December 18, 2015
Top Ten UTSA College of Business Stories for 2015
Alvarez College of Business
Looking back through the past year in the UTSA College of Business, we’ve compiled below the Top 10 stories of 2015.
December 9, 2015
Pamela Smith Named Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
Alvarez College of Business
After serving 12 years as the college’s associate dean of graduate studies, Diane Walz will step down from this administrative role on Dec. 31 and return to her faculty appointment as professor of information systems and cyber security.
December 9, 2015
Alumnus Charlie Paulette to Headline Inaugural Dean's Forum Jan. 27
Alvarez College of Business
The College of Business will launch its inaugural Dean’s Forum lecture series next month featuring alumnus Charlie Paulette, ’92, EMBA ’01.
December 8, 2015
Entrepreneurship Graduate and Athlete Creates App to Help Students
Alvarez College of Business
Meet William Cavanaugh. For the past four years, you’ve seen him on the football field playing right guard for the Roadrunners. When he’s not on the offensive line, though, he’s making a difference in the lives of students.
December 8, 2015
Accounting Alumna Named COO of Express-News
Alvarez College of Business
Susan Pape ’86, who graduated from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Business with a degree in accounting, has been named Chief Operating Officer of the San Antonio Express-News.
November 19, 2015
Alumnus Steven Gonzales Is a Leader in Cloud Computing
Alvarez College of Business
STEVEN GONZALES, ’13
Consultant Software
Engineer at EMC
November 19, 2015
Faculty Member Max Kilger Presents NATO Course on Cyber Terrorism
Alvarez College of Business
The recent tragic events in Paris have underscored the need for international cooperation in the struggle to deal with terrorism throughout the world. Just this month Max Kilger, senior lecturer in cyber security and marketing, traveled to Turkey with an international team to conduct NATO training on cyber terrorism.
November 18, 2015
Business Students Leading UTSA Student Government
Alvarez College of Business
According to business guru Peter Drucker, management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
November 18, 2015
College of Business Launches New Big Data Program
Alvarez College of Business
Big Data refers to data sets that are so large and complex that traditional information technology and analytical techniques are inadequate. Researchers use characteristics like the three “Vs” to describe the data created by this phenomenon: volume (amount of data), velocity (speed of information retrieval and processing) and variety (types of data).
October 20, 2015
Graduate Real Estate Student Receives National Scholarship
Alvarez College of Business
Jenna Stoeltje, a graduate student in the Embrey Real Estate Finance and Development Program, was one of only 10 students nationwide chosen to receive the CREW Network Foundation Scholarship.
October 20, 2015
Mike Garcia to Present Frost Distinguished Lecture Nov. 10
Alvarez College of Business
Mike Garcia, ’85, chief financial officer and senior vice president of acquisitions and development for the Omni Hotels & Resorts, will present the keynote address at the Frost Distinguished Lecture Series, presented by the UTSA College of Business.
October 19, 2015
Alumnus Gino Chincarini Is Longest-Running Alumni Supporter
Alvarez College of Business
Gino Chincarini, ’79, MBA ’82 remembers his experience as a UTSA student as vividly as if it were yesterday. To this day, he cherishes the professors, the proud students and lifelong friendships. He personifies the spirit of a proud Roadrunner, and his 24 consecutive years of giving to the university are the evidence.
October 19, 2015
Do CEOs Influence Nominations for their Board of Directors
Alvarez College of Business
Board of directors oversee the governance of public companies, but how much influence do CEOs have in the nomination process for directors? According to recent research by UTSA accounting faculty member Zhongxia Ye and her colleagues at Kennesaw State University, they found that CEO influence can vary widely.
October 7, 2015
Jennifer Suarez Joins College's Center for Student Professional Development
Alvarez College of Business
The UTSA College of Business has appointed Jennifer Suarez, BA ’96 as the associate director of the Center for Student Professional Development (CSPD).
