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The Business, March 1, 1982 — Vol. 5, No. 3
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Students learn leadership by practice
by Pam Barta
If you think business may be in your
future, then you may have an important
interest in the College of Business Admi
nistration's undergraduate Business
Student Council.
The Council serves as a vital link be
tween the business students of Texas
A&M University, the College adminis
tration, and the professional world. It
also tries to promote unity among busi
ness students and gives them a hands-
on oportunity to develop leadership
skills pertaining to their future careers.
The Council is made up of the presi
dent from each of the five major depart
mental student associations of the Col
lege: the Accounting, Marketing, and
Management Societies, the Finance
Association, and the Data Processing
Management Association (Business
Analysis). Each departmental society
elects four representatives, one from
each classification, freshman through
senior. Each organization president may
also appoint a liason to the Council.
Each of the honor fraternities. Beta
Alpha Psi (Accounting), Beta Gamma
The Business, March 1, 1982 — Vol. 5,
No. 3
"The Business” is published by the undergraduate
Business Student Council as a monthly newsletter for the
students and student organizations of the College of
Business Administration at Texas A&M University. It
is financed by voluntary non-tax-supported projects and
activities of the Business Student Council. "The Busi
ness” office is located in room 101 of the Academic and
Agency (A&A) building, telephone 713/845-1320.
Thisspecial edition is an annual feature of BUSINESS
WEEK, and is published as a supplement to The Batta
lion. Advertising appearing on any page of this special
edition is entirely the responsibility of "The Business.”
Staff Editor, Susan DuBois
Student Editor, Phillip DuPree
Advertising Director, Marianne Dominguez
Ad Assistant, Alan Sandersen
Council President, Denise Johnson
Council Staff Advisor, Lynn Zimmermann
Dean of the College, Dr. William V. Muse.
Sigma (Business Administration), Sigma
Iota Epsilon (Management), and Epsilon
Delta Pi (Data Processing), may also be
represented on the Council by the presi
dent and a liason.
After these groups elect representa
tives to the Council, an internal election
is held for the Council's officers. The
Council is presently headed by Presi
dent Denise Johnson. Its advisor is Mr.
Lynn Zimmermann, an assistant to the
dean of the College of Business.
The primary activity of the Council is
the annual Business Career Fair held in
the spring semester of each year. Com
panies interested in hiring college stu
dents are invited to attend and set up
booths for a two-day period. Forty-six
companies will have booths at Career
Fair '82.
Besides giving students a chance to
meet potential employers, the Fair also
gives students not elected to the Council
a chance to get involved. This year's will
be the third annual Fair for the Council
and is being organized with the help of
over 150 volunteers working with Coun-
Participating companies
Recruiting interests
Alexander Grant & Company
Accounting majors
American Scientific Products
Business, science, all majors
ARCO Oil & Gas
Accounting
Arthur Andersen & Co.
Accounting
Arthur Young & Company
Accounting
Austin National Bank
Accounting, Finance, Management, General
Business
AT&T Long Lines
Marketing, sales positions, business related
degrees, certain engineering degrees
Bank of America
Business Administration, Accounting, Fi
nance, related disciplines
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Accounting
Conoco Inc.
Business Adminstration, Accounting, Man
agement, Finance
Cooper's & Lybrand
Accounting
Cullen Bank
Finance, Accounting
Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Accounting undergraduate and graduate
Dresser Industries
Accounting majors
Eastman Whipstock
Accounting, Business Administration
Ernst & Whinney
Accounting
Exxon Co.
Accounting, or BBA with 20+ hrs
accounting
First International Bank-Houston
Finance, Accounting, General Business,
Real Estate, Management, Marketing; BBAs
& MBAs
First National Bank in Dallas
Finance, Accounting
First National Bank of Midland
Finance, Accounting
Getty Oil Company
All business majors, minimum 12 hrs
accounting
Harper and Pearson
Accounting
Houston Lighting & Power
Business Administration, computer science
Gulf Oil Corporation
Accounting, Computer Science, Finance,
Economics, General Business with 9+ hrs
f
accounting
IBM Corporation
Marketing, Business Adminstration, Com
puter Science, Engineering - masters
Joske's
Marketing, Management
Luby's Cafeterias, Inc.
Marketing, Management
Main Hurdman
Accounting and tax; BBAs &t MBAs
Marathon Oil Company
Accounting, Finance with 15
Accounting
hrs
Alumni Professor in business
Dr. Peter S. Rose, Finance
by John Wagner
Balancing the dual roles of teacher and
researcher is sometimes a difficult task
for university professors, but one that is
necessary, Dr. Pete Rose of the Depart
ment of Finance believes.
Rose was recently awarded the title of
Alumni Professor, an appointment that
frees the recipient to continue research
without interruption while still remain
ing on the university staff.
Rose said the professorship lets a fa
culty member take a semester off from
teaching to do research or finish a book
or paper. The award also gives the pro
fessor funds to do the work. Rose was
cil committees.
The information desk run by the
Council, located on the first floor of the
Academic and Agency Building, pro
vides a central location where students
and the public can have their questions
answered concerning the College of
Business, the Council, and student acti
vities. Its office hours are from 8-12 and
1-5, Monday through Friday. The phone
number at the desk is 845-1320. The
Council office also provides a central
location for other business student orga
nizations to conduct meetings and acti
vities.
The Council's meetings are open to
anyone interested and positions on com
mittees for each Council project are
available for non-members.
