College of Business

Every year the faculty at the College of Business produce many great pieces of research, from how the perception of a brand’s identity can help or hurt it in a crisis to how our jobs can change our moral decision making or when entrepreneurs should move to a new venture.

Today we wanted to take a moment and recognize some of the great work produced or honored just this past academic term and highlight the amazing faculty we have at the College of Business. Below is a selection of the work that has been published or accepted for publication over the past few months.

Management Instructor Jennifer Mower and School of Design and Human Environment Associate Professor Elaine Pedersen’s paper “Pretty and Patriotic; Women’s Consumption of Apparel During World War II” was accepted in Dress. The Dress is a scholarly, refereed publication dedicated to issues related to the cultural/historical aspects of dress. It is considered one of the premiere academic journals in the area of dress.
Pedersen and SDHE Professor Leslie Burns paper “Apparel design research: Involving undergraduate students.” Was accepted in The International Journal of Design Education. The Journal is one of six thematically focused journals in the family of journals that support the Design Principles and Practices knowledge community. The journal explores aspects of learning to become a designer and to develop modes of “design thinking.” It examines pedagogies of engagement with design purposes, designed objects, and design.
Pedersen and three graduate students from the School of Design and Human Environment had their paper “An Exploration of Design Students’ Inspiration Process” accepted in College Student Journal. College Student Journal is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original investigations and theoretical papers dealing with college student values, attitudes, opinions, and learning.
Pedersen’s “Comparing words with works: A study of Pugin’s St. Augustine’s church” was accepted in Journal of Interior Design. The Journal of Interior Design is a scholarly, refereed publication dedicated to issues related to the design of the interior environment. It is considered one of the premier scholarly interior design journals.
Assistant Professor of Marketing Colleen Bee’s manuscript “Consumer Uncertainty: The Influence of Anticipatory Emotions on Ambivalence, Attitudes, and Intentions” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Consumer Behavior (JCB). Published by Wiley, JCB aims to promote the understanding of consumer behavior, consumer research and consumption through the publication of double-blind peer-reviewed, top quality theoretical and empirical research.
Global Business Analysis Assistant Professor Inara Scott’s “Dancing Backward in High Heels: Examining and Addressing the Disparate Regulatory Treatment of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resources” was accepted in Environmental Law Review. Published by the Lewis & Clark Law School, Environmental Law Review is the nation’s oldest law review dedicated solely to environmental issues.
Also Scott’s paper “Creating a 21st Century Public Utility Commission” won the Best Paper Award at the 2013 Western Academy of Legal Studies in Business (WALSB) annual conference.
Strategy and Entrepreneurship Assistant Professor Bobby Garrett and co-author Dan Holland’s paper “Entrepreneurs’ start-up decisions versus persistence decisions: A look at expectancy and value” was accepted in International Small Business Journal (ISBJ). Published by Sage, ISBJ publishes the highest quality original research papers on small business and entrepreneurship.
SDHE Associate Professor Seunghae Lee’s paper “Wayfinding Aids for Older Adults” was published in the International Journal of Design in Society, one of six thematically focused journals in the family of journals that support the Design Principles and Practices knowledge community. The journal traverses a broad sweep to construct a trans-disciplinary dialogue that encompasses the perspectives and practices of various design disciplines.
Finance Associate Professor Jimmy Yang’s article “The choice between rights and underwritten equity offerings: Evidence from Chinese stock markets” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Multinational Financial Management (JMFM). Published by Elsevier, this journal’s aim is to publish rigorous, original articles dealing with the management of the multinational enterprise.
Marketing Assistant Professor Marina Puzakova’s paper “The Connubial Relationship between Market Orientation and Entrepreneurial Orientation” was accepted in Journal of Marketing Theory & Practice (JMTP). Published by M. E. Sharpe (in conjunction with the Society for Marketing Advances), JMTP was created in 1993 to provide an outlet for quality scholarly research across a broad range of marketing subjects – with the important caveat that tying the work to managerial application is essential for publication.
SDHE Associate Dean Minjeong Kim received the L. L Stewart Scholars Award, recognizing outstanding faculty at Oregon State University and providing resources to stimulate creative advancements in teaching, research, and extended education. The theme of the award is to support creativity and innovation among the university’s top scholars and is supported by an endowment established by L.L. Stewart. This award provides $30,000 in financial support for faculty selected as a Stewart Scholar.

