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Curry Named Robinson College Distinguished Executive Fellow
October 7, 2008 (Atlanta) – Bill Curry, head football coach at Georgia State University, has been appointed as Distinguished Executive Fellow in the University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business.
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Survey: Real estate group sees slow recovery
October 3, 2008 (Atlanta) – Metro Atlanta real estate professionals see a long road to stabilizing the area's housing market, even as home prices have inched up, according to a new survey by Georgia State University's real estate department.
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Second Annual Corporate Intellectual Property Institute Set for October 28-29
October 1, 2008 (Atlanta) – Intellectual Property (IP) experts from the business, legal and product development worlds will gather on October 28-29 at Georgia State University in Atlanta to discuss emerging best practices and ideas at the second annual Corporate Intellectual Property Institute at the Georgia State University Student Center.
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Survey to gauge condition of Atlanta real estate industry
October 1, 2008 (Atlanta) – Bringing together some of the captains of Atlanta's real estate industry, the Department of Real Estate at Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business hopes to take the temperature of the local market, and determine how movers and shakers see the future.
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Six Atlanta Business Leaders to Receive Robinson College Alumni Awards
September 30, 2008 (Atlanta) – William Hatcher Recognized for Lifetime Achievement; Spurgeon Richardson Named Honorary Alumnus; Celebration Slated for Mansion in Buckhead on Nov. 5
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Neville Isdell, Chairman of The Coca-Cola Company, to Receive Ethics Advocate Award
September 25, 2008 (Atlanta) – Neville Isdell, chairman of the Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company, will receive the 2008 Ethics Advocate Award from the Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility, a unit of the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University.
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Angela Raub Named Director of Corporate Relations for Robinson College of Business
September 22, 2008 (Atlanta) – Angela Raub has been named director of corporate relations at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. She will report to Charles Edwards, assistant dean for corporate relations.
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Georgia State University Announces 2008 Bergeron Scholarship Recipients
September 17, 2008 (Atlanta) – Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business today announced this year's recipients of the Bergeron Women in Technology Leadership Scholarship. The 2008 recipients are Jessica Wrenn, senior; Melissa Lamoureux, senior; Kia Rainey, senior; Tamara Roper, junior; and Catherine Mickle, sophomore.
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Robinson Names Leadership Team for New Executive Doctorate Program
August 28, 2008 (Atlanta) – The J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University today named Lars Mathiassen as academic director and Maury Kalnitz as director of the college's newest academic offering, the Executive Doctorate in Business, which will begin classes in fall 2009.
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Credit Aftershocks Damage Nation's Growth Prospects; Oil Holds the Key to Fed's Next Move, Says Georgia State Forecaster
August 27, 2008 (Atlanta) – The aftershocks from the credit crisis, which continue to spread to other sectors, have not only put the economy into a recessionary state but also have damaged its growth prospects until 2010, according to Dr. Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University.
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U.S. News Survey: Robinson's Undergraduate Business Program Ranks in Top 25 of Public Universities; Risk Management Jumps to 4th in Nation; Computer Information Systems, 8th; Real Estate, 11th
August 22, 2008 (Atlanta) – The undergraduate program at Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business ranked among the nation's top 25 public school business school programs (24th among public institutions, 52nd overall) in U.S. News and World Report's 2009 annual survey of America's Best Colleges, released today.
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New Center for Risk Management Research
August 22, 2008 (Atlanta) – University Grant Supports Creation of the Center for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR); Robinson College of Business to Lead Partnership with Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Center to be physically located in Atlanta with a virtual network of 100 economists around the world.
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Computerworld Tabs Robinson Information Systems Program Among Top 10 for Innovation
August 19, 2008 (Atlanta) – Computerworld, one of the computer industry's leading trade publications, rated Georgia State's J. Mack Robinson College of Business as one of the top 10 innovative programs on its list of "IT Schools to Watch," which appeared in the August 18 print and online editions.
