College Highlights | Belk College of Business Report 2018
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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS
ENROLLMENT GROWTH
4,783 3,785
BELK COLLEGE ALUMNI HOLD OR HAVE HELD THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:
FALL 2012
FALL 2017
26%
CEO
CFO
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
CAO/CEO
CFO
Walmart Intl./ Walmart Asia
Sealed Air Corporation
CEO
CFO
Cato Corporation
Bank of America
Chairman
CFO
Grant Thornton
Duke Energy
CEO
CFO
Premier
Nucor
ALMOST FULL-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS IN 6 DEPARTMENTS/ SCHOOLS
INFLUENTIAL ALUMNI MANUEL L. ZAPATA ‘72 PRESIDENT, ZAPATA ENGINEERING
ROBERT NIBLOCK ‘81
DAVE WEDDING ‘75
RETIRED CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.
CHAIRMAN, PARTNERSHIP BOARD AND MANAGING PARTNER, MID-SOUTH MARKET TERRITORY, GRANT THORNTON
SUSAN DEVORE ‘81
JULIE HARRIS ‘00
PRESIDENT AND CEO, PREMIER, INC.
ENTERPRISE CREDIT DATA, ALLOWANCE AND REPORTING RISK EXECUTIVE, BANK OF AMERICA
CAROL LOWE ‘87 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO, FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.
Faculty Highlights | Belk College of Business Report 2018
FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS
FRANZ KELLERMANNS
DOLLY KING
DAVID MAUER
STEVEN G. ROGELBERG
Professor and Addison H. & Gertrude C. Reese Endowed Chair in International Business, Director, DBA Program
Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs and Rush S. Dickson Professor of Finance
Torrence E. Hemby, Sr. Distinguished Professor in Banking
Chancellor’s Professor, Professor of Management, Professor of Psychology
Editor of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and former associate editor of Family Business Review.
Won best paper and research awards for her work in fixed income securities and corporate finance.
Director of the UNC Charlotte Organizational Science Doctoral Program.
Serves on several editorial boards, including Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management, Group and Organization Management, Journal of Family Business Strategy and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.
Dr. King’s Journal of Fixed Income article Short Selling and the Cross-Section of Corporate Bond Returns (with Stephen Christophe, Michael Ferri and Jim Hsieh) found that firms with heavily shorted shares or large short trade size experience significantly negative future bond returns.
Won numerous awards for teaching and research on topics related to corporate finance, interactions between financing and investment decisions, and real options.
Co-edited recent books Handbook of Strategy Process Research, Innovating Strategy Process and The Routledge Companion to Family Business.
LEADING INTELLECT
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Research has appeared in Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Business, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance and Financial Management among others. Serves on the editorial boards of several finance journals.
Almost 100 strong and growing, the Belk College faculty are the leading intellect and research engine in North Carolina.
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Inaugural recipient of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Humanitarian Award for contributions to the field of industrialorganizational psychology. Research has appeared in Journal of Management, Journal of Business and Psychology, Human Resources Management, Journal of Applied Psychology and MIT Sloan Management Review. Recipient of the international Humboldt Prize in recognition of pioneering research in the field of organizational science.
Received external research grants totaling more than $5.7 million since 2011. Won more than 30 “best paper” or “paper of the year” awards since 2011. Produced more than 650 peer-reviewed journal publications since 2011. Been featured on National Public Radio, BBC News, Al Jazeera, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other national media. Served as editors of 11 academic journals.
