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2015 Honors Banquet College of Business
Central Washington University May 2, 2015
Welcome Dr. Kathryn Martell, Dean College of Business Dinner Student Awards Student Scholarship Recipients Top College of Business Scholars Outstanding Students Intern-of-the-Year Students Advisory Board Awards for Faculty Excel-lence Excellence in Teaching Excellence in Advising Excellence in Faculty Research Excellence in Professional Service Special Recognitions Closing Remarks
ManyThanksforYourSupportC B
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Patrons
The Boeing Company
Benefactors
Christopher Pa en
Seong Joo
Sayantani Mukherjee
Sponsors
James and Christy Avey
Mark Pritchard
Nancy Pigeon
Kathryn Martell
Tommy Leong
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“Finally ‐‐ and certainly by no means, last ‐‐ We have an impressive group of faculty who have made and con‐nue to make the CB what it is today. They are the
heart and soul of the University and the founda on for the CB as we provide quality, opportunity and value.”
‐Kathryn Martell
Dean of College of Business
Kathryn Martell, Dean College of Business Welcome to the 40th Anniversary Honors Banquet! This special evening brings alumni, family, and friends together to celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of students and faculty. We also welcome members of the CWU administration as well as the Advisory Board and Councils affiliated with the College of Business. It is a tradition at our Honors Banquet to invite an inspirational speaker to address our students. Tonight’s speaker is Steve Gutzler, President of Leadership Quest. Leadership Quest is a company based out of Seattle that seeks to develop strong and dynamic leaders from all areas of expertise from an array of companies. Steve has personally worked with CEO’s, Presidents, professional athletes and world class organizations. His knowledge and own expertise of leadership has sought recognition through his inspirational key note addresses, such as the one we will have the pleasure of hearing tonight, to his published books. We are very excited and honored to have him here tonight, and we look forward to his address. Tonight we honor our students and faculty for their excellence. The College of Business faculty and staff are dedicated to creating value and opportunity for our students by providing a high quality education at the Ellensburg campus and university centers in Lynnwood, Des Moines and the central region of Washington State. While all faculty members contribute in a variety of distinctive and significant ways, we recognize a few tonight for their excellence in teaching, advising, research, and professional service, respectively. In addition, some students are recognized for their high level of academic achievement and others for the quality of their contribution during an internship. “Congratulations” to the many outstanding students and faculty in the College of Business for a job well done!
James Gaudino, President Central Washington University On behalf of Central Washington University, I want to express how exceptionally proud we are of CWU’s nationally accredited College of Business (CB). Our faculty, students, alumni, and business partners have all distinguished themselves again this year through their demonstrated dedication to excellence.
Faculty members, including those who will be honored tonight, are the backbone of our success. They prepare
our students with knowledge of both business theory and practical applications.
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The CB produces graduates who are able to quickly embark on successful careers, as borne out by national test scores, placement rates, and employer feedback. Some of this year’s top students will also be acknowledged this evening.
In addition, the CB is home to four innovative centers—the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Northwest Center for Organizational Research, Northwest Center for Sport Business, and Supply Chain Management Institute—which provide our students with additional educational advantages over their peers at similar colleges across the state and nation.
Our alumni safeguard the college’s excellent reputation through their outstanding performance in private- and public-sector positions and their community-service endeavors.
Our business partners have become essential external consultants and evaluators of our programs, both informally and formally. They provide an important connection, allowing the CB to learn of current and impending changes in the job market. It is through their advice and feedback that our programs further evolve and are strengthened.
In 2015, CWU’s CB is a shining example of a collaborative venture, which involves all of the entities listed above. On the occasion of this 22nd Annual Honors Banquet, I extend my sincere congratulations for all of the achievements of this past year and I encourage you to continue your exceptional work, which is a hallmark of our proud CB Tradition.
Marilyn Levine, Provost/VP for Academic & Student Life Central Washington University
It is my honor to welcome you to the 2015 CWU College of Business Honors Banquet. The College of Business has had a very successful year, winning awards for faculty research, student accomplishments, and continued excellence in teaching and service. The faculty, students, alumni, and the wonderful advisory board all are helping to continue and expand upon this growing reputation of quality. To the students—I know that graduates of the program will be leaving with key knowledge and skills that they will be contributing to the economic vitality in our communities. I wish you every success in your careers as you go forward.
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Mission CWU's College of Business faculty and staff create value and opportunity for our students by focusing on quality in undergraduate educa on at the Ellensburg campus and university centers in the Puget Sound and central regions of Washington state. We accomplish this through emphasis on excellence in teaching, strengthened by faculty research and supported by professional service.
Vision The College of Business will be recognized as a premier learning community crea ng an environment in which students, faculty and staff reach their full poten al.
Statement of Conduct The College of Business is a learning community commi ed to a set of core values based on integrity, respect and responsibility that guide our interac ons.
Associa on to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Only the best business schools earn AACSB Interna onal accredita on, and Central Washington University is home to one of them. When the CB received its accredita on from AACSB, it joined the ranks of the best business schools in the world— less than five percent of the business schools globally.
The AACSB is the longest‐serving, largest global‐accredi ng organiza on for business schools and serves as an informa onal resource for students who need to consider the best business schools for their academic goals.
Employers recognize the value of a degree from an AACSB‐accredited school. When they see a resume from a CWU College of Business graduate, they will know it means that the applicant has studied under professors who conduct research regularly, and possess knowledge of current business ideas and methods. Bo om‐line: graduates are “career‐ready”.