Denise Johnson said she feels that the
College of Business Administration
undergraduate Student Council is one of
the most active councils on the campus
of Texas A&M.
"We're proud of it, we want people to
know," she said. '
Banquet Tickets
for the
1982 Business Career Fair
$5.00 per person
Wednesday March 3 — 7pm, MSC 226
TICKETS NOW ON SALE,
THROUGH MONDAY MARCH
1ST, IN THE FIRST FLOOR
LOBBY OF THE ACADEMIC
AND AGENCY BUILDING.
chosen as a recipient for the award based
on his faculty performance and his ex
tensive research. He has published 134
papers on banking and finance, and has
written 5 books with one forthcoming.
Rose said despite the extra load it
gives professors, research is extremely
important to Texas A&M.
"We have large class loads, but we're
also asked to make ties with the business
community. I think it's hard for students
to understand sometimes when a certain
professor isn't available, but more often
than not that professor has a research
grant, and you can find him in his office
or in a quiet place fulfilling his responsi
bility.
"I think research strengthens the Uni
versity and builds its relationships with
the business community and the public
as a whole."
Rose said research has another impor
tant function, one that he said is very
important to him.
"I find I can take my research findings
and carry them into the classroom. If I
were to do nothing but sit in my office all
day long, and not get out and do the
research or contact the businesses I deal
with, then I would be a much poorer
teacher. I'd know a lot less about what
was going on."
Rose said bringing in guest speakers
and having films and other teaching aids
is part of his philosophy.
"I want to make sure that when stu
dents leave the College of Business they
are well prepared, they know what is
happening, they know what the chal
lenges are, and what kind of commit
ment they must make.
Rose said research and interaction
with the business community has pro
vided an additional benefit. By learning
what businesses expect from new em
ployees, professors can know what to
teach in their classes to prepare their stu
dents.
One of the problems facing graduates
today is learning how to communicate
ideas. Because of this. Rose likes to
assign a term paper or some kind of writ
ten work during the semester. He said
the complexity of a business degree
makes it hard to get a solid liberal arts
background, but that businesses are
asking for students who are knowledg-
able in communicating as well as busi
ness.
"We are getting feedback from people
who hire our students, and one of the
comments is 'You've got very good stu
dents, but sometimes they don't have
good experience in communication.'
Correcting this problem is one of the
many tasks facing the business depart
ment, Rose said.
"It's a challenge for us, and it will al
ways be a challenge."
Page Tu
Payless Cashways
Business Adminstration, Management, an
Marketing
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.
Accounting
Pennzoil Co.
Accounting
Phillips Petroleum
Business Administration
Price Waterhouse-Houston
Business with 30 hrs accounting, BBAs t
MBAs
Safeway Stores, Inc.
Store Management Trainees
Seidman & Seidman
Accounting
Shell Oil Company
Business, concentration in data processing
Southwest Bancshares
Finance, Accounting
Soutwest Book Company
All business majors
Tenneco Oil Company
Accounting
Texas Commerce Bank
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Finance, Accounting
Texas Commerce Bank-Austin
Finance, Accounting
Texas Commerce Bank-Reagan
Finance, Accounting
Touche Ross & Co.
Accounting
West Texas Utilities Co.
Business Analysis (data processing),
Accounting, Finance
Zapata Corporation
Accounting, Computer Science
Rice wins MBA case
competition
Rice University was the winner of tht
Fourth Annual MBA Invitational Cast
Competition held February 19 and 20 ir
Rudder Tower on the A&M campus.
Teams representing the Southwes
Conference schools competed by analy
zing an identical business case concern
ing an actual operating enterprise. Fact
team had 24 hours to analyze the cast
and develop strategies to present to e
panel of judges made up of representa
fives from academics and industry.
The judges for this year's competitior
included: Mr. Churchill Jones, chairmar
of the board. Republic Bank of A&M; Dr
John Grant, Department of Manage
ment, University of Pittsburgh; Mr. J.
Neal Miller, special representative, Gull
Oil Corporation; Mr. Pete Philhower,
vice president for marketing. The Trane
Company; Dr. Kirk Downey, Depart
ment of Management, Oklahoma State
University; Ms. Kathleen Gammill, dire
ctor of training and development for
Houston Natural Gas Corporation; Dr.
Nathaniel Jones, Department of Man
agement, University of Texas-Arlington;
Mr. Dave Burchfield, partner, Touche
Ross.
The awards banquet was held Febru
ary 20 at the Holiday Inn in Bryan. Mr.
John Williams,president and publisher
of the Bryan-College Station Eagle, was
the guest speaker at the banquet.
DID YOU KNOW . . .
Business Career Fair '82 is
for FRESHMEN and
SOPHOMORES, as well
as for JUNIORS and
SENIORS! And MBA and
MS students also!
You may be thinking about the possibili
ties of a career in business, but do not yet
have enough information to make a deci
sion. One way to learn more about va
rious industries and companies is by
visiting the booths at Business Career
Fair '82. Company representatives wont
try to hire you on the spot, but they will
be especially happy to answer your
questions and give you suggestions to
consider for your own future career.
Visit the Career Fair booths March 3rd,
participate in the seminars, listen to the
visiting executive speakers, and attend
the Fair banquet! Freshmen and Sopho
mores in B.A., General Studies, Liberal
Arts, C.S., and other majors are wel
come to tour Fair booths and attend
seminars.!
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