Recent Accomplishments AACSB Accreditation Initiative Update. The eligibility application of the College of Business at West Texas A&M University has been accepted by the AACSB International PreAccreditation Committee. AACSB accreditation is generally considered to be the highest level of accreditation for a College of Business. At present, the College of Business is accredited by ACBSP. Among the goals of the University’s strategic plan is to seek the highest level of accreditation for all academic programs. SIFE Success. WTAMU’s Students in Free Enterprise team won at regional competition and advanced to the national level of competition for the 14th consecutive year. The WTAMU SIFE team will compete at nationals against the University of Florida, University of Wisconsin, University of Northern Colorado, Azusa Pacific University and Bethel College. SIFE placed third at the Walgreen's Wrangle Case Competition in Magnolia, Ark. on Oct. 18, 2008. The 12-team competition included the University of Alabama, LSU and the University of Arkansas. New Faculty. The College of Business is pleased to announce the hiring of the following new faculty for fall 2009: Mary Edie Mobley, assistant professor of management. Mobley is a doctoral candidate at Louisiana State University. Her primary areas of interest are human resource management, organizational behavior, and management history. Mobley and Dr. John Humphreys published the article "How Low Will You Go?" in Vol. 84(4) of the Harvard Business Review in 2006. Jeffry S. Babb, assistant professor of information systems. Babb is a doctoral candidate at Virginia Commonwealth University. His primary areas of interest are software development, data visualization, geographic information systems, and information systems security management. Babb was awarded the 2007 School of Business distinguished teaching award at Virgina Commonwealth University and was the faculty adviser for the U.S. National Champion Software Design team in the 2006 Imagine Cup Competition. Phillip Humphrey, assistant professor of finance. Humphrey is a doctoral candidate at Oklahoma State University. His primary areas of interest are corporate finance, corporate governance, and sports finance. His current research investigates executive compensation, pay for performance compensation, and market efficiency of fantasy football. Faculty Awards. The College of Business announced the following winners of the 2008 faculty and staff awards: Teaching Excellence Award to Karen Cooley, instructor of accounting; Research Excellence Award to Dr. Syed Tariq Anwar, professor of marketing; Service Excellence Award to Dr. LaVelle Mills, associate dean and professor of management; and Staff Service Excellence Award to Lynsee Womble, administrative assistant for the MMGB department.
Dr. Macy Honored. Dr. Anne Macy, associate professor of finance, has been selected as the Outstanding Teacher for 2008 by the Southwestern Society of Economist and the International Federation of Business Disciplines.
De'Armond Honored. De'Arno De'Armond, instructor of marketing, was selected as a recipient of the 2008 West Texas A&M University Teaching Excellence Award.
Torch Awards. The Better Business Bureau, in partnership with the College of Business at West Texas A&M University, awarded the Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics to three companies and one nonprofit for 2008. This year's winners are: Goodcare Health Services (Small Business), Whiteface Ford (Medium Business), Bruckner Truck Sales (Large Business), and Goodwill Industries (Nonprofit). | 