Ok so we think this thing hovering over the field is a camera … But it could be a drone. instagram.com/p/XkwNd6u1Zq/

— Lindsay Schnell (@LindsayRae19) April 1, 2013

There is a flying machine over practice. What is going on?

— Cliff Kirkpatrick (@CliffGT) April 1, 2013

A strange object appeared this year at the first day of the Oregon State University spring football practice. Or more accurately, it appeared above it.

For the first time, the Beavers used an aerial camera to document its practices. The person responsible for the copter was Oregon State sophomore Michael Williams, part of the Austin Entrepreneurship Program in the College of Business.

Williams said he’d always been interested in creating his own flying machines, starting with radio-controlled airplanes.

“Throughout middle school and high school I kept building bigger stuff,” said Williams. “Right around when I came to college I got involved with multicopters.”

Multicopters, so named for the multiple blades configured around the copter body, have become popular over the past few years as a way to do aerial photography.

When Williams started, the technology he had access to wasn’t advanced enough to lift a high quality camera, but advances in both photography and flight since then have made it possible.

Last year he started tests with a small camera, and immediately got a huge reaction from friends.

“It was an instant success,” he said. “Eventually my friends would say, ‘Oh, you’re the multicopter kid.’”

Michael Williams explains his Multicopter NW business at the Oregon CEO Summit. — Michael Williams (right) explains his Multicopter Northwest business at the Oregon CEO Summit May 7 in Portland.

Williams started Multicopter Northwest, selling kits so others could build their own copters. But a chance meeting sent the project in another direction.

Originally an engineering major, this fall Williams transferred to business on a friend’s recommendation and got involved with the Austin Entrepreneurship Program. From there he also joined the Weatherford Garage, which provides resources to help students start their own businesses.

“This past fall I fell into the hands of Sandy Neubaum, [Weatherford GTA] Dale McCauley and Bob Mayes,” Williams said. “It transformed from selling a couple of kits to friends to something bigger.”

During the fall Oregon State head football coach Mike Riley spoke at an entrepreneurship class and Mayes, a former Oregon State quarterback, pushed Williams to approach and share his business plan.

It turned out the Riley was looking for a better way to get photos and videos of offensive lineman, often packed too close together to see well from the sidelines.

“I got the opportunity to do a mini pitch and he was instantly interested,” Williams said. “He invited me to come to spring practices and do some demos.”

Williams showed up on day one and went to work. The system records video but also sends it to a video unit on the ground, so coaches can watch in real-time.

The next step for Williams is getting funding for better equipment while continuing to develop the business.

No matter where the idea takes him, so far he’s happy with the decision to jump into his own business.

“I walked into Weatherford [Hall] not knowing what to expect,” Williams said. “Now I spend hours on hours in that building.

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The easiest way to measure Carmen Steggell’s impact on Oregon State is the number of stories there are to tell about how she has helped and inspired others.

As the colleagues, friends and current and former students stood up to talk and share their appreciation of Steggell Friday at the Hawthorne Suite at Milam Hall, that impact seemed to grow larger and larger.

This year Steggell, School of Design and Human Environment Associate Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator, is retiring after 14 years at OSU.

From current Professor and former SDHE Associate Dean Leslie Burns’ story of Steggell filing in for her while Burns took a sabbatical to the numerous students who mentioned how her classes inspired them to continue in design, there was no shortage of remembrances of how Steggell made an impact at OSU.

Steggell served as Program Leader for the Housing Studies Program and as Core Director for “Gerontechnologies” in OSU’s Center for Healthy Aging Research. Her research has focused on the interactions between human behavior and seniors’ residential environments, with an emphasis on supportive technologies for aging in place.

Her undergraduate teaching included light frame construction, kitchen and bath design, housing policy, housing for the aging and real estate finance. Steggell is also the author of educational materials used extensively by affordable housing providers across the nation, including “The ABCs of Homebuying,” “The ABCs of Community Land Trusts” and “Ready to Rent.”

Behind every successful university and college student stands a community of people who have stepped forward to help and make that success possible. On Friday the School of Design and Human Environment at Oregon State said thank you to a special group of individuals who have helped support their students this year, and honored those students who excelled with the opportunity at its Celebration of Academic Excellence. The event recognized the top students in each discipline and also those receiving scholarships, as well as giving thanks to those who have made the scholarships possible. In all, 25 students received scholar awards and more than 30 were recognized as scholarship awardees.

