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Big Data in Its Infancy

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S o u t h ( b y S o u t h w e s t )

Redesign of the website competes at SXSW.

6 E n a c t us t e a m w i n s

2 8 I n t e r n a t i o n a l B us i n e ss
A d v i s o r y B o a r d a d d s s i x
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C u l v e r h o us e p r o f e ss o r
and student team up

Team conducts research for the World Bank.

UA team was named regional champion.

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Dear Friends and Alumni

o f t h e C u lv e r h o us e C o l l e g e o f C o mm e r c e a n d
B us i n e ss A d m i n i s t r a t i o n,
The University of Alabama is obviously

I think the time is here for the

Tuscaloosas greatest asset and by

Culverhouse College of Commerce to

extension, that makes the Culverhouse

pay heed to what happened in 1983 and

College of Commerce a very valuable

accelerate efforts to produce graduates

over the past few months to develop

asset as well.

University community and the University

administration.
We

have

held

several

meetings

who bring a figure it out mentality to

the new strategic plan, and what has

The future of their home states

the table, who create or move into the

become very clear is that innovation,

economy, as well as that of a particular

jobs of tomorrow, whether they are

re-innovation and relevance will be

region and the nation, should be a

jobs in manufacturing or banking or

required to create an environment of

major concern of every business school,

accounting or information management,

curiosity and a figure it out mentality.

public

economic

and find ways to not only keep the

We must be willing to accept informed

development professionals agree that

plant open but to bring new plants and

risk-taking.

we are headed for a new economic

businesses into the economy for the

model that will focus on developing jobs

betterment of all of us.

or

private.

Most

in the knowledge-based sector, and we

The

We also must be willing to expand our

definitions of scholarship and research

Culverhouse

College

of

to include contributing to social welfare,

must concentrate on leveraging existing

Commerce

is

in

of

producing research that leads to a better

assets and intellectual capital in a

developing

new

plan

life for everyone. And we must do all of

word, entrepreneurship.

that will enable us to develop highly

this within a culture of transparency and

respected business leaders who will

accountability, continually monitoring our

Back in 1983, The University of

Alabama

and

the

business

the

process

strategic

school

solve the challenges of tomorrows

progress, revising the plan when necessary

were called on to help the Rochester

global economy. That strategic plan will

and working with all of our stakeholders.

Products' carburetor plant retool and

be underpinned by an inclusive, highly

Descartes wrote: It is not enough to

find a way to save enough money to keep

personable and interactive environment

have a good mind. The main thing is to

the plant open. The plan worked, and

characterized by innovation, integrity,

use it well. Our students and faculty

the results impressed enough people

rigor and relevance. It also calls for

have excellent minds. We must use

that eventually Mercedes-Benz located

us to partner with companies, alumni,

them well.

in Vance, and the rest is history. That, of

government

course, is the short version.

agencies,

the

broader

C U L V E R H O U S E

New Culverhouse website heads

South (by Southwest),
a n d

o there we were, The University of

t h a t s

g o o d

SXSW, as it is now known, started in

organizers, SXSW Interactive is one of

College

1987 and has continued to grow in size

the biggest of its kind and draws people

of Commerce, mixing it up with the

every year. South by Southwest is run by

from around the world.

big boys at the 2013 version of South

a company called SXSW Inc.

Alabamas

Culverhouse

by Southwest, a dizzying array of film,

Now, we are very proud of our newly

The interactive portion, called SXSW

redesigned website at the Culverhouse

music and interactive festivals and

Interactive,

emerging

College of Commerce, and we became

conferences that takes place every

technology, a focus that has earned

even more so when we learned it had

spring, usually in March, in Austin,

the festival a reputation as a breeding

been selected as one of five educational

Texas, one of the hippest cities ever.

ground for new ideas and creative

resource finalists in the interactive

technologies.

awards competition.

focuses

on

According

to

festival

Then we found out who our competition

among industry leaders sparks new

finalists this year represents a quantum

was. Can you say UC Berkley? Or Harvard

ideas and carves the path for the future

leap from where we have been in the

Graduate School of Design? How about

of each continuously evolving field, long

past.

Microsoft? And I guess you have heard

after the events conclusion.

of the Martin Agency? Those dudes have

some swagger.

this means to the Culverhouse College

All finalists are projects that were

launched

or

In addition to the Culverhouse College

It is difficult to put into words what

completely

of Commerce, the other finalists were

as follows:

of Commerce, just to be one of the

Chronozoom, a Microsoft-backed site

redesigned

finalists in the biggest event of its kind

that visualizes time on the broadest

in 2012, with the exception of those in

in the world. Some people say that it

possible scale from the Big Bang to the

the Classic category. The winners in

is sort of like being nominated for an

present day. Chronozoom is an online

each category were revealed at the

Academy Award in Web design, said J.

educational tool created by UC Berkeley

16th annual SXSW Interactive Awards

Michael Hardin, dean of the Culverhouse

researchers. The tool is a zoomable

Ceremony presented by Bloomfire at the

College of Commerce.

timeline that charts big history and

Hilton Austin downtown.

uses innovative online technology to

It was a true honor to be featured in

this years SXSW Interactive festival, said
Kyle Fondren, Web content coordinator
for Culverhouse. For Web professionals,
this is the biggest thing out there. Its
where the best in the business come to
get even better every year.
Culverhouse was represented at the
festival by Fondren and former Web
developer William Barry.
Year after year, the SXSW festival is a

organize history along zoom factors.

It is difficult to put into

w ords what this means to
the Culverhouse College
of Commerce, just to be
one of the finalists in the
biggest event of its kind
in the w orld.

Clouds over Cuba is an interactive

documentary that retraces the steps
of the United States during the Cuban
missile crisis. The legendary advertising
firm, The Martin Agency, joined forces
with interactive storytellers Tool to
relive the tension of the Cuban missile
crisis via hours of archive footage, new
interviews and smartphone technology.
Harvard Graduate School of Design:

launching pad for new creative content.

J. Michael Hardin

Ecological Urbanism is an application

New media presentations, technologies,

Dean of Culverhouse College of Commerce

that adapts content from the Harvard

music showcases and film screenings

Graduate School of Designs book of

provide exposure and recognition for

the same name for a tablet. Much more

creators and compelling entertainment

for audiences.

year

than an electronic book, its an entirely

after Red Square Agency, a Mobile-

The

honor

came

almost

new way of looking at the information

interactively.

It says a great deal about where the

based advertising and public relations

College is heading, with its Web presence

firm; Jam3, a Toronto digital-design

and new branding, to be recognized as

and

the

application developed by Miso Media

one of the top five educational resources

Culverhouse Web team began the tedious

for the iPad, designed to provide users

at

job of redesigning the Culverhouse

an interactive tool for learning musical

website.

instruments in a fun and easy manner.

the

most

influential,

interactive

gathering in the world. We made a bold

development

agency;

and

Miso Music: Plectrum is a free music

statement with this new site, and it is

Our old site had grown too large and

Plug your guitar into an iPad, iPhone or

really resonating with people who know

cumbersome and was far too static for

iPod Touch and Plectrum will recognize

about modern websites, Fondren said.

much of todays population, with all

the notes being played and evaluate your

Conference panel discussions present

the mobile apps and the demand for

performance via on-screen feedback.

a forum for learning and refining skills

instant communication, 24-7, Hardin

in

business

said. Interactive is now the way to

activity thrives at the SXSW Trade Show.

experience what is unfolding in the

Intellectual and creative intermingling

world of technology. Being amongst the

interactive

media,

and

And the winner was drum roll

Chronozoom.

C U L V E R H O U S E

The University of Alabama

Enactus team wins
a t

U S

r e g i o n a l

c o m p e t i t i o n

he name may have changed but

Jason Guthrie, sophomore, Gardendale,

over 100 Brookwood Middle School

students;

the results remained the same:

Ala.; and Sirui Shao, sophomore, China.

The University of Alabama Enactus

UA Enactus is one of more than

including over 90 microloans in 20

team was named a regional champion

500 programs in the United States.

countries on five continents and a small-

at the Enactus United States Regional

Participating students use business

business guide for consultants; and

Competition held in Atlanta, one of 10

concepts to develop community outreach

environmental initiatives in partnership

regional competitions held across the

projects, transform lives and shape a

with the UA Environmental Council,

United States in March and April. UAs

better, more sustainable world.

the business honors program and the

Culverhouse College of Commerce team

Enactus is the new name of the

former organization called Students
in Free Enterprise, or SIFE. The name
was changed last fall to reaffirm its
long-standing

commitment

to

using

entrepreneurial action as a catalyst for

progress.
David Ford, director of the business
honors program and clinical professor
and

Sam

Fellow,

Walton

who

Free

directed

Enterprise

the

Enactus

team, said, Despite the interference of

spring break, team turnover and other

The

Despite the interference

of spring break, team
turnover and other
obstacles, the UA
team coalesced into a
crack unit and made an
outstanding presentation
of its projects to pull
out a win for the eighth
consecutive year.

obstacles, the UA team coalesced into

David Ford

a crack unit and made an outstanding

Director of the business honors program and clinical professor

and Sam Walton Free Enterprise Fellow

presentation of its projects to pull out

a win for the eighth consecutive year.
The members of this years team are

projects,

Birmingham Partnership Walk.

has won the regional competition for the

past eight years.

entrepreneurship

culmination

program

an

of

the

annual

Enactus

series

of

competitions that provide a showcase

for teams to present the results of
their projects and be evaluated by
business leaders serving as judges.
Teams compete first at the regional and
national levels, then at the international
level when the national champion teams
from each country meet at the Enactus
World Cup.
The UA Enactus team also was
honored as an Enactus 4.0 Club member,
which recognizes chapters for quality
education programs, success in Enactus
and long-term sustainability in enabling
progress

through

entrepreneurial

action.
This

During this academic year, the UA

is

documents

the

long-term

institutional and administrative support

Taylor Hamilton, first year MBA, Mt.

Enactus

major

of UAs Enactus team. This support and

Juliet, Tenn.; Allysa Huffstutler, junior,

projects in Tuscaloosa and the West

the dedication of UA Enactus students

Oneonta, Ala.; Linny Zambuto, junior,

Alabama community, including 6Sides,

has led to nine regional championships

Englewood, Fla.; Duane Kennedy, senior,

which

in 10 years, the past eight consecutively,

Birmingham, Ala.; Conley Rogers, junior,

College of Commerce Business Plan

Trussville, Ala.; Andrew Ray, sophomore,

Competition and over $16,000 in cash

Gardendale,

Ala.;

and in-kind professional services; the

Speakman,

senior,

David

Guarnieri

Seminole,

Ala.;

team

also

organized

won

the

six

Culverhouse

ABC project to prevent dropouts with

Ford said.

C U L V E R H O U S E

Big data in its infancy

2 0 1 3 b y TDWI ( T h e D a t a Wa r e h o us i n g I n s t i t u t e T M ) , a d i v i s i o n o f 1 1 0 5 M e d i a ,
I n c . R e p r i n t e d w i t h p e r m i ss i o n. V i s i t t d w i .o r g f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n.
By James E. Powell
Editorial Director, TDWI (The Data Warehousing Institute)

heres no question that big data

On the business-data side, 62 percent

depends on several factors, including

is of big interest, yet according to

of respondents collect data from the

where the most business benefit resides,

the results of a new survey of 339 data

selling side (outward-looking aspects

which is easier to tackle for quick wins,

management professionals involved in

of product companies, such as sellable

the companys analytical maturity, and

their organizations data management

SKUs, customer purchases of products,

the size of product line versus customer

tools and processes, most organizations

stocking details, sales, etc.) and nearly

base. (Nair is responsible for managing

still havent developed or implemented

as many (61 percent) collect product

SASs data management products.)

a big data strategy.

data from the buying side (the internal-

Few

organizations

are

taking

advantage of product, customer, or

other data sources. For example, just
12 percent say they are currently
executing against a big data strategy
in daily operations. Whats holding
the others back? Respondents say they
dont know enough about big data (21
percent), dont understand the benefits
(15 percent), lack business support,
or lack data quality in their existing
systems (both at 9 percent).

its customer and product data, 76

when asked about the

management of their
data, nearly 6 in 10
reported that data
qualit y and accuracy
were problematic at
their organization.

percent said the need for more detailed

analysis to support business objectives
had a very high or the highest impact
for those using customer data; 70
percent of respondents using product
data

SourceMedia,

respondents

(70

percent of whom work in IT) say that

of the data used to make decisions

cited

the

same

factor.

Close

behind was an organizations increased

need for internal reporting (at 68 and
69 percent respectively), the growing
need for information access (at 67 and

In the survey, conducted by SAS

and

When it comes to what impacts how

an organization collects and manages

63 percent), and its organizational or

looking product data, such as product
As

an

example,

business growth (at 66 and 56 percent).

Unfortunately,

parts numbers and suppliers).

purchasing

and

encountering

enterprises

problems

with

are
their

for the organization, 43 percent is

operations

mostly

customer

and

product

data.

For

customer data, 18 percent is product

interested in product information. Sales

example,

when

asked

about

the

data, and 10 percent is employee data.

and marketing are mostly interested in

management of their data, nearly 6

When it comes to customer data, two-

customer information.

in 10 reported that data quality and

thirds

of

respondents

(66

percent)

managers

are

Madhu Nair, global product marketing

accuracy were problematic at their

collect business consumer data (that

manager

at

organization. The difference between

is, business-to-business data) and 59

SAS, a firm specializing in business

product data and customer data users

percent collect end-consumer data.

analytics, told BI This Week that where

was just one percentage point. Also on

organizations can derive the most value

their list of concerns: accessing the

for

data

management

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right data, reconciling disparate data,

and the cloud. Midsize companies are

drawn to establish data ownership and

and a lack of an organization view into

the ones that are not able to get started

customer data privacy. Furthermore,

the data. The timeliness of the data was

as quickly. The costs are higher for

with big data, everything is big. When

also mentioned by at least 46 percent of

skills and they still dont have personnel

operating at scale, benefits are big and

respondents.

to execute on a big data strategy. Nair

challenges are big. Big data governance

on

also noted that the enterprises industry

will be a fast-changing field as cloud,

organizations to collect data and the

can also be a factor. Financial services

big data, and governance all mature.

problems they have, the most interesting

are one area adopting big data strategies

Even for those with a strategy, use

results were about the state in which

early. The education industry is yet to

of data is still in its infancy; 36 percent

organizations are using external big

start really using big data.

say no more than a quarter of their

Given

the

pressures

put

data to make business decisions. (The

customer data comes from external big

survey defined big data as the massive

data sources; the figure is 50 percent for

amounts of data collected over time

that are difficult to analyze and handle
using common database management
tools,

noting

that

Big

Data

may

include business transactions, photos,

surveillance videos and activity logs such
as sensor data as well as unstructured
text posted on the Web, such as blogs
and social media.)

product data.

Those who kick off

big data strategies
early will see greater
competitive advantage
than those who wait.

When asked about the low percentage

of enterprises using external big data,
Nair pointed out that Big data is here
to stay and SAS In-Memory technologies
are
to

Madhu Nair
global product marketing manager for data management at SAS

delivering

organizations

around

big

benefits

the

world

including ContactLab, Cosmos Bank,

Hong Kong Efficiency Unit, and The
Internal Revenue Service. Those who

Only 12 percent are actively using

kick off big data strategies early will

external big data; 5 percent are in the

testing phase, and 11 percent are in the

already

For those organizations that have

see greater competitive advantage than

those who wait.

planning stage of their project. Although

implemented

39 percent claim to be exploring or

percent have implemented a database

considering use of external big data,

management program, and just over

The report is available at no cost at

23 percent are not (9 percent dont

half (53 percent) have implemented

http://www.sas.com/reg/wp/corp/58466,

know). Of those actually employing a

data

although registration is required for

big data strategy, 23 percent say their

as many (52 percent) have a data

operations/processing area has such a

warehousing or business intelligence

strategy; 22 percent say its marketing

management program in place. Other

employing the strategy, and research/

data management programs fare far

development

service

worse: only a third (33 percent) have a

both came in at 20 percent. Of those not

data governance program in place for

actively using external big data, only 14

their customer or business data; less

percent of organizations in the survey

than one-quarter (23 percent) have

are very likely (and another 18 percent

MDM in place, and 21 percent are using

are likely) to use external big data by

metadata management.

and

customer

next year to make business decisions.

Nair explained that the numbers,

security

strategy,

only

management.

64

Nearly

When asked about the low figure

for data governance, Nair told BI This

surprising.

Week that Both big data and data

Actually, numbers about big data usage

governance are relatively new concepts.

are all over the map still. Big enterprises

Organizations are still maturing in both

have some budget to explore big data.

these fields. In big data governance,

Startups are starting off with big data

security

although

low,

are

not

guidelines

are

still

being

access.

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Culverhouse stepping up
emphasis on data mining,
bus i n e ss i n t e l l i g e n c e

F
at

or

more

than

10

years,

the

Institute of Business Intelligence

The

University

of

analysis, interpretation and practical

application.

The underlying value of business

analytics is that it allows the business

Alabamas

The annual major spring symposium,

to evaluate its operations from the

Culverhouse College of Commerce has

coordinated by the IBI, underscores the

top down, Hardin said, from sales to

labored in relative obscurity. That is

expertise that exists at the Culverhouse

marketing to product development to

about to change.

College

customer service.

The IBI has gradually built a level of

of

Commerce

in

business

analytics.

Any

business

can

derive

huge

expertise and networking in business

Each year, the corporations repre-

benefits from knowing its customers and

analytics that promises to become even

sented at the symposium are among the

how they are likely to behave, Hardin

stronger as more of the business world

most important players in the world in

said. This is particularly applicable to

turns to data mining and data analytics,

business analytics, Hardin said.

businesses such as banks, insurance

a movement brought about by the

availability of big data.

Business analytics is a key component

for every business in the world, from

companies, consulting firms and bigbox retailers such as Wal-Mart.

Analytics always has played a major

the smallest to the largest, and todays

role in business, but todays technology

highly sophisticated software packages

differs from business intelligence in

allows us to analyze larger and more

can analyze organizationwide operations

that business intelligence asks what

diverse data sets a lot faster, said J.

from top to bottom, Hardin said.

happened, while business analytics asks

Michael Hardin, dean of the Culverhouse

College of Commerce.
However, Hardin pointed out, a large
percentage

of

companies

have

not

Hardin said he hopes to see business

analytics

and

modules

included

disciplines

business

taught

in
at

Hardin

said

business

analytics

why did it happen? Business analytics

intelligence

involves

the

examination of data in order to arrive at

the

other

business

the

repeated,

methodical

a data-driven decision.

developed or implemented a big data

school so that future graduates leave

Symposium topics will range from

or business intelligence strategy, a void

with a solid understanding of the role

applications of predictive models and

the Culverhouse College of Commerce

data mining and other analytic practices

other business analytic methods to

is poised to help fill.

play in helping business people better

corporate and academic partnerships

understand past events and predict

and curriculum issues. Participants

future events more accurately.

will include practitioners, faculty and

Collecting the data is only a part of the

equation, Hardin said. We are teaching
students to understand that data tells a

We already have the people and the

story and provides insights that inspire

expertise to maintain our leadership in

progress.

We

also

understand

students with interests in business

analytics.

the

this field, Hardin said. Indications are

pitfalls big data presents chiefly that

that data management and analytics is

most recent symposium included SAS,

algorithms cannot replace the human

about to explode in the business world

Travelers

element in business decision making.

and we are well-positioned to produce

Consulting CRM, Accenture, Sams Club,

Ultimately, data is only as good as its

graduates that are highly proficient in

Capital One, Google, GeoEye Analytics

this area.

and Ford Motor Credit Co.

Corporations

represented

Insurance,

at

the

Management

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C u l v e r h o us e

Amb a ss a d o r s

step outside the box

B y

Am a n d a

S a ms

he 19 Culverhouse Ambassadors,

BABH was clearly a huge success,

He made a personal contribution of

known around campus as the

and we owe that greatly to the faculty

over $100, said Jennifer Lynn Edwards,

official faces of The University of Alabamas

and staff that supported us and to the

the former president of the organization.

Culverhouse College of Commerce, have a

professors who would give us extra credit

We collected all of the money that was

commitment to service that extends well

or some kind of incentive to donate,

donated out of his sections, and we were

beyond the confines of Bidgood Hall.

said Snider, who was community-service

able to buy over 800 cans the very last day

In the fall of 2012, they collected

chair at the time. We also reached out to

which helped us to win the competition.

10,463 pounds of food for the annual

the Greek community to help support us

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive,

as well. Most of the donations, however,

anticipated raising the amount of money

surpassing UAs College of Arts and

came from business-school classes.

that they did when they first contacted

Sciences,

the

Universitys

largest

William

Petty,

an

instructor

in

Neither

the

College

Edwards

of

Arts

nor

and

Snider

Sciences

division and the largest liberal arts

operations management, told students

ambassadors program and initiated the

college in the state, according to the

he would donate a dime for every dollar

spirited competition.

organizations president, Sara Snider.

donated in his classes in order to help

the project.

