WOMEN IN
THE ACADEMY OF
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
(WAIB)
ELECTION
SLATE OF OFFICERS, 2005
The WAIB
constitution (which is to be ratified at the WAIB annual meeting in
Quebec
City,
Canada, next
week) includes the following officer positions: President, Vice President,
Secretary-Treasurer, two Members-at-Large, one Student Member-at-Large, Past
President and WAIB Founder.
Nominations
opened on May 23,
2005, for the
following positions: President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer,
Member-at-Large and Student Member-at-Large. One nomination was submitted for
each position, with the exception of the Member-at-Large where two individuals
were nominated. After discussion with the current WAIB executive, we decided
there was enough work to be done that we should increase the number of
Member-at-Large positions from one to two slots.
Attached
below is the list of individuals who have been nominated for officer positions
in Women in the Academy of International Business (WAIB) for 2005-2007. The
Nomination Slate is listed first, followed by addresses and brief bios for each
of the nominees.
I ask
that the Nomination Slate be elected by acclamation at the annual WAIB meeting
in Quebec
City,
Canada, next
week. This year, the annual WAIB meeting will be held on Monday morning, July 11,
from 7:00am until 8:30am in Room 205C in the
Convention Center. Breakfast will be provided at the meeting. We look forward to seeing
you!
Lorraine Eden,
WAIB Founder
July 6,
2005
NOMINATION SLATE, WAIB
EXECUTIVE 2005-2007
PRESIDENT:
Susan Trussler, University of
Scranton
VICE
PRESIDENT:
Susan Forquer Gupta, University of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
SECRETARY-TREASURER:
Shaista Khilji,
George
Washington
University
MEMBER-AT-LARGE: Jane Ross,
University of Maryland University College
MEMBER-AT-LARGE: Gabriele
Suder, European
School of
Business
STUDENT MEMBER-AT-LARGE:
Lisa Williams, State University of
New
York at
Buffalo
NOMINEE
FOR PRESIDENT: SUSAN TRUSSLER
Dr. Susan
Trussler
Director,
Center for International Business
Kania
School
of Management
University
of Scranton
Phone:
(570) 941-6122 Fax: (570) 941-4342
Email:
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Bio:
Susan Trussler is Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the
International Business Program at the University of
Scranton in
Pennsylvania. She
is currently Vice President of WAIB and has been involved in WAIB activities
including participating as a panelist on the first WAIB-sponsored panel in
Stockholm, and
working on the development of the Constitution. She has been actively
involved in the AIB for over a decade, serving as Vice President
Administration, Chair of the Northeast USA Chapter, and Program Chair for
three NE USA Chapter conferences. Much of her recent teaching and
research has focused on China. She
suffers from the usual career/life juggling problems as the wife of a
philosopher and mother of a ten-year-old daughter.
NOMINEE
FOR VICE PRESIDENT: SUSAN GUPTA
Dr. Susan Forquer
Gupta
Assistant
Professor
Marketing
Faculty
School of
Business
Administration
University of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Phone: (414)
229-4596
Email:
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Bio:
Susan Forquer
Gupta is Assistant Professor of Marketing at the
University of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee. She is currently WAIB
"Member at Large",
and was a WAIB panelist in
Stockholm, and will chair the
upcoming WAIB panel
in Quebec
City. She has worked with
the WAIB officers in developing the
WAIB panels, and investigating child-care
options for AIB attendees. Her
research and teaching encompass international
marketing with a focus on
transitional and developing
economies.
NOMINEE
FOR SECRETARY-TREASURER: SHAISTA KHILJI
Dr. Shaista E. Khilji
Assistant Professor of Human
and Organizational Studies
Graduate School of Education and Human
Development
The
George Washington University
2134 G
Street
Washington DC
20052
USA
Tel: 202-994-1146 (O) Fax:
202-994-4928
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Bio:
Shaista
Khilji was born
and brought up in Pakistan. She
graduated from University
of Cambridge,
UK with a
doctoral degree in 2000. Since then she has taught at
McGill
University
(Canada),
Carleton
University
(Canada) and
American
University
(Washington
DC).
Shaista is starting a new position at GWU in August 2005. Her interest in gender
issues dates back three years when she (with colleagues) were funded by the
Center for the Education of Work and Women in Ottawa to pursue a study of gender
(and generational) differences in Canadian organizations. She has presented
findings of this research at symposium and executive forums in
Canada. She has
also been invited to speak at the Russian Leadership Program sponsored by the
Women and Politics Institute (DC) and the Intercultural Management Institute
(DC) about the status of women in management. Shaista believes she has a
lot to contribute to this wonderful initiative (WAIB), given her international
background, interest and a relevant research experience. She is motivated
to make a difference to women in our field.
