Staley Technologies is the third family-owned business for which Jason Keith has worked. He enjoys working for this type of business because he can learn a lot about how to be successful from owners he interacts with on a regular basis.
Todd Townsend knew that he liked numbers and that he enjoyed working at cooperative utilities, but it was a “good lateral move” that brought him home to Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corp.
Greg McKinney didn't envision leading an accounting group at a public company when he first began to imagine the possibilities afforded by an accounting degree.
During her sophomore year in college, Julie Carpenter homed in on accounting as a degree offering the most opportunity and versatility in the business world.
Aaron Gerbitz thought his natural aptitude would lend itself to a career as a professional poker player, but his parents insisted on college, where he worked toward a psychology degree.
At the University of the Ozarks, Gloria Arcia's duties include being responsible for the school's endowment of about $110 million, its $24 million operating budget and its $1.7 million real estate trust.
Henderson State University hired Rita Fleming a year ago, after a state audit found 15 instances of apparent regulatory violations at the university. So she had a mess to clean up.