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THE WHARTON FUND
The Joseph Wharton Society—
Reginald H. Jones and Grace
Cole Jones Decade Donors
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19 William L. Staples, WG’65
President, Staples Financial, Inc.
20 Randall J. Weisenburger, WG’87
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Omnicom Group, Inc.
21 Michael D. Zisman, GEE’73, Gr’77
Executive Vice President, Strategy, Lotus Development
Corporation
Anvil Society
$50,000–$99,999
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In 2006, and in honor of Wharton’s 125th anniversary, the Anvil Society was created to
recognize those donors who gave $50,000–99,999. The anvil reflects Joseph Wharton’s
pioneering work in the metals industry and has become a symbol for those individuals
whose commitment to the School has set them apart as leaders and role models for fellow
alumni and future generations of students.
1 Edward N. Antoian, WG’82
Partner, Chartwell Investment Partners
2 Izhar Armony, G’97 WG’97
General Partner, Charles River Ventures
3 Walter C. Bladstrom, W’59
Advisor, Fulcrum International, Ltd.
4 Geoffrey T. Boisi, WG’71
Chairman and Senior Partner, Roundtable Investment Partners
5 Carolyn L. Colburn, GED’88, and David D. Colburn,WG’89
Executive, Miranda Investors, LLC
6 Anthony L. Davis, G’97, WG’97
Co-Founder and President, Anchorage Capital Group
7 Connie K. Duckworth, WG’79
Founder and President, Arzu, Inc.
8 David B. Ford, WG’70
DBF Associates
9 Gary A. Glynn, WG’70
President, US Steel and Carnegie Pension Fund
10 Beth W. Glynn, WG’82
Retired Partner, Neuberger & Berman, LLC
11 John C. Hanson, W’46, WG’47
Limited Partner, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
12 Lori and Kit Konolige, WG’89
Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley
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13 William F. Holekamp, WG’72
President, Holekamp Capital
14 Robert H. Lyon, WG’74 †
President, Institutional Capital Corporation
15 Rodney A. McLauchlan, WG’78
Director, Legacy Trust Company
16 Anne Welsh McNulty, WG’79
Managing Partner, JBK Partners
17 Richard W. Meister, WG’79
Managing Director, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
19 Simon D. Palley, WG’83
Senior Managing Partner and Director, BC Partners, Ltd.
22 Gail Petty Riepe, CW’68, and
James S. Riepe, W’65, WG’67
Director, Genworth Financial
23 Richard A. Sapp, WG’81
Former Partner and Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.
25 Randall J. Weisenburger, WG’87
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Omnicom Group, Inc.
26 Gary L. Wilson, WG’63
Chairman, Northwest Airlines, Inc.
27 Robert Wolf, W’84
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, UBS Americas
† deceased
Members for 2007 not shown:
Constance A. Bakke-Noble, GED’80, and
George L. Noble, WG’81
Managing Partner, Noble Partners
Daniel R. Placentra, WG’86
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
William J. Quinn, W’92
Managing Partner, Natural Gas Partners, L.P.
William J. Florence III, WG’90, and Joy V. Seppala, WG’89
Chief Executive Officer, SISU Capital Limited
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Inaugural Wharton
Venture Awards
This year, the Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs (WEP)
announced the winners of their inaugural Wharton Venture
Award. The Venture Award supports undergraduate juniors,
first-year MBA students, and doctoral candidates, providing
them with a $10,000 monetary award in support of their
ongoing venture. This enables WEP students to pursue the
venture full time over the summer in lieu of a more
traditional internship. A selection committee consisting of
two faculty members and three alumni chose this year’s
recipients. The committee was comprised of Professors Eric
Siegel and Robert Chalfin, and alumni Robert Coneybear,
WG’96, Richard Glabman, W’67, and David
Karlgaard, WG’81.
“We are pleased to provide these awards because they
provide no-strings attached capital but also because they
reflect our broader commitment to student entrepreneurs,”
stated Wharton Professor Raphael (Raffi) Amit, Robert B.
Goergen Professor of Entrepreneurship; Professor of
Management; Academic Director, The Goergen
Entrepreneurial Management Programs and Academic
Director, The Wharton Global Family Alliance. “These
entrepreneurial students are boldly making real what they
have learned at the Wharton School, building ventures,
creating jobs and seeding societal wealth worldwide.”
The 2007 Venture Award recipients were as follows: Jack
Abraham, W’08, iBuy; Adam Erlebacher, WG’08 and
Greg Neichin, WG’08, PlaceVine; Vikram Joshi, WG’08,
Red Ladder Media; Masha Merchant, WG’08, Angiologix;
Blake Sonnek-Schmelz, WG’08, JuceLife; and Nat
Turner, W’08, SpotShop.
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