School of Business confers 163 graduate degrees

     Campbell’s Lundy-Fetterman School of Business conferred 163 graduate degrees at a hooding service on Sunday, May 13, in the Rogers Fine Arts Center. Among the degrees awarded were the Bachelor of Business Administration/Master of Business Administration; Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Business Administration; Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration; and Master of Divinity/Master of Business Administration.

     Suzanne Burns, president of IDEX Corporation’s Fluid Management Business Division, delivered the keynote address.

     “As you celebrate your success today,” said Burns, “ask yourself how big is your pond going to be? Who you associate yourself with and building the very best team are powerful competitive weapons in any market—local or global.”

     Burns was nominated to the “Wall Street Journal’s” Top 50 Women to Watch and named Internal Executive of the Year by Women in International Trade. She serves on a variety of administrative boards and is a member of the national Women President’s Organization and Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Healthcare Industry Foundation. Burns holds an MBA from Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin.

     Developed from Campbell’s first Department of Business, established in 1893, the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business was formally established in 1983. It offers undergraduate degrees in business administration, accounting, trust management, computer information systems, economics, international business, and golf management, as well as a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Trust and Investment Management. Reporting an enrollment of over 1,000 students and has a golf management program approved by the PGA.