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In This Issue
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FOUR ECONOMIC LESSONS
FROM HOMER SIMPSON
Dr. Josh Hall shares tips from his new
book, Homer Economicus.
14 B&E SCHOLARSHIPS
B&E awards more than 50
scholarships each year–see
a list of recipients from 2013-14.
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DREAM CATCHING
B&E student Kevin Langue rides his
dream to the Cannes Film Festival.
16 PRACTITIONER TO PROFESSOR
Accounting professor Theresa Hilliard
takes the road less traveled.
18 ENGAGING THE MOUNTAIN STATE
No matter which country road you
travel, B&E’s influence isn’t far away.
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MOVING ON UP
Student engagement is a key
component in B&E’s top-ranked
Online Executive MBA program.
10 GENEROSITY OPENS THE
DOOR TO OPPORTUNITY
Three B&E alumni share why
they fund scholarships for
business students.
26 B&E AMBASSADORS
GIVE AND RECEIVE
A team of dedicated and
enthusiastic students help new
freshmen get acquainted.
28 STUDENT ACCESS:
B&E DISTINGUISHED
SPEAKER SERIES
B&E brings in some of the world’s
most well-regarded business
leaders to speak to students.
30 THANK YOU
The faculty, staff and students at
B&E are grateful for annual donors.
33 IN MEMORY: B&E REMEMBERS
DECEASED ALUMNI
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The view from
the outside in...
THE VIEW OF West Virginia
University’s business school is
changing, and changing for the
better. The College of Business
and Economics is working
diligently toward excellence,
and the outside world is
starting to recognize that.
Our formula to make
a great school, while allencompassing and requiring
hard work, is simple—we
want great students, great
faculty and great programs.
Last year we saw our
beloved B&E recognized
in rankings ranging from our online Executive MBA to ROI
(return on investment) to the quality of education we offer to
our friends in the military, and from ethics to sales education
to social media. That momentum has continued into this year,
where we have been ranked #23 in the nation for our online
Executive MBA to #92 in the nation for our MBA program—
both by U.S. News & World Report. The MBA ranking also
showed we were ranked #49 among public institutions.
There are two very important footnotes relating to this year’s
rankings: our online Executive MBA has been highly ranked for
two years and has only been in existence for three years; and
the MBA ranking marks the first time the program has been
recognized in the top 100 programs nationally. Further, our MBA
ranking has moved upward by an incredible 32 spots in four
years: from #124 for the 2012 rankings to #121 for 2013, to #104
for 2014 to #92 for 2015.
For both of this year’s rankings, we are breaking major
thresholds. However, it’s not just about rankings, as a highly
ranked institution does not live in isolation. We want to be a great
school for our constituencies — students, faculty, staff, alumni,
donors and friends of the College.
Three of our centers at B&E are great examples, as you
will read inside this issue: the Bureau of Business and
Economic Research; the BrickStreet Center for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship; and the Center for Executive Education. These
centers add value to our constituencies, our state, our country
and our world.
Our programs also demonstrate this commitment. We have
created three new programs integral to the economic wellbeing of West Virginia: a master of science in finance-energy;
an entrepreneurship minor for non-business majors and an area
of emphasis in entrepreneurship for business majors; and a full
major in hospitality and tourism management.
We are only going to be relevant if we simultaneously strive for
excellence at B&E while reaching out to enrich those around us.
Our progress has been remarkable, but we have much to do
in our quest to become “Better. Bigger. Ranked.” Thank you for
your continued support.
Regards,
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Jose V. “Zito” Sartarelli, Ph.D.
Milan Puskar Dean
West Virginia University College of Business and
Economics Communications and Marketing
P.O. Box 6025, 1601 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506-6025
(304) 293-5131 | becommunications@mail.wvu.edu
PATRICK GREGG, Executive Editor
ERICA LINDSAY, Art Director/Designer
ALEX WILSON, Photographer
RACHEL NIEMAN, Writer
CHANGE OF ADDRESS: bealumni@mail.wvu.edu
VISIT OUR WEB SITE BE.WVU.EDU
Contributing Writers:
PATRICK GREGG is the director of
the Office of Communications and
Marketing for the WVU College of
Business and Economics. He is
responsible for communications and
marketing strategies for the College,
including media relations, public
relations, marketing and communication with and to the College’s various
audiences. Gregg’s background
includes being an award-winning journalist; a former
communications agency account executive who worked for
a Fortune 10 client; the former marketing communications
manager for a half-billion-dollar, publicly traded contract
electronics manufacturer; and a former outreach manager for
the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation.
RACHEL NIEMAN works in the WVU
B&E Office of Communications and
Marketing. In addition to writing for
B&E publications, she is responsible
for the College’s social media strategy
and is the point of contact for the B&E
Online Store. She graduated Summa
Cum Laude from the WVU Perley
Isaac Reed School of Journalism and
was named WVU’s 2012 Top Scholar
of Public Relations. She is a member of the WVU Council for
Women’s Concerns and is currently working on her master’s
degree in integrated marketing communications.
HEATHER RICHARDSON joined
CONSOL Energy’s public affairs team
in February 2014 after developing four
years of energy and industry public
relations experience at the agency
level. She also worked as a freelance
writer and reporter for two years and
has over 200 published articles in
statewide media. Heather is a graduate
of WVU’s Executive MBA program and
worked at the WVU Brickstreet Center for Entrepreneurship
and Innovation during her time in the College of Business and
Economics. She also attained a master of public administration (MPA) from WVU’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
and a bachelor of science in journalism from the WVU Perley
Isaac Reed School of Journalism.
Four Economic
Lessons from
Homer Simpson
IF YOU LOOK CLOSE ENOUGH,
you’ll see that there is a lot of
economics you can learn from Homer
Simpson. At least that’s what B&E
Economics Professor Dr. Joshua
Hall thinks, and that’s why he wrote
a book about the subject. Dr. Hall’s
edited book Homer Economicus: The
Simpsons and Economics features
chapters from top economic educators
around the country who have also
used clips from The Simpsons in class
to show students that the “economic
way of thinking” is everywhere. Here
are four economic lessons from Homer
Simpson by way of Dr. Hall:
Homer Economicus:
The Simpsons
and Economics is
available from the
Stanford University
Press in May 2014.
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People make decisions at the
margin. I frequently tell my
students that if they want to
keep off weight they should
stay away from all-you-caneat buffets because the cost of an
extra plate of food is zero once you’ve
paid to enter the restaurant. Now, for
most of us we reach the point where
the benefit we get from another plate
is zero pretty quickly, but for Homer
that’s another story. In “New Kid on
the Block,” Homer discovers that
The Frying Dutchman restaurant is
all-you-can-eat. Once inside, he tries
to eat until the benefit he gets from the
last plate is zero, but unfortunately the
restaurant runs out of food!
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Individuals respond
to incentives. The
episode “King-Size
Homer” begins
with Homer trying
to avoid office calisthenics.
He quickly realizes that if he
is classified as disabled he
can work at home and avoid
any strenuous activity. After
going through his options,
he gains 61 pounds in order
to be classified as “hyperobese.” While not everyone
will respond to the same
incentives as Homer, we
all respond in a predictable
way to changes in costs and
benefits of an activity.
PHOTO BY ALEX WILSON
Follow @WVUCOBE
for more tips like these
from Dr. Josh Hall.
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The profit-and-loss system gives valuable feedback about the value of
resources used in producing goods and services. Consider The Simpsons
episode “Lard of the Dance.” In that episode, Homer decides to make some
extra money selling grease. He and Bart fry up $27 worth of bacon to earn $0.63
from the grease buyer. The fact that Homer’s costs are greater than his revenues
is important because it sends a signal that he is wasting his (and society’s) resources.
We see the same point in “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?” when Homer designs a car for
his half-brother’s company, Powell Motors. At a cost of $82,000, no one is willing to buy
it, and Powell Motors loses so much money they go out of business.
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There is no such thing as a free
lunch. A phrase frequently uttered
by economists, this saying
basically means that everything
has a cost — it just might not be
directly out-of-pocket. A prime example
of this concept occurs when Homer
finds an overturned sugar truck on the
highway in “Lisa’s Rival.” Homer quickly
fills his car with this “free” sugar and
spends considerable time and money
trying to sell this free sugar, including
taking an unpaid day off of work.
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Formal wear graciously provided by
Daniel’s Men’s Clothing, Morgantown.
DREAM
CATCHING
B&E student Kevin Langue rides his dream to the Cannes Film Festival
Written by PATRICK GREGG | Photographed by ALEX WILSON
unior marketing student Kevin Langue decided to
go to the West Virginia University Mountainlair on
a Tuesday last September. He never goes there for
lunch on Tuesday. But this day he did, with his friend
Evan Berryhill. Evan grabbed a flyer that had been
handed to him about Campus Moviefest, the largest
college film festival in the world and its first visit to WVU.
“The flyer said that all we had to do was make a five-minute movie
with their equipment in one week, and the top winners from every
school would compete in Hollywood for $20,000 and other prizes,”
Langue said. After tossing the idea around, Langue turned to his
friend and laughed. “Plus, what are we going to do? Make a movie
about us trying to make a movie?” That’s exactly what they did.
Fast forward to his preparation for travel in mid-May to the
Cannes International Film Festival, held each year in Cannes,
France. The “Festival de Cannes,” first held in 1946, previews new
films of all genres from around the world and contributes to the
“development of cinema, boosting the film industry worldwide and
celebrating cinema at an international level.”
World, I’d like you to meet Kevin Langue.
LANGUE FELL IN LOVE with video production and editing when
he moved to the United States. From age nine, when his uncle
paid him to act like a TV meteorologist to his video production
debut as a high school junior to his amateur video production
at WVU, he was smitten with video. One day when he was in
Dr. Jeff Houghton’s management class at B&E, Houghton said
something that struck him.
“Dr. Houghton said, ‘Turn your somedays into today.’ I went right
out and bought my first camera,” Langue said. “I decided right
then and there—it was time. No more talking, no more thinking. All
doing. Later I got involved in this video and, well, here I am.”
