The College of Business recently hosted an awards banquet where four distinguished alumni were inducted into the College’s prestigious Hall of Fame. The accomplished individuals are: Kevin D. Bastien, Diane Compardo, Jeff Emme, and Stephen Parks. Along with the Hall of Fame inductees, the College of Business also recognized Wesley Jay Gibson as the Executive of the Year. [Read the full story]

The College of Business recently hosted an informational event for students to hear firsthand how two finance alumni went from Rehn Hall to the business world. Nathan Woodhouse and Brandon Zanotti spoke to students about the trails and tribulations they faced while starting their now successful business. [Read the full story]

In the week leading up to the Spring Dean's External Advisory Board meeting, two Executive in Residences (EIR), Clint McDonnough and Kathy McDonald, and three of the Dean’s External Advisory Board members, Betty Brennan, Susie Rashid, and Mickey Levitt, spoke to classrooms to share their professional experiences with students. [Read the full story]

On April 12, 2012, the SIU student body elected sophomore accounting student Brittany Greathouse as the Undergraduate Student Government President for the 2012-2013 school year. The Vice President will be Corbin Doss and the Chief of Staff will be Hannah George. [Read the full story]

On April 15, the College of Business recognized the hard work and success of its students, faculty, and staff at the annual Honors Day awards presentation.125 students were recognized with scholastic honors, and 100 students were awarded over $153,728 in scholarships and tuition waivers. [Read the full story]

The College of Business would like to congratulate their own Chief Academic Advisor Tabitha Stone and Director of Enrollment Jill Gebke for being selected to present at the 2012 NACADA Conference in Nashville, Tennessee in October. Their presentation, entitled Aligning the STARS- Faculty, Advisement, and Students Working Together to Achieve Academic Success in Student Retention was chosen by the NACADA committee because of its high quality and interesting content. [Read the full story]

Each year, the SIU Alumni Association recognizes the top 25 Most Distinguished Seniors on campus. This year, the College of Business is honored to have three of its students named to this prestigious list: Daniel Dunbar, Caroline Ebelhar, and Cameron James. [Read the full story]

Unlike most seniors in college who spend their spring breaks on the beach in the sun, Greg Gilleylen, a marketing senior from Aurora, Illinois spent his working alongside The Chicago Blackhawks and their marketing team as a part of The SIU Externship Program. The week-long program is administered by the SIU Alumni Association as well as the College of Business. [Read the full story]

College of Business students, Alex Baine (Management, 2013) and Lane Dillard (Management, 2013) along with six of their friends teamed up to offer assistance to students much like themselves and founded the “Basement Crew (BC) Scholarship.” The BC Scholarship is intended to help Carbondale Community High School students who plan to attend college upon graduating from high school. [Read the full story]

Steve Olsher, 1992 SIU graduate in Speech Communications and successful entrepreneur, will be speaking to College of Business students Wednesday, April 4th at 5:00 p.m. in Rehn Hall, room 12. His presentation, entitled “The Millionaire Blueprint: Proven Ninja Tactics for Making a Fortune and a Difference,” will provide students with insight into the power of the internet and mobile media in today’s society. [Read the full story]