European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 16, 1989 paid advertisement special insert to the stars and stripes Page us i Jeffrey Wertz Avigail Laird Paul Martin we Lee Reynolds Joseph Doherty business degrees will open doors students say Jeffrey Wertz got out of the military and was managing a Steak House in the United states when he realized that without a degree in business his career was at a standstill. I was managing a store for a company that was opening lots of new stores one every month said Wertz now a spec. 4 with 228th postal in Offenbach. I wanted to become a regional director overseeing several stores. But they had lots of managers to choose from Many with business degrees i had no Chance for promotion. Not having a degree was definitely a Roadblock to my future and i did t like  Wertz re enlisted in the army to take advantage of educational opportunities with the military. He has now completed More than half of the requirements for his Bachelor s degree in business and management with the University of Maryland having already received his us associate in arts degree by taking courses in Frankfurt. Avigail Laird a business and manage ment student in holy Loch Scotland started out As a psychology major taking an accounting course on the Side. But then i started to find accounting quite interesting she said. It became More and More intriguing and whenever i saw a new business course i signed  when she completes an economics course she will have her associate degree and 36 credits towards her Bachelor s. Laird a military family member Hopes to be Able to use her degree to get a Job when she gets Back to the states. She said the University of Maryland was a Lifesaver for her when she arrived in holy Loch. I had wanted to Start College in the states when suddenly we were posted Over Here. It was great that us was available so i could continue with my educational  Paul Martin a family member in Kef Lavik Iceland was an engineering Stu Dent in the United states until he left school to Start his own business As a general contractor. After his wife was assigned to Kef Lavik Martin took advantage of the Opportunity to study business and management at us. He needs Only 18 semester hours to Complete his . In business and management. There s no question that if us weren t Here i could t finish my degree during this two year tour he said adding that he is eager to finish so he can open his own business when the family returns to America. Sigrund Bloss Lawhead is a contract specialist with the Navy in Kef Lavik. She is three classes Short of a business and management degree. I chose business because it correlates with my Job she said. As a business manager i do purchasing and contracts for private  Bloss Lawhead was in the air Force before she entered private Industry. It appealed to me. It seemed like a Good Job. I started in Supply then switched to contracting. I also taught base level contracting for a  Bloss Lawhead started working on her degree with us in Torrejon Spain in 1978. When i came up to Kef Lavik and started Back with Maryland they wrote Welcome Back on my records she chuckled. Paul Thatcher of Zaragoza Spain Hopes to have his degree in management studies by May of 1989. Continued on Page in us offers Choice of business degrees students considering careers in business May be wondering what the difference is Between Maryland s Bachelor s degree in business and management and a degree in management studies. The University of Maryland business and management general curriculum degree is designed so that students Are exposed to the major disciplines within the Broad Field of business and management. Maryland s business and management courses cover the traditional areas of accounting business Law finance manage ment marketing and personnel labor relations. In almost any business accounting plays a key role. Accounting provides financial and other information to management and to investors creditors government officials and others for effective decision making. Career options in the accounting Arena include Independent auditor internal or operational auditor tax accountant and managerial accountant. Finance and banking is an Industry in itself offering jobs in the Stock exchanges and various other financial institutions it is also an integral part of other businesses. Major career options in finance and banking include being a stockbroker or a financial analyst Trust officer credit manager and investigator operations personnel banking clerical staff and supervisors credit analyst or Bank officer. Other business careers May be found in the management information systems mis Field. Mis basically involves computer based systems which gather and Analyse Complex information about All aspects of a business. Careers in mis include systems analyst data analyst data base administrator and information systems manager. Careers in marketing provide other options. Marketing includes management of everything that occurs from the time a product is researched produced promoted and finally sold. Careers in marketing include sales advertising sales promotion retailing Brand management and marketing research. The management studies degree is based on the idea that some form of manage ment is required in nearly All activities of an organization employee relations finances raw materials or information. The degree program is designed for students who Are or Hope to be in supervisory positions and therefore need to develop administrative and management skills. For people in the armed forces or in business government or the Public ser vice the Maryland management studies program is Ideal. Students May choose courses from such disciplines As business and management information systems management psychology and sociology. The University of Maryland also offers business and management courses for those not pursuing a degree but rather seeking to increase their knowledge and develop new management skills. The University of Maryland business management ask for this brochure at your education Center. I his Ishihh a  a huh a his a his Hii  a a huh advertisements in this special insert Are not endorsed by the department of defense the military departments or the stars and stripes