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2002 Year in Review
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Omaha’s Business College. Omaha’s Business Partner.
SOME OF THE MOST REWARDING EXPERIENCES for all of us at the UNO College of
Business Administration are the ones we don’t see firsthand. They’re the first
professional jobs our recent bachelor’s graduates take on. They’re the leadership posts and promotions our MBA and Executive MBA graduates have earned.
They’re the new companies born from ideas researched and nurtured by the
team at the Nebraska Business Development Center.
Most of all, these experiences are proof that, at CBA, students are well equipped
with the knowledge, skills and experience to succeed. In this edition of the
Year-in-Review, you’ll read stories of many graduates from a variety of programs who have made a mark in their companies and their communities.
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We’re proud to be Omaha’s business school and the choice for so many highcaliber, talented individuals—a student body that is growing even stronger, year
after year. We’re also pleased to serve as a partner for a wealth of local and
regional companies who look to our knowledgeable faculty and innovative programs as a ready resource.
The benefits of the collaboration between our business partners and our faculty, staff and students are evident in so many of our programs. The Black
Executive Exchange Program, highlighted in coming pages, is a prime example
of how the college, community and corporations in Omaha have rallied to bring
an enhanced emphasis on helping every student reach his potential.
My thanks to everyone who continues to support the college through their gift
of time and their financial contributions. With your support, we are able to
prepare our students for rewarding experiences during their education, and in
their careers.
Sincerely,
The UNO College of Business Administration is fully accredited by AACSB
International—a distinction earned by less
than one-third of the business colleges
in the United States. www.aacsb.edu
Stanley J. Hille, Ph.D.
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Students working in
the Investment
Science Lab find an
environment that
mirrors what’s
available in the
professional world.
The facility is only one
of a handful in the
United States that
provides this kind of
hands-on learning
opportunity.
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Investment Science Lab Gives Students
Professional-Level Tools and Experience
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ehind an unassuming door on CBA’s third floor is a
portal to the world of investing. You’ll see it on the
tickerboard on the wall displaying current stock
quotes, on the TVs mounted high on the walls showing the
latest CNN and CNBC news, and on the computer screens
glowing with spreadsheet and Web data.
“It’s the jewel in our crown—and one of the most exciting
technology rooms we’ve ever created,” says David Nielsen,
CBA director of IT and budget, of the college’s Investment
Science lab which was built and opened to students and faculty in 2002.
The lab gives finance and banking students and faculty the
tools and ambiance of a real-life trading floor. Students have
the opportunity to research stock information, compare vari-
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ous financial factors, and then make projections on future
performance.
It’s an exceptionally progressive environment, one of only a
few such facilities located at a U.S. university, says Dr. David
Volkman, Cloud Professor of Investment Science and chair
of the Department of Finance, Banking and Law. “Everything
in the room is a sort of microcosm of what you might see if
you went to a local company’s trading floor. This lab gives
students the ability to work in a situation that’s very similar
to what they’ll experience in a professional setting.”
During the planning process, Nielsen and Dr. Volkman visited two Omaha-area corporate trading floors, and also
researched educational labs at Oklahoma State University
and the University of Akron. They combined the most de-
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sirable and most practical elements from their experiences
and went to work on transforming the former classroom.
“This truly was a team effort,” says Nielsen. The University
of Nebraska Foundation lent financial support, local vendors offered significant discounts on equipment (see
sidebar) and staff across campus pitched in with their
knowledge and labor.
The facility consists of 20 AMD-processor workstations and
a faculty workstation equipped with custom-built computers, assembled by the CBA technology team. Dual
flat-screen monitors allow users to access and reference several kinds of data at once, and professional-grade office
seating gives the room an added professional air.
Students studying investment management and portfolio
management regularly use the lab, as well as other student
groups who faculty feel can benefit from using the facility’s
hardware and software.
OMAHA BUSINESSES
HELP MAKE LAB A REALITY
Several area businesses stepped up to help
CBA create the kind of lab that organizers
envisioned. In the long run, one business
leader asserts, the lab provides an
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enhanced learning environment to produce
an experienced, competent group of
graduates.
Senior Raymond Downey, a commercial banking and finance major, says the facility is “awesome.” As portfolio
manager for the UNO Investment Club, he spends time in
the lab researching potential purchases and tracking the
portfolio’s performance. “It gives us real-life, hands-on experience. The capabilities the lab offers us are invaluable.”
The combined aspects of the facility, students agree, offer
an unprecedented opportunity to get a jump-start on their
future careers. The lab also gives faculty a resource to help
students apply what they read in textbooks.
“As an Omaha-area business, we depend on
a well-qualified workforce. We wanted to
help UNO and the college put its best foot
forward in training students and helping
them enjoy a progressive working
environment,” says Larry Kavich, president
and CEO, All Makes Office Equipment Co.
Thanks to these businesses for making the
Investment Science Lab a reality:
“It really makes teaching more dynamic,”
says Dr. Volkman. “We can show students
firsthand how you can make assumptions
All Makes Office Equipment Co.
Workstations and seating
based in theory, but that the real world isn’t
so cut and dried. Here, they can take the
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Real-time, streaming data connections
theory and apply it. They have an opportunity
to test theories and make mistakes, where
FutureWare
Computer hardware system components
we’re available to help them.”
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For the first time in its six-year history, the CBA Executive Education program has
extended its tailored business management course outside the Omaha area.
Executive Education Program Heads West,
Offers Manufacturing-Focused Curriculum
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n Fall 2002, a team of nine CBA professors traveled
west for 12 consecutive weeks to Columbus, Nebraska,
to offer the MBA-level course to manufacturers in the
area. The city was chosen as a site for the program because
of its concentration of industry and qualifications for funding by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
Columbus is the most industrialized city per capita in Nebraska, and a significant industry hub with 7,000
manufacturing jobs.
The Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce and Central
Community College promoted the program to local manufacturing professionals. Seventeen participants representing
10 local companies signed up for the 12-week, four-hour
morning course, held at the community college.
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Richard Anderson, president of Shell Valley Companies, was
one of the participants. His company manufactures fiberglass products for industry, agriculture, household and
hobby uses. He says he was motivated to enroll in the course
because of an ongoing interest in today’s business theories
and applications.
“Business changes daily, and I want to make sure I try to
learn as much as I can about what’s going on and what’s
being taught in business schools,” he says. Anderson was especially pleased with the caliber of the faculty. “I thought
the instructors were very intelligent and knew their subject
matter really well. I was very impressed.”
Kim Schumacher, director of human resources at meat processor Carneco Foods, agrees. “The expertise the instructors
brought to each class was amazing. That, in turn, brought
out a lot of good discussion among the participants and gave
us an opportunity to help each other address our challenges.”
Combining
customized
classroom theory and application with participants’
experiences is the hallmark
of the CBA Executive Education program. Faculty
members tailor their class
presentations to match the
interests and issues of the
participants. Over the years,
the program has taken business
curriculum
to
healthcare, utility and insurance
managers
and
executives.
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Columbus, Nebraska
-area companies participated
in the 2002 Executive
Education course:
ADM CORN PROCESSING
BEHLEN MANUFACTURING CO.
CARNECO FOODS
EGS/APPLETON
LOUP POWER DISTRICT
NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
PEARSON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
SAND LIVESTOCK
SHELL VALLEY COMPANIES
The Columbus experience,
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adds Dr. Tej Adidam, coordinator of the Executive
Education program and professor in the Department of Marketing and Management,
“has given our faculty members a chance to learn more
about the business sector in a different, yet very important,
industrial town. It’s been a very positive experience for our
faculty.”
Anderson and Schumacher “absolutely” would recommend
the program to colleagues and those at other companies in
the area. “I can’t think of another opportunity that offers
such a well-rounded course in all aspects of management,”
Schumacher says.
NEBRASKA BANKERS FUND BUSINESS STATISTICS LAB
A $25,000 gift from the Nebraska Bankers Association has been used to create the
CBA Finance and Business Statistics Lab. The facility serves as a resource where
students can find finance and statistics books and videos, Internet and laptop hookups, and computers equipped with statistics software. CBA instructor Janet Pol
works in an adjacent office as the lab coordinator, answering students’ questions
and guiding them to information sources. CBA’s technology staff equipped the room
in 2002; it opened its doors to students in February 2003.
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CBA Dedicates Beta Gamma Sigma
Key in October Ceremony
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n October 2002, faculty, staff and
friends of the College of Business Administration celebrated
the dedication of a bronze and granite Beta Gamma Sigma key. The
monument was installed in front of
the south entrance of Roskens Hall as
part of the college’s 50th anniversary
events.
The key, says Dean Stan Hille, is a
physical representation of the affiliation CBA has with the national
business honor society. “This helps
bring an awareness to students and
visitors that we’re continually striving
to represent the Beta Gamma Sigma
tradition of quality and excellence in
our people and programs,” he said.
UNO became a chartered member of
Beta Gamma Sigma in 1965.
Another symbol of that commitment
is celebrated each spring with the in-
duction of a group of new student and
faculty members into the honor society. An invitation to membership in
Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest
honor a business student can receive.
