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.
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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)
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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.