Grant Awarded To Anderson's Nick Flor

Congratulations to Anderson Professor Nick Flor, who is a co-Principal Investigator on the grant "SNM: Scalable Surface Corrugation of Silicon Surfaces for Enhanced Light Trapping in Solar Cells" recently awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the University of New Mexico (Sang E. Han, Nick Flor, Peter Schunk, Steven Brueck).  The estimated award total is one million dollars.

The project combines fundamental research on creating efficient, lightweight solar photovoltaics, with interactive immersive visualizations that raise social awareness about alternative energy.

The abstract of the grant can be found HERE, and the complete UNM article can be read HERE. Congratulations to Dr. Flor and all the award winners!

Xin Luo Editorial and Panel Appointments

Dr. Xin (Robert) Luo has recently been appointed Editor in Chief for the International Journal of Information and Computer Security beginning April 1, 2016. He was also invited to be a National Science Foundation Expert Review Panelist for a Secure and Trust Cybersecurity taking place in Washington, D.C. Only 10 scholars are invited to this social science security panel.

Congratulations, Robert!

Gouvea and Francis Book Forthcoming

UNM Anderson professor Raul Gouvea and Center for Indigenous Development coordinator Jaye Francis have collaborated on Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs of New Mexico:  Surpassing Barriers and Stereotypes, a book to be published by UNM Press. The book will showcase the experiences of Native women entrepreneurs in the state of New Mexico, consisting of first-person accounts detailing how their businesses began and what it took to make them thrive. A brief article on the book was published in the Albuquerque Business First and can be found HERE.

Congratulations to Raul and Jaye!

Manuel Montoya On New Mexico's Creative Economy

UNM Anderson Assistant Professor Manuel Montoya was recently featured on KUNM discussing creative economic growth in New Mexico. The program also featured Senator Tom Udall, Warren Montoya of Rezilience Indigenous Arts Experience, and other members of New Mexico's dynamic creative community. For more information and to listen to the program, please click HERE. 

Aaron French Featured On KOB TV

UNM Anderson assistant professor Dr. Aaron French was recently featured on KOB TV in a segment on his new social networking app, Sociabile, designed to connect users to friends and family while maintaining privacy.

"When Facebook and Myspace, those companies really started, it was something new and everybody was jumping on board, it became the latest trend. But people didn't really understand the ramifications of it as far as privacy," Dr. French said in the feature.

The article and news segment can be found HERE. The app can be downloaded for iPhone or Android by searching for Sociabile.

Rich Brody At Colorado State Ethics Conference

Dr. Richard Brody was one of the guest speakers at Colorado State University's Accounting Ethics CPE Conference on November 6.

The conference featured updates on auditor independence for public company auditors, the anatomy of a fraudster, perspectives of a whistleblower, and networking with CSU alumni and other accounting professionals. Other speakers included Richard Bowen (featured on 60 Minutes), Michael Husich (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), and Sonny Lubick, former CSU football coach.

Professional sponsors included the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative, CSU Department of Accounting, Center for Corporate Financial Reporting, and the Initiative for Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting.

New Faculty At Anderson

Stacy Sacco Boosts Jobs And Resources In New Mexico

UNM Anderson lecturer Stacy Sacco maintains the website nmnetlinks.com, a comprehensive site that includes marketing and technology job openings, job hunting information and resources, small business information, and other information of interest. Visitors to the page can also subscribe to weekly email updates for new data on New Mexico's employment opportunities.

“It opens a door to information for people to know where the jobs are,” Stacy says. “it’s so great to be able to know I made a difference because they found a job on that list, and how great is that?”

Congratulations to Stacy!

Beta Alpha Psi Chapter Recognized As Superior

The Board of Directors of Beta Alpha Psi recently recognized their UNM Anderson chapter, Theta Xi, as an internationally Superior Chapter. The congratulatory letter reads, in part:  Recognition as a Superior Chapter is a significant accomplishment. Under the leadership of Ann Brooks, the Theta Xi Chapter has far exceeded the baseline requirements of Beta Alpha Psi and has excelled in the areas of academics, professionalism, and leadership. As Faculty Advisor for the chapter, Ann Brooks has provided an invaluable service to your academic institution.

Congratulations to Ann Brooks and the members of Theta Xi!