Faculty Highlights | Belk College of Business Report 2018
PUBLICATIONS/ JOURNALS
FULL-TIME FACULTY FALL 2017 66
32
3
98
EXTERNAL FUNDED RESEARCH (2017-2018)
$1,039,823 NAMED PROFESSORS AND CHAIRS Belk Distinguished Professor in Business Administration
David Woehr Belk Distinguished Professor of Business Innovation
Justin W. Webb
Full-time faculty published more than 280 peer reviewed journal articles between 2015 and 2018. Faculty published in top journals including: n Academy of Management Journal n Accounting Horizons n American Economic Journal: Applied Economics n Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory n European Journal of Information Systems n European Journal of Marketing n European Journal of Operational Research n Health Economics
Charles Cullen Professorship in Marketing
n Human Resource Management
Sangkil Moon
n Information Systems Research
John Crosland, Sr. Distinguished Chair in Real Estate
Richard Buttimer Rush S. Dickson Professor of Finance
Tao-Hsein “Dolly� King Distinguished Insurance Professorship
Weidong Tian James J. Harris Endowed Chair in Risk Management and Insurance
Gene Lai Torrence E. Hemby, Sr. Distinguished Professor in Banking
David Mauer Addison H. & Gertrude C. Reese Endowed Chair in International Business
Franz Kellermanns Jule and Marguerite Surtman Distinguished Professorship in Business Ethics
Denis G. Arnold
n International Journal of Production Economics n International Journal of Research in Marketing n Journal of Banking and Finance n Journal of Business Finance & Accounting n Journal of Business Venturing n Journal of Consumer Research n Journal of Corporate Finance n Journal of Development Economics n Journal of Finance n Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis n Journal of Financial Economics n Journal of Management n Journal of Management Information Systems n Journal of Operations Management n Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics n Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science n Journal of the Operational Research Society n Journal of Urban Economics n Management Science
Belk Endowed Chair in Business Analytics
n MIS Quarterly
Dongsong Zhang (as of Fall 2018)
n Omega
Childress Klein Distinguished Professor of Real Estate and Urban Economics
Yongqiang Chu (as of Fall 2018)
n Organizational Research Methods n Production and Operations Management n Real Estate Economics
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Undergraduate Programs | Belk College of Business Report 2018
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
2017-2018
3,950
2,396
INTERNSHIP PARTICIPATION
1,554
9 MAJORS
NUMBER OF BACHELOR’S DEGREES CONFERRED Gender Male
603
Female
408
Total
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1,011
ANNUAL COST OF EDUCATION FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS: IN-STATE AND OUT-OF-STATE TUITION (EXCLUDING FEES) Year
NC Resident
Non-NC Resident
2017
$6,973
$20,407
ACCOUNTING BUSINESS ANALYTICS (Beginning Fall 2018) n ECONOMICS n FINANCE n INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS n MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS n MARKETING n OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT n
2016-17
n
1,844
DEGREES AND MAJORS Fall 2012
Fall 2017
1,271
496 409 333
283 305
285
254
209 225 86
BS ACCOUNTING
PREACCOUNTING
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
BSBA FINANCE
176 111 67
53
BSBA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
BSBA MANAGEMENT
BSBA MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
51 BSBA MARKETING
BSBA OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
86
84
PRE-BSBA
120
BS ECONOMICS
87
125
PREECONOMICS
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Undergraduate Programs | Belk College of Business Report 2018
DIVERSITY OF UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
5
BUSINESS HONORS PROGRAM
30 2016-2017
Fall 2017 10%
7%
<1%
BHP GRADUATES
ENROLLMENT African-American
SPRING 2016
4%
3,950
60%
13%
SPRING 2017
4% 2%
AVERAGE GPA
<1%
SPRING 2016
BELK SCHOLARS IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS 30 scholars (as of June 2018)
BHP STUDENT PLACEMENT UPON GRADUATION 2015-2017: n AGDATA
6%
n AIG
5%
<1% African-American
6%
n Bank
of America
n Bank
of America Merrill Lynch
n Belk,
Inc.
n Berry
Global, Inc.
n Biothermal
Belk Scholars Class Profile (Fall 2018)
833
47%
31%
Polk & Wardwell
n Great
American Insurance Group
n Institute
for Advanced Analytics
at NC State University Financial
n Medfusion,
ACT Math
LLC
n Davis
n LPL
SAT Math
SPRING 2017
GPA (Weighted)
n Mondelez n Pride
Inc.
International
Technologies
2%
n Prudential
3%
n Refinery29
Financial
n Target n XPO
SAT Reading
ACT Comp
GPA (Unweighted)
n UNC
Logistics, Inc.
