16th Annual PMBA Conference Presentations

Guide to In-Sourcing: A Faculty Perspective
Speaker: Dr. Rachel Croson, Professor, Organizations, Strategy, International Management and Economics, UT Dallas School of Management

Evidence-Based Decision Making
Presenter: Elizabeth Griffith, Associate Dean, Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
Using Internal Data for Informed Decision-making
Presenter: Deborah Cours, Director of Evening and Graduate Programs, California State University, Northridge
Using External Data for Performance Measurement
Presenter: Robert Ryan, Assistant Dean, Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University
Gaining Efficiencies Through Reorganization
Presenters: Jane Mutchler, Associate Dean for Academic Planning and Programs, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, and Toby McChesney, Director of Graduate Recruiting and Student Services, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University

Evidence-Based Decision Making
Presenter: Elizabeth Griffith, Associate Dean, Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University

Surviving the Squeeze: Managing the PMBA in Challenging Times
Panel Moderator: Craig Van Slyke, Associate Dean, John Cook School of Business, Saint Louis University
Presenters: Elizabeth Ford, Senior Assistant Dean, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University; Kathleen Day, Assistant Dean, John Cook School of Business, Saint Louis University; Jeanne Simmons, Associate Dean, College of Business Administration, Marquette University; Margie Frazee, Director MBA Recruitment and Admissions, Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego

Innovations in PMBA Programs
Panel Moderator: Anne Kocurek, Director of the Evening MBA, Robert C. Goizueta Business School, Emory University
Presenters: John Mooney, Associate Dean, Academic Programs for Working Professionals, Graziado School of Business and Management; H. Fenwick Huss, Dean, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University; Claudia Bajema, Director, Graduate Business Programs, Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University; H. James Williams, Dean, Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University; Kevin Douglas, College Talent Acquisition Program Manager, Amway Corp.; Cindy Love, Director, Student Professional Development, Business College, North Carolina Central University; Anne Kocurek, Director of the Evening MBA, Robert C. Goizueta Business School, Emory University; Minu Ipe, Faculty Director, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University

Using Video to Orient Students
Presenter: Minu Ipe, Faculty Director, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University

Building and Maintaining Excellence in Leadership for Part-Time MBA Directors and Administrators — Best Practice Ideas
Speaker: Scott Spreier, Senior Consultant Specializing in Leadership and Talent Management, HayGroup

Engaging the MBA Student: Creating and Sustaining Culture From Recruit to Alum
Panel Moderator: Corey Eakins, Evening UST MBA Program, Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas
Presenters: Rachelle Katz, Associate Dean, College of Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University; Dylan Stafford, Director of Admissions, Anderson School of Business, University of California &ndash Los Angeles; Lisa Hylton, MBA Recruiter, Atkinson School, Willamette University

Managing Up: Gaining the Support of Your Deans from Their Perspectives
Panel Moderator: Tony Hansford, Merage School of Business Assistant Dean, University of California &ndash Irving
Presenters: Robert Ryan, Assistant Dean, Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University; Jeanne Simmons, Associate Dean, College of Business Administration, Marquette University
Panelists: O. Homer Erekson, Dean, Nelley School of Business, Texas Christian University; Art Kraft, Dean, Argyros School of Business and Economics, Chapman University; Hasan Pirkul, Dean, UT Dallas School of Management; O. Ray Whittington, Dean, College of Commerce, DePaul University

Texas Gala Dinner
Thursday, October 8th

Boot scootin' to country-and-western music got everyone moving and mingling after a buffet barbecue dinner at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field in Dallas.