November 2003
Get important salary negotiation skills at Chicago Area MBA networking session
On November 18, Jack Chapman, career management expert and author of "Negotiating Your Salary: How to Make $1000 a Minute," will present a career management and salary negotiations session for Broad MBA alumni in the Chicago-area.
This event will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the offices of Spectra Marketing, 200 West Jackson Boulevard, Ste. 2800, Chicago.
RSVP is required. Contact to Rich Lytle at lytleric@msu.edu by November 16.
Alumni linkages support Bay Area student trek and alumni reception
Support from Broad alumni in the San Francisco Bay Area opened doors to businesses and helped promote an alumni reception to welcome 16 current MBA students participating in a marketing trek to the area, November 13 and 14.
Corporate visits to expose the students to the marketing practices and operations of five Bay Area companies, and gave them an opportunity to network with executives and alumni Participating companies included Deloitte & Touche; Target; Gap, Inc.; Bio-Rad; and Applied Materials.
Thanks go to Broad Alumni Association board member, Rich Fineberg (BA ’66; M ‘67), national manager partner, Deloitte & Touche; Ken Sommer (BA ‘80), executive vice president, Visa International; and Parth Gandhi (MBA ‘95), general partner, Obsidian Partners.
"How to Get to the Top of the Fortune 500"
What does it take to succeed and what is it really like at the top
Broad alumnus Dan Roselli (BA ’91 and life member of Alpha Kappa Psi) is scheduled to speak to members of the business fraternity and Broad undergraduate and MBA students on Monday evening, November 24, at the Broad North Business Complex.
Roselli has worked for some of the most admired companies in the world including General Mills, Colgate-Palmolive, M&M/Mars, Allied-Domecq, and Bank of America.
In a plain talking conversation with students, Roselli will share with them the strategies and action plans Dan used to hit the following career milestones in Fortune 500 companies: youngest person ever to run the $2 billon dollar M&M's brand; vice president of Marketing for a Global 500 before the age of 30; youngest member in the history of the company to sit on the Management Operating Committee of Bank of America.
Plan ahead for the 2004 Weekend MBA Golf Outing
Alumni Forum leaders of the Weekend MBA Program are seeking volunteer help (and future sign ups) for their May 22, 2004, Golf Outing at Forest Akers West, Campus. To volunteer, or to receive WMBA events notices, contact Diane Grieves (MBA ’99) at dgrieves@ameritech.net.
Season Change for Chicago Area Business Alumni Golf Outing
Chicago area alumni are trading chilly breezes for the comfort of September days for their annual alumni golf outing. This year’s outing at Lake Barrington Shores Golf Course is set for September 13. Watch for details in 2004 newsletters. The event chairperson is Jane Adams-Dibbern (BA ’75), plant controller, The Gillette Company.
Key alumni tapped for new Management and Multicultural Business Programs advisory boards
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Broad Alumni Events November 13-14 - Alumni host MBA career trek in San Francisco. Bay Area alumni are invited to be a part of the evening reception. Contact Nathan Kruger for more details. November 18 - Chicago MBA Networking event, 6:30 p.m. Presentation by Jack Chapman, author of “Negotiating your Salary: How to make a $1000 a Minute.” (See article for details.) November 22 - MBAA Tailgate (MSU vs. Penn State) sponsored by Cintas. The next class of MBAs Learn more about the Broad Weekend MBA and Executive MBA programs by attending an information session, or call 800-882-1239 for an appointment. As a part of the Broad School’s Full-time MBA "MSU Near You" Program, MBA representatives will meet prospective students at several out-of-state recruiting events in through January 2004. Closer to home, the Full-Time MBA program hosts on campus conferences, exploration events and individual visits for prospective students. Register now for events in December, January and February. Click on the MBA program name for more information.
Executive Development See dates and locations below The new James B. Henry Center for Executive Development at MSU provides a state-of-the-art learning environment for continuing education. Programs for managers and executives may be highly customized to meet business/industry needs, delivered by our renowned faculty and industry experts. Find out how executive development programs bring a world-class learning environment to you and your organization. For information or to register for program offerings, call 517-353-8711.
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Ten business leaders and alumni form the new advisory board in the college’s Department of Management. The members are: Liz Azoni (BA 76, MBA ’98), John F. Brocci (BA ’65), Michael R. Ferrari (BA ’62, M ’63, PhD. ’68), Al Gambrel (BA ’76), Charles E. Hudson (M ’72), Roman T. Kulich (BA ’74), Daryl J. Minor (MBA ’97), James E. Oesterreicher (BA ’64), James M. Proebstle (BA ’66, MBA ’68), and Joseph B. Wilson (BA ’81).
The Multicultural Business Programs Advisory Board members include: Dante Bishop (BA ’93), Alan Boston (Friend), Giljun DeLas Alas (BA ’95, MBA ‘97), Nancy Doolittle (BA ‘98), Tracy Flaggs (BA ’84, M ‘89), Christopher Jackson (Friend), Phyliss Meadows (Friend), Mark Lee (BA ‘89), Cathleen Lewis (Friend), Glenda Minor (MBA ‘95), David Nelson (BA ‘85), John Phillips (BA ‘60), Thomas Pleva (BA ‘66), Lester Robinson (BA ‘73), Allard Teeple Sr. (Friend), Amber Thompson (Friend), Vivek Upadhyaya (BA ’89, MBA ‘91), and Spencer White (BA ’90, MBA ‘95).
With the addition of the new Management and MBP advisory boards, ten alumni boards offer advisory and development support to The Eli Broad College of Business. They include: Accounting & Information Systems External Advisory Board, Broad Executive Forum Board, Capital Campaign Advisory Board, The Eli Broad College of Business Alumni Association Board of Directors, Finance Advisory Board, Lear Corporation Career Services Advisory Council, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Board, and the advisory boards of The School of Hospitality Business.
Broad alumni leadership evident at NSHMBA Conference
Broad alumni were “out in front” as leaders at the recent meeting of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, held earlier this month in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Featured speakers were Jose Sartarelli, (MBA ’75; PhD ‘79), company group chairman of Pharma Group for Asia-Pacific, Japan, and Latin America, who delivered the conference keynote speech; and David Rodriguez (MBA ’97), senior marketing manager, Frozen Foods Group, ConAgra, who presented the Marketing Track workshops. Maria del Pilar Fierros (BA ’89) emceed the opening luncheon session. Pilar-Fierros is operations manager for the Ford Motor Company Customer Service Division in Dearborn, Michigan.
Current Broad MBA student Jose Padilla, Broad MBA Class of 2004, was awarded a NSHMBA scholarship, sponsored by Procter and Gamble.
Widely known as the "Premier Hispanic Organization," NSHMBA serves 28 chapters and 6,000 members in the United States and Puerto Rico. It exists to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development. NSHMBA works to prepare Hispanics for leadership positions throughout the United States, so that they can provide the cultural awareness and sensitivity vital in the management of the nation’s diverse workforce.
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