CoxToday_Fall 2009 by James Stewart

South e r n M e t h od ist Un i v e r s i t y

fall 2009

Cox S c h o o l o f B us i n e ss

The Power of philanthropy The Business of Nonprofits Civic passion finds business acumen.

The New AT&T Performing Arts Center Setting the stage for success.

SMU Distinguished alumni 足William and linda custard are creating a legacy.

the O’NEIL CENTER FOR GLOBAL MARKETS AND FREEDOM and the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank Present

“What Do Businesses Need To Succeed In Today’s Competitive Global Economy?” OCTOBER 16, 2009 8:30AM – 4:30PM Crum Auditorium James Collins Center SMU Cox School of Business

Speakers include: William J. O’Neil (Cox BBA ’55) – Chairman and CEO, Investor’s Business Daily Richard Fisher – President of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank W. Michael Cox – Director of the O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom, former Chief Economist of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank Robert Lawson – Co-author of the Economic Freedom of the World Annual Reports Keynote Speaker: Richard K. Templeton, CEO of Texas Instruments Panelists from DFW’s leading global companies will also be featured. For information and to register, please visit www.oneilcenter.com or contact Andrea Smith at aesmith@cox.smu.edu or 214.768.4266.

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The Power of Philanthropy

SMU Distinguished Alumni Bill and Linda Custard are creating a legacy thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shaping future generations, and their reach extends far beyond education. By Pamela Gwyn Kripke

The Business of Nonprofits

More than ever, financial and managerial skills are a necessity for nonprofit survival. BY Mark Stuertz

Setting the Stage for Success

Faculty and alumni generosity help launch the AT&T Performing Arts Center. BY Trey Garrison

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coxFrom the Dean

includes funding for five new endowed

In this issue of CoxToday, we

celebrate the art of giving back and

faculty positions, a distinguished

the remarkable achievements of our

teaching award and three new centers

alumni who are making a difference

and institutes. Thanks to Ed Cox

within their communities, SMU and

and his enthusiastic challenge to

the Cox School.

increase donations to the BBA Scholars

Leading the way by example are

program, we are fast approaching

Cox alumni Linda and Bill Custard,

our goal of raising $15 million for

both recipients of the Cox School’s

undergraduate scholarships. While

prestigious Distinguished Alumni

BBA scholarships have been on the

Award. The Custards live by the rule

rise, there is a growing need for

of “leave the land in better shape than

support at the MBA level as well. Outstanding role models like the

you found it.” This driving principle

wonderful people celebrated in these

is demonstrated in every aspect of their lives, including their passionate

as arts organizations face increased

pages set the bar high for the rest of

support of education, the arts and

financial and competitive pressures.

us. However, it is important to know

health care.

We are one of the only schools in the

that everyone can make a difference

nation to offer a MA/MBA – a joint

at SMU Cox with a contribution to the

Custards and other influential

master’s degree in arts administration

Second Century Campaign. Regardless

business, education and civic leaders,

combined with an MBA. This

of your level of support, alumni

this fall marks an exciting time in our

innovative combination creates

participation is critical to our success.

city’s cultural history as we celebrate

graduates who are well-prepared

Through the generosity of our alumni,

the opening of the AT&T Performing

to hold leadership positions in

parents, business partners and friends,

Arts Center. This $354 million center

arts, entertainment, education and

SMU will become one of the greatest

features venues designed by some of

nonprofit organizations.

universities in the nation. We thank

Thanks to the support of the

the world’s greatest architects. The completion of the DCPA establishes

are committed to producing leaders

an artistic epicenter in the heart of

across all industries. To achieve this

downtown Dallas that will generate

goal, SMU’s Second Century Campaign

tremendous cultural and economic

is dedicated to creating scholarships,

opportunities for the entire city.

endowed faculty positions and

At the Cox School, we recognize

Whether for the arts or finance, we

you for your support. We could not continue this journey without you.

research centers and institutes. To

the growing need for business leaders

date, we have raised approximately $30

in the nonprofit world, particularly

million towards the Campaign, which

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coxprogram news

Graduate Programs

Cox PMBA Creates Unique Nonprofit

Cox judges with students from the Greater Dallas Middle School Business Plan Competition.

Cox Students Help Develop Budding Entrepreneurs Master of Science in Entrepreneurship (MSiE) students Brad LeBlanc and Josiah Ford and full-time MBAs Matt Himelfarb and Nimesh Porbandarwalla helped mentor, judge and organize the Spring 2009 NFTE (National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship) Greater Dallas Middle School Business Plan Competition. NFTE provides entrepreneurship education programs to young people from low-income communities and hosts business plan competitions. Students mentored by SMU students placed second and third at the competition and were awarded $300 and $250 in prize money respectively.

Bryan Batson (PMBA ’07) and his wife Sheryl Coyne-Batson started a volunteer organization “Ten for 10” with the mission of providing clean drinking water to people throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Through dinners and social events, Ten for 10 hopes to raise money and awareness for an innovative water system that makes fresh drinking water available in underserved African countries. Proceeds from these events, as well as direct donations, help fund the installation of manual water pump systems in rural communities. Ten for 10 began in April 2008 with 10-person dinner parties where each attendee funds clean drinking water for one person for 10 years. As a result of Ten for 10’s efforts, 280 people now have clean drinking water for 10 years. The founders hope to help 500 by December. Ten for 10 dinners and wine tastings range from $50 to $90 per person. Additional information can be found at www.tenfor10.org.

Cox EMBAs competed for $7000 in prize money at the annual EMBA Business Plan Competition this spring. Silver Creek Partners John Adler and Michael Winstead judged the competition and they contributed $2,500 to the purse. Bill Chinn, Brad Myers and Julian Ratnayeke with Go Green Salad restaurants placed first. Billy Cain, Jeff Guestand and Michael Pariza with Southwest Gamma Knife placed second for their brain tumor surgery centers. Mily Payano, Mark Collins and Richard Tree of Metamorphix came in third for their patented paneling material. Mike Franklin, Rob Sanchez and Matt Worley placed fourth with My Healthcare, CV credentialing software for physicians. And fifth place went to Trent Cox and Ujwala Nagare for Vehicle Security, Inc., which prevents children from getting locked in cars. Mike Schreiber (EMBA ’06) who won the competition in 2006, flew in from Minneapolis to tell his story. He implemented his business Michael Winstead (SilverCreek), John Adler plan, Vendor Clear, which is now a leading (SilverCreek), Bill Chinn, Brad Meyers and provider of web-based vendor access services Julian Ratnayeke for health care facilities. www.cox.smu.edu

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EMBA Business Plan Competition Winners Take Home Cash Prizes

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Graduate Programs

Congratulations EMBA Class of 2009! The EMBA Class of 2009 graduated 88 students.

The Cox School’s MBA Program Excels in the Rankings SMU Cox continues to receive accolades in the rankings with three new announcements. Entrepreneur Magazine, in conjunction with the Princeton Review, ranked SMU Cox #21 as one of the best graduate programs for entrepreneurs. Forbes ranked the full time MBA #33 for return on investment, and Poder 360 magazine ranked Cox #18 as one of the top MBA programs for Hispanics.

EMBA Class of ’09 graduates Christina Richards, Shirley Wilson and Michael Pariza celebrate at the EMBA graduation reception.

Standing Room Only at the Southwest Venture Forum

Class of 2010 Celebrate Half Way to Graduation EMBA Class of 2010 students and staff celebrated their completion of half the program with a “half done” party on May 30. It was held at the NTX Auto Museum in Richardson.

The Southwest Venture Forum’s May panel, “Venture Investing Update,” sold out once again due to high demand. The panel featured Jeff Williams, Hunt Ventures; Tom Hendrick, HP Growth Partners; Tom Ball, Austin Ventures; and John Adler, Silver Creek Ventures. The Caruth Institute hosts the Southwest Venture Forum’s panels every other month at the Park Cities Club. Additional information can be found at www.swvf.org.

Paul Shultz, Donna Stiles and Nestor Salvado enjoy a day of celebration at the NTX Auto Museum.

Fall 2009

Undergraduate Programs

BBA Admissions Takes SMU Preview Across the U.S.

Prospective student Mary Stevenson, Cox Executive Board Member, Robert “Bob” Wilson (BBA ’67) and Cleo Stevenson (SMU ’72) in Memphis.

The BBA Admissions office kicked off 2010 admissions by participating in SMU Preview programs in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Newport Beach, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis and Stamford. Cox alumni with high school aged children are encouraged to register and attend an SMU Preview. Contact BBA Admissions at 214.768.1110 or bbaadmissions@cox.smu.edu for additional information.

Cox Partners With SMU-in-Taos to Develop BBA Internship Program

Amanda Kovach (BBA ’11) served as a Cox School BBA intern over the summer at the El Monte Sagrado, the four-diamond preferred sustainable resort, located in the heart of Taos.

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Senior Lecturer Barbara Kincaid implemented a Cox School BBA internship program in Taos, New Mexico. This joint collaboration of the Cox School and the SMU-inTaos program is led by Kincaid and supported by Don VandeWalle, chair of the management and organizations department, Roycee Kerr, director of BBA career services, Gary Moskowitz, associate dean of undergraduate programs, Mike Adler, executive director of SMU-in-Taos and the Cox and Taos administrations. Qualified Cox students worked in resort management, print media, accounting, legal and non-profit organizations. Kincaid’s recent efforts within the Taos business community have yielded additional summer 2010 internship commitments in banking, hospital management, real estate and broadcast media venues.

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Undergraduate Programs

Cox BBA Scholars Have Memorable Summer Experiences BBA Scholars were busy over the summer interning at companies including the FDIC, Hodges Capital Markets, McAfee, Hunt Oil, State Street, Nordstrom, Southwest Airlines, Wells Fargo and National Lampoon. Other scholars studied abroad and some combined international experiences and community service through programs like Athletes in Action (India). Students will share their experiences with the new BBA Scholars when they participate in the BBA Scholars mentoring program in the fall. Richter Scholar Steve Hader at banking institution Caja Madrid in Spain.

Cox BBAs Awarded Richter Research Fellowships BBAs Put Their Promotional Skills to the Test Professor Judy Foxman’s spring BBA Honors Marketing Practicum teamed with the SMU Athletic Department to research, design, execute and evaluate a promotion for the Annual SMU Red & Blue Football Scrimmage. The Athletic Department gave the students a $2,000 budget for this project. Additionally, the students worked with the SMU Young Alumni Office to encourage young DFW alumni to attend this event and increase levels of class giving. The students utilized Doak Walker in their messaging, which proved effective as a recognized symbol of the SMU football team’s past success.

Four Cox BBAs were awarded Richter Research Fellowships through the University Honors Program to conduct independent research around the globe during the 20092010 academic year. Steve Hader is investigating the e-commerce environment in Madrid, Spain; Victoria Kean is studying the effects of the Holocaust on the Jewish people in the German state of Thuringia; Kate Kirk is analyzing nonprofit organizations in the Republic of Zambia in Africa; and Preston Kyle Osborn is exploring the nature and volume of crime in early modern England through the SMU-in-Oxford program. In addition, BBAs Jacqueline Wilcher and Caroline French received Taos Richter fellowships to pursue research at SMU’s New Mexico campus.

BBA Career Services Sponsors Lunch With a Business Professional Lunch With a Business Professional gives students an opportunity to meet and interact with influential leaders of various companies. This spring, three professionals offered students important perspectives on careers in their specific areas in business. Wendy Shute, general manager of Graphic Packaging International shared her experience in the operations management field. Dan Gallagher, finance and business manager for the engineering division at Raytheon, offered tips on networking for finance professionals. Jo Harris, vice president of risk management at Dean Foods Company, discussed her role in Dean Food’s acquisition of Suiza Foods. This first-hand insight can give participating Cox students an edge in the job market. Fall 2009

Centers and Institutes

Business Information Center Student Assistant Recognized for Exceptional Service Silong (Patricia) Yan, a Cox BBA finance major, was awarded the 2009 Outstanding Student Assistant Award at the SMU Libraries Staff Recognition Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Dean of the SMU Libraries, Gillian McCombs. Patricia has worked in the Business Information Center as a student assistant since the fall of 2007. The Outstanding Student Assistant Award is presented to a student employee of SMU Libraries who has demonstrated exemplary continuing performance. Consideration is given to work habits, knowledge of work, quality and quantity of work, judgment, initiative, adaptability and reliability. “Patricia is a true asset to the Business Information Center and we are very proud of her accomplishment in receiving this award,” said Sandy Miller, director of the Business Information Center.

Caroline Hoard, reference librarian; Tracey Rinehart, library specialist; Patricia Yan and Sandy Miller, library director.

Cox Requires Core Business Leadership Institute Class

Edwin L. Cox BBA Leadership Institute students honored at the BLC/BLI Awards Luncheon in April, shown with Edwin L. Cox, Dean Niemi, Paula Strasser and Jack Miao, adjunct lecturer.

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Beginning this fall, Cox BBA students will be required to complete a core three-hour class through the Edwin L. Cox BBA Leadership Institute (BLI). The BLI teaches students skills in business presentations, leadership styles, accelerated learning, business writing, team building, integrity/trust, persuasive team presentations, sales, interpersonal relations and creating career success. “The BLI takes students beyond textbook theories and into real-life business situations,” said Paula Hill Strasser, director of the BLI. “It is unique to the Cox School and provides one of the most highly regarded experiences for our BBAs.”

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Centers and Institutes

The Business Leadership Center Recognizes Outstanding Students and Instructors The Edwin L. Cox Business Leadership Center (BLC) offers Cox graduate students the opportunity to attain exceptional leadership development while at the Cox School. An elite group of students has demonstrated their commitment to excellence by accumulating more than 30 BLC credits through seminars and special programs. These students achieve the recognition of becoming members of The Dean’s Circle. The BLC would like to congratulate the newest Dean’s Circle member as of May 2009: Leslie Quiros (PMBA ’09). Graduate students who completed 20 BLC programs, held a leadership role at Cox or in the community, demonstrated servant leadership by completing a community service project and completed two recommended leadership books achieve recognition as a Cox Distinguished Business Leader. Congratulations to the students who have recently achieved this exceptional milestone in May and June of 2009: Amber Kosik (PMBA ’10), Navin Manohar (PMBA ’09), Leslie Quiros (PMBA ’09) and Stephanie Rash (PMBA ’09). There are two outstanding BLC Instructors who earned a Teaching Excellence Award (TEA). An instructor must receive a 4.8 or higher out of a 5.0 evaluation by the students to attain this award. Congratulations to Edward J. Dawson, Capital Alliance Corporation (28 TEAs), and Professor Eli Snir (11 TEAs). In April, Ed Dawson Capital Alliance Corporation, was awarded the Business Leadership Center Silver award in recognition of his 25th TEA at a special BLC reception. He is the first instructor to receive the BLC Silver TEA Award. The BLC congratulates Dawson and thanks him for his outstanding contribution to the Cox graduate community. For more information about the Business Leadership Center please visit: www.blc.cox.smu.edu

Executive Education

Sabre Holdings Conducts Custom Leadership Program The first group of participants in the Sabre Holdings custom leadership program, “Executive Excellence Every Day,” graduated after completing the nine month, multi-module program. The program featured instruction in Montevideo, Uruguay and London, as well as at the Collins Center and Sabre headquarters. Sabre Chairman and CEO Sam Gilliland and SMU Cox Associate Dean Frank Lloyd officiated at the closing ceremonies for the 16 participants, who were Sabre’s highest potential employees worldwide.

SMU Cox Human Resources Roundtable Hosts Employee Health Session The SMU Cox Human Resources Roundtable hosted a session on the issue of health as it impacts employers. Conducted by Ken Malcolmson, SMU alumni board chairman, the session featured a presentation on the American health crisis and its economic impact based on healthcare provider case history data. Professor Mel Fugate led a discussion on strategies and tactics that promote employee engagement during recessions.

Business Leadership Center Hosts Awards Luncheon The Annual BLC Awards Luncheon, hosted each spring by Edwin L. Cox and Dean Niemi, was held on April 17th in the Ernst and Young Gallery. The awards luncheon honors the following: • Cox Distinguished Business Leaders (CDBL) – students who, during the past year, have earned 20 or more BLC credits and successfully completed CDBL leadership requirements. • Dean’s Circle members – CDBLs who have completed 10 additional seminars • Teaching Excellence Award recipients – BLC instructors who received student evaluations of 4.8 on a 5.0 scale Congratulations to all on an outstanding achievement. * *Individual recipients were listed in the spring and summer issues of CoxToday.

Outstanding students and instructors are honored at the annual BLC Awards Luncheon. Fall 2009

Executive Education

Executive Education Provides Leadership Excellence Best Selling Author Ken Ferrazzi Speaks at SMU Cox SMU collaborated with AT&T and ACS to bring Keith Ferrazzi, best-selling author of Never Eat Alone and Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got Your Back. Ferrazzi spoke to groups of executives and students about the importance of relationship building to achieve success in business and life.

Executive Education partnered with Leadership Excellence magazine to create customized editions of feature articles by Cox faculty and staff on topics such as leadership development, managerial effectiveness and organizational performance. The first issue was distributed in June and others will follow during the academic year.

Summer Business Institute Kicks Off Business Boot Camp The eighth annual Summer Business Institute welcomed undergraduate students and recent graduates representing 10 different universities and 18 various nonbusiness majors. This month-long Business Certificate Program exposes students to business topics such as accounting, finance, marketing and operations. Enriching activities are also included such as a visit to the American Airlines Center to study the Dallas Mavericks organization. For additional information, please visit www. exed.cox.smu.edu/sbi or call 214.768.2918.

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ongratulates C SMU Cox

the members of the Class of 2009

Fall 2009

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Faculty & Staff

Achievements Tom Barry, marketing professor and vice president of executive affairs, coauthored “Assessing the Nomological Validity of a Cognitive Age Segmentation of Japanese Seniors,” accepted for publication in AsiaPacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics. He was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc. Sreekumar R. Bhaskaran, assistant professor of information technology and operations management (ITOM), had two co-authored two papers accepted for publication: “Implications of Channel Structure for Leasing or Selling Durable Goods,” in Marketing Science, and “Effort, Revenue and Cost-Sharing Mechanisms for Collaborative New Product Development,” in Management Science. Michael Caplan was promoted to assistant dean, Student Services for Graduate Programs.

Lauren Hobbs Clinkscales was promoted to associate director, Global Programs.

Tamara English was promoted to assistant director, MBA Career Management Center.

Amar Gande, assistant professor of finance, received the Eugene T. Byrne Endowed Faculty Innovation Award, an annual award named in honor of a former business school associate dean and faculty member. Gande was recognized for his innovative and generous use of technology in the classroom. He has been renewed for an additional two years as a member of the editorial review board of the top-ranked Journal of International Business Studies. Gande presented his paper “Are Banks Still Special When There is a Secondary Market for Loans?” at the University of Miami and Rutgers University. Peter Heslin, assistant professor of management and organization, facilitated a symposium on Green Management and Individuals at the annual Academy of Management meeting, where he served as a mentor in the Careers in the Rough: Research Development Workshop. This summer, Heslin represented Cox on the ExxonMobil Green Team, an environmentally focused internship program for high school juniors and seniors in Dallas County. Heslin was invited to join the editorial boards of Journal of Organizational Behavior and

Journal of Business and Psychology, and he had “Performance Appraisal Procedural Justice: The Role of a Manager’s Implicit Person Theory” accepted for publication in the Journal of Management. He was the lead author on the article written with management and organizations professor Don VandeWalle. Daniel Howard, marketing professor, received the Outstanding MBA Teaching Award for 2008-2009.

Assistant Professor of Management and Organization Maribeth Kuenzi’s paper “Antecedents and Consequences of Employee-Supervisor Agreement on Ethical Leadership” won a best paper award at the Best Paper Proceedings of the 2009 Academy of Management Meeting. George Johnson, assistant dean, MBA Career Management Center and Corporate Relations, will continue to serve on the MBA Career Services Council Board of Directors, a global organization of MBA career services professionals. He is also co-chair of the Membership Committee and the Strategic Alliances Committee.

Fall 2009

Dwight Lee, professor and William J. O'Neil Chair in Global Markets and Freedom, co-authored “Suppressing Liberty, Censoring Information, Wasting Resources and Calling it Good for the Environment,” which was published in the June issue of Social Philosophy & Policy. His article, “Why Businessmen are More Honest than Preachers, Politicians and Professors” is forthcoming in The Independent Review, and Lee’s edited volume on the writings of the economist Benjamin Rogge will be published in 2010. William F. Maxwell, finance professor, has co-authored three papers accepted for publication. “Do State Laws Matter for Bondholders?” is forthcoming in the Journal of Law and Economics. “The Strategic Use of Cash Holdings in Collective Bargaining with Labor Unions” is forthcoming in the Journal of Financial Economics, and “Measuring Abnormal Bond Returns” is forthcoming in the Review of Financial Studies. Darius Miller, Caruth Chair in finance, received the “All Star Paper Award” for his paper “The Market Reaction to International Crosslistings: Evidence from Depositary Receipts.” This award recognizes the most highly cited papers published in the Journal of Financial Economics. He presented his research, co-authored with finance professor Natalia Reisel, “Do Country Level Investor Protections Impact Security Level Contract Design: Evidence From Foreign Bond Covenants” at the University of North Carolina, McGill University and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., where he was invited to spend a week as a visiting scholar. Maria Minniti, professor of entrepreneurship and Bobby B. Lyle Chair of Entrepreneurship, co-authored the article “Unemployment Benefits Crowd out Nascent Entrepreneurial Activity,” www.cox.smu.edu

published in Economics Letters. She and Wim Naudé, with the UNU-Wider Project, are editing a special issue of the European Journal of Development Research addressing the relationship between female entrepreneurship and poverty alleviation. Her co-authored paper “Entrepreneurs’ Decisions on Timing of Entry: Learning from Participation and from the Experience of Others,” was published in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Holly Murdoch was promoted to assistant director, full-time MBA Admissions.

James Smith, Cary M. Maguire Chair in Oil and Gas Management, had the paper “World Oil: Market or Mayhem?” accepted for publication in the summer issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives. In May, Smith discussed the world oil market as the featured speaker at the Dallas Investors Forum. Smith traveled this spring to Istanbul by request of the U.S. government to meet with members of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, where he prepared them for managing the rebirth of the Iraqi oil industry. Marion Sobol, information technology and operations management professor, is co-editing a special issue of The International Journal of Business and Systems Research (2009‑10) entitled “Healthcare Information Systems Topics.” Her co-authored article “Relation of CIO Background, IT Infrastructure and Economic Performance” was published online in Information and Management and will be published in the Journal in early 2010. Johan Sulaeman, assistant professor of finance, received the fourth annual Xia Yihong Best Paper Award for “Do Shareholder Preferences Affect Corporate Policies?” The award, given during the China International

Conference in Finance, honors outstanding research by a young financial economist. Don VandeWalle, chair of the management and organizations department co-wrote the chapter “Practical Applications of GoalSetting to Performance Management” with Peter Heslin and Jay Carson. The chapter was accepted for the forthcoming book Performance Management, which is part of the series on the applied practice of leading edge research sponsored by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. VandeWalle served as a senior scholar facilitator for the Organizational Behavior Research Incubator Workshop for junior faculty at the 2009 Academy of Management Conference. Kumar Venkataraman, associate professor of finance, was named Fabacher Endowed Professor in Alternative Asset Management this spring. He had the coauthored paper “Quoted and Effective Spreads: Measuring Execution Costs in Equity Markets” accepted in the Encyclopedia of Quantitative Finance. His co-authored paper “Hidden Liquidity: An Analysis of Order Exposure Strategies in Electronic Stock Markets” was accepted in the Journal of Financial Economics. The research was presented at the Western Finance Association Conference, where Venkataraman also discussed his paper “Liquidity of Corporate Bonds.” Gordon Walker, chair of the strategy and entrepreneurship department and David B. Miller Professor of business, co-presented the paper “Entrant Growth and the Structure of Mobility of Incumbents in the Foreign Exchange Industry, 1972-1993,” at the Atlanta Conference on Competitive Strategy in May. He gave the same presentation at the annual conference of the Danish Research Unit on Industrial Dynamics in Copenhagen.

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New faculty members enrich

school’s academic expertise, draw upon diverse backgrounds Barry Bryan

Barry Bryan is a senior lecturer in the accounting department. He serves as the academic accounting internship director, working with students to secure public accounting internships and also with firms growing relationships with accounting recruiters. Bryan comes to the Cox School from TCU where he was a professor of professional practice in accounting and the director of the Master of Accounting program at the Neeley School of Business. He has a Ph.D. from Texas A&M, and an MBA and BSBA from the University of Arkansas.

Anchada Aida Charoenrook

“Aida” Charoenrook joins the Cox School from the Olin Business School at Washington University as a visiting assistant professor of finance. Charoenrook has a Ph.D. in finance and an MS in financial engineering from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. and MS in electrical engineering from the University of Washington. Her research interests include theoretical and empirical asset pricing, derivative securities, risk management and corporate finance theory as related to security pricing and economic modeling.

