JMSB Newsletter Fall 2015

Southeastern Alumni Association Presents First-Ever
Lifetime Achievement Award to John Massey
DURANT, Okla. – It’s only fitting that the South-
eastern Alumni Association’s first-ever Lifetime
Achievement Award was presented to John Massey. This
special recognition took place on Friday, Oct. 2, at 5:30
p.m. in the Visual & Performing Arts Center at South-
eastern Oklahoma State University.
“Regent Massey’s career in public service, business
and higher education is unparalleled in the state of Okla-
homa,’’ said Southeastern president Sean Burrage. “This
is going to be a very special occasion as we gather to ex-
press our appreciation to an individual who has devoted
his life to the betterment of all Oklahomans. No one has
done more for Southeastern Oklahoma State Universi-
ty than John Massey. No one is more deserving of the
Southeastern Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement
Award than John Massey.’’
President Burrage and Chancellor Glen D. Johnson of
the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and a
former Southeastern president, presented the award.
Massey is chairman of the board of First United Bank
and Trust, headquartered in Durant. He serves as Vice
Chairman of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Ed-
ucation, and is in his third nine-year term as a regent, a
position appointed by the governor.
“I congratulate State Regent John Massey on receiv-
ing the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award from
Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Alumni As-
sociation,” said Chancellor Johnson. “Regent Massey’s
professional experience, public service and knowledge
of Oklahoma’s higher education system are invaluable
to our board, as is his tire-
less advocacy on behalf of
Oklahoma students. His
commitment to student
success and the advance-
ment of higher education
in our State make him par-
ticularly deserving of this
special honor.”
Massey earned a Bach-
elor of Science degree
from Southeastern Okla-
homa State University in
1960 and served as Stu-
dent Body President at the
University. He is the only
student in the history of
Southeastern to receive
the Outstanding Student
Award for three consecu-
tive years.
State Regent John Massey, center, receives the first-ever Southeastern Oklahoma State University Alumni
Association Lifetime Achievement Award from Chancellor Glen D. Johnson, left, and Southeastern presi-
dent Sean Burrage. The award was presented at the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Awards Banquet.
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1405 N 4th Street Durant, OK 74701
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Distinguished Alum Frank Fietz
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Turning to public service, Massey was elected State
Representative in 1960, serving two terms. In 1964, he
was elected to the State Senate, where he also served two
terms.
In 1984, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award
from Southeastern; in 2005, the School of Business was
renamed the John Massey School of Business.
At his alma mater, Massey has established nine endowed
chairs and four professorships.
“I am so proud of this University that I can’t really put
it into words,’’ Massey said. “Southeastern has made such
a difference in my life and in the lives of so many people
over the years. To be honored in this way by the Alumni
Association is very special to me. It means a great deal.’’
Massey was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame
in 2002 and the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame
in 2004. In 2009, he was inducted into the Oklahoma City
Community College Hall of Fame, and he received the
prestigious Leadership Oklahoma Lifetime Achievement
Award in 2010.
Southeastern Alumni Association Presents First- Ever
Lifetime Achievement Award to John Massey Agraduate who enjoyed a suc-
cessful career in business was
honored as a Distinguished Alum
during homecoming festivities at
Southeastern Oklahoma State Uni-
versity. This year’s distinguished
alum – Frank T. Fietz was honored
at the Distinguished Awards Ban-
quet in the Visual and Performing
Arts Center and recognized during
pre-game ceremonies at the South-
eastern-Southwestern football game.
Fietz (’57) earned his bachelor’s
degree in business and went to work
for the J.C. Penney Company as
a management trainee. The Ryan,
Oklahoma, native later became a
division manager in Fort Worth,
Texas. Fietz was recruited by Bealls
Department Stores and joined that
company in 1962. He worked his
way up the ranks, and by 1987 was
named Chief Operating Officer of
Bealls Department Stores.
In this capacity, Fietz oversaw
160 stores in Oklahoma, Texas,
New Mexico, and Alabama, along
with buying offices in Dallas and a
distribution center in Jacksonville,
Texas. After facilitating the sale
of the company to Specialty Re-
tail Incorporated (SRI) and Bain
Capital of Boston in 1988, he be-
came CEO of the Bealls division
of SRI. Fietz retired after 27 years
with Bealls (now known as Stage)
in 1989.
