INSID E THIS ISS UE:
FOCUS
News from the School of Business and Economics
May 20, 2013
Volume 4, Issue 19
A Message from Dean Bailey
This has been a wonderful
week for the School of Business and
Economics, on top of a fruitful and
productive year. The graduation of
so many young people is quite an
accomplishment and we all should be
proud.
As part of our FOCUS format
for the summer
months, we want to
let our readers know
where our graduates
are being employed
and what careers they
are pursuing. This
information will keep
the SBE family in
touch with their peers
Dr. Jessica Bailey
and will allow
employers to know the
quality of our graduates.
We encourage all graduating
seniors, MBAs and MHAs to let us
know if you have accepted a position
recently. Also, if you know of any
graduates who have accepted
positions, let us know (You can do so
by return email to Mr. Ben Greene at
greenebp@wssu.edu) We will verify
all leads and publish them in FOCUS
during the summer.
In addition to knowing about
your career path, we would like to
keep in touch so that we can continue
to provide updates on the SBE and
forward information about available
employment opportunities. Your
WSSU email will continue to work and
can be used to access library and
other resources, but we would also
like to receive a permanent email and
phone number for each of you. Please
forward this information to Ben
Greene at the address listed above.
Jessica Bailey
A Message from Dean Bailey
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SBE Awards Celebration
2
Graduation Features 177 from SBE
1
Faculty Research —Dr. Nikolaos Karagiannis
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SBE Featured in WSSU Graduation
The seats and bleachers of
given by Nikki Giovanni, worldthe Lawrence Joel Veterans
renowned poet, commentator,
Memorial Coliseum were overflowing
activist, and esteemed educator.
Saturday, May 18. The crowd in
She delivered a valuable message to
attendance was brimming with joy
the graduates when she drew an
and exuberance. They had gathered
analogy between WSSU’s new
to witness the spring 2013
graduates and Christopher Columbus.
Commencement of Winston-Salem
In a brief, but lively, discourse she
State University, presided
made the point that after
over by Chancellor Donald
“Chris” made his
Julian Reaves. Because
discoveries, he went on to
the ceremonies included,
bigger and better things.
in addition to spring 2013
He didn’t go back to his
graduates, graduates
old friends and his old
from summer 2012 and
Nikki Giovanni
life. Clearly, the
December 2012, there
audience enjoyed her
were 177 SBE graduates who were
inspirational message.
recognized in the program.
Following her address and
The program began with a
musical selection by the WSSU
Choir, under the direction of Mrs.
D’Walla Simmons Burke, and
selected greetings from the City of
Winston-Salem, the Board of
Governors, the Board of Trustees,
and the Student Government
Association.
It was a proud moment for
the School of Business and
Economics when Mr. Almaroof
Agoro, a double major in economics
and finance, gave the valedictory
speech. He remarked on the kind
welcome that he received at WSSU
and the SBE when he joined the
campus after arriving in the United
States from Nigeria.
the bestowal of the honorary degree
of Doctor of Humane Letters on Dr.
Giovanni, the process of the
conferral of degrees began. First,
masters degree students were
hooded by their deans. Then, the
names of undergraduate degree
recipients were read and they walked
across the stage to receive their
degrees from Chancellor Reaves.
Last, two graduates were
commissioned as officers in the U.S.
military.
After the Alumni Induction of
the Class of 2013 and the singing of
the Alma Mater, the ceremony
concluded. The rainy weather could
not dampen the joy following that
wonderful celebration.
The graduation address was
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Graduates Honored at SBE
Awards Celebration
The families and friends of May
2013 graduates of the School of Business
and Economics gathered with them at
the Hawthorne Inn on Friday, May 17, to
celebrate this milestone in their lives.
The event was presided over by Dr.
Suresh Gopalan, SBE Associate Dean and
featured individual recognitions and
gifts for the graduates.