Sonja Corbin

Sonja Corbin joins the Cox School as a senior lecturer in the marketing department and as the marketing internship advisor. Corbin has taught since the fall of 2000 as an adjunct lecturer in the marketing department and later in advertising. She has an MBA in marketing from TCU and a BS in journalism and public relations from the University

of Texas. Prior to coming to Cox, Sonja worked in marketing and marketing consulting in southern California. She later taught marketing as an adjunct lecturer at Cabrini College and Villanova University in Pennsylvania.

Steven Dennis

Steve Dennis brings approximately 25 years industry experience to the JCPenney Center for Retail Excellence this fall as executive-in-residence. As a senior executive he drove the design and execution of key growth initiatives and strategic marketing programs for leading retail and consumer corporations. Currently, as president of SageBerry Consulting, he helps retail, consumer and lifestyle brand companies create and realize compelling, customer-centric growth strategies. Prior to starting his own firm last year, Dennis was senior vice president, strategy, business development and marketing for Neiman Marcus. Previously he held positions with Sears, Lands’ End, NutraSweet and Booz & Co. Dennis has an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BA in economics from Tufts University.

Aziz Lookman

Aziz Lookman is a visiting assistant professor of finance this fall from the University of Pittsburgh where he teaches Financial Institutions and Markets to graduate and undergraduate classes. Lookman has a Ph.D. and MS in finance and a MS in mechanical engineering all from Carnegie Mellon, as well as a degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. His research interests include empirical studies focusing on risk management, energy finance, corporate finance, financial institutions and fixed income securities.

William Maxwell

William Maxwell, head of the finance department, professor and Rauscher Chair in Financial Investments, comes to the Cox School from the University of Arizona where he served as a fellow and tenured professor. He received his Ph.D. from George Washington University, his MBA from the University of Colorado and his bachelor of science from Indiana University. Maxwell’s research has focused on both corporate finance and investment topics, and his work has been published in premier finance, accounting and economics journals including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Accounting Research and Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Bernard Weinstein

“Bud” Weinstein is the associate director for the Maguire Energy Institute. Weinstein comes to the Cox School from the University of North Texas where he served as director of the Center for Economic Development and Research. Since 1989, his work has focused on business and economic development issues in North Texas and the Southwest. His research experience in renewable energy and experience in administering a policy research center is a perfect complement to the activities in the Maguire Energy Institute. In addition, his research focusing on the Texas economy will support the O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom. Weinstein has a Ph.D. and MA in economics from Columbia University and an AB in public administration from Dartmouth College. Fall 2009

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COX

Quotables The Economic Times (India) (4/24/2009)

“Try brainwriting if bored of brainstorming sessions” Management and Organizations Professor Peter Heslin discussed the concept of brainwriting versus brainstorming in business. “In individualist, competitive contexts, accountability for personal productivity can be highly rewarding — but this is largely absent from traditional brainstorming,” said Heslin. “When in groups, individuals often don’t give their all and they typically over-estimate their personal contributions, by rationalizing that at least they did more than the weakest group member. Brainwriting enables individuals to share ideas the moment they are generated. It focuses people on pondering and building upon the ideas of others and enables their personal productivity and contributions to be recognized and potentially rewarded. In that sense, it is more competitive than brainstorming.” Pittsburgh-Post Gazette (5/3/2009)

“Millionaires fear they’ll outlive assets” Management and Organizations Professor Mel Fugate commented on job losses and the benefits that management can have on employees by creating a feeling of “we’re all in this together” by cutting back on bonuses and salary themselves. Fugate said this can instill confidence in taxpayers and workers alike. “For everybody responsible for executing the [policy] changes, strategies and regulations, trust will be consequential in determining how much commitment they get.” Los Angeles Times (5/4/2009)

“High gas prices drive changes in California fuel consumption” Bruce Bullock, director of the Maguire Energy Institute commented on Americans dealing with higher gas prices. “We have always had cheap gasoline for the most part and most Americans don’t feel like www.cox.smu.edu

Following are recent samples of Cox faculty quoted in the news.

they have that much of an alternative,” said Bullock. “The higher prices go here, the more people feel like they are being taken for a ride.” Bloomberg.com (5/14/2009)

“U.S. regulators seek trace-like reporting for OTC derivatives” Finance Professor Kumar Venkataraman’s research was cited in reference to the bondprice reporting system of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Trace, which provides Internet access to trading data for corporate bonds. According to Venkataraman’s research, “Market Transparency, Liquidity Externalities, and Institutional Trading Costs in Corporate Bonds,” published in the Journal of Financial Economics, the bid-ask spread on investment-grade corporate bonds was about seven basis points before Trace was implemented and about four basis points immediately after.

system never stops in its quest to improve living standards.” USA Today (6/1/2009)

“Can GM keep its iconic status and cast a smaller shadow?” Finance Lecturer Mike Davis commented on GM filing for bankruptcy and what that means for the U.S. economy. “Both economically and culturally, it’s been one of the most important institutions out there,” said Davis. “We’ve been a car culture. We just love that stuff because of GM,” he said. “It’s part of who we are.” World News With Charles Gibson (ABC National) (6/15/2009)

Director of the Maguire Energy Institute, Bruce Bullock commented on the fast rising gas prices. “We’ve seen a lot of flows out of other types of investments and into oil and gas, which has played a large role in running prices up this summer,” Bullock said.

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“From Teflon to Tarzan, the ‘30s proved capitalism never sleeps” W. Michael Cox, director of the William J. O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom, opined on today’s renewed interest in the Great Depression and the lessons it teaches us about innovation and progress. While times were undoubtedly tough in the 1930s, such industries as air and bus travel, trucking, electricity and natural gas, specialty chemicals (Teflon and Nylon) and the movies saw spectacular growth. Far-sighted entrepreneurs created new companies, introduced new products, ramped up production and cut prices, enabling many households to afford such luxuries as refrigerators and phonographs. “The best way I know to put it,” said Cox, “is that there were many products whose time simply had come. Capitalism keeps working even when it may outwardly appear broken. The onward march of innovation and progress even during the worst of times proves that a free enterprise

“CBS 11 Investigates” Management and Organizations Professor Mel Fugate discussed the analysis of high ranking DFW Airport executives. “The job evaluations suggested potential merits to restructuring the organization, such as shifting job responsibilities, changing the number of jobs at particular ranks, and modifying compensation accordingly,” Fugate said. Louisiana Oil & Gas Association (7/1/2009)

“Will oil save the day?” Bruce Bullock, director of the Maguire Energy Institute commented on the unusual spike in oil prices. “Current oil prices are not reflective of market fundamentals such as supply and demand,” Bullock said. “The recent increase resulted largely from money flows into commodity markets, the value of the dollar, and indications of a nascent economic recovery. Thus, it’s very difficult to predict how high they could go.”

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Extracting More Meaning from the Numbers Chair in Information Technology & Operations Management Amit Basu Information Technology & Operations Management Chair John Semple

Leading companies in the transportation, hotel and retail sectors use analytical techniques such as data mining and revenue management to improve profits. But the powerful combination of the two used together has been explored little. In novel research, ITOM Professors Amit Basu and John Semple and MBA graduate Surya Rebbapragada show how the combination of these analytic methods can be used by universities to improve the overall quality of the students they enroll. While the study highlights how the combination would work in the college admissions process, the approach can be applied in hiring or other business situations involving time sensitive offers. Basu explains, “As the economy becomes more service-based, being able to price and maximally exploit a market is becoming very valuable using revenue management techniques. With today’s analytics, companies are able to extract more meaning and insights from company

data, which they have in vast quantities.” Companies such as airlines and hotels use revenue management techniques to maximize their revenue by collecting the best price possible for each seat/ resource. Given stiff competition in college admissions these days, a university’s efforts to maximize the overall quality of the students it admits – filling each seat with the best possible student – is comparable to revenue management in the service industry. The authors use revenue management techniques to help select the best applicant when the quality and quantity of future applicants is uncertain. Additionally, a number of data mining techniques have been developed over the last few decades that provide the intelligence to find patterns in historical data. These patterns can be used to enhance the customer experience and improve revenues and profitability.

“While both techniques are popular in different domains, using them together is still quite novel,” Basu notes. While companies like Sabre Systems may use sophisticated analytics including both revenue management and data mining, the news media doesn’t report much about it. “Smart companies recognize that they can utilize these two techniques for competitive advantage,” he adds. “They are a natural fit, with the strengths of the two methods complementing each other.” “Use of Data Mining and Revenue Management Methodologies in College Admissions” was published in Communications of the ACM, 2009.

Confessions of a Satiated Consumer Marketing Professor Glenn Voss

The idea of consumers being satiated – maxed out with respect to their ability to consume any more – has not been satisfactorily explored to yield marketing insights. New research by Professor Glenn Voss and co-authors assesses whether ‘consumption knows no limits.’ In Confessions of a Shopaholic, the insatiable fashion shopaholic Rebecca Bloomwood is a slave to her emotional need for the latest labels in all manner of clothing, handbags and bling. Well, it turns out there is some science that supports her behavior. The research finds that the fashion apparel category displays weak satiation effects — meaning as your income increases you can and will continue to purchase in that product category. Voss says, “If you are an addict to fashion, there’s no

limit to what you might purchase. The size of the wallet is not fixed.” Weak-satiation product categories are typically discretionary, pleasure-invoking types that may emphasize variety and aesthetic or emotional benefits like fashion apparel, fine-dining restaurants, entertainment and recreation. Findings suggest that managers in weak-satiation categories can take a broad approach to their marketing investments. In high-satiation categories, where differentiation is limited, such as auto services, basic groceries and insurance, there are limits to the amount a customer is willing to spend. In strongsatiation categories, the most satisfied customers may already purchase at maximum levels and thus throwing additional marketing dollars at it will yield little effect. Voss explains, “If your product falls into a high-satiation category, there’s relatively little

the marketer can do to increase the size of wallet. Instead, the marketer should focus on perhaps taking 100% share of the wallet or a larger share of the wallet.” In strong-satiation categories, opportunities for growth may still exist. Voss advises marketers: “If your product falls into strong-satiation categories, you don’t want to spend too much on satisfaction and other repurchase enhancers like relationship programs. The only time these marketing efforts make sense is if the firm can take market share and create economies of scale and scope.” Though such initiatives will lead to higher seller costs, with customer-level profitability possibly declining, unit costs will also decline and overall profitability can increase as market share increases. Paying attention to satiation can lead to new approaches for better marketing outcomes. “Does Consumption Know No Limits? The Moderating Role of Satiation in Determining Customer Repurchase Rates” is under review at Journal of Marketing. Fall 2009

Short Selling Shows Alpha in Mutual Funds Accounting Professor Hemang Desai

Hedge funds have historically used short selling as a trading strategy, while mutual funds have generally not permitted the practice. But mutual funds are increasingly allowing their managers to engage in short selling as an investment strategy, growing from 23% in 1994 to 60% in 2006. Research by Hemang Desai and co-authors reveals the first evidence that mutual fund managers who engage in short selling exhibit superior performance or skill. A great number of studies say mutual fund managers don’t have stock picking skill or the ability to identify mis-priced stocks. They conclude that actively managed mutual funds fail to beat passive benchmarks like the S&P 500. However, that an average fund doesn’t beat passive benchmarks does not mean that skilled managers don’t exist; it’s just hard to identify them until the results are in. The evidence in this paper suggests that short selling by mutual funds is a reliable indicator of managerial skill, or a proxy for their alpha. In the study, of the 2,066 mutual funds which allowed shorting, 323 funds chose

When Cash Isn’t King: The Case of Unionized Firms Finance Professor and Rauscher Chair in Financial Investments William Maxwell

Holding excess cash reserves can be less desirable when a firm has a more unionized workforce. In new research, Professor William Maxwell and co-authors find that firms in more unionized industries strategically hold less cash to gain bargaining advantages over union demands. But there are trade-offs in holding less cash. In the case of Ford Motor Co., cash saved the day in comparison to the morass in which General Motors (GM) and Chrysler found themselves. Maxwell www.cox.smu.edu

shorting as part of their array of trading strategies. These managers outperformed similarly matched funds in the control group by 2.0 - 2.3%, which indicates the fund manager’s financial savvy. When the same manager’s long portfolios were compared to their short portfolios, they beat their own long portfolios—showing their extra alpha. Short sellers are likened to forensic accountants. “Short sellers serve as an advance warning system to regulators,” Desai says. “They point out companies that are doing questionable things with their books or stocks that are grossly overpriced.” A lack of short selling restrictions did not cause or contribute to the financial crisis, according to Desai. “If we restrict short selling, there will likely be mis-pricing, and prices will become less informative,” he explains. “Bears play an important function— we don’t want only the optimists to set the price.” If short sellers are restricted from resolving these information conflicts, there will be a cost to society, Desai adds. “Identifying skilled managers: Evidence from mutual fund short sales” is under review. says, “If you’re a CEO you want a lot of cash on hand; it protects you.” Until the present financial crisis, the common refrain was: ‘A well-run, profitable firm can always go back to the financial markets to raise cash during down periods.’ “Good companies are not shut out of financial markets,” Maxwell counters. “But if you’re a problematic company, then it is harder to raise cash.” Markets discount excess cash held by firms with more unionized workforces. The authors find that each excess or marginal dollar held by a firm is discounted to 87 cents on the dollar for unionized firms. Maxwell explains, “[Markets question] how this excess cash is to be used—possibly for bad decisions by managers that are wasteful (e.g., a higher-end jet) as managers can choose to be prudent or not. In many ways, it is like waving a red cape

in front of a bull, and not surprisingly, the unions are going to make demands accordingly.” [Investors] know these additional dollars are going to evaporate through management decisions or unions’ demands, Maxwell says. The global competition card plays out in the cash reserves-unionization scenario. Global competition requires firms to carry more cash for preventive purposes and reduces union bargaining power. The paper also shows the differences in the cash holding practices of Nucor, a non-unionized steel firm, versus its unionized competitors. And second, it tracks the changes in FedEx’s cash holdings before and after the pilots voted to unionize. In general, unionized firms are more likely to hold lower cash reserves, giving up some of the benefits of corporate cash reserves — such as future growth opportunities. “The strategic use of corporate cash holdings in collective bargaining with labor unions” is forthcoming in Journal of Financial Economics.

SMU Distinguished Alumni William and Linda Custard are creating a legacy that’s shaping future generations By Pamela Gwyn Kripke Photography by Holt Haynsworth

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The Power of Philanthropy It was a simple lesson, learned young.

“Leave the land in better shape than you found it,” William “Bill” A. Custard says. “This used to mean clearing brush, but it is an objective that translates into everything you do.” For Custard, president and CEO of Dallas Production, Inc., and his wife, Linda Pitts Custard, general partner of Custard/ Pitts Land and Cattle Company, “everything” is quite a lot. This philosophy of improvement, born from a connection to the land and driven by an appreciation for the opportunities they have enjoyed, has defined a personal philanthropy that is compelling, exhaustive and wildly generous. For 50 years—their golden anniversary is next August—the Custards have honed a unique expression of munificence that is theirs alone, giving time, expertise and financial contributions to the institutions that have provided meaning in their lives. For SMU, where they are the only married graduates to have each received the Cox School’s Distinguished Alumni Award, the Custards’ commitment is diverse and deep. “Not only do they mean so much to the Dallas community, to Cox, to all of the university,” says Albert W. Niemi, Jr., dean of the Cox School of Business, “the Custards are about the most gracious people I have met in my life. The way they treat people reminds you to treat all people consistently. You feel good being in their presence.”

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As a trustee of the university, Linda serves on the Academic Affairs and Audit Committees. She is chair of the Student Affairs Committee and chairs the Executive Board of the Meadows School of the Arts, where she oversaw the opening of the Greer Garson Theatre in 1992 and the Volunteer Steering Committee for the International Festival of Opening Events for the Meadows Museum in 2001. She is also a member of the Campaign Leadership Council of The Second Century Campaign. Bill serves on the Executive Board of the Cox School and, with Linda, helped establish the Maguire Energy Institute’s Frank Pitts Lecture Series in honor of Linda’s father, as well as four undergraduate President’s Scholarships (two designated for Cox students and two for Meadows students). As further testament to her incredible dedication, Linda was voted by the Student Association as Outstanding Trustee of the Year and received SMU’s highest honor, the SMU Distinguished Alumni Award, in 2007. “The undergraduate school is the number one driver of academic reputation,” Dean Niemi says. “If donors asked me where I would direct philanthropy, I’d say to focus on the entry level; improve the quality of the entering class. When you ask people why they are passionate about their school, it is usually because of their undergraduate experience.” “SMU opened my eyes to thoughts I never had, it took me to places I never dreamed of,” says Bill, who graduated with a degree in banking and finance. “The curiosity, the desire to learn more that I developed here has been a blessing all my life. So our commitments all reflect a need, and a gratitude, really.” As the university grows in stature, adds Linda, their participation feels particularly important. “SMU is one of the critical resources of the city of Dallas, and it is now really taking a place of significance in higher education. It is looked upon as one of the building blocks for this region, with a vision of greatness. We are very attached to SMU.” And SMU is appreciative of their continued loyalty. “With tremendous organization and skill, the Custards exhibit the best kind of leadership—leadership by example,” says Brad Cheves, vice president for Development and External Affairs. “I think of that line from Kipling, if you can ‘walk with kings—nor lose the common touch … ’ The way they are able to reach out to the community at all levels, across diverse boundaries, to introduce SMU and bring support, and be the kinds of ambassadors that they are, typifies their leadership.” When the Custards met in the 1950s, they might not have had a specific vision of how they’d navigate the world, but they may have had a strong hunch they would be doing it together. In 1959, after four dates, Bill called Linda in San Francisco where she was a senior at Mills College. He was in Dallas working in the banking industry. “He said that he was coming to California for the weekend, for business,” she says, throwing a smirk across the table. “I was so naïve. I did not know that banks weren’t open on weekends.” Bill shrugs, innocently. “We went to the Top of the Mark, and there was a full moon over the Bay Bridge,” she continues. “He looked at me and said, ‘I am going to marry you.’ All I could say was, ‘I beg your pardon. Would you repeat that?’ ” “If I had asked her, she would have said, ‘no,’ ” Bill explains. “So, I had to just tell her.” Later, Linda found a letter she had written to

her mother back in Dallas, apologizing for how expensive her telephone bill had become. “But they adored him, before I fell in love with him, even. You have to understand, he was the most eligible bachelor in town. There was a line waiting.” A shrug, again. “Every now and then, you know something is right,” says Bill, who was 25 at the time. “I was no more intent on getting married than flying to The Custards, both recipients the moon.” of Distinguished After the wedding in 1960, Bill left traditional Alumni Awards banking (which he found entirely too cautious) from Cox, love and became the regional vice president and giving back to member of the Board of Directors of Lionel D. their school. Edie & Company, an investment and economic consulting firm. After it was sold to Merrill Lynch & Company in 1973, Bill began migrating into the oil and gas industry, in which Linda’s father was a legend. Meantime, Linda was cultivating the foundation of a decadeslong philanthropic career, which started when the Custards’ three children were young. She served as a Trustee of St. Mark’s School of Texas and the Lamplighter School, and is a Life Trustee and former Chairman of the Board of The Hockaday School, where the Upper School is named in her honor. She is a former president of the Junior League of Dallas, Inc., The Dallas Woman’s Club, the Community Council of Greater Dallas, Inc. and Charter 100. In 1991, she received the Dallas Historical Society Hall of State Award. By 1995, Linda decided she wanted to go back to school for her graduate degree. “Bill thought I was insane, but I wanted the credential. I wanted the authenticity that the MBA would give.” And, her matriculation provided added value at home. “Our oldest child had been out in Los Angeles, working in the film industry, and he came back to take over the acquisitions portion of Pitts Energy Group,” Linda says. “I told him that he needed to go to grad school.” Fall 2009

“ He wasn’t as enthusiastic as Linda would have liked until she told him that she was going too. “That got him going. We both started at the same time. How many women can say they are working on the same case study as her 35-yearold son?” He graduated in 1998 from Harvard, she in 1999, from Cox’s Executive MBA program. Since then, Linda has served as a trustee of the Communities Foundation of Texas, the Hoblitzelle Foundation and the Dedman Foundation. She is a life trustee of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a member of the Baylor Foundation, a member of the AT&T Performing Arts Center Board of Directors and chair of the President’s Advisory Council. She and Bill received the TACA/Neiman Marcus Silver Cup Award for their contributions to the arts. They also serve on the board of the Dallas Theater Center, where Bill is president of the Endowment Fund and both are life trustees. “The community is my stage,” says Linda, who graduated from Mills with a degree in speech and drama. The Custards also contribute to various educational institutions: Harvard, Duke and Mills, where they have endowed a Women in Business Lecture Series. “I have tried to cause some resources to be available for what we’d liked to accomplish,” says Bill. “Linda is the implementer. She is out there and does an extraordinary job. I am behind the scenes. We work as a team.” A combination of heritage and place seems to have nurtured their instinctive desire to give as they both feel a devotion to carrying forward the core values that anchored their upbringings. “Lineage doesn’t make you,” says Bill, a seventh-generation Texan. “But it is something you feel. Some people are so bogged down in what their ancestors did and who they were. I’d rather be right off the boat, and be productive. We all work hard. Long and hard. And we want the next generation, our four grandchildren, to take these values forward.” At SMU, the hope is that the Custards’ example will inspire others, outside their immediate family. Linda recalls hearing author James Michener speak while he was in Texas writing a fictional history of the state. “He had lived all over the world, and he said that he had never met a group like Texans, that we possess a dynamic, positive spirit in our DNA. I do think that we are a unique breed, with a great capacity to cause change.” www.cox.smu.edu

‘As a member of the SMU Board of Trustees, Linda Custard has provided invaluable leadership in charting the University’s future,’ says SMU President R. Gerald Turner. ‘Both Linda and Bill Custard exemplify the self less volunteer leadership and generosity that have played a vital role in the advancement of educational institutions and the cultural and civic endeavors enriching our community. At SMU, they are central to advancing our rise in prominence through support of merit scholarships as well as academic and cultural programs.’

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The Business of Non profits More than ever, financial and managerial skills are a necessity for nonprofit survival By Mark Stuertz

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NGELA GIERAS WAS THE â&#x20AC;&#x153;GO toâ&#x20AC;? person whenever a philanthropic organization requested assistance from SunTrust Bank. She coordinated United Way campaigns. She did volunteer work for theater companies. She directed fundraising drives for various nonprofits. As a bank relationship manager working with corporations generating between $5 million to $100 million in revenues, Gieras nurtured a knack for enlisting aid to nonprofit organizations, especially those in the arts.

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Angela Gieras put her degree to work by capitalizing on her business savvy and love forTK?? the arts. CAPTION

During her pursuit of an undergraduate degree in finance, Gieras discovered a passion for theater. Eventually she transformed from banker to nonprofit executive through the knowledge she gained by earning a joint graduate degree in business and the arts through a unique collaboration between SMU’s Cox School of Business and the Meadows School of the Arts. “What makes me tick is making a difference at an organization,” says Gieras, now vice president of major gifts and planned giving at KERA, the public radio and television station in Dallas, Texas. “Ultimately, I feel a lot better about what I’m doing every day because I’m contributing to society and making a difference in the world that I live in.” Yet the current recession has not been charitable to nonprofit professionals such as Gieras. They are finding they must make do with less, often much less. According to Giving USA, a foundation that conducts research on the philanthropic industry, charitable giving declined 5.7 percent last year—the steepest decline since it started estimating donations in 1956, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Indicators bode worse for 2009. According to Target Analytics, a division of nonprofit software developer Blackbaud, revenue to nonprofits declined a median 7.8 percent between January and March compared to the same period last year. The Target Analytics Index of National Fundraising Performance also reported overall per-donor revenue dipped 2.1 percent, registering the first decline since the survey launched in 2002. These

But steep resource and management challenges don’t mean the philanthropic sector is shedding opportunities. It may, in fact, be gaining them. According to a survey published earlier this year by the Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit consulting firm, 28 percent of charitable organizations with revenues of $1 million and above plan to fill senior-level slots in 2009. The study predicts upward of 24,000 senior-level nonprofit jobs will open as baby boomers retire and new positions are created in finance and fundraising. That’s good news for professionals and students who carry a passion for philanthropy and the arts with an interest in contemporary business practices and market strategy. Typically, potential philanthropic professionals go into arts administration, for example, driven almost exclusively by a deep interest in music, dance or fine art. “That puts the organization in a conundrum,” says Meghan Graham, who earned an undergraduate degree in music and is completing SMU’s MA/MBA program at Cox with an emphasis on marketing. “They have the arts passion, but they don’t know how to make the organization work financially.” Today, successful nonprofit leadership

“Ultimately, I feel a lot better about what I’m doing every day because I’m contributing to society and making a difference in the world that I live in.”

-Angela Gieras statistics point to a compelling need among philanthropic organizations for commercialsector survival skills. “The people who really need to understand entrepreneurship and management are people in nonprofits, especially in the arts,” says José Bowen, dean of the Meadows School of the Arts at SMU. “How do you motivate people? How do you create the right structure? How do you stay lean? These challenges are much more important to a nonprofit.”