Following retirement, he served
as president of “Christian Interna-
tional Business Network,’’ a part
of Christian International Min-
istries. Fietz and his wife Gay,
moved back to Durant in 2005, to
be closer to family.
Frank Fietz Honored as Distinguished Alum
DURANT, Okla. – Two individuals were honored with the Distin-
guished Former Faculty Award during homecoming festivities Oct.
2-3 at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Dr. George Collier was recognized at the Distinguished Awards Banquet
on Friday, Oct. 2, in the Visual and Performing Arts Center and also recog-
nized Saturday afternoon during pre-game ceremonies at the Southeastern-
Southwestern football game.
Having joined the Southeastern faculty in 1972, Collier later served as
Chair and Professor in the Department of Accounting-Economics-Finance
in the School of Business. In 1994, he became professor emeritus and began
serving as an adjunct professor.
Collier earned his bachelor of science in industrial management at Purdue
University, and his master’s and Ph.D. in economics from Oklahoma State
University. His tenure at Southeastern included service on numerous com-
mittees and special assignments, including institutional research and plan-
ning, University assessment, academic council, and strategic planning task
force.
In 1992, Collier received the Burlington Northern Award for Teaching Ex-
cellence.
Dr. George Collier Honored at Southeastern
Homecoming
Dr. George Collier
JMSB Enrollments Soar with AACSB Accreditation
Since earning accreditation from The Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
in 2008, enrollments in the John Massey School of Busi-
ness have soared 20%. Enrollments are growing in all
business majors---accounting, finance, marketing, man-
agement and general business, in addition to the Master’s
in Business Administration (MBA) program. Southeastern
is the only regional university in Oklahoma to have earned
AACSB accreditation.
AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in
business education, and has been earned by less than five
percent of the world’s business programs. Today, there are
739 business schools in 48 countries and territories that
maintain AACSB accreditation.
“It takes a great deal of commitment and determination
to earn and maintain AACSB accreditation,” said Robert
D. Reid, executive vice president and chief accreditation
officer of AACSB International. “Business schools must
not only meet specific standards of excellence, but their
deans, faculty, and professional staff must make a commit-
ment to ongoing continuous improvement to ensure that
the institution will continue to deliver the highest quality
of education to students.”
AACSB International, founded in 1916, is an associa-
tion of more than 1,400 educational institutions, business-
es, and other organizations in 89 countries and territories.
AACSB’s mission is to advance quality management edu-
cation worldwide through accreditation, leadership, and
value-added services. As the premier accreditation body
for institutions offering undergraduate, master’s, and doc-
torate degrees in business and accounting, the association
also conducts a wide array of conferences and seminar
programs at locations throughout the world. AACSB’s
global headquarters is located in Tampa, Florida, USA and
its Asia Pacific headquarters is located in Singapore.
From left to right: Dr. Law-
rence Silver, John Massey En-
dowed Chair in Marketing; Dr.
Robert Stevens, John Massey
Endowed Chair in Business
Administration; Regent John
Massey; Dr. Larry Prather,
John Massey Endowed Chair
in Finance; Dr. Martin Bressler,
John Massey Endowed Chair
in Entrepreneurship; Dr. C.W.
VonBergen, John Massey En-
dowed Chair in Management
Not pictured: Dr. Stevenson
Smith, John Massey Endowed
Chair in Accounting
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Dr. G. Stevenson Smith, the John Massey Endowed Professor
of Accounting and Chair of the Department of Accounting
and Finance in the John Massey School of Business was selected to
be a Fulbright Specialist in Windhoek, Namibia at the Polytechnic
of Namibia (PON). The PON is gaining university status and re-
quested input into its accounting program from an outside expert.
The Fulbright Specialist program is conducted by the Fulbright
Scholarship Board and the Council for International Exchange of
Scholars, and it provides grants to academics from the United States
to develop an agenda for a two-week visit with overseas universi-
ties.
