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MONFORT STUDENTS PICK PROFESSORS OF THE YEAR
(May 2008) -Each year students at the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business pick their favorite professors and honor them at the college’s annual student-sponsored picnic. The ceremony marks the end of the academic year and for many graduating seniors a More
NEW DIRECTOR OF GREELEY/WELD SBDC
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(April 2008) -The new director of the Greeley/Weld Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is Richard Pickett, an entrepreneur with experience in start-up, small, and big business. Pickett is heading up the SBDC’s efforts to assist emerging entrepreneurs and existing business o More
IYER HONORED BY MARKETING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
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(April 2008) -Dr. Vishwanathan Iyer, professor of marketing at the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business, has received the 2008 Hormel Meritorious Teaching Award from the Marketing Management Association. The award is given to professors nationwide More
MONFORT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS SENIORS rank among top 5 percent on national exam
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(March 2008) -GREELEY, Colo. (Mar. 26, 2008)— Graduating seniors at the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business have again scored in the top 5 percent collectively on a nationally-administered exit exam. Spring 2008 scores, combined with Fall and Summ More
GOVERNOR BILL RITTER AT THE MONFORT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
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(March 2008) -Event: Governor Bill Ritter will be visiting the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business. He will be given a briefing on the College’s activities, tour the facility, and meet with students.
Date/Location: Marc More
MONFORT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS TO HOST BUSINESS MANAGEMENT GURU PETER SENGE
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(January 2008) -GREELEY, Colo. (Jan. 28, 2008) – Best-selling author and business management expert Peter Senge will bring his message about global sustainability, systems thinking, and the importance of collaboration in business and society to the University of Northern Colorado on Thursd More
CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO. DONATES $75,000 TO MONFORT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
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(January 2008) -GREELEY, Colo. (Jan. 15, 2008) – Cessna Aircraft Co., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has committed $75,000 to the University of Northern Colorado Monfort College of Business.
The donation will go to sponsorship of a classroom in Kepner Hall, home of the More
REED HONORED BY COLORADO SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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(December 2007) -GREELEY, Colo. (Dec. 13, 2007) – Dr. Ron Reed, professor of accounting at the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business, was honored as an “everyday hero” by the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA). He was cited for More
TURNER APPOINTED TO STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
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(December 2007) -GREELEY, Colo. (Dec. 6, 2007) – Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has appointed Dr. Karen Turner, assistant professor of accounting at the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business, to a four-year term on the Colorado State Board of Accountancy.
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COLORADO ACCOUNTING FIRM GIVES $100,000 TO MONFORT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
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(November 2007) -EKS&H, the largest Colorado-based accounting and business advisory firm, is giving the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business $100,000 over the next 10 years.
MONFORT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS SENIORS ACHIEVE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORES ON NATIONAL BUSINESS EXAM
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(November 2007) -The Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado announced today that its graduating seniors have again reached the top 5 percent on a nationally-administered exit exam. Fall 2007 scores put Monfort seniors in the highest scoring band possible on the exam More
STATE FARM DONATES $99,500 TO MONFORT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO
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(October 2007) -The State Farm Insurance Companies are continuing their ongoing partnership with the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business with an $86,500 donation to the College and an additional $13,000 to other University programs.
CYNTHIA EVANS TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
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(October 2007) -Cynthia Evans, a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado’s journalism program in 1973, will receive a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University in a ceremony on Friday, October 12. Evans is currently an executive professor and director of the Monfort Executi More
EXPERT ON U.S./EUROPEAN RELATIONS TO SPEAK
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(September 2007) -Event: Luncheon featuring a speech by Dr. Alojzy (Alek) Nowak, visiting professor at the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business. Nowak is dean of the University of Warsaw Faculty of Management. He is teaching a compressed course en More
STUDENTS CLAIM SECOND PLACE IN NATIONAL DIRECT MARKETING COMPETITION
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(June 2007) -For the second year in a row, a student team at the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business claimed second place at the Direct Marketing Educational Foundation’s annual Leonard J. Raymond Collegiate ECHO Competition. Their direct marketing cam More
STUDENT EARNS WALL STREET JOURNAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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(May 2007) -Monfort College of Business senior Lea Araki has been selected as the 2007 Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award recipient for the University of Northern Colorado. The annual award is given to the top business student at each AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Sc More
STUDENTS PICK PROFESSORS OF THE YEAR
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(May 2007) -Each year students at the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business pick their favorite professors and honor them at the college’s annual student-sponsored picnic. The ceremony marks the end of the academic year and for many graduating seniors a More
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER AGREEMENT SIGNING
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(April 2007) -Event: Agreement signing by sponsors of the Greeley/Weld Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business.
INTERIM DEAN ANNOUNCED AT MONFORT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
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(April 2007) -The Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado today announced the appointment of Timothy Jares as the college’s interim dean. Jares will assume the one-year appointment on July 1, upon the departure of Dean Joe Alexander, who accepted a position More
DEAN JOE ALEXANDER LEAVING MONFORT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
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(April 2007) -The Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado today announced the imminent departure of Dean Joe Alexander, who has led the college as dean since March 2002. Alexander has accepted a position at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., where he will be More
LEXISNEXIS SENIOR CONSULTANT TO DISCUSS IMPROVING SUCCESS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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(April 2007) -Event: Monfort Institute Lecture Series featuring Chad McAllister, senior solutions consultant for LexisNexis. For nearly 20 years, McAllister has been working directly with customers to develop, integrate, and deploy software systems that meet business object More
FORMER BOEING DIVISION PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS BOEINGS TWO MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD JOURNEYS
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(January 2007) -Event: Monfort Institute Lecture Series featuring David Spong, former president of Aerospace Support for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems; current chairman of the board of the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Inc.