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College of Business 2003 News

The College of Business home page offers frequent updates with news from the college. Archived home page stories for 2003 are listed below in the left-hand column. When College faculty and staff are mentioned in other online sources (not included in a news brief), links are provided in the column on the right.

Links were active at the time of posting. Over time, some links are archived at the source and may only be available to subscribers or by paying a fee. The College regrets an inconvenince this may cause.

2003 News Briefs

2003 College in the News

Cuts in U of I Summarized (Dec)
CED Forum Highlights Development of Management Team (Dec)
Kindt and Grinols in the News for Gambling Research and Analysis (Nov)
Entrepreneurial Scholarships Awarded (Nov)
Photo of Business Fraternity Members Featured (Nov)
Target Awards Checks to Student Organization and to College (Oct)
Johnson & Johnson Representative Awards Plaque (Oct)
Poteshman Wins Academic Competition (Oct)
Lakonishok Features in Barron's (Sept)
International Paper Gift Honors John Georges with Professorship (Sept)
Jeff Brown Interviewed by WILL on Social Security (Sept)
Student Leadership Conference Announced (Sept)
Tribune Quotes Faculty on Business Plans and Startups (Aug)
Otnes Book on Weddings Reviewed (Aug)
Final Executive MBA Information Session Announced (July)
Food Channel Features Consumer Preference Research (July)
Chicago Tribune Covers Research on Local Stocks (June)
Classroom Dedicated in Honor of Father (June)
Assistant Deans Named (June)
Ikenberry Interviewed, Research Cited Re Proxy Contests (May)
Weisbach Investiture Held (May)
Smart Money Magazine Cites Finance Faculty Research (May)
MBA Student Selected as Fellow for International Conference (April)
Dean Names Associate Dean for Professional Programs (April)
Student Organization Board Attends Conference, Wins Award (April)
Adding Value is Focus of MBA Alumni Event (March)
Case study winners to compete in NJ in April (March)
Ikenberry Profiled in News-Gazette article (Feb)
Ikenberry Comments on Microsoft Stock Split (Feb)
Miller to Present Leighton Lecture on Ethics (Feb)
Two Faculty Interviewed about "Double Taxation" (Feb)
Gentry Received Fulbright to Italy (Feb)
Faculty Quoted in Money Matters Special Section (Jan)
Focus on Careers Column Features Broschak (Jan)
Washington Post and Christian Science Monitor Quote Economics Faculty (Jan)
The Executive MBA at Illinois Sponsors Online Feature (Jan)

Re-Gifting Mores Changing (Dec)
Video News Release on Role of Annuities (Dec) Click on Retirement Crisis in your preferred format.
Ikenberry Research on Stock Splits Cited in Money Magazine (Dec)
Kauffman Foundation Awards $25 million in Grants To Transform Culture of Entrepreneurship on Eight Campuses (Dec)
Labeling Portions: Will It Work? (Dec)
Research on Local Stocks Referenced in Philadelphia Paper (Dec)
How the Perception of Local Schools Impact the Value of Homes (Dec)
Illinois Pension Obligations Squeeze State Budget (Dec)
Charitable Annuity Offers Benefits (Dec)
Illinois Economy: Not Just Manufacturing Any More (Nov)
Portions and Labeling Research Cited (Nov)
Headphones at Work: Increased Productivity (Nov)
Consumer Information Research Cited (Nov)
Private Label Softdrinks vs. Name Brands: The Former are Gaining Marketshare (Nov)
Giertz Interviewed for Times-Press Article on Loss of Manufacturing in Illinois (Nov)
Brueckner Comments on American Cutbacks to St. Louis' Lambert Field (Nov)
Brueckner Participates in Panel on Tax Increment Financing in Collinsville (Oct)
Wansink Consumer Research on Glass Size (Oct)
Wansink Research on Glass Size Reaches Internationally (Oct)
Otnes Book on Wedding Industry Cited, Referenced in Atlantic Monthly Magazine (Oct)
Lakonishok Research on Market Timing Cited in Houston Chronicle (October)
Grinols and Kindt: Gambling Research Makes News (Oct)
Giertz Quoted about Poverty in Illinois (Oct)
Size and Shape of Drinking Glass: Perceptual Research noted in Globe and Mail (Sept)
Brueckner Comments on SkyTeam Alliance for CNN.com (Sept)
Brueckner Research on Cuts at Lambert Field Subject of Article in St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Sept)
Bloomberg.com Column Cites Wansink Consumer Research (Aug)
Illini Entrepreneurship Center Unveiled (Aug)
Ikenberry Research on Stock Splits (Aug)
D'Arcy Quoted on Public Pension Funds in USA Today (August)
Brown Interviewed by BBC Radio in Brazil (July)
Quantity Key in the "Gorge-Yourself Environment" per New York Times (July)
Governor Announces Opening of Second Entrepreneurship Center (July)
Portion Size Research Cited (July)
New York Times Market Watch: Tax Cut May Change Field for Stock Buybacks (July) [This article was also in The Mercury Times in San Jose, CA]
Indian Express: Comfort Food Research from Food and Brands Lab (July)
Quad City Times Quotes Giertz: Analysts Question Illinois Budget (July)
Pricing Concepts and New Software: Kent Monroe Quoted in Inc Article (July)
Fred Giertz Quoted in State Revenue Estimates (June)
Broschak Quoted in '12-Step Job Interview' article (June) [This article was also on the ABC News website]
Fred Giertz on Pension Fund Investments in the Southern Illinoisian (June)
Fred Giertz on State of Illinois Estate Tax in the Peoria Journal Star (June)
Chicago Sun-Times Op Ed: Kindt on the "Canadian Model" for Gambling Profits (June)
Addictive Nature of Slot Machines and Video Poker: Kindt Quoted in Belleville News-Democrat (June)
Chasing the Truth About Buybacks: Ikenberry Research Features in St. Petersburg Times (June)
Ikenberry Interviewed by Memphis Commercial Appeal about Stock Buybacks (May)
Grinols and Kindt Research Cited (April, May)
Viswanathan Studies Functional Literacy (April)
Shopping Study Cited in Georgia Newspaper (April)
Bull Market for Learning (April)
Washington Post Quotes Brown on War Limits to Terrorism Insurance (April)
Boston Globe Magazine Feature Quotes Kindt (April)
Research Referenced in "Health Watch" (April)
El Paso Times Quotes Grinols (March)
Coverage of the EMBA Move to Chicago (March)
Postmarks Includes Interview with Dean (Feb)
Dean Ghosh Interviewed, Gives State of the College (Feb)
Ikenberry Quoted in USA Today (Feb)
International Achievement Awards Made (Feb)
Grinols Quoted in Washington Post on Gambling (Jan)
Campus Gives International Award to Prime Minister of Egypt (Jan)

Online News of College of Business Alumni
Online news referencing College of Business alumni is received sporadically. Recent references include:

James Catalupo on his passion for McDonalds, USA Today, December 23
Building TriZetto: Jeff Margolis, New York Times Online, November 6
Vintage Palmtop: Al Muniz (PhD, 98, BAdmin), New York Times Online, March 20 [registration required]
Pulling Gems from the 'Vast Wasteland': Dan Kardatzke (BS, 96, Fin), Chicago Sun-Times, April 1

Other Resources for College News
Check out these other websites for more news and information from the College of Business.

College press release page
CBA News, the college's monthly electronic newsletter
UIUC News Bureau stories featuring the College
College research briefs
recent faculty journal publications and grants awarded
Results, a newsletter about faculty research and publications, a newsletter published by the College's Office of Research

Questions? Contact Ginny Hudak-David
College of Business Communications Office
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