Farmer School Committees

Chair

Nam Vu (ECO) (2028)

Dean's Liaison

Chanelle White

Members

• Geoff Zoeckler (ESP) (2026)
• Turk Al-Sabah (FIN) (2028)
• Vivian Chen (ISA) (2026)
• Peter Nguyen (MKT) (2028)
• Katie Tew (ACC) (2028)

Alternates

• Matt Cobabe (ACC) (2028)
• David Lindequist (ECO) (2028)
• David Eyman (ESP) (2026)
• Tzveta Vateva (FIN) (2028)
• Bob Leonard (ISA) (2028)
• Darryl Rice (MGT) (2028)
• Eric Stenstrom (MKT) (2028)

Committee Charge

1. Consider academic grievances as outlined in the Student Handbook.
2. The Committee will meet to address its annual charge. Meeting minutes will be taken.
3. The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities to the Associate Dean for Curriculum. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair

Jan Taylor, Director Honors & Scholars Program (MKT)

Dean's Liaison

Drew Reffett

Members

• Dale Stoel (ACC) (2028)
• Greg Niemesh (ECO) (2027)
• Beth Troy (ESP) (2026)
• Feifei Wang (FIN) (2028)
• Ozge Surer (ISA) (2027)
• Megan Gerhardt (MGT) (2028)
• Rachel Stevens (Senior Academic Advisor, ex officio) (2028)
• Anne Bonanno (Assistant Director of Academic Advising, ex officio)

Committee Charge

1. In an advisory capacity, provide oversight and guidance of the Business Honors program and the Farmer School of Business (FSB) Scholars Program.
2. Assist the Honors Director and Assistant Director in managing the FSB Honors Program.
3. The Committee is expected to meet as needed to fulfill its annual charge. Meeting minutes should be taken to document discussions and decisions.
4. The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities and accomplishments following a standardized template to the Associate Dean for Educational Excellence. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair and Dean's Liaison

Chanelle White

Members

• Jan Eighme (ACC) (2028)
• Carla Nietfeld (ECO) (2028)
• Jim Friedman (ESP) (2028)
• Corey Shank (FIN) (2028)
• Jeff Merhout (ISA) (2028)
• Tom Farnbacher (MGT) (2028)
• Helen Koons (MKT) (2028)
• Jake Matig (FYIC) (2028)

Committee Charge

1. Review undergraduate student petitions.
2. Consider ways to improve the advising process at both divisional and departmental levels.
3. The Committee is expected to meet as needed to fulfill its annual charge. Meeting minutes should be taken to document discussions and decisions.
4. The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities and accomplishments following a standardized template to the Associate Dean for Educational Excellence. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair:

Kim Cochran (Assistant to Associate Deans)

Dean's Liaison

Xiaowen Huang

Members

• Belinda Cross (ISA Administrative Assistant)
• Jacob Drees (Assistant Director Global Business Programs)
  
• J Ravancho (Academic Advisor)
• Bethany Schwan (Senior Assistant Director, John W. Altman Institute For Entrepreneurship)
• Alex Wood (Director of Passport, Ryan Family Scholars, and Student Organizations)

Committee Charge

1. Serve as an advisory body to the FSB Dean on issues of concern to FSB staff.
2. Will be composed of representatives as described above, elected from their appropriate professional areas. For a three-year term.
3. Committee Chair shall be elected by members of the DSAC committee.
4. Will meet with the Dean a minimum of once per semester.

Dean’s Liaison: Xiaowen Huang

Co-Chairs:

Darryl Rice (MGT) (2027)

Alex Wood (Director of Passport, Grainger, and Ryan Scholars, ex officio)

Members:

• Dan Heitger (ACC) (2028)
• Kimberly Berg (ECO) (2028)
• Jessica Jones (ESP) (2028)
• Karen Meyers (FIN) (2028)
• Joseph Nwankpa (ISA) (2026)
• Kerrie Carsey (MKT) (2028)
• Ashley Jarvis (Grainger Assistant Director, ex officio)

Committee Charge

Examine ongoing initiatives within FSB that aim to promote a welcoming and respectful environment for all members of the FSB community. Ensure these efforts align with the FSB Strategic Plan and are conducted in consultation with the Dean.

Recommend strategies that encourage a culture of support and meaningful connection among students, faculty, and staff of varied backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Identify ways to foster engagement with topics related to shared values, global perspectives, and community responsibility.

Evaluate and propose refinements to FSB’s measures of success for initiatives that aim to strengthen community connection and student support, as outlined in the division’s strategic goals.

