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School of Business Administration Honors Distinguished Alumni
OXFORD, Miss. – Friends, alumni, donors, faculty and staff gathered Thursday (Oct. 29) at the University of Mississippi to celebrate six alumni honored at the School of Business Administration's third Hall of Fame ceremony at the Duff Center for Science and Technology Innovation. The resumes in this year's class run from home kitchens to chicken plants to hospital boardrooms.
Professor Receives 2026 Rusty Brooks Distinguished Service Award
Babin, the Phil B. Hardin Chair and Distinguished Professor of Marketing in the School of Business Administration, will accept the honor at a Nov. 6 awards luncheon during the SMA annual conference in Orlando, Florida. "Rusty and I have been friends for a long time, so it's particularly meaningful to be recognized with this award," he said.
Analytics and Trading Lab Brings Wall Street to Business Row
The lab is home to two ambitious ventures, the future Center for Financial Futures and the Rebel Student Investment Fund. Together, they offer an integrated environment where Ole Miss students learn by doing. Ole Miss senior Justin Hailey, a finance major from Wesson, used the skills he learned in the Analytics and Trading Lab during an internship with FedEx. He has accepted a full-time job with FedEx after graduation. Submitted photo This hands-on philosophy shapes everything the lab does.
Internships Teach Business Students the Ropes of Sports Marketing
Elizabeth "Elly" Kaplanis, a junior general business major from Granby, Colorado, interned with the Kansas City Chiefs; Eve Quisenberry, a senior marketing major from Tampa, Florida, worked with the Atlanta Falcons; and Sam Toune, a senior general business major from Dewitt, Michigan, spent his summer with ESPN.
Ole Miss Students Explore How Business and Nature Coexist in Iceland
Twenty-six students spent Aug. 1-20 taking in the sights and talking with business and government leaders about how tourism and sustainable energy work together. Along the way, they toured several of Iceland's most famous natural landmarks, each one a hands-on lesson in business and geography. Visiting the Srokkur geyser, for example, gave students a firsthand look at the natural geothermal energy that powers many of Iceland's homes and businesses.
Ken Cyree, Ole Miss Business Dean
After 21 years as a faculty member at the UM School of Business Administration, and 17 of those years serving at the helm as Dean, Ken Cyree will retire in December 2025. Cyree, who came to Ole Miss from Texas Tech in 2004 as an associate professor of finance, is the school’s 11th Dean and the second-longest serving Dean in the school’s history, except for James Warsaw Bell, the school’s founding Dean in 1917.
Ole Miss Online MBA Program Ranks Among Top 25
The ranking places Ole Miss in a five-way tie with Florida International University, Penn State World Campus, Texas Tech University and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell for No. 25 among public universities. The University of Florida, at No. 3, and Auburn University, at No. 21, were the only other Southeastern Conference schools in the Top 25.
Business School to Host 23rd Annual Banking and Finance Symposium
Michelle "Miki" Bowman is this year's keynote speaker. Bowman was appointed to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in November 2018 and is serving a term that ends in 2034. In Kansas, she previously served as state bank commissioner and vice president of Farmers & Drovers Bank. "We are thrilled to have such an amazing lineup of speakers at this year's symposium," said Ken Cyree, dean of the business school.
Business school recognizes students for achievements in leadership - The Oxford Eagle
Published 10:30 am Friday, April 26, 2024 By Stella Connell UM School of Business Administration The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration recognized its student leaders set to graduate in May at an inaugural luncheon April 9 at the Paul B. Johnson Sr. Commons. Some 80 students, faculty and staff were on hand for the event, which recognized business students who have served as club officers or student ambassadors for the 2023-24 academic year.
Former Executive Imparts the Importance of Negotiation Skills
By Stella Connell School of Business Administration Communications Let’s make a deal! Negotiation can be thought of as an art or a skill, but it is a necessary component of many business transactions. Keith Morris, formerly of Shell Oil, brought his skills of negotiation to the business school’s classroom when he joined as an adjunct instructor in 2020.
Ole Miss Business Professor Receives Hodgetts Award
By Stella Connell UM Business School The Academy of Management has bestowed a rare honor on Milorad Novicevic, associate professor of management at the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. Novicevic received the Richard M. Hodgetts Award for his contributions to management history research, excellence in teaching and service to the academy and its management history division. The academy’s management history division established the award in 2002 in memory of Hodgetts.
Speaker's Edge Competition Helps Develop Career-Relevant Skills
By Stella Connell University of Mississippi School of Business Costco as a mini-market, remote work technology, virtual passports and artificial intelligence in the food industry were among the topics addressed at the 19th annual Speaker’s Edge competition at the University of Mississippi. Students in business, accountancy and law tackled a multitude of issues in the annual public speaking competition, held Jan. 12-13 at the Jackson Avenue Center.
OXFORD - Kenaz Worthem, of Oxford, is the 2022 recipient of the Pozen Scholarship at the University of Mississippi.
A Cancer Survivor’s Journey to Graduate and Heal
By Stella Connell School of Business Administration Macey Hicks completes classes to graduate and seeks to advocate for patients Growing up in the Florida panhandle, Macey Hicks didn’t seriously consider the University of Mississippi until she began visiting a friend at Ole Miss during her senior year of high school. Then, she and her mother came for an official tour and “fell in love with the campus,” she said.
Ole Miss MBA Program Ranks Among Top 50 in Nation
By Stella Connell University of Mississippi U.S. News & World Report has ranked the University of Mississippi’s campus MBA program in the top 50 nationally among public institutions. Submitted photo The University of Mississippi‘s Master of Business Administration program has been recognized as one of the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings, released today (March 29), place Ole Miss at No. 44 among public universities and in a three-way tie for No. 82 overall.