His talent spread to Vine, a mobile video medium that lets
individuals submit videos that last six seconds or less in length.
His popularity there grew to more than 10,000 followers, and
then he was on to YouTube.
This is where Langue’s dream intersected
with opportunity: that Campus Moviefest
flyer at the Mountainlair.
Langue’s SugarK Productions team had
nearly six hours of footage to sift through
to create a five-minute movie, but it was
worth it. The movie was selected as a top 16
finalist and then won the Best Picture award.
“If your dreams
don’t scare
you, they’re not
big enough.”
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LANGUE’S JOURNEY as a filmmaker began in 1993, when he
was born—oddly enough—just outside of Paris, France. He was
the firstborn child to mother Haby Ka and father Samba Ka, both
originally from the French-speaking nation of Senegal in western
Africa and who were no strangers to hard work. He spent most of
his time with his mother.
Haby Ka, raised in a Muslim household, was repeatedly punished
for sneaking out to go to school. Eventually, Langue’s grandfather
allowed his daughter to attend school under one condition: she
had to be at the top of her class every year. That’s exactly what she
did, and his grandfather was so proud that
he sent her to college in France.
“Her combination of perseverance, hard
work and faith is what helped her achieve
her dream. And she has done so much and
sacrificed to help my dreams come true,”
said Langue.
His father grew up herding cattle, starting when he was 13. Samba Ka worked his
way through college, earning a bachelor’s degree, three master’s
degrees and, ultimately, a PhD from Johns Hopkins University.
He worked for the United Nations and the World Bank for nearly
20 years. “My father’s unbelievable story is one I look up to every
day,” Langue said. “A combination of hard work, luck and curiosity is what helped him achieve his dreams.”
When Langue was 11, his father was offered a promotion in Harare,
Zimbabwe, where he, his mother, brother and sister were reunited
with Samba. By age 16, he was ready to pursue the American
dream, and researched a U.S. school to attend. He did most of the
work on his own, with the help of his mother, and presented a plan to
attend the Linsly School in Wheeling, W.Va., to his father. The private
school was only a few hours from his uncle, who lived in Columbus,
Ohio—this was one of the selling points of his plan.
In two years, he would graduate from Linsly, which led him to
WVU and B&E.
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“I have this vision that one day I win an Oscar.
Every day, everything I experience, everything I do
is helping me write that acceptance speech.”
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“It was like a dream come true. For once in my life, as talkative
as I am, I was speechless. It just felt like I had finally found my
calling,” Langue said. “It felt right.”
The Campus Moviefest award brought them a ticket to
Hollywood in June to compete with the top-three films from each
other school in the United States. The winner gets $20,000 and
other prizes, and is the culmination of a week full of workshops
and meetings at Universal Studios.
In early March, Langue was sitting in class. He had forgotten, in
all of the excitement, that the top 58 movies in the video competition from around the world are sent to the Cannes Film Festival. He
received an e-mail inviting him to Cannes.
“At first I thought it was an ad or that I read it wrong, so I called
Campus Moviefest and they plainly told me that out of 1,600
films submitted worldwide, our movie had been selected to go
to Cannes. My heart dropped. I’ve always believed that if your
dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough.
“They said that only 26 people can attend the festival, and that
I was picked and I could bring one guest. It all just seemed so
surreal, like a dream.”
THE REALITY OF CANNES is trickling into his brain, with the
genetics of his parents’ work ethic coming out in their son. “I
always said that I had to work my way up,” Langue said. “I am
prepared to work hard and long at this. I never thought I would be
a part of the biggest movie festival in the world. I want to have fun,
but this is a business trip for me,” Langue said. “I’m there to learn,
meet people and make connections.”
And though he wants to make the most of this opportunity, he is
well aware it will take work. Still, he has dreams of his own.
“Once I graduate, I see myself moving to Los Angeles to be
right in the middle of the industry,” he said. His love for writing
both screenplays and scripts has virtually exploded, and he has a
passion for video editing. “My dream is to do movies and to have
a long-running sitcom,” he said with a laugh. “If I’m able to do it,
I want to come back to WVU one day and donate a movie studio.
The honor of going to Cannes is for WVU, too.
“I have this vision that one day I win an Oscar. Every day,
everything I experience, everything I do is helping me write that
acceptance speech.”
It would be great if Kevin could catch that dream, too.
BETWEEN THE DAILY HUSTLE of meetings,
reports and to-do lists, busy professionals are finding
themselves thirsty for more: more knowledge, more
opportunities, more skills. And for many of them, the
idea of graduate education satisfies that thirst.
Once the idea of graduate education is in motion, the
question for so many working men and women is not
if they should pursue it, but how they should pursue it.
While some may prioritize flexibility, others may value the
idea of face-to-face student and professor interaction.
The good news for professionals trying to answer
the question of “how” is that West Virginia University’s
Online Executive MBA program in the College of
Business and Economics skillfully blends both flexibility
and engagement to offer a well-rounded graduate
education experience. And it’s a concept that’s receiving
national recognition for the second consecutive year.
B&E’s Online Executive MBA Program was listed at #23
in the Best Online Programs rankings by U.S. News
& World Report, up from last year’s position at #29.
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Criteria cited by the publication included student
engagement, admissions selectivity, peer reputation, faculty
credentials and training, and student services and technology.
For Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce President and
CEO and Online Executive MBA graduate Dan Kimble, the mix
of flexibility and personal interaction was critical in his decision
to return to WVU to broaden his knowledge of business.
“I was an established professional, but I had the desire to learn
more,” said Kimble, who was serving as chief counsel and chiefof-staff to the West Virginia Speaker of the House at the time he
applied for admission to the program. “I was at a stage of life
where I couldn’t step aside from my career to pursue a degree,
and the online offering gave me the perfect opportunity to learn
business in a classroom setting and manage it on my own terms.”
While the flexibility component was important to Dan,
he found the personal interaction with students and
professors to be a valuable part of the experience, too.
“The student engagement aspect puts you in a mix of
people with different backgrounds,” said Kimble. “That’s really
important to the online experience—a certain value of higher
education lies in peer learning. I learned just as much from the
experiences of my classmates as I did from the curriculum.”
The structure of the program brings students together once
per semester via experiential learning residencies designed
to give students the opportunity to collaborate on projects,
build camaraderie and glean from each other’s experiences.
According to Dr. Paul Speaker, associate professor of finance
who has taught in the Executive MBA program since its inception,
bringing students together for residencies has been a critical
component of the program’s success and national acclaim.
“Combining flexibility with some of the best aspects of the
classroom experience via semester residencies really provides
students with a real connection to the WVU community,” said
Speaker. “It’s what makes the graduate experience a uniquely
WVU experience. The face-to-face interaction between teammates and faculty greatly enhances the later interactions in the
online environment as students and faculty end up relating as
much more than a name.”
“The student engagement aspect
puts you in a mix of people with
different backgrounds. That’s really
important to the online experience.”
DAN KIMBLE, Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce
president and CEO and Online Executive MBA graduate
The Executive MBA
program includes
a unique residency
component where
students gather once
per semester for faceto-face interaction with
peers and professors.
Residencies include a
team-building session
at the Adventure WV
Outdoor Education
Center and a global
strategy session in
Washington, D.C.
important for producing quality results both in the classroom
and in the workplace.”
For Kimble, going through the Online MBA program translated to the workplace in a big way: he took the business skills
he derived in the program and ventured on a new career path.
“My WVU Online Executive MBA experience was one
of the most beneficial educational experiences of my
career,” said Kimble. “It prepared me to come back to
Morgantown and lead the Chamber of Commerce.”
Kimble takes great pride in his educational experience,
and believes that any professional looking at the program will
graduate with that same sense of pride and accomplishment.
“I take so much personal satisfaction in knowing that I
participated in a program that’s achieved such a remarkable
status,” said Kimble. “If you’re looking to get your MBA,
you won’t find a better experience than WVU.”
For more information on the Executive MBA program,
visit be.wvu.edu/emba.
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The residency aspect of the program is especially a high
point for the students in the program logging on from 19 different states. FedEx Sales Executive Amy Donato was transferred
from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia for her job as she was vetting
MBA programs, and she felt that traveling to campus and
beyond with her classmates was an essential component of
the academic experience.
“The semester residencies provide you with an opportunity to
bond with your classmates,” said Donato. “You start learning from
your team from the first residency, and every class throughout
the two-year program has a group component. It’s a really similar
relationship to what you form in a traditional work environment.”
While the interactive learning component offers students a
better experience in the classroom, it’s a skill set that translates
well to the workplace, too.
“Employers want professionals who can work well with others,”
said Carrie Wood, associate director of Executive MBA Programs.
“MBA students learn how to challenge and disagree with each
other in a constructive way through the team dynamic, which is
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Written by RACHEL NIEMAN | Photographed by ALEX WILSON
GENEROSITY
OPPORTUNITY
OPENS THE DOOR TO
Education and success go together
like Mountaineer football and “Country Roads”
W
hat if bright, able-minded students are denied
the opportunity to receive their education?
How many potential talented accountants,
marketers or entrepreneurs have been resigned
to a lifetime of what might have been? In these
situations, it is impossible to measure what is
lost in terms of economic growth and quality of life.
Through the generosity of alumni and friends, WVU’s College
of Business and Economics offers roughly 60 scholarships each
year to its students. Milan Puskar Dean Jose “Zito” Sartarelli said
that scholarships are essential for assisting promising students
with financial need, as well as recruiting and retaining the best
and brightest. He feels so strongly about it, in fact, that he and
his wife Kathy made a $100,000 donation to create the Sartarelli
Scholarship last fall.
In an era when the cost of living has increased, State funding
has decreased, and student debt is at an all-time high, every gift
toward scholarships is important. Here are the stories of three
successful alumni who wanted to create opportunity for the
business leaders of tomorrow.
JERRY
SIMPSON
Inspired by the quality
of his son’s education.
