Volume 17, Number 3
USPS 990-560
Spring 1989
Stetson's business school to become center for investment studies
A one-of-a-kind institute of investment studies, with programming for
undergraduate students, professionals,
and the community, will soon be a
reality in Stetson's School of Business
Administration.
Funded by a $3.7 million gift from
the estate of Sara George, Eustis, Fla.,
the Roland and Sara George Investment
Institute will build on one of the school's
best known courses, the Roland George
Investment Program. This finance class
in which students invest a "real money"
portfolio will become a major part of the
institute.
Meeting for the first time April 3, the
institute's board of directors approved
steps for establishing the institute as an
applied investment study center. A four-
way educational program will be
implemented for students, alumni, the
community and the investment profession. Planned are an expanded undergraduate major in finance with courses
in applied investment (including the
Roland George Investment Program);
investment research and continuing
education programs for investment
practitioners; and free or low-cost
community educational seminars.
"This institute will be a one-of-a-kind
center for investment studies," said Dr.
Bill Wright, dean of the School of
Business Administration and chairman of
the institute's board.
A priority project of the board is to
search for an institute director. "The
person in this position will be instrumental in guiding the programs in the
four areas identified by the board," Dr.
Wright said. "The plan is to address
every major area of investment and to
be on the cutting-edge of investment
education and information dissemination. We believe Stetson University will
be synonymous with investment in
business and educational circles."
To achieve the high standards set by
the board, the director of the institute
will conduct a research-gathering
symposium for 30 of the top investment
practitioners and educators in the
country. They will be invited to DeLand
this fall for three or four days of "brain
storming" about the "ideal" investment
institute.
Students Bartley E. Longabach, and Julie Warren,
both '89, are two of the students participating in
the program, supervised by Dr. James Mallet.
"They will, in essence, describe to us
the ideal situation and we will digest
their ideas and come up with a plan for
the institute that will serve educators,
practitioners, students and community
laypeople," Dr. Wright said.
The self-supporting, student-managed Roland George Program, already
well known in the business school, was
founded with a $500,000 from Mrs.
George in 1981. The portfolio has grown
to just under $1 million.
Sara Staff Jernigan, '35, wins Doyle Carlton Award
Sara Staff Jernigan, '35, former chair
of the women's board of the U.S.
Olympic Development Committee is the
1989 recipient of the Doyle Carlton
Award, the highest alumni honor given
by the university.
"Inside and outside of Stetson, Sara is
a dynamic, versatile, enthusiastic and
tireless professional worker," said
President Lee. "Sara Jernigan has made a
special place for herself as an international leader in physical education."
An active member of the National
Association for Physical Education of
College Women, Jernigan has served on
its governing board and as president of
its southern affiliate. Until her retirement
five years ago, Jernigan was a professor
in the department of health and physical
education at Stetson.
Jernigan received her award from J. Hyatt Brown,
vice chair of the Board of Trustees.
Alums can shape landscape
plan for DeLand campus
"Alumni's memories of 'romantic'
places on campus can shape our plans
for the future," landscape architect,
Eldon Beck said of the master plan.
(See page 2.)
A long range campus landscape plan
for Stetson's DeLand campus which will
enhance the quality of the learning
environment and preserve the historic
"forest" environment has been approved
in concept by the Board of Trustees, and
planting has begun.
The plan is described by President
Lee as "an important first step" in
implementing a campus master plan
approved in 1988. The themes of both
planning documents are respect for the
quality of life on campus and in adjacent
neighborhoods, retention of historic
campus elements and systematic incremental growth that "fits" the present
campus environment.
