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September 30, 2007
Massey Info Session
Do you have a friend or colleague that is interested in the MBA or MACC program? Let them know that the Massey School will be holding an information session for prospective students on October 11. Visit http://www.belmont.edu/business/graduatebusiness/visit_us/index.html for more information.
September 29, 2007
Curb, Ingram and Wright to Participate in Ethics Panel
On Wednesday, November 14, The Center for Business Ethics will present a panel discussion entitled “A CEO Perspective on Ethical Leadership.”
The panel will include: Alan Yuspeh, HCA, Moderator; Mike Curb, Curb Records; Orrin Ingram, Ingram Industries Inc.; Jim Wright, Tractor Supply.
The event will be held in the Frist Lecture Hall in the Inman Center on Wedgewood Avenue. The reception will begin at 4:30 and the presentation will begin at 5:00 pm. For additional information, contact cobaethics@mail.belmont.edu.
2008 Market Outlook Offered by Hays Advisory
On Monday, November 26 Don Hays from Hays Advisory will offer a 2008 market outlook report. The event will begin at 5:00 pm in the Massey Boardroom and all alumni and current students are invited to attend. For more information, please visit http://www.haysadvisory.com/index.cfm/MenuItemID/298.htm
September 24, 2007
Successful Power Lunch at Capella Healthcare
This month, MBA students visited Capella Heathcare headquarters in Cool Springs where we met Denise Wilder Warren who currently serves as Senior Vice President and CFO of Capella Healthcare.
Capella was founded in 2005 with a vision of providing clinical, financial and operational expertise to non-urban hospitals around the country. Today, the company runs five hospitals: three in Tennessee, one in Oklahoma and one in Washington.
Warren joined Capella in October 2005 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She has worked for many well-known companies, such as Ernst and Young, Merrill Lynch, and Gaylord Entertainment. Just like the students in the Massey MBA program, she worked hard to succeed, taking evening classes while holding a full-time job. Warren earned her Bachelor of Science in Economics from Southern Methodist University in 1992 and went on to earn her MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1996. Studying at Harvard was very intensive. After class she would work at least nine hours each day on her cases or papers. Her experience at Harvard not only expanded her knowledge, but connected her to a network of colleagues with whom she still keeps in contact.
Warren's guiding philosophy in life is to "enjoy what you do." She loves her job. She wakes up at 5 a.m. every morning for an hour of jogging and stays energetic the whole working day until 7 p.m. She has a husband, a six-year-old daughter and a Labrador Retriever.
September 03, 2007
Welcome from Dean Alexander
I am delighted to be here on campus as The Massey School's new associate dean, and I continue to be impressed with the quality of graduate programs that so many here have helped to build over the last two decades. As I interviewed MBA student applicants over the summer, it was encouraging to hear first-hand how the outstanding reputation of the Massey program within the local business community is what led these potential students to a decision that Belmont's Massey program was indeed the right vehicle to carry them to that next professional level.
Our program's reputation began with the legendary status of our namesake, Jack C. Massey, and has been nurtured and strengthened through the efforts of a highly-talented and dedicated faculty and staff who are committed to carrying out the unique mission we have as a graduate business program with a Christian foundation. And our new faculty hires that you will read about elsewhere in this issue offer further evidence that our program is continuing to move in the right direction. In short, excellence attracts excellence.
We entered the fall semester by welcoming to campus a talented group of incoming graduate students. This fall's entering MBA class boasts averages of seven-plus years of work experience and a 550 mean GMAT score. The entering MACC class averages almost six years of work experience and a mean GMAT score of 600. Furthermore, we are now essentially tied with the University of Tennessee-Knoxville for having the largest MACC program in the State of Tennessee. Our combined MBA and MACC student populations comprise the largest group of graduate students we have enrolled in at least five years.
We are off to a great start for the new academic year, and I look forward to meeting as many of you as are able to attend when we celebrate the renovation of the 3rd Floor Study Area on October 1st from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. In the meantime, as you think of ideas for how we can continue improving the program, please call (460-6480) or send us an e-mail (alexanderjf@mail.belmont.edu) with that information. As always, we appreciate your continued support!
