The Culverhouse College of Commerce Executive Magazine - Summer 2012 Edition

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3 Mystery, Romance and Franchising Culverhouse Professor Co-Authors Graphic-Novel Textbook

5 Endowed Scholarship Fund Established to Honor Former Dean J. Barry Mason

6 Culverhouse College of Commerce Creates a Welcoming Environment for all Students

10 Forza Financial Recognized for Its Efforts to Assist Low-Income Borrowers

12 Inaugural STEM-Path Students Excited About the Future Opportunities That Await Them

14 UA Symposium Showcases Business Analytics

16 Steps to Success: Spotlight on Robert McNamara Jr.

18 Commerce Executives Society

26 Donor Listing

32 UA Culverhouse Graduate Marillyn Hewson Named President, COO of Lockheed Martin

33 In Memoriam 34 Alumni Notes

36 In the News

39 First Cashman Business Honors Award Goes to Student from Virginia

40 Former Metlife Executive Robert Henrikson Speaks to Alabama Insurance Society

42 Lawrence Named ACRE Education Director

44 Famed Investor Jim Rogers Says Be a Farmer and Invest in China

45 Smedberg Named Executive Director of International Business Initiatives at Culverhouse

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University of Alabama professor James Combs took everything he knew about college textbooks and threw it out the window when he agreed to co-author a graphic novel on franchising last year. Published in June 2011, Tales of Garcn: The Franchise Players is one of the most cur-rent textbooks on the subject of franchising and family business, yet its gripping story line and illustrations resemble that of a comic book. Combs, a professor of management and marketing in the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, is pioneering a new approach to learning about business through his work with the graphic novel literature.

The whole idea is that if youre engaged, youre paying attention to what youre reading, Combs said. Its great when you can put education and entertain-ment together. The book is about a charis-matic hotel owner named Garcn, who has a knack for entertaining guests with his stories of adven-ture. His family business has seen limited growth, yet a possible solution emerges when a mysteri-ous investor offers to become the hotels first franchisee. Garcn has two children, Ramn and Isabel, who help run the family business, and they each have different ideas about whether the hotel should be franchised. The book really looks at how to best grow your business without

losing that personal service aspect, Combs said. The authors describe the plot as one of mystery, romance and adventure, as the family explores the options of franchising. Combs collaborated with Dave Ketchen (Auburn University) and Jeremy Short (University of Oklahoma), both professors of management and veterans of the graphic novel genre. Ketchen and Short authored the two-part, graphic-novel series Atlas Black in 2010 that focused on the subject of business management. The three met through their doctoral study at LSU, where Combs and Short were each students of Ketchens. We were all chatting at dinner one night when they said, Why dont we do a book on

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franchising? Combs said about the origins of Tales of Garcn. Short said the relevance of franchising in todays business, as well as Combs expertise on the subject, made him a logical part-ner for their next graphic novel. Franchising is an important form of entrepreneurship in the U.S. and worldwide, Short said. Jim is an expert in the area of franchising research, so he was a natural fit to be part of the project. Short and Ketchen were the storytellers, responsible for generating the books characters and plot, while Combs worked to weave the franchising concepts into the story line. The creative process for their graphic novels is quite simple. We think of a general plot that has ties to the content we want to cover and then create memorable characters, Short said. In this case, we built the book around the larger-than-life patri-arch, Garcn, who is a mixture of J. Peterman from Seinfeld and The Most Interesting Man in the World. Short said the actual writ-ing of the book then becomes

pretty easy since the material they cover business, management, entrepreneurship has so many applications to everyday life. Our basic idea is to build on the concept of storytelling and the concept that individuals learn and convey more information naturally through memorable stories, Short said. The book has received a favorable response since its release last June. Weve received positive feed-back from professors who have used the book in their classes, Combs said. Their students have seemed to really enjoy it. However, Short said that they also wrote the book with other audiences in mind namely, current practitioners and business owners. (For these audiences) most of the popular books on the subject seem to have idiots or dummies as their target market, Short said. We felt we could do better by offering a book with an engaging plot that builds off cutting-edge research. (With Tales of Garcn), we want to make the content engaging and entertaining while

making it clear we arent dumbing down the material. The book is available through Flat World Knowledge, an online publishing platform for textbooks. The first chapter is viewable for free, and the remaining chapters are available in PDF for $20. Hard copies of the book are also avail-able for purchase on Amazon. Everyone knows textbooks are a rip-off, but we wanted to combat the trend of using boring textbooks that gouge students in our classes, Short explained. Combs said he plans to start using the book in his classroom next fall. I dont teach franchising yet, but I will. And this time Ill actually have a book I think the students might read! he joked. Combs is new to C&BA, hav-ing arrived last fall from Florida State University. I came to the business school last fall, and its growing really fast, Combs said. Were really moving forward as a business school, adding a lot of programs, and its really exciting.

the whole idea is that if youre engaged, youre paying attention to what youre read-ing. its great when you can put education and entertainment together.

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Endowed Scholarship Fund Established toHonor Former Dean J. Barry Mason

An endowed scholarship fund has been established to honor J. Barry Mason, former dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, for his nearly 40 years of service to The University of Alabama and the business school. The fund was established in associa-tion with the Tuscaloosa County Chap-ter of the National Alumni Association of The University of Alabama to promote the education of deserving undergradu-ate students who enroll full time at UA, thanks to a gift to the national associa-tion in February. Mason served as interim president of the University, as well as dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce. He

is a past recipient of The University of Alabama Burnum Award and Algernon Sidney Sullivan Award; the UA Na-tional Alumni Associations Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award; the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education; and the Western Electric Award for innovation in under-graduate business education. He is a Beta Gamma Sigma national scholar, a past president of the American Market-ing Association and a recipient of the Wayne Lemburg Award for distinguished contributions to the AMA. All of these recognitions speak to the esteem in which he is held by colleagues at the University and across the nation.

Carl Ferguson, former director of the Alabama Center for Business and Economic Research while Mason was dean, said that Mason always put the student first. He has been a mentor, friend and teacher to hundreds of former students spread around the world, Ferguson said. His integrity, dedication and commit-ment to The University of Alabama, his unrelenting pursuit of excellence, and his servant style of leadership have inspired thousands of students and his many friends and associates. The first $6,000 scholarship will be awarded for the 201213 academic year. The National Alumni Associations Stand-ing Scholarship Committee will select the recipients. People who want to contribute or make a deferred gift to the J. Barry Mason Excellence in Leadership En-dowed Scholarship Fund can send their gifts to the National Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Program, P.O. Box 861928, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-0017, Attn: Paula Jeter. For questions, call Jeter at 205-348-1556 or email [email protected]. Make checks payable to the J. Barry Mason Excellence in Leadership Scholarship. To make a secure online gift, go to http://alumni.ua.edu/scholarships and click on the Contribute to an Alumni Chapter Scholarship link. The scholar-ships are listed in order by state and chapter. Scroll down to Tuscaloosa County Chapter and click on the J. Barry Mason Excellence in Leadership Schol-arship. Complete and submit the giving information. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Each donor will receive an official receipt from The University of Alabama.

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Growing up in Enterprise, Ala., Sherell Harrison participated in gymnastics and played sports with neighboring children and her two older brothers. When it was time to select a college, campus visits were not on her agenda. I always knew where I wanted to go Alabama, Harrison said. As an African-American, Harrison said she did not consider anything more than the normal issues freshmen face when going to college. Her two brothers enrollment at the University gave her opportunities to spend time on campus. She had not felt uncomfortable or experienced prejudices on her visits, so following the family tradition was an easy decision; she was Tuscaloosa-bound. Harrison received her accounting degree in May. Her pleasant tone and ease when discussing her collegiate career indicates that she has been happy with her choice of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration. Although she feels comfortable among her peers, Harrison understands the value of recruiting and maintaining a diverse student body and faculty. You feel more comfortable if youre around your own race, said the UA graduate student. Dealing with diversity can be a daunting task. But the Culverhouse College of Commerce has created a welcoming environment and level playing field for all students. Joining the Universitys goal to recruit and retain a diverse campus community, Culverhouse is proud of its student body, according to William E. Jackson III, professor of finance. Not only are we a diverse group, but a group that is succeeding,

Jackson said about Culverhouse. He holds a masters degree in business administration from Stanford University and a doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago. Prior to joining the UA faculty, he worked as a financial economist and associate policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He was also a tenured professor of finance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jackson, an African-American, has experienced not-so-flattering comments about universities located below the Mason-Dixon Line. People think Southern universities are about football, with little priority on quality academics, and the universities are not challenging, he said. I realized early on, Culverhouse is something special. This is a diamond and not in the rough. Upon his arrival in 2007, he found the College staff more diverse than the staff he left behind in Atlanta at the Federal Reserve Bank. Harrison agrees that uninformed people do not know the value and comfort level at the UA business school. When I go home, a lot of people dont realize the University is as diverse as it is, she said. They think Im the only African-American here. Of course, Harrison wants others to know the values of her school, as well as its diverse population, so she invites friends to visit. The number of black students in Culverhouse increased 26.7 percent from Fall Semester 2006 to Fall Semester 2010 (from 491 to 622 students), resulting in an increased representation of black students overall. In fact, the numbers

jumped from 9.4 percent in 2006 to 10 percent in 2010. In Fall Semester 2010, minorities composed 23.7 percent of the business schools total enrollment. Diversity matters not to meet a quota but to prepare students for life, work and interaction in a diverse world. As a young boy, Jonathan Simon recognized that he did not have the knack for sports, so his challenges came from playing Mario, Super Sonics and other sports-related video games. And he excelled in academics. The fifth in his family to graduate from college, Simon is the first to hold degrees from the University (bachelors degree in 2009 and masters degree in 2011). Prior to choosing Alabama, he considered The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Florida A&M and Tennessee State. I toured all campuses, even Auburn, but I really liked the (UA) campus. I thought I would fit in here, Simon said. Although he was offered a scholarship at another school, the young African-American felt strongly that he belonged in Tuscaloosa. He also considered school-name recognition an asset. I knew that no matter where I went, the name would click, even if it was for football just that name recognition, he said proudly. Simon took advantage of opportunities to network during his second year at UA, when the sophomore found himself in Lisa McKinneys accounting class. I was considering accounting, and she did a great job of reeling me in, he said. McKinney saw Simons potential for success in a field with few minorities. McKinney, adviser to

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the student chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants, encouraged Simon to get involved with NABA. NABA helped lay the footwork for getting this job, said Simon, now an accountant for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Birmingham, Ala. (NABA) was a way to network with other minorities in accounting, a way to meet other people going through some of the same struggles as me. NABA is open to minority students who are majoring in business. Members have access to programs and services designed to address their needs in business. They meet successful business leaders who discuss and answer questions about topics, such as What Employers Dont Like About Your Generation and What You Can Do About It and Career Opportunities. In only its third year, the UA chapter placed first in the Southern Region Conference in student-chapter reporting and evaluation program for 2010. As a minority, this institution is great, and they are trying to improve relationships between minorities and non-minorities, Simon said. They have come a long way since (former Alabama Gov. George Wallace) standing in the door and said they didnt want minorities to come.