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School of Design and Human Environment Scholar Awards

Apparel Design

Erin Cahill
Jamie Cheung
Thea Matos
Belinda Ng

Graphic Design

Brittany Albertson
Hanna Durighello
Mattea Godsey
Richard Hibbert
Layla Hubbard

Interior Design

Jenna Von Delyn
Rebecca Janssen
Ji Hye Kim
Bonnie Skolfield

Merchandising Management

Misha Anders
Jenna Halberg
Courtney Meyer
Emma Sackett

All-Star

Casey Anderson
Haley Lillybridge
Darlene Veenhuizen

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Hanna Durighello

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant

Alexandra Howell

Outstanding Graduate Research Award

Sarah Song

Undergraduate Research/Creative Activity Awards

Olivia Hier
Layla Hubbard
Randi Ponce
Silia Sequeira

Scholarships

Cecelia T. Shuttleworth Scholarship

Katherine Barger
Laura Bass
Zach Eidsroog
Sarah Kasiah
Brooke Modrell Charles
John Squire
Rhett Ybarra

Harold W. Parker Memorial Scholarship

Liezl Dygart
Kaixin Liang

Gladys Whipple Goode Memorial Scholarship

Melissa Blanchard
Justine Ekman
Haley Lorenzen
Chase Myatt

Ruth Beckwith Memorial Scholarship

Erin Bernot
Ruby Canchola S
tefanie Hunt
Kaycee Pershing
Jessi Pettibone

Dorothy Schilling Memorial Scholarship

Molly Ross
Casey Stannard

Zehntbauer Family Foundation Scholarship

Ishmael Guervara
Mallory Trost

Caughey Scholarship

Alyssa Johnson
Sara Smee

Granite-Meyer Award for Housing Research

Alana Pulay

SDHE Chair’s Excellence Scholarship

Marie Eberwein
Sarah Montague

College of Business Dean’s Scholarship

Kelly Baker
Rya Elms-Giudici
Sarah Hall
Sarah Jamieson
Megan Mueller

Pat Frishkoff reacts as it's announced the new AFBP director's office at AUstin Hall will be named in her honor. — Pat Frishkoff reacts as it’s announced the new AFBP director’s office at AUstin Hall will be named in her honor.

With the opening of Austin Hall in 2014, the Austin Family Business Program is taking the opportunity to honor one of the pioneers of family business at Oregon State.

For years, the advisory board of the Austin Family Business Program had wanted to find a way to honor the program’s founder, Pat Frishkoff.

Frishkoff worked to start the program in 1985, at a time when there was little emphasis on family business in universities. After retiring from OSU in 2002, she continued to help families through her Leadership in Family Enterprise organization.

“What she put together was the beginning of family business education,” AFBP Director Sherri Noxel said. “The only other program that existed was at Wharton, and that was very different, more consulting focused. Pat was able to develop family business education integrated into an existing college of business.”

The perfect opportunity finally presented itself with the construction of Austin Hall, the new home for the College of Business. The new building is named for Ken and Joan Austin, who provided a $10 million gift for the project and also supported Frishkoff’s efforts in 1985.

Austin Hall means a new home for AFBP as well, including a new director’s office. With that opportunity presented, a group of anonymous donors stepped forward to name the office in Frishkoff’s honor.

“That reflects the community we’ve built, with not just one but multiple people stepping up,” Noxel said. “I just couldn’t think of a more appropriate way to honor her than to have a space dedicated to future directors.”

The honor was announced April 19, the same day as the construction launch for Austin Hall, at a gathering at the current AFBP space in Strand Agriculture Hall.

The honor was kept secret from Frishkoff until Noxel raised a toast and presented her with a bouquet of roses.

“Her husband [Paul Frishkoff] was in on it,” Noxel said. “Only later I learned he can’t keep a secret. [Pat] said at the end of the day, ‘You mean Paul knew?’”

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SIGA Chief Scientific Officer and CEO Summit Keynote Speaker Dennis Hruby.

Every day a host of great ideas swirl around college campuses.

While many become research papers, inventions or other innovative creations, there’s a major push now to also find some to become products, startups and companies that can help the economy and create jobs.

Oregon State recently launched its own initiative, the OSU Advantage, which includes a Venture Accelerator to help find OSU research and technologies that are possible candidates for commercialization.

That process of finding ways to partner universities and industry is the focus of the upcoming Oregon CEO Summit, May 7 at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront.

Giving the keynote will be SIGA Chief Scientific Officer Dennis Hruby, who brings an impressive breadth of experience to the discussion.

