Jones College of Business Annual Report 2018

Annual Report 2018

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n 2017–18, Jones College moved further toward national prominence and regional dominance. We approved several graduate and undergraduate programs in response to market demand. Students in every academic department distinguished themselves in national competitions and real-world projects. We achieved two top 50 national program rankings, for a total of six such recognitions in two years. Our faculty won many national awards for teaching, research, and service. Our brand is stronger than ever. We have achieved gains in major financial gifts for scholarships, programmatic support, and facilities.

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These achievements illustrate hard work and commitment to excellence on the part of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends who support our college’s vision. The startup of the Political Economy Research Institute with the University Honors College is moving ahead briskly. Our Business and Economic Research Center produces high-impact research studies for internal and external clients. Our Lead Center for the Tennessee Small Business Development Center adds capital formation, training, and job creation value to the region.

We submitted our applications for the 2020–21 continuous improvement reviews for business and accounting accreditation to AACSB International, and we have made great progress on implementing recommendations from our last review in 2015–16. More exciting developments are yet to come! Stay tuned.

David J. Urban, Ph.D., PCM, Dean, Professor of Marketing

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Students

David Urban congratulates Hawkins Endowed Scholarship recipient Travis Lytle at the E. W. “Wink” Midgett Awards Ceremony.

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Exchange Student Robin Solheim from Nordland University in Norway attended Jones College in 2017–18 through MTSU’s affiliate study abroad International Student Exchange Program.

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Blue Raider Finance Network. Executives, alumni, graduate and undergraduate students, and faculty connect to facilitate career guidance and access to jobs and internships. Greg Nagel is faculty advisor.

National Association of Women MBAs. MTSU’s chapter will participate in Nashville professional chapter activities. Kim Sokoya is faculty advisor.

Investment Club. Activities help members learn about investing and prepare for an investment-related career. Kevin Zhao is faculty advisor.

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Career Fairs and Networking Career fairs included Accounting’s Meet the Firms; the Business Exchange for Student Talent (BEST); the Graduate Business Student Career Fair; the Risk Management & Insurance Career Fair; the IT Connect Career Fair, including a panel discussion and mock interviews; the Speed Selling event; the Marketing Internship Fair; and the Professional Sales Program Career Exploration Showcase, sponsored

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First Tennessee Bank presented seminars on understanding credit, home purchase, beginning one’s financial journey, and successful budgeting.

IGNITE Program Laura Buckner photographs Alex Baker at the Business Exchange for Student Talent. A total of 1,555 students attended such professional development events as interview preparation, networking, and company information presentations.

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Other networking opportunities included an Information Systems and Analytics gathering for graduating students and alumni; a Graduate Business Studies event for graduate students, alumni, and members of Murfreesboro Young Professionals; and mock interviews and a business mixer in Laura Buckner’s Professional Preparation in Marketing class.

Professional Development Seminars

Jones College Executive in Residence John Boyens spoke at the Graduate Business Studies professional development seminar. The Jones College Executive Education Center and MTSU’s Alumni Office hosted a professional development webinar with MTSU Young Alumni.

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Competition ACCOUNTING. The Beta Alpha Psi chapter qualified for the Deloitte Best Practices competition. M.Acc. student Sophie McMurtray competed with 80 international students in Internal Audit Education Partnership case competition. Sandy Benson’s graduate students participated in the HCA Professional Development and Ethics Competition and Site Visit and a health care grant competition judged by Attorney E. Graham Baker Jr. MARKETING. Six Professional Selling students advanced to Federated Insurance Sales Competition finals with the top three receiving cash prizes.

Sixty Professional Selling students participated in the Speed Selling event.

Matthew Miles placed first in the Gold Quill Award competition hosted by the International Association of Business Communicators–Nashville, where students developed communication projects with businesses and nonprofits.

Student Workers Rachel Vincent and Taylor Adams review their work for the Business and Economic Research Center study on the economic impact of MTSU alumni.

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ECONOMICS AND FINANCE. Kevin Zhao’s TVA Investment Challenge team earned a $4,020 bonus as the reward of alpha (risk adjusted excess return) on its 2017 portfolio, beating the S&P 500 total return by 2.5 percent.

The Real Confidence Investment Challenge team ranked 18th among 39 U.S. student real estate teams. Walker Todd led a team to the second round of the national State Bank Supervisors’ Community Bank Case Study Competition, with the cooperation of Franklin Synergy Bank CEO Lee Moss.

Bronwyn Graves placed first in Jones College Scholars’ Week competition.

