News Archives: 2005

December 2005

Smith's Studer-Ellis Receives Top Terp Award

Holiday Greeting from the University of Maryland

Smith Executive MBA Expands to Shanghai, China

UTCFS Vice President Robert Isaman '85 To Speak at Smith's Winter Commencement on December 22

The Center for Health Information and Decision Systems at the Smith School and HIMSS introduce a tracking system for HIT initiatives

Smith Fellows in QUEST Offer Creative Solutions to Solve Real-World Business Dilemmas

Lecturers for Smith School Business Ethics Series Share Story of White-Collar Crime and Living on the Ethical Edge (Watch Video!)

Smith Professor Talks with WTOP Radio About Workplace Gift Giving (Listen Now)

November 2005

Robert H. Smith School of Business Launches Unique Undergraduate Fellows Program

Smith MBAs Win National Case Competition Again!

Smith Professor looks at Hurricane Katrina as a Study in Management and Leadership (Listen Now)

Smith Professor Talks with WTOP Radio about Holiday Shopping Trends (Listen Now)

The Economist Intelligence Unit Ranks Smith Schools Custom Executive Education No. 5 in the U.S.

Smith School To Co-Host IIM-USA Mid-Atlantic Conference on December 10

Fear-based Marketing Emerges with Avian Flu, says Smith professor on NPR (Listen Now)

Nearly 200 Participate in Alumni Mentor Program Kick-Off Event (Watch Video!)

The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship Discovers China; Delegation of Students and Entrepreneurs Travel to Beijing

October 2005

Dell's Ro Parra Speaks at Smith and Accepts Industry Day Award on Behalf of Dell (Watch Video)

Smith's Lawrence Lesser Releases New Book on Business, Public Policy, and Society

Senior Fellow Robin Gerber Releases New Book on Katharine Graham

Fall Issue of Smith Business Magazine Available Online

Professors Gordon & Loeb Release New Book on Managing Cybersecurity Resources

Smith MBAs To Compete in Annual Case Competition

Smith To Hold Business Ethics Lecture Series, Oct. 6, 26, Nov. 9

Smith School Announces Major Expansion Project; Annex and upgrades will provide state-of-the art facilities preparing students for global, digital economy

Organizational Change Conference Educates Local Leaders (Watch Video)

Smith School Expands Capital Access Network; Deloitte & Touche, Silicon Valley Bank and Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development Join School-sponsored Network Assisting Regional Start-ups

September 2005

Smith School Seeks Nominations for 2006 Leadership and Excellence Awards

University of Maryland Announces $2 Million Gift From Chevy Chase Bank

Business Week 2005 Kicks Off Another Great Year at Smith

QUEST Student Receives Scholarship from GEICO

Smith School Professor Lawrence A. Gordon Invited to Join National Infrastructure Advisory Council Study Group

Smith Schools Welcomes Undergraduate STARS

Center for Human Capital, Innovation and Technology to Host Conference on the Leadership Role in Managing Change on 9/30

Chinese Entrepreneurs Win US$45,000 To Help Build Their Business Empires

Ten Finalists to Compete for US$45,000 in Smith's China Business Plan Competition

Smith Students Spearhead Katrina Fundraisers

Smith School Responds to Victims of Hurricane Katrina

August 2005

Smith Gets Off To A Great Start for Academic Year 2005-06

Professor Lemma Senbet Receives Honorary Degree from Addis Ababa University

Smith School Announces Executive MBA Scholarships

U.S. News Ranks Smith Schools Undergraduate Program Among Nations Best

Forbes Ranks Smith Schools Part-time MBA Program No. 7 in U.S.

Smith School Study Shows Timing Key Factor in Technology Adaption

Dean Howard Frank Discusses Worldly Education with BusinessWeek (Watch Video)

Rafael Palmeiro Steroid Suspension: Professor Roland Rust Discusses Impact on Brand Image with WBAL Newschannel 11 in Baltimore

July 2005

Dan Goodman --CEO of Zernike USA & Successful Serial Entrepreneur -- Named Technology Commercialization Fellow at Smith School, July 2005

Smith School Co-Sponsors E-Leadership Workshop with World Bank

Adam Lehman -- Highly Regarded Investor and Incubator of Start-up Companies -- Named Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Smith School, July 2005

Smith School Announces Semi-Finalists in $45K China Business Plan Competition

Smith School To Offer its U.S. University Degree in Tunisia, July 11, 2005

June 2005

Smith School Featured on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, June 2005 (Watch Video!)

