In 2012, Dr. Alderman was the recipient of an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was also awarded Ernst and Young’s Venture Capital Award of Excellence. In 2014, he was selected to be a member of WVU School of Pharmacy’s Centennial Hall of Fame and was also inducted into the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame. Dr. Alderman is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and serves on the board of the WVU Foundation. In addition, he is a member of Optum’s Office of the CEO.
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B&E Corporate Citizenship Project benefits from Enterprise gift
Marketing teaching associate professor brings industry experience into the classroom
With several years of successful professional sales experience, Suzanne Bal served as adjunct instructor for the marketing department at the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics for quite some time.
Reynolds ‘transformational’ gift of $10 million to name main building at new WVU business school complex
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center assembles new advisory council
Bolstering the mission to champion entrepreneurship across West Virginia is complex, so theBrickStreet Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship called upon experts to join the effort. Since it is housed in the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics, the Center gathered influential members of West Virginia’s entrepreneurial community to create the BrickStreet Center Advisory Council.
Research assistant professor plays large role in well-known BBER studies and reports
A young man from Fayetteville, West Virginia, embarked on the path to be a veterinarian, but somewhere along the way he found an affinity for local and regional economic forecasting and policy analysis.
That man is Brian Lego. He is a research assistant professor for the West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research, which operates in the College of Business and Economics.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center assembles new advisory council
Bolstering the mission to champion entrepreneurship across West Virginia is complex, so theBrickStreet Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship called upon experts to join the effort. Since it is housed in the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics, the Center gathered influential members of West Virginia’s entrepreneurial community to create the BrickStreet Center Advisory Council.
WVU’s online business programs nationally ranked by U.S. News
The online education arena is a crowded one, and programs offered at the College of Business and Economics have received national recognition by one of the most reputable sources in the country.
The Online Hybrid MBA program at West Virginia University has been ranked #47 in online MBA programs nationally by U.S. News & World Report, while the Online M.S. Business Data Analytics and Online M.S. in Forensic & Fraud Examination combined for a #66 ranking in the non-MBA category by U.S. News. The globally recognized publication made the announcements January 10 through its 2017 U.S. News Best Online Programs Rankings.
Dual JD-MBA Grad Finds Entrepreneurial Dreams in Baking
“When you’re doing what you love, it doesn’t feel like work.”
Those are the words of Anna Carrier, a 2009 dual law school and MBA graduate of West Virginia University. From that statement and description, you would think she was talking about practicing law, but that’s not the case. The Chambers College alumna – and Community Business Program Lead for WVU's Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship – is describing her role as the co-owner of The Cupcakerie, a cupcake bakery in downtown Morgantown.