Love School of Business

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.

Professor John Burbridge has been awarded a 2010 Yoseloff-SABR Baseball Research Grants to examine the legacy of a player and manager involved in a famous confrontation in 1955 involving Jackie Robinson.

Eight MBA students, one MBA alumnus and one Elon Law student traveled to Ireland June 18th to study business and corporate culture in the country. Love School of Business management professor Scott Buechler and Economics professor Tina Das are accompanying the group.

Christy Benson, an assistant professor of business law and ethics, and Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and senior lecturer of entrepreneurship, presented June 26 at the International Council for Small Business World Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Kevin O'Mara, a professor of management, and Gary Palin, director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, presented their paper "A Cross-National Empirical Study Investigating the Role of Purchasing Purpose has on the Country-of-Origin Effect" on May 30 at the ABWIC Conference in Nashville, Tenn.

Jay Reno ’10, a business administration major who graduated with honors last month, has been selected as a Green Plus Sustainability Fellow by the Green Plus Institute for Sustainable Development.

The Love School of Business at Elon University has established a new scholarship in honor of Peter Tourtellot, immediate past chair of the school’s board of advisors. The Peter L. Tourtellot Scholarship will be awarded beginning in April 2011 to an eligible business student.