Smith was in Namibia from October 4 to October 17 present-
ing class room lectures, attending an October graduation exercise
for over 1,000 students, and conducting seminars for PON facul-
ty members. These are steps taken toward successful publications
in refereed articles, along with providing guidance on accounting
curriculum issues for faculty. The highlight of Smith’s visit was a
public lecture on forensic accounting titled the Flavors of Financial
Fraud. While in Namibia, Smith presented a copy of his coauthored
textbook, Forensic and Investigative Accounting, 7th edition (CCH
2015) to the Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance
and Mr. Paul Maliti, the Head of the Accounting Department. Hav-
ing enjoyed his time at PON and the people’s friendliness there, he
plans on a second visit this coming May. However, he would like the
fifty-six hour roundtrip to Namibia to be a little shorter.
In 2011, Smith was honored with a Fulbright Scholarship in Croa-
tia at the University of Pula for a four-month period. Additionally,
he has been a visiting professor in New Zealand and Australia.
Dr. G. Stevenson Smith
Dr. Stevenson Smith Named Fulbright Scholar to
Namibia
Dr. Martin Bressler, John Massey Endowed Chair in Entrepre-
neurship in the John Massey School of Business at Southeast-
ern Oklahoma State University, recently completed a graduate cer-
tificate program in business strategy through Cornell University in
Ithaca, New York.
The certificate, titled Business Strategy: Achieving Competitive Ad-
vantage, is offered through the Johnson Graduate School of Manage-
ment at Cornell. The certificate program includes coursework in stra-
tegic positioning, managing supply chains, mergers and acquisitions,
game theory, strategic and tactical pricing and competitive advantage
and profitability.
Bressler served as Resource Panel Expert to the 1995 White House
Conference on Small Business and in 1999 was named a Fulbright
Scholar to Germany. He has authored more than 50 articles for aca-
demic and industry publications and has been honored with several
awards for his work.
In addition to entrepreneurship courses he also teaches business
strategy in the John Massey School of Business. Several years ago
he was awarded the Master Professor designation in business strat-
egy from Irwin McGraw-Hill publishing company. Bressler joined the
faculty at Southeastern in 2010 and was named Professor of the Year
Southeastern Professor Awarded Business Strategy
Certificate from Cornell University
by University Communications
Dr. Martin Bressler
Dr. Lawrence Silver, Dr. Robert Stevens, and Dr.
Courtney Kernek are pictured with their Essen-
tials of Marketing Research text that was just released
by Textbook Media Press. Textbook Media Press stresses
low cost textbooks which sell for under $70 for a paper-
back compared to other publishers that sell their books
for $250-300. Silver, Stevens, and Kernek were attracted
to this publisher because of their dedication to saving stu-
dents money on quality books. The text covers all aspects
of marketing research including chapters on ethics in re-
search, measurement and analysis of qualitative, quan-
titative, and “big data” or large databases. The text also
includes 24 cases most of which have Excel and/or SPSS
data files for student analysis. In addition, the text features
a complete instructor’s manual, an electronic test bank,
PowerPoint slides, and solutions to the 24 cases.
Silver is John Massey Endowed Chair in Marketing,
Stevens is John Massey Endowed Chair in Business Ad-
ministration and Kernek is Assistant Professor of Market-
ing in the John Massey School of Business.
Professors Author Marketing ResearchText
Pictured from left: Dr. Lawrence Silver, Dr. Courtney Kernek, and Dr. Robert
Stevens
Samantha Faudree Named to
TopTen Freshmen
President Sean Burrage and Top Ten Freshman Samantha
Faudree
Samantha Faudree was recently named as one of the Top Ten
Freshman students at Southeastern. Faudree, a General Business
major and Art minor, graduated from Coalgate High School. She
chose Southeastern because she was selected to the Honors Program
and so that she could study at a small university closer to home.
Although uncertain about her career plans, she will probably com-
bine business and her love of art. Faudree is involved in a number
of organizations and activities on campus including the Visual Arts
and Ceramics Organization (VACO), the Honors Program and the
Honors Advisory Council.
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Drs. Stevens and Silver Author Strategic Planning
Textbook
The John Massey Endowed Chairs, Dr. Robert Ste-
vens in Business Administration and Dr. Lawrence Sil-
ver in marketing, were commissioned to write the book,
Strategic Planning and Marketing for Healthcare Orga-
nizations by Bridgepoint Education for exclusive use
in their Masters in Healthcare Management program.
