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IACBE NewsBriefs
Welcome to a special
post-conference issue
of IACBE NewsBriefs.
Volume 2 • No. 2 • Post-Conference Issue • May 2015
Conference Summary
We are very pleased to report that
our 2015 Annual Conference and
Assembly Meeting (ACAM) was a
great success! The conference
saw a number of firsts for the
Assembly, and featured an
outstanding lineup of concurrent
sessions, roundtables, speakers,
and other activities and events.
In this issue:
 Highlights of the 2015 Annual
Conference and Assembly Meeting
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Conference Summary
Annual Awards of Excellence
Special Plenary Session
Accreditation Class of 2014
Student Case-Study Competition Winners
Recent Accreditations
New Board Members
2015 Summer Institute
Summer 2015 Calendar
2016 Annual Conference and Assembly Meeting
 Special Post-Conference Issue 
2015 IACBE Annual Conference and
Assembly Meeting
Some of the many wonderful comments that we received include:
“Congratulations on a great show in Baltimore.” “Thank you so
much! The IACBE conferences are so friendly and collegial.” “The
IACBE is truly like a ‘family’ and your conferences are very much
like a family reunion.” “I had a wonderful time and look forward to
seeing you next year!”
Annual Awards of Excellence
John L. Green Award
for Excellence in Business Education
The John L. Green Award for Excellence in Business Education
honors individuals who have made significant contributions that
advance the cause of academic quality in business education.
2015 Recipient:
Dr. Les Crall, Professor and Associate Dean of the School of
Business and Technology at Southwestern Oklahoma State
University in Weatherford, Oklahoma
Frank V. Mastrianna Education Leader of the Year Award
The Frank V. Mastrianna Education Leader of the Year Award
honors individuals who are exemplary higher education leaders
and who have made significant contributions to an institution of
higher education or a higher education organization.
2015 Recipient:
Dr. V.J. Byra Reddy, Professor in the College of Management
and Economics Studies, and Associate Vice President for
Academics and Accreditations at the University of Petroleum
and Energy Studies (UPES) in Dehradun, India
Conference Dates
Excellence in Teaching Award
14-17 April • 2015
Conference Theme
Trends and Challenges in Business Education
Conference Hotel
Hyatt Regency Baltimore • On the Inner Harbor
Baltimore • Maryland • USA
The Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes an exemplary
teacher/professor who has used his or her expertise to make
meaningful and significant contributions to student learning in
a way that advances academic quality in business education.
2015 Recipient:
Dr. Rickey Casey, Professor of Business and Management at
the University of Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas
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IACBE NewsBriefs • Post-Conference Issue • May 2015
Special Plenary Session
Fourth Annual
Student Case-Study Competition
The IACBE’s New Expectations and Requirements for
Quality Assurance, Outcomes Assessment, and Reporting
This plenary session introduced the IACBE’s new expectations
and requirements for measuring and advancing academic
quality; for assessing student learning in business programs
and the operational effectiveness of academic business units;
and for developing acceptable outcomes assessment plans. In
addition, the IACBE’s new framework and processes for interim
reporting were presented.
Download a copy of the plenary session presentation:
The IACBE’s New Expectations and Requirements for Quality
Assurance, Outcomes Assessment, and Reporting
Accreditation Class of 2014
During the Accreditation Banquet on Thursday evening, we
were pleased to recognize the following institutions that earned
first-time accreditation or reaffirmation of accreditation in 2014:
 Alaska Pacific University (Alaska, USA)
 American University in Dubai (Dubai, United Arab
Emirates)
 California Maritime Academy (California, USA)
 Cazenovia College (New York, USA)
 Concordia University-Wisconsin (Wisconsin, USA)
 Defiance College (Ohio, USA)
 FHR School of Business (Paramaribo, Suriname)
 Fitchburg State University (Massachusetts, USA)
 Florida Institute of Technology (Florioda, USA)
 Franklin Pierce University (New Hampshire, USA)
 Herzing University (Wisconsin, USA)
 Howard Payne University (Texas, USA)
 Humboldt State University (California, USA)
 International University in Geneva (Geneva, Switzerland)
 Kardan University (Kabul, Afghanistan)
 Keystone College (Pennsylvania, USA)
 Marian University-Wisconsin (Wisconsin, USA)
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Massachusetts, USA)
 Misericordia University (Pennsylvania, USA)
 Ohio Valley University (West Virginia, USA)
 Oklahoma Wesleyan University (Oklahoma, USA)
 Saint Joseph’s College (Indiana, USA)
 Saint Peter’s University (New Jersey, USA)
 SBS Swiss Business School (Kloten-Zürich, Switzerland)
 Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico-San Germán
(San Germán, Puerto Rico)
 University IFM Geneva (Geneva, Switzerland)
 University of Maine at Fort Kent (Maine, USA)
 University of Maryland University College (Maryland,
USA)
 Wentworth Institute of Technology (Massachusetts, USA)
 Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa w Poznaniu-Poznań School of
Banking (Poznań, Poland)
The 2015 Annual Conference and
Assembly Meeting also featured the fourth
annual IACBE Student Case-Study
Competition focusing on business ethics.