Speaker's Edge Competition Helps Develop Career-Relevant Skills
By Stella Connell UM Business School Administration Team Olay, whose pitch involved the marketing of a cruelty-free skin product, won the Team Pitch category. The team members are (from left) Kelly Moran, J.R. Kellen, Walker Cottrell, Trey Sankey and Logan Gage.
Online MBA Program Ranks Among Top 10 in Nation
By Stella Connell UM School of Business Administration U.S. News & World Report has ranked the University of Mississippi’s online MBA program in the top 10 nationally for the fourth year in a row. Submitted photo The University of Mississippi‘s online Master of Business Administration program has been named as one of the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings, released today (Jan. 25), place Ole Miss in a three-way tie for No. 9 among public universities and No. 12 overall.
Mentor, Supporter and Red-and-Blue Through and Through
By Stella Connell University of Mississippi Lila Neely (left) works with Walter Davis, faculty director of MBA programs; Ashley McGee, director of administration of MBA programs; and Amy Johnson, records coordinator, at the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. Photo by Stella Connell/School of Business Administration Lila Neely believes she was diapered in red and blue, and her deep-seeded love for the University of Mississippi was with her at birth.
UM Business School Gearing Up for 20th Annual Banking Symposium
By Stella Connell University of Mississippi Communications Archive Photo: Dean Ken Cyree (left) visits with Ole Miss business students Brooke Kellam and Ian Soileau at the 2019 Banking and Finance Symposium. Photo by Stella Connell/UM School of Business Administration The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration and its Banking and Finance Advisory Board are gearing up for the 20th annual Banking and Finance Symposium, set for Nov. 12 at the Oxford Conference Center.
An Institution Within an Institution
By Stella Connell University of Mississippi Communication After 35 years on the faculty of the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration, Del Hawley is retiring at the end of the year. Photo by Kevin Bain/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services When Del Hawley arrived at the University of Mississippi, Ronald Reagan was president, gasoline cost 86 cents a gallon and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 1,793.
Internship Summit Headed for Fifth Year of Success
By Stella Connell University of Mississippi Communications The UM business school’s fifth annual internship summit will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 23) in the Holman Hall Courtyard. Organizations from across campus will be there to present internship opportunities to students. Submitted photo The School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi hosts its fifth annual Internship Summit on Thursday (Sept. 23) in the Holman Hall Courtyard.
Transfer Student Matt Eddy Brings Passion for Service to Ole Miss
By Stella Connell School of Business Administration Matt Eddy has had a passion for community involvement and service for as long as he can remember and brought that mentality to the University of Mississippi and the School of Business Administration.
Online MBA Program Ranks Among Top 10 in Nation
By Stella Connell UM School of Business Administration The University of Mississippi‘s online Master of Business Administration program has been named as one of the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings, released today, place Ole Miss in a five-way tie for No. 7 among public universities and No. 10 overall. UM is tied with the universities of Arizona, Maryland and Washington and the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium for the No. 7 spot.
UM Completes 17th Annual Speaker’s Edge Competition
By Stella Connell Ole Miss News The annual Speaker’s Edge competition is a partnership between the University of Mississippi’s School of Business Administration, Patterson School of Accountancy and Trent Lott Leadership Institute. Photo by Robert Jordan/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services COVID-19 protocols, mask-wearing, Zoom etiquette, abuses of remote working and the effects of the global pandemic dominated the 17th annual UM Speaker’s Edge competition held remotely for the first time, Jan.
Shirley Crawford Remembered as Adored and Respected Ole Miss Alumna
By Stella Connell School of Business Administration Manager of Marketing and Communications Rod Taylor (left), president of Taylor & Co., and Ken Cyree (right), dean of the UM School of Business Administration, present Shirley Crawford with the Distinguished Finance Executive Award from the Banking and Finance Board of the Ole Miss business school in 2013.
One-Stop Drone Shop Takes First Place in Landshark Tank Competition
Nestor Delgado, a third-year Ole Miss law student from Pascagoula, won the sixth annual Landshark Tank Competition hosted by the university’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship with his concept for ROTR Drone Solutions. Delgado is specializing in air and space law at the UM School of Law.
Social Networking Concept Named UM Business' Gillespie Winner
An academic social network that allows students to connect with other students in their classes took first place at the recent Gillespie Business Plan Competition at the University of Mississippi. DaisNotes LLC – co-founded by Kyle Herbert, from Metairie, Louisiana, and Nicholas Neilson-Slabach, of Fort Worth, Texas – targets students for note-sharing and social networking for their classes.
Ole Miss’s MBA program ranks among top 50 in nation
The University of Mississippi‘s Master of Business Administration program has been recognized as one of the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings, released March 17, place Ole Miss in a three-way tie for No. 31 among public universities and No. 92 overall. UM is tied with Oklahoma State and Texas Tech for the No. 31 spot.
Banking Symposium Surveys Role of Partnerships in Economic Development
Charles White (center) was named winner of the Distinguished Finance Executive award at the 19th annual Banking and Finance Symposium. Joining him are family and friends (from left) John Lynch, daughter Elizabeth White, UM business Dean Ken Cyree, wife Mary White, Charles White, mother Jean White Johnson, stepfather Dr. Richard Johnson, daughter-in-law Virginia White and son Matthew White. Photo by Stella Connell/School of Business Administration OXFORD, Miss.
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