College of Business News
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Opall named the 2020 Tomkovick award recipient
Dr. Brent Opall, assistant professor in the Department of Management and Marketing, received the 2020 Tomkovick Teaching Excellence Award. Recipients must demonstrate a passion for teaching, connection with alumni, and commitment to servant learning.
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Creapeau, Hanson-Rasmussen, Keys, and Simpson recognized for their service to the college
Congratulations to Lindsey Creapeau, Nancy Hanson-Rasmussen, Tony Keys, and Tonya Simpson recipients of the 2020 College of Business Culture of Caring, Creativity & Innovation, and Coaching Awards.
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Creapeau Awarded Professional Credential
Lindsey Creapeau, Practicum Coordinator & Instructor in the Health Care Administration (HCAD) Program recently advanced to Fellow of the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA).
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COB faculty successfully transitioning to new leadership roles
When Dr. Bob Erffmeyer’s retired in February after 30 years of service with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium, he left many roles to be filled with his involvement in the UW-Eau Claire Sales Center, UW C
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UW-Eau Claire students selected for 2020 research scholarships
Recipients of the Kell Container Corporation Scholarship for Student-Faculty Collaborative Research and the James R. Larson and Vicki Lord Larson Undergraduate Research Fellowship have been named.
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Spring 2020 College of Business Dean's List
College of Business students who have an outstanding record of academic accomplishment are eligible for the Dean's List. Congratulations to the 647 students who made the Spring 2020 list.
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Blugold fulfills dream of earning business degree from U.S. university
Dier Pulatov was expecting big things when he left his home in Uzbekistan to study at UW-Eau Claire. This spring, he graduated with degrees in finance and applied math and a minor in accounting. He also is the 2020 College of Business Outstanding Senior.
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Information Systems major receives Residence Hall Leadership Award
Bobby Valiska, sophomore information systems major from New Lenox, IL, was the recipient of the 2020 Residence Hall Leadership Award.
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Management & Marketing announces scholarship recipients for 2020-21
The Department of Management and Marketing has awarded over $15,000 in scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year. Congratulations to this year's scholarship recipients.
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Accounting and Finance Department awards scholarships for 2020-21 academic year
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Department of Accounting and Finance Scholarship Committee is pleased to award over $31,000 in scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year.
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Marketing capstone course and Mayo Clinic Health System collaborate on consulting project for fourth year in a row
For the eighth semester in a row, students in Marketing Management, the marketing capstone class taught by Dr. Kranti (Kran) Dugar, were engaged in a semester-long consulting project with Mayo Clinic Health System (MCHS).
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College of Business scholarship recipients announced for 2020-2021
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire College of Business Scholarship Committee is pleased to award over $35,000 in college-wide scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year.
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Fiedler recognized as 2020 Emerging Leader
Holly Fiedler, a junior University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire health care administration major from Grantsburg, WI, was named the 2020 College of Business Emerging Leader.
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Finance major receives Excellence in Diversity Award
"I'm very committed to equity, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) at UW- Eau Claire. As someone who is apart of a marginalized group on campus, I find high importance that all groups are represented and have opportunity," shared Spittlemeister.
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Pulatov named 2020 Outstanding Student
Dier Pulatov, senior finance and applied math double major, was selected by the faculty and staff as this year's recipient from a list of 428 students who met the award's GPA requirement.
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Virtual learning in action: Collaborative project results in pandemic-inspired music videos
Blugolds are combining their talents and the practical application of newly learned skills to create musical reflections of their university’s response in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.
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IS Dept. awards scholarships for 2020-21
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Department of Information Systems Scholarship Committee is pleased to award the following scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year.
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Recipients announced for business communication scholarships
The UW-Eau Claire Business Communication program awarded Lorraine Missling Business Communication Scholarships. Dr. Missling was a emerita professor of business education and received the UWEC Excellence in Teaching Award in 1976 and 1987.
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Welscher named Outstanding BCOM Student
Taylor Welscher, a marketing major with a marketing analytics emphasis from Caledonia, MN, has been named the 2019-20 Outstanding Business Communication Student by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire business communication faculty.
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Graduating with a second family: OMA grad Gaoki Lee
When Gaoki Lee earns her bachelor's degree in information systems from UW-Eau Claire, she will take something else with her that she has found just as valuable — a second family of friends and supporters in the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
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New grad finds life lessons in college journey that includes cancer, pandemic
When Brock Orton graduates from UW-Eau Claire this spring he will take with him something that may be even more important than his degree in finance — powerful lessons that already are helping him live a better life.
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Grit and determination: No stopping Kristie Ash, Class of 2020
Her chosen career field might be IT consulting, but Kristie Ash will take into any field an established and powerful background in cultural identity advocacy work, a proven experience helping organizations value intersectionality and inclusion.
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Health care administration grad finds passion, career path at UW-Eau Claire
Brendan Riordan started his UW-Eau Claire experience as a 21-year-old freshman who was undecided about a major. This month he completes his degree in a field he is passionate about and begins a new job with a year of paid experience under his belt.
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International grad will put his Blugold degree to work in Bolivia
When Alejandro Lema returns to his native Bolivia, he will take with him much more than a valuable education — he will take the passion, professional experience and personal connections that come with a Blugold degree.