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Year CB Faculty Department Category
2009 Robert Hol reter Accoun ng Public Service
2007 Peter Saunders Economics Research
2001 Robert Carbaugh Economics Research
1998 Norman Gierlasinski Accoun ng Public Service
1997 James Nimnicht Business Admin. Teaching
1994 Gary Heesacker Accoun ng Public Service
1993 Robert Carbaugh Economics Teaching
1992 Donald Cocheba Economics Research
1988 Richard Mack Economics Research
1987 Wolfgang Franz Economics Public Service
1985 Allen Vau er Accoun ng Public Service
1982 Patrick O’Shaughnessy Accoun ng Teaching
Distinguished Faculty A major event annually at CWU is the selec on of the Dis nguished University Professor for Teaching, for Research/Ar s c Accomplishment, and for Public Service. These Dis nguished Faculty Awards are the highest awards a ainable at the university and represent the highest level of performance. The awards are overseen by the CWU Faculty Senate through a nomina on process and funding for awards (for each category) is generously provided by the Office of the President. Twelve CB faculty have been honored as Dis nguished University Professor. Robert Carbaugh is the only faculty member from the University to earn the awards twice—once for teaching and once for research.
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Bi-Mart
Vi Tran············································································· Des Moines
Boeing
Musa Baldeh ······································································ Lynnwood
Donald Ballard···································································· Des Moines
Jackelyn Benitez-Velasquez ···················································· Ellensburg
Ethan Campbell··································································· Ellensburg
Eun Choi··········································································· Lynnwood
Daniel Lara ········································································ Ellensburg
Pauline Long ······································································ Des Moines
Elena Neubauer ··································································· Ellensburg
Brady Pahukoa···································································· Ellensburg
Jasmine Sanchez ·································································· Ellensburg
Dan Teslich IV ··································································· Ellensburg
Nana Asaa Kofi Wireko ························································· Des Moines
Rosemerry Zyph ·································································· Ellensburg
CB General Scholarship Recipients
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Roy Savoian, PhD
Dean Years of Service1998-2012
Professor
Years of Services 2012-2015 Department of Economics
Executive Director Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Special Recogni on
Tonight we celebrate Dr. Roy Savoian. Roy has been a leader in building the College of Business as it is today. Some of his accomplishments include the growing recogni on and success of our Supply Chain Management program, facilita ng the crea on of our four outreach centers (The Supply Chain Man‐agement Ins tute, The Northwest Center for Organiza onal Research, The Northwest Center for Sport Business, and of course the Ins tute for Innova‐on and Entrepreneurship), and playing a vital role in each while also helping
to earn the College of Business’ AACSB accredita on. Each of these accom‐plishments has helped push the College to greater success leaving students who study with us a worthwhile experience.
Dr. Savoian has truly invested himself in the College of Business, and for that we are grateful.
As he leaves us this year, we will remember him and his vision for the College. We will strive for these goals and con nue to mo vate our faculty, sponsors, and students to build upon the founda on that Dr. Roy Savoian helped to create.
Laura Milner, PhD
Associate Dean Years of Service 2007—2014
Professor Marketing
Department of Management
Special Recogni on
Laura Milner joined the College of Business eight years ago. Since that day, her role in the College of Business’ success has been extremely vital. Laura has been ac vely involved with helping the college gain AACSB ac‐credita on and maintain it. This honor was a huge milestone in our jour‐ney to becoming a top rated business school and we could not have done it without the help of Dr. Milner.
Dr. Milner has not only been a part of the College of Business, but also served as Interim Director of the Office of the Interna onal Studies and Programs. Some of her accomplishments include being a recipient of the pres gious Fulbright scholarship. She worked with students from Colom‐bia, exchanging inspira onal ideas on innova on and social responsibility.
Her dedica on and mo va on to con nually improve our College will inspire the growth of the College of Business for years to come. We are extremely grateful for her service and cannot thank her enough for all her hard work.
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Boeing Employees’ Credit Union
Mei Wu ············································································ Ellensburg
Michelle Haggard ································································ Des Moines
College of Business
Mei Wu ············································································ Ellensburg
Christophersen, Downing, Sammer & Stedman
Vi Tran ············································································· Des Moines
Costco Martha Ayala ······································································ Ellensburg
Isiah Campbell ···································································· Ellensburg
Eva Chavez ········································································ Ellensburg
Tranell Mayfield ·································································· Ellensburg
Connie Morgan ··································································· Ellensburg
Dacy Mei Wu ············································································ Ellensburg
Danton Endowment Xuefei Zhou ······································································· Ellensburg
Dean’s Scholar
Meghan Caldwell ·································································· Ellensburg
Amelia Davis ······································································ Ellensburg
Kiana Dixon ······································································· Ellensburg
Matthew Evans ··································································· Ellensburg
William Fay ······································································· Ellensburg
Michelle Haggard ································································ Des Moines
Casey Heim ······································································· Ellensburg
Jack Johannessen ································································· Ellensburg
CB General Scholarship Recipients
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Deans Scholar Recipients Continued... Norika Kobayashi ································································ Des Moines Daniel Lara ········································································ Ellensburg Jonathon Larson ·································································· Ellensburg Rachel Mahnke ··································································· Ellensburg Benjamin O’Reilly ······························································· Ellensburg Allen Sanchez ······································································ Ellensburg Dylan Sandoval ···································································· Ellensburg Rachel Wescott ···································································· Ellensburg Olena Wilson ······································································· Ellensburg Harold and Marjorie Williams Endowment Xuefei Zhou ········································································ Ellensburg Hensler-Moore Economics Lauren Webster ···································································· Ellensburg North Coast Electric Company Xuefei Zhou ········································································ Ellensburg
Ryan Patrick Dacy Memorial Endowment Mei Wu ············································································· Ellensburg Wolfgang Franz Economics Lauren Webster ······································································· Ellensburg
CWU Accounting Department Kiana Dixon ········································································ Ellensburg
Cynthia Pearson Kiana Dixon ········································································ Ellensburg Michelle Haggard ································································· Des Moines Norika Kobayashi ································································· Des Moines Jonathon Larson ··································································· Des Moines Vi Tran ·············································································· Des Moines
CB Accounting Scholarship Recipients
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CB General Scholarship Recipients Special Recogni on Thank you for your contribu ons and years of service and
dedica on to the College of Business and CWU.
