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Business Advisory Council Meets
March 19, 2008 - Sylvia Bierschenk
Pictured are, front row, from left: DuFrene; Gary Ashcraft, E-Tech; Linda Foshee, JPF Land Services; Belinda Irwin, Joe Max Green Insurance Concepts; Christy Robinson, SuccessFactors; Elke Stevenson, SFA graduate student representative; Manny Menard, Menard’s Railroad Material; Phillip Yates, Farmers Insurance; Dr. Tim Clipson, general business professor; Max Jentsch, Merck; Florence Elliot-Howard, general business professor; back row: Dr. Ann Wilson, general business professor; Charles Martin, retired from A.B. Colbertson and Co.; Otis Watts, The Gap; Chazzerea Williams, SFA undergraduate student representative; Micah Love, Boehringer Ingelheim Ventive Health; Jason Wright, Century 21 First Group; Ken Murphy, The Mattress Firm; Bob Reeves, C&R Refrigeration; and Marcus Cox, SFA development director for the Rusche College of Business.
Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of General Business in the Nelson Rusche College of Business recently hosted its annual business advisory council meeting.
The council membership includes SFA alumni and representatives of businesses that hire SFA business graduates.
According to Dr. Debbie DuFrene, chair of the general business department, council members provide feedback on the department’s curriculum to ensure it meets the needs of employers. The council members also play a key role in helping SFA develop internship opportunities for business students.