The competition provided students with an
opportunity to showcase their abilities to
analyze a case, to identify and discuss recommendations for
ethical action, and to “think on their feet.”
The competition required students to (1) work as members of a
team, (2) collect and analyze data, and (3) effectively present case
information and answer questions in a clear, concise, and
professional manner.
First-, second-, and third-place teams were selected based on the
combined scores from four rounds of presentations over two days
of competition. The first-place team was awarded a $1,000
scholarship generously sponsored by Bloomberg Businessweek.
We are pleased to announce the following winning teams:
First Place
Chaminade University of Honolulu (Hawaii, USA)
 Kiana Avalos
 Chelan Crane
 Darnell Fenderson
 Remi Kohno
 Faculty Advisor: Richard Kido
Second Place
Concordia University Irvine (California, USA)
 Katryna DaCosta
 Rachel Ofner
 Kyle Weeks
 Faculty Advisor: Kenneth George
Third Place
Springfield College (Massachusetts, USA)
 Garrett Ambrosino
 Jennifer Habeeb
 James Hennin
 Justin Spencer-linzie
 Faculty Advisor: Kathleen Zilch
The final-round case – entitled “Corporate Inversion: Profitable,
but Patriotic?” – was written by Dr. Paul Melendez, Assistant
Dean of Executive Education, Founder of the Center for
Leadership Ethics, and Professor of Practice in Management
and Organizations in the Eller College of Management at the
University of Arizona, and was graciously provided to the
IACBE by the university’s Eller Center for Leadership Ethics.
International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
IACBE NewsBriefs • Post-Conference Issue • May 2015
Recent Accreditations
2015 ACAM
The Board of Commissioners of the IACBE is pleased to announce
that the academic business units in the following colleges,
universities, and other higher education institutions have recently
earned first-time accreditation or reaffirmation of accreditation:
Acharya Bangalore Business School (Bangalore, India),
Chatham University (PA, USA), Daemen College (NY, USA),
Excelsior College (NY, USA), Gwynedd Mercy University (PA,
USA), Mercyhurst University (PA, USA), Wayne State College
(NE, USA)
Congratulations to Everyone!
New Board Members
For more information about our 2015 ACAM, please visit
our website at: 2015 IACBE Annual Conference and
Assembly Meeting – Post-Conference Summary.
At the 2015 ACAM, the IACBE elected the following new members
to our Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners:
2015 IACBE Summer Institute
15-17 July • 2015
Lenexa, Kansas • USA
Board of Directors
Vice Chair and Executive Committee Member: Ms. Ann
Tuttle, Professor of Management at Keuka College in Keuka
Park, New York
Secretary and Executive Committee Member: Dr. Fredrick
Chilson, Professor-Business and Technology at the University
of Montana Western in Dillon, Montana
Region 3 – Southern Regional Director: Dr. Chip Mason,
Dean of the School of Business at Belhaven University in
Jackson, Mississippi
The IACBE will be sponsoring and
hosting our annual Summer Institute
on July 15-17, 2015. The three-daylong
institute
offers
multiple
workshop sessions on various
aspects of the IACBE’s accreditation,
outcomes assessment, and selfstudy processes, and advancing academic quality in business
units and programs.
