(March 22, 2009) Our Most Talented Colleagues Unique A-Level Hits of Current & Former CoB Faculty –
Economics In May of 2007, untenured assistant professor of economics Sami Dakhlia, a first-year CoB faculty who,
to use EFIB chairman George Carter's term, had just been "canned" by the University of Alabama, took the floor at
the end of the CoB's spring 2007 convocation. He then proceeded to blast the USMNEWS.net editor and various
CoB faculty for speaking out against the CoB's administration in a way Dakhlia felt encouraged his (Dakhlia's)
most talented colleagues to leave USM. Of course, Dakhlia wasn't speaking out in support of those CoB faculty
who had been abused by CoB administrators, as management professor Sharon Topping had spoken for only
minutes before Dakhlia was handed the rostrum by then-interim CoB dean Alvin Williams. The faculty Topping
referred to were beginning to leave the CoB as well by spring of 2007. Dakhlia, however, was, according to
sources, speaking on behalf of CoBers (and Dakhlia's friends) like Zaher Hallab (tourism management) and
Akbar Marvasti (economics), CoB administrators' favorites who were either leaving the CoB at that time or
expressing a desire to do so.
DENIZ GEVREK, FORMER ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS
(March 3, 2009) Hook 'Em Home Add Deniz Gevrek to the Mix of Long Distance CoBers The recent run of
USMNEWS.net reports showing how more and more CoB faculty are choosing to maintain residences outside of
Mississippi is not showing any signs of slowing at present. That run continues this week with the revelation that
newly-hired untenured assistant professor of economics Deniz Gevrek has joined the mix, as indicated by the top
portion of Gevrek's curriculum vitae (inserted below).
(April 9, 2009) 31st & Pearl Chi Omicron Beta The fact that we weren't surprised to learn that untenured assistant professor of
economics Deniz Gevrek is maintaining a residence in Austin, TX, shows just how "glike a Phoenix" USM's College of Business
has become since 2003. The earlier finding that another untenured assistant professor of economics, Daniel Monchuk, is living in
Washington, D.C. -- almost 1,000 miles from Hattiesburg's USM -- makes almost every other location seem nearby. The Gevrek
news did, however, get us to thinking about some "economizing" opportunities in the whole commuter faculty trend. That is that
the Monchuks, Gevreks, Jordans, Smiths, and Gunthers of the CoB should all band together and rent a large house, perhaps even
one in Hattiesburg's tony Canebrake neighborhood complete with swimming pool, hot tub, billiards and wet bar, for their teaching
fly-ins (or drive-ins).