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Roe Goddard, Ph.D., reads a message from Thunderbird President Larry Edward Penley, Ph.D., congratulating Southwest University of Finance
and Economics on the 10th anniversary of its Executive MBA program on Dec. 2, 2012, near Chengdu, China.
SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS
Chinese university honors Thunderbird professor
Thunderbird Professor
Roe Goddard,
Ph.D., found himself
as the surprise
guest of honor in December
2012 when he traveled to
Southwest University of
Finance and Economics in
Chengdu, China.
Goddard thought the
university had brought him
to Sichuan Province to participate
in a strategic planning
session for its Executive
MBA program. “Much to
my total surprise, I was also
presented the Most Valuable
Faculty award for the entire
10 years of the program,”
Goddard said.
As a consultant at the
business school, Goddard
assisted in the strategic
planning for the rollout of
the degree and has provided
case teaching method training
for the faculty. He also
has taught a course in the
school’s Executive MBA program
every year for 10 years.
About 1,500 guests attended
the 10-year celebration
at a luxury hotel in the
foothills of the Himalayan
Mountains near Tibet.
Overall, Goddard has
traveled to China more than
50 times, often to teach a
Regional Business Environment
course with Thunderbird
Online MBA students.
He also teaches Global Political
Economy on campus.
Thunderbird MBA makes bucket list
The editors of Phoenix
Magazine have recommended
a Thunderbird
MBA for ambitious Arizona
residents searching
for epic, fun, unique and
rewarding experiences.
The “bucket list” of 101
items appears in the March
2013 issue. “Want to be the
next Steve Jobs?” the article
says. “Look no further than
one of the best business
schools on the planet, right
here in town.” Other items
on the list include taking a
seaplane to a desert island
brunch, seeking the Lost
Dutchman’s Goldmine, and
riding the Zamboni at a
Phoenix Coyotes game.
The magazine has a paid
circulation of more than
77,000 readers.
14 spring 2013