The Department
of Economics, Finance, and Marketing has had a very successful
year. Below are a list of our faculty, staff, and student accomplishments
for the 2003-2004 year.
- Dr. Whewon Cho, Professor of Economics and former
chairperson of Department of Management, Marketing, and Economics
retired June 30, 2004, after 41 years of exemplary services
to his students, colleagues, the College of Business, the university,
and the community.
- The College of Business received a $100,000
gift from Nashville stockbroker Buzz Heidtke to create a student-managed
investment fund for small-micro-cap stocks. To read more, please
click here for Herald-Citizen article.
- Dr. Deryl W. Martin was named the Heidtke Professor of Finance.
- Dr. Don Weinrauch continues to host the weekly business show
Upper Cumberland Business Profiles on WCTE-TV, our local
PBS Station. His show highlights successful entrepreneurship
in our region.
- Dr. Bob G. Wood has been selected as the interim director of
MBA Studies.
- Dr. O. Karl Mann was selected to the position of Vice President
of the Collegiate Division of the American Marketing
Association for 2004-2005.
- The Department will welcome two new faculty
members for 2004-2005. Dr. Ismet Anitsal, Assistant Professor
of Marketing will be coming to us from the University of Tennessee.
This give the department one additional marketing professor bringing
our total in this area to four. Dr. Ferdinand DiFurio, Assistant
Professor of Economics, will be coming to us from Clemson University.
Dr. DiFurio will be filling the position made available with
Dr. Cho's retirement.
- Senior marketing majors Stephanie Vaughn and Sinclair Henry
were named Queen and King of the 2003 Homecoming.
- Phillip Jackson, a senior marketing major, has been elected
to serve as SGA President for 2004-2005.
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