Summer 2015 - Southeastern Oklahoma State University

The Executive Summary
Summer 2015 - Volume 10
2015 MASSEY LECTURE FEATURES TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT by University Communications
munications and relationships have been critical during my journey in Tulsa,’’
Ballard said. “But we must
be focused on having an
effective teacher in every
classroom and a great leader
in every (school) building.
That’s most important.’’
Ballard joined Tulsa Public Schools as superintendent in 2008. The district
serves an urban population with a diverse population of students providing a
choice of magnet, community, charter and neighborhood schools including a
high school that partners
President Burrage, Mr. Greg Massey, Regent John Massey, and Dr. Keith Ballard attend the John Massey
School of Business 2015 Massey Family Lectureship April 14.
with Tulsa Community Colommunications, relationships, and effective lege providing college-level courses. During his tenure,
teachers were among the important themes voiced Ballard worked to pass the largest bond in the history of
Tuesday by Tulsa Public Schools superintendent Keith the State of Oklahoma, totaling $354 million. He led the
Ballard as the guest speaker at the 14th Massey Family way for the district to work with the Gates Foundation on
Lectureship. The lecture was held in Montgomery Audi- teacher and leader effectiveness, one of only 10 school
torium on the campus of Southeastern Oklahoma State districts selected in the country. He will retire from his
University. Some 400 students, faculty, public school position in Tulsa this summer.
The lectureship was established in 1994 by a gift from
superintendents and community members attended the
hour-long session, which ended with questions-and-an- the John Massey family, which was matched by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Endowment
swers from the audience.
Dr. Ballard leads the largest school district in Oklaho- Fund Program. Previous speakers at the Massey Lecture
ma with 41,000 students and 7,000 employees, including include H.E. “Gene” Rainbolt, George Kaiser, Edward
3,000 teachers. Focusing on college preparedness, he is Keller, Ambassador James R. Jones, Dr. Tom Cole, Arcommitted to cultivating teacher talent in a performance- chie Dunham, Keith Bailey, Michael Cawley, Joseph
based culture and providing quality learning experiences Cappy, Sen. Ted Fisher, J. Clifford Hudson, Mark Stansfor every student, every day, without exception. “Com- berry and Ed Martin.
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John Massey School of Business
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
1405 N 4th Street Durant, OK 74701
www.SE.edu 580.745.2000
“SE is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Institution.”
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JMSB STIRS UP A STORM AT BRAINSTORM
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MSB students took top honors at the 2015 Southeastern BrainStorm research event. The two-week event
highlights research, scholarship and creative works across
the University community. One of the key events is the
poster session, where students demonstrate their research
and answer questions.
This year, finance majors Chad Cormell and Guillermo
Haugen won first place in the poster session. Under the
guidance of faculty mentors Dr. Larry Prather, Dr. Hansheng Chen and Dr. Ying Lin, the students researched
retirement plans and applied work by Harry Markowitz
(1952), who won a Noble Prize in Economics in 1991, to
optimal retirement fund allocation.
For the fourth consecutive year, accounting seniors used
their basic accumulated knowledge of accounting controls in service for area nonprofit organizations. As a requirement for Auditing – the accounting capstone course
– students work in groups, utilize their basic knowledge
of auditing and internal controls to review the organization’s accounting procedures and make recommendations
for improvement for the nonprofit organization to consider. This year students worked with People First Industries
(formerly The Sheltered Workshop) and with the newly
formed Restore Durant.
This service project is a unique one. Four years ago a
member of a voluntary organization complained to Dr.
Theresa Hrncir about the lack of good accounting practices within the community organization. Dr. Hrncir contacted the leader and gained permission for her Auditing
students to study and make recommendations for better
controls. In the following and subsequent years, Dr. Hrncir has contacted other organizations seeking to do the
same. Among the organizations assisted over the years
are the Wesley Foundation at Southeastern, Main Street
Durant, St. Catherine House and Pride of Durant Band
Boosters. Accounting students Katherine Howard, Raylee Dill, Shannon Minchey, Sara Helms and Kyrstan
Glasco won third place in the poster session. Other accounting students entering the poster contest included
Micah Slaten, Amanda J. Thompson, Shavanne Sherman, Greg Johnson and Crystal White, who developed
internal controls for People First Industries and Bill Martin, Jennifer C. White, Sara Helms and Greg Johnson
who worked on another internal controls project.
