The BAC is made up of 22 Deans of AACSB-accredited Business Schools worldwide, and is the final authority on both initial accreditation and reaffirmation of accreditation status. They decide which school gets accredited or re-accredited. A sample of the other business Deans are those at: University of Arizona, Concordia University (Canada), Penn State, Purdue University, Georgetown University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong), University of Buffalo (State University of New York), and DePaul University. As of April 2001, Murray State University was one of only 345 institutions worldwide that are accredited at both the undergraduate and graduate (MBA) levels. 

Murray MBA students among the very best in the world
In year 2001, three of Murray's MBA students placed 6th among 400 teams worldwide who participated in the international L'Oreal E-Strat Marketing Challenge. Stephen Denk, Bernd Kiessling and Matthias Huettner, whose team was called the ERacers, are the three students who participated from the Murray MBA, under the direction of marketing Professor W. Glynn Mangold. The competition was organized by the transnational L'Oreal of France, and involved the very best Business Schools in the world: among them Harvard, Wharton, Northwestern, Stanford, Oxford, London Business School, and Cambridge. This, in part, attests to the prestige and quality of the Murray MBA, and points to our rich tradition of educational excellence.

Murray State University Introduces New MBA Program in Henderson, Kentucky
The College of Business and Public Affairs at Murray State University is in August 2001 introducing the Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Henderson, Kentucky. Fashioned along the lines of its other off-campus programs in Paducah and Hopkinsville/Ft. Campbell, the AACSB-accredited 30-hour Murray MBA will be offered in its entirety in Henderson, with some of the courses taught concurrently in Madisonville. 

Dean of the College of Business and Public Affairs, Dr. Dannie E. Harrison, Assistant Dean & MBA Director Dr. Gerry Nkombo. Muuka, MBA Coordinator Mickey Johnson, and MSU Henderson representative Mike Freels were all in Henderson Tuesday July 10, 2001 spearheading the program, whose first classes start on August 27, 2001. 

Asked what chances his College had of offering a successful program in Henderson, Dean Harrison had the following to say:
 

"Not only have we had similar success in both Paducah and Hopkinsville/Ft. Campbell, we have already had a strong response from potential students in Henderson, Madisonville, Evansville and Owensboro who see our flexible program-with classes in the evenings, on weekends and over the web-as an unmistakable vehicle for advancing their careers and professional aspirations. What is gratifying, from our meeting today with the Henderson MBA Advisory Board, is that employers too share the same view-that an accredited, quality MBA program is coming to the area, whose course offerings suit the working needs and working schedules of professionals in the area. With this level of interest, we are guaranteeing a quality program for the long haul. Students who start with us are assured of the availability of courses to complete the program with us."

The Murray MBA in Henderson is a welcome development for prospective students in Henderson, Madisonville, Owensboro (Kentucky) and Evansville (Indiana) and surrounding areas. Further information on this and other Murray MBA matters may be obtained from: