Allied Academies News
Number 14 - Spring 2004

Introduction | Internet Conference | Maui Conference  | Academies/Journals  
Teaching Award | Education Award | Fellow Award | Research Awards | Conference Photos

Introduction

The New Orleans Conference (the 17th meeting of the Allied Academies) was a huge success!  We had our largest turn out in our history, with 225 participants from around the globe and across the United States. We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all who participated. It is the authors and the conference participants who make the Allied Academies successful and who support our efforts to achieve our mission.  

As you know, the organization is a not for profit corporation and is not sponsored by any university or organization.  We are dependent upon conference registration fees, and contributions from interested and supportive groups.  Our mission is to support and encourage the exchange of ideas in higher education throughout the world.  To that end, we sponsor conferences and publish journals.  In addition, we maintain this web site which has developed into an important communication medium for our membership and for scholars from around the world.  We publish our journals simultaneously in hard copy and on the web page, and you can view conference proceedings, newsletters and academy information there as well.

Summer Internet Conference

Our Summer 2004 International Internet Conference (July 16-30) is coming up and we are expecting a great turnout.  T he Internet Conference has continued to grow in popularity and this July we will have our 6th Summer International Internet Conference. With budget shortfalls and reduced travel allowances, the Internet Conference has become a necessity for some and a luxury for others.  It is the same as a physical conference, with the exception of having to travel.  The conference will be held completely online, with the ability for participants to communicate via a message board, e-mail, instant messaging, Power Point, and video if they so choose.  

Participants can submit their papers for award consideration, then 25% will be selected as winners and will have their works published in the appropriate Journal. There will be a conference Proceedings published on-line as well as on CD, and a conference Program published both in hard copy and on-line. This year, in addition to the bulletin board we have for posting questions and comments, we will add the live chat capability via your browser's built in Instant Messaging application. Participants can also submit Power Point presentations to be posted on our web site as a companion to their paper. The Internet conference will run for two weeks giving participants plenty of time to participate as their schedules and time zones allow (no strict schedule will be required). See our Submission Instructions page for information on submitting.

Fall International Conference in Maui

Our Fall 2004 International Conference will be held in Maui, Hawaii at the Royal Lahaina hotel. As you may know, this represents the Allied Academies 10 year anniversary and we decided we should celebrate with a special location.  It is already shaping up to be a great conference and several people have already made their travel arrangements.  We hope to see you all there!

Academies & Journal News

We will be implementing a new system over the Summer which will entail new submission procedures that will better track conference and Journal submissions.  As part of our plan, we will be password protecting the online Journals and give only members access to them.  We will provide the general public the ability to browse the tables of contents of the Journals so as not to lose the current exposure they are receving.  We will be sending periodic updates as we evolve.  We currently publish 16 different Journals (all with a 25% acceptance rate and listed in Cabell's) representing every area in the School of Business.  

As a reminder, we have added the following new Academies to our conference line up, based on suggestions by our members.

We will continue to add Academies and Journals based on the suggestions of our members. We fully expect this continuous improvement will be ultimately beneficial to our authors.  For more information about our affiliate Academies and the types of manuscripts they publish, please visit our Affiliate Academies page.

Creative and Innovative Teaching Awards

The Academy of Educational Leadership sponsors special awards to recognize creative and innovative teachers and educational programs. To be eligible for consideration, an individual must be nominated by a member of the Allied Academies and undergo evaluation by the Teaching Awards Committee. The following individuals have met the criteria and have been judged by the Committee to be worthy of the designation, Distinguished Teachers. We extend to them our sincere congratulations.

M.J. Alhabeeb, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Eleanor Maliche, West Virginia State University
Margaret Thompson, Kennesaw State University

Creative and Innovative Education Award

The criteria for recognition include the on going delivery of outstanding instruction and education,  and, the practice of innovative and creative education.  Any academic unit of  a college or university is eligible for consideration, but a unit may not win the award more than once.  The following unit has met the criteria and has been judged by the Committee to be worthy of the Distinguished Education Award.  We extend our sincere congratulations to the distinguished faculty and administrators who support this exceptional unit.

Mississippi State University at Meridien
Department of Management

Distinguished Research Awards

We would like to congratulate the Distinguished Research Award Winners.  The competition was extremely rigorous and intense.  After extensive review, the panel of judges awarded distinguished research status to 27% of the manuscripts.  The authors of the following works will receive engraved plaques, and the manuscripts will be published in the next regularly scheduled issue of the appropriate journal.

Conference Photos