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BROADBUSINESSPublished spring 2008A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDSPublished annually by the Eli Broad College ofBusiness and the Eli Broad Graduate School ofManagement at Michigan State University. Lettersto the editor and submissions to the Alumni Newssection may be sent to:The Eli Broad College of Business501 North Business ComplexMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI 48824517/432-7442FAX: 517/353-0828alumni@bus.msu.eduEDITORConnie LawsonAlumni Relations CoordinatorCONTRIBUTORSHeather HillCommunications ManagerKathy WalshDirector of Marketing and CommunicationsOFFICE OF THE DEANRobert B. DuncanThe Eli and Edythe L. Broad DeanMichael A. MazzeoAssociate Dean for Undergraduate Programsand FinanceCheri SpeierAssociate Dean for MBA and Master of Science(MS) ProgramsDean’s MessageKeep moving forward___________________________________________________ 2Cover StoryBroad alumni leading to yes______________________________________________ 5In my own words…The Broad School taught me that the answer is always yes_____________________ 10Research to RealityIlies finds high workloads harm family life__________________________________ 13Alumni News_____________________________________________________ 14Thank You!_ ______________________________________________________ 30Donor ProfileScott and Pat Eston____________________________________________________ 32BROADBUSINESSAn Annual Magazine for Alumni and Friends of the Eli Broad College of Business and the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State UniversitySprinG 2008ContentsShawnee VickeryAssociate Dean for Academic Affairs andResearchErnest S. BettsAssistant Dean for Multicultural BusinessProgramsEileen WilsonAssistant Dean for Undergraduate Educationand Academic ServicesThe Eli Broad College of Business/Eli BroadGraduate School of Management at Michigan StateUniversity is consistently among the top-rankedbusiness schools in the country, with nearly 6,000students currently enrolled in undergraduate,MBA, master’s, doctoral and executive developmentprograms. Its mission is to excel in the education anddevelopment of business leaders and in the creationand dissemination of knowledge, leading to nationaland international prominence for our core businesses(undergraduate, MBA, MS, PhD, research andexecutive development programs).www.bus.msu.eduMichigan State University is an affirmativeaction, equal-opportunity employer.Alumni leading to yesOn the cover:Navneet Singh Narula (BA Marketing ’00) accepts the first-everMichigan State University Distinguished Young Alumni Award fromBonnie Knutson (PhD ’82, MA ’79, BA ’79), current president of theMSU Alumni Association Board of Directors and professor in TheSchool of Hospitality Business at MSU.01BROADBUSINESSwww.bus.msu.edu