2007–08
$449,855.55
82 scholarships
252 students
Scholarship Reception
In the fall, 2007–08 CBA scholarship recipients and their donors met
on Rosken’s patio to put faces to important relationships. The event,
sponsored by Beta Gamma Sigma, hosted 210 students, faculty and
donors.
2007 Beta Gamma Sigma
T
his was truly was a banner year for UNO’s Gamma
chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma. The highlight was the
selection of Omaha Entrepreneur Howard Hawks as
recipient of the 2007 Beta Gamma Sigma Medallion of
Entrepreneurship, a national award given to only four individuals this year. Hawks was awarded the honor during a forum
showcasing entrepreneurs held at the college on April 25.
Thirteen juniors, 29 seniors, ten graduate students and one
faculty member were inducted during CBA’s 42nd Annual
Honors and Awards Ceremony on April 17, 2007. (See the
photo on the back cover.) They were joined at the well-attended event at the Thompson Alumni House by families, faculty,
dignitaries, and friends. In an annual BGS tradition, Professor Emeritus Jack Hill, a founding member of UNO’s chapter,
recited the meaning of Beta.
On Founder’s Day 2007, faculty members served cookies to
students streaming through the halls of CBA. Tapping began
a few days later as faculty in academic regalia entered classrooms touting the honor of membership and calling out and
pinning eligible students.
Nicole Furman, an outstanding CBA student, was selected to
represent the chapter at the 2007 Beta Gamma Sigma Student
Leadership Forum in Tampa, Florida. She joined Beta Gamma
Sigma members from around the globe.
According to Lex Kaczmarek, MBA director, “The Beta Gamma
Sigma activities throughout the year validate student scholarship and provide a way to celebrate their success.”
Howard Hawks, Tenaska, Inc., with wife Rhonda and Jim
Viehland, executive director of Beta Gamma Sigma
A banner year
2007 Internships
Accounting
Air Force Audit Agency
Josh Kolar
Archdiocese of Omaha
Brian Sauser
Bird Dog Solutions
Melissa Olberding
Blackman & Assoc
Ben Burton
John Hemmer
John Hermanek
Young Wang
Midwest Housing
Rachel Weisner
Mortensen & Wyatt CPA
Sarah Vencill
Mutual of Omaha
Melissa Gubbles
National Indemnity
Dave Kotlarz
NBDC
Scott Bradley
Nobbies
Ryan Schmidt
Brite Ideas
Opthalmic Co.
Broadmoor Associates
Pacific Realty
Nicole Iltszch
Billy Rickley
Amy Ulrich
CDM
Amy Hein
Sarah Vencill
Chris Hoagland
Lisa Birge
Physicians Mutual
Lisa Zweibel
Pinnacle Bank
Jessica Merrill
Lincoln Financial Group
Dental Innovations
Marketing
Merrill Lynch
Daniel Belostecinic
Farm Credit Services of
America
(MECA) Qwest Center
Omaha
Midwest Commercial
Mortgage
Adam Paseka
First National Bank
21st Century Financial
MSI Systems Integrators
First Stop Mortgage
Agency Eighty Nine
New England Financial
Independent Study
Alegent Health
North Star Financial
Services, LLC
Interpublic Group
Andrews Studio
Northstar Financial
Services, LLC
Stephanie Lemek
Amber Zimmer
Dusty Kugler
Lindsey Morin
Nicole McKernan
Rui Wang
Rui Wang
Northwestern Mutual
Steve Kluthe
Sheldon Nordhues
Justin Wanek
Child Saving Institute
ProfitStar
City of Omaha
Rick Ekstrom CPA
ConAgra
Team Bank
Pinnacle Bank
Megan McCormick
Damir Stupar
Zach Wendland
Union Pacific
Smith Barney
Carol Casper
Marisa Taylor
Connelly & Assoc
Mark Thommes
Deloitte & Touche
Chuck Egbuono
Nicole Furman
Ben Hochstein
Carly Hunzeker
Julia Krogh
Digital Defense Group
Nick Stone
Parvina Esanbaeva
Marcus Augustyn
Nicole Dwornicki
Harold Arrance
Kevin Breyfogle
Conner Holt
Mary Schawang
Megan Schuster
Nicole Thelen
Blake Denoyer
Adam Elm
Nikki Hughes
Stephanie Weekly
UNMC
Dutton & Associates
Matt Pirog
E & A Consulting
Melanie Hageman
Justin Parsons
Jon Guinn
Betsey Purcell
Frankel-Zacharia
Gallup
Andrew Hunt
Gross-Welch Law
Leesa Shepard
Hill Transportation
Craig Thommes
IPG
Jerome Creasey
Kristy Swirzinski
Jon Bruning Campaign
Michelle Robinson
KDI Excavating
Sharon Lorsung
Kiewit Corporation
Marisa Taylor
Koski CPA
Josh Kolar
KPMG
Nick Stone
Fan Yang
Kutak-Rock
Jerri Bruegger
Lehigh & Kading
Carol Casper
Molly O’Brien
Leo Daly Company
Kate Perry
Levy Restaurants
Andrew Hunt
Lozier Corporation
Jennifer Linhart
Lutz & Company
Jon Guinn
McGregor Interests
Neeley Sadler
Midamerica Energy
Bridget Mullen
UPS
Wm. Harvey Company
John-Paul Lehn
Pentagon Federal Credit
Union
Ryan Kirk
Bryan Chochon
Donald Kosmacek
Smith Hayes Financial
Services
Bob Loewens
Summer Winter Action
Tours
Kyle Brennan
TD Ameritrade
Joel Janecek
Mark McGowan
Alicia Ostrand
Matt Thomas
UBS Financial Services
Jordan Kuhl
Union Pacific
Cody Greeb
Economics
Wells Fargo
First National bank
Werner Enterprises
Kelloggs
Westchester Capital
Management
Liuda Gudonyte
Ilhom Choev
Union Pacific
Miguel Reyes
Finance and Banking
ACI Worldwide
Kristen Becker
Ameriprise Financial
Services, Inc.
Brett Blankenship
Asset Strategies
Amber Sutton
BancWest Investment
Services
Patrick Falke
Financial Visions
Corey Bronson
Kyle Lammers
Igor Oprea
Broadview Financial
Services, LLC
Kent Gethmann
MBA Independent
Research
Damien Klosowski
MBA Independent Study
Deepak Gupta
Neha Gupta
Shuchika Gupta
Info USA
Deepak Gupta
Neha Gupta
Suchika Gupta
Alex Beiting
MaNagement
First National Bank
ACI Worldwide
Tyler Gloe
Tina Vasko
Footprints Asset
Management
Igor Oprea
Footprints Asset
Management and
Research
Eric Aarnio
Heritage Financial
Services
Mark Brungardt
Holmes Murphy &
Associates
Alex Williams
Cam Doan
Travis Heppner
Greg Hunter
Alegent Health
Brianne Suing
Applied Underwriters
Michelle Perteet
Automotive Cooling
Products
Nicholas German
Benchmark Financial
Amanda Scribner
Consolidated Electrical
Distribution Inc.
