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Hats off to former faculty members! |
Three former FSU College of Business faculty members will be inducted into the 2022 Charles A. Rovetta Faculty Hall of Fame at a reception and dinner in Tallahassee next spring. Barry Diskin, Bill Hillison and Bob Marshall will be recognized for their outstanding academic and administrative accomplishments, as well as their significant impact on students, the university and the community.
During their tenure at the college, the new inductees were widely loved and respected by students and colleagues. They made extraordinary contributions to the college and broader community, and each received nominations from alumni and former colleagues from across the country that highlighted the following: |
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Barry Diskin instilled in his students a long-lasting appreciation and passion for the real estate profession. During his career on the real estate faculty – from 1980 to 2015 – he demonstrated excellence and a commitment to teaching, research and student performance. He also earned a far-reaching reputation for excellence among countless professionals throughout Florida. He was instrumental in the establishment and growth of the college’s real estate program and served as director of the FSU Real Estate Center from 1984 to 1993. |
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William “Bill” Hillison had a profound impact on his students and built a national reputation for research productivity and teaching excellence during his tenure in the Department of Accounting from 1977 to 2009. He is considered a visionary in the focus on information technology in accounting, and many of his students went on to achieve highly successful careers in this area. Out of gratitude to him, several former students established the fully endowed William Hillison Professorship Fund. |
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Robert “Bob” Marshall's passion for risk management and insurance led many of his students to major in the field and continues to impact their careers to the present day. His leadership was central to advancing FSU’s RMI program, now named the Dr. William T. Hold/The National Alliance Program in Risk Management and Insurance, to national prominence and placing it among the top programs of its kind. He is remembered by former students and colleagues as a kind and optimistic mentor, a friend, coach and advocate. He retired in 2006 after almost 30 years at FSU, including nearly 20 years as department chair. Marshall died in 2016, and his award will be presented posthumously. |
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Don’t miss out on corporate engagement benefits |
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The college offers corporate partners numerous opportunities to engage with students and faculty members – including hiring full-time employees and interns, sponsoring networking events and funding faculty-led industry research. One of the most valuable partnership benefits is the ability to tap into a diverse talent pool of smart, energetic students and the resources of a world-class business school. To find out more and start building your visibility on campus, contact Alex Massey, employer engagement officer, at amassey@business.fsu.edu |
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Research: Managing turnover, workloads key to quality audits |
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Heavy workloads and high employee turnover can be business as usual for most auditing firms, but successfully managing these dynamics is key to maintaining quality audits. That’s the recent research finding by Nate Newton, assistant professor of accounting, who determined that working long hours and allocating too many client assignments to junior-level staff hurt the accuracy and quality of audits. |
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Marketing students wow Target execs with strategy |
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When Target managers were trying to figure out how to improve their sales in small format stores across the United States, including the one in Tallahassee, students in senior lecturer Tim Kinney’s Marketing Strategy (MAR 4480) classes jumped at the chance to offer suggestions. Thirty-three teams of four students each developed ideas for Target, of which seven were selected to present to company executives. Keeping in mind the limited store footprint, students made recommendations that would increase sales while better serving the needs of local communities. Projects like this one deepen their understanding of what they will encounter during their careers. Kinney said Target executives were impressed by the teams’ efforts and will be reviewing the recommendations to determine which of them they can put into practice. They are also enthusiastic about selecting another challenge to present to students in future classes. To show their appreciation for the ideas, Target presented gift cards to the top three teams. If you would like to work with Kinney’s class on a similar project, contact him at tkinney@business.fsu.edu. |
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College mourns passing of pioneering former professor |
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The College of Business is mourning the death of beloved former faculty member Persis E. Rockwood, who taught marketing and management at the college from 1960 to 1989. She died on Monday, May 31 at the age of 97.
“So many people at the college are saddened by Professor Rockwood’s passing,” said Dean Michael D. Hartline. “Our hearts go out to her husband Charlie as he grieves this great loss. Persis was widely admired and respected at FSU. Over the years, her former colleagues and students have described her as a humorous and thoughtful voice of reason, an example of graciousness and courage, and a trailblazer with many firsts to her credit." |
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Learn to leverage data: Now a consultant at CCG Analytics Solutions & Services in Tampa, Joseph Alter called earning his Master of Science in Business Analytics (MS-BA) from Florida State “one of the wisest professional decisions” he has made to date. “The program positions its MS-BA graduates as very competitive applicants who have enough technical knowledge to solve hands-on, data-related issues, but also have the business prowess to envision how the data relates to the big picture,” said Alter (MBA ’18, MS-BA ’19). Data is a valuable company asset, Alter said, and his MS-BA coursework equipped him with the skills needed to collect, integrate, analyze and report data in ways that lead to sound business decisions.
March 1, 2022, is the next deadline for the MS-BA program, and the next cohort begins in May 2022. 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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