Smith Students Trek to Omaha to Meet Billionaire Warren Buffett

TiE-DC and Smith School Launch TiE-Smith Fellows Program, June 2005

Five Smith School Alumni Leaders To Be Inducted Into University of Maryland Alumni Hall of Fame, June 4, 2005

May 2005

Scholars from Around the World Unite to Discuss Financial Information Systems and Cybersecurity at Smith's Annual Forum, May 26, 2005

PhD Students Receive Honors at 25th Doctoral Awards Banquet, May 19, 2005

Smith Honors Student Leaders at Annual Undergraduate Awards Banquet, May 5, 2005

Under Armour Founder Kevin Plank '96 Speaks at Smith Commencement, May 22, 2005

Smith MBAs Win National Asset Management Competition, May 2005

Ernst & Young Foundation Presents $37,000 Gift to Smith School, May 2005
Bid for Signed Terp's Basketballs & Football to Support Tsunami Relief, May 20-27
Smith's SIFE Team Advances to National Championships, May 22-24
Smith to Host Second Annual Forum on Financial Information Systems and Cybersecurity: A Public Policy Perspective, May 26
Smith Senior Wins National Supply Chain Management Scholarship, May 2005
Internet Visionary and Successful Private Equity Investor Joins University of Maryland Business School
Smith School of Business Announces 2005 Leadership and Excellence Award Recipients
April 2005
BMBAA & HMBAA Host 12th Annual Minority Awards Banquet: Excellence Award in Honor of William D. Bradford Launched, April 28, 2005
Maryland Day 2005 Highlights, April 30, 2005
Maryland's Chapter of the Collegiate AMA Wins National Award, April 2005
Smith School and Avaya Expand Research and Development Relationship and Activities, April 2005
Smith School Student Starts Organization to Aid Tsunami Victims, April 2005
Smith School Welcomes Prospective Students, Alumni, and Friends on Maryland Day! Saturday, April 30
Smith School Gives Recruiters Free Access to International Employment Advice
Smith to Host Second Annual Joseph M. Wikler Finance Case Competition, April 29
Smith to Hold Fifth Annual Netcentricity Conference, April 29
First Smith Entrepreneurship Research Conference To Be Held April 22-23
Statistics Day Features Nobel Prize Winner Robert F. Engle III, April 2005
Smith MBA Student Launches Upscale Shopping Guide for DC, April 2005
Professor Hank Sims Grades "The Apprentice"
Smith MBAs to Manage Free Tax Preparation Service for Low to Moderate Income Individuals, April 9-10
U.S. News Ranks Smith Schools Part-time MBA Program No. 10 in U.S., April 1, 2005
March 2005
Smith School Associate Dean Scott Koerwer Honored with 2004 International Leadership Award, March 31, 2005
Smith Ranked Among Entrepreneur Magazines Top 13, March 28, 2005
Smith Student Named To University System of Maryland Board of Regents, March 2005
Smith Hosts National Undergraduate Business Symposium NUBS 2005: Technology in Business", March, 2005
Robert H. Smith School of Business and GSBA Zurich Launch Global EMBA Program, March 23, 2005
Women Leaders Join At Smith For Day of Sharing, March 2005
Venturing into Biotechnology: Strategies for Successful Growth in MD, March 2005
Smith To Host National Undergraduate Business Symposium, March 18-19
Smith to Hold Biennial Maryland Finance Symposium March 31 - April 2
February 2005
Smith Graduates Second Group of Executive MBAs, Feb. 2005
Smith Students Testify Before MD Senate Finance Committee, Feb. 2005
Top Executives Come to Smith For MD Tech Council CIO Series, Feb. 2005
Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Visits Smith (with video), Feb. 2005
Smith School Ethics Lecture Series, Feb. 2005
Smith School Marketing Professors Win Two Best Article Awards, Feb. 2005
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship Provides Hook & Ladder Brewing Company 10K in Start-up Funding, Feb. 2005
MBAs from University of Maryland's Smith School of Business Win National MBA Case Competition, Feb. 2005
Compelling new research suggests that its not a love of risk but self confidence that separates entrepreneurs from the rest of us, Feb. 2005
Robert H. Smith School of Business to Share in University of Maryland Gifts Totaling $60 Million (with video), Feb. 2005
January 2005
Smith Holds Inaugural Part-time MBA Business Innovation Competition, Jan. 2005
Financial Times Ranks Smiths MBA Program Among Worlds Best, Jan. 2005
Smith's Inaugural Part-Time MBA Business Innovation Competition, Jan. 2005
Dean Howard Frank Discusses Smith Growth with ExecutiveBiz, Jan. 2005