MANAGEMENT. Pam Wright Chair in Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition winners were Matthew Bullington (’06), first; Brock Arivett, second; and Evan Hemontolor, third. Adam Smith and Joshua Aaron’s MBA Consulting Competition students presented strategies to Cavalry Logistics.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ANALYTICS. Harvie Franklin placed first in the Association of Information Technology Professionals Business Analytics Competition. Competing against other universities in the Tractor Supply Co.–Google Hackathon, Cameron Chapman and Kirollos Nassif were members of the winning app development team. MTSU’s first-place Hack-MT team included seven students of Michael Murphy and Scott Seipel.

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Degree concentrations. Supply Chain Management, Professional Selling Adult degree completion: B.S. in Commerce. Allows for prior learning assessment and military education credit and can be completed online New major. Risk Management & Insurance Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s programs. Completion of bachelor’s and M.S. in Management or M.B.A. in five years with GMAT exemption

Certification Sixteen of Alizabeth Allgood’s Promotions students achieved Hootsuite certification by implementing a social media plan. Students of Alex Rojas completed ARGUS software training to prepare for certification exams.

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Tom and Martha Boyd Ethical Leadership Week. Keynote address by Steve Flatt, National HealthCare Corp., plus 28 other speakers Promoting Professionalism Week. Classroom visits by 30 speakers, in cooperation with Murfreesboro Young Professionals Nonprofit and Social Innovation Student Summit. Total attendance: 150

Economics Placement Tenure-track faculty appointments were secured by Fady Mansour at Columbus State University in Georgia and Maxwell Deaton at Concord University in West Virginia.

Scholarships and Awards Aidan Black received the Financial Executives International Award.

The Tennessee Society of CPAs awarded $77,500 to 21 Accounting students, more than any other university. Dennielle Pineda received $5,000 from the American Institute of CPAs. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board awarded Gina Nguyen $10,000. Six Information Systems and Analytics students participated in HCA IT Pathways Internships.

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Internship Fair Spencer Carpenter of Northwestern Mutual (l) networks with Matthew Cureton at the Internship Fair.

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Finland. Students accompanied by Laura Buckner took classes at JAMK University of Applied Sciences, toured multinational firms, and visited Helsinki; Tallinn, Estonia; and Stockholm, Sweden.

China. Kim Sokoya’s graduate business students took classes with Shanghai University students with guest lectures by Chinese professors and visited Shanghai Financial Center, two multinational corporations’ facilities, and a Chinese government incubator center for digital commerce.

Taiwan. Kenny Jih’s students studied knowledge management, technological innovation, Taiwan and East Asia politics and economics, and corporate social responsibility with field trips to high-tech R&D sites, manufacturing facilities, traffic control centers, and a government agency.

Career Fair Travelers representative Sharon Massey (l) talks with Aida Motadel at the Risk Management & Insurance Career Fair.

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London and Paris. Jeannie Harrington and Tammy Bahmanziari accompanied 14 Accounting students. Activities included a three-hour session at the International Accounting Standards Board.

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Paula Thomas took students to the Beta Alpha Psi Southeast regional meeting. Kelle Wadley attended the Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Business and Economic Research Center student worker Allison Logan, Actuarial Science, and Donovan Patterson, Accounting, attended the Tennessee Captive Insurance Association conference.

Students qualified to attend the DECA International Career Development Conference in Washington, D.C., by competing in events coordinated by Robert B. Blair at MTSU. Kevin Zhao accompanied TVA Investment Challenge students to the regional conference, where Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System representatives advised on career development and market evaluations.

Tennessee Real Estate Education Foundation trustees escorted Philip Seagraves’s students at the spring Tennessee Association of Realtors convention, where one student accepted a job offer.

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New Chairholder Joshua Aaron now holds the Pam Wright Chair of Entrepreneurship.

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Bill and Kathy Jones Outstanding Faculty. Murat Arik Bridgestone Americas Distinguished Lecturer. Stoney Brooks State Farm Outstanding Faculty. Kristen Shanine Outstanding Dale Carnegie Trainer. Jean Wilson

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National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Laura Buckner, Distinguished Honorary Member National Business Education Association. Virginia Hemby, John Robert Gregg Award Small Business Institute. Joshua Aaron, Homer L. Saunders Mentor Award Nashville Technology Council. Charles Apigian, Community Leader of the Year Office of International Affairs. Kenny Jih, Faculty of the Year 2017 Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. Dean Urban, Chairman’s Award NAACP Tennessee State Conference. Millicent Nelson, Youth Outreach Award MTSU Outstanding EXL Faculty. Lucy Matthews International Conference on Team Science and Innovation. Tom Tang, Keynote Speaker Journal of Information Systems. Andrea Kelton, Outstanding Reviewer Service Award Phi Kappa Phi. Carlo D’Augusta, Influential Faculty

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Award of Excellence. Cliff Welborn Distinguished Teaching. Sandy Benson Distinguished Research. Stoney Brooks Distinguished Service. Leigh Anne Clark Outstanding Staff Member. Phil Collins, Sally Govan

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Sales Laura Buckner serves as interim director of the Office of Professional Sales, established by IGA founder Jamie Noe to deliver innovative sales education to meet business demand.

