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MSF GRAD STUDENTS MEET WITH NYC ALUMNI
The Big Apple was the destination this spring for almost 70 MS in Finance (MSF)
students. The students were in New York City to meet with industry executives to
learn about the workings of Wall Street, the stock exchange, and large
investment houses.
Illini were well represented among the professional contacts the students made.
In addition to the graduates pictured, the group met with Brent Milner ’90,
managing director and head of healthcare investment banking for Deutsche Bank
Securities, and R. Spence Hilton ’73, VP of domestic reserves management at the
Federal Reserve Bank. Illini Jackie Gailland ’80 was instrumental in arranging a
seminar with a representative of the International Securities Exchange.
Patrick Fels ’94 shows off a Big Ten basketball
championship t-shirt after his presentation to the MSF
students. Fels, VP of investment banking at Goldman
Sachs, spoke to the group about Goldman Sachs and
investment banking with a focus on mergers and
acquisitions.
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A group of MSF students gathered for a photo on the steps across from
the NY Stock Exchange prior to their tour.
MSF student and full-time trader Kevin Conroy (l)
poses with speaker Patrick Kerr ’91, CFA, associate
director of quantitative services at Standard & Poor’s
in NYC. Kerr spoke to the group about the S&P index.
Professor of Finance Joe Finnerty (l) met with Ryan
Roderick at an alumni lunch. Roderick ’97 is an
associate at Goldman Sachs Princeton LLC in
Princeton, NJ.
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College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Summer 2004
Vo l u m e 2 , N u m b e r 1
Capital Campaign Announced
IN THIS ISSUE:
WILL EXPAND SCHOLARSHIPS, RESEARCH SUPPORT, AND FACILITIES
PricewaterhouseCoopers Makes
$5 Million Gift
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Accountancy Grad Receives
FASB Internship
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Assignment: Brazil
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Business and Basketball
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Internships Wanted
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Class Notes
An ambitious project that will ensure a highquality education at an affordable price for Illinois
business students was announced earlier this
spring by UIUC Chancellor Nancy Cantor and
College of Business Dean Avijit Ghosh. The $75
million capital campaign, known as Investing in
Excellence: The Campaign for Business Education
at Illinois, is expected to double the College’s
endowment for student scholarships, faculty
chairs, and research centers and provide $8 million
for the College of Business Annual Fund.
Avy Stein, campaign cochair, Dean Avijit Ghosh,
and Michael Tokarz,
campaign co-chair, stand
behind a model of the
southern part of campus
with the proposed
instructional facility for
the College displayed in
the foreground.
“The campaign gives our friends, alumni, and
corporate partners an opportunity to ensure that
future generations of students receive the excellent
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To Honor and Cherish
“My husband was an exceedingly bright man with a great sense of
integrity and hard work,” says Jeane Erley. “He was very successful, and
I wanted to honor that success.”
Jeane Erley ’51 decided the best way to honor her husband, Richard ’51,
was to endow the Richard A. Erley Leadership Development Program at
the College of Business.
“Our students and
alumni remain the
greatest testament to
the enduring strength
of the College of
Business.”
— Avijit Ghosh, Dean
Mr. Erley has dementia with Lewy bodies, which is like having
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s combined. He resides in a memory facility
next door to their home.
Mr. Erley worked at several financial institutions before joining two
colleagues to establish their own company in 1963. The company,
Hutchinson, Shockey and Erley, Co., (now HSE) underwrites and sells
municipal bonds to institutional investors. The company started out with
three principals and two secretaries, but grew to over 100 employees with offices in three cities and is still
going strong. In 1995, Richard Erley retired as chairman.
The Erleys had a good life together. They met on the
University of Illinois campus where he was president
of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and a Bronze Tablet scholar
and she was president of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority.
They married in 1951, just after they both graduated
(his degree was economics, hers was home economics).
They raised their three children in the Chicago area,
then moved to La Jolla, California, in 1977.
So Mrs. Erley says her husband’s story is about
success. But while that is true in part, this is really a
love story. You can hear it in her voice. It is a firm,
vibrant voice, despite the fact that she is in her 70s.
She is a strong woman, but she misses her husband.
“We had a very hard year,” she says. “It’s a tragedy
that he was struck down like this.”
—continued on page 4
GIFT ESTABLISHES ERLEY ENDOWMENT FUND
The Richard A. Erley Leadership Development
Program will provide support, specialized training,
and distinctive educational experiences to help
College of Business students prepare for and gain a
competitive advantage in the business world. The
goal of the Program is to graduate business leaders
who exemplify academic excellence, high ethical
standards, and hard work, values Richard A. Erley
endorsed and practiced throughout his distinguished
career in the field of municipal bonds.
The Program will support a speakers series through
which visiting business leaders are invited to campus
to share their experiences with students. The
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Attending the Leighton Lecture and the PwC ceremonies
were many Illini and many self-proclaimed "Illini
wannabes." Shown here at the dinner celebrating the
gift from the partners and PwC are: (first row, l-r) Jay
Henderson, Managing Partner, Chicago; Tim Reierson
’81, Chicago; Brad Oltmanns ’79, Managing Partner,
Los Angeles; (second row, l-r) Brent Inman, Partner,
New York; Jin Lee ’80 MAS ’82, Partner, Chicago;
Dennis Howarter ’83, Partner, Chicago; Bill Kelly ’88,
Partner, Chicago; (back row, l-r) Jeffrey Johanns ’77,
Partner, San Jose; John Oleniczak, Partner, Chicago;
Robert Filek ’86, Partner, Chicago; Ray Wilson ’84,
Partner, Milwaukee; Dave Erickson ’86, Partner,
Chicago; Ed Machir, Partner, Dallas; and Andy Dahle
’83 MAS ’84, Partner, Chicago.
collaborating to develop Chicago-based initiatives over the next five years to
support accountancy education and research.
Dean Avijit Ghosh,
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Chairman Dennis Nally, and
Provost Richard Herman
formalize PwC’s gift to the
College of Business.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
Every partner at PwC who graduated from the University of Illinois—no matter
where he or she now resides—donated his or her own money to support this
effort. Those dollars were then supplemented by PwC.
The cash contribution portion of the donation will be used to support the
Accountancy Student Center that will be located in a new instructional facility
planned for the College. The Center will serve as a home for accountancy
students throughout their campus experience as well as after they complete
their degree.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP announced a major investment in the Chicago
marketplace through a $5 million donation to the Department of Accountancy and
the College of Business. Half of the donation will be a cash contribution and the
other half will be spent through dedicated partner time, which involves
“We see this as a great opportunity to develop a market-leading approach for
the long-standing relationship between PwC and the University of Illinois, one
that will also benefit the Chicago marketplace,” said Jay Henderson, managing
partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Chicago office, in early May. “Partners
who’ve graduated from UIUC have cultivated their connections with the school
and its students over many years. With our pledge, we are now able to
significantly impact the education of future accounting graduates, graduates of
the school who are already part of the fabric of the Chicago business
community as well as future students from the Chicago metropolitan area.”
VISITING EXECUTIVES
KAREN KATEN ,
SHARE EXPERIENCES, PERSPECTIVES
Pharmaceuticals Group and executive vice
INVESTS IN CHICAGO MARKETPLACE THROUGH $5 MILLION
GIFT TO COLLEGE
the president of Pfizer Global
president of Pfizer Inc, delivered the Technology &
Management Program’s second Alan M. Hallene
Visiting Executive/Scholar Lecture at the Illini
The College of Business is proud of its extensive network of accomplished
Center in Chicago in April. Katen spoke about
and successful executives, many of whom, as visiting lecturers, share
managing a science-based business to make a
their knowledge and experience with undergraduate and graduate
difference in the real world. The pharmaceutical
students throughout the academic year. The spring 2004 semester offered
industry depends on scientific innovation, and
students multiple opportunities to meet distinguished executives in small
Katen must manage the natural tensions between
group settings as well as in the lecture hall.
good business and good science.
HECTOR RUIZ ,
As head of Pfizer’s principal operating division, Katen leads an
president and CEO of Sunnyvale,
California-based AMD, delivered a distinguished
organization with 2003 revenue of over $43 billion and more than 50,000
lecture at the University of Illinois Research Park
employees. The Hallene Lecture, named for Alan Hallene ’51, the retired
in March. AMD is a global supplier of integrated
president of Montgomery Elevator Company, was made possible by a gift
circuits for the computing, communications, and
from the MacArthur Foundation.
consumer electronics markets. Ruiz spoke to
students, faculty, and staff on management and
corporate governance as part of his three-day visit
to the Colleges of Business and Engineering.
BARNETT HELZBERG JR. ,
former chairman of the board of Helzberg
Diamonds, delivered the Myron Wang Lecture in late April. Helzberg is
author of What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett: An
Entrepreneur’s Guide to Developing a Highly Successful Company, a best-
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Jay Henderson,
managing partner of
PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Chicago office, discusses
an accountancy career
with a class.
