Dean’s List and Semester Honors – both awards

Marissa C Abbott

Tyler Alberson

Ahmad Baqer Aljubara

Zahra Alsalem

Zane Anderson

Amita Barai

Steven Barnard

Nathan Barnette

AnnaSue P Barrows

Stephanie Benne

Jacqueline Bonesteel

Batool Ali Bu Khamsin

Jorge Campos

Yiping Chen

Nicole Cichocki

Brian Colby

Alexis Connelly

Adam Cooper

Jessica Czerwinski

Jose Del Cura

Michael Denny

Jennifer Downs

Kayla Felton

Sidia N Fink

Douglas Flournoy

Ryan Fluder

Sherri Frickel

Megan Furlan

Steven Gamboa

Haley Garner

Jessica Gonzalez

Greg Goode

Jeffrey Graves

Yoon Kyung Ha

Grant Haskins

Lindsay Hasse

Kaitlin Haughey

Melissa Heaney

Megan Hefner

Noemi Hernandez

Meghan Hewlett

Catherine Hopkins

Xu Huang

Tammi Ingram

Elisha Jachna

Prerna Jairath

Jianfeng Jin

Carianne Jones

Bradley Jordan

Seth Kamps

Sarah Kern

Sandra M Kerr

Jennifer Kieras

Anthony King

Boban Krsteski

David Kuzmar

Brian Lacy

Michael Laffoon

Stephan Lam-Chi

Luke Lareau

Brianna Lawrence

I-Chun Lee

Hailey Letts

Wentao Li

Alisha Nicole Livers

Miranda Grace Lundy

Marcus MacCartney

Ashley Magee

Jelena Marcic

Kaitlin Markovich

Jerry Martin Jr

Amanda Martinez

Anthony Massacavollo

Lorelei Masshardt

Ilona McClure

Deborah McGlashan

Mark Meyers

Joshua Migler

Jovan Milunovic

Krystal Minich

Kimberly Montella

Michael Morasan

Derrek Nelson

Natalie Aurelia Newbold

Wioleta Olczak

Clare Orellana

Brittany Pasternak

Marcy Penna

Joshua Pepoff

Sarah Peterson

Susan Pitsilides

Agnes Marie Pritchard

Rose Quiroga

David Rainey

Abril Ramirez

Casey Rapchak

Brittany Rolewicz

Rebecca Rossi

Brandon Rukes

Richard Sabaitis

Aman Sahi

Gary Sands

Thomas Sarnecki

William Schenkel

Luke Scott

Gibyuk Son

Dayna Spillman

Thomas Spillman

Pamela L Stadnik

Michael Switzer

Stephen Tants

Shelisa Thomas

Jacob Thomas

Xin Tong

Andrew Unger

Michelle Lynn Vallangeon

Jordan Van Prooyen

Courtney G Van Sessen

Cara Vanator

Maria Villasenor Flores

John Vode

Daniel Voiles

Doug Vroegh

Brandon Wackowski

Athar Wadood

Tongan Wang

Brandon Ward

Kelly Warner

Ronald Williams

Lynda Wilson

Terra Woessner

Nicole Wright

Zijia Xiao

Xinghan Xu

Nita Yack

Julie Yarusinsky

Kaley Young

Aysheh Yusuf

Kristin Yzaguirre

Dean’s List

Aaron Dabrowski

Rachel Felton

Alysa Goeke

Bayle Hartsell

Rebecca Hinds

Ran Li

Anamaria Mitrovic

Ryan Mucha

Matthew Nochevich

Paige Patricia Opinker

Benjamin Oprinovich

Angela Perez

Michael Reyes

Sur-Sheila Richmond

Kristina Rojano

Michael Soto

Joan M Stewart

Kristina Wardlow

Semester Honors

Josh Albright

Ruba Alghufaili

Zahra Abdrabalnabi Alsalman

Laila Habeeb AlShahab

Joshua Barker

Ryan Buff

Djurica Bukur

Hayley Butcher

Mark Butkus

Alexandra Capetillo

Kelly Carroll

Maria Ceballos

Carlos Cedeno-Martinez

Eloisa Chavez

Tiffany Cole

Shannon Cronin

Rashon Davis

Lora Davison

Emily Dick

Jesse Dobbins

Ryan Doyle

Nathan Eagan

Theresa Kaye Elizalde

Kelsey Ellingsen

Nicholas Elliott

Samuel  Ellison

Allison Farn

Tyler Ferree

Joanna M Figueroa

Trent Fullgraf

Cathy Gabbert

Maribel Garcia

Leslie Gatewood

Allison Goad

Philip Gorman

Constantino Grantsaris

Heather Green

Angela Guernsey

Jason Hamstra

Ashley Hanson

Celia Heredia

Hector Hernandez

Margarito Hernandez

Rosalinda Hernandez

Ryan Hogan

Jonathan Hollowell

Melissa Hooker

Stacey Howell

Shahed Issa

Eric Jackman

Dawn Jaranowski

Andrew Jimenez

Julienne Karahalios

Tatjana Karanikic

Nakisha Kennedy

Asad Khan

John Kiger

Ryan Kirkwood

Kiril Kitevski

Tiffany Kovacik

Donna M Krucek

Alyssa Kuras

Kenneth Kurpela

Rachel Lewandowski

Hualei Liu

Amber Maguire

Edguardo Maldonado

Hector Marin

Jennifer Marrero

Delana McCarroll

Jonathon McFadden

Cynthia McGowan

Brent Medina

Michael Mejia

Mario Menchaca

Jose Midence

Bret Miedema

Steven Miller

Jason Mitchell

Michael Moriarty

Henry Muro

Michelle Negron

Natasha Niemiec

Joshua Nottingham

Kate Novak

Stephanie O’Neill

Cesar Ontiveros

Daniel Orsag

Sara Ortiz

Micaela Ossanna

Joseph Paniaguas

Brandon Pollard

Jade Portney

Nathan Poya

Brian Price

Jesse Ramirez

Robert Repasi

Jacqueline Rex

Cortney Robinson

Bridget Rogers

Kelleigh Romba

Nikolina Savic

Ashley Ann Schillaci

Eric Schooler

Vivien Schremp

Samantha Sheets

Stephanie Slevnik

Caitlin Smith

Cecilia Smith

Javier Solis

Nemanja Sosic

Ivan Staffney

Michael Stallworth

Melanie Stathakis

Alyssa Steinmueller

Lauren Stive

Nicole Stockman

Felicia Sutton

Gage Szablewski

Christian Tiemens

Preet Tiwana

Rachel Trotman

Murtaza Udaipurwala

Jorge Valdez

Brittani Vasquez

Eric Vazquez

Philip Vechey

Steven Vega

Ruth Vera

Erick Villasenor

Christina Wall

Melissa Wenglarz

Michael Westgate

Alicia Woods

Tabitha E Yannuzzi

Kenneth Young

Bonita Young

As a Fulbright Specialist, Dr. Rinke will conduct seminars and workshops to educate students and train practitioners about the current developments in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Corporate Governance in Turkey.  Although Turkey has received more than 200 billion USD as foreign direct investment and portfolio investment in the past ten years, Turkey is seeking increased amount of foreign investment to provide sustainable growth for the next decade.  In this regard, there is an increased interest in good corporate governance practices and the use of IFRS.   The international banks and investors expect an improved investment climate to keep their interest in the Turkish market. 

Professor Rinke has made presentations to the Finance Society in Turkey and is currently on the board of the Central Asian Productivity and Research Center (CAPRC) with  Professor Karan of Hacettepe University in Ankara, the host university.   In addition to the workshops and seminars, Professors Karan and Rinke will be working on the Silk Road conference which will take place in Chicago, IL in May of 2012.

 Each year, Purdue University Calumet students compete in a world-wide online business simulation called The Business Strategy Game. During the simulation, students work in teams to manage a virtual shoe company. The co-managers of each company are responsible for assessing market conditions, determining how to respond to the actions of competitors, forging a long-term direction and strategy for their company, forecasting upcoming sales volumes, and making decisions relating to all aspects of an organization.

