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

Jane F. Mutchler
Associate Dean for Master's Programs

W. Preston Wilson
Associate Dean for Executive Education

Gary W. McKillips
Director of Communications and External Affairs

Jennifer Brock
Creative & Editorial Consultant

Rhonda Mullen
Doug Monroe
Loraine Fick
Karen Benning
Contributing Writers

EM2 Design, Inc.
Design

Steven W. Strickland
Director of Development

David Plunkert
Front Cover Illustration

Alex Hackworth
Select Interior Illustrations

Guy Welch, Studio Burns
Select Interior Photographs