Fall 2004, Table of Contents, Plain Text

SOM's Tech Connections

VOLUME 8 No. 1 Fall 2004

2 Above & Beyond IT
Jeanne Spreier and Paula Felps
Information technology (IT) represents everything from today's business tools of necessity to the lifeblood of the future. Three centers at The UTD School of Management are rigorously investigating IT and its applications, to the advantage of SOM students, the school and companies near and far. This story looks at those centers in depth.

10 Road Map for the Future
John H. Ostdick
Participants at a Global Communications Strategy Forum hosted by the school last spring took reality-based readings of the telecommunication industry – particularly consumers' role in its changes – to plot business tactics for tomorrow.

14 Corporate View: Shared Goals Lead to a Sense of Community
Paula Felps
The CEO of Intervoice, Inc. discusses the quid-pro-quo exchanges and investments in partnerships between business and UTD that cultivate a joint relationship for progress.

16 Emergency Readiness Conference
This photo essay highlights ERC 2004, a conference hosted by The UTD School of Management in August that looked at emergency preparedness and homeland security activities in the Southwest and across the nation.

18 Advisory Council Update: New Chairman Welcomes Five New Members
Brynn Bagot Allday
As Barbara Curry assumes her new role as chairman of The School of Management Advisory Council, she outlines her plans for the council. They include guiding the school's relationships with companies, resuming a focus on fundraising and refocusing on the school's strategic plan.

Departments

21 Donor Profile
22 New Faculty
26 Faculty News
28 Program Updates
32 Alumni News
35 Donors

Advisores & Staff

Dean
Hasan Pirkul, Ph.D.

Executive Editor
Diane Seay McNulty, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for External Affairs and Corporate Development

Editorial Board
Varghese Jacob, Ph.D.
Steve Perkins, Ph.D.
David Springate, Ph.D.

Managing Editor
Patricia Schoch

Associate Editor
Kristine Imherr

Art Direction & Design
Peterson & Company

Photography
Rick Biddenstadt
Sean Fitzgerald
Stern Hatcher
Jim Reisch

Illustration
Stephanie Dalton Cowan

Writers
Brynn Bagot Allday
Paula Felps
Kristen Hurst
Kristine Imherr
John H. Ostdick
Patricia Schoch
Jeanne Spreier

MANAGEMENT Magazine is a publication of The School of Management, U.T. Dallas, in the autumn and spring for friends of the university. The School of Management retains the right to determine the editorial content and manner of presentation. The opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect official university policy.

Cover Illustration by
Stephanie Dalton Cowan