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demands a broad portfolio of business skills to develop thriving nonprofits and sustain them through tough times and that’s precisely why these organizations have the greatest need for fresh leaders with attuned business and financial savvy. Confronting this challenge won’t be easy. Some 60 percent of executives across all nonprofit sectors in the Bridgespan study predict that they will have difficulty finding qualified candidates to meet these new leadership demands; this despite a rich pool of job seekers affected by unemployment in the commercial sector. “They have to be smart. They have to be passionate. They have to be hard-working,” Gieras insists. “You have fewer resources at your disposal so creativity is important. The passion is what gets you by when the economy hits rough spots, like we have today.” Gieras says her experience in banking and finance coupled with her graduate studies give her a distinct advantage in fundraising efforts. “I am comfortable talking to a CFO or CEO or other accomplished business people about a variety of topics,” Gieras says. “I bring a lot of business savvy and tenacity to the table.” But finance and business management are not the only areas in which nonprofit organizations can benefit from the commercial sector. There is a critical need among nonprofits for the sophisticated market research data that businesses generate routinely. “There are a lot of unknowns because there is no data, Graham says. “What are current audience-buying patterns? How far in advance do they purchase tickets for performances? Symphonies could once run on subscriptions alone. Not any more.” Lauren Walstad, Smith Pharis and Bart Peters, MA/MBA class of 2010

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Yet this benefits stream doesn’t only flow one way. Businesses can learn from the world of philanthropy, too. Nonprofit organizations are highly skilled at cultivating and retaining donors, and connecting with audiences—all on meager budgets. Such donor building and audience insights can help businesses connect with customers and develop enhanced levels of customer service. Nonprofit professionals are also far more likely to embrace new networking technologies. According to a recent University of Massachusetts market research study reported in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 89 percent of nonprofit organizations are utilizing social-media tools such as Twitter and Facebook while 57 percent report using blogs—utilization numbers well ahead of the commercial sector. The lean nature of nonprofits and the high cost of advertising and direct mail make experimentation with new development tools a necessity for nonprofits, The Chronicle reported. Weaving philanthropy into the core of a business can yield significant dividends in the commercial sector as well. SMU graduate Chris Cook, CEO of mattress retailer Sleep Experts, developed the Rest Assured program as part of his firm’s corporate mission. Rest Assured removes and refurbishes old mattresses from a customer’s home and donates them to charitable organizations. “We get more back as a company,” he says. “From a culture standpoint, bringing a deeper purpose to what we do on a daily basis gets people excited. Customers want to do business with a company that gives back. People want to hear that story. They want to hear that passion.”

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José Bowen thinks something is dramatically askew in arts administration education. “I think it’s very odd that we train people to run symphonies, operas and after-school programs by letting them skip finance,” says Bowen, dean of SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts. “I would argue that finance is more important than administration in the nonprofit world because you have to make the money go further.” It’s from this necessity that SMU’s joint business and arts graduate degree program—offered through the Meadows School of the Arts and the Cox School of Business—was born. Focusing on the development of resourceful administrators, SMU’s MA/ MBA program not only provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the arts, it furnishes a thorough knowledge of contemporary business practices so that graduates can better control scarce nonprofit resources while developing new revenue streams and resources in a competitive environment. Bottom line: It’s one of the only arts administration graduate programs in the U.S. with a full-blown MBA component. Thus, demand for SMU-trained nonprofit administrators runs high. Program graduates have assumed leadership roles with the Chicago Symphony, the American Film Institute, the American Heart Association, the Boston Pops, the New York City Opera, San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art and Walt Disney Theatrical Productions. “Our graduates are a ‘who’s who’ of art leadership across the country,” Bowen says. “Our MA/MBA graduates go on to lead some of the nation’s most respected nonprofit organizations,” says Albert W. Niemi, Jr., dean of the Cox School of Business. “They come fully equipped with the business tools necessary to keep the bottom line in check, combined with a rich understanding of the arts and the unique issues facing the industry.”

Setting the Stage for Success Faculty and alumni generosity help launch the AT&T Performing Arts Center

hen the AT&T Performing Arts Center (the Center) opens its doors this fall, it will do so in large measure because of the extraordinary time, resources and guidance of many in the community, including SMU and the Cox School of Business. The Center is a multi-venue center for performance art of all kinds—music, theater, opera and dance, and it is part of the larger, 25-year vision intent on creating a world-class Dallas Arts District. The multimedia, hightech and high-touch facilities are woven into the surrounding urban park and existing arts district icons such as the Nasher Sculpture Center and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the final touch in transforming into an unparalleled cultural destination. The Center’s physical facilities are a work of art that nearly rivals the

performance art that will take place within its hallowed halls. The Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House seats 2,200 and is designed in a modern horseshoe configuration. The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, seating 600, will serve as a gateway to the Dallas Arts District from the downtown business corridor. The completely renovated and redesigned Annette Strauss Artist Square will be the

center’s outdoor entertainment venue, and the Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park ties the whole venue together with gorgeous outdoor landscaping that creates an urban oasis. Much of it was made possible because of the participation from SMU, the Meadows School of the Arts and the Cox School of Business and alumni. “Because of both its proximity to the Center and the caliber of the university, SMU plays an integral role in the center. We have already benefited from the leadership and counsel of many SMU alumni, faculty and administrators,” says Mark Nerenhausen, president and CEO of the Center. “Once the center is open, these two institutions will become even more intertwined, to the benefit of both of our organizations, through educational programs that we develop together, internships at the center and more.” Fall 2009

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The nine-year campaign to build the Center kicked off with a fund-raising goal of $354 million, 95 percent of which was to be generated in the form of gifts and grants from Dallas families, companies and foundations. In the time since, more than 130 gifts of more than $1 million were given by Dallas families and organizations, many of whom are linked to SMU.

The Center’s physical facilities are a work of art that nearly rivals the performance art that will take place within its hallowed halls. The Center’s board members who headed up the effort include SMU President R. Gerald Turner as well as many SMU alumni. The President’s Advisory Council includes Albert W. Niemi, Jr., dean of the Cox School of Business, José Bowen, dean of the Meadows School of the Arts, and Linda www.cox.smu.edu

Kao, assistant dean of Global Programs. “In addition to all the support we’ve received from Cox, SMU and the Meadows School, we’ve also received an enormous amount of help from the intern programs at Cox and Meadows, with students providing vital services in the ongoing campaign,” says Maria

May, director of public relations for the Center and a graduate of SMU’s MA/ MBA program, which combines art and business education and is one of the few such programs in the United States. For Bowen, the partnership between the university and the Center is a hand-inopera-glove match. “The bottom line is there’s a reciprocal relationship here. If I’m going to help the Meadows School achieve more national prominence, people have to see Dallas is a great art city, and vice versa,” Bowen says. “I can create the best name brand for Meadows but if people outside think of Dallas and think, ‘I’d never go there because they have no art scene,’ then it won’t work. No renowned artist will leave New York if they don’t believe Dallas has a vibrant arts scene. And the AT&T Performing Arts Center allows us to say, ‘Yes, we do have it.’ ”

coxCalendar of events

Upcoming

Cox Events November 14:

Family Weekend SMU vs. UTEP* 2:00 p.m. Ford Stadium For information, contact Ann Faison, afaison@cox.smu.edu, 214.768.3030

November 18:

SMU Alumni Association-Regional Event Houston 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. To RSVP or for more information, contact Stacey Paddock, SMU Alumni Relations, spaddock@smu.edu

October 16:

William J. O’Neil Conference “What Do Businesses Need to Succeed in Today’s Competitive Global Economy?” 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Collins Center For more information or to RSVP, contact Andrea Smith, 214.768.4266, aesmith@cox.smu.edu

October 17:

SMU vs. Navy* 7:00 p.m. Ford Stadium For information contact Ann Faison, afaison@cox.smu.edu, 214.768.3030

October 21:

SMU Alumni Association and Cox Alumni Association Regional Event Los Angeles 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. To RSVP or for more information, contact Stacey Paddock, SMU Alumni Relations, spaddock@smu.edu

October 23:

December 1:

SMU Cox Golf Outing Cypress, TX 11:30 a.m. To RSVP, or for more information, contact Kevin Knox, kknox@cox.smu.edu

ean Albert W. Niemi, Jr. and the Cox Alumni D Association Reception Atlanta 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. For information contact Kevin Knox, kknox@cox.smu.edu, 214.768.8338

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November 10:

* Dean’s Tailgate “On the Boulevard” begins two hours prior to kick-off at every home game.

Homecoming Weekend SMU vs. Rice* 2:00 p.m. Ford Stadium For information contact Ann Faison, afaison@cox.smu.edu, 214.768.3030

SMU Second Century Capital Campaign “Kick Off” Reception San Francisco 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. To RSVP or for more information, contact Robin Maness, director of development, rmaness@cox.smu.edu

SMU Cox Corporate Relay Challenge Part of the Dallas White Rock Marathon For more information, visit www.RunTheRock.com

For information about upcoming events go to smucoxalumni.com.

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Academic Department Chairs Accounting: Jody Magliolo..................................................................................214.768.1678 Finance: Bill Maxwell...........................................................................................214.768.4150 Information Technology and Operations Management: John Semple............214.768.2546 Management and Organizations: Don VandeWalle..........................................214.768.1239 Marketing: Raj Sethuraman................................................................................214.768.3403 Real Estate/Insurance/Business Law: Bill Brueggeman.......................................214.768.3182 Strategy and Entrepreneurship: Gordon Walker...............................................214.768.2191 Alumni and External Relations Assistant Dean of External Relations and Executive Director of the Cox Alumni Association: Kevin Knox..............................................................214.768.8338 BBA PROGRAM Associate Dean: Gary Moskowitz........................................................................214.768.1575 BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTER Director: Sandy Miller..........................................................................................214.768.4113 CENTERS AND INSTITUTES EnCap & LCM Group Alternative Asset Management Center...........................214.768.1228 Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship................................................................214.768.3689 JCPenney Center for Retail Excellence................................................................214.768.3943 KPMG Institute for Corporate Governance........................................................214.768.3053 Maguire Energy Institute.....................................................................................214.768.3692 William J. O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom...............................214.768.3251 CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Business Intelligence Graduate Certificate Program..........................................214.768.1246 Entrepreneurship Certificate Program................................................................214.768.3689 Graduate Finance Certificate Program...............................................................214.768.4155 Graduate Marketing Certificate Program..........................................................214.768.2679 DEAN’S OFFICE Dean: Albert W. Niemi, Jr.....................................................................................214.768.3012 DEVELOPMENT AND MAJOR GIFTS Director: Robin Maness........................................................................................214.768.3890 EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Associate Dean: Frank Lloyd................................................................................214.768.3191 GRADUATE PROGRAMS Associate Dean: Marci Armstrong.......................................................................214.768.4486 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Dean: Lynda Oliver...............................................................................214.768.3678 MBA BUSINESS LEADERSHIP CENTER/BBA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE Director: Paula (Hill) Strasser...............................................................................214.768.3104 MBA CAREER MANAGEMENT CENTER Assistant Dean: George Johnson.........................................................................214.768.4648 MBA GLOBAL PROGRAMS Assistant Dean: Linda Kao...................................................................................214.768.4754 SOUTHWESTERN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BANKING President and CEO: Scott MacDonald.................................................................214.768.2995 SPEAKER SERIES Bank of Texas Business Leaders Spotlight Series................................................214.768.3030 Collins Economic Forum.......................................................................................214.768.4266 Frank L. Pitts Oil and Gas Lecture Series.............................................................214.768.3948 Southwest Venture Forum...................................................................................214.768.3689

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A Time to Give:

Why Annual Gifts and the SMU Endowment are More Important Now than Ever

The SMU endowment is a vital resource for the University, comprising 18% of all revenue resources in fiscal year 2008. Established in 1914 before SMU’s doors were opened, additional gifts from alumni and friends over the years have enabled its strong growth. As a permanent financial resource, the endowment continues to provide essential support in these difficult economic times, meeting the needs of SMU students and faculty. University Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer Michael A. Condon, along with the board-appointed Investment Committee, manages and close-

To encourage broad participation in SMU Unbridled: The Second Century Campaign, SMU has launched the Hilltop Society and President’s Associates donor societies. ly monitors SMU’s endowment, making strategic decisions to maximize available funding and allow the endowment to recover more quickly as the economy regains its strength. New infusions of gifts to the endowment will hasten that recovery. “As each of us faces the particular challenges of this economic climate, I can report that SMU continues to receive encouragement and financial support from tens of thousands of alumni and friends,” says R. Gerald Turner, president of SMU. “We ended 2008 with notable achievements and strong financial support from our

alumni and friends. Of course, SMU, along with nearly every other organization and institution in our country, has been affected by the events related to the global economy, and we are adjusting to recent observations that the economic decline may extend for a significant period of time. At the same time, we are taking steps to minimize the impact of the economy on our students and the programs that serve them.” During this economic downturn, your support has never been more important. Due to the market conditions of the past 12 months and performance of the endowment overall, the Cox School needs annual gifts to supplement the shortfall of the endowment this academic year. Each dollar you give supports our strategic plan to strengthen the unique SMU Cox experience. Last fiscal year, gifts of $100 or less, to Cox alone, totaled more than $95,000. These annual gifts are critical to maintaining a high level of student quality, attracting outstanding professors and expanding student services and programs. Your annual gift allows SMU Cox to meet the most urgent needs of the school. To encourage broad participation in SMU Unbridled: The Second Century Campaign, SMU has launched the Hilltop Society and President’s Associates donor societies. The Hilltop Society provides special recognition and distinction to those individuals who collectively help build SMU’s financial foundation through consecutive yearly giving. President’s Associates recognizes generous annual donors who have demonstrated a deep commitment to the University by making yearly cumulative contributions of $1,000 or more. These new societies recognize donors who support any area of the University.

Cox School Priorities for SMU Unbridled: The Second Century Campaign

SMU Cox has defined funding priorities that will improve our student quality, faculty and academic excellence, and the campus experience. n I ncrease the number of endowed scholarships for BBA and MBA programs to attract high-achieving students to enrich the overall Cox educational experience. n A ttract outstanding professors and researchers to teach our students, enhance academic programs, and improve facilities and resources that will impact the Cox learning environment. n I mprove and expand student services and programs to create additional leadership opportunities in the Dallas business community and increase funding for speaker series offered to students. If you feel strongly about one of these areas and can assist the Cox School through your involvement or investment, or have questions, please contact the Development Office at 214.768.3074. To track campaign progress, please visit: www.smu.edu/ campaignreports

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The Fabacher Professor of Alternative Asset Management Announced

SMU and the Cox School are pleased that parents of our students recognize the value and quality of their children’s education at SMU. Some parents choose to honor those special professors that make a difference in their children’s lives and expose them to new ideas and possibilities. Mary Helen and Mike Fabacher, parents of Eric Fabacher (BBA ’10), were impressed with the finance curriculum and accomplished faculty at Cox and decided to further the mission of the School by financially supporting an outstanding faculty member. The Cox School is delighted to announce The Fabacher Endowed Professor of Alternative Asset Management, established in January 2009 by Mary Helen and Mike Fabacher. Kumar Venkataraman has been named the Fabacher Endowed Professor of Alternative Asset Management. “The Fabacher Endowed Professorship enables us to recruit, retain and recognize the talented faculty in the Cox School. Kumar is an example of the success we have had in hiring highly accomplished and promising professors. The generosity that Mary Helen and Mike Fabacher have shown to our faculty will strengthen our legacy of excellence in business education,” said Dean Niemi. The Fabacher’s generous $1 million gift will support a professorship in the EnCap Investments & LCM Group Alternative Asset Management Center at the Cox School of Business. “We are excited to assist the Cox School in this exciting new venture which will raise the standard among top universities in finance education. The current economic climate presents unique learning opportunities and the EnCap Investments & LCM Group Alternative Asset Management Center will undoubtedly put Cox faculty and students at the forefront of solving complex issues. We are very pleased with Professor Venkataraman’s record of success in the classroom as well as his valuable www.cox.smu.edu

research in the area of finance. We are elated that he will be recognized for his many contributions as he continues to prepare students for their careers in the financial market,” said Mary Helen and Mike Fabacher. The Center provides a curriculum that focuses on financial markets of nontraditional assets, which include hedge funds and private equity funds, for undergraduate and graduate students

Mike and Mary Helen Fabacher

The Fabacher Endowed Professorship enables us to recruit, retain and recognize the talented faculty in the Cox School. focusing their studies in finance. Courses provided by the Center will also prepare students for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) professional designation. Professor Venkataraman joined the Cox faculty in 2000. He received his Master of Management Studies in finance from BITSPilani (India) and his Ph.D. in finance from Arizona State University. He has taught MBA-level courses in portfolio theory and asset pricing, undergraduate courses in financial management and specialized

modules on investment topics for Cox’s Finance Certificate Program. Professor Venkataraman received the Outstanding Teaching Award in the MBA program in 2008. His work has been featured in industry publications such as the CFA Digest, in several textbooks, and in business press including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Economist and Bloomberg News. He was the recipient of the Research Excellence Award for the Cox School in 2004, and in 2008, he received the University’s highest research award - the Gerald J. Ford Senior Research Fellowship. He currently serves as an associate editor of the Journal of Financial Management. The Fabachers reside in Connecticut and are members of the SMU Parent Leadership Council, where they encourage SMU parents to build supportive relationships between SMU and its parent community and play an integral role in fundraising efforts for students’ benefit.

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Cox ’09 Grads Support a Stampede!

Each year, MBA and Executive MBA (EMBA) students participate in a class giving campaign allowing them to show their support for the school. This year, with the Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) students joining the ranks, there was an overwhelming sense of camaraderie among Cox graduate students who participated in the class giving effort. The graduating classes of 2009 had a very successful campaign and made gifts to existing Cox School designations. The results for members of the classes of 2009 are: MSA: 60 donors out of 60 students = 100% participation EMBA: 86 donors out of 89 students = 97% participation

Administration and MBA (MA/MBA) dual degree program by cultivating the act of giving back to SMU now,” affirmed Ellen Schlachter (MA/MBA ’09). On behalf of the students, faculty and administration of SMU and the Cox School of Business, thank you to all of our student donors who made the 2009 Cox School of Business graduate class giving campaign a stampede of success!

Marc Bullock, member of The Union, Undergraduate Class Giving Committee

BBA Students Pony Up Current undergraduate students are showing pride for SMU and Cox by giving back. In the 2008-09 academic year, 117 current BBA students made a gift to support the Cox Fund, BBA Scholars Program, Business Information Center and Delta Sigma Pi.

Marc Bullock (BBA ’10) is majoring in finance, Chinese and Spanish. Bullock excels in his involvement on campus and he is also academically engaged as a Cox BBA Scholar. So when it came time to “pony up” and give back to the University through his class gift to the Cox School, Bullock was all too willing to do his part.

MBA: 74 donors out of 88 students = 84% participation When asked why they give back to SMU Cox, many of the students say they feel their experience at SMU Cox enhanced who they are as well as their career, and giving back is a way of saying thank you. “My relationship with the Cox School transcends education alone,” says Benjamin Riley (EMBA ’09). “Giving back not only assists others in benefitting as I did, but also strengthens the Cox brand and helps enhance the global competitiveness of the School. ” “It is important for students to give back because offering a better program to those that come after us follows the tradition of what was given to us - something I believe we are all grateful for,” said Molly McQueen (MSA ’09). Eric Minor (MBA ’09), agreed, “I view giving back to SMU Cox as a way for me to thank the school for their support [of my education] and provide benefits to future students.” “The class giving campaign helps ensure future support of the Master of Arts

2009 Executive MBA Class Giving Committee Members Chris Koch, Ryan Smith, Preeti Harder, Ben Riley, Kent Smith, Beth Weingarden (not pictured)

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Jennifer Pierce, member of The Union, Undergraduate Class Giving Committee

“The Cox School provides students with excellent opportunities and a worldclass education,” said Bullock. “I chose to give back to the Cox School to show my appreciation for these opportunities. I also want to continue to see SMU and the Cox School ranked well among our peer schools. These rankings translate into the value of our institution and the well-deserved recognition of our students, faculty, staff and administration.” Jennifer Pierce (BBA ’10) is a double major in accounting and Spanish, and after graduation, Pierce plans to obtain her Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) degree at SMU Cox and work in public accounting in Dallas. Because of her positive experience at the Cox School, she was ready to help lead her undergraduate class in the giving effort for SMU. “I was given a scholarship to attend SMU through the Cox School of Business so I wanted to take advantage of an opportunity to give back to Cox,” said Pierce. “I am grateful for the abundance of opportunities that the Cox School has provided me and will continue to provide me in the future. I hope that my gift can set an example for my peers and will motivate them to begin donating now and continue long after graduation.” SMU Cox thanks our current BBA students who are making an immediate impact at Cox by supporting scholarships for their classmates and improving our facilities.

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2009 MBA Class Giving Committee Members Ellen Schlachter, Laura Encarnacao, Meghan Graham, Tracey Williams, Elana Lesartre, Priti Barman, Peter Heinz, Eric Minor

2009 MSA Class Giving Committee Members Cyd Williams, Jake Raju, Molly McQueen, Mary Thompson

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Honor Roll of Donors Thanks for Your Generosity

The Cox School thanks the following alumni, corporations, foundations and individuals (faculty, friends, parents, staff and students) for designating their gifts and pledges to the School during the past fiscal year: June 01, 2008 – May 31, 2009. Note: † denotes someone who is deceased.

1938........................................ Martha McKamy Caldwell (BS)

1939........................................ William P. Clements (‘39) and Rita Clements Trammell Crow † (‘39) and Margaret Crow Eli H. Graham (BBA) and Louise Graham

1941......................................... James T. Bedsole (BBA) Martin Samuelsohn (BL) Raymond L. Windt (BBA) George N. Zarafonetis (BSCM)

1942........................................ Edwin L. Cox (‘42)

1943........................................ Mr. Arthur H. Stern (BBA)

1944........................................ Jean Lewis Barrar (BBA) Joy Wisener Clinch (BBA) Marjorie White Giles (BBA)

1945........................................ Marjorie W. Kues (BBA) Marian Penniman Tate (BA)

1946........................................ Patricia Moss Browning (BBA)

1947......................................... Joseph J. Akulonis (BBA) Ruth Rolnick Albert (BBA) and Richard R. Albert (BS) Gordon H. Bayless (BBA) Richard R. Brown (BBA) Louis D. Caver (BBA) Joe A. Gaines † (‘47) Francy Conrad Hoy (BBA) Renate Fulda Kahn (BBA) Richard C. Knowles (BBA) Joseph W. Smith (BBA) Paul P. Steed (BBA) and Violet Steed John M. Terry (BBA)

1948........................................ Edwin D. Barlow (BBA) Jack H. Bleuler (BBA) Oscar M. Bushwar (BBA) Lonnie E. Crawford † (BBA) John A. Flechtner (BBA) Owen M. Giles † (JD) William R. Lloyd (BBA) Neill C. MacKay (BBA) Bill J. Rice (BBA) and Merle Harris Rice (BSED ‘49) James A. Wittkower (BBA)

1949........................................ Carl L. Carpenter (BBA) Walter H. Coleman (BBA) Ed R. Crissey (BBA) Charles R. Eastham (BBA) Bev C. Ficke (BBA) J. Russell Gilpin (BBA) and Rosemary Gilpin † (‘49) Robert L. Goldberg (BBA) M. Heard Hearon (BBA) and Helenlee Wright Hearon (BSJR ‘50) Addie Henderson Hill (BBA) Albert A. Ingels (BBA) Helen Brown Jenkins (BBA) Bill W. Lacy (BBA) Fred B. Loe (BBA) and Nancy Warlick Loe (BA) Robert M. Miller (BBA) Albert B. Nickels (BBA) James J. Owen (BBA) W. Eugene Paschall (BBA/BSV, MBA ‘50) and Barbara Sims Paschall (BA ‘50) Louis J. Reeg (BBA) Charlie B. Shuffield (BBA) William J. Sloan (BBA) Dennis D. Temple (BBA) Charles R. Totebusch (BBA) Gordon P. Wagner (BBA) Elbert H. Walters (BBA) James D. Ware (BBA) Mary Bowman Wilson (BBA)

1950........................................ George B. Alden (BBA) Adrian Alter (BBA) Herbert R. Clifton (BBA) Howard L. Coldwell (BBA) Bruce L. Collins (BBA) and Mary Riddick Collins (BA ‘53) Nancy McMillan Dedman (BA)

Genie Watkins Farrow (BBA) and Edwin Farrow William N. Foster † (BBA) Justin E. Garrison (BBA) and Nancy Paschal Garrison (BSED, ‘52) Robert A. Gwinn (BBA, JD ‘54) and Marianne Snyder Gwinn (BA ‘58) Larry F. Herndon (BBA) and Marcia Miller Herndon (‘52) Nancy Howell McRae (BBA) and William McRae Charles M. Murray (‘50) Robert G. Robicheaux (BBA) and Mildred Robicheaux Walter A. Scott (BBA) William D. Stafford (BBA) William J. Teeter (BBA)

1951......................................... Lloyd E. Halbrook (BBA) Thomas M. McGrath (BBA) Mary McCorkle Rauscher (BA) N. Ray Tunnell (BBA) and Linda Tunnell John L. Webb (BBA)

1952........................................ Gilbert S. Avery (BBA) Anne Rikard Cragg (BBA) Barbara Wooten Fooshee (BBA) Morton C. Kramer (BBA) Ann Thompson Maguire (BA) and Cary Maguire John H. Otstott (BBA) Albert Schiavo (BBA) Bill D. St. John (BBA)

1953......................................... O. Paul Corley (BBA) and Anna Parker Corley (BA ‘45) Jean Gray Drake (BA, MED ‘69) Robert B. Payne † (MCL) Donald E. Reily (BBA) and Nancy Hopkins Reily (BBA ‘55) Ira W. Walker (BBA)

1954........................................

