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ALUMNUS
Dr. J. Ricky Fergurson ('15, '17)
Alumnus Dr. J. Ricky Fergurson (pictured on left) was selected as the recipient of this year's Lou E. Pelton Emerging Scholar Award by the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Association – an affiliate of the Federation of Business Disciplines.
“Ricky Fergurson has distinguished himself as sales and marketing research. His research has been highly-regarded as evidenced by both citations and external grant funding,” said Dr. Lou Pelton.
Fergurson earned his MBA and PhD degrees from the UNT G. Brint Ryan College of Business in 2015 and 2017, respectively. He currently serves as an assistant professor of marketing in the Scott College of Business at Indiana State University. Fergurson’s primary research goals are grounded in professional selling and sales management, focusing on customer relationship development and retention. His published research is an extension of empirical investigations of both organizational and customer demands on salespersons’ performance outcomes, well-being and customer ownership.
The Lou E. Pelton Emerging Scholar Award was established as the Lou E. Pelton Early Career Excellence Award in 2018 (approved by the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators’ Board of Directors). The intent of the award is to recognize and reward next-generation marketing scholars.
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FACULTY
Dr. Mary Curtis &
Dr. Ananth Seetharaman
Horace Brock Centennial Professor of Accounting Dr. Mary Curtis and Don and Donna Millican Chair in Accounting Dr. Ananth Seetharaman are increasing visibility for the college after landing their research in top journals.
Two papers authored by Curtis were recently accepted into A List publications, both of which listed UNT PhD students as her coauthors. Her first paper, coauthored by UNT Accounting PhD graduates Lawrence Chui and Byron Pike, is titled, “How Does an Audit or a Forensic Perspective Influence Auditors’ Fraud-Risk Assessment and Subsequent Risk Response?” and was accepted by Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, and Accounting, Organizations and Society. Her second paper, coauthored by UNT Accounting PhD alum Nicholas Hunt and his colleague Jessica Rixom, is titled, “Financial Priming, Psychological Distance, and Recognizing Financial Misreporting as an Ethical Issue: The Role of Financial Reporting Experience”. The later was accepted by Accounting, Organizations and Society, one of the top-50 business journals in the world (listed on the Financial Times-50 journal list).
“I am in awe of this remarkable feat… and that her coauthors in both papers include our own PhD students,” stated Dr. Ananth Seetharaman.
Seetharaman’s coauthored research has also left a notable impression. His paper, titled “Relative Performance Goals and Management Earnings Guidance” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Business Ethics, also one of the top-50 business journals in the world. While this achievement comes after 3 years of hard work, Seetharaman reminded his colleagues that “if you believe that you have a good idea, you should keep plugging away at it, but be sure that you have other projects in the pipeline because some will take longer than others to find a good home.”
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The University of North Texas and Christopher Morrow, President of Morrow Hill Commercial Real Estate, are pleased to announce the creation of the Christopher M. Morrow Real Estate Scholarship Fund. Morrow, a 1995 UNT graduate, established the fund to provide two-year scholarships for two real estate students entering their junior year at UNT.
“This gift has long been a dream of mine,” says Chris Morrow. “I paid my own way through college at the University of North Texas, and it was there I developed the business acumen, leadership and grit that got me where I am today.”
The University of North Texas G. Brint Ryan College of Business is the choice of nearly 8,000 students — and ranked fifth in the nation by BachelorsDegreeCenter.org for its real estate program. Since 1961, the college has been continuously accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) — a hallmark of the world’s best business schools.
The $100,000 donation to the G. Brint Ryan College of Business will provide a permanent tradition of empowerment and opportunity for full-time students pursuing a degree in real estate.
“We are extremely grateful for the generosity of Mr. Morrow,” says Jessica Steinke, assistant dean of Development for the college. “He is a role model for our students and his support will enable our nationally-ranked real estate program to become more accessible to those striving for academic excellence.”
Scholarships generated from Morrow’s gift will increase the accessibility of an affordable, high-quality education, and provide a lifetime of implications for UNT real estate students.
“There were times in my life when I wanted to drop out of school,” Morrow says. “It was hard to pay for it, and to keep going. But having that piece of paper from UNT makes it all worth it. It’s paved my path to success. Now it’s my time to inspire the next generation of real estate leaders.”