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Jerry Simpson, owner/president
of Borden Office Supply Co. in
Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1981
marketing graduate. Hsis
company employs 30 people
and serves 1,000 customers.
He felt compelled to give back
after he saw a recent finished
product of the College: his own
son, 2011 management graduate J.D. After graduation, J.D. joined his father at Borden’s.
“J.D. excelled tremendously. He had a great career (at B&E)
and then he came on board with me about three years ago,”
Simpson said. “He has done very well, and I attribute that to his
education at WVU. He has really come out with some outstanding
skills that he is actually implementing in the business world.”
J.D. has brought new ideas from business school to Borden’s,
including social media and online ordering. He also came up
with the company’s new slogan: “Large enough to provide,
small enough to care.”
“That’s what we’re all about,” Simpson said. And it’s evident
that’s what he’s all about in his personal life, too, recently
establishing the Jerad David Simpson Scholarship in hopes of
attracting high-level students who cannot afford college. He
explained that he is thankful to be in a position where he can give
back to an organization that he strongly believes in.
“I had to work three jobs to get through school,” Simpson
recalled. “And that’s okay, but if I can help a student be able
to concentrate more on their studies and not worry about the
money, then I’m doing the right thing. If I can get an individual to
graduate and become a contributing force to the economy, that’s
what it’s all about. Maybe 15-20 years down the road, they will
want to help somebody else.”
Simpson started at Borden’s in August of 1981 as a sales rep,
fresh out of school and newly wed. He worked his way up the
ranks and bought the company nine years ago. And while he
felt his education was a great foundation that has led him to a
fruitful career, he’s even more impressed with the caliber of the
business school today.
“B&E has really grown leaps and bounds, not just in numbers
but in the commendations they have achieved. Today they’re
much more prepared to hit the workforce running – I can see it in
the finished product with J.D.,” he said.
“It’s critical for people to give back no matter what they make,”
Simpson said. “If we want our school to be stronger, more people
need to get involved. I see this next generation might have some
difficulties when they (get to the workforce), so if we can train
them and educate them better, they might have the edge that
might get them that job. I am proud and honored to be able to
support B&E. I can see great things happening there, and I want
to be a part of it.”
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Provide opportunities for
future businesswomen.
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Ann Robinson, a 1985 accounting graduate from Charleston, W.Va., has enjoyed a
rewarding career with Catterton Partners,
a leading private equity firm with a focus
on providing equity capital to small-tomiddle market consumer companies. You
would recognize some of their portfolio
companies: Outback Steakhouse, Restoration Hardware, Cheddar’s Casual Café,
Build-A-Bear and Kettle Brand potato
chips, to name a few.
“Catterton was named the private
equity firm of the year in 2013 by the M&A
Advisor. Last year we closed our seventh
buyout fund and our second growth fund,
so we’re doing well. I’m pretty excited
about work,” Robinson said with a smile.
She joined Catterton in 1990, and today
serves as controller of the management
company. The growth she’s seen there is
impressive—in 1990, she was Catterton’s
second employee. Today, the company
has over 70 partners and staff, and in
2013 it was voted one of three finalists for
the Mid-Market Firm of the Year in North
America by Private Equity International.
Last year, she founded the A.K. Robinson Scholarship in hopes of enabling a
future businesswoman to find the career
success she has found.
“The reason I wanted to give back
through scholarships was because I know
there are still a lot of families that cannot
afford to send their kids to school,” she
said. “And I stressed for my scholarship to go to a girl, because
I know that if only one child in the family can attend college, it’s
likely to be the boy. I wanted a girl to get the opportunity to have
a career like I did.”
“(B&E) gave me a very good, well-rounded education. It’s
different at B&E now because of the four-year school,” she said,
“and I think it’s great. I love the current direction of the College.
Dean Sartarelli has changed the character of B&E and is getting
alumni involved. I am glad to be reconnected.”
Her passion for education stems from her father, the late E.
Glenn Robinson, a graduate of the WVU College of Law. He was
a World War II veteran whose education was made possible
thanks to the GI Bill.
“He always stressed the importance of an education,” Robinson
said. Her father’s parents could not afford to send him to college.
“If it wasn’t for the GI Bill, he couldn’t have gone. We’ve now had
several generations go through WVU,” she said. Her father was
able to see all four of his children obtain college degrees.
Robinson’s father’s Charleston-based law firm, Robinson &
McElwee, has given support to West Virginia University for many
years—including a scholarship fund. Now, Robinson is replicating
that support and investing in the education of young people by
establishing a scholarship at B&E. Maybe one day, she said, a
“
I stressed for my
scholarship to go to a
girl...I wanted a girl to
get the opportunity to
have a career like I did.”
ANN ROBINSON
student will be the recipient of her undergraduate scholarship and
then pursue law school and be eligible for her father’s memorial
scholarship as well.
“Establishing this scholarship feels good,” Robinson said. “I
don’t have any children of my own, but education is very important. I’ve been successful and I’d like to give back.”
PHIL ROSENTHAL
“
It’s just about
being able to help
and give a little
bit back where I
had the best time
of my life...”
PHIL ROSENTHAL
Get involved.
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Alumnus Phil Rosenthal has
maintained and cherished his
WVU friendships for many
decades, attending football and
basketball games and visiting
with friends. But he took steps
to becoming more formally
involved on campus recently.
When the A State of Minds: The Campaign for West Virginia’s
University capital campaign took off, Rosenthal stepped up to
serve on B&E’s capital campaign committee.
“A few years ago a friend of mine, Stu Robbins, who was
formerly on the Board of Trustees at the WVU Foundation,
asked me if I wanted to become involved,” Rosenthal said.
Although he and his wife, Gloria, are frequently involved in
nonprofits and volunteerism, they hadn’t put much thought into
donating for scholarships until Phil joined the committee at B&E.
“Dean Sartarelli has very big goals, and I thought that in
some small way I’d like to be able to participate and help with
that,” Rosenthal said. “Many people just aren’t involved. They
go to school, get an education, get a good job and forget
where they got the basics to be able to get a good job, get
hired and be successful.”
PHIL
ROSENTHAL
It’s important to invest in human capital,
which is why the couple founded the Philip
and Gloria Rosenthal Scholarship Fund.
“Gloria and I thought we’d like to try
to give back to help somebody,” he said,
explaining that those with a good education
and less debt stand a better chance at
making it in today’s economy.
“One of the biggest problems for young
people is they come out of college owing
so much debt that they have a hard time
making it,” he said. “Student loans are
a very worthy project but they have to
be paid back. This has created a lot of
financial stress on people. So the more
money that can be raised in scholarships
to help students get a good education and
be self-sufficient and successful is one of
the reasons it’s important.”
When Rosenthal left B&E, he took a few
things with him. His business knowledge
was useful when he went to work for
Nationwide Credit Corporation, a small
collections company in Alexandria, Va.
After a year, he bought the company
and he has owned and managed it ever
since, employing more than 100 people.
The major thing he took with him, though, were the friendships
cultivated during his time in school.
“It’s just being able to help and give a little bit back where I
had the best time of my life—Morgantown. I have friendships
that have extended over 50 years. I made those in Morgantown,
W.Va., when I was at WVU. As you get older, these friendships
become more important. I’m happy to go back and volunteer.”
For folks like Jerry, Ann and Phil, attending the College of
Business and Economics has been a life-changing experience.
They hope to help provide the same life-changing experiences for
future Mountaineers. When a student receives a scholarship, it
does more than simply pay the academic bills. It’s an investment
in their future and a feather in their cap that makes a meaningful
impact on their lives.
“To be able to convert these gifts into scholarships is so important,” Milan Puskar Dean Jose “Zito” Sartarelli said. “There’s an
old saying: ‘If you do not know where you’re going, any road will
take you there.’ That’s not the case here. We have laid out very
clearly what we want to do: we want to improve the quality of our
programs and the quality of what we have to offer our students. I
think these donations are a commitment of past generations, our
alumni, with the future. It’s a sign of solidarity by the students of
yesterday for the students of tomorrow.”
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B&E SCHOLARSHIPS
The College of Business and Economics awards more than
50 scholarships each year. Some scholarships are created to
honor the memory of a loved one who has passed away. Others
are established in honor of individuals or faculty members
who made a significant impact in a person’s life. Everyone
who creates a scholarship—whether it be for academic merit,
B&E Scholarship
Brian Thompson
Beta Gamma Sigma
Jennifer Kepple
Blair M. Amole, Jr.
Scholarship
Brian Thompson
Bob (Bobby) E. and Emily N.
Vincent Scholarship
Nicholas Crabtree
Brian Douglas Brick
Memorial Scholarship
Abby Monson and
Da Gui (2013)
Godwin Erekaife and
Bishal Aryal (2014)
C.B. Shingleton III
Endowed Scholarship
Michelle Corder
Charles Edward Witt
Memorial Scholarship
Leigh Wilkins
Chester Hatfield Curry Jr.
Memorial Scholarship
Lord Walker
College of B&E Scholarship
Colin Thompson
Mitchell Ream
College Endowment
Mathew Dowling
Michael Centritto
CPCE Finance Scholarship
Mitchell Santry
Trevor Demko
Cynthia Ann Keener
Luzier Spirit Scholarship
Megan Pulliam
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D. Ray Hall Scholarship
Endowment
Amanda Welsh
Jordan Mueller
David R. Greenlee
Memorial Scholarship
Kaleigh Cunningham
David W. and Nancy F.
