Spring 2007 Issue - NIU College of Business - Northern Illinois ...

Persons, Places | FacultyFaculty and Staff AchievementsEd Brata, marketing instructor, wasone of two College of Business teachersnominated by students university-wideto receive the 2006 NIU Student ChoiceAward.Jon Briscoe, associate professorof management, was elected to aleadership position in the CareersDivision in the Academy of Managementin 2006. The Academy of Managementis the leading professional associationfor scholars dedicated to creatingand disseminating knowledge ofmanagement and organizations. Briscoewill serve as Professional DevelopmentWorkshop chair. In 2006, Briscoe alsoreceived the 2006 Executive M.B.A.Golden Apple Award as the outstandingfirst-year professor in NIU’s ExecutiveM.B.A. program.Natalie Churyk, assistant professorof accountancy, was named theCaterpillar professor of accountancy.Norm Goldstein, finance instructor,made press in the December 2006edition of Futures in Finance, whichis published by the Association forFinance Professionals. The publicationsingles out Goldstein and the NIUTreasury Management course forhaving one of the largest CorporateTreasury Management (CTM) programsin the country. The CTM field is oneof the fastest growing in terms of jobavailability for new graduates.Debra Hopkins, CPA review director,was named to the university’s “AmazingWomen” list in 2006. The “AmazingWomen” designation recognizes womenfor noteworthy achievements in theircareers and personal lives. The awardwas created by the NIU PresidentialCommission on the Status of Women.Gerald Jensen, professor of finance,co-authored a research paper entitled“Gridlock’s Gone, Now What?” withUniversity of Wisconsin-OshkoshProfessor Scott Beyer and CFA InstituteManaging Director Robert Johnson.The research paper was published inthe September/October 2006 edition ofThe Financial Analysts Journal. Jensen’sco-authored paper received mediacoverage in several national mediaoutlets.Jim Johnson, professor of finance,received the 2006 Executive M.B.A.Golden Apple Award as the outstandingsecond-year professor in NIU’sExecutive M.B.A. program. Johnsonalso was voted the Golden Apple Awardrecipient for excellence in teaching bythe 2006 Professional M.B.A. class.Katrina Mantzke, assistant professorof accountancy, was named the Kiesoprofessor of accountancy.Rick Ridnour, Enterprise Rent-A-CarCorporation professor of marketing,was one of two College of Businessteachers nominated by studentsuniversity-wide to receive the 2006 NIUStudent Choice Award.Robert Riggle, assistant professorof marketing, was responsible forobtaining a two-year WebSurveyorlicense for NIU’s Departmentof Marketing. WebSurveyor is acomprehensive survey creation anddata collection software program thatallows a researcher to more efficientlycollect and analyze data. The programincludes many customizable options,from questionnaire design andpersonalizing individual surveys forlarge samples to soliciting respondentsvia email.Mark Rosenbaum, assistantprofessor of marketing, authoreda research paper entitled “Exploringthe Social Supportive Role of ThirdPlaces in Consumers’ Lives,” whichwas published in The Journal of ServiceResearch. Rosenbaum’s research studywas reported as a feature story in theChicago Tribune.Ed Brata Jon Briscoe Natalie Churyk Debra HopkinsGerald JensenJim Johnson Katrina Mantzke Rick RidnourRobert RiggleMark RosenbaumBusiness Network 2007 | 21