Linda Larson Associate Professor
Department of Accounting 8 years of service
2006 - 2014
F. Lynn Richmond Associate Professor
Department of Management 20 years of service
1994 - 2014
Samuel Otim, PhD Assistant Professor
Supply Chain Management Department of Finance &
Supply Chain Management 5 years of service
2009– 2014
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Norman Gierlasinski Professor
Department of Accounting 28 years of service
1986 - 2014
Eldon Johnson Professor
Department of Finance & Supply Chain Management
37 years of service 1977 - 2014
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Going to a new school was nothing different for me as I went to 4 differ‐ent elementary schools and I was able to adapt quickly. Feeling as though it would be difficult to make friends, I actually made friends within my first hour alone! This is when I realized that CWU has some of the friendliest stu‐dents I’ve ever met. I ini ally came to CWU for Accoun ng, but a er realiz‐ing that Accoun ng wasn’t my calling, I decided on Marke ng. My first 2 years have passed quickly thanks to all the studying and ac vi es like play‐ing indoor and outdoor soccer. It was my third year where things started to become surreal. I took my first Marke ng class by Dr. Wil‐son and a er every class, I would be asking her a marke ng ques on. She really helped me out in realizing that Marke ng was my true pas‐sion. CWU offered a lot of jobs on campus for students and I was a Call Center Representa ve for a quarter when I was offered to become the first College of Business Student Ambassador. A er accep ng the job, my experience at CWU has become even be er. I have had a chance to meet so many wonderful faculty, students, and employers because of the job. From mee ng with Expedia and ge ng to know how they market online to actually doing a project for Costco.com, all these ex‐periences have allowed for me to strengthen my resume and present to a great friend of mine who works at Nike in Beaverton, OR. He was amazed by all the experiences I have been given at CWU and this opened doors from an informa onal interview to an actual job inter‐view to then a job offer! While my me at CWU is ending soon, I am s ll exploring the possibili es of looking at other areas in Nike or the Portland area where I can begin my future chapter.
Kevin Moran School of Opportuni es
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David and TJ Schelert Endowment Matthew Evans ·································································· Ellensburg Gary Heesacker Amelia Davis ······································································· Ellensburg RSM McGladrey Accounting Endowment Vi Tran ··········································································· Des Moines
Mei Wu ·········································································· Ellensburg
Stephanie Frederick Endowment Michelle Haggard ······························································· Des Moines
WALPA Xuefei Zhou ····································································· Ellensburg
Mei Wu ············································································· Ellensburg
CB Accounting Scholarship Recipients
Wildcats, join us for CWU Night at Safeco Field! Enjoy Seattle Mariners Baseball at a discounted price and support the CWU Northwest Center for Sport Business. This online offer is for alumni, faculty, and staff of Central Washington University and in-
cludes a CWU Mariners T-shirt so that you can show your CWU Pride!
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Pricing: $40 Main Level Ticket ($10 of each ticket sold goes back to the CWU Northwest Center for Business) Deadline to purchase: Friday, May 29 2015 @ Noon
Top College of Business Scholars Graduating with Distinction!
Top CB Scholars are those students who graduated in the top 10% of all College of Business graduates in the current academic year, from Summer 2014 through Spring 2015. Cumulative grade point averages in the group are 3.691
Joel Allen ...................................... Economics ............................................... Ellensburg David Ashton ................................ Accounting .............................................. Lynnwood Danielle Brandli ............................ Business Administration ......................... Ellensburg Emily Brown ................................. Accounting .............................................. Des Moines Yang Chang ................................... Accounting .............................................. Ellensburg Choi Eun ....................................... Accounting .............................................. Lynnwood Lan Do .......................................... Business Administration ......................... Lynnwood Kory Embree ................................. Accounting. ............................................. Lynnwood Brendan Foor ................................. Business Administration. ........................ Ellensburg Gerald Gilberson ........................... Business Administration ......................... Des Moines Maxwell Goodin ............................ Accounting .............................................. Des Moines Dana Grieb .................................... Accounting. ............................................. Ellensburg Yeon Eui Hong .............................. Business Administration ......................... Lynnwood Kaleb Javier ................................... Economics ............................................... Ellensburg Iann Jensen .................................... Accounting .............................................. Des Moines Rachel Johnson .............................. Accounting .............................................. Ellensburg Asami Koga ................................... Accounting .............................................. Des Moines Alexis Kruz ................................... Accounting .............................................. Ellensburg Lien La .......................................... Accounting. ............................................. Des Moines Truc Le .......................................... Business Administration ......................... Lynnwood Nguyen Le ..................................... Accounting .............................................. Des Moines Alexandra Leong ........................... Business Administration ......................... Ellensburg Na Li ............................................. Business Administration. ........................ Ellensburg Constance Morgan ........................ Economics ............................................... Ellensburg Angelique Neketas ........................ Accounting .............................................. Lynnwood Bich-Tuong ................................... Accounting .............................................. Des Moines Cuong Nguyen .............................. Business Administration ......................... Lynnwood Deanna Ormbrek ........................... Accounting .............................................. Des Moines Kyle Peckham ............................... Business Administration ......................... Ellensburg Khang Pham .................................. Accounting. ............................................. Des Moines Goran Rasic ................................... Accounting .............................................. Lynnwood Simarijit Singh .............................. Business Administration ......................... Des Moines Huy So .......................................... Accounting .............................................. Des Moines Suzanne Soule ............................... Accounting .............................................. Lynnwood Gregory Stachowiak ...................... Accounting .............................................. Des Moines Khang Tran ................................... Business Administration ......................... Ellensburg Bang Tran ...................................... Business Administration ......................... Des Moines Linh Truong .................................. Accounting .............................................. Lynnwood Thao Vo......................................... Accounting .............................................. Lynnwood Hien Vo ......................................... Accounting .............................................. Des Moines Colin Walsh ................................... Accounting .............................................. Ellensburg Xiuling Wen .................................. Accounting .............................................. Lynnwood Stephanie Wen .............................. Accounting .............................................. Lynnwood
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I first became president of the Economics Associa on towards the end of fall quarter. Dr. Sipic, being the club advisor, met with me several mes to gage my program ideas for the club, understand my interests in monetary economics and the Fed, and get to know me as a student. That same quarter I had applied for an internship at the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank. I had one interview and didn’t get the posi on. During winter quarter, Dr. Sipic in‐formed me that I was chosen to a end the Quinnipiac Global Asset Manage‐ment Educa on (GAME) forum in New York City with three other students and himself. New York was a blast, I learned a lot about New York and Wall Street’s culture, and I got to know Dr. Sipic be er. We met Amar, a deriva‐ves trader at Barclays, and Chris an Delgado, Dr. Elvin Delgado’s brother.
Simply put, the GAME forum was a huge networking opportunity. The last day of the forum, Dr. Sipic encouraged me to apply for an internship at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, where his friend from University of Oregon, Dr. John Kandrac, works as an economist. When I returned home to Vashon Island for spring break, I immediately worked on comple ng the applica on for the Fed. Meanwhile, Dr. Sipic traveled to Washington D.C., met with Dr. Kandrac, and recommended me for the posi on. Fast forward to spring quarter. I received an email from the Fed to schedule a phone in‐terview with Dr. Kandrac. During the interview Dr. Kandrac and I conversed about a project– crea ng regression models to infer if the Home Affordable Refinance Program really helped the middle‐class during the financial crisis. Less than twenty‐minutes a er the interview concluded I got a phone call with an internship offer, and I took it. The theme of this story: build profes‐sional rela onships and cul vate them and get involved. Good grades and a resume can only go so far to impress a poten al employer. I am very grate‐ful and excited to work in Washington D.C. this summer, but I wouldn’t have this opportunity without one of my professors. Get involved, make connec‐ons. The single theme to take away from this story is the importance of
networking and building rela onships with your professors. Ge ng involved in clubs and organiza ons in your major is key to recogni on from profes‐sors and signals your desire to go beyond the classroom.
Jack Johannessen Ge ng Involved
I a ended the career fair that was put on by the College of Business back in October of 2013. That event opened the doors for my profession‐al career as I met a recruiter for Northwestern Mutual that day. Northwestern Mutual's Financial Representa ve Internship is rated top 10 in the na on and has held this honor for 18 years in a row. A er going through the interview process and acquiring my life insur‐ance producer's license through the state, I officially became con‐tracted and began my internship in the summer of 2014. A er six months of hard work I received some na onal acknowledgement for my success within the internship. I was informed that I qualified for Winter Camp 2015. Winter Camp is an annual trip awarded to the top 100 interns in the company and focuses on developing us both per‐sonally and professionally. Being a top 100 intern means that I ranked in the top 6% of interns throughout the en re na on. Qualifying for this event allowed me to experience a company sponsored trip to the home office in Milwaukee where I got to meet the other top interns from all over the United States and also learn from from predecessors on how to take my career to the next level. Represen ng Central Washington University at this event was an honor. None of this would have been possible without the College of Business pu ng on events like the career fair and giving students the opportunity to jump start their careers. Since then I have been offered a full me job as a Finan‐cial Adviser with Northwestern Mutual star ng immediately a er I graduate.
Brendan Foor Career Fair
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Outstanding Student Awards On behalf of the College of Business, we would like to recognize these
students and congratulate you on your accomplishments. The following are notes from the students or their faculty...
