MBA Student Association @ SPSU

MBA Student Association (MBASA) provides a network for MBA students at SPSU.

The MBASA was started in the Fall of 2005 by students that wanted to do their part in improving the overall value of the degree. The association will work through connecting current students with alumni as well as the faculty and head to facilitate the exchange of ideas and to open up doors of opportunities for both students and alumni alike.

Click here for The Constitution of the MBA Student Association

Current Activities

One of the first activities that the association is sponsoring is a series of influential speakers from our local business community. On February 2nd, 2006, Lee Rhyant of Lockheed Martin will share with us some points that will better prepare us for a great career.

Please make sure to mark your calendars so you will not miss this great speaker.

Lee Rhyant

Executive Vice President and Site General Manager

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company.

Lee E. Rhyant was born in Dawson‚ Georgia‚ and moved to Fort Pierce‚ Florida in 1954. A graduate of the Lincoln Park Academy class of 1968‚ Rhyant attended Bethune Cookman College in Daytona Beach‚ where he received a B.S. degree in 1972. He has an MBA from Indiana University and has done further study at London School of Business‚ M.I.T.‚ Harvard‚ General Motors Institute and the University of Michigan.

He joined Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in July 2000 as vice president and site general manager for the company’s Marietta facility. He has more than 30 years of aerospace and automotive industry experience in a wide variety of positions‚ most recently vice president of production operations for Rolls Royce Aerospace‚ Indianapolis‚ and plant manager and other senior management positions in General Motors.

Rhyant serves on many boards of directors‚ some of which are Bethune Cookman College‚ Morris Brown College‚ Atlanta Area Boy Scouts Council‚ Safe America Foundation‚ The Georgian Club and the United Way of Cobb County. He has received numerous awards‚ honors and recognition for his community service‚ most recently‚ the Outstanding Minority in Business award for the Atlanta area.

For more information, please contact Nader Allen at  nallen@spsu.edu