 The companies compete against other teams in their own classes, as well as other groups in schools around the world. This year, students from Professor Derek Ruth’s Management 450 class topped the world rankings – that’s right, they were #1 in the world!  The top team– aptly named Team Amazing Shoes– achieved a perfect score in the overall performance category, earning them a tie for #1 in the world in a field of 4247 teams from 288 colleges and universities.  Members of this amazing student team included: Allauddin Abdulghani, Mary A Gross, Sarah Moen, David Ramsey, and Aaron Shultz.  We are very proud of you and we know this will translate into great things for the companies that hire you

 Nine other teams, from both Professor Derek Ruth’s and Professor Arifin Angriawan’s classes, placed on the Global Top 100 List on nineteen occasions during the fall semester 2011. 

• Team Beyond Shoes Company included: Richard Dowden, Peng Jin, Kristie Reba, and Diana M Sims.
•  Team Da Prima included: Theresa Hochmuth, Samantha Ann Williams, Ben Zamojski, and Christopher C Ziebell
• Team Das Boots II included: Thomas Fagan, Don Pesavento, Lauren Sabich, Will Webb
• Team Capital Shoe included: Nakisha Kennedy, Michael Kolanczyk, Ryan Lorance, Elizabeth Martinez
• Team Elite Soles included: Hardik Patel, Drew Schmidt, Alexandra Udchitz, Chun Wang
• Team Energy Inc. included: Jennifer Freda, Porsha Frost, Jamie Neeley
• Team Dynamite Footwear included: Chris LaMendola, Norm Rojas, Zack Zaborski
• Team A Company included: Fadal Alhmed, Priscilla Brown, Bruce Cichocki, Chad Detmar

 We thank  the  faculty mentors who generously gave their time to support and supervise the students: Ed Furticella, Lori Feldman, John Lucas, Paul McGrath, Jamal Husain, Paulo Miranda, Claudia Mich, Bob Pollock, and Ken Pogach.. 

Finally, we thank the following companies for hosting our student interns in the fall semester.  You have provided a tremendous opportunity for the students.  If you would like to host an intern in an upcoming semester, please contact Kimberly Uhll, internship coordinator at 219-989-3150

• Hammond Housing Authority
• Hu-Friedy
• SK Patil & Associates
• The Blue Room Café
• Banter Floors
• Horizon Computer Services
• City of Hammond
• Rockit Ranch Productions
• Prudential Rubloff
• Shrine Haberdashery
• Link Global Financial Services
• St. Anthony Hospital
• Horseshoe Casino
• Riley Center – PUC
• LOC Group
• Chicago Park District
• CH Robinson
• Daniels International

 LONDON, ENGLAND May 27 – June 2, 2012

PARIS, FRANCE June 3 – June 9, 2012

Course Title and Description:  MGMT 40300 (qualifies as an EXL course)

*Trip Highlights:

• In London, visit the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to learn about the Board’s position on the U.S. GAAP and IFRS convergence project
• Visit Ernst & Young to learn about issues in auditing companies complying with IFRS in the UK
• At Lloyds of London, learn about issues surrounding the UK’s compliance with financial instruments and the “carve out”
• Head to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) to learn about education harmonization issues for certification in the UK and Europe
• Venture to Parliament to learn how IFRS is first endorsed by Parliament before being accepted as an accounting standard
• In Paris, visit Sodexo to learn about application of IFRS by a French company
• Visit the Organisation for Economic and Co-Operative Development (OECD) to learn about national accounting harmonization efforts and difficulties
• Tour Grant Thorton to learn about their international expansion into France, and much more
• Explore The Musée du Louvre (The Louvre Museum), Eifel Tower, etc.
• Collect data on Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs)

*This is an initial proposed itinerary and may be subject to change.

*Cost: $3000

• The cost of the trip includes tuition and lodging, as well as some meals and any fees associated with trip excursions.
• Cost for airfare is additional. 
• This course for qualifies for financial aid.   

Interested students should contact Professor Dolores Rinke at dfrinke@purduecal.edu or 219-989-2605.