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Alumni NewsW. Jeff Lobdell (BA Hotel &Restaurant Management ’88),owner of Restaurant Partners,Inc., was elected president of theMichigan Restaurant Association.The organization represents morethan 4,500 Michigan food andbeverage service establishments.Lobdell’s company operates severalrestaurants in Grand Rapids, TraverseCity and Sutton’s Bay, Mich.Leigh Marciniak (Executive MBA’85) has been named director ofMarketing for the Better BusinessBureau of Detroit & Eastern Michigan,a membership and service area thatincludes Jackson through MetroDetroit, Lansing, Flint, north toAlpena and all of the state’s UpperPeninsula. Formerly, she was vicepresident of Sales & ProductDevelopment at Fidelity Bank.Greg Martino (BA MLM-PurchasingManagement ’84) has been namedvice president of Logistics andFacilities for Schwan’s Home Service,Inc., based in Marshall, Minn.Eli and Edythe Broadgive $26 millionfor new art museumMichigan State University will be the home of a new world-class art museum focusingon modern and contemporary art thanks to a gift of $26 million from philanthropistand Broad School alumnus Eli Broad (BA Accounting ’54) and his wife, Edythe (MSUAlumni Association Honorary Alumna ’07).The museum, to be named the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum will be the newhome of the university’s art collection, currently housed on campus in the KresgeArt Museum. The Broad gift is the largest individual cash gift in the university’shistory.“A great university needs a great museum, since the arts stimulate learning andcreativity throughout the entire campus,” says Eli Broad. “This museum – and theiconic building that will bring it to life – will also serve as an important new resourcefor the people of central Michigan, making great art accessible to the millions ofpeople who live and work within the region.”The new building will be located at the Grand River Avenue/Collingwood Entranceat the former site of the Paolucci Building. Groundbreaking for the Eli and EdytheBroad Art Museum is expected in the fall of 2008.Thomas D. Ogden (ExecutiveMBA ’80; BA Marketing ’71)was appointed president ofComerica Bank’s Michiganmarket. Comerica, formerlyheadquartered in Michigan,moved its headquarters toDallas in 2007.Hildy A. McNulty (BA Accounting’89), vice president of FinancialPlanning and Forecasting at FifthThird Bancorp in Ohio, served as avolunteer judge in the 2007 Big TenCase Competition held at The OhioState University. The competitionchallenges one MBA student teamfrom each school in the Big TenAthletic Conference to analyze acomplex business case and presentthe team’s recommendations toa panel of industry and academicexperts.Steven Palazzolo (BA Pre-lawBusiness Administration ’82) joinedWarner Norcross & Judd, L.L.P., assenior counsel in the firm’s GrandRapids office.J o d y P r o m e r ( B A F i n a n c i a lAdministration ’86) has beennamed first vice president/divisionmanager for LaSalle Bank’s Lansingand Jackson Business BankingDivision.Robert N. Reincke (BA MLM-Purchasing ’85), business planningconsultant, teacher and publisher,has added author to his careerachievements. He is the author ofDeath of a Past Life, a historicalaccount of his family’s experiencesin Russia and Germany from 1905through 1949 when they immigratedto the United States.Stu Reed (BA MLM-Purchasing’83), president of Mobile Devices forMotorola, Inc., has been elected to theBroad School’s Alumni AssociationBoard of Directors for a three-yearterm beginning in 2008. He is acurrent member of the CorporatePartnership Board for CLODE (Centerfor Leadership of the Digital Enterprise)at the Broad School. Reed was a2005 recipient of the Broad School’sOutstanding Alumni Award.22BROADBUSINESSwww.bus.msu.edu