Charles A. Barns (BBA) Roger W. Blackmar (BBA) Thomas C. Carlson (BBA) Emmett M. Collins † (BBA, BL ‘59) Romey L. Hall (BBA) William L. Hutchison (BA, BL ‘55) and Patsy Pinson Hutchison (BSED) Rogers Law (BBA) Betty Worley Long (BBA) William A. Martin (BBA) Robert N. McKitterick (BBA) Donald Minsky (BBA) Lowell N. Smith (BBA) and Shirley Segars Smith (‘55) B. J. Zimmerman (BBA) and Patsy Zimmerman

1955......................................... Louis J. Boudreaux (BBA) Willis F. Brown (BBA) and Mary Armstrong Brown † (BS) Tootsie Schwartz Fonberg (BBA) and Peter Fonberg (‘56) Barbara Frazier Howard (BBA)

William J. O’Neil (BBA) and Fay Seifert O’Neil (‘55) Nancy Hopkins Reily (BBA) and Donald E. Reily (BBA ‘53) Joe Chat Sumner (BBA) W.E. Williams (BBA) and Joretta Williams Nick J. Zotos (BBA) and Mary Zotos

1956........................................ Merlin B. Burlison (BBA) Barbara Bort Cluck (BBA) Jack W. Dalton (BBA) William C. Diller (BBA) Burton C. Einspruch (BA, BS ‘58) and Barbara Traeger Einspruch (BA ‘61) Theodore E. Gebhardt (BBA) Jerry R. Jacob (BBA) and Phyllis Powell Jacob (‘58) Patrick J. Kain (BBA) and Barbara Tate Kain (‘58) Jeanne Byrd Meyer (BBA) Millard D. Noell (BBA) and Edith H. Noell (BA ‘44, MA ‘67) Warren C. Vivirito (BBA) Jim F. Whitten (BBA)

1957.........................................

Landon Alford (BBA) and Phyllis Potthast Alford (BS) James P. Christon (BBA) Benny R. Copeland (BBA) William A. Custard (BBA) and Linda Pitts Custard (EMBA ‘99) Irving E. Davis (BBA) Alan D. Feld (BA, BL ‘60) and Anne Feld Louis D. Francis (BBA) and June Moore Francis (BA ‘58) Mary Gardner Henderson (BBA) Hugh G. Holcomb (BBA) and Mary Sensabaugh Holcomb (‘59) Patsy Gail Kilpatrick (BBA) Charles S. Leyendecker (BBA) Shirley Heilbron Price (BBA) David Sikora (BBA) Billy D. Sorrell (BBA, MBA ‘66) Don W. Stewart (BBA) and Vicki Stewart G. Eugene Ware (BBA)

1958........................................

Anne Howell Barker (BBA) James Z. Bessellieu (BBA) William R. Cooper (BBA) and Susan Smith Cooper (BA ‘62) George F. Moss (BBA) Gwen Lee Prichard (BBA) and Gage A. Prichard (BA ‘59) Catherine Sammons Simmons (BBA) Suzanne Baker Sisk (BBA) Jerry G. Wilson (BBA, MBA ‘72) and Anne Esther Wilson (BA, MLA ‘72)

1959........................................ Paul J. Ashby (BBA) Norman E. Depew (BBA) Spencer P. Harris (BBA) Carolyn Vickery Leonard (BBA) and Jonathan R. Leonard (BA, MTH ‘63)

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Hurshel Lyle (BBA) G.L. Morris (BBA) Sally Reddig Schulze (BBA) and John B. Schulze (BBA) Robert H. Wellborn (BBA) Sicily Sterling Williams (BBA) Dolores McClain Wise (BBA)

Jerry L. Lewis (BBA) Frederick S. Merrill (BBA) Herschel E. Milner (BBA) Doyce A. Walker (BBA) Randel Y. Wilson (BBA)

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Robert C. Ammons (BBA) Chesley Norris Brooks (BBA, MBA ‘65) Larry E. Bryson (BBA) Otto Cowling (BBA) Martha Kerr Early (BBA) Joe B. Fortson (BBA) and Jeanne Crum Fortson (BBA/BA ‘65) Thomas E. Foster (BBA, MBA ‘67) John D. Hagerman (BBA) and Linda Hagerman Julius A. Knight (BBA) John P. Lodge (BBA) Danna Waldman Mandell (BA) and Bud Mandell Joan Hornberger Peurifoy (BA) David C. Phillips (BBA) Nancy Box Schoenke (BBA) and Raymond F. Schoenke (BA) Ralph L. Shanks (BBA) Jon Sparling (BBA, JD ‘67) and Helena Underwood Sparling (BBA ‘71) Steven F. Swann (BBA) Kathryn Campbell Tanner (BBA) and Lawrence E. Tanner (BBA) John C. Tatum (BBA) and Betty Wilson Tatum (BBA ‘64, MBA ‘67) Ralph E. Turner (BBA) and Elizabeth Hassell Turner (BBA ‘66) Walter Virden (BBA) J.C. Whitten (BBA) Lowell G. Winkler (BBA) and Ruth Winkler

Eva Miller Armstrong (BBA) Nolan O. Bewley (MBA) Marianne Taggart Bock (BBA) Ron C. Borschow (MBA) Bill H. Bradley (BBA) A. Carter Creech (BA, MBA ‘73) Elizabeth M. Edwards Sam B. Gottlieb (BBA) Charles R. Hrdlicka (BBA) and Andra Reed Hrdlicka (BA ‘61) Harold B. Krom (MBA) Charles E. Lancaster (BBA) and Susan Nichols Lancaster (BA ‘61) Joan Baker Mason (BA) and Elvis Mason Donald H. Mathews (MBA) Lee McClennahan (BBA) George S. Truitt (BBA)

1961........................................

Roy P. Adams (BBA) Scottie H. Ashley (MBA, JD ‘65) Suzanne Stemmons Beeman (BBA) John B. Colquitt (BBA) and Angelina Colquitt Pat H. Cowdin (BBA) Sylvia Allbritton Deadwyler (BBA) and Earnest Deadwyler David E. Harrison (BBA) and Gay Sanders Harrison (BS) Mary Downs Holder (BBA) John M. Malloy (BBA, MBA ‘66) and Elaine Sullivan Malloy (BA ‘64) John H. Massey (BBA) and Elizabeth Shatto Massey (MLA ‘70) James R. McGuire (BBA) Thomas H. Moore (BBA) Robert R. Owen (BBA) Charles H. Pistor (MBA) and Regina Pistor Jill Worley Sherer (BBA) and David M. Sherer (‘60) J. Donald Woodward (BBA)

1962........................................

Rebecca Reed Alexander (BBA) Donn R. Byrne (BBA) Robert V. Cecil (BBA) and Sandra Cecil (‘64) Charles R. Coil (BBA) Gus Comiskey (BBA) and Karen Comiskey Alvin J. Dalton (BBA) Melvin E. Davis (BBA) and Merry Holotik Davis (BA ‘61) Joel M. Hedge (BBA) and Sydney Reid Hedge (BM ‘63) Walter T. Henderson (BSIE ‘60, MBA) H. Glyn Jordan (MBA) and Ann Manning Jordan (‘60) C. Elliott Knott (BBA) Tom E. Leka (BBA) www.cox.smu.edu

1963........................................

1964........................................ Michael J. Anderson (BBA) Hugh W. Betzner (BBA) Douglas G. Carman (BBA, PHD ‘72) and Mary Gregg Carman † (BA ‘63) Richard K. Couch (BBA) Grant Craig (BBA) Martin C. Cude (BBA) and Karen Cude James D. Hairston (BBA) and Dottie Lillard Hairston (BA ‘65) Harold T. Hyde (BBA) and Laura Huddleston Hyde (BA ‘65) John D. Kuykendall (BBA) and Mary Mays Kuykendall (MA ‘69) James T. Langham (BBA) Dennis C. McCuistion (BBA, MLA ‘85) Joanne McEwen Phelps (MA) Richard L. Pool (BBA) and Barbara Youkers Pool (BBA ‘67) Betty Wilson Tatum (BBA, MBA ‘67) and John C. Tatum (BBA ‘63) Les Tiedtke (BBA) J. Douglas Toole (BBA) Jan Wright Truebner (BBA)

1965........................................

George Y. Banks (BBA) Martha Carlson Crain (BBA, MS ‘66) and Michael W. Crain (BBA, MBA ‘67)

Jeanne Crum Fortson (BBA/BA) and Joe B. Fortson (BBA ‘63) Richard L. Garver (MBA) Elaine Larsson Gurganus (BBA) Linda Wertheimer Hart (BL) and Milledge A. Hart John A. Henry (MBA) Ben L. Jones (MBA) George R. Moody (BBA) Erle A. Nye (JD) and Alice Nye Terrence M. Peake (BBA, MBA ‘67) Anne Veale Pogson (BBA) Charles D. Sweeney (BBA) and Jennifer Wyatt Sweeney (BA ‘66)

1966........................................ Beki Goodrich Ainsworth (BFA, MLA ‘95) Chas C. Alsop (BBA) and Emily Gray Alsop (BA) R. Robert Buzbee (MBA) Michael L. Edwards (BBA, MBA ‘68) David G. Fearheller (BBA) Walter L. Fleming (MBA) Shelby R. French (BBA) Donald M. Johnstone (MBA) and Sherry Johnstone W. Caldwell Leonard (BBA) Michael P. Massad (BBA) and Caroline Massad Raymond F. Ratcliff (BBA) David M. Reichert (MBA) Carl Sewell (BBA) and Peggy Higgins Sewell (BFA ‘72) Edward E. Smiley (BBA) Elizabeth Hassell Turner (BBA) and Ralph E. Turner (BBA ‘63) Jill Wilson (BBA) Kenneth F. Worley (BBA)

1967......................................

King Bourland (MBA) and Carol Schneider Bourland (BA) Jerry A. Candy (BBA) Robert B. Greenwood (BS) James L. Grisham (BBA) Grady Jordan (BBA) Bobby B. Lyle (MSEA) Frank M. McKinney (BBA) and Jane Edgington McKinney (BA) Emlyn Merle Miller (MBA) John Munson (MBA) Kenney Dixon Pickens (BBA) and John Pickens Barbara Youkers Pool (BBA) and Richard L. Pool (BBA ‘64) Charles E. Poole (BBA) John D. Rainey (BBA, JD ‘72) E.L. Smith (BBA) Irvin L. Smith (BBA) Charles T. Standifer (BBA) Lynn O. Surls (BBA, MBA ‘72) J. Bryan Sutherlin (MBA) H. Michael Tatum (BBA) Lynn W. Thornhill (BBA) Thomas R. Williams (BBA, MBA ‘69) Robert A. Wilson (BBA) and Susan Cooper Wilson (BS)

1968........................................ Alan A. Abrams (BBA)

Steven J. Andrews (MBA) and Mariel Carter Andrews (BA ‘69) C. Fred Ball (BSIE ‘66, MBA) and Charlotte Layl Ball (BM ‘69) Larry S. Bender (BBA) Bruce A. Cheatham (BBA, JD ‘72) and Jeanne O’Neill Cheatham (BA ‘70) Robert H. Dilworth (BBA, EMBA ‘95) and Mary Bok Dilworth (BH ‘97, MLA ‘04) Frank M. Dunlevy (BBA) and Susan Dunlevy Gregory Brown Emrick (BBA) James A. Erck (BBA, JD ‘72) Neal C. Hasty (BBA) and Mary McDuffee Hasty (BA) Henry V. Heuser (BBA) Joe O. Luby (BBA, JD ‘70) James I. Magee (BBA) Suzann Mehner McCarty (BBA) Sarah Neeley Metschan (BBA) David G. Morrison (BBA, MBA ‘72) and Christine McBride Morrison (BA ‘70) John K. Mullaney (BBA, MBA ‘73) W. Cal Partee (BBA) Belle Drye Petkas (BBA) Wilbur L. Smither (BBA, MBA ‘69) Ronald M. Stuart (BBA) Nathaniel F. Taylor (BBA) James E. Williams (MBA) Thomas S. Wright (MBA)

1969........................................ Steve Barnett (BBA, JD ‘72, LLM ‘76) and Candice Taylor Chandler (BA ‘68) William B. Black (BBA) Cynthia Crenshaw Chapman (BBA) and Steven M. Chapman (BBA) Gary T. Crum (BBA) and Sylvie Crum Walter W. Durham (MBA) Stephen D. Fisher (BBA, MBA ‘78) and Maryann Fisher Richard W. Garrett (BBA) J. Brent Gilbert (BBA) Richard E. Giss (BBA) Jeffry D. Landua (BBA) Irene Stensel McNichols (BBA, MBA ‘70) and David W. McNichols (BS ‘70) Frances Micka (BBA, MBA ‘70) John J. Orler (BBA) Bruce T. Peterson (BBA) and Judith Yadack Peterson (BA ‘70) Timothy D. Purser (BBA) and Margaret Evans Purser (BA) Fred D. Rasmussen (BBA) Larry V. Smith (BA, JD ‘73) and Andrea Vaughan Smith (BA ‘70) Mike Tatum (BBA) Virginia B. Windley (‘69)

1970....................................... Lawrence Berneburg (BBA) E. Paul Bigham (BBA, MBA ‘75) Kenneth P. Carter (BBA) Allen B. Clark (MBA) Carol McKinney Clayton (BBA) Leroy Francis (MBA)

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John F. Freeman (BBA, JD ‘73) Elizabeth McCarty Glenney (BBA) William T. Gunn (MBA) Gordon B. Harnesberger (BSME ‘63, MBA) Sally Evans Hayward (BBA, MLA ‘74) and William D. Hayward (BBA, JD ‘74) Cheryl Anthony Johnston (BBA) and Fred A. Johnston (BBA ‘71) James M. Johnston (BBA, MBA ‘71) and Suzanne Scott Johnston (BA ‘71) Don H. Laux (BBA) M. Kemp McMillan (BBA) Donald B. Means (BBA) Duffy Nabholtz (BBA) and Diane Nabholtz Jeannie Scott Nethery (BBA) Mark W. Owen (BBA) John E. Petree (BBA) and Nancy Hosman Petree (BBA ‘71) Cary K. Rossel (BBA) A. Jeffrey Schreur (MBA) Tim R. Smith (BBA) John C. Tolleson (‘70) and Debra Tolleson Robert H. Townsend (BBA) and Millicent Morgan Townsend (BBA ‘78) Newman R. Wolfe (BBA)

1971......................................

Garnett L. Andrews (MBA) and Susan Andrews Rhys J. Best (MBA) and Sue Best Gerald L. Bowles (BBA) Robert Cerveny (BS ‘64, MBA) William J. Clark (MBA) John S. Dryden (MBA) Sheryl M. Farley (BBA) Alan J. Freeman (BBA) Jonathan B. Grose (BBA) G.R. Hay (BBA) and Laurie Hollis Hay (MLS ‘07) Lawrence W. Hill (MBA) Peter D. Hyink (BBA, MBA ‘73) and Marcia Hyink Fred A. Johnston (BBA) and Cheryl Anthony Johnston (BBA ‘70) J.D. McCaslin (MBA) Anne Bible Pouns (BBA) and Stephen Pouns Claudia A. Ritchie (BBA) William C. Routh (MBA) Ian B. Russell (BBA) Charles H. Smith (BBA, JD ‘74) and Linda Noret Smith (BBA ‘73) Goodhue W. Smith (BBA) and Diane Solether Smith (BA ‘69) Helena Underwood Sparling (BBA) and Jon Sparling (BBA ‘63, JD ‘67) Richard L. Stanford (BBA, JD ‘74) and Deborah Greynolds Stanford (BBA ‘87) Steve A. Stephenson (BBA) Marshall K. Sutton (MBA) James Tacker (BBA) Paul G. Veale (BBA) and Claudia Veale

James A. Wallace (MBA) and Thelma Wallace William M. Wheless (MBA) and Laura Wheless John A. Yates (BBA, MBA ‘76) and Georgia Cook Yates (BA)

1972........................................ Lawrence R. Adams (BBA) Neil A. Bickley (BBA) LeRoy H. Brorson (BBA, MBA ‘75) Roger W. Bumgarner (BBA) and Terri Massad Bumgarner (BA) George R. Burtner (BBA) and Mary Burtner Larry W. Conrad (MBA) William W. Coody (MBA) James J. Donoghue (MBA) Rudolf Fernandez (BBA) David K. Haspel (MBA) Robert O. Hoffland (MBA) and Carol R. Hoffland Kirby H. Jackson (BBA, MBA ‘74) Frank H. Johnson (BBA) Stephen A. Lally (BBA) William A. Landreth (MBA) and Gail Widmer Landreth (BA ‘73) Linda Fisher Massey (MBA) and Stanley P. Massey Frank D. McMordie (MBA) David B. Miller (BBA, MBA ‘73) and Carolyn Miller Kenneth R. Morris (BBA) and Linda Morris Robert J. Reifsteck (BBA) and Judith Bagnuolo Reifsteck (BS ‘75) Leslie A. Speck (BBA) Richard Venable (MBA) Charles R. Vrooman (MBA) Jerry F. White (MBA)

1973......................................... Richard K. Anderson (BBA) and Sharon Libbey Anderson (BA) Patricia De Graffenried Arnett (BBA) and T.C. Arnett Barbara A. Bailey (BA, MBA ‘74) Robert S. Baiter (MBA) Pat S. Bolin (BA) and Jane Bolin Tucker S. Bridwell (BBA, MBA ‘74) and Gina Bridwell Kenneth L. Brier (MBA) and Leslie Brier John K. Condon (MBA) and MaryAnne Condon Randy Dodgen (BBA) Jon L. Dooley (BBA) Thomas R. Dunlap (BBA) Roland G. Eichelberger (MBA) Douglas S. Fenn (BBA) and Wendy Fenn (MDV ‘03) James Fischbach (MBA) Christopher J. Flynn (MBA) and Janis Kiley Flynn (MS) Walter O. Forehand (BBA, MBA ‘74) Linda Schlinkman Fuller (MBA) Susan Kelley Gilbert (BBA) and Richard Gilbert Alan N. Gnutti (MBA) Roy B. Graham (BBA) Andrew R. Ikemire (MBA)

Margaret Frost Ingram (BBA) Cher Thomas Jacobs (BBA) and David Jacobs Richard M. Law (BBA) Glenn M. Lonnquist (MBA) Chris D. Mantzuranis (BBA) and Genny Butler Mantzuranis (BFA ‘72) William D. Mathis (MBA) Roger S. Meiners (MBA) William T. Molloy (MBA) Robert L. Moorman (BBA) M. Andrew Noel (MBA) Katherine Ott-Warner (BBA) B. Stephens Parker (MBA) Pietro A. Pitts (MBA) Janice Murdoch Reily (BBA) Joy McGrady Rome (BBA) and Raymond Rome Larry A. Shawn (MBA, MS ‘87) Linda Noret Smith (BBA) and Charles H. Smith (BBA ‘71, JD ‘74) David A. Stevenson (BBA) Del R. Threadgill (BBA) and Lane Freeman Threadgill (BA) Nancy E. Underwood (‘73) William J. Van Devender (MBA) and Mollie Van Devender Mack Waller (BBA) Ann Lawrence Wessel (BBA) C. Edwin Wilson (MBA) and Susan M. Wilson (MBA ‘80 ) Howard I. Zusman (MBA)

1974........................................

Henry E. Bedford (MBA) Richard J. Billik (BBA, JD ‘76) Susan Spath Bond (BBA) and James Bond (BA) Richard W. Burk (MBA) James G. Carr (MBA) Albert R. Clauser (BBA) J.R. Doty (MBA) Christine Leishman Emerick (BBA) Margaret E. Genovese (MBA, MFA ‘75) George E. Harvey (BBA) Terry L. Hill (BBA) Ben A. Hock (MBA) Richard I. Kearley (BBA) Graeme C. Law (BS) Craig S. Leong (BBA) Steven J. Lindley (BBA) Dan M. Linn (BBA) Carolyn Conner Luck (MBA) Cheryl Vannoy Mahoney (BFA) Steve H. McCombs (BBA) Timothy P. Moen (BBA, MBA ‘75) and Paulette McConachie Moen (BBA ‘75) Terry W. Moore (MBA) Anne Moten Moses (BBA) B. Gregory Mowatt (BBA, MBA ‘76) Maryanne Peabody (MBA) David H. Reid (BBA, MBA ‘79) Michael G. Reily (BBA, MBA ‘76) David A. Richards (BBA) David L. Roffino (BBA) Evelyn R. Russell (BBA) John M. Schultz (BBA) William C. Shaddock (MBA) and Kim Shaddock

Neil O. Shoop (MBA) William J. Skaggs (MBA) Angie Smith (BA) Cece Smith (MLA) and J. Ford Lacy Jessica Sleight Tully (BBA) John L. Turner (BBA) and Nancy Turner Malcolm C. Turner (MBA) John T. Unger (BA ‘73, MBA) and Kathy J. Welch (BS) Billie Ida Williamson (BBA) and Mack O. Forrester Patricia N. Wilson (MBA) Kathleen Crofton Wise (BBA) Blair P. Woodall (BBA) and Laura Woodall Merv Yeagle (MBA)

1975......................................

Charles M. Alman (BBA) and Martha Hirsch Alman (MS) William T. Barbee (BBA) Tony Boghetich (BBA) and Jilene Milligan Boghetich (BBA ‘76) Timothy W. Bolinger (MBA) and Kathryn Cockrell Bolinger (BFA ‘78) Salvador Bonilla-Mathe (BBA) Michael J. Boyd (BBA) Mary Adams Bressler (BBA) Dave E. Broshears (MBA) William M. Byerley (BBA, MBA ‘76) and Susan Byerley Barbara D. Carson (MBA) Susan Hanna Cerpanya (MBA) and Philip R. Cerpanya † (MBA) David R. Clausen (BBA) Larry D. Cline (MBA) James W. Collins (BBA, MBA ‘77) and Kathleen Cook Collins (BA) Paolo E. Colombi (MBA) Roxanne Bucy Coogan (BBA) Donald C. Coons (BBA, MBA ‘76) Heidi C. Cooper (MBA) Robert H. Crist (MBA) Eric F. Fess (BBA) and Patricia Wallace Fess (BS) Joanne Pilgrim Fischer (MBA) and Kurt A. Fischer (MBA) Allen D. Gibson (BBA) Mary Gilly Graham (MBA) Gary M. Hanks (BBA, MBA ‘76) James E. Hibbert (BBA) Richard K. Holtry (MBA) Paul D. Johnson (BBA) and Catherine White Johnson (BA ‘76) John D. Lawrence (BBA) William J. Lee (MBA) and Sally Lee John L. Liland (BBA) and Brenda Kay Liland (BS ‘74) Richard D. Long (MBA) Susan Long Lowe (BBA) Catherine Zick Manning (BBA) and George T. Manning John R. Miller (BBA) and April Miller Paulette McConachie Moen (BBA) and Timothy P. Moen (BBA ‘74, MBA) Nick Nichols (MBA) James R. Paulsen (BBA) Brent J. Peterson (MBA) James L. Plunk (BBA) Fall 2009

William H. Price (BBA) Ronald H. Ridlehuber (BBA) Michael L. Schnell (BBA) Robert N. Sherman (MBA) Richard B. Skorburg (BBA) and Richard M. Skorburg Nancy Herrington Stahnke (BBA) Jean Stauffer (BBA) Carl J. Taylor (BBA) Donna Tompkins Tooley (BBA) and David R. Tooley (BS ‘76, MPA ‘77) Dana Phillips Turner (MBA) and Raymond P. Turner (JD ‘77) Charles R. Watts (MBA) Margaret Ware Wendell (MBA) and John H. Wendell (MBA)

1976.....................................

