College of Business Professor Establishes Lectureship in Professional Development

John Ney, Assistant Marketing Professor, Executive Director of the Walter Brown Center for Sales Excellence, and Director of Professional Development, has established a lectureship for Professional Development. An example of the impact that can be made through estate planning, Ney intends to start this endowment to ensure that whoever steps into his shoes one day will have the financial support necessary to continue growing the professional development program at the College of Business.

Prior to ISU, Ney served as the Senior Manager of Customer Operations and Marketing for the start-up cell phone company Syringa Wireless LLC, from 2007 – 2012. Syringa Wireless grew to approximately 15,000 customers and 22 retail stores during that time. Ney has extensive experience in marketing and management, having been Vice President of Customer Operations at Project Mutual Telephone (PMT) in Rupert, Burley and Twin Falls, ID. Prior to that, he worked for GTE/Verizon for eight years in Everett WA, Dallas TX, and St. Louis MO, where he held progressive positions of responsibility and finished with Verizon as the Manager of Customer Quality in the Customer Contact Division. At ISU, his work in professional development has been transformational and provides students with truly unique opportunities.

“I see the value this program has brought to students,” said Ney. “It helps them not only find internships and jobs, it also helps them become more confident in themselves.”