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Accounting Business Administration Finance Human Resource ManagementManagement Accounting Management Info Systems/Operations Management ScienceMarketing MBA (Accounting/Business/Psychology) Risk Management and InsuranceBusiness@Oswego.eduVol. 10, Issue 1, Fall 2010Bits & Pieces11th Annual Alumni SymposiumPrinceton ReviewRecognitionThe School of Business was recognized by Princeton Review’s Best 300Business Schools: 2011 Edition.The School of Business was recognized by the Princeton Review’sStudent Opinion Honors. Other topuniversities included; Boston College,The University of Chicago, HarvardUniversity, Syracuse University, DukeUniversity, and Marist College.*****School of Business NewsletterMBA Now Online!SUNY Oswego’s online MBA program has launched for Spring 2011.SUNY Oswego has offered onlineMBA courses for over a decade. Theprogram will allow working professionals to complete their MBA whilemaintaining their career. SUNY Oswego is 1 of 5 AACSB institutions inNew York State that offers the MBAonline.*****Earned ExcellenceAACSBInternationalAccreditationThe Best BusinessSchoolsin the WorldFrom left: MBA Student, Paloma Sarkar. Alumni, Pei Chang Wu ’03This year’s annual Alumni Symposium took place on October 18th and19th. The purpose of the Alumni Symposium is to create campuscommunity-alumni interaction, which the School of Business strivesto achieve. This year, 10 accomplished professionals participated inthe event and interacted with students and faculty. These professionalscame from a variety of professional backgrounds including, Asset &Risk Management; Human Resource Management; and Internal Auditing. Dean Skolnik described the symposium as “a triangulation ofcontact” because there is vast engagement between students, faculty,and alumni. “It’s that culture of engagement that is passed on fromone class year of students to another,” he said. The Alumni Symposium portrays the strong commitment that all members of the Schoolof Business have towards our outstanding business program.This year’s alumni participants included: Tim Barnhart ’02, Field Director & Long Term Care Specialist for Northwestern Mutual Life; JohnCardarella ’97, Senior Human Resource Manager for Rite Aid; JeffGibbs ’80, VP of Internal Audit for Biogen Idec Inc.; Andy Miller ’92,Chief Executive Officer for CardStar, Inc.; Terence Nulty ’77, Executive Director – Supply Chain Academy for Accenture; Saawan Pathange’02, Director – Financial Institutions Group for UBS Securities LLC;Curt Schultzberg ’87, VP of Corporate Development for AXA Foundation; Christian Sterk ’08, Risk Reporting Analyst for Deutsche Bank;Trygve Stout ’74, Asset & Risk Management for Stout Financial Network LLC; and Pei Chang Wu ’03, Associate – Portfolio Analysis andRisk Department for Neuberger Berman.1
New Chair of Marketing &Management DepartmentDr. Sarfraz Mian, Professor of Management, is thenew chair of the Marketing& Management Department.Dr. Mian was appointed to theSchool of Business in 1992.His teaching interests include:strategic management andbusiness policy, entrepreneurship, and the management oftechnology and innovation.His research focus is enterprise development and newentrepreneurial ventures, and strategic decision-making.Dr. Mian is an internationally recognized expert inentreprenurship.*****Welcome Napatsorn JirapornThe School of Business welcomes a new faculty memberthis fall semester, NapatsornJiraporn (Pom). She receivedher MBA in Marketing fromVirginia Tech, and ABD(Ph.D. expected 12/10)in Marketing from SUNYBinghamton. Ms. Jiraporn isteaching courses in Marketing Principles, MarketingManagement and Advertising and Promotion.