Nancy Winniford Ashby (BBA) Robert C. Bailey (BBA) Shepard E. Barnes (BBA) and Randi Scheel Barnes (BFA) Ellen A. Beadling (BBA) Caroline Ruhl Beason (MBA) and Curtis E. Beason (MTH/JD ‘80) Jilene Milligan Boghetich (BBA) and Tony Boghetich (BBA ‘75) W. Kline Boyd (BBA) James E. Childs (BBA) and Carol Waggett Childs (BBA/BA ‘78) H. Burton Clark (MBA) and Laura Clark John U. Clarke (MBA) Robert R. Corcoran (BBA) Sally Reid Cox (BBA) Michael B. Ferguson (BBA) David G. Frank (BBA) and Edith Frank Lynn A. Gipson (MBA) Mark E. Hammond (MBA) James V. Heim (BBA, MBA ‘78) and Theresa Heim Lista Beazley Hightower (BBA) Dana Kuenstler Howard (BBA) Blair Lessenberry Hundahl (BBA) H. W. Hutchison (BBA) Ann Herman Johnson (BBA) Jessica DeVries Kij (BBA) Thomas C. Knox (MBA) Melinda Stokes Krueger (MBA) Gary M. Leathers (BBA) Carol Huntley Little (BBA) Lee Majors (BBA) Lynnell E. Mandl (BBA) William B. Maples (BBA) Ruth Ann Marshall (BBA, MBA ‘80) Paula A. McAllaster (BBA) John R. Miller (BBA) Stephan E. Morton (BA ‘74, MBA) and Betsy L. Morton (BS, MLA ‘05) Linda Reneau Moore (MBA) Dorothy Najima-Ellis (BBA) Wayne K. Olson (BBA) Douglas C. Potter (MBA) Merrill J. Reynolds (BBA) and Nancy Reynolds Caroline Ruhl (MBA) and Curtis Edward Beason (MTH/JD ‘80) Victor Scammel (BBA) James C. Segovis (MBA) and Elizabeth Wilson Segovis (JD ‘78) www.cox.smu.edu

Dana Hieronymus Shadid (MBA) Eric M. Shane (MBA) Larz A. Smith (MBA) Amy Allen Steininger (BBA) and G. Fritz Steininger (BA ‘74) Rosemary Storey Harris (BBA) Frank A. Swingle (BBA) and Carol Savage Swingle (‘78, MLA ‘87) Michael C. Teel (BBA) Guy R. Thomas (BBA) and Lyn Thomas Edward H. Thompson (MBA) Lynn McGowin Thorby (BBA, MBA ‘82) Debra Tippett (BBA, MBA ‘77) Allen R. Tubb (BBA) David E. Ward (BBA) James F. Warren (BBA) Kenneth H. White (BBA) and Karen Weichmann White (BA ‘74) W. Wayne White (BBA) Thomas G. Wiggans (MBA) Kathryn Burke Zack (BBA) and Peter F. Zack (BA ‘73)

1977.........................................

Mark R. Abrahamson (BBA) Richard W. Adkisson (MBA) David J. Anderson (BBA) and Carol Anderson Elizabeth Mahaffey Anderson (BBA) Timothy A. Baker (MBA) Elizabeth M. Baxter (BBA) Cathryn Beamon † (BBA) Hamilton S. Beazley (MBA) David S. Bernard (MBA) Brenda Myers Brown (BA ‘70, MBA) and Fred Brown Mark A. Brown (BBA) Robert D. Cadenhead (BBA) Steven C. Cooper (BBA) Cathy J. Davis (MBA) and Edwin W. Davis (BA ’73, JD ‘78) Sharon Shelton-Dresh (BS ‘75, MBA) Vivian Noble DuBose (MBA) and Sam DuBose Judith Dunn (BBA) Roger E. Ethridge (MBA) Jane D. Farrell (MBA) Mark A. Flynt (BBA) Jane Fortenberry (MBA) George E. Hall (MBA) Philip B. Hamilton (MBA) Jill L. Haynie (BBA) Lynne M. Heitman (BBA, MBA ‘78) Marion Martin Howard (BBA) Kevin E. Huitt (MBA) and Susan Tiger Huitt (MBA ‘79) Nancy L. Ince (BBA) Douglas E. Kopp (MBA) William J. Kriss (MBA) Cecilia Huang Lee (MBA) John D. Lindley (BBA) Kyle D. Lippman (BBA) Philip A. Longacre (BSSE ‘70, MBA) and Janeva Longacre Palmer B. Lummis (BBA) and Gaylord Lummis D. Scott Luttrell (BBA) and Laura Dvorozniak Luttrell (BS) William T. Marshall (BBA) Lynne Morrison McGanity (BA ‘76,

MBA) and Brian D. McGanity (MBA) L. William McNutt (BBA, MLA ‘84) and Susana Rabel McNutt (JD ‘99) David Jeffrey Nicholas (BBA) John F. O’Connor (BBA) and Jennifer Blonkvist O’Connor (BBA ‘78) Paul J. Ritter (BBA) William A. Rogers (BBA) and Meredith Rogers Jon S. Snyder (BBA) and Peggy Petersen Snyder (BBA ‘78) Robert G. Storey (MBA) and Carol Pridgen Storey (MLA ‘76) Mindy Mooney Thompson (BBA) Carol A. Tunstall (MBA) James R. Wallis (BBA) Terrell P. Warnberg (MBA) Vicki Lakin Warren (MBA) Keith C. Weaver (MBA) Kimberly Smith Williams (BBA) Stephen T. Williams (BBA) Kennion K. Yano (MBA) James F. Yeager (BBA) Cynthia Rose Yeargan (BBA) and Stephen T. Yeargan (BA ‘69)

1978........................................ Erin McCarthy Alexander (MBA) Claudia W. Bailey (MBA) Darrell T. Beck (BBA) Brian L. Brown (BBA) and Kathleen Brown Gary R. Brown (BBA, EMBA ‘95) Vincent A. Cardin (BBA) and Amy Patterson Cardin (BA ‘81) Frank J. Carter (BBA) Carol Waggett Childs (BBA/BA) and James E. Childs (BBA ‘76) Stephen W. Church (BBA) William J. Cooksley (MBA) Martin S. Cox (BS ‘75, MBA) and Laurie Hickman Cox (BFA) Roy E. Cundiff (EMBA) Charles L. Davis (BS) Bryan Diers (BBA) and Leslie Diers Newton W. Dorsett (BBA/BFA) Michael H. Dulan (MBA) Mary E. Edmiston (LLM) Valerie Pohl Ertz (BBA) Marc D. Evans (MBA) Joan L. Germany (BA) Ann L. Gottberg (BBA) Richard Hale (BBA) Roy H. Harris (MBA) Melanie Wingo Hughes (BBA) Jeffrey A. Jones (BBA) Linda Kao (BBA) and Joseph Lu Judith King Lawhorn (MBA) Kurt L. Liljedahl (BBA) James J. Loughlin (BBA) Rod MacDonald (BBA) George W. Maguire (MBA) Mary McCarthy (BBA, MBA ‘83) Vicki J. Moores (BBA) Ann P. Morriss (BBA) Andrew M. Nigolian (MBA) Jennifer Blonkvist O’Connor (BBA) and John F. O’Connor (BBA ‘77) Richard S. O’Neill (BBA) and Kathryn O’Neill

Robert C. Perraud (BBA) Glen E. Pitts (BSME) Thomas P. Randt (JD, MBA ‘79) Karen H. Smith (BBA) Peggy Petersen Snyder (BBA) and Jon S. Snyder (BBA ‘77) Jeffrey S. Swanson (BBA) Millicent Morgan Townsend (BBA) and Robert H. Townsend (BBA ‘70) Barry P. Triest (BBA) Cynthia Cathey Waits (‘78) Kenneth P. Walker (BBA) Becky Nelson Warren (BBA) Kelly Allen Welsh (BA) and Kevin Welsh Steven E. Westberg (BBA) Sarah Lyman Woolverton (BBA) Ellen Boling Zemke (BBA/BA)

1979........................................

Stephen D. Adell (MBA) Lisa Parker Agnor (BBA) Charles M. Berlau (BBA) Richard Boiko (BBA) Bobbie M. Boyd (BBA) Kelly Hoglund Compton (BBA) and R. Brock Compton Russell D. Cosby (BBA) Elizabeth Dennig Coulter (BBA) and Christopher Coulter Debra De Muth (BBA/BS, MBA ‘84) James R. Dingler (MBA) Karen Wagner Donegan (BBA) Carol J. Duncan (BBA) James A. Fadley (BBA) and Diane Lathrop Fadley (BBA ‘81) Gary W. Fisher (MBA) Don F. Fong (BBA) James P. Goodwin (BS, MBA ‘85) Rose Parker Hancock (BBA) and Douglas W. Hancock (BBA) Cynthia Tippett Harding (BBA) and Arthur J. Harding (MBA ‘83) J. Stephen Hardy (BBA) and Kathleen Hardy Thomas B. Haythorn (BSEE ‘73, MBA) Ed R. Hernandez (BBA) Candace Clapp Herzog (BBA/BS, MBA ‘82) Lindsey P. Hicks (BBA) Susan Tiger Huitt (MBA) and Kevin E. Huitt (MBA ‘77) Kerry Rich Johnson (BBA) Wayne H. Johnson (BBA) and Ginnie Johansen Johnson (‘81) Gary L. Kahn (MBA) Kathleen Keith Lauinger (BBA, MBA ‘83) and Frank Lauinger Marvin B. Marcell (BBA) Diana Brandt Marshello (BA ‘77, MBA) Alexandra McKinley Martindale (MBA) Timothy J. McCarthy (MBA) Kevin C. McGinnis (BBA) Jeffrey H. Mims (BBA) Randolph M. Moity (MBA) John R. Myers (BBA) and Christa Juergens Myers (BBA) Charles N. Nye (BBA) and Joan Pandola Nye (BA ‘82, EMBA ‘93) G. Bruce Parkerson (BBA, JD ‘82) and Jennifer Parkerson

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David M. Parnell (MBA) M. Curtis Petty (MBA) David W. Powell (BBA) K. Jay Reynolds (MBA) Joseph R. Williams (BBA) Nancy Steed Williams (BBA) and M. Christopher Williams John B. Yanko (EMBA) and Jeananne Yanko

1980....................................

Margaret Walker Allen (BA ‘79, MBA) Robert F. Bardwell (MBA) Peggy Pumphrey Brotherton (MBA) Mary Brown (BBA) Neil W. Brown (BBA) Emanuel C. Burrell (MBA) James T. Carter (MBA) James D. Chambers (MBA) Robin Singleton Cloyd (MBA) and Marshall P. Cloyd (BSV ‘64) Elizabeth Disch (MBA, MA ‘01) Judy Collins-Kirkpatrick (BBA) Anne Fletcher Conwell (BBA) and Melvin Conwell G. Stanley Corwin (MBA) John S. Cullers (MBA) Robert H. Dedman (MBA, JD ‘84) and Rachael Redeker Dedman (MLA ‘96) Mark J. Dunbar (BBA) and Tanya Dunbar Michael M. Durot (BBA) and Anne Durot Karen J. Elliott (BBA) William A. Frank (MBA) John D. Fraser (BBA) Shirley D. Heald (MBA) Julie S. Herman (MBA) Dennis C. Hirschfeld (MBA) Hal Hyneman (MBA) James E. Jack (EMBA) Don Johnson (BBA/BFA) and Karen Johnson Catherine Harp Kelley (MBA) Donna Brinkley Keshtkar (BBA) Erin Moriarty Kreutz (BBA) and Frank L. Kreutz (MBA) W. Clark Lea (MBA) Donna Poole Leonard (BBA) Rhonda Hall Lindsey (BBA/BS, MBA ‘83) and Jeff Lindsey David R. Marlow (BBA, EMBA ‘90) and Judy McCroskey Marlow (BBA ‘81) Susan McGee (BBA) Juanita G. Mitchell (BBA) Kathryn Braden Palmer (BBA) Gay Lynn Perry (BBA) Brenda G. Reed (MBA) Lib Upchurch Roberts (BBA) Joyce Crawford Rogge (BFA ‘79, MBA) Kathryn Orr Smith (BBA) Paul G. Vance (MBA) Stephen C. Watts (MBA) Susan Mae Wilson (MBA) and C. Edwin Wilson (MBA ‘73) Kevin W. Wooldridge (BBA)

1981......................................... John S. Adami (BBA)

Robert S. Beall (MBA) Carolyn Jensen Bender (BBA) and Robert G. Bender (BBA) Daniel W. Bickel (BBA) Jeffrey W. Brant (BBA) William A. Braun (MBA ‘82) Ann Burbridge (MBA) Brian C. Colwill (BBA) Martin B. Cominsky (MBA) Margaret Howard Cook † (MBA) Craig M. Coon (BBA) Patricia Rayle Dubose (MBA) Sherri McElvaney Duchin (MBA) and Michael Duchin Barbara B. Errickson (MBA) Diane Lathrop Fadley (BBA) and James A. Fadley (BBA ‘79) Ann Hoppe Gardner (BBA) Jack E. Goss (MBA) Bridey D. Greeson (BBA) James B. Harrell (BFA ‘72, MBA) and Leta Harrell Jimmy W. Hosch (MBA) and Wynell Hosch Darla Clement Jarvis (BBA) and Joseph B. Jarvis (BBA) C. Daniel Joliet (BBA) and Lynn Rarick Joliet (BA) Ann Paris Jury (BBA) and Clifford S. Jury (JD/MBA ‘84) Nancy M. Lamberton (MBA) Cynthia Rodriguez Lane (BBA) and Andrew R. Lane (BSME) Teresa Hom Lau (BBA) and Henry Lau Lynne J. Luby (MBA) Charles L. Maimbourg (BBA) Kate Jeann Marcus (MBA) and Bruce W. Schultz (MBA ‘86) Judy McCroskey Marlow (BBA) and David R. Marlow (BBA ‘80, EMBA ‘90) Shelley Bessier McBride (MBA) and Charles G. McBride (MBA) Peter E. Merritt (BBA) Cynthia Russell Mills (BBA) Aurelio Morello (MBA) William O. Morriss (BBA) and Rita McGinnis-Morriss (BA) Robin J. Moss (BBA) Suhas Surendra Naik (BBA) Chris Carroll Prellwitz (BBA) Lisa K. Ratliff (BBA) Bruce E. Rekant (BBA) Stephen H. Rhea (BFA ‘72, MBA) Curtis A. Ritchie (EMBA) Gwen Sargent (MBA) David M. Hundley (MBA, JD ‘92) and Caroline Hundley Alan B. Seager (BBA) Marcia Regan Shannon (BBA) and Don N. Shannon (‘75) Linda Long Taylor (BBA) and John L. Taylor Grant E. Thayer (MBA) Pamela Roach Thomas (MBA) Michael Weiss (BBA) Ricky C. Wesson (BBA) Kevin M. Whelan (BBA) and Ann Keiler Whelan (BFA ‘83) Dwight F. Williams (MBA) Carolyn E. Winsby (BBA)

Anne K. Zerbst (MSRE) Robert E. Zetzmann (BBA) and Kathryn Mays Zetzmann (BA)

1982........................................

Linda Jarratt Alexander (MBA) Joel H. Barrett (BBA) John S. Broderick (MBA) Roger W. Burns (MBA) Letah Hickman Carruthers (BBA) Frank D. Cavalier (EMBA) Dru H. Chapman (BBA) Scottie F. Coombs (BBA) Susan Ryan Cowles (MBA) Constance Kirby Cross (MBA) and Ralph Cross Kevin M. Delehanty (BBA/BFA) John N. Desco (BBA, MBA ‘89) Kathleen Weidinger Foster (BBA/BA) Deborah Hall Friede (BBA) Edgar I. Garcia (BBA) Elaine Grant (MBA) Mary Ashton Gudis (BBA) Sarah E. Gunderson (MBA) Steven L. Hambrick (BBA) and Jane Hambrick Robert H. Hansen (MBA) Julie Brashears Harkrider (BBA) Mary Wysowski Harrison (BBA) Richard A. Hemingway (BBA) William F. Kimble (BBA) and Alison Kimble Caren Whiteman Kline (MBA) and Peter Kline Jeffrey Kurz (BBA) Donna Kidd McCampbell (BBA) Lauren E. McDonald (BFA ‘79, MBA) Sarah Carr Mudd (BBA) Leann McAdams Nabors (BBA) William D. Noel (JD/MBA) William D. Palmer (BBA, EMBA ‘04) Jay C. Parr (MBA) Paul R. Passmore (EMBA) Terri Merryweather Peeters (MBA) David P. Philips (MBA) Sarah Barley Pietsch (MBA) William C. Purdon (MBA) Paula Cunningham Roberts (MBA) John Slavich (MBA) Andrew B. Thorby (MBA) Laura A. Till (BBA/BFA) Ann Davis Tolle (EMBA) Richard C. Turner (BBA) and Sonja Cardenas Turner (BA) George A. Venner (BBA) Arthur L. Villasana (BBA) Katherine Rogers Vonderhaar (BBA) and Bernard Vonderhaar Ray W. Willoughby (BBA) Gordon R. Youngblood (BBA)

1983........................................

Scott Bedford (BBA) Nancy Coudriet Bolen (MBA) and M. Christopher Bolen (BSEM ‘81, JD/MBA ‘85) Mark A. Brown (MBA) LaDonna Carrington (BBA, MBA ‘84) Eileen Bregman Cason (MBA) and Mark Cason Preston L. Chancellor (BBA)

Susan Flow Colwell (BBA) Janie Donosky Condon (BBA) and David N. Condon (JD ‘87) Allan R. Conge (MBA) Anna Hogg Corcoran (BBA) James P. Cunningham (MBA) Mark E. Dini (BBA) Paul J. Doocy (MBA) Joseph U. Elston (BBA) Denise Donmoyer Faler (MBA) Susan Soto Fandos (BBA) Sheri L. Foster (BBA) Doss Fowler (MBA) James M. Frank (BBA) Peter J. Friend (BBA) Cheryl Trumbull Gamache (BBA) Julie Jeans Gilligan (BBA) and James Gilligan Sue Gordon Gobel (MBA) and Dan J. Gobel (MS) Kayle K. Godinez (BBA) John R. Griffith (BBA/BS) Todd M. Griffith (BBA/BA/BS) Tobin C. Grove (BBA) Arthur J. Harding (MBA) and Cynthia Tippett Harding (BBA ‘79) Robert G. Heydt (BBA) and Christine Heydt William M. Hines (BBA) and Donna Hines Fariba Hojjaty (BA) Michael L. Holland (BBA) John P. Holm (BBA) Lori Paull Hunter (BBA) Erik W. Jansen (MBA) Wendy Gale Kalil (BBA) Marvin E. Key (MBA) William E. Lanford (MBA) and Sheryl Stricklin Lanford (BA ‘66, MA ‘67) Sharon Packer Lewis (MBA) Sue Eber Masson (BBA) Michael J. Matheny (EMBA) Christine Mattsson (BBA) Lela Niedringhaus McArtor (BBA) Malcolm U. McClinchie (BBA) Dana Gwen Morton (BBA) Michael J. Nolan (BBA) and Cari Hinkle Nolan (BFA ‘84) Mark D. Parry (BBA, EMBA ‘94) Sarah Fullinwider Perot (BFA) and Ross Perot Pamela Porter (BBA) George M. Robinson (BBA) and Diane Davis Robinson (BBA ‘84) Craig D. Scheidt (MBA) Charline Shepard Shaw (MBA) and Anthony Shaw Susan Schimek Shaw (BBA) Scott Shillings (MBA) Cynthia Canfield Straton (BBA) and John Straton Roy N. Steinhagen (BBA) and Kimberly Herbst Steinhagen (BA ‘82, MBA ‘87) Daniel S. Strodel (BBA) Robert M. Svendsen (MBA) and Martha Treadwell Svendsen (MA ‘86) Suzanne Larson Taylor (BBA) Valerie Teets Ogden (BBA)

Fall 2009

Carolyn Wagner Toledo (BBA, MBA ‘84) and George Toledo Tudor G. Uhlhorn (MBA) Janet Mitchell Wear (BBA) Gregory R. Weissman (BBA) Wilson T. White (BBA) Josephine Fordtran Wolf (BBA)

1984........................................ Lynda Long Agnew (MBA) Lisa Hallstrand Attwood (BBA) and W. Marks Attwood (‘82) David A. Ball (MBA) Craig Benson (BBA) Barry L. Boniface (BBA) and Lora Childs Boniface (BA) Donna Savariego Bosse (BBA) and Jeff Bosse (BBA) Roy C. Bratton (MBA) Stanley A. Bugh (MBA) Michael S. Burdett (BBA) and Monika Sigmar Burdett (BA) Robert G. Calton (BBA) Alicia Thiel Cammon (BBA) Anna Schreiber Campbell (MBA) Diane Wallace Compton (MBA) Hal Curtis (BBA) and Kim Poynor Curtis (MBA) Ramsey W. Drake (MBA) Tim W. Dyes (MBA) Suzanne Hebert Everbach (BBA, JD ‘89) Doug Ferber (BBA, MBA ‘89) Gretchen A. Gerlach (BBA) Suzanne Steeg Godwin (BBA) Charlinda Davis Gray (BBA) Barbara S. Guzak (MBA) Edie Brown Harrington (BBA) Emily Watson Hillsman (MBA) Lisa Gilbreath Horan (BBA) James T. Housewright (MBA) James R. Jones (EMBA) Clifford S. Jury (JD/MBA) and Ann Paris Jury (BBA ‘81) J. Drew Linder (MBA) Corey Allen Linquist (BBA, JD ‘86, MBA ‘93) Mickey C. Lynam (MBA) Becky McGee (MBA) Anthony J. McKerr (BBA) Stephen C. Mentesana (BBA) Michael K. Montonen (MBA) Karen A. Nixon (MBA) Virginia Minor O’Malley (BBA) Craig A. Pierce (BBA) Leo Priolo (BBA) Mark D. Prude (BBA) Susan Mullanax Riddles (BBA) and Scott Riddles (BBA) Hayley Townsend Roberson (BBA) Diane Davis Robinson (BBA) and George M. Robinson (BBA ‘83) Charles J. Romanski † (EMBA) Shannon Olmstead Scoville (BS ‘80, MBA) Martha Hartman Schutte (BBA) Jeffrey C. Simon (BBA) David E. Stewart (MBA) Robert M. Tarbet (MBA) William R. Thresher (MBA) and Pat Piron Thresher (BA ‘81, MDIV ‘89) www.cox.smu.edu

Bruce K. Tomlin (BBA) Gregory H. Wade (MBA) Gordon M. Wilkerson (MBA) John J. Winch (BBA)

1985........................................

Charles B. Albright (MBA) William J. Atkins (BBA) Diana Bartley (BBA) Nicholas G. Bartol (MBA) Anne Stuart Bates (BBA) Dent B. Beall (BBA) William S. Bedford (MBA) Barry K. Bielefeldt (BBA) Ronald J. Blackstone (MBA) Lori Kosberg Blumenthal (MBA) David L. Brock (MBA) Reid T. Bronson (MBA) Francis A. Brooks (MBA) Angela Samuel Buchholz (MBA) and Robert A. Buchholz (MBA) Todd Burnette (BBA) Sheila Campbell (BBA) Evelyn Diane Clark (BBA) Albert W. Clegg (EMBA) Robert A. Clyde (BBA) and Jennifer Tucker Clyde (BA) Sarah Clayton Davis (MBA) Lee M. Dinneen (MBA) Tracey Enyeart Evers (BBA) Bryant R. Fisher (EMBA) and Becky Rose Fisher (BBA ‘86) Douglas C. Gardner (BBA) Rex H. Gibson (BBA, JD ‘88) Mary Ann Graves (BFA) David B. Gross (BBA) Michael C. Gruber (BSME ‘84, MBA) Sally Heggland Hanlon (BBA) Ferne Hayashi (MBA) Claire D. Hilbert (BBA) Gayla Gipson Hubbard (MBA) Susan A. Janes (MBA) Ward A. Kampf (BBA) Milton J. Kirby (BBA) Julie Grandorf Kupp (BBA) Charles E. Long (BBA) Gerardo Macias (BBA) Charles E. Meachum (BBA/BA, MA ‘89) Andrew B. Meadors (BBA) Andrew V. Miller (MBA) Thomas F. Mouch (BBA) Kim Noel Nagele (MBA) John M. O’Rear (MBA) Billy R. Owens (EMBA) Jeffrey C. Palmer (BBA) and Laura Palmer Charles L. Parker (BBA) and Kathryn Clayton Parker (BBA ‘86) O. Miles Pollard (BBA) Nan Patton Richardson (BBA) Holly L. Scott (MBA, MSCNS ‘09) Russell W. Sheaffer (BBA) Sandye Thomassaon Silvera (BBA) and Darryl J. Silvera (BBA) Kimberly Sleight Lanphear (MA/MBA) Curtis N. Sorrells (MBA) Clarita Lantis Steele (MBA) Gary R. Stopani (MBA) Jean Hand Streepey (BBA) and Michael Streepey George H. Tilghman (MBA)

Christopher N. Todd (BBA) Michael T. Tonti (BBA) and Barbara Sukenik Tonti (BBA ‘87) Manisha Nikhil Varaiya (MBA) James B. Walburg (MBA) Stephen C. Wildman (BBA) and Janice M. Wildman

1986........................................ David N. Black (MBA) Stephen M. Bollas (MBA) Richard F. Bryan (BBA) Susan Connell Butler (BBA) Joanna Hudson Chancy (BBA) and Mark A. Chancy (BBA) Marla Barnes Daniels (BBA) Erica Nakonechnyj Dennis (BBA) Leslie List Doll (MBA) Peter W. Doyle (MBA) Gregory L. Engler (MBA) Becky Rose Fisher (BBA) and Bryant R. Fisher (EMBA ‘85) Laura Marshall Fowler (BBA) A.H. Garber (MBA) Terrence B. Gaus (MBA) Julia C. Gilbert (BBA) Beth Goldstein (MA/MBA) Andrew J. Gorman (BBA/BA) Robert L. Gray (MBA) Peter A. Haakenstad (BBA) Sharon Witty Hayden (BBA) James G. Hoffman (BBA) Hertha Heller Hughes (EMBA) and William Hughes Mark C. Irvin (BBA) Karen Weller Klugh (BBA) Brad M. Krall (EMBA) Linda Yows Leitz (MBA) Robert L. Levy (MA/MBA) David L. Mays (MBA) Scott McDonald (BBA) Ben Muro (EMBA) J. Jeffcott Ogden (MBA) Marvin R. Oglesby (BBA) Kathryn Clayton Parker (BBA) and Charles L. Parker (BBA ‘85) Pamela Pluss (MBA) and Steven Pluss (MBA) Valerie Wilson Reiman (BBA) Lindsay Jackson Ryan (BBA) Kathleen Duffy Schardt (MBA) Bruce W. Schultz (MBA) and Kate Jeann Marcus (MBA ‘81) Kathleen Hogan Sepulveda (BBA) Daniel J. Sullivan (BBA) Melissa A. Varner (BBA) Gary G. Walsh (BBA) David T. Wheeler (MBA) and Ingrid Wheeler Angela Dickson Williams (BBA)