Hamstead Accounting
Scholarship
Nathan Alderson
Emma Coole
Stephen Sadowski
Dean’s Fund
Christopher Hohman
Joseph Hennessy
Nicholas Chepkevich
Samuel Harner
DonMar Scholarship
Corey Hinterer
Douglas H. Tanner
Scholarship
Jacob Mayles
Dr. Gail Shaw
Accounting Student
Support Endowment
Jeremy Munza
Dr. Jack Turner Master’s of
Business Administration
Scholarship
Harry Lake
Dr. Jack Turner Scholarship
Derek Dayley
Dow Professional
Development Award
Kayla Kruse
Facemire-Roll Scholarship
Coleman Uteltschy
Christina McGugan
Cody Koehler
Nicholas Centopani
Francis J. and Mildred
M. Harman Memorial
Scholarship
Jakob Rinehart
Fred Haddad Scholarship
Clark Douglas
Jasmine Gonlin
Gary and Renee LeDonne
Accounting Scholarship
Jeremy Sealey
financial need, or both—shares a desire to give back to West
Virginia University and keep the College of Business and
Economics competitive in recruiting and retaining outstanding
students. The following is a comprehensive list of our 2013-14
academic year scholarship recipients, with our deepest thanks
to those who made them possible.
GE/Glen Hiner
Scholarship for B&E
Jordan McCullough
Gianola & Fulton Family
Accounting Education Fund
Kathryn C. Alquist
Zachary R. Bucklen
Eric W. Chow
Joshua Connor
William J. Cook
Elise A. Crowder
Uriah L. Cummings
Amelia K. Frye
Matt Godwin
Cody C. Koehler
Kevin Liu
Jeremy A. Luna
Russell J. Mulley
Jeremy D. Munza
Adam S. Pauley
Fiona L. Perrotti
Paul R. Redden
Chester V. Roberts
Brad M. Ryan
Amanda Scott
Jeremy M. Sealey
Jeremy D. Smith
Shelly R. Stump
Larissa M. Zorn
Hospitality Service
Scholarship
Katie Warne
James M. and Kristine B.
Mullendore Award
Brandon DenHoed
Christopher Seal
James Sirockman
William Eastham
John D. May Award
Kristen Potts (2013)
Lauren O’Malley (2014)
John E. Arbuckle
B&E Scholarship
Kendra Welker
John L. and Bette J. Schroder
Endowed Scholarship
Lucas Rubenstein
Sydney Thornton
John L. and Hazel L.
Sutton Scholarship
Tiffany Benjamin
Kaiser Aluminum and
Chemical Corporation
Scholarship for B&E
Kathleen Cortes
Amanda Bendix
Biruk Yitayew
Charmaine Loh
Corinn E. Deibel
Kaiser Best Doctoral
Student Award
Serkan Karadas
Laroy E. Gorman
Memorial Scholarship
Kyle Abramczyk
Nathaniel Boden
Leo J. and Renee L. Adalbert
College of B&E Scholarship
Zakary Watson
Lise and Andrew
Urbaczewski Scholarship
Sean McDonough
Marathon Petroleum
Professional
Development Award
Brian Robin
Mary Catherine
Buswell Scholarship
Mathew Caridi
Nicolle Gierbolini
Michael P. Cipoletti
Memorial Scholarship
Robert Botorff
Michael S. Lane Memorial
Alexa Hadfield
Michael S. Martin
Colleen Geiss
MRP Anonymous Scholarship
Emilee Roy
MSIR Student Service Award
Nathan Wright
Northrop Grumman
Corporation Presidential
Scholarship
Joshua Hill
Lindsay Gallegly
Abby Haught
Anastashia Cottrill
Jennifer West
Rachel Poe
Whitney Merrill
Phi Sigma Delta Stuart
Robbins Scholarship
George Smith
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Accounting Award
Emily Smerdell
Professor Charles P. Skaggs
Scholarship
Gregory Wilson
Professor and Mrs. Enoch
Howard Vickers Scholarship
William Marty
Gabrielle Schwind
Provost Office Scholarship
Adam Jollow
Joseph Twynam
Lucas Trottere
R. Emmett and Edna Lynch
College of Business and
Economics Scholarship
Cassie Dawson
Melissa Ackerman
Zackery Weaver
Morgan Bott
Richard M. Gardner
Memorial Scholarship
Amanda Welsh
Robert L. Grimes
Marketing Scholarship
Nathan Alderson
Ronald Hayhurst
Business Scholarship
Sarah Nesbitt
Royce J. and Caroline
Baker Watts Family
Endowed Scholarship
Jeremy Tipton
Larissa Zorn
Russell S. Newman
Memorial Scholarship
Coleman Uteltschy
Jennifer Kepple
Samuel H. Weese
Scholarship
Melissa Ackerman
Tyler Anderson
Sartarelli Scholarships
Jackson Boyce
Samuel Harner
SWIFT (Society for Worldwide
Interbank Financial
Telecommunication)
Scholarship Fund
Alexa Hadfield
Terry and Francis
Seelinger Scholarship
Megan Pulliam
Thomas A. and Dr. Thomas
G. Ponzurick Marketing
Scholarship
Sarah Janowski
Thomas J. Brewster
Scholarship
Emily Fleshman
U.S. Steel Corporation
Scholarship
Tyler Cyr
Daniel Goers
Evan Hetzel
Nicole Lauri
Zachary Mazezka
Sean McDonough
Jordan Mueller
Vanessa Veach
Gregory Wilson
Nicholas Woloszyn
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Vickers Doctoral Student
Research Paper Award
Serkan Karadas
Vickers Doctoral
Student Teaching
Will McAndrew
Jon Vilasuso Memorial
Scholarship
Kate Sheehan
Vivian Canaday
Mason Scholarship
Cassandra Baylous
Samuel Jarrett
W. Boyd Hutchison Award
Erin Bowers
Wallace D. Craig Sr.
Scholarship
Miranda Meadows
William T. McLaughlin
Scholarship in Banking
Jessica Rosser
Wilma McBrayer Leppert
Scholarship
Maria Grieco
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make a gift and designate
it for scholarships.
Questions:
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PRACTITIONER TO
PROFESSOR
Theresa Hilliard takes the road less traveled
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DR. THERESA HILLIARD’S professional life has echoed
the famous Robert Frost quotation: “Two roads diverged in
a wood and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has
made all the difference.”
Her passion to help improve accounting education and
contribute to academic literature led her down the road less
traveled, the one that started out as a practitioner in the
accounting business world and became the one in higher
education that prepares students for the world of the accounting profession. Fortunately, it led her to West Virginia University
and the College of Business and Economics.
After earning a marketing degree at Western State
University of Colorado, Hilliard went to work at General
Motors as a program marketing manager. As a result of
conversations with an auditor at GM, she decided
to pursue a master of science in professional
accountancy at Walsh College in Troy, Mich.
“I immediately knew I had made the right
choice,” Hilliard said. “After the first semester, I
started tutoring other students. By the end of
the first year of the program, I was a teaching
assistant conducting review sessions for students every week. With the encouragement
of a professor, I pursued an internship in
public accounting during busy season. I
was hooked. I thrived on the deadlinedriven, client-centric, project-oriented
nature of public accounting.”
And she was on her way. Hilliard
worked her way up to audit manager during a nine-year stint at
Plante & Moran, the 11th largest
CPA firm in the United States.
But something else important
had also happened.
“Within a year of embarking on my career in public
accounting, I was asked
to teach at the college
where I earned my
master’s degree,” said
Hilliard. “This opportunity
launched my teaching
career in academia and in
professional accountancy.”
Her move to Charlotte,
N.C., was an opportunity to
establish similar professional
paths. While working her way
up to the tax manager position at
“I truly love
the profession
and desired
a role where
I could make
the greatest
impact.”
FAVORITE COLOR: Indigo
FAVORITE FOOD: Sushi
FAVORITE THING TO DO WITH
YOUR FAMILY: Anything outdoorsski, hike, camp, boat, travel
FAVORITE PLACE: Canadian
easy to see that
Rockies, Upper Peninsula of
all of her accomplishMichigan, and Tuscany, Italy
ments stem from her
FAVORITE ACTOR/ACTRESS:
hard work, perseverance
Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep
and dedication.”
FAVORITE MEMORY: We were driving
“In class, she gave
on a dirt road in the Upper Peninsula
very insightful informaand my youngest son spotted a bear
cub in a tree eating berries. We were
tion regarding clients
wise enough to know that Mama Bear
she worked with in the
couldn’t be far away, so we stayed in
past. By doing this
the car. However, we watched the
she was able to make
bear cub for an hour in awe of how
special this moment was for us.
what we were learning
in the classroom apply
FAVORITE BOOKS: Night by Elie
to situations that we
Wiesel, The Path to Enlightenment
by Dalai Lama, and Tuesdays
could potentially face in
with Morrie by Mitch Albom
the business world. Dr.
FAVORITE MUSIC: Ray
Hilliard was able to tie it
LaMontagne, Civil Wars, Yo Yo Ma
all together.”
FAVORITE MOVIES: The
Hilliard said, “For me,
Godfather II and Out of Africa
the accounting profession
FAVORITE UNDERGRADUATE
is the gift that keeps givCOLLEGE CLASS: Vietnam
ing. I am grateful to have
Experience, a course that
navigated my way toward
presented the dichotomy of the
a rewarding career, which
Vietnam War through the eyes of
satiates my voracious
a veteran who was pro-war and
a protester who was anti-war
appetite for learning. I
stress to my students that
FAVORITE THING ABOUT
WORKING AT WVU: The people
it is vitally important to
identify a career for which
you have a passion.”
“Would I have sought out a more traditional path to academia?
The answer always comes back to ‘no.’ There isn’t any aspect
of my professional journey I would have changed because what
I can offer to academic research, students (future practitioners)
and the profession would be slighted if I did not have the variety
of experiences to draw from. In my mind, anything of value
requires significant effort, and the journey to meet your goals is
far superior to the destination.”
With the impression Hilliard has made on WVU students,
you can probably bet there will be some CPAs-turned-collegeprofessors from B&E in decades to come.
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then-Dixon Hughes, the #13 CPA firm in
the country, she was also a lecturer at the
University of North Carolina-Charlotte. She
began reading academic research, which
prompted pursuing a doctorate degree at
Georgia State University.
“I truly love the profession and desired
a role where I could make the greatest
impact. Having always perceived myself to
be a liaison between the practice and academia, I felt that I could
make a greater impact by being in academia,” Hilliard said.
