Anderson Faculty Highlights & Accomplishments

The faculty at Anderson excels at establishing student-faculty relationships, conducive to a rigorous yet collegial learning environment. Anderson is proud of its diverse faculty and honors our faculty and their accomplishments.

September 2009

Hispanic Business Weekly Hispanic Business Magazine has named the UNM Anderson School of Management as one of the top 10 Graduate Business schools for Hispanics. Read more...

August 2009

Dean Douglas M. Brown Dean Doug Brown of the UNM Anderson School of Management has joined the Board of Directors at the MIOX Corporation, a leader in safe water disinfection. "Doug is an outstanding addition to our board and we are proud of his affiliation to MIOX," noted Carlos Perea, MIOX president and CEO. Read more...

Drs. Thomas and DiGregorio Dante DiGregorio and Doug Thomas have their article Offshore Outsourcing as a Source of International Competiveness for SMEs published in the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS).

Photo: (L to R) Doug Thomas, Dante DiGregorio

Scott Taylor Anderson Professor Scott Taylor's research was cited in The Wall Street Journal blog The Juggle. The article cites Dr. Taylor's research about women greatly underrating their standing with bosses and other workers.

Dr. Taylor presented his research at the Academy of Management meeting in Chicago. You can read more about the study here. Congratulations Dr. Taylor!

June 2009

Dr. Rich Brody Rich Brody, Rutledge Professor of Accounting at the UNM Anderson School of Management and CPA financial forensics expert, has recently been awarded the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) Credential by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The CFF Credential, established in 2008 by the AICPA, is granted to qualified CPAs with considerable professional experience in financial forensics. Read more...


Dr. Joni Young The Anderson School of Management is pleased to announce that Professor Joni Young, Chair of the Anderson Accounting Department, has been appointed as UNM's new KPMG Professor. The designation makes Professor Young one of only 38 professors in the United States to hold this prestigious title. Professor Young was selected for her excellence in teaching and research, and her many valuable contributions to the accounting profession and to the Anderson school. She will be recognized at the annual KPMG Professors Dinner on August 3 along with the other recipients. Read more...

Professor Gautam Vora Professor Gautam Vora's expertise is cited throughout the article Shoots of Recovery? in the Albuquerque Journal. The article discuses the current economic climate and how investors are responding.

To read the article Shoots of Recovery? in its entirety go to http://www.abqjournal.com/biz/24214049biz05-24-09.htm



Associate Dean Michelle Arthur In Sunday's (June 7, 2009) Albuquerque Journal "Money" section Anderson's Dr. Shelly Arthur provided a great deal of information about negotiating for breaks on prices.

To read the article It's all about using the correct approach when bargaining for a break on prices in its entirety go to http://www.abqjournal.com/biz/0722289biz06-07-09.htm

April 2009

Robert Wertheim Junior Faculty Research Award Congratulations to Professor Harry Van Buren, the winner of this year's "Robert Wertheim Junior Faculty Research Award".

Robert Wertheim is an Anderson alum as well as Chairman of the Board of Charter Companies, an Anderson National Advisory Board member, and a respected community leader. Mr. Wertheim presented the award to Professor Van Buren on Friday at the Anderson faculty meeting calling his research "outstanding". Professor Van Buren does research in several areas including the involvement of religious institutions in shareholder activism, issues related to race/ethnicity and gender in organizations, the ethical implications of low-wage work and the ethics of human resource management. Read more...

2009 Finance, International, Technology, and Entrepreneurship Faculty Department Awards
Professor Ward Hickey - Teaching
Dr. Raj Mahto - Research
Dr. Doug Thomas - Research and Teaching
Dr. Emmanuel Morales-Camargo - Service

March 2009

Students in Professor John Benavidez's advertising campaigns course at the University of New Mexico's (UNM) Anderson School of Management were interviewed on Happening Now, a Fox News program. From Anderson's Marketing Center, Chris Hodge was interviewed live to discuss the marketing campaign for the CIA.

As part of this semester-long program, students formed their own marketing agency, Inspire Anderson Marketing (I AM). The agency is developing, implementing, and measuring a comprehensive marketing campaign for the CIA. The objective of this campaign is to increase awareness of CIA career opportunities, with a focus on filling the recruitment pipeline for the CIA's National Clandestine Service. Watch the Interview Now!

Prof. Sarah Smith Professor Sarah Smith, who holds the Rust Professorship in Business Ethics at Anderson, and the students in her undergraduate business ethics course interviewed Samaritan Counseling Center's New Mexico Ethics in Business Awards winners. Read more about Prof. Smith and her students in the Albuquerque Journal's article.

