{"id":1449,"date":"2017-07-05T19:05:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T19:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:25:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T17:25:04","slug":"wilmus-first-online-dba-grad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2017\/07\/05\/wilmus-first-online-dba-grad\/","title":{"rendered":"WilmU\u2019s First Online DBA Grad"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1449_ba9b31-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column1449_ba9b31-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1449_ba9b31-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1449_ba9b31-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1449_ba9b31-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1449_ba9b31-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1449_ba9b31-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1449_ba9b31-6e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1449_ba9b31-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column1449_ba9b31-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}.wp-block-kadence-image {  }<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1449_ba9b31-6e dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image1449_74cac9-72:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added) > figure{margin-top:0px;}.kb-image1449_74cac9-72.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1449_74cac9-72 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:350px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1449_74cac9-72.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1449_74cac9-72 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image1449_74cac9-72 figure{max-width:350px;}.kb-image1449_74cac9-72 .image-is-svg, .kb-image1449_74cac9-72 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image1449_74cac9-72 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1449_74cac9-72\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BobSarver-e1588086594630.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In May, Dr. Bob Sarver of Iowa became the first College of Business DBA graduate to earn the degree online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After accumulating more than 30 years of business experience, Dr. Sarver serves as senior director of Logistics for Walmart, handling operations that support volume totaling up to $2 billion in annual inventory shipments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all intents and purposes, Dr. Sarver was at the top of his game. Yet he wanted to be more effective in his work and serve as a role model to his children, both of whom were earning their doctorates the same time he was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always stressed the importance of education to them,\u201d he says. \u201cIt became a way for us to connect and understand what each other was going through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>College of Business Associate Professor Dr. Ruth Norman commends Dr. Sarver for his ability to connect virtually with his cohort. \u201cRobert\u2019s colorful personality has a way of making people feel comfortable,\u201d says Dr. Norman, who served as Dr. Sarver\u2019s adviser throughout his DBA program but met him in person in February, when he flew in to defend his DBA. \u201cHe greeted us with fresh steaks from his Iowa farm,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide wu-blockquote-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote wu-blockquote-simple is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cRobert\u2019s colorful personality has a way of making people feel comfortable. . . . 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