Hruby received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Colorado Medical Center and holds an undergraduate degree in Microbiology from Oregon State University.

A specialist in poxviruses, virology and anti-infective research, Hruby spent more than 25 years as a faculty member and other positions with Oregon State University. He’s worked with SIGA since 1996 in a variety of roles including senior scientific advisor, Vice President of Research and now as CSO.

SIGA works to create products for the prevention and treatment of serious infectious diseases, including those that may be used as biological weapons.

With its corporate headquarters in New York, SIGA decided to keep its research and development labs in Corvallis in part because of the access to the facilities, technology and expertise at Oregon State.

That has helped SIGA develop innovative solutions and grow profits, which benefits the company, the university and Oregon’s economy.

Hruby will discuss the genesis of one recent project, and how the partnership between SIGA and Oregon State helped the company produce an effective treatment for a deadly disease.

The Summit will also feature a panel discussion with Oregon leaders in technology and education on the importance of industry partnerships with universities. Panelists include:

Ryan Kirkpatrick, chief executive officer, Shwood, Ltd.
Mark Lieberman, chief startup officer and co-director, Office of Commercialization and Development and Oregon State Venture Accelerator
John Turner, co-director, Oregon State Venture Accelerator
Tim Weber, vice president and general manager, Printing Technology Development Operation, Hewlett Packard

Mary Coucher, vice president of IP engineering, operations and geography licensing for IBM Corporation, will serve as the moderator for the discussion.

For more information and to register, go to http://business.oregonstate.edu/CEOSummit

College of Business seniors Josh Gilardi and Kayla Pearce unveil the sign for the Austin Hall construction site.

Friday afternoon, with a late bit of sun peaking through after early morning clouds, the Oregon State University College of Business community took a moment to celebrate the construction launch of Austin Hall, the new home for the College of Business that will open in Fall 2014.

That community included not just current students and faculty but alumni, friends, family and those invested in Oregon and its continued economic growth – and it was a capacity crowd with more than 300 people in attendance.

“The dream and this journey to Austin Hall has been a vision of so many alumni and donors for many years and I have had the privilege of carrying this dream and sharing the story of the College, of Bexell Hall, of the people and the programs,” College of Business Dean Ilene Kleinsorge told the crowd assembled on 26^th Street to see the official launch.

The lead gifts came from two storied OSU families, those of Ken and Joan Austin and the Al and Pat Reser. Together they pledged a combined $16 million — $10 from the Austin’s themselves — to kick off the campaign.

Then Friday Kleinsorge announced that 1965 College of Business graduate and E*TRADE co-founder Bernie Newcomb raised his already substantial gift of $250,000 to $1 million, becoming the sixth to pledge at least $1 million.

Benny the Beaver holds a thank you to College of Business alumnus and Austin Hall donor Bernie Newcomb.

Newcomb has been a strong supporter of the College of Business for many years.

Friday Newcomb’s partner Gerry Marshall was in attendance at the construction launch. She also took time to visit with COB faculty and staff picked as Newcomb Fellows and the students supported by the Newcomb Family Scholarship.

Newcomb’s gift pushed the campaign past its original $30 million philanthropic goal, a major milestone as the campaign continues toward the Fall 2014 completion of Austin Hall.

Throughout the afternoon different members of community took turns to share their thanks and what the new building will mean to them.

Oregon State University President Ed Ray addressed the gathering, and noted that while many buildings at OSU have names on them, Austin Hall will be a fitting tribute for a great OSU family.

“I can’t think of a name other than Austin we could be prouder of being on this building,” Ray said.

College of Business student Connor Deeks after the Austin Hall construction launch ceremony Friday April 19, 2013.

College of Business student Connor Deeks shared testimonials from his fellow students, from bringing together students, alumni and faculty into a single space to the creation of a landmark students could point to as a point of pride.

“Austin Hall will propel students to achieve their highest potential,” Deeks said. “I take great honor in saying thank you.”

Representing the state of Oregon, state Treasuer Ted Wheeler pointed out that while Austin Hall was a great moment for OSU, it would pay dividends for the entire state economy by helping to better prepare graduates to contribute in the workforce.

“[Austin Hall] is the kind of thing we need to invest in now to continue the economic development of our state,” Wheeler said.

You can continue to follow the progress of Austin Hall by going to business.oregonstate.edu and clicking on the live webcam, where you can watch the construction as it happens

Joan Austin (left) speaks after the Austin Hall construction launch Friday APril 19, 2013.