February 2009

Dr. Michelle Arthur, Dr. Robert Del Campo and Dr. Harry Van Buren's research cited in USA Today article Women CEOs slowly gain on Corporate America.




Douglas M. Brown University of New Mexico Provost Suzanne Ortega has announced the appointment of Douglas M. Brown as dean of UNM's Anderson School of Management.

"It is exciting to have someone with Doug Brown's extraordinary public and private sector experience leading our business school. What a great opportunity for our students," said Ortega.



Prof. Sul Kassicieh Suleiman "Sul" Kassicieh, Anderson School of Management Endowed Chair in Economic Development, and Regents' Professor of Management of Technology, was recently named Distinguished Professor of Management, the first in the history of the Anderson School. He has a local, national and international reputation in technology-based economic development. He is the founder of UNM's Management of Technology Program and directs the UNM Center for Support of Economic Development.
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Prof. Steven Walsh Professor Steven Walsh is the recipient of the University Libraries Faculty Acknowledgment Award. Professor Walsh is the Professor of Entrepreneurship, Director of Technology Entrepreneurship Program, and Co-Director of Management of Technology Program at the Anderson School of Management.

Professor Walsh will give his lecture Relevant Academia Versus an Answer in Search of a Question on February 26, 2009 at 1:00 PM in the Willard Room at Zimmerman Library. Download flyer for more information.

January 2009

Professor Steven Walsh has once again been named one of the top 50 researchers in the Technology Innovation Management field by Elsevier Limited, a leading publisher of science and health information serving more than 30 million scientists, students and health professionals worldwide. Dr. Walsh has not only won this recognition for each of the past five years, he is also one of only seven researchers who have maintained this status for an entire decade.



Professor Rich Brody Professor Rich Brody is the recipient of the 2009 Faculty Community Leadership Award. Faculty must have demonstrated leadership in enhancing the Anderson School of Management's visibility and relations with the business community by creating connections, providing leadership and being actively involved.



The article Building Student Competency to Develop Power and Influence through Social Capital co-authored by Professors Jacqueline Hood and Harry Van Buren was accepted for publication in the Journal of Management Education - the top management education journal. It will appear in the journal in 2009.

December 2008

Professors Xin (Robert) Luo and Rich Brody had their paper Fraud and White-collar Crime: A Chinese Perspective accepted for publication in a special issue (on international fraud and corruption) of Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal. The article will appear in early 2009.

November 2008

An article by a group of Anderson Marketing and Information Descision Science faculty received the prestigious honor from the Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice's for Best Article for Volume 15 (2007). The article Management of Marketing Research Projects: Does Delivery Method Matter Anymore in Survey Research? by Catherine A. Roster, Robert D. Rogers, George C. Hozier, Jr., Kenneth G. Baker, and Gerald Albaum was an outstanding achievement resulting from good research and good collaboration.

Anderson Marketing Center The Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico (UNM) opened the new Student Marketing Center on November 24, 2008. Amenities in the 500 square-foot facility include four workstations with specialized creative and marketing research software, wireless Internet connectivity for laptops, video teleconferencing capabilities, and a LCD presentation system.

October 2008

Adrian Jr. Project The Phoenix Field Office located in Albuquerque, New Mexico hosted an Adrian Jr. Project at Anderson on November 14, 2008. Students learned to apply investigative techniques and conduct interviews in the mock fraud investigation. The students' response was very positive, generating enthusiasm and interest in the investigative process. Agents from Albuquerque and Las Cruces helped to facilitate the event.

August 2008

Dr. Joni Young UNM Anderson School of Management Accounting Professor Dr. Joni Young will receive the 2008 Outstanding Accounting Educator Award from the New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants (NMSCPA).






July 2008

Dr. Sul Kassicieh Professor Sul Kassicieh received the great honor of being named a UNM Distinguished Professor. This is the highest faculty title the University bestows and is used only for a few of its most prominent faculty members. Dr. Kassicieh is the first Anderson faculty member to be promoted to this exalted rank.




Interim Dean Wohlert Anderson Interim Dean Dr. Amy Wohlert has been named among the most outstanding and influential women in the business community by the New Mexico Business Weekly. On Wednesday, July 23, at the 2008 Women Who Mean Business Awards Breakfast Dr. Wohlert was among 10 women who received honorable mention as one of the most influential and hard-working women in New Mexico.