Power Lunch at Capella Healthcare
The fall series of Power Lunches will begin with a visit at Capella Healthcare in Cool Springs on September 26.
We will be hearing from Denise Wilder Warren who currently serves as Senior Vice President and CFO of Capella Healthcare and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School.
If you are interested in attending the Capella power lunch, please RSVP by September 17 by emailing masseygrad@mail.belmont.edu. The event will run from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, and lunch will be provided by the Massey School.
For more information regarding Denise Wilder Warren’s professional experiences, a short bio is below.
Denise Wilder Warren
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Capella Healthcare
Before joining Capella, Warren was Senior Equity Analyst and former Research Director for Avondale Partners LLC and brings over 20 years of financial experience to the company.
Prior to her four years with Avondale, Warren served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Gaylord Entertainment Company, a $1.8 billion leading hospitality and entertainment organization. While at Gaylord, Warren was selected as Financial Executive of the Year by The Institute of Management Accountants. Prior to Gaylord, Warren worked in the New York office of Merrill Lynch & Co. as a Director and Senior Equity Analyst for several years.
Warren earned her Bachelor of Science in Economics from Southern Methodist University in 1992 where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, and received her Masters in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School in 1996.
Networking Opportunities
Massey Networking Luncheons are held on the third Thursday of every month (some exceptions apply during holiday months) and provide Massey students and alumni with an outlet to stay in touch with classmates and meet new potential business contacts. If you are interested in attending a luncheon, please contact Londa Morgan to sign up for our monthly email list, londa@hardcastleconstruction.com or (615) 500-1443.
September 20, 2007, 11:30 a.m.
BrickTop's
3000 West End Ave.
Nashville, TN 37203
October 18, 2007, 11:30 a.m.
Sunset Grille
2001 Belcourt Ave.
Nashville, TN 37212
November 15, 2007, 11:30 a.m.
Mere Bulls
5201 Maryland Way
Brentwood, TN 37027
December 13, 2007, 11:30 a.m.
Amerigo
1920 West End Ave.
Nashville, TN 37203
Best-selling Author, Dennis Bakke, to Speak September 25
Hear a Powerful Speaker and Get a Free Copy of JOY AT WORK!
What if you worked in a company where 40,000 employees in 31 countries sought not the “fun” of "casual Friday" but the joy of making decisions on Monday? You’d work at a company like AES—the worldwide energy giant that Dennis Bakke co-founded in 1981 and built into a multi-billion dollar company.
Mr. Bakke, author of the best seller JOY AT WORK: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job, will speak at a September 25, 2007 event sponsored by the Belmont Center for Business Ethics. His topic will be “Ethics as a Foundation for Joy At Work.”
Bakke’s passion is to “make work exciting, rewarding, stimulating and enjoyable.” Does your workplace exhibit these characteristics? JOY AT WORK explores how “to create a workplace where every person from custodian to CEO has the power to use his or her God-given talents to experience joy." Bakke emphasizes that principles and values must guide all decisions in the business world.
His presentation will be in the Frist Lecture Hall on the 4th floor of the Gordon E. Inman Center on Wedgewood Avenue. Free parking will be available in the garage under the building. There will be a networking reception at 4:30 p.m. followed by Mr. Bakke’s presentation at 5:00 p.m.
The event is free, but seating is limited. If you would like to reserve a seat and find out about receiving a free copy of Bakke’s book, send an email to cobaethics@mail.belmont.edu
Meet the New Faculty!
On October 1, 2007 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm in the third floor study area, students are invited to come and meet the Massey School's new Associate Dean and new faculty members. Refreshments will be provided.
Joe F. Alexander
Associate Dean of the Massey Graduate School of Business and Senior Professor of Performance Excellence
Holding a B.B.A. from Harding University, M.B.A. and D.B.A. in Marketing from Memphis State University, and experience in academic administration, Dr. Alexander provides leadership for the Master of Business Administration and Master of Accountancy programs at The Massey School. He will also teach graduate-level courses in performance excellence.
