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(September 26, 2006) Special Report Is “Connections for Life” Still Alive? An Investigative Series on the use of the CoB’s Budget "This Special Report examines recently uncovered forms that indicate that the “Connections for Life” program that was developed by former Director of Graduate Programs and current Professor of Management Stephen Bushardt may still be around, and that Bushardt may still benefit from it. Readers of usmpride.com will recall the details of Bushardt’s “Connections for Life” program from earlier reports on this website. The excerpt below, from the Spring 2001 issue of Joint Venture, explains a little about the development of “Connections for Life” in the CoB:...".

(September 27, 2006) 31st & Pearl Breaking Down Niroomand’s Defenses "We waited for it, and we finally got it. A written note from a usmpride confederate indicates that CoB Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand is on the warpath and is visiting select individuals to defend his extravagant and outrageous travel habits. Niroomand says that very little of his travel is paid for by State dollars and that most is funded by his grant work...".

(September 28, 2006) Special Report Stretching the Truth to Stretch the Trip An Investigative Series on CoB Faculty Travel "This Special Report returns to the now well-known AACSB junket to Paris made by the CoB’s Dean Harold Doty and Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand. Visitors to usmpride.com will recall that Niroomand’s trip to this AACSB meeting consumed more than $4,000. A report on Doty’s expenses is forthcoming...".

(September 28, 2006) Special Report Quid Pro Quo in the CoB? An Investigative Series on the use of the CoB for Personal Gain "This Special Report benefited from tips provided by a usmpride.com reader which, combined with some documentation obtained by usmpride.com via a Mississippi Open Records Act request, shows an interesting potential relationship between CoB Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand and former CoB Dean/Professor of Economics William Gunther...".

(September 29, 2006) Special Report Running with the Babins An Investigative Series on CoB Faculty Travel This Special Report presents some details regarding a trip to Europe in the Summer of 2005 made by the Babins (Barry and Laurie, Professors of Marketing) to attend two consecutive conferences, one in France and the other in Germany. Barry Babin filed a Permission to Travel Form in February of 2005 (see below) regarding this trip.

(October 4, 2006) Special Report Nissan Back to San Fran in Summer of ‘05 An Investigative Series on CoB Faculty Travel "This Special Report looks at a trip to San Francisco made by economics professor Edward Nissan at the beginning of the 2005-2006 budget year. In early July of 2005, Nissan traveled to San Francisco to attend the Western Economic Association meeting, as the screen below shows:...".

(October 6, 2006) Special Report Posey & Doty Hit the Beach An Investigative Series on CoB Faculty Travel "This Special Report looks at a trip to Myrtle Beach made by Roderick Posey (Professor of Accounting) and CoB Dean Harold Doty in July of 2004. As the insert below shows, the pair traveled to South Carolina to attend the Southern Business Administration Association meeting...".