PwC will collaborate with the College to develop, sponsor, and offer various
programs for the Chicago business community, accounting students, faculty,
and alumni. Among these programs are workshops and seminars on emerging
accounting and finance issues, alumni activities to strengthen connectivity with
Chicago-based graduates, a mentoring program for student leaders of College
business organizations, and programs aimed at attracting a more diverse
student population to the accounting profession.
“The breadth of these programs will benefit many constituents of the College,”
commented Dean Avijit Ghosh. “We’re excited that PricewaterhouseCoopers is
growing its involvement on campus, as well as in the Chicago area. And we are
delighted that this commitment includes solid support of
students through new programs in mentoring, diversity,
thought leadership, and career development. The
investment underscores the firm’s leadership in the
accounting profession.”
Tim Reierson ’81, PwC lead relationship partner, said he
was thrilled with the outstanding support the initiative
received from PwC partners who graduated from Illinois.
Many of them will devote significant time to the
programs and strategic initiatives in the relationship. ■
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Managing Partner Jay
Henderson, Richard Leighton,
and PricewaterhouseCoopers
Chairman Dennis Nally chat
before Nally delivered the
2004 Leighton Lecture on
Leadership and Ethics.
selling book about his business career. Helzberg’s lecture recounted the
growth of Helzberg Diamonds from 15 stores to more than 145 and his
criteria for the 1995 sale of the company to Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway.
DENNIS NALLY ,
chairman and senior partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, delivered the 2004 Leighton Lecture on Leadership and Ethics in
May. Speaking on courage and accountability, Nally told the students,
faculty, and community leaders in attendance that having the courage “to
look silly, be wrong, and be right” is critical to accountancy professionals.
Nally visted campus to announce PwC’s gift to the College.
The Leighton Lecture series was established by Richard ’49 and Grace ’50
Leighton. An accountancy graduate, he is the retired VP of finance at
LESTER MCKEEVER:
“TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED”
Since receiving his BS in accountancy at Illinois in 1955, Lester H.
McKeever has not only gone on to raise two successful children with
his wife, but he has also received his JD from the Illinois Institute of
Technology and Chicago Kent College (’71), become a Certified Public
Accountant in four states, and moved into a managing principal
partner position in his accounting firm Washington, Pittman &
McKeever.
Yet, perhaps Lester McKeever’s greatest feat
has been his ability to stay humble about the
rest of his accomplishments.
For instance, when asked to define the
moment he realized his status as a success,
he replied, “The man who thinks he has
arrived has already begun to slip.”
However, he is no less proud of himself,
citing as his top accomplishment his fouryear appointment to chair the board of
directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago in 1997. Through all this, the significance of his success as
one of few African-Americans to go through Illinois in his era has not
been lost on him.
“Things were very difficult at the time,” says McKeever. “Even when I
graduated I couldn’t get a job because of my race. That left a bitter
taste about my chosen profession and how far I could go and achieve,
so I certainly could not have predicted my level of success.”
Despite inequities, McKeever said his allegiance to the University
comes from the fact that officials in the placement office were among
the small number he encountered who were willing to support an
African-American—insisting on his behalf in order to get the few job
interviews he received. He says that and his desire to motivate change
have allowed him to move past any bitterness he might have felt at
the time.
“Most everything I can attribute (to) having gained recognition for,
came through my education at the University,” he said.
Showing his appreciation, McKeever has maintained strong ties to the
University. Currently, he is a member of the College of Business’
Dean’s Business Council and is treasurer of the University’s Board of
Trustees. His son, who runs his own business, Hidden Beach Recording
Company, is an Illinois and Harvard Law School graduate. His
daughter attended Illinois and graduated from Amherst College and
Northwestern’s College of Law. She has a successful career in estate
planning at a law firm.
Despite having achieved so much, McKeever speaks with a tone that
denotes he is not yet satisfied. For instance, he provides this advice for
future graduates: “Work hard, take nothing for granted,” McKeever
said. “You’re not owed anything as a graduate. You must continue to
work at your education, continue to devour as much as you can, even
as you mature.”
Graduates looking to follow in his footsteps should take heed of these
words, for unless McKeever slows down, he’s left them plenty of
catching up to do. ■
Barber-Colman Company in Rockford, IL. ■
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ACCOUNTANCY GRAD
AWARDED INTERNSHIP AT FASB
While many graduating students in the current market have found
themselves scrambling to find work, Mike Kramer has put himself in the
enviable position of obtaining not one, but two post-graduation positions.
The 22-year-old Kramer, who holds his BS in Accountancy (’03) and
completed his MAS in May, initially accepted an audit position with
Deloitte & Touche LLP in New York City.
Though content with his situation, Kramer happened to hear of an
opportunity to be nominated for a Postgraduate Technical Assistantship
(PTA) with the Financial Accounting and Standards Board (FASB) and gave
it some consideration because of his familiarity with the prestigious FASB.
“In my ACCY 303 class (Accountancy Institutions and Regulations),
studying the FASB was about a third of the material,” Kramer said. “My
other internships with Deloitte & Touche and KPMG and my experience
as a teaching assistant were directly related [to the FASB].”
Since 1973, the FASB has been the designated organization in the private
sector for establishing standards that govern the preparation of financial
reports. The one-year PTA program invites participants to work with the
Connecticut-based organization in their accounting standards-setting processes.
A school can choose only one applicant and, according to Kramer, about
60 schools sent applications on behalf of their students. Based on
nominations from several faculty, Professor Ira Solomon, head of Illinois’
Department of Accountancy and holder of the R.C. Evans Endowed Chair,
was pleased to nominate Connecticut-native Kramer as Illinois’ applicant.
“He has been a stellar performer in our program,” said Solomon, who
noted that Kramer is the most recent among several Illinois graduates
who have been chosen for this program, though the first in about five
years. Kramer believes the department’s reputation could have only
helped his case for the position.
“This is representative of our reputation nationwide within the
accountancy profession,” said Kramer. “It helped get me the internships
I’ve had as well as these two positions because we’re so well known and
highly regarded.”
Kramer’s employers at Deloitte & Touche were so impressed with his
qualifications that they deferred their offer to him until fall 2005.
Despite the many high expectations, no one around Kramer seems too
worried about his ability to live up to them.
“I would not only expect a smooth transition into the FASB for Mike,”
Solomon said, “but also that they will find him to be a valuable member of
the team and for him continue his professional growth while there.” ■
Campaign—continued from page 1
education that has been a hallmark of this institution,” said Ghosh. The Investing in Excellence campaign
secured commitments for over one-third of the desired funds even before its public announcement.
A large portion of the funds raised will be used toward construction of a new instructional facility for the
College that will be located across the street from the current home of the College of Business, Wohlers Hall,
where administrative offices will remain. The proposed instructional facility will have approximately
155,000 square feet and provide more than 20 state-of-the-art classrooms for graduate and undergraduate
instruction, along with seminar and conference rooms, a career center, student services center, accountancy
center, and a trading simulation and financial research center.
Two College of Business alumni, Michael Tokarz, president of a New York-based private equity firm, and
Avy Stein, managing partner of a Chicago-based private equity firm, are serving as co-chairs of the
campaign. Both men serve on the College of Business Board of Overseers and as co-chairs of the campaign
steering committee.
Ghosh and the campaign leadership are confident of success. “The loyalty and support of alumni and
friends are critical to building exceptional educational opportunities for our students,” he said. “By investing
in the College of Business, our alumni and friends will extend the institution’s legacy of excellence.” ■
Investing in people
• Advancing the frontiers
of knowledge
• Enriching academic
programs
• Improving physical
and technological
infrastructure
•
Honor—continued from page 1
“My husband was very loyal to the College of Business. He always felt
that he got a great education at Illinois,” she observes. “I wanted to honor
him and his character. Dick worked hard; he had enormous integrity. He
knew how to work with people, to get good people to work with him, and
to share the profits with them. I wanted to establish some sort of program
that reflected those qualities: giving your word and keeping it, working
hard, being fair and honest.”
So Mrs. Erley called the University of Illinois Foundation to see what she
could do to honor her husband. The couple had supported the College’s
Investors in Business Education fund for many years but Mrs. Erley was
interested in underwriting a broader program to introduce students to
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business leaders, who visit campus and speak first-hand about leadership
and “real world” business practices, the one thing Mr. Erley felt was a
little lacking in his own education.
In a series of discussions with College representatives, the Richard A.
Erley Leadership Development Program was established. The wording of
the gift agreement is pretty dry; it doesn’t talk of love or kindness or
admiration, but it is a tangible demonstration of Jeane Erley’s feelings for
her husband. And it means that others will be influenced and guided by
the same principles that guided Mr. Erley, allowing him to continue to
serve as an example to others, despite his illness. ■
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A winning IDM team poses with the judges (left to right): Dennis
Timpanaro ’04, Lisa Mehta ’05, Jeremy Silverman ’04, Jim
Dixon MSBA ’74, Reinder Vanderschoot, and Mike Shaver.