Charlotte Master of Accountancy Program
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Graduate Programs | Belk College of Business Report 2018
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
NEW GRADUATE
10%
PROGRAMS
7%
2017-2018 <1%
African-American
13%
833
536
n Authorization received to begin • the Doctorate in Business Administration program in fall 2017.
4%
3,950
60%
4%
297
2%
UPDATE
The Doctorate in Business Administration program inaugural cohort in 2017 included 16 doctoral candidates, each with a master’s degree and more than five years of experience. In 2018, 27 doctoral candidates began in the second cohort.
<1%
DIVERSITY OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS Fall 2017 6% 5%
47%
M.S. IN MANAGEMENT
<1% African-American
DOCTORATE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
6%
n Request to plan for a new • M.S. in Management program submitted by the Belk College in 2016.
UPDATE
833
31%
The M.S. in Management program has accepted 29 candidates to begin the program in July 2018.
2% 3%
FIRST
PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN THE
17-SCHOOL 10.5 UNC SYSTEM
MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM
Graduate Programs | Belk College of Business Report 2018
NATIONAL RANKINGS FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION in the nation by
program by
in the nation by
BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK
CEO MAGAZINE
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
All rankings represent part-time MBA (2015-2018)
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
M.S. IN MATHEMATICAL FINANCE in the nation by
in North America
in the nation by
THE FINANCIAL ENGINEER
QUANTNET
THE FINANCIAL ENGINEER
(2017-2018)
M.S. IN ECONOMICS program by
in North America
EDUNIVERSAL
THE FINANCIAL ENGINEER
(2017-2018)
For additional rankings visit belkcollege. uncc.edu/facts-andrankings
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Master’s Programs | Belk College of Business Report 2018
MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
M.S. IN ECONOMICS
n The MBA program added two new certificate • programs: Business Analytics and Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Both programs are “stackable credentials” – students accepted into the MBA program can count all certificate courses toward the MBA.
ENROLLMENT
MBA ENROLLMENT Academic Year
Enrollment Full Time
Part Time
2016-17
68
194
2017-18
47
197
Enrollment
Academic Year
Full Time
Part Time
2016-17
35
30
2017-18
26
23
DEGREES CONFERRED
MBA MEXICO ENROLLMENT Academic Year
n The MS in Economics program has been ranked • #59 of the best economics programs in the nation by The Financial Engineer (2018), this is one of the highest rankings for any “terminal” master’s program in economics.
Enrollment Full Time
Part Time
2016-17
3
64
2017-18
2
77
Academic Year 2016-2017
25
MBA DEGREES CONFERRED
ANIKA KHAN ‘96
Academic Year
SENIOR ECONOMIST WELLS FARGO SECURITIES
Degrees Conferred
2016-2017
Degrees Conferred
128
ANNUAL COST OF MBA EDUCATION 2017-2018 IN-STATE
OUT-OF-STATE
LIZ WARD ‘14 TIM FISCHER ‘12 CHIEF RISK OFFICER BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
VP OF MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT THE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
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Master’s Programs | Belk College of Business Report 2018
M.S. IN MATHEMATICAL FINANCE n The Financial Engineer ranked the M.S. in • Mathematical Finance program as the #16 program nationally (2018), moving up 2 spots from 2017.
BUSINESS ANALYTICS
ENROLLMENT Academic Year
PSM IN DATA SCIENCE AND
Enrollment Full Time
Part Time
2016-17
55
29
2017-18
65
31
DEGREES CONFERRED Academic Year
Degrees Conferred
2016-2017
40
HAN ZHANG ‘04 MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF RISK ANALYTICS WELLS FARGO
n Two graduate student teams won three major • awards in the 2017 Teradata University Network (TUN) Data and Analytics Challenge, an international data analytics competition. One team received the Overall Winner (first place) and also People’s Choice Award in the competition.
