Faculty Accolades & Publications

A diverse faculty who is the best in the business and excel in both teaching and research distinguishes Manderson. Our exceptional team of faculty members consists of experts in finance, accounting, investing, strategy, game theory, operations research, organizational behavior, marketing, and statistics who are scholars and teachers of tremendous talent and ability. Each is a recognized scholar in his or her chosen field but also a cohesive and complementary MBA staff member dedicated to students and the future of the MBA Program. Consequently, the faculty work to bring their research and analytical framework to the classroom to create a well-integrated MBA program. Each faculty member is actively engaged in real-world research, consulting, and related activities along with his or her pure academic pursuits. Their strong ties to the business community keep them alert of changes in the marketplace and in tune with the needs of business.

Our faculty members have a reputation of academic excellence, as seen by their numerous publications in journals and textbooks. Many of our faculty have contributed to and/or served as primary author of several textbooks used throughout the country and the world. Below is a sample of faculty publications and accomplishments. It is not all-inclusive, but reveals the degree of diversity and level of expertise each faculty member brings to the Manderson MBA program.

The men and women that comprise our faculty are recognized for their contributions in his/her area of expertise and boast prestigious educational credentials. Research of Manderson faculty is frequently published in some of the top academic journals such as:

Some recent works published:

• Dr. Thomas Albright

  , T.S. Davis, and A. Hibbets, "Tri-Cities Community Bank - A Balanced Scorecard Case," IMB National Student Case Competition, October 2001, Strategic Finance, 54-59.

• Robert W. Ingram

  , Instructor's Guide and Teaching Notes for Managerial Accounting: Information for Decisions. South-Western College Publishing, 1998; Second Edition, 2000; Third Edition, 2002.

• Benton E. Gup

  and Doowoo Nam, "Stock Buybacks, Corporate Performance, and EVA" Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Spring 2001, 99-110.
• M.D. Fottler,

  G.T. Savage

  , and J.D. Blair (eds), Advances in Health Care Management, Volume 2. New York:JAI Press, October 2001.
• J.H. Lambers,

  G.T. Savage, M.D. Bunn,

  and

  L. Marino

  , "Strategic Stakeholder Negotiations: The Case of United Airlines." 2001 Southern Management Association Proceedings. S.H. Barr, Ed., North Carolina State University:Southern Management Association, November 2001.
• J.B. Rae-Smith and

  Alexander E. Ellinger

  , "Insights from the Introduction of an Online Logistics Service System," Supply Chain Management - An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2202, 5-11.
• Michael A. Jones,

  David L. Mothersbaugh,

  and

  Sharon E. Beatty

  , "Locational Factors and Customer Retention in Services: Differences Across Service Industry," Journal of Services Marketing, forthcoming.

• Benton Gup

  , ed., Megamergers: Causes and Consequences, Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 2002.

Accomplishments/Awards for 2005

Professor, fellow appointments announced

Rob Ingram, senior associate dean, announced the following faculty members have been selected for College professor and fellow appointments, effective August 16, 2005 . . . more

Mansfield stepping down as head of
Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science

Dr. Edd Mansfield, head of the Culverhouse College of Commerce’s Department of Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science will step down from that position effective Aug. 15, and return to teaching. . . more
 

Business school faculty members selected for two of four National Alumni Association awards

Two of the four University of Alabama faculty members selected as recipients of the National Alumni Association Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards for 2005 are members of the business school faculty.

The two faculty members are Dr. Thomas L. Albright, professor of accounting and Reese Phifer Fellow of Accounting, and Dr. Joanne Hale, associate professor of management information systems . . . more

Promotions, tenure announced

Dr. Rob Ingram, senior associate dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce, announced the following promotions, which become effective Aug. 16:

Dr. B. Michael Adams, associate professor of statistics, to professor;
Dr. Jullet Davis, assistant professor of health care management, to associate professor with tenure;
Dr. Alexander E. Ellinger, associate professor of marketing and supply chain management, tenure;
Dr. Junsoo Lee, associate professor of economics, tenure;
Dr. Eric Williams, associate professor of health care management, tenure.

Zumpano named editor of Journal of Housing Research

Dr. Leonard V. Zumpano, professor of finance and director of the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center, has been selected to serve as editor of the Journal of Housing Research. . . more

• Dr. Benton Gup, professor of finance and Robert Hunt Cochrane/Alabama Bankers chair, is listed among the leading researchers in finance, according to a new study evaluating articles by 17,573 authors that appeared in leading finance journals.
  
  Gup, with 21 articles, is listed as number 256 among authors of articles published in a set of 72 finance journals. The survey was published in the Journal of Financial Literature (Winter 2005). Gup is also the author or editor of 24 books.

• Harrison Family Teaching Excellence Faculty Fellow – Brian Gray, professor of statistics