A l u m n i M a g a z i n e - Duke University's Fuqua School of Business

ADMINISTRATORS TAKE ON new roles
Dean Rex Adams announced a number
of new appointments for members
of Fuqua’s senior leadership and
administrative teams since the last
Exchange.
John W. Payne, the Joseph J.
Ruvane Jr. professor of management,
was promoted to deputy dean from his
post as senior associate dean for faculty
and research. This newly created
position offers Payne the opportunity
to oversee all of Fuqua’s academic programs.
Adams announced several other
leadership appointments. Daniel R.
Nagy moved to the position of associate
dean for MBA program operations.
In his new role, he will oversee the
admissions, operations and corporate
relationship-building for the school’s
four MBA programs. Sheryle Dirks
moved into the position of director of
Career Services previously held by
Nagy. She is well regarded by the students
as evidenced by her recognition
as the Student’s Choice Staff Award
recipient at Celebrate Fuqua 2000.
Associate professor Alison Ashton
was appointed to the post of associate
dean for executive MBA programs.
She will have academic responsibility
for The Duke MBA – Global Executive,
Cross Continent and Weekend
Executive programs. Ashton replaces
Marian Moore, who went on sabbatical
last summer. In addition, James E.
Smith, associate professor of decision
sciences, was appointed to associate
dean for The Duke MBA (daytime)
program. He replaces Joel Huber,
who went on sabbatical last summer.
Richard Staelin, the Edward S. and
Rose Donnell professor of marketing,
was appointed associate dean for executive
education. In this new role, he
will concentrate on leading Fuqua’s
open-enrollment executive education
programs and expanding it to include
course offerings in Europe in the coming
year. He replaces Wanda Wallace,
who joined Duke Corporate
Education, Inc. as director of customer
and program relations.
Professor John Forsyth has been
named the director of the John W.
Hartman Center for the management
of Medium Size Enterprises. He
replaces executive-in-residence Bob
Price, who held the post for the past
two years. Price will continue to serve
on the executive advisory committee.
Marilyn Morgan was appointed
to assistant dean and director of The
Duke MBA – Global Executive program.
Prior to coming to Fuqua, she
was an assistant professor of manage-
Checking Out THE COMPETITION
The Duke Start-Up Challenge is looking
for a few good judges. A Duke
University business plan competition,
students divide up into teams and submit
business plans to compete for the
$100,000 in prize money.
Fuqua looks to alumni to serve as
judges for the event. The candidate’s
background can vary from experience in
venture capital, private equity, investment
banking, consulting or start-up
expertise. The judging format takes
place in two phases. Phase 1 requires
each judge to review five executive
summaries and phase two requires critiquing
two business plans. A time
commitment of approximately eight
hours is needed to complete both
phases. Each judge has the option of
participating in just one or both of the
phases.
A special thanks goes to Garry
Snook ’81 for providing funding for
the first prize of $50,000. He contributed
even more by serving as a
third-round judge for the event.
Alumni can also become involved
by serving as a mentor to a particular
ment at the University of
Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of
Business and at the University of
Virginia.
In addition to the senior leadership
appointments, Dean Adams
announced staff appointments and
additions in the Office of Development
and Alumni Relations department.
Director of alumni relations, Cathy
Gilliard was promoted to director of
alumni global outreach. In her new role
she will focus on the expansion of the
MBA programmatic offerings and the
need to better serve constituents
around the globe.
Ashlyn Sowell, director of the
Annual Fund, was promoted to associate
director of development and director
of the Isle Maligne Society. Her new
responsibilities include working to
develop Fuqua’s base of high-level
annual fund contributors. She will continue
to provide leadership and guidance
for all Annual Fund programs.
Newcomer Josh Bond joined
Development and Alumni Relations as
the director of major gifts. He comes to
Fuqua from the Darden School at the
University of Virginia.
team of contestants.
Through partnerships with the
unique and valuable resources available
within the Duke Community, the Duke
Start-Up Challenge’s primary goal is to
position Duke University as the preeminent
center of entrepreneurship education
in the Southeast.
For more information, visit the
Duke Start-Up Challenge Web site at
www.bplan.duke.edu.
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