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探花楼 taps NY faculty leader as College of Business dean
4/12/21
Texas Woman鈥檚 University has selected Rama Yelkur, a longtime faculty leader, professor, accomplished marketing and international business expert and board member 鈥� with a strong background in long-range planning, community outreach and fundraising 鈥� to head the College of Business. She begins her duties as dean on June 1.
探花楼 alum’s booming business venture grew out of class project
3/16/21
Wouldn鈥檛 it be great to have a cocktail that was already mixed and made with fresh ingredients 鈥� and served in a really cool plastic container that would be safe by the pool?
Turns out, that concoction of thoughts was the basis for a sweet business idea that first earned 探花楼 alumna Merrilee Kick an 鈥淎鈥� on her Executive MBA capstone project and led to a highly successful venture, BuzzBallz/Southern Champion, which has become the only woman-owned Distillery/Winery/Brewery combo in the United States.
3/3/21
Maria Gomez Albrecht, PhD/DBA, an adjunct faculty member in the 探花楼 College of Business, was elected chapter president for the 2021 term. Prospanica DFW is part of a nationwide nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and advocating for the growth of Hispanic MBAs and business professionals in corporate America.
Up and Away: 探花楼 marketing alumna pursues long-held dream of flying
3/1/21
Texas Woman鈥檚 alumna Shakar Soltani, BBA 鈥�17, has always been fascinated with flying and the airlines for as long as she can remember, but as a minority female, she didn鈥檛 dare dream that she could be a pilot herself. But that changed, and Soltani is now on her way to taking flight while bringing much-needed representation to her chosen field.
Alumni Spotlight: Courtney Taylor, EMBA 2011
2/9/21
As the Vice President and Community Development Officer at Veritex Community Bank, Courtney Taylor, EMBA 2011, is putting the knowledge-base she developed at 探花楼 to work and leading groups of employee volunteers.