February 2008

Dr. Joni Young, Chair of the Accounting Department at the Anderson School of Management, has been invited to join a new research group at Cardiff Business School. Young will act as an advisor on an international board of leading academics in interdisciplinary research. Dr. Young has also been invited to make presentations and hold seminars at Manchester Business School, U.K. in May and will attend a research colloquium at the University of Wollongong, Australia in July.

Professor Howard Kraye, Marketing Professor at the UNM Anderson School of Management, will be one of the featured speakers at the Heritage Hotels and Resorts annual management meeting in Las Cruces on Friday, February 8, 2008.

September 2007

Dr. Jeanne Logsdon was awarded the Sumner Marcus Award for Outstanding Service by the Social Issues in Management Division by the Academy of Management. The award is the division's highest honor given for career achievement each year to one individual.

Dr. Jeanne Logsdon
Dr. Jeanne Logsdon Professor Jeanne Logsdon is the recipient of the 2008 Faculty Community Leadership Award. Faculty must have demonstrated leadership in enhancing the Anderson School of Management's visibility and relations with the business community by creating connections, providing leadership and being actively involved in the business community.

Professor Jeanne Logsdon has been a faculty member at Anderson since 1989. During her tenure she has received numerous accolades from colleagues and students. She was recently honored by being selected as Fellow of the International Association for Business and Society. She has held the Jack and Donna Rust Professorship of Business Ethics since 2003, in recognition of her excellence in teaching and research in the area of business ethics. Dr. Logsdon recently co-authored a book entitled, Global Business Citizenship: A Transformative Framework for Ethics and Sustainable Capitalism.

"She is found by her students to be enthusiastic and even passionate about teaching and the subject of business and society," said Department of Organizational Studies Chair Jacqueline Hood. "Thanks to her documentation of Anderson's school-wide efforts, Aspen Institute ranks Anderson 18th in the world (4th among small MBA programs) for social and ethical impact in its "Beyond Grey Pinstripes" recognition."

Professor Logsdon has served as Anderson's Faculty Chair, Chair of the Dean's Review Committee, Chair of the Budget Review Committee, and as Anderson's representative to The Washington Campus Program, among her many service activities. Professor Logsdon received her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1983.

Dr. Karen Patterson
Karen Patterson The Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico is pleased to announce that Dr. Karen Patterson, one of its newest faculty members, was recently nominated for the Health Care Management Division Best Paper Based on a Dissertation award from the Academy of Management.

Patterson's paper is based on her dissertation which focuses on the evolution of institutional entrepreneurship within alternative medicine in healthcare. She received recognition on her paper at the 2007 Academy of Management Meeting in Philadelphia on August 3-8. There were a total of three nominees for the award. The Academy of Management is a not-for-profit global organization of professionals who are engaged in research and teaching dedicated to the advancement of management thought and practice.

Patterson was pleased to receive recognition for her work. "It's very validating that the wider intellectual community recognizes both the theoretical and imperial implications of my work," said Patterson.

Patterson first joined Anderson in 2006 as a visiting professor in the Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management department and was hired on as a full-time professor starting this fall. She is currently teaching MGMT 498, Strategic Management.

Dr. Craig White
Craig White Craig White, Grant Thornton Professor of Accounting at the University of New Mexico's Anderson School of Management, has been chosen as a director of the board of the New Mexico Society of CPAs (NMSCPA).

The NMSCPA is the premier professional association for certified public accountants in New Mexico. It started out with six members in 1930 and now boasts a membership base of more than 1,500.

Members of the association are CPAs in public practice, industry, education or government, or they may be students enrolled in a qualified accounting program at one of New Mexico's colleges or universities.

White teaches the taxation of individuals and business entities. His research interests include: electronic tax administration, tax systems' role in encouraging innovation and marriage tax penalty/subsidy.

Dr. Joni Young
Accounting, Organizations and Society, through ScienceDirect, has recognized Anderson School of Management Professor Joni Young for her research naming one of her publications among the Top 25 Hottest Articles downloaded from January through March 2007. Young's article, "Making up users," appeared in Accounting, Organizations and Society volume 31, Issue 6.

Accounting, Organizations & Society is a major international journal concerned with all aspects of the relationship between accounting and human behavior, organizational structures and processes, and the changing social and political environment of the enterprise.

Its unique focus covers such topics including the social role of accounting, social accounting, social audit and accounting for scarce resources; the provision of accounting information to employees and trade unions and the development of participative information systems; processes influencing accounting innovations, the social and political aspects of accounting standard setting and many other related subjects.


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