Six inducted into business honor society
March 23, 2006
KOKOMO, Ind.—The Indiana University Kokomo chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma inducted six new members on February 24, and honored an emeritus faculty member. Beta Gamma Sigma is an international honor society serving business schools accredited by AACSB International.
School of Business Professor of Operations Mohammad Meybodi, Ph.D., was inducted along with five of the school’s recent graduates.
New society members who hold Master of Business Administration degrees include Kah Yin Ng of Kokomo and Eric D. Schneider of Carmel, both employed by Delphi Electronics and Safety; and Brandy Louise Roesler, Kokomo, employed by DaimlerChrysler.
Bachelor of Science in Business graduates Candy P. Cheung of Carmel and Erica Lynn Jackson of Kokomo were also inducted. Cheung works for the accounting firm BKD; Jackson is an associate of MS Technology, LLC.
Beta Gamma Sigma presented its fourth annual Chapter Honoree Award to Herbert C. Miller, Ph.D., L.H.D., professor emeritus of international business. “The Chapter Honoree Award is bestowed on persons in the community who have achieved distinction primarily in business and administration, and who possess those qualities that Beta Gamma Sigma fosters,” said School of Business Dean Niranjan Pati, Ph.D. “Dr. Miller certainly fits those qualifications, having served IU Kokomo as a professor of international business and German, assistant dean of academic affairs, acting chancellor, chief executive officer, dean of faculties, and special assistant to the chancellor.” Pati also noted Miller’s association with numerous civic and community organizations including the Rotary Club of Kokomo, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Kokomo-Howard County Chamber of Commerce.
“Beta Gamma Sigma’s membership of more than 540,000 individuals comprises the brightest and best of the world’s business leaders,” said Pati.
