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Frugal Information Systems takes first prize at Kaleidoscope 2013

Posted July 10, 2013

Mihoko Sakurai and Jiro Kokuryo (Keio University, Japan); Rick Watson (University of Georgia, USA); and Chon Abraham (College of William and Mary, USA) took the first prize of $5,000 at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Kaleidoscope conference at Kyoto in April.

MIS doctoral student news

Posted July 10, 2013

Two of our doctoral students have accepted faculty appointments. Chris Maurer will be joining the University of Tampa, and Seth Li will be joining Clemson University in Fall 2013. Mr. Maurer’s dissertation research is on the evolutionary dynamics of apps in Blackberry’s platform ecosystem.

MIS partners with Sapiens International

Posted July 10, 2013

The MIS Department has partnered with Sapiens International Corporation to enrich the educational experience of its majors. Through the partnership, MIS students will have the opportunity to learn advanced modeling and decision techniques using Sapiens’ state-of the-art DECISION software.

Spring 2013 Staff Awards: Chris Taylor + Jennifer Kilcrease

Posted July 10, 2013

Chris Taylor and Jennifer Kilcrease were recognized for their service to Terry College at the semi-annual Outstanding Staff Awards presentation on June 12, 2013.
Terry Achievement Award
Chris Taylor, Office of Marketing & Communications

Hoyt elected Vice President of Academic Affairs of International Insurance Society

Posted July 10, 2013

Robert E. Hoyt, head of the insurance, legal studies and real estate department at the Terry College of Business, was elected vice president of academic affairs of the International Insurance Society at its annual meeting in Seoul, South Korea.

Close ties to Casualty Actuarial Society established

Posted July 10, 2013

UGA alum Ryan Byrd, who is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), volunteered to be the CAS Liaison for the Actuarial Science Program. He will help the program director Thomas Berry-Stoelzle to organize joint events for students and established actuaries.

UGA’s economic impact on local economy topped $2.1 billion in 2012

Posted July 10, 2013

The University of Georgia’s economic impact on the Athens-area economy topped $2.1 billion in fiscal year 2012, and the school’s operations accounted for more than 22,000 jobs.

Actuarial Science Program off to a great start

Posted July 10, 2013

Student demand for the new Actuarial Science Certificate was much higher than expected. Forty-two students were accepted into the program.

MBA’s Net Impact club receives high praise

Posted July 10, 2013

Terry College’s chapter of Net Impact, a student group that applies b-school skills to social and environmental causes, has received Gold Chapter Standing. This is the first time the group has earned the honor in its 10-year existence.

Vandenberg named interim head of Management

Posted July 10, 2013

Robert J. Vandenberg, the Robert O. Arnold Professor of Business, has been named interim Head of the Management Department at Terry.