Steve Wimer
Brian Hohlen
Josh Classen
Jamie Hawk
Ryan O’Donnell
Michael Smith
Adam Taylor
Lindsey Glover
Jyoti Gandha
Kiewit Corporation
Tricia Braziel
Kendra Wells
Marianna Industries
Jennifer Howell
Marriott International
Qinyi Li
Kristy Swirzinski
Channing Johnson
Aviation Institute
Bear Stearns and Co
Phillips Manufacturing
Co.
Kate Hungerford
Sarah Young
Proforma Identity
Marketing
Joseph Knust
Scheels All Sports
Brett Berkebile
Seacoast Medical
Katie Agnew
Sandy Adamson
Katie Agnew
Nick Buda
Tracie Bukacek
Joe Hurley
Kristen Patterson
Bluestem Marketing
Seacoast Medical/
OccuVax
Medico Insurance
Company
Camp Bow Wow
SpeedNet
State Farm
Metropolitan Utilities
District
City Weekly
Dane Sybrant
William Barbe
Executive Women’s Golf
Association
TD Ameritrade
Erika Meisinger
Financial Visions LLC
Erin Carder
First Comp
Amanda Kriener
First National Bank
Drew Downard
Gross & Welch
Christina Swaney
Jed Johnson
Harrah’s Casino
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
of NE
Nicole Cloonan
Kenneth Peck
Michelle Wallace
Amy Negus
Midlands Hospital-Alegent Health
Jamie Jaros
MSI
Jeff Finochiaro
Northstar Financial
Services, LLC
Lacey Konfrst
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben
Knights Professional
Hockey Club
Brad Bruntz
Omaha Division-vamc
Barbara Ingram
Omaha Youth Hockey
Scott Parse
OPPD
Latina Thompson
Outdoor Innovations LLC
Joseph Vasko
Pentagon Federal Credit
Union
Nicole Blevins
Priority Technologies,
Inc.
Jason Comer
Right at Home
Kylie Beaudin
Strike Zone
Aaron Thompson
Sullivan Supply
Erica Sullivan
Target Corporation
Tyson Bramer
TD Ameritrade
Adam Gottsch
Sara Hemley
TD Ameritrade
(Independent Study)
Daina Morrill
Union Pacific Railroad
Maris Hoke
UNO College of Business
Adminisration
Brenton Thompson
Werner Enterprises
Mary Penke
West Business Services
Damilola Oluyole
Younkers
Liz Donlin
Josh Lundin
Nicole Hinkel
Lynn Mulligan
Melissa Frans
Shanna Waggoner
Jessie Gottwals
Jacklyn Normington
Cory Dymond
Hawkins Construction
Abigail Cook
Independent Study
Nicole L. Jones
David Jarvis
Infinity Productions
Karl Vierkant
J. H. Willy LLC
Kayla Jurgens
LDI Holdings
Amber Nathan
LeaseTeam
Katie Glover
Leo A. Daly
Landon Mayfield
MetLife
Nicole Thomas
Muscular Dystrophy
Association
Amber Nathan
Northwestern Mutual
Bret Linden
O! Campaign/Greater
Omaha Chamber of
Commerce
Scott Stronck
OccuVax
Nick Buda
Omaha Beef Football
Danielle Westerman
Omaha Community
Playhouse
Shawna Baune
Cory Custer
Omaha Steaks/Omaha
Creative Group
Teri Sayers
Omaha’s Henry Doorly
Zoo
Paul Haskell
Optimum Fitness
Molly Mickeliunas
PayFlex
Laura Hansen
Sandy Adamson
Bret Callahan
Tridaq
UNO Campus Recreation
Warren Distribution
Wells Fargo Bank
Shawna Porterfield
SBIR
NBDC program promotes
technology transfer
in Nebraska
S
mall businesses created more than 93% of
all jobs from 1989 to 2005. Thirty-eight percent of America’s scientists and engineers are
employed by small businesses. Yet, the government only spends 4.3% of its extramural research
funding on small businesses.
One research program available only to small businesses is the Small Business Innovative Research
(SBIR) program. This grant program provides
funding from 11 different federal agencies and is
collectively worth more than $2.2 billion.
According to Jean Waters, SBIR consultant for the
Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC),
“Nebraska has not taken full advantage of the SBIR
program. We have a few companies who have been
very successful, but we do not have nearly as many
proposals submitted as Wyoming, a state with one
third our population.”
The SBIR program is a revenue source to help Nebraska university faculty and researchers transfer their intellectual property to local businesses. It also provides
critical research money for existing and start-up businesses. According to Waters,
the NBDC SBIR program was established with a twofold mission—to raise awareness and provide education about the program.
With assistance from CBA graduate student Veronica Doga, Waters publishes a
monthly electronic newsletter featuring grant-writing tips and information on federal agency requests for proposals. Last year, NBDC made several SBIR introductory
presentations to businesses and faculty who are interested in commercializing their
research.
The program recently brought two important national SBIR program managers to
Nebraska. Jo Anne Goodnight from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Jim
Gallup (pictured above left) from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted workshops organized by Waters and Doga.
Waters also offers one-on-one consultation to answer specific questions as
researchers prepare their proposals for submission. Waters says, “The partnerships we have made with economic development folks from across the state,
university intellectual property offices, technology incubators, and other interested parties have been very fruitful. Everyone is working together to increase
highly skilled, technical jobs in Nebraska.
For more information on the NBDC SBIR program or to sign up for the monthly
newsletter, go to http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/SBIR.
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Jean Waters is a Small Business Innovative
Research/Small Business Technology Transfer
(SBIR/STTR) program consultant with the
Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC).
Waters has an M.S. in chemical engineering
and directed the Pollution Prevention Resource
Exchange for five years at NBDC. Previously,
she was director of the Pollution Prevention
Institute (PPI) at Kansas State University. At PPI
she consulted individually with businesses and
gave seminars on environmental management
systems, air permits, and pollution prevention
planning. She has served on numerous SBIR
review panels for EPA. Prior to joining PPI,
Waters was a process engineer for Raytheon
Aircraft and plant chemist for Koch Fiberglass,
both in Wichita, Kansas.
Veronica Doga is an instrumental part of
the NBDC outreach on SBIR. She is responsible
for significant data gathering and analysis on
the SBIR program in Nebraska and nationwide. In addition to technical
responsibilities for the monthly
electronic newsletter, she
manages multiple contact and
resource lists, is responsible
for electronic surveys and
handles the logistics of events.