Under his leadership, The University of Northern Colorado’s business school won the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2004. The award is given annually to businesses, educational, and health care organizations judged to be outstanding in key areas such as leadership and strategic planning. Dr. Alexander is currently the chair-elect for the board of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Foundation.
Dr. Alexander’s work has been published in prestigious journals, including the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, Journal of Marketing Education, Marketing Education Review, Financial Practice and Education, and Journal of Accounting Case Research. He is also a co-author of Transformation to Performance Excellence: Baldrige Leaders Speak Out (American Society for Quality, 2007).
Wade M. Chumney
Assistant Professor of Business Law
Attorney Chumney holds a B.A. in Political Science from Davidson College (North Carolina), an M.S. in Information Systems from Dakota State University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, Virginia.
He obtained business experience as a computer consultant for Utility Lines, Inc. and worked his way up in the legal field, beginning as a paralegal with Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman L.L.P. in Washington, D.C. After earning his J.D., he worked for five years in private practice with his practice areas including: Intellectual Property, Business Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Defense, and General Civil Litigation.
Professor Chumney’s teaching experience includes international service as a visiting lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. As a graduate student, he developed a course covering the legal and ethical aspects of managing technology. While practicing law full-time, he taught courses as an adjunct faculty member at the College of Charleston, Charleston Southern University and Southern Wesleyan University. He also taught full-time at Charleston Southern University for two and a half years.
His research agenda includes the areas of cyberlaw, e-commerce, intellectual property rights, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) project implementation. A book chapter is forthcoming in 2007.
Jacqueline M. Conard
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Dr. Conard earned a Ph.D. in Marketing from Duke University, as well as an M.B.A. in Marketing and Finance from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and a B.B.A. in Economics from the University of Iowa. Her expertise is in consumer behavior and decision making with an emphasis in marketing strategy, branding, and marketing management.
She has consulted with a variety of companies to help them better learn about their target customers and set appropriate strategic goals. Dr. Conard was most recently the Madison S. Wigginton Assistant Professor of Management at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.
Professor Conard was nominated for the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Duke University Center for Teaching, Learning, and Writing and was an AMA Sheth Doctoral Consortium Fellow. She is a member of the American Marketing Association, Association for Consumer Research, American Psychological Association, Society for Consumer Psychology, and Society for Judgment and Decision Making.
Her research examines the manner in which consumers form preferences and how these preferences affect judgments and decisions over time. She has presented her research at conferences for the Association for Consumer Research, the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, and the Society for Consumer Psychology.
Delwyn D. Devries
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Information Systems
Dr. Devries earned his B.S.B.A. in Accounting at the University of South Dakota Vermillion. He became a certified public accountant and obtained certification to be an Information Systems Auditor before earning his Ph.D. in Accounting from Arizona State University.
His non-academic experience includes work as the Chief Financial Officer of Sullivan, Inc. and management positions at Deloitte & Touche and Citibank. He holds memberships in the American Accounting Association and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He moved to the University of Tennessee in 2000 as an instructor and remained there as an Assistant Professor. Dr. DeVries has taught accounting and information systems courses including: Accounting Information Systems, Strategic Information Management, Business Process Analysis, and Information Systems Audit, Security & Controls.
An active researcher, his research interests include: Accounting Information Systems, Decision Making, IT Governance, Strategic Information Systems, and Educational Research related to Systems, Auditing and Controls. His findings have been published in the Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, Compendium of Classroom Cases and Tools for AIS Applications, and CPA Journal.
Grady Stanley York
Assistant Professor of Management
Dr. York obtained a B.A. in Psychology from Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His M.S. in Organizational Psychology was earned at Auburn University (Montgomery, AL) and his Ed.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
His business expertise was developed while working as the financial controller for James Hardie Building Products, CFO for Tri-City Mental Health Center and FamiliesFirst, Inc., Vice President of Administrative Operations and interim COO of FamiliesFirst, Inc. and, most recently, as principal consultant to Organizational Resource Group. Dr. York has written proposals resulting in millions of dollars of funding from grants and contracts for various purposes, as well as securing the funding of healthcare facilities bonds. He is also a Licensed Psychological Examiner.
