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ACADEMICSCal Poly Accounting Clubrated tops in 2007-08The Cal Poly Accounting Club(CPAC) was named Club of the Yearin the Orfalea College of Businessby the Business Student Councilfor 2007-08.Judging is based on professionaldevelopment opportunities offered toclub members, community service,involvement in Orfalea College ofBusiness activities by members ofthe club, social events, co-sponsoredevents, and attendance, as well asclub philanthropy.As Club of the Year, CPACreceived a $300 gift from the BusinessCouncil, a plaque which will betheirs to keep, and their name on theperpetual plaque, which hangs in theStudent Success Center.James Huang of Fremont wasthe president of CPAC for 2007-08.Approximately 300 alumni,students, faculty and representativesfrom firms providing scholarshipsattended this year’s annual SpringBanquet for CPAC in May. AccountingArea Chair Doug Cerf introducedour two new accounting faculty,Rodney Mock and Andreas Simon.Numerous seniors were recognizedfor their academic accomplishmentsand contributions to theaccounting area and college at theJames Huang (center), president of CPAC,and members of CPAC are all smiles afterbeing named Club of the Year by theBusiness Student Council at the AnnualCollege Awards Banquet.banquet, and five seniors receivedscholarships for CPA review courses,while 31 juniors received $49,000 inscholarships ranging from $1,000 to$3,500 from 23 organizations.Hilda Zacarias (Accounting ’89)was recognized as the accountingarea’s honored alumna for herachievements and for her numerouscontributions to the people of SantaBarbara County. Lindsay Flandersof San Diego and Kyle Slattery ofSanta Barbara were recognized asCPAC and SAAC’s outstandingmembers, respectively.Ernst & Young named EddyQuijano the outstanding accountingeducator. Arline Savage received theDeloitte Faculty Fellowship andDoug Cerf received the KPMGFaculty Fellowship. Chevron andPricewaterhouseCoopers announcedtheir intentions to fund facultyfellowships.Day in the Park and the SpringBanquet were organized by chairAjna Vuk of Sunnyvale, and committeemembers Jenny Allison ofSan Diego, Katie Brown of Stockton,Lindsey Flanders and Mike April ofSanta Cruz.CFA CONTINUEDChallenge team composed of 17seniors, who received four units ofcredit toward their senior project infall 2007.”Ramezani deliberately used theword, “challenge,” to alert students tothe multi-faceted demands of theCFA Level 1 test. To successfullycompete against 175,000 other candidatesand professionals, the CFAchallenge senior project wouldrequire a year-long commitment to adisciplined and self-directed study ofaccounting, economics, ethics,finance and quantitative methods. Tosucceed, students would have tocommit at least 10 hours of independentstudy per week over the courseof the academic year.Under Ramezani’s guidance, thestudents formed teams that researchedand organized the materials coveredby Level 1 exam. Students thenplanned their entire senior yearcourse work to maximize the coverageof the materials in the CFA exam.Ramezani also held numerousstudy sessions, administered severalpractice tests, and invited outsidespeakers who discussed strategies toprepare for the CFA test and theprofessional benefits of obtainingthis designation. After joining thischallenge in September, Justin Dorn(Finance ’07) was so eager, he signedup for the earlier exam in December –and passed. Both Fernandez and Dornshared their preparation strategies andthe key to their success with the restof the class.This year’s Cal Poly CFA challengeteam will participate in the2009 Level 1 exam in June. Thisgroup of seniors is already studyinghard and eager to receive guidanceand encouragements.For further information regardingthe CFA challenge program,please contact Cyrus Ramezani atcramezan@calpoly.edu.32 ❚ ANNUAL REPORT 2007-08
ACADEMICSThe Orfalea College of Business StudentAmbassadors celebrate their 10th year in2008-09, and the success they will enjoyin the program comes in part due to thehard work and dedication of the manyStudent Ambassadors who have workedso diligently in the previous nine years.(See former Ambassadors, next page.)Established in 1999 as a publicrelations arm of the Orfalea College ofBusiness by Dean William Boynton, theAmbassadors are students who volunteertheir time to promote the college and theuniversity. Their mission is to act as aliaison between the Orfalea College ofBusiness, students and industry, and puta “face” on the college.Ambassadors were on hand whenPaul Orfalea gave his transformationalgift to name the college. They have givencountless tours to prospective studentsand their parents; greeted approximatelyStudent AmbassadorsCELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF SUCCESS1,700 industry representatives who visitedcampus to conduct recruiting interviews;acted as hosts at college alumni reunionsstatewide; staffed the Open House booth;greeted advisory council members forluncheon and dinner meetings; welcomedthousands of prospective students andtheir parents at Open House AcademicDay activities; and continued to be availablefor a variety of unusual and challengingtasks – always with a smile.“Thank you to our outstanding StudentAmbassadors, and the commitmentthey show to the college,” says Dean DaveChristy. “As I have worked with thesestudents for the past four years, I havebeen impressed with the leadership skillsthat they exhibit. We are seeing that thesestudents do go on to become leaders inindustry where personal persuasion,fairness and serving-while-leading are allso critical. This is truly learn by doing.”2008-09 Ambassadors, front row (fromleft): Pooja Patel, Hayward; HeatherRaymond, San Diego; Emily Burns, DalyCity; Paige Cameron, Alamo; and KamiTolar, Redlands. Second row (from left):Ramon Angel, San Luis Obispo; LaurenColes, Thousand Oaks; Cassie Depew,Vacaville; Stephanie Liu, Elk Grove; NicolleMacDonald, Auburn; and Ashley Bartlett,Shingle Springs. Third row (from left):Marshall Dear, Danville; Kelsey Monken,Solana Beach; Andrew Flachner, PalosVerdes. Fourth row (from left): ChristineHogan, Benicia; Will Ranish, Sebastopol;Brad Huge, Bakersfield; Josh Pickles,Redwood City; Steven Anderson, Upland;and Leslie McKinley, advisor. Top row(from left): Jen Smiley, Laguna Niguel;Jonathan Mahrt, Petaluma; MichaelParikh, Los Altos Hills; Robbie Johnson,San Luis Obispo; Cameron Pangrle,Cupertino; Kyle Brockman, Seattle, WA;and Dean Dave Christy.ORFALEA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ❚ 33
Page 1 and 2: ANNUAL REPORT ❚ ACADEMIC YEAR 200
Page 3 and 4: DEAN’ S MESSAGEMaking life better
Page 5 and 6: STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE 2008Progress
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Page 9 and 10: FACULTY NEWSFaculty and scholarship
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