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Karl Sherrill, VP of Sales for Senn-Dunn and an ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ MBA alum, was a guest speaker in Michael Rodriguez’s Professional Selling class on Friday, Nov. 20.

Love School of Business students Sarah Doggett, Caitlin McGuire and Charles McKenna competed in the Great Northwoods Sales Warmup competition, held Nov. 12-14 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. It was ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s first appearance in this regional sales competition.

Earl Honeycutt, professor of marketing in the Love School of Business and director of the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center, co-authored an article with Vince Magnini of Virginia Tech titled “Use of E-Mail Signature Files in the Hotel Industry.” The article appears in the November issue (50:4) of Cornell Hospitality Quarterly.

Winners of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Innovation Challenge were announced Nov. 18 in an afternoon awards showcase attended by teams from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, UNC Greensboro, UNC Charlotte and East Carolina University.

Christina Benson, assistant professor of business law in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, had her paper, “Industry Bailouts: Will Protectionist Potholes Put a Dent in Trade and Competitiveness?” published in Competition Forum, a Cabell's peer-reviewed publication of the American Society for Competitiveness. The article appears in Vol. 7, Number 1 (2009).

Demand for oil will continue to climb as nations like China and India grow in the coming decade, and according to a top oil executive on campus Tuesday as part of International Education Week, companies must make additional investments in petroleum production to meet that crucial need.

Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting and finance honorary society, is kicking off its Fall Food Drive today in the second floor atrium of the Koury Business Center.
Beta Alpha Psi members will be staffing a table on the second floor from 10 am to 5 pm today through Friday. Donations of canned goods and non-perishable food items will benefit The Caring Kitchen in Burlington.

BusinessWeek magazine ranked ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ the #1 school in the South, and the sixth best school in the nation, in a list of top part-time MBA programs released Thursday afternoon during a live online chat hosted by magazine staff.

David Noer, a professor emeritus in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, had his monthly column published Nov. 15, 2009, by the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C.

David Noer, professor emeritus in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, has received the Best Practice Institute’s 2009 "Leading Thinker Award" at the institute’s Nov. 11 Senior Executive Board meeting.