The first time Nancy Allen landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list in 2018, she was totally unprepared. At the time, she was a senior instructor in the College of Business and had just co-authored a book with James Patterson, the world’s best-selling author. Their collaboration, Juror #3, didn’t just make the prestigious literary list, it scurried to the number one … [Read more...] about Third Career Is a Charm
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Nancy Allen, an Ozarks native who has served on faculty in the College of Business at Missouri State University since 2006 and practiced law in Missouri for 15 years, is enjoying a new professional chapter: as an author. Her newest novel, with James Patterson, will be released on March 7, 2017: Juror #3. "Struggling young attorney Ruby Bozarth has landed … [Read more...] about Business faculty member releases book with James Patterson
Faculty members continue to push the bounds of exceptional classroom experiences and research. Research and Awards Nancy Allen, senior instructor in Finance and General Business, was honored in St. Louis at the Women’s Justice Awards Banquet. She received the Missouri Women’s Justice Award in the Legal Scholar category, which recognizes women who demonstrate leadership, … [Read more...] about Faculty and Staff Spotlight-BearBiz August 2015
Nancy Allen, senior instructor in the Department of Finance and General Business, will be releasing the second book in her legal thriller series published by Harper Collins Inc. on February 17, 2015. A Killing at the Creek will first be available in digital format, under the HarperCollins William Morrow/Witness imprint. Allen, a former Greene County Assistant Prosecutor and … [Read more...] about Faculty and Staff Spotlight
Two Finance and General Business associate professors, Stan Adamson and Stephen Haggard co-authored a new publication with David Eckles from the University of Georgia. Their article, “Insurer Opacity and Ownership Structure,” was published in the Journal of Insurance Issues, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 93-134, Fall 2014. Nancy Allen, senior instructor in the Finance and General … [Read more...] about Faculty and Staff Spotlight