October 5, 2015
Economics Professor Takes on "Too Big to Fail" Banks in New Study
Alvarez College of Business
The financial crisis is nearly a decade in the past, but UTSA associate professor of economics Edgar Ghossoub says we’re still feeling the effects and are essentially living in a brave new financial world. In a study published in the European Economic Review, Ghossoub argues that because large banks have become bigger than ever, their market power is unprecedented and competition is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
October 5, 2015
Walter Embrey Donates $1 Million to Real Estate Finance and Development Program
Alvarez College of Business
Creating a legacy in the UTSA College of Business, San Antonio real estate legend Walter M. Embrey Jr. has made a $1 million gift in support of graduate student real estate education. In recognition of his gift, the college’s program will be named the Embrey Real Estate Finance and Development Program.
September 28, 2015
College Dedicates Laboratory in Honor of Alumni Nancy and Frank Kudla
Alvarez College of Business
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Business dedicated the Kudla Foundation Research Laboratory last week in UTSA’s North Paseo Building.
September 21, 2015
Investment Society Creates Tomorrow's Wall Street Leaders
Alvarez College of Business
In just six years, the Investment Society at UTSA has gone from a finance club with half a dozen student members to one that holds meetings packed with over a hundred eager future investors. It’s fitting that the student organization is something of an upstart, because it takes ambitious college students and turns them into ready-made finance professionals.
September 15, 2015
What is the Value of Green Housing?
Alvarez College of Business
Do energy efficient designations such as Energy Star homes and features such as double-pane windows and low flow toilets increase the value of a home?
September 15, 2015
Keying Ye Named American Statistical Association Fellow
Alvarez College of Business
Keying Ye, professor of statistics, was named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.
September 15, 2015
Three Business Alumni Honored at Alumni Gala
Alvarez College of Business
Three business alumni were honored by the UTSA Alumni Association during their annual Alumni Gala this fall.
September 8, 2015
Sharad Asthana Named Chair of the Department of Accounting
Alvarez College of Business
Sharad Asthana, professor of accounting, has been named chair of the Department of Accounting.
August 19, 2015
Business Student Interns at JetBlue’s Headquarters
Alvarez College of Business
Business student Matthew Chavana left San Antonio this summer to pursue an internship opportunity with JetBlue, a Fortune 500 company.
August 19, 2015
College Offering New Master's Degree in Data Analytics
Alvarez College of Business
Highlighting the college’s vision of championing innovative programs that provide students with applied skills, the UTSA College of Business will offer a new master’s degree in data analytics beginning Fall 2016.*
August 3, 2015
Faculty Member Nicole Beebe Shares Insights on Hackers
Alvarez College of Business
From your personal laptop to Target’s databases, it seems that since the digital age dawned cyber terrorists have been lurking just around the corner. But who are these people? What are their methods? Why do they do it? Nicole Beebe, the Melvin Lachman Distinguished Professor in Entrepreneurship and associate professor of information systems and cyber security in the UTSA College of Business, says it comes down to the hard truth that information is power.
August 3, 2015
Jerome Keating Receives Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
Alvarez College of Business
You might never guess that a faculty member whose philosophy is that statistics is learned by solving problems—lots of problems—would be a student favorite. But, Jerome Keating is famous for keeping his class enraptured while he shares statistical problems from his days at Bell Helicopter or consulting with NASA.
July 29, 2015
Alumnus Ernest Bromley Is Taking on the World
Alvarez College of Business
Meet Ernest Bromley, ’78, ’80. He’s 64 years old and plans to retire from Bromley, the advertising agency he founded, to pursue a Ph.D.—but not before he completes a 375-mile bicycle race around Puerto Rico. He’s also one of UTSA’s first students.
July 27, 2015
Marketing Researcher Studies Milestone Ages
Alvarez College of Business
It’s hard for most people to look ahead to the next milestone age without cringing. According to a new study by UTSA marketing assistant professor Rajesh Bhargave, though, milestone ages aren’t just a time to look in the mirror and dread another wrinkle. Most people use them to take a long hard look at their health.
