(September 14, 2009) 31st & Pearl Dear Denise I don't mean to shove my way into the territory blazed by the creator of
USMNEWS.net's "Dear Skip"series, but it seems important to get out at least one warning message to CoAL dean
Denise von Herrmann, who is now preparing to "welcome home" four of the CoB's nine tenured/tenure]track
economists.
DENIZ GEVREK, FORMER ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS
(September 22, 2009) What They're Getting A LOOK AT THE ECO RESEARCH CREDENTIALS HEADING TO CoAL
A number of USMNEWS.net readers are wondering about the research credentials, particularly vis-a-vis compensation
levels, of the four CoB economists are heading over to the CoAL to begin 2010-11. These data are now presented below,
with salaries + benefits levels found by multiplying the published USM salaries by 1.2 (and rounded to nearest
thousand). As you can see in Table 1, the four departing economists carry a fiscal burden, which now falls on CoAL
dean Denise von Herrmann, of about $400,000.
(October 26, 2009) CoB News, 26 October 2009 ECONLINE The CoB's economists appear to be loading up on online
courses in the spring of 2010. Associate professor Sami Dakhlia, who is reportedly taking a leave of absence during
spring 2010, has been assigned one online section of ECO 336. The course is capped at 100, and currently has 22
enrollees. Sources indicate that Dakhlia is likely being paid as an overload (from $6,000 to $8,000) for teaching the
course, or he has been hired on an adjunct-type basis for even greater compensation (possibly on a per-student basis).
(January 3, 2010) . . . breaking news . . Gevrek Resigns, Leaves USM Behind HATTIESBURG – USMNEWS.net
reporters have learned that CoB assistant professor of economics Deniz Gevrek has resigned her position on the USM
faculty and has (or soon will have) departed Hattiesburg. According to reports, Gevrek has taken a position with Texas
A&M University – Corpus Christi and will be teaching courses there within a matter of days. Gevrek's Christmas
Holidays 2009-10 departure marks the second time in a row that a CoB economics resignation occurred over a
Christmas break, though the last one came over two years ago (during 2007-08).
(January 6, 2010) CoB News 6 January 2010 Gevrek Takes the B -- The recent USMNEWS.net . . . breaking news . . .
report about the the departure of CoB economist Deniz Gevrek shocked some in the CoB family. Gevrek came to
USM little more than one year ago and reportedly is now affiliated with Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi (for
spring 2010).
(January 11, 2010) Gevrek on the Island Once again reports prove accurate as the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi
website confirms that former CoB economist Deniz Gevrek is now an economics faculty at the Texas-based
institution. Gevrek, in a surprise move, departed the CoB over the Christmas break (2009-10). That move makes her
the first of six (6) economists to depart the CoB some time during 2009-10. The other five are set to retire on or before
30-June-2010
(January 12, 2010) GH Chatter According to chatter the recent departure of Deniz Gevrek may actually harm the future
prospects of USM’s three remaining economists. One of these, Sami Dakhlia, spends considerable time away from
USM and chatter has it that he may not even return from his spring 2010 jaunt.