The book includes 12 chapters covering the strategic
planning process from developing a vision and mis-
sion statement, establishing organizational objectives
to developing strategic and operational plans. Then the
book focuses on the marketing planning process with
emphasis on assessing market opportunities and target-
ing market segments, customer acquisition and rela-
tionship management, developing marketing programs
and tactics and finally, implementation, evaluation, and
control.
Durant Investment Club
The Durant Investment Club was founded in Spring 2015
with a collaboration of finance faculty members Drs. Larry
Prather, Han-Sheng Chen, Ying-Chou Lin and senior stu-
dents. The initiative of creating an investment club among
Southeastern students was from the observation that many
finance programs have student investment funds, in which
advanced finance students get hands-on real world expe-
riences from operating a real fund with real money. With
this vision and the support of department of accounting
and finance, the Durant Investment Club, where everyone
can talk freely about stock markets, business and economic
events, and investment strategies, began its activities in
January 2015.
In Fall 2015, the main activity in the club, in addition to
its regular meetings every other week, is virtual stock trad-
ing competition. All participants join the competition (of
course, for free) with $50,000 virtual money in hand, and
they can invest their money in any publicly traded com-
pany in real-time. This means all participants would gain
first-hand experience by trading simultaneously along with
all the investors, individuals and institutions alike. Having
their peers in the same competition, club members also learn
from each other by comparing and contrasting their individ-
ual trading activities and strategies. Moreover, the club has
members from all four major continents over the world―
America, Asia, Europe, and Africa, which enables students
to immerse themselves in different culture. Coupled with
all the educational contents, the virtual stock trading com-
petition also brings lots of fun to students. Dylan Cook, the
winner of the competition in Spring 2015, joins the compe-
tition again in fall 2015 to defend his title. Through the club
and the competition, students earn invaluable experiences
from the real markets and from themselves, while they also
gain the experience. Interested students can contact Billy
Haugen: billyhaugen@live.com; Carl Gerlitz: carlgerlitz@
gmail.com; and faculty advisor Chen: hchen@se.edu.
JMSB Finance Faculty, Dr. Larry Prather, Dr. Han-Sheng Chen, and Dr. Ying-Chou Lin, Advise the Durant Investment Club
JMSB Recruiting New Students
Did you know that since earning AACSB accredita-
tion in 2008, that enrollment in the John Massey
School of Business has increased by 20%? Faculty mem-
bers and student assistants in the John Massey School of
Business actively recruit across the Texoma area, searching
for the next generation of business professionals. Some of
the recent recruiting events include: Southeastern at Gray-
son College, Southeastern at McAlester, SE Live College
Fair, Southeastern at McCurtain County Campus, Collin
College Veteran’s Transfer Event, and the University Center
of Southern Oklahoma in Ardmore.
JMSB faculty and students welcome and provide information on business
programs to high school students from southeast Oklahoma. Pictured
from left: Dr. Kitty Campbell, Chair of the Marketing & Management
Department; MBA student Sarah Roberts; Dr. Martin Bressler, John Massey
Chair in Entrepreneurship; and Accounting major Mason Crowe.
Standing from left to right--Bruce King, Dee Gage. Sitting from left to
right--Dr. Kitty Campbell, Kendra Gross
Pictured from left to right Dr. Kitty Campbell, Chair of the Marketing &
Management Department; Dr. C.W. Von Bergen, John Massey Chair in
Management; and Dr. Lawrence Silver, John Massey Chair in Marketing.
Dr. Lawrence Silver and Dr. Robert Stevens
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Finance Major’s Summer 2015 Internship in Mexico City
Pays Big Dividends
Guillermo “Billy” Haugen is a
senior finance major at South-
eastern Oklahoma State University
who will graduate in December and
already has three job offers.
Haugen searched for internship
opportunities in his home country
of Mexico so that he could spend
the summer with his family while
gaining professional experience in
his chosen career field. Haugen was
accepted into a summer internship
program of a medium size bank in
Mexico City.
When asked about how his college
career had help him obtain an intern-
ship and job offer, Haugen respond-
ed, “Seeking a college degree in the
United States, in a great business
school like the John Massey School
of Business, was a key factor for
the success I am experiencing now.
When I interviewed with a financial
consulting firm in Mexico City, I was competing against
approximately 200 applicants for one job, from which I
was the only one with a United States university education.
