University of South Carolina Spartanburg - Carolana Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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Dr. Gunter assumes the role ot Deon ot Bust ness Admlnlstrctton cs well cms teochlng closses. Dr. Gunter clwoys hos time to help students with speclol projects. 1:91

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V t fp . -.,,, T .. , 91' -ea-5 m- -we , X Q . ' . Gunter Assumes Role as Dean of Business Administration The School of Business Adminis- tration and Economics first began as a two year program with con- centrations in Accounting, Ma l- agement, and Economics! Finance. William Kisseli acted as the first chairperson with offices located in the old Regency Motel on I-85. The School accelerated to a 3-year program in 1974 and in May of 1975 the first seniors graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration. Dr. E.L. Menees was now the Chairperson and the offices moved to the Administra- tion Buliciling in 1977 with a fulltime to-. of nine and a part- time tact.-li'--' ln January of 1979 the tv?-.-'sl '-.f 4 GCEECJ Building was opened and the School of Busi- ness and classrooms was housed on the third floor. In 1979-80, Dr. John McAlhany served as Acting Dean until Dr. T.H. Gunter accept- ed the present position as the flrst Dean of the School of Busi- ness. A fourth concentration, data processing, has been added to the program and a Business Advi- sory Committee has been imple- mented. The committee consists of businessmen throughout the community who contribute to and make suggestions for the curricu- lum of the School of Business. Dr. Sami Abbasi, in the area of Man- agement, and Dr. Faruk Tanyeloglu, in the area of Market- Ing, are the most recent additions to the faculty, bringing the total number of full-time faculty to twelve and ten part-time. The School is in the process of recruit- ing faculty for the areas of Ac- counting and Operational Re- searchfFlnance. Goals for the School of Business are to be accredited by the AACSB and to Implement MBA courses in the fu- ture. Also to add to the curricu- lum the concentrations of Behav- loral Management, Production Management and Marketing and Finance within the next few years. Dr. Gunter points out features of the business world to his attentive students.

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Excellence in teaching is the top priority for the School of Education. The School of Education faculty has been recognized for outstanding teaching during the past year. Most of the faculty have also been se lected by the USC Graduate pro gram to teach graduate courses in the Spartanburg area. One faculty member was recognized as Teach- er of the Year for 1979-1980. A child's education is dependent on the education of the teachersg and USCS strives fo prepare the best teachers. Our future society depends on the children. Education is an important and essential part of their lives. Q? f 'Yun