Dr. Leslie Boni, Chair for the Finance, International, Technology, and Entrepreneurship Department at UNM Anderson,
will receive the Community Leadership Award at Anderson's 2013 Hall of Fame.
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world's largest anti-fraud organization and premier provider of
anti-fraud training and education, has announced the election of Richard G. Brody to the ACFE Board of Regents.
ACFE also recognized Professor Rich Brody as Educator of the Year. The prestigious ACFE
Outstanding Achievement Awards recognize the contributions of anti-fraud professionals worldwide. The
Educator of the Year Award is presented to an ACFE Educator member who has made an outstanding
contribution in anti-fraud education.
Anderson's John Benavidez receives the UNM Alumni Faculty Teaching Award.
John Benavidez has been teaching at UNM since 1997 upon graduating with his M.B.A. from Anderson.
His teaching focuses on marketing including, but not limited to, advertising, digital marketing,
promotions management, and marketing management. Benavidez constantly seeks to support students at
UNM. He serves as faculty advisor for Collegiate DECA and is a faculty representative on the Student
Union Building Board. After several years of teaching at the University, he received the Outstanding
Lecturer of the Year Award in 2004. In 2009, Benavidez received the Distinguished Professor Award
from The Wall Street Journal.
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The faculty and staff of Anderson School of Management are dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and service. This commitment is focused on ensuring the success of our 1,600 students.
Below are some achievements and work that Anderson students have done. Some work has resulted in national and regional awards.
EMBA Student, Santiago Chavez, has received a national scholarship in
the amount of $ 4,000 for the 2010-2011 school year. This scholarship is highly competitive
throughout the country and is sponsored by the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA).
"I am honored to receive this generous award from the NSHMBA National Scholarship Fund," says Mr. Chavez. "I'm living proof that these types of scholarships are out there for the taking, and I intend to share my experience with others at the Anderson Graduate School."
Santiago Chavez is a shining example of the caliber of student at the Anderson Graduate School of Management. Chavez is not only a leader in the classroom, but also professionally, in his past position as Administrator and Treasurer for the Town of Bernalillo. He was also appointed by the Governor, and served as chairman of the Northern NM Regional Housing Authority Board. Additionally, Chavez has been a state officer for the NM Government Finance Officers Association and he is a 2009 Leadership New Mexico Local Government Graduate. Chavez served in the United States Army 1995-1998.
Students in the Anderson's advertising campaigns course created the following 30-second commercial for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The spot features Anderson Marketing students and Professor Sarah Smith. In addition to television, the campaign consists of radio, print, and outdoor media.
Previous classes have worked on similar campaigns for organizations such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, General Motors, and Subaru of America.
Anderson students received the first place Bobby G. Bizzell Innovation Achievement Award at the recent 2010 Southwest Business
Deans' Association Annual Conference. The winning nomination came courtesy of Professor Howard Kraye's Supply Chain and
Management of Services Project Classes. Anderson was selected over Price College of Business (University of Oklahoma)
and Rice University.
In May 2010, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in Alexandria, VA, bestowed the Superior Merit Award designation
to the UNM Student Chapter of SHRM. This is the chapter's second consecutive Superior merit Award, and prior to last year UNM
had never received the award, which is given to fewer than 10% of all chapters. Recently, the chapter was also recognized by
the UNM as the "Most Revitalized Student Organization", President Emily Ortiz as "Outstanding Student Leader" and Chapter Advisor
Dr. Robert DelCampo as the University's "Outstanding Student Organization Advisor".
Anderson's Management of Technology (MOT) graduate students recently received an award at the New Mexico
Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) Program's Innovation Celebration for their contribution to Sustainable
Resources, Inc (SRI). The student's worked closely with SRI's president, Joe Ortiz, to report on the future potential and
commercial viability of establishing a renewable energy business incubator located in Roswell, New Mexico.
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IFDM/Management students Kaila Grafeman, Haile Shannon, and Kirby Witte presented their research at UNM's annual Undergraduate Research & Creativity Conference and won first place in the Oral Presentation category. The title of their research project was "Virtual UNM: A Multi-User 3D Virtual Environment for Students, Staff, and Faculty." Anderson's own faculty member, Dr. Nick Flor, was their faculty advisor.
Anderson students produced a commercial for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Advertising Campaigns course offered by Anderson. The 30 second spot aired on Comcast in the Albuquerque/Santa Fe market during the first quarter of 2010.