May 1, 2008

Students Faced-Off in Business Plan Competition

Forty-four students in 17 teams presented their original business plans and competed for $23,000 in prize money in the G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition.

Campus Honors Business Career Center’s Lisa Collins 

Lisa Collins, associate director, undergraduate career services in the Business Career Center, has won UW-Madison’s 2008 Norman Bassett Award.

Toni Whited Given Gaumnitz Distinguished Faculty Award

Professor Toni Whited was awarded the school’s 2008 Erwin A. Gaumnitz Distinguished Faculty Award for quality, significance and productivity of recent research.

Belle Heberling Receives First Erwin A. Gaumnitz Distinguished Classified Staff Achievement Award

Belle Heberling is the first recipient of the Erwin A. Gaumnitz Distinguished Classified Staff Achievement Award.

WorldCom Whistleblower to Speak at Ethics and Professionalism Symposium

The third annual Ethics and Professionalism Symposium by the Department of Accounting and Information Systems will be held May 1.

11 Teams Competed at CIBER MBA International Business Case Competition 

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) hosted the third CIBER MBA International Business Case Competition with student teams from 11 top-ranked domestic and international business schools competing.

Real Estate Undergrads Take 2nd Place in National Competition

A team of Wisconsin School of Business undergraduates took second place in this year’s USC Real Estate Challenge. 

Wisconsin MBAs Competed in Big Ten Case Competition

A team of Wisconsin MBA students competed in the 2008 Big Ten Case Competition held at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

Wisconsin School of Business Length of Service Staff Awards 

The annual Length of Service Staff Awards will be held Wednesday, May 14, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.   

Undergraduate Commencement Celebration Set for May 17

Wisconsin School of Business faculty and staff are invited to join graduating undergraduate business students and their families at the Undergraduate Commencement Celebration. 

Huber Undergraduate Computer Lab Grand Opening

A program to celebrate the opening of the Huber Undergraduate  Computer Lab will be held Friday, May 9 from 11 a.m. to noon.

IN THE NEWS

People and programs of the Wisconsin School of Business were in national and local news recently.

Update on Grainger Hall Addition 

An update on the addition to Grainger Hall will be held Thursday, May 1 from 9 to 10:30 a.m..

Teams to Present at Project Brandwoven™  

Teams representing various centers and units within the school have been working on projects to help reinforce the school’s brand to internal and external audiences. The top projects will be presented on Friday, May 9 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Fluno Center.

BCC Appreciation Luncheon Slated

Faculty and staff are invited to attend the Business Career Center Appreciation Lunch on May 15.  

Student Awards Presented at MBA Celebration

Several Wisconsin MBA students were honored with awards at the MBA Celebration. 

New Course to Explore Emerging India

Emerging India, a new International Business 365 Contemporary Topics course, will be offered this fall,

FACULTY-STAFF  NEWS

Accomplishments

• Blair Nelson Sanford
• Robert Krainer

Transitions

• James M. Johannes
• Roger Maclean
• Chuck Krueger
• Linda Gorchels
• Jennifer Smet 
• Jack Nevin
• Craig Thompson
• Robert Krainer
• James Hodder

Departures

• Tony Cooke

Enterprise MBA Updates

The Enterprise MBA Speaker Series had as its speaker Paul Linzmeyer, a general partner with Innovation for Sustainable Operations, Inc.     

The Executive MBA program will graduate its 14th class on Saturday, May 17. 

About the Gazette

The Gazette is published monthly by Marketing Services for faculty and staff of the Wisconsin School of Business. Submissions for the June 1 issue of the Gazette should be sent by May 27  to Editor Lari Fanlund, lfanlund@bus.wisc.edu.