Propose approaches to enhance support for and connection with international students, contributing to their sense of belonging and integration into the FSB community.

The Committee is expected to meet as needed to fulfill its annual charge. Meeting minutes should be taken to document discussions and decisions.

The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities and accomplishments following a standardized template to the Associate Dean for Educational Excellence. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair and Dean's Liaison

Xiaowen Huang

Members

• Jon Grenier (ACC) (2028)
• Josh Ederington (ECO) (2027)
• Brett Smith (ESP) (2026)
• Tom Boulton (FIN) (2026)
• Allison Jones-Farmer (ISA) (2028)
• Peng Wang (MGT) (2028)
• Bob Dahlstrom (MKT) (2026)

Committee Charge

1. Serve as Advisory Committee to the Dean for Divisional P&T.
2. Provide periodic reviews of Endowed Chairs and Professors and forward recommendations to the Dean.
3. Review applications for FSB Faculty Research Fellows and forward recommendations to the Dean.
4. Review applications for the Endres Associate Professor Fellowships and forward recommendations to the Dean.
5. The Committee will meet to address its annual charge.

Chair and Dean's Liaison

Xiaowen Huang

Members

• Jan Eighme (ACC) (2028)
• Ling Shao (ECO) (2028)
• Jim Friedman (ESP) (2028)
• Carol McGuire (ISA) (2026)
• Cindy Oakenfull (MGT) (2028)
• Jan Taylor (MKT) (2028)
• Chelsea Green (FIN) (2026)
• Becky Crews (FYIC) (2028)

Committee Charge

1. The committee meets in February and advises the dean.
2. Identify and recommend professional development opportunities relevant to TCPL faculty roles.
3. Promote mentorship and peer support opportunities to help TCPL faculty navigate the promotion process.
4. The Committee will meet to address its annual charge.

Chair

Jenny Darroch, Dean

Members

• Skip Benamati (ISA) (2026)
• Kirk Bogard (Development) (ex officio)
• Annie Farrell (ACC, Chair) (2026)
• Josh Ferris (FYIC Director) (2026)
• Joel Harper (FIN, Chair) (2026)
• Xiaowen Huang (ISA, Chair) (2026)
• Yao (Henry) Jin (MGT, Chair) (2026)
• Suraj Maraboyina (Student Representative) (2026)
• Jenny Minier (ECO, Chair) (2026)
• Siddharth Vedula (ESP, Chair) (2026)
• Drew Reffett (Dean’s Office, Associate Dean) (ex officio)
• Chanelle White (Dean’s Office, Associate Dean) (ex officio)
• Zhiyong Yang (MKT, Chair) (2026)

Chair

Michele Frank (Director, Masters in Accountancy)

Dean's Liaison

Drew Reffett

Members

• Janice Kinghorn (MBA Director, ECO) (2026)
• Jonathan Wolff (ECO) (2028)
• Brenda Homan (ESP) (2028)
• Lee Biggerstaff (FIN) (2027)
• Maciej Rysz (ISA) (2026)
• Pete Salzarulo (MGT) (2027)
• Devon DelVecchio (MKT) (2028)
• Anne Bonanno (Assistant Director of Academic Advising, ex officio)   

Committee Charge

1. Review graduate curriculum change proposals for all FSB graduate courses and programs.
2. Assist the Program Director and Associate Deans in developing curricula or policies as required. As part of this process, monitor the assessment process for the MBA and MSiM programs, and identify needed program and curricula updates and changes.
3. Assist the Program Director and Associate Deans in identifying appropriate MBA and MSiM faculty.
4. The Committee will meet to address its annual charge. Meeting minutes will be taken.
5. The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities to the Associate Dean for Curriculum. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair

Tim Greenlee (MKT) (2027)

Dean's Liaison

Drew Reffett

Members

• Tim Eaton (ACC) (2026)
• Jing Li (ECO) (2028)
• Michael Conger (ESP) (2026)
• Tyler Henry (FIN) (2028)
• Rayna Xu (ISA) (2027)
• John Ni (MGT) (2027)
• Bill Holmes (Director, Global Business Programs, ex officio)
• Marcia Smith (Associate Director of Academic Advising, ex officio)
• Hannah Lee (Associate Professor of Marketing, ex officio)

Committee Charge

Chair

Janice Kinghorn (ECO) Assessment Director (2026)