*****Gordon E. Lenz CenterGordon Lenz graduated from SUNY Oswego in 1958.Since he has graduated, Mr. Lenz has been an activemember of SUNY Oswego’s community specificallyin the School of Business. He also is a member ofthe Oswego College Foundation Board of Directors.Outside of the Oswego Community, Mr. Lenz servesas Chairman and CEO of Conference Associates Inc,and the NYS Business Group. He also founded andserves as a member of the Gold Coast Bank Board ofDirectors in Islandia. The Lenz Center for Finance,Insurance and Risk Management, is the first endowedcenter at SUNY Oswego. SUNY Oswego is extremelygrateful for Lenz’s support and generosity in our outstanding business program.Visiting ScholarsDr. Soner AkkocProfessor Akkoc isfrom the Departmentof Banking and Financeat Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey.Dr. Akkoc’s researchinterests are in investment analysis, efficientcapital markets, neuralnetworks, and fuzzy logic. He plans to apply neuralnetworks to credit scoring models for securities, suchas CDs, CDOs, CMOs, and MBSs. Professor Akkocwill be concluding his one-year stay and departingfrom SUNY Oswego in January 2011.*****Dr. Jie GuoProfessor Guo is fromthe School of Management at Min Zu University of China. Dr. Guo hasresearch interests in project risk management andoperations management.She plans to research suitable principles, methodsand models for operation,and crisis management with special applications forminorities in China while at SUNY Oswego. She is alsoteaching MBA 515 – Management Science during theFall 2010 semester. Professor Guo will be concludingher one-year stay and departing from SUNY Oswegoin January 2011.*****Professor Jun MaProfessor Jun Ma is a lecturer in Management atShenyang University ofTechnology in Shenyang,China. His researchinterests are in operations management andtransportation networks.Professor Ma is fundedby the Chinese HigherEducation Council. Professor Ma began his one-yearstay in June 2010 and will stay until June 2011.2
Focus on Faculty RetirementsLanny KarnsDr. Lanny Karns, Professor of Management, is retiring this December after 35 years asa member of the SUNY Oswego School of Business Community. Dr. Karns served asDean of the School of Business from its inception in 1992 until June 2007. He has alsotaught numerous management courses including MGT 261, MGT 460, and MBA 517. Heis a member of the American Management Association, Decision Science Institute, andthe Society for College and University Planning. Under Dr. Karns leadership, the Schoolof Buiness received AACSB accredidation, developed new degree programs, and movedinto a new academic building. Professor Karns is an asset to the Management program atSUNY Oswego, and he will be greatly missed. We wish him the best of luck in his futureendeavors.*****Florence KirkDr. Florence Kirk, Professor of Accounting, is retiring this December after 17years as a member of the Oswego School of Business community. Dr. Kirkdedicates her time teaching Financial Accounting and Accounting theory. Sheis also an active faculty advisor for both The Accounting Society and BetaAlpha Psi. She encourages her students to get involved with VITA and othercommunity service events. Dr. Kirk is an asset to the accounting programhere at SUNY Oswego. Amongst many awards, she was the reciepient of theChancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2006 and receipent of thePresidents Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2005. She is going to be missedby all members of the School of Business community. We wish her the best ofluck in her future endeavors.Gay Williams*****Professor Gay Williams, a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Accounting,Finance, and Law department, is retiring this December after 15 years withSUNY Oswego. Professor Williams has been teaching students public andprivate laws that affect business in all facets of its operations including international and ethical issues as well as legal concepts pertaining to the formation, operation, and dissolution of different forms of business organizations.She also coordinates the Business Law program. She will truly be missed bythe School of Business as she is an asset to our Business Law program. Wewish her the best of luck in her future endeavors.*****Robert HollenbeckProfessor Robert Hollenbeck, a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Accounting,Finance, and Law department, is retiring this December after 5 years with SUNYOswego. Throughout his career at SUNY Oswego, Professor Hollenbeck hastaught a variety of Accounting courses. He also coordinated VITA, VolunteerIncome Tax Assistance, with Professor Dean Crawford with helps from BetaAlpha Psi. Professor Hollenbeck has been an asset to the Accounting program atSUNY Oswego, and he will be missed. We wish him the best of luck in his futureendeavors.3