Accounting David Ashton, Accounting, Lynnwood I worked in a Costco warehouse for over 8 years. A week after winter quarter, I received a promotion and began a new job at Costco's corporate office in the accounts payable reconciliations department. I plan on exploring other accounting departments and the inventory margin analysis department over the next several years to get a bigger picture of Costco's business and become a more well-rounded employee before moving up Costco's corporate ladder into management. It has been a long road, but my many years of study and hard work have begun to pay off. Dana Grieb, Accounting, Ellensburg I’m graduating with my Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting this June. I plan to go into the MPA program at Central next year. My career goal is to teach accounting. Next year, I’ll be the graduate teaching assistant, which I’m very excited for. Also, next year, I’ll be the President of CWU’s Beta Alpha Psi. I’m also a Jazzercise instructor in Walla Walla and Ellensburg. I’m a single mother a 4-year-old daughter named Kira. She goes to preschool on campus at the ECLC. She is solely responsible for my motivation to succeed. Greg Stachowiak, Accounting, Des Moines As I was finishing up my DTA at Bellevue College, my adviser there told me that with my grades I could go to any school I wanted. My first and only choice was CWU Des Moines, and today I have no doubt that I made the right decision. Currently I am studying for the CPA exams, and feel well equipped because of my education. On June 8th, I start employment at BDO USA LLP. The particular office that I will be working at recently joined BDO USA LLP, and consequently will be experiencing tremendous growth. This means there will be plenty of advancement opportunities. I did not imagine such a wonderful outcome resulting from my enrollment at CWU. Thank you to the faculty, especially for the time you spent on weekends and outside of your regular office hours. Thank you to the staff, I learned a lot from you too, not to mention the job that career services helped connect me with. Thank you to my fellow students, for making the experience at CWU so enjoyable. Josie Wright, Accounting, MPA After graduating I plan on taking the CPA exam this summer and then in October I will start working at Clark Nuber as an audit associate. Clark Nuber is the 6th largest accounting firm in the Puget Sound area and has the largest amount of non-profit clientele. Some of my notable accomplishments include: Beta Alpha Psi President 2014-2015, Beta Alpha Psi Vice President 2013-2014, Graduate Assistant for the Accounting Department 2014-2015 and Site Coordinator of CWU's Volunteer Tax Assistance Program Winter 2015.
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Business Administration
David Ashton, Supply Chain Management, Lynnwood (see Accounting Award Winners for biography) Andrea Aswin, Leadership and Management, Lynnwood While attending classes, Andrea has also been working as a functional analyst for a payroll team. She's already in tune with the technical side of the business, and is now learning about organizing and working with people in addition to systems. She has been improving her weaker areas and becoming a well-rounded professional with the help of the Leadership and Management specialization. Andrea is hoping to move into a broader role where she can apply these new-found skills after graduation. Bryce Canfield, Supply Chain Management, Des Moines After graduation I hope to find a career that acknowledges and appreciates my extreme loyalty. I will not be simply picking the highest paying job that comes my way. On the contrary, I will be looking for a career that I feel will challenge me and could provide me more fulfillment than just a paycheck. I would be specifically looking for a leadership/management position with room for growth within an established corporation. As for my background, I was raised by a single mother, Susan Canfield, who was my one and only inspiration. She raised me completely on her own without any contribution from my father or anyone else. The fact that she was able to work full-time for Boeing and raise me has made a huge impact on me. Her perseverance through good times and bad times showed me that you can accomplish whatever you set out to do no matter what anyone else says. I am forever grateful for the values my mom instilled upon me and I work hard everyday to make her proud. Rebecca Duhamel, Supply Chain Management, Ellensburg Rebecca Duhamel is from Wenatchee, WA and transferred to Central Washington University in September of 2012. She was a member of the winning Boeing Northwest Case Study competition group and also participated in the Denver Operations Stimulus. While at CWU she also competed on the track and field team. After graduation, Rebecca will be joining the Boeing Company as a Procurement Agent in the Commercial Airplanes Division. Joshua Krick, Leadership and Management, Ellensburg Joshua plans to complete his double major in Law & Justice and Business Administration with specialization in Management & Organization in fall 2015. His plans are to work at the county level with long term goal being employed by a Fortune 500 company.
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Marketing Advisory Council
Sco Ba shill Principal Curator PR James Carroll Marke ng Director Tableau Josh Chandley Marke ng Manager Trivial Technology Mayur Deshpande Google Cloud Rebecca Gillespie Social Media and Public Rela ons Manager
Brian Goldfarb Head of Marke ng Google Cloud Pla orm Suzanne Matanich Product Manager, SEM Expedia.com Kyle Munson Senior Manager, Global SEM Director: Jeff S nson
Northwest Center for Sport Business Advisory Council
Aaron Artman President Tacoma Rainiers Shannon Burley Vice President of Marke ng Sea le Storm Keith Champagne Associate Dean of Student Development Central Washington University Dennis Francois Athle c Director Central Washington University
Chris Lawrence Director of Ticket Sales and Service Sea le Seahawks Kevin Mar nez Marke ng Vice President Sea le Mariners KL Wombacher Execu ve Vice President and General Manager Hillsboro Hops Director: Jeff S nson
Supply Chain Management Institute Advisory Council
Darrin Child Materials Manager Dynacra (a PACCAR Company) David Davis CPPO, Purchasing and Materials Manager WSDOT Bryan Dorwin Boeing Defense, Space & Security (re red) The Boeing Company David Green Sr. Director, Supply Chain AWP Terex Corpora on Fernando Hernandez Sr. Manager, Supplier Manage‐ment & Procurement The Boeing Company Jason Phelps Sr. Group Manager, Supply Chain Crane Aerospace & Electronics Mitchell Pogue Outbound Opera ons Manager Cardinal Health William “Wayne” Pritchard Director, Indirect Procurement T‐Mobile, USA
Bruce Lawson Director, Terex Business System Terex Corpora on Mark Magno Director of Opera ons ThyssenKrupp‐TMX Aerospace Mike Morelli Director, Customer Opera ons Expedia, Inc. Rob Ogburn Director of Business Development ThyssenKrupp Mike Oliver Vice President Emeritus Lynden Logis cs Heather Rai Purchasing Manager Nintendo of America, INC. Mike Williams Sr. Supply Chain Management Professional World Vision Director: Carlo Smith
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Angelique Neketas, Business Administration, Lynnwood
Six years later I'm coming to the end of the journey at CWU, and I've learned so much, all of which I've been able to apply to my real world in helping my family with their business. The final class in my journey was Marketing Research, and once again it was exactly the right class at the right time and what I needed for my family’s latest venture. Took seven years, but I earned a Bachelor's in Business and Accounting. I had hoped to finish by age 50, but I turned 51 end of February and completed my last class in March 2015.