McKinney also coordinates NABAs Accounting Career Awareness Program, a one-week residency program for high school students held each summer. ACAP introduces students to career opportunities in accounting through a carefully constructed curriculum that involves Culverhouse faculty and guest lecturers from business and government, McKinney said. A nonprofit organization and the only program of its kind in Alabama, ACAP received funding in 2011 from Alabama Power Co., Ernst & Young, LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Deloitte, KPMG, Dixon Hughes PLLC, the Culverhouse College of Commerce and the ASCPA. Because of this funding, there is no cost to participate. ACAP ranks third in the nation in local chapter participation, a spot it achieved in only its second year of existence. The local chapter has 40 participants. Through ACAP, high school students receive information about maintaining cultural and ethnic identities, business integrity, accounting, college admissions and financial aid processes, culture and diversity, cash management and financial planning, and more. We try to give them the ins and outs of internships, available jobs, potential travel and other

opportunities they have after we train them to be of value, McKinney said. I encourage minorities to go to a school that has these good academics and good social life, Simon said. Everyone is not going to look like you, but in the real world, its going to be the same. Dont let being a minority let you not go anywhere. More than a decade ago, professor Diane Johnson recognized the need for a mentoring program to help female students who at the time were another minority in the business school prepare for the job market. Not only were some of her students asking how to prepare for job interviews, but some inquired about social graces at meals during those job interviews. The Womens Initiative became reality when support both financially and mentor volunteers arrived in its first year from female Culverhouse graduates. Today, the Womens Initiative has grown from six mentors and mentees to almost 100 pairs and more than 300 individuals attending sessions. It is a welcome aid for female students in the College beginning their sophomore years. Through educational sessions and one-to-one mentoring with leading business executives, students

learn about preparing for careers, writing rsums, interviewing skills, balancing work and personal life, and more. Some topics are chosen as specific needs are identified. For instance, mentees attended a session where a voice coach taught them to project their voices and to speak confidently. Mentees are provided with the knowledge to help make them the best business women possible, Johnson said. The Womens Initiative has been so successful that plans are being made for a similar, mentoring program for all business-school students. When Gary Hoover came to UA in 1998, he knew there was no one on the faculty that looked like him. His first day on the job was filled with greetings from the all-white faculty and from one African-American faculty member who shared his hire date. The Milwaukee, Wis., native brought his doctorate degree of two months to Tuscaloosa. He began teaching economics, concentrating on publishing and meeting students. Sitting in his office, with a wall covered with numbered bibs from past marathons and plants positioned perfectly in the sunlight streaming through the window, Hoover recalled his early years at the Capstone. Now the assistant dean for faculty and graduate

student development, a professor of economics, and the William White McDonald Family Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Hoover was more interested in talking not about being one of the first African-Americans hired at Culverhouse but about the growth of the College. He is quick to brag about seven business-school faculty members who are African-Americans. Since 2005, the year following Hoovers post-tenure sabbatical, the College has presented seven doctoral degrees to African-Americans, and all graduates hold full-time jobs. Hoover is focused on serving and retaining high-achieving students, regardless of race. Getting a doctorate degree is a doggone tough thing to do, he said. And I dont want students to go somewhere else because they are unsupported. Because he has been there, Hoover knows the value of support and staying focused for graduate students. He consults with department chairs on the status of students work, and he wants to be sure they are on track and frequently checks to see if they need assistance. Sometimes the student may not realize there is a problem and is glad for the help, he said. I never had a me, and I want faculty and grads to know they can come to me.

On the subject of diversity, Hoover said that breaking down stereotyping and helping people understand each other is a must. We are actually doing what other colleges are just talking about, he said. Were killing them in that area, and were better than everybody. Holding a doctorate and several years of experience does not mean that Hoover knows everything. An aha moment occurred when a former student contacted him to share the positive influence he received from his professor. It was the students first encounter with an African-American who had a position of authority and was a competent leader, Hoover said. The professors impact on the student did not stop at graduation. Neither has the graduate stopped thinking about diversity in his daily routine on his job. His lesson in diversity even moved him to contact his former professor for recommendations for African-American students for internships at his business. That encounter was quite enlightening to Hoover. I realized that I may be a role model for white students too, he said, with a big smile.

Charlotte Voss is a freelance writer who lives in Moundville, Ala.


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Forza Financial, an initia-tive run by students at The University of Alabamas Culverhouse College of Commerce to grant small loans to low-income borrowers in rural Alabama, has been recognized as the Outstanding Student Initiated Engagement Ef-fort by the Center for Community-Based Partnerships. The Center for Community-Based Partnerships is an initiative of the Office of Community Affairs. Its role is to connect faculty, staff, students and community partners in research-based projects designed to solve chronic problems identified by communities. Forza Financial collaborates with small businesses, UA faculty, Rutgers University, Alabama Power and the Intersect Fund. Entrepre-neurs in Alabama with income less than $43,000 per year can apply for microloans from Forza with a payback period of 1-3 years. Students founded the organiza-tion after finding a lack of loan or financing options for low-income-business developers in rural areas of the state. Education resources are also provided to Forzas clients by UA faculty and students in the form of business planning, marketing, ac-counting and cash flow, and human resources. Another partner, Bryant Bank, has offered advice on Forzas application and vetting process. Forza students hope to increase their loan portfolio and do research

that supports the commercial vi-ability of microloans for borrowers who are usually disenfranchised by standard financial institutions because of their lack of education, collateral or location in an economi-cally deprived area. Forza Financial made its first loan earlier this year, $3,500 to Ka-trina Rollins, owner and operator of The Curl Shop, an Alberta City, Ala., beauty salon she operated for 28 years until it was destroyed by the April 27, 2011, tornado. Rollins is using the money to bring a building up to city codes so that she can use it for her beauty salon. I cant thank God enough for them (Forza), she told The Tuscaloosa News. I went through some hard times. I tried to get a loan, but not even FEMA was able to help me. Like other microloan organi-zations worldwide, Forzas aim is to make small unsecured loans to people who need a little financial help to become entrepreneurs. As loans are repaid with interest, the money is then loaned to other budding entrepreneurs, creating a continuing network of self- sufficient small-business owners in communities. Microloans can be traced to Bangladesh, where in the mid-1970s economist Muhammad Yunus made small loans to women in an impov-erished village so they could buy material to make bamboo chairs to

sell. The women were previously supplied with the material but were paid a very small amount for each finished chair. With the microloan, each woman became an indepen-dent entrepreneur. More recently microlending has come to the United States. David Bailey, Forzas student CEO, said the idea of setting up a student-run microlending bank at UA started about 2 1/2 years ago. He recalled that he and two other stu-dents were talking about how they could help people in Tuscaloosa and the Black Belt. Bailey, a junior from eastern Tennessee, is majoring in finance and entrepreneurship. The students set up Forza and logged it as an official student organization. This semester, UAs Honors College offered a course on microlending that allows the students to earn credits for the work they do in Forza. Today, Forza has 26 student members. This is something that was started by students and is run by students, said Forza adviser Dr. Lou Marino, who is also a professor of management and entrepreneurship at UA. Marino, who teaches the micro-lending course, said the students volunteer their time at Forza and run it like a business. In addition to setting up the organization as a nonprofit, the students negotiated contracts, solic-ited the initial loan funds, recruited faculty and businesspeople to help

them in the process and made pitches to venture capitalists to raise funds. Its initial funds have come from several sources, including the Mi-crofinance Alliance and UAs Student Government Association, Bailey said. Forza is working on developing a partnership with the Bank of Tusca-loosa, he said. Forzas loans will range from $500 to $5,000. Many banks will not do business loans for small amounts because of the costs associated with setting up the loan, Bailey said. Without a microloan lender, people have to turn to payday loan companies or use their personal credit cards, both of which charge high annual inter-est rates that can exceed 70 percent, Bailey said. Forzas loans have interest rates between 10 and 20 percent, with one-year or two-year terms. Forza is concentrating on helping entrepreneurs in Alberta City, which was devastated by the tornado.

For more information, write to Forza Financial, P.O. Box 861491, The Uni-versity of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-0012 or [email protected].

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the students in the STEM path to the MBA the self-proclaimed guinea pigs seem to be satisfied after

their first semester of experiments. In August 2011, the inaugu-ral class of the STEM path to the MBA program began the studies that will lead to their gradua-tion with both an undergraduate degree and an MBA within five years. The program gives high-performing students entering the University with majors in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) the opportunity to learn business concepts throughout their collegiate career in addition to their STEM discipline of choice.

Bill Petty is clinical professor and one of the instructors of the 1.5-credit-hour honors course that STEM path students take every semester. He said the STEM path to the MBA arose out of a societal need for individuals with this skill set. In the State of the Union ad-dress, we heard President Obama say we are weak in science and technology. There are jobs to fill, Petty said. There are technical jobs out there that cant be filled right now, and we are trying to fill them. Dr. Robert Morgan, executive director of innovation initiatives and the instructor of the other

section of the STEM path honors course, said this combination of technical and business skills is par-ticularly attractive to employers. We noticed traditional MBA two-year students of all back-grounds, but particularly engi-neering, had higher salaries and were easier to place, Morgan said. Potential employers are looking for students who have a mix of technical skills, such as under-standing engineering concepts and the business implications. Companies are already excited about the skills the students in the STEM path will have upon gradu-ation. The excitement of employers is something that excites students

like Irwin Corpuz, a student from Tuscaloosa, Ala., majoring in civil engineering. Im excited by the opportu-nities to advance I will have. Mr. Petty has talked to different com-panies who are already thinking about talking to us, Corpuz said. Having job security as a freshman is freaking awesome. Erin West, another guinea pig, who is majoring in chemi-cal engineering and is from Terre Haute, Ind., said she has already learned things about business she did not expect to learn. A lot of people, including myself before I started the STEM path, are under the impression that being in business is having people skills. I have learned in reality it is about knowledge and selling your product or yourself, West said. You have to think of that other persons point of view and what is going to be valuable to them. It is a lot more skills and learned charac-teristics than I thought. Crystal Bice, a student from Birmingham, Ala., majoring in chemistry, agreed that the class has given her the opportunity to ap-proach learning differently. This is not a normal class in that we arent just given informa-tion and expected to spit it back out. We learn as we develop, Bice said. It allows people in science majors like me to show we are creative as well. The inaugural class is a diverse group. The 55 students represent 11 majors and 18 states, with more than two thirds of the students from out-of-state. The class is 60 percent male and 40 percent

female. With this diversity of stu-dents comes a diverse set of needs to fulfill. John Lake, a STEM-path stu-dent from Atlanta, Ga., majoring in civil engineering, said the pro-gram has not limited his academic exploration. We are still encouraged to a co-op or internship. The instruc-tors are willing to work with you on Skype if youre studying abroad, Lake said. They are not trying to exclude anything. West, who is studying abroad this summer, agreed that the STEM program has only provided more opportunities. If anything, STEM has opened more doors for me. Since Im already taking MBA classes, employers can take the fact that Im getting my MBA seriously, West said. The STEM path to the MBA class of 2016 will have class togeth-er every semester until graduation. In addition to the practical skills they are learning, many students value the relationships they are building with their peers. I like the fact that we are go-ing to be together for five years, especially since we are all science and engineering majors, said Joey Neff, who is majoring in biology and Spanish and who spent one Saturday helping West move. We are a big family, and we find our little family within it. Lake agreed these relationships are a valuable part of the STEM path program and will continue to be valuable beyond graduation. Just building these relation-ships is a benefit of STEM, Lake

said. Even once were in the work-place, and I am confident we all will be, having those connections on down the line is something we can benefit from. With several students already enrolled for next years STEM-path class, the program shows promise of growth. While there are cur-rently no concrete plans for the future of the program, there are many ideas. In addition to toying with the idea of adding other paths to the MBA for creative majors like dance or art, Morgan and Petty are working to add a service compo-nent to the program. The biggest thing I would like to see happen in the future is to get the students into service learning by creating business plans for local or struggling businesses, Petty said. We want the STEM students to be known for something, and we want to make sure they have something sustained. West and her peers are looking forward to what benefits the future with the STEM path will bring. I discovered a lot of them just this semester, but there are benefits I probably dont even know about yet, West said. You get out of it what you put into it. While the future of these intel-ligent, 18-year-olds will only be told with time, they are already proud of what they are doing. There are a few bumps in the road once in a while, but it is going to be great to watch the program grow and say we were the first class, Corpus said. Im proud to be the guinea pig.

