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Mark Rosenbaum, assistant professor in the Department of Marketing, has been selected to be a Fulbright Scholar in Cambodia. In the summer of 2009, Rosenbaum will teach Principles of Marketing & Services Marketing at the National University of Management (NUM) in Cambodia. NUM is the leading business school in Cambodia and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in business administration, as well as community outreach and entrepreneurship programs through its Small and Medium Enterprise Initiative. Over his four-month stay, Rosenbaum plans to be immersed not only in Asian culture as it pertains to business practices and norms, but equally Rosenbaum will be actively engaged with both the academic and business sectors in Asia, translating theory into practice. On the academic front and along with his teaching activities, Rosenbaum will work with NUM faculty to help them develop a Services Marketing course (currently not in existence at NUM). Rosenbaum will also help them to update their course delivery through the use of technologies such as Blackboard, podcasts, wikis, and video streaming lectures. On the business front, Rosenbaum intends to be involved in NUM's Small & Medium Enterprise efforts, through which he will educate leading practitioners in the fields of business, health care, and tourism on American business practices. Rosenbaum's and NUM faculty's interaction with these leading practitioners ultimately may result in improving the quality of life for Cambodian citizens. At NIU, Rosenbaum currently teaches Principles of Marketing, a required course for all undergraduate NIU business students. He has experience teaching Service Marketing to Executive M.B.A. NIU students. His previous international experience includes teaching at the Hanoi School of Business in Vietnam and most recently, travelling to Myanmar to train business professionals through his work with Marie Stopes International (MSI), a not-for-profit NGO which operates more than 600 reproductive health centers in 38 countries, regarding service marketing training. Mark Rosenbaum's designation as a Fulbright Scholar is an accomplishment of note. The Fulbright Scholar Program is a highly prestigious program and is the U.S. government's flagship program in the international education arena. Fulbright Scholars teach or conduct research in a variety of academic and professional fields, including journalism, urban planning, music, philosophy, business, zoology, among many others. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, as well as the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Pam Smith, KPMG Professor of Accountancy, was named the Illinois CPA Society's 2008 Educator of the Year. A highly intense state-wide competition, the Illinois CPA Society's selection of Smith as the award winner is a testament to her talents and abilities. Pam Smith's award continues a long tradition in the NIU Department of Accountancy. Prior Illinois CPA Society Educator of the Year award recipients include NIU Accountancy members Don Kieso (Professor Emeritus, award recipient in 1988), Pat Delaney (Professor Emeritus, award recipient in 1991), Richard Baker (Professor Emeritus, award recipient in 1993), and Debra Hopkins (Director, NIU CPA Review Program, award recipient in 1997). The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) is a statewide, professional membership organization that serves students, educators, and related finance professional. Founded in 1903, ICPAS boasts more than 22,700 members and is the fifth largest CPA society in the nation.

Dan Weilbaker, McKesson Pharmaceutical Group Professor of Sales in the Department of Marketing, has received the Outstanding Educator Award for 2007 from the NIU Division of International Programs. The award is given to one NIU faculty each year whose contribution to international education has been sustained and deliberate. As Director of the Marketing Department's Professional Sales Program, the work conducted by Dan and faculty in the sales program has resulted in a highly-regarded national reputation for NIU's Professional Sales Program, which is the first collegiate program ever accredited by the Professional Society for Sales and Marketing Training. Embracing the significance of the global business market, Dan has expanded the NIU Professional Sales Program to include ongoing international alliances with universities in Ireland and Austria, respectively. To date, these alliances - which were formed nearly five years ago -- have facilitated ongoing exchange programs between the international students and American students and faculty. Dan's efforts to infuse global business awareness into the NIU Professional Sales Program has brought recognition not only to the Department of Marketing but to the NIU College of Business where global education is a priority. Read the Northern Today article.

Rick Ridnour, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Professor of Sales in the Department of Marketing, was selected by many NIU students as their favorite business professor in BusinessWeek's 2007 evaluation of best undergraduate business schools in the nation; a component of the BusinessWeek ranking process included a student survey that asked who they considered to be the best professors and why. Ridnour topped the list for students because of his "interactive and hands-on teaching style," which includes putting students through several role-play assignments that challenge students to execute each step in the sales process. These role-play assignments are videoed and broadcasted live to their classmates, who then evaluate their performance from another location. To read the full article, click here and in the BusinessWeek search box, type "Sealing the Deal."

A recipient of numerous teaching awards, Ridnour has been awarded the prestigious NIU Presidential Teaching Award, NIU's Excellence in Teaching Award (both college and departmental levels), and the 2006 NIU Student Choice Award. Rick Ridnour teaches the "Principles of Selling" course offered out of the Marketing Department's Professional Sales Program. The Professional Sales Program has the distinction of being the first collegiate sales training program in the world to be certified by the Professional Society for Sales and Marketing Training (SMT). SMT certification means that the college's sales program provides its students with curriculum, faculty expertise, training, and facilities on par with leading sales training programs used by corporations. (October, 2007)

Mark Rosenbaum, Assistant Professor of Marketing, is a recipient of the David W. Raymond Grant. Created by, and named after, one of the first members of the NIU Board of Trustees, the grant offsets costs associated with introducing new technologies in the classroom. Some of those new technologies allow Rosenbaum to package lecture and video material in such a way that his students can access the material online (stopping the lecture at any point to email questions) or download lectures to their iPods. (September, 2007) More >>

Jim Young, Accountancy Chair and Crowe Chizek Professor selected as a 2007 NIU Presidential Teaching Professor. Full story from Northern Today. (April, 2007)

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Ed Brata, Marketing Department Instructor, received the 2005 NIU Outstanding Teaching Award for instructors. Additionally, Ed was one of two College of Business professors nominated by students to receive the 2006 NIU Student Choice Award, created by the NIU Student Association as a way for students to nominate those faculty and staff from across the university who they consider to be the best at working with students and teaching in the classroom. Full story from NIU's student newspaper, The Northern Star.

Jon Briscoe, Associate Professor of Management, received the 2006 Executive MBA Golden Apple Award as the outstanding first-year professor in the Executive MBA program. Brisco received the award based on votes from students in the EMBA Class of 2006.

Jim Johnson, Professor of Finance, received the 2006 Executive MBA Golden Apple Award as the outstanding second-year professor in the Executive MBA program. Johnson received the award based on votes from students in the EMBA Class of 2006.

Rick Ridnour, Enterprise Corporation Professor of Marketing, was one of two College of Business professors nominated by students to receive the 2006 NIU Student Choice Award, created by the NIU Student Association as a way for students to nominate those faculty and staff from across the university who they consider to be the best at working with students and teaching in the classroom. Full story from NIU's student newspaper, The Northern Star.