Robert Rumsey, Supply Chain Management, Des Moines
I moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2011 and decided to complete my education. Having attended college in California, my associate’s degree did not meet all of the lower division requirements for CWU so I attended class at Pierce College to com-plete my DTA requirements while attending classes at the CWU Des Moines Campus. Two and a half years later and numerous nights in class, I am now in process of com-pleting my last two capstone classes in order to finish my SCM Management degree. After that, I plan on attending a master’s program either locally or abroad. My plans after graduation are to move up into a Supply Chain Management position either at KGM or elsewhere with the eventual goal of becoming Director of Supply Chain. I feel my work experience as well as the courses I have attended at CWU has posi-tioned me to succeed in today’s ever changing business environment.
Laura Thompson, Business Administration, Des Moines
My most notable accomplishment is raising three delightful children into wonderful adults. I have faced many challenges as a single parent while successfully managing a career in technology, and always regretted not finishing my degree. Now happily married to a loving, supportive husband, I had returned to school three years ago, with the goal of completing my degree by my 50th birthday. Although I turned 50 in Au-gust of 2014, I am happy to say I am graduating BEFORE my 51st birthday. I com-pleted my degree on top of a demanding job as an IT Applications Manager, and most recently as Senior Consultant for Deloitte Consulting. I plan to finish my career in technology, specifically supporting Workforce Management systems and solu-tions. My business education at CWU will help to continue to drive technology solu-tions for my clients most pressing business needs."
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Lan (Wendy) Do, Marketing, Lynnwood Before entering the College of Business, Wendy attended EDCC. Following her fami-ly’s wish, she enrolled in the College of Business at CWU Lynnwood, but selected Marketing as her concentration because of its close relationship to psychology, an area of keen interest to her. Wendy completed her degree requirements in Fall 2014. She is now planning to enter the workforce for several years to prepare herself for graduate-level study. Her long-term goal is a career in the entertainment industry. Brendan Foor, Marketing, Ellensburg During my senior year at Central Washington University, I was not only a full time student but I was also allocating a lot of my time towards my internship with North-western Mutual. I spent everyday meeting with as many business professionals as I could in the pursuit of building an extensive network for after I graduate. Now that graduation is finally here, I plan to hit the ground running as a Financial Adviser with Northwestern Mutual. My practice is going to revolve around an integrated approach to financial planning that is fueled by the plethora of relationships I've developed during my time in the internship. Mark Levkiv, Leadership and Management, Des Moines Mr. Levkiv is majoring business with specializations in Supply Chain Management and Leadership and Management. Mr. Levkiv embodies the attributes of a successful lead-er; he is interested in people from all backgrounds and has exceptional problem solving and communication skills. Mr. Levkiv has had an interest in law enforcement since an early age, and his leadership skills will serve him well in this position. We are delight-ed and honored to present this award to Mr. Levkiv, and we look forward to his future successes. Chris Patten, Finance, Ellensburg
I will complete a double major in accounting and finance during Summer 2015. In August I will go to work full-time at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP in Yakima, where I will focus on tax services. Khang Tran, Human Resource Management , Ellensburg My name is Khang Tran. I am an international student from Vietnam. I am a double major in business administration and psychology, triple specialized in Human Re-sources Management, Finance, and Management & Organization. My ultimate goal after college is to obtain a working visa or permanent resident status in order to contin-ue developing my career in the U.S. Currently, my main focus is Human Resources Management, specifically the compensation field. This area allows me to apply my HR knowledge as well as utilize my quantitative skills from Finance. It allows me to inte-grate all the skills and knowledge acquired from my diverse educational background.
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Paul Larson, A orney‐at‐Law Larson Berg and Per‐kins (Yakima) Chris Mar n Founder/President, CleanScapes (Sea le) Entrepreneuer & Ven‐ture Capitalist (Roslyn) Denny Weston, Senior Managing Director Fluke Venture Partners (Kirkland)
Woody Howse Co‐Founder/President, Cable & Howse Ventures (Sea le) Rick Anderson, Past CEO/Chairman Moss Adams, LLP (Sea le) Partner (Cle Elum) Jack Dignum Senior VP and COO Pegasus‐Global Hold‐ings, INC. (Cle Elum) David Greenslade Technology Commercial‐iza on Manager
Sandy Wheeler Co‐Inventor, Bow Flex Co‐founder, Nau lus Group Entrepreneuer (Wenatchee) Bill Provaznik Associate Director, I4!E Central Washington University Director: Roy Savoian
The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Advisory Council
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Steve Altmayer Entrepreneur & Venture Capitalist Re red President, CEO Wrap Pack Corp. (Yakima) Vince Bryan, II, MD Re red Neurosurgeon (Sea le) Inventor; Owner, Cave B Estate Win‐ery (Quincy Mike Flynn Re red Publisher, Puget Sound Busi‐ness Journal Mike Flynn & Associates LLC (Sea le)
Liz Marchi, Coordinator Fron er Angel Fund LLC (Montana) Rich Simmonds (Sea le) Re red Managing Partner, Laird Norton Tyee Co‐Founder,Pacific Family Business Ins tute Warren Van Genderen Entrepreneur & Venture Capitalist (Sea le) Founding Principal & Senior Advi‐sor, Meridian Capital, LLC (Sea le)
Paul Lunkes Internal Audit Manager Trident Seafoods Ken Meissner Principal Alegria and Company Bruce Russell Chief Opera ng Officer Whidbey Telecom Lance Soliday Chief Accoun ng Officer Expedia, Inc.
