Organization:Wallace T. Miller, Jr. College of Business
| Type | Academic College |
|---|---|
| Established | 1965 |
Parent institution | Ball State University |
| Dean | Stephen P. Ferris |
| Location | Whitinger Business Building, Muncie, Indiana |
| Architect | James Associates |
| Website | www |
The Miller College of Business is the business college of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.[1] The college is named in honor of Wallace T. Miller, Jr. for his substantial donation to the university.[2]
Research centers
The Miller College of Business has one stand-alone research center and four centers integrated into various academic departments. The Center for Business and Economic Research, directed by Michael J. Hicks provides public policy and economic research in Indiana and the Midwest. The Entrepreneurship Center led by Matthew Marvel is a top ten entrepreneurship center nationally and offers a minor in entrepreneurship. The Center for Professional Selling offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in sales, the Center for Actuarial Science and Risk Management directed by Steven Avila is a collaboration between the Department of Finance and Insurance and the Department of Mathematical Sciences. The college also features the A. Umit Taftali Center for Capital Markets and Investing.
Notable alumni
- Angela Ahrendts, former CEO, Burberry, current Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores, Apple Inc.[3]
- Kent C. Nelson, former chairman and CEO, UPS[4]
- John Schnatter, founder, spokesman, chairman and CEO of Papa John's International[5]
References
- ↑ Ball State Departments Ball State University
- ↑ Harp, Andrew (June 29, 2018). "Miller College of Business: The only Ball State school named after a person". The Daily News. https://www.ballstatedaily.com/article/2018/07/news-miller-college-of-business-centennial. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Corporate bio of the day: Apple's Angela Ahrendts". CNN Money. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502235054/http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2014/05/02/apple-ahrendts-cook-burberry/. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ↑ "Kent "Oz" Nelson". Howard County Historical Society. http://howardcountymuseum.org/legend/kent+oz+nelson/4. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ↑ "Papa John's Story". Papa John's Pizza. http://www.papajohns.com/about/pj_story.shtm. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
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