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news & notes Two-time alumni MA, MS grads come back for MBA, earn second T-bird degree South African alumna Nicola Taljaard ’10 graduated from Thunderbird in December 2010 with a Master of Arts in Global Affairs and Management. But instead of entering the workforce immediately, she returned to campus in 2011 for an MBA. Taljaard is part of a growing group of alumni from the Master of Arts and Master of Science programs who qualify twice to walk in Thunderbird graduation processions. The first student to accomplish the feat was Christine Patterson ’08, who earned an MA in 2008 and then an MBA in 2009. Patterson graduated the second time as the summer 2009 Barton Kyle Yount Award recipient. “The top MBA of her graduating class was formerly an MA student,” Glenn Fong, Ph.D. Nicola Taljaard ’10 pauses on her way to a Consulting Club meeting Feb. 11, 2011, on the Thunderbird campus in Glendale, Arizona. said Thunderbird Professor Glenn Fong, Ph.D., academic director of the MA and MS programs. “That’s quite a testimony to the quality of our students.” The MA and MS programs, which produced their first alumni in December 2008, cater to younger graduate students who often come to Thunderbird directly from their undergraduate schools. Students in both programs must learn a second language, gain global experience and complete courses in business and global studies. What differs is the emphasis. MA students, who often seek foreign affairs or nonprofit careers, take more global studies courses such as cross-cultural communication and political economy. MS students, who often seek corporate careers, take more business courses such as finance, marketing and accounting. “Both degrees have the same ingredients, but in different amounts,” Fong said. The differences help attract diverse full-time students to campus. Fong said the MA program tends to attract more women than other Thunderbird options, while the MS program attracts more international students. “These students bring life to the campus,” he said. “They take leadership roles in campus clubs and bring aptitude, energy and passion.” Overall, the MA program has produced 33 graduates and the MS program 49. An additional 83 students are enrolled in the 45-credithour programs. Students such as Taljaard who stay for an MBA must complete an additional 30 credit hours. Taljaard earned an undergraduate degree in pre-medicine from Ohio University in 2007, but then reconsidered her career path. “I knew that the medical field was not the right place for me,” she said. “But it took me awhile to figure it out.” She had an interest in global affairs and started looking for a graduate program that combined international development with business. Nothing she found seemed like a good fit. Then her dad told her about the Thunderbird students he met when he lived across the street from campus. Taljaard, who earned dual U.S. citizenship in 2010, researched the school and discovered the MA program. “It was perfect,” she said. “It just clicked.” DARYL JAMES 14 spring 2011
TIM CLARKE August 2010 Thunderbird graduates, from left, include Timothy Hubbard of Finland, Laura Xiao of China, Pablo Henriquez of Chile, Paul Weaver of Canada, Annie Nguimzong Sonna of Cameroon and Tavy Long of Cambodia. School retains No. 1 rank in global business Thunderbird School of Global Management has once again been ranked No. 1 in international business by the Financial Times and U.S. News & World Report in separate worldwide rankings of full-time MBA programs. This is the fifth year the Financial Times has included an International Business specialty in its annual look at the world’s best MBA programs, and Thunderbird has landed the No. 1 position every year. In the 2011 rankings released Jan. 31, the school finished ahead of the University of South Carolina (Moore), Georgetown University (McDonough), Insead and Hult International Business School, which rounded out the top five. Thunderbird also landed in the No. 7 spot in this year’s Corporate Social Responsibility category, up three spots from its No. 10 debut last year. “These two rankings are testament to the school’s success in carrying out its mission to educate global leaders who create sustainable prosperity worldwide,” said Thunderbird President Ángel Cabrera, Ph.D. The Financial Times ranked Thunderbird No. 68 on its general list of top providers of full-time MBA programs. In the U.S. News & World Report rankings, announced March 15, 2011, Thunderbird landed in the top spot for the 16th consecutive year. The International specialty ranking was determined by a survey of business school deans and program directors, who nominated the top 10 programs for excellence in 12 specialty areas. news & notes Two T-birds among most influential Hispanics Ángel Cabrera Thunderbird President Ángel Cabrera, Ph.D., and alumnus Luis Alberto Moreno ’77 both landed on Poder 360 magazine’s list of the Top 75 Most Influential Hispanics in 2010. Moreno, a member of Thunderbird’s Board of Fellows, was re-elected president of the Inter-American Development Bank in fall 2010. He is a former Colombian Luis Alberto Moreno ’77 ambassador to the United States and was president of Instituto de Fomento Industrial, the main financial corporation of Colombia. Cabrera has participated in various capacities with the United Nations, the World Economic Forum and the Clinton Global Initiative. Global Leadership for Global Impact VISION 2020: PRIORITY 3 Expand Our Expertise in Emerging Markets: Emerging markets are projected to be the main growth engine of the global economy over the next decade. To both capture this market opportunity and reflect the shifting global business landscape, Thunderbird will develop new knowledge and insights about business in emerging economies that will prepare managers to navigate the growing complexities of a dynamic global economy. LEARN MORE AT THUNDERBIRD.EDU/2020DU/2020 thunderbird magazine 15
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