COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Hon. Maury Hicks to deliver 14th annual Marbury Ethics Lecture
The Honorable S. Maurice Hicks, Jr., Chief United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, will deliver “Whose Ethics? Yours, Mine, or Theirs?” as part of the 14th annual William Ardis Marbury, Jr. and Virginia Lomax Marbury Lecture Series on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. in Howard Auditorium
College of Business Earns Spot on U.S. News Best Undergraduate Business Programs List
College of Business undergraduate programs were ranked 224 in the country, up from 235 in the 2019 rankings.
Online MBA receives top national accolades
Louisiana Tech University’s Professional Master of Business Administration continues to be recognized as a top program in the nation. The College of Business was ranked No. 3 on College Consensus’ list of “25 Best Value Online MBA Programs” and ranked No. 14 on Business Student’s report of “Editor’s Choice Best Online MBA Programs.”
Accounting alumnus earns top score on CPA exam
Accounting alumnus Warren Wolf recently received the Elijah Watt Sells Award for earning one of the top CPA exam scores in the nation. Only 110 candidates — out of nearly 86,000 individuals — met the criteria to receive this prestigious award given annually by the American Institute of CPAs.
2019 MAcc grad receives FSA Student Award
Recent Master of Accountancy graduate Allison Hale was the 2019 Louisiana Tech University recipient of the Federation of Schools of Accountancy (FSA) Student Award, given annually to the outstanding MAcc student.
Doctoral Candidate earns research award from International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines
Sabinah Wanjugu, a doctoral student within the College of Business at Louisiana Tech University, recently received a research award at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Spring 2019 Conference...
2019-2020 Caddo and Bossier REAL Scholarship recipients announced
Awarded to first-year undergraduates from Caddo and Bossier parishes, recipients receive $8,000 per academic year, for up to four years, to assist with tuition, room and board, books, and fees. This award is in addition to Louisiana’s TOPS.
Dr. Mary Marshall receives award from Center for Audit Quality and American Accounting Association Auditing Section
Mary Marshall, PhD, CPA, assistant professor of accounting at Louisiana Tech University, has been selected as the recipient of one of four Access to Audit Personnel Program awards given by the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) and the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association (AAA).
Article: ‘Polar Case’ is Top Dog
When Carli Whitfield and her team of other Louisiana Tech University students won first place at the Top Dog New Venture Championship for their device that stores diabetes supplements and regulates their temperature, the victory hit close to home for Whitfield.
Business students present at Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ 2019 Economic Scholars Program Conference
Senior economics major Sam Dinnat of Alexandria examined the impact of Fed excess reserve policy on interest rate volatility and its impact on macro variable forecasts, while senior finance major Grant Nelson of Lake Charles researched exchange rate pass through (the effect of international pricing on exchange rates) in NAFTA countries.