School of Business Gazette > August 2004

School of Business Gazette, August 2004

Wisconsin Ties Harvard for Educating Most CEOs

A feature in the July 30 issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine cites Harvard and the University of Wisconsin-Madison as having graduated the largest number of chief executive officers of companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

Anne Miner Named Distinguished Scholar of the Year
by Academy of Management Division

Professor Anne Miner, Management and Human Resources, was named Distinguished Scholar of the Year by the Technology and Innovation Management Division of the Academy of Management.

Alumnus Endows Human Resources Chair

The Bruce R. Ellig Chair in Pay and Organizational Effectiveness will be established in the Department of Management and Human Resources.

New Job Board Launching Mid-August

The Business Career Center has partnered with Wisconsin Business Alumni (WBA) to develop a schoolwide Job Board.

Faculty-Staff News

  • James Hodder
  • Edward W. (Jed) Frees
  • Urban Wemmerlöv
  • Patricia Seaman
  • Carol Aspinwall, Lois Flad, Marcia Kasieta , Amy Schmidt
  • Alyissia Dzaugis
  • Judy Schaeffer

New HR Website Created for Business School  Employees

The School of Business Office of Human Resources and Employment Relations has a new website.

Accounting Alumni Leading Profession in Korea

Two doctoral graduates in accounting have reached the pinnacle of their profession in Korea.

In the News 

Recent coverage of School of Business activities.

Marketing Department Hires Consumer Anthropologist

Robert V. Kozinets comes to the School of Business from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

SBDC Offers New Program for CEOs of Growth Firms

This fall, the Wisconsin Small Business Development Center will launch the Wisconsin PeerSpectives Network.

PEOPLE Students to Present Business Plans

Faculty and staff of the School of Business are invited to attend the presentations on Wednesday, Aug. 4.

Evening MBA Program Graduates Its Fourth Class

Graduation ceremonies were held in the Capitol.

In Service Session to Cover PDFs

A presentation on creating and distributing PDFs will be offered Thursday, Aug. 5.

Healthy Workplace Presentation Available

Materials from July’s staff presentation can be seen online.

Orientations Set for Incoming Wisconsin MBA students

The incoming class of MBA students, the first with the new MBA curriculum, will enter this fall.  

  • International MBA Orientation
  • The Wisconsin MBA Experience

Wisconsin Public Utility Institute Gains Members

The Wisconsin Public Utility Institute has gained 10 new members.

BUSINESS BRIEFS

  • Online Faculty/Staff Directory
  • Unit Name Changes
  • On the Move

About the Gazette

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