Dean's Liaison

Drew Reffett

Members

• Katie Tew (ACC) (2028)
• Ling Shao (ECO) (2028)
• Jim Johnson (ESP) (2028)
• Haim Kassa (FIN) (2026)
• Waldyn Martinez (ISA) (2026)
• John Ni (MGT) (2027)
• Helen Koons (MKT) (2028)
• Brad Reitz (BUS 284) (2026)
• Ex officio: Joshua Ferris (FYIC Director) (2026)

Committee Charge

1. Review and support the division’s Assessment Program. Assist the Director of Assessment and the Associate Dean for Curriculum in ensuring successful assessment planning and execution of all aspects of FSB assessment for compliance with AACSB and HLC accreditation.
2. The Committee will oversee assessment in programs without departmental homes, e.g. Interdisciplinary Business Management.
3. The Committee will meet to address its annual charge. Meeting minutes will be taken.
4. The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities to the Associate Dean for Curriculum. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair

Michael Conger (ESP) (2026)

Dean's Liaison

Xiaowen Huang

Members

• Rebecca Crews (FYIC) (2028)
• Chelsea Green (FIN) (2026)
• Greg Niemesh (ECO) (2027)
• Joseph Nwankpa (ISA) (2026)
• Bob Leonard (ISA) (2028)
• Megan Gerhardt (MGT) (2028)
• Helen Koons (MKT) (2028)
• Allison Jones-Farmer (ISA) (2028)

Committee Charge

1. Determine Summer Research Grant recipients.
2. Determine FSB annual research award winners.
3. The Committee will develop a “checks and balances” process to ensure that all faculty nominated for grants and research awards are contacted regarding their nomination.
4. Promote scholarly activity within the FSB.
5. The Committee will meet to address its annual charge. Meeting minutes will be taken.
6. The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities to the Associate Dean for Curriculum. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair

Matt Wieland (ACC) (2027)

Dean's Liaison

Drew Reffett

Members

• Chuck Moul (ECO) (2025)
• Mark Lacker (ESP) (2026)
• Hannah Lee (MKT) (2027)
• Karen Meyers (FIN) (2025)
• Chad Anderson (ISA) (2025)
• Megan Gerhardt (MGT) (2025)
• Kerrie Carsey (FYIC) (2026)

Committee Charge

1. Determine FSB annual Teaching Effectiveness Award winners. The Committee will develop a “checks and balances” process to ensure that all faculty nominated for the Teaching Effectiveness Award are contacted regarding their nomination.
2. Be available to consult with FSB teaching award winners on Teaching Workshop.
3. Review and revise eligibility criterion for awards, as relevant.
4. Promote innovation and excellence in teaching.
5. The Committee will meet to address its annual charge. Meeting minutes will be taken.
6. The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities to the Associate Dean for Curriculum. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair

Arthur Carvalho (ISA) (2025)

Dean's Liaison

Melissa Thomasson

Members

• Bill Moser (ACC) (2027)
• Nam Vu (ECO) (2026)
• Mark Lacker (ESP) (2025)
• Tanja Kirmse (FIN) (2027)
• Matt Schwieterman (MGT) (2025)
• Kerrie Carsey (MKT) (2027)

Committee Charge

1. Review and make recommendations on divisional technology-related issues regarding software, hardware, training and support needs for making sure our faculty, staff, and students are equipped with all the necessary tools, not just for today, but for five years and even later.
2. Brainstorm the future technology needs for our faculty, staff, and students so that we may be offering the most appropriate education for our students in a quickly changing technology environment.
3. Brainstorm how the FSB can continue to transform digitally.
4. Review student tech-fee proposals on behalf of the FSB.
5. The Committee will meet to address its annual charge. Meeting minutes will be taken.
6. The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities to the Associate Dean for Curriculum. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair

Pete Salzarulo (MGT) (2027)

Dean's Liaison

Chanelle White

Members

• Katie Tew (ACC) (2028)
• David Lindequist (ECO) (2028)
• Jessica Jones (ESP) (2028)
• Karen Meyers (FIN) (2028)
• Vivian Chen (ISA) (2026)
• Eric Stenstrom (MKT) (2028)
• Brad Reitz (BUS 284) (2026)
• Rebecca Crews (FYIC) (2028)
  

Committee Charge

The Undergraduate Studies Committee oversees undergraduate curriculum development and review within FSB. It evaluates new course and program proposals, ensures alignment with divisional learning goals, and makes recommendations on academic policy affecting undergraduate education.

