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WANTED: FOLLIES ALUMNI TO HELP CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARYPHOTOGRAPH / JERRY MILLEVOIFans of the Wharton Follies, take note: This February’sperformance marks the 20th anniversary of a Whartontradition that started back in 1977 with “A PlacementLine” and has been followed up by such memorable productionsas “Shall We Vance?” (1979), “Follies theThirteenth: Nightmareon SpruceStreet” (1989) and“Heaven Can Waitlist”(1995).In honor of the20th anniversary,Follies coordinatorsare trying to contactalumni from allshows, whether it was“Vancin” (1980),“Pirates of Penn Vance” (1982), “Between theBalance Sheets” (1988) or “Alice in Whartonland”(1991). Coordinators are especially interested inhearing from anyone who participated in the first fewshows and who will be attending this year’s performancein Philadelphia or New York.1996 FOLLIES:THURSDAY - SATURDAY,FEB. 15-17, 1996 AT 6 AND 9 P.M.MANDEL THEATER, DREXEL UNIVERSITYFOR TICKET INFORMATION,CALL JOHN SWEENEY AT(215) 928-9884ALSO PLAYING IN NEW YORKFRIDAY, FEB. 23, AT 6 AND 9 P.M.THE SYLVIA AND DANNY KAYE PLAYHOUSEHUNTER COLLEGE, 68TH STREETBETWEEN PARK & LEXINGTON AVES.FOR TICKET INFORMATION,CALL SECIL TABLI AT(215) 985-3613To celebrate 20 years of success, a reception for Folliesalumni will be held prior to the New York show onFebruary 23, 1996. Contact Lesley MacLean at (215) 545-6330 or e-mail her at maclea02@wharton.upenn.edu tobe included in a database of Follies alumni or for additionalinformation.After all, whocan forget: “WillyWharton and theMBA Factory”(1990), “CLUEless,or Death of a Curriculum”(1993), and“As Wharton Turns- the Young and theJobless” (1994)?Or “Ain’t Calculatin’”(1981), “ET - The Economy’s Terrible”(1983), “Retained Yearnings” (1985), “Publishand Perish” (1987) and “Yield to Maturity” (1986)?Or “Harry, Is This Wharton?” (1978), “BigDeal: A Dramatic Offering” (1984), and “TheWharton Television Network” (1992)?JOBS, EVERYONE?Continued from page 2a particular function, like cash managementor accounting.Over the past few months, he hassubcontracted himself out to CompUSA and the Learning Annex, where hedoes training for company customers,and he recently began to research theidea of expanding into Internet consultingand systems integration.Reglus, who works out of his homein Queens, majored in physics and economicsat Bowdoin College in Maine.He became a computer expert duringhis five years as a budget analyst at ConEdison before coming to Wharton.On the undergraduate side of thejobs picture, Penn’s Career Planningand Placement Service reports that26.14 percent of its Wharton studentstook jobs in investment banking, 26.14in consulting, 12.45 percent inaccounting and 12.03 percent in otherfinancial services. Undergraduates had9,301 interviews with 365 differentcompanies. The average number of joboffers was three per student.The overall mean salary for undergraduateswas $35,437, compared to$33,900 in 1994.Mary K. McAllister, W’95, looked atconsulting companies and investmentbanks before signing on as a marketingmanagement trainee with E.& J. GalloWinery in Modesto, Calif. She and astudent from Dartmouth are the firsttwo undergraduates hired by Gallo forits training program.McAllister spent her first six monthson different marketing projects for oneparticular brand—Peter Vella box wine(named after a winemaker at the company).“I’ve been involved in pricesensitivity issues, consumer research, adirect mail project and packageredesign,” says McAllister. “I’ve alsoworked on lists of names for possiblenew products. You contribute to thecreative side of things here as well as thebusiness side.”This month, McAllister moves to SanFrancisco for a six-month trainingcourse in sales. After that she will returnto the marketing department and hopeseventually to work abroad.After a few years at Gallo, she plansto get her MBA, a move that Gallo bothencourages and supports, in return fora three-year commitment to the companyafter graduation. “One of thereasons I chose Gallo was that it’s clearthe company wants to keep the peopleit hires,” says McAllister. “They want along-term relationship.” ”SCHOLARSHIPContinued from page 3receive a BA in International Studiesfrom the School of Arts and Sciencesand a BS in Economics from Wharton.Zucker’s gift has already inspiredtwo other alumni and former studentsof Ghandhi — Stephen Utkus, WG’84,and Steven Markel, W’70 — to contributeto the IS&B scholarshipprogram. Notes Utkus: “It is programssuch as these that I believe trulydistinguish Wharton in the area ofinternational business and finance.” ”5W HARTON ALUMNI MAGAZINE