It was very fun competing against

A&S because they are such a huge

1 5

college, Edwards said. Because they

stickers, but the timing was wrong, and

the Alabama Business Hall of Fame

have more students, we thought we

we werent going to have them ready in

induction ceremony and the Board of

had a huge disadvantage and were very

time. That is definitely something that

Visitors events, networking with alumni

worried we werent going to win. It was a

will be ready by next year.

at the football tailgates, and more,

very tight competition, but I am so happy

she said. We are exposed to people

that we raised over 20,000 cans between

the two colleges.
In addition to BABH, Culverhouse
Ambassadors

began

and opportunities that help us learn to

Not only are we

helping to clean up
our communit y, but
the ambassadors are
also bonding as a
team and as friends.

school-supply

drive in April 2012 to commemorate the

one-year anniversary of the EF4 tornado
that wreaked havoc in Tuscaloosa. Snider
spearheaded this effort in order to donate
school supplies to elementary schools
affected by the tornado on April 27, 2011.

network and become confident young

professionals. Most college students
are not seeking these opportunities,
and we are trying to gain a competitive
advantage by having this exposure at a
younger age.
Snider said her most memorable
experience

Sara Snider

I worked with my committee as well

as the rest of the ambassadors to plan

with

the

Culverhouse

Ambassadors was being a part of the

groups success with community service
in 2012, and she appreciates that the

the event and market it to the business

To aid in additional tornado-relief

college and Greek community, Snider

efforts, the group still attends the Student

said. In the end, we raised over 1,100

Government Associations Sunday Service

It was awesome to see how much we

items and donated them equally to Holt

Initiative each month to help clean up the

were able to raise and know that it was

and Alberta elementary schools, both

areas of Alberta City that were devastated

through my efforts and hard work that

of which were severely damaged in the

in the tornado and still need work more

all of this was accomplished, she said.

April 2011 tornado. Both schools were

than two years later.

I have greatly enjoyed getting to know

extremely

and

Not only are we helping to clean up

the faculty and becoming friends with

our community, but the ambassadors are

the other ambassadors. Most of all, I

also bonding as a team and as friends,

love that this group challenges me to be

Snider said.

better and do more; this helps grow my

said

the

grateful

the community as a whole.

thankful that we would do this for them.

Edwards

appreciative,

fruits of her labor are continuing to help

Culverhouse

Ambassadors decided to think outside

the box to find ways to expand their
efforts and maximize their audience.

The ambassadors are just that a

leadership and professionalism, and I am

tightly knit group of young professionals,

very grateful to be part of an organization

that can do that.

Because we do so much for the

branded as the official student public

college, we wanted to do something

relations representatives, tour guides

for the community as well, she said.

and

Marketing was a huge effort for both of

Culverhouse

these events, BABH and the school-supply

While the responsibilities may seem

drive. I think you can never have too much

daunting, Snider said she tries to make

marketing because there is someone out

the most of the opportunities she has

there

there that doesnt know about the event

been given to represent herself, her

takeaways from being a CA, Snider said.

you are hosting. I was always pushing for

college and the University.

I am a big proponent of the idea that you

recruitment

agents

College

of

for

She said Culverhouse Ambassadors

the

is more than a rsum builder for its

Commerce.

members, and thats what she likes

about it.
While we have certain requirements,
are

endless

possibilities

and

new ways to communicate these drives

As ambassadors, we are learning

get out what you put into the group. So

to the students. Because this was pretty

leadership skills and professionalism

the more involved and committed you are,

much our first year in hosting successful

by

events

the more skills, experiences and growth

community-service projects, there are

such as the aforementioned, giving

will come out of it. This group is not one

so many great ideas for next year and

tours

and

to just put on your rsum but one that

better ways of doing things. We tried to

their parents, volunteering at various

has serious benefits if you commit to the

have signs printed and make koozies and

College of Commerce events, attending

groups endeavors.

organizing
to

and

planning

prospective

students

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C U L V E R H O U S E

Culverhouse maintains its

AACSB accreditation

he

Culverhouse

College

of

D. Reid, executive vice president and

learning relevant material the right way.

Commerce at The University of

chief accreditation officer of AACSB

The rigorous process includes self-

Alabama has maintained its business

International. Business schools must

evaluations, peer reviews, committee

accreditation by AACSB International

not only meet specific standards of

reviews and the development of in-

the Association to Advance Collegiate

excellence, but their deans, faculty

depth strategic plans. It also includes

Schools
1916,

of

Business.

AACSB

longest-serving

Founded

in

and professional staff must make a

reviews of a schools mission, faculty

the

commitment

qualifications and curricula.

global-accrediting

improvement

International

is

to

continuous
the

The review team was particularly

body for business schools that offer

institution will continue to deliver the

impressed with the thorough preparation

undergraduate, masters and doctoral

highest quality of education to students.

for the accreditation review and the

I extend my heartfelt congratulations

Colleges strong sense of mission which

degrees in business and accounting.

to

ongoing
ensure

that

AACSB accreditation is the hallmark

and appreciation to the faculty and staff

is reflected in the culture of shared

of excellence in business education and

for the outstanding report the College

vision and values across the College,

has been earned by less than 5 percent

has just received from the accreditation

Hardin said.

of the worlds business programs. The

team, said J. Michael Hardin, dean of

Hardin

business schools Culverhouse School

the Culverhouse College of Commerce.

of Accountancy also received notice that

it has maintained its accreditation.

Hardin noted that accreditation is a

voluntary,

nongovernmental

process

said

that

in

the

future,

business schools will be required to

take an increasing role in economic
development

and

entrepreneurship.

It takes a great deal of commitment

that includes an external review of

The team felt the Culverhouse College

and determination to earn and maintain

a schools ability to provide quality

of Commerce, through its self-funded

AACSB

programs to ensure that students are

research centers that provide outreach

accreditation,

said

Robert

1 7

services to several constituencies, can

There are challenges to be sure,

accreditation, thought leadership and

become a model for other business

he said. We need to continue to align

value-added services. AACSB accredi-

schools. The team also took note of

degree programs and enrollment with

tation is the mark of quality distinction

the strong commitment to academic

resources and mission, find more ways

most widely sought after by business

research on the part of the faculty and

to fund research, make sure the physical

schools. Less than 5 percent world-

administration of the College, as well

facilities remain in good shape, identify

wide have earned the achievement.

as the innovative steps being taken by

new

As the premier accreditation body for

the College administration to instill

faculty workloads. But I am confident that

institutions

ethical behavior in its students, its

the faculty and staff will continue to make

masters

online

The University of Alabama and the people

business and accounting, the asso-

of the state of Alabama very proud.

ciation also conducts a wide array of

programs

and

its

programs

to retain faculty with high potential.

The review team was also impressed

revenue

streams,

and

manage

by the establishment of very strong

About AACSB International

undergraduate

The

in

conferences and seminar programs at

locations throughout the world. AACSBs

Colle-

global headquarters is located in Tampa,

Fla., and its Asia headquarters is located

08 to more than $2,000,000 in 201112.

International, founded in 1916, is an

in Singapore.

Hardin said the reaccreditation team

Advance

degrees

giate Schools of Business, or AACSB

support,

to

undergraduate,

doctoral

which increased from $414,159 in 2007

scholarship

Association

offering

and

association of almost 1,200 educational

found no areas to be addressed prior

institutions,

to the next review, and that the latest

organizations in 78 countries. AACSBs

businesses

and

other

review was the most complimentary of

mission is to advance quality manage-

the past three.

ment e d u c a t i o n w o r l d w i d e t h ro u g h

1 8

C U L V E R H O U S E

MBA Case competition

coming to Tuscaloosa
i n

he

inaugural

Conference

Southeastern
MBA

Case

competition at the University of Missouri

2 0 1 4

by Arkansas in second and Texas A&M

of education for our business students.

in third.

And, we appreciate the support from

It

was

great

experience

and

across

the

University

of

Missouri

wrapped up recently, and while The

Mizzou was an excellent host, Gray

campus for this event. Through its SECU

University

said,

academic initiative, the Southeastern

of

Alabamas

Manderson

adding

that

the

Manderson

Graduate School MBA case team did not

Graduate School of Business, part of

Conference

win its division, it brought the homecourt

the Culverhouse College of Commerce,

promotes collaborative higher education

advantage to Tuscaloosa for next year.

will begin planning soon for next years

programs

competition.

administrators, faculty and students at

At the advisers business meeting,

six SEC schools put their hats in the

Each

of

the

14

SEC

member

ring to host the 2014 SEC MBA Case

universities sent a team of four MBA

competition,

students

associate

said

dean

for

Dr.
the

Brian

Gray,

to

evaluate

sponsors,
and

supports

activities

and

involving

its 14 member universities.

With approval from the SEC presidents

real-time

and chancellors, the SEC made a three-

Manderson

business case from event sponsor AT&T,

year commitment to help launch and

Graduate School. After some discussion

create a proposal for the company and

sustain the MBA Case competition.

and deliberation, it was decided that the

compete to identify the best solution.

next host would be The University of

A panel of judges, including corporate

Alabama.

executives and academicians, heard the

I congratulate Dr. Gray and the

proposed solutions and gave awards

Manderson team for their great effort,

for first, second and third place, among

said J. Michael Hardin, dean of the

other recognitions.

Culverhouse

All 14 SEC schools competed in three

divisions.
Gray said the Manderson team of

The competition was the first of its

kind for the SEC.

College

of

Commerce.

Jon Chappell, Brittany Hovell, Mallory

The SEC MBA Case competition is an

Competition in the SEC is as fierce

Meissner and Daniel Paul performed

exciting addition to the SECU menu as it

in the classroom as it is on the field

well but did not win their division and

is our first foray into the graduate level

or on the court, and I look forward to

make it to the final round of three teams.

of studies, SECU Executive Director

bringing the MBA Case competition to

Florida finished in first place, followed

Torie Johnson said. We are thrilled to

the Capstone.

be able to provide a forum for this type

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Fa c u lt y a n d s ta f f
Lopez inducted into PhD
Project Hall of Fame

n e ws

to several published co-authorships

years and prior to that a police officer in

with PhD Project-affiliated students and

Miami for 13 years.

faculty, to deep lifelong friendships, my

Dr. Thomas J. Lopez, professor and the

association with The PhD Project has

Steven Ross-Hugh Culverhouse Chair

provided me way more than I could ever

of Accountancy at The University of

possibly repay.

Alabama, has been inducted into The

PhD Project Hall of Fame for 2012.
The PhD Projects mission is to

Prior to joining the faculty at The

Campbell named 2012

Outstanding Researcher
by ABC

University of Alabama, Lopez served on

Dr. Kim Sydow Campbell, professor

the accounting faculty at the University

of management communication, was

of

State

named the 2012 Outstanding Researcher

America by increasing the diversity of

University and Texas A&M University. He

at the international convention of the

business-school faculty. The project

earned his doctorate in accounting from

Association for Business Communication.

works to attract African-Americans,

Arizona State University. In addition he

Hispanic-Americans

increase

the

diversity

of

corporate

South

Carolina,

Georgia

The

award

recognizes

an

ABC

Native

has a masters degree in taxation from

member whose research has made an

Americans to business PhD programs

California State University at Hayward

outstanding contribution to the business-

and

and a bachelors degree in accounting

communication discipline. The award

from Florida International University.

criteria

provides

and
network

of

peer

support to help the candidates become

of

include

the

overall

contribution

researchers

cumulative

professors. As faculty, they serve as

I think Dr. Lopez epitomizes the

role models attracting and mentoring

emphasis the Culverhouse School of

publications in refereed journals and

minority students while improving the

Accountancy

of

scholarly books, significance of the

preparation of all students for a diverse

Alabama places on increasing diversity

work to the field, overall quality of the

workplace and society.

across the spectrum, said Dr. Mary

research and the heuristic value of the

Stone, head of the school of accountancy.

research.

While a doctoral student at Arizona

State University, Lopez served as a

Lopez

and

The

teaches

at

University

both

the

The

selection

team

of

business-

presenter at the first PhD Project

undergraduate

levels.

communication scholars said Campbell

Conference in 1994. He has not missed

His research interests are primarily in

has been consistent in her research,

a conference since then and continues

the areas of corporate restructuring,

applying speech-act theory to explain

his involvement as a faculty adviser

executive compensation and various

politeness and potentially threatening

to the Accounting Doctoral Students

aspects of analysts forecasts. Lopez

communication in specific contexts. As

Association.

has published his research in journals

a result, she has developed practice-

such as the Journal of Accounting and

ready models, such as the managerial

a member of the conference planning

Economics ,

The Accounting Review ,

model for thinking and interacting like

committee, a presenter and a recruiter

the Journal of Accounting and Public

a leader and the model for physician-

for his universitys doctoral program.

Policy and the Journal of the American

patient communication, and has done

Taxation Association .

so without focusing on prescriptions for

He now serves The PhD Project as

I am honored to have been given the

and

doctoral

opportunity to play a small part in the

He is currently on the editorial

successes of The PhD Project, Lopez

board of The Accounting Review. Prior

said. In contrast, the project has played

to entering academia, Lopez was a

Since earning her doctorate in 1990,

a huge role in my academic career. From

practicing CPA in California for seven

Campbell has achieved a sustained body

financial support as a doctoral student,

effective communication at the expense

of theory.

of sociolinguistic research (21 refereed

2 0

C U L V E R H O U S E

journal articles, six book chapters, a

journals in the risk and insurance area.

College of Commerce, has been appointed

textbook, two instructional publications

From 1990 to 1988, he was the founding

by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

and a monograph, with four more articles in

editor of the Geneva Papers on Risk and

to its Affordable Housing Advisory Council.

the pipeline) using the discourse-analysis

Insurance Theory.

approach of speech-act theory. In six of

her more recent publications, including
five articles and a book, she has combined
speech-act

theory

with

sociolinguist

Helen Spencer-Oateys theory of rapport

The council has 15 members from

housing and community development

UA Real Estate Center

launches ACRE Corporate
Cabinet

organizations who provide guidance to

the bank in the areas of home ownership,
affordable

housing

and

economic

development in the Southeast. Glazes

management. Campbell is a leader in

The Alabama Center for Real Estate at

this new area of linguistic research. Her

UAs Culverhouse College of Commerce

Glaze holds a bachelors degree in

work is of value not only for the originality

recently announced the creation of the

finance with a concentration in real

of her choice of research ground but

ACRE Corporate Cabinet.

estate research from The University of

three-year term began Jan. 1.

also for the applications she makes in

Trey Clegg, regional vice president of

Alabama. He also holds a law degree

managerial, interpersonal, organizational

Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie

from the Birmingham School of Law. In

and professional communication.

and a member of the ACRE board of

2012, he served as the president of the

trustees, shared the goals associated

Alabama chapter of the Institute of Real

with the formation of the cabinet.

Estate Management. He also served

The selection team said the clarity of

the publications indicates Campbell has
produced well-designed research that

The cabinets mission is to assist

the organization nationally as chair of

is presented in well-written papers. Her

ACRE in providing relevant resources for

the Student and Academic Outreach

research projects are models. In spite

the real estate industry of Alabama and

Advisory Board in 2010. In 2008, he

of the relative newness of the rapport

the communities it serves by providing

earned the professional designations of

management work, she has influenced

leadership funding that will allow ACRE

certified property manager and certified

other researchers as indicated by the

to continue to build its multimedia

investment member from the Institute of

citations her work has been given.

platform and digital network, designed

Real Estate Management.

An

important

facet

of

Campbells

research accomplishments is the work

to disseminate its real estate resources

into the marketplace.

that she did as editor of IEEE Transactions

Key components of the platform range

on Professional Communication, a post

from the creation of an ACRE Real Estate

she held for 10 years.

Knowledge Center, where resources will

Schlesinger appointed coeditor of Journal oF Risk

and Insurance

Mittenthal named area

editor of Computers &
Operations Research

be organized and delivered with the end

Dr. John Mittenthal has been named an

user in mind, to ACREs entry into video

area editor for Computers & Operations

and TV.

Research .

ACRE

trustees

spearheading

the

Operations research and computers

initiative include Trey Clegg (facilitator),

meet in a large number of scientific

Dr. Harris Schlesinger, professor of finance

Brasfield

fields.

and the Frank Park Samford Chair of

Alagasco; Jay Oglesby, Wells Fargo;

transportation, safety, reliability, urban

Insurance, was been appointed co-editor

Dwight Mixson, Burr Forman; and Chris

planning, economics, inventory control,

of the Journal of Risk and Insurance.

McDuff, Johnson Development.

investment

Schlesinger has been an associate editor

&

Gorrie;

Amy

Dunavant,

These

include

strategy

and

ecology,

logistics,

including reverse logistics. Computers

Glaze named to Affordable

Housing Advisory Council

international forum for the application

of insurance. In addition to his duties

Grayson Glaze, executive director of the

techniques to problems in these and

as co-editor, Schlesinger is currently

Alabama Center for Real Estate at The

related fields.

an associate editor for four additional

University

of the journal since 1986. The Journal of

Risk and Insurance is generally considered

the top academic journal in the area

of

Alabamas

Culverhouse

& Operations Research provides an

of computers and operations research

2 1

Pecorino appointed coAppointments

editor of Southern Economic
Dr. Diane Johnson,
Journal

professor

of

management, has been named senior

Dr.

Paul

Pecorino,

professor

of

economics, has been appointed coeditor

of

the

Southern

Economic

associate dean.

Promotions

Journal . Pecorino will be responsible for

the journals theoretical and empirical

Dr. Craig Armstrong received tenure

industrial organization and law and

and promotion to associate professor of

economics papers.

management.

The journal is published by the

Dr. Adam Rapp, the D. Paul Jones and

Southern Economic Association, one

Charlene Jones Chair in Services Mar-

of

keting, received tenure.

the

oldest

regional

economics

associations in the United States. The

Southern

Economic

Journal

began

publication in 1933 and is the eighth

oldest American scholarly journal in
economics.

From

its

founding,

Dr. Glenn Richey received promotion to

full professor of marketing.

Other honors

the

purpose of the Southern Economic

David Ford, instructor of management,

Association has been to further the

received UAs Thomas D. Moore Under-

education of scholars and the public in

graduate Teaching Award during Honors

economic affairs. Its goal is to stimulate

Day 2013.

interest in and disseminate results of

recent research in theory and applied

New faculty, staff

economics.
Dr. Troy Pollard, assistant professor, ac-

Humber wins advisors

excellence award

counting
Dr. Marcus Doxey, assistant professor,
accounting

Jennifer Humber, director of the

Culverhouse

College

of

Commerce

online Student Services, won the Asa H.

Bean Undergraduate Student Services
Center Academic Advisors Excellence
Award.
The

business

school

was

well-

Jessica Crew, clinical professor, business communications

Gary

Ward,

director

of

School of Business

represented at the Academic Advisors

Retirements

Excellence Award luncheon.

Dr. John Mason, accounting

The

nominees

from

Culverhouse

were Heather Ammons, Michael Avant,

Heather Davis, Brandy Frost, Dr. Brian
Gray,

Dr.

Dave

Heggem,

Kacmar and Daniel Maguire.

Dr.

Micki

Manderson

Career Services, Manderson Graduate

Dr. Michael Conerly, MIS, senior associate dean

Dr. Jerry Weaver, operations management

2 3

Professor Chuck Malone

c o n s i d e r s t e a c h i n g a r e wa r d i n g pa r t o f h i s l i f e
B y Am a n d a S a ms

harles R. Chuck Malone has been called many things

Leaving the security of my home and the bench and going

over the years. He is a native Tuscaloosan, an alumnus

to be chief of staff in Montgomery, was tough, Malone said.

of The University of Alabama and the Culverhouse College of

I was going to a job Id never done before, and I left my family

Commerce, a graduate of the Cumberland School of Law, a

behind. Just my wife and I went to Montgomery for public

newly appointed circuit court judge and a friend to many. At

service. My role as chief of staff was unique, and then being

Culverhouse College of Commerce, however, students just

chief justice it was rewarding to serve in public service

know him as Professor.

at that level. Both of them rank up there as my biggest

After more than 20 years in private law practice, Malone

accomplishments in their own way.

was elected as a circuit judge in the 6th Judicial Circuit in

After losing the election in 2012 for a full term as chief

Tuscaloosa County in 2000 and was re-elected in 2006. During

justice, Malone followed his roots back to the place he has

his time on the bench, Malone began teaching trial courses

called home for nearly his entire life. He found Tuscaloosa

in the law school at UA as an adjunct professor and decided

to be a warm and welcoming place, filled with familiar sites

to also teach a Legal Environment of Business course in the

and some favorite restaurants that he said he had missed,

business school. However, Malone voluntarily left the bench

including Buffalo Phils on the Strip, Mr. Bills and T-town Caf.

(and the University) in January 2011, after being appointed to

Upon his return to Tuscaloosa, Malone immediately

serve as chief of staff for Gov. Robert Bentley in Montgomery.

accepted a position teaching three legal studies courses in

Malone left his hometown and everything that was familiar

the business school this semester and also applied for and

to him including his family and the guarantee of a secure

was appointed to a vacancy on the bench in the 6th Circuit.

retirement plan to follow this call of duty. He was appointed

Chuck was perfect for the position, said Judge L. Scott

chief justice of Alabama in August of the same year. He said

Coogler, who serves in the United States District Court

that taking on this new job was both the biggest challenge

for the northern district of Alabama. Chuck was doing a

that he has faced in his life as well as one of his biggest

tremendous job as the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme

accomplishments.

