School of Business Gazette

FACULTY-STAFF NEWS

Holly Ashbaugh-Skaife, associate professor in Accounting and Information Systems, has been asked to serve on the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) of the German government. The DFG is the central agency for funding basic research at German universities. Its operation is similar to that of research councils or science foundations in other countries. She joins 10 panel members, professors of law, economics, psychology, sociology and philosophy in Italy, the Netherlands, Great Britain and Germany.

Professor Urban Wemmerlöv, director of the Erdman Center for Operations and Technology Management, presented a paper on healthcare operations, participated on a panel on industry manufacturing issues and chaired a session at the Third International Conference on Group Technology/Cellular Manufacturing in Groningen, the Netherlands, July 3-4. Partial funding for the trip was provided by the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER).

Marketing Professor Jan Heide received an Outstanding Reviewer Award from the Journal of Retailing.

Sachin Tuli has accepted a position as a lecturer in International Business with the School of Business, effective Aug. 28. He will terminate his position as senior outreach specialist with the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER).

John Hoffmire has accepted a position as a faculty associate in the Puelicher Center, effective Aug. 1.

Suzy Pursell, student services coordinator with the MBA Program Office, will have her last day with the School of Business on August 4. She has enrolled in the Wisconsin MBA program, majoring in Supply Chain Management.

Mary Dohm has accepted a position with the Business Career Center as a university services associate 2 LTE beginning Aug. 21.

Duane Cooper has accepted a position with the Business Career Center as a university services associate 2 LTE beginning Aug. 21.