July 22, 2015
For the Spurs It's All About Human Resources
Alvarez College of Business
It’s hard to look at the Spurs’ locker room as any old office, but just as the team’s higher-ups rightly look at the franchise as a business, the players themselves follow the same general concepts of office living. Just in the past few weeks, Matt Bonner, Kawhi Leonard and (after much speculation) Manu Ginobili have signed with the Spurs for another season, and Trail Blazers’ star player LaMarcus Aldridge announced he’d be joining the team. UTSA Department of Management Professor Mark Lengnick-Hall says that how this shakes out next season is mostly a matter of human resources.
July 21, 2015
Business Alumnus Is Founder of Capital City Records
Alvarez College of Business
Meet Julian Acosta ‘12. He started out studying music in his hometown of Querétaro, Mexico, but transferred to UTSA in 2010 to study business. Since then, he’s founded Austin-based music label Capitol City Records, which was named a top-10 label at the SXSW Music Awards.
July 7, 2015
Management Researcher Finds Choice Motivates Employees
Alvarez College of Business
It seems to be the questions managers are often pondering: How do you keep employees motivated? How do you keep them happy? How do you get them to work harder? UTSA’s Matthew McCarter has arrived at some of that insight. He’s just released a co-authored study in the Human Resource Management Journal that suggests that choice in health plans plays a big role in employee motivation and happiness.
June 19, 2015
Business Faculty Member Helping Young African Leaders Become Entrepreneurs
Alvarez College of Business
On June 17, 25 young leaders from nearly two-dozen different African nations arrived at UT-Austin to make their hopes and dreams for their countries a reality. Anita Leffel, senior lecturer in UTSA’s Department of Management and director of Entrepreneurship Programs in the College of Business, will show them how.
June 17, 2015
Two Business Faculty Members Receive Endowed Professorships
Alvarez College of Business
Two College of Business faculty members have recently been appointed to endowed professorships.
June 12, 2015
Business Researcher Looks at Lying and Likability in HR Decisions
Alvarez College of Business
For the every day employment-seeker, a job interview can be terrifying. But who knew that the people doing the hiring also have something to fear?
June 8, 2015
Robert Cardy Named Chair of the Department of Management
Alvarez College of Business
Robert Cardy, professor of management, has been named chair of the Department of Management. He replaces outgoing chair Stewart Miller, who had served as chair since 2013.
June 3, 2015
Marketing Alumnus in the Driving Seat at Porsche
Alvarez College of Business
Hany Marie, MBA ’04, is a proud Roadrunner. At UTSA Marie received the necessary foundation to become successful in his marketing career. Now, he leads the marketing team at the Porsche Center in Kuwait.
June 1, 2015
Dempsey Thornton's Sports, Event and Tourism Management Degree Has Set Her Up for Success
Alvarez College of Business
With the same passion and energy that she showed on the court, UTSA women’s volleyball player Dempsey Thornton was driven academically as well. Majoring in sport, event and tourism management, Thornton graduated from UTSA last fall.
May 27, 2015
MBA Student's Invention Receives FDA Approval
Alvarez College of Business
Daniel Mendez ‘10 MBA ’14 was having a casual chat with friends one evening when one of them, a neonatal nurse, mentioned something about her workplace: Part of her routine was rotating the heads of newborns to keep their soft skulls from becoming deformed.
May 18, 2015
Business Faculty Members Receive Research Grants
Alvarez College of Business
Seven College of Business faculty members were among 20 UTSA faculty members selected to receive research funding through the UTSA Office of Research INTernal Research Awards (INTRA) program.
May 7, 2015
College Graduates 17th EMBA Class
Alvarez College of Business
The 17th UTSA Executive MBA class will graduate this weekend. The Executive MBA program began in 1997 and is a comprehensive 21-month lockstep MBA program designed for experienced managers, professionals and rising leaders.