2 4

C U L V E R H O U S E

Court; the state of Alabamas loss is in

this case Tuscaloosa Countys gain.

also

Malone believes that he can make an

recognize these valuable qualities in

Coogler

believes

that

others

impact on his business students, and

Coogler has known Malone for more

Malone as well, and that Malones work

to do so, his personal philosophy of

than 17 years, and the two practiced law

ethic and strong sense of moral values

teaching is very repetitive and includes a

just down the street from one another in

have helped him to get to where he is today.

lot of class participation and discussion.

Tuscaloosa. Coogler said that when he

The response of the members of

I teach differently, Malone said.

had a conflict with a case he would never

the bar also demonstrated how they

Instead of a case-by-case approach,

hesitate to send his client to Malone.

came to depend on his sound reasoning

I take a practical, everyday approach

In fact, I trusted Chuck so much

as a judge, Coogler said. While most

and show students how the lessons we

with my clients and friends that when I

anyone can get elected to the position

learn apply to daily living. I teach them

decided to run for circuit judge in 1998,

of judge, it takes much more to earn the

about things they should be aware of

I sent most, if not all, of my clients to

respect of the lawyers and parties that

in the business world, like ethics, and

him, Coogler said. Chuck was already

appear in court. Chuck worked hard,

that actions have consequences. The

a leader among lawyers, and it took

and before the governor asked him to

law creates continuity and stability,

and when you violate that, there are

I teach differently. Instead of a case-by-case

approach, I take a practical, everyday approach
and show students how the lessons we learn apply
to daily living. I teach them about things they should
be aware of in the business world, like ethics,
and that actions have consequences.
Chuck M alone

consequences. Id much rather teach

young people this now so that they never
end up in court facing the legal system.
Malone finds teaching to be rewarding
because in the classroom, he has the
chance to alter the course of students
lives before they are standing in front
of him in a courtroom, awaiting a lifechanging sentence that results from a
bad decision.
I do enjoy teaching because the
information that you have, well, you
want to pass it on, Malone said. I want

little time for him to become a leader

come to Montgomery, it was clear that

to keep people from making mistakes in

among his fellow judges once he was

he had earned the respect of those that

their lives and hopefully help them to

elected to the bench in 2000. Each of us

appeared before him.

learn something.

came to appreciate his advice and sense

of humor.

Despite Malones busy schedule and

As far as where Malone hopes to end

the chaos that goes along with getting

up in the long run, the lifelong Bama

best

back into the swing of things as a

fan plans to stay in Tuscaloosa for the

personality trait is the combination of

circuit judge, he will remain dedicated

long haul.

his temperament and wisdom and said

to his students at UA. Malone loves the

My parents are here; my son, my

that Malone patiently allows for others

University environment, which he says

grandsons and daughters-in-law are

to express their positions before wisely

is a great place to work.

here, he said. Having grown up here,

Coogler

said

that

Malones

responding. Coogler also thinks highly of

The campus has changed a lot in the

Ive seen a lot of people go to undergrad

the example that Malone sets for others.

two years since I was here, Malone said.

and maybe law school at UA and never

I admire Chuck for many reasons,

Its good to be back And its also good to

want to leave. I never really considered

not the least of which is his ethics and

see the University doing well, under Dr.

going anywhere else.

morality, Coogler said. It is much easier

Witt and now Dr. Bonners leadership,

for others to stand for what is right when

through the Board of Trustees and, of

we have an example like Chuck.

course, Nick Saban and the team.

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C U L V E R H O U S E

How to ace the interview:

S e n i o r g r a d uat i ng w i t h jo b s ay s
i t s a l o n g - t e r m p r o c e ss
B y J e a n i e M cL e a n

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ennifer Edwards doesnt believe

accustomed to hard work and hard

interview for which she had unofficially

in

prepped for years.

Although

choices. Early her freshman year she

bright students sometimes successfully

overnight

success.

relinquished an opportunity to play

cram for tests, this former UA basketball

basketball

player says preparing for an interview

Initially unsure of her major, she tried

is like preparing for a career-defining

and eliminated accounting as an option

game.

during her construction-firm summer,

in

then added marketing to management,

Culverhouse college. I was involved in a

and consistently worked campus jobs.

lot of things where I learned leadership

The bottom line? Excellent results

require years of intentional practice.
Edwards
a

double

graduated
major

in

in

May

marketing

to

focus

on

academics.

What advice would this soon-to-bealum give others seeking a seamless

college-workforce transition?
I would say just to be involved
organizations

on

campus

or

in

with
and

I was involved in a lot of things where

I learned leadership qualities and
communication skills. Doing that, I learned
a lot about how to hold myself and talk
to people. I learned leadership qualities.
All of that showed, I think, in my interviews.

management. Shell start her Houstonbased Wells Fargo career this July. Her
early job offer followed a 2012 summer
internship with the same firm.
Like many seniors graduating with
jobs, Edwards big interview came
during her junior year. Thats when
she competed for and secured an
internship with the giant banking firm.

Jennife r E dw ards

She knew internships are often trial

periods, as companies test potential
permanent hires. Thats why Edwards

Meanwhile, this Texas native sought

was careful during that internship to

mentors through the Colleges formal

Doing that, I learned a lot about how to

use everything she had learned from

networking

called

hold myself and talk to people. I learned

Culverhouses broad-based curriculum

Culverhouse Connections. Somebody

leadership qualities. All of that showed, I

to complete her assigned summer task:

there told me to interview for everything,

think, in my interviews. I was able to have

Wells Fargos 120-page Annual Portfolio

because each interview is practice for

a conversation without being nervous

Review.

the real one.

because I had been meeting people all

I worked on that the whole summer.

She

also

program,

now

volunteered,

welcoming

qualities

and

communication

skills.

that time.

Everything that Ive learned at Alabama,

the resulting leadership opportunities.

It also helps upperclassmen to be

including my finance and accounting

I was president of the Culverhouse

open to all work possibilities, pursuing

courses, enabled me to take initiative

Ambassadors, the group that represents

multiple

and work with my manager to confirm I

the College at sponsored events. We

Edwards said. She suggests freshmen

was doing it right. I could then see how

take prospective students, families and

seek

everything fits together, from the classes

guests on tours of the business school.

related organizations rather than later

Ive taken to the work experience Ive

As Edwards gave yet another campus

cramming their rsum like test-

had on campus and even a summer

tour, a Wells Fargo guest mentioned a

job I had between my freshman and

need for summer help in Houston. Since

Join an organization. That involvement

sophomore year, doing some accounting-

Edwards was pursuing every potential

starts preparing you for interviews and

type work for a construction company.

internship, she followed that tip, applying

providing networking opportunities that

for what turned out to be the real

become really important during your

Although
challenging,

her

assignment

Edwards

was

was
already

early

options

simultaneously,

involvement

in

campus-

taking procrastinators.

senior year.

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C U L V E R H O U S E

International Business Advisory

Board adds six new members

he

International

Business

Advisory Board at The University

Ala.; and Susan ODwyer, Habif, Arogeti

and management. He served as an

and Wynne LLP, Atlanta, Ga.

investment officer for an investment

of Alabamas Culverhouse College of

Mori was with Accenture for over

management firm in Savannah, Ga.,

Commerce has announced the addition

30 years and helped major clients like

and as a business systems analyst in

of six new members.

Sony, Toshiba and Yamaha to remain

Columbus,

Cornerstone Investment Management.

Barden

Smedberg

Jr.,

Ga.,

before

co-founding

executive

globally competitive. He was president

director of international initiatives, said

of the International University of Japan

Grubbs practices in the area of

the new board members bring a diversity

from 2011 to 2012 and currently serves

civil litigation and dispute resolution,

of international experience to the board.

on the universitys board of trustees. He

including

construction,

intellectual

The new members are Masakatsu

is an executive of the Japan Association

property, securities, product liability,

Mori, retired chairman and director of

of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai)

insurance and various business and

Accenture Japan and former Accenture

and a director of Sky Perfect JSAT

commercial matters. He has significant

board

Holdings and Stanley Electric.

experience as an advocate and as a

member;

Mark

Davidson,

Cornerstone Investment Management

Davidson is director of investments at

dispute-resolution neutral. He has over

and Consulting, Daphne, Ala.; Shelby

Cornerstone Investment Management,

37 years practicing law in the area of

Grubbs, Miller and Martin PLLC, Atlanta,

where he manages the firms equity

civil litigation and dispute resolution. In

Ga.; Michael Jones, Event Operations

analysis and macroeconomic analysis,

2011, he was named one of 300 Client

Group Inc., Pelham, Ala.; Peter Love,

securities trading, performance review

Service All-Stars by the BTI Consulting

JPMorgan Chase and Co., Birmingham,

and assessment, and firm strategy

Group. Grubbs splits his time between

2 9

the Atlanta, Chattanooga and Nashville

bank in the United States by assets, and

with various constituencies: venture

offices of Miller & Martin.

as of 2012, it ranks as the second-largest

capital investors, C-level executives of

Jones is owner and CEO of Event

bank in the world by assets. It was

technology startups, governmental eco-

Operations Group Inc., a national event

formed in 2000, when Chase Manhattan

nomic-development units, universities

management and security firm. EOG

Corp. merged with J.P. Morgan and Co.

and the media.

employs more than 15,000 part-time

ODwyer

is

responsible

for

driv-

The

International

Advisory

Board

employees and 43 full-time employees.

ing business development across the

met for three days earlier this year.

With 13 regional offices, the company

various sectors that Habif, Arogeti and

The meeting included a presentation

manages

venues.

Wynne serves. She has over 30 years of

by Mori and Ron Steward, former

Working with major concerts, festivals,

experience with professional services

automotive and industrial equipment

professional sports events and top-

firms, specifically in the high-technol-

lead for Accenture, addressing the

name celebrities, they serve more than

ogy industry, in both the Silicon Valley

growth of the information technology

70 million patrons at over 10,000 events

and Atlanta. Previously, she served as

and management-consulting field.

annually.

the national director of Venture Capital

more

than

600

Love is president for the Alabama

Research for PricewaterhouseCoopers'

region of JPMorgan Chase and Co. in

MoneyTree (a quarterly survey of over

Birmingham. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a

1,000 venture capitalists that measured

multinational corporation of securities,

venture-capital activity) throughout the

investment and retail. It is the largest

country, including benchmarking work

Culverhouse professor
and student team up
to help slow tropical deforestation
By Amanda Sams

3 1

hen
first

Catherine
decided

she

Porter

Catherine is an Emerging Scholar, and

deforestation and forest degradation

wanted

she was looking to work on a project. We

through

to participate in a research project

met and she became interested in what

incentives. We are first looking into what

applicable to her studies in Culverhouse

I am doing, Cordero Salas said. She is

past forest conservation programs, if

College of Commerce, she had no idea

very driven and works hard. So far she

any, have been attempted, and if they

that she would be traveling halfway

has performed the tasks diligently and

exist, why they may have failed.

around the world to Tanzania less than

on time.

The

a year later to conduct research for the

The Emerging Scholars Program is a

World Bank, which just so happens to

unique opportunity for freshman students

the

provision

biggest

of

hurdle?

economic

Convincing

landholders to get on board with the

project.

be one of her dream employers after

college.
Porter,

sophomore

majoring

Very few students even get to do research in

their undergraduate careers, much less get to
do fieldwork abroad. Culverhouse College of
Commerce helped provide me not only with the
opportunit y to go, but they also helped me to get
a travel schol arship to pay for my trip.

in

economics and finance, approached Dr.

Paula Cordero Salas, assistant professor
of economics at UA, and mentioned
that she was interested in research
opportunities. Cordero Salas responded
by enlisting Porters aid with her longterm

project,

working

on

Reducing

Emissions from Deforestation and Forest

Cathe rine Porte r

Degradation, or REDD.
This project studies the implementation
of contracts for the reduction of carbon
emissions from deforestation and forest

that

degradation (REDD+), which has been

between students and UA faculty. These

projects will require the design and

identified as a cost-effective element of

partnerships

implementation of a financial mechanism

the post-Kyoto strategy to achieve long-

over the first semester of the program,

that

term climate objectives, Cordero Salas

become active in the second semester

incentives to participate in and perform

said.

and hopefully continue as important

under the REDD+ programs that are

parts of each student's UA experience.

developed, Cordero Salas wrote in an

Because

tropical

deforestation

is a major cause of global warming,

creates

research
take

partnerships

shape

gradually

The

ultimate

provides

success

of

landholders

REDD+

sufficient

limiting or stopping forest-based carbon

Porter was eager to begin work on

emissions is believed to be vital for

the project and explained that she and

are usually in developing countries and

any effective climate-change strategy.

Cordero Salas focused their research

can be characterized by high levels of

Cordero Salas had been working on this

efforts on Ecuador and Tanzania.

poverty. The results of this research will

email

interview.

These

landholders

project for almost three years when she

In each of these countries we will

allow us to identify major constraints in

brought Porter on board to assist her as

be going in and conducting interviews

the implementation of REDD+ contracts

the first undergraduate student ever to

with national officials, local officials and

and to give policy recommendations for

participate in the project.

individual landowners, Porter said. Our

the successful implementation, which

primary aim is to see if we can reduce

in turn may help to mitigate global

3 2

C U L V E R H O U S E

UA student Catherine Porter, third from left, and Dr. Paula Cordero Salas, fourth from right, UA economics professor, visit with landowners
in Tanzania. Porter and Cordero Salas are doing research in Tanzania on the relationship between deforestation and global warming and how
contracts to reduce carbon emissions caused by deforestation may be effective in achieving long-term climate objectives.

warming and improve income and quality

land to logging companies when they

might wish to go about sponsoring such

standards of those poor households.

encounter financial hardship.

REDD initiatives, Porter said. Id say

In December, Cordero Salas, Porter,

For now, nongovernmental organi-

my biggest contribution on the trip was

a World Bank official and a professor

zations, or NGOs, are working to come

perhaps just being another viewpoint to

from Ohio State University embarked

to

village

add during the interviews. Since we had

on a journey to Tanzania to discuss

governments in Tanzania, but no formal

three people basically coordinating the

with

contracts have been signed. Porter

interviews, any extra insight with respect

carbon

said the landowners seemed eager to

to a certain issue or person could be

which

participate in the project because they

important. Especially when one of our

certain

recognize the benefit of protecting the

main goals from the trip is to think of a

forests, but they also seemed hesitant

sustainable future for REDD in Tanzania,

landowners

repercussions

the

of

emissions

and

incentives

would

long-lasting

continued

to

determine
encourage

groups to cooperate.
Globally,

this

method

of

agreements

with

the

carbon

about signing an agreement with the

approaching a topic from multiple angles

sequestration is seen as a potentially

larger organizations. Porter added many

is an important methodology to have.

effective way to meet climate goals and

of her own questions to the interviews

Overall, Porter views the trip as a

offset carbon emissions cost-effectively,

as an offshoot of the overall research

success, although she said that they

Porter said. Trees form a natural sink

project

of

had to deal with scheduling changes

for carbon emissions, so if we can reduce

organizations that landowners are most

on a few occasions, which proved to be

or stop the rate of forest degradation and

likely to cooperate with.

frustrating.

to

discover

which

types

deforestation, we can reduce the negative

My focus is on whether or not these

I think if we consider the goal of the

effects of emissions. The eventual goal is

developing countries and landowners are

trip to be gathering as many viewpoints

to get the landowners to sign contracts

more willing to cooperate with certain

as possible, then yes, I think the trip was

saying they wont do anything harmful

types of organizations than others, in

a success, she said. I definitely wish

to the environment, such as selling their

order to better see how the World Bank

we could have gotten more participation

3 3

A Tanzania villager walks along a road bordering a field of corn, planted where a forest formerly stood.

in interviews from government entities,

anything

opinions

Very few students even get to do

and that we didnt have any scheduled

already formatted is not beneficial,

research in their undergraduate careers,

interviews cancelled on us which

especially in areas like journalism or

much less get to do fieldwork abroad,

happened about two times but overall

research. And since this research was

Porter said. Culverhouse College of

I think it was fantastic. The hard part

primarily conducting interviews like a

Commerce helped provide me not only

will be synthesizing the information we

journalist would, it definitely challenged

with the opportunity to go, but they also

do have.

me not to lead a subject into answering

helped me to get a travel scholarship to

with

ideas

and

From here, Porter will work with the

a certain way, or even just not forming a

pay for my trip. I think many University

other team members to complete a

bias or complete opinion until after the

donors maybe at one point feel like their

paper suggesting the steps they believe

interviews were over.

money isnt going to anything special,

should be taken in Tanzania for REDD

She said that many of her business

but Im here to say firsthand that I

to be sustainable and successful. This

classes prepared her for the trip by

am absolutely thrilled to have had the

paper will then be submitted to academic

teaching her professionalism and more

chance to work on such a neat project,

journals and to the World Bank. On a large

situational awareness on an international

which wouldnt have been possible, if

scale, Porter hopes that their work will

scale, especially regarding the political

firstly, our University wasnt involved

be able to impact the global environment

and social climate in countries that

in such great research, and secondly, if

by reducing carbon emissions from

are less developed than the U.S. But,

someone hadnt been there to help me

deforestation and forest degradation. On

more importantly, Porter emphasized

pay for my trip.

a personal level, she said this trip was

again and again her appreciation to the

life-changing.

business school and the dedicated faculty

Amanda Sams is a senior majoring in

I think the biggest thing its done

members, like Cordero Salas, who helped

journalism

for me is to challenge preconceived

her to pursue this opportunity while she

notions,

is only a sophomore.

Porter

said.

Going

into

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C U L V E R H O U S E

Amy Henderson, co-director of WIP

3 5

The Importance of mentoring

and shadowing
B y Am a n d a S a ms

any

freshmen

University

Culverhouse

of

College

of

enter

The

which I otherwise could not have gained

McGeough coached Blight through her

Alabamas

prior to interning the summer after my

application to the summit and helped her

Commerce

junior year.

refine her application to best reflect her

each year without a clue about what

McGeough is a managing director

business career they want to pursue after

and

graduation.

Wells

into the competitive program and spent

Investor

two days in Charlotte, N.C. learning

Fargo

about the financial-services industry, the

some light on the ins and outs of the

Securities. She is the chief liaison to top

financial markets, the recruiting process

business world, nothing compares to

asset-manager clients of Wells Fargo

and building a network of young analysts

hands-on, real-world experience.

Securities, creating strategic partnerships

and leaders across the business.

Interacting with a highly successful

relationship

Fargos

Management,

using

manager

strengths. Blight was ultimately accepted

in

While textbooks and lectures can shed

senior

Institutional
part

Wells

of

Wells

competitive

If I had not had Ms. McGeough as a

business professional is a major ingredient

advantages while delivering One Wells

mentor, I would have never heard about

in the business schools Womens Initiative

Fargo

senior-management

this wonderful opportunity, Blight said.

Program, or WIP, a mentoring program

teams. She became interested in serving

During the summit, we met many Wells

designed specifically for female business

as a mentor for WIP after visiting

Fargo analysts and traders who could

students, and Culverhouse Connections,

Culverhouse College of Commerce and

tell us more about the roles at Wells

an innovative collegewide shadowing and

speaking with Diane Harrison and Amy

as an investment banker or trader. We

mentoring program.

to

Fargos

their

Henderson, the directors of the program,

gained hands-on experience touring and

the

and saw the WIP as an outlet to express

observing the sales and trading floors

mentoring part of the WIP because I

her passion for helping young women in

at Wells, learning about the day-to-day

knew it would give me the opportunity

the business world.

activities of analysts and interns, and

wanted

to

participate

in

to meet successful businesswomen to

Lauren was my first mentee in this

worked on minor case studies.

give me advice in my career both during

program,

mentored

McGeough said that her overall goal

and after college, said Lauren Blight, a

many young people in my 25-year career

in the mentoring relationship was to

junior majoring in economics and math.

in

industry,

coach and advise Blight on how best to

I appreciate the investment that my

McGeough said. Given my efforts in our

find a successful business career in her

mentor, Ms. Lisa McGeough, made in me

companywide diversity initiatives and

area of interest.

with her time and talents over the course

focus on recruiting talented young women,

Mentors can be great coaches and

of last school year and have gained

I was very focused on getting Lauren into

advisers, providing valuable support and

invaluable experience from it. Her insight

an exciting program we initiated last year:

feedback, McGeough said. I wanted

into the business world, particularly with

the Wells Fargo Securities Sophomore

to take it one step further and actually

investment banking and sales and trading,

Diversity Summit.

help Lauren build her rsum through a

provided me with real-world knowledge,

the

although
financial

have

services

unique program and experience.

3 6

C U L V E R H O U S E

McGeough

said

that

for

business

with having a family, showed me that it

salary and negotiation skills, proper

students, it is never too early to start

is possible to have the impressive career

dining etiquette, rsum critiques and

thinking about a career after graduation

for which I am striving as well as to have

much, much, more. By having a mentor,

and building up critical contacts.

the other important aspects of life that lie

you have the opportunity to get to know

outside of work.

someone in your field. You get to learn

Lauren is extremely bright and very

dedicated to success, McGeough said.

Another student, Amber Hersh, a junior

about their experiences, struggles and

The things that I helped her with were my

majoring in business management and

overall journey to how they got to where

business network and contacts. We also

marketing, became involved with WIP as

they are today.

Hersh said that her mentor is one of
the most influential women that she has
ever had the privilege of meeting.

Mentors provide support, guidance and advice.

They are a person you can turn to and ask your
questions, no matter how silly they may seem.

