The University of Kentucky MBA case team placed 2nd in the recent 7th Annual SEC MBA Case Competition, which was hosted this year at the University of Tennessee's Haslam College of Business. These graduate level competitions provide an opportunity for SEC business schools to showcase their students’ skills at solving simulated, real-world problems that cover the spectrum of business disciplines.
Adib Bagh’s paper, “Preserving Bidder Privacy in Assignment Auctions: Design and Measurement" (with De Liu, University of Minnesota) is forthcoming in Management Science.
Surrounded by family, friends and fellow alumni, two exceptional University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics alumni will be honored by the college April 11. Dr. Claire Pomeroy will be inducted into the Gatton College Alumni Hall of Fame, while Sarah E. Sanders will be the inaugural honoree of the Distinguished Young Alumni Award.
Brian Murtha has been invited to serve on the editorial review board for the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Sciences.
An article entitled, "Neural Correlates of Intertemporal Choice In Aggressive Behavior" by Adam Craig and co-authors David S. Chester, Sarah Beth Bell, C. Nathan DeWall, Samuel J. West and Marisabel Romero-Lopez is forthcoming in the journal Aggressive Behavior. Abstract and more information here.
Jenny Minier spoke about Lexington’s economy to the current Leadership Lexington class on March 14 and to the Lexington Employee Benefits Council on March 20.
Darshak Patel co-organized EconGames hosted at Northern Kentucky University on March 29. This was made successful through the partnership with Abdullah Al-Bahrani (NKU) and 84.51. A total of 30 students (17 from UKY) competed in a data analytics and research competition designed to introduce them to real-world problems through a dataset provided by 84.51 group. Students learned about career opportunities at 84.51 and then worked in their respective teams on Kroger’s seafood customer data that was released to them that morning.
Darshak Patel presented “Low Cost Incentives: Lessons from Students, Workers and Sports" at the Susquehanna University on March 18th Selinsgrove, PA.
George Zhang, alum of the Professional MBA program at the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics, was recently promoted to Senior Director and General Manager of Valvoline China out of their Valvoline World Headquarters which is located in Lexington, Kentucky. Valvoline serves more than 100 countries worldwide and is a leading marke
