March 1, 2008

Toni Whited Again Earns Distinguished Prize for Research on Corporate Finance

Finance Professor Toni M. Whited co-authored one of two papers on corporate finance to be honored with a prestigious Brattle Prize in Corporate Finance.

Aric Rindfleisch Named Associate Dean for Research and Ph.D. Programs

Aric Rindfleisch, associate professor in Marketing, was named the associate dean for research and Ph.D. programs.

Undergraduate Business Program Ranked 37th By BusinessWeek

The undergraduate program of the Wisconsin School of Business was ranked 37th overall, 11th among public universities and 4th in the Big Ten by BusinessWeek.

Wisconsin Student Selected for Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship

Marsha K. Keune, a doctoral candidate at the Wisconsin School of Business, was one of 10 doctoral candidates in the nation to receive a Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship in Accounting.

François Ortalo-Magné Presents Survey Results on Global Real Estate

Real Estate Professor François Ortalo-Magné recently presented the annual Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) survey results at the group's winter conference in New York City.

Student Giving Campaigns to Benefit Wisconsin School of Business

MBA Students and undergraduates have launched commencement campaigns to benefit the school.

Wisconsin MBA Students "Freezin' for a Reason" Benefit Special Olympics

A team representing the Wisconsin MBA plunged into Lake Monona to support the Special Olympics of Wisconsin in the annual Polar Plunge.

In the News

In February, the people and programs of the Wisconsin School of Business received national media coverage in:

• BusinessWeek.com
• The New York Times
• Wall Street Journal Online
• Fox Business News
• Portfolio.com
• Christian Science Monitor
• Barron's Online
• Slate
• The Leslie Roberts Show (Canada)

Joann Peck Wins Campus Teaching Award

Joann Peck, assistant professor in Marketing, has won the university's Emil H. Steiger Distinguished Teaching Award.

Faculty and Staff News

• Michael Mihelbergel
• Melissa Anderson
• Ilsa Valdez
• Jolene Krahn
• Susan Kosharek
• Jennifer Laack
• Danielle Saunders
• Martin Halek
• Lorraine Overson
• Constance Miles
• Julia Piernot
• Maureen Armstrong

Economists to Assess Markets, Business and Politics at Economic Outlook

Four leading economists will share insights and predictions for local, regional, national and international economies and financial markets for 2008 at Executive Education's Economic Outlook conference.

Accounting Students to Join FASB

Two students in the Accounting program have been selected to join the Financial Accounting Standards Board as Post-Graduate Technical Assistants.

Undergraduate Business Student Honored

An undergraduate business student, Kyle S. Munoz, has been awarded the Alliant Energy/Erroll B. Davis Jr. Achievement Award, recognizing outstanding scholarship and community service.

Fast Company Editor to Visit Campus in April

Charles Fishman, award-winning investigative and magazine journalist and senior editor at Fast Company magazine, will be on campus the week of April 6-10 as the spring semester's Business Writer in Residence.

Nominate Favorite Businesses for Dane County Small Business Award

The Small Business Development Center of the Wisconsin School of Business encourages faculty and staff to consider nominating an area business for a Dane County Small Business Award.

Enterprise MBA Speaker Series Launched

The newly launched Wisconsin Enterprise MBA Speaker Series began in February with Jon Foley, the founder and director of UW-Madison’s Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) as its first guest speaker.

Campus Safety

The UW-Madison Police Department has extensive resources relating to campus safety posted online.

About the Gazette

The Gazette is published monthly by Marketing Services for faculty and staff of the Wisconsin School of Business.