Paisley is hard-working and highly

respectable, Hersh said. She is a
great role model for all female leaders
especially for those like myself. She
carries herself in a manner that many

Dr. Diane Johnson

female leaders strive for throughout their

Professor of Management and Marketing

entire careers. She took a chance on me

and gave me the opportunity to prove
spent some time on building a stronger

a sophomore when she was paired with

myself not just to her but to the company

rsum and refining her essay for the

her mentor, Paisley Matthews, program

that she has worked hard to build herself

application.

integration manager at the Boeing Co.

a respectable name in. I hope to one day

and a University of Alabama alumna.

carry myself as well as she does and

All of these programs are extremely

competitive, especially in the current job

My experience as a mentee has been

market. The rsum is a critical tool and

awesome, Hersh said. The program has

Cameron Burdick, a recent graduate

often the only information that a future

provided me with numerous opportunities,

of The University of Alabama, also

employer will see. The GPA is important

such as scholarships, rsum critiques

participated in a shadowing experience

many firms have a 3.5 or higher cutoff

and even an internship in my hometown.

with WIP, when she visited Michelle Elrod,

as well as extracurricular activities, job

Before

a corporate marketing vice president at

experience and meaningful awards. This

Boeing, I communicated with my mentor,

information needs to be presented in a

Paisley, on a monthly basis. It was very

After the experience, Burdicks father

clear, coherent manner.

convenient that we were both in the

wrote an email of appreciation to Elrod for

Huntsville area often, as we would usually

giving his daughter the benefit of her time

meet at Starbucks to discuss goals and

and expertise.

Blight said that she learned a plethora

of

information

experience,
the

from

this

including

financial

mentoring

more

industry,

about

professional

receiving

my

internship

at

opportunities.

obtain a position similar to hers.

Regions Bank, during the fall of 2011.

It is not every day that a complete

Hersh said that the value she gained

stranger reaches out and offers to mentor

of

from WIP was the realization that she had

a young college student, Burdicks father

networking relationships and what it will

the opportunity to obtain an internship

wrote. Yesterdays visit with you and

be like working after college.

at a highly respected company that she

all the people that you had arranged for

otherwise would not have been aware of.

Cameron to meet, was an unforgettable

correspondence,

the

importance

Ms. McGeough worked hard to make

sure I had the best information and

Mentoring and shadowing programs

contacts with her company and provided

are

as much knowledge as she could about

participate in because networking is an

other

industries,

Blight

for

business

students

to

experience

that

helped

her

immensely with all elements of this next

phase of her life.

Her

important aspect of this field, Hersh

I would like for you to know that the

determination to be a highly successful,

said. Additionally, WIP and Culverhouse

experience that you made possible for

career-oriented

be

Connections provide students with hands-

Cameron yesterday made a lasting impact

involved in programs like the WIP, along

on out of class experience. This includes

on her journey, the letter continued.

woman

said.

vital

positive

and

still

3 7

As a parent, I thank you for making the

time and having the interest to impact
our daughter in such a positive and
professional manner. Since day one, we
have felt that The University of Alabama
has been an outstanding college choice
for Cameron (and us). Your role and the
mentorship program, is certainly proof
positive of this.
And its unforgettable experiences such
as Burdicks that led Dr. Diane Johnson,
professor of management and marketing,
to found the WIP in the first place.
The basic idea was to provide our
young business-school females with some
guidance and advice on how to navigate
the business world, including how to
dress, communicate, interview, develop
good rsums, etc. Johnson said. We
felt that if they had someone whod been
through all this as an adviser, it would
be a comfort and they would learn some
valuable skills.
Johnson

said

that

mentoring

and

shadowing opportunities are important

for almost every student.
Mentors provide support, guidance
and advice, she said. They are a person
you can turn to and ask your questions,
no matter how silly they may seem. Also,
if youve got a good relationship, they are
willing to be honest with you and provide

Amy Henderson and student

you with constructive feedback on what

youve done, good or bad.

I believe my biggest contribution

Culverhouse Connections began in

Shadowing provides students with an

is getting it started, she said. It was

the spring of 2012 and was designed for

excellent opportunity to see the day in

difficult at first since initially, I was it. I

both male and female business students

the life of ..., she said. Oftentimes, its

had no administrative support, and I was

as a program containing three distinct

hard for our students to know what area,

planning all of the events by myself. As

components: learning, shadowing and

field, or job they really want to pursue.

the program grew, I began to turn over

mentoring.

Shadowing is a great way for them to see

the reins to others, but Ill always be

consists

what they want to do, as well as what they

proud of starting this program and to see

development workshops that students

dont want to do.

what its become. And that the womens

can attend for a few hours at a time to

The
of

learning

periodic

component
professional-

Johnson said that she now acts as an

initiative has led to the collegewide

garner skills, such as rsum writing

occasional mentor and an adviser for both

Culverhouse Connections is incredibly

and interviewing techniques. Shadowing

WIP and Culverhouse Connections.

rewarding and exciting.

occurs when a student goes out into the

workplace for several days or periodically

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over several weeks to get a taste for the

We have developed a close friendship,

working environment and daily grind of

Park said. Steve has helped me rewrite

a company. Finally, the more in-depth,

my rsum and given me advice on how

Haynes has observed 11 years of

mentoring aspect of the program matches

to act during an interview. He has also

students transitioning into the workforce

a student up with an established leader in

helped to figure out where I want to work

during his 12-year career, and in that

the business community for a period of one

and what I want to do. He has given me so

time, he has learned many valuable

year so that the student will gain insight

much advice it would be hard to write it

lessons that he hopes to pass on to Park.

into possible employment and internship

all down.

mentor someone else and give someone

the same opportunities.

It is through these times I have

opportunities, refine networking skills,

Park said that he knew that Haynes

learned and observed so many tragedies

and acquire relevant business knowledge

cared about him and believed in him after

and success stories that I am able to pass

that will help them to compete in todays

he referred him to a few businesses for

along to younger generations, Haynes

global marketplace.

possible job opportunities.

said. I have also obtained years of

We are confident that this rigorous

I can tell Steve is a great man, Park

knowledge from situations within my own

mentoring program will be mutually

said. He is very hardworking and is willing

professional and personal life that I am

beneficial for students and executives

to put as much effort into this program

able to provide. All these unique situations

provide Brian a substantial opportunity to
apply the lessons learned from others to

We are confident that this rigorous mentoring

program will be mutually beneficial for students
and executives as we reinforce concepts such as
professionalism, ethics in the w orkpl ace, career
achievement and advancement.

his own career and personal life.

Haynes said that Park has provided
a complete willingness to learn and
understand how the current global job
market has evolved.
Brian is a rare sort among other
individuals in his generation in that he

J. Michael Hardin

possesses three key elements that I feel

Dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce

will make him successful: dependability,

attention to detail and a genuine sincerity,
as

as

as I am. I can see that he puts his family

Haynes said. Brian has few weaknesses

professionalism, ethics in the workplace,

we

reinforce

concepts

such

first, and that is something I want to do

other than the typical insecurity about life

career achievement and advancement,

one day. He is not only a mentor to me but

after college and how to land a permanent

said J. Michael Hardin, dean of the

also a great role model and friend.

job. I have worked with Brian to build a

Culverhouse College of Commerce, when

Connections was started.
The feedback from this program has

Haynes said he benefits from the

solid rsum, as well as taught him how

mentoring relationship as much as

to research and find opportunities within

Park does.

different markets. This has bolstered

been overwhelmingly positive thus far.

I have always been motivated in

his confidence and has provided him a

majoring

giving back to my community, as well as

stronger belief in the fact that he will be

with

the institution, such as The University

successful at landing a job, as well as

specialization in accounting, joined the

of

starting his career off on the right path.

Culverhouse Connections program in

fundamental keys that have allowed

For more information about these

September and has enjoyed building

me to succeed, Haynes said. I also

programs, contact Amy Henderson at 205-

a relationship with his mentor, Steven

believe that by mentoring someone else

348-8897 or ahenders@cba.ua.edu or visit

Haynes,

and providing them the same help and

http://cba.ua.edu/academics/programs/

guidance I was provided, you give back

culverhouse_connections.

Brian
in

Park,

business

senior

management

senior

analyst

for

Gray

Research at Missile Defense Agency.

Park said that he is in contact with his
mentor at least once a week.

Alabama,

for

providing

me

the

to those who helped you. As I have told

Brian, the ultimate way to repay me is to

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4 1

Hugh Culverhouse Jr. visits

C u l v e r h o us e C o l l e g e o f C o mm e r c e

ugh Culverhouse Jr., the son

I noticed a feeling of togetherness

Dr. J. Michael Hardin, dean of the

of the man for whom the

across the campus and through the

business school and the host for the

Culverhouse

Commerce

College, Culverhouse said. There

Culverhouse visit, said Culverhouse

is named, recently spent two days

College

of

is a lot of pride in being a part of UA

thoroughly

visiting The University of Alabama and

on the part of both the faculty and the

Everyone I spoke with after the visit

the College.

students. People are together and they

said they very much enjoyed meeting

seem to move as one.

Mr. Culverhouse, Hardin said. I had

His father, Hugh Culverhouse Sr., an

expert in taxation, died in 1994. The

He

also

complimented

enjoyed

the

visit.

the

several messages from students saying

senior Culverhouse was a lawyer, land

appearance of the campus, which he

how much they enjoyed interacting

developer, professional football team

has visited four times.

with Mr. Culverhouse and they really

owner and philanthropist. He earned a

I love the way the University and the

bachelors degree in accounting in 1941

College looks, beautiful and cohesive.

Culverhouse served on the board of

and a law degree from The University

Somebody thought before they built,

directors of Del Webb Corp. from 1991

of

he said.

through 1997, where he was chairman

Alabama.

After

serving

in

the

appreciated his sense of humor.

Korean War, he established a private

law practice in Jacksonville, Fla., and
later was awarded the franchise for a
National Football League expansion
team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
His support of excellence in higher

There is a lot of pride in being a part of UA on the

part of both the facult y and the students.
People are together and they seem to move as one.

education in both Florida and his

Hugh Culverhouse Jr.

native state of Alabama is legendary.

The junior Culverhouse is CEO and
owner of Palmer Ranch Holdings,
Ltd., a master planned community

Culverhouse credited his parents for

much of his success.

of the finance committee. Culverhouse

was also a member of the National

encompassing 10,000 acres in the

My mother and father gave me

Football Leagues finance committee

heart of Sarasota County, Fla. He is

discipline, Culverhouse said, adding

from 1991 through 1994, during which

also

that

time he originated and negotiated the

the

Principal

of

Culverhouse

after

finishing

undergraduate

Limited Partnership and invests in real

school and law school, Dad made me

estate, securities and hedge funds.

give America five years.

first leaguewide credit facility.

Culverhouses

educational

back-

In addition to visiting the business

Those five years were spent in public

ground includes a bachelors degree

school, Culverhouse toured Bryant-

service, beginning in 1977 for the

from the University of Florida (1971),

Denny Stadium, chatted with football

Securities and Exchange Commissions

a masters in corporate finance from

coach Nick Saban and enjoyed a dinner

Division of Enforcement as a trial

New York University (1972) and a juris

with UA president, Dr. Judy Bonner,

attorney. He continued as an assistant

doctor from the University of Florida

and others.

United

Law School (1974).

Culverhouse

said

highlight

States

attorney

in

Miami

of

and, upon leaving the government,

Hugh Culverhouse Jr. is married

the visit to the business school was

practiced law privately in Florida for

to the former Eliza Perlmutter; they

visiting with members of the Colleges

20 years. He is also licensed as a CPA

have four children and reside in Coral

honors program.

in the state of Florida.

Gables, Fla.

S t u d e n t n e ws
Culverhouse represented at
MSU Insurance Day program

Student specializes in
getting internships

offered the summer internship with the

Three Culverhouse College of Commerce

Tianze Ben Cao just returned to UA

students represented The University of

from Boston and is preparing to spend

Alabama at Mississippi State Universitys

the summer in New York.

Culverhouse students take

two of three spots in OM
poster competition

Insurance Day program.

Cao is a senior majoring in math and

The three students were Suzanne

Christiansen,

Amanda

Norem

and

Jonathan Stewart, a graduating senior.

The

program

included

commissioners panel, a student career

fair, a presentation on social media

accounting. He served on the 2012-13

Culverhouse

Alabama Insurance Society Executive

doctoral students in the program of

Board and will serve on the 2013-14

operations management took two of

board. He also specializes in getting

the top three awards at the recent Deep

internships.

South Chapter of the Analytics Research

At

the

Culverhouse

from

Freeman for A Scenario-based Approach

an

for Operating Theater Scheduling under

Cao

to

head football coach.

PricewaterhouseCoopers
and

Workshop Poster Competition.

representatives

an appearance by Dan Mullen, MSUs

students

Commerce

First place and $250 went to Nickolas

Career

MSU

of

of

year,

Commerce
spoke

College

College

last

coverage, a session on fortification and

The

corporations actuarial department.

Fair

about

Uncertainty.

faculty

internship opportunity. He followed up

were so welcoming; it was clear how

with an email and competed in the firms

Third place and $100 went to Oahn

important to them the day was and that

fall competition. Cao was contacted by

Hoang for Investigation of Hiring and

we feel at home. All of the insurance

PwCs Birmingham office for a first-

Wage Decisions in the Workforce Supply

professionals I had the pleasure of

round interview. PwC flew him to Boston

Problem.

meeting were wonderful company as

for the next round, where he received

well, and I hope more students will take

an internship offer for the spring. Cao

advantage of this opportunity in future

accepted.

years, Norem said.

At PwC he was put onto a team and

MSU was an experience that could

was able to observe and participate in

not be forgotten, Christiansen said. I

the auditing process from start to finish.

learned a lot about the topics presented.

Some I had heard about; some I had not
given any thought, but was pleasantly

Now,

Cao

is

serving

summer

the

Cao

Alabama
the

finance with a minor in economics and

Insurance

chosen to receive the 2012 Excalibur

of

Education Foundation Scholarship for

Insurance

2012 from the Alabama Independent

surprised when I learned more in depth

Society,

about the topic. I also learned a lot

attending

about the people in insurance, and it

Services annual conference in Chicago.

Insurance

reaffirmed my career path.

There he interviewed with two AIG

scholarship is granted to an outstanding

representatives: a campus recruiter and

student who is considering a career in

a manager. He followed up with AIG once

the insurance and risk-management

a month. Cao was invited for a second-

business.

the

had

Casey Pickett, a junior majoring in

specialization in insurance, has been

internship with AIG in New York.

Through

IRMAS Student Receives

Excalibur Education
Foundation Scholarship

General

privilege

round interview and a week later, he was

Agents

Inc.

The

$2,500

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Pickett received the scholarship at

AIIAs annual convention at the Hilton
Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in
Destin, Fla. The conference was very
eye opening and helped me to realize
that insurance is definitely something
that I would like to choose as a career,
Pickett said.
Picket
Insurance

is

active

Society.

in

the

Alabama

He

was

recently

elected to the board of directors and will

serve as the recruitment and marketing
chair. He is from Gardendale, Ala.

Alabama Insurance Society

members hear about risk
management
Members of the Culverhouse College of
Commerces Alabama Insurance Society
received an overview of the complex
process of risk management in an era of
low interest rates at a recent meeting.
Lynn Davis, CFA, fixed income portfolio
manager at Alfa Mutual Insurance Co.
in Montgomery, Ala., said life insurance
company products guarantee a minimum
rate of interest on reserves and some
companies are facing years of negative
spreads as their fixed-income portfolios
turn over and higher-paying securities
are replaced with those offering current
rates.
Davis said companies are faced with
a lower spread, and if they purchase
securities with longer maturity dates,
they are endangered with declines in
value if interest rates rise. Some financial
institutions are able to purchase lowergrade securities to obtain higher yields,
but due to regulatory constraints and
management, prudence life insurance
companies are not prone to go that route.

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Commerce Executives Societ y

Jan. 1Dec. 31, 2012
The Culverhouse College of Commerce has created special categories to show our
appreciation to our alumni and friends and to those individuals and corporations
who support the College annually through gifts to the Commerce Executives Society.
Membership in each category is open to individuals and corporations who meet
the listed requirements. Members of the Commerce Executives Society at the
Associate Executive through Bidgood levels receive the following benefits:
Invitations to member-only events, which provide networking opportunities and
professional skills training.
Preferential communication including alumni profiles and priority updated
information from the College.
Opportunities to network with other alumni.
A life-long connection with your alma mater.
Access to mentoring our top students at Culverhouse and recruitment for your firm.
A subscription to the Culverhouse College of Commerce alumni magazineThe Executive.
Recognition in the Culverhouse Annual Membership Listing in the The Executive .

Bidgood

Mrs. Susie Russum Thompson

Membership is accorded to all

and the late Mr. Alton Finn

individuals and corporations

Thompson Jr.

who contributed a minimum

of $10,000 to the Commerce
Executives Society.

Mr. R. Neal Travis and Mrs. Billie

White Travis

Chairman

Mr. Garey Pate Morrison and

Mrs. Patricia Morgan Morrison

President

Mr. James M. Brown Jr.

Mrs. Janet Jurenko Brown
Mr. Joseph Elwood Bryan
Mr. Ronald Alan Cain

Membership is accorded to all

Mr. Ralph H. Cassell

individuals and corporations

Mr. Randy Cimorelli

who contributed $1,000 to

Mr. Robert M. Cobb

Mr. David A. Boutwell

Membership is accorded to all

$2,499 to the Commerce

Dr. Marie Evans Coleman

Mr. Ron Helveston and Mrs.

individuals and corporations

Executives Society.

Mr. John Robert Cook Jr.

Melinda H. Helveston

Dean

who contributed $2,500 to

Mr. W.H. Cooper IV

$4,999 to the Commerce

Mr. Charles Watkins Adair

Mr. Bryan A. Corr

Executives Society.

Mr. Edward Karl Aldag Jr.

Mr. William Thomas Cross

Mr. Whit Armstrong

Dr. William B. Crum and Dr.

Membership is accorded to all

individuals and corporations

Mr. Robert Paul Ackermann

Mr. James Albert Barnes

who contributed $5,000 to

Mr. John Y. Christopher Jr.

Mr. Herbert Alexander Barr Jr.

Mr. James C. Cunningham Jr.

$9,999 to the Commerce

Mr. Samuel A. Di Piazza Jr.

Mr. James W. Beamish

Ms. Frances Durdan DeBlasio

Executives Society.

Mr. Alan I. Franco

Mr. Harold B. Blach Jr. and Mrs.

Mr. Christopher E. Dietrick

Mrs. Marillyn A. Hewson

Mrs. Anita Kay Saul

Mr. Charles J. Kittrell

Nancy Blach
Mr. Thomas A. Broughton III

Gertrude L. Crum

Mr. Johnny Elvis Dill

Mr. George Edgar Downing Jr.

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Mrs. Mary Lou Easterling

Mr. D. Lawrence Faulkner Sr.
Ms. Donna Elaine Florence
Mr. William Wayne Gentry

Mr. James Flynn Mozingo and

Mrs. Caterina A. Mozingo
Mr. Jeffrey Robert Needham and
Mrs. Erini Marie Needham

Mr. John Michael Adams

Mr. Jere William Marques

Mr. E.D. Aderholt

Mr. Randy Max Mayfield

Mr. Randal Prisock Alford

Mr. Michael Joseph Mazenko

Mr. Robert Appelbaum

and Mrs. Ann Mazenko

Mrs. Jamie F. Gilley

Dr. Jimmy Blansett Nunis

Mr. James Brotherton Ashurst

Mrs. Jennifer H. McCool

Mr. Michael S. Godfrey

Mr. Todd Douglas Nunnelley

Mr. Herbert Alexander Barr Sr.

Mr. John Paul McKleroy Jr.

Mr. William L. Goggans

Dr. Ronald James Patten and

Mr. Stephen Earl Bradley

Mr. J.T. McPherson

Mr. James Alton Britain Jr.

Mr. Irving David Meisler

Mr. Harry B. Brock III

Mr. Lewis A. Metzger

Mr. Harry B. Brock Jr.

Mr. Mitchell Mintz

Mr. William Stanley Gregory

Mr. Micheal Wayne Griggs
Mr. Ronald M. Grzymkowski

Mrs. Shirley Ann Patten

Mr. Philip L. Patterson and Mrs.
Selene W. Patterson

Mr. Fred William Gustin

Mr. J. Wray Pearce

Mr. William H. Brooks

Mr. Paul Clifford Morrow

Dr. Dan Miller Guy

Mr. R. Don Pettus

Mr. William George Caffee Jr.

Mr. James H. Nelems and Mrs.

Mr. Philip Fred Hahn Jr.

Mr. Richard L. Powell Jr.

Mrs. Tracy Duda Chapman

Mr. Robert Alan Hall

Dr. Lena B. Prewitt

Mr. John Allan Chesser

Mr. Donald R. Patterson

Mr. Steven C. Hardin

Mrs. Lisa M. Rhiney

Mr. Steven A. Christian

Mr. Brent Hull Paugh

Mr. Butch Hoover

Mrs. Margaret E. Rhoads

Mr. Roger Barry Coleman

Mr. William Franklin Pitts II

Mr. Daniel Benjamin Powers and

Mr. Bryan Cecil Hunt and Mrs.

