DEAN STEPHANIE BRYANT ASSUMES COBA LEADERSHIP This fall, Dr. Stephanie Bryant assumed the deanship of the College of Business Administration at Missouri State University. Dr. Bryant came to Missouri State from the University of South Florida where she was Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Director of the School of Accountancy. She had served at the University … [Read more...] about Profile: New COBA Dean Stephanie Bryant
BANKING AND BASEBALL Carrie Spry has spent a lot of time in banks. Growing up in Carthage, Missouri, Carrie’s dad often took her to the bank where he worked to show her the ropes. Today, she works part-time at People’s Bank of Seneca as a loan processor and credit analyst. Couple this background with the fact that she has always loved working with numbers, and it is easy to … [Read more...] about Student Profile: Carrie Spry
DR. VENCIL BIXLER: STILL AT IT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS Dr. Vencil Bixler came to Missouri State University—then Southwest Missouri State College—in 1963 when he joined the Business Department as its ninth faculty member. When he began teaching at Missouri State, Dr. Bixler says the emphasis was on classroom teaching with each professor typically assigned a teaching load of 15 … [Read more...] about Faculty Profile: Vencil Bixler
MORE THAN A STUDENT Andrea Pruett, nee Thurmond, graduated from Missouri State with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance in May 2007. Not content to stop at one degree, she entered MSU’s accelerated MBA program and graduated in December 2008. During the last years of her education, she also worked as an intern for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Upon graduation, … [Read more...] about Alumni Profile: Andrea Pruett
AN INDEPENDENT ACHIEVER At some point during this May’s graduation ceremony, an FGB student will hear her name called and as she is walking forward to receive her diploma, she will also hear the Latin phrase “summa cum laude” meaning “with highest praise”. Her name is Xinyi (Claire) Zhang, an international student from Yueyang, China, and a finance major. Claire studied … [Read more...] about Student Profile: Xinyi “Claire” Zhang