In 2002, the college began a new tradition for inviting eligible students to
join the society. CBA faculty members, dressed in academic regalia,
visited classrooms to “tap” eligible
students. Invitations were extended
to the top 7 percent of the junior class,
10 percent of the senior class, and 20
percent of the MBA students scheduled to receive their degrees within
the year.
The tapping created excitment and
anticipation for prospective Beta
Gamma Sigma students, and also
proved to be a recruiting success—the
college saw a significant increase in
the number of students who accepted
Associate Dean Louis Pol, unveils the Beta
Gamma Sigma key located at the south
entrance of Roskens Hall. The bronze and
granite installation weighs 350 pounds and
is five feet tall.
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the invitation to membership, with
nearly 100 percent of students accepting. Honorees were inducted into the
society in a ceremony held in April 2002.
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Alumnus’s Legacy Honors Leadership and
Education Through Scholarship Fund
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raig Hoenshell always valued earning his business
degree from UNO—an accomplishment he frequently touted as a key factor in his professional success. And though his career took him to some of the highest
posts in U.S. corporations, he never forgot how he got there.
The Scribner, Nebraska, native
came to Omaha University in
1962. It was “a huge metropolis”
compared to the town of 1,000
where he grew up, Hoenshell reflected in a 1998 CBA interview. “I
didn’t have very much money and
I didn’t know how I was going to
work, go to school, and pay for tuition and books.”
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But the freshman had initiative,
and a few days after coming to
campus he knocked on Dean John
Lucas’s door. “I told him my story
and several days later he gave me
a scholarship—it was not only a
full ride scholarship, but a job.
Without Dean Lucas, I don’t know
exactly how that story would have
played out. He was very critical to
my early success.”
IN MEMORIAM
R. Craig Hoenshell
1944–2002
Through his ongoing support of the
University and the College of Business
Administration, R. Craig Hoenshell has
created a lasting legacy. The
businessman, UNO alumnus and friend
of CBA passed away in New York City
on July 1, 2002, from lung cancer. He
was 58. We salute his dedication,
generosity and commitment to
preparing new generations of business
graduates to lead and succeed.
Hoenshell earned a BSBA in accounting in 1966. He joined
IBM, working in Omaha and later Dallas as an account representative, sales staff instructor and training manager.
Hoenshell returned to Omaha in 1973 to help launch First
Data Resources. In 1980, American Express acquired First
Data. There, he served as president of American Express
International, American Express Travelers Cheques and
American Express Centurian Bank.
After a nine-year stint at American Express, he retired—for
a short while. In 1997, he was tapped as chairman and CEO
of Avis Rent a Car. Hoenshell’s two years at Avis included
overseeing the corporation’s transition from employee ownership to becoming a publicly traded company. He retired
in 1999.
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Though Craig Hoenshell, says his brother, Jeff, was “a very
bright, intelligent individual,” he felt all the things he was
able to accomplish in his career were due largely to the fact
that he had a superior education. In turn, he felt strongly
about giving back to UNO. “He was always thinking of ways
in which he could help the smartest and brightest to fulfill
their potential,” says Jeff
Hoenshell.
Hoenshell always remembered
the impact of Dean Lucas’s generosity and the business
preparation CBA provided—and
wanted to do the same himself.
In the late 1990s, he pledged
$250,000 to create the Hoenshell
Leadership and Scholars Program.
The program gave its first awards
in 1998, to honor and promote
leadership in students by providing scholarships to CBA students.
Today, the college awards three
categories of awards: leadership,
scholarship and talent. A committee
of
faculty
and
administrators chooses the recipients.
“Craig was an absolute believer that as an
individual you can build a path to whatever
level you want to take yourself,” Jeff Hoenshell
says. “He felt that a good education opens
doors, helps you exercise your mind and keeps
you open to learning your entire life.”
Craig Hoenshell was honored with the UNO Alumni
Association’s Citation for Alumnus Achievement in 1987 and
the CBA Distinguished Achievement Award in 1990. He was
an inaugural member of the CBA Lucas Society in 1998.
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The memory of CBA
graduate and benefactor
R. Craig Hoenshell lives
on through students like
Brandy Nelson, a 2002
economics graduate who
received the Hoenshell
Leadership Award.
BRANDY NELSON never had an opportunity to meet
Now working as an agent in the Omaha office of American
Craig Hoenshell, but the 2002 economics graduate is a
prime example of the kind of student Hoenshell wanted to
Income Life, Nelson says she hopes to someday work with
environmental policy, possibly in the international sector.
nurture through his scholarship program.
Being a Hoenshell scholar, she says, “inspires me to try to
help students later on in my career.”
Nelson was named a 2002 Hoenshell Leadership Scholar
and received a $1,000 award from the college. She
And though she didn’t have a chance to meet
served as president of the economics club, as an
undergraduate representative for the economics
her benefactor, she knows what she would
have told him: “I would have thanked him for
department advisory board, corresponding secretary and
recording secretary for Golden Key international honor
his generosity and let him know how honored I
felt to receive the award, knowing what a
society, and was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and
Omicron Delta Epsilon honoraries.
distinguished man he was—I would have
wanted just to say thank you.”
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For many Omaha-area executives, a solid start to a successful business career
starts at UNO. Year after year, CBA graduates have found success in a variety of
careers and industries. We’re pleased to share four success stories of individuals
who received their business degrees through the college.
Alumni Applaud Their CBA Education
Foundation and Enjoy Career Success
Maurice “Moe” Russell
Corey Meyer
President, DTN Market Access
BSBA, Accounting, 1985
Corey Meyer still relies on the basics of business that he
learned at CBA. “As I’ve evolved over the years into an operational and managerial role, the underlying quantifiable
side of business, how finances work, how accounting systems work, has been tremendous for me,” the executive says.
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In 2000, Meyer assumed the top leadership post at DTN Market Access, one of four operating units of Omaha-based
parent Data Transmission Network. The company provides
financial futures and equities traders access to real-time
market quotes on equities, options, futures, commodities
and securities, plus news and historical data.
DTN Market Access gathers information from 37 different
exchanges around the world, sends the data through its data
center and delivers the data to subscribers in less than a second and a half.
It’s a dynamic industry and one that provides constant challenges. But Meyer
says his education, as well as his previous positions with a national accounting
firm, consumer products company, and
logistics firm, and doing bankruptcy consulting work have all contributed to the
knowledge and expertise he brings to his
position.
Meyer and his company were instrumental in lending technical know-how to the
CBA Investment Science Lab in 2002 (see
story, page 4). The company is providing
real-time market data to the room, giving finance students real-life information
President, Russell Consulting Group
EMBA, 1997
Moe Russell has always had a strong interest in agriculture.
He grew up on a grain and livestock farm near Monticello,
Iowa, earned a degree in Agriculture Business from Iowa
State University and spent 25 years
overseeing operations for Farm Credit
Services in Omaha. Later, he managed
U.S. operations for Roach Ag Marketing,
all the while entertaining thoughts of
starting his own business.
In 1998, he struck out on his own.
Russell Consulting Group in Panora,
Iowa provides financial and marketing
services to farmers and ranchers. The
company has customers in 17 states.
“In our original business plan,” Russell
says, “we wanted to have 100 customers in three years. We achieved that in
nine months and 17 days.” The company has found success in helping clients achieve an
important goal: to develop and carry out a marketing plan
that meets their financial obligations and allows them to
turn a profit.
After many years of career success, Russell still had one important goal himself: to earn an MBA degree by age 52. In
1995, he entered the Executive MBA program at UNO and
earned his advanced degree two years later. Participating
in the program, he says, was a smart investment that’s generated a very good return.
“I think it’s an excellent program. Learning is a lifelong process—I think a person needs to learn both in the classroom
as well as at work and in one’s personal life.”
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Cheryl Straub
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Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
BSBA, Economics, 1980
MS, Economics 1984
“Our mission is to create jobs and an investment in greater
Omaha,” says Cheryl Straub of the role the Greater Omaha
Chamber of Commerce plays—one that mirrors the objectives of the College of Business Administration.
The bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics Straub
earned at UNO have given her a unique perspective on how
to grow Omaha and its area businesses. Her career has included market research posts at Union Pacific Railroad and
Union Pacific Realty (formerly Upland Industries Corporation).
In 1986, she joined the Chamber as vice president of its Business Research Council. Straub moved to her current position
with the organization in 1998. Her responsibilities include
overseeing finance and administration, communications,
public relations, as well as human resources and special
events.
Her business education, she says, gave her the tools she
needed “to enter the business community and get the job
done. I really found that my education at UNO was well
rounded and I found the professors very helpful.”
Today, she is a member of the CBA National Advisory Board,
a responsibility she takes seriously. “I think the University
gave me a lot and I think it’s important that I give back to
them in return.”
Straub was named the 1994-95 Economics Alumna of the
Year. In 1996, she received the CBA Distinguished Alumni
Achievement Award.
Robert
Stedman
Retired, Auditor and Insurance Fraud Investigator
Equitable Life Assurance Society
BSBA, Business, 1951
When Robert Stedman came to Omaha University in the late
1940s, the only building on campus was what’s known today as Arts and Sciences Hall. But the quantity of facilities
didn’t compromise the quality of education he received at
UNO—an experience, he says, that prepared him well for a
36-year career with one company.