Dot Nelems

Ms. Carolyn F. Robertson

Mr. Philip Douglas Cox

Mr. Mike Rowell

Mr. Joshua Craig Cummings

Mr. Carl E. Jones Jr.

Mr. Rance M. Sanders

Mrs. Jill Verdeyen Deer

Mr. Bill Joy Jr.

Dr. Harris Schlesinger

Ms. Allyson Leigh Edwards

Mr. Matthew B. Laird

Mr. Charles E. Sellers

Mr. Steven J. Ellis

Mr. James Michael Lavelle

Mr. Larry Thomas Shaffer

Mrs. Carol Wiggins Farrell

Mr. Larry Bruce Levingston

Mr. Larry W. Shoultz

Mr. Roger W. Franklin

Mrs. Elizabeth Ratliff

Mr. J. Bruce Limbaugh

Mr. Timothy Alan Smalley

Mr. Lowell J. Friedman

Mr. John Howard Reamey

Mr. Gary Weldon Limmroth and

Mr. Phillip Daniel Smith

Mr. James Will Gore

Mr. Larry Joe Ruffin

Mr. W. Stancil Starnes

Ms. Didi C. Grant

Mrs. Kimberly Farnham Sartain

Mrs. Karole Lloyd

Mr. Frank Burns Stone III

Mr. Thomas L. Grant

Mr. Gene Shell and Mrs. Edna

Mr. Dara Longgrear

Mrs. Ann Marie Terry

Mr. James William Greiner

Mr. Kenneth G. Massey and Mrs.

Dr. Arthur A. Thompson Jr.

Mr. Alva McGriff Grimsley III

Mr. Riley Boykin Smith

Mrs. Jamie A. Tisch

Mr. Daniel Ogden Haas

Dr. John C. Snider

Mr. James Benjamin Tompkins

Mr. O. B. Grayson Hall Jr.

Mr. David Walton Sorrelle and

Mr. Charles Thomas Townsend

Mr. Charles Abraham Haun III

Drs. Yu-Tueng and Chau Lee

Mr. Brian Lewis Henry

Mrs. Sue Ellen Summers

Mr. Steven W. Honeycutt

Mr. Kenneth Comer Tankersley

Anna L. Hunt

Mrs. Sheila P. Limmroth

Laura N. Massey
Mr. Joseph Paul Maxwell and
Mrs. Allison Maxwell
Lt. Col. Marvin Lynn McCloud
Mr. George L. McCrary Jr.

Tsai

Mrs. Lisa Anne Powers

Mr. James L. Priester and Mrs.
Murray Tutwiler Priester
Mr. William Chadwick
Quisenberry

Shell

Mrs. Sissy Sparks Sorrelle

Mr. Lee A. McDavid Sr.

Mr. Richard David Urrutia

Mrs. Martha Martin Houston

Mr. James D. Thybony

Mr. Thomas S. McGahey

Dr. B. Michael Watson and Mrs.

Mr. William Legrand Hutchison

Mr. Vincent Anthony Tortorici Jr.

Mr. William Walker Jessup

Mr. A.S. Williams III

Mr. Gregory D. Johnston

Col. Marinda Coultas Wood

Mr. Daniel J. Justice

Mr. Ralph Roland Wright

Mr. David W. McGill

Mr. Sammy Allen McMurray
and Mrs. Jennifer Horton
McMurray

Margaret Lee Watson

Mr. John Frederick Wessel
Mr. Bryan D. Yokley

Mrs. Linda Justice

Mr. Curt Miller

Senior Executive

Mr. David Paul Kassouf

Executive

Mr. James Hugh Miller III

Membership is accorded to all

Mr. Jerry M. Kelly

Membership is accorded to all

Mr. Donald Bolton Mills

individuals and corporations who

Mr. Michael Kennedy

individuals and corporations

Mr. Brian Summers Moore

contributed $550 to $999 to the

Mr. Alfred Eugene Kullman Jr.

who contributed $275 to $549

Mr. James Kermit Moore and

Commerce Executives Society.

Mrs. Sandra Holston Lewis

to the Commerce Executives

Dr. Nicole Ponder Lueg

Society.

Mrs. Gerry Williams Moore

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Mr. Christopher Scott Abele

Mr. Allan James Chappelle

Mr. Stephen Lynn Entrekin

Mr. Kamal Sewah Hosein

Mrs. Joanna Sharp Adams

Mr. John Bernard Cicero

Mr. Marvin S. Epstein

Ms. Margaret Esther Hudson

Dr. Glenn James Ahrenholz

Mr. Fred L. Close Jr.

Mr. L.O. Farris Jr.

Mr. Carl Monroe Hunt II

Mr. Jack Richard Altherr Jr.

Mr. Bryant Graves Coats

Mr. Joseph Fehrenbach

Mr. W. Bruce Hutchins III

Mr. Scotty R. Amos

Mrs. Tiffany Cordes Cohen

Mr. J. Rodney Felts

Mr. Dwight T. Ingle

Mr. Larry D. Anderson Jr.

Mr. Timothy Lewis Colburn

Mr. Samuel Barton Fields

Mr. John Earl Ingram

Mr. Todd William Anderson

Mrs. Mary Holman Cole

Mr. David W. Finney

Mr. Jay Ison

Mr. Eugene R. Andrzejewski

Mr. Jeffrey F. Coleman

Mr. James B. Flemming

Mr. Earl G. Johnson

Dr. Deborah S. Archambeault

Mr. Patrick Rory Conner

Mr. Samuel R. Flowers Sr. and

Mr. Larry Dwight Johnson

Mr. Lamar C. Bagby

Mr. Michael William Cooke

Mr. Lawrence Edwin Baggett

Mr. William Earl Cooper

Mr. John G. Foshee

Dr. Robert Dail Johnston

Maj. George Lewis Baker

Mrs. Jill Bailey Cordle

Mr. Fred Harry Friedman

Mr. D. Paul Jones Jr.

Mr. William Mark Baker

Mr. D. Bradley Cork

Mrs. Charlotte Chandler Fulmer

Mr. Richard E. Kaplan

Mr. E. Lee Barran

Mr. Charles Lee Cornelius Jr.

Mr. Brent Thomas Fykes

Miss Melanie D. Keller

Mr. James M. Bates

Mr. Sam Anthony Corona

Mr. John W. Gant Jr.

Mr. Joel Van Kelley

Mr. Ted F. Baudendistel

Mr. Timothy P. Costello

Mr. W. Lewis Garrison Jr.

Mrs. Leigh Anne Kelley

Mr. Christopher Alan Bayham

Mr. John Douglas Cox

Mr. Alex O. Gatewood

Mr. John Stephen Kelly Jr.

Mr. George Andrew Crews

Mrs. Karen A. Gentile

Mr. Ed Kennedy

Mr. George Milton Beason Jr.

Mr. Dennis Paul Crocker

Mr. Carey Parks Gilbert II

Ms. Martha Ann Kidder

Mr. Rolla Earl Beck III and Mrs.

The Hon. Arthur M. Cromarty

Mr. James Milan Givan

Mr. Henry L. King

and Mrs. Valerie Joy Bayham

Diane Butler Beck

Mrs. Kay C. Flowers

Mr. Michael Godbold Johnson

Mr. J. Kenny Crow Jr.

Mr. Walter Houston Givhan

Mr. Henry Lumpkin King

Mr. Daniel Edwin Beggs

Ms. Laura Lynn Crum

Mr. James H. Godfrey Jr. and

Mr. John Butler King

Mr. John Berkley Bell

Mr. Bobby Gerald Cryar

Dr. W. Scott Berger and Mrs.

Mr. Frank DAmico III

Valerie Clarke Berger

Mr. Thomas Stewart Damson

Mrs. Nida Traywick Godfrey

Mrs. Jill Klucher

Mr. William Lawson Goodman Jr.

Mr. Alan Lee Kosten

Mr. U.V. Goodwyn

Mr. Barry R. Kraselsky

Mr. Tom S. Grammas

Mr. Rodney M. Kreps

Mr. Richard Truman Darden

Mr. William M. Grimes Jr.

Mrs. Blakely Caroline

Mr. Douglas Burton Davis

Mr. Barry E. Gritter

Mr. Clay A. Bishop Jr.

Mr. Robert James Davison

Mr. Marshall Hall Groom

Mr. Kirk P. Lakeman

Mr. John D. Blue

Mr. G. Hilton Dean

Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Guichard

Mr. James Michael Lambert

Mr. Larry Wade Bond Jr.

Mr. George Clay Deavours

Mr. Claude B. Gullatt III

Mr. Frank Quarles Lassiter

Mr. Joseph A. Boohaker

Mr. Sam I. Diamond Jr. Estate

Mr. Jerry L. Hall

Mrs. Lisa Harper Lawley

Mr. Russell Fred Boren Jr.

Mr. Anthony Joseph DiPiazza

Mr. Toia Maunique Hardy

Mr. Thomas Edward Lazenby

Mr. John S. Bowman Jr.

Mr. George W. Dockery Jr.

Mr. Billy Lawrence Hatmaker

Mr. Ronald Alan Leet

Mr. Hollis O. Bridges

Mr. Harry P. Dorlon Jr.

Mr. Joseph Edward Hawley Jr.

Mrs. Sherrie D. LeMier

Mrs. Dorothy E. Brown

Dr. Richard L. Doughty

Mr. Ronald Vernoy Hayes

Ms. Leslie Lynn Lessig

Mrs. Jane Buchanan Brunson

Mr. John C. Duckworth Jr.

Dr. David James Heggem Jr. and

Mr. Shuguang Liu

Mr. William Lister Brunson Jr.

Dr. Ernest Lee Duncan Jr.

Mr. Charles Michael Buckner

Mr. Michael Edward Dunkin

Mr. John Edwin Hickman

Mr. Wiley Perry Long Jr.

Mrs. Ren Hankins Burke

Mr. Stephen K. Eberhart

Mr. Mark Anthony Hickman

Mr. Kenneth S. Luton

Ms. Keena Paige Calloway

Mr. Charles Lee Echols

Mr. B. Douglas Hill

Mrs. Tina Michele Maloney

Cmdr. Brian Allan Campbell

Mr. Claude D. Edwards

Mrs. Cecelia Hill

Mr. Rick L. Manasco

Mr. William J. Campbell

Mrs. Gwen Commander

Mr. Phillip Newton Holley

Mr. James Michael Marriner

Mrs. Terri McRae Holley

Mrs. Cynthia Self Martin

Mr. William J. Billingsley

Mr. Donald Wayne Birdwell and
Mrs. Frances J. Birdwell

Ms. Camilla Canty

and Mrs. Sarah Long Damson

Edwards

Mrs. Paula Kessel Heggem

Kriegshauser

Mr. Robert L. Loftin III

Mr. Michael Edward Case

Mrs. Cathy H. Eisen

Mr. Jamie M. Holman

Mr. Gordon Dallam Martin

Mr. Luke Cates

Mr. John Alston Elsevier

Mrs. Cecile Oliver Horton

Mr. Gerson May

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Mr. Willard McCall III

Dr. Beverly C. Phifer

Mr. Stephen Keith Swofford

Associate Executive

Mr. Willard McCall Jr.

Mr. William Byers Philips Jr.

Mr. David Arthur Tate

Membership is accorded to all

Mr. G. Laurence McCrary III

Dr. Jack J. Phillips

Mrs. Suzanne Sloan Taylor

individuals and corporations

Dr. John Thomas McDonald Jr.

Mr. Alan Paul Pizzitola

Mr. William Calvin Taylor

who contributed $150 to $274

Mr. Charles T. McDowell

Mr. J. Jordan Plaster Jr.

Mr. Bobby Tesney

to the Commerce Executives

Mr. William Vaughan McKnight

Mr. Paul Christopher Pledger

Mr. George William Thompson III

Society.

Mr. Joseph Hoyt Plunkett

Mr. Ken Douglas Tidwell

Mr. Benny Frank Powell

Mr. David Towery

Mr. William Henry Agee

Jr.
Mr. Dale McMillan and Mrs.

Mr. Jimmy Ramage

Mr. Ronald ODell Travis

Mr. Charles Akersloot III

Mr. Richard Henry Meadows

Mr. Frank J. Raue

Mrs. Virginia G. Treglown

Mr. Jason Curtiss Alexander

Mrs. Angi Blalock Meyers

Mr. Richard Carson Ray and Mrs.

Mr. William Forrest Trick

Mr. Sam Joseph Alfano

Mr. J.A. Tucker

Mr. Jack G. Allen

Cindy McMillan

Mr. Stephen W. Mezzell

Rebecca Rene Ray

Dr. Elbert Grady Miller Jr.

Miss Karen Ann Rehm

Mr. Mark R. Tucker

Mr. William Walthall Allen

Mrs. Marie Mills

Mr. Sam A. Renta Jr.

Mr. James Raymond Turner

Mr. Anthony Harrison Allison

Mr. John W. Minor III

Mr. H. Grantland Rice III

Mr. Kevin Lyle Turner

Mr. Richard Curtis Allison Jr.

Mr. Dwight Leslie Mixson Jr.

Mr. Jim Richardson

Dr. Richard Allen Turpin

Dr. Gordon McLeod Amsler

Mr. Guy E. Moman Jr.

Mr. William B. Robertson

Mr. Steven G. Umphrey

Mr. Frank Yarbrough Anderson

Mrs. Mary Harmon T. Moman

Mr. Daniel Ray Rodda and Mrs.

Dr. Shane Ernest Underwood

Mr. Fred P. Monacelli and Mrs.

Angela Rodda

Mr. Carl Emil Valentine

IV and Mrs. Kathryn D.

Anderson

Mr. William Hale Ross

Mr. Lemuel Gray Vaughan

Mr. Osa Lamar Andrews III

Mrs. Sally Ann Ryan

Mrs. Glenda Marshall Vaughn

Ms. Julie M. Andrzejewski

Mr. Edward Walton Sauls

Mr. Stephen Franklin Vickery

Ms. Susan Cormany Angelo

Mr. C. Richard Moore Jr.

Mrs. Beverly S. Schrum

Miss Beverly Sue Virciglio

Mr. John C. Arant

Mr. James B. Moore Jr.

Mr. Thomas Henry Schupack

Mr. Kenneth Paul Waller and

Mr. Chad Wesley Armstrong

Mr. Patrick Rickman Moore

Mr. Walter J. Schwarz

Mr. James Blue Morrow

Mr. William Alan Schweer

Mr. Daniel H. Waters Jr.

Mr. James A. Avrett

Mr. John Trussell Murdock

Mr. Robert Emmet Seibels III

Mr. J. Wade Weeks

Mr. Daniel Babin

Mr. J. Donald Myhan

Mr. Fred W. Sellers Jr.

Mr. Brownie Davis West

Mr. Jerry B. Baggett

Mr. Donald Woodrow Nalley

Kathy Monacelli
Mrs. Cynthia Horton
Montgomery

Mrs. Liz Waller

Mr. David Leon Ashford

Mr. Francis Bolger Semmes

Mr. Kenneth N. West

Mr. William S. Baird

Jr. and Mrs. Christia Collyar

Mrs. Nanci Martin Sexton

Mr. Robert Brian White

Mr. Jon C. Ballenger Jr.

Nalley

Mr. Lloyd Carson Shelton

Mr. Palmer Gaillard Whiting

Mr. Albert Henry Banks

Mr. Richard H. Napier

Mr. Dan Paul Shuntich

Mr. Robert Smith Wilbanks III

Dr. Robert Lewis Barker

Mr. Stephen R. Noble

Mr. William Mead Silsbee Jr.

Mr. Robert Dennis Williams Jr.

Mr. Jeffrey Allen Barnard

Mr. Douglas B. Nunnelley

Mr. John Govan Simms Jr.

Mr. Wayne Lavon Williams

Mr. James Murrel Barnes Jr.

Mr. Walter Flake Oakley IV

Mr. Bert Sims

Mr. James B. Williford

Mr. Darrell E. Bass

Mr. Carl Smith ONeal Jr.

Mr. William H. Singleton

Mr. Lloyd Reed Wilson

Mr. Louis C. Bassett III

Judge William H. Oswalt

Mr. Frank Samuel Skinner Jr.

Mr. Jeffrey T. Windham

Mr. Barry Henry Bauman

Mr. Michael Bradley Worrell

Mr. Russell Elbert Baxley

Mr. Reginald Osmund Owens

and Mrs. Mary Skinner

PACCAR Foundation

Mr. Carl Bradley Smith

Mr. William Haig Wright II

Mr. Wade Baxley

Mr. Wilmer Parker III

Mr. Stanley McCreary Smith

Mr. Charles B. Yates

Mr. Harry Hanover Bayer

Mr. James David Parr

Mr. Harvey Lawrence Snider Jr.

Mr. John Fritz Yeager Jr.

Mr. John Ryan Beale

Mr. W. Scott Passmore

Mr. Paul Randal Spivey

Mr. James Willis Yeldell III

Mr. Stephen Patrick Beale

Mrs. Shelia F. Patterson

Mr. Paige L. Stagner III

Mr. Noble C. Yelverton

Mr. James Franklin Beall

Mr. William Carlon Patterson

Mr. Luther M. Stone

Mr. Harvey Bearden

Dr. Donald Monroe Pattillo

Mr. Michael Stephen Stutts

Ms. Natalie J. Bearden

Mr. John Ogle Pearce

Mr. Russell R. Stutts Jr.

Mr. R. Thomas Beason

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Mr. M. Ellis Beck Jr.

Ms. Janice Marie Burrows

Mr. Bryce Gerald Connor

Mrs. Andrea V. Drake

Mr. Scott Randall Becraft

Mr. Buddy Burton and Mrs.

Mr. Brian Christopher Cook

Mr. Frank C. Drane Jr.

Mr. John Reese Bedsole

Frankie ONeal Burton

Ms. Felicia Riggs Cook

Mr. Garry Neil Drummond

Mr. Daniel Dale Bennett

Mrs. Sharon Wilson Burton

Ms. Kelley Denise Cook

Mr. William Vincent Duncan

Dr. David Berkowitz

Mr. Julian David Butler

Ms. Elizabeth Cooper

Mr. Johnny F. Dunn

Mr. Wilbur Gentry Berry Jr.

Mr. John Stevenson Bynon Sr.

Mr. Van Cooper

Mr. William Jordan Eastwood

Mr. Lawrence Neal Bice

Mr. Adolphe Catlin Cade IV

Mrs. Megan Finnerty Copner

Mr. Eddie Echols

Mr. E. Steven Bigelow

Mr. Donald C. Caldwell

Mr. Ezell Cornelius

Mr. Michael H. Echols

Mr. Ronald David Binder

Mr. Harry Edwin Caldwell Jr.

Mrs. Margaret B. Corriher

Mr. Michael Lee Eckenrod

Mr. William T. Bishop Jr.

Mr. James Daniel Caldwell

Mr. Brett D. Couch

Mr. Brett M. Eckley and Mrs.

Mr. James Ernest Blair

Mr. Paul Wesley Calhoun

Mr. Dick Cowart

Mr. Bob E. Blake

Mr. Dennis Roy Cameron

Mr. Phillip D. Cox

Mr. Arthur Robert Edgar

Mr. Glenn Paul Blankinchip

Mrs. Donna H. Camp

Mr. Thomas Wayne Cozart

Mr. Richard Dale Edwards

Mrs. Lindsey Blumenthal

Miss Melinda Kaye Camp

Mr. Michael Alexander Crabb III

Mrs. Jan Josey Ehrhardt

Mr. Charles H. Boohaker

Mr. John Paul Campbell

Mr. F. Hood Craddock

Mr. John B. Elbin

Mr. George Charles Boohaker

Mr. Robert Lee Campbell

Mrs. Stacey C. Craig

Mr. Paul Elkourie and Mrs.

Mr. John C. Boohaker

Mr. James Abraham Cannon

Dr. Jean Greene Crawford

Wanda Joy Elkourie

Mr. William Baxter Booth Jr.

Mrs. Christine H. Cantwell

Mr. Robert Henry Crawford

Mr. Danny Ray Elledge

Ms. Michelle Lee Boteler

Mr. Ronald Hollis Cargile

Mr. John S. Creel

Maj. Gen. Edward R. Ellis

Mr. Norman William Botsford

Mr. Mac Fay Carpenter

Gen. John Sherman Crow

Mr. William Michael Elmore

Mr. Darden J. Bourne Jr.

Mr. Jack Russell Carter

Mr. Norman Alton Crow Jr.

Mr. Gary L. Ely

Mr. Robert Lamar Bowers Sr.

Mr. Jason W. Carter

Mr. Allen S. Crumbley

Mr. Brad Robert Estess

Mr. James Ronald Boyd

Mr. W. Lacon Carver

Mr. Robert C. Crump

Mr. David Gerald Etheridge

Mrs. Pamela M. Boyles

Miss Laura Elaine Castleman

Mr. Ronald J. Crump

Mr. Tipton Hamlin Evans

Mr. David Lee Bradley

Mr. L. Brett Chambless, SIOR

Mr. Marshall Warren Culpepper

Mr. Mark Fain

Mr. Richard W. Brasher and Mrs.

Dr. Kam Chuen Chan and Dr. Pik

Mr. Derrel G. Curry

Mrs. Stacy Farnam

Nancy S. Brasher

Ki Lai

Joanna Eckley

Mr. Alan E. Curtis

Mr. Mark Thomas Faulkner

Mr. Taney Afton Brazeal

Mr. Franklin W. Chandler Jr.

