INSID E THIS ISS UE:
FOCUS
NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
July 5, 2013
Table of Contents:
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Emeritus Status Awarded
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A Message from Dean Bailey
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Where In the World
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Emeritus Status Awarded in the SBE
At a recent meeting of the
Board of Trustees of Winston Salem
State University, the board
recognized the outstanding service
to the university of three former
members of the SBE family. In the
Department of Accounting and
Management Information Systems,
the titles of Associate Professor
Emeritus were awarded to Dr.
Russell Morton and Dr. George
Johnson. Also, emeritus status was
awarded to Dr. Arthur King, former
Dean and Professor of Economics.
Dr. Russell Morton joined
the faculty of the SBE in 1997, after
receiving his Ph.D. from the
University of Kentucky and his
M.B.A. from the University of
Colorado at Denver. He
served with distinction
in the School of Business
and Economics before
becoming Chair of the
Department of
Dr. Morton
Accounting and
Management Information Systems.
He retired as an Associate
Professor in May 2012 and since
then has been residing with his
wife, Betty, in Fort Collins,
Colorado.
Dr. George Johnson retired
from WSSU in May 2010 after
serving as a member of the SBE
faculty for eighteen years. He
joined the faculty in 1992; served
as Department Chair from 1992 to
1995; and Acting Division Director
from 1995 to 1996. He joined WSSU
after receiving his Ph.D. and his
M.B.A. from Virginia Tech.
In 2005, he received the
Wachovia Excellence in
Teaching Award and the
Outstanding Faculty
Award for Service. He
Dr. Johnson lives in Greensboro, NC
with his wife Judy.
Dr. Arthur King, stepped down as
Dean of the School of Business and
Economics in 2005 after more than
ten years of service. He is
distinguished for having led the
school through its initial AACSB
accreditation in 2000 and
for having established the
SBE MBA program. Dr.
King lives in WinstonSalem with his wife,
Marie.
Dr. King
The School of
Business and Economics extends its
congratulations to our newest
emeritus faculty members.
Volume 4, Issue 26
Alumni Profile—Brian W. Davis
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A Message from Dean Jessica Bailey
The week marked the beginning of the
second summer session. A limited number
of classes are being held in the R.J. Reynolds
Center during the day and
evening, Monday through
Thursday, for the next five
weeks. The School of
Business and Economics is
offering graduate and
undergraduate classes in
accounting, management
Dr. Jessica Bailey
information systems,
business communications, business ethics,
economics, finance, health law, strategic
management, and quantitative methods of
business. It takes real dedication to teach
during the dog days of summer, so a special
thank you is extended to Instructors
Stephenson, Mathiyalakan, Karagiannis,
Namit, Jones, Joseph, and Theophilus.
Preliminary work has begun on the
faculty office renovations that are planned
for this summer in the R.J. Reynolds Center.
Observers have seen Ms. Donna Presnell of
Facilities Management in the building, doing
the planning and scheduling work that
precede any construction projects. Let me
publicly thank her for her efforts.
Also, this week, work has continued on
the coordination of the four monitors
mounted in the corridors of the first floor of
the Reynolds building. Mr. Ben Greene and
Mr. Richard Edwards have been working
tirelessly to assure that these media outlets
are functioning properly for the
dissemination of news and announcements
for the SBE stakeholders who enter the
building.
Jessica Bailey
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Tara Allen (‘11), Bank of America,
Charlotte, NC1
Kiara Arnold (‘11), Ingersoll-Rand,
Charlotte, NC1
Antwon Freeman (‘14), Lincoln
Financial Group, Greensboro, NC2
Christopher Hopkins (‘12) Cummins,
Inc., Columbus, IN3
Maurica Jackson (‘09), Cargill, Inc.,
Memphis, TN4
Danielle McClammy (‘13), CGI Federal,
Dallas, TX5
Raven Mitchell (‘10), Cargill, Inc.,
Cleveland, OH6
Andreya O’Brien (‘14), Altria Client
Services, Richmond, VA7
Rebekah Scott (‘12), Cargill, Inc.,
Minneapolis, MN8
Mary-Nina Ukariwo (‘14), Goldman
Sachs, Salt Lake City, UT9
James Walker (‘10) Cargill, Inc.,
Memphis, TN4
Alexis White (‘13), Altria Client Services,
Richmond, VA7
Attention SBE Graduates:
The students or alumni listed above have provided updates on their employment status. We welcome the opportunity to provide information about all of our students and alums in
future issues. Please send updates, including your name, title, company name, year of graduation and location to greenebp@wssu.edu.
Alumni Profile—Brian W. Davis
Brian W. Davis, a 2009 graduate of
Winston-Salem State University and
Charlotte native, remains loyal to the
Rams tradition by making generous
contributions to the School of Business
and Economics annual fund campaign
and by serving as the WSSU Richmond
(Virginia) Metropolitan Alumni Chapter
President. In Richmond, Brian works as
a Technology Analyst for Atria Client
Services where he is responsible, as a
member of the Teradata Warehousing
Team, for extracting, transforming and
loading data from a variety of source
systems into the corporate Enterprise
Data Warehouse (EDW). The EDW data
is then used by Altria to make $2.5
billion in trade payments, allocate price
and product promotions and enable
executive business insights.
As part of his commitment to WSSU,
Brian serves as a member of the
recruiting team at Altria, providing
summer internship opportunities to our
computer science and management
information systems majors. As Brian
can confirm, these internships provide
opportunities for
exceptional students to
achieve appointments
to permanent positions
following graduation.
In his case, he interned
in Information Services
with Altria in Richmond
during two consecutive
Brian Davis
summers. After moving
to Richmond, Brian
continued his education at the Strayer
University Henrico Campus, completing
his MBA in Information Systems
Management in December, 2012.
Brian has become actively involved
in the Richmond, Virginia community.
He works as a volunteer for Hands On
Greater Richmond, an organization that
pairs volunteers with community nonprofits so that a greater variety of
projects can be completed. In addition,
he volunteers for the Greater Richmond
Meals on Wheels and the YMCA Bright
Beginnings programs. Bright Beginnings
provides eligible low income students
with new clothes, shoes and a backpack
full of supplies in advance of their
school year. He also serves on the Xi
Delta Lambda graduate chapter of the
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity .
During his tenure at Winston-Salem
State, Brian received the Dean’s Award
as a Management Information Systems
major, was a member of the Beta Iota
Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity, and worked in the School of
Business and Economics as a Computer
Lab Assistant while pursuing his degree.
In addition to his busy work
schedule at Altria, Brian enjoys the
opportunity to “hang out” with his coworkers and fellow WSSU alumni and
students who are located in the
Richmond area.