May 6, 2015
Angeline Mathew Breaks Stereotypes and Heads to Wall Street
Alvarez College of Business
Angeline Mathew doesn’t fit into a mold, she breaks them. A native of Dubai, Mathew moved to San Antonio with her family when she was 12 and graduated from Health Careers High School.
May 6, 2015
Investment Society Leads Timothy Breidenbach to Goldman Sachs
Alvarez College of Business
As a child Timothy Breidenbach dreamed about being the guy dressed in a business suit seated in first class on an airplane. Well, his dream could soon become a reality as he graduates this week with his undergraduate degree in finance and economics and heads to Wall Street to work at Goldman Sachs.
May 5, 2015
Stephanie Dalmau Looks at Business Globally
Alvarez College of Business
International business and finance major Stephanie Dalmau will complete her UTSA journey this Sunday when she receives her BBA–graduating cum laude with international distinction and highest honor.
May 4, 2015
Entrepreneurship Runs In Edgar Ibarra's Blood
Alvarez College of Business
Meet Edgar Ibarra. He knows that working hard and stepping out of one’s comfort zone is the key to being successful.
May 1, 2015
Elaine Sanders Receives President's Distinguished Achievement Award for University Service
Alvarez College of Business
Elaine Sanders, associate professor of accounting in the UTSA College of Business, received the President’s Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in University Service during the 2015 University Excellence Awards Ceremony in April.
April 29, 2015
Doctoral Student Wins People's Choice Award at Research Competition
Alvarez College of Business
Deeksha Munjal, a first year doctoral student in organization and management studies, won the People’s Choice award at the Ready, Set, Research Competition sponsored by the UTSA Graduate School.
April 23, 2015
College Recognizes Retirees, Faculty and Staff at Awards Ceremony
Alvarez College of Business
The College of Business will recognize the outstanding contributions of faculty and staff members during the annual Business Awards Ceremony.
April 23, 2015
Business Student Janet Garcia Makes the Most of COB Opportunities
Alvarez College of Business
Janet Garcia knows how to make the most of opportunities that are presented to her. Garcia took control of her destiny by enrolling in the UTSA College of Business. A native of Weslaco, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley, Garcia will graduate this spring with a BBA in marketing. Ironically, she didn’t envision going to college until she was inspired to apply her senior year by her high school counselors.
April 22, 2015
College Hosts $100K Student Technology Venture Competition April 28
Alvarez College of Business
Seven UTSA teams comprised of undergraduate business and engineering students will compete in the $100K Student Technology Venture Competition, hosted by the UTSA Center for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE).
April 21, 2015
College Expanding Entrepreneurship Program
Alvarez College of Business
In an effort to highlight the cross disciplinary nature of entrepreneurship, UTSA College of Business Dean Wm. Gerard Sanders has named Lisa Montoya as Associate Dean of Entrepreneurship Programs. She will also continue to serve as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies in the College of Business.
April 20, 2015
Business Alumnus Dan Karam Issues Alumni Challenge
Alvarez College of Business
Business alumnus Dan Karam, ’97, MS ’01 loves UTSA. And in an effort to share his love for his alma mater, he has challenged his fellow alumni to show their support for UTSA and their respective colleges by making a donation.
April 10, 2015
UTSA Cyber Security Students Attend San Antonio Women in Technology Symposium
Alvarez College of Business
Six UTSA cyber security students from the College of Business recently expanded their networking opportunities by participating in the San Antonio University Women in Technology Symposium sponsored by the San Antonio chapter of Women in Technology.
April 7, 2015
Hamid Beladi and John Wald Inducted Into UTSA's Academy of Distinguished Researchers
Alvarez College of Business
As part of its continuing commitment to research excellence, the University of Texas at San Antonio announces the establishment of the Academy of Distinguished Researchers. The purposes of the academy are to honor outstanding faculty who exemplify excellence in research; to foster a culture of exceptional research practices at UTSA; and to create a collective of faculty advocates who can serve as a resource for their colleagues.
