Notables

Alan Davis, associate professor of accounting, and Cathy Poyner, instructor of accounting, had their manuscript entitled, “A Capstone Course in Accounting - Research, Communication, and Critical Thinking,” selected as the first place winner of the 2015 MidAmerican Business Deans Association Innovation in Business Education Award. Davis and Poyner will present their work during the Association’s annual meeting in Chicago, Oct. 12, and will accept a $1,000 cash award.

Sara Holzmeier was promoted to the director of public safety, Sept. 1. She follows Tom Johnson, who accepted a similar position at Missouri State University in May. Holzmeier previously served as a police officer, school resource officer, patrol sergeant and probation and parole officer. As director, she will be responsible for the department’s activities including crime prevention, campus patrols, parking enforcement and campus safety. DPS is also responsible for federal crime reporting statistics under the Clery Act and campus crime alerts required under the law.