This last August I received a formal job offer from this con-
sulting firm. I am confident that studying at Southeastern
Oklahoma State University has given me a great advantage
over thousands of students from Mexico. I am very blessed
and grateful for the great experience I’ve had.”
When questioned about his experience, Haugen said, “I
had the fortune to work in three different areas of the bank.
First as a credit analyst for Small and Medium Enterprises
(SME), where I was able to learn and analyze a company’s
financial statements. In addition to this, I was able to write
up brief credit reports (straight to the point) to share my
recommendation and opinion about the company being an-
alyzed. I learned about all the details and information that
is required to complete a credit study.”
“Second, I was able to work as a fundamental analyst
for the existing companies that trade in the Mexican Stock
Exchange. I was able to learn how to study into detail a
public traded company. The main objective was to value
the company and make a BUY/SELL/HOLD recommenda-
tion for the company. I also experienced an interview con-
ducted by one of the analysts of the CEO from one of the
companies. This was my favorite experience while working
as an intern.”
“Third, I spent the last three weeks of my internship as-
sisting a stock broker. I was able to observe how a broker
manages several clients’ portfolios and behaves towards
their clients. I experienced the great energy there is during
the trading hours of the Mexican Stock Exchange. I was
able to learn how external and international factors can
affect the local trading market, especially with so many
things going on around the world.”
“Finally, I was offered a job with the fundamental analy-
sis department starting in January 2016. I was also able to
interview with a financial consulting firm in Mexico which
offered me a job. In addition, I am currently enrolled in FIN
4590 Finance Internship with Dr. Prather and working as an
intern at OSBDC (Oklahoma Small Business Development
Center) this semester and I have been offered to stay and
work after graduation as a financial analyst.”
Guillermo “Billy” Haugen SE Finance Majors Score Among the Highest in the
Nation
For two years in a row, SE finance majors rank near the top on a nationally normed exam that covers nine functional
areas of business and an overall score. Each semester, JMSB students take the ETS Major Field Test in Business
as part of the assessment process used for AACSB assurance of learning and program assessment reports. ETS MFT data
was used for comparison with the results achieved at SE. The national norm group represents 70,795 senior students from
566 institutions who took the test.
Percentile rank represents the percentage of students in the national norm group that scored lower than SE finance
majors.
SE finance majors have consistently placed near the top of the national sample for the past two academic years. Dr.
Larry Prather states that SE’s new faculty hires, Dr. Han-Sheng Chen and Dr. Ying-Chou Lin in fall 2013 and 2014 have
been instrumental in rebuilding the finance program after the loss of the other two finance faculty that got SE through
AACSB accreditation. Adding more breadth and depth to our program has enabled SE to achieve these results.
Accounting Economics Management Quant Finance Marketing Legal Info Sys International Total
AY
13-14
AY
14-15
98 98 92 95 99 99 85 92 97 99
98 98 89 83 99 99 98 99 99 99
Percentile Rank of SE Finance Majors
Summer Internships
Several management and marketing students took ad-
vantage of summer break to complete internships
for a variety of businesses—some far away from the cam-
pus. Angela Beck, Hospitality Management major worked
in the industry completing an internship for Hampton Inn
and Suites of Denison and Lakeway Motel, Kingston, OK.
Ilga Racika-Racko traveled to New York City to complete
a Management internship with World Financial Group. Se-
bastian Otoya, Management major, gained business experi-
ence as an intern with Camp Winaukee in Moultonborough,
New Hampshire. Kevin Martinez, Marketing major, trav-
eled the furthest to Portimao, Portugal for his internship
with the FOCUS organization. FOCUS has the primary
purpose to help recruit, train and send teams of students
overseas to learn from their international peers, promote the
exchange of ideas and further international understanding.
Five accounting majors applied their education with
area businesses this fall. Danielle Sicking expanded her
accounting knowledge into mortgages with First United
Bank. Chasity James works in accounting for International
Paper Company in Valliant. Cherokee Miller works with
the corporate accounting side of hotel management with
Premier Hospitality. Angela Booe and Jerry Jernigan ex-
pand on learning about taxes and other areas of accounting
as they intern for CPA firms McClanahan and Holmes and
Smith Carney & Company, respectively.