PLAN FOR EVERY PART:
WHAT WORKS FOR FORD WORKS FOR STUDENT TEAM
A solid team effort is essential whenever working as part of a group. Lisa
Mehta ’05, Jeremy Silverman ’04, and Dennis Timpanaro ’04 know the
meaning of teamwork. That knowledge led them to a tie for first-place at
this year’s IDM Case Competition, sponsored by the Ford Motor Company
and held in mid-March.
Ten teams, comprised of juniors and seniors, most in the Department of
Business Administration’s Industrial Distribution Management (IDM)
curriculum, entered the competition. The team of Mehta, Silverman, and
Timpanaro was trailed by a Communications Office writer to see how the
competition worked.
T HE C HALLENGE
This year’s problem involved the “lean enterprise initiative” of Plan for
Every Part, which Ford is currently implementing throughout its supply
chain. Each team researched the problem, gathered ideas and statistics
from their in-class work and outside sources, and formulated a solution.
The groups developed a 20-minute slide presentation and responded to a
question and answer period.
All teams participated in the preliminary competition, which was judged
by two Business faculty and a Ford representative. The students were
evaluated on their speaking abilities, presentation skills, research, and the
plausibility of their solution. They were also assessed on how effectively
they answered questions from the judges.
Mehta, Silverman, and Timpanaro’s team recommended a supplement to a
system already being used at Ford and outlined both qualitative and
quantitative reasons for their recommendation. They then fielded the
judges’ questions, defining terms, clarifying ideas, and emphasizing key
points. After the initial round, the members of the team huddled to
discuss the strengths and weaknesses of their presentation.
“You don’t want to give too much background information because it can
get monotonous,” said Timpanaro. Added Silverman, “You want to relate
the solution directly to the case—[give] a basic explanation of what
should be done.”
M AKING I T T O T HE F INALS
Four teams, including Mehta, Silverman, and Timpanaro, moved on to the
final competition. They regrouped over lunch, strengthening portions of
their presentation they felt were weak in the first round and clarifying
C O L L E G E , A C C O U N TA N C Y
REACCREDITED
One function of the international Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is to stimulate
continuous improvement of business programs around the
world. This spring the College of Business hosted a peer
review team to review the undergraduate, masters, and
doctoral degree programs. The Department of Accountancy has
a separate accreditation and was also reviewed.
essential background information. Three Ford representatives—alumnus
Jim Dixon MSBA ’74 as well as Mike Shaver and Reinder Vanderschoot—
were the final round judges.
Overall, the team was pleased with their final presentation. “Chemistry is
key to how a team does,” said Timpanaro, who, with Silverman, was part
of the team that won the competition in 2003. “They were both good
mentors,” said Mehta, an IDM junior.
When the competition winners were announced, Mehta, Silverman, and
Timpanaro’s team tied for first place. Each member of a placing team
received a Ford-sponsored scholarship.
“As hard as it is and as much effort as it takes, in the end, it’s all
worthwhile,” said Timpanaro. ■
F OR
MORE ON THIS STORY, READ
www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/Features/2004.IDMCase/
Erley Endowment Fund—continued from page 1
Conversation with Leaders series was launched during the fall 2003
semester and will be expanded in the future because of the Erley gift.
An on-site study program will give students the opportunity to visit
national and international firms to gain on-the-job experiences and
to examine a particular job or profession in detail.
Graduate students who demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities,
high academic and ethical standards, and hard work can be named
Erley Fellows in the College. These students will have additional
leadership training opportunities. Matching funds from the campus
Office of the Provost will provide supplemental funding for the
fellowship program.
“I am grateful to the Erley family for this wonderful gift, which will
benefit the talented young men and women in our programs,” said
Dean Avijit Ghosh. ■
College administrators were pleased to learn in April that the peer
review team recommended an extension of the existing
certification until 2008-09, when the next on-site review will
take place. The review team singled out as College strengths
Accountancy’s Project Discovery, the Technology &
Management Program, OSBI Consulting, and the new
Compass recruiting software (see page 10).
The College is one of only 480 AACSB member institutions
with business accreditation. Only 165 schools have the specialized
accreditation for their accountancy programs. ■
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BRAZIL BECKONED:
ALUMNUS HEADS CATERPILLAR
OPERATION IN SOUTH AMERICA
Bill Rohner ExecutiveMBA ’88
The Brazilian people are warm and friendly, the culture is relaxed and
respectful, and the work ethic is nothing short of outstanding. I have
been very fortunate to lead an engaged team of people at Caterpillar Brazil
Ltda (CBL) as well as experience life in this exciting part of the world.
My wife Kathy and I began our assignment here in Brazil four years ago
when I became the president of CBL, the only Caterpillar manufacturing
facility within Latin America. Our plant is near the city of Piracicaba, which
has a population of about 350,000 people. Piracicaba is approximately 90
miles from São Paulo, the country’s largest city with a surrounding
population of over 15 million.
CBL is a complex facility manufacturing 26 different models of Caterpillar
products including track-type tractors, wheel loaders, hydraulic excavators,
motorgraders, backhoe loaders, and compactors. Our 3,500 employees
assemble, test, and paint as well as produce all heavy fabrications and
precision machining with the same technology, specifications, and quality
that Caterpillar manufactures in the US, Europe, or Japan. Sales in 2003
were over US$500 million with 70% being exported to more than 120
different countries. It is truly a world-class facility (almost 2 million sq ft)
that has distinguished itself by winning the Brazilian National Quality
TEACHING MOJO:
Award (similar to the Malcolm Baldridge) as well as many certifications
including ISO9001, ISO14001, and MRP2 Class A/Operational Excellence.
The business environment in Latin America is often very challenging
because there is much volatility in the markets, in the exchange rate and
the inflation rate, and in the overall economic environment. Flexibility,
discipline, process control, and teamwork have been the keys to
Caterpillar’s success in Brazil.
Our four years in Brazil has been an incredible experience. In our free
time, Kathy and I have taken the opportunity to travel and better
understand this beautiful country and the Brazilian people. We have met
wonderful people and enjoyed
some of the most beautiful
beaches in the world, the
Amazon rain forest, the
incredible waterfalls that mark
the border of Brazil, Argentina,
and Paraguay, and Carnaval
in Rio de Janeiro. ■
Caterpillar Brazil Plant
“This is the kind of class you are here for.”
PRACTITIONER’S ENTHUSIASM KEEPS
CLASSROOM INTEREST HIGH
This spring, Mark Vonnahme’71 MS ’72
returned to his alma mater with 31 years of
experience to share with students.
Ostensibly, Vonnahme, retired CEO of CNA
Surety, taught Finance 341, Property &
Liability Insurance, while Professor Stephen D’Arcy was on leave, but
Vonnahme’s goal was also to give the students a taste of what the “real
world” might hold for them.
A finance major, Vonnahme worked in the insurance industry throughout
his career. His enthusiasm for his subject—“There are many different
career opportunities in the industry”—is infectious. In the classroom, he
makes sure to offer frequent real-life examples to his students so they
understand how subjects such as marketing distribution systems,
underwriting, claims, and the reinsurance business impacted his career.
Vonnahme, who retired in 2003 and commuted weekly from his home in
Darien, IL to Champaign, is a natural in the classroom. His energy,
combined with his industry experience, really grabs the students’ attention.
By the end of class he’s got students volunteering answers, sparking a
lively discussion about investment guidelines, investment strategy, and
who serves on company boards and why.
“Professor Vonnahme has lots of real-world experience,” said Tom Freyer,
a junior. “He has a teaching quality that can’t be taught, like teaching
mojo. In other classes it is hard to understand the examples, but he breaks
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it down with real-life examples that make it more clear what surety and
insurance are all about.”
Jason Mezyk, a senior, agreed, “Professor Vonnahme has a unique
perspective. He has a lot of energy and is letting the class have some say
in the direction we go. He feels out what the students are interested in.”
Throughout his career, Vonnahme’s favorite activity was building
relationships and helping others succeed, and it’s no different in the
classroom. He works hard to learn students’ names, no small feat in a
class of more than 40. He spends time before class and after class talking
to whoever comes up to chat. Whether they talk about job-related topics,
or what they did over the weekend, he is seeking that connection.
It helps that Vonnahme remembers what it was like to not know what he
wanted to do, to feel unfocused and unprepared for a profession.
“Students are no different than 30 years ago. They have a lot of
knowledge and are very bright, but don’t know what they want to do,”
said Vonnahme. “I wasn’t always as enthusiastic about business as I am
today. It wasn’t until my junior year when I took a few finance and
insurance courses that I knew what I wanted to focus on.”
And many of the students have caught Vonnahme’s enthusiasm.
Dustin Fornoff, a junior in finance, said, “I was a little leery when I heard
Professor D’Arcy wasn’t teaching this course, but it is awesome. This is
the kind of class you are here for—it’s pretty small, and we have good
discussions.” ■
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Piracicaba
CIBER-SPONSORED STUDY TOUR
HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES IN BRAZIL
Students in the College are encouraged to travel abroad and learn
about international business and the global economy. A January
educational trip to Brazil explored aspects of conducting business
with the largest country in South America. Organized by the
Illinois Center for International Business Education and Research
(CIBER), the study tour gave participants a chance to discover the
impact of culture, economics, and management on the business
climate. Most of the students in the class had taken an
international business course taught by Professor Joseph Cheng in
the fall.
