COX CONNECTIONS 1. January 31: MetroPCS Dallas Marathon and SMU Cox Corporate Relay Challenge awards reception at the Collins Center. Thanks to presenting sponsor Behringer Harvard, awards were made to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children on behalf of the winning relay teams. Pictured: Representatives from Sewell Automotive who won 3rd place for Fastest Team, 1st place for Most Corporate Teams, 1st place for Oldest Team, and 1st and 2nd places for Youngest Team.
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2. February 2: The Alley Scholars Forum was held at the Collins Center, with more than 200 students, administrators and company representatives in attendance. Hosting the forum were Troy Alley, Jr. (MBA ’76) and Gerald Alley (MBA ‘75). Pictured: Gerald Alley; Trey Alley, son of Troy Alley and incoming student for Fall 2013; Troy Alley, Jr.
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3. February 5: Kevin Hanigan, president and CEO of Viewpoint Bank, welcomes the audience to the 5th annual economic forecast lunch at SMU-in-Plano. Keynote speaker was Cox Dean Al Niemi. The event was co-sponsored by Collin County Business Press.
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4. February 7-8: Terry Dallas, EVP and managing director, Wells Fargo U.S. Corporate Banking, welcomed MBA teams from SMU Cox, TCU Neeley and OU Price to the annual Wells Fargo Case Competition. Pictured with Terry Dallas is the winning team from OU Price.
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5. February 27: Kevin Dunleavy, managing director for Global Clients Services with Morgan Stanley, made a presentation and visited with Cox finance students. Pictured: Dunleavy with Professor Bill Maxwell and Kevin Knox, assistant dean of external relations. 6. March 1: Graduate Marketing Certificate Program (GMCP) graduation, featuring keynote speaker Andrew Wolf (PMBA ’07) with PepsiCo Frito-Lay. Pictured: Jane Ito, Sheila George, Mandelin Meehling, Stephanie McElligott, Douglas DoNascimento, Terri Gibbs, Vivian Sommerfeld, Pamela Tyll, Mary Kelso, Shilpi Gupta, Shelly Hairston, Sarah Bell, Sameer Bansal, Lu Yang, Tamara Wren, Ishrat Jahan, Lynette Finley, Melissa Liedkie, Simms Carbine, Rene Asprion, Elizabeth Hambleton, Chris Schembri, Rosana Loureiro, Jay Wilkins, Mukta Paliwal, Jeanne Long, Natalia Fisher, Kristyn Meade, Natalie Wilson, Winnie Kwon, Christie Gard, Irfan Kawosa, Ana Mehryari, Sean Vestal, with Marci Armstrong and Ginny Shearin. 7. March 5: MBA Scholars and Cox faculty and staff on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Pictured: Todd Alsup, Marci Armstrong, Michael Barry, Michael Caplan, Michael Crowley, Chris Cunningham, Kevin Glomb, Johan Sulaeman, Hannah Mendoza, Stephanie Montgomery, Lynda Oliver, Sri Prabhu, Jay Staley, Kim Sweetman, Conor Wagner, Michelle Walla, Daniel Weidich.
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8. March 5: Cox Alumni Association and prospective student reception at the Yale Club in New York. Pictured: LouAnn Daggs, John Carter (MBA ’01), John Kent (MBA ’04), Andy Von Kennel (MBA ’03). 9. March 11: Cox Alumni Association and prospective student reception in Chicago. Pictured here: Emily Jurgens (BBA ’03, MSA ’04), Tracey Williams (MBA ’09), Ariel Crispin (MBA ’13), Matthew Struble (MBA ’00, Cox Alumni Association Board of Directors). 10. and 11. March 15: Planned by the international MBA students, the annual International Festival was held at the Collins Center.
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