David Croll • David Croll retired from the McIntire School in January 2003 after 29 years of service to the University.

Croll joined McIntire in 1974 as an Assistant Professor and taught accounting. He served as the School’s Accounting Area Coordinator on three occasions as well as on the Third-Year Committee, the Committee to Define the Curriculum Evaluation Process, the Concentration Configuration Committee, and the McIntire School of Commerce Building Committee.

Instrumental in restructuring both the undergraduate and graduate accounting curricula at McIntire in response to changes in the business community and the world, Croll, with colleagues Robert L. Grinaker and Anthony H. Catanach, developed a case study-based method of teaching intermediate accounting using a business activity model.

“Intermediate accounting traditionally is taught by lecturing from a textbook and having students memorize rules and principles to solve accounting problems,” said Dean Carl Zeithaml. “Dave and his colleagues developed an approach to teaching this complex subject matter in which classes are structured around a case, and as a result, students confront realistic practice problems that require them to research and develop expert-like thinking abilities. McIntire is very grateful to Dave for his service and teaching innovations.”

The American Accounting Association subsequently honored Croll and his colleagues with the association’s Innovation in Accounting Education Award for 1997.

Croll received and B.B.A. and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. After graduation, he served in the Navy and worked for the Ford Motor Company. Croll then earned a master’s degree in accounting and a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University.

Rob Cross • Rob Cross had the paper “A Social Network View of Organizational Learning: Relational and Structural Dimensions of ‘Know Who’” (co-authored with S. Borgatti) accepted for publication in Management Science.

He also completed two book chapters:

• Cross R. and Prusak L. “The Political Economy of Knowledge Markets in Organizations.” In: M. Lyle and M. Easterby-Smith (eds). Handbook of Organizational Learning. Forthcoming.

• Baker W., Cross R., and Wooten M. “Positive Organizational Network Analysis and Energizing Relationships.” In: K. Cameron, J. Dutton, and R. Quinn (eds). Positive Organizational Scholarship. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. In press.

In addition, the anthology Networks in a Knowledge Economy, which Cross co-edited with A. Parker and L. Sasson, will be published by Oxford University Press in June 2003.

Finally, Harvard Business School Press accepted a book proposal by Cross for a book titled The Adaptable Organization: Creating Networks for Strategic Success.

Patrick Dennis • A paper co-authored by Patrick Dennis, “Who Blinks in Volatile Markets, Individuals or Institutions?” was a finalist for The Journal of Finance’s prestigious Smith Breeden awards for 2002. The Smith Breeden prizes are awarded annually for the top three papers in The Journal of Finance. The nominated papers appeared in journal issues published from December 2001 to October 2002. Dennis’ other current research can be found at http://gates.comm.virginia.edu/pjd9v/research.htm.

Bill Kehoe • Bill Kehoe was appointed to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s VTrans2025 Policy Committee as the representative from the Virginia Aviation Board. The VTrans2025 Policy Committee sets the policy framework and makes plans for an integrated multimodal transportation system that improves mobility and adds to the prosperity and the quality of life for Virginia by developing a policy framework and plan that incorporates air, rail, mass transit, port, and highway assets into one comprehensive transportation plan.

Rebecca Locke Leonard • Rebecca Locke Leonard was one of several honorees from the University recognized by the U.Va. Athletic Department and Women’s Center as a “Champion Beyond the Playing Field” for her support of U.Va. student-athletes, coaches, and administrators. 

Trey Maxham • Trey Maxham was recently appointed to the Journal of Marketing Editorial Review Board. 

David Mick • David Mick was quoted Dec. 23, 2002, in a Los Angeles Times story headlined “That Gift Anxiety Isn’t So Crazy.”

Bill Shenkir • Bill Shenkir and Paul Walker were Visiting Fellows in March 2003 at the Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where they presented the paper “Enterprise Risk Management: Lessons from the Field,” based on their two research studies for Financial Executives International and The Institute of Internal Auditors. 

Mark White • Mark White recently was elected President of the Colonnade Club, becoming the fourth McIntire School faculty member to hold that position.

Barb Wixom • Barb Wixom was recently named Associate Director of the Teradata University Network. Teredata University Network, a division of NCR, is a comprehensive online educational resource for global university professors who teach classes on data warehousing, database management, and other related technology courses. Professors have access to a comprehensive online learning community that includes a library with course syllabi, white papers, presentations, and case studies. The academic message board allows professors to communicate with colleagues on specific topics of interest, and the chat rooms offer hosted chats on technology topics. A range of virtual classes is available via recorded web casts.