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Jeannie Harrington passed the Certified in Strategic Competitive Analysis exam sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants.

Steve Morris completed an immersive job-shadowing experience with HCA Corporate, working with the Enterprise Data Architecture group.

Charles Apigian attended training for DataRobot, a machine learning platform that enables the use of predictive analytical models.

Tammy Bahmanziari received her Tennessee CPA license.

Sherry Roberts completed an M.S. degree in Marketing with a concentration in Social Media Marketing.

Amber Bollinger and Emily Yttri presented at the conference of NACADA, the global community for academic advising, in Dublin, Ireland.

Raj Srivastava attended the 2018 DSEF Companies in Focus seminar as a Direct Selling Education Foundation Fellow.

Graduation Analyst Melissa Hawkins joined Jones College as its new graduation analyst.

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Charles Apigian received a $39,000 grant for pre-apprenticeship programs to interest K–12 students in the technology field.

Murat Arik serves as co-editor of the Global Journal of Management and Marketing and on the boards of Leadership Middle Tennessee, the Institute for Global Business Research, and Mind2Marketplace.

Kristie Abston is president of the Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning and president-elect of the Southeast Case Research Association.

Virginia Hemby is secretary-treasurer of the National Business Education Association.

Dean David Urban was a celebrity contestant in the Ballroom Breast Reconstruction Awareness Dancing with the Stars event. He placed second as a celebrity speller in the Read to Succeed Celebrity Spelling Bee. Diane Edmondson and Sherry Roberts are 2018–19 co-facilitators for the Major Pathway Professional Learning Community.

Sherry Roberts served as 2018 vice president of regional growth and development for the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Southern Region Board.

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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. Cliff Welborn, Kimball Bullington Seminars by Executive in Residence John Boyens. Boot Camp for Business Owners, How to Manage a Franchise, sales, alumni networking Concrete Industry Management Executive M.B.A. Cohort Campus Visit.

Heather Brown Leadership Challenge. Deana Raffo and Leigh Anne Clark, facilitators, with 21 Tennessee Department of Transportation employees

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Retirement Fund Basics: Understanding your 401K, 403B, and Roth IRA. Stock Market Game. Regional workshops Personal financial literacy education.

Economics and Business of Energy and the Environment.

Metro-Nashville Public Schools. In-service Financial Leadership. Region 5 Future Business Leaders of America Hands-On Personal Finance and Hands-on Economics The Economics of Gasoline and Decoding the Data Made In Tennessee—Tennessee’s Role in the Automobile Industry.

Nissan Smyrna vehicle assembly plant

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Quarterly reports. Housing Tennessee, for the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, and Global Commerce: Tennessee and the International Economy MTSU research. Alumni economic impact, feasibility studies for prospective degree programs, degree cost estimates, and impact of federally funded university research and development on economic growth External contracts. Williamson County population growth and economic dynamics, benefit-cost analysis of proposed Cates Landing port rail system, and economic impact studies for Cumberland University, Habitat for Humanity of Tennessee, and Florence, Alabama, city schools

Global Commerce Steven Livingston, MTSU professor of Political Science and International Relations, was named associate director of the Business and Economic Research Center. A specialist in issues of political economy and international trade at the national and local levels, he has edited Global Commerce since 1995.

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State of Middle Tennessee Tech. Amy Harris produced a technology workforce report in partnership with the Nashville Technology Council.

Tracking Tennessee’s Economy. The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations renewed David Penn’s grant tor two years.

Office of Consumer Research. Tim Graeff published quarterly Tennessee Consumer Outlook Index and Tennessee Business Barometer reports.

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Sherry Roberts co-authored the third edition of Personal Financial Literacy with Pearson Publishing.

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Real Estate Philip Seagraves directs the Real Estate program at MTSU.

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Ghassem Homaifar published International Financial Management with University Readers.

Carlos Coronel and Steve Morris completed the 13th edition of Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management (Cengage Learning).