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Ethics Center to Sponsor Worldwide Corporate Responsibility Seminar August 21
August 12, 2008 (Atlanta) – The Robinson College Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility will host "Partnering for the Global Good: How Corporations, Universities and the United Nations are Joining Hands to Tackle Tough Issues" on Thursday, August 21 from 4-6 p.m. The event will explore what leading organizations are doing to shape corporate responsibility in a globalizing world.
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Prominent Marketing Scholar, V. Kumar, Joins Robinson College of Business
August 7, 2008 (Atlanta) – Dr. V. Kumar (VK), ranked among the world's top-five marketing scholars and renowned for advancing the theory and practice of marketing strategy, has joined the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University as the inaugural recipient of the Richard and Susan Lenny Distinguished Chair in Marketing.
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Georgia State's Robinson College of Business Strengthens Corporate Relations Function; Also Names New Senior Director of Development
July 25, 2008 (Atlanta) – Two top administrators have been named to new positions at Georgia State's J. Mack Robinson College of Business and a third, Diane Kollar, has moved from Georgia Tech to join the college's development team.
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RMI Conference in D.C. Tackles Insurance Regulation
July 22, 2008 (Atlanta) – The Future of Insurance Regulation was the focus of a conference cosponsored by the Department of Risk Management and Insurance and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, the American Enterprise Institute, and the Brookings Institution on July 9 in Washington, D.C.
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Atlanta Communications Skills Program and "Green" Portal Win 2008 Business Plan Awards
June 16, 2008 (Atlanta) – A communications skills-building program for businesspeople and an Internet portal for "green" goods and information took top honors in a business plan competition for the Herman J. Russell, Sr. International Venture Award and the Moses Lee Reid Entrepreneurship Award.
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Atlanta Civic and Business Leaders Tout Responsibility, Sustainability of Water Resources at July Ethics Seminar
June 12, 2008 (Atlanta) – State of Georgia's New Water Plan Presented at Seminar.
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Survey: CEOs view Sarbanes-Oxley as ineffective, burdensome
June 11, 2008 (Atlanta) – While the chiefs of corporations across the United States view the 2002 federal accounting statute as reactionary and over-burdensome, they still cite "improper accounting practices" as the No. 1 ethical issue facing business today, according to a survey conducted by ethics centers at Georgia State and Clemson universities.
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Big Names, Big Ideas Headline Georgia State University's Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility June Ethics Training Seminar
June 5, 2008 (Atlanta) – The 2008 Summer Seminar Series kicks off on June 12 with "New Training Techniques that Drive Ethical Performance." Join us for this hands-on learning experience, which will feature a full day of sessions led by experts and executives from leading employers, including AGL Resources, Georgia-Pacific LLC, Georgia Power Company, The Coca-Cola Company and UPS.
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With Credit Crunch Somewhat Abated, High Oil Prices Now Stand in the Way of Economic Recovery, Says Georgia State Forecaster
May 21, 2008 (Atlanta) – Although the economy is in a recessionary zone, the ongoing credit crisis has somewhat stabilized as a result of the Federal Reserve's actions since the bailout of Bear Stearns in mid-March. But according to Dr. Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at the Robinson College of Business, the continued rise in oil prices will not only nullify any effects of the stimulus package but will also deepen the recessionary effects of the ongoing credit crunch.
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Ryan Named First Sun Trust Professor at Georgia State's Robinson College of Business
April 30, 2008 (Atlanta) – Harley E. "Chip" Ryan, Jr. has been named the SunTrust Professor in Capital Markets at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University.
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Robinson Undergrads Finish in "Sweet Sixteen" at Prestigious Investment Conference
April 21, 2008 (Atlanta) – Twelve undergraduate students from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business Portfolio Management Team returned from the RISE VIII Conference in Dayton, Ohio, as a top winner of the conference's oral and poster portfolio competition.
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Georgia State University and Moscow State Team to Launch First U.S. EMBA On-Site in Russia
April 8, 2008 (Moscow) – Russia's first Executive MBA (EMBA) will be part of a joint program announced today by Lomonosov Moscow State University and Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business in Atlanta.