It’s the dream of every entrepreneur looking to fund a new startup. You’re holding the elevator door open and in walks the investor you’ve been waiting for.

What do you say? Well, after watching the 11^th annual Oregon State MBA Business Plan Competition Thursday night, here are some possible strategies:

Go right into the pitch, and wow them with your market research.

Take a quick phone call on a successful test of your product.

Start with an icebreaker, such as “Hey, my power was out last night, how about yours?” or “There’s a gas station down the street. The pump has one slot for your credit card and one for your 401K.”

Oh, and whatever you chose from above, don’t forget a business card.

Each year the Oregon State MBA Integrated Business Project teams take a real-world technology and spend nine months developing a commercialization plan around it, whether that’s a new company, product, licensing agreement or other plan.

The Business Plan Competition gives the teams a chance to present those plans in front of not only their teachers, advisors and other business professionals but the friends and family members who have watched the entire journey.

Thursday’s competition included a five-minute “Shark Tank”-style pitch to introduce the teams and technologies and the Elevator Pitch, which gave a team member 45 seconds to wow a potential investor.

Each team took a different approach, trying to get the investor’s attention while showing the best their business plan had to offer.

In the end the team of Eric Revell, Bi Tran, Raymond McGuinness, Edward Brown and Kelong Kim took first place for their presentation, including the Elevator Pitch from Brown.

In second was Yi Zhuang, josh McBee, Amanda Williams, Adam Welch and Sarah Che. Third place went to Chalo Masias, Ryan Meyer , Jenny Cheung and Michael Knapp.

The six alumni honorees at the College of Business May 7 Celebration of Excellence each bring a unique story, talents and even geography.

This year the award winners will travel to Portland from four different states and the United Arab Emirates. While two currently live in Oregon, one recently moved back after six years living and working in New York City.

The 2013 honorees include:

Hall of Fame

Dr. Robert G. Zahary, higher education consultant (United Arab Emirates)

Dr. Robert Zahary is an international Higher Education Consultant, with experience throughout Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the USA. For more than 10 years he was a Founding Director of SpringStart Education Group, Pte. Ltd., a Singapore based consultancy in higher education.

Dr. Zahary received a B.S. from Oregon State University in Business and Technology in 1965. After working as a CPA in Southern California he returned to higher education to earn an MBA from Southern California and then a B.A. from California State University, Los Angeles in Biology and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California.

After more than 20 years teaching and working in administration in the CSU system, Zahary moved to Singapore to work with a small university there, eventually starting his own consulting firm. He’s lived or worked in 94 countries, currently in the United Arab Emirates.

Distinguished Service Award

Frank Morse, Oregon State Senator and businessman (Albany, Ore.)

Frank Morse served 10 years as a senator in the Oregon Legislature after working for and eventually taking over Morse Bros., the construction materials company his father started in 1941.

Morse started his career in the ministry, serving as the Associate Pastor of the Forest Grove Christian Church. He joined the family business in 1972 and served as President of the Morse Bros. for nearly 20 years.

Morse was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 2002. A primary focus of Senator Morse’s legislative tenure was to build a stable fiscal foundation for the state. One of his most successful bills is what is called the University Venture Development Fund, a very unique way of funding the commercialization of university research.

Morse prided himself on collaborating with members of both parties, highlighted by being named Oregon Business Association Statesman of the Year. Upon Morse’s retirement, Senate President Peter Courtney called him “the perfect Oregonian.”

Distinguished Business Professional:

Gordon Clemons ’65, chairman and CEO, CorVel Corporation (North Carolina)

Gordon Clemons founded CorVel Corporation in 1988. From 1988, Mr. Clemons held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. When CorVel became a publicly traded enterprise in 1991, Mr. Clemons became Chairman of the Board. Today he serves as Chairman and CEO.

Prior to his career at CorVel, Mr. Clemons was President of Caremark, Inc., a NASDAQ company and the then-largest home intravenous therapy company in the United States. In 1987 Caremark was purchased by Baxter International. Mr. Clemons also served as President of both Intracorp and of Advanta, after beginning his career as a division manager at FMC Corporation. Mr. Clemons has over 40 years of experience in the healthcare and insurance industries.

Don Atkinson, senior executive, Sales Management, Marketing and Business Development (Federal Way, Wa.)

Don Atkinson is an innovative and highly successful executive with over 20 years of experience in corporate leadership, new product development and professional consulting leading.

