Scott Stallings, junior business management, earned one of two spots for individuals at the 109th NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships held at Crosswater Golf Course in Sunriver, Ore. May 31st through June 3rd.

Scott narrowly missed the final round of the championships coming up short by one stroke in his third round. He tied for 30th place among players in the field.

Dr. Tom Timmerman, associate professor of management, has been selected as one of the 2006 TTU Outstanding Faculty in Teaching Award.

Timmerman's students often realize just how valuable his teaching is when they put what they learned into practice on internship assignments or full-time jobs.

Dr. Rodney Carlson, professor in the Department of Decision Sciences and Management, retired at the end of the Spring Semester after 27 years of faithful service. Before coming to Tech, he taught at Louisiana State University and Auburn University. He served on numerous college and university committees.

For over 15 years, he was the driving force behind Beta Gamma Sigma, the business honors society. Under his leadership, the TTU chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma was named a 2005 Premium Chapter by the national office of the organization. Fondly called "Father Quantoid" by his students, Dr. Carlson taught operations, quant, and statistics at TTU. On behalf of the College of Business family and his former students, we wish him all the best on his future endeavors!

Marketing students from Tennessee Tech University represented themselves well at this year’s International American Marketing Association Collegiate Conference in Orlando, Fla.

The 14-student club received awards for excellence in chapter planning and communications and was also selected as a finalist for the O. Karl Mann Web Site Award.

When Robert Owens arrived on campus March 1 to begin his duties as Tennessee Tech University's new minority affairs director, he came full circle back to the place where he matured as a person and an educator.

Owens, a Murfreesboro native, earned three degrees at TTU while staying active in campus organizations and taking on leadership roles. Owens earned his bachelor's degree in industrial and manufacturing engineering with a mathematics minor in 1998, then went on to earn an MBA and Ed.S. from Tennessee Tech.

A recently renovated classroom in Johnson Hall conveys one local family's dedication to education and its admiration for its matriarch.

The recent dedication of The Christine Gilliam Burks Classroom served to highlight two celebrations: one in honor of a well-respected area businesswoman and one for the continued success of donor support for renovating the College of Business signature building.