Doga is a gradute student in
economics at UNO’s College
of Business Administration.
A native of The Republic of
Moldova, she plans to find
employment in an analytical
field in the Omaha area.
Small Business Innovative Research
Success Stories
LI-COR Biosciences
In 1971 LI-COR was launched to provide scientists from around the world with a basic instrument to measure the quantity of light usable for plant photosynthesis. The
process was developed by William Biggs as a part of an agronomy research team at
the University of Nebraska. This first instrument was the beginning of a product line
that has been expanded over the years, partly due to SBIR grants. To date, LI-COR
has received funding for 15 SBIR proposal submissions.
Today, LI-COR is considered to be a leader in the design and manufacture of instrument systems for biotechnology and environmental research. The company is based
in Lincoln, Nebraska with subsidiaries in Germany and the United Kingdom.
Nature Technology Corporation
(Nature Tech)
Clague Hodgson founded Nature Tech in 1997. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, Nature
Tech’s DNA fermentation process is being used by the National Institute of Health’s
Vaccine Research Center to mass-produce vaccines for bird flu, avian flu, HIV-AIDS
and Ebola viruses. Nature Tech’s technology allows for the cost-effective production
of these vaccines (about one dollar a dose).
Nature Tech, which has received six SBIR grants, uses the funds to supplement their
research budget. Aaron Carnes, a University of Nebraska graduate and chemical engineer who took the lead in developing NTC’s processes, is pictured at left.
21st Century Systems, Inc.
21st Century Systems, Inc. (21CSI) develops innovative software that uses computer-assisted data monitoring to manage complex, high-stress environments. They
have successfully commercialized numerous software products and employ over
140 workers.
Since 1996, 21CSI has applied for more than 70 SBIR grants and has successfully
used funds awarded to develop software products for the Department of Defense.
Today they are exploring other applications for their software, such as in hospital
emergency rooms
The majority of 21CSI employees are located at the Scott Technology Transfer and
Incubator Center in Omaha, Nebraska, but they also have offices in McCook, Nebraska and nine other states. Jeffrey D. Hicks, CEO, is pictured at left.
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Small businesses access
capital with help from
NBDC
T
he Nebraska Business Development Center
(NBDC) plays a key role in providing access to financing for Nebraska small businesses including
loan packaging for regular commercial loans and
loans guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and providing technical assistance in the
SBA Community Express loan program.
Community Express is an SBA-guaranteed loan program offered to designated low and moderate income
geographic areas. Much of Nebraska (especially rural
Nebraska and certain inner-city areas) qualifies. As
with other SBA guarantee programs, the bank is insured against a portion of the loss should the business
fail. However, the Community Express loan process is
both faster and easier since the bank can use its own
application forms and approval is given in as little as
36 hours.
Scout Dry Goods & Trade
Shelli Newell wanted a business that
combined her creativity and innovative ideas
with her respect for the environment. With the
assistance of NBDC and a Community Express
loan, she was able to realize her dream of
opening a store with a difference. Scout, a
men’s and women’s clothing exchange store,
not only sells used items, it is decorated and
equipped with recycled materials. Newell
envisioned her store in Omaha’s Dundee
shopping area as an inspiration to her
neighborhood, not just a place to shop.
Newell’s business journey began when
she signed up for the Destination Midtown
workshops led by Cliff Mosteller, center
director of NBDC’s EntrepreneurShop. In the
workshops she was introduced to
resources available to small business
owners and entrepreneurs, including special
loan programs. Eventually, with assistance
from NBDC consultant Marisol Uribe, she
explored the Community Express loan
possibilities with her banker.
Newell says, “This was exactly what I
needed when I needed it and NBDC was
supportive through the entire process, always
encouraging and positive.”
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Participating Community Express loan program banks
must have an SBA-approved technical assistance provider assess the applicant’s business plan and provide
continued support after a loan is approved. NBDC is the
approved technical assistance provider for all Community Express banks in Nebraska.
According to Cliff Mosteller, director of the Omaha
NBDC office, “Community Express is a huge advantage for the lending community. Bankers can use the
paperwork they are most familiar with when processing the loan applications and those applications are
approved much faster.”
In addition to supporting the Community Express loan
program, NBDC continues to package loans for businesses that fall outside the designated Community
Express geographic area or are seeking loans exceeding
the $250,000 Community Express maximum.
2007 NBDC CAPITAL ACCESS
Nebraska Banks that NBDC provides Community
Express Technical Assistance................................................ 71
Traditional Commercial Loan Packages Approved.............. 119
Traditional SBA Loan Packages Approved............................. 57
Dollar Value of Traditional Loans Approved........... $35,296,459
Owner’s Equity......................................................... $4,783,164
Investment by NBDC Clients in Nebraska.............. $40,079,623
Procurement program supports veteran business owners
T
he Nebraska Business Development Center and
the National Machinery Corporation (NMC, Inc.)
sponsored the annual Veteran-Owned Business Workshop at the Scott Conference Center
in Omaha on November 14. The workshop, co-sponsored by Congressman Lee Terry’s office, was hosted
to encourage veteran business owners to bid on government contracts.
According to Andy Alexander, manager of NBDC’s procurement technical assistance progam, “This event
provides a valuable opportunity for veteran business
owners to make the initial contacts and partnerships
and get the information they need to pursue government contracts.”
The UNO ROTC Detachment Honor Guard opened the
event and over 50 veteran business owners were welcomed by Mayor Fahey of the City of Omaha and Robert
Bernier, NBDC state director.
ing agents from the State of Nebraska, City of Omaha,
and the Nebraska National Guard.
Tyrone Lassiter, business development representative,
VA Center for Veterans Enterprise; Brad Foster, product
support sales representative for NMC, Inc.; and NBDC
procurement consultants, Mary Graff, Scott Knapp and
Roger Johnson introduced their organizations and gave
overviews of the contracting support services available
to veterans. The purchasing officials from the government agencies briefed participants on the bidding
requirements of their agencies.
NMC, Inc. sponsored a buffet luncheon for attendees
and brought one of their heavy-duty construction vehicles to display outside the conference center.
Alexander also organized the Omaha Area Veteran Business Owner Forum Breakfast, a monthly networking
event that gives veterans the opportunity to promote
their businesses.
Presenters in the workshop were from organizations
that provide business support services and contract-
From left: Merlin Stewart, Tim Rees, Andy Alexander, Brad Foster, Mayor Fahey and Robert Bernier
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For over 30 years the Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) has been providing expert technical assistance to Nebraska businesses and contributing to the growth of the
state’s economy. For its 30th anniversary in 2007, State Director Bob Bernier, Assistant State
Director Marjorie Miskec, Andy Alexander, manager of the procurement technical assistance
program, and Julie Wilhelm, marketing and development associate, boarded a minivan for a
two-week trek across the state to visit centers in Omaha, Lincoln, Wayne, Kearney, North Platte,
Scottsbluff, and Chadron.