By the end of the fall semester Finance major, Billy Hau-
gen, will complete two internships. In addition to the intern-
ship in Mexico his other internship is with the Oklahoma
Small Business Development Center.
“I believe the internship experience that I had in Mexico
was a key factor in the great job opportunities I’ve had so
far. I would like to encourage other students to consider do-
ing an internship even if doesn’t pay money. I can promise
you that it is a time and experience investment that will pay
you great dividends in your near future.”
When questioned about Haugen, Dr. Larry Prather stated
that “Billy is an outstanding student. I have been his advi-
sor for several years and his drive is uncommon. I am confi-
dent that he will be one of SE’s brightest stars!”
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Southeastern FlightTeamWins Bid to Nationals
The Southeastern Oklahoma State Univer-
sity Flight Team recently competed in the
Region VI SAFECON, hosted by St. Louis Uni-
versity. Southeastern finished 2nd place, earning
them an automatic bid to nationals in May 2016.
Their very strong finish was the result of a 1st place
finish in ground events and a 3rd place finish in
flying events. In addition to Southeastern, Region
VI consists of the University of Oklahoma, Okla-
homa State University, Kansas State University in
Salina, the University of Nebraska in Omaha, the
University of Central Missouri, and St. Louis Uni-
versity.
The week long competition included several fly-
ing events such as Power Off landings, Short Field
Approach and Landings, Navigation, and Message
Drop. Additionally, the team competed in several
ground events such as Aircraft Preflight Inspection,
Flight Computer Accuracy, Ground Trainer, and
Simulated Comprehensive Aircraft Navigation.
Team members include: Kyle Thomas – Faculty
Advisor, Austin Ashlock – Captain, Tyler Clemens
– Captain, Ross Sandmann – Captain, Joshua Ash-
craft, Bolin Derek, Luke Carson, Blake Crawford,
Dylan Dean, James Dorris, Mitchell Mills, Taylor
Nelson, Nathen Price, Blake Scott, Jacob Shiver.
Individual Recognitions at SAFECON include:
Navigation--1st place Blake Crawford/Nathan
Price; 3rd place Tyler Clemens/Austin Ashlock;
and 6th place Derek Bolin/Ross Sandmann. Pow-
er-off Landings--4th place Austin Ashlock. Short
Field Landings--7th place Austin Ashlock. Mes-
sage Drop--7th place Derek Bolin/Dylan Dean,
8th place Tyler Clemens/James Dorris, 10th place
Luke Carson/Nat Price, 11th place Mitchell Mills/
Blake Scott. Computer Accuracy--10th place Aus-
tin Ashlock. Aircraft Recognition--2nd place Ja-
cob Shivers, 4th place Blake Crawford, 6th place
Ross Sandmann, 8th place Tyler Clemens. Ground
Trainer--2nd place Tyler Clemens, 4th place Blake
Crawford, 10th place Nat Price. Simulated Air-
craft Navigation--8th place Derek Bolin. Aircraft
Preflight--1st place Blake Crawford, 3rd place Nat
Price, 9th place Austin Ashlock.
Left to right: Back row, Taylor Nelson, Joshua Ashcraft, Luke Carson, James
Dorris, Dylan Dean; Middle Row, Derek Bolin, Nathan Price, Mitchell Mills, Blake
Scott, Jacob Shiver; Front Row, Tyler Clemens, Ross Sandmann, Austin Ashlock,
Blake Crawford
Pictured from Left to right: Captain Ross Sandmann, Chief Flight Instructor Kyle
Thomas , and Captains Austin Ashlock, and Tyler Clemens
Flight team at the St. Louis Arch
Aviation DepartmentTailgates with Bolt at
Homecoming
Pictured from left to right Adam Krafcheck (Alum), Nathan Alcantara (Alum), Travis Valtman, Natahan Price (with watermelon), Theresa Krafcheck
(Alum), Kyle McKeever (Alum), Chris Ferguson (Alum & President of Aviation Alumni), Bolt, Mitchell Mills, Luke Carson, Kyle Thomas, George Jacox,
Adam Ludlow, Moises Mendoza, Blake Scott, Jacob Shiver, and Melanie Fleck.
Although the MBA program in the
JMSB is small in numbers, the pro-
gram has been growing in leaps and
bounds, helping to contribute to the
overall 20% increase in enrollment in
the John Massey School of Business.
