Love School of Business

Tina Das, professor of economics, and Casey DiRienzo, associate dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business and associate professor of economics, have published an article, “Is Ethnic Diversity Good for the Environment? A cross country analysis,” in the Journal of Environment and Development, Vol. 19(1): 91-113.

Forty students were inducted into Elon’s Pi chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon (ODE) during the Spring Initiation Banquet, held April 6 in the Isabella Canon Room.

ODE is one of the world’s largest academic honor societies, with more than 640 chapters worldwide. Membership is open to high-achieving students studying economics.

Tom Tiemann presented a paper "What Do Soccer Moms Do All Day," written with Steve DeLoach, at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association annual meeting in St. Louis on April 3.

Hit the road with Career Services to visit Wells Fargo Securities and Bank of America in Charlotte! Through a set itinerary, you will learn about the banking/finance industry and gain career insights from senior executives, associates and recruiters.

Allen E. Gant Jr., chief executive officer of Burlington, N.C.-based Glen Raven, Inc., a global provider of innovative fabric-based solutions, was honored at a March 30 campus luncheon with the Frank S. Holt, Jr. Business Leadership Award, Elon University’s highest honor for business leadership.

Love School of Business assistant finance professor Neeraj Gupta was recently awarded the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Charter by the CFA Institute, after passing final level CFA exam in June 2009. The CFA Charter is the designation of excellence in the investment community for money management professionals, investors and academics.

David Noer, a professor emeritus in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, had an article headlined "Six Crucial Leadership Competencies for an Era of Downsizing" published in the spring edition of Leader to Leader.

Four Elon University students presented at an international conference in Iceland this month where Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and senior lecturer of entrepreneurship in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, served as a featured speaker and moderated the plenary session launching the 2010 MIT Global Startup Workshop.

The Love School of Business Career Services office is offering Career Search Workshops for graduating seniors weekly from 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm in Koury Business Center throughout April and early May.