The Marketing and Sales Executives of Detroit (MSED), a non-profit organization for marketing and sales management professionals in southeastern Michigan, recently hosted a panel discussion at UDM, "Sales is not a Four-Letter Word." The discussion addressed the eight myths about sales, the different types of selling, and the training and development opportunities available to sales professionals. The panel was moderated by Kathryn Brennan of the Brennan Group; panelists included Norman Bash of Norman E. Bash and Associates L.L.C. Management Consulting; Michael F. Dorney; Paul J. Garcia of Lanier Worldwide, Inc.; and Gregory H. Knudson of GHK Sales Consulting LLC. All are members of MSED's Education Committee.

Members of the MSED Education Committee at the Oct. 19 presentation. L to R: Kathryn Brennan, Paul Garcia, Norman Bash, Michael Dorney, and Gregory Knudsen.

The committee also works with Detroit-area universities to present exceptional students working toward degrees in sales and marketing with scholarships funded from MSED events throughout the year. This year's MSED Scholarship was awarded to Marketing senior Shayla Winfrey of Detroit. Winfrey was nominated by Professor of Marketing Michael Bernacchi, who commends her  for "her dedication and her effervescent personality. She represents UDM very well."

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Finance major Martin Lubinski received the Wall Street Journal 2006 Student Achievement Award, which honors the graduating senior with the highest grade point average in the College.

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New CBA Dean Hossein Nivi hosted his first Dean's Dogs on Oct. 10.  Co-sponsored by the College and the CBA Student Advisory Board, the event provides an opportunity for new and returning students, faculty, and staff to meet and get reacquainted after the summer. Dean Nivi (below left), along with Professor of Marketing Michael Bernacchi, presided over the grill.

Faculty News

Professor of Management and Charles T. Fisher III Chair of Business Ethics Gerald Cavanagh, S.J., co-authored "Integrating Spirituality into the Workplace: Theory and Practice," in the journal Management, Spirituality and Religion. Also, Fr. Cavanagh chaired the session, "Trends in International Corporate Social Responsibility," at the Academy of Management, Aug. 14 in Atlanta. The session included presentations by scholars from Brazil, Germany and the Netherlands as well as the U.S.

Fr. Cavanagh and Professor of Management Mary Ann Hazen gave the following presentations this fall:

• "Think locally, act locally, impact globally," part of the global forum, "Business as an Agent of World Benefit: Management Knowledge Leading Positive Change," held in October at Case Western Reserve University and online.
  
• "Ford Motor Company, human rights and environmental integrity," co-presented with CBA alumnus Brad Simmons '79, '84, director, Office of the Chairman and CEO, Ford Motor Company, at the "Peace Through Commerce" conference in November. The conference, sponsored by the United Nations Global Compact Office and The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), was held at Notre Dame University.

Hazen's paper, "Silences, Perinatal Loss, and Polyphony: A Postmodern Perspective," appeared in The Journal of Organizational Change Management.  She also presented "Finding Hope: Learning from Hurricane Katrina, Rosa Parks, and the Homeless" at the National Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY.

Suk Kim, professor of Finance, co-authored the textbook, Global Corporate Finance (6th edition), published early this year by Blackwell Publishers. Kim also edited the two 2006 issues of North Korean Review ( NKR) published by McFarland & Company; published the article, "The Effectiveness of U.S. Economic Sanctions against North Korea," in the fall 2006 issue of NKR; and presented two papers this past summer at the joint conferences held in Seoul by the Korea America Economic Association and its partners in Korea. In addition, Kim recently published timely articles concerning economic sanctions against North Korea. Articles include "Should U.S. Economic Sanctions Against North Korea Be Lifted?" and "The Effectiveness of U.S. Economic Sanctions: The Case of North Korea."

Daniel Shoemaker, professor of Computer and Information Systems, is co-author of the book, Information Assurance For The Enterprise: A Roadmap To Information Security, published by McGraw-Hill.

Professor of Management & Labor Relations Mike Whitty gave the presentation, "A Plan for Economic Recovery for Michigan and the Industrial Midwest—A Vision for Our Youth," at a Town Hall meeting at UDM. Whitty also has published a revised edition of his reader, At Work: Spirit Matters, co-edited with Jerry Biberman (Scranton Press, 2006). In addition, Whitty delivered a paper on "The Fate of Detroit's Big Three and the Future of Michigan" at the University of Washington, and gave the keynote presentation, "Building and Sustaining Community in an Age of Technology," at the annual meeting of the Michigan College Personnel Association at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.