The nonprofit project, Veterans to Volunteers, will work with both employers and vets to bridge the communication gap.
Read moreThe Haslam College of Business’ Department of Business Analytics and Statistics launched a new scholarship program this fall, granting undergraduate students funding and faculty support for original research. Six seniors will receive $1,700 each, per semester, and a designated faculty mentor as the inaugural group of Melton Scholars. “This type…
Cross-functional collaboration and supply chain integration are challenging business goals that many companies deprioritize because their value is hard to define. A new study from the Global Supply Chain Institute finds that not only does internal collaboration create financial worth but also that benchmark companies are leveraging collaboration outside their organizations…
UT’s Haslam College of Business is increasing its goal for the Join the Journey: Investing in the Journey to the Top 25 Campaign from $175 million to $200 million. “The overwhelming support of our alumni and friends here at the Haslam College of Business will allow us to continue pushing…
Wilma Jordan, founder and CEO of the Jordan, Edmiston Group in New York, was honored by the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with an Accomplished Alumni Award. Presented in the spring, the award recognizes notable alumni for success and distinction within their field. Leading one…
Nine University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business alumni have been named to the Greater Knoxville Business Journal’s “40 under 40: Knoxville’s Rising Stars” list for 2016. According to the journal, the list includes “city employees, entrepreneurs, scientists, doctors and agents of change,” all of whom “share a passion for…
KNOXVILLE—The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business recognized the accomplishments of three alumni and one corporation during its seventh annual Alumni Awards Gala Nov. 6. The college also formally announced its Investing in the Journey to the Top 25 campaign to raise $175 million in support of UT…
Twice in the past year, Justin Lester (HCB ’03) has correctly guessed the monthly increase in nonagricultural American jobs. CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” holds a contest on Twitter called #nailthenumber asking people to tweet their monthly nonfarm payrolls guess. In November of 2014 and June of this year, Lester,…
Executive, professional and full-time MBA graduates from the Haslam College of Business held their first joint alumni gathering on April 30. The event, held at Club LeConte in Knoxville, drew more than 25 alumni representing 20 years of MBA graduates. Andy Ussery (MBA ’96) of Averitt Express said that he…
KNOXVILLE—The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business recognized the accomplishments of two alumni and one corporation during its sixth annual Alumni Awards Gala on Nov. 14. The college also honored alumnus James A. Haslam II, for whom the College of Business is named, and celebrated the culmination of…
Molly Adams and Christi Branscom were honored at the Women in Business Conference on Oct. 24 with Accomplished Alumni Awards from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Adams (HCB ’84) currently is executive vice president of global product development for Disney Consumer Products, the business affiliate of The Walt Disney Company.…