Fall Faculty Award Winners

MTSU’s Jennings A. Jones College of Business recently honored top faculty members with its Fall Faculty Awards. [read more at http://www.mtsunews.com/?s=fall+faculty]

Jones College Alumni Honored at Homecoming

Col. Jeff Bonner

Distinguished Alumni Award

Col. Jeffery Bonner, Class of 1982, Bachelor’s in Business Administration 

Bonner’s career and service to both the military and the MTSU ROTC program are impressive. Attending MTSU on a full Army ROTC scholarship, he was the cadet commander and Distinguished Military Graduate as a senior, recipient of the Lt. George W. Burkheart Scholarship and received the prestigious George C. Marshall Award.

He earned numerous awards — including the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star — in a distinguished military career in active duty and reserve capacities. He finished his tenure rated as the best commander within each two-star commander’s span of responsibility. In 1998, he returned to MTSU as an assistant professor of military science, joining a core group of fellow alumni to rebuild the ROTC program. They succeeded in elevating the program to No. 1 in the nation.

Now a corporation owner, Bonner works with major hydrocarbon organizations to increase the effectiveness of their global corporate social responsibility programs in Iraq, Libya, Egypt, Syria and Kurdistan.

Richard Key

Service to the University

Richard Key, Class of 1962, Business 

Key has devoted himself to serving MTSU in various capacities through the years. After retiring from Aladdin Industries, he has continued to serve the university in multiple volunteer capacities. He has served as president of the MTSU Alumni Association and serves on the Past Presidents Council.

A member of the Golden Raiders Society, Key has been a Blue Raider Athletic Association member since 1984 and is a member of both the 1911 and Walnut Grove giving societies. He also has been a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business.

In 2014, Key established the Charlene Key and Jan Key Endowed Fund for Excellence, named after his late wife and their daughter, in the Jones College. His love and passion for MTSU is exemplified by his long MTSU career, his financial commitment to the future of the university and his continued involvement and input in university boards and organizations.

[more at http://www.mtsunews.com/?s=distinguished+alumni]

Business Competition a Learning Experience

MTSU’s second Strategic Management Case Competition saw 205 students participating for eight weeks for $1,800 in prize money and an eye-catching entry for their resumes. Only 35 students (nine class-champion teams) made it to the Dec. 5 final round, where Goodwill judged them on the quality of their research, recommendations, and presentations. [more at http://www.mtsunews.com/?s=goodwill]

MTSU students Lindsey Ryner, left, of Spring Hill, Tennessee, Lucas Tidwell of Nolensville, Tennessee, and Emily Benavides of Franklin, Tennessee, are the winners of MTSU’s second Strategic Management Case Competition recently held through the Jones College of Business. The trio developed a proposal for Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee to attract more millennials to its brand. (Photo courtesy of Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee)

Book: Economic Impact or Contribution

BERC director Murat Arik's book Economic Impact or Contribution: Essays on Business and Community Relations has been published by Lexington Books and is available at: http://goo.gl/jdcEF3

CIS Major Receives Hawkins Scholarship

Emily Young, a freshman from Whitwell, Tennessee, majoring in computer information systems, is the first recipient of the Hawkins Endowed Scholarship at Middle Tennessee State University. [Read more http://www.mtsunews.com/young-hawkins-scholarship/]

Full Slate of Events for Global Entrepreneurship Week

This week's events: http://www.mtsunews.com/global-entrepreneurship-week-2015/

Jones College Recognizes 4 with Business Awards

Jones College of Business recently honored four business people with awards in recognition of their contribution to business and industry. Read more at MTSU News here:
http://www.mtsunews.com/jones-college-awards-2015/

Jones College Interviews and Tour

Learn all about Jones College initiatives and new graduate programs, and tour the new financial analysis center! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2sYhpaWA80

Research: Tennessee's Chemical Exports

In 2014, chemical exports valued at $4.4 billion were shipped out of Tennessee. See Dr. Steven Livingston's research in Global Commerce. http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/globalcommerce.html

Panel on Tennessee Immigrant Entrepreneurs

A panel discussion on the role of immigrant entrepreneurs in the middle Tennessee economy will be held Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in BAS S277 as part of MTSU's Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration. [download PDF]