March 24, 2015
Perkins Family Establishes Scholarship in Honor of Their Parents
Alvarez College of Business
Mike and Brigitte Perkins received a Christmas gift from their children that will last a lifetime. Their children Kimberly Stanley, ’95, Keri Saiz, ’01 and Michael Perkins, a UT-Austin alumnus, established the Mike and Brigitte Perkins Commitment to Education Endowed Scholarship in the UTSA College of Business.
March 23, 2015
Tracy Jackson Named Outstanding Accounting Alumnus
Alvarez College of Business
Tracy Jackson ’93, EMBA ’12, vice president and controller at Tesoro Corporation, was named the Outstanding Accounting Alumnus of the Year at the annual Accounting Stars luncheon this spring.
March 20, 2015
UTSA Wins Regional Cyber Defense Competition
Alvarez College of Business
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition team won the Southwest Regional and will advance to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC) in partnership with Raytheon. The competition will be held at the San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk April 24-26.
March 6, 2015
College Mourns Loss of Retired Faculty Member Jan Clark
Alvarez College of Business
Jan Guynes Clark , a retired professor of information systems in the UTSA College of Business, passed away March 2 at age 65. A champion of the college’s cyber security program, Clark was instrumental in leading the college’s doctoral program in information technology.
February 23, 2015
Dean Sanders Announces Inaugural Recipients of Teaching Honor Roll
Alvarez College of Business
Twenty-nine faculty members in the UTSA College of Business have been chosen as inaugural members of the College of Business Teaching Honor Roll.
February 20, 2015
U.S. Army Reserve Taps UTSA to Create Education Pathways for Cyber Warriors
Alvarez College of Business
UTSA has been selected by the United States Army Reserve as a founding member of the Army Reserve Cyber Private Public Partnership Program (Cyber P3). The initiative will produce highly qualified cyber warriors with advanced knowledge, mission-critical skills and military expertise, trained to protect and defend the nation from persistent threats, cyber terrorists and international criminal networks.
February 19, 2015
Business Students Participate in India Immersion Program
Alvarez College of Business
Getting out of their comfort zone, 16 UTSA business students visited India in January as part of the college’s international immersion program.
February 19, 2015
College Showcasing National Speakers at Big Data Symposium March 17
Alvarez College of Business
Recognizing the value of big data to businesses today, the UTSA College of Business is hosting “Big Data, Big Challenges,” a daylong symposium on March 17 dedicated to sharing recent knowledge and experiences in big data within the areas of business, cyber security, healthcare and visualization.
February 18, 2015
International Business Student Transforms Into Iron Man to Help Kids with Cancer
Alvarez College of Business
Meet Iron Man. Most know him as student Albert Lee, but when he pulls on one of the three Iron Man suits he’s custom-made, he transforms into his favorite superhero - someone looking to save the world, or at least make it a little brighter.
February 18, 2015
Kim Lubel to Present Frost Distinguished Lecture March 26
Alvarez College of Business
Kim Lubel, chairman, president and CEO of CST Brands, Inc., will present the keynote address at the Frost Distinguished Lecture Series, presented by The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business. The lecture begins at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 26 in the Richard S. Liu Auditorium (2.01.02) of the Business Building on the UTSA Main Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
February 11, 2015
Women Seek Variety in Men and Consumer Products
Alvarez College of Business
New research from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Business suggests women seek more options in dating partners near ovulation — when they are most fertile — which may lead them to also seek a greater variety of products and services.
January 27, 2015
Kudla Fellowship in Information Assurance and Security Seeking Applicants
Alvarez College of Business
Current or new full-time UTSA College of Business graduate students enrolled in the Master of Science in Information Technology with a concentration in Cyber Security program are invited to apply for the prestigious Kudla Foundation Endowed Fellowship in Information Assurance and Security.
January 26, 2015
College Awarding $200,000 in Scholarships to Business Students
Alvarez College of Business
Applications are now being accepted for UTSA College of Business scholarships. The UTSA College of Business awards over $220,000 in scholarships each year to deserving business students.
