Smith School In the News

The Smith School's world-class faculty are routinely quoted in leading business and other media, while Smith's innovative programs and research projects also receive attention. Below are some highlights. ►Faculty List

June 2008

►AllAboutAlpha.com – June 25, 2008– A paper by John A. Haslem, Professor Emeritus of Finance, is quoted in an article about the mutual fund industry ►Read more

►NBC Nightly News – June 17, 2008 – Business professor and economist Peter Morici is interviewed in a story about foreign ownership of American companies and properties. ►Read more

►Washington Post.com – June 17, 2008 – Smith School alum Matt Fleischer and his Hook & Ladder beer company are profiled in a business blog post. The Smith School and the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship are mentioned. ►Read more

►Associated Press – June 10, 2008 – Business professor and economist Peter Morici is quoted in a story about the economy and interest rates. ►Read more

►AACSB eNewsline – June 2008 – Dean Howard Frank writes a contributed column about faculty salaries at business schools. ►Read more

►NPR Morning Edition – June 6, 2008 – Business professor and economist Peter Morici is interviewed about the May jobs report. ►Read more

►The Baltimore Sun – June 4, 2008 – Business professor and economist Peter Morici writes an op-ed about greenhouse gas legislation that he says will accelerate global warming.
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►Forbes.com – June 4, 2008 – Business professor and economist Peter Morici writes an op-ed about recession. ►Read more

►Financial Times – June 3, 2008 – Albert “Pete” Kyle, the Smith Chair Professor of Finance, is quoted in a story about the housing market and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ►Read more

►Marketplace – June 6, 2008 – Business professor and economist Peter Morici is interviewed about the subprime mortgage mess and Lehman Bros. losses. ►Read more

►The Wall Street Journal – June 2, 2008 – Research from Russ Wermers, associate professor of finance, is mentioned in a story about investors that veer from their investment styles. ►Read more

►The Daily Record – June 2, 2008 – Janet Wagner, associate chair of the marketing department and associate professor, is quoted in a story about the light rail in Baltimore and ridership marketing tactics. ►Read more

►World Trade Magazine– June 2008 – Business professor and economist Peter Morici is named one of the “Fabulous 50” in the magazine’s annual list of companies, people and places pushing the global trading community forward. ►Read more

May 2008

►Forbes.com – May 28, 2008 – Business professor and economist Peter Morici writes and opinion article about the economy. ►Read more

►The Baltimore Sun – May 23, 2008 – G. “Anand” Anandalingam’s appointment to Smith School dean is the subject of a news item. ►Read more 

►The Washington Post – May 23, 2008 – G. “Anand” Anandalingam’s appointment to Smith School dean is the subject of a news story, which includes quotes from Anandalingam. ►Read more

►Financial Times.com – May 22, 2008 – G. “Anand” Anandalingam’s appointment to Smith School dean is the subject of a news item. ►Read more

►Inside Supply Management – May 2008 – Supply Chain Management Center co-directors Sandor Boyson and Thomas Corsi, both supply chain professors, are quoted in a lengthy profile of their Global Supply Chain Game. ►Read more (log in required)

►The Baltimore Sun – May 14, 2008 – Marketing professor Amna Kirmani is quoted in a story about how to market your house to sell faster. ►Read more

►The Daily Record – May 12, 2008 – Gerald Suarez, Tyser Teaching Fellow and QUEST program executive director, is quoted in a story about preparing the workforce for Generation Y and the “Millennial” generation. ►Read more

►Washington Post– May 11, 2008 – The MBA-managed Mayer Fund was profiled for beating the S&P 500 and faculty advisor Sarah Kroncke and MBA student Bill Song are quoted. ►Read more

►NPR: All Things Considered – May 9, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is interviewed about Citigroup’s sale of assets and turmoil in the financial services industry. ►Read more and listen online

►Lou Dobbs Radio Show– May 9, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici discusses news on the trade deficit and its impact on gas prices and international trade. ►Listen online