Events were held at each of the centers to highlight the services NBDC provides and to recognize
the 2007 state and regional Champions of Small Business. This annual award is given by NBDC
to business owners who have achieved growth in their business and also serve as champions for
small business in their community activities and professional affiliations.
In Omaha, NBDC recognized regional Champion of Small Business Lance Morgan, Ho-Chunk,
Inc., at the monthly Empowerment Breakfast. Following the breakfast, NBDC held a Finance Fair
for bankers and small business owners.
In Wayne, NBDC teamed with Wayne Area Economic Development, Inc. for a small business
conference at Wayne State College. The regional Champion of Small Business, David Wimmer,
owner of Wimmers Meat Products, Inc., was recognized at an earlier event.
Driving across Highway 20, the NBDC group arrived in Chadron where a luncheon was held at the
Marie Sandoz Museum on the Chadron State College campus. Wayne and DeeAnn Barber of WDJB,
Inc., this region’s winners of the Champion of Small Business award, were recognized.
At a breakfast and small business conference in Scottsbluff, Lela Franklin owner of Tree House
Interiors, was recognized as a regional Champion of Small Business.
North Platte also organized a small business conference and breakfast that honored Katrina
Frey, owner of Heavenly Creations, as this region’s Champion.
The Kearney center held a small business workshop and breakfast at the University of Nebraska
at Kearney student union. Area bankers attended to provide
information to entrepreneurs. Dan Shundoff, owner of IntelliCom
Computer Consulting, Inc. was recognized as a regional Champion.
Special Mention of an NBDC procurement client was awarded to
Jack Schreiner, president of Bruckman Rubber.
The State Champion of Small Business award was given
to Jeff White, president and owner of Hague Quality
Water, at the Lincoln event in the state’s capitol.
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Executive MBA in China
O
ne Executive MBA team traveled to Beijing and
Shanghai for two weeks in May 2007 to conduct
field research for a client interested in China’s
information technology services capabilities.
Executive MBA team members included a computer
systems engineer, a construction manager, an information technology systems engineer, and a health
management operations manager.
The team evaluated prospective offshore development
centers in China and recommended a potential vendor
partner with the expertise and maturity necessary to
support the client’s’s enterprise application development initiatives.
China Executive MBA team. From left: Dr. Darryll Lewis, team advisor;
team members Darcy Duesenberg, Venkat Perumal, (an unnamed
local company CEO), Suresh Srinivasan, and Margaret Platek.
The team’s also provided an analysis of China’s IT services industry, an engagement plan, and a financial
analysis of the prospective vendor engagement. This
was the fourth time an Executive MBA team has traveled to China on behalf of a client.
Sabbatical abroad
D
uring her sabbatical leave in fall 2007, Catherine Co, Ph.D., professor of economics, was a research visitor at Brunel University, Uxbridge, United Kingdom and a
guest researcher at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), in Bonn, Germany.
She presented a paper titled “The Labor Market Experience of U.S. Immigrants:
Occupation Match and Mobility” at Brunel’s Economics and Finance External Seminar
Series and at IZA’s Research Seminar Series.
While she was in the UK, she also presented “Pollution Across Chinese Provinces” (jointly authored by Shuanglin Lin and Fanying Kong) at the Development Economics and
Policy Seminar Series of the University of Manchester.
Co also attented the World Trade Organization’s Public Forum on “How Can the WTO
Help Harness Globalization?” in Geneva, Switzerland where she is pictured against the
dramatic backdrop of Lake Geneva. Professor Co will be teaching International Trade
in fall 2008 and Introduction to International Economics in spring 2009.
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Invitations to teach overseas not foreign
to CBA faculty
T
he College of Business Administration engages in
an increasingly valuable form of global networking when its faculty members teach abroad.
obtain a full Master of Business Administration degree
in a specially-designed and accelerated format geared
to working managers and business leaders.
David Volkman, Ph.D., made his first visit to the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration
in 2007. Dr. Volkman, associate professor and chair of
the Department of Finance, Banking, and Law, taught a
Principles of Finance course in September —and plans
to return to teach in October 2008.
In the capstone course, small groups of EMBA students
and a faculty advisor travel abroad as consultants for
international companies, conducting market research
and producing detailed reports that are equivalent to
a thesis. In 2007, EMBA groups traveled to Spain and
Ireland to work with Allied Irish Bank, to England for
Maids International and Profitstars, and to China for a
local Fortune 500 company.
“It gives UNO and CBA exposure to the people in Finland beyond just the university in Helsinki,” he says.
“We meet other professors there and people beyond
the campus, which gives a very favorable impression
of America and UNO.”
The effect on Finnish students has been positive, according to Volkman. The undergrads there are required
to complete some studies outside of Finland, and while
many choose universities across Europe, some are now
interested in coming to UNO.
The experience also benefits students in Dr. Volkman’s
classes at UNO. “I share what I’ve seen and learned
with my students, which exposes them to the world
beyond Omaha.”
Phani Tej Adidam, Ph.D., has taught in Germany and
India, and has traveled to the university in Finland
to teach the past eight years, including a three-week
visit in January 2007. He has established a relationship with the Technical University of Braunschweig in
Germany which will bring faculty members to teach at
UNO in 2008.
In addition, Birud Sindhav, Ph.D., CBA associate professor in marketing and management, traveled to Austria
in 2007 and taught at the Management Center of Innsbruck. He will be making a return visit in May 2008 to
teach the same class—Marketing in a High-Tech Environment, a course offered at very few universities
across the globe.
Dr. Adidam arranges the international assignments.
“We receive offers and invitations to teach abroad every month,” he says. “The challenge is, the universities
that invite us are not always willing to pay us. Some will
offer to cover incidentals and expenses but are unwilling to pay us for our time.”
Dr. Adidam also administers the international capstone
project in the college’s Executive MBA (EMBA) Program. The program offers the unique opportunity to
International
Connections
He says there are some distinct differences between
teaching at UNO and in Helsinki. “The first is the grading scale. In Helsinki, you do not fail if you score a 40
or above. Here it’s 70 or above.
“Second, they have a student union, not a building like
we have here but an organization that negotiates issues
on behalf of the students, including such things as the
lenient grading scale. Their student union is much more
powerful than our student organizations here.”
Students don’t have a choice of whether to join this
union or not. It is mandated by law. In Finland, students are paid to attend college. And, while in school,
they receive discounts on transportation and purchases,
thanks to the student union.
“If they take a train to school, they show their union
card and get half price,” Dr. Volkman says. “At stores
and restaurants, students pay half-price. It’s clearly a
benefit to be part of the student union.”
He says visiting professors are treated well in Helsinki.