Inaugural Stem-Path Students excited About the Future Opportunities that Await themBy Caroline Murray

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The business analytics sympo-sium held earlier this year at The University of Alabama show-cased a powerful new technology with great potential to help compa-nies focus on the most important information in the data they have collected about the behavior of their customers and potential customers. Business analytics is a key component for every business in the world, from the smallest to the largest, and todays highly sophisti-cated software packages can analyze organizationwide operations from top to bottom, said J. Michael Hardin, dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration. The Colleges Institute of Business Analytics coordinated the event. Our faculty members are keenly aware of the importance business analytics will play in the future, and this symposium was an excellent forum for demonstrating that, Hardin said. The corporations that were represented at this symposium are the most important players in the world in business analytics. Business analytics includes data mining and other analytic practices to make extensive use of data, statistics and modeling to help business people better understand past events and predict future events more accurately.

Analytics always has played a major role in business, but todays technology allow us to analyze larger and more diverse data sets a lot faster, Hardin said. Symposium topics ranged from applications of predictive models and other business analytic methods to corporate-academic partnerships and curriculum issues. Participants included practitioners, faculty and students with interests in business analytics. The use of analytics to circumvent the intended outcome of terrorist attacks of a biological nature was one of many topics presented. Tom McGinn of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Sam Edgemon of SAS Corp. addressed the issue in a presenta-tion titled, Why we need Real-time Analytics in Bio-Surveillance. McGinn is the Office of Health Affairs senior health adviser for the North Carolina Be Prepared Col-labatory for Biopreparedness, which is developing a comprehensive statewide system that analyzes public health trends and reduces homeland security threats. He was also the deputy com-mander for the federal Veterinary Medicine Assistance Team, through which he served at ground zero of the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11, 2001, attack.

Edgemon is a consultant in the SAS US Business Analytics Consulting Practice. In his role as an analytical consultant, Edgemon is responsible for supporting analytical needs in both pre-sales and post-sales engagements. His project roles range from a contrib-uting analyst to project leader and all aspects of managing technically oriented projects. He has recently been involved as the technical-project lead for an initiative originated by the Department of Homeland Security to develop new and superior early-alert systems for naturally and unnaturally occurring biological events, according to a University of Alabama news release. Other speakers included Dan Thorpe, senior director of Analytics-Global Customer Insights at Walmart; Frank Payne, PCQ International; Scott Farris, research manager, State Farm Research and Development Center; Tom Bohannon, SAS analytical consultant; Andre deWaal, SAS predictive modeler; Mike Rowell, vice president, Alfa Insurance; Greg Phillips, chairman, AutoGov; and Gene Grabowski Jr., SAS Center of Excellence manager at Ford Motor Credit Co.

Ua syMPosiUM shoWcases BUsiness analytics

Business analytics is a key component for every business in the world

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By Katie Huffaker

Robert McNamara is proof yet again that with hard work and motivation anything is possible. McNamara is a University of Alabama graduate, who works for Disney and ESPN Media Networks in the affiliate sales and marketing division as coordinator for syndication sales. He obtained his degree in marketing from the Culverhouse College of Commerce in May 2011 and landed his job at Disney and ESPN right after graduation. He is responsible for affiliation sales to local television stations for the Southeastern Conference, Big 12 and Big East Networks. McNamara said he thinks dedication and networking were the two key components of his job search that led to his position. He was heavily involved in University programs and had some valuable internships along the way. He served as captain consultant for the Sports Illustrated Campus Consultant Program for three years, while also involving himself in organizations such as the Student Government Association and The Crimson White, the student newspaper. But, McNamara said, his well-rounded education also played a key role in his success. Classes such as General Business Administration 490 and

Marketing 487 have helped me the most in the workplace. I have used my marketing background and applied it to my everyday work routine, he said. While earning his under-graduate degree, McNamara tried to gain as much valuable experience that would, in turn, make the job search process easier when he graduated, he said. He applied for a summer internship with Disney and ESPN Media Networks during his junior year but received no reply. He accepted an internship with the Houston Astros baseball club. While interning in Houston, Texas, he applied once again to Disney and ESPN and this time received a New York internship offer with the media giant. After his internship in Houston, he began an internship at Disney and ESPN Media Networks as a national intern in the affiliate sales division. His responsibilities included supporting the sales team in everyday operations, renegotiations and client relations. He also assisted in the support of the Time Warner Cable renegotiation team that became the largest in Walt Disney Co. history. When he returned to the UA campus for his senior year, he helped launch the ESPNU Campus Crew under the guidance of his adviser Linda Johnson, director of the business schools career center. He served as project lead and team captain. He helped promote the

ESPNU brand through social media networks, campus events and other marketing strategies. This is a program I hope will continue to expand in the next couple of years, he said. McNamara left with good standing after finishing his internship with Disney and ESPN, and he kept in contact with Time Warner Cable, where he hoped to find a position after graduation. He applied for his current position, and soon after began work for Disney and ESPN. Determination and growing connections are both key elements in the job process. Interning with the Houston Astros gave me the experience I needed to intern at a place like Disney and ESPN Media Networks, he said. McNamara returned to Tuscaloosa recently to work on an ESPNU project and said it was nice being back in the college life if only for a few days. Johnson said McNamaras success again demonstrates that todays employers look for students who take the extra steps during their undergraduate years to advance themselves and separate themselves from other candidates. The willingness to work hard will benefit students as they start the job search, Johnson said.

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The Culverhouse College of Commerce has created special categories to show our appreciation to our alumni and friends and to those individuals and corpora-tions who support the College annually through gifts to the Commerce Executives Society.

Membership in each category is open to indi-viduals and corporations who meet the listed requirements. Members of the Commerce Executives Society receive the following benefits:

recognition at events designed for Cul-verhouse alumni

personal invitations to football pregame receptions (Bidgood through Associate Executive levels only)

recognition by giving level in the annual listing of supporters

subscription to The Executive, the Culverhouse College of Commerces alumni magazine

knowledge that their contributions make a difference in the quality of edu-cation for all students

Members of the Bidgood, Dean and Chair-man levels receive additional recognition in a display located in the lower level of Alston Hall.

BidgoodAll individuals and corporations who contrib-uted a minimum of $10,000 to the Commerce Executives Society

Mr. David A. Boutwell Mr. Ron Helveston and Mrs. Melinda H. Helveston Mr. Larry Bruce Levingston

deanAll individuals and corporations who con-tributed $5,000$9,999 to the Commerce Executives Society

Mr. Timothy P. Costello Mr. Edmond C. Henson Jr. Ms. Anita Kay Saul

ChairmanAll individuals and corporations who contributed $2,500$4,999 to the Commerce Executives Society

Mr. John Y. Christopher Jr. Mr. Alan I. FrancoMr. Charles J. Kittrell Mr. Garey Morrison and Mrs. Patty Morrison Mr. Bart Starr Jr. Mr. R. Neal Travis and Mrs. Billie White Travis

PresidentAll individuals and corporations who contributed $1,000$2,499 to the Commerce Executives Society Mr. Robert Paul AckermannMr. Charles Watkins AdairMr. Whit Armstrong Mr. Owen W. AronovMr. James Albert Barnes Mr. Thomas A. Broughton III Mrs. Janet Jurenko Brown Mr. Joseph Elwood Bryan Dr. Hughlene Annette BurtonMr. Ralph H. Cassell Dr. Marie Evans ColemanMr. John Robert Cook Jr.Mr. Bryan A. Corr Mr. Timothy Barnabas CrowsonMr. James C. Cunningham Jr. Ms. Frances Durdan DeBlasio Mr. Sam I. Diamond Jr. Mr. Christopher E. DietrickMr. Johnny Elvis DillMr. G. Edgar Downing Jr.Ms. Alison Leanne EnglandMr. D. Lawrence Faulkner Sr. Mr. Quin E. Flowers Jr.Mr. William Wayne GentryMr. Mike D. Gilley and Mrs. Jamie F. Gilley Mr. Michael S. Godfrey Mr. William L. Goggans Mr. Micheal Wayne GriggsMr. Alva McGriff Grimsley III Mr. Fred William Gustin Dr. Dan Miller GuyMr. Troy C. HaasMrs. Kelli Belleau Haferkamp Mr. Robert Alan HallMrs. Marillyn A. HewsonMr. Roger Hobby and Mrs. Kristen Hobby Mr. Bruce W. Hodges Mr. James S. Holbrook Jr.

Mr. Butch Hoover Mr. Ralph M. Hymer Mr. Carl Jones Mr. Bill Joy Jr. Mr. Kenneth Kelly Mr. R. James Kelly Mr. James Michael Lavelle Mr. Gary Weldon Limmroth and Mrs. Sheila P. Limmroth Mrs. Karole LloydMr. Robert E. Smith Lupo Mr. Jere William Marques Mr. Kenneth G. Massey Lt. Col. Marvin Lynn McCloudMr. George L. McCrary Jr.Mr. Lee A. McDavid Sr.Mr. Thomas S. McGaheyMr. David W. McGill Mr. Sammy Allen McMurray and Mrs. Jennifer Horton McMurray Mr. James Hugh Miller III Mr. Donald Bolton Mills Mr. James Kermit MooreMr. James Flynn and Mrs. Caterina A. Mozingo Dr. Jimmy Blansett NunisMr. Todd Douglas NunnelleyMr. Donald R. PattersonMr. J. Wray PearceMr. R. Don PettusDr. Beverly C. Phifer Mr. William Franklin Pitts II Mr. Richard L. Powell Sr. Mr. Michael Wayne Rhiney and Mrs. Lisa M. RhineyMs. Carolyn F. Robertson Mr. Mike Rowell Mr. Larry Joe Ruffin Mr. Rance M. Sanders Dr. Harris SchlesingerMr. Charles E. Sellers Mr. Francis Bolger SemmesMr. Larry Thomas Shaffer Mr. Larry W. ShoultzMr. Timothy Alan Smalley Mr. W. Stancil StarnesMr. Frank Burns Stone III and Mrs. Theresa W. Stone Mr. Alton Finn Thompson Jr. and Mrs. Susie Russum ThompsonDr. Arthur A. Thompson Jr.Mrs. Jamie A. Tisch Mr. James Benjamin TompkinsMr. Charles T. Townsend Dr. Chau Lee Tsai Mr. Talmai Owen Vickers Mr. Stanley Denton Walker Jr. Mr. Adolph Weil III Mr. Richard D. WhiteMr. Palmer Gaillard Whiting

Mr. William A. Williamson Jr.Mrs. Denise Allison Woodham Mr. Bryan D. Yokley Mr. Vaughn Yost

senior exeCutiveAll individuals and corporations who contributed $550$999 to the Commerce Executives Society