The Committee is expected to meet monthly or as needed. Meeting minutes should be taken to document discussions and decisions.

The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities and accomplishments following a standardized template to the Associate Dean for Educational Excellence. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair

Chelsea Green (FIN)

Dean's Liaison

Drew Reffett

Members

• Janice Kinghorn (ECO)
• Gillian Oakenfull (MKT)
• Hannah Lee (MKT)
• Bill Holmes (Director of Global Business Programs)
• Jacob Drees (Assistant Director of Global Business Programs)

Committee Charge

The FSB seeks an alternative delivery method for BUS 420 to ensure that the course:

1. Meets the FSB divisional and MU liberal education learning objectives pertaining to the Intercultural Consciousness perspective area;
2. Leverages students being immersed in a variety of locations to deepen learning about intercultural perspectives and expand learning about differences in business culture, i.e. allows students who visited different locations to be in the same course to allow cross-cultural comparisons;
3. Embeds assessment into the course;
4. Increases uniformity across sections.

The charge for the proposed BUS 420 ad hoc committee is to develop the curriculum, a ready-to-go Canvas course and implementation plan for the above course.

Chair

Monique Murfield (MGT) (2026)

Dean's Liaison

Kirk Bogard

Members

• Sydney Shu (ACC) (2028)
• Chuck Moul (ECO) (2026)
• Gina Dutro (MKT/FYIC) (2027)
• Mark Lacker (ESP) (2026)
• Paul Cox (FIN) (2028)
• Bill Myers (ISA) (2027)
• Jan Taylor (MKT/FSB Honors) (2026)
• Tim Greenlee (MKT) (2028)
• Michelle Chevalier (Director of Industry Partnerships) (2027)
• Amanda Pyzoha (Ernst & Young Professional Development Advisor) (2027)
• Michael Webb (Schweinfurth Director of Career Development) (2028)

Committee Charge

Work with the Director of Professional Development:

1. Educate faculty and students about the Office of Career Services policies and services.
2. Strategically expand the number of on-campus recruiting firms.
3. Improve student placement (internship/employment) outcomes.
4. Better understand and meet the unique needs of our diverse students (major; international; etc.).
5. Monitor the use of and student outcomes related to the BUS 340 Professional Practice workshop.
6. Improve communication of divisional career-related services through FSB web-presence.
7. Develop a comprehensive, four-year career education strategy.

The Committee will meet to address its annual charge. Meeting minutes will be taken.
The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities to the Associate Dean for Curriculum. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair

Peter Nguyen (MKT) (2027)

Dean's Liaison

Kirk Bogard

Members

• Kim Berg (ECO) (2026)
• Sid Vedula (ESP) 2028)
• Tyler Wiggers (FIN) (2026)
• Yicheng Kang (ISA) (2028)
• Megan Gerhardt (MGT) (2028)
• Ted Polat (ACC) (2028)
• Benjamin Palmer (Sr. Academic Advisor)
• BSAC (Student Representative)

Committee Charge

1. To nominate, for the Dean’s consideration, the student speaker and the keynote speaker for the FSB commencement ceremony.
   1. Recommendations for student speaker should focus on FSB graduating students with the highest academic and leadership credentials and accomplishments, from across all FSB programs. The Committee will provide the Dean with 2-4 finalist nominations.
   2. Recommendations for commencement speaker should focus on high profile individuals, particularly alumni, who can make a positive impact on graduates as they move forward in their lives and careers.
2. To nominate, for the Dean’s consideration, the speaker for the Anderson Distinguished Lecture Series, and other high-profile speakers coming to the Farmer School. Recommendations for the Anderson Series should be based on the MOA with the Anderson family, keeping in mind potential budget constraints.
   1. In making speaker recommendations, the Committee should consider scholarly or professional achievement, outstanding service to society, unique contribution to businesses or economies, social, technological or entrepreneurial innovation, and such other characteristics as the Committee shall consider worthy.
   2. All recommendations should consider that high profile speakers are often linked with controversial subjects, and while the purpose of these speakers is not to agitate members of the campus community, open dialogue on meaningful issues is at the heart of the university mission.
3. The Committee will meet to address its annual charge. Meeting minutes will be taken.