►Maryland Public Television Direct Connection – May 5, 2008 – Dean Howard Frank appeared live to discuss the transforming effects of technology in advance of the premiere of the Smith School’s public television documentary, “The Transformation Age.” ►Read more

►CNN: Your Money – May 4, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici talks about the latest jobs report. ►Read more

►Der Standard – May 5, 2008 – Finance professor Albert S. “Pete” Kyle talks about the U.S. economy and housing market in a Q&A for a German-language Austrian daily newspaper. ►Read more

►NPR Morning Edition – May 2, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici talks about the latest jobs report. ►Read more and listen online

►Forbes – May 2, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is quoted in a story about the economy and jobs report. ►Read more

April 2008

►Inc. Magazine – April 2008 – Anil Gupta, the Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Management, is quoted in a story about global business. ►Read more

►Los Angeles Times – April 26, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is quoted in a story about federal interest rate cuts. ►Read more

►Washington Post – April 25, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is quoted in a story about local development and the economy. ►Read more

►Forbes.com – April 25, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici writes an op-ed about the federal interest rates. ►Read more

►BusinessWeek.com – April 24, 2008 – The Smith School is highlighted in an online slideshow for its spring 2008 commencement speaker, school namesake Robert H. Smith. The item includes a quote from Dean Howard Frank and a photo. ►Read more 

►CBS Radio – April 23, 2008 – Marketing chair Roland Rust is interviewed about summer airlines travel predictions. ►Listen and read more

►Associated Press– April 20, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is quoted in a story about job growth in manufacturing. ►Read more

►Washington Business Journal – April 18, 2008 – The Smith School’s co-produced documentary, The Transformation Age, is the subject of a short news story. ►Read more

►Reuters News – April 18, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is quoted in a story about issues prominent in the Democratic primary race in Pennsylvania. ►Read more

►Los Angeles Times – April 16, 2008 – Marketing chair Roland Rust, Distinguished University Professor, is quoted in a story about airlines mergers. ►Read more

►BusinessWeek.com – April 16, 2008 – Anil Gupta, Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Strategy and Organization, is quoted in a story about Middle East investment in China and India. ►Read more

►Baltimore Sun – April 16, 2008 – Curt Grimm, Dean’s Professor of Supply Chain and Strategy, is quoted in a story about a nationwide decline in air cargo. ►Read more

►WashingtonPost.com – April 15, 2008 – The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s business competition, Cupid’s Cup, is the subject of a story. Freshman business student and competition participant Kevin Kirk is profiled. ►Read more

►WashingtonPost.com – April 11, 2008 – Management and organization associate professor David Kirsch is quoted in a story about setting up advisory boards. ►Read more

►CNN: Your Money – April 6, 2008 – Professor Peter Morici is a guest, breaking down the latest jobs report. ►Read more

►Washington Post – April 4, 2008 – Professor Peter Morici is quoted in a story about a proposed housing bill. ►Read more

►MarketWatch – April 3, 2008 – Professor Peter Morici is quoted in a story about the latest jobs report. ►Read more

►CBS Evening News – April 2, 2008 – Professor Peter Morici comments on a proposed housing bill as a solution to increasing foreclosure rates.

March 2008

►Associated Press – March 30, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is quoted in a story about impending federal regulation of Wall Street. ►Read more

►Baltimore Business Journal – March 28, 2008 – The jobs outlook for students nearing graduation is explored with quotes from Christine La Cola, assistant dean of
career management, recruitment and business development. ►Read more

►Washington Examiner – March 26, 2008 – Management and organization associate professor David Kirsch, an electric car expert, is quoted in a story about tax breaks for hybrid vehicles. ►Read more

►The Daily Record – March 25, 2008 – Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship Managing Director Asher Epstein is quoted in a profile of a Maryland-based small business. ►Read more