Mr. John Michael AdamsDr. Samuel N. Addy Mr. Randal Prisock Alford Mr. James Brotherton Ashurst Maj. George Lewis Baker Mr. Herbert Alexander Barr Sr. Mr. James M. Bates Mr. James Alton Britain Jr. Mr. Harry B. Brock III Mr. Harry B. Brock Jr.Mr. William H. BrooksMr. John Thomas CampbellMr. John T. Carroll Mr. Justin Ray Carter Mrs. Tracy Duda Chapman Mr. Steven A. Christian Mr. Roger Barry Coleman Mr. J. Paul Compton Jr.Mr. W. H. Cooper IV Mr. Philip Douglas Cox Mr. Joshua Craig Cummings Mrs. Jill Verdeyen Deer Mr. Anthony Joseph DiPiazzaMs. Allyson Leigh EdwardsMr. Steven J. Ellis Mrs. Carol Wiggins Farrell Mr. Lowell J. FriedmanMr. W. Lewis Garrison Jr. Mr. James Will Gore Ms. Didi C. GrantMr. James William GreinerMr. William M. Grimes Jr. Mr. Claude B. Gullatt III Dr. J. Michael Hardin Mr. Steven C. HardinMr. Robert Lewis HolmanMrs. Martha Martin HoustonMr. William Legrand Hutchison Mr. William Walker JessupMr. Michael Ralph JohnstonMr. James R. JonesMr. Daniel J. Justice Mr. Winfred JusticeMr. David Paul KassoufMr. Michael Kennedy Mr. Kirk P. Lakeman Mrs. Sandra Holston Lewis Dr. Nicole Ponder Lueg

Mr. Kenneth S. Luton Dr. Lisa M. Mani Mr. Bobby Lamar Martin Mr. Joseph Paul Maxwell Mr. Randy Max MayfieldMr. John Paul McKleroy Jr.Mr. Lewis A. Metzger Mr. Floyd Erwin Miller Mr. Mitchell Mintz Mr. Paul Clifford MorrowMr. Donald Woodrow Nalley Jr.Mr. James H. Nelems Mr. Wilmer Parker III Mr. Philip L. Patterson and Mrs. Selene W. Patterson Mr. Jerry Don Phillips II and Mrs. Brandy Phillips Mr. James L. PriesterMrs. Elizabeth Ratliff Dr. Clinton M. RayMr. John Howard Reamey Mr. Claude Douglas Sawyer Jr.Mr. Gene Shell and Mrs. Edna Shell Mr. Jim Sledge Mr. Riley Boykin Smith Mr. David W. Sorrelle and Mrs. Sissy Sorrelle Mr. W. Wilson Stewart Jr.Mr. Kenneth Comer TankersleyMrs. Suzanne Sloan Taylor Mr. George William Thompson III Mr. James D. Thybony Dr. B. Michael Watson and Mrs. Margaret Lee Watson Mr. Govan Davidson WhiteMr. A.S. Williams III Mr. Duncan F. Williams Col. Marinda Coultas WoodMr. Billy James WoodallMr. Michael Bradley Worrell

exeCutiveAll individuals and corporations who contributed $275$549 to the Commerce Executives Society

Mr. Joe Boone Abbott Jr. and Mrs. Susan Foote AbbottMr. Christopher Scott AbeleMr. Donald Abernathy Mr. Charlie T. Adair Mr. E.D. Aderholt Dr. Glenn James AhrenholzMr. Edward Karl Aldag Jr. Mr. Jack Richard Altherr Jr.Mr. Jack Talbot AndersonMr. Eugene R. Andrzejewski Mr. Robert Appelbaum

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Dr. Deborah S. Archambeault Mr. Lamar C. BagbyMr. Lawrence Edwin Baggett Mr. E. Lee BarranDr. James Hudson Bearden Mr. George Milton Beason Jr.Mr. Daniel Edwin Beggs Mr. John Berkley Bell Mr. Donald Henry BevillMr. William J. BillingsleyMr. Donald Wayne BirdwellMr. Clay A. Bishop Jr.Mr. William Rush BlankenshipMr. Larry Wade Bond Jr. and Mrs. Tracy Ann BondMr. Charles H. BoohakerMr. Joseph A. Boohaker Mr. Russell Fred Boren Jr. Ms. M. Lynne BoughtonMr. Ralph Luther Boykin Mr. Stephen Earl BradleyMr. Hollis O. BridgesMrs. Dorothy E. BrownMr. James M. Brown Jr. Mrs. Jane Buchanan BrunsonMr. William Lister Brunson Jr.Mr. Charles Michael BucknerMr. Richard Brian Bugg Mrs. Ren Hankins Burke Mr. William George Caffee Jr. Ms. Keena Paige Calloway Mr. Brian Allan Campbell Mr. William J. Campbell Mr. Albert David CapouanoMr. Michael Edward CaseMr. Allan James ChappelleMr. Jeffrey S. Chitwood Mr. John Bernard Cicero Mr. Randy Cimorelli Mr. Richard Francis Clapp Mr. Bryant Graves CoatsMr. Timothy Lewis Colburn Mrs. Mary Holman ColeMr. Jeffrey F. ColemanMr. Rayford L. ColemanMr. Patrick Rory ConnerMr. Michael William Cooke Mr. William Earl CooperMrs. Jill Bailey CordleMrs. Linda Priola CoreMr. D. Bradley CorkMr. John Douglas CoxMr. Eric W. Crawford Mr. George Andrew Crews Mr. Dennis Paul CrockerMr. J. Kenny Crow Jr. Mr. Norman Alton Crow Jr. Mr. Bobby Gerald Cryar Mr. James Edward Cypert Jr. Mr. Frank DAmico III Mr. Thomas Stewart Damson and Mrs. Sarah Long Damson

Mr. Douglas Burton Davis Miss Mary Gwendolyn Davis Mr. Robert J. Davison Mr. George Clay Deavours Mr. Harry P. Dorlon Jr. Mr. Kirk Dortch Dr. Richard L. DoughtyMr. E.A. Drummond Mr. John C. Duckworth Jr.Mr. Michael Edward DunkinMr. Brett M. Eckley and Mrs. Joanna Eckley Mr. Claude D. Edwards Mr. Kendall B. Edwards Mr. Richard Dale Edwards Mr. Nathan Allen EinsteinMrs. Cathy H. Eisen Mr. Paul Elkourie and Mrs. Wanda Joy Elkourie Mr. Marvin S. EpsteinMr. Joseph C. Espy III Mr. L.O. Farris Jr. Mr. Joseph FehrenbachMr. Samuel Barton Fields Mr. David W. FinneyMr. Samuel R. Flowers Sr. Mrs. Charlotte Chandler Fulmer Mrs. Cherie M. Fuzzell Mr. Brent Thomas Fykes Mr. John W. Gant Jr. Mr. Alex O. Gatewood Mrs. Karen A. Gentile Mr. Ted W. GilesMr. James Milan GivanMr. Walter Houston GivhanMr. James H. Godfrey Jr.Mr. Arvil Davis Goode Jr. Mr. William Lawson Goodman Jr.Mr. U.V. Goodwyn Mr. John Wesley Graham Jr.Mr. William Stanley GregoryMr. Barry E. Gritter Mr. Marshall Hall Groom Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Guichard Mr. David Kirk Gunby III Mr. Jimmie A. HallmanMr. David L. HarwoodMr. Joseph Edward Hawley Jr. Mr. Ronald Vernoy HayesMr. Donald Jay Helms Mr. Brian Lewis HenryMr. John Edwin HickmanMr. Mark Anthony HickmanMr. Mark Steven HierbaumMr. B. Douglas HillMrs. Cecelia Hill Mr. Philip Morton Hodgson Mr. Eric Wayne Hoffman and Mrs. Katherine Miller Hoffman Mrs. Beth Jorgensen Hollahan

Mr. Phillip Newton HolleyMr. Steven Honeycutt Mrs. Cecile Oliver HortonMr. Troy Robert Huber and Mrs. Megan Endsley Huber Ms. Margaret Esther HudsonMr. Bryan Cecil Hunt and Mrs. Anna L. Hunt Mr. Carl Monroe Hunt II Mr. Robert Turner Hunter Jr.Mr. W. Bruce Hutchins III Mr. Jay Ison Mr. Larry Dwight JohnsonMr. Michael Godbold JohnsonMr. Thomas L. Johnson Jr.Dr. Robert Dail JohnstonMr. Clyde W. Jones Mrs. Lisa Watkins Fain Josey Miss Melanie D. Keller Mr. Joel Van KelleyMrs. Leigh Anne Kelley Mr. Jerry M. Kelly Mr. John Stephen Kelly Jr.Mr. James Cooper Kelsoe Jr.Mr. Ed Kennedy Mr. Henry Lumpkin King Mr. John Butler KingMrs. Jill KlucherDr. Raymond A. Knight Mr. Alan Lee KostenMr. Barry R. Kraselsky Mr. James Michael Lambert Mr. John Steven Lawler Mr. Richard Donald LeCroyMr. Stephen Lee Ledford Jr. and Mrs. Meredith Ledford Mr. Ronald A. LeetMrs. Sherrie D. LeMier Ms. Leslie Lynn Lessig Mr. Shuguang LiuMr. Robert L. Loftin III Mr. Wiley Perry Long Jr. Mr. William R. LongMr. Peter L. Lowe Sr. Mr. David Vance LucasMr. Elliot B. MaiselMrs. Tina Wall Maloney Mr. Marvin L. Mann Mr. Douglas G. Markham and Mrs. Lisa Markham Mr. James Michael MarrinerMr. Gordon Dallam Martin Mr. Edgar Bertram MarxMr. Miles Mason Mr. Gerson May Mrs. Beverly S. McAuliffe Mr. Willard McCall III Mr. Willard McCall Jr. Mr. Ronald D. McCoy Mr. G. Laurence McCrary III Dr. John Thomas McDonald Jr. Mr. Charles T. McDowell

Mr. Brian McGanity Mr. William Vaughan McKnight Jr. Mrs. Angi Blalock MeyersMr. Stephen W. Mezzell Dr. Elbert Grady Miller Jr.Mr. William Curtis MillerMr. David Yancey Millican IV Mr. John W. Minor III Mr. M. Christian Mitchell Mr. Dwight Leslie Mixson Jr.Mr. Guy E. Moman Jr.Mrs. Mary Harmon T. Moman Mr. C. Richard Moore Jr.Mr. Kenneth Ervin Moore Mr. Patrick Rickman MooreMr. John Trussell MurdockMr. J. Donald Myhan Mr. Richard H. Napier Mr. Douglas B. NunnelleyMr. Walter Flake Oakley IV Dr. Richard E. OlsonMr. Reginald Osmund Owens Mr. James David Parr Mrs. Shelia F. Patterson Mr. Houston Lee PearceMr. Jason Hollis Peck Mr. William Byers Philips Jr.Dr. Jack J. Phillips Mr. Charles Carpenter PittsMr. Alan Paul Pizzitola Mr. Paul Christopher PledgerMr. James T. PlunkettMr. Joseph H. Plunkett Mr. Anthony C. Portera Mr. Daniel Benjamin Powers and Ms. Lisa Anne Powers Mr. Wyatt Glenn PriceMr. William Chadwick QuisenberryMr. Jimmy Ramage Dr. Frank Edward Ranelli Mr. Richard Carson RayMiss Karen Ann Rehm Mr. Sam A. Renta Jr. Mr. H. Grantland Rice III Mr. Bailey Rowden Mr. J.E. SalibaMr. Thomas Henry SchupackMr. Robert Emmet Seibels III Mr. D. Richard Self Mr. Fred W. Sellers Jr. Mr. Lloyd Carson SheltonMr. William Mead Silsbee Jr. Mr. John Govan Simms Jr.Mr. Bert Sims Mr. William Edward Skinner Jr. Mr. Stanley McCreary Smith Mr. Paul Randal Spivey Mr. Paige L. Stagner III Mr. Karl O. Stingily III Mr. Luther M. Stone