Her background and her passion have been magnetic for B&E
students. Take Eric Cutright, who, like Hilliard, knows all about a
nontraditional path. Cutright, from Fairmont, W.Va., is in the midst
of obtaining his second undergraduate degree, this one at WVU
and in accounting. With a bachelor’s degree in business administration already under his belt,
he will graduate in December
and plans to obtain CPA
certification and then return to
WVU for a graduate certificate
in forensic accounting and
fraud examination. Ultimately,
he is going after certification as
a certified fraud examiner.
“I think her real-world
application of the subject
provides us with a tremendous
advantage and as students
we are fortunate to have the
opportunity to learn from her
experience,” Cutright said. “Dr.
Hilliard has seen firsthand what
THERESA HILLIARD
the marketplace demands and
she is ensuring that we are well
prepared to rise to the challenge and become the next generation
of accounting professionals.”
“Dr. Hilliard conducts herself in a manner that exudes confidence and ability, and she helps transfer these feelings to us.
Dr. Hilliard is a big reason I do not fear graduating and starting a
career. I feel well-prepared and I am excited for the next step.”
Emily Smerdell is a senior accounting major from Fairview, W.Va.,
and will also graduate in December. Upon graduation, Smerdell
plans to start studying for—and taking parts of—the CPA exam. As
she prepares for a summer internship at PricewaterhouseCoopers
in Pittsburgh, she said students are the beneficiaries of Hilliard’s
experience and commitment to education.
“My biggest takeaway from Dr. Hilliard was hard work and
dedication,” said Smerdell. “Through sharing her own personal
experiences from the world of academia and the workplace, it’s
QA
COURTESY OF THERESA HILLIARD
Dr. Theresa Hilliard
likes to spend her
free time skiing,
hiking, camping,
boating and traveling
with her family to
places like Lake in
the Clouds in the
Porcupine Mountains
of Michigan.
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Mountain
ENGAGING OUR
No matter
which country
road you travel,
B&E’s influence
isn’t far away
I
State
nstitutions of higher education
provide countless benefits to
the communities in which they
exist. And one could argue that
West Virginia University makes
a bigger impact on its community than most. As the state’s
flagship institution, the University
is an economic powerhouse for
not only the community where the
bricks and mortar belong, but for
the entire state.
By educating bright, young West
Virginia minds, the gathering of
scholars and students leads to economic prosperity, creates good jobs,
and helps young people succeed in
the workforce. But the effects reach
further than the classroom.
Engaged universities are essential
for a bright economic and social
future. They interact with their communities in demand-driven ways,
acknowledging and addressing
needs. In West Virginia, this means
playing a role in areas like energy,
healthcare, tourism, government
and entrepreneurship. In fact, a
major goal of the University’s 2020
Strategic Plan is to “enhance the
well-being and the quality of life
of the people of West Virginia.”
Achieving this goal will rely on
expanded outreach efforts, meeting
with state and industry leaders,
and strengthening relationships
with stakeholders – all of which are
happening at the WVU College of
Business and Economics.
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ENERGY
“THE COLLEGE HAS ALWAYS done a good job of trying to adapt
to where we can provide the greatest contribution,” said Dr. Paul
Speaker, associate professor of finance. And one new initiative
that his department is undertaking, an area of emphasis in energy
finance for the MS in finance graduate degree program, seeks to
contribute even more to West Virginia.
“What we’re doing with the energy finance is a very strong
reaction to where we can play a part in helping the development of
the business in this region,” Speaker said.
A boom in the natural gas industry here has equated to an
increase in the number of professional jobs in the state. And
while increased demand and widespread growth has led many
companies to come to West Virginia for the drilling and extraction portion of their business, not as many have set up their
headquarters here. Dr. Speaker said that this program is part of a
larger effort to change that.
“You need to be able to put the right kind of brainpower in
place, and we’re able to contribute that. We can provide an
opportunity for a business to put its roots here—to keep the jobs
here and the decision-making here in West Virginia,” he said. “It’s
a very exciting opportunity.”
The area of emphasis will add to an already excellent program—
the MS in finance program was ranked 43rd in the nation by
Masters Degree Online in the summer of 2013. New courses will
focus on risk management and students will become knowledgeable and prepared for the energy sector.
“Not only will we be able to train those people who will be
engaged directly in trading and finance, but beyond that.
Engineers that are working in these companies that move into
managerial positions will need the knowledge of how energy
markets work. So this new curriculum was a very good fit for the
College, and I think it’s a tremendous opportunity, particularly
for those going into decision-making capacities in the energy
sector,” Speaker said.
HEALTHCARE
HEALTHCARE IS AN EMPLOYER in the Mountain State worth
$4.4 billion in annual wages. It’s also expensive, consuming a
significant chunk of the state’s GDP. And while the College of
Business and Economics might not have any doctors, nurses or
patients strolling down its halls, B&E still plays a big role in the
state’s healthcare industry.
“Whether or not people are healthy affects their ability to work,
which further affects the productivity of the labor force. That has
an indirect impact on the overall economy of the state,” said
Dr. Jane Ruseski, associate director of the Bureau of Business
and Economic Research (BBER). The BBER has provided
influential research for health-related organizations including
the American Cancer Society, the West Virginia Department of
Health and Human Resources-Bureau for Medical Services, and
the Charleston Area Medical Center.
The Bureau recently completed a study that documents the
likely impact of expanding Medicaid’s Aged and Disabled Waiver
on the West Virginia economy. The goal of the waiver is to help
the members of the aged and disabled population out of nursing
homes and into in-home care programs.
“The idea from the federal side is that it’s likely to be less
expensive overall and also more desirable for patients and their
families. So we evaluated what it would be like if West Virginia
infused more funds into the waiver program, what impact that
“We can provide
an opportunity for
a business to put
its roots here—to
keep the jobs here
and the decisionmaking here in
West Virginia.”
DR. PAUL SPEAKER
Associate Professor of Finance
would have on the state in terms of
direct revenues, tax revenues and
employment,” Ruseski said.
Ruseski is also involved in the
University’s interdisciplinary research
team that works to address healthcare disparities—her area of economic expertise.
“We’re talking about differences
between the health outcomes of
people and their access to healthcare
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and healthcare insurance by socioDr. Jane Ruseski share
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a disparity if people with higher
incomes or education levels have
access to better healthcare and
have better health outcomes than people with low incomes or
lower education levels,” she said. The problem is nationwide, but
particularly difficult in West Virginia, where much of the population
resides in rural areas with poor access to healthcare.
“One of my main goals is to move that research agenda forward
and produce some useful research for the state so we can design
policies that will effectively close the gap,” Ruseski said. “The BBER
has the ability to do that kind of research at a rigorous level.”
Another way B&E has influenced the healthcare industry in
West Virginia is by training healthcare leaders in business and
management through the Center for Executive Education. It
began when WVU Health Sciences asked the Center to provide
a professional development program in leadership, management
and financial management for their faculty in leadership positions.
A certificate program called Academic Healthcare Administration
was created—and it was noticed.
“After we offered the Academic Healthcare Administration
program, the West Virginia Primary Care Association came to us to
develop a program for their leaders,” said Martina Bison-Huckaby,
director for the Center for Executive Education.
The WVPCA consists of roughly 30 organizations—representing
over 200 clinical sites employing more than 3,200 people—with
a mission of assuring accessible, high-quality and cost-effective
health services for all West Virginians. B&E’s Center for Executive
Education educated the CEOs, CFOs and COOs of WVPCA
member institutions, which reach into just about every nook and
cranny in the Mountain State.
“Very often, people find themselves in a position of leadership
because they’ve been promoted,” Bison-Huckaby said. “They
sometimes find they need to complement their strong technical
background with courses in business and management. Essentially
we bring the College and all our expertise right to their door. We
have a lot of expertise in management in the healthcare industry.”
MARTINA BISON-HUCKABY
Director of the Center for Executive Education
WVU PHOTO, GREG ELLIS
COURTESY OF CHESAPEAKE ENERGY
“People find
themselves in a
position of leadership
because they’ve
been promoted. They
sometimes find they
need to complement
their strong technical
background with
courses in business
and management. ”
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“Our presence
and services allow
us to provide
data and analysis
that influence
everyone from
small business
owners to state
legislators.”
ALEX WILSON
DR. JOHN DESKINS
Director of the Bureau for Business
and Economic Research
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TOURISM
THE MOUNTAIN STATE IS HOME to wild forests and rivers,
historical landmarks and rich culture that predates the American
Revolution. It also boasts great ski resorts, the best whitewater
rafting east of the Mississippi, zip-lining and canopy tours, as well
as racetracks and casinos. It should come as no surprise that
hospitality and tourism initiatives have become a major economic
driver for West Virginia—the industry is the fourth-largest employer
in the state, and total revenues for 2013 exceeded $5 billion.
Additional growth in the field is expected as business increases
with national and international hospitality and tourism activity
within the state. And B&E plans to play an influential role.
The College established its newest major, hospitality and
tourism management, and will begin admitting students this
fall, making WVU the only public West Virginia school with a
four-year degree in the subject.
“We’re going to develop potential leaders for this state in the
hospitality and tourism industries,” said Frank DeMarco, hospitality
and tourism program coordinator. “It’s a broad industry with many
career opportunities.”
The College has offered an area of emphasis in hospitality
and tourism through its management department. The recent
upgrade to a full-blown major will provide positive benefits for
both students and the state. Not only will the state gain qualified
business leaders, but students will be able to jump right into the
workforce because of the new internship requirements—students
must complete two before graduating.
“As we created our H&T advisory board, we all felt that a
unique and important part of this program would be the internship
opportunities,” DeMarco said. “We give the students opportunities,”
he explained, saying that the College has built great relationships
with properties and businesses throughout the state, such as the
Waterfront Place Hotel, Taziki’s Mediterranean Café, Martin’s BBQ
Joint, Stonewall Resort, The Greenbrier, Glade Springs, Canaan
Valley and the Greater Morgantown CVB—just to name a few. “But
they have to seek their own internship opportunities, too, which is
an important part of developing their career.”