Manuel Montoya Keynote Speaker At Undergraduate Commencement

Anderson School of Management's Dr. Manuel Montoya has been chosen as the keynote speaker for UNM's undergraduate commencement on Friday, Dec 11, 2015 at 06:00 pm in the WisePies Arena aka The Pit. The Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony is the campus-wide graduation ceremony for Bachelor's and Associate's degree candidates from all schools, colleges, and degree programs. Degree candidates will proceed across the stage and be recognized individually.

Dr. Montoya is a professor of global structures, an interdisciplinary scholar of globalization and the factors that produce a global political economy. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is a Rhodes Scholar and Truman Scholar. He is the CEO of his own global consulting firm, In Medias Res Consulting, which has provided support to global NGOs and INGOs including the United Nations and UNESCO. A native from Mora, New Mexico, he has returned to UNM because of his interest in New Mexico as a global emerging economy. He has taught a broad array of coursework from global culture and the history of economic thought to international management. His interdisciplinary training has positioned him to think critically about the circumstances that produce globalization and how nation-states interact with new global challenges.

His research focuses on the interdisciplinary origins of global culture and its impact on economic and management issues including work on human security, expeditionary and conflict economics, global culture as an intangible firm resource, expeditionary economics, global export analysis, international trade, emerging economies, and global economic sustainability. He is the faculty adviser of International Business Students Global, whose emphasis is on issues that shape the global agenda.

Congratulations to Manuel!

Parish Lecture Series Features Subramanian Iyer

Parish Memorial Library's Fall 2015 Lecture Series features Anderson School of Management Assistant Professor of Finance Dr. Subramanian Iyer. 
Dr. Iyer will present Insider Trading: A Clear or Murky Concept? on Wednesday, October 21 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. at Parish Memorial Library. Learn about low and high profile (think Martha Stewart) insider trading cases, the rules pertaining to insider trading, and the latest academic research on insider trading that may help practitioners develop a good platform on insider trading.
 
The lecture is open to the public.

Faculty Brightens ReStore

Members of the Anderson School of Management faculty recently participated in their annual community service project, painting the façade of  Habitat for Humanity's ReStore building at 4900 Menaul Boulevard NE. The faculty had a great time, and Habitat for Humanity was thrilled with the building's new look!

More fun photos beneath the cut.

TEDxABQ Salon

Anderson School of Management lecturer Stacy Sacco will be serving as co-curator of Entrepreneur 2.0, a TEDxABQ Salon held  on Thursday, October 8, from 5:30-7:30 pm at the Albuquerque Art Museum in Old Town, 2000 Mountain Rd NW. 

The salon features inspirational TED Talks by:

• Michael Caito, CEO, Restaurants on the Run
• Gregory Frost, Jr., Executive Team, Frost Group of Companies
• Katie Snapp, Founder, Skirt Strategies: Leadership For Women
• Tamara Thorpe, Life Guide and Organizational Development Consultant
• Charles White, Successful Solo Entrepreneur

TED Video Introductions:
• Gregory Allen, Student, UNM Innovation Academy
• Angella Welcome, Coordinator, UNM Small Business Institute

The cost of the event is $20 general admission, $10 students, and includes hearty hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. RSVP online at www.tedxabq.com.  For more information, contact Stacy Sacco at sasacco@aol.com or 505-489-2311.

Rebuilding A Cultural Olympiad

Photograph of “Santa Fe International Folk Art Market” provided CC © of Denise Womack-Avila.

The Santa Fe International Folk Art Market is the largest of its kind in the world and serves as a shining example of social innovation and cultural entrepreneurship that is ethically engaged and sustainability-minded. In 2015, the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market generated 2.9 million USD in 21 hours. 90 percent of that money returned to the 173 artists and their communities from 57 countries across six continents.

International Business Students Global (IBSG), led by Dr. Manuel Montoya, has proposed a three-day version of the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market to be held during the beginning of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Dr. Montoya and his IBSG students will present on their efforts to revisit the concept of a “Cultural Olympiad” and how UNM is positioned to be the long-term leader in connecting two of the world’s largest cultural events to each other.

This event takes place on Monday, November 2 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the UNM Latin American and Iberian Institute on 801 Yale Blvd. NE, and is free and open to the public.