Mr. James B. Striplin Mr. Michael Stephen Stutts Mr. Russell R. Stutts Jr.Mrs. Sue Ellen Summers Mr. Joseph Stanley Sutton Mr. Stephen Keith SwoffordMr. James Griffin TatumMr. William Calvin Taylor Mr. Allen Lee Terry II Mr. Vincent Anthony Tortorici Jr.Mr. David Towery Mr. William Forrest TrickMr. J.A. TuckerMr. James Raymond Turner Mr. Steven G. Umphrey Mr. Shane Ernest Underwood Mr. Carl E. Valentine Mr. Lemuel Gray Vaughan Mrs. Glenda Marshall VaughnMr. Jon E. ViceMs. Merilyn Faye Vines Miss Beverly Sue Virciglio Mr. Kenneth Paul Waller Mr. Daniel H. Waters Jr.Mr. Rick Ernest WatsonMrs. Katherine G. Watts Mr. Brownie Davis West Mr. Kenneth N. WestMr. L. Brunson White Mr. William Michael Whitten and Mrs. Aliceanne Flowers WhittenMr. Richard Q. Williams Mr. Wayne Lavon WilliamsMr. Jeffrey T. WindhamMr. Ralph Roland WrightMr. R. Michael Yarbro Mr. Charles B. Yates Mr. Samuel C. Yeager Mr. James Willis Yeldell III Mr. Noble C. Yelverton

assoCiate exeCutiveAll individuals and corporations who contributed $150$274 to the Commerce Executives Society

Mr. Fred Moseley Acuff Jr. Mr. William Henry AgeeMr. Jason Curtiss Alexander Mr. Sam Joseph AlfanoMr. Jack G. Allen Mrs. Kathleen Klaver Allen Mr. Anthony Harrison Allison Mr. Richard Curtis Allison Jr.Mr. Frank Yarbrough Anderson IV and Mrs. Kathryn D. Anderson

Ms. Julie M. AndrzejewskiMs. Susan Cormany Angelo Mrs. Barbara M. Anglin Mr. Richard E. AnthonyMr. John C. ArantMr. Alex Arendall Mr. Bruce Eric Averett and Mrs. Terri Thompson AverettMr. James A. Avrett Mr. Daniel BabinMr. Jerry B. BaggettMr. Jackson B. BaileyMrs. Tambra L. Bailie Mr. William S. Baird Mr. William Mark Baker Mr. Jon C. Ballenger Jr. Mr. Albert Henry BanksDr. Robert Lewis BarkerMr. Jeffrey Allen BarnardMr. Herbert Alexander Barr Jr. and Mrs. Rhonda Marcum BarrMr. Darrell E. Bass Mr. Russell Elbert BaxleyMr. Wade Baxley Mr. Christopher Alan Bayham and Mrs. Valerie Joy BayhamMr. Rolla Earl Beck III Mr. John Reese BedsoleMs. Mary Ann BedsoleMr. Jarrod Bentley Dr. David BerkowitzMr. Wilbur Gentry Berry Jr.Mr. Lawrence Neal BiceMr. E. Steven BigelowMr. Edward D. BiggersMr. William T. Bishop Jr. Mr. James Ernest BlairMr. Jeffery L. BlankenshipMrs. Lindsey Blumenthal Mr. Alfred Hikel BoohakerMr. George Charles BoohakerMr. John C. Boohaker Mr. William Baxter Booth Jr. Mr. Richard Michael BoringMs. Michelle Lee BotelerMr. James Ronald Boyd Mr. David Lee Bradley Mr. Timothy Jon BradleyMr. Taney Afton BrazealMr. James Garland Brazil Jr.Mr. Frank H. Bromberg Jr.Mr. Frederick W. Bromberg Mrs. Elizabeth Ashley Brown Mr. James William BrownMr. Milton L. BrownMr. Vlencon Lawson Brown Ms. Casey Brunson Mr. Kenneth Ray BuchananMr. James Andrew Bunn and Mrs. Christi Phillips BunnMr. Roger Alan Burke

Mr. Anthony J. BurnettMr. John Charles BurnetteMr. C. Benton Burroughs Jr. Ms. Janice Marie Burrows Mr. Robert William Burton Mrs. Sharon Wilson Burton Mr. Philip Carter Burwell and Mrs. Emily Adair Burwell Mr. Julian David ButlerMrs. Betsy McKewen Byars Mr. Thomas Matthew Byelick Mr. John D. CadeMr. Donald C. CaldwellMr. Harry Edwin Caldwell Jr.Mr. James Daniel CaldwellMr. Paul Wesley CalhounMr. Dennis Roy Cameron Mrs. Donna H. Camp Ms. Melanie Elizabeth Camp Mr. John Paul Campbell Mr. Robert Lee CampbellMr. Kevin Hunt CanadaMr. James Abraham CannonMr. Thomas Clark CanterburyMrs. Christine H. Cantwell Mr. Ronald Hollis CargileMr. Mac Fay CarpenterMr. Jason W. Carter Mr. Luke Cates Mr. L. Brett Chambless The Hon. B. Miller ChildersMr. Wayne Childress Mrs. Shannon Hart Clark Mr. Melford T. Cleveland Mr. Brandon Neil ClineMr. Fred L. Close Jr.Mr. Jason Edwin Clowers Mr. Dickson Towns CoatsMr. Henry Hammond Cobb III Mrs. Rachel Johnson Cobia Mr. William Thomas CochranMr. Richard Easter Coffee III Mr. J. Weldon ColeMr. Frank Morgan Connell Sr. Mr. Bryce Gerald ConnorMr. Brian Christopher Cook Ms. Felicia Riggs Cook Ms. Kelley Denise CookMrs. Megan Finnerty Copner Mr. Ezell CorneliusMrs. Margaret B. Corriher Mr. Dick Cowart Mr. Chandler F. Cox Jr.Mr. Phillip D. Cox Mr. Thomas Wayne CozartMr. F. Hood CraddockMrs. Stacey C. Craig Dr. Jean Greene CrawfordMr. W. Baker Crow IV Mr. Allen S. CrumbleyMr. Ronald J. CrumpMr. Derrel G. Curry

Mr. Josh Daily Mr. Richard E. DanielsMr. Richard Truman Darden Mr. Stephen Dewitt Daughdrill Ms. Mary A. David Mr. Ricky Davis Mr. Robert Leroy Davis Jr.Mr. Steven Wayne Davis Ms. Cynthia Godwin Dawson Mr. George Edwin DeavoursMr. Thomas W. DelchampsMr. Hampton Eugene Dempsey Mr. Charles L. DenaburgMr. John William Denman Jr. Mr. Kenneth C. DeWitt Dr. Jackie A. DiPofi Mr. Erskine G. Donald IV Mr. Eugene John Donsbach Jr. Mr. James Farley DossMr. Robert Cotten Douglass Jr.Mr. Frank C. Drane Jr.Mr. Garry Neil DrummondMr. Johnny F. Dunn Mr. John W. Durr Mrs. Elizabeth James EarnestMr. William Jordan Eastwood Mr. Stephen K. Eberhart Mr. Charles Lee EcholsMr. Michael H. Echols Mr. Arthur Robert EdgarMrs. Jan Josey Ehrhardt Mr. John B. Elbin Mr. Danny Ray Elledge Maj. Gen. Edward R. EllisMr. William Michael ElmoreMr. William Emanuel EngelMr. Stephen Lynn EntrekinMr. Mark Fain Mr. Mark Thomas Faulkner Mr. Lawrence Taylor FieldMr. Richard Powell FieldMr. Britton Ross Finch Mrs. Kathy M. FinchMrs. Holly Dukes Fine Mr. David Scott FisherDr. Robert Lee FittsMs. Georgia FlesserMr. Allen Folts and Mrs. Eugenia Patton FoltsMr. William M. Fortenberry Jr. Mr. John G. Foshee Mr. James Cleveland Fowler Mr. Richard Jack FradyMr. Allan R. Francis Mr. Richard Leonard Frank Jr.Mr. Ronnie James FranklinMr. Brandon FrazierMr. Larry B. FreemanMr. Jesse Daniel Frix Mr. Bruce Allen Fryer Mr. William Henry Fuller Jr. Mrs. Pamela A. Furnas




Mr. Michael Eugene Garrigan Mr. Howard Haston GarrisonMr. L. Lee Garrison Mr. Curtis S. Gary Mr. Kenneth J. GatesMrs. Meredith Boone Gay Mr. Morris Michael Gee Jr. Mr. Brett Ashley Gerbige Mr. Hollis N. Gieger Jr.Mr. Carey Parks Gilbert Mr. Gregory Thomas GilbertDr. Glenn Harold GilbreathMr. Christopher L. Gillespie Mr. Joseph K. Gillespie Ms. Carol Elizabeth GillilandMr. Wayne H. GillisMr. Winston Howard Gillum Jr. Mr. Edward M. Glenn Mr. Leonard William Godbold and Mrs. Melody Dodson GodboldMr. Ronald Eldo Goertz Sr.Mr. Milton Irving Goldstein Mr. Charles Herbert Gordon Jr.Mr. Tom S. Grammas Mrs. Tammy Tatum Graves Ms. Brendette Brown GreenMr. Fred Nathaniel Green III Mr. Robert Louis GreenwaldMr. Marshall D. Griffin Mr. Kenneth Alan GrodnerMr. Ted M. Gryska Mr. Michael HalbertMr. Dayton Foster Hale Sr.Mr. Jerry L. HallMr. John Wesley HallMr. Richard Hamm Mrs. Mary Ella Hamner Mr. Christopher Todd Hanback and Mrs. Katherine Underwood Hanback Mr. Richard Paul Hanna Jr. Mrs. Lesley Ann Hansford Mr. Thomas Eugene HardingMr. Thomas Leon HarrellMr. Harold M. HarrisonMr. George Alan HartleyThe Hon. R. Bernard Harwood Jr. Mr. Leonard S. Hasson Mrs. Carleta Roberts HawleyMrs. Katherine Strong Hays Mr. William Almus Hedges Dr. David James Heggem Jr. and Mrs. Paula Kessel HeggemDr. Billy P. Helms Mrs. Anne Hill HendersMrs. Amy C. Henderson Dr. Charles Gerry Henderson Mr. Thomas Brooks HendersonMr. William B. HendersonMr. Joseph Rich Henry

Mr. Walter J. Henson Jr.Mr. Samuel David Herring Mr. Eric James HeslopMr. Joe Hester Jr. Mr. Clarence Edward HicksMr. Mark E. Hieronymus Mr. Craig Taylor HillMr. Robert W. Hill Mr. Clay Edward HolladayMr. Spright Dickson HollandMrs. Terri McRae Holley Dr. William Henry Holley Jr.Mr. Christopher L. Hollinger Mr. James Hubert Hollis Jr.Mr. W. Russell Holman Jr. Mr. Kurt W. HopperMrs. Shelly Vines Hornstein Mr. Jesse Bounds HorstMrs. Katie McCarthy Hosemann Mr. Thomas Roland Hufstetler Jr.Mr. Charles Steven HumphriesMr. J. Scott Hunter Mr. Mark F. HunterMr. Jeff D. Hurst Mr. Jerry Millender HycheMr. Terry Carson HycheMr. Foster Thompson Hyde Mr. Jason Lowrey IngramMr. John Earl IngramMr. John Neal IngramMr. Michael Whetstone Innes Mr. William Reynolds Ireland Jr. Mr. Bryan Grover JacksonMr. C. Scott JacksonMr. Charles Henry Jackson Mr. Leslie Charles Jackson Mr. Philip C. Jackson Jr.Mr. Paul T. JacobsMr. Bill B. JamesMr. David Morris James Jr.Mr. John Warren JeffriesMr. James C. Johnson III Ms. Linda JohnsonMr. Michael G. Johnson Mr. William J. Johnson III Mr. Jerry Michael JohnstonMr. John Mark JohnstonMr. Sam L. JollitThe Hon. John David Jolly Mr. Ernest Norman Jones III Mr. Michael Eugene JonesMr. Ralph C. Jones Dr. Leonard James Jowers and Mrs. Paula Atkins Jowers Mr. Richard E. Kaplan Mr. Jack Evan KarsonMr. Gerard J. KassoufMr. W. Kent Keasler Mr. Thomas H. KeeneMr. Larry Olen Keeton Mr. Paul Nelson Kelly

