Haslam College of Business

A team of students from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business placed first in the Mulroy Real Estate Challenge, held in Philadelphia in February. The team, consisting of senior finance majors Jackson Snodgrass, Camryn Oneidas, Jonah Mikulski and Jack Beachboard, will share the first-place prize money. In…

Amy Cathey has been named associate dean for Graduate and Executive Education, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business announced last week. She succeeds Bruce Behn, who recently accepted university‑wide responsibilities for UT’s online programming partnership with Arizona State University. Cathey will oversee Haslam’s growing portfolio of master’s…

Entrepreneurship is booming, but women are underrepresented among its founders, investors and employees. A recent study investigates entrepreneurship’s gender “diversity debt,” a demographic disparity that can be difficult and costly to remedy as an organization grows. The study’s authors, Melissa Cardon, Haslam Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the…

Some students arrive at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville prepared to dedicate themselves to their studies and pursue their dreams. For Aaron Fellhoetler, finding that motivation took a little longer. Fellhoetler says he began his college career as “an unremarkable student” who lacked passion and focus. Feeling directionless, he left…

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business has announced appointments for two new leadership positions in its deans’ office. George Drinnon is now the college’s assistant dean for undergraduate programs. Sara Easler is the assistant dean for international programs and partnerships. Both appointments took effect on January 1,…

A Master of Business Administration (MBA) program that is the first of its kind doesn’t thrive unless it delivers exceptional value to its graduates. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business Physician Executive MBA (PEMBA) was the first MBA program designed exclusively for physicians. As the success of…

When Christa Williams joined Bank of America nearly 19 years ago, she knew nothing about government contracting. That had changed by 2020, when she began serving in her current role as the bank’s vice president-government contracting business intelligence manager in Knoxville. With a newfound passion for an industry she hadn’t…

Nathan Hethcox has learned to adapt. For 11 years, his family moved around to Ohio, Florida, Texas and Virginia, while his father served in the U.S. Air Force as a dentist. When his father got out of the Air Force and started a periodontal practice, the family settled in Farragut,…

The rising costs of fuel, energy, food and housing have put the pinch on consumers across the country. However, even as the U.S. inflation rate surpassed 7 percent in 2021, prices in Tennessee were still well below national levels. According to new regional data released by the Bureau of Economic…

In a college career full of many achievements, Michael Rodriguez, a December 2022 marketing graduate from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business, is most proud of the ones that continue to make a positive impact after his graduation. In spring 2019, Rodriguez became a member of Beta…