Amazon River
Has your degree from the College of Business
led you to an unexpected corner of the globe?
Let us know about it. Send your update to
Ginny Hudak-David at hudakdav@uiuc.edu.
The tour included stops in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro for
lectures at the University of São Paulo as well as visits to
Brazilian-owned companies such as Natura and Embraer, Brazilian
banks, the stock exchange and futures market, offices of Brazilian
and US government agencies, and subsidiaries of US firms
including Ford. Participants had a range of opportunities to learn
about Brazilian customs and culture.
NICK SMITH:
SUCCESS ON THE COURT AND IN THE CLASSROOM
In today’s college basketball
environment, Nick Smith is a rarity.
Some might consider him an overachiever just for not skipping college
all together. But the seven-foot, twoinch center for the Fighting Illini holds
himself to a higher standard.
“I would be more impressed with my
[academic] accomplishments if I were
going to finish [my MS in finance] in
four years,” said Smith when asked if
he thought his achievements were
significant.
Though he remained modest, it is not
too common for students to balance the
hectic schedule of a Big Ten student
athlete with the demands of finishing a BS in finance a semester early.
This means that while he has player eligibility through the 2004-05
basketball season, he is a graduate student in the Department of Finance.
“I’m probably the youngest person in most of my classes now,” Smith
said. “But the students don’t really seem to notice.”
On the court, though, Smith has made sure the Big Ten has taken notice
of him in his first two seasons. An Academic All-Big Ten selection both
seasons, he comfortably moved into the starting center role for the Illini
in 2003-04 and contributed on both ends of the court. Among his best
performances was his play during the 2003 Big Ten Tournament, when he
set a tournament record with eight blocked shots in three games, and his
22-point performance against Ohio State in 2004, when he made every
shot he attempted. He earned the 2004 Ralf Woods Free Throw Award for
the highest free-throw percentage in Big Ten games by making 82.4
percent of his free throws.
As for his academic success, Smith says he was able to finish his degree
early because he came to Illinois with a semester of requirements already
fulfilled. In fact, he admits that if he had been more aggressive, he
probably could have finished a full year ahead of time. But he makes no
apologies for his love of basketball.
“Ideally, (after school) I’d want to play ball as long as I can,” said Smith.
“Then, I can manage my money correctly and then get into finance… It’s
just what I’m interested in, it’s kind of a hobby for me.”
Keen on working with the stock market, Smith said specifically he would
be interested in a role at the Chicago Board of Trade, where the tallest
basketball player in Illini history would undoubtedly continue to stand
head and shoulders above the crowd. ■
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Returning to campus to
participate in the Minority MBA
Career Forum were Ronald Redd
MBA ’94, VP at Harris Nesbitt,
Donnavieve Hamilton Smith
MBA ’93, assistant professor of
marketing at Northern Illinois
University, and James Young
MBA ’92, CEO of the Young
Management Group.
INAUGURAL MINORITY MBA
CASE COMPETITION A SUCCESS
Norman Atkins Jr.
The Illinois team in the first Minority MBA Case Competition didn’t reach
the event’s February 28 finals. Yet, you would have thought they won the
competition from the smile on Norman Atkins Jr.’s face that afternoon.
“You get this sense of rejuvenation in bringing back some of the alumni
connections to Illinois and you get confirmation of alumni’s commitment
to diversity and that of their respective companies,” said Atkins of his
feelings of success on that day. Atkins, who is pursuing his PhD in
neuroscience and his MBA, founded the competition to help participating
students see how their classroom knowledge fits into the real-world.
A career forum on the eve of the competition was a chance for
participants to network with their future colleagues. Six universities
fielded four-person teams that were given a week to analyze the
Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s product line and make a recommendation
for optimizing profit on lagging products.
Among those outside the University of Illinois who also saw potential for
this event were Ford Motor Co., which provided cash prizes for the
competition’s winning teams. Aon Corp., National Black MBA Association,
and five other participating schools, including Indiana University, Ohio
State University and Northwestern University (who finished first, second
and third, respectively) also helped make the event a success.
Additionally, Atkins said the event received tremendous support from the
College, including William Qualls, a professor in business administration,
who helped bring the Chicago-based National Black MBA Association on
board. The association’s president and CEO, Barbara L. Thomas, spoke at
the event.
“This is where it all starts,” she said. “When you expose MBA students to
intellectual challenges and corporate contacts, you see the possibilities of
where this may lead them.”
“It’s a challenge for teams to work together, not just working on parts
individually, and for them to consider the implications of their proposals,”
said Atkins. When he initially proposed the Case Competition idea in
December 2002, the idea was to focus on interdisciplinary studies, while
stressing diversity in corporate America. Although College administrators
were committed to the idea, funds were limited. Absent a research grant
for a study of the event’s impact as a minority recruitment and retention
tool, it was decided that the interdisciplinary portion would be put on
hold, and that the 2004 competition would be a “scaled-down pilot.”
Building on the case competition’s strong start, Atkins said that next
year’s work will be to strengthen the event and make it more robust for
all participants. The vision is to maintain the competition and career fair
portions of the event and to add a research poster competition that would
allow graduate students to display their research in multiple disciplines. A
symposium of graduate students and business leaders to discuss the
importance of minority graduate recruitment and retention is on the
drawing board. Essentially, Atkins said he wants to “hit every facet of
opportunity for minorities” and get more schools to participate.
Still, Atkins says the results were excellent for what he anticipates was
the first of a long series of competitions. “There is so much excitement
around the future,” he commented.
“You have to draw a consistent pool of participants, company sponsors,
and community leaders that see the overall value of such an event to the
real world,” he said. ■
CORE CURRICULUM
RECEIVES POSITIVE VOTES
The common set of courses taken by all undergraduates in the College of
Business is essential to the quality of a business education at Illinois,
according to a semester-long analysis of the business curriculum.
Forty percent of the coursework undergraduates take are part of the
business core. These classes ensure students develop the analytical skills
and business knowledge required of all majors. The Core Curriculum
Committee (CCC), appointed last fall by Dean Avijit Ghosh and chaired by
Professor Emeritus Morgan Lynge, affirmed the value of these classes in
their final report. The committee’s charge was to suggest changes and
modifications to help the College offer the highest quality education for
undergraduates.
CCC members met with students, faculty, student advisors, and members
of the business constituency to gather information and comments. They
also reviewed curricula at peer institutions and information provided by
the AACSB accrediting agency as well as recommendations made by other
curriculum committees within the last 17 years.
Among the committee’s recommendations are:
• creation of an introduction to business course to provide the context
of business as well as an introduction to College academic resources
and experiential opportunities
• development of three one-credit modules to teach practical computer
skills (spreadsheets, data management, and business applications
development) to replace the current CS 105 requirement
• creation of a Business Communications Center with staff available to
work with faculty to incorporate business communications training
into core courses
• systematic incorporation of business ethics, international business, and
critical thinking skills in core courses
The committee also recommended appointing an associate dean for
undergraduate programs. The associate dean would assume a leadership
role in developing and implementing the report recommendations. ■
F OR
THE FULL REPORT, SEE
www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/News/2004/March.CoreCurriculum.html.
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Photo courtesy of Champaign-Urbana
News-Gazette
Senior in accountancy
Courtney Davis (l), recipient of
the Lambert scholarship, poses
with (l to r) Bob Lambert ’74,
Sue Lambert Fish ’79 MAS
’80, and Margaret Philhour
Lambert (seated) at the March
Awards Banquet.
SCHOLARSHIP HONORS
MOTHER’S SUCCESS IN SPITE OF SETBACKS
Margaret Philhour Lambert earned a full tuition scholarship to Eureka College
but, because of the Depression, her parents were not able to provide the
necessary funds for her room and board. Margaret did not let this setback stop
her from pursuing better opportunities. She developed accounting skills and
worked at the accounting firm of Arthur Young in Chicago without a college
degree.
A scholarship for an accountancy student for his or her fifth year of study has
been established by Margaret Philhour Lambert’s daughter, Susan Lambert Fish
’79 MAS ’80. In addition to honoring her mother and her influence on Sue’s
career choice, the scholarship is a way for Sue to acknowledge the financial
support she received during her fifth year of study at Illinois. Without this aid,
she would have been unable to continue her education. The scholarship helps
a student pursue the fifth year of study, which Sue hopes will provide the
same benefits she has garnered from her MAS degree.
Sue Lambert Fish, CEO and SVP of The Rosewood Corporation, is a strong
supporter of the University, giving both gifts of time and financial support.
The Rosewood Corporation’s matching program for employee charitable
contributions has allowed her to greatly increase her financial support to the
campus. Through her direct involvement with the Dean’s Business Council and
Presidents Council, she learned about the decrease in the University’s funding
from the State of Illinois. “In the current environment of shrinking state
funding,” Sue says, “I believe that the University must turn to private support
to ensure that it continues to offer students competitive educational
experiences.”