1987......................................... Susan M. Arnold (BBA) Bennett B. Aufill (EMBA) Robert L. Batts (MBA) Rita L. Benson (BBA) Lisa Gruy Brandt (MBA) and Wayne Brandt Roslyn Patterson Breen (BBA) Hilary Jones Byatt (BBA) Ron F. Cagle (MBA)

Holly Brown Carroccio (BBA) J. Dodge Carter (BBA) and Dee Carter Robert Cregg (MBA) Martha Kay Crockett (MBA) and Scott Crockett Michael T. Donahue (MBA) Mark E. Doty (MBA) Nancy Eliason Edgerton (MBA) Karl L. Fava (MBA) Gary A. Feather (MBA) Kenneth D. Fincher (BBA) Michael Flynn (BBA/BA) Pamela Boyajian Gardner (MBA) Michele Tedford Garren (BBA) and Benjamin Garren Samuel Albert Gaston (MBA) and Barbara Gaston Gregory W. Good (BBA) Walter G. Gossage (MBA) Thomas F. Gregory (BBA) and Rachel Canterbury Gregory (BFA) Rebecca Skallerup Gross (MBA) Troy L. Hilyard (MBA) Timothy D. Howard (BBA) Hugh M. Johnston (BBA) Nataraj G. Kasal (EMBA) Thomas P. Kennedy (MBA) and Gertrude G. Kennedy (MA ‘93) Patrick J. Koley (MBA) Gary A. Lundeen (MBA) Edward Malachosky (EMBA) William E. McBride (BBA) and Kathryn Pelham McBride (BS) Jeffrey P. McMullen (MBA) Bruce J. Meltzer (MBA) and Hedy Meltzer Kenneth O. Miller (MBA) Thomas G. Milne (BBA) Deborah Lee Minor (BBA) Philip B. Moran (MBA) Carlton C. O’Neal (MBA, JD ‘91) and Allison Widmier O’Neal (MBA ‘90) Thomas E. Netherland (MBA, MTS ‘99) John A. Peyton (MBA) Rodney D. Pick (MBA) and Deborah Katz Donald K. Pike (BBA) Joann Flagler Poladian (BBA) Edward H. Ross (BBA) and Nancy R. Ross Gary D. Shelton (MBA) R. Blain Smith (MBA) Deborah Greynolds Stanford (BBA) and Richard L. Stanford (BBA ‘71, JD ‘74) Kimberly Herbst Steinhagen (BA ‘82, MBA) and Roy N. Steinhagen (BBA ‘83) Scott A. Stover (BBA) and Michele Flynn Stover (BA) Martin J. Suechting (MBA) Andrew P. Swan (MBA) Stephan A. Titcomb (MBA) Barbara Sukenik Tonti (BBA) and Michael T. Tonti (BBA ‘85) Glenn Sheridan Woppman (MBA)

1988........................................ David W. Bell (MBA) Jennifer R. Bolton (BBA)

c o x h o n o r R o l l of D o n o r s

David L. Bozalis (BBA) Patricia Hanratty Braun (BA) Kent D. Bromley (BBA) and Karen Pickard Bromley (BFA) Michael C. Corley (BBA) and Amy Patterson Corley (BA) Christopher W. Cozad (MBA) Donald C. DeMoss (MBA) Robin Blesi Doerge (BBA) Mark V. Edwards (MBA) Eliza Ginn Foulke (BBA) Gregg A. Fox (MBA) Paige Weathers French (BBA) Mark A. Galyardt (MBA) Gerald N. Glickman (MBA) Dwight C. Hall (BBA) Monty P. Hamilton (MBA) Lisa Rehn Hamman (MBA) John W. Hammond (MBA) Thomas P. Hansen (MBA) Glenn R. Hasman (EMBA) Brad K. Heppner (BBA/BA/BS) and Rose Heppner Bill H. Horton (MBA) R. William Hunter (BBA) Larry G. Jantze (EMBA) Glenn M. Javens (BSEM) Felicia Nicole Joe (BBA) Kathy Butler Jourdan (BBA) Lester J. Keliher (MBA) and Margaret Coleman Keliher (JD ‘90) Cynthia J. Kimchi (MBA) Gregory A. Kintzele (BBA/BSEM) and Lisen Kintzele Glenn D. Kirby (BBA, MBA ‘97) and Deborah Overby Kirby (BBA ‘89) Mark J. Kohlbeck (MBA) and Anna Kohlbeck William W. Lesikar (EMBA) Thomas H. Mattinson (BBA) Ron R. McCauley (BBA, MBA ‘97) and Angela Posey McCauley (BBA ‘89) Laura Lynn McCown (BBA) Joseph J. McGill (EMBA) David A. Milton (BBA, BS ‘89) and Deborah Brown Milton (BA ‘90) Stephen D. Mobley (MBA) David S. Muntz (MBA) Noble W. Nash (MBA) Maria Martineau Plankinton (MBA) Charles J. Poznek (MBA) Phyllis Kerr Quevedo (BBA) Terry D. Quinn (BBA) and Kimberly Lawler Novel (BFA) Benjamin O. Regalado (MBA) Courtney Cochran Reynolds (BBA) Kelley Mogridge Rowley (BBA) Robert M. Ryan (BBA) Caroline Koch Schuster (BBA) Matthew W. Seinsheimer (BBA) Overton D. Shelmire (MBA) and Mary Shelmire Stuart B. Sikes (MBA) Kelsey B. Skiba (BBA) Daniel T. Smith (MBA) Steven R. Stanford (BBA) Robert F. Stiles (MBA) Alex R. Stowe (MBA) and Josephine Stowe Kevin W. Sypniewski (BBA) John C. Thomas (BBA)

Barry N. Thomason (BBA) and Nacele Thomason Molly Harden Vermillion (BBA) Stephen L. Wolhart (MBA) Robert J. Zacny (EMBA)

1989........................................ Timothy W. Armstrong (BBA, EMBA ‘05) David G. Aston (BBA) and Shannon Benafield Aston (BA) Susan Becka Barnicoat (MBA) and Stephen D. Barnicoat Leslie C. Bazzoon (MBA) C. Byron Behrens (MBA) Mark S. Bender (EMBA) Brennen B. Bounds (BBA) Bret L. Burdette (MBA) Kristi Kriska Burleson (BBA) Michael L. Calhoun (MBA) Jeanne Ives Clossey (MA) Patti Marshall Collins (MBA) Carol McQuaide Corcoran (BBA) Ricky R. Crawford (MBA) Peggy Goodell Denk (MBA) Melinda Markey Emmons (MBA) Christian H. Fesenmeyer (MBA) Karen B. Fisher (MBA) Michael K. Fitzpatrick (EMBA) Marcia Armstrong Hardy (MBA) John C. Harper (BBA) Michael J. Harrison (MBA) Paul W. Harvey (MBA) Terry D. Hosey (BBA) and Tiffany Hosey Mark A. Houser (MBA) Michael V. Johnson (MBA) Bruce W. Jones (EMBA) Deborah Overby Kirby (BBA) and Glenn D. Kirby (BBA ‘88, MBA ‘97) John J. Ling (MBA) Brent A. Magnuson (MBA) David J. Malizia (BBA) and Victoria Peacock Malizia (BA) Charles R. Martin (EMBA) Angela Posey McCauley (BBA) and Ron R. McCauley (BBA, MBA ‘97) Charlie McDaniel (MBA) Patricia Leonard McRae (BBA) Scott L. Menefee (MBA) Elizabeth Brown Moyer (BBA) and Grant R. Moyer (MBA ‘93) Mary Anepohl Norman (BBA/BA) and David A. Norman (BSME) Elizabeth Shockney Phipps (BBA, MLA ‘99) Robert L. Popovitch (MBA) Robert B. Reifsnyder (MBA) Douglas W. Renfro (MBA) Suzanne Louise Ruscilli (BBA) Tom Schmit (BBA/BS) Jennifer Rush Skinner (BBA) Lisette Romagosa Smyrnios (BA) Helen Barbre Stephens (BBA) Jeffrey R. Stewart (MBA) and Jeni Stewart Amy T. Styczynski (BBA) Thomas P. Telford (BBA) Yvette Myers Thompson (MBA) Craig H. Yaksick (BBA, MBA ‘94)

1990......................................

John C. Adler (BSEE ‘84, MBA) and Amelia Peirce Adler (BFA ‘84) Ray Arnold (EMBA) Johan R. Beyer (MBA) Karen F. Blumenthal (MBA) Melissa A. Brown (MBA) Eric Casey (MBA) Bart A. Crowder (MBA) Catherine M. Cutshall (MBA) Jeffrey L. Davies (MBA) Gonzalo E. Sada (MBA) Richard I. Fair (MBA) John F. Gillinder (BBA) Robert T. Granberry (BBA/BS) John W. Greavu (BBA) John E. Harris (MBA) Patricia A. Hogan (MBA) Thomas S. Johnsrud (MBA) Melissa Kibler Knoll (MBA) Demetrios T. Lahiri (BA/BS ‘87, MBA) Thomas R. Maddock (EMBA) Kirby A. Mitchell (MBA) Allison Widmier O’Neal (MBA) and Carlton C. O’Neal (MBA ‘87, JD ‘91) Toni Scott Reed (BBA/BA, JD ‘93) Troy D. Smith (MBA) Gregory J. Staif (BBA) Sandra Kay Stevens (EMBA) Janice Meyer Tews (BBA) Douglas F. Tinker (MBA) Susan Buckmaster Wagley (MBA) Richard G. Weber (MBA) Colleen R. Wilkinson (MBA) Susan Shieh Wright (MBA) Cheryl Johnson Wyly (MBA) and Sam Wyly

1991........................................

Charles F. Bailey (MBA) Robert W. Baker (BBA, MBA ‘97) and Pamela Lewis Baker (BA ‘90) Don Barbo (MBA) Kenneth E. Berg (MBA) and Sarah Berg Max Bishop (BA ‘87, MBA) Mark Broussard (MBA) Charles R. Butler (MBA) James E. Conley (EMBA) Stephen R. Crowley (MBA) Cara Martinez Davila (BBA) and Joe A. Davila (BS ‘92) Pamela Dearen (BBA) Craig Ferley (MBA) and Maria Ferley Anthony S. Fernandes (BA) Philip T. Fitzgerald (BBA) and Lucy Fitzgerald Carolyn Thompson Goelzer (BBA) and Paul Goelzer Todd D. Graham (BA ‘88, MBA) and Traci Rose Graham (BA ‘88) Elizabeth A. Halbert (MBA) Edwin H. Hawes (MBA) Shannon Davis Henderson (BBA) Keith W. Hilton (MBA) Lee M. Kleinman (MBA) Kenneth L. Kupersmith (MBA) Luis M. Meade (MBA) Gregory W. Mitchell (BS, JD ‘94) and Sherri Mitchell John H. Roberts (MBA)

Jared C. Rosckes (BBA) Laura Newman Ruthven (BBA) Anthony J. Stern (MBA) James P. Wallace (MBA) Stephen R. Wallbrown (MBA) Richard C. Wright (MBA) John M. Zeiser (EMBA)

1992...................................

Shannon Allen (BBA) and Tanya Laninga Allen (BBA ‘96) Robert H. Barham (MBA) Benjamin K. Boller (MBA) William J. Brown (BBA, MBA ‘96) Lisa A. Bury (MA/MBA) Mohammed S. Chand (MBA) Vinson Chapman (EMBA) Susan Williamson Dubs (BBA) Cedric L. Ferrell (MBA) Catherine Netherland Frye (BBA) Albert M. Gibson (MBA) Kathryn Tanner Gibson (BBA) Louise E. Gold (BBA) Christopher J. Gramlich (BBA) Daniel A. Grimm (MBA) David W. Gunn (BBA) Gene S. Gurley (EMBA) Frank R. Guynn (BBA) Laura Salmen Harker (BBA) and James M. Harker (BBA) Lee E. Harmon (EMBA) Matthew A. Hart (BBA) Harold L. Irby (MBA) Dawn E. Knight (EMBA) Anthony D. Lenart (MBA) Kyle D. Lorton (EMBA) and Carol M. Lorton (MLA ‘94) Christopher C. Loy (MBA) Charles F. Mantione (MBA) Kurt A. Manweiler (MBA) Jonathan E. Parker (BBA) and Megan Hennessy Parker (BA ‘94) Dimple A. Phillips (BBA) Rachel Bragdon Rose (BBA) Jeffrey D. Smith (MBA) Eric L. Spomer (BA ‘82, MBA) Brian T. Tulloh (MBA) Sarah Sypert Valerius (MBA) George P. Waters (BBA) Joni L. Weikel (EMBA) M.K. Werner (MBA) Tracy West (MA/MBA, JD ‘08) and Jeffrey A. West (BS ‘01) Christopher T. Williams (BBA/BS) and Amy Miller Williams (BA ‘91) Paul C. Wilmarth (MBA) Marcy Grant Wright (BA)

1993..................................

Leslie Dunkin Adair (BBA) and Michael A. Adair (BBA) Steven M. Ali (MBA) and Linda Ali Eileen Mansolo Alleman (MBA) William J. Armendariz (MBA) Heather M. Balestri (BBA, MBA ‘99) Christopher J. Bernish (MBA) Neisha Strambler-Butler (BBA) and Richie L. Butler (BA) Christopher S. Carabell (MBA) John B. Cheneler (MBA) Frederick J. Crowe (EMBA) Robert D. Davis (BBA, EMBA ‘04) Fall 2009

Vincent W. Duncan (MBA) Michelle Stewart Fitzenhagen (MBA) David S. Friedman (BBA) Barry E. Hancock (BS ‘89, MBA) and Margaret Augur Hancock (MBA ‘94) Jennifer Ness Hoffman (BA) and Christopher B. Hoffman (BM) April Holder-Bedford (MBA) Jari Olavi Honkanen (MBA) Malynda Cadenhead Hooper (BBA) Ronald C. Hopkins (MBA) Elizabeth Ingram (BBA) Gregory N. Johnson (MBA) Patricia Jones (MBA) Randall A. Katz (MBA) Christopher A. King (BBA) Wesley C. Knippers (EMBA) Blake D. Kresl (MBA) Pat Kriska (BA, MLA ‘97) and Charles L. Kriska Michelle E. Lockhart (MBA) Betsey Hummel Macholz (BBA) John E. Martin (BBA) Ross J. Mesquita (BBA) Robert L. Millard (MBA) Heather Weber Molthan (BBA, MBA ‘98) and Mark P. Molthan (BBA ‘94) Grant R. Moyer (MBA) and Elizabeth Brown Moyer (BBA ‘89) James M. Nolan (MBA) and Mary Weatherford Nolan (BA ‘85) Lynda J. Norwood (EMBA) Joan Pandola Nye (BA ‘82, EMBA) and Charles N. Nye (BBA ‘79) John C. Olds (MBA) Lynda Welch Oliver (BFA ‘87, MBA) Michael A. Opheim (MBA) James F. Peiffer (EMBA) Allison K. Pellegrino (BBA) Seth C. Pickett (BBA) and Nicole Katrana (BBA ‘94) Gary F. Reichling (MBA) Andrew H. Ross (MBA) John C. Schweitzer (EMBA) Tracy D. Shepherd (BBA) Sean P. Smith (BBA, MBA ‘03) Webb Spradley (EMBA) and Deborah Hay Spradley (BFA ‘75) Susan L. Starr (MBA) Shawn Stuckey (BBA, MBA ‘99) and Allison Curtis Stuckey (BA) Albert E. Sweany (MBA) Stephen H. Trent (BBA) and Katherine Ruether Trent (BBA ‘94, MBA ‘00) Vicki Uselman (BBA) Scott Van Duinen (BBA) David Vandersand (MBA) Marc Waco (MBA) David G. Welsh (MBA) David A. Yee (MBA) Paul A. Yeoham (MBA)

1994...............................

James A. Alexander (MBA) and Nancy Alexander Alison Hall Anderson (MBA) James S. Anderson (MBA) Mustafa Biviji (MS) www.cox.smu.edu

Donald A. Burgio (MBA) Richard B. Cabes (BA) Catherine Hammonds Copeland (BBA) David G. Curry (BBA) and Jennifer Calvert Curry (BA ‘96) Bradley K. Cutsinger (BBA) Alan F. DeSantis (MBA) and Lisa DeSantis Tiffany Dessert (BBA) Jeffrey P. Devine (EMBA) Lisa M. Dugand (MBA) Eric H. Everett (MBA) Sarah A. Goodson (MBA) Danny L. Gow (MBA) Jeffrey A. Graham (MBA) and Shannon Graham Caryn H. Grant (BBA) Margaret Augur Hancock (MBA) and Barry E. Hancock (BS ‘89, MBA ‘93) Lloyd K. Hankins (MBA) Paul M. Henderson (MBA) Patricia A. Hill (MLA) and Johnathan M. Hill (‘81) Kevin M. Hole (MBA) Hillary Holland Hurst (MBA) and Mark E. Schwarz (MBA) Timothy R. Huyck (MBA) Rodney G. Johnson (MBA) Nicole Katrana (BBA) and Seth C. Pickett (BBA ‘93) F. Russell Keith (BSME ‘87, MBA) Philip C. W. Kistler (MBA) Benjamin D. Koch (BBA) John D. Krol (BSME) Jeffrey A. Light (BA ‘84, MBA) and Natalie Light Scott J. Mallonee (BBA) Amy Long Marshall (MBA) Larry S. Massaro (MBA) and Kamela Massaro Gregory C. McGowan (BBA) and Dana Babb McGowan (BBA ‘95) Elizabeth Anderson McKinney (BBA) and Ryan T. McKinney (BSME ‘95) Mark P. Molthan (BBA) and Heather Weber Molthan (BBA ‘93, MBA ‘98) Heather Inman Prather (BBA) Bryan T. Raydon (MBA) J. Burton Roberts (BBA) and Dedee Roberts Hillary Holland Hurst (MBA) and Mark E. Schwarz (MBA) Terry E. Snow (MBA) Mark D. Sweeney (MBA) Jennifer Szaro (BBA) Ellen Hathaway Taussig (MBA) Ryan E. Thrash (BBA) Bruce D. Trego (MBA) Katherine Ruether Trent (BBA, MBA ‘00) and Stephen H. Trent (BBA ‘93) Jeffrey K. Tucker (BBA) Marcelyn M. Van Houten (MBA) Alexander D. Volk (BBA) Michaela M. Ware (BBA) John A. Webster (MBA) Michaela Mae Ware (BBA) John A. Webster (MBA)

1995........................................ S. M. Aldridge (JD) Stephen B. Bridges (BBA, MSA ‘09) and Kandi Keene Bridges (BA/BS ‘94, JD ‘97, LLM ‘99) Matthew Brown (BBA) and Kristen Brown William M. Bush (EMBA) Chester R. Ciancarelli (EMBA) Brian Clark (BBA, EMBA ‘05) and Kim Clark Debra K. Cline (MBA) Vicount P. Cornwall (MBA) Jamie M. Cuellar (MBA) Jerome L. Elenez (BBA) Marsha H. Gibbs (EMBA) and Robert J. Gibbs (EMBA) Robert M. Grant (MBA) Catherine P. Groos (MBA) Christopher T. Hagar (MBA) and Amy Hagar (MBA ‘97) Joanna Jackson Haynes (BBA) Karen Hensley-Chelstowska (MBA) Jon S. Jamen (MBA) Bruce W. Johnson (MBA) Tiffany Johnson-King (BA) Daniel R. Mackenroth (BBA, EMBA ‘07) Neill T. Masterson (BBA) Sharon L. Mawet (MBA) and Pierre J. Mawet (MBA) Dana Babb McGowan (BBA) and Gregory C. McGowan (BBA ‘94) Robb C. McWilliams (BBA) Stacy Ogren Meadows (BBA) and Philip O. Meadows (BA’97) Lainie Papadakis Minnick (BBA) Mazyar M. Mirba (BBA/BA) Scott Mitchell (BBA) David M. Myers (BBA) Brett P. Newell (BA) Juan E. Pena (MBA) Erin N. Peters (BBA) C. Susan Powell (EMBA) Patrick W. Pugh (BBA) John M. Roeder (BBA/BS, MBA ‘03) and Amanda Roeder (BA) David J. Rouse (MBA) Benjamin C. Schafer (MBA) Chris A. Schulmeister (MBA) David A. Scolman (MBA) Stacy A. Sendra (BBA) Marcus A. Smedley (MBA) Curtis Staab (MBA) Taylor N. Stone (MBA) Thomas K. Strickland (MBA) Jackie K. To (BBA/BS, EMBA ‘08) William C. Urech (MBA) Mark J. Warner (MBA) Jill S. Williams (BBA) Burt N. Winter (MBA) Lisa Pon Wong (BBA) and Tony Wong (BBA)

1996................................

Tanya Laninga Allen (BBA) and Shannon Allen (BBA ‘92) David L. Anderson (MBA) Todd M. Andrews (BBA) Daniel L. Barth (EMBA) Paul A. Beckham (MBA) Michael S. Bell (MBA)

Warren A. Bell (MBA) John P. Bellomy (BBA) James B. Brune (BBA) Victoria S. Campbell (MBA) Lisa Christensen (BBA) W. David Croxville (EMBA) and Maggy Croxville Jeston B. Dumas (MBA) Jason S. Dunaway (BBA) Kevin D. Ensley (MBA) Marisela Moguel Gonzalez (MBA) and Juan Gonzalez Garza (MBA) Matthew K. Gouvion (BBA) Stephen R. Grimmer (MBA) Denise R. Hall (MBA) Seth W. Hall (MBA) Kimberly C. Heathcott (EMBA) David M. Hesser (MBA) Rebecca Collier Jacobs (BBA) and Mark Jacobs Naima Fulgham Jefferson (BBA) and David L. Jefferson (BS ‘00) Todd J. Justice (BBA, MBA ‘02) Stephanus I. Juwana (MBA) David W. Kearney (BBA) Laura Hulsey Kelsey (BBA) and William Kelsey Candice Langston (MA/MBA) and Felix Von Uklanski (MBA) Brad K. Leblanc (BBA/BA, MSE ‘09) Sharon L. Male (MBA) W. Grier Martin (BBA) and Allison Pappas Martin (BA ’97) W. Randolph Minor (BBA) and Isabel Minor (BA) Larry J. Olivas (MBA) and Monica Miera Olivas (MBA’98) Emil E. Peters (BBA) Mark B. Plunkett (BBA/BS) Elizabeth F. Relyea (MBA) Nicole LeBlanc Richter (BBA) and Alex W. Richter (BA’99) Flint M. Steeples (MBA) Cristine Nixon Struble (BBA) and Matthew R. Struble (MBA ‘00) Elizabeth A. Stuart (MBA) Thear Sy (BSEE) Darlene Thimmig (BBA) John B. Underwood (BBA) Q. VanBenschoten (MA/MBA) Chau M. Vo (BBA) David M. Walsh (MBA) David A. Watson (MBA) Elizabeth A. Wilson (BBA, MBA ‘00) and Douglass W. Wilson (BBA, MBA ‘02)

1997........................................ Judith Allen (BBA/BA) Jennifer M. Armstrong (MBA) James C. Baker (MBA) Jerry W. Bissey (EMBA) Alan P. Bruderer (BBA) Benjamin Q. Brunt (MBA) Arthur I. Burke (EMBA) Trevor W. Caviness (BBA) Melanie M. Chavez (MA/MBA) Rex T. Chiang (BBA) Peter C. Chilian (BBA) and Brandi Phillips Chilian (BBA ‘98, MSA ‘99) Davis R. Deadman (MBA)

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Kevin A. Doeksen (MBA) Ryan R. Flashnick (BBA, MBA ‘05) Kathy Robins Graves (MLA ‘93, MBA) Howard Gober (BBA) Honey M. Gregory (BBA) Christopher T. Grundner (MBA) Amy S. Hagar (MBA) and Christopher T. Hagar (MBA ‘95) Carrie E. Hanlon (BBA) Roger A. Heuring (MBA) Sheryl Krajca Honza (BBA) and Robert Honza Angela D. Johnson (BBA) LaRue E. Johnson (MBA) Christina R. Kensic (BBA) Laura L. Kimball (MBA) Thomas R. Kuchler (MBA) Harry F. Mandell (BBA) David G. McGregor (MBA) Gail Cotton-Michaud (EMBA) and Georges M. Michaud (EMBA) Jackson W. Moore (BBA) Melissa P. Moran (BBA) Daniel J. Morgenthaler (BBA) Habibullah Murad (BBA) Nayan D. Patel (MBA) Julian T. Ross (MBA) Stephen W. Sanders (EMBA) and Margaret Sanders Michael R. Snyder (EMBA) Michael E. Twomey (MBA) Dean A. Valdez (EMBA) Jeffrey K. Veleke (MBA) Sandy Villere (BBA) Frank J. Wagner (MBA) Christopher K. Wallach (MBA) Julie B. Wander (MBA) Lindsley Waters (MBA) John P. Whisenant (BBA) David M. Womack (EMBA) Sandra Zelisko (EMBA)

1998.......................................

