{"id":32799,"date":"2014-10-03T14:10:57","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T21:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=32799"},"modified":"2014-10-03T16:11:01","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T23:11:01","slug":"business-professors-choice-as-dedicatee-is-right-on-the-button","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/business-professors-choice-as-dedicatee-is-right-on-the-button\/","title":{"rendered":"Business professor’s choice as dedicatee is right on the button"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Chain Gang entered professor Joseph Anderson<\/strong>\u2019s international management class Thursday night, he thought he was getting a hard sell from students peddling dedicatee buttons to raise funds for their club. Then he looked at the button and saw himself staring back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am completely surprised,\u201d he said, as his students applauded and cheered that Homecoming would be dedicated to their professor.<\/p>\n

Even after letting it sink in over night, Anderson said the honor \u201ctotally came out of the blue\u2014something I didn\u2019t see coming, and didn\u2019t expect. I\u2019m still totally unsure how I got to be selected.\u201d<\/p>\n

His colleague David Albritton<\/strong> knows why. \u201cTo know Joe is to love him,\u201d he said. Albritton is an associate professor of management who teaches MBA courses with Anderson.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoe is one of the most passionate teachers I have ever met. He definitely cares about his students and he does everything in his power to ensure they succeed. He is also a great colleague, an absolute team player and a consummate \u2018good guy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson joined NAU in 1992 and has served in many roles in addition to teaching business and management courses including as associate dean of graduate programs and MBA program director.<\/p>\n

“He is the epitome of dedication to his students and the institution,” said\u00a0Craig Van Slyke<\/strong>, dean of the W.A. Franke College of Business. “Joe never lets anything stand in his way when it comes\u00a0to helping his students and\u00a0NAU.”<\/p>\n

Anderson’s\u00a0sense of humor, engaging teaching style and genuine love for his job has not gone unnoticed throughout his career at NAU. He was selected seven times as the Outstanding MBA Teacher for the Academic Year between 1992 and 2003, an honor bestowed by his students. He was selected for both the\u00a0Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award and the Bilby Memorial Award for Outstanding MBA Teacher in 1998-99 and\u00a0earned\u00a0the NAU President\u2019s Centennial Teacher of the Year Award for 1999-2000.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn important part of my identity is connected to NAU, as a professor, a colleague among colleagues, and as a teacher among students and other teachers,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cTo be selected for this honor is a delight, an affirmation, and also a motivation to continue along this path. I am deeply honored to be recognized as a member of the NAU community that has been so important to me over the last 22 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson again will be honored, this time as dedicatee during Homecoming Week. The\u00a0annual Homecoming Dedicatee Banquet is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the High Country Conference Center. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for non-students and are available through the\u00a0Central Ticket Office<\/strong><\/a>. Cash, check, dining dollars and JDE accepted.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Homecoming dedicatee tradition dates\u00a0back to 1936<\/a> through which students select an NAU faculty or staff member whom students feel has demonstrated exceptional service to the university and interest in its students.<\/p>\n

Anderson will take his place\u00a0in the Homecoming parade in downtown Flagstaff at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, surrounded by students, colleagues and the community that has meant so much to him for more than two decades.<\/p>\n

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