James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

Page 308 text:

e-commerce 1- I commerce i . fo credit , «. »[ t KT r JBatafMf What we propose would be, to the best of our knowledge, one of the earliest comprehensive undergraduate degree programs in the country. » Dr. Ken Williamson In the world of fast-paced techno- logy, the university prepared their stu- dents for the future. Faculty members of the College of Business, CISAT and the School of Media Arts and Design proposed a four year Bachelor ' s of Sci- ence program in electronic commerce to the State Council for Higher Educa- tion in the tall. The program we propose is expressly designed and intended to equip its graduates with the knowledge base and the blend ot business and technical skills to launch themselves very successfully into a professional workplace that is being drastically reshaped on virtually a daily basis by information technology and its enablement of e-commerce, stated Dr. Ken Williamson, a marketing professor, and member of the team that designed the e-commerce program. Unfortunately, Gov. James Gilmore ' s proposed budget submitted to the legislature during winter 1999 did not include the funds for the upcoming major. The program was placed on the back burner, but was not written off. The failure to implement the new major did not deny the need for the training of students in the field. What we propose would be, to the best of our knowledge, one of the earliest comprehensive undergraduate degree programs in the country, commented Williamson. In fact one of the Big Five accounting firms informed Williamson that they alone would hire all 200 graduates per year that were forecasted to be turned out. If the program passed, 200 graduates a year would benefit from comprehensive training in one of the fastest growing industries in the business world. Students would broaden their knowledge of the application of information technology to commercial processes, producing the phenomenon we call e-commerce that is creating an unprece- dented explosion in entrepreneurial energy and activity 3S manifested in new venture creation, and surfacing exciting new business ideas and models, said Williamson. In the mean time students continued to learn more about the e-commerce phenomenon as a part of the curriculum in several of their courses in the College of Business and in CISAT. Although, the e-commerce program hit a minor roadblock, it was still a dream that was being actively pursued by many members of the College of Business, CISAT and School of Media Arts and Design. Obviously I believe it would be an enormous disappointment and disservice for students, for the organizations recruiting and hiring our graduates and for interested faculty if JMU is compelled to lose that opportunity, said Williamson. ■ Even college students have caught the e-commerce virus, the new industrial revolution in America. The university explored the idea of creating a new major to prepare students for the future, a Photo by Carlton Wolfe I LA ANT ■ 304 Classes ■ E-commerce ■vpnn

Page 307 text:

- 1 feicultyprofile { I led a happy life in the air force, but I think life at JMU has been the happiest I get xo do what I love because I ' m mad about English literature, and I think American students are the nicest people in the world. » Geoffrey Morley-Mower OWER Geoffrey Morley-Mower scooted on his motorbike past the throngs of students on the crowded campus walkways as he did each and every day. As he flew toward the classrooms of Keezell Hall, stu- dents familiar with his background as a wing commander in the Royal Air Force could envision the popu- lar professor guiding one of his P-5 1 Mustangs in much the same way through the dangerous skies of Europe during World War II. A distinctive English accent identified Morley-Mower s country of origin, a born and bred Londoner from the township of Ealing. At. the onset of World War II, at orJy 20 years old, he joined the air force, beginning a career in aviation that would last 31 years. Photographs of his early flights over the rugged mountainous regions of northern India and the red sands of Western Australia hang in his office amidst pictures of warplanes recalling his aviator days. Morley-Mower eventually made his way to the United States, filling a British military seat at the Pentagon. We hadn ' t been here more than a year when I decided, by God, I want to stay in this countr) ' and bring up my children here, he said. After obtaining his master ' s degree from Catholic University, he applied for several university teaching positions and found himself at Madison College, a professor of English literature. 1 led a happy life in the air force, but I think life at JMU has been the happiest. I get to do what I love because I ' m mad about English literatiu ' e, and I think American students are the nicest people in the world, he said. Having served for 20 years as the faculty adviser for the Catholic Campus Ministry, Morley-Mower now devoted much of his spare moments to his passions: reading, writing and golfmg. In 1993, his first book, Messerscmitt Roulette, was published detailing his advennires as a fighter reconnaissance pilot with an Australian squadron in North Africa from 1941-42. His next writing venture, Flying BUnd, due in the year 2000, was, in his own words, about the joy of flying, the intoxicating and dangerous freedom to move through the blue air in three directions at once. I ' m having a creative old age. I suppose when you ' re not rushing around so much, it ' s easier to sit down and write, he said of his extracurricular activities. Nothing to me is working, because my interest is in what I teach. I love getting in front of the class and trying to teach the glories of the English language to my students. At the moment I ' m not doing anything I don ' t love doing, he said. Pilot, poet, golfer, author, teacher, father and husband, 81 -year-old Renaissance man Morley-Mower claimed to love a great many things in life but none so much as the institution of marriage and his wife of 27 years, Mary. I ' ve had two extremely happy marriages, and so has she, and we can ' t conceive of what an unhappy marriage is like. What the hell do people do to get unhappy in this paradise on earth called marriage. ' The only unhappiness is not having someone to love. ■ Having been born and raised in London, professor of English Geoffrey Morley- Mower takes advantage of his spare time to read, write and play golf. In his classes, Morley-Mower often spoke of his past experiences as a member of the Royal Air Force during World War II. ■ Photo by Carlton Wolfe AR1 mm Classes ■ Sophomores 3 3

Page 309 text:

stickles - wise I Jessica E. Stickles Ke tia C. Stokes jami R. Stover Shelley P. Strced Robert B. Strohm Sarah M. Strong Stephanie A. Sudol Hiesun C. Suhr Laurel F. Suiter JIII E. Sundheim Jennifer L. Surface Jennifer L. SutlifT Isaac C. Sweeney Melissa A. Sweeney Lori M. Syreika Timothy J. Talbert lessica L. Tate Rachel L. Teates l:ric F. Tewalt Julie A. Thacker Kara M. Thomas Melissa L. Thomas Travis C. Thomas Jeffrey M. Thompson Jennifer A. Thompson Lena G. Thomson AJlison J.Todd Noble A. Toushall Ryan P. Travis Erin S. Tully Caitlin M. Tupper Cassidy L. Turner Jessica L. Tyler Tera R. Tyree Kristin W. Uniiedt Meghan K. Valder Marisa N. VanDyke Donald C. Vaughan Valerie E. Vaughn Janet D. Vayo Naihalia A. Vcale Alison C. Vehorn Michelle M. Wacker Elizabeth A. Wade David M.Walder Jr. Pamela N. Walker Laura B. Walsh Jenna M. Waltman Amanda C. Warner Kevin A. Warner Mandy J. Warsaw Angela E. Watkins Lauren M. Weaver KatherineJ. Weinstein Adam R. Weiss Julie A. Weist Catherine B. Welch Nick A. Weller Kerry E. West Alicia N. White Ruthanne E. White Sylvia J. Whitney Annette V. Whitt Dana C. Wiggins Andrew D. Wilcock Laura E. Wilkerson Katherine S. Wilson Laura D. Wilson Summer L. Wilson Heather J. Winterbottom Lynn M. Winterbottom Katie E. Wise Classes ■ Sophomores 3 5