►The Baltimore Sun – March 21, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici writes and op-ed about the state of the economy and fixing financial institutions. ►Read more

►CNN: Lou Dobbs Tonight – March 19, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici appears on the show to talk about recession, financial markets, and the Bear Stearns buyout in one of several similar interviews on these topics. ►Read more

►BusinessWeek.com – March 18, 2008 – A Q&A with LeAnne Dagnall, admissions director, is published on the MBA Insider section of BusinessWeek’s Web site. ►Read more

►Financial Times.com – March 14, 2008 – The Smith School’s new Thai Business Program, funded by a grant from the Thai government, is the subject of a news item. ►Read more

►ABC World New with Charles Gibson – March 14, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is interviewed about the Treasury secretary’s move to fix the economy.

►CBS Evening News – March 13, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is interviewed about the economy and financial markets.

►WTOP Radio – March 12, 2008 – Research from decision, operations and information technologies assistant professor Sunil Mithas that finds IT professionals with MBAs earn higher salaries is the subject of a news item. ►Read more

►Wall Street Journal Radio – March 12, 2008 – P.K. Kannan, Harvey Sanders Associate Professor of Marketing and director of the Center for Excellence in Service, is interviewed about the results of the 2007 National Technology Readiness Survey. ►Read more

►Financial Times.com – March 11, 2008 – Research from assistant professor Sunil Mithas that finds IT professionals with MBAs earn higher salaries is the subject of a news item. ►Read more

►Financial Times.com – March 3, 2008 – The Smith School’s $12 million PhD initiative is the subject of a news story following the news release. ►Read more

February 2008

►Marketplace from American Public Media – Feb. 28, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is interviewed about the bond market. ►Read more

►CNN: Lou Dobbs Tonight – Feb. 28, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is interviewed about the economy and stagflation. ►Read more

►Baltimore Sun – Feb. 28, 2008 – Marketing professor P.K. Kannan is quoted in a story about mobile billboards. ►Read more

►Richmond Times-Dispatch – Feb. 27, 2008 – Distinguished University Professor and David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing Roland Rust is quoted in a story Starbucks and customer service.

►CBS Evening News – Feb. 27, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is interviewed about the economy. ►Watch online

►Investor’s Business Daily – Feb. 26, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is quoted in a story about auto loans. ►Read more

►The Capital (Annapolis) – Feb. 26, 2008 – The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship portfolio company Exponential Storage is profiled and Dingman Managing Director Asher Epstein is quoted. ►Read more 

►TheStreet.com – Feb. 21, 2008 – The MBA-managed Mayer Fund is the subject of a profile. ►Read more

►Forbes.com – Feb. 20, 2008 – Curt Grimm, Dean's Professor of Supply Chain and Strategy, is quoted in a story about time-tested and highly profitable businesses. ►Read more

►Washington Post – Feb. 20, 2008 – Marketing chair Roland Rust is quoted in a story a Postal Service promotional campaign of producing an HBO miniseries. ►Read more

►Dallas Morning News – Feb. 16, 2008 – Michael Ball, the Orkand Corp. Professor of Management Science, is quoted in a story about airline mergers. ►Read more

►Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Feb. 15, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici writes an op-ed about the state of the economy and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. ►Read more

►Baltimore Business Journal – Feb. 15, 2008 – The Smith School’s $12 million PhD initiative is the subject of a news story following the news release. ►Read more

►Baltimore Examiner – February 15, 2008 – The Smith School’s new $12 million PhD program initiative is highlighted in an article quoting Dean Howard Frank. ►Read more

►ABC Radio National (Australia): RearVision – Feb. 17, 2008 – David Kirsch, associate professor of entrepreneurship, business historian and electric car expert, participates in a discussion about the history of cars and fuel efficiency on an Australian radio show. ►Read more and listen online

►Financial Times – Feb. 13, 2008 – Chrysanthos Dellarocas, associate professor of information systems, is quoted in an article about eBay’s user feedback system. His research on eBay feedback is highlighted. ►Read more

