Mays Achievements Celebrated at Spring 2021 Faculty-Staff Meeting

April 30, 2021

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Mays Business School

Each Spring, Mays Business School celebrates its faculty and staff for superior accomplishments. This meeting is a time to look back on the past year and recognize those who have gone above and beyond in their service. This year, the Mays community gathered virtually to honor the following 2020-2021 achievements and welcome its newest members.

Faculty Emeriti

  • James Benjamin, James Benjamin Department of Accounting – 46 years
  • Julian Gaspar, Center for International Business Studies – 29 years of service
  • Steve McDaniel, Department of Marketing – 40 years of service

Faculty Tenures & Promotions

  • Lecturer to Senior Lecturer
    • Karen Farmer, James Benjamin Department of Accounting
  • Clinical Assistant to Clinical Associate
    • Bilal Erturk, Department of Finance
    • Russ Peterson, Department of Finance
  • Assistant to Associate
    • Marco Rossi, Department of Finance
    • Chris Yust, James Benjamin Department of Accounting
  • Associate Professor to Full Professor
    • Yong Chen, Finance

Faculty Awards

  • 2021 Distinguished Achievement Award (Teaching):
    • Gregory R. Heim, Professor, Department of Information and Operations Management
  • Department of Information and Operations Management Teaching Awards:
    • Master’s, Management Information Systems – David Gomillion
    • Undergraduate, Management Information Systems – Aaron Becker
    • Undergraduate, Supply Chain – Tony Arreola-Risa
  • Department of Management Teaching Awards
    • HR Division of the Academy of Management, Herbert Heneman Jr. Career Achievement Award – Murray R. Barrick
    • HR Division of the Academy of Management, Early Career Achievement Award – Joel Koopman
    • Best Editorial Board Reviewer for Journal of Applied Psychology – Joel Koopman
  • Department of Marketing Teaching Awards
    • 2021 Herb Thompson Teaching Award – Lisa C. Troy
    • 2021 Herb Thompson Teaching Award – Akshaya Sreenivasan,

Honoring our Ph.D. Students 

  • Outstanding Teaching Award
    • Stephen Stewart, James Benjamin Department of Accounting
    • Hai Pham, Department of Finance
    • Huseyn Abdulla, Department of Information and Operations Management
    • Melanie Prengler, Department of Management
    • Yuna Choe, Department of Marketing
  • Outstanding Research Award
    • Rachel Flam, James Benjamin Department of Accounting
    • Dora Li Horstman, Department of Finance
    • Mayukh Majumdar, Department of Information and Operations Management
    • Seoin Yoon, Department of Management
    • Muzeeb Shaik, Department of Marketing
  • Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship
    • Rachel Flam, James Benjamin Department of Accounting

Staff Star Performer Awards

  • Taylor Bordelon, Program Coordinator, Center for Executive Development
  • Lisa Burton, Director, MS Marketing Program
  • Diana Cassetta-Perez, Administrative Associate IV, Department of Marketing
  • Ashley Corn, Academic Advisor III, Undergraduate Advising
  • Monica Espinoza, Administrative Associate II, Center for International Business Studies
  • Brent Jankowiak, Business Coordinator, James Benjamin Department of Accounting
  • Glynna Nickle, Program Coordinator I, Department of Marketing
  • Kimberly Scherer, Administrative Coordinator II, Department of Management
  • Donna L. Shumaker, Administrative Coordinator I, Department of Information and Operations Management
  • Katie Stober, Assistant Director, MBA Admissions
  • Business Honors Team:
    • Kris Morley, Director of Business Honors
    • Jeff Glenn, Program Coordinator, Student Transformation Center
    • Claire Raabe, Academic Advisor, Business Honors

Meeting our New Colleagues 

  • Ben Welch, Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean for Executive Education, Center for Executive Development
  • Alyssa Morgan, Program Manager – Client Engagement, Center for Executive Development
  • Julie Chrisler, Development Assistant, Development
  • Debbie Hesse, Director of Development, Development
  • Mark Toler, Assistant Director of Development, Development
  • LaRhesa Johnson, Assistant Director for Marketing and Communications, Graduate Programs
  • Regan Metoyer Peterson, Program Coordinator, Recruiting & Admissions, CityCentre, Graduate Programs
  • Jazmin Jones, Graduate Programs – Program Coordinator, Full-Time MBA Program
  • Shayla Clifton, Program Coordinator II, Department of Marketing
  • Kathy Miller, Business Coordinator II, Department of Marketing
  • Rachel Racicot, Communications Specialist II, Department of Marketing
  • Jess Junek, Business Coordinator II, McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship

Celebrating Staff Promotions

  • Mike Alexander, Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs
  • Joanne Byrne, Program Coordinator II, Grad Programs, Scholarships, and Financial Aid
  • Hannah Cole, Academic Advisor IV, Department of Marketing
  • De’Ambra Harmon, Administrative Associate V, Department of Marketing
  • Alyssa Hartmann, Academic Advisor II, Undergraduate Advising Office
  • Karen Hentschel, Executive Assistant I, Department of Finance
  • Ashley Hilgemeier, Director, Client Engagement, Center for Executive Development
  • Rebecca Itz, Academic Advisor IV, Department of Finance
  • Sarah Jaks, Associate Director, Full-Time MBA Program
  • Deborah Mann, Associate Director, Professional MBA Program
  • Tom Marrs, Associate Director, Client Engagement, Center for Executive Development
  • Deborah McHaney, Associate Director, MBA Recruiting and Admissions
  • Brittany Schultz, Academic Advisor II, Undergraduate Advising Office
  • Catherine Young, Academic Advisor II, Undergraduate Advising Office

Honoring our Retirees

  • Kim Austin, Director of Career Management Center, MBA Programs – 6 years of service
  • Paul S. Busch, Texas A&M University System Regents Professor, Department of Marketing – 35 years of service
  • Katherine Jackson, Business Administrator, Department of Marketing – 27 years of service
  • Richard “Dick” H. Lester, Clinical Professor, Department of Management – 15 years of service
  • Marty Loudder, Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence and PricewaterhouseCooper Teaching Excellence Professor of Accounting, James Benjamin Department of Accounting – 32 years of service
  • Brian Molhusen, Executive Professor, Department of Marketing – 6 years of service
  • Nancy Simpson, Clinical Professor, Undergraduate Special Programs – 32 years of service
  • Chris Wolfe, Deborah D. Shelton Accounting Systems Professor, James Benjamin Department of Accounting – 36 years of service

 

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