“The apartments where we stay are spacious and comfortable. They have two bedrooms, a living room and
kitchen, and each has its own sauna.”
But the lessons taught in the classroom are very similar. “There are different tax and government issues to
cover, but the main topic was finance,” he says, “and a
profit is a profit whether you’re in Helsinki or Nigeria
or the United States.”
Birud Sindhav,
associate professor of
marketing, in Austria
For more information about the EMBA program and
other CBA programs, visit the college Web site at
http://cba.unomaha.edu/
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Frequent flyer teaching
FACULTY
PROFILES
Phani Tej Adidam
I
f Phani Tej Adidam, Ph.D., complains about the
commute he endures to teach his classes in marketing and management, he isn’t talking about the
drive across Omaha. He’s talking about flying to
Germany, India and Finland to teach—in addition to
seminars he has presented to MBA students at more
than 15 universities around the world.
Dr. Adidam is the executive management education
professor and chairman of the Department of Marketing
and Management in the College of Business Administration (CBA). He is also a veteran of the business world,
having developed, marketed and implemented application software systems for global companies.
practices that I have learned and incorporate them into
my teaching, and that benefits our students here. It enhances the discussion and exchange of perspectives in
the classroom.
“Here, we are largely textbook driven, but in Europe,
they are research driven and they utilize a reading list
of current sources. I have to be aware of the trends and
literature from the last two or three months, rather than
the last two or three years.”
Students in Europe, however, lack many of the realworld experiences of students in America and at UNO,
Dr. Adidam says.
In addition to teaching, Dr. Adidam coordinates the
international initiatives of the college, arranging for
CBA students to study abroad and for foreign students
to travel to UNO, as well as arranging for UNO faculty
members to teach in foreign nations.
“Many don’t have a job outside of their studies. They
haven’t spent a summer working or balancing their time
between school and work. When I teach them, I have
to start with the basics. It’s like teaching grammar to a
person who has never spoken before.”
“We provide tremendous value,” he says. “We bring
world-class curriculum and teaching to their universities. In return, we benefit from experiencing the various
learning styles, cultures and settings of the places we
visit.”
Dr. Adidam’s work has earned him the CBA Dean’s Citation for Excellence in Research, the Outstanding MBA
Professor of the Year award and the Distinguished Executive MBA Professor award – three times. In 2007,
he received the UNO Alumni Outstanding Teaching
Award.
The past eight years, Dr. Adidam has traveled to Finland
to teach at the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration.
Dr. Adidam taught in Helsinki in April, and in May he
taught at the Technical University of Braunschweig in
Germany. He has laid the groundwork for faculty members from Braunschweig to teach at UNO in 2008.
Teaching abroad is difficult, and not just because of
language barriers.
“We cannot use American brands and companies as
examples,” he says. “They are not always familiar with
the everyday aspects of our lives and our culture here.
That forces me to study more about their economy,
their markets and their companies. And that broadens
the canvas of my knowledge.
The honors reflect his dedication and true love of teaching. “I just had a student leave my office who has been
offered a high-paying job at a major local bank. When I
first met him, he wasn’t even interested in sales or marketing. Now, he’s been accepted for a position he had
never before considered.
“For me, that is truly rewarding. Helping students—
that’s the reason I am in academics.”
“I adopt the best practices that I have learned and
incorporate them into my teaching, and that benefits our
students here.”
“In my case, I like to teach abroad because it benefits
me as an instructor. When I come back, I adopt the best
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Christopher Decker
Making
an
impact
“As an academic,
there’s really little
more for which
you could ask than
an opportunity to
continue learning.”
L
ike all dedicated researchers, Christopher Decker,
Ph.D., knows the value of a study that produces
clear-cut answers. But what really intrigues Dr.
Decker are the questions.
four major elements: demand, supply, tax revenues and
social services. “We feel it will be an improvement over
existing studies that tend to focus on the consumption
side of the equation,” he says.
“From a practical perspective, economic impact studies are the most interesting,” says Dr. Decker, associate
professor in the Department of Economics at the College of Business Administration (CBA). “To me, the real
interesting questions are the ‘What if?’ questions. Those
are the kind of questions that excite me. I like to be able
to see not just where we are likely to go, but where we
are likely to go under certain circumstances.”
The study will also touch on the issue of wage compression, how a larger labor pool exerts downward pressure
on wages. Existing economic models will be used to
analyze economic data, census data and other sources,
including the Center for Public Affairs Research and its
Director, Jerry Deichert. Eventually, graduate students
will assist Dr. Decker.
Honored as an MBA Outstanding Professor of the
Year three times and past recipient of both the
CBA Dean’s Citation for Outstanding Research
and the Dean’s Citation for Outstanding Teaching, Dr. Decker is the principle investigator for a
major research project that has teamed the College
with the Office of Latino/Latin American Studies
(OLLAS) and UNO’s Center for Public Affairs Research.
The project, announced in November, will detail the
economic impact of immigrants on the urban and rural economies of Nebraska. The first study of its kind
in the state, it is hoped to replace the speculation and
anecdotal evidence of the past with findings that can
be used by those who set public policy.
The project will explore the economic impact of firstgeneration, primarily Hispanic, immigrants in three
geographic divisions: statewide, urban areas, and two
rural regions with the state divided in east/west portions at approximately York.
Dr. Decker, author of several local and regional economic impact studies, says the new study will look at
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“The numbers we find are not going to be like looking
out a clear window,” he says, “but I think they will be
enlightening and give a pretty good picture of the dollar impact immigration has on the state.”
The objective is to help policy makers formulate more
sound decisions “by reducing mistakes that can be
made when decisions are based on emotions, speculation and anecdotal evidence.”
The study holds the potential for academic articles and
other projects. “We could wind up with numbers that
are really telling, enlightening and that create discussion among my peers as well as policy makers,” he says.
“It could also generate questions that will stimulate further research.”
These are the kinds of “What if?” questions Dr. Decker finds most exciting. “One of the primary reasons
I became an academic was to conduct research,” he
says. “And as an academic, there’s really little more for
which you could ask than an opportunity to continue
learning.”
Learning how capitalism innovates
I
t’s called the process of “creative destruction,” and
its very name sparks discussion and contemplation.
For Arthur Diamond, Ph.D. and the Lucas Professor
of Economics at the College of Business Administration, that discussion and contemplation have sparked
years of study, academic presentations and work on a
book to be titled, Openness to Creative Destruction.
in his textbooks, but in his columns he has used a discussion of the concept of creative destruction.
A phrase popularized by economist Joseph Schumpeter,
creative destruction describes the dynamic, entrepreneurial, leap-frogging form of competition in capitalism
that is capable—through innovative new products and
processes—of sustaining dramatic improvements in
longevity and happiness.