Jeff Fey, CPA Partner Moss‐Adams LLP John Forrest Shareholder Sweeney Conrad, P.S. Chris Hoel Vice‐President of Finance Ge y Images Michelle Jennings, MPA, CPA Tax Advisor Cascade Investment, LLC
Aaron Strong Accountant Cashmere Valley Bank Ryan Thompson Special Agent IRS—Criminal Inves ga on Mark D. Turley Audit Manager KPMG LLP Lisa Wilson Partner McGladrey & Pullen, LLP Department Chair: Marv Bouillon
Accounting Advisory Council (continued)
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The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Advisory Council
Economics Kaleb Javier, Economics, Ellensburg I am a double major in law and justice and economics. I also am a part of the Central Track and Field and Cross Country teams. I am from Tacoma, Washington. I am gradu-ating this year, but I will be staying and working/studying with the Department of Eco-nomics and College of Business for two more years. I am enrolled and beginning my masters in resource management and my graduate assistantship in the coming fall. I am very honored and delighted that I was chosen for this honor.
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College of Business Dean’s Award Recipient
Kevin Moran
Business Administra on
(Specializa on—Marke ng)
Presented on May 20, 2015 at: “Evening of Recogni on”
Center for Leadership and Community Engagement
Congratulations Kevin! The Dean’s Award recognizes a student who enhances the CWU mission by demon-strating qualities that include character, integrity, problem solving and initiative. Kev-in Moran has exemplified all of these characters and more. This past year Kevin has been instrumental in outreach programs to the Tri Cities high schools by facilitating informational sessions, classroom demonstrations of marketing tactics and acted as a liaison for our admission’s office. He was also pivotal in awarding over $30,000 in Central scholarships to students in the Hispanic Academics Achievers Program (HAAP) Tri Cities.
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Meghan O’Brien‐Business Administration Specialization in Finance CWU Ellensburg From the student: I will be interning at the Boeing Company this summer as a Procurement Agent, and I hope to continue employment with the Boeing Company at the end of my internship. I currently have a 3.92 GPA and will be receiving dual Bachelor of Science Degrees in Business Administration with a Finance specialization and Economics with a Manageri-al specialization. I am in the Army ROTC program and am currently enlisted in the Washington Army National Guard. I will be commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserves after graduation. I am also the Student Paraprofession-al for the Department of Economics. Thank you so much for this honor. I truly appreci-ate it. Danielle Brandli-Business Administration Specialization in Supply Chain Management CWU Ellensburg From the Student: I experienced a great learning opportunity as a Supply Chain Analyst at Crane Aero-space and Electronics during the summer of 2014. Among other projects, I created a Supplier Financial Risk Analysis tool that the entire company (Crane Co.) would use. It’s pretty cool to have that kind of impact as an intern. I gained this internship with the guidance and support of CWU faculty; sometimes, it is about who you know! Other than that, I am graduating in June with a degree in Business Admin-istration with specializations in Finance and Supply Chain Management and a minor in Economics. Upon graduation, I will be pursuing a position in the financial planning industry.
Erika Rabadan-Business Administration Specialization in Management CWU Ellensburg From the Student: I've lived in Quincy, WA all my life and graduated from Quincy High School in 2009. Then I transferred from Big Bend Community College with my Associate in Arts and Sciences (DTA) degree to pursue my B.S in Business Administration with specializa-tion in Human Resource Management. I am currently working at ConAgra Foods, Inc. in the human resources department and will be taking the Associate HR Generalist posi-tion opening up this June after I graduate. My long term goals are to get my Masters and become a Director of HR.
Intern-of-the-Year College of Business Advisory Board (continued)
Ta Kortus Partner Moss Adams LLP Michael Luckenbaugh President XternalSource Lori Minard Senior Vice President/Investments Merrill Lynch Amy Norton Director, Online Marke ng Costco Wholesale Brad Powell Chief Financial Officer Expeditors Interna onal of Washington, Inc. Tim Searing Partner McGladrey LLP—Re red
Eric J. Silvers Owner/Agent State Farm Agency Susan Swartz Managing Director WTAS Doug Wood President and COO Tommy Bahama Emeritus Jack Byeman Boeing—Re red Linda Clark‐Santos Past Board Chairperson, Washington Mutual—Re red Dennis Weston Managing Director Fluke Venture Partners
Accounting Advisory Council
Chris Apken Controller Plymouth Poultry Julie Armbrust CPA, CFE, MBA
Kyle Boast Senior Audit Manager Deloi e & Touche LLP Art Campbell Partner Schelert, Campbell & Company Inc., PS
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Ralph A. Conner, CPA Principal Cli on Larson Allen LLP
College of Business 2013-2014
Advisory Board
The Advisory boards are bridges between the College of Business and the business world. Its members’ expertise assist in shaping the College’s
programs in the future and in linking the College of Business to developments in a variety of organizations across the regional economy.