Amy Alexander (BBA/BA) Spencer E. Ballard (BBA/BA) Benjamin H. Baume (MBA) Mary Cathryn Pullin Benyo (BBA, MBA ‘04) and Peter A. Benyo (MBA ‘04) Gretchen M. Besco (MBA) Peter H. Billipp (BBA) Stephen J. Blum (BBA) Sara A. Booker (MBA) and William S. Booker (MBA ‘99) John Bremer (MBA) Don E. Brown (EMBA) Carlos A. Carpizo (MBA) Guillermo Carrillo (BBA) Jorge J. Castro (MBA) Carlton A. Catalani (BBA) Brandi Phillips Chilian (BBA, MSA ‘99) and Peter C. Chilian (BBA ‘97) Karey Gardner Daniels (MBA) and Charles D. Daniels Douglas C. Denby (MBA) Edward S. Elliott (EMBA) John J. Engle (EMBA) Hugh L. Fagan (MBA) and Aimee Perilloux Fagan (JD) Harold D. Ferrari (MBA)

Scott C. Finholm (BBA) and Amy McConnell Finholm (BA ‘00) Mary M. Freeman (BBA) Aaron J. Fricke (MBA) Eric P. Gallagher (BBA/BA) Aaron M. Gaydosik (BBA) Courtney Bankler Gerstenhaber (BBA) Patricia Alvarez Graber (MBA) Jeffrey A. Gradt (BBA) Dennille Hernandez (BBA) R. Corey Hingson (BBA) Kathleen Aylward Hoedebeck (MBA) Brad Hoke (BBA) John A. Horst (MBA) Christopher A. Kauffman (MBA) Andy Kell (BBA) Farah E. Kelsey (BBA) Dawn C. Kidd (MBA) Scot W. Kinser (BSME) Walter E. Kisner (MBA) Matthew L. Lontchar (BBA) Gregory J. Lovasz (MBA) Daniel G. Marvin (MBA) Patrick McGonigle (MBA) Ana Mancebo Miller (BBA) Shana Fischer Millican (BBA) and Christopher W. Millican (BBA) Michael C. Moore (MBA) Rhonda Hellman Murphy (MBA) Dena Stricklin Newberg (MBA) Stephanie Ruffner O’Donovan (BBA) and Ryan J. O’Donovan (BBA) Monica Miera Olivas (MBA) and Larry J. Olivas (MBA ‘96) Dan M. Peters (BBA, MBA ‘99) Roebie J. Protacio (MBA) Claire Nguyen Raggio (BBA, MSA ‘99) and Stephen T. Raggio (BBA) Juan Reyna (BBA) Brooke Covin Richards (BBA) Alison Robinson Rogers (BBA, MSA ‘99) Paul L. Root (BBA) Kristie Quinn Shorey (BBA/BA) Keven D. Smith (MBA) Kevin D. Smith (MBA) Mark C. Smith (MBA) Matthew D. Stern (BBA) Jennifer Clark Tobin (BBA, JD ‘01) and Aaron Z. Tobin (JD ‘00) William R. Turner (BBA/BA) Wayne K. Vaughan (MBA) Brian J. Walsh (MBA) Milton Watkin (MBA) Courtney Berry Westerburg (BBA, MSA ‘99) and William T. Westerburg Julie Bordelon Wetzel (BBA) and Charles W. Wetzel (BBA) Travis D. Wilson (BBA/BA) and Suzanne E. Wilson (BA ‘97) Chaise M. Yost (BBA) and Lennie J. Wyatt

1999........................................ Juan F. Alvarez (MBA) Scott L. Baradell (EMBA) David B. Beall (BBA/BA) Kathleen Beathard (MLA ‘94, EMBA) Reginald A. Beavan (BBA) and Ashley Lewis Beavan (BA)

Kelly Malone Bernhardt (BBA) William S. Booker (MBA) and Sara A. Booker (MBA ‘98) John D. Bowman (MBA) Jamie Brennan (BBA) Bert Brown (BBA) and Brandi Thompson Brown (BA) Martin D. Burch (BBA) Michael W. Busker (BBA/BA, MBA ‘04) Dennis J. Cassidy (MBA) and Michele Medlock Cassidy (JD ‘91) Harsha Chaturvedi (MBA) Jeffrey D. Cheatham (BBA) Randy Cimorelli (EMBA) and Wendy Cimorelli Allison Rainey Connally (BBA) Paige Byerley Darby (BBA) Paul J. Divis (EMBA) Thomas John Donovan (BBA) and Katie Quinn Donovan (BA) Bavita Neelan Doolabh (BBA, MSA ‘00) Jean M. Fally (MBA) and Veronique Fally David J. Ferneding (MBA) Melanie A. Fitch (BBA) John R. Gilmore (EMBA) Daniel A. Goe (MBA) Brooke Basham Green (MBA) and Christopher J. Green (MBA ‘00) Probal Gupta (BSEE) Christina Nahabedian Hanson (MA/MBA) Stephen K. Harris (MBA) Kevin Hight (MBA) Alex E. Hill (MBA) Garrett J. Hrncir (BBA) John C. Keck (MBA) Lori Steckley Keenan (BBA) Robert L. Kehr (MBA) Rolando R. Leal (BBA) Fletcher M. Lee (BBA) Katherine Martin (BBA) Brent M. Mason (BBA) Jeffrey S. McReynolds (EMBA) Elizabeth A. Metzger (BBA, MSA ‘00) Brandi L. Miles (BBA) Ray R. Miles (EMBA) Mark A. Mynhier (MBA) Lomax B. Napper (BBA) Todd W. Ruback (BBA) William B. Russell (MBA) Leslee Harp Shannon (BBA) and Stephen R. Shannon (BBA ‘00) Nicole Tsourmas Shoberg (BBA/BA) and Mark A. Shoberg Michael S. Sulton (BBA) Nora Talbot Tingle (BBA) Stuart P. Vetterick (BBA, MA ‘00)

2000..................................... Michael D. Buchta (MBA) Nathaniel R. Carty (MBA) Keely C. Culpepper (BBA) Dawsey Dorr (BBA) Rafi Dudekula (MBA) Jeremy C. Duffie (BBA) Nosakhare E. Egharev (BA/BBA, MSA ‘01) Cornelius F. Foote (EMBA) Julian C. Garcia (BBA)

Humberto V. Garcia-Salas (BBA/BA) Alan M. Gardner (EMBA) Justin M. Garner (MBA) James E. Garrett (MBA) Chasity S. Gaskin (BBA/BA) Danna E. Getske (MBA) Zulema Gonzalez (BBA, MSA ‘01) Christopher J. Green (MBA) and Brooke Basham Green (MBA ‘99) Heather J. Gresham (BBA) David P. Grubbs (MBA) Adam J. Hatch (BBA) Laura Guerin Howard (BBA) and William J. Howard (BA) James M. Hudgins (EMBA) Maureen A. Johnson (EMBA) Christopher C. Jones (MBA) William T. Kamp (EMBA) and Amy Kamp Patrick M. Klupa (MBA) Kim L. Lansford (MBA) Douglas J. Learmont (MBA) Fredrick J. Lehman (MBA) Leslie Thompson MacDonald (BBA) and Hunter MacDonald (BA) Bart M. Massey (MBA) Ashley R. McClellan (BBA/BA) Nathan R. McClellan (EMBA) Jennifer R. Michael (MBA) Francis Okudo (BBA ‘99, MSA) Mary S. Peavy (BBA) Marianne E. Pohle (MA/MBA) Cara L. Raymond (BBA/BA) Cory K. Ritthaler (BBA) Cara Lucia Rizza (BBA) Pawel B. Rudnicki (BBA, MSA ‘01) Luis E. Saldana (EMBA) Neal G. Saul (BBA) Stephen R. Shannon (BBA) and Leslee Harp Shannon (BBA ‘99) Andrew Siegel (MBA) William A. Spurgin (BBA) Sriram Srinivasan (BBA) Matthew R. Struble (MBA) and Cristine Nixon Struble (BBA ‘96) Douglas A. Symsmith (MBA) Erik A. Uudna (BBA) Nick H. Weatherford (BBA) Craig M. White (MBA) Winnie Wong-Lee (EMBA) Piotr J. Zapendowski (MBA) Guodong Zhang (MBA)

2001.......................................

Deborah Longoria Ahmed (MBA) Bradley W. Ayres (BBA, MSA ‘02) John H. Braley (BBA) Sudhir Channabasappa (MBA) Walter C. Coleman (BBA/BA) Lauren Thomas Compton (BBA) Robert J. Cushman (MBA) Jason L.. Danielson (BBA/BA, MSA ‘02) Michael P. Davitt (BBA) Philip M. de Bruyn (EMBA) Kathryn Thayer DeLozier (BBA) Brian M. Doffing (MBA) Christopher C. Drake (BBA) Jeffrey J. Drayer (BBA) Dick L. Ebel (EMBA) Charles T. Ehlers (MBA) Kathleen R. Eiseman (BBA) Fall 2009

Andrew W. Fess (BBA) Alexis D. Fletcher (BBA) Michael D. Garner (EMBA) and Kelley L. Garner Robert B. Grisham (BBA) Timothy R. Heis (BBA) and Ashley Potthoff Heis (BSM ‘02) Precious S. Holman (BBA) Joshua W. Hunt (BBA) Debbie L. Janke (EMBA) and Gary W. Janke Jennifer Kenning (BBA/BA) Chris L. Koski (EMBA) Daniel E. Kubiak (MBA) Kenneth C. Long (EMBA) Brian T. Lowe (BBA) Brian L. Maguire (BBA) and Julie Gabennesch Maguire (BA) Shon J. Manasco (MBA) Catherine A. McEachern (MBA) Brian J. Merrill (BBA) Christie Mignon Milam (BBA) Kyle D. Miller (BBA) Jeffrey W. Moore (BBA) Susan Munson (BBA) Matthew D. Neisler (MBA) Galina P. Nikolova (MBA) Elizabeth K. Panko (MBA) and Pat E. Panko (MBA) Frank A. Parma (MBA) Mike K. Pickens (MBA) Marc D. Pinker (MBA) Ashley Eastham Pitts (BBA) Akash B. Rathod (MBA) Paula G. Richmond (MBA) Vicky L. Scott (EMBA) and Mark Scott (MS ‘95) Rosalinda Hernandez Scrabeck (BBA) Dale W. Selby (MBA) Justin M. Short (MBA) Alexander K. Stem (MBA) Brian L. Strange (MBA) David S. Wagner (MBA) Kaydene J. Ward (BBA) Tim P. Ward (MBA) John K. Williams (EMBA) and Susanne Williams Brad E. Wilson (MBA) Aaron J. Zolna (BBA) and Whitney Phelps Zolna (BBA ‘04)

2002...................................... Robert G. Andrews (MBA) Albert J. Aucoin (BBA) Kim E. Barger (BBA) James M. Bernard (MBA) Kevin Boller (BBA) Michael J. Bourgeois (MBA) Adam A. Bronson (BBA) Marcus D. Brown (BBA) Brandy E. Bryan (BBA) Eric Casey (MBA) Paul C. Cheek (MBA) Rachel Cheeks-Givan (EMBA) Robert L. Cline (BBA) Christina D. Collins (BBA, MSA ‘03) Annie Bernard Crum (BBA) Darren J. Daugherty (MBA) Mark V. Dendle (EMBA) William J. Doherty (MBA) Vince Doyle (BBA) www.cox.smu.edu

John S. Dyer (BBA/BA) Keri Heye Ellis (MBA) and Menno Ellis Richard L. Fincher (MS ‘94, MBA) and Nancy Fincher Dena D. Fisher (EMBA) Amanda Forgason (BBA) John H. Foster (MBA) Harry H. Fouke (EMBA) Clayton R. Hagerman (BBA) Kevin L. Henrichson (MBA) Brandon L. Hoag (MBA) Nicholas J. Ionita (BBA) John K. Jackson (BBA) Susan Nugent Jenuell (MBA) Adrianne Jaretha Jessie (BBA) Llewyn A. Jobe (BBA) Lara A. Junaid (BBA) Nina Kalidas (BBA) Laurie Kane-Sellers (EMBA) Sameer Katiyar (MBA) Mehul D. Lalloobhai (BBA, MSA ‘03) Thomas R. Lyons (BBA) James S. McCrary (EMBA) Thisbe G. McWilliams (BBA) Jerome N. Meyer (BBA) Manohar Mundluru (EMBA) Andy C. O’Connell (BBA) Amit N. Patel (BBA) Julie Piggott (EMBA) Lou E. Purvis (MBA) Joseph C. Reger (BBA) and Lizanne Garrett Reger (BA ‘03) Miguel A. Reid (EMBA) Allen C. Shank (BBA, MSA ‘03) Terrence L. Shaw (MBA) Bimal T. Sheth (BBA/BA, MSA ‘03) Jason P. Stein (BBA) Steven K. Strong (MBA) Alfredo A. Suarez (BBA) Dara Jon Taheri (BBA) Holly M. Thigpen (MBA) Anna Nelson Webb (MBA) Kelli Williams Witt (BBA)

2003......................................

William T. Alford (EMBA) Natalie Nicole Anderson (MBA) Christopher R. Angarola (MBA) Nancy C. Arnold (EMBA) and Frank Arnold Cameron Hughey Atkinson (BBA) David A. Barned (MBA) Lucas M. Barton (BBA) and Micah Wessinger Barton (BA) Shamik Basu (MBA) Courtney Mahr Behan (BBA) Alejandro Beltran (MBA) Leah K. Broussard (BBA) Stephen B. Brownlee (MBA) Brian B. Busby (BBA) Veronica Castro (BBA) Emily Glenn Childers (BBA, MSA ‘04) Matthew DiMarsico (EMBA) Emily Ansley Echols (BBA) James D. Engler (BBA) Pablo F. Fernandez (BBA) Candace L. Fitzpatrick (EMBA) Joe M. Flumerfelt (MBA) Christopher Gerard (BBA) Angela Lee Gieras (MA/MBA)

Josephine Singleton Godshall (BBA/BA) Melanie W. Graves (EMBA) and James E. Graves (EMBA) Kevin M. Guideng (BSE) Matthew A. Guthrie (BA) Robert C. Heckel (EMBA) Christopher M. Holmes (MBA) Beth Hook (BFA ‘95, EMBA) Reid M. Horn (BBA) Chesley Richard James (BBA, MBA ‘08) Lina Jing (MBA) Heather Purse Jorgensen (BBA/BA, MSA ‘04) Jennifer Houston Kaiser (BBA) Jason E. Kelley (MBA) Holly E. Kilgore (BBA, MSA ‘04) Courtney M. Kistler (MSA) Gregory La Mantia (BBA) Scotty J. Landry (EMBA) and Shawntel Landry F. Jeff Martin (MBA) Alfred P. McEvoy (BBA) and Amy Tessier McEvoy (BA) Katherine M. McLure (BBA, MSA ‘05) Megan L. McMonagle (BBA) Lupita Medellin (BBA/BA) Stacey L. Meyer (MBA) Sara Forkowitz Mills (BBA) Meredith Monroe (MSA) Roberto E. Montealegre (MBA) Joshua C. Mueller (BBA) Serene Eid Mustafa (BBA) Aaron P. Nall (BS/BSM) Harish Narayan (MBA) Chinyere U. Okoro (BBA/BS) Courtney V. Ractliffe (BBA) Katherine Krenz Reedy (BBA) Christy Blakeney Reinoehl (BBA) Pamela Ziegler Riley (MBA) Dawn R. Schwemm (BBA) Brian P. Sebold (BBA/BA) Kevin C. Sisk (EMBA) Bryan E. Smith (MBA) Liong T. So (MBA) Kristin R. Stanley (BBA) Andrew B. Stephens (BBA/BA) Leslie A. Sucur (EMBA) and Charles Sucur Herbert E. Shaver (BBA/BA) and Courtney Fox Shaver (BA ‘04) Sundar Swaminathan (EMBA) Matthew C. Taylor (BBA) Michelle R. Taylor (BBA) William S. Tiffany (MBA) Angela B. Torrey (BA) Roger Van Beveren (MBA) Mark S. Walsh (MBA) Aleksandra A. Wierzchowska (BBA) Misty N. Wightman (MBA) Christopher S. Wilson (BBA) Robert C. Wilson (BBA) Phillip T. Youngblood (MBA)

2004...................................... Jon D. Abel (MBA) Daniela Abete (BBA) Patrick J. Barker (MBA) Houston Barnes (BBA) John C. Barney (MBA)

Peter A. Benyo (MBA) and Mary Cathryn Pullin Benyo (BBA ‘98, MBA) Jonathan Bennett (MBA) Jerry A. Biediger (EMBA) Raymond A. Blanchette (EMBA) David A. Brumbalow (BBA, MSA ‘05) Nathan G. Chapman (MBA) Tuhin K. Chatterjee (EMBA) Richard M. Cobos (MBA) Alexander D. Cook (MBA) Judy Juarez Crockett (MBA) Tracy DeCicco (EMBA) Kyle J. Dixon (BBA) Meredith L. Dulaney (BBA, MSA ‘05) Amy M. Duncan (MBA) Joseph M. Edge (MBA) Britt M. Estwanik (BBA) Jeffrey T. Ferraro (MBA) Alan P. Fess (BBA) Jonathan W. Filgo (MBA) Halsey R. Fischer (BBA) Rudolph Flores (EMBA) Steven A. Gautier (BBA) Arvind Gopalakrishnan (MBA) Timothy M. Green (EMBA) David A. Gross (BBA) Felicia Hardwick (BBA) and William M. Hardwick (BBA) Rachael K. Hatcher (BA, BBA) Emily M. Hatton (MBA) Benjamin J. Hautt (BBA) Daniel J. Healy (MBA) Jeffrey D. Hebert (EMBA) Lacey A. Horn (BBA, MSA ‘05) Martin P. Howard (BBA) John R. Ilzhoefer (MBA) Camilla Calloway Johnston (BBA) Heather L. Jones (MBA) Tietjen J. Kammerer (BBA) Josh C. Kellam (MBA) Robert J. Kelly (BBA) Elaine Jernigan Kent (BBA) Brady A. Knowlton (BBA) John A. Kuhlman (MBA) Brian T. Lenzie (MBA) John Li (MBA) and Jiuli Song Grant E. Mashek (BA ‘02, MBA) Kathy R. Mast (EMBA) Joshua A. Miller (BBA) Garry A. Morehead (EMBA) Meron Negash (BBA) Angela B. Null (EMBA) Mikhail E. Orlov (MBA) Damon T. Oshita (MBA) Curtis E. Parker (BBA/BA) Richard R. Parsons (BBA) Lindsey C. Price (BBA/BA) Francisco A. Ramirez (EMBA) Pradeep K. Rao (MBA) Camille Samaha Rogers (BBA) Kelly E. Ryan (BBA/BA) Ryan E. Shore (BBA) Jason L. Signor (MBA) Steely C. Sims (BBA) Ajay T. Sinkre (MBA) Dani Slavcheva (MA ‘00, MBA) Bertram A. Smith (BBA) Mary Dyess Smith (BBA/BA) Suma Sarva Sreedharan (BBA) and Anil K. Sreedharan (BSE ‘02)

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Bryan F. St. Eve (BBA) and Courtney Cooper St. Eve (BA) Stanford D. Swim (MBA) Sunil C. Thekkepat (MBA) Matthew C. Thompson (BBA) Blake R. Towsley (BBA/BA) Zachary B. Turner (BBA) David Wesson (EMBA) Woodson C. Whitehead (BBA/BA, MSA ‘05) Dana E. Wilcox (MBA) Amy S. Williams (BBA) Daniel E. Williams (BBA) Michael F. Wurster (MBA) Vinod K. Yadav (MBA) Eric Yates (MBA) Whitney Phelps-Brown Zolna (BBA) and Aaron J. Zolna (BBA ‘01)

2005....................................

Melissa R. Adami (BBA, MSA ‘06) and Allan E. Adami (BA) Andrew I. Aihie (MBA) Stephen B. Alade (MBA) Carl B. Anderson (BBA) Marissa Arciola (MA/MBA) Michael J. Austin (BBA) Manas S. Babbili (BBA/BS) Tara L. Baker (MBA) Laura C. Baldwin (MBA) John D. Bauman (MA/MBA) Bradley R. Bednar (MBA) Cortney M. Bell (BBA, MSA ‘06) Madeline Bell (BBA) Virginia E. Bender (BBA) Matthew R. Bregman (BBA) Michael L. Burtzlaff (MBA) and Rebecca L. Burtzlaff (MBA ‘06) Emily C. Butler (BBA) Franck Carlier (EMBA) Yuri Carrasco (BBA/BA) Casey C. Cass (BBA) and Alexis Miller Cass (BA/BS ‘06) Jonathan Castaneda (BBA) Kenneth Chen (MBA) James E. Clark (MBA) John A. Coil (BBA) John B. Colquitt (BBA) James L. Cook (BBA) Cara Dyan Courtney (BBA) Judd B. Cryer (MBA) Alex Dillard (BBA) James S. Donahoe (MBA) Kelly A. Donohue (BBA/BA) Kevin Elliott (EMBA) and Marla Elliot Alexander Fadeev (MBA) Robert A. Gaither (BBA) Kali Rashid Gipson (MBA) John P. Goodrum (BBA) Margot Allen Goss (BBA) and Kyle D. Goss (BBA/BA) Gary J. Gottschalk (MBA) David B. Griffin (BBA, MSA ‘06) Michael B. Guillory (MBA) Elo A. Heyman (MBA) Jason M. Hicks (MBA) Michael J. Hildenbrand (MBA) Bruce B. Hopkins (BBA) Tate H. Hutton (MBA) Jimmy J. James (MBA)

Stephen L. Jendrysik (MBA) Jace A. Jenkins (MBA) Samuel T. Kincaid (BBA/BA) Megan R. Kinsey (BBA) Ken Klein (MBA) Ryan R. Lamb (BBA) William A. Landreth (BBA) Elizabeth I. Long (BBA) Jonathan P. Lucas (MBA) Daniel J. Mar (MBA) Shane P. McCarty (BBA) John A. Meraz (BBA) Diana Brooks Meyer (BBA) Jarad H. Mitchell (BBA) Richard M. Morris (MBA) Brian S. Myers (BBA) Drew B. Oleson (MBA) Sanjay Pamurthy (MBA) Sanjay Pandey (MBA) Jonathan T. Parker (MBA) Lindsey D. Pennington (MBA) Raymond Perkins (BBA, MSA ‘06) Adam T. Portacci (BBA/BA) Scott Puff (EMBA) Evan Radler (BBA) Kimberly D. Raschke (MBA) Adnan P. Rehmatullah (BBA/BS) Georgann C. Rowe (BBA) Ruiz Elias Troy (BBA) Chad J. Seder (BBA) Kamana Shrestha (MBA) Zachary M. Shultz (BBA) Derek V. Smith (EMBA) Derek Y. Smith (BBA) Tricia L. Sumerford (MBA) Chadrick W. Teague (MBA) Chau C. Thai (BBA) Kathy A. Thrift (MBA) Robert A. Tomlinson (BBA) Carlos E. Tovar (BBA) Kristin E. Wadsworth (BBA, MSA ‘06) David H. Wagner (MBA) Jonathan M. Welschmeyer (BBA/BA) Austin R. Wyker (BBA, JD ‘09)

2006...................................... Elizabeth A. Adams (BBA/BA) Deema N. Alasaad (BBA) Amir Ali (BBA) Orin B. Atkins (BBA) James C. Bagby (EMBA) Clinton J. Beer (MBA) Brad B. Bell (BBA/BA) Todd J. Benevides (MBA) Derek J. Bengtson (MBA) Christopher L. Boyd (BS ‘97, MBA) Philip M. Brunger (BBA) Tom Buck (BBA, MSA ‘07) Rebecca L. Burtzlaff (MBA) and Michael Burtzlaff (MBA ‘05) John P. Buxie (BBA) Qibin Chen (MBA) and Shanshen Yao Patrick N. Clark (BBA, MSA ‘07) Benjamin L. Corona (MBA) Zachary A. Cotner (BBA) Krystal R. Criss (BBA/BS) Christopher P. Croupe (MBA) Rob R. Davis (EMBA) Jeffrey S. Dawson (MBA) Ryan W. Delaney (BBA) Ryan W. Dillin (BBA, MSA ‘08)

