Latest News: December 2005

Smeal Launches Entrepreneurship Program For High School Teachers

Penn State's Smeal College of Business has launched a landmark entrepreneurial education program designed to provide school teachers with the skills they need to teach entrepreneurship to high school students.

Huang Wins Best Dissertation Award

Zan Huang, assistant professor of supply chain and information systems at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, received the ACM SIGMIS Doctoral Dissertation Award for the best dissertation in the field of information systems at the International Conference on Information Systems in Las Vegas this month.

Ventura, Tew Picked To Lead Master Of Manufacturing Management Degree Program

Jose Ventura, professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering, and Jeffrey Tew, clinical professor of supply chain and information systems, have been named co-directors of the master's degree program in manufacturing management.

Penn State, U.S. Army Form Education Partnership

Penn State Executive Programs, part of the Smeal College of Business, has partnered with the Defense Department's U.S. Army Logistics Management College (ALMC) to offer military personnel the opportunity to earn a Certificate in Supply Chain Management.

Jaffe To Head Smeal's Insurance And Real Estate Department

Austin J. Jaffe, Philip H. Sieg Professor of Business Administration, has been named chair of the Insurance and Real Estate Department at Penn State's Smeal College of Business for a three-year term effective Jan. 1, 2006.

Smeal Professor's Four-Volume Accounting Ethics Published

Routledge has published a new book edited by J. Edward Ketz, associate professor of accounting at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, that includes nearly 100 essays by leading professionals and academics examining the theories and realities of accounting ethics.

Purdum Sits On Awards Ceremony Advisory Panel

Susan Purdum, administrative director and senior research assistant for the Center of Supply Chain Research at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, served on the advisory panel as a judge for the Defense Logistics 2005 Awards Ceremony, held Nov. 29 in Washington, D.C.

Harrison Honored As Distinguished Professor

Penn State has named Smeal College of Business Management Professor David A. Harrison a Distinguished Professor for his record of service to Smeal in both teaching and research. Distinguished Professorships are awarded annually by the University to select faculty members who have been nominated by their college for outstanding academic contributions.

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