►Marketplace Money – Feb. 8, 2008 – Associate finance professor Russ Wermers rates online retirement calculators and discusses the pros and cons in a radio interview. ►Read more and listen online

►Associated Press – Feb. 8, 2008 – News that Professor of the Practice Hugh Courtney was named chairman of D&E Communications is picked up nationally. ►Read more 

►Wall Street Journal – Feb. 7, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is quoted in a blog story about the economy. ►Read more

►Business Gazette – Feb. 7, 2008 – Paul Tesluk, management and organization co-chair, is quoted in a story about corporate culture at a hospitality company. ►Read more

►Baltimore Sun – Feb. 5, 2008 – Distinguished University Professor Roland Rust, marketing chair, is quoted in a story about Under Armour’s Super Bowl advertisement campaign. ►Read more

►China Daily – Feb. 4, 2008 – Anil Gupta, the Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Strategy, and Smith alum Haiyan Wang co-author an article business in the global economy. This is the fourth article the paper published by the pair over a month in advance of the release of their book, “The Quest of Global Dominance.” ►Read more

►Washington Post – Feb. 3, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is quoted in a story about the housing market. ►Read more

►Sydney Morning Herald – Feb. 2, 2008 – Smith School “feature fatigue” marketing research is highlighted in a column that refers to marketing chair Roland Rust. ►Read more

►Associated Press – Feb. 2, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is quoted in a story about employment figures. ►Read more

►ABC News: World News with Charles Gibson – Feb. 1, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is interviewed about the economy and possible stimulus package. ►Read more

►Baltimore Sun – Feb. 1, 2008 – Marketing chair Roland Rust is quoted in a story about the marketing phenomena of “Hannah Montana.” ►Read more

January 2008

►New York Times.com – Jan. 29, 2008 – A technology news blog details research from Galit Shmueli and Wolfgang Jank that finds consumers save billions using eBay. ►Read more

►Smart Money Small Business.com – Jan. 28, 2008 – The Smith School’s Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship is highlighted in a story about university incubators for undergrads. The story also includes quotes from Managing Director Asher Epstein. ►Read more

►Reuters – Jan. 28, 2008 – A news story details research from Galit Shmueli and Wolfgang Jank that finds consumers save billions using eBay. The research receives saturation coverage across several newspaper and news blog Web sites. ►Read more

►CNN: The Situation Room – Jan. 23, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is in-studio with Wolf Blitzer to talk about the White House economic stimulus package. ►Read more

►Baltimore Sun – Jan. 23, 2008 – Jack Haslem, emeritus professor of finance, is quoted in a story about the economy and housing woes. ►Read more

►Reuters – Jan. 22, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is quoted in a story about foreclosure crisis. ►Read more

►WashingtonPost.com – Jan. 22, 2008 – Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship fellow Dan Goodman, an entrepreneur-in-residence, is profiled for his numerous ventures, including Biodiesel University, a nonprofit renewable energy education organization. ►Read more

►Baltimore Sun – Jan. 22, 2008 – Albert S. “Pete” Kyle, finance professor, is quoted in a story about the economy and housing woes. ►Read more

►CBS News: The Early Show – Jan. 17, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici talks about the subprime mortgage crisis in a clip.

►Wall Street Journal.com – Jan. 15, 2008 – WSJ.com enterprise blogger writes about Smith MBA student and Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship scholar Cherry Kwunyeun and her use of Smith’s eye-tracker research technology to analyze her purse company’s Web site. ►Read more

►CBS Evening News – Jan. 15, 2008 – Business professor Peter Morici is interviewed about the subprime mortgage crisis.

►WashingtonPost.com – Jan. 4, 2008 – Asher Epstein, managing director of the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, offers advice to entrepreneurs on a video on Washington Post’s small business blog. ►Read more and watch online