Chair

Jay Shan (ISA) (2027)

Dean's Liaison

Drew Reffett

Members

• Sydney Shu (ACC) (2025)
• Peter Nencka (ECO) (2027)
• Jim Johnson (ESP) (2027)
• Andrew Jarachovic (FIN) (2025)
• Gillian Oakenfull (MKT) (2027)
• Henry Jin (MGT) (2027)
• Julie Alexander (FYIC) (2027)

Committee Charge

1. Develop hybrid and online learning design standards. Create assurance that digital learning is being used to enhance FSB courses/initiatives/infrastructure.
2. Work with FSB Dean on ongoing digital transformation initiatives, as appropriate.
3. Assess courses (as appropriate) for their pedagogical reliability for hybrid or online delivery.
4. The Committee will meet to address its annual charge. Meeting minutes will be taken.
5. The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities to the Associate Dean for Curriculum. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair: 

Jon Grenier

Dean's Liaison:

Melissa Thomasson

Members:

• Gerald Granderson (ECO)
• Cindy Oakenfull (MGT)
• Brenda Homan (ESP)
• Tyler Henry (FIN)
• Maria Weese (ISA)
• Eric Stenstrom (MKT)

Committee Charge:

The ad hoc committee will be established to examine faculty composition in the FSB. Currently, we restrict the number of TCPL faculty to comprise 29% or less of all permanent faculty. Under AACSB standards, 90% of our faculty must be academically qualified (SA, PA, SP, or IP), with at least 40% of faculty falling into the SA category. The unit of analysis is percent of time devoted to the mission. For most full-time faculty, this is 100%. In light of the fact that the AACSB already mandates faculty composition, we want the committee to re-examine the FSB TCPL limits. Would it make sense to drop the TCPL cap and use the AACSB categories only? And, if so, should we set the SA minimum at 40%, or aim for a higher minimum?

Chair

Joel Harper (FIN)

Dean's Liaison

Melissa Thomasson

Members

• Skip Benamati (ISA)
• Xiaowen Huang (MGT)
• Zhiyong Yang (MKT)

Committee Charge

1. Determine annual Faculty Service Excellence Award recipient.
2. The Committee will meet to address its annual charge. Meeting minutes will be taken.
3. The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities to the Associate Dean for Curriculum. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair

Jenny Darroch, Dean

Members

• William Brink (ACC)
• James Zhang (ACC)
• Brad Goldie (FIN)
• Lee Biggerstaff (FIN)
• Annika Fourman (Office of the Dean)
• Melissa Thomasson (Office of the Dean)
• Andrew Reffett (Office of the Dean)

Committee Charge

1. To serve as an advisory committee to the Dean and Dean’s staff (as appropriate) on decisions related to FSB financials.
2. This could include, but not limited to, university, divisional and/or departmental financial reporting, allocation of revenue and expenses, budgeting, and of account balances.

Chair

Bob Dahlstrom (MKT)

Dean's Liaison

Xiaowen Huang

Members

• Qing Burke (ACC)
• Janice Kinghorn (ECO)
• Anna-Katharina Lenz (ESP)
• Brooke Wang (FIN)
• Fadel Megahed (ISA)
• Lisa Ellram (MGT)

Committee Charge

Using the AACSB standard as a guide, identify the activities and initiatives engaged in by the Farmer School of Business that have social impact. Propose a 5-year strategic plan to develop aspirational metrics in the area of societal impact and provide a means of measuring progress towards these metrics.

The Committee is expected to meet as needed to fulfill its annual charge. Meeting minutes should be taken to document discussions and decisions.

The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities and accomplishments following a standardized template to the Associate Dean for Educational Excellence. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

The FSB Educational Experience Committee will collaborate with the Associate Dean for Educational Excellence to develop, evaluate and work with the FSB academic departments to implement initiatives for enhancing the educational experience we provide to our students.

Chair and Dean's Liaison

Drew Reffett

Members

• Po-Chang Chen (ACC)
• Chuck Moul (ECO)
• Jim Friedman (ESP)
• Terry Nixon (FIN)
• Joshua Ferris (FYIC)
• Gabe Lee (ISA)
• Megan Gerhardt (MGT)
• Tim Greenlee (MKT)
• Cory Duchesneau (Assistant Director of Academic Advising)  

Committee Charge

1. Each department representative on the committee will convey committee recommended plans to their home departments, receive and convey departmental feedback to the committee, and work with home departments to implement finalized plans for enhancing the educational experience we provide to our students.
2. Provide annual report by major.
3. The Committee will meet to address its annual charge. Meeting minutes will be taken.
4. Committee will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities to the Associate Dean for Educational Excellence. This report will be added as a consent item to the agenda of the first faculty meeting of the following academic year.