Margaret Lambert’s son, Bob ’74, also supports the scholarship. He too has a
long history of annual giving to the Urbana campus and is a member of
Presidents Council.
Because of her experiences during the Depression, Margaret Philhour Lambert
instilled in her children the belief that monetary wealth can be fleeting but an
education is forever. She encouraged each of her four children to set high
academic and professional goals. They are pleased to honor their mother
through the new scholarship fund for accountancy students. ■
Tim Brenner (l) logistics and marketing manager for Vesuvius
USA, is shown with business interns Brock Wyffels (center)
and Adam Sprague in front of a slide gate made at the
Champaign plant.
INTERNSHIP
AT YOUR COMPANY?
DO YOU HAVE AN
Interns can make a real difference to a company or non-profit
organization by supplementing the existing workforce or by
tackling specific projects that are languishing for a lack of
manpower.
Identifying internship opportunities for College of Business
students is the challenge for Amy Fruehling in the Business
Career Service (BCS) Office. This spring, she coordinated a
breakfast meeting for alumni and students from ChampaignUrbana companies and organizations. Participants talked
about the benefits of hiring interns and the impact of their
work on companies. Guest panelists included representatives
from Martin, Hood, Friese & Assoc., Vesuvius, Northwestern
Mutual–The Wright Financial Group, and the Champaign
County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The event, cosponsored by the Chamber and BCS, attracted approximately
100 local business people.
Dean Avijit Ghosh and College of Business faculty and staff
provided information about how to create an internship that
offers value to both companies and students.
Alumni interested in establishing an internship should contact
Amy Fruehling (afruehli@uiuc.edu or 217-265-4045). ■
Greetings!
2004 marks the beginning of a new era for the College of Business. Our $75 million fundraising campaign—Investing in Excellence:
the Campaign for Business Education at Illinois—has at its core the people of this institution: our students and faculty.
This campaign seeks funds to double our endowment for named chairs, programmatic initiatives, research support, and student scholarships
and fellowships. We also plan to increase our Annual Fund, which allows us to invest in new areas and to respond to new opportunities, and
to construct a new instructional building. The Investing in Excellence campaign demonstrates our commitment to our outstanding students
by providing them with the best education at an affordable price. I hope you will consider how your contribution can make a difference.
My thanks to all of our supporters for your continuing loyalty and generosity. Without your consistent involvement and investment we
would not be where we are today. I look forward to continuing our partnership as we make the College among our nation’s best.
Best Regards,
Tina A. Howard
Assistant Dean of Development
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SETTING YOUR COURSE
FOR
NEW EMPLOYEES
A new web-based recruiting system offers employers an array of
recruiting options. Business Career Services (BCS) launched COMPASS—a
real-time, 24/7 online recruiting system—during the fall of 2003. With
just a few clicks, employers can review electronic resumes, post jobs,
request on-campus recruiting dates, schedule presentations, and register
for upcoming career fairs. And this improved resource is free, with
unlimited access to the resume database and to the job postings board.
•
on-campus recruiting
•
searchable resume database
•
career fair
•
job postings
•
information sessions
COMPASS is superior to previous
systems used by BCS because it
offers employers round the clock
access to Business students and
BCS services. COMPASS does not
replace BCS staff, who continue
to be available to help employers
post their openings or to do the
posting for them.
Brian Campbell, director of
accounting and control for
Pasquinelli Management,
LLC, made a $7,500 gift to
BCS this spring on behalf
of the firm.
Mervyn’s, a member of the Target
Corporation family of companies, took
advantage of COMPASS this year. Illinois
career services staff were pleased to accept
a $2,500 contribution to the College from
Mervyn’s representatives Michael Civello,
campus relations representative (l), and
James Goddard, a buyer for the company.
“With top-ranked students and a system like COMPASS,” says Cynthia
Faullin, associate director for recruitment, “we can achieve our goal to
provide the best product and highest level of service to our employers.”
If your company has openings, consider listing the jobs using COMPASS.
You can get started by clicking on COMPASS Login on the BCS home page
at www.business.uiuc.edu/bcs/. ■
SEEKING ALUMNI
TO
PARTNER
WITH
BUSINESS CAREER SERVICES
Alumni can offer current students career information, market insight, and
job referrals by participating in programs coordinated by the Business
Career Services (BCS) Office. To launch their careers, College of Business
students rely on strategies that give them a competitive edge. New
initiatives, such as job shadowing, employer forums, and several other
opportunities are being created and enhanced to assist students in their
search. Additional support from alumni is being sought to provide insight
and advice to current students.
One opportunity for students and alumni to meet is through the College
of Business Career Fairs. At the 2004 spring career fair, several alumni
shared career strategies that helped them land their first jobs.
Amy Peters ’02 recommended looking for a position that
is a good match for personal interests. “Make a career
decision based on your interest and enthusiasm in the
company and the position,” she said. Similarly, John
Hemingway ’02 suggested searching for a personal fit
with new colleagues and the culture of a company.
Peters has worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers since
2002. She performs IT audit support and Sarbanes-Oxley 404 attestation
work for insurance clients. While a student, she used BCS to connect with
PwC and to properly prepare for interviews.
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Networking was key to Hemingway’s employment success. Now a member
of Huron Consulting Group’s strategic sourcing team, Hemingway says he
obtained his job through a referral from a friend he met at Illinois. A
proud alumnus, he is compelled to add that being a graduate of Illinois
“puts students far ahead of graduates of other top schools.”
LaQuila Jones ’00, who manages testing of benefits
administration systems at Hewitt Associates, LLC,
recommended that undergraduates be open to new
opportunities that don’t immediately fit into their ideal
picture of the future. “Often times you’ll be glad you
kept your options open,” she said. Jones obtained her
position with Hewitt through on-campus recruiting.
Alumni participating in Career Services programs value the experience
because they enjoy staying connected with the College and encouraging
students. Alumni benefit from networking with other professionals,
increasing their employer’s visibility with students, and identifying
potential employment candidates. Interaction occurs on campus and in
Chicago and some communications are via email.
BCS staff would like to develop partnerships with more alumni. To
participate or for more information, contact Pnina Steiner at 217-2447573. ■
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COLLEGE NEWS
AWARD WINNING FACULTY AND
TEACHING ASSISTANT ANNOUNCED
The College of Business announced the names of
spring 2004 award winners who were selected as
outstanding educators by the College of Business
Alumni Association and the Office of the Provost.
STAFFING NOTES
A NDREW B AILEY , professor emeritus of
accountancy and former department head (199597), was named the deputy chief accountant at
the Securities and Exchange Commission in
January.
N ICHOLAS P ETRUZZI , assistant professor of
business administration, received the Excellencein-Teaching Award for Graduate Teaching.
S ANDRA F RANK was appointed associate dean
for administration in April. In making the
appointment, Dean Ghosh said Frank is a
consummate professional whose “diligence, hard
work, and skill in crafting innovative solutions
to difficult problems” is appreciated by those
with whom she works.
M ARTIN M AURER , a PhD student in the College
of Education, was awarded the Excellence-inTeaching Award for Teaching Assistants. Maurer
teaches in the Department of Finance.
A NNE G RINOLS , director of management
communications, retired in December 2003 and
is now an assistant dean of graduate studies at
Baylor University in Waco, TX.
N EIL P EARSON , Investors in Business Education
Fellow and professor of finance, was selected to
receive the Campus Award for Excellence in OffCampus Teaching.
T INA H OWARD was appointed assistant dean for
development in January. She was previously a
director of development.
T OM F INNEGAN , lecturer in accountancy, received
the Excellence-in-Teaching Award for
Undergraduate Teaching.
STAFF MEMBERS HONORED
S ANDRA F RANK , associate dean of
administration, was named the College’s
outstanding academic-professional employee this
spring. A member of the staff since 1987, she is
responsible for the budget, personnel, general
administration, and facilities oversight.
J ANE K APPES , staff secretary to Department of
Finance chair David Ikenberry, was named the
outstanding staff employee. Her nominators
described her as “the epitome of excellence when
it comes to performance, congeniality,
supportiveness, initiative, creativity, and
leadership.”
G REG O LDHAM , C. Clinton Spivey Professor of
Business Administration and Associate Dean of
Faculty, was awarded the Distinguished Educator
Award from the Academy of Management. One
of the highest honors the Academy bestows, the
award is in recognition of his long and
distinguished professional career and his
contributions to the development of doctoral
studies.
managing the College’s non-degree executive
education program offerings as well as the
Executive MBA program.
DEATHS
N ORTON B EDFORD , 87, died in November in
Pasadena, CA. He was a professor of
accountancy for 34 years and also served as
department head.
C LIVE D UNHAM , 94, died in Savoy in January.
He was a professor of accountancy and also
worked at the Bureau of Business Research.
P HILIP F ESS , 72, died in December 2003 in
Naples, Florida. Fess was a professor
accountancy and retired after 35 years on
campus.
M ARIE P FLUGMACHER , 94, died in Savoy in
January. A secretary, she retired from the
College of Business after 26 years on campus.
E ARL S TRONG , 93, died in State College, PA, in
March. He taught in the College from 1948 to
1952.
