<strong>Alumni</strong> News1950sEli <strong>Broad</strong> (BA Accounting ’54)recently donated $10.5 million <strong>to</strong>Green Dot Public Schools, a charterschool district in Los Angeles. Hisgift is expected <strong>to</strong> triple Green Dot’sdelivery <strong>of</strong> educational programsand services in the area.1960sJerry DeBoer (BA Marketing’65) has been named secretaryand controller <strong>of</strong> ConsumersConcrete Corp., producers <strong>of</strong>ready-mix concrete, concreteblock, architectural concrete blockand other concrete products. Healso serves as a member <strong>of</strong> the<strong>Michigan</strong> Concrete AssociationBoard <strong>of</strong> Direc<strong>to</strong>rs.Thomas G. Evans (PhD Accounting’69), pr<strong>of</strong>essor emeritus <strong>of</strong> theUniversity <strong>of</strong> Central Florida, hasbeen awarded the John L. LawlerAward for best article published inthe Journal <strong>of</strong> Accountancy.D a v i d L i c k ( B A A c c o u n t i n g’67) joined the law firm Foster,Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C., as ashareholder. He was previouslythe president <strong>of</strong> Loomis EwertParsley Davis & Gotting. He servesas an adjunct faculty member inthe <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> Natural Sciencesat MSU.John C. Smythe (BA General<strong>Business</strong> Administration ’69) hasbeen named president <strong>of</strong> Capi<strong>to</strong>lNational Bancorp’s Great LakesRegion, which includes 17 banksin <strong>Michigan</strong>, Ohio and Indiana.Harold Steinberg (BA FinancialAdministration ’68) has beennamed U.S. senior vice presiden<strong>to</strong>f B’nai B’rith International (BBI),the oldest worldwide Jewishservice organization, founded andheadquartered in New York City. BBIis organized in the United <strong>State</strong>s,Canada, Europe, United Kingdomand Australia.Allen J. Wall (BA Marketing ’67), apartner at Sommers Schwartz, P.C.,in Southfield, Mich., has become anassociate at Collins, Einhorn, Farrell& Ulan<strong>of</strong>f, P.C.1970sJohn Costello (MBA MarketingManagement ’70) has been namedchief executive <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> Zounds,Inc., <strong>of</strong> Mesa, Ariz. Costello hasmore than 25 years <strong>of</strong> generalmanagement, consumer products,retailing and technology leadershipexperience, helping companiesmanage through high changeenvironments from start-ups <strong>to</strong> $80billion companies.Gary Langenwalter (MBA SupplyChain Management ’69), foundingpartner <strong>of</strong> ConfluencePoint, asustainability consulting firm, haswritten his fifth book, The Squeeze.Writing about sustainability, hedescribes the journey <strong>of</strong> a smallmanufacturer from traditionaldecision making <strong>to</strong> a sustainabilitymodel.Dan Mathews (BA Hotel &Restaurant Management ’66),formerly senior vice presidentand chief operating <strong>of</strong>ficer for theNational Au<strong>to</strong>matic MerchandisingAssociation (NAMA) has beenpromoted <strong>to</strong> executive vicepresident and chief operating<strong>of</strong>ficer.Mathews is a member <strong>of</strong> TheFoundation <strong>of</strong> NAMA Board <strong>of</strong>Direc<strong>to</strong>rs. He served six years onthe Eli <strong>Broad</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong><strong>Alumni</strong> Association Board <strong>of</strong>Direc<strong>to</strong>rs and is chairpersonemeritus <strong>of</strong> The School <strong>of</strong>Hospitality <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Alumni</strong>Association Executive Board<strong>of</strong> Direc<strong>to</strong>rs. He was inductedin<strong>to</strong> The School <strong>of</strong> Hospitality<strong>Business</strong> “Wall <strong>of</strong> Fame” in 2001and received the <strong>Broad</strong> School’sOutstanding <strong>Alumni</strong> Award in2007.Tim J. Key (MBA MarketingManagement ’74), vice president <strong>of</strong>Market Research and Planning forNationwide Financial in Columbus,Ohio, served as a volunteer judge inthe 2007 Big Ten Case Competitionheld at The Ohio <strong>State</strong> University. TheBig Ten Case Competition challengesone MBA student team from eachschool in the Big Ten AthleticConference <strong>to</strong> analyze a complexbusiness case and present theteam’s recommendations <strong>to</strong> a panel<strong>of</strong> industry and academic experts.Gary Malburg (BA Accounting ’78),treasurer, Steelcase, Inc., was a<strong>Broad</strong> School Finance Lecture Seriesspeaker in 2007. He presented the<strong>to</strong>pic, “Investing in Global Markets— the Importance <strong>of</strong> FinancialLeadership.”J a m e s B o s s c h e r ( B AFinancial Administration’71), treasurer, Trinity HealthCare, was elected <strong>to</strong> the <strong>Broad</strong>School’s <strong>Alumni</strong> AssociationBoard <strong>of</strong> Direc<strong>to</strong>rs for a threeyearterm beginning in 2008.Craig Menear (BA PersonnelAdministration ’79) has beenpromoted <strong>to</strong> executive vice presiden<strong>to</strong>f Merchandising at Home Depot.He previously served as senior vicepresident <strong>of</strong> Merchandising.Steven D. White (BA <strong>Business</strong>Administration ’74) was recentlyappointed president and chiefexecutive <strong>of</strong>ficer and member <strong>of</strong>the board <strong>of</strong> direc<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>of</strong> SV Solar,after serving as an advisor throughthe early stages <strong>of</strong> the company andthe Series A funding round. He hasmore than 20 years <strong>of</strong> successfulentrepreneurial experience and hasfounded two s<strong>of</strong>tware companies:Logic Modeling Systems and 0-InDesign Au<strong>to</strong>mation.18BROADBUSINESSwww.bus.msu.edu
Leadershipon your termsThe Weekend MBAMaximize your potential Daniel Calvert (MBA Finance’76) was named executivev i c e p r e s i d e n t a n d c h i e faccounting <strong>of</strong>ficer at StandardManagement Corporation,an Indiana-based companythat provides pharmaceuticalp r o d u c t s a n d s e r v i c e s t ot h e h e a l t h c a r e i n d u s t r y .His responsibilities includesecurities and public reporting,m a n a g i n g a n d d e s i g n o fsubsidiary financial reporting.He chairs the internal auditcommittee.Attend an information session and discoverthe possibilities.Sessions are scheduled throughout the fall and spring.Visit our Web site, www.bus.msu.edu/wmba, forconvenient dates and locations. Or, contact us <strong>to</strong>arrange an individual appointment.Please mention invitation code BAM308 when registering.Learn More!www.bus.msu.edu/wmba(800) 746-67811980sMark Bole (BA Finance ’85),executive vice president, InternationalOperations, General Mo<strong>to</strong>rsAcceptance Corporation, was a <strong>Broad</strong>School Finance Lecture Series speakerin the fall 2007. Speaking <strong>to</strong> Full-Time MBA students, Honors Programstudents and Financial MarketsInstitute Scholars, he discussed,“GMAC’s Global Operations and theFirm’s Acquisition by Cerberus.”Robert Chapek (MBA MarketingManagement ’84) received the BigTen Club <strong>of</strong> Southern California’s“Person <strong>of</strong> the Year” award. Chapekis president <strong>of</strong> Walt Disney StudiosHome Entertainment. He is a member<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Broad</strong> School’s <strong>Alumni</strong>Association Board <strong>of</strong> Direc<strong>to</strong>rs and a<strong>Broad</strong> Career Coach.19BROADBUSINESSwww.bus.msu.edu
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