The State of Business is published three times a year by the Office of External Affairs for the alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

Georgia State University
External Affairs
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
University Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083

Georgia State University, a unit of the University System of Georgia,
is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Carl V. Patton
President
Georgia State University

Ronald J. Henry
Provost and Vice President
for Academic Affairs

Sidney E. Harris
Dean

H. Fenwick Huss
Associate Dean

Michael Jay Jedel
AssociateDean

Steven W. Strickland
Director of Development

Bruce D. Brooks
Executive Editor

Jennifer N. Brock
Managing Editor

Gary W. McKillips
Dirk Smith
Contributing Writers

EM2 Design, Inc.
Design

Christina Gesso
GSU Alumni Association

Frank Miller
Front Cover Illustration

Frank Miller, Paul Anderson
Select Interior Illustrations

Adam Phillips
Photo, Russia