In 2008, he will teach the annual Honors Colloquium
that rotates between colleges at UNO. The topic will be
Creative Destruction. “I expect some of the time will be
spent reading my book, and that I will benefit from the
students’ questions and comments.”
“The process of creative destruction is the way innovation happens,” Dr. Diamond says. For several years, he
incorporated Schumpeter’s theory of creative destruction in his Principles of Micro-Economics classes.
“It’s more than a concept to me; it is something I believe is true,” Dr. Diamond says. “Eventually, I came to
feel that maybe it shouldn’t be something I addressed
just once a semester for 30 minutes, that I could do
something to bring it to everyone’s attention, to make
it more persuasive.”
“What I argue is, maybe we ought to go a step further.”
The growing discussion provides Dr. Diamond hope that
there is a market for the concept of creative destruction—and a scholarly book on the concept.
FACULTY
PROFILES
“The process
of creative
destruction is the
way innovation
happens.”
Like the entrepreneurs who figure so prominently in the
process of creative destruction, Dr. Diamond is taking a
risk on a concept that has not yet found widespread acceptance. And he knows it. “This book is not the safest
thing for me to do, and it’s certainly not the easiest,” he
says. “But, unlike some academics who have reached
my age (54), I’m hoping I have my most important work
ahead of me.”
The vision for a book-length project came to Dr. Diamond in 2004. “In presenting several papers on the
topic the last two or three years, I’ve really been working on chunks of it.”
He took periodic professional leave for the academic
year of 2006-07 to “really get busy drafting the book.”
He shared portions of the book in academic gatherings,
such as the June 2007 Summer Institute for the Preservation of the History of Economics at the Center for the
Study of Public Choice at George Mason University. “It
was received very well.”
The feedback from attendees at George Mason was
useful. “It helps to hear from people with impressive
credentials that I’m on the right track.”
The process of creative destruction is not as widely accepted as it should be, Dr. Diamond says. “There are a
lot of mainstream economists who have a conflicted
attitude toward it. They will mention it, but they won’t
incorporate it in their work or their teaching.”
Some economists, including Nobel Prize-winning Professor Gary Becker, find it a “very useful concept,” Dr.
Diamond says. He cites Paul Krugman, professor of
economics and international affairs at Princeton University and author and columnist with The New York
Times, as another example. “He will not write about it
Art Diamond
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FACULTY
PROFILES
Spreading the word
Amy Rodie
A
my Rodie, Ph.D., counts herself among the lucky
instructors who are able to practice what they
teach. Dr. Rodie, associate professor in the College of Business Administration (CBA), teaches
principles of marketing, consumer behavior, marketing
services and marketing management to undergraduates, as well as marketing management to those
enrolled in the college’s Executive MBA program.
In addition, she is leading the marketing efforts of the
college, from billboard, print and radio advertisements,
to event promotions and sponsorships.
Dr. Rodie recently chose to return to teaching after
serving three years as CBA’s associate dean. She says
she is pleased to have made the transition back to the
classroom. “I love it. I really missed working with the
students on a day-to-day basis.”
She also enjoys her leadership role in promoting the college locally and – through publications and the college’s
Web site (cba.unomaha.edu) – to audiences nationally
and internationally.
“We have quality students, exceptional programs and
world-class faculty,” she says. “What we had not been
doing well is the promotion part of marketing the college. We were not getting the word out.”
Questions were asked and data were collected regarding the college’s image and programs. “We found that
people overall had a positive view of the college, but
that few people knew the full picture of what was going on here.”
Dr. Rodie says, “The billboard message was consistent
with our print advertisements—the idea of quality,
excellence and the role of preparation in achieving
success. The billboards were intended to be attention
getting, and they were very successful.”
Although the impact of the marketing program is too
early to gauge, Dr. Rodie says officials have noticed that
more college admission and enrollment forms are coming in with CBA as the applicants’ first choice.
“We are strong
believers in the
quality education
our college
provides our
students.”
A veteran of public relations and marketing efforts in
the private sector, Dr. Rodie says the challenge isn’t so
much in finding the right message as it is in funding the
marketing efforts.
“We have so many opportunities but our resources for
marketing are somewhat thin,” she says. “We’re trying to
make every dollar we invest count as we widen our appeal beyond potential students to potential employers
and business partners, and to potential donors.”
Beyond catchy slogans, Dr. Rodie says the college is making every attempt to put the facts about
scholarships, specializations, internships, CBA’s awardwinning faculty and staff and its successful alumni into
the hands and minds of people the information can
benefit the most.
“We are such strong believers in the quality education
our college provides our students,” she says. “That’s the
message we want everyone to get.”
Dr. Rodie says some marketing efforts already underway have been continued or expanded. “We have a
whole potpourri of activities and events we use to get
our message out.” The college, for example, has hosted
a “skybox” at the Omaha Cox Classic professional golf
tournament for several years, inviting donors and alums
to gather and network at the event. The college is participating in more local events, Dr. Rodie says, such as
the annual Buy the Big O! Show, presented each fall by
the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
Other efforts were new in 2007, including the purchase of billboard space around the city to promote
the college’s MBA program. Those billboards and their
message: “Get a Real MBA,” raised awareness—and
quite a few eyebrows.
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China center
established
Shuanglin Lin
A
n international conference in June marked the
inaugural event of the China Center for Public
Finance at Peking University in Beijing, the fruit
of the labors of Shaunglin Lin, Ph.D. and the
Noddle Distinguished Professor of Economics at the
College of Business Administration.
Dr. Lin, director of the China center; CBA Dean Louis
Pol and about 200 economists, educators and others
attended the inaugural conference. James Mirrlees of
Cambridge University, winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize
in economics from Cambridge University, was in attendance, as was renowned economist Laurence Kotlikoff
of Boston University.
The event also drew several Chinese government
officials. Bi Jingquan, vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, and Zhang Tong,
assistant minister of finance, attended a ceremony
where a plaque was unveiled to inaugurate the center.
Dr. Lin’s link to China and the study of economics is
impressive. He has been an active member of the Chinese Economists Society (CES) for many years, serving
as its program committee chair in 1999 and vice president and director in 1997-98. He assumed the society’s
top post as president in 2002-03, presiding over a 600member organization representing many countries
around the world.
In 2003, he organized the CES annual conference,
held at the University of Michigan, and headed a CES
research group that visited the Russian Academy of Sciences and Moscow University.
He spent the fall 2006 and fall 2007 semesters in Beijing
establishing the public policy center at Peking University. The center’s work focuses on finance and tax
policies as they relate to the rapidly evolving Chinese
economy. The center engages in theoretical research in
public economics, as well as applied research promoting sustainable economic development and equitable
income distribution in China. He will return to Peking
University in the fall 2008 to continue his work.
