Spring 2005, Table of Contents, Plain Text

Our Backyard and Beyond

VOLUME 8 No. 2 Spring 2005

2 Research Counts
Paula Felps
A new UTD database ranks research productivity at business schools in North America and worldwide. View the database and read about it at http://citm.utdallas.edu/utdrankings/.

8 Women Ascending: A Seat at the Board
Helen Bond
A new SOM seminar trains executive women to take leadership roles in corporate boardrooms.

13 Community View: Essential Allies
Jeanne Spreier
Bill Sproull, new at the helm of both the Richardson Chamber of Commerce and the Metroplex Technology Business Council, weighs in on partnerships with SOM and affiliates.

14 Backyard Primer
John H. Ostdick
A look at three SOM programs' foreign study tours. Plus a regional trip last fall that led to international discoveries for Global Leadership Executive MBA students.

20 In Print and on the Air
Compiled by Patricia Schoch
SOM achievements, news and comments steadily appear in print and broadcast media. Here are some examples from the past year and a half.

22 David E. Daniel Named President of UTD
An introduction to the noted scientist. researcher and administrator who assumes office in June as the next president of The University of Texas at Dallas.

Departments

23 Center News
28 Faculty News
30 Program Updates
33 Alumni News
36 Alumni Notes
38 Contributor Profile
39 Contributors

Advisores & Staff

Dean
Hasan Pirkul, Ph.D.

Executive Editor
Diane Seay McNulty, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for External Affairs and Corporate Development

Editorial Board
Varghese Jacob, Ph.D.
Steve Perkins, Ph.D.
David Springate, Ph.D.

Managing Editor
Patricia Schoch

Associate Editor
Kristine Imherr

Art Direction & Design
Peterson & Company

Photography
Rick Biddenstadt
Jason Gobert
Fabio Leoni
Jacques McGregor
Vickie Moore
Hamid Timothy Soheili
Craig L. Root
Becky Sullivan
Brian Weist

Illustration
Miler Hung

Writers
Helen Bond
Paula Felps
Kristen Hurst
Kristine Imherr
John H. Ostdick
Patricia Schoch
Jeanne Spreier

MANAGEMENT Magazine is a publication of The School of Management, U.T. Dallas, in the autumn and spring for friends of the university. The School of Management retains the right to determine the editorial content and manner of presentation. The opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect official university policy.

On the cover:
Shanghai city streets
Photo by Becky Sullivan