ENROLLMENT Academic Year
Enrollment Full Time
Part Time
2016-17
38
48
2017-18
46
46
DEGREES CONFERRED Academic Year
Degrees Conferred
2016-2017
42
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY M.S. IN REAL ESTATE n The M.S. in Real Estate program offers one of only • two Student Managed Real Estate Investment Funds in the U.S., giving students experience in the analysis, investment and management of private real estate securities.
ENROLLMENT Academic Year
Enrollment Full Time
Part Time
2016-17
4
16
2017-18
7
24
DEGREES CONFERRED Academic Year 2016-2017
Degrees Conferred 9
n The MACC program was ranked #40 out of nearly • 200 programs by The Financial Engineer (2018), moving up 4 spots from 2017. This ranking places the program among the top 25% nationwide.
ENROLLMENT Academic Year
Enrollment Full Time
Part Time
2016-17
68
38
2017-18
63
48
DEGREES CONFERRED Academic Year 2016-2017
Degrees Conferred 63
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Doctoral Programs | Belk College of Business Report 2018
DOCTORAL PROGRAMS ORGANIZATIONAL SCIENCE PH.D. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION n •
Three students started new faculty positions at Cal State, Fresno; San Francisco State University and NEOMA Business School, France. Two alumni took new jobs, one as assistant professor of management at Coastal Carolina University and the other as Director of People Analytics at the National Basketball Association. ENROLLMENT Academic Year
Enrollment Full Time
Part Time
2016-17
25
5
2017-18
26
4
PH.D. - FINANCE n The Belk College hosted the first annual Joint • Doctoral Research Consortium with Kingston Business School in the U.K. and Mercator School of Management in Germany. The Consortium was held August 15 and 16, 2016 and included presentations and discussions of research papers by doctoral students in the Ph.D. Programs in Business Administration, Organizational Science and Public Policy at UNC Charlotte, Kingston University and University of Duisburg-Essen.
ENROLLMENT
DEGREES CONFERRED Academic Year
Academic Year
Degrees Conferred
2016-2017
6
PUBLIC POLICY PH.D.
Full Time
Part Time
2016-17
17
1
2017-18
15
3
DEGREES CONFERRED Academic Year
n Katelin Hudak (Ph.D. student) and coauthors • Dr. Elizabeth Racine, Dr. Lisa Schulkind and Dr. Artie Zillante presented their research “Nutrition and Health among Low-income Children: Estimating the Association with SNAP using a Quasi-Experimental Approach” at the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management in Chicago, IL.
2016-2017
n •
Enrollment Full Time
Part Time
2016-17
22
5
2017-18
21
5
DEGREES CONFERRED Academic Year 2016-2017
Degrees Conferred 1
DBA PROGRAM
ENROLLMENT Academic Year
Enrollment
Degrees Conferred 4
The Doctorate in Business Administration program included 16 doctoral candidates in the first cohort and 27 doctoral candidates in the second cohort. The program launched in July 2017. This is the first such program in the Carolinas and the only program of its kind in the UNC System.
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Global Partnerships | Belk College of Business Report 2018
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
• EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey (Monterrey, Mexico) • Dual MBA, Charlotte summer program • Student exchange • Copenhagen Business School (Copenhagen, Denmark) • Dual-degree master’s program in economics • Student exchange • Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan, Italy) • Dual-degree master’s program in mathematical finance • Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (Shanghai, China) • Dual-degree master’s program in mathematical finance • Kingston University (London, United Kingdom) • Student exchange • Lyon Trois University (Lyon, France) • Doctoral student exchange • January research program • University of Duisburg-Essen (Duisburg, Germany) • Student and faculty exchange • University of Mannheim (Mannheim, Germany) • Student exchange • University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) • Student exchange
:
STUDY ABROAD
STUDY ABROAD COURSES Location
Term
Enrollment
Barcelona & Berlin
Summer 2017
23
Prague & Budapest
Summer 2017
15
Italy
Summer 2017
14
Spain
Summer 2017
9
Fall 2017
15
Morocco & Portugal
Spring 2018
25
Bermuda
Spring 2018
13
Prague
Spring 2018
5
Prague & Budapest
Summer 2018
16
Italy
Summer 2018
12
Spain
Summer 2018
5
Shanghai & Hong Kong
Summer 2018
8
London
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Executive Education & Economic Forecast | Belk College of Business Report 2018
EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
BARINGS/UNC CHARLOTTE ECONOMIC FORECAST
*July 2015 through June 2017
Ex Ed provides integrated learning solutions for senior leaders and organizations through design, delivery and management of impactful programming to develop talent and deliver results.
