September-October 2004 Alumni Newsletter

September-October 2004

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October 14 - MSUAA 2004 Grand Awards Ceremony, Kellogg Center

October 15 - Broad School Alumni Association Annual Meeting, The James B. Henry Center for Executive Development

October 22 - Broad China Supply Chain Forum, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm, Kellogg Center, MSU Campus

November 5 - All MBA networking reception, Snooker's Pool & Pub, Royal Oak, Mich., 6-9 pm. For more details, e-mail GKapanowski@williams-int.com.

November 11 - Executive MBA alumni board meeting, 5:30 pm, at the Management Education Center, 811 West Square Lake Road, Troy, Mich.

November 13 - Weekend MBA Tailgate before the Wisconsin game. Location and details TBA. Contact WMBA Event for updates.

December 1 - Broad Executive Forum, "$ecrets of Extreme Customer Service" with Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corp., Management Education Center, Troy, MI. Details and registration.

Be sure to see what's new in Executive Development Programs at the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development. Click here for program details and registration.

Broad alumni were among the representatives of more than 200 companies on campus October 6 and 7 to meet with students at the annual Career Gallery. In all, more than 3,500 students of all majors met with recruiters. Learn more about this jobs event.

Broad alumni professionals in marketing and supply chain can help enrich the Broad Career Coach experience for undergrads and MBAs in those majors by volunteering as coaches. Learn more about the program at www.bus.msu.edu/career/broadcoaches/.

The East and Central Michigan Roundtables of the Council of Logistics Management (CLM) are seeking Michigan volunteers for the November 18, 2004, Logistics Student Shadow Day and Dinner. According to John Fitch, Broad information liaison for the Council, logistics professionals can get details by contacting the Broad School Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management. Please respond by October 29, 2004.

Build your alumni connection through programs like Broad Career Coaches, campus recruiting, classroom presentations, event sponsorship and more. Closer to home, be a part of a Business Alumni Network. Let us know how you want to get involved at Tell Us.

The Wall Street Journal's annual survey of recruiters placed the Broad School's MBA program 8th regionally, compared to 21st overall last year. For the full results, visit the WSJ College Journal.

Read the Broad School announcement at Broad News.

Another Broad School MBA team won the National Black MBA Case Competition - this will be the third time in four years that a Broad School team has placed among the top three for this prestigious competition. Read more.

Applications to the MBA program for the class of 2005 received by November 1, 2004, will receive a determination by December 17. The Broad MBA Program encourages interested, qualified candidates to apply as early as possible. Three other deadline dates are set to allow candidates to apply for entrance in the fall of 2005. The remaining 2005 dates are: January 10 (determination by March 4), March 7 (determination by April 29), and May 2 (determination by June 3). For information or to meet with an Admissions representative, visit the Full-Time MBA Admissions & Aid Web site.

A schedule of eight information/exploration sessions is posted on the Broad School Web site for the Executive MBA and the Weekend MBA programs. Persons interested in learning more about the night and weekend alternatives to achieving an MBA can find sessions in Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Traverse City and Troy.

The Broad School's annual report has just been published. This year, the focus is on our faculty and their leading-edge research. Be sure to click on the "Faculty Profiles" at the bottom of each article. Click here to take e-delivery of your annual report copy.

Everything about Steve Ballmer is extreme; he doesn't hold anything back. Lately he has been focused on providing excellent - some might even say extreme - customer service in the wake of IT security concerns. Come learn how Microsoft has expanded its customer base in a challenging environment. The conference fee of $90.00 per person includes a faculty-led workshop, an industry panel discussion, dinner and the keynote presentation. For more information or to register, visit www.bus.msu.edu/bef/forum.html.

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William "Bill" Burton (BA '52, Business Administration), vice chairman, Detroit Advertising Radio Group, 2004 Lifetime Alumni Achievement Award.

Beth A. Chappell (BA '79, Marketing), president, Detroit Economic Club, 2004 Broad School Outstanding Alumni Award.

Neil DeKoker (MBA '77), president, Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA), 2004 Broad School Outstanding Alumni Award.

Jay Keranen (BA '92, Financial Administration), vice president, Investments, Morgan Stanley, 2004 Broad School Young Alumni Achievement Award. Keranen is also a volunteer in the Broad Career Coach program.

James F. Rainey (M '66, Personnel Administration), professor of Business Law and associate dean emeritus, The Eli Broad College of Business, 2004 Broad School Lifetime Alumni Achievement Award.

John Schied (MBA '96), Plant Manager, General Motors Corporation, 2004 Broad School Young Alumni Achievement Award.

Thomas Notarainni (BA '63, Accounting; M '64, Accounting), past member of the Eli Broad College of Business Alumni Association Board of Directors and former Exxon executive, 2004 MSU Alumni Association Alumni Service Award (posthumous).

Mitsuaki Shimaguchi (MBA '68, Marketing; PhD '77, Marketing), professor of Marketing, Keio University Graduate School of Business, Japan, 2004 MSU Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award.

Randall (BA '76, MBA '78, Finance) and Marilyn Pittman MSU Alumni Association Philanthropist Award. Pittman is the chairman of Forest Health Services of Ypsilanti, Mich., and a member of the MSU Board of Trustees.

Kevin Kelly (BA '79 Economics), Managing Director, Michigan State Medical Society, 2004 MSU Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award.