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Volume 2, Number 1, Summer 2005
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Feature Focus: Austin Entrepreneurship Program
(Left to right) Tyler Morita, founder of Z-Audio, assembles his amplifier product. Paul Dudley Hart, Mercy Corps’ director-at-large, speaks to students as part of the Emerging Topics series focused on entrepreneurship. Austin Entrepreneurship Program students test out a Hewlett Packard Instant Cinema Digital Projector indoors and out. |
Three Student Businesses Win Business Concept Dollars
Three of ten Austin Entrepreneurship Program business concept proposals competed for and received seed funding from the Portland OSU Business Roundtable. A total of five thousand dollars was split among student companies Southern Oregon Sauce and Spice Company, Aspire Inc. (an online publishing co.) and ZAudio (maker of headphone amplifiers) for the development of their businesses. Link to full story…
Hewlett Packard Taps Students for Product Input
Students were looking from their windows and gathering on the Weatherford lawn evaluating the product that won Hewlett Packard the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show Innovation award-the HP ep9012 Instant Cinema Digital Projector (code named Zoetrope). With a sheet hanging from the building reflecting the projector image, even students not involved in the project came out to see what was going on. Link to full story…
AEP Wins Funding for Course and Program Development
The National Collegiate Investors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) has awarded the Austin Entrepreneurship Program $32,000 for course and program development. Link to full story…
Entrepreneurship from Around the World
This year's Emerging Topics series, hosted by the Austin Entrepreneurship Program, featured the topic of entrepreneurship with a twist: "Entrepreneurial Success: It's Not Just the Money." Link to full story…
Alumni and Business Partners News
(Left to right) Mike Williams, HemCon, speaks to an accounting class. 2005 Alumni and Business Partner Award winners include (left to right): Bob Sznewajs, Harley Smith, Pam Garcia, George Puentes, Scott Burri, Larry L. Brown. Not pictured is Jon Masterson. Pat Hraba, Waterford Hotels and Inns co-founder, advises students on business protocol. Jim Bernau, founder of Willamette Valley Vineyards, speaks as part of the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series. |
Alumni and Business Partners Recognized
The College of Business at Oregon State University honored leading alumni and business partners at their 2005 Alumni and Business Partner Awards dinner held in downtown Portland. The Hall of Fame Award, which honors OSU graduates who have made sustained and meritorious business contributions throughout their careers, was presented to Jon Masterson, a 1961 OSU graduate and CEO of Wallboard Tool Company; and Harley Smith, a 1959 graduate, investor and real estate broker. Link to full story…
Enjoy Pinot Noir and Help Grow the Oregon Wine Industry
Can we change America's wine palate from little Oregon? That question, posed by Willamette Valley Vineyards founder and President Jim Bernau as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series, will determine growth of the wine industry in Oregon. Link to full story…
Williams Controls Costs while HemCon Bandages ® Control Bleeding
When Mike Williams, '84, says he likes control, he talks about knowing what you want to do with your career, professionally developing to make it happen and liking what you do. "I like accounting," said Williams, vice president of finance for HemCon, Inc. "When executives ask 'can we spend that money?' that is control!" Link to full story…
Get the Upper Hand (Shake) in Business Protocol
Think your excellent technical skills, high GPA and fabulous work ethic are going to guarantee you success? Think Again. According to Pat Hraba, '66, co-founder and vice president of Waterford Hotels and Inns, Inc., it is people's perception that is the key. Link to full story…
Faculty and Staff News
(Left to right) 2005 faculty award winners included: Zhaohui Wu, Ilene Kleinsorge, Prem Mathew, V. T. Raja, Carol Brown, Rene Reitsma, Fran Ryan McKee, Jim Coakley, Dave Gobeli and Clay Dibrell. Not pictured is Carol Leder. Associate Professor Rene Reitsma coaches K-12 teachers on TeachEngineering at an Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education workshop. Associate Professor of Marketing Steve Kim garners research funding. Professor Erik Larson and Professor Emeritus Jack Bailes meet with former OSU MBA alums in Bangkok. Top, L-R: Larson, Earth Worrawas Wassanont, Kate Suchittra Chatpimolkul, Joanne Chuleeporn Pamornpathomkul. Bottom, L-R: Ann Larson, George Visessiri, Kim Piyasak Tangsivilaiporn and Bailes. |
Business Faculty Take Home Awards
More than 110 business partners, emeriti faculty, campus dignitaries and College of Business faculty and staff attended the annual College of Business Awards Dinner held on Thursday, June 2, in the OSU CH2M Hill Alumni Center.
