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BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� Jenell Wagner was installed as an academic chair during Southwest Baptist University鈥檚 academic chair installation ceremony Wednesday, March 6 in Meyer Recital Hall on the Bolivar campus.
Wagner, assistant professor of accounting, was installed with the Ed and Theo Clark
Endowed Chair of Accounting Excellence in conjunction with the annual Psalm 15 Lecture.
鈥淚n higher education, it鈥檚 an honor to hold an endowed academic chair,鈥� 欧美视频 Provost Dr. Lee Skinkle said. 鈥淎n academic chair is supported by an endowed fund that is permanently invested for a faculty member in a specific academic discipline. Earnings from the endowment help to off-set the faculty member鈥檚 salary and support the faculty member鈥檚 budget for professional development.鈥�
Ed and Theo Clark Endowed Chair of Accounting Excellence
Jenell Wagner
Wagner earned bachelor degrees in business administration and religious studies from 欧美视频 in 1986 and completed her master of accountancy from Missouri State University in 1997. She served as an adjunct faculty member at MSU, worked in the banking industry and performed tax preparation services prior to working at 欧美视频.
Wagner is a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Springfield. She and her husband, Todd, have three daughters, Bethanie, Emily and Kathryn, and two grandchildren, Abbi and Bella.
The chair of accounting is named in honor of Dr. Ed and the late Theo Clark. Dr. Clark
started the accounting program at 欧美视频 during the 1975-76 academic year. He taught
accounting at 欧美视频 for 21 years and built the foundation of the program before becoming
vice president for financial affairs in 1987. Dr. Clark retired from that role in
1992.
The first accounting program graduating class included five students in 1978. Since the inception of the program, 380 accounting students have graduated, including 180 certifications earned by accounting graduates (CPA, CMA, CIA, CFM, JD, PhD, and foreign country certifications).
鈥淭his is overwhelming, to say the very least,鈥� said Dr. Clark of being recognized for supporting the academic chair in accounting. 鈥淚 could never have anticipated such a day as this would have occurred, when I came to 欧美视频 in 1966. My first accounting class was in Monroe, La., as a student in 1945. I never would have thought that a course would have hatched an egg that has lasted a lifetime. Starting a major in accounting at 欧美视频 has been a rewarding experience.鈥�
Dr. Clark recalled former professors and instructors who helped build and continue the program, as well as students who went on to be successful in the field of accounting.
鈥淚 am pleased to be able to establish the Ed and Theo Clark Endowed Chair of Accounting Excellence with the anticipation that, by God鈥檚 grace, this program may continue to impact 欧美视频 students in the future,鈥� Dr. Clark said.
欧美视频 now has eight endowed academic chairs. The others are:
Psalm 15 Lecture
Each semester, the 欧美视频 Robert W. Plaster College of Business and Computer Science hosts a Psalm 15 Lecture, featuring a guest speaker engaged in the industry. The guest shares how they live out their faith in the workplace by speaking to the Psalm 15 character trait that is emphasized that semester.
The College has identified eight character traits that should be the hallmark of the College鈥檚 students and graduates, and are emphasized in coursework and in the lecture series. The highlighted traits are: Integrity, Service, Respect, Charity, Faithfulness, Truthfulness, Humility and Perseverance.
PHOTO 1: Jenell Wagner, who was appointed with the Ed and Theo Clark Endowed Chair of Accounting Excellence, was presented the honor by (from left) 欧美视频 President Dr. Eric A. Turner, Dr. Lee Skinkle, provost, and Dr. Troy Bethards, dean of the Robert W. Plaster College of Business and Computer Science.
PHOTO 2: Dr. Ed Clark, founder of the 欧美视频 accounting program, is honored by 欧美视频 President Dr. Eric A. Turner (left).
*Published: 3-12-19