In addition, JMSB faculty members Dr. C.W. Von Bergen and Dr. Martin Bressler presented research on Emotional Support Animals in the Workplace and on business
strategy options.
Finance students, Guillermo Haugen and Chad Cormell, take first prize in BrainStorm Poster Session.
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Editor: Dr. Martin Bressler
Assistant Editor: Dr. Debra Haley
Layout design: Cristin Morgan
Graphic Consultant: Jack Ousey
Photography: Dan Hoke and Stan Alluisi
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Opportunity Institution.”
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Accounting students, Katherine Howard, Raylee Dill, Shannon Minchey, Sara Helms and Kyrstan Glasco won third place in the poster session.
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Dr. C.W. VonBergen and Dr. Martin Bressler presenting research at the BrainStorm poster session.
“SE is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Institution.”
John Massey School of Business
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
1405 N 4th Street Durant, OK 74701
www.SE.edu 580.745.2000
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2015 FACULTY HONOREES
Ms. Kathy Hendrick, Dr. Martin Bressler and Dr. Kitty Campbell
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his year 46 nominations were
received for the Faculty Senate Awards in Teaching, Service and
Scholarship. Many faculty members
were nominated in two or three categories by both faculty colleagues
and students. Also for the first time, a
Faculty Senate Award was presented
to the Outstanding Adjunct Instructor.
Dr. Kitty Campbell received the
award for Outstanding Teaching, Dr.
Martin Bressler received the awards
for Outstanding Scholarship and the
award for Outstanding Service, and
Ms. Kathy Hendrick received the
award for Outstanding Adjunct Instructor.
DR. THERESA HRNCIR NAMED TO OSCPA
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
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r. Theresa Hrncir views service to the OSCPA as
an important connection to the accounting profession for her and her students. She is able to bring actual
practice in small ways to her classes. In 2008, she applied and became a member of the Professional Ethics
Committee of the OSCPA. When an accountant earns
CPA designation, this CPA must adhere to the AICPA
and OSCPA Codes of Professional Ethics. This committee reviews potential violations of the AICPA and OSCPA
Codes of Professional Ethics. If a practitioner is found to
violate the Code, sanctions, fines and even loss of license
are possible outcomes. The OSCPA committee members
review cases and the AICPA staff members perform actual investigations if violations of the Code appear to
have occurred. Final resolution of a case returns to the
OSCPA committee for action. After a few years of active
membership, Dr. Hrncir was asked to chair that committee. On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, Dr. Theresa Hrncir,
chose to lead her last meeting after serving as chair for
three years. She plans to continue as a member for this
important committee.
Over the years, Dr. Hrncir has connected with the OSCPA in more than one way. She writes articles for the OSPCA publication CPAFocus and by invitation she became
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Editor: Dr. Martin Bressler
Assistant Editor: Dr. Debra Haley
Layout design: Cristin Morgan
Graphic Consultant: Jack Ousey
Photography: Dan Hoke and Stan Alluisi
a member of the
Educational Foundation Board of
Trustees of the OSCPA. The Board of
Trustees approves
and monitors CPA
donations to the
funds and selects
scholarship winners from accounting student applicants attending
Oklahoma higher
education institutions. Toward the
end of her five-year
term, 2006-2011,
Dr. Hrncir chaired
Dr. Theresa Hrncir
the board for her
last two years of service. She has been asked to serve
on the Educational Foundation Board of Trustees of the
OSCPA to complete the remaining three years of a membership term on the board starting in May, 2015.
“SE is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Institution.”
JMSB STUDENT SERVICE LEARNING
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efore they graduate, accounting students have
the opportunity to practice their accounting skills
while providing a valuable service to the community.
