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Facemire-Roll Scholarship to benefit accounting and finance students at WVU
February 21st, 2013Rob and Penni Roll, both of whom earned undergraduate accounting degrees from WVU, have established the Facemire-Roll Scholarship through a gift of $105,000 to the College of Business and Economics. The endowment will provide scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students in accounting and finance. -
WVU College of Business and Economics Distinguished Speaker Series to feature former BB&T chairman and CEO on Feb. 28
February 18th, 2013John Allison, president and CEO of the Cato Institute and the former chairman and CEO of BB&T Corp., will appear in the College of Business and Economics Distinguished Speaker Series on Feb. 28 at West Virginia University. -
Alumni couple establishes professorship in accounting at WVU business school
February 4th, 2013A couple who graduated from WVU in the 1960s has given a $100,000 gift to the College of Business and Economics to establish a professorship in accounting. -
WVU business school ranked in U.S. Top 100 for its strength in social media
January 17th, 2013The West Virginia University College of Business and Economics was recognized for its social media communications efforts this week when it was ranked in the Top 100 Most Social Media Friendly MBA School Rankings for 2013. -
Three WVU online graduate programs listed among nation's top 30
January 15th, 2013The online graduate nursing program was ranked 21st overall in the rankings announced Jan. 15), education was 26th and business 29th. -
Call out the Guard: WVU Executive MBA program recruits students from WV National Guard
January 15th, 2013Ten students from the WV National Guard have enrolled in a new, special section of WVU's online Executive MBA program, which the College of Business and Economics debuted this month. -
B&E Distinguished Speaker Series welcomes president of regional drug store chain Jan. 31
January 15th, 2013Lynne Fruth, president of Fruth Pharmacy and a 1980 WVU graduate, will be the first speaker of 2013 in the College of Business and Economics Distinguished Speaker Series at WVU. -
Brian Brick Scholarship established at WVU business school in name of late student
January 7th, 2013To honor former student Brian Brick?s memory, his family created an endowed scholarship in his name through the Allinder-Anestis Family Charitable Fund. The Brian Douglas Brick Memorial Scholarship is a $100,000 endowed fund established to provide yearly scholarships to graduate school students in the College of Business and Economics beginning with scholarships for two current MBA students who are part of Brick?s graduate degree cohort. -
WVU Solar Decathlon team ready to build solar-powered, log home
January 4th, 2013The Decathlon, a collegiate design-and-build competition among 20 international teams, is slated for Oct. 3-13 at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, Calif. Each team will strive for one thing -- to design, build and operate the most affordable, attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house. -
Microsoft in-kind gift to WVU business school tops $245,000
December 20th, 2012WVU's College of Business and Economics will receive an in-kind gift valued at more than $245,000 from the Mircosoft Corporation. -
WVU team places in top three in Taziki's Collegiate Marketing Challenge
December 11th, 2012A team of top marketing students from WVU's College of Business and Economics will travel to the corporate headquarters of Taziki's Mediterranean Café in Birmingham, Ala., as a semi-finalist in the first-ever Taziki's Collegiate Marketing Challenge. -
Founder of 84 Lumber, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort delivers strong messages to WVU students
December 4th, 2012Joseph A. Hardy III, whose entrepreneurial desire took him from selling home-grown vegetables door-to-door as a college student to founding 84 Lumber Company and the renowned Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, spoke at WVU Dec. 4 as part of the College of Business and Economics' Distinguished Speaker Series. -
Field narrows to 10 finalists in West Virginia Business Plan Competition
December 3rd, 2012After two rounds, 10 finalist teams, including seven from WVU, have emerged in the West Virginia Statewide Business Plan Competition. -
Former WVU BBER director Witt honored with national award
November 29th, 2012Dr. Tom Witt, former director of WVU's Bureau of Business and Economic Research, was named the recipient of the Thayne Robson Award, the highest honor of the Association for University Business and Economic Research. -
Hospitality industry executive, business school alum makes major gift to WVU
November 28th, 2012J. Michael Bodnar, a highly successful restaurant executive and president of Bodnar Investment Group, Inc., has announced a gift of $1 million to the WVU College of Business and Economics. The gift will be divided into two equal parts -- $500,000 to establish the J. Michael Bodnar Entrepreneurship and Innovation Endowment and $500,000 for the J. Michael Bodnar Hospitality and Tourism Support Fund. -
WVU economic forecaster: Slow growth ahead for West Virginia
November 15th, 2012West Virginia is expected to post modest job growth over the next few years, according to the latest forecast from the WVU College of Business and Economics. -
'Most Loyals' selected for Mountaineer Week at WVU
October 31st, 2012Two successful businessmen, a longtime College of Creative Arts professor, and a nationally respected college basketball coach are being honored as "Most Loyals" during the 65th annual Mountaineer Week, a celebration of Appalachian Heritage, Oct. 26 - Nov. 4, on West Virginia University's campus. -
WVU scholars program to introduce 'The Art of the Meal'
October 25th, 2012The Davis-Michael Scholars Program of Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design at West Virginia University will host a business etiquette seminar dinner, "The Art of the Meal," at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown. -
Leaders in healthcare, global consulting, energy named to West Virginia Business Hall of Fame
October 18th, 2012Three business leaders who personify the abundant opportunity in the state of West Virginia have been named to the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame. -
Economics professor William Trumbull is WVU's newest Fulbright Scholar
September 18th, 2012Economics professor is second WVU professor this year , and 17th in last six years, to be awarded a Fulbright.