According to MBA Program Di-
rector Robert Howard, MBA stu-
dents cite several important reasons
for growth in the program. “First,
affordability. The MBA program at
Southeastern is much less expensive
than programs at the larger state uni-
versities. Second, convenience. Our
MBA program is completely online,
which is perfect for working profes-
sionals trying to balance work, fam-
ily, and their education. Third, the
8-week block classes help students to
schedule taking courses around their
busy schedules. Finally, AACSB ac-
creditation. Southeastern is one of
only five AACSB accredited univer-
sities and the only regional university
in the State of Oklahoma.” Accord-
ing to Howard, when combined, the
MBA program at Southeastern pro-
vides students an excellent business
education at an exceptional value.
Howard expects enrollments to con-
tinue to grow as our reputation be-
comes better known.
JMSB Fast Fact
There are six John
Massey Endowed Chairs,
a John Massey pro-
fessorship and a Kay
Massey professorship in
the John Massey
School of Business
----
Thank You,
Regent John Massey!
Southeastern MBA Program is Moving Business Ahead
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Chair EXT. PMB/Location Department Email
Dr. Stevenson Smith 2498 4153/R204 Accounting & Finance sgsmith@se.edu
Dr. Kitty Campbell 2494 4205/R103 Management/Marketing kcampbell@se.edu
Dr. Stan Alluisi 3241 4136/Eaker Field 103 Aviation salluisi@se.edu
Mr. George Jacox 3245 4136/Eaker Field 102 Aviation gjacox@se.edu
Faculty
Dr. Martin Bressler 2038 4077/R210 Mngt & Mkt mbressler@se.edu
Dr. Hansheng Chen 3328 4161/R206 Finance hchen@se.edu
Dr. George Collier 2734 2668/R209 Mngt & Mkt gcollier@se.edu
Mr. Robert Howard 2042 4196/R106 MBA/ Mngt & Mkt rhoward@se.edu
Dr. Theresa Hrncir 2570 4151/R207 Accounting thrncir@se.edu
Dr. Courtney Kernek 2022 4095/R213 Mngt & Mkt ckernek@se.edu
Mr. Rod Leird 2496 4169/R304 Mngt & Mkt rleird@se.edu
Dr. Ying-Chou Lin 2152 4099/R201 Finance ylin@se.edu
Dr. Charles Marshall 405-736-0222 Midwest City, OK Avaition cmarshall@se.edu
Dr. Steven McNeely 405-736-0222 Midwest City, OK Aviation smcneely@se.edu
Dr. Larry Prather 2566 4214/R205 Finance lprather@se.edu
Dr. Lawrence Silver 3190 4118/R105 Mngt & Mkt lsilver@se.edu
Dr. Robert Stevens 3181 4188/R109 Mngt & Mkt rstevens@se.edu
Mr. Kyle Thomas 3246 4136/Eaker Field 101 Aviation kthomas@se.edu
Mr. John Van Bebber 3242 4136/Eaker Field 105 Aviation jvanbebber@se.edu
Dr. C.W. VonBergen 2430 4103/R211 Mngt & Mkt cwVonbergen@se.edu
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www.SE.edu 580.745.2000
Department PMB/Location Office Assistant/Secretary Extension
Acct/Fin & Mngt/Mkt 4128/Russell 208 Elizabeth Brittingham 2979
Aviation 4136/Eaker Field 102 Susan Dilbeck 3252
Aviation Oklahoma City @ OCCC/Rose State Richard Hedrick 405-682-1611
Aviation Tinker Air Force Base Bldg 201 SE Lori Rupert 405-739-2574
Aviation Tinker Air Force Base Bldg 201 SE Rhonda Elmore 405-733-2210
Directory
Executive Dean for Academic Affairs: Dr. Lucretia Scoufos
Administrative Associate to the Dean: Mindy House
Special Assistant to the Dean: Stephanie Metts
JMSB Tailgate
The JMSB Faculty and Alumni Homecom-
ing Tailgate featured bratwurst, spaetzle,
and sauerkraut prepared by head chef Dr.
Theresa Hrncir and faculty helpers.
JMSB Fast Fact
General Business is
the largest major in the
JMSB with 139 students
and Management follows
with 132 majors.

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