NOMINEE
FOR MEMBER-AT-LARGE POSITION #1: JANE ROSS
Dr. Jane
Ross
Collegiate
Professor
University
of Maryland
University
College
Business and Executive
Programs Department
3501
University Blvd. East
Adelphi,
Maryland
20783
USA
Phone:
780-672-9315
E-mail:
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Bio: Jane
Ross's background includes a doctorate from Cambridge University (UK) and
business/educator experience around the world, including in
South
Korea,
Dubai/UAE and her native Alberta,
Canada, where
she currently resides. As Course Manager, AMBA 606, she guides a multinational
faculty with Canadian, Australian and
US
representation in the online MBA programs at University of Maryland University
College.
NOMINEE
FOR MEMBER-AT-LARGE POSITION #2: GABRIELE SUDER
Dr phil
Gabriele Suder
Professor
of International Business
CERAM Sophia
Antipolis
European
School of
Business
Rue
Dostoievski, BP 085
F- 06902
Sophia Antipolis Cedex
Tel. -33.
(0) 4 93 95 32 16 Fax -33.
(0) 4 93 95 44 29
www.ceram.edu;
www.globalfinance.org
Bio:
Gabriele
G. S. Suder is Professor of International Business at CERAM Sophia Antipolis.
She is also the founder/ program director of its Master in Management Global
Management & European Business, was the founder/director of its full – time
MBA. Her main expertise focuses on (a) the impact of European Economic
Integration and the politics of multinational enterprise strategy, and (b) risk
management within regional integration. Professor Suder holds a PhD in
Management from Bath School of Management, UK, 1994. In addition to the
CERAM,
she has served at the University
of Bath,
Idrac, IAU, ESC Toulon and the International Business Program of the Graduate
School of Business Marseilles- Provence, France. Professor Suder is member of
the Academy
of International
Business
and WAIB (Women in AIB). She publishes and teaches in International Business, in
Risk Management and in European Union affairs in French, German and English, is
reviewer for several academic journals, and editorial member of the
International Journal of risk Assessment & Management. She is editor of
‘Terrorism and the International Business Environment.’ (E.
Elgar,
UK
and USA),
of ‘Corporate Strategy under terrorism and adversity’, with the same
publisher, and currently writing European and international business textbooks.
She is founding member of the Sophia Antipolis export club for innovative SMEs
(INCITE), and works in close cooperation with some of the major corporations in
Europe,
in particular Microsoft EMEA and Eurocopter.
NOMINEE
FOR STUDENT MEMBER-AT-LARGE: LISA WILLIAMS
Ms. Lisa
Williams
School of
Management
Department of Organization
and Human Resources
State University of
New
York at
Buffalo
320 Jacobs Management
Center, Box
60400
Buffalo, New
York
14260-4000
Phone: 716-645-3280 · Email
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Bio: Lisa
Williams’ interest in research was sparked while she was an undergraduate
student taking an introductory class in Organizational Behavior. Through a
specialized undergraduate major, Lisa focused on trust-based relationships in
organizations, particularly in the intercultural context. Currently preparing to
apply for Ph.D. candidacy, this focus will be represented in her dissertation.
Lisa has two main reasons for pursuing the position of Doctoral Student
Member-At-Large. First, she believes in the mission of WAIB. Its focus on
developing research and relationships is important, and one that has personal
meaning her. Throughout her life, educators have been a wonderful influence.
This is her opportunity to serve the community that has enriched her life. Also,
with fifteen years experience in public accounting and controller’s positions,
and her more recent entry into academia while raising an eight-year-old son,
Lisa knows the challenges that women face in the workplace. This position
provides the opportunity to participate in a forum that addresses these issues.
In addition to substantial work experience, Lisa has been involved in
administrative aspects of her academic department, including subject pool
administration, and recruiting new students. Also, she is a reviewer for both
the Academy of
International
Business and
Academy of
Management annual
meetings, has taught several semesters of undergraduate management courses, and
was a teaching assistant for two semesters of executive M.B.A. courses. In all
her endeavors, her efforts are characterized by strong organizational skills, an
open mind, a practical approach, and a genuine enjoyment of people. She would be
honored to use her abilities to serve the Women in the
Academy of
International
Business.
In addition to these two
positions, the following two individuals are members of the WAIB Executive for
2005-2007:
Past
President
Dr. Lyn Amine,
Professor
of Marketing, Saint
Louis University
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WAIB
Founder
Dr.
Lorraine Eden, Professor of Management,
Texas A&M University
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In addition, Beckie LeFlore,
Texas A&M University, WAIB Webmaster, is an
ex-officio member of the WAIB Executive.