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TEPPER School of Business
Following graduation and a trip to
Vietnam, AndriaThomas (MBA) and
her husband, Aaron, relocated to
Chicago, where Andria is with Boston
Consulting Group.
After two amazing years in the north,
JoseTraywick (MBA) returned to
Charlotte, N.C., to work as an associate
for Banc of America Securities.
After graduation, Mike Zivin (MBA),
Mary Boone (MBA), Jane Reardon-
Anderson (MBA), Peter Marschel
(MBA), JoseTraywick (MBA) and
Michelle Alves (MBA) visited China
andThailand. Pete had knives thrown
at him during an acrobatics show in
Shanghai. One night, Mary got lost on
an island inThailand, and they found
her at 10:00 the next morning.The
group enjoyed riding around the wall
in Xi’an, China.They even had custom
tailoring done so they’d look sharp
for their new jobs.
Jose Traywick (MBA ’06), Michelle Alves
(MBA ’06), Peter Marschel (MBA ’06), Mike
Zivin (MBA ’06), Mary Boone (MBA ’06),
Jane Reardon-Anderson (MBA ’06)
ZhengYuan (MBA ’06) and her
husband, Zhijan, welcomed their son
Orion on Dec. 6, 2005. Zheng is an
associate with the quantitative
strategies group at Deutsche Bank
Asset Management in NewYork.
ALUMNI LEADERS IN ATLANTA
Tepper alumni in Atlanta gathered for an informal reception on a
sunny afternoon at the Park Tavern Micro Brewery and Restaurant.
atlanta
Among those who attended were (left to right) Willie King
(MSIA ’89), director of finance, Incomm; June Erickson (MSIA ’00),
realtor, Keller Williams; and Rolf Erickson (MSIA ’00), manager,
Kanbay Consulting.
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Tepper faculty address hot topics
Tepper faculty members speak to alumni chapters around the U.S.:
ALLAN H. MELTZER, Ph.D., the Allan H. Meltzer university professor of political economy, spoke to a large
group of alumni at a luncheon at The Rivers Club in Pittsburgh on the topic of “Lessons Learned from
the History of the Fed and Future Prospects.” He shared his unique insights on the appointment of Fed
chairman, Ben S. Bernanke.
LESTER LAVE, Ph.D., the Harry B. and James H. Higgins professor of economics and university professor,
spoke to alumni in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia on the issue of rising energy costs and gasoline prices.
As gasoline prices rose to over $3 a gallon, he shared his views with alumni and industry representatives in
the Washington, D.C. area at the Edison Electric Institute. Hosting the event was alumnus MICHAEL
OLDAK, ESQ. (BS/CIT ’69, BS ’69), director, state competitive and regulatory policies at EEI.
Dr. Lave also spoke to alumni in Philadelphia on “Higher and Higher Which Way Will Energy Prices Go” The
event was hosted by Carnegie Institute of Technology alumna MARILYN KRAY (BS/CIT ’83), vice president
of project development with Exelon Corporation, at Exelon’s Energy Hall.
Allan H. Meltzer,
Ph.D.
University Professor
of Political Economy
The alumni host
was alumnus Leigh
Digel (MSIA ’90), a
partner with Deloitte
Consulting’s
Cleveland office.
Lester Lave, Ph.D.
Harry B. and James
H. Higgins Professor
of Economics and
University Professor
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PETER BOATWRIGHT, Ph.D., associate professor of marketing at the Tepper School of Business and
author of the new book The Design of Things to Come: How Ordinary People Create Extraordinary Products
(co-authored with Jonathan Cagan and Craig M. Vogel), spoke to alumni on “Managing Creativity to Achieve
Pragmatic Innovation” at the United Technologies Research Center in East Hartford, Conn. He also spoke to
alumni at The Club at Key Center in downtown Cleveland.
Peter Boatwright,
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
of Marketing