The Volunteers in Tax Assistance (VITA) program leverages college students across the country to assist primarily retired and low-income tax payers in filing their
taxes. Students are supervised by faculty members and
are required to take many hours of training prior to assisting clients. All told, more than two dozen JMSB students volunteered hundreds of hours to assist members
of the Durant and surrounding area. Student volunteers
included Jessica Demattais, Angela Palmer, Nathan Forrest, Micah Slaten, Katherine Howard, Jennifer C. White,
Shannon Minchey, Raylee Dill, Jestene Gray, Bill Martin, Jerry Jernigan, Jessica Hayes, Danielle Sicking, Jeryn
Fenley, Cherokee Acker, Shavanne Sherman, Amanda J.
Thompson, Sara Helms, Greg Johnson, Amber Spence,
Angela Clements, Kayla Courtney, Kimberly Pettit and
Samantha West.
In addition, the Spring 2015 undergraduate Marketing
Management class presented marketing plans for the John
Massey School of Business MBA and the new Graduate
Certificate in Management the last day of the semester.
The Marketing Management course, taught by Dr. Lawrence Silver, is the capstone course for marketing majors.
Dr. Silver is the John Massey endowed Chair in Marketing and serves as the MBA Program Director.
In order to develop the marketing plans, students were
required to research each program in terms of target market, market potential, university resources, and then develop the best alternatives for promotion to new students
and retention of current students. The team of students
who developed the plan for the Graduate Certificate in
Management included Ashton Walters, Kristen Gardner, Camden Rodriguez, Kara Large, and April Hollingsworth. The marketing plan for the MBA was presented
by Joshua Pond, Jaimie Ford, Joey Schroeder, and Ashley
Hamilton. Guests for the presentations were Dr. Lucretia
Scoufos, Executive Dean for Academic Affairs and Mr.
Robert Howard, MBA Coordinator and student advisor.
Accounting students VITA program volunteers
“SE is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Institution.”
John Massey School of Business
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
1405 N 4th Street Durant, OK 74701
www.SE.edu 580.745.2000
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2015 OUTSTANDING STUDENTS
Accounting: Amanda Thompson; Marketing: Ashton
Walters; Management: Darrian
Williams; MBA Program: Yvette
Martin; and Finance: Chad
Cormell
JMSB AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
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MBA student, Julia Boyd, inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma Honor
Society.
Dr. Lawrence Silver, MBA Program Director and Dr. Doug McMillan, Vice
President for Academic Affairs present scholarships to MBA students,
Sarah Roberts and Kelsey Lee.
Marketing and Management scholarship winners Spring 2015
Kenton Farris receives a Certificate of Achievement from Dr. Martin
Bressler.
Editor: Dr. Martin Bressler
Assistant Editor: Dr. Debra Haley
Layout design: Cristin Morgan
Graphic Consultant: Jack Ousey
Photography: Dan Hoke and Stan Alluisi
“SE is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Institution.”
ALUMNA, VY NGUYEN DYER, ADDRESSES
ACCOUNTING CLASS
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n a recent visit to Southeastern’s campus, Vy L. Nguyen Dyer offered a question and answer session for accounting majors. She spoke and answered questions about her
job with a Big Four international accounting firm, KPMG, in
Houston, Texas and about working in a career in accounting in
general. Mrs. Dyer graduated with double majors in accounting (December 2013) and finance (May 2014). While completing her degrees at Southeastern, she earned recognition for her
many academic and extracurricular achievements as the outstanding accounting senior and OSCPA outstanding student for
the academic year 2013-2104. As a student, Mrs. Dyer held
membership in Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Chi Honor Societies. She served as president of the Accounting/Finance Club,
VITA Volunteer, True Blue Ambassador, and as a Becker Campus Representative.
Vy Dyer returned to campus to be the featured student of
The Rhetoric Center Recitations “A Literary Tour” on April
23, 2015. For the program, she recited her original poem, “The
Man Who Taught Me to Waltz” and she waltzed with Mr. Jack
Accountius for whom the poem was written.
Alumna, Vy Nguyen Dyer
SOUTHEASTERN STUDENT TYLER ROBERTS
BRINGS SMILES TO CHILDREN AT THE SHRINERS’
HOSPITAL
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yler Roberts is a 20-year-old junior at Southeastern Oklahoma State University from Valliant, Oklahoma majoring
in Occupational Safety & Health, with a minor in Business Management. Back in April, just before Easter, Tyler chose to reach
out to children at the Shriners’ Hospital in Shreveport Louisiana
to take the Easter holiday to the kids who were unable to enjoy
the day like most other children.