Region 6 – South Central Regional Director: Dr. Rickey
Casey, Professor of Management and Business at the
University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas
The following workshops will be offered at this year’s Summer
Institute:
Region 9 – European Regional Director: Dr. Khalifa Sbih,
Executive Director of University IFM in Geneva, Switzerland
 Writing Effective Intended Student Learning Outcomes
and Designing Evaluation Rubrics for Program-Level
Assessment
At-Large Director: Dr. Patricia Cowherd, Dean of the School
of Business and Economics at Campbellsville University in
Campbellsville, Kentucky
 Developing a Comprehensive Outcomes Assessment
Plan
Public Member: Ms. Dominique Bert, Executive Director,
Global Enrollment & Partnership at IGS International in Paris,
France
Public Member: Dr. Phillip Bussey, Phillip Bussey and
Associates, Inc. in Lanham, Maryland
Public Member: Dr. Les Crall, Former Associate Dean of the
Everett Dobson School of Business and Technology at
Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford,
Oklahoma
 Preparing an Effective Self-Study
The 2015 IACBE Summer Institute provides significant
opportunities for professional development, networking, and
the sharing of best practices in business education.
For additional details about our Summer Institute, please
visit our website at: 2015 IACBE Summer Institute.
Summer 2015 IACBE Calendar
Board of Commissioners
Commissioner: Ms. Kerry Calnan, Executive Director of the
Division of Graduate and Professional Studies at Nichols
College in Dudley, Massachusetts
May 25
Memorial Day
(IACBE Offices Closed)
Commissioner: Dr. Lynda Fuller, Director of Undergraduate
Programs in the College of Business at Wilmington University
in New Castle, Delaware
July 3
Independence Day (Observed)
(IACBE Offices Closed)
Commissioner: Ms. Katalin Kovacs, Associate Dean for
Quality Assurance and Director of Global Education Programs
at the Maastricht School of Management in Maastricht, The
Netherlands
July 15-17
IACBE Summer Institute
July 21-23
Board of Commissioners Meeting
International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
IACBE NewsBriefs • Post-Conference Issue • May 2015
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respond to your inquiries, the
answers to most of your questions
can usually be found on the IACBE
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Memphis • Tennessee • USA
5-8 April • 2016
Our website is your gateway to
comprehensive, up-to-date news
and information about the IACBE,
our activities, and our distinctive
approach to accreditation.
In the heart of “Blues City,”
you’ll find The Peabody
Memphis, a magnificent
Forbes Four-Star, AAA
Four-Diamond historic hotel
in Downtown Memphis.
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The Peabody’s convenient
downtown location is just
blocks away from Memphis
attractions like Beale Street,
the Memphis Rock ‘N’ Soul Museum, Gibson Guitar Factory,
National Civil Rights Museum, Sun Studio, and the Orpheum
Theatre.
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The Peabody itself is
also one of Memphis’
most popular attractions.
The luxury hotel is a
member of the Historic
Hotels of America – the
official program of the
National
Trust
for
Historic Preservation. In
addition, the Peabody
Ducks, which live on the hotel rooftop, march to and from the
Grand Lobby daily at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. in a time-honored
tradition dating back to 1933.
Legendary, charming, elegant, and grand are adjectives that
perfectly describe this luxury Downtown Memphis hotel.
Whether visiting for business or leisure, the hotel’s Southern
hospitality is sure to exceed your expectations.
Special Excursion Opportunity:
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Memphis, Tennessee”
We invite you to join us for
dinner and an evening of rockand-roll history at Graceland.
The mansion sits on a 13.8-acre
estate in Memphis that was the
home to Elvis Presley. The
mansion was opened to the
public in June 1982, was listed
in the National Register of Historic Places in November 1991,
and declared a National Historic Landmark in March 2006.
Graceland has become one of the most-visited private homes
in America with over 600,000 visitors a year, second only to
the White House.
For additional details about our 2016 ACAM, please visit our
website at: 2016 IACBE Annual Conference and Assembly
Meeting.
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