TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Susan D. Carver, who earned her Master of Business Administration degree at The University of Alabama, has returned to the Capstone as director of Executive Education.

Carver is responsible for the Executive Master of Business Administration program at the Manderson Graduate School and the development of executive education programs for business and industry. The Manderson Graduate School is part of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration.

The 17-month EMBA program is designed for managers and executives with five years or more business experience. Students meet on alternate weekends, beginning each December, and receive instruction that updates their skills for today's marketplace and ensures they have the skills for career advancement.

“We are fortunate to find a person of Susan's abilities for this position,” said Dr. Robert McLeod, executive director, M.B.A. Programs and Professional Education. “Her experience in dealing with corporate clients and her background in eCommerce activities make her an ideal choice for E.M.B.A. director in today's educational climate.”

Carver earned her Bachelor of Science degree in insurance/finance at UA in 1986 and her M.B.A. in 1998, with a concentration in marketing management and strategic planning. While at Alabama she played on the varsity tennis team and later went on to compete on the United State Tennis Association's Senior Women's Circuit and achieved a ranking of No. 7 in singles and No. 2 in doubles. She served as president of the Alabama Alumni Association's Tennessee Chapter while employed at Royal Insurance Company in Nashville where she managed the day-to-day operations of the office.

Before joining the E.M.B.A. program, Carver was director of eCommerce and brand management at Springs Industries Inc., in Charlotte, N. C. She has also worked at Alexander & Alexander insurance brokerage in Nashville and at Chubb and Son Inc. insurance company in New Haven, Conn.; Atlanta, Ga.; Newport Beach, Calif.; and Nashville, Tenn.

“It's great to be back in Tuscaloosa,” said Carver. “The University of Alabama will always be a special place for me.

“Our E.M.B.A. program offers the region's professionals a wonderful opportunity to add more skills to their professional arsenals,” Carver said. “The marketplace is constantly changing, and today's professionals need the right credentials to prepare for change and increasing competition. We have a nationally-recognized faculty that can prepare our E.M.B.A. students for those challenges.”

The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, founded in 1919, first began offering graduate education in 1924. Its Manderson Graduate School of Business has received repeated positive recognition in the 1990s from such publications as Business Week, The Princeton Review and The Gourman Report.

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