The School of Business
UPDATE
Volume 24 Issue 2
November-December 2014
Phi Beta Lambda
Celebrates and Gives
Back
Phi Beta Lambda members
gathered for their annual
Christmas party at their adviser Patsy Taylor’s home on the
evening of December 3 to celebrate Christmas and the end
of the Fall 2014 semester. After dinner members wrapped
presents for their Angel Tree
child. Lots of conversation,
excitement, and sounds of the
season filled Mrs. Taylor’s
home.
Members have been busy
throughout the semester fundraising for various causes including the American Cancer
Society’s Relay for Life, the
Angel Tree Project, and for an
upcoming competitive events
conference they hope to attend in the spring.
Many
thanks to all of the faculty,
staff, and students who have
supported their causes.
PBL wishes everyone a
Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year!
Leadership is the art of getting someone
else to do something you want done because
he wants to do it. – Dwight Eisenhower
Duane Murphy-November 2014 Student of the Month
Duane Murphy is a senior
Business Administration student with a concentration in Information Systems and minors
in Accounting and Graphic Design. He is also a member of
Honors College. Duane has a
long list of extra circular activities that he is involved in at
Chowan. He is the president
and a founder of the Chowan
Computer Club, former president and still active member of
the Rotaract Club, member of
Sigma Beta Delta, the Honors
College Student Association,
Artisus Club, the International
Student Club, Phi Gamma Mu,
Alpha Chi, and T-Go Animate
Club. He has been on the President’s List four times and received the Drs. Vaughn and
Miles Outstanding Business
Student Award in April 2014.
Duane believes that Chowan
is friendly, fun, and an experience all of its own. He says
that you come as a student and
leave as family. His advice to
freshman would be print your
syllabus, keep your head about
you, and don’t panic. Stay on
top of your assignments and if
you have concerns, talk to the
faculty or staff. They really are
here to help you. He feels the
best things about Chowan are
the friends, the relationships
you build, and the confidence
that a college education gives
you. Chowan is investing in
He chose Chowan because your future.
it was close to home, plus he
liked the school and campus.
Once Duane graduates he
He had met many members of plans to join the Navy as an
the staff and faculty and liked officer. He intends to pursue
them. His sister is a Chowan Ocean Rescue. Congratulaalumnae and he decided to fol- tions on being selected as Nolow in her footsteps.
vember’s Student of the Month.
Duane is a commuter stuWe know you will continue to
dent. He is from Hertford and
succeed!
has lived up and down the
eastern seaboard in North Carolina and Virginia. He has had
many unique experiences,
such as living on a boat with
Columns Building Christmas 2014
his family. Duane was home
schooled and he feels that really helped in being prepared for
college. He says that homeschooling helped him discover
how to be an independent
learner.
Breyanna Tillman-December 2014 Student of the Month
Breyanna Tillman is a North
Carolina native, hailing from
Charlotte. She is the oldest of
three siblings. She was attracted to Chowan University because of its small size, and the
fact that it was just far enough
away from home for her to return on breaks, but not every
weekend. She likes the personal relationships that are
possible with the faculty at
Chowan, and that they are
readily available to answer
questions.
At Chowan, Breyanna is a
senior with a concentration in
Information Systems and has
been on the Dean’s List every
semester during her tenure at
Chowan. She has also made
the President’s List. She is a
member of the Honors College,
Sigma Beta Delta, and Phi Beta
Lambda. She is also involved
with The Skeletal Hand, where
she is the Facebook developer
for the horror group.
After graduation, Breyanna
plans to return to Charlotte,
where she hopes to get a job in
IT web development. She is
also considering the possibility
of joining the military. Her long
term goal is to become an FBI
agent within the next 5-10
years.
Breyanna has been a recipient of both the President’s
Scholarship and the Dean’s
Scholarship. In addition to her
classes and campus activities,
she works as a Resident Assistant. For fun, Breyanna enjoys
a variety of activities with
friends and family. She is particularly fond of dining out,
shopping, getting her nails
done, and practicing target
shooting.
Spring 2015 Important Dates
Monday, January 12-Advising Day
Tuesday, January 13-Classes Begin
Tuesday, January 20-Last Day to
add classes
Breyanna says that the most
influential people in her life
have been her mother and her
great-grandfather. Her favorite
scripture verse comes from 2
Corinthians 5:7,
“… for we
walk by faith, not by sight” during our time on this earth.
Breyanna’s advice to current
students is that "in the long run,
all of the hard work will pay off,
so don’t give up!"
We wish you the best in all
your future endeavors, Breyanna! Congratulations on being
selected as the CU School of
Business Student of the Month
for December, 2014.
Linda L. Miles, Ph.D.
Dean of the School of
Business,
Professor of Finance
Debbie Joyner
Secretary and Editor
Phone: 252-398-6529
E-mail:
[email protected]
Spotlight on Faculty
Patsy W. Taylor, Associate Professor of Marketing
Mrs. Patsy Taylor has
a long relationship with Chowan, beginning her teaching career with us in January of
1991. She is a native of Northampton County, North Carolina
and has lived in eastern North
Carolina her entire life. Growing up she visited the Chowan
campus often, and attended
the Girls in Action Camp here,
as well as taking swimming
lessons on campus. A graduate of East Carolina University,
she earned her Master’s degree in Business and Marketing Education, a Certificate of
Advanced Study in Marketing
Education and a bachelor’s degree in clothing and textiles
marketing, concentrating in
business. She and her husband are the proud parents of
an adult daughter who, like
Mrs. Taylor’s husband, is a
pharmacist.
School of Business
Chowan University
Mrs. Taylor leads the marketing concentration in the
School of Business and is the
adviser to Chowan’s Phi Beta
Lambda chapter. In 2012 she
earned national recognition as
Phi Beta Lambda’s Adviser of
the Year for North Carolina.
She has received the Alpha
Chi Teacher of the Year Award
twice, the University Excellence in Teaching Award, and
is a faculty marshal. Her many
other service activities include
chairing university committees,
serving with the Conway Volunteer Fire Department’s women’s auxiliary, serving as a
member of the selection committee and fundraising team for
the Dr. Joseph Fleetwood Jr.
Scholarship Committee, and
participating in activities at her
church.
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