March 2003

Take a look at the 2001-2002 Annual Report
It's a one-year look at the program achievements of the Eli Broad College of Business and the Graduate School of Management: Everything from teaching innovations and faculty research to alumni recognition are represented in the 36-page publication. You can read the e-version at Broad Publications.

SF MBAs Network by the Bay
MBAs in the Bay Area of San Francisco got a start-up bonus for their new Broad MBA alumni club with a visit from Broad Professor of Information Technology Dr. Vallabh Sambamurthy. Sambamurthy met with a group of MBA alums in Palo Alto, following a day-long meeting with executives of Cisco Systems. Northern California MBAs who want to get involved in the business networking club, can contact the organizers, Parth Gandhi (MBA '95), or Steve Dick (MBA '79).

Interested in developing a club in your area? Contact Broad alumni relations representatives at the Broad School: MBAalum@bus.msu.edu, or alumni@bus.msu.edu .

Alumni talent leads Broad Forum Board Tom Thivierge (MBA '91) will lead a group of business alumni from Southeast Michigan in the planning for this year’s Broad Executive Forum, set for Oct. 8, at the Troy (Mich.) Management Education Center. Vice-chairperson and treasurer of the committee are Paul Cook (BA ’84, MBA '86) and Jim Bappert (BA '76, MBA ‘80), respectively.

Forum speaker announced The Broad Executive Forum committee has announced that the 2003 keynote speaker for the event will be GM's Bob Lutz. Supporting the keynote topic, a panel of industry experts will examine aspects of automotive product innovation.

Click through to www.bus.msu.edu/bef and learn more about the line-up for the 2003 Broad Executive Forum. The site also offers reports and comments on the 2002 Forum that hosted Cisco Systems Chairman John Chambers, as well as topics and speaker information, spanning much of the event's 38-year history.

Career-savvy alumni offer connections
In early March, two groups, Broad MBAs and Broad undergraduates, traveled to New York City to take part in employer site tours and meetings with an active network of Broad alumni. The trips that took place March 6-7 (MBAs) and March 12-14 (undergraduates) relied heavily on Broad relationships with alumni in the NYC area. Read more at the Broad homepage.

Let's get down to business on the green...
Postcards invitations have been mailed to some 3,000 Chicago area alumni inviting them to attend the annual Chicago Area Business Alumni Golf Outing, May 12, at the Lake Barrington Shores Golf Course, north of Chicago. A shotgun start to the golf scramble will begin at 1 p.m. An awards reception and a fundraising auction will wrap up the day's events. Information is available at Chicago Golf Outing. On-line registration will be available April 1; deadline for registration is May 1. The event is sponsored by the Eli Broad College of Business Alumni Association. The Planning Committee chairperson is Jane Adams-Dibbern (BA ’75), and includes alumni Rick Frohock (BA ’92, MBA ’92), Chris Jordan (BA ’80) and Charles Soria (BA ’79).

The Broad Family celebrates Spring Undergraduate Commencement
Faculty and program staff will be on hand May 3 to welcome the family and friends of the Broad School’s Spring 2003 graduates for a send off celebration at the James B. Henry Center, adjacent to the University Club. Broad School organizers, including the Broad Alumni Association, will be offering a buffet luncheon and door-to-door bus shuttle service to commencement ceremonies at the Breslin Center for the graduating students and their families. For information, contact the Dean’s Office, 517-355-8377.

Nominations open for 2003 Broad Alumni Awards
The Broad Alumni Association is seeking nomations for the 2003 college-level award recognition program for: Outstanding Alumni Award, Young Alumni Achievement Award and Lifetime Alumni Achievement Award. The nominations period closes April 20. Nominations will be reviewed and winners selected by the board of directors of the Eli Broad College of Business Alumni Association at the June meeting of the board. Read criteria and the list of past winners at www.bus.msu.edu/alumni/awards. Nomination forms are available by email request to alumni@bus.msu.edu.