Chair

Katherine Brun (Director of Marketing and Communication)

Members

• Suraj Maraboyina (Executive Director of Altman Institute of Entrepreneurship)
• Jake Matig (FYIC)
• Justin McGlothin (FYIC)
• Sina Esteky (MKT)
• Kirk Bogard (Office of Dean)
• Bill Holmes (Global)
• Michael Webb (Career Development)
• Jon Pyzoha (ACC)
• EJ Ume (ECO)
• Michael Gowins (ISA)
• Tom Mobley (MGT)
• David Gempesaw (FIN)
• Joy Usner (Admission)

Committee Charge

1. To serve as an advisory committee to the Dean and Dean’s staff (as appropriate) on decisions related to FSB Marketing.
2. This could include, but is not limited to, university, divisional and/or departmental marketing efforts, the FSB brand, Program marketing, recruitment and admission marketing, the range of marketing and communication tools available to the school to use.

Co-Chairs:   David Eyman (ESP), Tim Greenlee (MKT)

Members:    

• Arthur Carvalho (ISA)
• Zhe (Jay) Shan (ISA)
• Gillian Oakenfull (MKT)
• Chanelle White (Advising)

Steering Committee Advisors

• Chris Lorenzen, CEO, Eagle Seven Holdings, MU Foundation Board
• Melissa Stevens, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer, Fifth Third Bank
• Dinesh Paliwal, Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, MU Trustee
• Ron Rice, Chairman of the Board, Metallus, Inc., FSB Business Advisory Council
• Bill Ebbing, President & CEO, New Albany Company, MU Trustee

Committee Charge:

The Marcum Center for Business Innovation Steering Committee (The Marcum Committee) is charged to address critical questions regarding the future use of the Marcum Center and its potential to benefit student outcomes across the university.

Chair

Brian Ballou (Miami MBA Fac Director)

Dean's Liaison

Drew Reffett

Members

• Kris Reid (Assoc Director FSB Graduate Programs)
• Alex Tosolini (MU MBA Fac and SDA Bocconi Advisory Board)
• Alyssa Frankenberger (MBA Business Development Manager)
• Tom Boulton (Finance and MU MBA Fac)
• Lisa Ellram (Management-Supply Chain and MBA Fac at other Schools)
• Gregory Fisher (MKT Associate Professor and MU MBA Fac)
• Michele Frank (Accounting and MU MBA Fac)
• Sandy Steiger (Director of Analytics at TQL and MU MBA Fac)

Alumni & Students:

• Tiffany Best (Regional Director Graduate Medical Education Mercy Health and In-Person MBA Alum)
• Mike Palumbo (VP, Sr. Mgr. Member Support & Strategy Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago and Online MBA Alum)
• Kate Ward (SVP and Chief Business Officer Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber & In-Person MBA Alum)
• Selena Gillespie (Wavespace Design Specialist Senior EY and MBA Student)
• Lisa Raatz (FSB Assistant to the Dean and Hybrid MBA Alum)

Committee Charge

1. Serve a special role separate from the Graduate Studies Committee to ensure that the Miami MBA program (in-person and online) continually adapts to the dynamic competitive environment for MBA programs targeted for experienced professionals.
2. Develop strategy for evolving the Miami MBA program (in-person and online) to enable the program to successfully differentiate itself in the local and online marketplace focused on the same quality education experience as the undergraduate program.
3. Assist the Program Director and Associate Deans in developing curricula for the MBA program (in-person and online) and work with the Graduate Studies Program for moving forward proposed courses and changes to existing courses (or key learning objectives).
4. Assist the Program Director and Associate Deans in identifying appropriate MBA faculty and external instructors to ensure sufficient quality of instruction in place regardless of program demand.
5. The Committee will meet as needed on an ongoing basis to ensure progress in addressing its charge.
6. The Committee Chair will provide a summative year-end report of Committee activities to the Associate Dean for Curriculum.

Chair

John Ni (MGT)

Dean's Liaison

Drew Reffett

Members

• Dale Stoel (ACC)
• Jing Li (ECO)
• Jim Friedman (ESP)
• Corey Shank (FIN)
• Allison Jones-Farmer (ISA)
• Peter Nguyen (MKT)
• Alan Clift (Office of Dean)

Committee Charge

1. To determine the content of a quantitative literacy course to be required of all FSB majors. Currently this requirement is fulfilled by first-years calculus (MTH 151 or 141, or equivalent transfer).
2. The committee should consider what knowledge this course should provide to best prepare FSB students for success in their chosen majors and in their careers after graduation.