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Atlantic Marketing Association. Diane Edmondson, Lucy Matthews, Cheryl Ward: Best Paper, Retailing Track, 2017; Allison Wheeley (student), Cheryl Ward, and Diane Edmondson: Best Paper, Non-Profit/Public Sector Marketing Track, 2017 Academy of Management. Timothy Moake: Douglas Nigh Best Paper Award, International Management Division, 2017 Society for Marketing Advances. Lucy Matthews: Best Overall Conference Paper and Best Paper, Supply Chain Track, 2017 Institute for Global Business Research. Distinguished Research Award: Murat Arik, Patrick Geho, 2017; Murat Arik, Estrella Ndrianasy, 2018 Conference on Information Systems Applied Research. Melinda Korzaan, Amy Harris, Nita Brooks: Distinguished Paper Award, 2017 Financial Management Institute of Canada. Tammy Waymire, co-author, Alan G. Ross Award for Writing Excellence.

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Accounting. Sarah Olsen, secretary Advising. Melissa Hawkins, graduation analyst; Kirstie Boyd, secretary; Lyle Morris, Danielle Swartz-Koufman, and Jackie Walker, advisors Business and Economic Research Center. Steven Livingston, Political Science and International Relations, associate director Data Science Institute at MTSU. Charles Apigian, interim director Dean’s Office. Mary Polk, secretary; Sabrina Wright, financial administrator; Teena Young, operations administrator; Sean Salter, interim assistant dean for assessment Economics and Finance. Debra Goodwin, executive aide IGA Office of Professional Sales. Laura Buckner, interim director Information Systems and Analytics. Tim Greer, interim chair; Tonya Davenport Grata, executive aide Martin Chair of Insurance. Sarah Glass, executive aide Political Economy Research Institute. Daniel Smith, director Retirees. Nancy Bragg, dean’s office; Troy Festervand, Marketing; Duane Graddy, Economics and Finance; Judy Holmes, Information Systems and Analytics; Denise Leggett, Accounting Weatherford Chair of Finance. Anne Anderson, chairholder Wright Chair of Entrepreneurship. Joshua Aaron, chairholder

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Accounting. Associate professors Andrea Kelton, Tammy Waymire assistant professors Carlo D’Augusta, Sarah Garven, Brandon Vagner Economics and Finance. Economics—associate professor Daniel Smith; assistant professors Aaron Gamino, Wisarut Suwanprasert; Finance— professor Anne Anderson; assistant professors Sara Shirley, Jeffrey Stark Information Systems and Analytics. Assistant professor Michael Erskine Management. Assistant professors Kristie Abston, Timothy Moake, Adam Smith Marketing. Assistant professor Michael Peasley

Dedicated Service Congratulating Duane Graddy on retirement after 45 years on the Economics and Finance faculty (l-r): former MTSU provost Barbara Haskew, Graddy, former department chair John Lee, and Economics Professor Emeritus Reuben Kyle.

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Corporate Communication Luncheon HCA instructional designer Mollye Dietrich speaks at the event hosted by the International Association of Business Communicators–Nashville.

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IGA Office of Professional Sales. Jamie Noe Micheal L. Heath Memorial Scholarship Endowment. Carol Willis Carl Akers Gardner Memorial Scholarship Endowment.

Charlotte Akers Gardner Adams Family Foundation Scholarship in Business.

Adams Family Foundation Fully paid M.B.A. scholarship. FCM Cares Erie Insurance Annual Scholarship. Erie Insurance Southern Land Student Emergency Fund. Southern Land Foundation Business Strategy case competitions. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and BJJ Corp. dba Textbook Brokers Murfreesboro

Mel Adams Sales Lab Cutting the ribbon for the professional selling instructional lab (l-r): Dean David Urban; Laura Buckner; Andy Womack, State Farm; retired State Farm insurance agent Mel Adams; MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee; Jeannie Gregory, State Farm; and Deb Thompson, State Farm.

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True Blue Citation of Distinction: Achievement in Education (MTSU Faculty). Frank Michello, who has excelled at teaching, research, and service in a 30-plus-year career in Jones College of Business True Blue Citation of Distinction: Service to the University. Tom and Martha Boyd of Lebanon, Tennessee, who established the Tom and Martha Boyd Endowed Lecture in Ethical Leadership at MTSU in 2011 Young Alumni Achievement Award. Casey Pash (B.B.A., ’06), president and CEO of Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina 2018 District of Columbia Affiliate Educator Award. Jestine Mayberry (M.B.E. ’11, Ed.S. ’12), National Center for Women and Technology

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Global Entrepreneurship Week Events included this presentation by Tippi Toes founder Sarah Nuse and the High School Entrepreneurship Fair.