Stedman joined Equitable Life Assurance Society in 1951 as
an administrative trainee in Fargo, North Dakota. After six
months he was assigned to the Tulsa, Oklahoma, office, and
then back to Omaha in 1957. In 1962 he began a 25-year career in the company’s Internal Audit an Evaluation Bureau,
working as an auditor and insurance fraud investigator. His
assignments took him to all corners of the United States,
traveling by car.
Today, he says he’s a “full-fledged retiree,” but makes a point
to stay in touch with what’s happening at UNO and CBA.
The Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, resident, still used
to traveling by car to see
the country, occasionally
makes the 1,685-mile
drive to Omaha to visit
with UNO officials and
faculty and marvel at how
the campus has evolved
since he was a student.
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Dean Hille with CBA alumnus and
Stedman has been a gensupporter Robert Stedman.
erous supporter of the
University and CBA. With
assistance from the University of Nebraska Foundation, the
business graduate and former UNO football and basketball
player has created a unitrust to fund scholarships for business students, student athletes and the UNO Alumni
Association.
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National Urban League Taps UNO to Pilot
Minority-Focused Program
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or the first time in its history, the National Urban
League has chosen a predominantly white institution as a partner in its Black Executive Exchange
Program (BEEP). The BEEP program, traditionally offered
at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs),
serves as an opportunity for college students to hear from
mentors in leading corporations on topics such as management, communication and leadership.
In October 2002, UNO premiered BEEP II. The event was
held at UNO, as well as at area elementary and high schools.
Twenty-five African-American executives went to schools
to speak with students and share their experiences, advice
and wisdom about finding success in the business world.
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“This helps us to cultivate our talent locally and better prepare young people for success in the workplace. There’s a
wonderful source of talent for us and it’s right here in
Omaha. That’s an important reason why we wanted to support this effort in our community.”
The decision to participate as a BEEP II executive, says Ivan
Gilreath, vice president of national accounts at Mutual of
Omaha, was “really a natural,” he says. “I think the students
were excited to have an opportunity to meet with some black
executives. They were eager to see individuals who repre-
The pilot program is a joint partnership between UNO, the
National Urban League and the Urban League of Nebraska.
The College of Business Administration was keenly interested in helping to bring the program to Omaha and to
harness the collective power of the community’s minority
executives.
“Partnerships are extremely important to our
mission,” says Dean Stan Hille. “The BEEP II
program allows us to create visibility and a
dialogue opportunity for our students, faculty
and the greater community. It gives minority
students exposure to the significant accomplishments African-Americans are making in
industry and education.”
Support from the business community was strong, and came
in the form of corporate sponsors for the event as well as
the 25 executive speakers—known as BEEPers. Mutual of
Omaha served as a sponsor, hosting an opening reception
for the event, and provided two executives.
The company has been involved with the program on a national level for many years, and regularly has provided
executives to speak at HBCUs, says Liz Mazzotta, vice president of corporate development and diversity at Mutual of
Omaha.
Participating in the local program, she says, is an opportunity to forge connections with UNO students who will soon
be looking to enter the professional world.
BEEP II program partners and participants: Mark Eber
Nebraska; Dean Stan Hille; Destynie Jenkins, CBA stud
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sent the companies they’ve always admired and potentially
want to work with.”
Many of the students Gilreath and other BEEPers spoke to
in the sessions approached the executives afterward and
thanked them for the experience. “They asked us for advice,
they asked us to mentor them. The reception we received
was tremendous.”
Plans are underway for the next BEEP II event, to be held in
Fall 2003. For more information about the program, contact
Mary Lynn Reiser at (402) 554-2357.
“The executives showed that if you work
really hard there are people out there who
are willing to give you a chance. It felt nice to
know that there are people who are very
successful but also down to earth—they
know you by your first name, they know the
activities they’re involved in and they really
care.”
Destynie Jenkins
CBA finance and banking student
BEEP II participant and student liaison
“We believe in building a diverse workforce
and are pleased to support programs like
BEEP II. We’re excited about the possibilities
for the program and the opportunities for
economic growth.”
Mark Eberly
Chief of Worldwide Talent Resources
The Gallup Organization
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The Gallup Organization sponsored two UNO
administrators and one student to attend the 2002
BEEP Conference in Atlanta.
“The program is a way to reach minority
students and let them specifically know that
there are people who look like them who
have been successful in the community, and
may have overcome some of the same
challenges they’re facing right now. We
received a tremendous response from the
Omaha community at large, both in
education and in business.”
Ed Cochran
President and CEO
Urban League of Nebraska
ly, The Gallup Organization; Ed Cochran, Urban League of
dent; and Ivan Gilreath, Mutual of Omaha.
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Ken Moreano, director of
the Scott Technology
Transfer and Incubator
Center, and Craig Hergott,
NBDC consultant and
associate state director, at
the facility on UNO’s south
campus.
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NBDC Provides On-Site Consulting to
Scott Center Incubator Companies
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or more than 25 years, the Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) has been helping small
businesses get their start. In 2002, the center offered
this opportunity to young businesses located in the Scott
Technology Transfer and Incubator Center.
The technology center was developed by the Suzanne and
Walter Scott Foundation and is the first research facility on
the UNO high-tech, south campus. It provides an entrepreneurial environment for both early-stage companies as well
as technology transfer opportunities for established companies.
The Incubator Center features a variety of businesses from
technical service and support, to venture capital investment,
to online auction services. Currently, 11 companies are
housed in the center.
In late 2002, NBDC joined the center to serve as a resource
for the incubator businesses. Consultant and associate state
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director Craig Hergott moved into a satellite office in the center, located in the midst of the incubator’s suite of offices.
The expansion gives incubator companies the opportunity
to leverage the NBDC’s business know-how and experience
in financing, marketing, strategic planning and more—without ever leaving the building.
The close proximity of companies reinforces the center’s
focus on providing an “open interface” and collaborative environment for small businesses, says Ken Moreano, director
of the Scott Technology Transfer and Incubator Center. It
also gives companies a trusted, dependable resource for
making sure their goals are on track.
“NBDC is a great resource for these companies,” he says. “I think a company may be so
focused on their core technology or their
product or service that they may not have a
perspective on how to grow or expand.”
Partnerships
Companies such as Tournament Gold have benefited from
NBDC’s services. The two-year-old company, and the first
incubator business to move into the facility, provides housing and logistics services for amateur and professional
athletic events.
Having this kind of business planning assistance available
is invaluable, Gornell says. “It’s nice to be able to get feedback. I think their being on-site is a huge bonus. We’re able
to bounce ideas off them and benefit from their experience,”
and that of NBDC as a whole.
“NBDC has been very helpful in streamlining our business
plan,” says co-owner Paul Gornell. Hergott and consultants
Tom McCabe and Joe McTaggart, he says, “have used their
experience collectively to refine and improve our plan and
the data in it.” Additionally, NBDC has provided guidance
to Gornell and partner Lee Fate to determine if they should
seek financing through a traditional loan or through investors.
Moreano says he looks forward to growing the
partnership with NBDC and growing the
technology center. “We’re optimistic and
eager to see how our partnership with NBDC
can help both large and small businesses.”
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Fred Bronstein
Mike Fahey
Omaha-Area Leaders
Talk Business
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n arts leader, a city mayor, a minority business
leader and a healthcare executive headlined the
2002 MBA Leadership Series. The series, funded by
the Ron and Shirley Burns Leadership Fund, invites Omahaarea leaders and executives to share their experience and
perspective with students, faculty and staff in the MBA program.
Dick Davis
Glenn Fosdick
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Fred Bronstein, then President and CEO
Omaha Symphony
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Mike Fahey, Mayor
City of Omaha
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Dick C.E. Davis, Chairman and CEO
Davis Insurance Agency, Inc.
NOVEMBER
Glenn A. Fosdick, FACHE, President and CEO
Nebraska Health System
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ERKIN SAHINOZ’S two-year stint
as a graduate assistant with the
Nebraska Business Development
Center helped him apply his
education in a real-life setting, he
says.
“It was a great motivation to see
the things you recommend to small
businesses get implemented and
get some good results.”
His enthusiasm for his clients and
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their businesses made him a muchappreciated asset, says Tom
McCabe, NBDC Omaha Center
director. “Business owners loved
working with him,” McCabe says.
“He has an analytical ability and
willingness to go the extra mile.” In
his position as a business
consultant, Sahinoz helped put
together an estimated $6.5 to $7
million in approved loan packages.
A highlight of the experience,
Sahinoz says, was working with a
culturally diverse team, including
colleagues from Colombia,
Romania and the United States.
“Everybody was bringing something
different to the table and we really
benefited from the team’s
diversity.”
2002 graduate Erkin Sahinoz is an economic
research analyst at the Federal Reserve’s 4th
district branch.