Another way this program has been influential throughout West
Virginia is through DeMarco’s involvement with state training and
development programs.
“I was part of a collaborative organization, including WVU
Extension, West Virginia Hospitality and Tourism Association
and West Virginia Hospitality Education and Training, where we
created a guest service training program for entry-level employees
of hospitality called ‘West Virginia Welcome,’” he said. Educational
materials such as these go beyond the borders of WVU campuses
to help the industry statewide.
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GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ACCOUNT for approximately
20% of all employees in West Virginia, and the College of B&E
has trained many government leaders and conducted research
that plays an instrumental role in state and local policy. What
government agencies do with this information not only affects
their jobs, but the lives of all West Virginians.
The College’s Center for Executive Education, which offers
customized training for organizations and companies, has worked
with organizations throughout the state. In particular, they have a
long-standing relationship with the West Virginia Department of
Environmental Protection.
“We were able to offer training for 145 of their managers,”
said Bison-Huckaby. “We have been successful and keep going
back to offer new training. Topics range from communication,
leadership, dealing with difficult people, working with employees
with disabilities, personal financial management and investment,
retirement—we have covered a lot of topics.”
Educating state leaders is just one important way B&E has
been influential throughout the state’s government. There is also a
great deal of activity conducted through the College’s Bureau of
Business and Economic Research (BBER) that has influenced state
departments such as the West Virginia Department of Commerce,
West Virginia Department of Revenue, West Virginia Department
of Transportation, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy
Commission, and the West Virginia Legislature.
“We are all about serving the state by providing reliable data and
economic analysis that helps guide the state’s business leaders
and policy makers,” said Dr. John Deskins, BBER director. The
BBER hosts a series of Economic Outlook Conferences throughout
the state that have provided a detailed and reliable economic
forecast, analysis of recent economic trends, and informed of
other economic issues of interest for thousands of West Virginians.
“We have completed numerous projects that help our leaders
understand the nature and importance of various industries and
policies for West Virginia’s economy,” Deskins said. “Our presence
and services allow us to provide data and analysis that influence
everyone from small business owners to state legislators.”
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PERHAPS ONE OF THE BEST examples of B&E’s collaboration
with the state has been through its focus on entrepreneurship.
It’s a case where the business community and College are
Each year, the BrickStreet
genuine partners, applying the College’s resources to address the
Center for Innovation and
aspirations of the business needs in the state.
Entrepreneurship awards $10,000
prizes to the winners of the
“Unfortunately, West Virginia is rated virtually last or next-to-last
Statewide Collegiate Business
in every major economic indicator,” said Steve Cutright, director
Plan Competition. Many of these
of the BrickStreet Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
winners now run successful
“But WVU has become focused on entrepreneurship, and it’s
businesses in West Virginia.
become a major facilitator for the rest of the state. We’re coming
together, and we’ve seen huge leaps in the entrepreneurial
initiative throughout West Virginia.”
One way the College has made an effort to encourage entrepreneurship throughout the state is through its Center for Executive
Education’s STEM Entrepreneurship Essentials course, developed
for Ph.D. students in the science, technology, engineering and
math fields who do not wish to pursue academia.
“In getting a Ph.D., you’re prepared to become an academic, but
not necessarily to start a business,” said Bison-Huckaby. “These
individuals may have had an idea they wanted to commercialize,
so we developed this program to give them the skills to write a
business plan, and to understand intellectual property laws and
the whole technology transfer process.”
But you don’t have to have your Ph.D. for B&E’s entrepreneurial
pursuits to make an impact. One major way the College affects they also foster positive relationships with the business community.
the state is through the programs it offers through its BrickStreet Roughly 150 business leaders are needed annually to volunteer
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, most notably the with the competitions as judges and advisors.
West Virginia Collegiate Business Plan Competition.
The Center works with other entities on campus and throughout
The annual competition, which just completed its eighth year, is the state to further the entrepreneurial spirit.
open to roughly 80,000 students at West Virginia’s 19 four-year col“We’re engaged with the Small Business Development Center
leges and universities. The 2013-14 event saw a record 235 entries network based in Charleston, W.Va., to assist in business and
in three categories of competition, with one winner in each category entrepreneurship coaching,” Cutright said. “We’re also raising
taking home a $10,000 cash prize
funds to invest in new and emergand a $5,000 prize package.
ing businesses coming out of the
The catch? The business must
University and out of the state itself.”
start and be headquartered in West
One such partnership is with the WVU
Virginia. Since its inception, the
Research and Economic Development
competition has prompted 33 startOffice’s LaunchPad, which works to
ups: 16 were BPC winners and 17
find students and other community
were non-winners who decided to
members the financial assistance they
start their businesses anyway.
need to launch their venture. Another
The BPC’s success has spun off
is through involvement with the WVU
to the West Virginia High School
Experiential Learning Center, which
Business Plan Competition, made
allows faculty-led student teams to
possible as part of a $3 million
contract with private industry and
gift from Charleston, W.Va.-based
governmental entities to perform
BrickStreet Insurance. Launched
elementary and semicomplex studies
STEVE CUTRIGHT, Director of the BrickStreet Center for
in August 2013, the competition
that can help companies either start or
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
is open to roughly 37,000 West
become more efficient.
Virginia high school juniors and
“It allows us to engage with
seniors from 157 schools. The inaugural competition saw 103 private industry and local and state government agencies to
entries, and the winner will receive a $10,000 scholarship to one perform consulting services, feasibility studies, business plans,
of 11 West Virginia colleges and universities.
commercialization plans, organizational reengineering and
“The BrickStreet gift has allowed us to diversify and get into marketing studies,” Cutright said. “To date, we’ve completed eight
new programs,” Cutright said. “By having this competition in the studies using about 40 students. By the conclusion of 2014, we
high schools, we can give West Virginia students an opportunity will have completed 15-16 studies utilizing around 80 students
to participate in the BPC for six consecutive years—two in high within the undergraduate, master’s and Ph.D. programs at WVU.”
school and four at the collegiate level. We think if we introduce
Cutright stressed that it is imperative to work proactively with
the entrepreneurship initiative at a younger age, we’ll influence the entrepreneurs to create businesses throughout the state, and to
entrepreneurial activities and economic development of privately influence state legislative initiatives to make it more user-friendly
owned businesses within the state.”
to start businesses in West Virginia.
Not only do these competitions provide learning opportunities
“We’re trying to take the resources we have within the College
and financial assistance for promising West Virginia start-ups, but and take them external of the College to help companies and
“We think if we introduce the
entrepreneurship initiative at
a younger age, we’ll influence
the entrepreneurial activities
and economic development of
privately owned businesses
within the state.”
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WVU PHOTO, GREG ELLIS
Congratulations
businesses outside of the University start and grow,” Cutright
said. “I think the biggest way we can affect the state is through
participation by businesspeople who are interested in interfacing
with the College in a way that we can influence the outcomes
of the educations for our students. We certainly welcome
anyone’s participation so we can continue to grow them and
provide career opportunities, and also provide economic
development and entrepreneurial initiatives for our constituents
in private industry and local and state government agencies.”
AT THE COLLEGE OF B&E, community engagement has
become an essential activity — not an afterthought. The
College has always developed business leaders, but as the
business landscape in West Virginia changes, so must the
College’s response. By providing intellectual leadership, we are
addressing areas of state interest and concern.
“We offer so many critical business pieces for the state, and
I’ve really seen it take off in the past couple years,” DeMarco
said. “Many businesses and organizations in government are
relying on our expertise, which says a lot.”
“We have certainly increased our engagement with the
state,” said Milan Puskar Dean Jose “Zito” Sartarelli. One
of the ways he has facilitated this increased engagement is
through the expansion of centers like the BBER, Executive
Education and BrickStreet.
“We are in the business of creating evidence for good that
enables legislators, governors and private enterprise the ability to
make better decisions,” he said. “My ultimate goal is not only to
produce great students who are becoming great professionals,
who are going to stay in the state and initiate businesses in the
state, but also to make sure that decision-makers are better
informed, to make sure that business executives get recycled
with their skills and tools. We’ve become better at providing help
for the state, and for forming and developing human capital.
We’re also reaching more people. We’re basically covering the
whole state, and that is very important.”
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WEST VIRGINIA
BUSINESS
HALLOFFAME
The West Virginia Business Hall of Fame recognizes,
celebrates and displays these exemplars who
have made significant and lasting contributions in
one or more of these categories: national/international
businesses, state-based enterprises,
and entrepreneurial and family businesses.
Wesley Bush
Chairman, CEO and President
Northrop Grumman Corporation
John Mork
President and CEO, Energy Corporation of America
Mike Ross
Owner and Chairman of the Board
Mike Ross, Inc., Ross & Wharton Gas Co.
Inductees are pictured above with Dean Jose Sartarelli.
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B&E
AMBASSADORS
GIVE AND
RECEIVE
Written by RACHEL NIEMAN | Photographed by ALEX WILSON
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IT’S NO SECRET that B&E has much
to offer. Whether a student aspires to
be a financial analyst, an accountant, a
marketer, an economist or a CEO, B&E can
provide the tools and resources necessary
for business success. With a variety of
programming, extracurricular activities and
internal resources, there is no shortage of
opportunity for B&E’s 2,000-plus students.
In the 2013-14 academic year, B&E
assembled a team of dedicated and
enthusiastic students to share and
explain these benefits to new, incoming
and prospective students through the
B&E Student Ambassadors Program.
“Our student ambassadors represent
the College of Business and Economics
with enthusiasm and professionalism,
especially when meeting with prospective
students and guests,” said Christine Giel,
coordinator of undergraduate recruitment,
who organized and now oversees the
program. “Our student ambassadors are
Student ambassadors
include (L-R) Jordan Gobble,
Stephanie Baxter, Tommy
Skinner, Kyle Kuyat, Gabrielle
Schwind, Brandon Cook,
Christa Bland, Kayleigh
Walsh, Sara Steffee, Bailey
Coval and Rachel Parry.
