Recent Accomplishments AACSB Accreditation Initiative Update. The College of Business has been an assigned a Peer Review Team that will conduct a site visit in support of intial accreditation efforts on The College will work with a mentor and peer-review team to implement the plan in an effort to complete the final steps toward the AACSB effort. AACSB accreditation is generally considered to be the highest level of accreditation for a College of Business. The College of Business has been accredited by ACBSP but has focused more recent efforts on AACSB aspirations. Among the goals of the University’s strategic plan is to seek the highest level of accreditation for all academic programs. SIFEthical Case Contest Winners. The 2011 SIFEthical Case Contest winners for 2010 are: Karina Linardy & Keith Penn, first place; Nathan Roy, second place; and Adrian Walker, Chris Castorena & Jantson McAffrey, third place. SIFE Success. March 11, 2011 WTAMU’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team won at regional competition and advanced to the national level of competition for the 16th consecutive year. The team will compete at nationals in Minneapolis in May. Faculty Awards. The College of Business announced the following winners of the 2011 faculty and staff awards: Teaching Excellence Award to Ms. Alice Upshaw, instructor of accounting; Research Excellence Award to Dr. Pradeep Racherla, assistant professor of marketing; Service Excellence Award to Dr. Amjad Abdullat, associate professor of computer information systems and department head; and Staff Service Excellence Award to Lynsee Womble, academic documentation coordinator. Pulliam Recognized. Dr. Darlene Pulliam has been named Regents Professor by the Texas A&M University System. Dr. Pulliam is the first faculty member from the College of Business to receive the honor. 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 for 2011. This year's winners are: Dale Buckner, Inc. (Small Business), Glass Doctor (Medium Business), and Education Credit Union (Large Business). The President's Award for long-standing commitment to ethics was awarded to A to Z Tire & Battery. The Excellence in Community Service Award recipient is Debra McCartt. Enterprize Challenge Awards. The Amarillo Enterprize Challenge is a program of the WTAMU Enterprise Center, funded by the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation, designed to help entrepreneurs expand an existing business or launch a new business. The Enterprise Center operates under the umbrella of the College of Business and judges for the Enterprize Challenge includes a College of Business faculty member and select members from SIFE. The 2011 Enterprize Challenge winners are Jax Transport-$100,000, American Site Builders-$100,000, NanoFrio-$100,000, English Field Aviation-$100,000, Posh Pinc-$50,000, and Dichonics-$50,000.
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