Mr. Kyler Shane Kilgore Mr. John Charles Kimbrell Jr. Mrs. Jenifer Goforth Kimbrough Mrs. Pamela L. Klinner Mr. Royce Andy Knight Mr. Nicholas William KoikosMr. Alex Steven KontosMr. Jimmy Charles KubinaMr. Drew KyleMr. William F. Lacey Mr. Allen J. Lambert Mr. Peter John Lambert Mrs. Gareth G. Lampkin Mr. Richard Dean LarimerMr. Frank Quarles LassiterMr. Samuel Louis Lawler Ms. Stephanie Nichole LayMr. Thomas Edward Lazenby Mr. Clayton Richard Lee II Mr. Wallace Lee Mr. Sanford Jay Leeds III Mr. William L.G. Lees Mrs. Dana B. LeveringMr. Dean Lewis Dr. James A. and Mrs. Kim J. Ligon Mr. James David Loftin Jr.Mr. David Edward LongMr. John A. Lyon Jr.Mrs. Bobbie Woodman Macdonald Mr. Blake Alan MadisonDr. Glida Alexander Magnani Mrs. Jennifer T. Maldonado Mr. Bernard S. MalkoveMr. Rick L. Manasco Mr. Edward W. Maples Mr. Christopher C. Martin Mrs. Cynthia Self MartinMs. Dorothy J. Martin Mr. Guy Martin Ms. Lisa M. Martin Dr. J. Barry Mason Mr. Philip Moseley MasonMr. C. Wayne Mathews Mr. William Chris MathisonMr. Bobby Gene MatthewsMrs. Hattie King MaxwellMr. Jeffery Wayne MazeMr. Ernest Clyde McAlister Jr. Mr. Stanley Carl McCaaMrs. Jennifer Jones McCabe The Hon. Warren Hardin McCollum Mr. F. Patrick McConnell Mr. Bart Edward McCrory and Mrs. Ginny Tomlinson McCrory Mr. Keith W. McCulloughMr. Luther Don McDanielMr. Russ McDonald Mr. Edward B. McDonough Jr.Mr. Chip McEwen

Mr. Bricken McKenzie and Mrs. Ashleigh Ledbetter McKenzie Mr. Raymond Allan McKinney Mr. Michael Wiley McLeod Dr. Thomas Edmond McLeodMr. Dale McMillan and Mrs. Cindy McMillan Mr. Rodney Dave McMillanMr. Thomas McNeely Mr. Donald C. McNuttThe Hon. J. Lee McPhearson Mr. John Tyler McShan Jr.Mrs. Lynna Thomas Meadows Mr. Michael Alan MedleyMr. Irving David MeislerMrs. Beth Yeager MendenhallMrs. Patricia Carter MerrittMrs. Nicole Pugh Mestre Mr. J. Pat Meyer Jr. Mr. Andrew Scott Midkiff Mr. Robert Eugene Milam Jr. Mrs. Maree Harris Milner Mrs. Holly Creel Mims Mr. D. Dewey Mitchell Mr. Richard MitchellMr. J. Stephen Monger Dr. James Edward Moon and Mrs. Gail P. Moon Ms. Karen J. Mooney Mrs. Billie Ruth Moore Mr. Marlin D. Moore Jr. Mr. Marlin Duncan Moore III Mr. Robert Scott Moore Mr. William L. Moore III Mr. Kenneth James MorganMrs. Florence H. MorrisMr. Carl Knox MorrisonMr. G. Warren Morrison Mr. Robert Earl Morrison Jr.Mr. Harris V. Morrissette Mrs. Sharon McDaniel Muller Mr. Gary A. Mummert Mr. George M. Neal Jr. Mr. Hugh A. Neighbors III Mr. Charles L. Nelson Mr. Robert Glenn NicholsMr. David Lewis Nolen Mr. Philip Newton NorrisMr. Charles A. Norwood Mr. Henry Wrenn NunnelleyMr. John Talty OConnorMiss Suzanne Marie OConnorMr. Samuel W. Oliver Jr.Mr. Larry W. ONeal Mr. Patrick Lagard OSullivan Mr. Hugh Borland Overton Mr. Thomas E. Owens Mr. Gregory Thomas OwingsDr. Thomas G. OwingsMr. Lorenzo PaceMr. Peter Leonard Palmer

Mr. Timothy Ray ParkerMr. C. Richard Parr Jr. Mr. John Mathew Parrish and Mrs. Selina Smith ParrishMr. Gary Thomas PartridgeMr. W. Scott PassmoreDr. J. Wayne Patterson Mr. Nicolaus Ray Patterson Mr. William Carlon PattersonMr. Joseph Pegues PattonMr. Bryan and Mrs. Ginny Paul Mr. John Ogle Pearce Mr. Marvin Fletcher Peek Jr.Mr. Walter Brent PeinhardtMr. Richard Douglas PenceMr. Allen C. PhillipsMr. Joseph R. PitardMr. Victor Phillips Poole Sr.Mr. Michael O. Poovey Jr.Mr. Benny Frank Powell Mr. Durward Keith Powell Mr. Robert D. PrescottDr. Lena B. Prewitt Mrs. Amy Shirley PriceMrs. Dominique Glinzler Price Mr. Goode Price III Mr. Robert I. Prichard III Mr. Arthur Wesley Pruet Jr.Mr. Ramon T. PulliamMr. Marion Albert Quina Jr. Mr. Will Rasberry Mr. Marshall Peter Rathmell Mr. Robert Lamar Rawlinson Mr. William Paul Ray Mr. Timothy J. RaybornMr. George Robert Rea Jr.Dr. Rebecca Reamey and Mr. Barry ReameyMr. Johnny W. Rector and Mrs. Carroll F. Rector Mr. James Folmar Reddoch Jr. Mr. Russell Steven ReedMr. Steven R. Reed Mrs. Marlynn N. Rhyne Mr. Robert H. Rhyne III Dr. Lynne Davis RichardsonMr. William E. RichardsonDr. Robert Glenn Richey Jr. Mr. Russell B. Riggs Mr. A. Porter Roberts Mr. Thurman H. Robertson Jr.Mr. William C. Robertson Mr. Clayton S. RobinsonMr. James Bradshaw Robinson Jr. Mr. Tom Robinson Mr. Daniel Ray Rodda Mr. Joseph Dane Rogers Mrs. Margaret L. Rushing Mr. Kenton Lowell Russell Mr. Kevin Timothy RussellThe Hon. R. Timothy Russell

Dr. Walter Kenneth RutledgeMs. Patricia A. Saad Mr. Joe H. Saueressig Lt. Col. James C. Schaaf, RetiredMr. Rudolph Edwin SchaeferMr. Ben Joseph SchillaciMrs. Deborah McCord Schilleci Dr. Charles P. SchmidtMr. William Milton SchroederMr. Franklin Delano ScottMr. Leonard Alan ScottMr. Craig Lundy Scruggs Mr. Mike Segrest Mr. Robert Wilbanks SellersMrs. Nanci Martin SextonMr. Eugene Clay Shaw Jr.Mr. Stephen Wesley ShawMr. Randy ShealyMr. Jimmy Shepherd Mr. Daniel Joseph SheridanMr. Jeffrey M. ShimizuMrs. Rhonda Hodes SiegelMr. Steven Brantley Sikes Mr. Irving Silver Mr. Jerry Morton SilversteinDr. James T. SimpsonMr. William H. SingletonMr. Frederic W. Sington Jr.Mr. Jerry SklarMr. William Michael Sklar Mr. Bobby Smart Mr. Carl Bradley Smith Mr. Charles Wiley Smith Jr.Mr. Glenn Warren SmithMr. Mark Alan Smith Mr. Rowan Dennis SmithMr. Myron Lowell Smoot Dr. John C. Snider Mr. Hubert Lanier SockwellMr. David S. Sparks Mrs. Dawn Sparks Mr. Alan Wood Speaker Mrs. Jo Humphries SpeerMrs. Nidia SpenceMr. Stephen Earl SpratlinMr. Steven Earl Sprayberry Sr. Mr. Lendie Rogers Springfield Mr. Glenn Stamps Mrs. Diana Benefield StephensMrs. Rebecca Lowrey Stephens Mrs. Deborah Whatley StephensonMr. Thomas Fredrick Stevens and Mrs. Catherine T. StevensDr. G.T. StewartMr. W. Sandys Stimpson Mr. Frank Stockard III Mr. Kirk William Strack Mr. William J. StricklandMrs. Mary Ann Mullins StrongDr. William Larry Sullivan

Mr. Richard Woodrow TalleyMr. Albert Israel Tarica Mr. Byron TaylorMr. Steven R. TealMr. Ronnie Keith TerryMr. Christopher Edward Thomas Mr. David Erwin ThomasMr. John T. Thomas and Mrs. Pamela D. Thomas Mrs. Nell A. Thomas Mr. Paul Durand ThomasMrs. Elizabeth Holman ThomsonMs. Heather Lea ThornburghMr. B.T. Tillman Jr. Mr. Steven Leon TinsleyMr. Donald Ray Townsend Mr. James Bennett TrammellMr. Louis Harold TuckMr. Gerald Glenn Tucker Mr. John Luther Tucker Mr. Paul Anthony Tucker Mr. Norman Douglas TurnipseedDr. Richard Allen TurpinMr. Allen J. Tutwiler Mrs. Lesly Somerville Tyson Mr. Macaroy Underwood Mr. Robert John Vass Mr. Daniel T. Ventress Mr. Bobby W. VickCol. James Larry Vick and Mrs. Mary Paulette VickMr. Stephen Franklin VickeryMrs. Elizabeth Eubanks Von Hofe Mr. Robin A. Wade III Mrs. Terri Jackson WadeMr. Thomas Joseph Waldrip Mr. Christopher F. Waldsmith Mr. Christopher J. WalkerMr. E. Dow Walker Mr. Stevenson Thomas WalkerMr. David Earl Warren Mr. Jimmy E. Warren Mrs. Marian Morris WashburnMr. Franklin Page Webb Jr.Mr. Bruce Charles WebsterMr. Edward Martin Weed Mr. J. Wade WeeksMr. William Scott WeeksMrs. Jennifer B. West Mr. Harry O. Whatley Mr. Matthew Collins WhatleyMr. Darryl Eric WhiteMr. S. Ray White Jr.Mr. Thomas Michael White Jr. Mr. William Randle WhiteheadMr. Charles T. Wiggins Mr. Richard W. Wilcox III Mr. Christopher K. Williams Mr. D. Drennen Williams Mr. Nicholas Owen Willis

