Love School of Business

Former (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News executive editor Don Bolden, retired physical plant assistant director Stanley Greeson and retired professor Linda Thompson Weavil received Elon Medallions on Aug. 23, 2010, in an annual ceremony that celebrates the highest honor a person can receive from the university.

Kevin O'Mara, a professor of management, was elected president-elect of the Academy of Business Education for 2010-11.

Elon University’s Martha and Spencer Love School of Business has partnered with the European School of Business at Reutlingen University, Germany, to offer a dual degree program in international business.

Kevin O'Mara, a professor of management, has been appointed to serve on the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Executive Education.

Emily Weisenhoff, a rising senior marketing major, had the opportunity this summer to intern in the Global Marketing department at NASDAQ.

A paper written by Kevin J. O'Mara, professor of management, Gary R. Palin, director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, and Kathy Cort, associate professor at North Carolina A&T, received the "The Best Paper Award" at the recent ABWIC conference in Nashville, Tenn.

Kevin J. O'Mara, professor of management, was awarded "Best Paper Presentation" for his paper, "Strategic Innovations: The Foundation of an Organizational Strategy," at the ABWIC Conference in Nashville in June.

Sarah Thomas has been named Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Love School of Business. Sarah graduated from Elon in 2005 with a bachelor of science degree in education and received her MBA from Elon in 2009. She previously worked in the Admissions office, and most recently served as Director of Community Relations and Special Events in the Athletics department.

Members of the Elon Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, a national honorary organization for students in accounting, finance, and information systems, recently participated in the organization’s annual meeting, held August 5-7 in San Jose, California. The Elon Chapter was recognized as a Superior Chapter. Elon was also one of the host chapters for the event.

Tina Das, professor of Economics and Cassandra DiRienzo, professor of Economics and associate dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, presented their paper titled “Tourism Competitiveness and the Role of Diversity: A Cross-Country Analysis” at the 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Tourism (CUHT 2010) in Greece, July 22 – 24, 2010.