School of Business administrators recognized their top students and acknowledged one of the program's most prominent alumnae during the annual Beta Gamma Sigma induction ceremony last month.

As the honor society chapter honoree, Mae Squier-Dow '83 encouraged juniors, seniors and graduate students to utilize the fundamentals espoused in Oswego business school classes of all levels. The senior vice president of market management for CURRENT Communications said the practical education and emphasis on values such as social and environmental responsibility will come into play as the graduates enter the workforce.

Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma heightens expectations to uphold personal integrity and pursue lifelong learning, she said.

"Those are the things that never change because your business is based on those values and principles," said Squier-Dow, who also co-founded and operated Choice One Communications.

Candidates for induction must achieve a grade point average that ranks in the top 10 percent of their class. That translated to a 3.5 GPA or above for this year's 28 inductees.

"This is quite an achievement to be so highly placed in the class," chapter President and business school Dean Richard Skolnik said during his remarks.

Only colleges with accreditation by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business may have Beta Gamma Sigma chapters. Only one-third of U.S. business schools, including Oswego, are accredited.

Squier-Dow, a former Fund for Oswego national chair and member of the Oswego College Foundation Board of Directors, applauded the growth and success of the School of Business since her time as a student of Oswego.

Beta Gamma Sigma inductee and Rochester native David McLaughlin '08 said he appreciated the real world skills he developed as an accounting and economics major.

"It's a lot more than just being in a classroom," said McLaughlin, who is slated to start a job as a certified public accountant this fall.

Fellow inductee Laura Murphy '09 of Fulton said the faculty is a big factor in her plan to return to Oswego for graduate classes.

"The teachers are great," she said. "They really like to see you succeed."

Squier-Dow noted how impressed she was with the "high-caliber" students, many of whom indicated they plan to continue study at Oswego after their undergraduate business degrees are completed.

"That is just a testament to the quality of the program here," she said after speaking with Beta Gamma Sigma inductees following the ceremony in Sheldon Hall.

-- Shane M. Liebler

PHOTO CAPTION:
Mae Squier-Dow '83 speaks to the 2008 Beta Gamma Sigma honor society inductees April 25. The CURRENT Communications executive was named the chapter's honoree this year.


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