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2nd Annual Festival of Scholarship and Creativity
Neeley School of Business

Thursday, April 16th, 2009
1-5 p.m.
Smith 104

The mission of the Festival of Scholarship and Creativity at TCU is to promote scholarly and creative work among the student body.  The goal of this event at the Neeley School of Business is also to highlight our students' work to the business community.

Department chairs and program directors, with the assistance of faculty, nominated several projects for presentation. Undergraduate and Graduate Students at the Neeley School of Business will present the best projects in their disciplines. Students will make 10-15 minute presentations, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A from the audience, which will include business community representatives acting as judges.  All
presenters will have an opportunity to compete for
prizes in the following categories:

Best Presentation
Most Creative Project
Best Application of Theory

1:00 p.m.    Refreshments
1:15 p.m. Opening Remarks Dr. Bill Moncrief, 
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
1:20 p.m. NEELEY FELLOWS PROGRAM
Service-Learning Project
Volunteer Management Plan at Samaritan House
BBA:
Lizzie Dow, Clayton Dude, Wardah Haseeb, Scott Boston
1:40 p.m. MANAGEMENT
Special Problems in Management Class
Social Entrepreneurship in Guatemala
MBA:
Ed Hopkins
2:00 p.m. MARKETING
Ethical Decision Making Class
Ethics Audit at BNSF

BBA:
Michael  Boes, Victoria Gabriel, Grace Mueller, Spencer Thompson

2:20 p.m. ACCOUNTING
Honors Thesis
The Cause And Repercussions Of The Backdating Stock Option Scandals
BBA/MAc:
Matt Kubic
2:40 p.m. FINANCE WITH REAL ESTATE
NAIOP Texas Shoot-Out Real Estate Case Competition
Riverdowns Development Plan
MBA:
Amber Cancel, Aaron Duncan, Ryan Johnson, Jack Parker, Ben Wyatt
3:00 p.m. NEXT GENERATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Leadership Case Competition
Starbucks: Too Big For Its Own Good?

BBA:
Kathryn Bentley, Jeff Livney, Kirsten Locke, Annmarie Olind, Allison Thomas

3:20 p.m. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
TCU Student Executive Program
Alcon Kanban Project
BBA:
Sarah Gregory, Ben Maher, Karen Stacey, Leslie Taylor
3:40 p.m. BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS
BIS Consulting Class
Revitalizing Junior Achievement’s Web Presence
BBA:
Brandon Chamberlin, James McCombs, Chris Reed, Chris Volpe
4:00 p.m. FINANCE
Educational Investment Fund
Annual Report
BBA:
Jason Hartman, Cheryl Townsend
MBA:
Jack Parker
4:20 p.m. NEELEY FELLOWS STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Senior Honors Thesis
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. Strategic Analysis
BBA:
Kristen Chapman, Jason Hartman, Mariana Morales
4:40 p.m. Reception
5:00 p.m. Awards & Closing Remarks Dr. Beata Jones,
Chair, Festival of Scholarship and Creativity Committee @ Neeley