L ARRY J OHNSON , assistant dean for
undergraduate affairs, retired in December 2003
after 25 years at the College.
R OBERT VAN DER H OONING was named director
of executive education in March. Housed at the
Illini Center in Chicago, he is developing and
Roger Plummer‚ ’64 (engineering
mechanics) received the University of
Illinois Distinguished Service Award for
the Urbana-Champaign campus during
May commencement ceremonies.
Plummer has served on all three major UI
boards—the UI Board of Trustees, the UI
Alumni Association Board of Directors,
and the UI Foundation Board of
Directors—and also served the College of
Business as an Executive-in-Residence
and on the Business Advisory Council.
SPRING LUNCHEON—CHICAGO
Chatting after a
successful Spring
Luncheon are David
Gilmartin ’84, president
of the CBAA Board of
Directors, Robert Blee
’90, co-chair of the
luncheon committee,
keynote speaker Jeff Margolis ’84, and Denise Maple ’90, co-chair of
the luncheon committee. The March event attracted more than 400
alumni and guests to the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers.
Margolis Honored by CBAA
The CBAA Appreciation Award
recognizing outstanding service
to the College was given to Jeff
Margolis ’84 at the CBAA 2004 Spring Luncheon. Margolis is the
founder of The TriZetto Group, a California-based IT healthcare
company. He has served the College as an Executive-in-Residence,
as a Cozad Lecturer in Entrepreneurism, and as keynote speaker at
the 2004 Spring Luncheon.
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CLASS NOTES
1920s
Charlie Bradt ’26 of Oak Crest was
described as a “100-year wonder” in a
feature article documenting his longevity
and positive outlook on life. Declaring that
“Living alone is for the birds,” Bradt
recently passed his driver’s license renewal
exam, making him one of about a dozen
Illinois residents over 100 who have done
the same.
1930s
Roger Riedemann ’38 hit a couple of
milestones in December 2003: he celebrated
his 90th birthday and his 70th year of
association with the Bradford National
Bank. Riedemann started at the bank in
1933 while attending Illinois, was elected its
sixth president in 1970, and currently serves
on the board of directors. His only break in
service came during World War II when he
spent more than 2 years in the Navy.
1940s
James Doster ’48 published a book in 2003
that documents his personal success formula
honed as the owner of Financial Edge Inc.
in Homewood, IL. The book is titled Be the
Best That You Can Be … Every Day of Your
Life.
Samuel Stotlar ’49 joined the family
business, Bob Stotlar Lumber Yard, after
graduation. He and his brother were
instrumental in expanding the company
over several decades. His son, Rob, is now
president. The company’s 75th anniversary
was the subject of an article in the Marion
Daily Republican.
1950s
Elmer Wilkening ’51 was honored as the
2003 Outstanding CPA in Business and
Industry last fall. He has been employed by
Davis Cos. for more than 43 years and has
no plans to retire.
Wilma Vaught ’52 was the keynote speaker
at a Pennsylvania program honoring
women veterans. Vaught is a retired
brigadier general and a member of the
National Women’s Hall of Fame, an tribute
she says pales in comparison to her
successful work to establish the Women in
Military Service for America Memorial at
Arlington National Cemetery. Vaught lives
in Virginia.
Paul Robinson ’53 was inducted into the
Hinsdale Center High School Hall of Fame
last year. Robinson is a former US
ambassador to Canada and a Navy veteran.
James Bell ’55 was the subject of a feature
in the Baxter Bulletin in March. Retired
from the Army Reserves and from a career
as a stockbroker and principle in an
insurance agency, Bell has taken up a new
career as an illustrator of military history.
He resides in Arkansas.
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Lester McKeever ’55 was named to a
September 2003 Crain’s list of people who
shape Chicago. McKeever, who is managing
principal at Washington Pittman &
McKeever LLC and serves on the College’s
Dean’s Business Council, was named to the
accounting listing.
Don Whalen ’58 was named commercial
sales executive with Suddath Relocation
Systems.
Gant Redmon ’59 is the 2004 chair of the
Virginia Bar Association’s law practice
management division. He is a partner in the
law firm of Redmon, Peyton & Raswell, LLP,
in Alexandria and is active in civic affairs.
1960s
Lloyd A. Karmeier ’62 is a candidate for
the Illinois Supreme Court from the Fifth
District. A resident of Nashville, IL, he
currently sits on the 20th Circuit bench.
Ross Harano ’65 was profiled in the
Chicago Sun-Times about his role as
managing director of the Illinois Trade
Office. He and his staff are focusing their
efforts on nanotechnology, biotechnology,
food processing, and the environment. He
cites singing jazz and blues as his passion.
Hillsboro resident Kelly Long ’66 is running
for election for a full six-year term as
circuit judge of Montgomery County
following his appointment to the bench in
2002. Long’s career has been in the public
and private sector and he is an active
volunteer in his community.
Ed Scharlau ’66, MS ’68, PhD ’74, was
featured in a Champaign-Urbana NewsGazette story in January that traced his
forty-year career at Busey Bank. Scharlau
began working at Busey in 1964 as a parttime teller and, four decades later, is
chairman of the board.
Belverd Needles PhD ’69 wrote in support
of the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois in
December. He is a professor at DePaul
University.
1 9 70 s
Michael Tokarz ’71 MBA ’73 was named
chairman, portfolio manager, and a director
for MVC Capital in November.
Gary Martin ’72 and his wife Deanna were
honored as the 2003 Illinois Retailers of the
Year in September 2003. The couple, who
own Scotchmons convenience stores, live in
Watseka and have two children.
Paul Beckhart ’73 retired from the Marine
Corps after 30 years of active service. He
served in several locations in the US, Japan,
Somalia, and Kuwait and received many
military honors. He also has a law degree
from University of San Diego and is now
practicing law in Eureka, CA.
S TEIN H ONORED
BY CBAA
The College of Business
Alumni Association
(CBAA) Distinguished
Alumnus Award, which Avy and Marcie Stein
recognizes career
achievement, was given to Avy Stein ’77 at the 2004 CBAA Spring
Luncheon. Also a graduate of Harvard Law School, Stein is a
principal in Willis Stein & Partners. Active in civic affairs, Stein is a
member of the Board of Overseers, has presented at College
RoundTables, is a guest lecturer, and was convocation speaker at
the 2003 MBA graduation. In 2000, he established the Stein
Scholarship for Excellence in the College.
Kent Cooney ’73 was appointed chairman
of the board of Harris Bank Woodstock in
January. Cooney is a CPA and the executive
director of the McHenry County Community
Foundation.
Michael Krasny ’75 was named to a
September 2003 Crain’s list of people who
shape Chicago. Krasny is chairman of
Sawdust Investment Management LLC and
chairman emeritus of CDW.
Joe Mantoan ’75 MAS ’76 is a partner at
Accenture in Milwaukee. He lives in
Whitefish Bay, WI, where he is active in his
community.
David Watkins ’75 was promoted to COO
for European operations at Maritz, Inc.
Because of his new responsibilities, Watkins
has relocated to London, which will serve as
home base for his work in Germany, France,
and Spain, in addition to the UK.
Carl Camp ’76 received the 2003 US Army
Resource Management Award for
accounting and finance in February. Camp
works for the US Army Research and
Development Center in Champaign and was
honored for several initiatives including a
travel card program and implementing the
principles of activity-based costing.
Michael Grace ’76 begin practicing law
with Buchanan Ingersoll PC, in Washington,
DC, in January. He still serves as the
director of the Graduate Tax & Securities
(LL.M.) Programs at Georgetown University
Law Center.
James Hackett ’76 was named president
and CEO of Houston-based Anadarko
Petroleum Corporation in December. Hackett
held the same positions with Devon Energy
Corporation before joining Anadarko.
James Riley Jr. ’76 is an attorney in the
health care department at McGuireWoods.
Yasmin Bates ’77 was recently promoted to
oversee retail banking operations in Chicago
for Harris Bank. Bates is responsible for 90
of the 150 Harris branches in Chicago.
Chad Gunderson ’79 and his brother Dirk
are partners in AMG Homes, a construction
company in Yorkville, IL. The company
specializes in stick-built semi-custom
homes. In a profile in the local paper, Dirk
noted that Chad, who has a degree in
accountancy, “handles finance, general
business operations, land acquisition, and
development.” Chad and his wife Patricia
have three children.
Kevin Murnane ’79 was named executive
VP for business development at MICA, an
HR systems and assessment firm with
offices in several Canadian cities and
Chicago. Murnane has been working on
competency-based integrated HR systems,
technology-based selection, and assessment
systems for many years.
Peter Presperin ’79 was named CFO of
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co in January. A
CPA, he was formerly executive VP and
president of Reinsurance and Discontinued
Operations of Fireman’s Fund.
1980s
Dave Bechtel EMBA ’80 retired from the
UIUC Career Center after a 35-year career
serving in several positions on campus. He
is the recipient of numerous honors.
