Over the last year the School of Business welcomed three new members to
the PLU family!
Among them is Dean Jim Clapper who accepted the
position late last spring. In the year Clapper has been at PLU he
has worked with the guidance of the faculty to redesign the BBA program
and reached out into the local community to build and strengthen
relationships with local business leaders. To read more about Jim
Clapper click here
Deanna Steiner and Abby Wigstrom-Carlson also joined the School of
Business team this past year.
Deanna was hired as the
undergraduate coordinator in the spring of 2004 and in just one year of
working with business students was honored by the Women’s Center as one
of PLU's most inspirational women. Deanna advises undergraduate
students majoring or minoring in business, she works closely with the
transfer and international students transitioning to PLU and also is
the liason for the School of Business and the developing partnership
with the Franklin Pierce School District and Junior Achievement of
Washington.
Abby Wigstrom-Carlson is the newest member of the team coming on board
in February of 2005 as the director of graduate programs and external
relations. Abby is a recent alum of the PLU MBA program and
previously worked for the PLU Office of Admissions. She advises
incoming and current graduate students, supports the efforts of the
PLUS Business alumni association and develops communication and
marketing pieces for the School of Business.
AACSB Accreditation Reaffirmed in 2005
The School of Business was reaffirmed by the Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in April of this year marking
the 29th year of AACSB accreditation for the School of Business.
Being an AACSB accredited institution means that the programs offered
at PLU have attained the highest level of achievement and met the
stringent standards set forth by the Association.
PLU is one of just one of eight schools in the state of Washington to
be fully accredited in business, and one of just three schools
accredited in accounting (one of just 14 programs in the region).
Only 168 accounting programs world-wide have this level of
accreditation. The School of Business will be reviewed annually
and will be up for re-accreditation in 2010.
Faculty Awards & Publications
At the Spring 2005 Honors Banquet the following faculty & staff
members were honored for their outstanding service to PLU and the
student body:
Dean’s Award for
Service
Thad Barnowe 2004-05 Regency Advancement
Award
Dr. Eli Berniker 2004-05 Research
Award
Dave McNabb Wells Fargo Excellence in Teaching
Award
Quoc Pham Staff Meritorious Service
Award
Deanna Steiner
2004-2005 Faculty Intellectual Contributions
Jim Albers’ abstract entitled “Building a culture for innovation” was
approved for presentation at the Fifth International Conference on
Knowledge, Culture and Change to take place this July at the University
of the Aegean in Rhodes, Greece.
Stu Bancroft and Larry Hegstad’s manuscript entitled “Using the
valuation identity to enhance long-term retention in the managerial
finance course” was accepted for publication in Mountain Plains Journal
of Business and Economics.
http://www.mountainplains.org/articles/articles.html
Thad Barnowe, Chung-Shing Lee and Dave McNabb published and article
entitled “Environmental issues in Taiwan and the US:
Cross-cultural implications for public policy” in Cross-Cultural
Management.
Eli Berniker’s book review of Edgar Schein’s DEC is Dead: Long Live DEC
was published in the December issue of Administrative Sciences
Quarterly.
Bruce Finnie, F.G. Wolf and Linda Gibson collaboration on the article
entitled “Corruption and growth potential in the Baltic states: The
role of freedom and ownership will be published in the EBS Review, No.
20 spring issue.
Gundar King, Bruce Finnie, Thad Barnowe and Linda Gibson’s article
entitled “Corruption and economic development on the Baltic
Littoral:Focus on Latvia” was published in the Journal of Baltic
Studies, 35 (4), 329-345.
The Journal of Legal Studies Education published and article written by
Diane MacDonald and Judy Ramaglia entitled “Teaching international
business law: A liberal arts perspective.” The article appeared
in the winter issue.
Quoc Pham and Merl Simpson presented their paper entitled “Optimizing
for country of origin effects: A cross-regional study of four
product categories” at the Western Decision Sciences Institute in
Vancouver, B.C. in March 2005.
Catherine Pratt collaborated with W. Plant and J. McAnn to co-author
and present a paper entitled “Governing the family business through
codes of ethics, conduct & value statements” at the Family Firm
Institute Annual Conference in Boston, Mass. in October of 2004.
Merl Simpson and Fern Zabriskie presented their paper entitled
“Enhancing student learning: Using experiential learning in an
Introduction to Business course” at the Western Decision Sciences
Institute in Vancouver, B.C. in March 2005.
On the Horizon
Family Business Institute will be held Nov. 18th!
Watch for information on the Fall MBA Speaker Series!
Among them is Dean Jim Clapper who accepted the
position late last spring. In the year Clapper has been at PLU he
has worked with the guidance of the faculty to redesign the BBA program
and reached out into the local community to build and strengthen
relationships with local business leaders. To read more about Jim
Clapper click 
the
undergraduate coordinator in the spring of 2004 and in just one year of
working with business students was honored by the Women’s Center as one
of PLU's most inspirational women. Deanna advises undergraduate
students majoring or minoring in business, she works closely with the
transfer and international students transitioning to PLU and also is
the liason for the School of Business and the developing partnership
with the Franklin Pierce School District and Junior Achievement of
Washington.
Abby Wigstrom-Carlson is the newest member of the team coming on board
in February of 2005 as the director of graduate programs and external
relations. Abby is a recent alum of the PLU MBA program and
previously worked for the PLU Office of Admissions. She advises
incoming and current graduate students, supports the efforts of the
PLUS Business alumni association and develops communication and
marketing pieces for the School of Business.