Ambassadors not pictured
include Tyler Bokey, Breanne
Coffey, John Dowling, Allegra
Gossett, Lauren Griffith,
Kendall Hankins, Jeremy
Luna and Nicole Luth.
“There are so many
options here, and
I love explaining to
students that they
can go down any
kind of business
path they want. It’s
great to push B&E
so it can continue
to become better
and better.”
GABRIELLE SCHWIND
freshman from Levittown, New York
at the Dean’s Open House, an event for
prospective students and their families to
learn more about life at B&E.
“I wanted to be a student ambassador
because I love helping new students
get acquainted, answering questions
and sharing my perspective on my
experience here at B&E,” Griffith said.
“I’ve had a really successful career here
so far, and I feel very proud to represent
my school to newcomers.”
Griffith, an accounting student from
Avon, Conn., has landed an internship with
Big Four firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Her personal experience provides a great
real-life example to prospective students
hoping to find success.
“I have talked with students about
getting internships,” Griffith said. “There
are a lot of firms that come to recruit at
B&E, which is very important because
one of the main things you want to do
after graduation is get a job. Prospective
students need to know that they want
to go to college somewhere where they
will not only be successful in college, but
successful afterward, too.”
It might be true that just about anybody
at B&E could tell a new student how
important getting an internship is. But
hearing it from the mouths of student
ambassadors like Lauren makes it so
much more meaningful.
“(Administrators and faculty) are not
living the educational process as the
students are,” said B&E Milan Puskar
Dean Jose “Zito” Sartarelli. “The student
ambassadors are more equipped to
represent to certain audiences because
they are living it. They are living the
mission of the College, and they are
receiving the impact of that mission as
it’s offered. It adds a dimension of realism
that’s hard to replicate. There’s no better
spokesperson or testimonial than from
someone who’s going through it.”
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an inspiration for other students and an
asset to the College.”
Not only do these students play an
influential role as they volunteer their time
to B&E, they benefit from the opportunity.
The role gives them a chance to build
relationships with administration, faculty
and staff members, and the duties they
are asked to take on help them develop
valuable skills in leadership, teamwork,
diversity and communication.
Aside from recruitment initiatives like
assisting with college fairs, writing letters to
and calling prospective students, and hosting prospective students and their families
at University events, B&E student ambassadors also lead tours of the College, assist
with convocation and graduation, and
organize activities at B&E events.
Junior accounting student Lauren
Griffith guided incoming freshmen during
the B&E New Student Orientation last
summer and served as a student panelist
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STUDENT ACCESS:
B&E DISTINGUISHED
SPEAKER SERIES
passion. They are at the top of their
game. It is important to note that no
two people travel the same road to find
their superstar success, and, therefore,
no two stories read exactly the same.
For the rest of us still yearning for
our superstar success, a price cannot
be placed on hearing their best seller
firsthand. This is especially true for
students at the WVU College of Business
and Economics for two reasons: 1) it is
invaluable counsel, and 2) it is a free and
highly encouraged opportunity offered
through the WVU College of Business and
Economics Distinguished Speaker Series.
The Series, sponsored in part by Wells
Fargo, began in fall 2011 under the
direction of Dean Jose “Zito” Sartarelli. It
features company presidents, executives,
deans, entrepreneurs and other business
leaders from all over the world. Some
notable speakers have included John
Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco
Systems, John Allison, president and CEO
of the Cato Institute, and entrepreneur
Verl Purdy. The presence of these great
minds on campus sparks ideas and
encourages conversation and debate
within the University community.
“My major reason for expanding
and deepening the B&E Distinguished
Speaker Series is that young people
today are so in need of role models,”
said Sartarelli. “Students learn from
their books, their professors, their
family and friends, and I also wanted
to incorporate and add to that people
who can serve for them as examples.”
The Series has been very well received,
with hundreds of students in attendance
for each speaker. The students have
been engaged in these events, often
asking questions and staying after the
lecture to continue the conversations.
ALEX WILSON
E
ach and every one of us has
a story to tell. In the world of
business, a particular story
often comes to mind—that
fated story of how we learned
about a certain opportunity.
How we got our foot in the
door. How we landed that
first job. The way we maneuvered our
way up the career ladder, and the values
that guided us. The decisions we made
that built our credibility – or shredded
it. The story about the hard lessons
learned in leadership, perseverance and
decision-making, about the risks we took,
and about initial disappointments that
eventually led to greater opportunities.
Although none of us is without a story,
some of us go on to write best sellers.
These folks hold leadership positions
within industry, government or academia,
or pursue their own entrepreneurial
Written by RACHEL NIEMAN
“These speakers give us that word of
encouragement to graduate college and
have a giant impact on the world,” said
senior finance student Dillon Tucker, who
has attended many of the events. “One of
the main things that I have learned from
these speakers is to notice your strengths.
When you figure out your strengths in
life, use it to your advantage,” he said.
Playing to your strengths may be
one of the greatest things students
can learn from the B&E Distinguished
Speaker Series. Some have used their
intelligence and quiet determination to get
ahead. Others have put their egregious
personalities to use in networking and
influencing others. But no matter their
personality or background, all of them
have a fascinating story that expresses
their own flavor of success worth
sharing with students at B&E.
“The B&E Distinguished Speaker
Series continues to be successful,”
said Karen Donovan, associate
dean for academic affairs, who
has been very instrumental in
encouraging student participation.
“All have reflected that they, too,
were in the student’s shoes in what
seems like the not-so-distant past.
These speakers are a tremendous
example of what is possible with
hard work, and demonstrate the
endless opportunities available.”
“We’re really modeling success,”
Sartarelli added. “Our hope is by doing
that, we get some people excited about
changing their lives for the better.”
“Anybody can make
a lot of money.
But a person who
is successful and
really changes their
world through that
success is rare.”
LYNNE FRUTH, President and Chairman
of the Board for Fruth Pharmacy
Watch full lectures and see a list of upcoming
speakers at be.wvu.edu/speaker_series.
“The idea that change
can be an opportunity
as well as a risk is
something you’re
going to live with
your entire lives.”
RALPH BAXTER, former Chairman and
CEO of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff LLC
VERL PURDY, Entrepreneur/Philanthropist
LARA HERNANDEZ, VP of Distribution and Relationship
Marketing for the Americas, InterContinental Hotels Group
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“Honesty and integrity, you should
take them very seriously. It will
be essential to your success.”
“Celebrate differences.
That’s not necessarily
about skin color or gender,
but about understanding
different points of view.”
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The following individuals, corporations and foundations
have provided gifts to the West Virginia University
College of Business and Economics from January 1 to
December 31, 2013. On behalf of the students, faculty
and staff, your generosity is greatly appreciated.
CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GIVING
LEGACY INVESTOR
$100,000 & Above
BB&T
BrickStreet Foundation Inc.
H. B. Wehrle Foundation
Robinson Enterprises
United Bank
LOYALTY INVESTOR
$5,000 to $9,999
Marshall Miller Foundation
Mylan, Inc.
Piney Holdings Inc.
The Greater Kanawha Valley
Foundation, Joseph Amos
PRESIDENT’S INVESTOR
$25,000 to $99,999
Ansol, Inc.
Audimation Services, Inc.
Charles Koch Foundation
Claude Worthington
Benedum Foundation
Donors Trust Inc.
Ernst & Young Foundation
Estate of Carroll B. Shingleton
J. Michael Bodnar Foundation Inc.
The Greater Kanawha Valley
Foundation, Wehrle Fund
INVESTOR
$1,000 to $4,999
Alpha Associates, Inc.
American Water
Arnett & Foster
Charles R. Nailler
Memorial Foundation
Chesapeake Operating, Inc.
Dow Chemical Company
E4P Inc.
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Ernst & Young
Fidelity Investments, Bruce K Cox
Fifth Third Bancorp
FirstEnergy Foundation
General Electric Company
Generic Pharmaceutical
Association
Grant Thornton Foundation
Jackson Kelly PLLC
Jewish Community Foundation,
Norman & Arlene Silvers Fund
KPMG Foundation
Lynch Foundation, Inc.
Marathon Petroleum Company
Metlife Foundation
DEAN’S INVESTOR
$10,000 to $24,999
Charles E. Hendrixson Trust
GE Aviation
General Electric Company
Hardman Supply Company
KPMG Corp. (Richard Allen)
Marathon Oil Company Foundation
MVB Bank, Inc.
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
LEGACY INVESTOR
$100,000 & Above
Dr. Thomas M. Freeman &
Ms. Phyllis Attanasio
Dr. & Mrs. Jose V. Sartarelli
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Van Scoy
Mr. & Mrs. H. B. Wehrle III
PRESIDENT’S INVESTOR
$25,000 to $99,999
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Marc A. Chini
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick C. Graney III
Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Kendrick
Mr. & Mrs. D. Stephen Walker
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DEAN’S INVESTOR
$10,000 to $24,999
Ms. Barbara G. Becker
Mr. & Mrs. David W. Hamstead
Ms. Ann K. Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Rosenthal
Morgantown Area
Economic Partners
NewMarket Corp.
PiperJaffray
PLS Logistics Services
Rish Equipment Company
Robert S. & Sylvia K. Reitman
Family Foundation
State Farm Companies Foundation
SWIFT
The Ross Foundation
United Way of Central Ohio
Wells Fargo Educational
Matching Gift Program
PARTNER
$1 to $999
A & F Financial Advisors LLC
American Electric Power
Matching Gift Program
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Bank of America
Bank of New York
Bechtel Matching Gift Program
Classic Molders
Cooper Lawson & Company
Corp. Title, LLC
CUPA HR
Cynthia R. Bower CPA
Dixon Hughes Goodman Foundation, Inc.