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Dual-Degree Graduate Gladly Touts
CBA People and Programs
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he College of Business not only prepares wellrounded graduates, but in many cases, enthusiastic ambassadors for UNO and its programs. That’s
certainly the case for Erkin Sahinoz, who earned his MBA
and Master of Science in Economics in May and August
2002—and who proudly talks about the opportunities his
degrees afforded him.
“I’m really grateful for what I had at UNO,” he
says. “The college has wonderful instructors
and great academicians. I would say it’s top
notch.”
Sahinoz (“Shah’-hee-nose”), a native of Turkey, was eager
to earn an advanced business degree to complement the
Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering he
received at Bogazici University in Istanbul. In 1999, he and
his wife Ceyda, came to the United States and enrolled at
UNO.
There were times when he was taking multiple courses,
while also working as a graduate assistant at the Nebraska
Business Development Center. He seems to have taken it
all in stride. His education, he says, provided a firm foundation for the dream job he envisioned after graduation.
“Ever since I came to the United States, I wanted to get my
MBA and my degree in economics—and I wanted to work
for the Federal Reserve Bank,” he says. “I was dreaming of
it. Even during the times when I just started the MBA program, I would visit their Web site to see what they were doing
at the time, what they had published.”
search analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. In
his job, he is assigned to track, analyze and report on a variety of financial indicators, including the stock market,
futures, short- and long-term interest rates, and government
and corporate bonds.
He also is a published author, having co-written an article,
“Measures of Corporate Earnings: What Number is Best?”
for the Federal Reserve’s Economic Commentary publication. The work was published in February 2003. Additionally,
he writes about monetary policy and money and financial
markets for Economic Trends, a monthly Fed publication.
“It’s a wonderful place and an exciting job,” he says. “If you
don’t know something, you have the chance to learn. It can
be pretty challenging from time to time but once you learn
more about something, you really enjoy it.”
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Sahinoz says his job is a perfect match with his professional
interests—and gives him an opportunity to keep growing.
In his spare time, he’s studying for his chartered financial
analyst degree, and hopes to someday work as an investment banker.
Meantime, he’s happy working in the place he envisioned
for himself and is equally happy to tout
the benefits of his degrees from UNO
and the College of Business. “I’m doing
my best to talk with my colleagues and
other people I’ve met and try to advertise
the program.”
Sahinoz’s dreams became reality when he applied for and
was offered a position after graduation as an economic re-
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Submitting over $54 million in loan packages for small businesses in 2002,
NBDC contributes to Nebraska’s economic growth.
Nebraska Business Development Center Helps
Nebraska Businesses Access Capital
A
47.5% increase in commercial loans for Nebraska small businesses, to $54.6 million, built upon a 53% increase in loan
application packages prepared, to 296, was the highlight of a very successful year for the Nebraska Business Development Center.
Leon Milobar, associate state director of NBDC, credits the substantial increase in
loan packages to intensive training of NBDC consultants, a focus on reporting activities and better marketing of NBDC services to Nebraska banks.
Although 2002 was the most successful year ever in helping Nebraska small businesses
access capital, NBDC has packaged more than $300 million in small business loans since
1993. NBDC loan packages include regular commercial loans as well as SBA guaranteed
loans, and guaranteed loans from other federal agencies. SBA Omaha District Director
Glenn Davis credited NBDC with helping Nebraska achieve fourth place among all states
(behind only California, Texas and Pennsylvania) in the number of SBA Community Express
loans.
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In addition to its small business capital access activity, NBDC provides a variety of management and technical assistant to small and medium-sized businesses in Nebraska. In 2002,
NBDC procurement technical assistance consultants helped 357 clients obtain more than $42
million in Department of Defense
and other federal contracts. NBDC
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Program engineers conducted 121 projects for Nebraska
manufacturers in 2002, helping them reduce costs by $5 million.
“NBDC’s staff was able
to obtain such remarkable results this year
through a focus on
those areas in greatest
need by Nebraska
NBDC client-verified job creation in 2002 was 3,370 jobs and
client-verified job retention was 2,719 jobs. The 2002 NBDC
capital access and management assistance services provided are projected, over a three-year period, to create or
retain 7,649 jobs.
NBDC has service centers in downtown Omaha, north
Omaha, west Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Wayne, Norfolk,
North Platte and Scottsbluff.
businesses—loan
packaging, business
planning, contract
opportunities, and
manufacturing
efficiency.”
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state director of NBDC.
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Jim Steier, president of the Steier Group, looked to NBDC to make sure
his business and financial strategies were on target.
Growing Firm Turns to NBDC for
Strategic Planning Advice
J
im Steier already had an impressive success story
by anyone’s standards. The Steier Group, the development and fund-raising consulting firm he started
in 1997, had grown into an 18-employee company serving
more than 100 nonprofit organizations throughout the
United States.
Still, he wanted to make sure his strategic direction was on
target, and that the company’s business and financial operations were appropriate for a growing company. A
colleague at the Steier Group recommended a visit with a
Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) consultant.
The NBDC is a cooperative program of the U.S. Small Business Administration and UNO. NBDC also is a department
of the College of Business Administration. It provides startup
and growth consulting to small businesses, as well as technology and business training and procurement and
manufacturing assistance.
“In some respects,” Steier says, “I hoped they would affirm
that what I was doing made sense, but also that they could
highlight some areas I could enhance or make me aware of
something I simply wasn’t doing that I should think about.
ant and CBA graduate student Mike Vomacka on the case.
Vomacka conducted an extensive internal audit, interviewing all of the company’s employees to gather feedback and
get opinions about their roles in the business.
After several visits and close analysis of the organization,
Vomacka put together a comprehensive report and presented his findings to Steier and the group. The report, says
Steier, helped reaffirm some of his beliefs about the company as well as provide recommendations on how to address
several areas of the business.
The report made suggestions on leadership, training, communication and employee skill-building and provided
tactical as well as strategic recommendations. Steier says the
consulting and the final report have served as valuable tools.
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“We’ve attempted to address nearly every
recommendation they’ve made. We used the
document as the foundation of our strategic
planning sessions and incorporated all the
NBDC recommendations into our current plan.
It was very helpful for us.”
Tom McCabe, NBDC’s Omaha Center director, put consult-
NBDC Consultant Works with South Omaha Microbusinesses
Pia Montoya, UNO graduate student, works for NBDC as a consultant in the Omaha
service center. In addition to assisting NBDC clients with business plans, financial
projections, and loan applications, Montoya teaches and facilitates microbusinesses out
of the Catholic Charities Juan Diego Center in south Omaha. She is one of two NBDC
consultants who are able to provide business consulting assistance in Spanish.
Montoya has dual bachelor’s degrees (industrial engineering from Javeriana UniversityColumbus and finance from UNO.) She currently is pursuing a master’s degree in
economics at UNO.
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Executive MBA Participants Explore
Leadership and Team Skills at Retreat
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n October 2002, the Executive MBA Class of 2004 got away
from it all—and started refining their leadership and
team-building skills. Sixteen participants, in their
first year of the program, came together for the first
EMBA Leadership Retreat, held at the Gene Eppley
Camp near Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
The three-day, weekend event incorporated
many of the leadership training activities
which previously had been separate elements in the program. “We decided
to combine these activities into a retreat weekend to create a synergy
among the activities and allow the
students to more sharply focus on
the topic of leadership,” says Curt
Bayer, EMBA program director.
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Participants found a full schedule of
workshops, presentations and hands-on challenges, all designed to help them hone leadership
capabilities and improve team-building skills. Activities included
learning the subtleties and art of leadership communication, exposure to the
means and impact of building an executive image, delving into the individual roles
required for team effectiveness and their personal role preferences, and a number of physical and mental challenges, including navigating a
confidence-building rope course.
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“Consciously or unconsciously, people took the information
they learned and were able to derive a more accurate picture
of their colleagues and co-workers. I think the retreat
wholeheartedly took us to another level.”
Many of the hands-on activities challenged students to think
creatively and to rely on their colleagues to find solutions,
says Sharlon Rodgers, one of the participants.
“The activities really helped me look at things with a different mentality. We were challenged to accomplish tasks that,
if we were given them individually, there would be no way
we could do them alone. But everyone stepped up to the
plate and was optimistic that we could work together as a
team and use our strengths to get the task accomplished.”
Rodgers says she discovered things about herself that she
could apply to her day-to-day responsibilities as a service
leader in the Radiation Oncology Department at Methodist
Hospital. She also says that the experience has improved her
professional work relationships.
“It’s helped me to communicate with my team members
better by giving them the information and resources they
need to get a job accomplished, and by making them feel
that they have my support,” she says. “I think I’ve been able
to see some pretty significant changes in the team. It’s really
made a difference.”
When they returned to class, the participants found that they
immediately put their newfound skills to work. Rodgers says
she “hardly remembers” a week where the class hasn’t used
the information that was presented at the retreat to help
them discuss ongoing course material or interact with each
other.
“Consciously or unconsciously, people took the information
they learned and were able to derive a more accurate picture of their colleagues and co-workers. I think the retreat
wholeheartedly took us to another level.” Rodgers says everyone in the class has been eager to share information in
their workplaces and apply the knowledge to improve their
leadership contributions.