“Not only was it a great honor to be asked to lead this
effort, we hope it will result in stronger relationships
between CBA and Chinese academics and policy makers,” he says. “The center follows Peking University’s
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tive thinking. It intends to conduct rigorous academic
research as well as applied research, to provide reliable
policy recommendations to the government, and to
communicate and collaborate with the academic institutions in China and worldwide.”
Dr. Lin’s work has earned several awards, including the
CBA Dean’s Citation for Excellence in Service and Excellence in Research, Graduate Economics Professor
of the Year, and the University Award for Distinguished
Research/Creative Activities.
He says he founded the center “to promote research
in China, provide policy recommendations to the government, and to provide a platform for international
cooperation.”
The work has already begun. Dr. Lin says the center has
accepted a research project regarding public finance reforms for the Ministry of Finance in China.
Dr. Lin divides his time between Peking University
and UNO. He says his experiences make him a better teacher.
“People all over the world are interested in China now,”
he says. “I have a better understanding, and I can pass
that along to my students.”
A book consisting of selected papers presented at the
symposium, titled “Old-age Security and Healthcare Reforms in China: Problems and Solutions,” is scheduled
to be published by a distinguished academic press.
Dr. Lin says there is a need for further development
of public finance theory in China, and for researchers in public finance to contribute their wisdom to
China’s sustainable economic development and social stability.
“We are confident that, in the near future,
the China Center for Public Finance will
become a first-class research institute
on China public finance theories, a
reliable think-tank on public finance
and tax policies, a best platform for
communication and cooperation between
the Chinese and the world scholars, and
a breeding ground for researchers in
China’s public finance.”
CBA students rank in the top
nationally
CBA MBA students ranked in the top 5% nationally, and
CBA BSBA (undergraduate) students ranked in the top
15% nationally, on comprehensive business exams given
by Educational Testing Service (ETS) in both spring and fall
2007. ETS is a major player among college testing services,
administering the Graduate REcord Exam (GRE), Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and other key
assessments.
According to the ETS, colleges and universities use
comprehensive exams, i.e., Major Field Tests, to measure
students’ academic achievement and the educational
outcomes of their programs. The two- to three-hour
multiple-choice exams provide achievement scores for
students within a field of study and can be compared to
scores nationally. Virtually all CBA students in their final
semester, both MBA and undergraduates, took the exam.
UNO MBA’s scores were compared to those from 157
graduate business programs, including Oklahoma State
University and UNL. The scores of CBA graduating seniors
were compared to those from 447 business colleges and
programs, such as Kent State, Xavier and UNL.
TOP SCORES
UNDERGRADUATE
Christa Divis
Aaron Favara
Leslie Irvine
David LeGrand
Michael Morrison
Amanda Nelson
Judy Sorenson
John Szalewski
Walter Watson
GRADUATE
Mary Clark
Drake Mullens
Edward Regan
Amber Rinehart
Eric Sandquist
Brianna Schlautman
Debra Schrampfer
Nathan Sommer
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ACCOUNTING
Jack Armitage, Associate
Professor and Deparmtent
Chairperson, 1983. Spencer
Professorship. Ph.D. University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, 1987, CPA.
Richard File, Professor, 1991. Union
Pacific Professorship. Ph.D. University
of Texas 1981, CPA.
Wikil Kwak, Professor, 1989.
Distinguished Alumni Professorship.
Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
1990.
Richard Ortman, Professor, 1971. Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
1971, CPA, CMA.
Janet West, Assistant Professor, 1967.
MA, Michigan State University, 1964.
John Mark Leonard, Instructor. MA,
University of New Mexico, 1997.
Anthony Metz, Instructor. MA,
University of Nebraska at Omaha,
1981.
FINANCE, BANKING
AND LAW
David Volkman, Associate
Professor and Department
Chairperson, 1989. Cloud
Nebraska at Lincoln, 1992.
Scott Copple, Associate Professor,
1990. JD, College of St. Mary, 1981,
LLM, University of Denver, 1982.
Michael O’Hara, Professor, 1981, J.D.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1978.
1983.
Burch Kealey, Associate Professor,
2001. Ph.D. University of Oklahoma,
1996.
Weiyu Guo, Associate Professor, 1999.
Ph.D. University of Missouri-Columbia,
1999.
Judith Watanabe, Associate Professor,
1991. Ph.D. University of NebraskaLincoln, 1985, CPA.
Kathleen Henebry, Associate
Professor, 1992. Nebraska Bankers
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1992.
Jennifer Blaskovich, Assistant
Professor, 2007. Ph.D. University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, 2005.
Darryll Lewis, Associate Professor,
1986. J.D. Creighton University, 1978.
Susan Eldridge, Assistant Professor,
2002. Ph.D. University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1997.
Graham Mitenko, Associate Professor,
1987. DBA Memphis State University,
1987.
Ronald Bauers, Lecturer. MPA,
1989.
Wei Wang Rowe, Associate Professor,
1999. Ph.D. Southern Illinois University
at Carbondale, 1999.
Laura Ilcisin, Lecturer. MBA, University
of Nebraska at Omaha, 1980.
Olivier Maisondieu Laforge, Assistant
Cincinnati, 2004.
Lori Simonsen, Instructor. MPA,
2005.
Laura Beal, Lecturer. MBA, University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1991.
John Windler, Lecturer. MBA,
ECONOMICS
Donald Baum, Associate
Chairperson, 1987. Ph.D. Claremont
Graduate School, 1979.
Catherine Co, Professor, 2000.
Lindley Professorship. Ph.D. Rutgers
University, 1995.
Arthur Diamond, Professor, 1986. John
Lucas Professorship. Ph.D. University
of Chicago, 1978.
Shuanglin Lin, Professor, 1989.
Noddle Professorship. Ph.D. Purdue
University, 1989.
Roger Sindt, Professor, 1979. Ph.D.
Texas A&M University, 1972.
Mark Wohar, Professor, 1988. Enron
Illinois, 1985.
William Corcoran, Associate Professor,
1980. Ph.D. Rutgers University, 1979.
Christopher Decker, Associate
Professor, 2001. Ph.D. Indiana
University, 2000.
Steven Shultz, Associate Professor,
2005. Baright Professorship; Ph.D.
University of Arizona
MARKETING/
MANAGEMENT
Phani Tej Adidam, Associate
Chairperson, 1996. Executive
Management Education
Professorship. Ph.D Texas Tech
University, 1996.
David Ambrose, Professor, 1973. DBA
George Washington University, 1971.
Ziaul Huq, Professor, 1987. Ph.D.
University of Kentucky, 1990.
Tom Martin, Professor, 1989. Ph.D.
University of Iowa, 1977.
Rebecca Morris, Professor, 1988. Ph.D.
Sufi Nazem, Professor, 1977. Ph.D.
University of Manchester, 1970.
John Anstey, Associate Professor,
1968. Ph.D. University of Arkansas,
1974.
