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In This Issue
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Marathon
Men
·
Senior
Retreat
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Leadership
Jackson
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Employment
Law Seminar
The
mission of the School of Business
is to glorify God by providing a student-centered education that prepares
graduates for service to Christ as business professionals.
FHU Faculty Listing
April L. Brashier, M.Acc.
Jason M. Brashier,
M.A.
Rickey A. Brooks, D.A.
Richard T. Brown, Ph.D., PCM
James Q. Edmonds, J.D.
C. Ray Eldridge, D.B.A., CQM
Lee E. Hibbett, M.B.A. , PCM
Vicki M. Johnson, Ed.D., CPS
Judy M. McKenzie, M.S., CPA
Kenneth O. Moran, M.B.A., CFP
Michael H. Oliver, D.B.A., CPA
R. Mark Scott, M.S.
James G. Shelton, Ph.D., CPA
Keith W. Smith, Ph.D., CPA
Dwayne H. Wilson, Ph.D.
Dr.
Vicki Johnson presented at the Southern Business Education Association
Conference in Franklin, Tennessee. The regional conference was
attended by 301 individuals that came from 12 southeastern states. Her
presentation was entitled: “Accounting Firms’ Preferences for Resumes
Received from Accounting Graduates.” Mrs. Judy McKenzie assisted Dr.
Johnson in the research.
Dr.
Vicki Johnson was named the 2005 Tennessee Business Education Association
Post-Secondary Business Teacher of the Year.
As part of APICS – The
Association for Operations Management professional development. Lee Hibbett
and Ray Eldridge were presented a site visit and review of Kanban and Lean
Principles at TBDN (formerly Purodenso) whose parent company is Toyota
Boshoku of Japan.
Dr.
Jim Edmonds, Professor of Business Law, attended the annual conference of the
Christian Business Faculty Association at Point Loma Nazarene University in
San Diego where he presented a paper entitled, “Alternative Dispute
Resolution: Choice or Command?”
Dr Ray Eldridge presented “Program Evaluation Techniques: A Baldrige Approach
to Faculty Evaluations” at the October 2005 Southeastern Council of Business
Schools and Programs, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Alumni News
Congratulations
are in order for Garrett Surles who recently passed the CPA Examination. Garrett is enrolled in the MBA program and
works for City Signs in Jackson,
Tennessee.
Congratulations to Ashley McAdams who passed the CPA Examination. Ashley works for Horne and Company in Jackson, Tennessee.
Congratulations to Alan and Stacy Wallace, FHU School of Business Alumni, who
both recently received their law degrees.
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 From the Dean
Just as with most organizations, we are in a period of
change. We may not always embrace it but I believe
the thought of becoming irrelevant is even less appealing.
By its nature higher education is steeped in tradition.
However, the need to change is no less vital. Peter Drucker, one of the great
management thinkers, states “knowledge is different from all other resources.
It makes itself constantly obsolete, so that today’s advanced knowledge is
tomorrow’s ignorance.”
Despite continuous challenges, in this season of
thanksgiving it is very appropriate to take time to realize just how blessed
the School
of Business
is. The obvious blessings are our Brown-Kopel
Business Center,
the availability of technology and other resources, our accreditation
exemplifying our commitment to continuous improvement, and our students –
past and present. However, a great blessing often overlooked is a faculty
committed to God, committed to students and committed to the art of teaching
and learning. This strong commitment provides the opportunity to not only
make a difference in the lives of students but throughout the Mid-South
region.
I am currently participating in the “Leadership Jackson” program
sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. It has been a
great educational experience broadening my understanding of the local issues.
It has allowed me to meet and learn from the leaders of this community. It
has also confirmed there are regional opportunities we can make for
ourselves.
As we work with change and discover new opportunities we
recognize the importance of a strong bond that includes students, alumni, and
friends. As we strive together “to achieve an excellent reputation" please
join me and show your thankfulness for our strong and committed business
faculty.
As always, please feel welcome to visit us at any time or
email me at reldridge@fhu.edu
“See you on the high ground.”