Jody Carona President Health Facili es Planning & Development J.J. Collins Freestone Consul ng, LLC Freestrone Realty, LLC Alan Crain EVP/CFO Sea le Bank Jenny Cravens Vice President & CFO Cashmere Valley Bank Kevin Daniel Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor Merrill Lynch Private Client Group Jim Davis President/CEO Fife Commercial Bank Mark Dederer Manager, Community Affairs Wells Fargo Bank
John Delaney President/CEO Central Banc Mortgage Corpora on Kathy Elser Senior Vice President & CFO BECU Tukwila Financial Center Gerry Fierling F5 Networks Amazon AWS Business Development Team Mark Hanson Principal Bader Mar n, PS Tom Hurson Senior Vice President, Ingredients & Foodservice Tree Top, Inc. Zabrina Jenkins Director, Corporate Counsel Starbucks Coffee Company Brent Johnson Audit Partner KPMG LLP
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Keynote Address
“Growing Leaders at Every Level”
Steve Gutzler
President of
Leadership Quest
Steve Gutzler is the President of Leadership Quest, a Seattle based Leadership Development company. Steve is a dynamic, highly sought after speaker who has delivered over 2500 presentations, to a Who’s Who list of clients including Pandora Radio, Microsoft, Starbucks, Boeing, Cisco, Starwood Corporation, U.S. Security Administration, and Oxford Financial to name just a few.
Leadership Matters Steve’s exceptional ability to communicate clear leadership and business/sales solutions with humor, clarity and insight is why he is in such high demand. Steve believes every Keynote presentation should transform a life and inspire leadership. He presents with passion and conviction to groups of 50 to over 5000 intimately in his high-performance “Emotional Intelligence for Leadership” and “Unleash the Leader Inside of You” presentations. He knows presentation, how to deliver proven results and has been engaging and inspiring audiences with his messages of extraordinary leadership, achievement, success, and significance for over 26 years.
Experience Matters Having coached and trained CEOs, Presidents, professional athletes, and world-class organizations, Steve’s insights have gained a reputation around the world as an authority on high performance leadership, emotional intelligence for exceptional leadership, growing leaders at every level, and accelerated sales success.
Steve Gutzler is a regular guest on T.V. and radio. He recently was voted #1 by the readership of Huffington Post as the Most Inspirational Leader on Social Media.
A published author on leadership and emotional intelligence, Steve is widely read and followed by over 105,000 Twitter followers. He resides near Seattle with his wife Julie where they enjoy time with their three adult children and four grandchildren.
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TEACHING ADVISING PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE FACULTY
RESEARCH
2014 Fang Wang, FIN/SCM, L
Toni Sipic, ECON, E
Margaret Smith, ACCT, E Todd Weber, MGMT, E
Jeff S nson, MGT‐Chair, NWCOR‐Dir., E Mark Pritchard, MKT, E
2013 Erica Holley MGMT, L
Bill Provaznik MGMT, E
Nancy Graber Pigeon MGMT, E
Chase Thiel MGMT, E
2012 William Bailey ACCT, L
Ozden Bayazit FIN/SCM, L
Ron Tidd ACCT, E
James Avey MGMT, E
2011 Wendy Cook MGMT, D
Karen Mar nis ACCT, E
Mark Pritchard Jeff S nson MGMT, E
David Hedrick Charles Wassell ECON, E
2010 Bill Provaznik MGMT, E
Mike Ruble ACCT, L
Carlo Smith FIN/SCM, E
James Avey MGMT, E
2009 Ron Tidd ACCT, E
Jennifer Ander‐son MGMT, E
Gary Heesacker ACCT, E
James Avey MGMT, E Graeme Coetzer MGMT, L
2008 John Lasik ACCT, E
Linda Larson ACCT, L
Ron Tidd ACCT, E
James Avey MGMT, E
2007 David Hedrick ECON, E
James Nimnicht MGMT, E
Norm Gierlasin‐ski ACCT, D
Graeme Coetzer MGMT, L
2006 Graeme Coetzer BSAD, L
Rex Moody BSAD, E
Robert Hol reter ACCT, E
Peter Saunders & Koushik Ghosh ECON, E
College of Business Advisory Board Past Awards for Faculty Excellence
E = Ellensburg; L = Lynnwood; D = Des Moines
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2000 James Nimnicht BSAD, E
Ron Elkins ECON, E
Robert Hol reter ACCT, E
Peter Boyle BSAD, E
1999 Robert Silvers BSAD, L
George Kesling BSAD, E
William Turnquist BSAD, E
Koushik Ghosh ECON, E
1998 Bruce Bagamery BSAD, L
Thomas Kokta BSAD, E
Gary Heesacker ACCT, E
MaryAnne Atkinson ACCT, L
1997 Deborah Medlar ACCT, E
Karen Mar nis ACCT, E
Thomas Kokta BSAD, E
Peter Saunders ECON, E
1996 Karen Mar nis ACCT, E
Gary Heesacker ACCT, E
Gary Heesacker ACCT, E
Richard Mack ECON, E
1995 Eldon Johnson BSAD, L
Thomas Kokta BSAD, E
Norman Gierlasin‐ski ACCT, D
Peter Saunders ECON, E
2001 James Bradley BSAD, E
James Nimnicht BSAD, E
Bruce Bagamery BSAD, L
Christopher Lee BSAD, E
2002 Nancy Graber Pigeon BSAD, E
Lynn Richmond BSAD, L
Robert Hol reter ACCT, E
Christopher Lee BSAD, E
2003 Ron Tidd ACCT, E
Rex Moody BSAD, E
Robert Hol reter ACCT, E
N/A
2004 Mike Ruble ACCT, L
Ruth Lapsley BSAD, E
Fred McDonald ACCT, E
Peter Saunders ECON, E
2005 Ozden Bayazit BSAD, L
David Hedrick ECON, E
James Nimnicht BSAD, E
Bruce Bagam‐ery BSAD, L
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TEACHING
ADVISING
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE
FACULTY
RESEARCH
E = Ellensburg; L = Lynnwood; D = Des Moines
College of Business Advisory Board Past Awards for Faculty Excellence