Alumnus of the Year lives the Marquette mission By Nicole Sweeney Etter
Anyone who knows him will tell you that Don Layden, Arts ’79, Law ’82, lives the Marquette mission. Whether it’s the pursuit of excellence in his professional life — he’s a partner at Quarles & Brady and an operating partner with Baird Venture Partners — or how he and his wife, Mary Jo, Arts ’80, deepened their spirituality as members of the Ignatian Associates community or his leadership on a diverse group of nonprofit boards, Layden builds relationships and makes connections that encourage the best in people. In honor of his distinguished professional achievement and leadership, service to Marquette and the community, and loyalty to the ideals of the university, he was named the 2013 Alumnus of the Year, the Marquette University Alumni Association’s premier alumni honor. He and 51 other outstanding alumni and friends of the university will be honored during Alumni National Awards weekend, April 25–27, on campus. After majoring in economics and political science at Marquette, Layden went on to Marquette University Law School, where he received his juris doctor with honors and served as an editor of the Law Review. He then began his career at Quarles & Brady, where he concentrated his practice in corporate law and mergers and acquisitions and remains a partner. He also has 20 years of operating
xperience in managing technologye enabled service businesses and held senior management positions at Fiserv, Marshall & llsley Corp., and Metavante. “Most of what I do relates to my role as a business person involved in providing leadership to growing businesses and setting strategy for growth,” he says. At Metavante, Layden was president of the international group and senior executive vice president of corporate development and strategy, general counsel and secretary. He was instrumental in structuring the spin-off of Metavante from M&I in 2007. Layden entered the private equity world in October 2010 after successfully negotiating the merger of Metavante Technologies into Fidelity National Information Services. He served as an adviser to Warburg Pincus, LLC, for two years and then joined Baird’s private equity group. Service is also a key part of Layden’s life. He serves on the boards of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Summerfest and Schools That Can Milwaukee, among others, and has been recognized for his leadership with several awards, including the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Vatican II Award for Service in Administration. For more information about all 2013 Alumni National Award recipients, go to marquette.edu/awards.
On the Side
Dr. Joe Daniels – Cancer survivor and runner
New Intellectual Property Policy affects all employees By Lynn Sheka
A revised Marquette University Intellectual Property Policy and corresponding prospective assignment of designated intellectual property rights has been reviewed and approved by University Academic Senate, the Intellectual Property Review Board, the Committee on Research and the Office of the Provost. While much of the policy remains the same, beginning this month all current employees and new hires will be asked to proactively assign designated intellectual property rights to Marquette University. Employees should have received an email to their eMarq account with a link to the updated policy and an online Intellectual Property Policy Acknowledgement form. The form will require individuals to log in using their eMarq credentials, and then acknowledge their agreement to assign their designated intellectual property rights to the university by typing their initials in a box. “Requiring employees to assign designated intellectual property rights to the university at the time of hire rather than at the time of invention disclosure meets current best practices for university technology transfer and intellectual property development,” says Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp, vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School. “This proactive assignment of specific intellectual property rights conforms with best practices and is used by Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California system, the University of Chicago, the University of Dayton and many other research institutions.” Email intellectual.property@marquette.edu or visit marquette.edu/orsp/IntellectualProperty. shtml with questions about the new policy.
TAKE
By Tim Cigelske
Photo courtesy of Joe Daniels
For his first run after being diagnosed with cancer, Dr. Joe Daniels made it to the end of his neighbor’s driveway. It exhausted him. “I felt terrible,” he says. Daniels, professor of economics in the College of Business Administration, was 46 when he was diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma in 2006. Today he is cancer free and determined to stay healthy by running. “I want to stay in good shape, because if something like this happens again I’m healthy enough to fight it,” he explains. Daniels’ condition was already advanced when he was diagnosed, so his doctor began aggressive treatment. Chemo shrunk him to skin and bones. It burned the skin off his hands so he had to wear protective gloves. He had no hair, not even eyelashes. But Daniels, who has been decorated with teaching awards, continued to work through his treatment and kept fighting. Five years to the day he was diagnosed, Daniels was the keynote speaker and a runner at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s gathering of more than 1,000 participants at the Green Bay Half Marathon and Marathon. “There’s that intimidation factor when you’re trying to get back in shape,” he says. “But if I can start over after cancer, anyone can get in shape.” Daniels (left) with former student Marc von der Ruhr at the 2012 Green Bay Half Marathon. “On the Side” offers a glimpse of faculty and staff interests outside of Marquette. Email your story suggestions to marquettematters@marquette.edu.
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The top five videos produced by Marquette University during the 2012–13 academic year receiving the most views: 1. Find your way home – 8,604 2. Freshmen move-in day – 6,724 3. Moving toward a vision for Marquette – 3,168 4. Amazing Grace – 1,995 5. National Marquette Day – 1,734 Visit youtube.com/user/MarquetteU to see all of Marquette’s videos. “Take Five” is a brief list about an interesting aspect of Marquette life. Email your list suggestions to marquettematters@marquette.edu. Marquette Matters is published monthly during the academic year, except for a combined issue in December/January, for Marquette University’s faculty and staff. Submit information to: Marquette Matters – Zilber Hall, 235; Phone: 8-7448; Fax: 8-7197 Email: marquettematters@marquette.edu Editor: Lynn Sheka Graphic design: Nick Schroeder Copyright © 2013 Marquette University
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