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faculty focus ExxonMobil leaders thank T-bird legend Ed Barrett ExxonMobil honored an old friend Nov. 16, 2010, in a simple ceremony full of significance for people familiar with the rise of Thunderbird Corporate Learning and the school’s close ties to global oil and gas. Thunderbird Professor Ed Barrett, Ph.D., came to campus in 1990 with a passion for oil and gas that he used to jump-start business when he took over the school’s fledgling executive education unit. One of his first clients was Exxon, which later became ExxonMobil. Barrett has taught hundreds of high-potential managers in various ExxonMobil programs since then, but he is now easing into retirement as an emeritus professor. On Nov. 18, 2010, he taught his last course as academic director of the Gas Business Fundamentals program with ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing. Tom Walters, president of ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing, flew to Arizona to participate in the program and to thank Barrett for his years of service. “He has been the mainstay of this program,” said Walters, who presented Barrett with a plaque thanking him for “Enthusiastic Teaching, Insightful Questions, Unwavering Dedication and Steady Direction” since the program started in 1996. “It has been a good run,” said Barrett, who will continue working with ExxonMobil in other executive education programs. Thunderbird President Ángel Cabrera, Ph.D., attended the ceremony with Senior Vice President of Corporate Learning Beth Ed Barrett speaks during a surprise celebration in his honor Nov. 16, 2010, in the Gas Business Fundamentals program with ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing in Glendale, Arizona. Stoops. Thunderbird Vice President of Global Business Development Jan Mueller, who has worked closely with Barrett on the ExxonMobil account since 1997, also attended the event, along with Thunderbird Professor Andrew Inkpen, Ph.D., who will replace Barrett as academic director of the Gas Business Fundamentals program. DARYL JAMES Language center director publishes three books in 2010 Carmen Carney, Ph.D. McGraw-Hill published three books in 2010 cowritten by Thunderbird Professor Carmen Carney, Ph.D. “Nuestro Idioma, Nuestra Herencia” addresses the professional language needs of the Spanish heritage student. A grammar review book, “Manual de Actividades,” accompanies the textbook. The third title, “Entre Socios: Español para el Mundo Profesional,” is a business Spanish textbook for the intermediate high and advanced Spanish speaker. Carney, director of The Garvin Center for Cultures & Languages of International Management, is a native of Puerto Rico and speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese. Before joining the Thunderbird faculty in 1991, she provided executive education to business leaders involved in the Honduran banking industry and worked with companies in other industries in Mexico and Costa Rica. 48 spring 2011
faculty focus Power breakfasts T-bird professors anchor CFO Alliance forums Arizona finance professionals share breakfast with Thunderbird professors at bimonthly CFO Alliance forums that started in 2009 as a way to connect local industry leaders. The CFO Alliance Breakfast Roundtable Series allows members in about 10 U.S. markets to network, identify issues, analyze problems and explore solutions. Thunderbird School of Global Management serves as the academic partner for the Phoenix group. Thunderbird Professor Richard Ettenson, Ph.D., facilitated a discussion Feb. 3, 2011, on the need for marketing professionals to make the business case for marketing Richard Ettenson, Ph.D. and branding within their organizations. “Marketing professionals are the ones who must step up and demonstrate they create business value,” said Ettenson, the Thelma H. Kieckhefer research fellow in global brand marketing at Thunderbird. “All too often, we have not helped Gregory Unruh, Ph.D. our own cause.” Ettenson said marketing professionals must back their creative ideas with solid research, and they must learn to articulate the scientific foundation for their ideas in language that resonates with the financial officers watching the bottom line. Thunderbird Professor Paul Kinsinger Gregory Unruh, Ph.D., led a discussion Dec. 3, 2010, on corporate social responsibility and sustainability. And Thunderbird Professor Paul Kinsinger led a discussion Oct. 7, 2010, on market intelligence gathering. For information on joining the group, visit achievenext.com/ cfoa. Inkpen wins international Case Award Thunderbird Professor Andrew C. Inkpen, Ph.D., has won an international ecch Case Award for his study of Southwest Airlines’ navigation of the 2008 energy crisis and the global economic downturn that followed. Judges from ecch, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the case method of learning, announced winners Feb. 21, 2011, from 10 academic categories. Winning cases are selected anonymously based Andrew C. Inkpen, Ph.D. on the number of institutions around the world that order and teach a case during each calendar year. This means Inkpen’s case was the most widely taught in the world in finance, accounting and control courses during 2010. “Vision 2020 defines ‘global impact’ as our overarching goal,” Thunderbird President Ángel Cabrera said. “Andrew’s case study is a perfect example of what global impact can mean in practice in terms of thought leadership.” Inkpen is the J. Kenneth and Jeannette Seward chair in global strategy & professor of management at Thunderbird. Stralser leads TiE AZ board Steven Stralser, Ph.D., a professor in Thunderbird’s Walker Center for Global Entrepreneurship, has been named president of the TiE Arizona Board of Directors. The organization, part of The Indus Entrepreneurs network, supports entrepreneurship in Arizona. Stralser also serves on the boards for Salt River Devco, the commercial real estate development arm of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community; and Flexx- Coach, an e-learning venture. thunderbird magazine 49
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