Captivate Any Audience in 30 Seconds

Learn how to captivate any audience in 30 seconds from internationally known presentation and pitch coach Nathan Gold on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 9:40 to 11:05 a.m. in BAS S102, the State Farm Room. This event is sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation as part of MTSU's Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration. [download PDF]

Ming Wang Global Entrepreneurship Keynote

Ming Wang will be the keynote speaker for MTSU's Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration. His presentation is on Monday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. in BAS S102, the State Farm Room. A reception and book signing begin at 6 p.m. in the lobby. A Q&A session with students is from 4:30 to 5:30. [download PDF]

Economist Kotlikoff to Give Nov. 5 MTSU Lecture on ‘Broke’ U.S.

A Boston University economist will give a free public lecture Thursday, Nov. 5, at MTSU that focuses on the realities of the nation’s severe debt load. Economics professor Laurence Kotlikoff will give a talk entitled, “What None of the Candidates Will Tell You … Our Country is Broke!” The lecture will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday in the State Farm Lecture Hall located in Room S102 of the Business and Aerospace Building. A searchable campus parking map is available at http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParking2015-16. [Read more at mtsunews.com]

Conference Looks at How Generations Relate

Understanding how to navigate the differences among baby boomers, generation X and millennials within the workforce is key to success for any leader was the bottom line from the 21st Century Generations@Work conference. [read more at DNJ]

BERC: Goodwill Has $38M Impact in Rutherford

Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee annually generates wages and salaries of more than $14 million and business revenues of about $24 million in Rutherford County while placing hundreds of people into jobs, according to a report from the Business and Economic Research Center at MTSU. [Read more at DNJ]

Urban Sets Sights on 'Regional Dominance’

Since David Urban was named dean of MTSU’s Jones College of Business in 2013, he has started to transform the department to prepare for “national prominence as well as regional dominance,” he said. [Read more at DNJ]

BERC Study of Goodwill's Economic Impact

BERC's study shows Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee's total economic impact is nearly a half-billion dollars.

http://www.mtsunews.com/berc-goodwill-impact-2015/

Register Today for Generations@Work Conference

The21^st Century Generations@Work conference will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Embassy Suites Conference Center off Medical Center Parkway in Murfreesboro. Registration deadline. Cost is $30 per person.

Register here: https://www.planningpoint.net/V2/Registrations/index.cfm?EventID=2455

Read more at 12th & Broad: http://www.12thandbroad.com/story/sponsor-story/2015/10/07/mtsu-college-of-business-to-host-21st-century-generationswork-conference/73547082#.Vio2btZLFWK

Gens@Work Panelists Announced

Register for Jones College's conference Oct. 30 at Embassy Suites Murfreesboro: 21st Century Generations@Work
https://www.planningpoint.net/V2/Registrations/index.cfm?EventID=2455

Keynote speakers are Matt Thornhill and John Martin of GenerationsMatter. In addition, panelists include:

• Rebecca Climer, Senior Vice President/Chief Communications Officer, Saint Thomas Health; 
• Andrew George, Marketing Coordinator/Inside Sale, Dale Carnegie Training; 
• Rick Perry, Executive Director of Culture, Ramsey Solutions; 
• Erran Persley, U.S. Census Bureau Tennessee/Kentucky data dissemination specialist;
• Dan Ryan, Talent Acquisition & Talent Development Solutions, Ryan Search & Consulting; 
• Knight Stivender, General Manager, 12th & Broad; 
• Kristen Swann, Economic and Workforce Development Marketing Coordinator, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce.

Chance to Win Executive Leadership Classes at MTSU

MTSU's Jones College of Business is hosting a series of seminars for busy professionals wanting to expand their skillsets in the areas of marketing research, project management and people leadership. The classes, which are part of the college's Executive Education program, begin Oct. 20. Registration is Oct. 16.

12^th & Broad readers may email info@12thandbroad.com to be entered into a drawing for free admission to the programs, which range in price from $149 to $200.

More about the classes: http://www.12thandbroad.com/story/sponsor-story/2015/09/23/win-free-admission-to-executive-leadership-training/72684722/#.VhukJtZ_hEK