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Management professors retire after years of service to B&E

After several years of service to West Virginia University and the College of Business and Economics, Professors Linda Sypolt and Tim Heames will hang up their teaching caps and retire at the end of summer. 

Former management professor Dieter Schaupp passes away on May 26

For four decades, Dr. Dietrich “Dieter” Schaupp proudly served the College of Business and Economics and West Virginia University. Schaupp passed away suddenly on May 26 in Morgantown from complications of a heart attack he suffered two days earlier. He was 75.

Dr. Ajay Aluri spreads technology research expertise across national conferences

While students, faculty and alumni of West Virginia University are recognized just about every day in the media for various accolades, research success stories and innovation in the higher education industry, Dr. Ajay Aluri  of the College of Business and Economics is taking the WVU name – and the success of the Hospitality and tourism management program – all the way to Silicon Valley.

Aluri, assistant professor in the management department, has been invited to speak at the Internet of Things (IoT) Summitin San Francisco next month on his research specifically pertaining to the future of wearable devices in the IoT.

Olga Bruyaka, B&E’s newest assistant professor of management

With the start of the fall semester in 2015 came the start of a new chapter for Dr. Olga Broyaka, the College of Business and Economics' newest assistant professor of management and perhaps the only professor and researcher in the college to have published research papers in three different languages.

Bernardes impacts supply chain management program

Ednilson Bernardes giving a presentation

Ednilson Bernardes, associate professor of supply chain management, is, in part, responsible for getting the supply chain program off the ground so quickly at the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University – and this month, he has another honor attached to his name.

Faculty Feature: Dr. David Dawley

The Robbins Center for Global Business and Strategy has been one of the “best kept secrets” at B&E for its three years of existence. 

“Not for long,” said David Dawley, associate professor of management and industrial relations, and the new director for the Robbins Center. “I’m here to make sure of that.”