Mr. David Wayne Cusimano

Mrs. Erin Duncan Feaga

Mr. James Garland Brazil Jr.

Mr. Victor Louis Chandler

Mr. James Edward Cypert Jr.

Mr. Richard Powell Field

Mr. Richard Shields Brinson

Mr. Dennis W. Charlesworth and

Mr. Josh Daily

Mr. James Lawrence Fillmer

Mr. John R. Davidson

Dr. James Howard Finch and

Mr. Michael Earl Brinyark

Mr. Frederick W. Bromberg

Mrs. Janice J. Charlesworth

The Hon. B. Miller Childers

Mr. Robert Leroy Davis Jr.

Mr. Milton L. Brown

Mr. Wayne Childress

Mr. Steven Wayne Davis

Mrs. Holly Dukes Fine

Mr. Patrick Terrence Brown

Mr. Albert Dawson Christian Jr.

Mr. George Edwin Deavours

Mr. David Scott Fisher

Mr. Vlencon Lawson Brown

Mr. Sam Emmett Christopher

Mr. Edward Taylor Deitz

Ms. Georgia Flesser

Mr. Ronald G. Bruno

Mr. Charles T. Clayton Jr.

Mr. Hampton Eugene Dempsey

Ms. Neeley Sommer Florence

Miss Barbara Allen Brunson

Mr. Avery Austin Clenney

Ms. Terri Renee Dempsey

Mr. Allen Folts and Mrs. Eugenia

Mr. James Andrew Bunn and

Mr. Melford T. Cleveland

Mr. Charles L. Denaburg

Mrs. Christi Phillips Bunn

Mrs. Kathy M. Finch

Patton Folts

Mr. Henry Hammond Cobb III

Mr. John William Denman Jr.

Mr. William M. Fortenberry Jr.

Mr. Richard A. Burch

Mrs. Rachel Johnson Cobia

Dr. Jackie A. DiPofi

Ms. Elizabeth B. Fortune

Mr. Robert Lew Burdette

Mr. William Thomas Cochran

Mr. Walter F. DOlive III

Mr. Richard Jack Frady

Mr. Roger Alan Burke

Mr. Charles E. Coggins

Mr. Erskine G. Donald IV

Mr. Allan R. Francis

Mr. Anthony J. Burnett

Mr. J. Weldon Cole

Mr. Eugene John Donsbach Jr.

Mr. Ronnie James Franklin

Dr. John Eugene Burnett

Mr. Geoffrey Alan Colton

Mr. George Alan Donsbach

Mr. Brandon Frazier

Mr. John Charles Burnette

Mr. John Edward Colwell

Mrs. Sherry H. Dorsey

Mr. Jesse Daniel Frix

Mr. C. Benton Burroughs Jr.

Mr. Frank Morgan Connell Sr.

Mr. Robert Cotten Douglass Jr.

Mr. Bruce Allen Fryer

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Mr. Michael Eugene Garrigan

Mr. Howard Haston Garrison

Mr. Herbert Lynn Harris and

Mrs. Sumica Johnson Harris

Mr. Thomas Roland Hufstetler

Jr.

Mrs. Donna Johnson Kennedy

Mr. Jack Scott Kennedy

Mr. L. Lee Garrison

Mr. Harold M. Harrison

Mrs. Amanda S. Hulsey

Mrs. Melissa Keshishian

Mr. Curtis S. Gary

Mr. James I. Harrison Jr.

Mr. Charles Steven Humphries

Mr. John Charles Kimbrell Jr.

Dr. Jule Borg Gassenheimer

Mr. George Alan Hartley

Mr. Mark F. Hunter

Mrs. Maureen ODonnell King

Mrs. Meredith Boone Gay

Mr. David L. Harwood and Mrs.

Mr. Jeff D. Hurst

Mr. Ethan Charles Kitchens

Mr. Jerry Millender Hyche

Ms. Pamela L. Klinner

Mr. Terry Carson Hyche

Mr. Edward Raymond Kohout

Mr. Morris Michael Gee Jr.

Mr. Brett Ashley Gerbige
Mrs. Ann Bragg Getwan

Susan C. Harwood
The Hon. R. Bernard Harwood
Jr.

Mr. Foster Thompson Hyde

Mr. Alex Steven Kontos

Mr. Hollis N. Gieger Jr.

Mrs. Dawn T. Haviland

Mr. Gregory D. Hyde

Mr. Jimmy Charles Kubina

Mr. Gregory Thomas Gilbert

Mrs. Carleta Roberts Hawley

Mr. Jason Lowrey Ingram

Mr. Drew Kyle

Dr. Glenn Harold Gilbreath

Mrs. Marie Carson Hebbler

Mr. William Reynolds Ireland Jr.

Mr. William F. Lacey

Mr. Ted W. Giles

Mr. Kris Erik Heisler

Mr. Bryan Grover Jackson

Mr. Allen J. Lambert

Mr. Christopher L. Gillespie

Mrs. Anne Hill Henders

Mr. C. Scott Jackson

Mr. Peter John Lambert

Mr. Joseph K. Gillespie

Mrs. Amy C. Henderson

Mr. Charles Henry Jackson

Mr. James Alex Lancaster

Ms. Carol Elizabeth Gilliland

Mrs. Michelle McKissack

Mr. Leslie Charles Jackson

Mr. Wayne H. Gillis

Henderson

Mr. Philip C. Jackson Jr.

and Mrs. Kimberly Jaynes

Lancaster

Mr. Winston Howard Gillum Jr.

Mr. William B. Henderson

Mr. Paul T. Jacobs

Mrs. Terri Lynn Landwehr

Mr. Edward M. Glenn

Mr. Joseph Rich Henry

Mr. Bill B. James

Mr. John Steven Lawler

Mr. Leonard William Godbold

Mr. Ted Morrow Henry

Mr. David Morris James Jr.

Ms. Stephanie Nichole Lay

Mr. Charles Richard Godwin

Mr. Edmond C. Henson Jr.

Mr. Carl T. Jamison

Mr. Alan Ray Leach

Mr. Ronald Eldo Goertz Sr.

Mr. John L. Henson Jr.

Mr. John Warren Jeffries

Mr. Clayton Richard Lee II

Mr. Milton Irving Goldstein

Mrs. Roberta Harbert Herman

Mr. Burell C. Johnson

Mr. Wallace Lee

Mr. Arvil Davis Goode Jr.

Mr. James Leaven Herring Jr.

Mrs. Cynthia Lees Johnson

Mr. William L.G. Lees

Mrs. Marsha King Grady

Mr. Vann Max Herring

Mrs. Hope Harris Johnson

Mr. Beverly M. Leigh III

Mrs. Tammy Tatum Graves

Mr. Eric James Heslop

Mr. James C. Johnson III and

Mrs. Dana B. Levering

Ms. Brendette Brown Green

Mr. Joe Hester Jr.

Mr. Dean Alan Griffin

Mrs. Helene Warner Hibbard

Mr. Larry Johnson

Mr. Joe Bryant Lewis

Mr. Joseph G. Griffin

Mr. Clarence Edward Hicks

Ms. Linda Johnson

Dr. James A. Ligon and Mrs. Kim

Mr. Marshall D. Griffin

Mr. Bruce W. Hodges

Mr. Jerry Michael Johnston

Mr. Kenneth Alan Grodner

Mr. Philip Morton Hodgson

Mr. John Mark Johnston

Mr. James David Loftin Jr.

Mr. Ted M. Gryska

Mrs. Nancy Trainor Hofto

The Hon. John David Jolly

Mr. David Edward Long

Mr. Troy C. Haas

Mr. Clay Edward Holladay

Mr. Michael A. Jones

Mrs. Julie Weil Lovoy

Mr. Michael Halbert

Mr. James Hubert Hollis Jr.

Mr. Ralph C. Jones

Mr. John A. Lyon Jr.

Dr. Jonathon Halbesleben

Mr. John Robert Holman

Mr. Jason T. Jowers

Mrs. Heather Illies Lyons

Mr. John Wesley Hall

Mr. Sean B. Holmes

Dr. Leonard James Jowers and

Mrs. Bobbie Woodman

Mr. Jacob A. Halpern

Mrs. Shelly Vines Hornstein

Mr. Richard D. Hamilton

Mr. J.B. Horst

Mr. Richard Hamm

Mrs. Katie McCarthy Hosemann

Mr. Joshua Perkins Hammond

Mr. Jonathan Franklin Howell

Mrs. Mary Ella Hamner

Mrs. Wendy M. Howell

Mr. Richard Paul Hanna Jr. and

Mr. Arthur F. Howington and

Mr. Jack Evan Karson

Dr. Louis D. Marino

Mrs. Karen Van Luvender

Mrs. Mary Ellen Hanna

Mrs. Gina Johnson

Mrs. Paula Ruth Jowers

Mrs. Ann Meriwether
Kaesermann
Mr. Herman Christopher
Kammer Jr.

Mr. Dean Lewis

J. Ligon

Macdonald
Dr. Glida Alexander Magnani
Mr. Bernard S. Malkove
Mr. Donald Paul Maples
Mr. Edward Wayne Maples

Mr. Gerard J. Kassouf

Mr. Christopher Martin

Mr. Richard J. Hardy Jr.

Mrs. Kim Smith Hudson

Mr. W. Kent Keasler

Ms. Dorothy J. Martin

Mr. Thomas Leon Harrell

Mr. Michael Thomas Hudson

Mr. Thomas H. Keene

Mr. Guy Martin

Mr. Paul Nelson Kelly

Ms. Lisa M. Martin

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Mr. Robert Ladon Martin

Mrs. Maree Harris Milner

Mr. Peter Leonard Palmer

Mr. Russell B. Riggs

Mrs. Vicki Maddox Martin

Mrs. Holly Creel Mims

Mr. Stanley Park Jr.

Mr. A. Porter Roberts

Dr. Kellie L. Maske

Mrs. Susan Newby Ming

Mr. C. Richard Parr Jr.

Mr. Thurman H. Robertson Jr.

Dr. J. Barry Mason

Mr. D. Dewey Mitchell

Mr. John Mathew Parrish and

Mr. William C. Robertson

Mr. Philip Moseley Mason

Mr. J. Stephen Monger

Mr. C. Wayne Mathews

Ms. Karen J. Mooney

Mr. Gary Thomas Partridge

Mr. William Chris Mathison

Mrs. Billie Ruth Moore

Dr. J. Wayne Patterson

Mr. Clayton S. Robinson

Mrs. Hattie King Maxwell

Mr. Marlin D. Moore Jr.

Mr. Ronald Quillen Patterson

Mr. James Bradshaw Robinson Jr.

Mrs. Terri Cox May

Mr. Marlin Duncan Moore III

Mr. Andrew Wemmer Patton

Mr. Tom Robinson

Mr. Jeffery Wayne Maze

Dr. Roy Newton Moore

Mr. Andy Paxton

Mr. Zachary Taylor Robinson

Mr. Ernest Clyde McAlister Jr.

Mr. William L. Moore III

Mr. Marvin Fletcher Peek Jr.

Mr. Joseph Dane Rogers

Mr. Lewis L. McAllister Jr.

Mr. Bryan Earl Morgan

Mr. Lee S. Piper

Mr. P. Mims Rogers Jr.

Mr. Stanley Carl McCaa

Mr. Kenneth James Morgan

Mr. Joseph R. Pitard

Mr. Roy Dean Rollings

Mrs. Jennifer Jones McCabe

Mrs. Florence H. Morris

Mrs. Zeta M. Pittman

Mr. Anthony Nino Romano

The Hon. Warren Hardin

Mr. George Pierce Morris Jr.

Mr. Joseph Mark Pizzitola

Mr. Anthony Allyn Roose

Mr. G. Warren Morrison

Mr. Victor Phillips Poole Sr.

Mr. Andrew Campbell Ross

Mr. Daniel Alan McCormack

Mr. Robert Earl Morrison Jr.

Mr. Durward Keith Powell

Mr. Phillip Rodney Ross

Mr. Bart Edward McCrory and

Mr. Harris V. Morrissette

Mr. Jack Powers

Mrs. Keri Mason Roth

Mr. William Eugene Morrow and

Dr. Jenice Prather-Kinsey

Dr. Richard Gary Rovelstad

Mrs. Jessica Lifford Pratt

Mr. George Nicholas Saad

McCollum

Mrs. Ginny Tomlinson McCrory

Mrs. Selina Smith Parrish

Dr. Sara Helms Robicheaux and

Mr. Scott Paul Robicheaux

Mr. Keith W. McCullough

Mrs. Virginia Kuhns Morrow

Mr. Luther Don McDaniel

Mrs. Lynna Meadows Morton

Mr. Robert D. Prescott

Mr. J.E. Saliba

Mr. Russ McDonald

Mrs. Sharon McDaniel Muller

Mrs. Amy Shirley Price

Mr. Edwin Martin Salmon

Mr. Edward B. McDonough Jr.

Mr. Gary A. Mummert

Mrs. Dominique Glinzler Price

Mr. Chester Leon Salter Jr.

Mr. Chip McEwen

Mr. Eddie Owen Nabors

Mr. Goode Price III

Dr. Sean Patrick Salter

Mr. Jack Leard McKewen Jr.

Mr. Robert E. Nader

Mr. Wyatt Glenn Price

Mr. Billy James Sassaman

The Hon. Philip B. McLauchlin

Mr. George M. Neal Jr.

The Hon. Robert I. Prichard III

Mr. Joe H. Saueressig

Jr. and Mrs. Bobbie McLauchlin

Mr. Jackson M. Neal

Mr. Bob L. Priest

Lt. Col. James C. Schaaf, Retired

Dr. Robert W. McLeod

Ms. Catherine E. Neel

Mr. Marion Albert Quina Jr.

Mr. Ben Joseph Schillaci

Dr. Thomas Edmond McLeod

Mr. Hugh A. Neighbors III

Mr. Robert McQueen Rabon III

Dr. Charles P. Schmidt

Mr. Thomas E. McMillan III

Mr. H. Jay Niendorf

Mr. John Riley Ramage

Mr. William Milton Schroeder

Mr. Thomas McNeely

Mr. David Lewis Nolen

Mr. Robert Lamar Rawlinson

Ms. Leigh Beri Schwartz

Mr. Donald C. McNutt

Mr. Philip Newton Norris

Mr. Jonathan Howarth Ray

Mr. Leonard Alan Scott

The Hon. J. Lee McPhearson

Mr. Thomas Herbert Norris

Mr. William Paul Ray

Mr. Craig Lundy Scruggs

Mr. John Tyler McShan Jr.

Mr. Charles A. Norwood

Mr. George Robert Rea Jr.

Mr. Michael Anthony Seals

Mr. Francis D. McWilliams III

Mr. Dale Patrick Nunnelley

Dr. Rebecca Avery Reamey and

Mr. Robert Wilbanks Sellers

Ms. Allison Hearing Meador

Mr. Henry Wrenn Nunnelley

Mr. Michael Alan Medley

Miss Suzanne Marie OConnor

Mr. Russell Steven Reed

Mr. David L. Shelton

Miss Mallory Daniele Meissner

Ms. Margie Older

Mr. Steven R. Reed

Mr. Steven Alexander Shelton

Mrs. Beth Yeager Mendenhall

Mr. Bill Ondocsin

Mrs. Tracey Reed

Mr. Daniel Joseph Sheridan

Dr. Barbara Dubis Merino-

Mr. Larry W. ONeal

Mr. Walker Reynolds IV

Mr. Jeffrey M. Shimizu

Mr. Patrick Lagarde OSullivan

Mrs. Marlynn N. Rhyne

Mrs. Rhonda Hodes Siegel

Mrs. Gretta Thomas Otts

Mr. Robert H. Rhyne III

Dr. James T. Simpson

Mr. Hugh Borland Overton

Mr. Jerry L. Rich

Mr. Ron Simpson and Mrs.

Mr. James King Owens III

Dr. Lynne Davis Richardson

Mr. Andrew Scott Midkiff

Mr. Thomas E. Owens

Mr. William E. Richardson

Mr. Thomas ONeal Sinclair

Mr. Robert Eugene Milam Jr.

Mr. Gregory Thomas Owings

Dr. Robert Glenn Richey Jr.

Mr. Don G. Skinner

Mayper
Mr. Adam Garin Mestre and Mrs.
Nicole Pugh Mestre
Mr. J. Pat Meyer Jr.

Mr. Barry Nathan Reamey

Mr. Randy Shealy

Barbara A. Simpson

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Mr. William Michael Sklar

Mr. Michael D. Thompson

Mrs. Melissa Massengill Wikle

Mrs. Kara S. Arthur

Mr. Andrew Owen Slater

Mr. R. Waid Thompson

Mr. Richard W. Wilcox III

Mr. Stewart Gorham Austin

Mr. Jim Sledge

Ms. Heather Lea Thornburgh

Mr. C. Richard Wilkins

Mr. Thomas Reed Avant

Mr. Bobby Smart

Mrs. Courtney Marisa Tice

Mr. D. Drennen Williams

Mrs. June Albritton Baber

Mr. Charles Wiley Smith Jr.

Mr. B.T. Tillman Jr.

Mr. David Boyd Williams

Mr. Doyle James Bailey

Mr. Glenn Warren Smith

Mr. James Bennett Trammell

Mr. Richard Q. Williams

Mr. Douglas E. Baldner

Mr. Mark Alan Smith

Mr. Eric Daniel Tucker

Mrs. Brianne M. Wilson

Dr. Karen Meshad Baldwin

Mr. Rowan Dennis Smith

Mr. Gerald Glenn Tucker

Mr. Orman Ray Wilson

Mr. Laurence E. Ballantine

Mr. Myron Lowell Smoot

Mr. John Luther Tucker

Mr. Scott A. Wilson

Mr. James Fredrick Barger

Mr. David S. Sparks

Dr. Clarence Brittin Turner IV

Dean John Farley Windham

Mr. Billy Michael Barnes

Mr. Alan Wood Speaker

Mr. Norman Douglas Turnipseed

Mr. John M. Wise Sr.

Mrs. Una Ray Barnett

Mrs. Jo Humphries Speer

Mr. Allen J. Tutwiler Sr.

Mr. Michael Kenneth Wisner

Mr. George Andrew Bartlett

Mr. Guy J. Spencer Jr.

Mr. Macaroy Underwood

Mr. Phillip Wood Jr.

Mr. Daniel L. Bass

Mrs. Mary Whatley Spencer

Mr. Robert John Vass

Mr. Ernest Franklin Woodson Jr.

Ms. Linda F. Batson

Ms. Shanna Leigh Spivey

Miss Callie R. Ventress

Mr. Robert Von Wooldridge III

Ms. Mary Ann Bedsole

Mr. Stephen Earl Spratlin

Mr. Daniel T. Ventress

Mr. William C. Wyatt

Mr. Jarrod Bentley

Mr. Lendie Rogers Springfield

Mr. Talmai Owen Vickers Jr.

Mr. R. Michael Yarbro

Mrs. Sharon Moore Berko

Mr. Glenn Stamps

Mr. Joe Cotten Volman

Mr. Watson Ray Yeager

Mr. Alan Earl Berman

Mr. Craig Thomas Stanley

Mr. Robin A. Wade III

Mr. Steven Glenn Yessick Sr.

Mr. Joseph Bernstein

Mrs. Diana Benefield Stephens

Mr. Michael Robert Wahl and

Mr. Richard A. Yost

Mr. Andrew J. Betbeze

Mr. Herman Wood Youngblood

Mr. Chad Allen Bianchi

The Hon. Thomas Newman

Mr. Robert W. Bland

Mr. Howard Owens Stephens II

Mrs. Cathy Duncan Wahl

Mrs. Rebecca Lowrey Stephens

Mr. Thomas Joseph Waldrip

Mrs. Deborah Whatley Stephenson

Mr. Christopher F. Waldsmith

Mr. Frankie Stephenson

Mr. Christopher J. Walker

Mrs. Julie Simon Stevenson

Mr. E. Dow Walker

Mr. David Michael Stewart

Mr. Stevenson Thomas Walker

Additional
Contributors

Mr. W. Sandys Stimpson

Mr. David Scott Walters

This section recognizes

Mr. Thomas Lamar Bowman

Mr. Frank Stockard III

Mrs. Teresa W. Ward

individuals and corporations who

Ms. Robin D. Boyd

Dr. Mary S. Stone

Mr. David Earl Warren

contributed up to $149.99 to the

Dr. James Walter Brackner

Mr. Kirk William Strack

Mr. Jimmy E. Warren

Commerce Executives Society.

Mr. James Allen Breland Sr.

Mr. William Porter Stribling

Mr. John C. Watkins V

Contributions at this level do not

Dr. Barry James Brock

Mr. William J. Strickland

Mr. J. Don Weathers

receive member benefits.

Mrs. Elizabeth Alden Brown

Mr. Drew Quintin Stricklin

Mr. Franklin Page Webb Jr.

Mrs. Susan Dark Browning

Mr. J. Britton Stutts

Mr. Michael Adam Webb

Mr. William Edward Browning

Mrs. Joan Lewkovich Styres

Mr. Bruce Charles Webster

Mr. B. Michael Aarons

Mr. Perrin C. Bryant II

Dr. William Larry Sullivan

Mrs. Jennifer B. West

Mr. Walter Robert Abernathy

Mr. J. Keith Buchanan

Mr. Albert Israel Tarica

Mr. Harry O. Whatley

Mrs. Betsey Bibb Adams

Mr. William Wesley Budd

Mr. James Griffin Tatum

Mr. Matthew Collins Whatley

Mr. George E. Aiken Jr. and Mrs.