Kent Bickford ’80 was the subject of an
interview in March 2004 in the Geneva, IL,
Republican. Bickford is president and CFO
of Clyde’s Delicious Donuts, a supplier to the
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food industry. In the article he calls himself
a “real junkie” for numbers. He and his wife
Sybil live in Geneva with their two daughters.
Craig Eddy ’80 was named chairman of the
board of the Aluminum Association, an
industry-based association that represents
US and foreign producers of aluminum as
well as recyclers. He is president and CEO of
Coastal Aluminum Rolling Mills in
Williamsport, PA.
Ira Goldberg ’80 is an attorney at
McGuireWoods in the financial services
department.
Jack Lavin ’84 is the director of the Illinois
Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity. He was appointed by Illinois
Governor Rod Blagojevich to the
department, which has almost 500 staff and
a budget of $1.8 billion.
Jeffrey Margolis ’84 and his company
TriZetto Group were featured in a New York
Times article in November 2003. Margolis
started TriZetto, an information technology
software and service firm, in his home. The
company has more than 1,600 employees.
Margolis delivered the keynote at the
College’s 2004 Spring Luncheon.
Thomas Handler ’80 received the Pi Kappa
Alpha Chicago Area Alumni Association
2004 Loyalty Award in March honoring
twenty years of volunteer service. Handler
served the fraternity in a variety of roles
while on campus and has been active since
graduation. He is managing principal of
Handler, Thayer & Duggan LLC where he
leads the advanced planning and family
office practice group.
Irene Freutel ’85 and Timothy Sewell were
married in February 2003. She works for the
Tribune Company as VP of compensation
and benefits. They live in Glenview, IL.
Richard Magid ’81 was appointed as CFO of
Natural Gold Corporation in January.
Jacquelyn Hayes ’85 MBA ’87 emailed that
she is a site controller at Ford Motor
Company. She supports the HOPE (Helping
Other People through Education)
Scholarship for the UIUC Office of Minority
Student Affairs and reports that four
scholarships have already been awarded.
Curtis Bennett ’82 married Stephanie
Houston in September. He is a CPA with
Bennett and Middendorf, LTD.
Michelle Elster MBA ’82 ends her yearlong appointment as chairperson of the
board for the national American Marketing
Association in June. VP at Rabin Research
Company in Chicago, she was president of
the AMA Chicago chapter in 92-93.
Michael R. Luthy ’82, PhD ’95 was
promoted to professor of marketing at the
W. Fielding Rubel School of Business at
Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. He
was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to
lecture and conduct research at Reykjavik
University in Iceland. His research will
focus on how Icelandic businesses collect
and use customer satisfaction data to foster
loyalty, positive referrals, and profitability
as well as to motivate employees.
Ann Davenport McBrien ’82 has started
her own company featuring a personal care
product line (www.OTplayer.com) for
teenage men. She worked for Procter &
Gamble for 20 years and was the first
female VP of sales in the company. McBrien
lives in the Cincinnati area.
Gary Adams MBA ’83, village
administrator for Rantoul, IL, is leaving that
community to accept the county
administrator post with Hernando county in
Florida.
Jeffrey Berman ’84 is an attorney with the
commercial litigation department at
McGuireWoods.
B. Gerard Dages ’84 was promoted to VP
for financial markets and institutions at the
NY Federal Reserve Bank. He joined the
bank in 1988.
Al Gienko ’85 joined the commercial
properties division of Century 21 Sussex &
Reilly in Chicago. Gienko lives in Edison
Park and is active in the Real Estate
Investment Association.
Mark Neville EMBA ’85 is director of
foundation and corporate relations for the
Mayo Foundation, the parent organization
of the Mayo Clinic with campuses in MN,
FL, and AZ. Neville was associate dean for
development and alumni affairs at the
College of Business.
Chris Wheaton ’85 was named for the
fourth time by Robb Report Worth to its list
of 100 top advisory wealth managers across
the US. He is a partner with Litman/Gregory
Asset Management, an investment advisory
firm that manages more than $1.5 billion in
client assets.
Andrew Goodman ’89 married Rebecca
Foster in July 2003. He has graduate degree
from the University of Wisconsin and is a
commercial real estate developer.
Dana Wiewel ’91 married Mickey
MacMillan in Chicago in September 2003.
She is a CPA and consultant in Chicago
where the couple resides.
David Handler ’89 is a partner in the trusts
and estates practice group of Kirkland &
Ellis LLP. He is co-author of the 2003 book
from Aspen Publishers, Drafting the Estate
Plan: Law and Forms.
David Edwards ’92 and Michelle Hall were
married in November 2003 in Springfield.
He is an attorney with Giffin, Winning,
Cohen & Bodewes in Springfield.
Elizabeth Rancich ’89 married John Taylor
in March 2003. She is a data group
manager at Synovate in Arlington Heights,
IL. The couple lives in Palatine.
Lise Schleicher ’89 owns BasketWorks, an
online gift company in Chicago.
1990s
Robert Goetting ’92 married Sarah Gartrell
in December 2003 in Knoxville, TN. He is
an accounting services manager at Martin,
Hood, Friese & Associates in Champaign.
Scott Gray ’92 MBA ’94 continues with
Lockheed Martin as manager of the Internet
technology team working for the Social
Security Administration. He and wife Alice
relocated to Woodstock, MD, in 2003.
Jodi Cordeiro ’90 is an attorney in the
labor and employment department at
McGuireWoods.
Michael Kernan MBA ’92 is an attorney in
the corporate services department at
McGuireWoods.
Andrew Kramer MBA ’90 has been named
national director of ethnic food marketing
and specialty foods at Albertson’s, the
parent company of Jewel-Osco. His team is
responsible for the chain’s $500 million
sales (2002) of ethnic, specialty, and
gourmet food.
Michel Debolt ’93 MSA ’94 received the
Sharpe Memorial Fellowship for academic
achievement in finance at the Wharton
School. He completed an internship with the
Swiss Bank in London.
Elizabeth Zimmer MSF ’90 married William
Kinsella in May 2003. The couple lives in
Chicago where she is VP of sales for Floor
& Wall Carpet Co. in Roselle.
Kent Willetts ’93 was named a partner at
KPMG LLP in December. He provides merger
and acquisition services to clients in the
Midwest. Willetts lives in Chicago with his
family.
William Wortel ’93 is an attorney in the
labor and employment department at
McGuireWoods.
Bruce Gold ’91 married Jill Bargas in
Connecticut in May 2003. He also has an
MBA from NYU and is VP in healthcare
finance for BNP Paribas.
Kenneth Shidler ’91 married Jane Cummins
in NYC in November. Shidler is a managing
director of Citigroup in New York.
Dave Bowman MBA ’94 retired as foreman
at Allerton Park in December 2003 and was
honored at a dinner in February. Bowman
and his wife, Debra, will retire to rural
Decatur this summer.
Scott Becker ’86 is an attorney in the
health care department at McGuireWoods.
Susanne Vanderlaan ’86 married Jerry
Mayfield in Decatur in October 2003. She is
a group comptroller for ADM. The couple
lives in Decatur.
Bruce Weininger ’86 was named to by Robb
Report Worth to its list of 100 top advisory
wealth managers across the US. He is a
partner in Deloitte’s Chicago Tax Private
Client Advisors group that provides wealth
planning advice and services. Weininger
was selected from among 1,000 advisors
nominated for inclusion on the list.
Emmy Moore EMBA ’88 earned board
certification in healthcare management
from the America College of Healthcare
Executives. She is the chief nursing officer at
the Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services.
C HICAGO I LLINI
T O M C M ILLAN
OF THE
Y EAR
College of Business alumnus Cary
McMillan ’80 received a Chicago Illini
of the Year Award in April in recognition
of his civic accomplishments. The award
is co-sponsored by the University of
Illinois Alumni Association and the
Chicago Illini Club. McMillan was honored as a patron of the arts in
Chicago, where he serves on the boards of the Chicago Art Institute,
Chicago Symphony, Roosevelt University, and Millennium Park. He is
an active volunteer for the College of Business.
ALUMNI NEWS
&
NOTES
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CLASS NOTES
Gregory Grossman ’00 married Emily
Cantor in August. He is an attorney with
Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman in Chicago.
The couple resides in Chicago.
Ryan Berg ’95 is now a CPA. He is the
director of accounting services for Farm
Credit Services of Illinois.
Melvin Boatner MBA ’95 joined the U of I
Urbana campus Office of Facilities and
Services as associate director in the
Employee Relations and Human Resources
Office. Boatner was formerly with Indiana
University’s alumni association.
Ken Dilger ’95 plays tight end for the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is a nine-year
NFL veteran who noted in a recent
interview that he wanted to be a
professional baseball player but focused on
football because Illinois offered him a
scholarship. He and his wife, Heidi, are
active in the Tampa Bay community.
Doug Dossey ’95 married Kathrin Dellago
in Italy in July 2003. Dossey is a principal
at FdG Associates in New York City where
the couple resides.
Carter Woodson MBA ’95 is an
applications consultant for Cross Industry,
Lexmark International in Minnesota. He is
married with two children.
Jason Young ’95 married Susan Skowronski
in June 2003. He is a CPA with Brightpoint
in Plainfield, IN.
