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• RMI Names New Chairman

  Friday, May. 24, 2013 9:03 AM

  Barry Feld, president and CEO of Cost Plus World Market, is the new chair of Santa Clara’s Retail Management Institute (RMI) Advisory Board, said the Institute’s Director Kirthi Kalyanam this week.

  “Barry has been an RMI partner for many years,” said Kalyanam, Professor of marketing in the SCU business school. “His work with our students, faculty, and the board has enhanced the Institute’s offerings over the years, so we’re delighted he has assumed this leadership role.”

  Feld’s involvement with SCU began when he met Professor Kalyanam at an Investor Conference held in New York City. Professor Kalyanam invited Barry to Santa Clara University to speak to RMI students. He soon became more involved in the program, personally walking RMI students through Cost Plus stores and guiding them to discern the unique strong points of the retail model. He was asked to join the advisory board in 2008 and has been an incredible asset for RMI ever since.

  The Retail Management Institute began in 1980, when Santa Clara professors worked with retail industry leaders to launch a research and career development center for retailers and students. The Institute consists of three major programs: The Retail Studies Program, which is open to undergraduate students in every field who are interested in retailing careers; the Executive Education Program, which helps develop programs of current interest for individual companies, trade organizations, and other industry groups; and the Retail Workbench Research and Education Center, which aims to expand knowledge and solve important problems occurring in today’s rapidly changing retail environment.

  The Retail Management Institute’s Advisory Board meets twice annually, and is made up of about 20 national leaders in the retail industry, including senior executives from Cost Plus World Market, Gap, HUGO BOSS, IBM, J.C. Penney, Macy's, Trader Joe's, and Williams-Sonoma.

  Mr. Feld is a graduate of Essex College and the Stanford University Executive Management Program, and a 20 year past member of the Young Presidents’ Organization.  He has served as a President and CEO for specialty retail companies for over 25 years.
   

  
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• Annual Awards for Faculty, Staff

  Thursday, May. 23, 2013 2:19 PM

  Congratulations to Business School faculty who were recently recognized for their scholarship, teaching, and service at a reception on May 13, and staff who received awards earlier in the month.

  The Leavey Impact Awards celebrate contributions made by faculty that best illustrate the community's highest ideals and aspirations, and reflect a shared commitment to the School's strategic priorities:

  • creating a transformational learning experience
  • highlighting the quality, prominence, and influence of our scholarship
  • building strong partnerships with the community and our alumni

  Manoochehr Ghiassi, professor of management information systems, received the 2013 Leavey Impact Award for Service. Dr. Ghiassi was noted for his work in building partnerships with the community and alumni for the MS in Information Systems program. His outreach to Silicon Valley has brought experienced industry leaders onto the faculty to mentor graduate students and alumni.

  Jackie Schmidt Posner, professor of practice, received the 2013 Leavey Impact Award for Teaching. Dr. Schmidt Posner's work with the Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative (NPI) created a model for Santa Clara University's place-based learning efforts, and she has led several cohorts of students to discover their passion for building relationships and businesses in the local community.

  In addition to the Leavey Impact Awards, faculty and staff were recognized for achievement in several catagories.

  Teaching
  Several faculty were commended for their teaching as measured by student evaluations over the course of the year. Receiving the award for outstanding teaching were: Michael Calegari (ACTG), Lewis Chew (ACTG), Robert Finocchio (BUSN), Manoochehr Ghaissi (OMIS), Michelle Goins (BUSN), John Ifcher (ECON), Paul Intrevado (OMIS), Donna Johnston-Blair (ACTG), Yongtae Kim (ACTG), Mike Levenhagan (MGMT), Haidan Li (ACTG), Siqi Li (ACTG), Nydia MacGregor (MGMT), Tammy Madsen (MGMT), Dennis Moberg (MGMT), Christopher Paisley (ACTG), Barry Posner (MGMT), Kumar Sarangee (MKTG), John Toppel (BUSN), and Andy Tsay (OMIS).

  Scholarship
  Noted for their scholarly achievements in the past year were:  Ram Bala (OMIS), Sanjiv Das (FNCE), Alexander Field (ECON), Hoje Jo (FNCE), Yongtae Kim (ACTG), Haibing Lu (OMIS), Edward McQuarrie (MKTG), Kris Mitchener (ECON), Carrie Pan (FNCE), Susan Parker (ACTG), Savannah Shi (MKTG), Dongsoo Shin (ECON), Meir Statman (FNCE), and Jennifer Woolley (MGMT).

  Service
  Contributions to their departments, School, University, and profession were made by Dale Achabal (MKTG), Daniel Aguiar (CIE), Linda Alepin (BUSN), Adina Ardelean (ECON), Greg Baker (MGMT), Mario Belotti (ECON), Albert Bruno (MKTG), David Caldwell (MGMT), Michael Calegari (ACTG), George Chacko (FNCE), Sanjiv Das (FNCE), Andre Delbecq (MGMT), Michael Eames (ACTG), Alexander Field (ECON), Mary Furlong (BUSN), Manoochehr Ghaissi (OMIS), Terri Griffith (MGMT), John Ifcher (ECON), Hoje Jo (FNCE), Kirthi Kalyanam (MKTG), Linda Kamas (ECON), Michael Kevane (ECON), Yongtae Kim (ACTG), James Koch (MGMT), Tammy Madsen (MGMT), Shelby McIntyre (MKTG), Susan Parker (ACTG), Helen Popper (ECON), Hersh Shefrin (FNCE), Stephen Smith (OMIS), Meir Statman (FNCE), William Sundstrom (ECON), John Toppel (BUSN), Andy Tsay (OMIS), and Steven Wade (ACTG).

  Staff Awards
  Three staff members were recognized at the annual Staff Appreciation Lunch on May 3:

  Collaboration  Recognizes the staff member who works to build cooperative relationships and foster teamwork throughout the Business School and University : Tiffiny Gillingham, Assistant Director of MSIS Admissions

  Innovation  Acknowledges the staff person who incorpates new perspectives and new approaches to the workplace: Bill Middleton, LSB Information Systems Manager

  Student Experience  Salutes the staff person who goes 'above and beyond' to enhance Business School student learning, inside and outside the classroom: Bev Olivo, Undergraduate Business Programs Administrative Assistant

   

  
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