Mr. Ernest Neil Bulwinkle III

Mr. Byron Taylor

Mr. Paul Chadrick Wheeler

Mr. Richard Scott Taylor

Mr. Darryl Eric White

Mr. Steven D. Altmann

Mr. Steven R. Teal

Mr. S. Ray White Jr.

Mr. Stephen Amason

Mr. E. Dudley Burwell III

Mr. Allen Lee Terry II

Mr. William Randle Whitehead

Mr. James Foster Anderson Sr.

Mr. Yuell Bivin Busey

Mr. Christopher Edward Thomas

Mr. William Michael Whitten

Mr. David Erwin Thomas

Mr. Paul Durand Thomas
Mr. C. Reynolds Thompson III

Younger

Allyne M. Aiken

Mr. David Robert Bockel Sr.

Mr. William Harold Bolen Jr.
Mr. Ronald C. Bonds
Mr. George J. Boujoukos

Mr. Brian Floyd Burrell and Mrs.

Karen V. Burrell

Mrs. Barbara M. Anglin

Mr. Dennis T. Bynum

and Mrs. Aliceanne Flowers

Mrs. Elizabeth McLean Aragon

Ms. Cara Leigh Calhoon

Whitten

Mr. Alex Arendall

Mr. John W. Calhoun III

Mr. Steven A. Arnosky

Dr. Arthur A. Calix

Mr. Charles T. Wiggins

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Mr. Michael Bryan Campanaro

Mr. John Sterling Denham

Mr. Jonathan Paul Gwynn

Mrs. Leslie Owen Kincaid

Mr. Joseph Ford Canale

Mr. Earle Lewis Denton

Mr. Lucien Hagedorn

Mrs. Katherine Thompson King

The Hon. John Gregory Canfield

Dr. Murray D. Dickson

Mr. Jerry Alan Hagood

Judge Tom King Jr.

Mr. Bartley Lee Cannon

Mr. Andy Dwyer Dimenstien

Mrs. Melissa Barton Hagopian

Mr. Drew Sumner Kirkland

Mr. A. Frank Canterbury Jr.

Mr. Robert Daniel Dobbs

Mr. Lewis Steiner Hamilton Sr.

Mrs. Shonna Collier Knight

Mrs. Alita Gill Caparotta

Ms. Lisa Dodd

Mrs. Angela Burton Hamiter

Mr. Larry Oran Knowles

Mr. Morris Albert Capouano

Mr. John Coleman Dorlon

Mr. Todd Foster Hardy

Mr. Sammy Edwin Knox and

Ms. Patsy Elizabeth Capps

Mr. James Robert Dorough Jr.

Mr. John Robert Harris III

Mr. Daniel Troy Carmichael

Mrs. Celeste Nabers Douglass

Mr. William George Hatcher

Mr. Alan Henry Kohn

Rev. Joseph Van Carmichael

Ms. Karen Yarbrough Drake

Col. Jerry D. Heard

Mr. Jacob S. Kornman

Mr. Herbert G. Carnathan

Mr. Philip David Drake

Mr. Andrew Stephen Hedge

Mrs. June R. Landrum

Mr. Robert William Carnes

Mr. Charles Cleveland Drennon

Mr. Jack Eugene Held

Mr. Charles Bernard Langham

Mr. Donald Larry Carpenter

III

Mrs. Judith Rector Knox

Mr. Thomas Brooks Henderson

Mr. Lonnie Eugene Lankford

Ms. Janene Ellen Chase

Mr. Gilbert F. Dukes Jr.

Mr. Ralph C. Herden Jr.

Ms. Christine C. Lassiter

Mr. Rex Gordon Cheatham II

Mr. Warren G. Dunnavent

Mrs. DeAnna Jill Cornelius

Mrs. Cynthia W. Lattanzi

Mrs. Charlotte S. Cherry

Mr. Chad P. Durrance

Dr. Ernest Byron Chew

Mrs. Elizabeth James Earnest

Mr. William O. Hocutt

Mr. George Nathan Chism III

Mr. Leon W. Edwards

Mr. Millard Winston Hodge

Mrs. Berdie A. Lee

Dr. John Michael Clark

Mrs. Janet Schnell Ehrke

Mr. Jonathan L. Hood

Miss Christine Lee

Mr. John William Clark IV

Mrs. Mildred Davis Elkins

Mr. Lance Geoffrey Houlditch

Ms. Susan J. Leeds

Mr. William Lloyd Clem

Mr. John Frank Ellis

Mr. Christopher LaShon Howard

Mr. Eddie Leitman

Mr. Jason Edwin Clowers and

Ms. Mandy McManus Emedi

Mr. Robert Louis Howland

Mr. Michael Ian Levy

Mrs. Heather K. Clowers

Hobbs

Mr. W. Thomas Lavender and

Mrs. Sunee Gates Lavender

Mr. Walter Luke Evans II

Mr. Brett Alan Hubbard

Mr. Scott Thomas Levy

Ms. Allison Murray Cobb

Ms. Joyce Lane Farish

Dr. Gail Irene Hudson

Mrs. Katherine Thornton

Mr. Phillip L. Cohen

Mr. William John Fey Jr.

Mr. James Robert Hudson III

Mr. Michael Patrick Connors

Mr. Robert Kendrick Fikes

Mr. David A. Hughett

Mr. Paul Scott Logan

Mrs. Katherine Mostellar

Mr. Jonathan Lucas Fitts

Mr. Wesley H. Hull and Mrs.

Mrs. Susan Henagan Logan

Conwell

Mr. Keary Lee Foster

Christie S. Hull

Lockridge

Mr. William Thomas Loveless

Mr. David P. Cook

Mr. Olin Chester Friant Jr.

Mrs. Teresa Pizzitola Inman

Mrs. Rebecca Blue Lyles

Mr. Elton John Cooper Jr.

Mr. Thomas William Fulton

Mr. Norman Ippolito

Mr. Stephen Allen Mace

Mrs. Lauren S. Cooper

Mr. Gary Joshua Gadilhe

Miss Ashlyn Elizabeth Isom

Mr. Neal Julian Machek

Mr. William Nelson Cooper Jr.

Mr. Dean Allan Gambrell Sr.

Ms. Shaniece Ryshann Iverson

Mr. Melvin Carl Magidson Jr.

Mr. Billy Beckham Copeland Jr.

Mr. Robert Edward Garst

Mrs. Jacqueline J. Jackson

Mrs. Linda H. Maloy

Mr. Berlyn Thomas Cotton

Mr. Kenneth J. Gates

Ms. Holly Posey James

Mr. Darryl Ray Maras

Mr. Daniel T. Cottrell

Mr. Jason Ryan Gensburger

Dr. Elwood Thomas Johnson

Ms. Nelda Ann Marinello

Mrs. Karen Tarica Coval

Mrs. Kate Goldman Gholston

Mr. Sage Monnish Johnston and

Mr. Blanchard Sheldon Marriott

Mr. Robert Henry Creel

Mr. Eric Joseph Glinsky

Mrs. Nancy Hargrove Creighton

Dr. Ronald Earl Goldsmith

Mr. Charles Alfred Jones III

Mr. Larry Bryant Martin

Mr. L. Davis Culp

Mr. Chester Goldstein

Mr. James W. Jordan Jr.

Mr. Parker Lewis Mattingly

Mr. Jeffrey Stuart Daniel

Mr. Bedford Kyle Goodwin III

Mr. Barry Eugene Kachelhofer

Mr. Robert J. May

Mr. Richard E. Daniels

Mr. George B. Gordon

Mr. Jerry Lee Keel Sr.

Mr. William Glenn Mayo

Mr. David Lee Darden Jr.

Mr. Paul Ford Goree Jr.

Mr. Dan Bryant Keith Jr.

Ms. Mildred Williams McAleer

Mrs. Teresa Martin Dauphin

Mrs. Sherri Hallerman Gould

Mr. James Wilder Kelley

Mr. Richard R. McAlpin

Mr. Paul Donald Davis

Mr. Charles C. Gray

Ms. Tawnya Nylund Kelley

Mr. James Carmel McClure Jr.

Mrs. Shelly Cardwell Davis

Mrs. Virginia Orr Green

Mr. Stephen Edward Kessler

Mrs. Laura Avrett McCormick

Mr. Richard Houston Deas Jr.

Mr. Larry Eldon Guyton

Mr. Christopher Malone Kimbrell

Mr. Barry Newton McCrary

Mrs. Zodie DeMoville Johnston

Sr.

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Mr. Walter Clarence McDaniel III

Mr. Carlton Paul Pinkerton

Mr. Louis Semrad III

Mr. William Matthew Turner

Mr. John Fred McDuff

Mr. Price Howell Poole

Mr. John Edward Shehadi

Mr. Earl S. Usher

Mr. Richard Alan McGeary

Mr. Jack B. Porterfield III

Mr. James Earl Siddens

Dr. Oscar A. Varela

Mrs. Rebecca Norton McGoey

Mr. William Cook Pound

Mr. James Wesley Siddens

Mr. James Larry Vick

Mrs. Vivian Stabler McGowin

Mr. John F. Powell Jr.

Mr. Larry Simpson

Mr. Joe Edd Vickery and Mrs.

Mr. Howard Edwin McGuffog

Mrs. Kelli Simms Powers

Mr. David Napier Sington

Mr. Richardson B. McKenzie Jr.

Rev. Ray William Pradat

Ms. Pamela Kerri Slater

Mr. Stanley R. Virciglio

Mr. Mark Robb McLean and Mrs.

Mr. John Sansbury Price

Mr. Brian C. Smith

Mr. A. Boyd Wade III

Tiffany Lisbeth McLean

Lenora Freedle Vickery

Mr. Mark Allan Pridgen

Mr. Bryan Daniel Smith

Ms. Mary Kathryn Waide

Mr. William Hooten McNair

Ms. Deloris Evans Prince

Mr. L. Alex Smith IV

Mr. Charles Leslie Waites Jr.

Mr. Z.R. McNutt

Mrs. Lisa Pritchett

Dr. W. Omar Smith

Ms. Monica O. Waldon

Mr. Hardeman S. Meade II

Mrs. Amy Fincher Ratliff

Dr. William Steven Smith

Mr. David Evan Waters

Dr. Joseph M. Mellichamp

Mr. Bradley Alan Ray

Mrs. Hassel Davis Sosebee

Mrs. Maude Tillman Watson

Mr. Ted F. Miller

Mr. Robert Michael Ray

Mr. Daryl T. Speegle

Mr. Bruce H. Weinstein

Mr. Ollie Frederic Mims

Mr. Jerry Phillip Redmill

Mrs. Nidia Spence

Mr. Thomas Franklin West and

Mr. Donald Edward Minor

Mr. Joseph L. Reese Sr.

Mr. Eric C. Squillaci

Mr. Joseph J. Minus Jr.

Mr. James Lamar Reid Jr.

Mr. Edward Lynn Stacey

Mr. Samuel Philip Wheeler

Mr. Brian Davidson Mitchell

The Hon. Sibley Grady Reynolds

Mr. Ed Stanford Sr.

Ms. Karen Kearns White

Mr. Ronald Dale Mitchell

Mrs. Susan Opel Rheney

Mr. Doyle Thomas Steele

Mrs. Ngawa Anna White

Mr. James M. Montgomery

Mrs. Deborah Hood Riddle

Mrs. Catherine T. Stevens

Mr. Joe Morris Wiggins

Mr. Carl A. Morring Jr.

Mrs. Rebecca White Rigby

Mr. Thomas Fredrick Stevens

Miss Morgan Meredith Willis

Mr. Marshall Morris

Mrs. Susan Coley Riley

Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Stewart

Mr. Alton Earl Wilson

Mr. Carl Knox Morrison

Mr. Barry Stephen Rimler

Mrs. Alicia D. Stires

Mr. Daniel Tomlin Wilson

Mr. William Steven Morrow

Mr. William Stanley Rodgers

Mr. Jevon Strasser

Mr. Scott Tyler Wilson

Mr. Mickey Lane Murdock

Mr. Bruce B. Roehrig

Dr. Herman A. Stribling Jr.

Mr. Terry Austin Wilson

Ms. Patricia Faye Myatt

Mr. David Patrick Rogers

Mrs. Heather Marie Stroud

Mrs. Tiffany R. Wood

Mr. Steven Raymond Myers

Mr. Terry Wayne Rogers

Mr. Brian Alan Studdard

Mr. Victor Edward Woodman

Mr. James D. Nabors Jr.

Mrs. Stacey A. Rohrer

Mr. Kris Sullivan

Mrs. Virginia Parry Worrell

Mr. Benjamin Needham

Mr. Soloman M. Rousso

Mrs. Laurie Guy Summers

Mr. Patrick Ronald Wrenn

Mr. Robert F. Nicol

Mrs. Margaret L. Rushing

Mr. Stephen C. Sutherlin

Mr. Wendell Scott Wynn

Mr. Nicholas Emilio Notti

Mrs. Mary Harris Rushing

Mr. Scott Jason Taitelbaum

Mr. John Benson York Sr.

Mr. Henry Moore Nowlin

Mr. Danny Ray Sanders

Mr. James Ronald Tate

Mr. James H. Young

Mr. Melvin Howard Ohrbach

Dr. George D. Sanders

Mrs. Sherri Nelems Taylor

Mr. J. Harris Oswalt

Ms. Caroline Haley Sarratt

Mr. Teddy Joe Taylor

Every effort has been made

Ms. Erica Overby

Mrs. Jasmin Flores Sasamoto

Miss Tiffany Dianne Thomason

to ensure the accuracy and

Mr. James Ray Owen Jr.

Dr. Mark Makoto Sasamoto

Mr. Richard Elwyn Thompson

completeness of this list. If

Mr. Douglas Lee Owings

Mr. Lawrence George Sawada

Mrs. Pamela Shiver Thornton

we have inadvertently omitted

Mr. Douglas Richard Packard

Mr. Kenneth Paul Schultz

Mr. Ronnie Santo Tombrella

your name or listed you

Mrs. Debra Hartmann Parise

Mr. Paul Frederick Schultz Sr.

Miss Olivia Ruth Tomlin

incorrectly, please contact

Dr. James Wallace Park

Mr. James R. Schweer

Dr. William H. Tomlinson, Col.,

Lindsey Blumenthal at

Dr. Wesley Ennis Patton III

Mr. Cass Bowen Scripps

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Mrs. Alma Gates Scroggins

Mr. John Bartlett Traylor

Mrs. Kimberly Merritt Pearson

Mr. Albert Judson Sealy Jr.

Mr. Bart Matthew Trench

Mr. William Edward Pearson Jr.

Mr. Mandel Charles Selber Jr.

Mr. William Jack Trotter

Mr. Preston Earl Peete

Mr. Bertram George Sells and

Mr. Frank Cocke Turner II

Mr. Clyde Mason Phillips

Mrs. Jean Sells

USA, Retired

Mr. John Barnett Turner

Mrs. Susan Carver West

205-348-4899 or by email at
lblument@cba.ua.edu.

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C u l v e r h o us e C o l l e g e o f C o mm e r c e
The University of Alabama

DONOR LIST
Jan. 1Dec. 31, 2012
The 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 2012 calendar year to
endowed and support funds.

Gifts $100,000 and above

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Mrs. Joann Bashinsky
Mr. R. Glenn Eubanks and Mrs. Pamela Giddens Eubanks
Mr. Lewis M. Manderson Jr. and Mrs. Faye T. Manderson

S
FE
FS, P
P

Gifts $25,000$99,999
Alfa Mutual Insurance Co

Mr. Clyde B. Anderson

Bentley Systems Inc.

Mr. Donald Wayne Birdwell and Mrs. Frances J. Birdwell

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Mr. Ronald G. Bruno
Dunnhumby USA LLC
Mr. Steven J. Ellis
Energen Corp.
Ernst & Young LLP
Mr. James S. Holbrook Jr.
Infinity Insurance Co.

S, P
P
S, P, FE
P
S
S, FS
P
FS, P
P

Mr. William Walker Jessup

S, P

Never Should Have Made

FS

Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc.

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Protective Life Corp.
Reznick Group PC
Mr. James T. Stephens

P
FS, P
P
S, FS
P

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Gifts $10,000$24,999

Mr. Jon W. Rotenstreich

FS

8760 Inc.

Mr. J. Steven Roy

Altria Group Inc.

Mr. Rance M. Sanders

Mr. Owen W. Aronov

Sellers, Richardson, Holman & West LLP

FS, P, FE

Mr. William E. Sexton

Mrs. Jane T. Shumate

Mr. Clarence D. Smith Jr.

Ms. Eleanor Sue Smith

Mr. Walter P. Batson Jr.

Books-A-Million Inc.
Mr. James B. Boone Jr.
Mr. Young J. Boozer III
Mr. William Wade Brooke and Mrs. Margaret W. Brooke
CBeyond Inc.

S, P
P
FS, P
P

Mr. William S. Spivey and Mrs. Janis R. Spivey

FS

Sterne Agee Group Inc.

FS

COACH P

ThyssenKrupp Steel USA LLC

Mr. Stephen R. Collins

FS, P

UA Federal Tax Clinic

Mr. David J. Cooper and Mrs. Joanne K. Cooper

P, FE

Vertical Alliance Group Inc.

Cox Family Charitable Foundation

The Westervelt Co.

FS

Daugette Family Foundation

Mr. C. Kemmons Wilson Jr.

FS

Mr. Sam B. DeVane

Mr. Bryan D. Yokley

Mrs. Harriet E. Downing

Ernst & Young Foundation

Gifts $5,000$9,999

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

Mr. Charles Edward Adair

FS, P

Mr. Gary P. Fayard

Alabama MBA Association

S, P

Mr. O.B. Grayson Hall Jr.

Baggett Transportation Co.

Mr. James I. Harrison Jr.

Becker Professional Education

FS, FE

J. H. Berry & Gilbert Inc.

Home Depot

Mr. William T. Bishop Jr.

Ms. Kathryn Hornsby

Mr. Mark Borden

Mr. G. Thomas Hough

Mrs. Amy Gaffney Brachio

Mr. Carl E Jones Jr.

Mr. William Russell Carothers III

Mr. James R. Jones

Mr. Randy Cimorelli

FS

Mr. James E. Kennedy Jr. and Mrs. Mary Jane Patton Kennedy S, P

Mr. Frank DAmico III

S, P

Mr. Andrew Trent Lindsey

Mr. G. Hilton Dean

Mr. E.A. Drummond

FS

S, FS, P

Mr. J. Mark Dunning

Mr. James Robert Hewson and Mrs. Marillyn A. Hewson

Mrs. Karole Lloyd

Mr. Marvin L. Mann

Mr. Luther Don McDaniel

Ms. Melissa Durbin

FS

Mr. Daniel Lee McKinney

Ms. Patti Jo Everage

Mr. Tranum Fitzpatrick

Mr. Curt William Fochtmann

Mr. Roddy Lee McKinney

Mr. Thomas E. McMillan Jr.
Mr. Mark Wood Millsap

FS, P
P

Mr. Alan I. Franco

Mr. Harris V. Morrissette

FS, P

Mrs. Harriet Hicks Gee

Mr. Larry E. Newman

FS, P

Mr. James H. Godfrey Jr. and Mrs. Nida Traywick Godfrey

FS
S
FS, P

Mr. Robert Lee Hatcher III and Mrs. Jimmie Campbell Hatcher

Mr. William Bayley Oakley

Mr. Bruce W. Hodges

Mr. J. Douglas Phillips

Mr. R. Wayne Jackson

Randall-Reilly Publishing Co.

Mrs. Sherrie D. LeMier

Mrs. Minnie H. Rast

Ms. Cathy June Leonhardt

Mr. Coleman Loper

Mr. Kenneth R. Nicewonder

Mr. Charles H. Renfroe

Mrs. Margaret E. Rhoads

S, P

Mr. Jere William Marques

P
FS

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Mr. Alan Martin and Mrs. Cheryl Herring Martin

P, FE

Mr. Donald Woodrow Nalley Jr. and

Mrs. Christia Collyar Nalley
Dr. Thomas G. Owings
Mr. John Ogle Pearce

FS, P

Mr. John R. Cooper

Mr. Chandler F. Cox Jr.

Mr. Thomas J. Curtin

Mr. Robert M. Daniels

FS

Mr. Jonathan J. Davies

FS

Dr. Beverly C. Phifer

FS, P

Deloitte Services LP

Mrs. Susan Opel Rheney

FS, P

Dr. Todd DeZoort

Ms. Carolyn F. Robertson

Mrs. Cathy H. Eisen

Mr. Kenneth L. Sanders

EMBA Class of 2011

Mr. Carl M. Stanton

Ms. Alison Leanne England

FedEx Corp.

Mr. Glenn P. Felton

Mr. William H. Stender Jr.

Mrs. Nell A. Thomas
Mr. R. Waid Thompson

P, FE
FS
FS, P

Dr. Robert Lee Fitts

Mr. R. Neal Travis and Mrs. Billie White Travis

Mr. Clement Tranum Fitzpatrick III

Mr. Charles Guilford Vaughn

Ms. Linda Flaherty-Goldsmith

Mr. Bernard R. Wedge Jr.