Donald H. Snyder Jr. Revocable Trust
DPL, Inc. Matching Charitable
Gifts Program
Dyer Law Firm PC
E&M Sarino Family Trust
EQT Corp. (Matching Gifts)
INDIVIDUAL GIVING
LOYALTY INVESTOR
$5,000 to $9,999
Mr. Michael J. Basile
Dr. & Mrs. Neil S. Bucklew
Mr. Philip A. Compton
Mr. Vaughn A. Cook
Mr. & Mrs. Barry L. Eden
Mrs. Karen S. Evans
Mr. & Mrs. John & Lynne Gianola
Mr. & Mrs. Don L. Hoylman
Mr. Joseph B. &
Dr. Sharon E. Older
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Sheedy
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry R. Simpson
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Stamato
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Totterdale
Mrs. Kristina K. Williams
INVESTOR
$1,000 to $4,999
Mr. James S. Arnold
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory S. Babe
David & Beverly Bashaw
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Beck, Sr.
Ms. Shelley L. Bias
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Bone
Dr. Thomas P. Breslin
Marcia & Stephen Broughton
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Campbell
Mrs. Cathy D. Cipoletti
Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Conley
Mr. & Mrs. George G. Couch
Mr. & Mrs. Kim Craig
Mr. Charles H. Deremer
Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. DiPaolo
Mr. Vincent J. Dobilas
Mr. Chris W. Durbin
Dr. & Mrs. Arron S. Fleming
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Hardman
Mr. Hobart M. Harvey &
Ms. Kimberly A. Maskell
Mr. & Mrs. Jon T. Heames
Mr. & Mrs. Jack T. Heyl
Mr. William M. Hinchey
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Hutchison
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Inman, Jr.
ExxonMobil Foundation Matching
Gift Program
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Pittsburgh Mortgage Corp.
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund,
John R. Scerbo
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund,
Family of Vivian J. Hoff
Hatfield & Hatfield
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Kennametal Foundation
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Kocher Eye Center
Marathon Oil Company Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
Mountain State Accounting Services
Nationwide Insurance Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
Norfolk Southern Foundation
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Parker Hannifin Foundation
Peoples Bank, National Association
PepsiCo Foundation
PNC Bank Foundation Matching
Gift Program
PPG Industries Foundation
Remo Financial
Ryan
Schwab Charitable Fund, R.J.
& Maureen W Watts
The Hershey Company Matching
Gift Program
The Mondelez International Foundation
TIAA-CREF Community Affairs
Travelers
Truist
Verizon Foundation
Wesbanco Bank, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Johnson
Mr. Vincent P. Kania
Mr. Bryan J. Katchur
Mr. & Mrs. Mark V. Kuntz
Mr. & Mrs. John Lancianese, Jr.
Ms. Wendy A. Lawrence
Mr. David L. McCormick, Jr.
Mr. Christopher McElroy
Ms. Mary-Margaret B. Meadows
Mr. & Mrs. R.W. Mendenhall
Mr. L. Scott Phillips
Mrs. Mary E. Plevich
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Podeszwa, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. S. Michael Polanski
Dr. & Mrs. William B. Riley, Jr.
Mr. Rodney L. Ritter
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Robbins
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Robertson
Mr. Mark N. Roth
Mr. Mark D. Sobray
Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Solomon
Mr. Thomas L. Thomas
Mr. Marc S. Tiano
Harry & Marie Turtle
Mr. James Ullum
Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Urbaczewski
Mr. John A. Wood
PARTNER
$1 to $999
Mr. George B. Decker
Mr. Pio J. Deflaviis
Mr. & Mrs. James W. DeFrance
Ms. Elizabeth A. Deitz
Mr. Tanny J. Deliere
Mr. Marc A. Deluca
Mr. Francis S. DeMarco
Miss Carmen R. DeMasters
Mr. Patrick M. Denman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Denyer
Mr. Karl F. Des Rochers
Mr. & Mrs. Dan W. Detar
Mr. & Mrs. Keith D. DeVault
Mr. & Mrs. George V. Dibacco
Mrs. Lori J. Dickinson
Mr. & Mrs. Gadis J. Dillon
J. Kevin Diserio
Mr. & Mrs. Scott D. Dixon
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Doak
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Doak
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Dombrowski
Mr. Michael R. Donoso
Ms. Gloria Doukakis
Mr. Robert J. Doyle
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Drewry, Jr.
Ms. Kathryn R. Drumwright
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Duda
Mr. Thomas W. Dukas
Dr. & Mrs. Richard B. Dull
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Dunn
Ms. Serena A. Dupuy
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory B. Durig
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony P. Duryea
Mr. William D. Eifert
Mrs. Rebecca T. Elderkin
Dr. David P. Ely
Mr. & Mrs. Horace W. Emery
Mr. Andrew K. Emmerth
Mr. Michael T. Escue Esq
Mr. & Mrs. Thad W. Evans, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Evans
Mr. Walter L. Evans
Mr. John V. Evans
Mr. Christopher S. Everett
Mrs. Catherine E. Everitt
Mr. Patrick M. Farley
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen B. Farson
Mr. Thomas M. Fasching
Mr. & Mrs. George M. Fausold
Mr. Richard L. Feir
Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Feldmeier, Jr.
Mr. Jeffrey F. Fenske
Mrs. Gina E. Ferree
Mr. Rocky Ferrell
Mrs. Lesley A. Fetter
Dr. Robert A. Figler
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. File
Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Finley
Mr. John D. Fischer
Mr. & Mrs. Brent A. Fischthal
Mr. Harold G. Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory W. Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Arden D. Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Fisher, Jr.
Dr. M Paula Fitzgerald
Mr. Anthony Flaccavento
Mr. Robert A. Fogleman
Mr. & Mrs. Roger L. Fortner
Mr. & Mrs. Randolph H. Foster
Ms. Whitney M. Foster
Mr. Michael E. Fourney
Mr. T. Scott Fowler
Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. Fox, Jr.
Ms. Loretta R. Franciose
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Frankenbery
Mr. & Mrs. John Frederick
Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Frederick
Mr. & Mrs. James H. Fredlock
Mr. Robert W. Friend II
Mr. Michael J. Frola
Mr. & Mrs. George R. Fryer
Mrs. Dorothy T. Fulton
Mr. Thomas E. Funk
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Furbee, Jr.
Mrs. Cheryl B. Fyock
Mr. Robert J. Galanko
Mr. Michael H. Gallagher
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Alumni comprise a significant portion of our B&E family,
so we feel compelled to let our readers know when
we have lost a member of the Family. We extend our
most heartfelt sympathies to the families and friends
of the following B&E alumni who passed away from
September 2013 through February 2014.
Mr. Russel T. Keith, Jr.
B.S. 1954
d. 7/24/2013
Mr. Kenneth W.
Dotson
B.A. 1959
d. 10/6/2013
Mr. Charles R.
Sigman
B.S.B.A. 1950
d. 12/31/2013
Mr. Roy H. Nickell
B.S. 1951
d. 10/12/2013
Mr. Harold R. Amos
B.S. 1949
d. 1/4/2014
Mr. Herschel S.
Kessler, Jr.
B.S.B.A. 1959
d. 9/9/2013
Capt. Jeffrey P.
Lucas
B.S. 1978
d. 10/22/2013
Mrs. Catherine D.
Raese
B.A. 1940
d. 1/4/2014
Mr. Sam N. Isaac
B.S. 1958
d. 10/31/2013
Mr. Edwin M. Nestor
B.S. 1951
d. 9/11/2013
Mr. William L. Nice
B.S. 1951
d. 11/3/2013
Mr. Robert E.
Lavelle, Sr.
B.S.B.A. 1961
d. 1/24/2014
Mr. Phillip S. Snyder
B.S. 1966
d. 9/20/2013
Mr. Paul C. Crago
M.A. 1969
d. 11/23/2013
Mr. Michael J. Crake
B.S. 1984
d. 9/22/2013
Mr. Robert B.
Gillooly
B.S. 1948
d. 11/23/2013
Mr. George W. Kuhns
B.S. 1949
d. 9/3/2013
Mr. Keith D.
McLaughlin
B.S. 1974
d. 9/3/2013
Mr. Carl Stuvek
B.S. 1949
d. 9/22/2013
Mr. Richard D. Trent
B.S. 1970
d. 9/23/2013
Mr. Rayburn M.
Morrison
B.S.B.A. 1958
d. 9/24/2013
Mr. David C.
Anderson, Jr.
M.B.A. 1962
d. 9/26/2013
Mr. Richard S.
Keighron
B.S. 1952
d. 9/28/2013
Mr. Richard A. White
M.A. 1990
d. 9/29/2013
Mr. Larry D.
Vanderbeek
M.B.A. 1972
d. 10/4/2013
Mr. John J. Richter
B.S. 1970
d. 11/23/2013
Mr. Harold Klein
B.A. 1942
d. 11/26/2013
Mr. Todd J. Hayes
M.S. 1990
d. 12/8/2013
Mr. John G. Riley
B.S. 1957
d. 1/25/2014
Mr. Robert L.
Pennington
B.S. 1965
d. 1/26/2014
Mr. Jack A. Bolton
B.S.B.A. 1950
d. 1/27/2014
Miss Cora S.
McElwee
B.S.B.A. 1956
d. 1/31/2014
Mr. Larry A.
Haines, Jr.
B.S.B.A. 1990
d. 2/4/2014
Mr. David A. Fogle
B.S. 1970
d. 12/9/2013
Mr. Sidney H.
Gillis, Sr.
B.S.B.A. 1949
d. 2/5/2014
Mr. William C.
Garrow
B.S. 1967
d. 12/17/2013
Mr. James D.
Larosa, II
B.S.B.A. 1948
d. 2/5/2014
Mr. Donald R. Ebner
B.S. 1952
d. 12/21/2013
Mrs. Penny E.
Maynard
B.S.B.A. 1986
d. 2/23/2014
Mr. Shane T. Raines
B.S. 1998
d. 12/25/2013
Mr. Randy R.
Moodispaugh
B.S.B.A. 1965
d. 2/24/2014
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