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Marketing. Campaigns included social media for the M.B.A. and Management and Information Systems master’s programs, ads in Murfreesboro VIP and Nashville Business Journal (NBJ), and an NBJ package for print, electronic, and social media.

Discover Accounting. Attendance totaled 147 area high school students.

Blackman Collegiate Academy. Jones College offered sessions on Dale Carnegie (Dean David Urban), real estate (Philip Seagraves), and risk management and insurance (Dave Wood).

DECA. Marketing faculty judged District 4 Regional Competitive Events.

Future Business Leaders of America. Marketing and Management faculty and graduate assistants judged Region 5 Conference competition.

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Start It Up! Conference Entrepreneur and magician Vinh Giang makes a point during his presentation on stage with MTSU staffer Angela Morrell.

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Professionalism in Academia Summit. Faculty met with community business leaders to discuss a new learning objective on professionalism.

Dean’s Executive Committee Retreat. A strategic plan SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis was developed.

Jones College/Blue Raider Athletic Association Appreciation Dinner.

Back to Business Courtyard Bash. Faculty and staff welcomed students back for fall semester.

MT Engage seminar on self-marketing.

Dean’s Summer Social.

Dean’s Advisory Council meetings.

Community Business Awards reception.

Federal Tax Update Seminar and Tennessee Business Tax Seminar. The Department of Accounting hosted both events with Tennessee Department of Revenue.

SQL Saturday. Over 350 SQL users from across the Southeast attended the conference, which offered more than 30 sessions throughout the day.

Nashville Technology Council Analytics Summit. Jones College was an educational sponsor, Amy Harris was volunteer coordinator, and MTSU students staffed the event.

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Political Economy Research Institute. Dan Smith, director Financial Literacy. General education foundation course IGA Office of Professional Sales. Established by IGA founder Jamie Noe to deliver innovative sales education to meet the needs of area businesses Economics M.A. and Ph.D. Now classified in the STEM category, providing additional benefits for international students Department name change. From Computer Information Systems to Information Systems and Analytics

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34th best online master’s in finance program. Online.Masters.com 45th best value accounting program in the U.S. Best Value Schools Beta Gamma Sigma chapter. Honors status, celebrating 40th anniversary MTSU Student Center for the Public Trust chapter. Star status B.B.A in Finance. Accepted into the Certified Financial Analyst University Affiliation Program Beta Alpha Psi Zeta Gamma chapter. Superior status Tennessee Small Business Development Center. Received 2018 funding of $2,088,301 from the Small Business Administration for the Lead Center and $3,020,731 in match funding by 14 host institutions

Blue Raider Finance Network. Student leaders Danielle Gibbons and Aidan Black completed a project for Carrie Green (M.A., ’11), portfolio manager of private equity at Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System.

USDA Rural Prosperity Summit. The Business and Economic Research Center hosted USDA officials announcing $100 million in funding to establish programs to improve quality of life in rural Tennessee.

ATHENA Young Professional. Jones College nominee and Dean’s Advisory Council member Yolanda Greene received the prestigious award.

Blue Raider Realty. Members Daniel Vincent and Cayman Seagraves helped helicopter maintenance company Helicorp relocate when its lease expired, leading to a nearly $1 million lease deal with Smyrna Airport’s Hollingshead Aviation.

Recognition Wall Don Midgett’s family unveils the E. W. “Wink” Midgett Wall of Recognition in the Business and Aerospace Building’s north lobby (l-r): Jenifer Midgett Gregory, Carolyn Midgett, Dean David Urban, Don Midgett, and Jennette Midgett Sockwell.

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Individual Donors FY18 Joshua Aaron Elizabeth Abernathy Mark and Linda Abernathy Kristie Abston Mel and LaDonna Adams Raj Aggarwal and Reita Agarwal Mohammed Al Habsi Mohammed Alanazi Roy and Emily Alexander Vic Alexander Ernest and Mary Allen Mark and Darlene Allen Saleh Alsaif Hylan and Patsy Alsup Michael Anderson Steve and Kathy Anderson Zachary Anderson Eleazar Annang Shea and Mary Antunes Charles and Tricia Apigian Christopher Archer James Archie Murat and Hulya Arik Eunice Asumadu James Atkins Weerapat Attachot and Anourat Kaykeo Michelle Austell-Lee and Mary Ann Lee Jill Austin Dara Aziz Jennifer Bagsby