The event included an evening
buffet banquet, followed by the
awarding of special recognitions of
students who had distinguished
themselves during their matriculations
at WSSU. The three department chairs
of the SBE awarded certificates to
students who deserved special
recognition in their departments and
Dean Jessica Bailey distributed plagues
to the students with the highest GPA’s
in each of the majors. Two students
who were
double majors
received the
awards for the
highest
academic
achievement—
Mr. Agoro and Dr. Madjdj Sadjadi Alexis White,
for both
Accounting and Management
Information Systems, and Almaroof
Agoro, for Economics and Finance.
Lindsay Willis was recognized for the
highest GPA in Business Administration,
Daniell Goodrich for Management and
Sadé Powell for Marketing.
The event concluded with words of
wisdom from the dean. She encouraged
the students to value their degrees and
to make the world a better place. Also,
she asked the graduates to reflect upon
building an appreciation for depth over
superficiality, as well as an appreciation
for silence. The celebration was a truly
joyous occasion.
Faculty Research—Dr. Nikolaos Karagiannis
Dr. Nikolaos Karagiannis
was recently notified that his work,
co-authored with Dr. Zagros MadjdSadjadi, “Crime, criminal activity
and tourism performance: Issues
from the Caribbean,” published in
Worldwide Hospitality and
Tourism Themes (Vol. 4, no.1,
2012) has been chosen as a Highly
Commended Award Winner at the
Literati Network Awards for
Excellence 2013. This honor, places
their work among only four selected
from the reviewed works in 2012.
The Emerald Literati Network,
when referring to their work, called
it one of the most impressive pieces
of work the team has seen
throughout 2012. The journal’s
editorial team includes many
eminent academics and
practitioners.
Dr. Karagiannis earned his
Ph.D. in Economics from the
University of Leeds in England in
1996. During the past 15 years, his
main research interests have been
in Economic Development Policy,
Public Sector Economics/Fiscal
Policy, and Macroeconomic Policy
Analysis. He has emphasized the
“strategic approach” to economic
and industrial development at both
theoretical and policy levels, and
has examined the applicability of
this view in different contexts
(e.g., European Community/Union
countries, Caribbean small island
economies, North African countries,
the United States) during this
challenging era of globalization.
He has authored, coauthored, and co-edited 14 books (3
books have also been published as e
-books). Some of the publishers he
has worked with are international,
well-known well-respected
academic outlets: Lexington Books–
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing
Group, Edward Elgar, Ashgate,
Routledge, and Palgrave-Macmillan.
In addition, he has published an
introductory Economics textbook
adopted for use in the United States
and The Bahamas (as well as other
areas) with the major textbook
publisher, McGraw-Hill.
In addition, he has authored or coauthored over 60 refereed journal
articles and book chapters. His papers
have been published in distinguished and
well-respected refereed journals with an
international audience of circulation such
as Social and Economic Studies
(published by the Sir Arthur Lewis
Institute of Social and Economic Studies),
Regional Development Studies (published
by the United Nations Center for Regional
Development), Tourism and Hospitality
Planning & Development, International
Journal of Contemporary Hospitality
Management, Worldwide Hospitality and
Tourism Themes, Nordic Journal of Latin
American and Caribbean Studies
(published by the University of
Stockholm, Sweden), International
Papers in Political Economy, Forum for
Social Economics, Journal of North
African Studies, International Journal of
Business and Social Science, and RealWorld Economics Review.
Other academic
accomplishments and awards for Dr.
Karagiannis have included service as a
member of the McGraw-Hill and Palgrave
-Macmillan Academic Advisory Boards;
service as the Director of the WSSU
Center for Economic Analysis since 2012
and as its Research Coordinator since
2010; work as the Managing Editor of the
American Review of Political Economy
and a reviewer for other distinguished
and well-respected refereed journals.
Karagiannis’ writings on economic
development and modern state strategies
and policies have been acknowledged and
quoted by academics, students, policymakers and diplomats from around the
world.
Errata
The following graduating student
names were omitted or misspelled in
the last issue. We apologize for the
error.
Management Information Systems
Brian Allen
Jimmy O’Neal
Patrice Payne