Ray Eldridge
Dean, FHU
School of Business
Marathon Men
Drs. Rich Brown and Rick Brooks plan to run the Memphis
St. Jude Marathon on December 3. The
race is a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Last year a group from Freed-Hardeman
collected over $13,000 to help kids with cancer. Brown and Brooks are running as St. Jude
Heroes and invite you to make a donation at the link that follows or by
sending a check made out to the hospital to Dr. Brown at school.
http://www.stjudeheroes.org/site/TR?fr_id=1140&pg=pfind
At this link you can access each one’s page by searching
by last name. All majors are invited
to sponsor one or the other but Finance and Marketing majors, in particular,
are challenged to “put their money where their major is.”
Dr. Brooks will be running his first marathon. Brown says “Rick has done the
preparation. I know he is going have a
great experience and go from runner to marathoner in a few days.” Both are looking forward to running 26.2
miles to help the work at St. Jude; they hope you will help too.
Leadership Jackson
Ray
Eldridge was selected to represent FHU for the Jackson Chamber of Commerce’s
“Leadership Jackson 2005.” This is a leadership program sponsored by the
Chamber and directed toward the individuals in the community who demonstrate
leadership potential. It is an educational opportunity to broaden
perspectives and gain increased understanding of community dynamics and
public issues. Leadership Jackson
begins with a three day Project COPE retreat. COPE is an acronym for
Challenging Outdoor  Personal Experience.
It comprises a series of outdoor challenges, beginning with basic group
initiative games and progressing to more complicated low-course and
high-course activities. Leadership Jackson
then continues each Wednesday for twelve consecutive weeks, with sessions
being held at the Chamber and other local businesses. Leadership Jackson begins in early
fall each year, with the retreat being held in mid September and class
beginning immediately afterward. Class concludes with a formal graduation in
December. Leadership Jackson
provides the opportunity to better understand our community and the challenges
it faces and to prepare for those challenges by meeting with, and learning
from, today's leaders.
Visit to Trace Die & Cast
 The
Supply Chain Management class visited a good friend of FHU, Lowell Guthrie,
at his company Trace Die & Cast in Bowling
Green, KY. In
addition to meeting his chief officers and touring the plant, the visit also
included the GM Corvette Plant and the Bell Tower
at WKU honoring his brother SFC Robert Guthrie who was killed in the Korean
Conflict. Lowell M. Guthrie, a 25-year veteran of Ford Motor Company,
founded Trace Die Cast in 1988. Trace Die Cast is a Tier One and Tier Two
supplier of high quality aluminum die castings for the automotive industry.
Over the past seventeen years, he has watched his vision of a world-class, quality-focused
die cast operation develop. With average sales growth exceeding 25% a year,
Trace's sales are in excess of $80 million per year. His philosophy
sets a good example: building a
business depends on building good customer relationships, delivering on
promises and always keeping customers' needs and viewpoints in the
foreground.
2005 Senior Retreat With Phil Kinzer
 This
year’s senior retreat was held October 21 at Mid-South Youth Camp. Phil Kinzer, the pulpit minister for the
West End Church of Christ in Nashville
was the speaker.
A native of Old Hickory, Kinzer grew up in the Nashville area. He received a Bachelor's
degree from Freed-Hardeman
University. In addition
he holds the M.Div. degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and
was awarded the "Baker Book House Preaching Award" at graduation.
Phil has done extensive work on his doctorate from Abilene Christian
University.
Phil served churches in Kentucky and Kansas City, MO.
His seven year work with the Providence
Road church in Charlotte, NC,
saw the church increase in growth to where it became the largest church on
the Atlantic seaboard. His most recent work over the past three years, prior
to coming to West End, was as Minister of the Inner City church in
Huntsville, Alabama, where he also served as Executive Director of the Inner
City Ministry, an outreach sponsored by area Huntsville churches and
individuals.
 Mr.
Chuck Purcell spoke at this fall’s employment law seminar. He graduated from the University of
Tennessee College of Law and was admitted to practice in 1986. While at UT,
Mr. Purcell was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in trial
practice. Subsequent to graduation, Mr. Purcell was a law clerk to the
Honorable David R. Farmer of the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Western
Division. He is a partner in the firm, Waldrop & Hall, whose practice
includes employment law and workers' compensation defense.
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at Freed-Hardeman
University
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