Honoring superior faculty performance, five individuals took home the prestigious Newcomb Fellowships. Link to full story…
Kim Garners More than $40,000 in Marketing Channel Research Funding
Associate Professor of Marketing Stephen Kim is on a roll. His recent research has received endorsement by the Korea Research Foundation (equivalent to the National Science Foundation in the U.S.) to the tune of $37,000. Link to full story…
Reitsma-Architected Website Helps K-12 Teachers "Teach Engineering"
It's a common problem for K-12 teachers --- how to engage students in the study of science and math. Now, just by going to www.TeachEngineering.com, teachers can find affordable lessons sorted by grade level or required time and deliver creative math/science education. College of Business Associate Professor of MIS Rene Reitsma designed the architecture for the system. Link to full story…
Larson Teaches in Thailand as Part of Sabbatical
Project management expert Erik Larson took leave of the United States this summer as part of his College of Business sabbatical. Larson taught at Chulalongkorn University (Chula), the oldest and one of the most prestigious universities in Thailand. Link to full story…
Student News
Beta Alpha Psi members Becky Thomas (left), Paul Freese and Andy Kaiser (right) won awards at a regional accounting competition. Steve Allen, Hetty Versteege and Rich Carone judge MBA Integrated Business Project presentations. Kelly Hanslovan-Bond receives bachelor degree after 15 years. |
Path to Degree Takes OSU COB Grad 15 Years of Hard Work
It has taken 15 years, a lot of creative juggling, strict organization and fierce determination, but Oregon State University undergraduate Kelly Hanslovan-Bond finally received her bachelor's degree from the College of Business. Link to full story…
Beta Alpha Psi Students Place in Regional Competition
College of Business students showed well, taking home second and third place finishes, at the Beta Alpha Psi Northwest Regional Conference in Boise. Link to full story…
MBA Students Put Classroom Skills to Work on Real-World Projects
Oregon State University students are honing their academic accomplishments into real-world skills with the College of Business' Integrated Business Project. The project puts students in the college's Master's of Business Administration Program to work writing detailed plans for new business ventures. Link to full story…
Business students excel outside the classroom
JD Stanley, a senior in business marketing, found a new kind of "Library." Parents, you may want to know about this. Link to full story…
Jamie Fox, a freshman, is the first under-20 "junior" to out-shoot the best in the military and civilian ranks by winning the National Rifle Association's National Service Rifle Championship. Link to full story…
Therese Videan, a senior in accounting, reaches her gymnastics potential for OSU. Link to full story…
The College of Business in the News
- MBA Program Moving to Portland; The Business Journal of Portland, August 8, 2005
- Portlanders Benefit from Plethora of Local MBA Programs; The Business Journal of Portland, August 5, 2005
- Enron Gives Boost to Accounting Field; The Business Journal of Portland, July 29, 2005
- Promoting a Statewide Spirit of Education; The Business Journal of Portland, July 1, 2005
- Students' Idea Leverages OSU's Software; Corvallis Gazette-Times, June 12, 2005
- Creativity from the Inside Out: OSU's New Entrepreneurs; BrainstormNW, January 2005
- Total-Immersion Business Ed; The Christian Science Monitor, November 2, 2004
- Weatherford Hall; KVAL 13 News, October 27, 2004
- Entrepreneurs Current and Future Celebrate Weatherford Grand Opening; The Daily Barometer, October 25, 2004
- Alum's Advice.com; Corvallis Gazette-Times, October 24, 2004
- Professor Re-visits His Undergrad Stomping Ground; The Daily Barometer, October 15, 2004
- The Weatherford Way: Young Entrepreneurs Take Over a Renovated OSU Dormitory for an Experiment in Learning; Corvallis Gazette-Times, September 27, 2004
- A New Kind of Living and Learning; The Oregonian, September 26, 2004
- The Ultimate Makeover; Corvallis Gazette-Times, September 18, 2004
Upcoming Events: What's Happening at the College of Business?
- October 5: Accounting: Meet the Firms Night (MU Ballroom)
- October 11: Be A More Influential Leader Professional Development Program (Camp Sherman, OR)
- October 13: High Tech After Hours (Corvallis)
- October 21: Dean's Distingished Lecture Series: "Ethics Errors: Why Smart People Can Do Such Dumb Things" presented by Patrick J. Kuhse, Speaking of Ethics (Gilbert 224)
- October 28: Business Advisory Council Meeting (MU Boardroom)
- October 28: Homecoming Reception for COB Alumni and Friends (200 Bexell)
- October 29: Homecoming COB Alumni Tent (between Alumni Center and LaSells)
- November 9: BAN Meeting (Old Town Pizza on Davis in Portland)
- November 17: Excellence in Family Business Awards (Portland Zoo)
For more information, see the COB Calendar.
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