HIGHLIGHT Working with the Belk College of Business, Executive Education responded to micro-learning trends by launching short format programs called Ex Ed Talks. An introductory talk took place on March 2, 2017 during the Alumni Coffee before the Barings/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast and featured Professor of Finance Emeritus Ben Nunnally. Dr. Nunnally spoke on the importance of using financial analysis to inform strategic business decisions. Ex Ed delivered 6 interdisciplinary immersion programs to more than 100 participants from diverse backgrounds.
HIGHLIGHT The September 2016 two-day open enrollment program “Leveraging Your Leadership,” taught by CLAS professor Jaime Bochantin, gave 20 participants resources and tools to improve team building expertise, uncover keys to motivation and develop their talent management skills.
Under the direction of Dr. John Connaughton, the Barings/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast has provided invaluable economic data for North Carolina since 1981. Barings joined the Economic Forecast as a sponsor in 2010. The Belk College of Business hosts this quarterly luncheon and press conference for the business community and the media. Dr. Connaughton is considered one of the top economists in North Carolina. He joined the UNC Charlotte faculty in 1978 and has served as director of the quarterly Barings/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast since 1981. Dr. Connaughton also covers national and international economic issues including employment, energy, trade and government spending. Date
14 partnerships with regional organizations resulted in more than 45 custom modules developed and delivered to more than 450 participants over 56 event days. Executive Education supported a 100-yearHIGHLIGHT
PARTICIPATING IN OPEN ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS:
old regional consumer services organization in preparing their next generation of leaders. The company’s Executive Leadership Development Program began in February 2017 and brought together faculty from the departments of Communications Studies, Marketing and Management for 5 modules delivered to more than 30 participants per module.
n AAA
Carolinas
n Latin
n Albemarle n Britax n Byte
Child Safety
Success Marketing
n Computer
n Jones
Services Inc.
Creek Polymers
n Mecklenburg n Oiles
Assistance Ministry
n Park
n Grant
Thornton
n Red
Point
American Coalition
n Mallard
n Crisis
n Integration
Lang LaSalle
ABC Board
America Sterling Bank
Classic
n Rivus
Construction
Alumni
Forecast
Coffee
Attendance
Attendance
September 2017
148
72
December 2017
150
73
March 2018
178
84
June 2018
147
N/A
AVG FY18
156
76
n Sam’s n Sam’s n Savvy
Mart
n Tenowo
Real Estate
n Thomson
and Company
n SignUpGenius n Studio n STV
n Ward
Inc. Plastics
Tank & Heat
Exchanger Corp.
n SERC
n TE
Economic
C
Inc.
Connectivity
n Youth
Development
Initiatives
Board of Advisors | Belk College of Business Report 2018
BOARD OF ADVISORS (AS OF JUNE 2018) HENRY ATKINS Principal Atkins Properties, LLC
DAN HAWKINS President Summit Leadership Partners
DAVID PARKER Family Advisor Colony Family Offices
WESLEY (WES) BECKNER Beckner Group/State President, Charlotte Metro Region BB&T
REG (REGINALD) HENDERSON SVP, Talent Management Lowe’s, Inc.