Student RecognitionMichelle Hamann - ACT Student Initiative AwardMichelle Hamann, a fifthyear accounting major, isvery active in the School ofBusiness. On October 16,2010, at the Desmond Hotelin Albany, The Associationof Council Members andCollege Trustees (ACT)presented Ms. Hamann withthe ACT Student InitiativeAward. The award recognizes students or studentFrom left: Charles Spector, 5-year ACC/MBA Studentgroups that identify a needMichelle Hamann, Florence Kirkon the campus, or in thecommunity, and work to provide the best service or solution. During the2009-2010 school year Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leadership Honor Society received the Region II award for their Take the Leadprogram. As President of ODK, Ms. Hamann helped develop a sixsession program with a group of 8th graders who were unable to progress to the 9th grade. They were encouraged to utilize their strengths andbuild leadership roles through committee work for their middle schooldance. These students were motivated to plan the middle school danceand raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. At the ACT awardrecognition, Ms. Hamann was accompanied by faculty mentors, CharlesSpector and Florence Kirk, the previous ODK President Daniel Lupa,and her parents.*****Michael Kurdyla - Project Run With ItMichael Kurdyla, a fifthyear accounting major,participated in and wonthis year’s Project RunWith It competition.This is the secondconsecutive year that aSUNY Oswego 5-yearAccounting/MBAstudent participated inBeta Alpha Psi’s international Project RunWith it and returned asFrom left: Florence Kirk, 5-year ACC/MBA Studenta member of a winningteam. Last year BrittanyMichael Kurdyla, Richard SkolnikVetter won the competition. Project Run WithIt is a business consulting competition where students teamed withstudents from other business schools to produce a winning project forthe not-for-profit Community Health Awareness Council of MoutainView, California.*****Global Entrepreneurship Monitor(GEM)Sarfraz Mian, Chair of the Marketing and Management Department,is a leader and Principal Investigatorof GEM, a not-for-profit researchconsortium of 60 nations that studiesworld-wide entrepreneurial activity(http://www.gemconsortium.org/).The goal of GEM is to improvenew business development amongits member nations including theUS. During his last summer visit toPakistan, Dr. Mian successfully lobbied with local government officialsand the U.S. Agency for InternationalDevelopment to fund the GEMPakistan project. This year, Dr. Mianlaunched the study from IBA Karachi(the nation’s top business school) andhis research team surveyed more than2,000 Pakistanis including policy makers to discuss their entrepreneurial aspirations, behaviors and activities. TheGEM Pakistan 2010 research findingswill be released as part of the GlobalEntrepreneurship Monitor Report2010 in Washington, DC during theirJanuary 2011 annual meeting.COAPSUNY Oswego hosted its first annualCareer Opportunities in the Accounting Profession program in Summer2010. The summer program is inits 24th year of being held at severalcollege campuses across NYS givingunderserved students insight on theaccounting profession. A numberof SUNY Oswego faculty members participated in the 4-day event.There were 24 Syracuse-area highschool juniors who attended SUNYOswego’s COAP program. Oswego’sprogram featured a speaker from theIRS and numerous presentations ondeveloping a professional and successful career in the field of accounting. Amongst other things, the students traveled to Testone, Marshall& Discenza, a local CPA firm, toexperience the accounting professionfirsthand. Isaac-Lowe, chair of theHofstra COAP Advisory Board says,“the COAP experience allows us toopen up a whole new world for thesepromising young people, who thenhave the ability to seriously consideraccounting as a profession relativelyearly in their academic careers.”4