Mr. Michael Kenneth WisnerMr. Phillip Wood Jr. Mrs. Pamela Z. Wooden Mr. Benjamin Rodney Woodruff Mr. Watson Ray Yeager Mr. Steven Glenn Yessick Sr.Mr. Richard A. Yost The Hon. Thomas Newman Younger

ContriButorsIndividuals and corporations who contributed up to $149.99 to the Commerce Executives Society

Mr. B. Michael Aarons Mrs. Joanna Sharp Adams Mr. Charles Akersloot III Mr. Charles G. AllenMr. Thomas W. Allen III Mr. Charles C. AndersonMr. Thomas George Andreades Mrs. Jennifer Bonner Armstrong Mr. David Leon Ashford Mr. Stewart Gorham Austin and Mrs. Ellen Lott Austin Mr. Warren R. Austin Mr. Thomas Reed Avant Mr. Jonathan D. BaileyDr. Karen Meshad Baldwin Mr. Harvey BallyMrs. Katherine B. Baron Mr. Chad Mitchell BartelmeMs. Linda F. BatsonMr. William Edward BatsonMr. Harry Hanover BayerMrs. Mary E. Bean Mr. Jack H. Becker Mrs. Joanna Bush BishopDr. Karen Bishop Mr. F. Lloyd Blackwell Mr. Robert W. Bland Mr. John D. BlueMr. Norman William Botsford Mr. George J. Boujoukos Mr. Travis J. BowdenMr. James Allen Bowers Jr.Mr. Robert Lamar Bowers Sr.Mr. Joseph Kevin BowkerMr. Jerry Bealle BoydMs. Robin D. BoydMr. Michael S. Boyle Mr. Richard W. Brasher and Mrs. Nancy S. Brasher Mr. Thomas J. Brennan Mr. Wayne Briscoe Mr. Oliver Franklin Brock Jr. Drs. Christopher M. Brockman and Beverly K. Brockman Mr. Bobby Charles Brown Mr. Harry I. Brown Sr.




Mr. Roland Earl Brown Mrs. Susan Dark Browning Mr. William Edward Browning Mr. Ronald G. BrunoMiss Barbara Allen BrunsonMr. Perrin C. Bryant II Mr. Clyde Mark BullockMr. Brian Floyd Burrell and Mrs. Karen V. Burrell Ms. Susan White Burroughs Mr. Craig Butler Mr. Adolphe Catlin Cade IV Ms. Cara Leigh Calhoon Mr. John W. Calhoun III Mr. Ehney A. Camp III The Hon. John Gregory Canfield Mr. A. Frank Canterbury Jr.Ms. Patsy Elizabeth CappsMr. Dan H. CarmichaelThe Rev. Joseph Van Carmichael Mr. Robert William CarnesMrs. Sallie Bibb ChalkleyMr. Franklin W. Chandler Jr.Mr. William Jerry Chappell Jr.Dr. Ernest Byron Chew Mr. George Nathan Chism III Mr. David L. ChristopherMr. Sam Emmett ChristopherDr. Ronald L. ClarkMr. Charles T. Clayton Jr.Col. Charles T. Clements Mrs. Paula Petix ClowdusMr. Michael Leroy CochranMr. John Dillard Cocke III and Mrs. Barbara Driscoll Cocke Mr. Eliot Daniel CohenMrs. Kathie Cohen Mr. Phillip L. CohenMr. Bobby R. Cole Mr. Michael Patrick ConnorsMr. Charles Corrie Conour Jr.Mrs. Katherine Mostellar Conwell Mr. Elton John Cooper Jr.Mr. Ivan Bruce Cooper Mr. William Nelson Cooper Jr.Mr. Charles L. Cornelius Sr. Mr. James Vanis Corr Ms. Kelly Colleen CoyleMrs. Kathryn Sims CrawfordCol. Joe Cleveland CreelMr. Charles Scott CrockerMrs. Nancy Haskins Curl Mr. Alan E. Curtis Mr. Stanley B. DavisMrs. Susan Fulton DayMr. Ernest L. Deal Jr. Mr. James Franklin Dixon III Mr. George W. Dockery Jr. Ms. Lisa Dodd Mr. George Anthony DoddsMr. George Alan Donsbach

Mr. John Coleman DorlonMrs. Sherry H. Dorsey Mrs. Celeste Nabers Douglass Mr. William D. Douglass Jr.Mr. Joe Brown Duckworth Mr. John C. Duckworth III Mr. Gilbert F. Dukes Jr.Mrs. Mary Lou G. Easterling Mr. Eddie Echols Mr. Leon W. EdwardsMr. Walter Luke Evans II Mr. John Wilburn EverageMs. Joyce Lane FarishMr. J. Rodney FeltsMr. James Lawrence FillmerMr. James B. FlemmingMr. Rodrigo Flores Mr. Gary Joshua Gadilhe Mr. Robert Edward Garst Col. Carolyn A. Gavares and Mr. Peter M. GavaresMr. John M. Geer Mrs. Ann Bragg GetwanMr. Robert David GibsonMrs. Betty Jo May Goldstein Mr. Matt Stephen GoodsteinMr. Bedford Kyle Goodwin III Mr. George B. Gordon Ms. Robin Bolen Gosser Mrs. Sherri Hallerman GouldMrs. Marsha King Grady Mr. Timothy M. GrahamDr. Charles T. GrantMr. James Estel Graves Jr.Dr. J. Brian Gray Dr. Otha L. GrayMr. Keith Dwayne GreathouseMrs. Virginia Orr GreenMr. Joseph G. GriffinMr. Raymond Michael GrigsbyMr. Joseph Anthony GuarinoMrs. Janet Kirkland GuestDr. David Rowe Gunter and Mrs. Jayne Rutledge GunterMr. Lucien HagedornDr. Joanne E. Hale Mr. Travis Randy HallMr. L. Michael Halter Jr. Mr. Richard D. Hamilton Mrs. Angela Burton Hamiter Mr. Joshua Perkins HammondMr. John Robert Harris III Mr. Thomas Maxie Harris Jr. Mrs. Rachel White Hart Mrs. Veronica Jones Harville Mr. Billy Lawrence Hatmaker Mrs. Lucy B. Hawkins Mr. David Clyde HeadMs. Allison Clayburn Hearing Mr. Ted Morrow Henry Mr. Michael Darin HittMr. William O. Hocutt

Mr. Robert Wesley HoganMiss Jana Dru Hogland Mr. Jamie M. HolmanMr. Cooper M. Horton Jr. Mr. John Hunter Hoskins and Mrs. Alison Poe HoskinsMr. Lance Geoffrey Houlditch Mrs. Christine Milewicz HowardMrs. Annie Stokes Howell Mrs. Jacqueline Fair Howell Dr. Gail Irene HudsonDr. Russell Allan Hudson Mr. William Ellsworth HughesMr. Brian K. HuntMr. Clifton C. Inge Jr. Dr. Jason M. Jack Mr. T. K. Jackson III Mr. Theodore Charles JacksonMr. Carl T. Jamison Ms. Laura Jefferson Mr. Dennis Brown JohnsonMr. Earl G. Johnson Mr. Gary Roben JohnsonMr. James Ronald JohnsonMr. Larry Johnson Mr. Charles Alfred Jones III Mr. D. Paul Jones Jr. Mrs. Mary Carr JonesDr. Michael Andrew JonesMr. James W. Jordan Jr. Mr. Jason T. Jowers and Mrs. Mandi Jowers Mrs. LaVonda Bowdoin Keel Mr. Lamar C. Kelly Jr.Mr. Jesse Gaston Kent Jr.Mr. Stephen Edward Kessler Dr. Christian Kiewitz Mrs. Leslie Owen Kincaid Judge Alan Lamar King Mr. Jason ONeal KingMrs. Teresa Mobley King Mr. Cecil Merle Kirkland Miss Elizabeth C. Knowles Mr. Jacob S. KornmanMr. Leonard Chris Kyle Jr.Mr. Albert L. LabovitzMs. Ann Larabee Ms. Christine C. Lassiter Mrs. Cynthia W. LattanziMr. Davis B. Lee Jr. Ms. Susan J. LeedsMr. Scott Thomas LevyMr. Paul Scott Logan Mrs. Susan Henagan LoganMrs. Jordana Carlyle Long Mr. Robert Pitchford Lott Mr. Micah Todd Lowry Mr. Scott Edward LudwigMr. William Todd Lunsford Mr. Daniel LylesMr. Wallace D. Malone Jr.Dr. Louis D. Marino

Mr. Blanchard Sheldon Marriott Sr. Ms. Rebecca Jean Marsh Mrs. Courtney Winn Martin Mr. Larry Bryant Martin Mrs. Vicki Maddox MartinMrs. Judy Moore MathisMr. William Glenn MayoMrs. Amy Nichols McCainDr. Fritz Allen McCameronMr. Garry Lee McClureMrs. Jennifer H. McCool Mr. Barry Newton McCraryMrs. Lori Kay McCreaCol. George Reese McCurdy III Mr. Charles Ray McDonaldMr. William W. McDonald Mr. John Fred McDuffMr. Howard Edwin McGuffogMr. Richardson B. McKenzie Jr. The Hon. Philip B. McLauchlin Jr. Dr. Robert W. McLeod Mr. William Hooten McNair Mr. Ted F. MillerMr. Bruce MillmanMr. Joseph J. Minus Jr.Mrs. Marisa Galick Moazen Mr. Bradley Pratt MonkMr. James M. Montgomery Mr. Robert Aaron MooreMr. John Franklin Morgan Mr. William MorgensteinMr. David K. Morris Mr. George Pierce Morris Jr.Mr. Marshall Morris Mr. William Eugene Morrow Mr. John Albert Moseley Mr. George W. Mullins Jr. Mr. Mickey Lane Murdock Mr. Sam Walker MurphyMr. Robert E. Nader Dr. Steven Scott Nadler Ms. Catherine E. Neel Mr. Robert Lee New Mrs. Deana Stanley NewbillMr. Lamar Aldridge Newton Mr. Richard Coburn NorrisMr. Thomas Herbert NorrisMr. Dale Patrick NunnelleyMr. Morgan Oslin Ogilvie Jr. Mr. Bill OndocsinMr. J. Harris OswaltMrs. Gretta Thomas OttsMr. Thomas Arthur Palm Mr. Nikolaos Charles PantazeMr. Stanley Park Jr.Dr. Hugh Parker Dr. Wesley Ennis Patton III Mr. William Edward Pearson Jr. Mr. Preston Earl PeeteMrs. Brigitte Stuelp Perigo