CRAIG PARKIN Regional Managing Director in the Mid-Atlantic Region for Institutional Retirement TIAA
CHUCK BOLLIGER Assurance Partner PwC
DAVID HOUSTON SVP, Commercial Banking Fifth Third Bank
JAMES BOYLAN Retired Vice President, US Retail - Human Resources Brighthouse Financial
OMAR JORGE CEO Fransula Foods, LLC
JOE PRICE UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees
CHRISTINE KATZIFF Corporate General Auditor Bank of America
BOB QUTUB CFO RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
BRIAN MARLEY Founder & Managing Partner Marley Associates LLC
ROBERT RUCHO Senator NC Senate
MATTHEW MARTIN Regional Executive, Charlotte Branch Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
BRIAN SAVOY SVP, Business Transformation & Technology Duke Energy
ELLIOTT BRYANT VP, Services Solutions McKesson Technology Solutions RAMESH CHIKKALA SVP, International Supply Chain/Logistics Walmart TOM CLARK Learning & Leadership Development Manager Corning, Inc. MALCOMB COLEY Carolina's Market Leader and Charlotte Managing Partner EY TIM CRAVEN EVP, Human Resources JELD-WEN, Inc. SUSAN EDWARDS VP, Human Resources Sealed Air Corporation TIM FLANAGAN, JR. President Mass Mutual Carolinas JULIE HARRIS Enterprise Credit Data, Allowance and Reporting Risk Executive Bank of America
TOM MATHEWS President TMathewsHR, LLC KELLY MCPHILLIAMY Managing Director - Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Wells Fargo Securities CRAIG MUNDY VP, Strategic Business Unit Human Resources Ingersoll Rand KAKI MURPHY Partner, Audit and Enterprise Risk Services Deloitte JOE PARADISE Managing Partner KPMG
JENNIFER POLLINO Executive Coach/Consultant JMPollino, LLC
MICHAEL J. SMITH President Charlotte Center City Partners DAVID WEDDING Managing Partner Grant Thornton BRIAN WHELAN Head of Corporate Communications Barings MANUEL ZAPATA President Zapata Engineering
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Alumni Engagement | Belk College of Business Report 2018
BELK COLLEGE
ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT
ALUMNI AWARD WINNERS 2015 OUTSTANDING ALUMNI ADVOCATE AWARD Kirk Beatty ‘87, ‘10 MBA OUTSTANDING ALUMNI ADVOCATE AWARD Tina Enrique ‘12 MBA OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AMBASSADOR Dave Wedding ‘80 Accounting OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AMBASSADOR Manuel Zapata ‘69, ‘72 MBA, P.E.
2016 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD Robert Niblock ‘84 Accounting OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD Bryan Delaney ‘03 Management Information Systems
TOP 5 LOCATIONS WHERE BELK COLLEGE ALUMNI LIVE AND WORK (SELF REPORTED) Charlotte North Carolina Area Greensboro/Winston-Salem North Carolina Area
ALUMNI LIVE IN
65
COUNTRIES
Raleigh-Durham North Carolina Area
50
Greater Atlanta Area
STATES
Greater New York City Area
NUMBER OF LIVING ALUMNI
OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD James Hartsell ‘02 Management Information Systems DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD Julie Harris ‘00 Finance HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD Marcia Avedon, Belk College Board of Advisors
2017 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD Carol Lowe ‘87 Accounting DISTINGUISHED YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD Shabari Basu ‘13 MBA HONORARY ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD Tom Coley ‘91 Business Administration, ‘98 Accounting HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD Brian Marley, Belk College Board of Advisors
SUSAN DEVORE ‘81
ROBERT A. NIBLOCK ‘84
PRESIDENT AND CEO PREMIER, INC.
RETIRED CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.
The Belk College of Business creates top-caliber alumni who positively impact the community. One example of this impact is seen in the standing-room-only “CEO Speaker Series.” This event allows executive-level alumni and friends of the college to directly interact with and provide inspiration to the next generation of leaders, UNC Charlotte students. Two recent alumni speakers, DeVore and Niblock have both been recognized as AACSB Influential Leaders.