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Robin and Andrew Bailey Preslie Baker Rex and Debbie Baker Martha and Ram Balachandran Jeff Ballard Charlotte and Grant Bartelt Chad Baskin Thomas and Deborah Bates Todd Batson Charles Baum Lanita Baxter Joshua Belcher Greg Benefield Jerry and Evelyn Benefield Elizabeth Bennett Sandy Benson Jim Biagini Rachel and Anselme Bineza Jennifer Bingham Chelsea Black Robert Blair Kwaku Boateng Timothy and Andrea Boddie Leslie Bohr Amber and Darrel Bollinger David and Tara Bower Nancy Boyd Tom and Martha Boyd Pat and Gene Branam Mitzi and Lynn Brandon

Timothy Brandt Buffy and Clint Brasier William Bratten Tiara Briscoe Scott Brisson Philip and Cyndi Brooks Stoney Brooks Emily Brown Erica Brown Kitty and Arthur Brown Lynn and Jeffrey Brumfield Laura and Steven Buckner Elizabeth Bunch Tracy Bunch Kathy and Stan Butkowski David Butler Margaret Butler Randy and Anita Butler Paula and Phillip Calahan James and Anita Callaway Kim Campos Carla and J. Cannon Genevieve Cano William Carden Patricia and Ed Carmack Terri Carson Joseph and Priscilla Cessna Courtney Chester John and Melissa Cipriano Stanley Clark

Harvey and Willie Clarke Jay and Lisa Clements Mark and Janet Clemmons Danielle Cline Cassandra Cocco Michelle Cochran Andrew Coleman Kimberly Coleman Christopher and Sue Collins Phillip Collins Tom and Martha Collins Jeremy Cook Justin Coomes Carol and Jimmie Cooper William and Kim Corder Victoria and Carlos Coronel John Cortner Donna and James Cox Shannon Craver William Crawley Glenn Crick Jimmy and Frances Dale Lara and Steve Daniel Rhonda Darnell William Davis Michael Defibaugh Mamit Deme Albert and Anne DePrince Donald and Peggy Detwiler Dennis Devine

James Dillon Amie Donahue Steven Dotson Tim and Denise Downey Kris and Shawn Doyle Earl Dugan Jim and Monita Dunn Courtney Eckerle Deborah and Ronnie Edwards Anthon Eff Virginia and Paul Egbert Eric and Nena Egli Wynter Elder Thenartis Ellis Montavius Euwing Jesse and Anna Evans Jimmy Evans Jennifer Faris Pamela Farmer Jerry and Susan Faulkner Keith Fawcett Bichaka Fayissa Donald Fields Tommy and Janie Fleming John Fogg Mark and Laura Follis Rebecca and David Foote Sarah and Austin Ford Jonathan Forren Stuart Fowler

Betty Fraley Sherry and Robert Frase Gayle and Kevin Freier Kenneth Frierson Michael and Kim Gaines Keith Gamble Maria Garcia Charlotte Gardner Curtis Gardner Sarah Garven Andrea Gibson Philip Giguere Teresa and Ron Gillespie Carl and Sara Gilliam Gerry and James Glass Cynthia Goins Juliana and Aristidh Golemi James and Ann Goss Sally Govan Duane Graddy and Birdie Donnell Tyler Grant Ann and Bill Gray Carrie Green James Green Tim and Allison Greer Shaun Gregoire Greg and Michelle Grensing Brigett Griffin Donna and Lindsay Gunter Joshua Guzman

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Individual Donors FY18 Kelly Hafstad-Hunter Mary Hagan Beverly Halfacre Vicki and Gary Hall Kyle Hancock Richard Hansen Christopher Hanvy Bethany and Tracey Harbin Janice Harder James and Betty Hare Brianna Harlem Jonathan Harmon Vickie Harmon Debra and John Harney Jeannie and Paul Harrington Abbey Harris Amy Harris Burrell Harris Martha and Donald Harris Randall and Tammy Harris Christopher and Elizabeth Hart Jacob Hartleben Aubrey Harwell Danielle Haviland Donald and Ronda Hawkins Renee and John Hawkins Nima Hayati Martha and Steve Hayward Ryan Hemby Virginia Hemby and Robert Grubb

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Gregory and Medana Hemontolor Russ Henderson Garnette and Guy Hogan Michael and Tina Hogan Stuart and Teresa Holland Kimberly and William Holleman India Hollingsworth Shannon and Jon Holloway Monica Holmes Rhonda and Jeffrey Holmes Brittany Holt G. A. and Saffy Homaifar Kim and Greg Honaker Stephen Hood Marcus Hooper Sonia Hoover Tracey Hoover and Jeffery Reaves Caitlin Hopkins Mark Horton Todd and Wendy Horton Lori and Paul Hounshell Roger and Karen Hudson Chakarra Hull Lynn and Eric Hurst Linda and David Husak Jonathan Hutson Hamza Ibrahim Daniel and Corine Jackson Rakeya Jackson Steven Jackson

