Division of Business

Faculty Excellence

The following is a list of professional activities by JBU faculty in the past 18 months.

Awards/Honors

John Copeland, Department of Business
Certificate in Business Ethics: Education and Organizational Best Practices
University of New Mexico, Anderson School of Management
April 2008

Mandy Moore, Department of Business
Arkansas' Winningest Faculty Sponsor for Undergraduates
Arkansas Governor's Cup
Spring 2007

Mandy Moore, Department of Business
Rookie of the Year
JBU
2006-2007

Patrick O'Brien, Department of Business Information Systems
Paul Harris Fellow
Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
February 2005

Joe F Walenciak, Department of Business
Richard Chewning Award
Christian Business Faculty Association
2007

Chapter in Book

John Copeland, Department of Business
"Interview with an Ethics and Compliance Thought Leader"
Building a World-Class Compliance Program: Best Practices and Success, edited by Martin T. Biegelman, published by John Wiley & Sons
2008

Conference Presentation

John Copeland, Department of Business
Opening Presentation, "Ethics and the 21st Century Food System: An Ethics Matrix for Decision Makers," and Concluding Presentation, "Ethics and 21st Century Water Resources"
Consequences of the 21st Century Food System, co-sponsored by the Farm Foundation and the National Public Policy Education Committee, Fayetteville, Arkansas
September 2006

John Copeland, Department of Business
"The Legal and Financial Implications of Corporate Scandals," "The History of Legislative Attempts to Weed Out Corruption," "Codes of Ethics and Criminal Liability," and "Insurance, Who's Really Protected?”
Pacific Leadership Forum, Honolulu, Hawaii
October 2005

John Copeland, Department of Business
Corporate governance reform, the fiduciary duties of directors, and the new educational burdens placed on corporate ethics officers by the Sarbanes Oxley Act
Ethics Officer Association's 2005 Sponsoring Partner Forum in Atlanta, Georgia.
April 2005

John Copeland, Department of Business
Four Panels: "Prophets vs. Profits: Environmental Sustainability vs. Corporate Interests"; "The New Age of HIV/AIDS: What We Don't Know!"; " A Good Read: Books that Changed My Life"; "What has happened to TV's 'Family Hour?'"
Missouri State University's Inaugural Public Affairs Conference," Celebrating the Intellect"
April 2005

John Copeland, Department of Business
"Consumer Power in the Food Chain"
Farm Foundation's Bennett Agricultural Round Table Conference, Coral Gables,Florida
January 2005
Professor Copeland's presentation focused on the ethics issues that arise in the production and distribution of food. The Farm Foundation was established in 1933 to improve the economic and social well-being of U.S.agriculture by bringing together private and public sector decision makers to identify and study public policy issues

John Copeland, Department of Business
"Sarbanes-Oxley & Nonprofits, A Marriage of Necessity?"
Foundation and Board of the Arkansas Hospice Organization - Combined Annual Meeting
January 2005

Ryan Rana, Department of Graduate and Professional Studies
Facilitator of roundtable discussion of marital affairs
Arkansas Association for Marriage and Family Therapists
September 2006

Ryan Rana, Department of Graduate and Professional Studies
"How to Stop the Bleeding: Marital Therapy when recovering from extra-marital Affairs"
Arkansas Association for Christian Counselors and Therapists
September 2006

Robert Timmons, Department of Business
Annual Dissertation Showcase
Christian Business Faculty Association, Indianapolis, IN
November 2008

Robert Timmons, Department of Business
"What's Your Business Worth? Simple Advice on Finding the Real Value of Your Business"
Arkansas Small Business Conference
September 2008

Robert Timmons, Department of Business
"No Educator Left Behind: Equipping Adjunct Faculty with Knowledge and Skills"
Indiana Division of the National Association for Developmental Education
June 2006
Co-presented with Kim Hadley, Director of the OM program in Professional Studies

Joe F Walenciak, Department of Business
Plenary Speaker
SIFE Partner Summit
November 2009