Alumni Engagement | Belk College of Business Report 2018
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Chad Gunton (2016-current)
Daniel Maddox (2004-current)
Lisa Hardee (2009, 2011-current)
Matthew Murrow (2014-current)
Keith Haskett (2005-current)
Sean Newton (2011-current)
Johnathan Hill (2013-current)
Chrys Nikopoulos
Mandy Idol (2008-current)
(2011, 2013-current)
Anne Bateman (2008-current)
Joe Jackson (1994, 1998-current)
Tim Ralston (2009-current)
Kevin Brewer (1985-current)
June Jebram (2001-current)
Jessica Ray (2006-current)
Gerald Burgess (2012-current)
Cameron Jennings
Dennis Richter (1986-current)
Abbey Clark (2014-current)
(2008, 2015-current)
Jamie Rizzo (1997-current)
Mark Collard (1989-current)
Shea Johnson (2007-current)
Robert Schaff (2014-current)
Suzanne Collins (1999-current)
Mark Joyce (1982-current)
Amanda Self (2007-current)
Tyrone Davis (2016-current)
Nick Kendall (2000-current)
Steven Serio (2015-current)
Jessica DeSantis (2009, 2011-current)
Lakhan Khushalani (2016-current)
Barbora Silovska (2016-current)
Brian Duggan (1994-current)
Jeannette Kuda (2014-current)
Brittany Spivey (2011-current)
Ashton Ferrazzo (2013-current)
Jason Lackey (1997-current)
Dave Stroud (2014-current)
Don Flowe (1987-current)
Ramon Leon (1974-current)
Brian Swilling (2003-current)
Zoe Fox (2018-current)
Catherine Lewis (2007-current)
Wanda Throneburg (2009-current)
Louise Fuller (2009-current)
Scott Lieberman (2012-current)
Andrew Wullschleger (2010-current)
Estelle Gouly (2015-current)
Ryan MacLatchie (2015-current)
Alex Yaconetti (2015-current)
ALUMNI COUNCIL MEMBERS (AS OF JUNE 2018)
NUMBER OF ALUMNI The Belk College has more than 30,000 alumni who are employed in a variety of industries.
OF BELK COLLEGE ALUMNI LIVE AND WORK IN THE CHARLOTTE REGION
COMPANIES REPRESENTED ON BELK COLLEGE ALUMNI COUNCIL ACN Inc.
Duke Energy
Metrolina Capital Advisors
Aflac Global Investments
First Citizens Bank
Newell Brands
Alvarez & Marsal
Foodbuy, LLC
NTT Data Consulting
Auto-Owners Insurance
Grant Thornton LLP
PwC
AXA Equitable
Ingersoll Rand
Rebyc Security
Bank of America
JLL
Red Ventures
BlueHarbor Bank
Johnston Allison & Hord, PA
Richter Development
Childress Klein
Kevin Brewer & Associates, PA
TIAA
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
KPMG
Waddell & Reed
Consolidated Planning
LPL Financial
Wells Fargo
Deloitte
The Maclean Group
Delta Air Lines
Mag Mutual Insurance
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Fundraising | Belk College of Business Report 2018
FUNDRAISING
SCHOLARSHIPS
ENDOWMENT MARKET VALUE
NUMBER OF AWARDED UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
2012-2013
JUNE 2013
JUNE 2018
75%
2017-2018
VALUE OF SCHOLARSHIP FUND 2012-2013
EXPONENTIAL CAMPAIGN GOAL 2017-2018 As of June 2018
NINER NATIONS GIVES SEPTEMBER 2017 The Belk College of Business came in at the top of the college leader board, raising almost $49,000 from 161 gifts in 49 hours online. TIMELINE OF MAJOR GIFTS
SEPTEMBER 2015
OCTOBER 2015
SEPTEMBER 2016
NOVEMBER 2016
Childress Klein donates $2.5 million to the Childress
Announcement of $2.5 million Niblock Student Center gift from Robert Niblock.
Childress Klein Center for Real Estate fundraising total reaches $5.1 million from 100 companies and individuals.
UNC Charlotte Professor Emeritus Thomas C. Turner donates $2.5 million to UNC Charlotte; Turner School of Accountancy named.
Klein Center for Real Estate.