Smith College of Business & Technology

• MSU received a $3 million estate gift – the largest to date. The Dr. Staley F. Adams and Grace C. Adams Memorial Scholarship will provide scholarships to Eastern Kentucky students majoring in engineering technology.

• A grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) provided funding that gave business students real-world experience. Students in Associate Professor Dr. Janet Ratliff’s (Class of 1991, 1992) Business Plan Development class (BBA 350) collaborated with Downtown Morehead Inc. to develop business plans for vacant commercial properties on Main Street.

• The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program was ranked #18 among the most affordable programs in the nation by Fortune Magazine – the only public university in Kentucky to make the list.

• Dr. Kouroush Jenab, assistant professor of engineering and technology management, has been named a runner-up in the Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV) Innovative Mobile, Public Health, and CommunityOriented Technologies (IMPACT) competition. He was recognized for his idea to use virtual reality (VR) software to create STEM and workforce training platforms to be implemented in Kentucky K-12 schools.