For more information about this presentation, visit laii.unm.edu/events

Dr. Luo Named Journal Co-Editor

Dr. Xin [Robert] Luo has been invited to serve as a co-Editor in Chief for International Journal of Accounting and Information Management starting in January 2016. Dr. Luo has accepted this invitation and encourages Anderson School of Management faculty members to contribute to this cross-disciplinary journal in the near future. 

Congratulations to Robert!

Manuel Montoya To Speak At Alliance For Artisan Enterprise Launch

The Alliance for Artisan Enterprise, a collaboration between the Aspen Institute and the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues for the U.S. Department of State, is a global platform to promote artisan enterprises with a specific focus on women artisans and their families. Over the past three years the Alliance has grown to over 60 members including artisan businesses, artisan support organizations, corporations, foundations, NGOs, international organizations, and governments.

 

To scale the impact of the Alliance, the U.S. Department of State will launch the Global Campaign for the artisan sector on September 10, 2015. The event will provide a combination of high visibility media engagement, high level speakers, innovative solution-finding sessions, and a multimedia competition to engage a wide variety of audiences to scale artisan initiatives.

 

Dr. Manuel Montoya has been invited to speak at the campaign launch. Dr. Montoya is passionately committed to the growth of artisan enterprise. This summer, he and a group of students from IBSG traveled to Rio de Janeiro to present a proposal to Rio's Olympic committee in support of the establishment of a folk art market during the Games in order to sustain traditional arts and boost the local economy. Dr. Montoya will be speaking on the general significance of the creative economy as a part of the world economy, and then will talk about the Olympic folk art market concept developed by IBSG.

 

Congratulations to Dr. Montoya!

In Memoriam: Daniel Michael Slate

Anderson School of Management remembers Dr. Daniel Michael Slate (1930 - 2014), Anderson professor emeritus.

Dr. Slate earned his BS in Psychology, and his MA and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Washington. A veteran of the United States Naval Reserve, Dr. Slate joined the faculty of Anderson School of Management in 1967. He was active in community service, serving on the boards of Catholic Social Services, the Nob Hill Main Street Association, and Carrie Tingley Hospital's Strategic Planning Committee among other non-profit concerns. He served as a consultant to various state agencies, professional organizations, and research corporations, and published several books and monographs on economics and marketing. He was a member of the American Economic Association, the American Society for the Advancement of Sciences, and was recognized in American Men of Sciences and Who's Who in American Education.

Former students remember Dr. Slate as a memorable and insightful instructor who had a profound influence upon their lives. Professor Emeritus Dr. Allen Parkman recalls that Dr. Slate was a charismatic teacher, and he was instrumental in his hiring in 1975.

More tributes can be seen here.

Suleiman Kassicieh Interviewed For New York Times

Distinguished Professor Suleiman Kassicieh was recently interviewed by the New York Times for a feature on EnChroma spectacles, lenses originally developed for surgeons but subsequently discovered to frequently correct colorblindness. Dr. Kassicieh remarked on public reluctance to accept new technology. 

The article can be found HERE.

Congratulations to Dr. Kassicieh!

John Benavidez Featured In UNMProud

UNMProud, a new UNM website that features stories on notable students, faculty, staff, and alumni, recently profiled Anderson School of Management's John Benavidez.

The article detailed Benavidez's dedication to providing students with real-world experience, focusing on his mentorship in Anderson marketing campaign and competitions. Anderson marketing students recently took top honors in the Energy and Jobs Tomorrow Case Challenge, a national student marketing competition sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute (API) that included 20 teams from universities across the country.

Find the entire article HERE. Congratulations, John!

Faculty Promotions

The following members of Anderson School of Management's faculty have achieved promotions after review processes.

Accounting:  Robert Gary was promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. Matthew Pickard and Ling Zhou both received renewed three-year contracts. Ann Brooks was promoted to senior lecturer.

Marketing and Information and Decision Sciences:  Dimitri Kapelianis was promoted to associate professor and was granted tenure.

Organizational Studies:  David Cavazos and Kathryn Jacobson were both promoted to associate professor and granted tenure.

Finance, International, Technology, and Entrepreneurship:  Maryann Majadillas and Saurabh Ahluwalia both received renewed three-year contracts.

Congratulations to all!