Betsy Drummer, academic advisor, was awarded an MA in Educational Technology from WMU during spring commencement.
The Haworth College of Business held its Second Annual Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony and Reception in April. The following awards were presented by Dr. Kay Palan, dean:
Dr. Sime Curkovic, professor of management, was named to the editorial review board and nominated as chief-editor for InTech - open science I open minds, a multidisciplinary open access publisher of books and journals covering science, technology and medicine. InTechOpen is an Open Access reading platform for InTech publications, a space where users can read, share and download more than 300 books and 8,000 book chapters. All content at InTechOpen (www.intechopen.com) is distributed under the Open Access label and under the Creative Commons license - freely accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world. It's headquarters is in Rijeka, Croatia.
Dr. Karen M. Lancendorfer, associate professor of marketing, is the recipient of a 2012 American Academy of Advertising Research Fellowship Grant. The grant monies will be used to to assist her research in political advertising.
Dr. Christopher Korth, professor of finance, is teaching at Sunway University in Malaysia during the spring term. Sunway was the first of the "twinning" programs WMU established with international colleges and universities. These international students take a curriculum based upon WMU's requirements at their home college or university. The students who meet WMU standards then are invited to transfer to WMU. The Sunway program is celebrating its 25th year. Over 2,000 Sunway students have finished their degrees at WMU, with a large percentage in the Haworth College of Business.
Advisors earn career certification. The Global Career Development Facilitator certification recognizes the education and experience of those working in career development occupations. The certification requires successful completion of an approved 120+ hour Career Development Facilitator training program that is built around 12 core competencies and specific educational and experience requirements.The following Haworth College of Business staff have met the requirements for the GCDF credential:
The GCDF certification was developed by the National Career Development Association, the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee and the Center for Credentialing in Education.
Jo Wiley, master faculty specialist and coordinator of business communication, has had a poem, “Rites” published in Encore magazine's October edition, page 21. Wiley was the recipient of the 2009 Kalamazoo Community Literacy Award for Adult Poetry and has an essay, “The Rest of the Story,” published in “Chicken Soup for the College Soul.”
Dr. Muhammad A. Razi, associate professor of BIS, has been selected to serve a three-year term on the Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance (DynAA) Advisory Council. The role recognizes his hard work and dedication to the field of technology in education. The council serves as a leader in evangelizing technology in education and helps to advise the direction of the program.
Dr. Robert Harrison, assistant professor of marketing, won the Best Poster Award at the Consumer Culture Theory Conference in Evanston, Illi., for his conference paper “The Role of Advertising in the Evolution of Thanksgiving,” co-authored with Samantha Cross and Mary Gilly.
Dr. David Burnie was named the National City Corporation Endowed Chair in Finance and Commercial Law. The award is given to an outstanding tenure track faculty member with a rank of assistant professor or higher who has demonstrated exceptional contributions to his/her discipline, and is based on the consideration of all aspects of the academic records – teaching, research and service, and for overall contributions to the discipline.
Dr. Satish P. Deshpande was recently admitted as a member of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations. The Consortium was founded in the spring of 1996 with the support of the Fetzer Institute. After a review process, only those with a strong record of accomplishment as applied researchers in the world are admitted as individual members.
Dr. Tom Edmonds was named Outstanding Volunteer at the National Philanthropy Day 2010 event sponsored by the West Michigan Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The award recognizes outstanding skills in coordinating and motivating volunteers for fundraising projects that benefit charitable institutions.
Geralyn Heystek, Linda Ickes and Jessie Wagner were awarded approval for the MBTI® Master Practitioner Credential Program.
Linda Ickes completed the National Career Development Association training program and has been named to the Career Development Facilitator Instructor credential program registry.
Dr. Jerry Kreuze, was named a faculty fellow of the Lee Honors College. A faculty fellow designation is the highest honor that the LHC gives to a member of the WMU faculty. The award recognizes Kreuze on many years of dedicated teaching and mentoring of honors students.
Dr. Karen Lancendorfer was honored at the American Academy of Advertising Conference for her years of dedication and service to the Journal of Interactive Advertising.
Dr. Zahir Quraeshi was appointed by the U. S. Secretary of Commerce to the Michigan District Export Council – West. In this position he will contribute his leadership and business experience to the nation’s joint industry/government expansion efforts.
Dr. Nancy Schullery was elected second vice president of the Association for Business Communication. As second vice president, Schullery will advance to the office of first vice president (2011-2012) and president (2012-2013).
Dr. Roberta Schultz was selected as associate editor, American Journal of Business.
Dr. Christina Stamper won a “Best Reviewer” award for the Journal of Organizational Behavior, for her service on the editorial board.
Dr. Andrew Targowski was elected for the second term as president of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, a scholarly association committed to the notion that complex civilization problems need multidisciplinary analysis. The society is affiliated with comparative studies programs worldwide and fosters internationalism through annual meetings and publications.
Dr. Devrim Yaman – received the “Best Individual Stock Selection Award” in the Chartered Financial Analyst West Michigan Society Annual Forecasting contest.