Bayer says the weekend is an important component in building camaraderie among students, as well as for providing
leadership tools. Since the retreat, he says, “We’ve seen a
significant difference in how our executive students work
together and relate to one another. As a result of having gone
through this process, our students have become more productive more quickly in the program.”
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Lucas Society honorees Robert J. Kreitner and Margaret A. Sova and their guests; Larry Larson; Bonnie Parr.
2002 Lucas Society Awards
The fifth annual Lucas Society Awards—named in honor of Dean John Lucas—were given on
October 4 at CBA’s 50th anniversary dinner. The awards recognize some of the college’s most
dedicated supporters. The 2002 recipients are:
LARRY LARSON
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A UNO graduate, Larry Larson began his 32-year career in
business and the public accounting profession with KPMG
Peat Marwick. He was active in supporting his profession
by serving as president of the Nebraska Society of CPAs and
its foundation, and as a member of the governing Council
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He also received the Nebraska “Distinguished Service to the
Profession” award in 1988.
After retiring from his firm, Larson became an “Executive in
Residence” with the UNO College of Business Administration and taught for several years. He has promoted and
supported CBA through committees, the Alumni Association and CBA National Advisory Board. He is also a Trustee
and a President’s Club member of the University of Nebraska
Foundation.
ALAN PARR
BONNIE PARR
Dr. Alan F. Parr, a Nebraska native, received his PharmD.
from the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in
1981 and his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the
University of Kentucky in 1986. He and his wife Bonnie, a
graduate of the University of Kentucky’s College of Business
and Economics, live in North Carolina.
Through planned giving, the Parrs have established two
scholarship funds, one to benefit the UNO College of Business Administration, the other to benefit the UNMC College
of Pharmacy. The uniqueness of these scholarship funds is
that they will provide for assistance to nontraditional students, including daycare, cost of living, and computer costs.
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ROBERT J. KREITNER
MARGARET A. SOVA
Following four years in the U.S. Coast Guard, Robert Kreitner
attended UNO on a football scholarship and earned undergraduate and master’s degrees in business in 1972 and 1973.
In 1974, he earned a Ph.D. in business from UNL. Margaret
Sova earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at UNO in
1972 and 1973. The couple married in 1973.
Kreitner taught management at UNO, UNL, Western Illinois
University, Arizona State University, and the American
Graduate School of International Management
(Thunderbird). After earning an MBA from Arizona State,
Sova joined Intel Corp., where she has worked in a wide
range of human resource product and project management
positions for the past 19 years.
Kreitner is an Emeritus Professor of Management at Arizona
State and a member of the College of Business Faculty Hall
of Fame. He presently devotes his time to revising his bestselling management and organizational behavior textbooks.
Sova’s passion for adventure travel has taken her around the
world from Mt. Kilimanjaro to Macchu Pichu in the Peruvian Andes.
The couple has established the Robert Kreitner Scholar Athlete & Margaret A. Sova Scholarship Fund, which supports
student-athletes in the UNO College of Business Administration and College of Education.
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2002 Distinguished Alumni
Achievement Awards
Annually, we honor the professional accomplishments and community
involvement of a select group of alumni. The 2002 honorees are:
Ivan Gilreath
Vice President of National Accounts
Mutual of Omaha
Gilreath received his Bachelor of Science
in Marketing from UNL in 1982, and an
MBA from UNO in 1989. Previously at
Mutual of Omaha, he served as vice president of national PPO programs and also
in underwriting and product development capacities.
Gilreath has served on the board of directors for the Urban
League of Nebraska, Butler-Gast YMCA, and Owens Education. He was chosen to serve on the Omaha Public
Schools Desegregation Task Force, was co-chair of the 1996
and 1997 Urban League of Nebraska Annual Dinners, and
was chair of the Butler-Gast YMCA Black Achievers Program. Gilreath is a 1997 graduate of the ICAN-sponsored
FOCUS program. He was awarded the “Living the Dream”
award by the City of Omaha in 1999.
Gilreath currently is president of the Midwest Trailblazers
mentoring and basketball organization, where he serves as
head coach and mentor of 37 young men and women as
well as numerous Trailblazer alumni. He also serves as a
business advisor to UNO business students and is an adjunct professor at Bellevue University.
Rod Heng
AssurancePartner
KPMG LLP
Heng is a native Omahan, who after serving in the U.S. Army, graduated with a
BSBA in accounting in 1974. After graduation, he joined the staff of Peat Marwick,
Mitchell and Company (later KPMG LLP)
and has been with the company almost 29 years—including seven years in the Portland, Oregon, office.
Throughout his career, he has served public and private
clients in manufacturing, agribusiness and energy fields.
His responsibilities in Oregon and Nebraska have included
heading KPMG’s Middle Market practice and its Manufacturing, Retail and Distribution practice, and participating
in many initial public offerings. He also has been involved
in numerous acquisitions, mergers and financings for his
clients.
Heng has received the KPMG Chairman’s Community Involvement Award for the Midwest. This award reflects his
extensive involvement in organizations such as the Child
Saving Institute as a foster parent, and in its crisis center program. He serves on the CBA National Advisory Board and
on the boards of Jesuit Middle School, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation, INROADS of Nebraska and
Western Iowa, and College World Series of Nebraska, Inc.
Joseph Kirshenbaum
President
Noddle Development Company
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Kirshenbaum received a Bachelor of Science in real estate from UNO in 1953. After
two years of military service, he was employed as an appraiser for the U.S. Corps
of Engineers, Missouri River Division.
From the late 1950s to early 1960s, he
served as the chief appraiser for the Douglas County
Assessor’s Office, and later opened and managed the Omaha
branch office for Real Estate Research Corporation, a national appraisal and market research firm.
In 1972, he joined his current partner, Harlan J. Noddle. For
30 years, Kirshenbaum has concentrated in property management, construction and financing for the
company—including developing more than 85 shopping
centers in 16 states, comprising over 85 million square feet
of retail space.
He belongs to the International Council of Shopping Centers and is a member of the Board of Arbitrators of the
National Association of Securities Dealers. Kirshenbaum is
a former director of the Omaha Real Estate Board, and the
UNO Alumni Board. He also has served as president of Beth
Israel Synagogue and president of the Jewish Federation of
Omaha. For 15 years, he has taught courses in real estate at
UNO.
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CBA 414 Foursome Handles
Dean’s Office Responsibilities with Ease
R
oskens Hall 414 is the hub for all things related
to the College of Business Administration. Four
key figures who work in the Dean’s Office suite
keep things moving smoothly—with inside operations, program details and CBA events.
Sue Bollich, Mary Landholt, Lex Kaczmarek and Alice Wills
make up this foursome, and consider themselves not only
co-workers, but friends and a true team. Three of the four
have worked together for more than 14 years; Wills joined
the team in 2002, but was a student worker in the office for
the previous four years.
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In addition to handling their respective job responsibilities,
the team often is charged with organizing special events and
coordinating publications for the college. Each year, they
work together to make sure events such as the spring honors ceremony, annual Distinguished Achievement Awards
luncheon, Lucas Society banquet, and MBA speaker series
come off as planned, to the smallest detail.
They’re enthusiastic ambassadors for the
college, and serve as a visitor or caller’s first
impression. But it’s all in a day’s work, they
Their value to the Dean’s Office and to the college is evident in many ways, says Associate Dean Louis Pol, but
especially in their ability to seamlessly handle any request,
answer a question or create a report—often, all at the same
time.
say. “We all enjoy helping people, whether it’s
“They have their work cut out for them all of the time,” Dr.
Pol says. “The thing that impresses me maybe more than
anything else is how dedicated the staff is. There’s a sense
of community and responsibility among them collectively
that’s just amazing.”
UNO grow and develop into a great institution.
students, faculty or friends of the college,”
says Sue Bollich. “We’re proud of our college
and this university and have enjoyed watching
It’s truly a wonderful place to work.
Sue Bollich
Lex Kaczmarek
Sue Bollich serves as assistant to Dean Stan Hille.
Lex Kaczmarek serves as the MBA program director,
Besides keeping him on task with a busy schedule,
she assists department chairs with the many
and the student advisor to all MBA candidates. The
program has grown significantly since she joined
deadlines associated with faculty evaluations and
reappointments. She also handles the personnel
CBA after earning her MBA from UNO in 1989. In
2002, 119 students graduated with their MBA.
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faculty to student workers.
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The CBA dean’s office staff and MBA
program staff (clockwise from top):
Alice Wills, Mary Landholt, Lex
Kaczmarek, and Sue Bollich.
Mary Landholt
Alice Wills
Mary Landholt is the assistant to Associate Dean
Alice Wills serves as Lex Kaczmarek’s assistant.
Since graduating with a BSBA in banking and finance
Louis Pol. She also works with classrooms scheduling, the CBA scholarship program, and makes purchasing and travel arrangements for everyone in the
college. Landholt also serves as the primary event
planner and office decorator—bringing a touch of
each season to the suite.
in 2001, Wills has easily moved into her new role.
She’s the initial point of contact for every student in
the MBA program and a source of information for
students interested in earning an advanced degree.