At Weyerhaeuser Cellulose Fibers, he served as Vice President of Market Development and Innovation. Atkinson also held various finance positions with Willamette Industries, before leading the integration of Willamette Industries and Weyerhaeuser. Prior to that, Mr. Atkinson was a CPA and audit manager for Deloitte & Touche.

He has been a College of Business Dean’s Circle of Excellence member since 2009, and is affiliated with the OSU College of Business Accounting Circle. He serves as Board Member and President of the Epilepsy Foundation of Oregon Rotarian, and is active in fundraising for Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital.

Distinguished Early Career Business Professional

Meadow Clendenin Stahlnecker ‘99, attorney, Patton Boggs LLP (Dallas, Texas)

Meadow Stahlnecker is a business transactions attorney at Patton Boggs LLP in Dallas, Texas. She provides legal counsel to a variety of investors, including those in the venture, mezzanine, senior-secured and Shari’ah-compliant sectors relative to both debt and equity transactions. During her tenure at Patton Boggs, she has also provided nearly 1,000 hours of pro bono legal services to indigent clients and non-profit organizations.

After graduating from the Oregon State College of Business, she served as Assistant Vice President within the Technology Practice Group at Marsh in Portland, where she provided risk and insurance consulting services to emerging and middle market technology clients. She also served on the Board of Directors and as the Membership Committee Chair for the Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum (now known as the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network).

In 2004, Stahlnecker was awarded a merit scholarship to attend the Emory University School of Law in Atlanta. During law school, she was a member of Emory and Georgia Tech’s multi-disciplinary TI:GER(r) program through which she developed commercialization strategies for a cancer-detecting nano-biotechnology product and earned top awards in several international business plan competitions.

Distinguished Young Business Professional

Alicia Miller ‘05, senior financial analyst, Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.)

Alicia Miller is a Senior Financial Analyst with Nike in Global Apparel Margin Planning Management.

In 2006 Miller decided to move to New York without a job over or place to stay, living on friends’ couches while interviewing for jobs.

She eventually found a home with the luxury retail firm Coach. Miller worked with the company for five years advancing to a senior planner in global inventory.

Miller is a 2005 graduate of Oregon State University with a degree in Business Administration. She grew up in Bend, Ore., graduating from Mountain View High School.The annual Alumni and Business Partner Awards recognize outstanding professional achievements and services to the college by alumni and business partners.

Now in its 12^th year, the College of Business Alumni and Business Partner Awards recognize outstanding professional achievements and services to the college by alumni and business partners. For more information or to register, go to http://business.oregonstate.edu/awards or contact Rachelle Nickerson at rachelle.nickerson@oregonstate.edu.

Josh Gilardi got a text message May 11 that sent him scrambling for a copy of that morning’s Daily Barometer.

“I couldn’t find a paper for the life of me,” said Gilardi, co-president of the Oregon State Marketing Club. “I got one the next day and took two or three copies. It made my day.”

The text told Gilardi that Marketing Club was picked as one of the top-3 student organizations at OSU in the Barometer’s 2013 Best-Of issue.

“We figured there are around 250 groups,” Gilardi said. “So to be in the top three in the whole of OSU, that’s amazing.”

The club’s award wasn’t the only College of Business connection, with Weatherford Hall winning for best residence hall and for Bing’s Cafe, which was named best place to eat on campus.

Karissa Moore, co-president of the club with Gilardi, said the honor validated the hard work they and all the members have put into the club.

“We put so much time into providing students with opportunities for now and in the future and to me, getting on the Barometer best-of list was the students’ way of saying ‘Thank You,‘” Moore said. “I feel like a proud parent.”

The section was organized by another college of business student, Nathan Bauer, who serves as the Barometer’s business manager.

Bauer said the section, in its second year, helps the paper connect with students and local businesses in a different way from its everyday offerings.

“We realized it’s something that people enjoy, and it’s all about staying relevant to the community,” Bauer said. “We’re adding value to the paper to keep people reading.”

Bauer and his team organized the all-online survey, which drew more than 1,000 responses. After tabulating the results, they contacted businesses and organizations to write profiles of the winners.

“That issue was really driven by the business side,” Bauer said. “We were the ones who got the photographers, wrote the articles.

“Getting something to go to press takes a lot,” he said. “That was the biggest eye-opener.”

That commitment meant Bauer and the rest of the staff was still putting the finishing touches on the section late into the evening.

“One sales rep and I, we were there until 1 a.m., finishing everything,” Bauer said. “I have a lot more respect the writers and editors now.”

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