Kent State University College of Business Administration Holds Faculty Recognition Reception

KENT, Ohio - June 7, 2016 - PRLog -- The Faculty Recognition Reception was hosted by the Student Accessibility Services and named more than 20 honorees at the Student Center Ballroom Balcony on April 20 at 3:30 p.m.

Of those 20 honorees, Ludmila Leontieva, economics professor, Greta Polites, assistant professor in management and information systems and Jay Weinroth, professor in management and information systems, all of whom are College of Business Administration faculty were honored.

"The College of Business Administration is very proud of the faculty here at Kent State for being "Undeniably Accessible,"" said Dean Deborah F. Spake. "It gives me great gratification to see our faculty be recognized by their students for all of their dedicated work."

Leontieva Ph.D. has more than 15 years of teaching experience at universities in Ohio and Georgia and has taught economics and mathematics from fundamentals to graduate courses. "I found the Faculty Recognition Reception to be such a delightful event. It brought out so many emotions in the room, especially when the students came out to personally nominate their instructors," said Leontieva. "To see my students succeed not just in my class, but also in their lives is so rewarding."

Greta Polites, Ph.D., assistant professor in management and information systems has been with Kent State University for more than three years. She received her Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Georgia in 2009. She currently teaches the undergraduate systems analysis and design and is the faculty advisor for the undergraduate Management Information Systems Association (MISA).

Jay Weinroth, professor of management and information systems was also honored at this event.

Oliva Krise, staff interpreter at the student accessibility services. "We send an email out to students registered with our office asking them to nominate any faculty who has been "Undeniable Accessible" in the classroom," said Krise.

Students filled out a few open ended questions about specific examples for why they felt the instructor should receive a certificate.

The reception's keynote speaker this year was Dr. Jennifer Kulics, representing Student Affairs. Presenting the awards was Dr. Melody Tankersley, representing the Provost's Office. There were 21 honorees, as each honoree received a certificate, mug, popcorn and two greeting cards from the Wick Poetry Center. The Office of Continuing and Distance Education (OCDE) was also honored for being mindful of accessibility as a department.

A portion of the nominations were read and the faculty was presented with their certificate/gift. The students who participate in nominating are always invited to attend and read their nomination. This year, three of those students attended.

To learn more about the Student Accessibility Services, visit http://www.kent.edu/sas

For more information about the College of Business Administration, visit http://business.kent.edu/

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Kent State University's College of Business Administration is fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) and one of the largest colleges of business in Ohio.  The college has more than 4,300 students representing 50 countries with over 89 full-time faculty from16 countries.

The college grants undergraduate through graduate degrees, and is one of only three colleges in Ohio with a comprehensive Ph.D. program.  The MBA program is offered with nine concentrations and five dual degree options. The Executive MBA program offer two tracks: one targeting corporate professionals and the other healthcare executives.  The M.S. in Accounting and M.A. in Economics are specialized master's degrees for those seeking advanced study in these disciplines.  The college boasts nine undergraduate majors, 12 minors and a Professional Sales Certificate program.

The college is listed as a Best Business School by Princeton Review, ranked as a Best Business College by U.S. News and World Report, one of only 23 accounting programs worldwide to be endorsed by the IMA (Institute of Management Accountants), ranked Top-Tier for Executive Education in North America by CEO Magazine and ranked fourth by the SEF (Sales Education Foundation) in Ohio for Professional Sales Education.

The college boasts an onsite Career Services Center and International Programs Office dedicated to business students, and operates the Global Management Center, the Center for Information Systems and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation all propelling scholarly research, establishing innovative industry partnerships and providing outreach to Northeast Ohio and beyond.

Media Contacts:

Media Contacts:

Michelle Parrish Manning, Director of Marketing Communications, (330) 672-2717, mparris3@kent.edu

Alyssa Ronyak, Marketing Communications Specialist, (330) 672-1279, aronyak2@kent.edu