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Elon placed third in the state finals of the CFA Global Investment Research Challenge, held Saturday, February 26 at UNCG's Bryan School of Business and Economics.

Bill Ferrell, founder, president and chief investment officer of Ferrell Capital Management, will be leading a presentation, "Building Your Life Portfolio," this Thursday, February 24, 4:15 pm in KOBC 145. The program is part of the Love School of Business' Executive in Residence Series, and is open to all students. Mr. Ferrell will be joined by Caitlyn Levys '08, a research analyst with the firm.

Peter Herbert, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, will talk about Wall Street careers during a presentation on Thursday, February 17, 2:30 to 3:30 pm, LaRose Digital Theatre. His presentation is open to all students, and is part of Professional Discovery Week at Elon.

Thirty-one finance and accounting students were initiated into Beta Alpha Psi during a ceremony on Tuesday, February 8th in LaRose Digital Theatre. Beta Alpha Psi is a nonprofit international honorary and service organization for accounting and finance students at AACSB accredited universities.

Michael Rodriguez, assistant professor of marketing in the Love School of Business, was interviewed on WFMY News 2's Good Morning Show in a segment about Super Bowl ads. Rodriguez talked to WFMY's Tracey McCain about what makes a memorable Super Bowl ad and how companies can use the airtime to build brand awareness. Watch Rodriguez's interview here.

Betsy Stevens, associate professor of management in the Love School of Business, presented a paper, "An analysis of the Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers codes of ethics," at the 4th International Colloquium on Business and Management, held in Bangkok, Thailand in January.

Linda Poulson, associate professor and chair of the Accounting department in the Love School of Business, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Association of CPAs for a three-year term.

Keyaha Wescott, internship coordinator for the Love School of Business, has been appointed to serve on the Raleigh Community Advisory Board of the North Carolina Regional Black Chamber of Commerce.

Tina Das, professor of economics, and Casey Dirienzo, associate professor of economics and associate dean of the Love School of Business, have published a paper titled “Quality of Political Management and the Role of Corruption: A Cross Country Analysis" in International Journal of Public Administration, 33(14): 832 – 842.

Christina Benson, assistant professor of business law in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, presented a paper, "Reviving Ancient Trade Routes: Can Iraq Leverage Trade and the WTO Accession Process to Rebuild its Post Conflict Economy?," at the annual Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business conference, held in Charleston, SC in November.