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Faculty Honors
DEAN HILLE RECEIVES RHO EPSILON
REAL ESTATE HONOR
The alumni chapter of UNO real estate honorary Rho Epsilon
named Dean Stan Hille its 2002 Honoree of the Year. The
award is given to an individual who has advanced and perpetuated the standards of service, knowledge and integrity in the
field of real estate.
John Bredemeyer, president of the alumni chapter and president of RealCorp, says Dean Hille was an apt choice for the
award. “Dr. Hille’s commitment to excellence can be seen in
his dedication to the College of Business and particularly to
the Real Estate department. He has given his time and support to our effort to fund an Endowed Professor of Real Estate.
An endowed professor will assure that future students who
want to pursue a study of real estate will have the opportunity.”
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HUMAN RESOURCES TEXTBOOK
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Dr. Robert Mathis, professor, Department of Marketing and
Management, has co-authored the 10th edition of Human Resource Management (© 2003, Thomson-Southwestern College
Publishing). The textbook is used in several hundred universities across the United States as well as internationally, for junior-,
senior- and graduate-level studies.
The publication is the largest-selling human resources text in
the U.S. In addition to its use in business, healthcare and other
education courses, the book is a popular resource for human
resources professionals studying for their certification examination. Dr. Mathis’ co-author is John H. Jackson, a professor of
management at the University of Wyoming.
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CHAIR WINS VILLARD RESEARCH AWARD
Dr. Kim Sosin, Department of Economics chair and co-director of the UNO Center for Economic Education, was the 2002
recipient of the Henry H. Villard Research Award, given by the
National Association of Economic Educators. The award recognizes outstanding contributions in economic education
research.
Dr. Sosin’s innovative work in using technology to teach and
learn economics has earned her and the UNO Center for Economic Education a respected reputation around the world. She
has developed and grown EcEdWeb, the center’s Web site
(http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu) which received more than a
half-million visitors in the past year.
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Currently, Dr. Sosin is working on a cooperative research study,
funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, on how technology can be used to improve the teaching and learning of
economics.
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DISTINGUISHED PAPER RECOGNITION
Department of Marketing and Management professors
e and Dr. John Anstey received distinDr. David Ambrose
guished paper recognition for their presentation, “The Common
Crises of Entrepreneurial Enterprises – Revenue Fluctations”
at the 2002 Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference in St. Louis.
Their research examined the impact of revenue fluctuations
on small businesses and what happens when the month-tomonth changes occur without anticipation or explanation, says
Dr. Ambrose. “The more radical the change, the more difficult
the business’s response,” he says, “whether it’s not enough
inventory or employees, or not enough time in the day to handle
demands.”
The professors have incorporated their findings into their business consulting efforts and consider the study a fundamental
part of their business discussions, one that has implications
for larger companies as well.
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RESEARCH FUNDING AWARD
Dr. Weiyu “Wendy” Guo, assistant professor, Department of
Finance, Banking and Law, was awarded funded research time
by the UNO University Committee on Research (UCR) for her
project, “Volatility in the September Soybean and Soybean Meal
Futures Options Market: Evidence for 1991-2000.”
Her research was an outgrowth of a faculty-in-residence program with the Economic and Research Department at ConAgra
Foods in Summer 2000. Traders at the company were interested in data that could potentially help them forecast volatilities
within certain commodity options—and if implied volatility patterns were seasonal.
The UCR grant awarded Dr. Guo assigned research time funding during the 2002 fall semester to investigate the issue and
compile her findings. She says the time “was extremely valuable. It allowed me to develop the research into a manuscript
before the data became outdated,” and provided substantive
data that potentially could help the futures traders.
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A young Professor Jack Hill in a 1956 UNO yearbook photo, a year
after he joined the CBA faculty.
Former Management Chair Makes
CBA History During 34-Year Career
W
hen former colleagues
speak of Dr. Jack Hill as a
professor in the best “old
school” tradition, it’s both a figurative
and literal compliment. The long-time
management professor, and one-time
management department chair, was
part of the faculty team who taught under inaugural dean John Lucas in the
1950s and 1960s.
Dr. Hill joined the newly christened
College of Business Administration
(previously known as the University of
Omaha Division of Business
Administration) in 1955. He was one
of a group of 12 faculty members
charged with developing the college
and providing a strong curriculum
foundation for future business leaders.
It was an exciting time, he says, to be
part of “something that was growing.
We had things to do and places to go.”
Working with Dean Lucas, says Dr.
Hill, was a highlight of his career. “He
set a tone of integrity and wanted to go
first-class. He was quite a gentleman.”
Colleague and former law and society
professor Dr. Frank Forbes describes
Dr. Hill as a favorite teacher at CBA.
“He took time to talk with students.
Jack insisted that his department’s faculty maintain office hours,” he says, in
order to give students an opportunity
to ask questions outside of class time,
get advice or discuss concerns.
“He was a good mentor to young faculty members,” remembers Dr. Louis
that “really changed our lives.”
Dr. Jack Hill, former Department of Marketing and Management professor and chair
(right), with wife Marty and Dr. Bob Bernier,
assistant dean and NBDC state director.
Pol, who shared an office suite with Dr.
Hill after arriving in the mid-1980s.
“Jack was one of those folks who you
knew would always be open, available
and very collegial. You could ask him a
question and you’d get an honest answer.”
Dr. Hill also was a professor who demanded much of himself, his fellow
faculty and his students—a quality that
helped build high standards for the college and prepare students well for
careers after graduation.
During his career, Dr. Hill served as one
of the first UNO Faculty Senators, and
was a president of the Omaha chapter
of the American Association of University Professors. In 1976, he was part of
the faculty team that went to Afghanistan to teach business courses to local
professionals. It was, he says, one of his
best professional memories, and a trip
He retired after 34 years in 1989 and
was named an Emeritus Faculty member—but still worked to share his
knowledge of business and management for years after that. Beginning in
1992, he and wife Marty traveled to Romania several times as part of a UNO
business education program. He also
continued to play a part in the college’s
curriculum, helping craft lecture material for faculty members and
contribute to faculty publications.
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Officially retired today, he and Marty—
married 58 years—enjoy traveling with
the Elderhostel program and spending
time with their five children and many
grandchildren.
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50TH ANNIVERSARY DOCUMENT
Being a part of the college’s history gave
Dr. Hill a unique ability to make history in
another way. He researched and wrote the
official historical document for CBA’s 50th
anniversary in 2002—a project that
included many hours of interviews with
UNO and CBA personnel, as well as
intensive research of university
documents. View the CBA history Dr. Jack
Hill prepared at
http://cba.unomaha.edu/history/
index.cfm
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION • 2002 YEAR IN REV
THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
makes it a priority to continually develop and
nurture international partnerships. These global
alliances help us bring our knowledge of American business to countries seeking information
about economic development. In turn, the partnerships give us a perspective on the people and
programs in other nations, and help us better
present information to our students and our business community.
Accounting Professors Participate in
Moldovan Faculty Exchange Program
Dr. Dmitru Oprea receives a Doctor of
Humane Letters degree from
UNO Chancellor Dr. Nancy Belck.
A United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) project funded the program in the Republic of
Moldova, created to promote accounting practices reform.
UNO and AESM have a cooperative relationship in auditing and accounting areas that is designed to promote
economic development in the European country and share
market-economy.
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Dr. Jack Armitage, chair and professor of the Department
of Accounting and Dr. Richard File, accounting professor,
served as visiting faculty at AESM. Their three-week stay enabled them to teach classes at the academy, participate in
meetings on accounting curriculum and attend meetings
with Moldova Ministry of Finance officials.
In turn, four AESM professors came to Omaha for six weeks
in June and early July. The professors attended summer session classes, participated in department meetings on
accounting curriculum and classroom materials and visited
local CPA firms and companies. During their visit, they were
joined by the dean of accounting at AESM and the deputy
director of the USAID project.
Dr. Armitage returned to Chisinau in July to help develop
government regulations for a new law that will regulate auditors in Moldova. “Under the previous Soviet system,” he
says, “there was little licensing of accountants and auditors.
These new laws will create a new standard within their government to evaluate professionals’ credentials and assess
their competency.”
Dr. Jack Armitage, front row, second from right,
and Dr. Richard File, far right, with AESM faculty
in Chisinau, Moldova.
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Dr. Kim Sosin and Mary Lynn Reiser, center
front, with a group of Ukrainian educators who
visited in October 2002.
International Connections
Ukrainian Educators
Experience American
Civics Firsthand
Romanian University
Leader Receives
Honorary Degree
A group of Ukrainian high-school
teachers had the opportunity to see
American civics in action, as part of a
visit to the United States and Omaha
in October 2002.
Rector Dumitru Oprea, head of
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Romania, was awarded a Doctor of
Humane Letters degree from UNO in
August 2002. The event celebrated the
leader’s long-term partnership and
friendship with the University, and recognized his achievements in creating a
small business development center in
his country.
Nine teachers from the Cherkasy and
Kirovohrad regions of Ukraine were
part of the Partners in Education (PIE)
program, a joint project between the
UNO Center for Economic Education
and the UNO Center for International
Studies.