Along with fellow Southeastern students Taylor Williams and
Chandler Arterberry, they collected donations from individuals
and local restaurants to take to the children at the hospital. According to Tyler, “The Easter visit was beyond a blessing. You
do not realize how lucky you are until you see the less fortunate.
When the kids saw me “hopping” to them their eyes lit up and
they were smiling ear-to-ear. I had the opportunity to meet with
30 to 40 children that day and each one touched my heart.”
By the way, he is planning another visit to the hospital in the
Southeastern student, Tyler Roberts
fall. Well one, Tyler!
“SE is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Institution.”
John Massey School of Business
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
1405 N 4th Street Durant, OK 74701
www.SE.edu 580.745.2000
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John Massey School of Business
Directory
Executive Dean for Academic Affairs: Dr. Lucretia Scoufos
Administrative Associate to the Dean: Mindy House
Special Assistant to the Dean: Stephanie Metts
Department
PMB/Location
Office Assistant/Secretary
Extension
Acct/Fin & Mngt/Mkt
4128/Russell 208
Elizabeth Brittingham
2979
Aviation
4136/Eaker Field 102
Susan Dilbeck
3252
Aviation
Oklahoma City @ OCCC/Rose State
Richard Hedrick
405-682-1611
Aviation
Tinker Air Force Base Bldg 201 SE
Rhonda Elmore
405-739-2574
Aviation
Tinker Air Force Base Bldg 201 SE
Lori Rupert
405-733-2210
Chair
EXT.
PMB/Location
Department
Email
Dr. Stevenson Smith
2498
4153/R202
Accounting & Finance
[email protected]
Dr. Kitty Campbell
2494
4205/R103
Management/Marketing
[email protected]
Dr. Stan Alluisi
3241
4136/Eaker Field 103
Aviation
[email protected]
Mr. George Jacox
3245
4136/Eaker Field 102
Aviation
[email protected]
Dr. Martin Bressler
2038
4077/R210
Mngt & Mkt
[email protected]
Dr. Yates Canipe
2048
4152/R111
Mngt & Mkt
[email protected]
Dr. Hansheng Chen
3328
4161/R206
Finance
[email protected]
Dr. George Collier
2734
2668/R209
Mngt & Mkt
[email protected]
Ms. Deborah Combs
2578
4158/R204
Accounting
[email protected]
Dr. Debra Haley
2374
4202/R214
Mngt & Mkt
[email protected]
Mr. Robert Howard
2042
4196/R106
MBA/ Mngt & Mkt
[email protected]
Dr. Theresa Hrncir
2570
4151/R207
Accounting
[email protected]
Dr. Courtney Kernek
2022
4095/R213
Mngt & Mkt
[email protected]
Mr. Rod Leird
2496
4169/R110
Mngt & Mkt
[email protected]
Dr. Ying-Chou Lin
2152
4099/R215
Finance
[email protected]
Dr. Kalana Malimage
2572
4160/R201
Accounting
[email protected]
Dr. Charles Marshall
405-682-1611
Oklahoma City
Avaition
[email protected]
Dr. Steven McNeely
405-736-0222
Midwest City, OK
Aviation
[email protected]
Dr. Larry Prather
2566
4214/R205
Finance
[email protected]
Dr. Lawrence Silver
3190
4118/R105
Mngt & Mkt
[email protected]
Dr. Robert Stevens
3181
4188/R109
Mngt & Mkt
[email protected]
Mr. Kyle Thomas
3214
4136/EAKER FIELD
Aviation
[email protected]
Mr. John Van Bebber
3214
4136/EAKER FIELD
Aviation
[email protected]
Dr. C.W. VonBergen
2430
4103/R211
Mngt & Mkt
[email protected]
Faculty
SERVING UP
LATE NIGHT
BREAKFAST
DURING FINALS
WEEK
“SE is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Institution.”
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John Massey School of Business
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
1405 N 4th Street Durant, OK 74701
www.SE.edu 580.745.2000