Jeremiah Jayne Dan Joaquin Diane and William Johnson Keith and Michele Johnson Tony and Carolyn Johnston Darlinda and Billy Jones Jeffery and Fran Jones Kathy and Bill Jones Bala Jonnadula Kibby Jorgensen and Stephen Stoll Deepa Kakarla Seth Kantorik Kent and Jackie Kay DeAnna Kempf Richard Key Stephen Key Jaye Kiblinger Logan Kilgore Bettye and E. D. Kilgrow Jere and Thomas King Mark and Sheila King Carole and Roger Kirby Chris Klein Derrick Klindt Kelley and Matthew Kologinczak Reuben and Carroll Kyle Adam Lamarre Caroline and Travis Lampley Burt and Connie Landers Dana and James Langfitt

Austin Lanier Pete and Robin Lasalandra Jeffrey Laub Colby Laughter Adriana Lee John and Susie Lee Kimchi Lee and Lynne Chan Gretchen Leming Greg and Melanie Lemon Jason Limbacher Brenda Linton Safiullah Lodhi Zameeruddin Lodhi Carol Loftis Christopher Louder and Stephanie Wood-Louder Beverly and John Lovelady Farith Lozano Angulo Landon Lucas Adam Lukasik Emily Luxen Regina Lyons Larry and Becky Mabry Julie Magill Spencer Malone Martha and John Mann Christin Marmol Ronnie and Cynthia Martin Brennan Mason Carlton Mason

James Mason Darrell and Mary Massengale Talia Mathis Lucy and Ryan Matthews John and Linda McCann April McCullough Dixie and Michael McCullough Teresa McDowell Allison and Michael McGoffin John and Marilyn McNabb David McPeak Christopher and Jennifer McQuistion Craig Mercer Frank and Sonja Michello Don and Carolyn Midgett Gidget Miles America and Melvin Miller Jonathan Miller Norma Miller Christopher Mills Jeremy Mills Terry Mills John and Elizabeth Mitchell Eunice Moffat Cathy and Michael Molnar Vickie Montgomery Linda Mooningham Ryan Moore Jacqueline Morgan Kierre Morgan

Elyssa Morissette Dan Morrell Michael Morrissey Kyle and Atzimba Motley Richard Mpoyi Greg Nagel James and Nell Naive Tracey and Paulette Nash Millicent Nelson Ronald Nelson Anissa Nelson-Carlisle and Charles Carlisle David Neveleff Thomas and Marilyn Newsom Nu Nguyen Vu Nguyen G. Ron and Judy Nichols Joan Nichols Beverly Nielsen Lisa and Steven Nix Kendrick Noll Alesia and David Normand Rochelle Northrup Martha and Charles Nunley Harry Odom Kellen Oldham Sarah Olsen Jimmy Ouellette Christopher Parker Bob and Marie Parks

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Individual Donors FY18 Melinda and Lon Partin Tyler Patton Marcella Pearison Joey and Charlotte Peay David Penn Jessica Perry William and Kimberly Pettus Dennis Petty Lan Phan Lester and Patricia Phillips Donald and Fredia Poff Jasmine Poindexter John and Lee Polk Robert Pomeroy Jami and Janet Pope Angie Price Connie and Jim Pruitt Sharahlee Purrenhage Robert Quandt Deana and Gregory Raffo Michael and Janice Ragan Rose Rainey David and Lynn Ralston Richard and Rebecca Ramko Michelle Rathbun Nicholas Recker Olga and Michael Reeves Adam and Christina Rennhoff George Reynolds Kimberly Reynolds

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Paulette Rhome Robert and Suzanne Richey Martha and William Richmond Bob and Deborah Rigsby William Riner Michael Roach Sherry Roberts Arlene Robinson Jenny and Mitchell Robinson Lottie and Danny Rogers Wayne and Vel Rollins Joseph and Deborah Rooker Laura and Phil Ross Thomas and Janet Rowland Jeffrey and Patricia Rowlett Dianna and Mark Rust Donald Rust Irene and William Sain Sean Salter Ted Sanders Lee Sarver Amy Sayward Audrey Scarlata Gregory and Vicki Schaffer Courtney and Justin Scott Janie Scott Philip Seagraves Hailey Sensing Penney Shafer Karen Shahan