While a graduate assistant, instructor, or adjunct instructor at the University of Tennessee, Tennessee Temple University, Auburn University, and Belmont University, he has taught undergraduate courses in statistics, organizational behavior, research methods and psychology. His academic experience also includes service on a doctoral review committee for the California School of Professional Psychology and as a fiscal officer for the University of Tennessee College of Education, Bureau of Educational Research and Service.
Dr. York’s research interests include operations management (process analysis, design, and improvement) and strategic management (strategy development, succession planning, and health care). His work has been presented to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and published in the Journal of the Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel.
Joshua H. Johnson
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Dr. Johnson obtained a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia, an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and, in 2007, a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University.
He began his business career as a Sales Application Engineer for the Parker Hannifin Corporation and held the position of Product Manager for Industrial Automation Products when he left.
With teaching experience as an adjunct instructor in the College of Business Administration at Belmont University and as a teaching assistant at Vanderbilt University, Dr. Johnson describes his teaching interests as New Product Development, Marketing Research, Principles of Marketing, and Marketing Strategy.
A new Ph.D, his dissertation was entitled The Role of the Customer in the New Product Development of Radical Innovations. He was a finalist in the Business Marketing Doctoral Dissertation Award competition of the Institute for the Study of Business Markets in 2005. His research interests include: new product development, development of radical innovations, diffusion of innovations, marketing strategy, and management of technology.
José D. González
Instructor of Entrepreneurship and Management
Mr. González graduated from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) Mexico City, Mexico with a B.S. in Accounting. He earned his M.B.A. from The Jack C. Massey School of Business at Belmont University and has since taught international business and entrepreneurship as an adjunct faculty member at Belmont University.
His business experience includes working in financial management for Organization BAMA and Proctor and Gamble in Mexico City. Since coming to Nashville, he has been business manager for Total Management Services and President of CIMA Financial Management, LLC, where he consulted for diverse entrepreneurial ventures.
He co-founded Conexión Américas in 2002, where he served as Executive Director. He was instrumental in conceptualizing and implementing programs that generated over $25 million of mortgage loans for Latino homeowners and trained over 500 Latino entrepreneurs. Under his leadership, Conexión Américas received notable distinctions: Entrepreneurial Venture of the Year, Innovation in Action Award, and the Strengthening Families Best Practices Award.
Actively involved in Nashville’s civic and business communities, his roles have included mentoring for the Hispanic Achievers Youth Program, Nashville Alliance for Public Education Board of Directors, and membership on the Board of Commissioners of Nashville’s Metro Social Services Agency. At Belmont, he served on the boards of The Massey Graduate School Alumni Association and The Center for Business Ethics.
The Massey School Recognizes Generous Alumni Donors
The Massey School would like to thank the following generous donors who have contributed to The Jack C. Massey School of Business in 2006-2007 academic year. Annual giving by donors helps The Massey School to continue providing high-quality educational opportunities to our current students while increasing the value of your degree. Showing your support through an annual gift raises the alumni giving percentage, demonstrating to the business community and prospective students the high value you place on your education from The Massey School. We appreciate your invaluable support!
For more information on how to make an annual gift, please contact Cindy Painter at painterc@mail.belmont.edu or 615-460-6179.
Thank you again to the following donors who have demonstrated their commitment to The Massey School.