Mr. James B. Flemming

Mrs. Sue Parrent Whatley

Mr. Richard Edward Francis Jr.

FS

Mr. William A. Williamson Jr.

FS, P

Mr. Thomas Joseph Willings

Mr. Don J. Giardina

Mr. David Brent Wyper

Mr. Joseph E. Gibbs

FE

Mr. J. Daniel Garrett

Mr. Ted W. Giles

Gifts $1,000$4,999

Mr. Joseph G. Griffin

P
FS

Mr. Richard E. Anthony

Mr. Troy C. Haas

Bank Trust

Habif, Arogeti & Wynn LLP

Mr. Jeffrey A. Bayer

Mr. Grant R. Haines

BDO Seidman LLP

Dr. Jonathon Halbesleben

Drs. David P. and Joanne E. Hale

Mr. W. Dwight Harrigan

Dr. Sharon E. Beatty

Mr. Cecil George Bostany and Mrs. Connie Gill Bostany

FS

Mr. David A. Boutwell

Mr. Elmer B. Harris

Mrs. Mary Beth Briscoe

Mr. Taylor H. Henry Jr.

Mr. C. Clayton Bromberg

Mrs. Lynne B. Herndon

Dr. David G. Bronner

Mr. Christopher L. Hollinger

Mr. Richard A. Burch

Mr. Richard D. Horsley

Ms. Susan H. Burton

Mr. William C. Hulsey

Mr. James L. Busby

Mr. J. Scott Hunter

Mr. Ronald Alan Cain

Dr. Robert W. Ingram

Mr. Ehney A. Camp III

FS, P

P
FS, P

Jackson Thornton

Mrs. Karen Jones Campbell

Mr. Donald M. James

Ms. Kim Sydow Campbell

Mr. D. Paul Jones Jr.

Mr. Todd H. Carpenter

Mr. Donald R. Jordan

Mr. Michael Edward Case

Mr. George J. Kamburis

Mr. Russell W. Chambliss

Kellogg Co.

Mr. Robert C. Chapman and Mrs. June M. Chapman

Mr. Kenneth Kelly

Mr. Francisco Codina

Mr. Timothy Fletcher Kelly

Mr. J. Weldon Cole

Mr. Walter J. Kennamer

Dr. Michael D. Conerly

Ms. Christine C. Lassiter

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Mr. Keith David Levingston

Mr. Ken Douglas Tidwell

Mr. Peter L. Lowe Sr.

Mr. B.T. Tillman Jr.

Mr. W. Davis Malone III

FS, P

FS, P

Mr. John M. Turner Jr.

Mrs. Charlotte B. Marshall

Tuscaloosa Chapter ASCPA

Mrs. Dana S. Mathewson

Mr. William T. Ventress Jr.

Mauldin & Jenkins LLC

Mr. Jack W. Warner

Mr. Leroy McAbee

Warren Averett LLC

Mr. P. Douglas McCraw

Warren Averett Kimbrough & Marino Division

Mr. James Thomas McManus II

Warren Averett LLC

Medical Group Management

Warren Averett Wilson Price Division

Mrs. Karen Michelle Russell Miller

Way, Ray, Shelton & Co. PC

Mrs. Marie Mills

Mr. Stewart H. Welch III

FS

Mr. Thomas W. Moore

Mr. Duncan F. Williams

Mr. James D. Nabors

Mr. Turner B. Williams

Mr. James H. Nelems and Mrs. Dot Nelems

Mr. Dont L. Wilson

Mr. L. Dean OFarrell

Mr. Murray Dennis Wood

Omnicare Inc.

Mr. Vaughn Herbert Yost

Mr. Timothy M. Parker

Pearce, Bevill, Leesburg & Moore PC

Gifts $999 and below

Mr. Jack H. Pearson and Mrs. Sue A. Pearson

Mrs. Joanna Sharp Adams

Mr. H. Mallory Privett Jr. and Mrs. Margaret Pritchett Privett

Mr. J. Cullen Aderhold and Mrs. Carolee W. Aderhold

ProAssurance Corp.

Dr. Lawrence Aderhold

Mr. F. Michael Reilly

Mr. Arthur W. Allaway

Mr. Allen W. Ritchie

Miss Ashley Nicole Allen

Ms. Susan C. Roberts

Aloha Hospitality International

Mr. Terry Lee Roberts

Mrs. Ashley B. Ames

Mr. John Forest Roemer

Dr. Deborah S. Archambeault

Mr. Robert O. Rolfe

Ms. Carol Armstrong

The Hon. R. Timothy Russell

Rep. Alan W. Baker

SAS Institute Inc.

Mrs. Nanette Baldwin

Mr. James Ernest Scarbrough

Mr. Christopher Alan Bayham and Mrs. Valerie Joy Bayham

Mr. Douglas C. Sellers

Dr. James Hudson Bearden

ServisFirst Bank

Dr. Sharon E. Beatty

Mr. Dennis Wayne Shuler

Mr. G. Bradley Bennett

S
S
S

Bern, Butler, Capilouto & Massey CPA PC

Mr. Brent Hamilton Smith

Mr. Stephen Derek Berry

Mr. Mark Clay Smith

Ms. Donna Blackburn

Mr. Dale W. Snodgrass and Mrs. Lori L. Snodgrass

Blessed Sacrament School

Mr. Michael A. Bownes

Mr. William Thomasson Sledge

Sterling Crimson
Mr. Ronald E. Stewart
Dr. Mary S. Stone

FS

P, FE
S, P

Mr. Kelsey R. Brasel

Dr. Deborah Virginia Brazeal

FS
P
FS

Target Corp.

Mr. John M. and Mrs. Pamela C. Brilbeck

Mr. William C. Taylor

Dr. Robert E. Brooks

Mr. John Russell Thomas

Mrs. Joan McLendon Budd

Mr. C. Reynolds Thompson III

Mr. Ronald Keven Bufford

Mr. Michael D. Thompson

Mr. J.D. Burnett

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Mr. Buddy Burton and Mrs. Frankie ONeal Burton

Mrs. Cecile Oliver Horton

Mr. Jeffrey Scott Butler and Mrs. Jessica Butler

Dixon Hughes, PLLC

Ms. Keena Paige Calloway

Mr. James Terry Humber

Mrs. Kelly Wybenga Campbell

Mr. Sanju Kurian Jacob

Mrs. Krystle Campbell

Mrs. Marcia Lee Jerding

Mrs. Crissy Buchanan Carlisle

Mrs. Elizabeth Jernigan

Mrs. Donna L. Ceravolo

Mrs. Gina Johnson

Childrens Hospital of Alabama

Mrs. Lauren Wilder Johnson

Mr. Jeffrey Boyd Clemons

Mrs. Lisa Watkins Fain Josey

Mr. Brett Ryan Coburn

Junior League of Birmingham

Ms. Janet Crosby

Ms. Susan Jurney

Crowe Horwath LLP

Ms. Lauren Elizabeth Kallus

Mr. Stephan A. Davenport

Dr. Robert C. Kee

Mrs. Lenita M. Davis

Mrs. Leigh Anne Kelley

Mr. Gary H. Dean Jr.

FS

Mr. Christopher Robert Key

Ms. Martha Ann Kidder

Mrs. E. Dickinson II

Ms. Holly K. Kilgore

Mr. Scott Jason Dollar

Mrs. Jenifer Goforth Kimbrough

Dr. Michael T. Dugan

Mr. Drew Sumner Kirkland

Mr. Matthew Duke

Mr. John Sumner Kirkland

Ms. Paige Ebner

Ms. Lachelle Koon

Mr. Alexander Ellinger

Drs. Pik Ki Lai and Kam Chuen Chan

Ms. Andrea Ellinger

Dr. Judith A. LaMarche

Dr. Lawrence W. Foster and Mrs. Helen C. Foster

Mr. Randall Joseph Lemoine

Ms. Beth Francis

Mr. Timothy Leopard

Mrs. Kimberley Dowdy Fulcher

Mr. G. Michael Leverett Jr.

Mr. James W. Gaston

Dr. John E. Lochman

Mr. John Trenton Gooden

Ms. Mary Katherine Marchiony

Ms. Donna E. Marrero

P, S

Ms. Dorothy J. Martin

Mr. Forrest DeBuys and Mrs. Katherine DeBuys

Ms. Bess Marie Granger

Dr. J. Brian Gray

P
FS

Mr. Fred Nathaniel Green III

Mr. Robert Ladon Martin

FS

Mrs. Virginia Orr Green

Mr. Brian Jeffrey Masch

Dr. Benton E. Gup

Mrs. Alice Davis Maxwell

Mr. Charles R. Hallford and Mrs. Alice W. Hallford

Drs. Arthur and Elizabeth Mazyck

Dr. J. Michael Hardin

Mr. David William McCrary

Dr. A. Delphine Harris

Mr. Bricken McKenzie and Mrs. Ashleigh McKenzie

Ms. Denise Harris

Mr. Joseph Soloman Metz and Mrs. Doris Metz

Mr. George W. Harris and Mrs. Paula McLendon

Mr. Leonard Herbert Metzger

S
FS

Mrs. Diane L. Harrison

P, S

Mrs. Joyce Lynn Meyer

Mrs. Dawn T. Haviland

Mr. Howard Steven Mickelsen

Mrs. Amy C. Henderson

Mrs. Suzanne Steele Miles

Ms. Kim Heninger

Mr. Russell Morris Miller

FS

Dr. William Douglas Henley

Miss Laura Gudger Mills

Mrs. Helene Warner Hibbard

Dr. John Mittenthal

Mr. Alexander Diego Higgs

Mr. Michael Clinton Mixon II

Ms. Kathryn Hornsby

Mrs. Freida Boyd Moore

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Mr. Jackson W. Moore and Mrs. Elizabeth W. Moore

Mrs. Kelly Bratschi Thompson

Ms. Marguerite Moore

Ms. Ashley Hope Thomson

Dr. Perry Glen Moore

Time Warner Inc.

Mrs. Ashley Calhoun Nicholson

Ms. Vera Pearl Tisdale

Mrs. Helenka Hopkins Nolan

Mr. Robert N. Touchstone Jr. and Mrs. Alison Quinn Touchstone S

Mrs. Shannon Williams Norwood

Transatlantic Holdings Inc.

Ms. Virginia Holt Offer

Dr. Charles Edgar Treas

The Hon. William H. Oswalt and Mrs. Nelda L. Oswalt

University Mall LLC

Mr. Scott Anthony Otts

Ms. Jennifer Leigh Vines

Mrs. Sandra Raye Owens

Mr. Aaron J. Vold

Mrs. Robin Parton Pate

Ms. Monica O. Waldon

Dr. Katherine Paul and Mr. Dave J. Paul

Mrs. Antoinette Vickers Ward

Mr. Clifton Shipman Penick Jr.

Mrs. Mary Ward

Mrs. Leigh D. Perry

Ms. Jill Warner

Mr. Lee S. Piper

Mr. Jonathan W. Warner Jr.

Mr. James R. Poland

Mr. Tye R. Warren

Mrs. Andrea Bailey Powers

Mrs. Katherine G. Watts

Mr. James L. Priester

Mr. David S. Weinberger

FS

Mr. William Bahen Privett

Ms. Dionna Weldon

Mrs. Barbara Nelson Pugh

Ms. Stephanie Wendt

Mrs. Susan Carver West

Mr. Stephen W. Whatley and Mrs. Lucy P. Whatley

Dr. Catherine Johnson Randall

Mrs. Sheri Poulsen Reed

FS

S
FS

Regions Financial Corporation Foundation

Mr. James Whisenant and Mrs. Elizabeth W. Whisenant

Miss Karen Ann Rehm

Mr. Clifford Lamar White

Mrs. Linda G. Reitenga

Mr. Maurice Wilkinson and Mrs. Kay Wilkinson

Dr. Kristy Ellis Reynolds

Mr. James Peter Willcox

Mrs. Susan Opel Rheney

Dr. Alvin Jerome Williams

Mrs. Lisa M. Rhiney

Mr. Kadell Wright and Mrs. Jasmine Rene Wright

Mr. Mark A. Richardson

Mrs. Jill Smith Young

Dr. Robert Glenn Richey Jr.

FS

Mr. William A. Rose

The Culverhouse College of Commerce would like to extend

Mr. Deakins Ford Rushton

special appreciation to the alumni and friends who have chosen

Ms. Kimberly Ryals

to support the College through their will or other planned gift.

Mr. Charles E. Simon

Please note that bequests made during this calendar year are

Mrs. Holli Hoelscher Simon

identified with asterisks (*) and donors who are deceased are

Mr. C. Anson Smalley and Mrs. Rhonda D. Smalley

identified with a plus (+).

Mrs. Shelby Tutwiler Smith

Ms. Sheree Jean Smothers

Mr. George Buckner Alexander+

Mr. Lewis Page Stalcup III

Mrs. Joann Bashinsky

Mrs. Julie Anne Stewart

Mr. E. David Bates III

Mr. Karl O. Stingily III

Dr. Sharon E. Beatty

Mr. Joseph Frank Strength and Mrs. Deanie Walburn Strength FS

Mr. Danny Norton Bellenger

Mrs. Jennifer Stripling

Mr. Harold B. Blach Jr.

Mr. William A. Tate

Mr. Archie C. Bobo+

Mr. Matthew Reeves Taylor

Mr. Young J. Boozer+

Dr. Arthur A. Thompson Jr.

Mr. William Wade Brooke

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Mrs. Mary Lou G. Easterling
Mrs. Jane Cantey Edwards
Mr. N. David Eubank
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Dr. Anna Catherine Cook Fowler
Mr. Alex O. Gatewood
Mr. Joseph E. Gibbs
Mr. Morris David Goodfriend
Mr. David Hamilton Hitt
Mrs. Joanne S. Hodgkins+
Mrs. Emily Jones Hornsby
Mr. Raymond Hughes+
Mr. William C. Hulsey
Mr. Burell C. Johnson
Mr. Jeffery Hugh Jones*
Mr. Donald Nickerson Lathem Sr.+
Mr. Lewis M. Manderson Jr. and Mrs. Faye T. Manderson
Dr. J. Barry Mason
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Mr. William Eugene Morrow and Mrs. Virginia Kuhns Morrow
Mr. Alston M. Noah
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C U L V E R H O U S E

Culverhouse College creates learning experiences

for its students

Ron Davis, director of The Edge Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

he

Culverhouse

College

of

Commerce is engaged in a number

of activities aimed at creating learning

in grades 6 through 12 to develop their

ideas into businesses.
Young

middle schools and high schools across

Academy

Tuscaloosa County. Last April, the program

experiences for its students, generating

meets at UAs AIME Building. Students

held an investor panel at the law school.

intellectual capital and bringing new

in the program meet with local industry

The investor panel was the culmination of

economic opportunities to Tuscaloosa and

leaders,

and

the program, where the students formally

West Alabama.

educators and learn to develop ideas and

presented the businesses that they had

The Alabama Entrepreneurial Resource

The

YEA began last fall with 13 students from

Entrepreneurs

community

members

objectives, write business plans, make

developed for a group of local investors

Business

pitches to potential investors, obtain funds,

entrepreneurs, bankers and other

Development Center have recently moved

register with governmental agencies and

businessmen who agreed to critique the

from campus to its new downtown facility,

develop their brands identity.

plans.

Network

and

the

Small

The Edge Center for Entrepreneurship

and Innovation.
Another new program started at The
University of Alabama in partnership

The goal is that by the end of the class,

Local businesses provided $5,000 in

students will own and operate a functioning

investment funds, and the board awarded

business or social movement.

those funds to the students, in amounts

The chamber facilitates the program

with the Chamber of Commerce of West

and

Alabama is the Young Entrepreneurs

coordination

Academy, a program that teaches students

University is a funding partner and serves

provides

program
and

as the host facility.

management,

instruction.

The

ranging from $100 to about $1,500. They

then selected one student to represent
Tuscaloosa at a national competition in
Rochester, N.Y.

Alumni Notes
1974

1984

Tipton H. Evans has been named chief information officer

Clark Gillespy was named president of Duke Energys

at CapStar Bank.

South Carolina region.

1977

1987

Marillyn Hewson was named CEO of Lockheed Martin

Miles Mason Sr., J.D., CPA authored his second book,

Corp. Hewson was named Fortune magazines 19th most-

The Tennessee Divorce Clients Handbook: What Every

powerful woman in business in 2012. Hewson is a 29-year

Divorcing Spouse Needs to Know, available on Amazon

veteran of the Bethesda-based corporation, the worlds

and Kindle. Mason practices family law in Memphis, Tenn.

largest defense contractor.

1989

Tom Lamberth (MBA) is CEO of Russell Lands, an

Timothy B. Lufkin has joined Morgan Joseph TriArtisan

Alexander City-based development company. Lamberth

LLC as a managing director in the firms industrial

has served as president and chief operating officer since

investment banking division.

2003 and has overseen operational responsibilities of the

development of lakefront communities on Lake Martin. He

1995

began as comptroller with Russell Lands in 1982.

Kimberly Ginn was named a new partner at the Baker Tilly

Virchow Krause LLP accounting and advisory firm in 2012.

Michael D. Show has been appointed president of

TeamHealth, one of the largest providers of outsourced
physician-staffing solutions for U.S. hospitals.

1980

2000
Scott B. Nelson has been promoted to vice president of
finance at Red Diamond Inc.

Linda Gallagher has been named managing director

2005

and global head of consumer protection practice at

Everett Gabriel Gabe Scott has been named vice

Promontory Financial Group. She is the former national

president of finance and corporate development for

leader for the financial services regulatory practice at

Eureka Hunter Pipeline LLC, a subsidiary of Magnum

KPMG. Consulting magazine recognized her as one of the

Hunter Resources Corp.

top 25 consultants of 2011, singling her out for expertise

in financial services.

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C U L V E R H O U S E

Culverhouse students learn

to apply business concepts
t o s o c i a l a n d e c o n o m i c p r o b l e ms
By Elizabeth Hardin

group of University of Alabama

round. Their team was led by Dr. Rob

innovations. This idea is credited to

business students got a close

Morgan, executive director of innovation

professor

look at how business concepts taught at

initiatives at the Culverhouse College of

2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, who

the Culverhouse College of Commerce

Commerce.

envisions a complete eradication of

can be applied to social and economic

problems.

The STEM program is designed to

equip

The students were members of teams

high-quality

undergraduate

students studying in the fields of science,

Muhammad

Yunus,

the

poverty from the world, thus gaining his

worldwide recognition as the Father of
Microcredit and Banker to the Poor.

that took part in the Alabama Social

technology

Business Forum Social Business Plan

communication, leadership, decision-

competition

Competition, which was held at the

making and business-analytical skills

could see that a group had already

Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center at

needed for the emerging demands of

tried implementing some of their idea

Tuskegee University.

todays professions.

somewhere else, which is a practice

and

engineering

with

Bice also said, The judges of the

appreciated

when

they

The first team, consisting of Trey

Crystal Bice, a sophomore in the

Shaver, a senior majoring in marketing,

STEM program, said the experience

and Patti Brown, a graduate student in the

was rewarding for her and her team.

Browns team addressed the chronic

MFA creative writing program, with the

This was our first competition, so as

poverty in the Black Belt counties of

assistance of faculty adviser Jim Brown,

a group I can say we learned how to

Alabama, which contributes to a lack

clinical professor of management and

better prepare for large presentations

of motivation and cooperation among

marketing in the Culverhouse College of

by having elaborate details in the first

automotive-supplier employees in those

Commerce, received second place in the

year or so of our business proposal,

regions. After compiling their plan

competition.

Bice said.

through proven research, Brown said,

STEM students Crystal Bice, Tatiana

Carrasquilla

and

Melissa

Participating teams were required

that faculty adviser Brown felt was

beneficial as well.

We have already partnered with a local

Jenkins

to identify a social problem in their

contract-management

made up the second team that finished

community and then create a business

Management Group LLC, to propose our

among the top six finalists selected

proposal that sought to improve the

concept to the Mercedes-Benz plant in

to participate in the final competitive

problem through the use of business

Tuscaloosa.

firm,

Paragon

by the numbers
RANKINGS

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bloomberg businessweek rankings for Culverhouse:

29th

among public
universities

73rd

among all business

schools

78.4%

caucasian
3, 781 m a l e

US news and world report rankings for manderson:

29

th

among public
universities

58

th among all

business schools

6,520

Undergraduate
enrollment

122

21.6% minority
834 male
6 8 6 fem a l e

598
f a c u l t y
m e m b e r s

1, 799 fem a l e

graduate
enrollment

3 ,7 2 4 in - sta t e

3 7 9 in-s t a t e

2 ,7 9 6 ou t- o f -s t a t e

2 1 9 o ut -o f -s t a t e

35%

female

65%

male

Endowment per faculty member:

$620,608
Peer comparison
Culverhouse
Endowment per student:

150 mil

120 mil

$134.9 M

90 mil

60 mil

Texas A&M
Endowment per student:

$75.7 m
30 mil

Culverhouse
endowment

$11,416

Texas A&M
Endowment

$28,112

Total gifts for 2012:

$952,890.01

Commerce executives societ y

1,795 Commerce executives society gifts were
received in the calendar year of 2012, resulting in
a total of

$436,634.78
average gift per Member:

$243

Graphics by Julia Ludlam

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