Carol and Joe Shaw Michael and Debbie Shawen Dorothy Shelton Craig and Jennifer Sherrill Soukny Sily Margaret and Richard Sims Suzzie and James Singleton Gary and Lora Sisco Karen Skorupka John and Kay Slocum Matthew Smith Michelyn Smith Vince Smith Thomas Sneed Kim and Banji Sokoya Carrie and Arthur Solkey Patrick Speer Kyle and Cindy Spence Ross and Eva Spielman Heather Spurrill Joe and Brenda Steakley Ward Stein Kristin and Randall Stewart Linda Stewart Aaron Stine Cynthia and Morris Stocks Matthew Strickland Rajkumar Subaschandra Bose Ken and Lynn Summar Barbara Sutton

David Tate Jason Taylor David and Linda Tegarden Michael Terrell Bill Terry Paula and Earl Thomas Ray Thomas Debbie Thompson and Roy Snipes Mary and Randal Thompson Doug Timmons Travis Tipton Susan and Johnny Titshaw Walker Todd Larry and Martha Tolbert James and Patricia Tolley Martha and Butler Touchton Brandy Travis John and Dee Treece Troy Trentham June Tucker Carolyn Tumbleson and Steve Pflueger Cheri and Michael Turner Jack Turner Markeem Tyler Elisabeth Underwood Stephanie Underwood Rebecca and Ernest Upton David and Gina Urban Kristin Uselton

Mike Vaughn Vicky and Randy Vaughn Ronda and Nelson Vaughter James and Brenda Wagers James and Susan Walker Michael and Michelle Walker Tom and Kandee Walker Beverly Wallace Cheryl and Terry Ward Peggy and Thomas Warden Meridith Watts Ben and Margie Weatherford Sharon Weaver and Roger Jones Roy and Karen Webb Hunter Wells John Wermert Clark and Sharon Werner John and Minya West Oscar Whaley Melissa White Raholanda White Dave Whitworth Maria and Paul Wieck Deborah Willett Holly Williams Jeremey and Ann Williams Stephanie Williams Taurean and Angela Williams Andrew Willis Carole and Bobby Willis

Jonathan Willison Andy and Cherry Womack Dana Womack Dave Wood Patricia and Michael Wood Ronald and Elizabeth Wood Benjamin Wright Jeremy and Angela Wright T. Sabrina Wright Abdul Yakubu Amjad Yaseen Mike Yerty Paula and Sammy Yokley Tammy Young Teena Young Emily Yttri Kevin Zhao Hong Zhu Jia Zhuang and Hua Zhong Emily and Joachim Zietz

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Corporate Donors FY18 Adams Family Foundation AmSurg Andy Stephen Insurance Services Andy Womack State Farm Agency Ann Hoke and Associates Arcus Restoration Auto-Owners Insurance Bill Cunningham Insurance Agency BKD CPAs and Advisors Blivens Financial Group BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Bolton and Company Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund Central Mutual Insurance Co. Cindy Puckett State Farm Agency CNA Insurance Companies Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Consultancy Group Inc. CorVel Corp.

Crowe Horwath Dale Carnegie Training of Tennessee Dana Womack State Farm Agency Deloitte Foundation Delta Dental of Tennessee Educational and Memorial Foundation of TSCPA Elliott Davis LLC Enterprise Holdings Erie Indemnity Ernst and Young Foundation FCM Cares

ANNUAL REPORT 2018

First Tennessee Bank FirstOnSite Restoration FM Global Foundation Franklin Synergy Bank Geny Insurance Agency HCA Foundation IABC Nashville Insurance Group of America Insurors of Tennessee J.R. (Randy) Cunningham State Farm Agency Jackson National Life Insurance Co. Jeannie Almon State Farm Agency Jeannie Gregory State Farm Agency Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation Jerry Matthews State Farm Agency Keystone Insurers Group Kraft CPAs Locally Owned Murfreesboro Los Angeles Pacific College Mid-Tennessee CPCU Society Chapter Murfreesboro Medical Clinic Murfreesboro Young Professionals My Team Insurance Service Next Generation Penn National Insurance Pinnacle Bank Property Group QE Construction Redstone Federal Credit Union Risk & Insurance Mgt. Society–Cumberland Chapter

RSUI Indemnity Co. State Auto Insurance Companies State Farm Companies Foundation Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants Tennessee Valley Authority Textbook Brokers The Clouse-Elrod Foundation Travelers Insurance Co. US Bank Foundation Employee Matching Gift Program UBS VF Foundation Waldron, Fann and Parsley Williams Insurance Group Women in Commercial Real Estate Women in Technology of Tennessee Yohan Abraham Foundation

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