This was the second time that UNO
was awarded a PIE grant and a chance
to expose a new group of educators to
the American teaching model, says
Mary Lynn Reiser, associate director
for the UNO Center for Economic Education.
“Because they were under the Soviet
system so long,” Reiser says, “many of
the lesson plans and teaching activities on market economies we
presented were new to them. This experience gave them an opportunity to
share the information with others back
home and put an emphasis on professional development.”
During their stay, the group met with
CBA and area high-school faculty, observed classrooms around the area
and participated in home stays with
host teacher families.
“I used many examples from my experience in Omaha,” reports Natalia
Obshtyr, an English teacher at the
Cherkasy Lyceum of Humanities and
Law. “In every lesson, I teach my students to be tolerant, patient and
respectful toward other people—and
to assure them that good knowledge is
terrific, but to be a good person and
citizen is vitally important.”
The relationship between UNO and
Cuza University dates back to 1986,
when the two schools became sister
universities. In 1991, CBA received a
grant from the United States Information Agency to provide assistance to
Cuza University’s Faculty of Economics
and Administration as they worked to
transition to a free-market economy.
As part of the project, Dr. Robert
Bernier, Nebraska Business Development Center director and CBA assistant
dean, and Leon Milobar, NBDC associate state director, helped create a
small business development center—
the Romanian-American Center for
Private Enterprise Development
(CRADIP). Dr. Oprea was named the
CRADIP director.
Together, he and the UNO team worked
to develop and expand the center.
Though it was one of several small business development centers created to
serve the country, today it is the only
surviving center. In 1996, Dr. Oprea was
named dean of the Cuza University Faculty of Economics; four years later he
was elected rector of the university.
“Dr. Oprea,” said Bernier, “is both an accomplished administrator and an
accomplished scholar who has provided UNO students and faculty with
the opportunity to grow in their under-
standing of Central Europe and, as a
result, their understanding of the process of building a free market economy
in formerly command economy nations.”
CBA Faculty Serve on
International Faculty at
Finnish University
In April 2002, Dr. Graham Mitenko, a
professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Law, spent a
month as a faculty member at the
Helsinki School of Economics satellite
campus in Mikkeli, Finland. His participation is part of an ongoing
relationship between CBA and the
Helsinki school. Over the past several
years, several CBA professors have
served on the faculty.
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The MBA-level program is uniquely
structured. Courses are offered in several flexible, two-week modules,
covering a semester’s worth of topics
in a short amount of time. The program invites faculty from leading
universities around the world to spend
several weeks as visiting professors.
“It’s an intensive program,” says Dr.
Sufi Nazem, professor in the Department of Marketing and Management.
“They offer an American type of business curriculum and ask for professors
in certain areas of expertise. Most of
the teaching faculty come from the
United States.”
Before teaching a course in corporate
finance, Dr. Mitenko spent time studying the Finnish economy and
becoming acquainted with their imports and exports and their culture. “It
was a delightful teaching experience
and a delightful place to be,” he says.
Most of his students were from Finland; another third were from a variety
of countries in Europe and Asia.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION • 2002 YEAR IN REV
2002 INTERNSHIPS
Businesses throughout the Omaha area and beyond find eager, responsible
interns at CBA. In return, our students earn valuable experience to apply to their
education and make equally valuable connections in the business community.
Our thanks and appreciation to those who hosted interns in 2002.
ACCOUNTING
AIR FORCE AUDIT AGENCY
BRAD KUIPER, STATE TREASURER
Jeff Slobotski
CONAGRA
EVERGREEN CUSTOMER LAWN
AND LANDSCAPING
C.H. ROBINSON
Brian Mongar
CASSLING DIAGNOSTIC
FIRST DATA RESOURCES
Jillian Young
Megan Knaub
CINTAS
H&H CHEVROLET
Melissa Stueckrath
Steve Cho, Dan Falcone
DOGSLED PUBLISHING
HANCOCK & DANA, PC
Benjamin Rempe
Jennifer Kleinschmit
DOUGLAS THEATRE CO./
TWIN CREEK 16 THEATRE
HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND
MEDI-BILL SYSTEMS
Michelle Manthei
Cari Reiff
Ryen Lubbe
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA
HIKE LANDSCAPING
Penny Joens
Sandy Derby
FIRST NATIONAL MERCHANT SOLUTIONS
KABOUREK TISCHER (KTMG)
Brian Durow
Sarah Showalter
FIRST OF OMAHA MERCHANT PROCESSING
MUTUAL OF OMAHA
Jennifer Lodes
CONAGRA
Kevin Foral, Ana Palancica,
Jamie Winterboer
Kristine Thompson
Xiaoyan Feng, Daniel Goebel, David
Kurcz, Paula Martens, Tina Ziska
GERICO MARKETING SERVICES, INC.
FRANKEL ZACHARIA, LLC
NEBRASKA FURNITURE MART
Stacey Bolte, Steve Calabrese,
Jennifer Rosenthal
AMERISTAR CASINO
Kristine Hosier, Carrie McAdams
CAMPBELL & COMPANY
Alissa Manvitz, Kristan Lankton
EIDE BAILLY, LLP, CPAS
Shamala Nadason
DOUGLAS COUNTY WITNESS AND
VICTIM PROGRAM
Stephanie Kruse
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Michelle Gablenz
Kyle D. Anderson
Courtney Harms,
Maudie Lymayoung
INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE
GREAT WESTERN BANK & TRUST
Joseph Kass
Audrey Sturm
Mathew Callahan
MASS MUTUAL FINANCIAL
NOUVELLE EVE
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE
Angela Cwach
Michele Brandl
Stephen Kroft
MORGAN STANLEY
OLD CHICAGO
HOOTERS
Kevin Foral
Kari Ramaekers
LeAndra White
Katie Knapp
FUTURE FOAM, INC.
MORGAN STANLEY-FREIMUTH
ORIENTAL TRADING COMPANY
ICON GRAPHICS
Kazue Hamer
Caryn Conway
Kristen Lacy, Jarod Lane
Julie Williams
GORACKE, RITTERBUSH &
PIOTROWSKI, LLP, CPAS
MUTUAL OF OMAHA
PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIES
IMMORTALRECORDS.COM
Drew Fischer, Camas Lubberstedt
Krystal Brizendine
Dan Cinotto
Clare Morris
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE
PINK GRADING, INC.
KETV/CHANNEL 7
HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
SOLUTIONS
Zach Scribner
Amy Reuter
Bryan Krumveide
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
PRIORICARE STAFFING SOLUTIONS
KNOLLS GOLF COURSE
Shane Melrose
Jennifer Hopkins
Steve Seitner
JIM JANDRAIN, CPA
Antoinette Green, Erika Valantour,
Sarah Zeluf
RIDGETOP HOLDINGS
L&M CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS
Tara Allred
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL
Jakob Wilson
Juliana Alvarez, Mindi Struck
LARSEN AND ASSOCIATES
Tasso Sideris
SKUPA ENTERPRISES
LAWLESS DISTRIBUTING
Tracy Grell
QA3 FINANCIAL
Joseph Skupa
Pierre-Emmanuel Darrigues
LUTZ AND CO., PC, CPAS
Corina Bunu
SPORTS & IMPORTS AUTO SALES
LOZIER CORPORATION
Patricia Rupp
SECURITY NATIONAL BANK/ROCKBROOK
Jon Dabelstein
Christian Nunez
OMAHA NEON SIGN COMPANY
Thomas Bloomquist
STATE FARM/GARY OLSEN
MAIL MARKETING
Tim Rush
WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL SERVICES
Audry Kelling
Rocky Henkel
OMAHA STEAKS INTERNATIONAL
Rachel Volnek
THE GRILL HOUSE
MARK MARKUSON III CONSTRUCTION
Christine Baker
Justin Markuson
UNION PACIFIC
OMAHA BEEF FOOTBALL
Pat Cloonan
UNMC
Emmett Gatson
Tracy Preister
Olga Pisareva
OMAHA CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
UNO ATHLETICS
Lucila Silva
Eddie King
OMAHA ROYALS BASEBALL CLUB
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Rose Swenson
Carrie Baxter
OMAHA WEEKLY
WERNER ENTERPRISES
Jennifer K. Ethen
Christopher Rath, Brea Roubal,
Ben Smith
WEST CORPORATION
OMNIUM WORLDWIDE
Jennifer McCune
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Steve Shepard
FIRST NATIONAL BANK MERCHANT
SOLUTIONS
Tara Kotlarz
PETER KIEWIT SONS, INC.
MANAGEMENT
Ranae Gardner
1 CHOICE PERSONNEL
PHILIPS MANUFACTURING CO.
Tiffany DuRae
Jamie Nichols
ADAMS, INC.
PRIORICARE STAFFING SOLUTIONS
Stuart Kazor
Wendy Strader
ALEGENT HEALTH/BERGAN MERCY
SCHWARZ & ASSOCIATES, CPAS
John Dillingham
Brad Peal
ALLIED NATIONAL, INC.
