New Faculty Cindy Conn, assistant professor of business
communication, received a Ph.D. in organizational communication from Purdue University. Before joining Elon, Conn held positions at Texas Tech University and Virginia Commonwealth University. Her areas of research include business communication and applied learning.
Faculty Faculty Accomplishments Alexander Yap, associate professor of management information systems, authored Information Systems for Global Financial Markets: Emerging Developments and Effects. In his debut book, Yap sheds light on the systems and technologies that automatically execute transactions based on complex formulas involving prices and trends. Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management John Burbridge contributed content to one chapter, and Professor of Finance Wonhi Synn and Associate Professor of Finance Robert Pavlik served on the editorial board of the project. Art Cassill, Wesley R. Elingburg Professor
of Accounting, was named the 2012 Outstanding Educator of the Year by the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.The award recognizes a member’s outstanding performance and contributions to the field of accounting education. Betsy Stevens, associate professor of busi-
ness administration, received a citation award from the Journal of Business Ethics for her article, “An Analysis of Corporate Ethical Code Studies: Where Do We Go from Here?” The journal included the article, which was originally published in 1994, in its list of “citation classics.”
Beth McAlhany, lecturer of marketing, received a master’s degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She previously served as the director of merchandising and director of marketing at Kindermusik International. Amy Moorman, senior lecturer of business
law, received a J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law and an MBA from Indiana University. Prior to joining Elon, Moorman taught at Creighton University, the University of Memphis and Doane College. Her research interests include environmental law and business ethics. Robert Moorman, Frank S. Holt, Jr. Pro-
fessor of Business Leadership, received a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Indiana University. Previously, he was the Robert Daugherty Chair in Management, associate dean for graduate business programs and founding director of the Anna Tyler Waite Center for Leadership at Creighton University. Moorman also taught at West Virginia University and the University of Otago in New Zealand. His research interests include the study of leader integrity, work group cooperation, organizational justice and the performance of organizational citizenship behaviors. Irana Scott, assistant professor of account-
Matthew Valle, professor of management,
received the Best Reviewer Award for 2012 from Career Development International. In 2011, CDI used more than 100 reviewers, in addition to members of the editorial board, to review submitted manuscripts. From this pool, Valle was one of two reviewers selected for this recognition.
ing, received a Ph.D. from the University of Memphis. Scott previously taught at the University of Memphis, James Madison University, University of Virginia’s College at Wise and Averett University. Her research interests include auditing, cash flows, revenue manipulation, revenue recognition and fraud discovery. Scott is a CPA in the state of Virginia.
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