Meet the Accountants NightEvery year BetaAlpha Psi hoststhe Meet theAccountantsNight. Thisyear 12 public accountingfirms participated in the eventon September18, 2010, including KPMG; Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa;EFP Rotenberg LLP; Dannible & McKee, LLP; Dermody,Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC; ParenteBeard, LLP; TheBonadio Group; Fust Charles Chambers, LLP; Ciaschi,Dietershagen, Little, Mickelson & Co, LLP; Testone,Marshall & Discenza, LLP; Insero & Company CPAs;and Bowers & Company CPAs. Students were encouraged to participate in the event to network with currentprofessionals and to learn more about the opportunitiesfor professional growth these firms have to offer students.Over 100 students participated in this year’s Meet the Accountants Night.*****Biogen Idec InternshipSchool of BusinessDean’s Advisory BoardThe Dean’s Advisory Board meets twice per academic year,once in the spring and once in the fall.Kevin Bryans ’89, CFO, Polaris Library SystemsJoseph Chemotti ’90, Partner, Dannible & McKee, LLPMichael Durney ’83, Senior VP Finance & Chief FinancialOfficer, Dice Inc.Russ Findlay ’89, Vice President, Sales and Marketing TownSports InternationalJeffrey Grimshaw, Interim Director, OBCRLinda Dickerson Hartsock, Director of the Center for CleanTech Enterpreneuship, Syracuse Technology GardenTracy Higginbotham ’86, President, Women TIESMatthew Jenal ’78, Chief Financial Officer, Cadogan ManagementMatthew Labovich ’94, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers,LLPMichael Lisson ’94, Senior Audit Manager, Green & SeifterPatrick Murphy ’74, Chief Human Resources Officer, EnsignBickford Industries, Inc.Michael Paez ’80, Senior VP and Commercial Vehicle MarketManager, Sovereign BankRobert Pagano ’84, President, ITT Industrial ProcessNewton Paul ’99, Sourcing Manager, Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.Biogen Idec Inc. is a globalbiotechnology company. Thomas Schneider, President and Chief Executive Officer,Pathfinder BankThey are a leading sourceLisa Tamilia ’89, District Sales Manager III, Erie Insuranceof many vital therapiesincluding multiple scleMark Tryniski ’85, President and Chief Executive Officer,Community Bank System, Inc.rosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, andJacqueline Wilbur ’82, Director, Career Development, MITpsoriasis. Three of SUNY Sloan School of ManagementFrom left: 5-year ACC/MBA students Oswego’s students haveVincent Aponte, Michelle Hamann,participated in summerTiffany Chiu, and Jeff Gibbs,’80School of Business Dean’s Officelong internships at BiogenPhone: (315) 312-3168Idec located in Boston, MA. Vincent Aponte interned in theFax: (315) 312-5309Email: business@oswego.edusummer of 2008. Michelle Hamman interned in the sumWebsite: www.oswego.edu/businessmer of 2009. She says, “It was my first internship experienceand I gained a vast knowledge in the area of SarbanesDesign, Editing & Production:Terri Bouffard, Administrative AssistantOxley audit testing. This internship helped open the doorJennifer O’Meara, Graduate Assistantto my internship this past summer at W.R. Grace, and nowmy full-time employment opportunity at KPMG.” TiffanyContributors:Richard Skolnik,DeanChiu interned in the summer of 2010, she says “I gainedCharles Spector, Chair, AFL Dept.an understanding of the biotech industry and performedTammie Sullivan, MBA Directormeaningful work that enhanced my academic and profesJim Russell ’84, Photographersional experience.” The internship involves students in theMichelle Hamann ’11, 5-yr Acc/MBATiffany Chiu ’11, 5-yr Acc/MBAPretesting and Fieldwork Phases of Sarbanes-Oxley testing.Soner Akkoc, Visiting ScholarTheir primary responsibilities included developing test plans,Guo Jie, Visiting Scholarperforming testing of the controls identified, and creatingJun Ma, Visiting ScholarJeff Gibbs ’80, Biogen Idecwork papers documenting the test results.5
universities included; Boston College, The University of Chicago, Harvard University, Syracuse University, Duke University, and Marist College. This year’s annual Alumni Symposium took place on October 18th and 19th. The purpose of the Alumni Symposium is to create campus-community
