Dean Balthazard co-authors paper accepted for publication
 Dr. Pierre Balthazard, professor of
management and dean of the School of Business at St. Bonaventure
University, has co-authored a paper that has been accepted as the
feature article in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Applied
Psychology.
Other co-authors of the paper, titled
“The Psychological and Neurological Bases of Leaders Self-Complexity and
Effects on Adaptive Decision-Making," include Dr. Sean Hannah of Wake
Forest University, Dr. David Waldman of Arizona State University, Maj.
Peter Jennings of the U.S. Army, and Dr. Robert Thatcher of the
University of South Florida.
The study examined 103 military leaders,
including 29 captains and majors that had recently returned from combat
missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Campbell one of eight SBU alumni listed among 40 rising business leaders
Richard Campbell, a 2002 St. Bonaventure graduate with a BA in finance, is one of eight SBU alumni who will be honored Nov. 9 for making Business First's list of 40 rising business leaders under the age of 40.
Campbell began working at Axa Advisors in Williamsville as a certified financial planner. He is now also a certified retirement benefits specialist and focuses primarily on assisting individuals and small businesses with retirement and insurance needs. Aside from work, Campbell has continuously volunteered with BonaResponds, and is the chairperson for the Hamburg Finance Academy Advisory Board. Read more
~ September 2012
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Entrepreneurs discuss business with St. Bonaventure students
 Olean entrepreneurs Frank Jester, who owns Jester’s Hot Rod Garage, and his son Adam, who owns a computer networking business, spoke to Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) students in Murphy Professional Building on campus, then went out to a parking lot behind Plassmann Hall to see part of Frank’s business -- about 10 classic hot rods.
The Entrepreneurship Club, a subdivision of SIFE, sponsored the event. Matt O’Connell, co-president of the Entrepreneurship Club, said the presentation helped students realize that business dreams do come true through hard work, passion and dedication. Read more.
~September 2012
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 Bootheway article on European financial crisis appears in Buffalo News
A Viewpoints article by Giles Bootheway, a faculty member in the Department of Finance, appeared in the Feb. 12, 2012, issue of The Buffalo News. Read the article, titled "European financial crisis will lead to U.S. inflation," here.
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Alumnus offers advice to young job-seekers in SIFE magazine article
 Andrew Mantilia credits Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) for helping him land a position as senior associate in the Global Grants Program with KPMG, one of the world's largest professional services networks and one of the Big Four auditors. In the "Alumni Insights" column in the Fall 2011 issue of Career Connections, a SIFE publication, Mantilia says his opportunity with KPMG was the result of attending a career fair during a SIFE regional competition right after his junior year at SBU. In the article, Mantilia offers advice on getting a good job and growing in it. Mantilia earned his BBA, with a concentration in business information systems, in 2008, and his MBA, with a concentration in finance and accounting, in 2009. Read complete article
Fall 2011
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SBU students quiz alumnus on international business
Richard (Dick) P. Kearns, ’72, who retired in 2010 as chief administrative officer at Zurich Financial Services Group, told St. Bonaventure students that their grounding in the Franciscan tradition and the SBU connections they cultivate can be keys to success in the international business community.
Kearns took questions from a panel of students representing various majors in the School of Business. The event was held in the Rigas Theater of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
Kearns began his career at Price Waterhouse in 1972, was admitted as a partner in 1984. He was appointed leader of global partner affairs following the merger that created PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1998.
He joined Zurich's senior management team in Switzerland in 2002, and continues to serve as a senior advisor for the firm.
November 2011
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 Professor says elections influence decisions of DAs
Dr. Bryan McCannon, associate professor of economics in the Department of Finance, says his research indicates that when election pressures are great, more felony charges go to court and fewer cases result in plea bargains. The evidence suggests trials, which typically generate longer sentences and garner publicity, are a vehicle used to gain support from voters, says McCannon.
Read the complete piece at BuffaloNews.com.
-- October 2011
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Alumni return to conduct SIMM 'boot camp'
Four St. Bonaventure alumni conducted a daylong "boot camp" in September for SBU students involved in Students in Money Management (SIMM), an experiential learning program in which students manage a real investment portfolio. SIMM students participate fully in all aspects of the portfolio management process, learn and apply equity valuation techniques, and network with alumni and other business professionals.
Alumni participating in the boot camp, which included presentations and discussions, included:
- Christopher Kinslow, ’85, who donated $30,000 to start the SBU SIMM fund in 2004. Kinslow, a senior managing director at Focus Capital Group, a boutique investment bank, still sits on the board of directors that oversees SIMM.
- Sean Lynch, ’06, an associate investment banker with Deutsche Bank Securities in New York City.
- Tom Scanlan, ’89, vice president with ICAP Electronic Broking LLC in Chicago.
- Jeff Bradley, ’05, director of operations and chief compliance officer at Alesco Advisors LLC in Rochester.
For more on the participants and the event, click here.
-- September 2011
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