Sam M. Walton College of Business
DEAN'S REPORT
2024-2025
A MESSAGE FROM DEAN WILLIAMS
Dean of Sam M. Walton College of Business
STATS AT A GLANCE
An overview of achievements in the past year
TOP TALENT: WALMART SCINTILLA EXPERIENCE
How Walmart’s First-Party Data Platform, Scintilla, is Being integrated into the curriculum
TOP TALENT: MANAGING MILLIONS
How Walton College Students Learn to Invest Like Professionals
Retail’s Next Generation of Leaders Starts Here
A feature on the Walton College’s Retail Advisory Board
RESEARCH: THE ROLE AI CAN PLAY IN PROCUREMENT STRATEGY
Remko van Hoek
RESEARCH: THE FASHION TECHNOLOGY NEXUS IN CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
Varun Grover
RESEARCH: SLOWING DOWN TO SPEED UP: THE POWER OF ETHICAL TECH DEVELOPMENT
Amber Young and Tamara Roth
RESEARCH: TAILORING AI INVESTMENTS TO MANAGERIAL STYLES
Abhijith Anand
INNOVATION: ENTREPRENEURIAL LAW PROJECT
How a one-day clinic for free legal aid has grown to a comprehensive program stretching
across Arkansas
STUDENT FEATURE: BEN WALCUTT
Class of 2025, Executive MBA
STUDENT FEATURE: MADISON KUNTZ
Class of 2025, B.S.B.A. in Finance, Minor in Data Analytics
ALUMNI FEATURE: AARON PIERCE
B.S.B.A. in Finance ‘14, Partner at Perot Jain
ALUMNI FEATURE: EBONY WYATT
B.S.B.A. in Finance '03, SALES VP at General Mills