"This test is given to over 25,000 students in schools of business

across our nation," said Ernest "Bud" Miller, dean of the

Clayton State School of Business.

"Because of the talent and hard work of the school's faculty and staff,

we continue to make excellent progress in reinventing our school to better

meet the needs of our students and the business community of Southern Metropolitan

Atlanta."

Two Clayton State students, Merrie LaFrenier of Stockbridge and Shawn Nelson

of Fayetteville, won the first place award in the Joseph Bush Undergraduate

Division of the case competition at the 2004 Society for Advancement of Management

(SAM) International Conference held in March in Baltimore, beating teams

from such prestigious schools as Texas A&M, Auburn, University of Illinois,

Kent State and Wright State.

And the faculty of the School of Business has made a major commitment to

remain current in their disciplines, with more than 70 peer-reviewed publications

and presentations over the past year, and over 200 presentations at conferences

during the last three years.

"I am very proud of the students, faculty and staff of the School of

Business," said Miller.