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NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project awards $745,670 to UNT
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The University of North Texas Jim McNatt Research Institute has been awarded $745,670 from NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP).
According to NASA, the three-year grant, titled “Resilient Supply Chain Ecosystem for Agile Manufacturing of Unmanned Aircraft Systems,” will “assist U.S. aerospace and defense entities’ manufacturing and supply chains to successfully pivot from low- to high-volume manufacturing, particularly focusing on electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles and unmanned aerial systems manufacturing and supply chain ecosystems.”
Kamesh Namaduri of the UNT College of Engineering will serve as the lead primary investigator, alongside co-primary investigators Nandika D’Souza, College of Engineering; Ila Manuj, Ryan College of Business; and Terry Pohlen, Ryan College of Business.
Analyzing current supply chain data, the researchers will set to identify risks and susceptibilities of high-volume manufacturing, while also proposing new supply chain solutions for some of the country's most important entities.
UNT was one of four universities to win a MUREP High-Volume Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management award, all of which totaled $3 million.
Faculty members Clinton Purtell, Ted Farris, Michael Savoie, Mike Rondelli, and Suman Niranjan will also participate in the research project.
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Part-time MBA ranked among top programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
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The University of North Texas G. Brint Ryan College of Business has been ranked as one of the best part-time MBA programs, according to U.S. News & World Report.
The ranking is based on five criteria, including average peer assessment score, average GMAT and GRE scores, average undergraduate GPA, years of work experience for admitted students, and percentage of part-time MBA students enrolled, in comparison to full-time students.
This ranking was released on March 29, 2022, following a previous U.S. News & World Report ranking of UNT’s online MBA, which was among the top 60. The online MBA was also ranked at number 34 for best online MBA for veterans.
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Dr. Michael Savoie featured on global podcast to discuss cloud security
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| Dr. Michael J Savoie, president & CEO of HyperGrowth Solutions and clinical professor in the Ryan College of Business, joins global podcast to discuss the top 5 cloud security trends and predictions of 2022. |
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G. Brint Ryan College of Business partners with The Wall Street Journal
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The G. Brint Ryan College of Business and The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) have partnered to provide school-sponsored WSJ memberships to all students, faculty and staff at University of North Texas. Through the partnership, members have full digital access to The Wall Street Journal’s trusted, factual news via WSJ.com and the app—including curated career content at students.wsj.com, and The Journal podcast.
In addition, members receive exclusive benefits with WSJ+, a complimentary benefits program that gives members access to virtual events and offers, such as invites to talks and a free e-book each month.
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Professors Yuna Choe, Mahdi Fathi and Laurie Giddens selected as 2022 Washington DC Faculty Fellows
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UNT Department of Marketing Assistant Professor Yuna Choe, and Assistant Professors Mahdi Fathi and Laurie Giddens, both from the Department of Information Technology & Decision Sciences, were selected as the college’s UNT Washington DC Faculty Fellows for 2022.
Hand-picked by college leadership and the UNT Vice President for Research & Innovation (VPRI), the fellowship is designed for select faculty to engage with national program managers of research funding agencies.
Through regularly scheduled meetings with other cohort members, as well as the VPRI Office of Research Development, Choe, Fathi and Giddens will work to identify optimal research areas to meet national needs, as well atypical funding opportunities.
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PHILANTHROPIC OPPORTUNITIES AT THE RYAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
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THE JIM & LINDA MCNATT EMERGENCY FUND
Since 2019, Jim ('66) and Linda McNatt have poured more than $750,000 into The Jim & Linda McNatt Fund for Students in Financial Crisis (The Jim & Linda McNatt Emergency Fund), a scholarship established to create ways to assist students in crisis situations. Their generosity, coupled with the high demand for financial need during this past year, has since compelled others to contribute as well.
Our students are relying on support from the McNatt Emergency Fund to graduate and we need your continued support to meet their needs. Your gift, no matter the size, will make an immediate impact to help our students continue their pursuits of earning a UNT degree. |
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G. BRINT RYAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS DEAN'S EXCELLENCE FUND
The Dean’s Excellence Fund also provides immediate, essential support to our students. This fund serves as a vital resource to help our students and campus respond to opportunities and challenges as they occur. When you support the Dean’s Excellence Fund, you support the strategic vision of the college by allowing the Dean to have flexibility in directing the use of resources to the priorities of the college during this difficult time. |
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