Joe F Walenciak, Department of Business
"Innovation in Higher Education"
Christian Business Faculty Association
October 2009

Joe F Walenciak, Department of Business
"Innovation in Higher Education"
Annual Conference of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education, Louisville, KY
April 2009

Joe F Walenciak, Department of Business
"Encouraging Innovation in Higher Education--A Panel Discussion Exploring Best Practices in Higher Education Innovation"
IACBE Conference
April 2009

Grants - External

Mandy Moore, Department of Business
Faculty Development Scholarship, Moore School of Business
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Summer 2008

Grants - Internal

Mandy Moore, Department of Business
Professional Development Grant
JBU
Summer 2008

Becci Rothfuss, Department of Business
Professional Mini-grant
JBU
Summer 2009

Offices

John Copeland, Department of Business
Executive Fellow
Kallman Executive Fellows of the Center for Business Ethics, Bentley College, Waltham, MA
June 2008

John Copeland, Department of Business
Executive Committee
Kallman Executive Fellows
2004 -

Michael D Kennelley, Department of Business
Publications Committee (Chair 2004-2005)
International Section of the American Accounting Association
2003-2005

Joe F Walenciak, Department of Business
Board of Commissioners
International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
2009-

Joe F Walenciak, Department of Business
Board of Commissioners
International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
2009

Joe F Walenciak, Department of Business
Chair of the Board of Directors
International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
2007

Joe F Walenciak, Department of Business
Chair, Board of Directors
International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
2006-2007

Other Activity

Doyle M Butts, Department of Economics
Site Visitation Team Bryan College, Dayton, Tenn.
International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
April 2006

John Copeland, Department of Business
"Ask the Governance Expert" session on business law and ethics
The Executive Leadership Summit conducted by the Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics
April 2005

Mandy Moore, Department of Business
Faculty Adviser
Arkansas Governor's Cup
Spring 2008

Mandy Moore, Department of Business
Business Plan Judge
Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation, Arkansas Business Plan Competitiion for 5th-8th graders
November 2008

Mandy Moore, Department of Business
CCCU Professional Development Study Tour
China
Summer 2007

Mandy Moore, Department of Business
Interviewer
Soderquist Fellows Development Series
Spring 2007

Mandy Moore, Department of Business
"Time Management Strategies"
Single Parent Scholarship Fund
Spring 2007

Patrick O'Brien, Department of Business Information Systems
President
Fayetteville Rotary Club
2004-2005

Becci Rothfuss, Department of Business
Women's Leadership Development Institute
Council of Christian Colleges and Universities
Summer 2008

Joe F Walenciak, Department of Business
Presidential Search Committee
International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
2005-2006

Other Presentation

John Copeland, Department of Business
"Roles and Responsibilities of Board Members" and "Sarbanes-Oxley's Impact on Nonprofits"
JBU Graduate Business Seminar, "Governing Nonprofit Organizations"
April 2008

John Copeland, Department of Business
"Managing Ethics in Organizations"
Ethics Officer Association and Bentley College in Waltham,Massachusetts
June 2005

John Copeland, Department of Business
Social Responsibility and Agribusiness
Kansas Wheat Seminar, Kansas State University, Fort Hays, Kansas
April 2005

John Copeland, Department of Business
Ethics Training for Accountants and Auditors
Wal-Mart Corporation
January 2005

Mandy Moore, Department of Business
Keynote Speaker
NWACC Student Nursing Association
Fall 2007

Paper Published

John Copeland, Department of Business
"Old Law Causes New Problems"
Inside Supply Management
December 2008

John Copeland, Department of Business
"Workers' Compensation"
Encyclopedia of Rural America, 2nd edition (Grey House publishing)
2008

John Copeland, Department of Business
Regular Writer for "Ethics Matters" page, with over 20 contributions on corporations and business ethics, including responses to entities such as Merck, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Mattel
Springfield Business Journal
2005-

John Copeland, Department of Business
"Corporate Directors Get SOXed By Insurers"
Journal of Insurance, Risk and Public Risk Management
2005

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