Mr. Clyde Mason Phillips Mr. W. Edward Phillips Mr. Victor R. PinonzekMr. Lee S. Piper Mr. David T. PopwellMr. Jack B. Porterfield III Mr. Everett Phillip Powell and Mrs. Carol M. PowellMr. John F. Powell Jr.Mrs. Kelli Simms PowersThe Rev. Ray William Pradat Mr. John Sansbury PriceMr. Robert McQueen Rabon III Mr. John Riley Ramage Mr. Charles F. Ratcliffe Jr.Mr. Ray Davis RawlingsMrs. Tracey Reed Mr. Joseph L. Reese Sr.Mrs. Margaret E. Rhoads Mrs. Rebecca W. Rigby Mr. Joseph Daniel RobertsMr. Stanley Rodgers Mr. David Patrick Rogers Mr. P. Mims Rogers Jr.Mr. Roy Dean RollingsMr. Anthony Allyn RooseMr. Andrew Campbell RossMr. Soloman M. Rousso Dr. Richard Gary RovelstadMr. E. Mason Rudolph Jr. Mrs. Teresa Stevenson Rumph Mrs. Mary Harris RushingMr. Edwin Martin Salmon Mr. Ralph Salter Mr. Stephen SamarasMr. Jacob Brian Sanders Mrs. Kimberly Farnham Sartain Mr. Mark Robert Sasser Mrs. Susan Speer Satterfield Mr. Paul Frederick Schultz Sr. Mr. James R. SchweerMr. R. Larry ScottMr. Randolph Charles ScottLt. Col. Ronald Deward ShaddixMr. Charles Eugene Sharp Sr. Mr. Grayson B. Sharpe Mr. Steven Alexander SheltonMrs. Kimberly Williams SkinnerMr. Robert W. Smith Dr. William Steven Smith Mrs. Frances Williamson SmithwickMrs. Teresa Kay SneedMr. D. Rex Snyder Mr. Eric C. Squillaci Mr. Walter B. Staggs Jr.Mr. Ed Stanford Sr. Mr. Robert Brian SteenMr. Ricky James Stephens and Mrs. Suzanne Goodwin Stephens Mr. Lewis Minor Stewart Jr. Mr. William H. Stewart

Dr. Mary S. Stone Dr. Herman A. Stribling Jr.Miss Rebecca L. Strickland Mr. Albert Carleton StriplinMrs. Heather Marie Stroud Mr. Kris Sullivan Mr. Scott Jason TaitelbaumMs. Allison C. Tanner Mr. James Ronald TateMr. Bert Pittman TaylorMr. Richard F. Taylor Mr. Teddy Joe Taylor Mr. William Jon TennantMrs. Susan Burgin TerchMrs. Donna Thigpen Mr. C. Reynolds Thompson III Mr. R. Waid ThompsonMr. Richard Elwyn Thompson Mrs. Mary Kate Thompson- Pynes Mrs. Jan Dowdle Thornton Mrs. Pamela Shiver Thornton Mr. James Chalmers Todd Jr.Dr. William H. Tomlinson, Col., USA, RetiredMr. Robert N. Touchstone Jr.Ms. Mary Klinger Traff Mr. John Bartlett Traylor Mr. Bart Matthew TrenchMr. Donald M. Troiano Mr. Eric Daniel Tucker Mrs. Andrea L. Tuggle Dr. Clarence Brittin Turner IV Mr. Kevin Lyle Turner Mr. Rudolph Turner Mr. Richard Edward Valentine III Mr. Michael A. Vallencourt Sr. Mrs. Karen Van Luvender Mr. Steven Michael VanderwiltMr. Robert Donald Vaughn Mrs. Deborah J. Verderaime Mr. Talmai Owen Vickers Jr.Mr. A. Boyd Wade III Ms. Mary Kathryn Waide Mr. Charles Leslie Waites Jr.Ms. Monica O. WaldonMr. Jackson WallaceMr. John C. Watkins V Ms. Alison F. WatsonMr. Michael Adam WebbMr. Rex Livingston Webb Jr.Mr. Franklin Gordon WeberMr. Thomas Franklin West and Mrs. Susan Carver West Mr. Samuel Philip WheelerMr. Gray Whigham Jr. Mr. Scott Alan Whisenant Mrs. Barbara Kendrick WhiteMiss Emily Ann WhiteMr. Robert C. Whitfield Mr. C. Richard Wilkins Mr. Hermon George Williams Jr.

Mr. Darren Williamson Miss Morgan Meredith Willis Mr. John M. Wise Sr. Mr. Victor Edward Woodman Mr. Ernest Franklin Woodson Jr. Mrs. Virginia Parry WorrellMr. Zhaohui Xu Mr. William Edward Yeackle Mrs. Mary Gail W. YearganDr. Herman Wood Youngblood Ms. Emily Grace Zeigler Dr. Chunmiao Zheng and Ms. Hualin Qin

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and com-pleteness of this list. If we have inadvertently omitted your name or listed you incorrectly, please contact Lindsey Blumenthal at 205-348-4899 or by email at [email protected].




J A N . 1 D E C . 3 1 , 2 0 1 1The Culverhouse College of Commerce is grateful to the individuals and corporations who support the College through gifts to scholarship funds (S), faculty support (FS), program support (P) and facility enhancements (FE). This list recognizes all gifts made during the 2011 calendar year to endowed and support funds.

GiFtS $100,000 and abovEAlabama Power Foundation Inc. SMrs. Joann Bashinsky FEMrs. Lu Ann Dudley Weinstein Bear, Estate SMr. Samuel A. Di Piazza Jr. SMr. R. Glenn and Mrs. Pamela Giddens Eubanks FSMr. Lewis M. Manderson Jr. and Mrs. Faye T. Manderson PRegions Financial Corp. SMr. Mark Clay and Mrs. Cameron Bason Smith SMr. William R. and Mrs. Marcia A. Strickland SMr. C. Kemmons Wilson Jr. P

GiFtS $25,000$99,999Alagasco PAlfa Mutual Insurance Co. PAmerican Institute of Certified Public Accountants P, SBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama PMr. Ronald G. Bruno P, SMr. John Manuel Carvalho Jr. SEnergen Corp. SGenuine Parts Co. PMr. Ronald Wayne and Mrs. Cynthia Cason Gray SL. Paul Kassouf & Co. PC SLowes PNever Should Have Made It FS, PNucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc. PProcter & Gamble Co. PProtective Life Foundation PReznick Group PC FSMrs. Margaret E. Rhoads FS, SSterne, Agee & Leach Inc. PWalmart Stores Inc. P

GiFtS $10,000$24,999Altria Group Inc. PMr. Walter P. Batson Jr. FS, PBooks-A-Million Inc. PMr. James B. Boone Jr. SMr. Young J. Boozer III FSCGI PMr. Stephen R. Collins FS

Mrs. Harriet E. Downing SErnst & Young Foundation PMr. Robert Lee Hatcher III and Mrs. Jimmie Campbell Hatcher SMr. Alan Wayne Higgins PMr. James S. Holbrook Jr. FSMr. William Walker Jessup SMr. Timothy Fletcher Kelly FSMr. James E. Kennedy Jr. and Mrs. Mary Jane Patton Kennedy SMrs. Karole Lloyd PMr. Luther Don McDaniel SMr. Kenneth R. Nicewonder PMrs. Carmen Page, Estate SMr. J. Douglas Phillips PMr. Rodney A. and Mrs. Jeanna D. Pilot FSMrs. Patricia Bennett Purushotham SMr. William and Mrs. Amanda Purushotham SMr. Jimmy Ramage SMrs. Minnie H. Rast SRotenstreich Family Foundation FSMr. Lee A. Scroggins Jr. and Mrs. Alma Gates Scroggins PSexton Family Charitable Foundation SMrs. Jane T. Shumate SMr. Clarence D. Smith Jr. and Ms. Eleanor Sue Smith SMr. William S. and Mrs. Janis R. Spivey FSUA Federal Tax Clinic SThe Westervelt Co. FSMr. D. Drennen and Mrs. Julia Maddox Williams S

GiFtS $5,000$9,999Mr. Charles Edward Adair FSAfflink PMr. Yuval Almog FSBaggett Transportation Co. SMr. Jeffrey A. Bayer FSBecker Professional Education PJ.H. Berry & Gilbert Inc. SMr. William T. Bishop Jr. SMrs. Amy Gaffney Brachio PMr. Steven J. Ellis SMs. Patti Jo Everage SFlip 1 LLC PMrs. Marillyn A. Hewson FSMr. Philip Morton Hodgson PMr. R. Wayne Jackson SJemison Investment Co. Inc. FSMr. Carl Jones FSMs. Cathy June Leonhardt PMr. Alan Martin FSMason Corp. FS

Mr. Thomas E. McMillan Jr. FSMr. James D. Nabors FSMr. Donald Woodrow Nalley Jr. and Mrs. Christia Collyar Nalley FSMr. William B. Oakley SMs. Carolyn F. Robertson SMr. Rance M. Sanders SMr. J.B. Schilleci Jr. FSMrs. Nell A. Thomas FSMr. C. Reynolds Thompson III FS, SMr. Ken Douglas Tidwell FSMr. Bernard R. Wedge Jr. FS, PMrs. Sue Parrent Whatley SMr. William A. Williamson Jr. FS

GiFtS $1,000$4,999Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants PAlabama Society of CPAs Tuscaloosa Chapter SAldridge Borden & Co. PC SMr. Kenneth Hugh Arthur SAssociation For Information Systems PAttitudes in Dressing SMr. Charles P. Bagby PMr. Keith Baker and Mrs. Jane Rast Arendall SBank Trust SBDO Seidman LLP SMr. Cecil George and Mrs. Connie Gill Bostany SMr. Frank H. Bromberg Jr. FSMs. Susan H. Burton SCade, Crenshaw & Associates PC SMr. Ronald Alan Cain SMr. Ehney A. Camp III and Mrs. Patricia Hough Camp FS, PMrs. Karen Jones Campbell PMr. Hoo-Chung Chang FSDr. Michael D. Conerly PMr. Frank DAmico III SMr. Jonathan J. Davies PMr. G. Hilton Dean PDeloitte Services LP SMrs. Ellen Rossler East PMrs. Cathy H. Eisen SMrs. Michele Roper Elrod PMs. Alison Leanne England PErnst & Young LLP PFederated Mutual Insurance Co. PMs. Linda Flaherty-Goldsmith FSMr. Curt William and Mrs. Sara H. Fochtmann PFormer Agents of the FBI Foundation SMr. Richard Edward Francis Jr. FSMr. Joseph G. Griffin SHabif, Arogeti & Wynn, LLP S

Mr. Grant R. Haines PDrs. David P. and Joanne E. Hale PMr. Barrie Holt Harmon III FSMs. Leigh S. Hayes SHealthSouth Corp. PMr. Taylor H. Henry Jr. FSMr. G. Thomas Hough PJackson Thornton & Co. SMr. Joseph D. Jolly Jr. FSMr. John H. and Mrs. Carolyn C. Josey PMr. Bill Joy Jr. SMr. Walter J. Kennamer SMr. Michael W. Lammons SMs. Christine C. Lassiter PMrs. Sherrie D. LeMier PMr. Keith David Levingston SMr. Andrew Trent Lindsey PMr. Dara Longgrear PMr. W. Davis Malone III FSMr. Marvin L. Mann FS, SMr. Jere William Marques FSMrs. Charlotte B. Marshall SMrs. Dana S. Mathewson PMr. H. Marcus McCray PMr. Lewis A. Metzger FSMrs. Karen Michelle Russell Miller SMr. Donald Bolton Mills SMrs. Marie Mills SMr. Geoffrey Ronald Mize PMs. Catherine E. Neel SMr. James H. and Mrs. Dot Nelems PMr. Larry E. Newman FSMr. John Pelham North Jr. SOSullivan Creel LLP SMr. Kevin E. and Mrs. Dawn Partlow PPearce, Bevill, Leesburg & Moore PC SMr. Jack H. and Mrs. Sue A. Pearson SDr. Beverly C. Phifer FSMr. William Eugene Powell FSMr. H. Mallory Privett Jr. and Mrs. Margaret Pritchett Privett SDr. Walter A. Robbins PMs. Susan C. Roberts P, SMr. Harris Schlesinger PSellers, Richardson, Holman & West SServisFirst Bank SMr. Dennis Wayne and Mrs. Tammy L. Shuler SMr. Brent Hamilton Smith PMr. Dale W. and Mrs. Lori L. Snodgrass PState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. PMr. Loren A. Stiffler PDr. Mary S. Stone P, S

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