Latest News: April 2005

June Penn State Executive Forum Explores Leadership Perspectives

Three of the nation's top experts on leadership and financial markets from Penn State's Smeal College of Business will share their insights on strategic growth, driving shareholder value, and change leadership during the "Penn State Executive Forum: Perspectives on Leadership" on June 23 at Penn State's University Park Campus.

Smeal Op-Ed: Executive Coaches Can Help Flex Leadership Muscle

They say that behind every great athlete is a great coach. And behind many successful business leaders today is an executive coach.

Student Marketing Association Named Region's Best

The Penn State Marketing Association (PSMA), one of 29 student organizations at the Smeal College of Business, recently was named top chapter in the Eastern Region during the American Marketing Association International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans. PSMA also took first place for its use of the conference theme during the exhibit competition at the event.

Smith To Receive Accounting Education Award

Charles H. Smith, the KPMG Professor of Accounting at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, has been selected to receive the 2005 Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Smeal Wins Big Ten MBA Case Competition

A team of four first-year MBA students from Penn State's Smeal College of Business recently won the annual Big Ten MBA Case Competition, with two Smeal students also earning individual accolades.

Goldberg Addresses Institute Of Medicine Committee On Childhood Nutrition

Marvin Goldberg, the Irving & Irene Bard Professor of Business Administration and chair of the Department of Marketing at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, has completed an in-depth report on marketing tactics to address the unhealthy eating habits of children and the growing problem of childhood obesity. He recently presented the major elements of the report to an Institute of Medicine task force.

Smeal Survivor Produces Newest Winner

Michael Ettinger, a Penn State senior majoring in finance and history, weathered three intense rounds of questioning from a panel of judges and emerged as the winner of Smeal Survivor V, an annual competition in which undergraduates become virtual CEOs of multi-national, multi-billion-dollar companies.

Smeal Video: Panel Discusses Energy Issues

Penn State's Smeal College of Business hosted a panel discussion on energy issues in conjunction with its Board of Visitors meetings on April 14 in Philadelphia. "Conversations with Business Leaders: The Role of Energy in Today's Economy" featured John Arnold of Petroleum Products Corporation, Fariborz Ghadar of Smeal's Center for Global Business Studies, Steve Sheetz of Sheetz, Inc., and Pat Woertz of ChevronTexaco.

Undergraduate Honored For Supply Chain Potential

Tania Santiago, a supply chain and information systems major at Penn State's Smeal College of Business and a student in the University's Schreyer Honors College, recently was honored by the R. Gene and Nancy D. Richter Foundation as a high-potential future leader in the procurement field.

Smeal Op-Ed: Great Leaders Are Effective Interpreters

I once had the pleasure of attending a speech by James Ross when he was President of BP America. In that speech, Ross noted, "Seeing is auditing life. Vision is interpreting life so that others may see it."

Three Honored For Teaching & Advising Excellence

Karl Muller, Rose Mary Witham, and Kaan Kuzu have received 2004-2005 Dillwyn P. Paiste, III and Fred Brand, Jr. Awards from Penn State's Smeal College of Business. The awards, which recognize excellence in teaching and advising at the college, were presented April 5 during a ceremony at the Nittany Lion Inn.

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