Tyler Petersen ’96 joined Husch &
Eppenberger, LLC in March 2004 where he
is an associate attorney in the corporate
practice group.
Scott Quinn ’96 ran for Jefferson County
state’s attorney in the March Republican
primary. He and his wife Julie operate
Quinn & Griffeth, P.C.
Laura Amrein ’97 married Vincent Juarez
in October 2003. The couple lives in
Grayslake, IL.
John D’Antico MBA ’97 joined the law firm
of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. in
Milwaukee last year. D’Antico is an
associate and a member of the intellectual
property team.
Toni Goeddel ’97 married Joshua Hogan in
June 2003 in St. Louis. She is the director
of financial reporting with Aurora Foods.
Brent Hathaway PhD ’97 was named the
dean of the Wyoming College of Business,
effective July. Before joining the University
of Wyoming, he was VP of Honeywell
International Aerospace Services. He served
as interim dean for the past year.
Tricia Lamb ’97 married Mitchell Wiegner
in April 2003. The couple resides in Oak
Park, IL. She is currently enrolled in nursing
school at Triton College.
Visarut Sribunnak MBA ’97 recently
received his PhD and now works for the
Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.
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Charlie Lewitz ’00 married Chad Saffro ’99
in August 2003. The couple resides in
Chicago.
Thomas Perona ’00 married Margarita
Ziemlo in November 2003 in Wood Dale. He
works for Software Architects in
Westchester. They live in Wheaton, IL.
Howard Engle (second from left) is shown here during the surprise award ceremony
with College of Business Dean Avijit Ghosh (l) and Robert Heldeman, UIAA CFO,
and Karen Tow, UIAA COO.
UIAA L OYALTY H ONOR T O E NGLE
Howard Engle ’72 received the UIAA Loyalty Award, an honor awarded
to an Illinois graduate who has made significant contributions and
demonstrated exceptional loyalty to UIAA. Engle, a partner at Deloitte
& Touche LLP and an adjunct lecturer in Accountancy, has a long
record of volunteering at the College of Business, including three
terms as head of the College of Business Alumni Association.
Andre Crump’s firm TCB-Cafe Publishing &
Media released two books in the fall that
got early good reviews. TCB has a book on
ROI planned for 2004. Crump ’98 is the
father of twin daughters and lives in San
Francisco.
Henry Izaguirre MBA ’98 is an associate
development director at the Mexican Fine
Arts Center Museum in Chicago. He was
previously with Bearing Point Consulting.
Kristin Knight ’98 and Mark Waldhoff ’98
were married in Danville in July 2003. The
couple are employed by US Bank.
Mario Moreno MSA ’98 was named in
October as Morton College’s new associate
vice president in charge of student retention
and completion.
Nikita Johnson ’99 was named assistant
business manager of Mundelein High
School late last year. A CPA, she was
formerly at the Morton HS District and
McGladrey Contract Business Services.
Kathy Larson ’99 was named employee of
the year for the City of Urbana, IL. She is
an economic development specialist and
marketing director for the city.
David Lin ’99 and Sarah Lee ’01 were
featured in “Perfect Proposal,” a show on
the TLC cable channel. David popped the
question to Sarah on a show taped in
December 2003. Because the couple won an
online competition, they were treated to a
TLC-arranged wedding in February.
Bettina Linder MBA ’99 was promoted to
manager at Bearing Point in New York City.
She works in the media and entertainment
division.
Todd Schultz EMBA ’00 joined Bush Brothers
& Co., of Knoxville, TN, late last year where
he is the senior manager of logistics.
Neil Adams ’01 married Melissa Borgmann
in February. He is a financial advisor at
Morgan Stanley.
Daniel Chudnof MBA ’01 established
Chudnof & Eder, PLC, a full-service, general
practice law firm in Canton, MI. Chudnof
serves as CFO of the firm.
Elizabeth Dreher MBA ’01 married Paul
Lubbers in September 2003. The couple
lives in Horsham, PA.
Emily Megginson ’99 married David
Wieman in November 2003. She is
employed as director of campus recruiting
for Northwestern Mutual Finance Network.
Chad Eftink ’01 married Julie Dieker in
September 2003. The couple resides in
Quincy where he is an assistant branch
manager for Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
Eric Pool ’99 established and owns
Berryville Vineyard in Claremont, IL. He
built the winery in 2002 and sold his first
wine from the 2002 growing season at the
2003 Harvest Festival, the second at the
vineyard.
Nicholas Lancaster ’01 married Patricia
Walter in a September ceremony in
Schaumburg. Lancaster is employed at
Enterprise in Barrington, IL.
Kristine Scott ’99 married Michael
Donovan in August. The couple lives in
Chicago where she is a CPA with Ernst &
Young.
Keri Young ’99 married Corey Richardson
in November 2003. She is employed by
Agri-Serve in Findley and lives in
Champaign.
2000s
Blake Cunningham ’00 married Kendra
Moulton in July at a ceremony in
Jacksonville. He is a project manager for
Dynitech Systems. They live in Springfield, IL.
Amy DeHaven ’00 married Brian
Wiedenhoeft in July 2003. She is employed
by Blackman Kallick Bartelstein LLP in
Chicago.
Patricia Drechsel ’00 married Jeff Gorski in
October 2003. She is a financial analyst
with Bank One. They live in Chicago.
Bradley Foster ’00 married Becky Fuchs
’01 in July 2003 in Chicago. She is
employed by Deloitte & Touche as a
financial consultant and he works for
Allstate Insurance. The couple resides in
Madison, WI.
John Manion ’01 married Ingrid Barracks
’03 in Gifford, IL, last year. He is attending
Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Brad Neumann ’01 established Illinois
Mortgage Funding Corporation, “a complete
mortgage resource.” Neumann emailed that
his Schaumburg-based company is growing
rapidly.
Jacquelyn Phillips ’01, a first lieutenant in
the Army, was awarded a Bronze Star for
her service in Iraq. Commissioned in August
2001, she was honored for her intelligence
work in Baghdad.
Ryan Reynolds MBA ’01 is a member of
Honeywell’s corporate learning team
headquartered in northern New Jersey.
Shannon Taylor MBA ’01 is an account
executive with Procter & Gamble and moved
to Cincinnati in March when she was named
assistant brand manager for the Mr. Clean
product line. She said P&G is “innovating
like crazy” with the Mr. Clean brand. She
hopes to continue recruiting for Illinois.
Terry Yormark II ’01 is a partner in BOS
Distilling in Chicago. The company
showcased their products in Champaign in
the late winter.
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TO C HUCK F INN
Kristine Zielsdorf ’01 married Tyler Heinze
in July in Chicago. She works as a private
equity associate for William Blair Capital
Partners.
Matt Bell MBA ’02 emailed in March that
he has a new position in the Office of
Technology Transfer at the University of
Michigan.
Levi Bouwman MBA ’02 was promoted to
Builder Channel Marketing Manager at
Honeywell. He lives in Minnesota.
Clare Hasler EMBA ’03 was named as the
founding executive director of the Robert
Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food
Science at the University of California at
Davis. The Mondavi Institute is breaking
ground this year and will house the
departments of viticulture and enology and
food science and technology.
Chuck Finn ’55 received the UIAA Loyalty Award, an honor awarded
to an Illinois graduate who has made significant contributions and
demonstrated exceptional loyalty to UIAA. Also a tireless supporter
of the College of Business, he was given his award at the College’s
annual Award Banquet in March. From left, Dean Avijit Ghosh,
Barbara Hundley, U of I VP of alumni relations, Chuck Finn, and
Blanche Finn.
Sumita Thakurta MBA ’03 is working in
Decatur for Archer Daniels Midland in their
research center.
Mark Donovan ’02 married Megan
Pomeranke in September 2003. He is a
financial manager at Citi Financial Group.
The couple resides in Pontiac, IL.
Christopher Gantz ’02 joined the Skokie
Fire Department last fall as a full-time
firefighter.
Rebecca Harar ’02 married Patrick DeForest
in July 2003. The couple is assigned to Fort
Bragg, NC, where they are both helicopter
pilots with the Army National Guard.
Erin Cotey ’03 is with Marsh USA Inc in
Chicago and participated in a recent career
fair on campus.
Class Notes information updated from
October 27, 2003—April 19, 2004
IN MEMORIAM
William Stout ’30, MS ’31, February 2004
Denzil Halcom ’32, September 2003
William Weise ’33, March 2004
William Murray ’34, January 2004
Robert Ferguson ’36, February 2004
Robert Hutchens ’36, February 2004
Albert Ostrander ’36, February 2004
Emil Fernholz ’37, November 2003
Ben Raskin MS ’39, February 2004
Albert Schneider ’39, November 2003
Fred Schott ’39, January 2004
Frank Cook Jr ’40, October 2003
Wilbur Gady ’40, January 2004
James Stevens ’40, December 2003
Mary Rutherford Gregory ’41,
November 2003
Edward Leifer ’41, November 2003
Ruth Helander Nelson ’41, October 2003
Jean Lampert Sundheim ’41, December 2003
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