April 2010
'Smeal for Chile' Holds Auction for Chile Earthquake Recovery
Smeal for Chile, a fundraising effort started by Smeal College of Business MBA student Phillip Jarpa, is holding an online auction featuring Penn State sports memorabilia on its Facebook page starting today and running until April 15.
Kohl's Executive to Speak at Smeal April 16
The Penn State Smeal College of Business will welcome Jon Grosso, executive vice president and director of stores for Kohl's Department Stores, to campus on April 16 as a guest of its Leadership in Focus: Executive Insights speaker series.
PPG Executive to Discuss Chemical Supply Chain Trends
Sharon Piciacchio, vice president, chlor-alkali marketing, services, and cal-hypo and derivatives for PPG Industries, will deliver a supply chain lecture on April 8 at the Penn State Smeal College of Business.
Dick's Sporting Goods CEO to Deliver Retail Lecture at Smeal
Ed Stack, chairman and chief executive officer of Dick's Sporting Goods, is scheduled to speak at the Penn State Smeal College of Business on April 13 at 1 p.m. in the Business Building's Struthers Auditorium.
Alumni Society Board to Honor Outstanding Smeal Students and Graduates
The Penn State Smeal College of Business Alumni Society Board will hold its annual awards banquet on April 9 to honor outstanding alumni and students for their extraordinary commitment to diversity and the mission of the college.
Smeal Students Compete for Title of 'Next CEO'
Ten Smeal College of Business undergraduates will take the stage at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on April 22 to compete in the college's 10th annual executive simulation competition, The Next CEO.
Defense Secretary Taps Smeal Faculty Member for Actuaries Board
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has appointed Ron Gebhardtsbauer, faculty-in-charge of the Actuarial Science Program at the Penn State Smeal College of Business, to the U.S. Department of Defense Board of Actuaries.
MBAs Volunteer Around the World in Inaugural Immersion Week
Second-year MBA students at the Penn State Smeal College of Business completed their weeklong service immersion in March and shared their experiences on a new website, serviceatsmeal.org.
Penn State Executive Programs Hosts Wholesale and Retail Group from South Africa
Penn State Executive Programs this month designed, developed, and delivered a custom executive education program for members of the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA) located in Pretoria, South Africa.
Research: It May Be Better for Shareholders to Overpay Their CEOs than to Underpay Them
In the wake of the recent financial crisis, what many perceive as excessive executive salaries have grown as a target of popular outrage and Washington lawmakers. However, according to forthcoming research coauthored by a professor at the Penn State Smeal College of Business, overpaying CEOs—as compared to their peers—may actually benefit shareholders, while underpaying them could have negative consequences.
John and Elizabeth Surma Endow Smeal Dean's Chair with $5 Million Gift
John and Elizabeth "Becky" Surma have committed $5 million to endow the Elizabeth L. and John P. Surma Jr. Dean's Chair in the Penn State Smeal College of Business.
Hambrick Named Evan Pugh Professor
Donald Hambrick, Smeal Chaired Professor of Management at the Penn State Smeal College of Business, has been named an Evan Pugh Professor, joining a list of only 61 others thus recognized since the title's inception in 1960. Evan Pugh Professorships are the highest honor the University bestows on its faculty.
Smeal Team Places Second in Big Ten MBA Case Competition
A team of first-year MBA students at the Penn State Smeal College of Business placed second at the 18th annual Big Ten MBA Case Competition held this month at the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University.
Seventh Edition of Smeal Professors' Transportation Textbook Published
South-Western Cengage Learning has published the seventh edition of Transportation: A Supply Chain Perspective, a textbook originally published in 1982 and coauthored by two faculty members at the Penn State Smeal College of Business.
Smeal's Yoshida Presents at Japan's Policy Research Institute
Jiro Yoshida, assistant professor of real estate at the Penn State Smeal College of Business, recently delivered a talk on the U.S. real estate market at a meeting of the Policy Research Institute, a unit of Japan's Ministry of Finance.
Two Supply Chain Students Win $5,000 Richter Scholarships
Two undergraduate supply chain students at the Penn State Smeal College of Business have received $5,000 scholarships from the R. Gene and Nancy D. Richter Foundation and the ISM R. Gene Richter Scholarship Fund. Richard Carelli and Theresa Piazza have been selected to receive two of the seven available 2010 R. Gene Richter Scholarship Awards.