Class of 2007
Dee Dee Addison
Class of 2006
Julie Boos
Donita Brown
Dixie Carroll
Heath Chambers
Gregg Colson
Kristin Diamond
James Ellis
Quentin Fussell
Schreba Grimes
Chris Huskey
Chase John
Wells Johnson
Terry Johnson
Andy Jones
Melody Kief
Doc McGee
Jared Monger
Holly Nelson
David O'Loughlin
Charlotte Overturf
Tommy Rains
Michelle Sabados
Obioma Ugboaja
AnnaBethValentine
Bryan Webb
Freeman Wizer
Class of 2005
LaTisha Baskerville
Rebecca Burcham
Emily Clifford
Scott Cochran
Michael Dillon
Wendy Gao
Angela Gentry
Latonya Gist
Dan Groover
Ron Jannetta
Kelley Johnson
Anne Kiessling
David Power
Tiffany Preti
Dan Soukup
Jim Stefansic
Olivia Swallows
Raven Teeples
Ben Wagonfield
Lori Wilson
Amber Woodward-Smith
Class of 2004
Elizabeth Adams
Anthony Anderson
John Clemence
Kyle Duvall Jr
Joseph Flynn
Justin Fontenot
Jim Greene Jr.
Stacey Hardison
Steve Kohl
Karen Kressenberg
Danny Mai
Mora Moran
Londa Morgan
Amanda Patterson
Cindy Warner
Kyle White
Carla Worthey
Class of 2003
Rob Coleman
Drew Covington
Thomas Favreau
Gregory Heard
Amber Humphrey
Jared Humphrey
Cate Loes
Steve Mason
Rajman Pater
Krista Ramsey
Reginald Ramsey Jr
Dan Sheehan
Katie-Faith Stone
Class of 2002
Melody Alford
John Anthony
Carrie Campbell
Louie Caputo
Christopher Chamberlain
Mitsi Howard
Teresa Kuharsky
Glenn Mizell
Bradley Place
Michael Reid
Keith Sykes
Jason Truss
Class of 2001
Katherine Beakes
Barry Boster
Heather Boyet
Jose Gonzalez
John Lavey
Justin Lawson
Adam McBride
Heather McIntyre
Paul Moffat
Robert Riggar
Lori Stone Badgett
Matthew Wilson
Class of 2000
Abilgail Caputo
Philippe Cayanni
Steve Galloway
Tesha Garcia-Taylor
Kenneth Harmon
Damon Hininger
Christy Hooper
Robert Hughes
Ken MacDonald
Bryan Martin
Phil McGovern
Barney Regen
David Roberts
Daniel Solarz
Class of 1999
Stuart Brown
Tony Colombo
Carrie Hininger
Ray Massengill
David Sopko
Richard Treadway
Class of 1998
Wendy Brandon
Kathleen Catasus
Lisa Headley
Ken Howell
Javier LaFontaine
Anne Marie Main
Claudetta McMurtry
DeAnna Owens
Daniel Parker
Carol Portis
Nicole Roberts
Jeanne Rybolt
Sue Spero
Class of 1997
Wesley Allen
Teresa Broyles-Aplin
Keith Gothard
Robert Lowe
Class of 1996
Carol Eck
Wendy Ferguson
Valerie King
Kim Sprout
Class of 1995
Suzanne Alexander-Vaughn
James Dugger Jr.
Kathleen Emerson
Donna Gilley
Ralph Kennedy
Sandra Rogers
Class of 1994
Jackie Henson
Cynthia Moynihan
Ruth Rock
Tommy Scudder II
Class of 1993
Michael Bohleber
Karen Crowder
Butch Eley Jr.
Charles Hagood
Leslie Homra
Mary LaGrone
Jennie McClendon
Susan Moore
Cindy Painter
Charles Seaman
Jeffrey Wagner
Don Weathers
Class of 1992
Jennie Bowman
Andrew Clark
David Fleming
James Knight
Nancy Leach
Class of 1991
Michele Boyce-Obenchain
Bettye Daugherty
Lucy Garrabrants
Daniel Lathrop
Robert Matthews
Class of 1990
Benjamin Dishman
Jeffrey Jordan MD
Sally McKay
Class of 1989
Marilyn Hayes
Andrew Rambo P.C.
Class of 1988
Lisa Henline
Karen Story
"The Call of the Entrepreneur" Premiere
Belmont University's Center for Entrepreneurship will host the Nashville premiere of the documentary film, "The Call of the Entrepreneur" on Monday, September 10 at 5:00 pm in the Massey Board Room. The event is part of the Fall Moench Entrepreneurship Lecture Series.
