ECU College of Business
Year in Review Eakins Named Dean and Other Leadership Changes Dr. Stan Eakins was named dean of the College of Business, effective January 1, 2012. Eakins had served as interim dean since December 2010, replacing Dr. Frederick Niswander who now serves as ECU’s vice chancellor for administration and finance. A professor of finance at ECU, Eakins previously served as associate dean of the College for nearly six years and is former chair of the Department of Finance. Dr. Paul Schwager now serves as associate dean for the College of Business. An associate professor in the Department of Management Information Systems, Schwager previously served as the College’s assistant dean for assessment, accreditation, and curriculum. Dr. Shanan Gibson serves as associate dean for student and faculty development, taking over for Maggie O’Hara who was appointed director of e-learning for the University of North Carolina General Administration. Gibson is an associate professor in the Department of Management. ECU College of Business Named a Top Business School for 2012 For the fifth straight year, the College of Business at East Carolina University again earned top marks, ranking among the best U. S. business schools according to the Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company featured ECU in its newly released 2012 edition of “The Best 294 Business Schools.” ECU’s Online MBA Program Earns Top Marks from U.S. News East Carolina University’s MBA program ranks among the top 20 in online education, according to U. S. News & World Report’s first-ever ranking of graduate-level business distance-education programs released in January 2012. Out of 161 graduate business programs listed, ECU ranked number 17 for overall student services and technology. ECU also scored points for its teaching practices and student engagement (No. 26) and admissions selectivity (No. 28). Emily Post Institute Director Speaks at ECU Peter Post, director of the Emily Post Institute and author of five etiquette books, spoke to a crowd of
Outstanding seniors (L-R): Michael Andrews, Marketing and Supply Chain Management; Chelsi Chandler, Management Information Systems; Camille Hefner, Accounting; and Dillon Godley, Finance. Not pictured: David Jauss, Management.
more than 1,000 people on March 21 as part of the Cunanan Leadership Speaker Series hosted by the College of Business. One of renowned author Emily Post’s four great-grandchildren, Post writes the “Etiquette at Work” column for the Sunday edition of the Boston Globe. He is author of the bestselling books Essential Manners For Men and Essential Manners For Couples, and he co-authored The Etiquette Advantage In Business, which is in its second edition and is used in the College of Business’s junior-level leadership course. Outstanding Seniors Named for 2011–2012 Five outstanding seniors from each department in the College of Business were honored for their academic achievement during the annual Graduate Recognition Ceremony in May 2012. The Department of Accounting honored Camille Hefner as its outstanding senior. Hefner graduated in Dec. 2011. She is currently enrolled in the master of science in accounting program at ECU and will graduate in May 2013. The Department of Finance selected Dillon Godley as its outstanding senior. Godley graduated in May 2012 with a concentration in managerial finance. He has accepted employment as a financial analyst and contracts administrator for E. R. Lewis
Construction Company based in Greenville. The Department of Management named David Jauss Jr. as its outstanding senior. Jauss graduated in May 2012 with a concentration in management. He will pursue an MBA degree this fall while continuing to play Division I baseball. Chelsi Chandler was selected by the Department of MIS as its outstanding senior. Chandler graduated in May 2012 with a concentration in management information systems. She begins employment as a business analyst with Credit Suisse in Research Triangle Park in July. She will pursue an MBA degree through ECU’s online program in the fall. The Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management honored Michael Andrews as its outstanding senior. Andrews graduated in May 2012 with a concentration in operations and supply chain management. He accepted a position with GlaxoSmithKline in their “Prospects in Procurement” Graduate Development program, where he will rotate roles between RTP and Philadelphia. College of Business Holds First-Ever ‘Declaration Day’ The College of Business welcomed business students in January 2012 with its inaugural
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