Love School of Business

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.

An article written by Matt Valle and Kevin O'Mara, both professors of management in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, was accepted for publication by the Journal of Executive Education.

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.

Matthew Valle, professor of business administration, and currently the 2010-2011 Distinguished Visiting Professor of Management at the United States Air Force Academy, recently had an article published in Business Education Innovation Journal.

Steve DeLoach, a professor of economics, made a presentation at the Allied Social Science Associations annual meetings held Jan. 6-9, 2011. The ASSA is the largest annual economics conference, attracting more than 10,000 academic and government economists from all over the world.

Katy Rouse, assistant professor of economics, recently presented her new paper, "Curing the summertime blues: the impact of year-round schooling on academic achievement," at the Allied Social Science Associations Jan. 6-9, 2011. The ASSA is the largest annual economics conference, attracting more than 10,000 academic and government economists from all over the world.

Economics professors, Tina Das and Steve DeLoach published their paper, "Mirror, mirror on the wall: The effect of time spent grooming on earnings," in the Journal of Socio-Economics (Vol 40, 2011, pp 26-34).