For more information on this event visit Dr. Cornwall's blog or email etp@mail.belmont.edu
For information on upcoming events in the Moench Entrepreneurship Lecture Series visit the Center for Entrepreneurship website.
The Massey Mixer is Coming!
Massey students: Watch your Grad Pad box for an invitation! The Fall Massey Mixer will be held Thursday October 25th from 4:30 – 6:30 in the Neely Dining Hall. To add a new twist to the event we are partnering with UT-Knoxville’s MBA program. They will be inviting their local alumni and employer contacts and sending their second year students to attend. If you would like for your organization to get involved or want to recommend a company to invite, email Lori LeBleu at lebleul@mail.belmont.edu.
Massey Students Experience the "Celtic Tiger"
The international trip for the summer semester had students travelling to Ireland for an opportunity to explore the story of the booming economy of the Celtic Tiger and experience Irish culture first hand. Dr. Robert Lambert and 22 MBA and MACC students traded record setting heat in Nashville for the the much cooler Irish climate from August 11 to 18.
The group arrived in Dublin on Sunday morning where we were treated to a tour of the western coast. Our first company visit on Monday morning was with Enterprise Ireland where we received an overview of the Irish economy and discussed the government programs that are available to drive and sustain business in the country. Tuesday morning had us visiting Alltech, an international biotechnology company that focuses on animal health and performance. Alltech has their international headquarters in Lexington, KY and offered an interesting perspective on the relationship between agriculture and technology. Tuesday afternoon involved a presentation by marketing executives at Jameson Whiskey and a tour of their historical facility. On Wednesday morning we met with a partner from the accounting firm BDO Simpson Xavier before continuing on to the city of Limerick. Thursday morning brought the Limerick City Enterprise Board, which works with small, local businesses to stimulate the local economy. Thursday afternoon was a highlight of the trip as we visitied the Eastern coast of Ireland. The Cliffs of Mohrer and surrounding country were spectacular, even if the roads were a bit narrow! We wrapped our trip up on Friday with a visit to Dell, where we toured the production facility and spoke with management about the role of the Limerick office in supplying the EU.
The trip was a resounding success and wonderful educational experience. Both the company vists and the cultural activites offered a unique glimpse of the Celtic Tiger that will be remembered by all.
September 01, 2007
Farewell to Cost/Price
The final MGT 6600, Product/Service Cost/Price Management, class was held during the summer semester. As part of the course experience, students visited Pal's Sudden Service in Kingsport, TN. Pal's is the only food service company to ever win the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.
Following a presentation and question and answer period with company CEO Thom Crosby, students were given a tour of a Pal's location during the peak of the lunch hour rush, where they were able to see the principles of quality employed by the firm in action. "What really stood out for me was the way they define their business," said Chris Gray. "Pal's see's themselves first as a manufacturing firm, second as an educational institute and finally as a food service company." Pal's aligns the time and effort expended by managers along these three lines, keeping managers involved on the front lines, mentoring staff and staying in contact with customers. The reward systems of the firm are also closely aligned with these perspectives, which keeps the strategic focus of the company clear and relevant to each manager and employee.
The visit to Kingsport highlighted and reaffirmed many of the themes of the course and allowed students to see first hand how a company in any industry can operate at a high level and with an imperative for quality.
The group also visited the John Deere manufacturing facility in Greeneville, TN in the afternoon. The plant produces walk behind mowers and lawn tractors. The Greenville operation was recognized in early 2006 as a finalist for the Shingo Prize for manufacturing excellence, as well as being a recipient of a Tennessee Quality Award.
The Massey School Offices Have Moved
As part of the ongoing reorganization of office space in Barbara Massey Hall, the graduate school offices have been relocated to BMH 447. Melissa Mitchell, Tonya Hollin and Joe Alexander are now located in the same office suite. Phone numbers remain the same.