ST
WELLS FARGO BANKS
Stephanie Geiger
Adriana Pina
APAC CUSTOMER CARE
Jennifer Valasek
Ellen Vulje
Ann Jareske
WEST OMAHA GLASS
OPPD
ECONOMICS
BEHAVE’N DAY CENTER
CHICAGO WHITE SOX BASEBALL
ORGANIZATION
Theresa Foley, Amy Scherer
Adam Rosauer
Cheryl Mascarello
GREATER OMAHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH
Aaron Pfeifer, Ioulia Sheveleva
Chris Cantoya
MERRILL LYNCH
CONAGRA/ARMOUR SWIFT ECKRICH
Joel Wane
Luis Vizuette
ABM ENTERPRISES
CORNING REVERE
Sonia Neira
FINANCE, BANKING AND LAW
Corinna Osterfoss
AUSTAD’S GOLF STORES
A.G. EDWARDS AND SONS
ENTERPRISE BANK
L.C. Comine
Patrick Voss
BANK OF NEBRASKA
Christopher Van Erdewyk
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CENTRIS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Corey Hahn
Brea Roubal
WEST TELESERVICES CORPORATION
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Michaela Young
Laci Ainsworth
PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS
MARKETING
Sasha O’Connell
James O’Connor
SILVERSTONE GROUP
Nicole Beaman
STATE FARM/OLSON
Sheila Staiert
THE BENEFIT GROUP
Beverly Zaruba
UNO ATHLETICS
WELLS FARGO INSTITUTIONAL
BROKERAGE AND SALES
MBA CANDIDATE INTERNSHIPS
Alexandra Petersen
UNO OUTDOOR VENTURE CENTER
David Brisson
COMPAQ COMPUTERS
Matt Lodholz
ZAISS & CO.
Kim Yangsook
UNO WOMEN’S SWIM TEAM
Jacquelyn O’Keefe
DATA TRANSMISSION NETWORK
Florentin Marc
Alexandra Peterson
UNION PACIFIC
REAL ESTATE
Courtney Clayton
HOMESELLERS ASSISTANCE, INC.
VECTOR MARKETING
Matt Lyons
Johann Johnson
REALCORP
SAM & LOUIE’S NEW YORK PIZZERIA
Hanako Asahi
WALGREENS
Elda Tartari
Rebecca Stuelpnagel
2002 SCHOLARSHIPS
Dozens of our alumni and friends have chosen to make an investment in the future
by funding a CBA scholarship. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the
college’s scholarship funds in 2002. If you’re interested in establishing a
scholarship or contributing to an existing fund, please contact the University of
Nebraska Foundation in Omaha at (402) 595-2032, or call the CBA Dean’s Office
at (402) 554-2599.
RON AND SHIRLEY BURNS LEADERSHIP
SCHOLARSHIP
MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
SECURITIES AMERICA MBA SCHOLARSHIP
Neil Archibald, Hayk Ghlijyan,
Kristin Stubbe
Aaron Bearinger, David Gland, William Goodman, Heather Kuehn,
Emerka Igbokwe, Joseph Watson
DAIN RAUSCHER SCHOLARSHIP
UNION PACIFIC MBA SCHOLARSHIP
Patricia Bradner
Julie C. Alcorn, Jennifer Broderick,
Vayalthrikovil Najeeb
DECCA SCHOLARSHIP
REAL ESTATE AND LAND USE
DELAINE AND DOROTHY DONOHUE TALENT
SCHOLARSHIP
Megan Stodden
ECONOMICS
CCIM SCHOLARSHIP
Michael Moustakes
ACCOUNTING
Gregory M. McGillivray
1 YEAR ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIP
JAMES C. HOREJS SCHOLARSHIP
FIRST NATIONAL BANK HUMAN RESOURCES
SCHOLARSHIP
Edward Shawn Hamilton
Bradley Allen, Chad Panzer
HOLLIS AND HELEN BARIGHT
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
ADMIS SCHOLARSHIP*
BUN SONG LEE SCHOLARSHIP
Lindsey Eblen
Brandy Eaves
Greg Kubert
ED BELGRADE SCHOLARSHIP
WAYNE HIGLEY/
DELTA SIGMA PI SCHOLARSHIP
BARBARA O. MILLER MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP–GRADUATE STUDENT
Rebecca Stuelpnagel
Stacey Amburgey, Rebecca Little
Jennifer Rosenthal
Nick Caniglia
ST
ERNEST H. KENYON
SCHOLARSHIP IN ACCOUNTING
Lindsay Kallemeyn
Matthew Lyons
Brandy Nelson
Amanda Peterson
NEBRASKA SOCIETY OF CPAS SCHOLARSHIP
Carl Cowan, Emily Johnson, Lindsay Kallemeyn, Jennifer Rosenthal
Bruce Moritz
CLAIRE PARKER/PHI DELTA GAMMA*
Jodi Infante
Julie Alcorn
FINANCE AND BANKING
RICHARD E. PRINCE MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Robert Benecke
UPLAND INDUSTRIES SCHOLARSHIP
Kazue Hamer, Adriana Pina
OUTSTANDING BUSINESS FINANCE
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
ORA C. AND FRED B. VOMACKA
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Shayla Schroeder
Stacey Amburgey, Brianne
Blomenkamp, Patricia Brandner,
Carl Cowan, Kazue Hamer, April
Harris, Kristine Hosier, Emily
Johnson, Rebecca Little, Jennifer
Lowther, Lindsay Kallemeyn, Shelly
Milan, Jeffery Miller, Adriana Pina,
Brad Peal, Jennifer Rosenthal,
Andrew Willey, Angela Younglove,
Lina Xie
HORACE WU AND
KATE KING WU SCHOLARSHIP
Xiaoyan Feng, Ying Liu
* given by Accounting department
FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE INTERNATIONAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Rachel A. Volnek
J.M. HARDING/OPPD AWARD OF
EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
Steven L. Zemanek
M.C. BIGGERSTAFF
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
BARBARA O. MILLER MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP–SENIOR
BARBARA O. MILLER MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP–JUNIOR
Michele Brandl, Tiffany DuRae,
Diana McHale
R. CRAIG HOENSHELL LEADERSHIP AWARD
Brandy Nelson
R. CRAIG HOENSHELL SCHOLARSHIP
AWARD
JIM BURCHELL SCHOLARSHIP
Julie Gohr, Ayesha Graves,
Angela Leonardo, Bruce Moritz
DAN CARY YOUTH FUND
SCHOLARSHIP IN REAL ESTATE
R. CRAIG HOENSHELL TALENT AWARD
Jeremy M. Morong
Alicia Gonzales
C. GLENN LEWIS SCHOLARSHIP
James deMontjoye
JOHN A. AND PHYLLIS S. JETER
SCHOLARSHIP
MID-CONTINENT CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP
Rebecca Little
Danielle S. Pancoast
SAM AND DORIE LEFTWICH TALENT
SCHOLARSHIP
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICA GRANT
Christina Hiller, Jeanine Kernen,
Danielle Pancoast, Stephen Seitner
OMAHA AREA BOARD OF REALTORS
SCHOLARSHIP
®
Breanna Madison, Ashley Weidner
FRANK L. MANSELL SCHOLARSHIP
Nick Adams, Jamie Anderson,
Erin Bluml, Bruce Moritz
NEXT GENERATION LEADERSHIP
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD/MAMMEL FAMILY
FOUNDATION
FINANCE, BANKING AND INSURANCE
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Jason Hansen, Michael McGlynn
Laura H. Hellerich, Christina Hiller,
Kristie Petersen
GENERAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Ashlie Manns, Carliss Moore
MERRILL LYNCH SCHOLARSHIP
TAL ANDERSON/
BAXTER CHRYSLER SCHOLARSHIP
Darcy Draper
Nathan Warnock
Jennifer Kim
Jessica Barron, Jennifer Patten,
Gregg Weiss
LAW
CBA STUDENT AND FACULTY EXCELLENCE/
MAMMEL SCHOLARSHIP
Adam Schreck
Laci Ainsworth, Marcy Bluvas,
Lynn Campbell, Justin Farivari,
Veronica Lerch, Spencer Lombardo,
Jennifer Lowther, Ryan Mattson,
Michael Miller, Jessica O’Connor,
Megan Stodden, Ellen Stupfell,
Nathan Warnock, Stacie Werner,
Karla Woods
DEAN JOHN LUCAS MARKETING
SCHOLARSHIP
CHARLES AND GLORIA BILLINGSLEY
SCHOLARSHIP
LUCILLE GANNON SCHOLARSHIP
Jordan Lashmett
MARKETING
JOHN AND GAIL HAFER SCHOLARSHIP
Sunshine Rodgers
GARY PENISTEN TALENT SCHOLARSHIP
DAVID RAYMOND TALENT SCHOLARSHIP
NATAN AND HANNAH SCHWALB
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Thuong Nguyen, Tiffany Nowlin
JOHN AND MARY SCHLEIGER SCHOLARSHIP
Melissa G. Moreno
UNION PACIFIC SCHOLARSHIP
Patricia Bradner, Kristine Hosier,
Jarod Lane, Cara Mason,
Thomas Murphy, Nicholas Sabatka,
Sarah Zeluf
John Loeffler
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