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

Persons, Places | RetirementsMarvin Hill Thomas Galvin Linda Schaller Jay WagleRetirementsMarvin Hill, J.D., Ph.D., retired fromNIU’s Department of Management inMay 2006 after 29 years of serviceto NIU. Over his career, he taught inthe areas of business law and humanresources. He also taught coursesin NIU’s College of Law. His abilityto engage students in the classroomwas recognized with Excellence inTeaching awards in the Department ofManagement and College of Business.Hill’s expertise in arbitration resulted innumerous scholarly articles and booksused by lawyers, judges, and humanresource management practitioners.In addition, he was a permanentpanel arbitrator with appointments atlarge companies, such as AmericanAirlines, United Airlines, as well ascity governments. Hill has many otherinterests besides the law, as well. He ispassionate about painting and cookingand often shares his talents in thekitchen with colleagues and friends.Thomas Galvin, associate professor ofoperations management, retired in May2006. He received his Ph.D. from theIllinois Institute of Technology in 1978,after a 15-year career in industry whichincluded positions at Western Electricand Motorola. He began teachingfor the Department of ManagementSciences (now OM&IS) in 1979. Heoften spent his summers consultingfor area firms including Zenith andUnited Stationers. Galvin developeda number of simulation and inventorymanagement and control systems,including the FOR/G SchedulingSystem, which he also used in histeaching. He was selected by studentsto receive the department’s outstandingteaching award many times, includingduring his final semester. In recognitionof Tom Galvin’s excellent teaching andmentorship, alumnus Paul Ernst (B.S.OM&IS 1985) created the OutstandingOperations Student Scholarship inHonor of Thomas Galvin, awardedfor the first time in April 2006 at theDepartment of OM&IS Spring Banquet.Linda Schaller, highly valued headsecretary for the Department ofMarketing, retired in December 2006.Schaller began her NIU career in 1983,when she worked with the university’scatalog copy editor. Schaller’s NIUexperience also included working inthe university’s Provost’s Office andwith the Graduate School’s curriculumcommittees. In 1991, Linda joined theCollege of Business, where she workedin the college’s alumni relations areabefore transferring to the college’sDepartment of Marketing. Linda helpedseveral department chairs, manyfaculty, and countless students duringher years with NIU. Not only will herexpertise and capabilities be missedby many, but so will Linda’s engagingpersonality. We wish her muchhappiness in her new adventures.Jay Wagle began teaching in theDepartment of Marketing in 1981 andretired in 2006. He earned his Ph.D.at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Wagle’s teaching interests were inmarketing strategy and promotionmanagement. In 1993, Jay Wagleand Denise Schoenbachler workedwith representatives from the ChicagoAssociation of Direct MarketingEducation Foundation (CADMEF) todevelop a direct marketing program.This program is now an area of study ininteractive marketing. As founder of theMarketing Honor Society (MHS), Wagleraised more than $12,000 for MHSscholarships. Wagle also served as theNIU Honors Program director for threeyears, was a member of the College ofBusiness Strategic Planning Councilfrom 1999 to 2005, and served on the2004-2005 Ethics Task Force. Over thecourse of his tenure, Wagle receivednumerous honors, including Excellencein Teaching nominations at bothgraduate and undergraduate levels.Wagle is a self-admitted history buff.He is currently working on a collectionof short stories.New faculty and staff appointments summarizedby Ashley LePard (marketing major) and Michelle De Jean24 | NIU College of Business www.cob.niu.edu Where the Classroom Meets the Business World