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For three more, fame is forever
About his affection for his alma mater, Peter Collins said: “If I woke up every day like it was my first day at FSU, I’d be OK with that.” About his appreciation for newfound enshrinement and fame, Ted Ostrander said: “It’s probably the biggest honor of my life.” And about his passion for helping people, John Rivers said: “Isn’t that what it’s all about?” Collins, Ostrander and Rivers emphasized those points and more recently when the College of Business inducted them into its Alumni Hall of Fame. They join 55 previous inductees who also excelled in their careers and communities and made significant contributions to FSU. Follow these links to view a gallery of photos and video from the event and view videos of Collins, Ostrander and Rivers. |
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An appeal from the president
At the College of Business Board of Governors meeting in November, FSU President Richard McCullough hailed the national status of the college and emphasized a continued march to preeminence – with an appeal to donors for construction of Legacy Hall, the college’s future home. “We’re at a really interesting point,” he said. “We have amazing programs that are highly, highly ranked, yet at the same time we are not where we need to be in terms of our infrastructure – our building, the spaces that you see. So, we need to be dedicated to getting Legacy Hall built.” |
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Lofty goal: ‘No. 1’ etched in stone
Dr. William T. Hold, the namesake and benefactor of the Dr. William T. Hold/The National Alliance Program in Risk Management and Insurance, says of the program’s No. 1 ranking: “You’re on top of this mountain. If you can be No. 1 enough times, you become the mountain. That’s where you want to be.” It took years of scaling the summit and falling just short before reaching the pinnacle of success. “Sure enough, we kept on pushing and pushing,” Hold said. |
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Legendary food for thought
Green trends in commercial real estate. A peachy anecdote about a food company’s marketing strategy. And an extraordinary piece of advice. Those marked a fraction of what Alumni Hall of Fame members shared in classroom and roundtable formats with students during Legends and Leaders Day, leading into the Alumni Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony. “Why be ordinary when you can be extraordinary?” Anne Hamilton,a 2019 Alumni Hall of Fame inductee, asked students. “Whatever you do, you never want to be ordinary and fit in. You want to be extraordinary.” |
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Seminole seniors sell well
With a second-place finish from Dabney Dennis and strong performances from Peyton Davis and Anna Marie Parisi, the College of Business placed eighth out of 80 schools last month in the International Collegiate Sales Competition. Hosted by the college’s FSU Sales Institute, the event measures a university sales program’s focus on overall business revenue-generating skills. “It was fantastic,” institute director Chuck Viosca said. “Many schools see this as the premier event in sales of the year. For companies, this is one of the premier recruiting events, where they go to recruit their best sales talent." |
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Supply crunch: Ports, chips, gifts and more
Long lines of ships waiting to unload their freight in Southern California ports. Empty grocery-store shelves. Vacant car lots and backorders of household appliances. Increases in food prices and inflation. Warnings about shortages of holiday gifts. We’ve thereby seen the global effects of supply-chain interruptions and bottlenecks. College of Business faculty member Larry Giunipero – a professor of supply chain management in the Department of Business Analytics, Information Systems and Supply Chain – explains the problems and the myriad factors that account for them. |
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| Move forward faster: For Jessie Tolbert, earning a Master of Science in Business Analytics (MS-BA) from Florida State gave him the skill set to transition from an environmental science post testing water samples into what he calls the “exciting field” of data analytics. “The program was both affordable and valuable, which has allowed me to see a positive return on my investment in a graduate education early on in my career,” he said. Since graduating in 2019, Tolbert has been employed as an operational research analyst for Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Jacksonville, Florida. Among his many tasks there, he uses statistical analysis to design and test hypothesis between two populations of aircraft and has used his Python programming skills to help his employer mine and process data for automated reports on everything from maintenance to manpower.
March 1 is the next deadline for the MS-BA program, and the next cohort begins in May. FSU business alumni with the highest GPAs are now eligible for GMAT waivers. Learn more about the college’s six master’s degree programs and request further information at graduatebusiness.fsu.edu. |
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