“On behalf of the Board of the World Federation of People Management Associations, WFPMA, it is a great honor and pleasure for me to inform you that after a thorough process followed by a global Committee lead by Peter Haen, Immediate Past President of WFPMA, you have been selected to receive the WFPMA ´George Petitpas´ Award 2016.” This was the letter Wayne F.  Read more

John Pham has been recognized with the Business Schools outstanding staff award. The award is intended to recognize staff members who have demonstrated significant individual and/or team contributions that further the success of the Business School. Pham has been employed with the Business School since 2010. He started out as a computer lab advisor, then changed to IT Helpdesk Professional, and now he is an Enterprise Desktop Support Technician for the Business School in the IT Department.  Read more

Professor of Health Administration, Heidi Boerstler, was selected for the Yale School of Public Health Winslow Centennial Honor Roll for Excellence and Service. This year, the Yale School of Public Health is celebrating its centennial year (100th anniversary of the founding of the school). As part of their celebrations, the school established the Winslow Centennial Honor Roll for Excellence and Service.  Read more

Professor Yosef Bonaparte interviewed by KMGH Channel 7 on Chinese stock market effects in U.S. University of Colorado Denver Business School professor of finance, Yosef Bonaparte, recently was interviewed by KMGH Channel 7.  The professor offered his financial expertise on the recent Chinese stock market plunge. Recently, the Chinese stock market had its biggest fall in eight years.   Read more

CU Denver Business School building, new programs and ties to business community mark Dean Ambron as transformational leader “Excellence.” Ajeyo Banerjee, PhD, recalls this simple answer given by Sueann Ambron when asked: “If hired as dean, what would you bring to the Business School?” Her confident assertion, on top of stellar academic credentials and Silicon Valley pedigree, vaulted Ambron to the top of the candidate list.  Read more

Director of Accounting and Associate Professor, Michael Roberts, is no stranger to accounting for taxes.  In fact, he’s quite the expert.  That’s why WalletHub – a “social network for your wallet” – asked him for his opinion for the article, 2015’s Best States to Be Rich or Poor from a Tax Perspective.  The article “identified the best states where people in different income brackets spend the most and least on sales and excise taxes, property taxes and income taxes.”  Read more

Cascio: Lessons in leadership learned from ‘institutional entrepreneurs’ at Robben Island prison

A Chinese proverb says the longest journey begins with the first step. It took countless steps, along with powerful resolve and resilience, but Nelson Mandela and his fellow political inmates in Robben Island prison forged ahead ever so slowly. They transformed a place of brutality and oppression into one of tolerance, dignity and education.  Read more