Accomplishments: Lee Business School
American Marketing Association Collegiate Chapter continued its streak of excellence by earning five notable awards during the 36th annual American Marketing Association (AMA) International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans. The conference brings together more than 1,200 marketing students and their faculty advisers for three days of…
Natalie Schibrowsky (Chemistry) has been named the American Marketing Association's Student Marketer of the Year. President of the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ chapter of the AMA, she was selected for the award from the 9,986 AMA student members. The award, selected by the AMA students, focuses attention on the varieties of ways AMA collegiate members demonstrate…
Tracy Johnson (Liberal Arts), Valarie Burke (Vice Provost Academic Affairs), Stacy Shapin (Fine Arts), Kristie Berthelotte (Fine Arts), Heather Hatch (Academic Success Center), Chris Parker (Engineering), Sal Mora (Academic Success Center), David Belt (Sciences), and Michael Biesiada (Business) made presentations at the annual NACADA (National…
Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology & Higher Education) and Anjala Krishen (Marketing & International Business) presented "USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Cycling Fans Lifestyles and Event Sponsorship" along with co-author Angeline Close of the University of Texas at a meeting of the Sport Marketing Association in October. That month Lough…
Janet Runge (Business School) was honored with the High Tech Mentor Award for her efforts in entrepreneurship education in the winter 2013 edition of Las Vegas Woman magazine. As the school's enrichment coordinator, she oversees the Global Entrepreneurship Experience program and founded the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Center for Entrepreneurship. She has served as…
Lisa Davis (MBA Programs) has been selected as the recipient of the 2014 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Academic Advisor Award at the graduate level. Her name has been forwarded as a nominee for the NSHE Regents' Academic Advisor Award.
Mary Riddel (Economics) received a $3,000 grant to conduct research on misperceptions about the effectiveness of prevention strategies and demand for insurance. The grant is funded by the Risk Project of the Center for Risk Science Innovation and Application in the International Life Sciences Research Foundation. She will present her research…
Bob Aalberts (Accounting) coauthored an article, "Our Own Private Sustainable Community: Are Green Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions a Viable Alternative to a More Environmentally Sustainable Future for Homeowners?" which was published in the spring issue of the New Mexico Law Review. His coauthor, Darren Prum of Florida State University, is…
Stephen Brown (Economics) and Hillard Huntington of Stanford University are the authors of "Assessing the U.S. Oil Security Premium," which was published in Energy Economics.
John "Jack" Schibrowsky (Marketing and International Business) received the Hugh G. Wales Faculty Advisor of the Year Award during the American Marketing Association (AMA) International Collegiate Conference. Schibrowsky, who has advised the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ chapter of the AMA since 2004, was chosen from among 350 advisors. This year he also received the 2013…
Angela Douglas (Center for Entrepreneurship) was honored as one of 10 up-and-coming professionals by the Las Vegas Business Press in its annual Rising Stars of Business.
Andrew Hardin (Center for Entrepreneurship) has been selected as one of three Faculty Advisors of the Year for 2013 by Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology. The award recognizes those Nevada college and university educators who have made significant contributions to the Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup Business Plan Competition.…