Learn more about recent honors, news appearances, notable involvement and research publications at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business in this month's achievements column. This column features the achievements of the college's faculty, staff and students.
Honors and Awards
- The online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management at Nebraska ranked No. 14 in the nation out of 110 institutions for best online master’s in supply chain management and logistics programs for 2025, according to SupplyChainGuide.org. Read the story.
- Tenley Katt, finance and biochemistry major from Lincoln, Nebraska, graduated from the University Honors Program in August. Students must maintain at least a 3.5 grade-point average, complete a senior project or research thesis, and fulfill other curricular requirements to graduate with honors. Read the Nebraska Today story.
- Bret Sheeley, '24 accounting Ph.D. graduate, received the first-place Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from the American Accounting Association Management Accounting Section for his dissertation, "Paying to Reduce Disparity: Financially Incentivizing Workforce Diversity and its Effects on Managers’ Promotion Decisions and Employees’ Effort," while at Nebraska. Todd Thornock, Raymond C. Dein Professor of Accountancy and associate professor of accountancy, also received recognition for advising the dissertation. Read the dissertation.
Research and Publications
- John Anderson, Baird Family Professor of Economics, was featured in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology article for his research on Detroit’s property tax system. He and a co-researcher developed a simulation model to help redesign the system. Read the article.
- Andrew Hanna, assistant professor of management and Seacrest Teaching Fellow, and Brett Neely, assistant professor of management, published their research, "Natural Born Leaders? Gender and the Role of Ability Beliefs in Leader Emergence" in the Academy of Management journal. Read the research.
- Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship's newly released 2024-25 Annual Report was featured in the Silicon Prairie News publication. The report highlights programs and achievements that support the college’s recent global recognition. Read the article.
Notable Involvement
- The College of Business welcomed 35 first-year students this fall into the award-winning Integrity in Business Leadership (IBL) program. Students in the program will develop as principled, ethical and community-minded leaders through education, mentoring and hands-on learning. The cohort represents 13 states and 10 majors. Read the article and list of names.
- Kathy Farrell, James Jr. and Susan Stuart Endowed Dean and professor of finance, spoke as part of a panel "Breaking the Glass Ceiling: The Journey of Women Leaders" at the Nebraska Society of CPAs Women in Accounting Summit in Ashland, Nebraska, in August.
- Four business students from Nebraska who play Husker Football spoke at the 2025 Governor’s Summit in Kearney, Nebraska, in August, hosted by Gov. Jim Pillen: Derek Branch, ’25 Clifton Builders management alum and current graduate student from Lincoln; Heinrich Haarberg, ‘24 finance alum and current graduate student from Kearney; Luke Lindenmeyer, senior finance major from La Vista, Nebraska; and Carter Nelson, sophomore business administration major from Ainsworth, Nebraska.
- The new Online Business Graduate Student Advisory Board elected its first executive board: Emily Lorius of Olathe, Kansas, president; Meg Hatfield of Lincoln, Nebraska, vice president/primary programmer; Cole Langford of Aspen, Colorado, treasurer; and Caitlin Klein of Lincoln, Nebraska, secretary.
In The News
- The Haring sisters from Greeley, Colorado — Lauren, senior management major, and Madison, sophomore business administration major — are featured in new national TV advertisement for the university. Watch the video.
- Jennifer Davidson, associate professor of practice in economics, Nebraska Council on Economic Education president and Nebraska Bankers Association Faculty Fellow, discussed credit reports and scores on Channel 10/11 on Aug. 1. Watch the interview.
- Andrew Hanna, assistant professor of management, shared about AI in the classroom and how it changes teaching and research on the KLIN Grow Lincoln radio show on Aug. 30. Listen to the recording.