Robert Ottemann, Associate
Nebraska-Lincoln, 1974. J.D. Creighton
University, 1984.
Amy Rodie, Associate Professor,
Marketing, 1994. Ph.D. Arizona State
University, 1995.
Birud Sindhav, Associate Professor,
2000. Ph.D. University of Oklahoma,
2001.
Patricia Meglich, Assistant Professor,
2007. Ph.D., Kent State University,
2006.
John E. Erickson Jr., Assistant
Nebraska-Lincoln, 2004.
Greg Morin, Instructor. MA, University
UNO CENTER FOR
ECONOMIC EDUCATION
Janet West, Co-Director, Assistant
Professor, 1967. MA, Michigan State
University, 1964.
James Dick, Co-Director, Professor,
Ed.D, Indiana University, 1974.
Mary Lynn Reiser, Associate Director,.
MS, University of Nebraska at Omaha,
1993.
Kim Sosin, Center Associate, 1980.
1970.
NEBRASKA BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Marjorie Miskec, Assistant State
Director, 2000. MPA, University of
Nebraska at Omaha, 1997.
Martin Kostecki, Team Leader,
Manufacturing Extension Partnership,
2001. MS, Purdue University, 1972.
Janet Tschudin, Program Director,
1990. MBA, University of Nebraska at
Omaha, 1990.
Jean Waters, SBIR/STTR Program,
2001. MS, Kansas State University,
1978.
Richard Yoder, Director, Pollution
Prevention Regional Information
Center, 1996. BS, Iowa State University,
1982.
ADMINISTRATION
Louis Pol, Dean, Professor, 1984.
Ph.D., Florida State University, 1978.
Lynn Harland, Associate Dean,
Professor, 1989. Ph.D., University of
Iowa, 1991.
Robert Bernier, Assistant Dean, NBDC
State Director, 1979. Ph.D. University
Jonna Holland, Associate Professor,
1996. Ph.D. University of NebraskaLincoln, 1996.
Curtis K. Bayer, Director, Executive
MBA Program ,1993. MBA, University
James Jones, Associate Professor,
1998. Ph.D. University of NebraskaLincoln, 1998.
Alexandra M. Kaczmarek, Director,
MBA Program, 1990. MBA, University
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Tal K. Anderson
Baxter, Chrysler, Plymouth, Jaguar, Inc.
Dennis D. Blackman
Blackman & Associates
John Bredemeyer
Realcorp, Inc.
Lloyd A. Meyer
Leo A Daly
Gary D. Penisten
(Retired) Sterling Drug
Becki Drahota
Mills Financial Marketing
Ross Ridenoure
OPPD
Ivan Gilreath
ING Group
Rick Sampson
Valmont Industries
Dan Gomez
UMB Bank - Omaha
Jeffrey R. Schmid
Mutual of Omaha
Rod Heng
(Retired) KPMG LLP
Roger Sorenson
OPPD
John Hoich
Hoich Enterprises
EvaJon Sperling
U.S. Postal Service
Jack Koraleski
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheryl A. Straub
(Retired) Greater Omaha
Chamber of Commerce
Larry Larson
(Retired) KPMG LLP
Michael Maroney
Omaha Economic Development Corp.
Charles J. Marr
(Retired) Alegent Systems
Marilyn M. McGary
Urban League of Nebraska, Inc.
Mark Theisen
Woodmen of the World
Mike Walter
ConAgra
Horace Wu
Attorney
2007
HONORS
Andrew Alexander, Manager,
Procurement Technical Assistance,
2006. MA, Central Michigan University,
1981.
John Hafer, Associate Professor, 1989.
1979.
Jinlan Ni, Assistant Professor, 2006.
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2005.
Dean’s National
Advisory Board
2007
FACULTY and
ADVISORY
BOARD
David NIelsen, Director, IT and Budget,
1990. MS, UnIversity of Nebraska at
Omaha, 1992
Dean’s Citation for Excellence in Teaching
• Jonna Holland, associate professor of marketing
EMBA Distinguished Professor
• Darryll Lewis, associate professor of law
UNO Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award
• Tej Adidam, professor of executive management/ chair
of department of marketing and management
MBA Outstanding Professor
• Chris Decker, associate professor of economics
• Libby Davis, lieutenant, Omaha Police Department,
adjunct professor
Dean’s Citation for Excellence in Teaching
• David Volkman, Cloud Finance Professor, associate
professor and chair of department of finance, banking and
law
Dean’s Citation for Excellence in Research
• Mark Wohar, professor of economics
Dean’s Citation for Excellence in Service
• Jonna Holland, assistant professor of marketing
Dean’s Citation for Overall Performance
• Ellen Lincoln, communication director and Marjorie
Miskec, assistant state director, Nebraska Business
Development Center
Giving is an investment in the future
Dear alumni and friends,,
While the State provides funding for basic operations, the academic opportunities and
enhancements that advance UNO’s College of Business Administration come from private gifts.
These gifts provide scholarships, help to attract and retain outstanding faculty, enhance programs
and allow the College to take advantage of unique opportunities.
To make a gift, complete the following information and place in an envelope addressed to:
University of Nebraska Foundation, 8712 W Dodge Rd, Ste 100, Omaha, NE 68114. Don’t forget to
check with your employer for matching gift opportunities.
My total gift is $ _____________. Please designate For UNO fund(s) as follows:

CBA College Fund (All Depts.) #2496 $ ________

CBA Management Fund #5078 
CBA Economic Excell. Fund #5048

Nebraska Bus Dev Center (NBDC) #2822 $ ________
$ ________
$ ________

CBA Finance & Banking Fund #5039 $ ________

CBA Professional Accounting Fund #5008 $ ________

CBA Marketing Fund #5105

CBA Real Estate/Land Use Fund #5040 $ ________
$ ________
Name____________________________________________________________________________________
Sue Kutschkau is the first
director of development
dedicated solely to the
College of Business
Administration.
If you have questions,
please contact Sue at
402-502-4109 or email
skutschkau@
nufoundation.org
Address__________________________________________________________________________________
City______________________ State_ ______________________Zip__________________________________
Phone____________________________________________________________________________________
Email_____________________________________________________________________________________
I am paying by:  Check. Make payable to University of Nebraska Foundation
 Visa
 MasterCard
 Discover
American Express
Card Number_ ______________________________________________ Exp. Date______________________
Cardholder’s Signature_____________________________________________________________________
Or give online at cba.unomaha.edu/give
Pictured below:
Carl and Nancy Mammel
with seven Mammel
Scholarship recipients.
The UNO College of Business Administration is fully accredited by AACSBinternational—a distinction earned by fewer than one-third of the business
colleges in the United States. www.aacsb.edu
The University of Nebraska is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
institution.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Omaha NE 68182-0048
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2007 Year in review - College of Business Administration

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