MONTE AHUJA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS JAMES J. NANCE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 2/16/66 Authorized granting the Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance, General Business, Secretarial Studies, and Transportation. 12/11/69 (69-66) Business Administration College authorized to begin a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) graduate degree program. 6/25/70 (70-45) Business Administration College named the "James J. Nance College of Business Administration". 11/12/70 (70-74) Approved Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (B.S.) degree program. Computer Science Department established. 6/14/71 (71-43) Bachelor of Science degree program in Business Education approved. 11/13/74 (74-53) World Trade Education Center established. 3/19/75 (75-11) Management, & Labor & Industrial Relations Departments combined into the Department of Management & Labor. 1/14/76 (76-3) Master of Science in Computer & Information Science (M.S.) graduate degree program approved. 6/22/77 (77-40) Master of Science in Accountancy & Financial Information Systems graduate degree program approved. 8/10/77 Conceptualization of the World Trade Education Center. 6/14/78 (78-35) Established an Industrial Relations Center in the Business Administration College. 11/15/78 (78-67) Approved changing name of the General Administration program to the Quantitative Business Analysis Department. 6/18/80 (80-32) Authorized $100,000 appropriation to Plant Fund for Executive M.B.A. program facilities in Main Classroom Building. 3/11/81 (81-19) Labor Relations & Human Resources masters degree proposal approved. 3/13/85 (85-31) Business Administration College's computer simulation laboratory facilities named in recognition of East Ohio Gas Company's gift of equipment and a recognition plaque. 12/16/87 (87-86) Doctor of Business Administration graduate degree program approved. 5/18/94 (94-21) Accelerated 1-Year MBA program approved. 2/18/99 (99-02) (9-07) College of Business Administration Building name Monte Ahula Hall. 6/23/99 (99-27) Rosemary P. Ramsey awarded tenure and rank of professor of marketing. 4/24/02 (02-12) Appointed Robert F. Scherer, Dean of the Business Administration College. 4/24/02 (02-17) Approved rank of Professor with tenure for Dean of the Business Administration College, Robert F. Scherer. 4/28/04 (04-17) Reinstated the International Business BBA program. 9/20/7 (07-63) Master of Arts in Global Interaction degree program comprised of interdisciplinary courses in CLASS, Law, and Business Administration approved. 6/28/11 (11-43) Renamed Monte Ahuja College of Business. 5/20/13 (13-36) Resolution honoring Business College interim dean Steve Percy. 5/20/13 (13-37) Dr. Joseph Mazzola, Dean of Business College, awarded tenure. 6/26/13 (13-45) Dr. Ping Deng, Monte Ahuja Endowed Chair of Global Business, awarded tenure. 9/30/13 (13-100) Approved filing applications and documents necessary for trademark protection for the tagline, “More than a degree. A competitive edge. TM” on behalf of the Monte Ahuja College of Business. 11/19/14 (14-95) Approved leasing a satellite office in Akron for International Trade Assistance Center. 5/22/17 (17-43) Dr. Sanjay Putrevu, Dean, awarded rank of professor and tenure