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Robinson College Adopts Principles for Responsible Management Education
April 2, 2008 (Atlanta) – Furthering its commitment to advance corporate social responsibility, the J. Mack Robinson College of Business has adopted the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), which were unveiled by a group of scholars and leading academic organizations at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in July 2007.
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 Robinson Jumps to Fifth in U.S. News Graduate Rankings; College's MBA Program Advances Three Spots in National Survey
March 28, 2008 (Atlanta) – The part-time MBA program at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business moved up three spots to number five in U.S. News and World Report's annual "America's Best Graduate School" rankings for 2009, released today.
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Robinson Launches First Doctorate Program for Senior Business Executives in Georgia
March 19, 2008 (Atlanta) – The J. Mack Robinson College of Business today announced the launch of the Georgia's first doctorate program for senior business executives. The rigorous, three-year program is designed for business leaders who seek to gain a broader and deeper understanding of the global context of management while having the opportunity to shape the study and practice of business leadership.
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And the 2008 MAX Grand Award Goes to...UPS!
February 29, 2008 (Washington, D.C.) – Organizers of the 16th Annual Marketing Awards for Excellence (MAX Awards) today announced UPS' Delivery Intercept as the Grand Winner. Presented by Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business Department of Marketing and Atlanta Business Chronicle, the MAX Awards are Georgia's most prestigious marketing awards event and honor innovation, great marketing and the success of Georgia businesses.
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Optional Federal Chartering Likely to Benefit State Economics, Says New Study by Robinson's Center for Risk Management and Insurance Research
February 28, 2008 (Washington, D.C.) – Optional federal chartering of insurance companies would have little or no impact on state economics and any effects are more likely to be positive than negative, says a new study by the Center for Risk Management and Insurance Research at the Robinson College of Business.
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Rate Cuts Imperfect Cure for Credit Market Blockage; Expect Sub-par Growth Well into 2009, Says Georgia State Forecaster
February 27, 2008 (Atlanta) – The subprime-fueled credit crisis combined with record-high oil and falling home prices has ignited the recession debate. In an attempt to combat the fallout, the FED finally has taken aggressive rate cut measures. But according to Dr. Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at the Robinson College of Business, while these and expected cuts will help prevent an outright recession, they will be unable to fully unfreeze the credit market, which is where the nation's biggest problem lies.
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Robinson College of Business Announces Hall of Fame Inductees
January 31, 2008 (Atlanta) – Xernona Clayton, president and CEO, Trumpet Awards Foundation Inc..; Mackey J. McDonald, chairman, VF Corporation; Sam A. Williams, president, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; and John A. Williams, CEO, Williams Realty Advisors LLC, will be inducted into the Business Hall of Fame at Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business.
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Coke Executive Named Chair of Ethics Center Board
January 29, 2008 (Atlanta) – Mark Snyderman has been named chair of the Board of Governors for the Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility at the Robinson College of Business.
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Students Connect with Aviation Industry Icon
January 25, 2008 (Atlanta) – Approximately 150 Robinson students, faculty and staff formed part of the audience for the January 23 taping of a special edition of Georgia Public Television's Georgia Business Report. The program featured Frank Argenbright, chairman and CEO of Air Serv.
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IIB Workshop Series Helps Entrepreneurs Go Global
January 18, 2008 (Atlanta) – Cooking up a global business idea is just the beginning—instituting that idea is where an entrepreneur might fail, often for a lack of knowledge or resources. The Institute of International Business (IIB) at the Robinson College of Business is responding to this need to educate the business community by offering International Business Success, a group of four free workshops that will provide attendees with the tools to either jump-start an international company or to expand an existing company overseas.
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Views from the Top: Dhawan Tells Real Estate Alumni More Rate Cuts Near
January 10, 2008 (Atlanta) – Despite talks of recession, the economy's growth is headed in a "sideways" direction, according to Dr. Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Robinson, who spoke at the annual Views from the Top breakfast.
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