Carissa L. Fanjul (BBA) Lacey A. Fluor (BBA/BA) Mark D. Fry (EMBA) Greg D. Furness (MBA) Mark R. Gardner (BBA) Peter J. George (BBA) Robert L. Gilmore (BBA/BA) Emily R. Gipple (BBA/BA) Phillips B. Gould (EMBA) Humberto Gutierrez-Olvera (EMBA) Brian V. Hafer (EMBA) Bryan P. Hawkins (BBA) Carol A. Hendrix (BBA) Chip Hiemenz (BBA) Stephen W. Hinterkopf (BBA) David A. Hoang (MBA) Julia Sugg Hochberg (MBA) Katie Horgan (BBA) Max C. Hughes (BA ‘02, MBA) and Lauren Finley Hughes (BA ‘00, MA ‘07) Cynthia J. Jenkins (MBA) Jeffrey J. Kacergis (BBA) Vlad Karpenko (MBA) Todd J. Kendall (BSME ‘99, MBA) Jennifer M. Kreuziger (BBA, JD ‘09) Leslie Wynne Lenser (EMBA) John R. Loftus (EMBA) Sanjaykumar P. Malani (MBA) James C. Mantzuranis (BBA) Todd M. Marchesani (BBA) Remy Marcotorchino (MBA) Charles A. Marcus (BBA) Ryan W. Matiyow (MBA) Robert P. McComb (BBA) Patrick G. McMillan (BBA) Timothy E. McNamara (BBA) Max Meggs (BBA) Taylor C. Moister (BBA) Sarah A. Monning (BA ‘00, MBA) Daniel J. Moore (BBA, MSA ‘07) Isabell P. Novakov (MBA) Brian J. O’Boyle (BBA) Leann Parey (BBA) Julie K. Porter (BBA) Jack E. Pratt (MBA) Stephanie K. Ramirez (BBA/BA) Christi L. Redfearn (MBA) Eliseo F. Rodriguez (EMBA) Ashley Bonilla Romo (BBA) and Jerad J. Romo (BA) William A. Rugg (BBA) James R. Ruth (EMBA) and Kathleen Ruth James M. Scott (BBA) Kristen L. Scott (EMBA) William F. Scott (BBA) Rohini R. Seth (BBA) Chad E. Sheinbein (BBA, MSA ‘07) Nancy A. Smith (EMBA) Edwin T. Taylor (MSE ‘96, EMBA) Laura H. Tickner (BBA) Alexander M. Triplett (BBA) Katherine A. Wagner (BBA/BA) Rebecca A. Wolf (MBA) John C. Wood (BBA) Kylie M. Wood (BBA) Zhiqiang Wu (MBA) Hubert K. Zajicek (MBA)

2007....................................... Scott C. Acker (BBA, MSA ‘08) Michael W. Adams (EMBA) Elizabeth A. Anderson (BBA, MSA ‘08) Christian P. Arquilla (BBA) Terrance B. Atkins (EMBA) Andrew T. Barker (MBA) Robert V. Barnes (EMBA) Sidhartha Basu (BBA/BS) John A. Britton (BBA, MSA ‘08) Charles M. Brosseau (MBA) Anne L. Brownstein (BS) Roy B. Burchfield (EMBA) Richard J. Burggraf (BBA/BS) Jessica L. Cocanougher (BBA/BA, MSA ‘08) Susanne P. Collins (BBA) Lauren Aglubat Cox (BBA) and Curtis C. Cox (BBA) Jessica L. Daw (MBA) Ashley Deatherage (BBA, MSA ‘08) Jennifer E. Dolin (MBA) Daniel A. Doxey (EMBA) Amy M. Dunnigan (BBA/BA) Stuart D. Edenfield (BBA) George D. Edwards (BBA, MSA ‘08) Cidrick B. Espejel (BBA) Hayley M. Fischer (BBA/BA) Diana P. Flores (MBA) Erica L. Forrest (BBA) Kelly S. Frailey (BBA) Katie L. Garrett (MBA) George J. Gile (BBA) David M. Gmoser (BBA) Samuel T. Green (BBA) Thomas H. Hailey (MBA) Christopher A. Haug (BBA) Armando Hernandez (BBA) Austin S. Hill (BBA) Gordon K. Holton (MBA) Yu-Chun Huang (MSA) Aaron B. Huckaby (MBA) Patrick K. Hurst (MBA) Mandeep S. Kang (MBA) Nicole Sarhady Kellogg (BBA) Muhammad A. Khan (MS) Cortnye J. King (BBA) Marshall T. Kinne (BBA/BA) Alberto K. Kiramoto (MBA) Delia L. Kolinek (MBA) David C. Lacey (BBA) Kathryn M. Langley (BBA) William B. Lee (MBA) and Kate Hegel Lee (JD) Carlos D. Lopez (MBA) Sofia G. Lopez (BBA) David Manges (MBA) Lidia S. Maracine (BBA) Damyan E. Marinov (MBA) Jerry C. Mazanowski (MBA) Katelyn A. McGuire (BBA) Brady McInnes (BBA) Melina M. McKinnon (MBA) Sejal S. Mehta (EMBA) Shazia S. Mir (BBA, MSA ‘08) Ghina Z. Modallal (BBA) Jeremy C. Moeller (BBA, MSA ‘08) Samuel R. Moore (BBA) Steven L. Moore (BBA) John Q. Nguyen (MBA) Kristine Nguyen (BBA)

Fall 2009

Eduardo B. Nihill (BBA) Timothy J. Osborne (EMBA) Troy L. Parker (BBA, MSA ‘08) Jagadishwar Pasunoori (MBA) Stephen J. Perkins (BBA) Jeffrey S. Pickering (MBA) Clayton C. Pumphrey (MBA) Suresh V. Rajappa (EMBA) Miriam Ramirez (BBA) Nastassja Ravinowich (BBA) and Victor Ravinowich Lauren B. Rhyne (BBA) Devin A. Ritholz (BS) John S. Rochelli (BBA) Erin E. Sackash (MBA) Sudhir B. Sadanand (EMBA) Rohit Sahdev (MBA) Mithun Mohan (MBA) Adelia M. Sanchez (MSA) Charles J. Scheerer (BBA) Fred K. Schneider (BBA) Victoria S. Sheard (BBA/BA) Jonathan C. Siedhoff (BBA) Javier O. Silvera (MBA) Sean E. Simigran (BBA) Ranjit Singh (MBA) Matthew M. Smith (EMBA) and Alexa Mallard (MED) Michael A. Somme (MSM) Colin Tan (MBA) John Thomas (MBA) Hester Tsui (MBA) Brent A. Turman (BBA/BA) Jonathon E. VandenBrand (BBA) John T. Vann (MBA) Michael A. VonBorsig (BBA) Anthony L. Wainwright (MSM) Stacy L. Westbay (MBA) Laurie Nix White (BBA/BA, MSA ‘08) and Charles White Michael S. Whitson (EMBA) Amy E. Wilson (BBA) Mingyou M. Wu (EMBA) Xiaowei Wu (EMBA) Randall L. Ziegenhagen (BBA)

2008...................................... Omar S. Abdalla (BBA) Shmyla K. Alam (BBA/BA) Sutton L. Alford (BBA/BA) Claudia Arias (EMBA) Janet L. Arnold (BBA) Thinh Q. Banh (BBA) William R. Baxter (BBA, MSA ‘09) Judith M. Baylan (BBA) Matthew T. Bays (EMBA) Charles A. Berg (BBA) James M. Blackwell (EMBA) Richard K. Bollinger (BBA, MSA ‘09) Michelle Bradbury (MBA) Katherine G. Brown (EMBA) Van Ann D. Bui (BBA/BA) Ulderico Calero (EMBA) Young W. Cho (BS/BBA) Benjamin R. Clayton (BBA, MSA ‘09) Sadia I. Cooper (BBA/BA) Rohit H. Dand (MBA) Trent M. Decker (EMBA) Kevin R. Donovan (MBA) Matthew I. Everett (BA ’03, MSE) Christine M. Falgout (BBA)

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Rachael M. Forish (BBA) Andrew R. Galloway (BBA/BS) Anuj Gaur (MSM) Carlos Guzman Carranza (MBA) and Ericka Farret Jeffrey D. Hall (EMBA) Corey D. Hines (MBA) Eric G. Hollensbe (BBA) Warren C. Holmes (BBA/BA, MSA ‘09) Christopher M. Jackson (MBA) Kenneth Jackson (MBA) Michelle T. Jensen (EMBA) Jeffrey B. Johns (BBA) Anna M. Johnsen (BBA) Jason B. Jones (BBA) Ritu Kalra (MBA) Ethan P. Kay (BA ‘01, MBA) Jon Killen (BBA/BA) John S. Klein (MBA) Claudia R. Kreisle (MBA) Daniel P. Lawson (MBA) Danielle N. Lipes (BBA) Mariam Mahmood (BBA) Reyna Mandujano (BBA, MSA ‘09) Milena L. Matevosova (BBA) Lauren E. McLaughlin (BBA) Preston S. Meeder (BBA) Kelly K. Moen (BBA) Duc Nguyen (MBA) Matthew S. Noyd (BA/BS) Susan E. Oszustowicz (BBA) Kishore V. Padala (MSM) Catherine B. Paterson (BBA) Anne E. Patterson (BBA) Blake E. Perrin (BBA/BS) Anton E. Pismenyuk (BBA) Thomas D. Poynter (BBA, MSA ‘09) Jason E. Pritchard (BBA/BA, MSA ‘09) Jake Raju (BBA/BS) Girish Ratnam (EMBA) Jessica M. Requa (BBA/BA) Evan S. Richter (BBA, MSA ‘09) Michael A. Sauceda (MBA) Jared B. Schaffer (BBA/BS) Courtney M. Schnell (EMBA) Vivek Singh (MBA) and Sadhna Singh Emily A. Stark (BBA, MSA ‘09) Jeremy A. Sweek (BBA, MSA ‘09) Jessica L. Temperley (BBA) Alexandra M. Tuszynski (BBA) Lauren M. Walsh (BBA) Seaborn B. Weathers (MBA) and Margaret Weathers (MBA ‘09) Charles R. Webb (BBA, MSA ‘09) Lauren A. Welte (BBA, MSA ‘09) Ben L. Willoughby (BBA, MSA ‘09) Brent M. Worthy (MBA) Christopher W. Wynne (BBA/BS) Joseph P. Yurich (EMBA)

2009......................................

Matthew J. Abel (BBA) Allen K. Abney (BA/BBA ‘00, MBA) and Hannah Siemers Abney (BA ‘02) Allison L. Albert (BBA) Jeffrey H. Andre (EMBA) Hannah L. Andrus (BBA/BA ‘08, MSA) Katie A. Atkins (MBA) Martin A. Bagden (MBA)

Priti Barman (MBA) Charles L. Barnes (EMBA) Jason T. Baylis (MBA) Robert M. Beaumont (EMBA) James B. Beeson (EMBA) Brock D. Bizzell (EMBA) Jennifer L. Blanda (BBA) Scott C. Blount (MBA) Ursula N. Brent (BBA) Matt L. Brody (EMBA) Roy W. Brown (MBA) William Cain (EMBA) Ansley F. Campbell (BBA) Chelsea L. Cason (BBA) Jeremy J. Chang (BBA/BA ‘08, MSA) Diem H. Chau (BBA/BS ‘08, MSA) Caddie L. Chen (BBA) Thomas C. Chenoweth (MBA) William J. Chinn (EMBA) Edwin A. Clark (BBA) Kirsten A. Clark (BBA) Robert M. Collins (EMBA) Christopher P. Conlan (MBA) Thomas J. Corbin (EMBA) Camilla D. Corbitt (MBA) Lauren S. Corcia (BBA ‘05, MBA) Cory T. Cox (EMBA) Kevin M. Craig (MBA) Keith L. Cravens (BBA ‘74, EMBA) Candice C. Crawford (BBA) Michelle N. Cronan (BBA ‘08, MSA) Timothy J. Crookham (MBA) Shawn B. Crow (MBA) Elizabeth Davis (MBA) Joseph M. Davis (BBA) William W. Davis (MBA) Emily C. Dawson (BBA) Sebastien De Chilly (EMBA) Brittany M. Dewan (BA/BBA ‘08, MSA) Chanel M. Doree (BBA) Michael P. Doweidt (EMBA) Erin R. Dunn (BBA ‘08, MSA) Courtney T. Dwight (BBA) Animesh Dwivedi (MBA) Madison A. Dyal (BBA) Valerie D. Edwards (BBA) Joseph E. Eklund (MBA) Caroline M. Ellis (BBA ‘08, MSA) Laura A. Encarnacao (MBA) Anthony R. Engelman (MSA) Andrew C. Estes (MBA) Jeffrey A. Eyink (BBA/BA) Victor E. Figueroa (EMBA) William P. Fletcher (BBA/BA) Gregory C. Florio (EMBA) Richard Foltak (EMBA) Joseph R. Fowler (BBA) Seth A. Fox (BBA) Michael E. Franklin (EMBA) Henry C. Gahagan (EMBA) Daniel Perez Montero (MBA) and Karla Castillo Matthew T. Garvey (BBA ‘08, MSA) Eric M. Garza (BBA) William W. Gassenheimer (BBA) David S. Gelaude (EMBA) Pallavi A. Gharpure (MBA) Tara F. Giorgi (BBA) Nancy Gold (EMBA) Jeremy J. Golnick (MSA) Jennifer A. Gonzalez (BBA ‘05, MBA)

Daniel J. Good (MBA) Srikanth Gouru (EMBA) Darren M. Grahsl (MBA) Steven R. Grundmeier (EMBA) Caitlin S. Guenther (BBA) Jeffery C. Guest (EMBA) Sharada Guruvayurappan (MBA) Steve Hader (BBA/BA) Lindsey L. Hall (MSA) Preeti A. Harder (EMBA) Kelli M. Harper (EMBA) Melissa Burtis Hart (BBA) Nathan Harvey (BBA/BS ‘98, MBA) and Amanda Roisman Harvey (BA ‘01, JD ‘04) Keith D. Hatley (EMBA) Mark A. Hawkins (EMBA) Peter E. Heinz (MBA) Shara L. Hewitt (EMBA) Jon D. Hicks (BBA ‘08, MSA) Hillary C. Higgins (BBA/BA) Landon W. Hinson (MBA) Carly G. Hoepner (BBA) Liz C. Holub (BBA) Michael H. Hopkins (MBA) Contessa Hoskin (EMBA) Suchia A. Huang (MBA) Mark D. Hueter (MBA) Taylor A. Hughes (MBA) Blaine W. Iler (BBA) Lauren K. Irwin (BBA/BA) Issuhersatyo (MBA) Ajay Jain (EMBA) Matthew L. Johnson (BBA ‘07, MSA) Qiana M. Johnson (MBA) Margaret S. Keliher (MSA) Kathryn M. Knott (BBA) Christopher T. Koch (EMBA) Philip E. Koen (BBA) William J. Koen (BBA) Matthew J. Kramin (EMBA) Jeniffer S. Kratville (BBA ‘08, MSA) Parveen Kumar (EMBA) Michael M. Lanese (EMBA) Carmel A. Lawrence (BBA ‘08, MSA) Brian M. Lemek (BBA) Lauren A. Leturno (BBA) Yin C. Leung (MBA) Victor J. Linck (BBA) Nic J. Logan (BBA) Mark E. Lu (BBA) Alison K. Mabry (BBA/BS) Jimmy R. Marks (BBA) Adalgisa M. Juarez (MBA) Hamilton F. Marx (MSA) Deborah B. Mathews (EMBA) John H. Matthews (BBA/BA) Molly K. McQueen (BBA ‘08, MSA) Suzanna R. Medina (MBA) Andrew M. Meier (MBA) Benjamin L. Meyer (BBA) Arunachalam Meyyappan (MBA) Adalade C. Miko (BBA ‘08, MSA) Jacqueline E. Miller (BBA) John M. Miller (EMBA) Eric C. Minor (MBA) Christopher D. Moffett (EMBA) Mahnaz Moosa (EMBA) Sharon A. Morgan (MBA) Teza S. Mukkavilli (MBA) Von R. Mundy (EMBA) H. Bradford Myers (EMBA)

c o x h o n o r R o l l of D o n o r s

Ujwala P. Nagare (EMBA) Danielle L. Nehf (BBA) Phuong T. Nguyen (BBA ‘08, MSA) Shumaail H. Noorali (BBA) Santiago E. Nunez (BBA/BS) Barnabas I. Okoronkwo (EMBA) Felipe A. Oliveira (MBA) John F. Oliver (EMBA) Gregory T. O’Shea (EMBA) Alexander D. Page (BBA) Morgan R. Paisley (BBA/BA) Michael T. Pariza (EMBA) Brad D. Parsons (MBA) Nalin R. Patel (MBA) Milagros Payano (EMBA) Patrick D. Petersen (MBA) Julia C. Pierce (BBA ‘08, MSA) Gabriel D. Pineda (MBA) Naveen Pinjani (EMBA) Christopher E. Plummer (EMBA) Nimesh N. Porbandarwalla (MBA) Ted Postula (MBA) Miguel Sanchez Praena (EMBA) Melissa A. Prasad (BBA) Jennifer P. Pustmueller (BBA) Pushban Rajaiyan (EMBA) Muralidharan Ramamoorthy (EMBA) Jose A. Ramirez (BBA) Pamela H. Rappaport (EMBA) Elizabeth C. Rassier (BBA) Julian N. Ratnayeke (EMBA) Gopal R. Ravi (EMBA) Arjuna N. Reddy (EMBA) Melanie N. Reimann (BBA) Christina L. Richards (EMBA) Nancy E. Rickels (MSA) Benjamin J. Riley (EMBA) Jessica L. Robinson (BBA/BA) Justin S. Robinson (BBA) John H. Rose (MBA) Daniel P. Russo (EMBA) Fernando S. Servitje (MBA) Humberto Sanchez (EMBA) Cortney A. Sanders (BBA ‘08, MSA) Lauren Sanders (BBA) Behmen D. Sanjana (EMBA) Amanda L. Schick (BBA) Daniel T. Schilens (EMBA) Robert J. Segien (BBA) Anuja S. Shah (EMBA) Brian D. Shelton (EMBA) Andrew E. Shepard (BBA) Jonnita R. Sheppard (BBA ‘08, MSA) John T. Shields (EMBA) Vaidyanatha B. Siva (EMBA) Carmen P. Smith (EMBA) Kenneth W. Smith (EMBA) Ryan Smith (EMBA) Zachary M. Smith (MBA) Daniela N. Solorzano (BBA ‘08, MSA) Sanjeev R. Sridharan (MBA) Venkadasamy Srinivasan (EMBA) Carol Stanfill (BS ‘07, MBA) Alexander J. Stevens (BBA) Jonathan J. Stine (BBA ‘08, MSA) Agung N. Sudjono (EMBA) Amy L. Szeszycki (BBA ‘08, MSA) Shamail Tahir (EMBA) Maria S. Tanner (BBA ‘05, MSA)

Mary L. Thompson (BBA,’08 MSA) Richard D. Thwaites (EMBA) Whitney A. Toeller (BBA) Richard J. Tree (EMBA) Austin A. Tse (MSA) Seth A. Ulrich (EMBA) William Van Buren (MBA) Lynn Varnell (EMBA) Phillip Vhondo (MSA) Sergio A. Villegas (EMBA) Moneth Virmani (EMBA) Christopher T. Watters (BBA ‘06, MBA) Margaret Weathers (MBA) and Seaborn B. Weathers (MBA ‘08) Beth C. Weingarden (EMBA) Matthew J. Whaley (BBA) Andrew S. Wheeler (EMBA) Cyd E. Williams (BBA ‘08, MSA) John S. Williams (EMBA) Michael R. Williams (MBA) Tracey A. Williams (MBA) Shirley S. Wilson (EMBA) William W. Wilson (BBA) Katherine R. Wimer (BBA/BS) George V. Wolf (BBA) Justin D. Wong (MBA) Matthew T. Worley (EMBA) Richard Y. Wroten (EMBA) Xiaoming Yi (MBA) Katherine R. Yount (BBA) Rylan D. Yowell (BBA ‘08, MSA) Timothy J. Zazado (EMBA) Linda Ziemek (MSA)

Corporate & Foundation Gifts

Abbott Laboratories Fund Accenture Foundation Affairs to Remember Catering & Events Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP American Airlines, Inc. American Electric Power Service Corporation American Express Foundation Ameriprise Financial Ameriprise Financial Gift Matching Program Anheuser-Busch Foundation Appraisal Consultation Group William E. Armentrout Foundation Ashley Properties AT&T Foundation Bank of America Dallas Bank of America Foundation Bank of Oklahoma Foundation Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. Bank of Texas, N.A. BearingPoint, Inc. BKL Holdings, Inc. BNSF Foundation Pat & Jane Bolin Family Foundation Bud Milner & Company, Inc. Business Financial Consultants, Inc. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Capital One Services, Inc. Caterpillar Foundation CDJ Family Investment LTD

Charles Murray Agency Chevron Matching Gift Program CHMB Christian Legacy Foundation CFP Foundation CitiCapital Citigroup Citigroup Foundation James W. Collins Family Foundation Colquitt Company Communities Foundation of Texas Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Community Funeral Home of Tyler ConocoPhillips Company Crow Holdings Crow Trust Sue Nan & Rod Cutsinger Foundation Dallas CPA Society Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Dammerung, LLC David Roffino Construction Company Dell Direct Giving Campaign Deloitte Foundation DFW Chapter Risk & Insurance Management Society Leslie & Bryan Diers Family Foundation Dillard’s, Inc. Doll Family Foundation Earth Tech Edison Schools, Inc. EMBARQ Matching Gifts Program Emerson Charitable Trust Engler Financial Group, LLC Enrisk Ericsson, Inc. Ernst & Young Foundation Ernst & Young LLP ExxonMobil Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fidelity Foundation FMC Technologies Corporate Contributions Program Fuller Company G. L. Morris Farms Limited Partnership Gartner, Inc. General Mills Foundation Goerlich Family Foundation, Inc. Gordon Youngblood Insurance Graduation, Inc. Griffith and Associates, CPA Guaranty Bank The Robert A. & Marianne S. Gwinn Family Foundation Halifax Residential, Ltd. Halliburton Halliburton Foundation, Inc. Harvey-Daco, Inc. Hess Companies Heyco Energy Group, Inc. Holmes Murphy & Associates, Inc. HP Growth Partners Hrubetz Oil Company Huitt Mills, Inc. imation Independent Insurance Agents of Texas

Intel Foundation J. Harris Investments, Inc. Jewish Community Foundation John Munson Real Estate Willard M. & Ruth Mayer Johnson Charitable Foundation K. Barger Realty, LLC Key Foundation Stacey & Donald Kivowitz Charitable Foundation Kline Family Foundation KPMG Foundation KPMG LLP Landmark Associates Investment Real Estate The Light Foundation, Inc. Lockheed Martin Corporation Lockheed Martin Corporation Missiles & Fire Control Lockton Companies of Dallas Lodge & Associates, Inc. Luther King Capital Management M.C. Petty & Company, Inc. M.D. Abel Co. Management Services Elvis and Joan Mason Family Trust McCuistion & Associates McKesson Corporation Merck Partnership for Giving Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. Microsoft Giving Campaign The David B. Miller Family Foundation MLG Partners, Ltd. Morgan Stanley Charitable Spending Accounts Program Morris Foundation National Christian Foundation National Semiconductor NCR Foundation Nexen Petroleum USA, Inc. Nike Employee Matching Gift Program Nissan Gift Matching Program The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. The Nunan Trust O’Neil Data Systems O’Neill Automotive, Inc. Oppenheimer Funds Legacy Program Oracle Corporation Matching Gifts Program Dian Graves Owen Foundation Park City Club, Inc. Pasadena Community Foundation Pepsico Foundation Picture Perfect Design Plexon, Inc. PLR MSP, Inc. The Poole Family Charitable Trust Robert J. Potter Foundation PriceWaterhouseCoopers Quicksilver Resources, Inc. Raytheon Company RBAPartners, Ltd. Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc. Renfro Foods, Inc. Romano Enterprises

Fall 2009

Schwab Charitable Fund Scott, Douglass, Luton & McConnico The Gay D. and William F. Scott Family Foundation Shell Oil Company Foundation Silicon Valley Bank Silver Creek Ventures Corp. Smith Construction Group, Inc. Society for Information Management, DFW Chapter Sogeti USA, LLC Southwestern Graduate School of Banking Foundation State Farm Companies Foundation Sun Microsystems Foundation Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Swingle, Collins & Associates Sysco Corporation Marian Cleary Tate Trust TCF Foundation Tenet Healthcare Foundation Texas Instruments Foundation The Andrew Project, LLC The Coca-Cola Company The Dallas Foundation The Hartford The Hartford Insurance Group The North Highland Company, Inc. The P & G Fund The Weber Company Thomas P. Barton Investments Time Warner Cable TPG Capital, L.P. Tolleson Family Foundation Trailblazer Capital GP, LLC Trane Foundation TX Alliance of Energy Producer TXI UBS Foundation USA Underwood Financial Corporation United Parcel Service Foundation United Technologies Vantage Agora, Inc. Vee Services, Inc. Verizon Foundation Volunteer Center of North Texas W Dallas Victory Hotel Webb Living Trust Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Wells Fargo Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. William O’Neil + Co., Incorporated Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation Windowseat Pictures Wykle Holding Corporations

Individual Gifts............... (Faculty, Friends, Parents & Staff)

Sandy Alexander and David E. Alexander Stacey Angel Marcia Armstrong and David Armstrong Connie Austin and Jeffrey Austin Aijaz Aziz www.cox.smu.edu

Thomas Barton Fay Baylan and Salvador Baylan Jean Beasley Nafisa Bhagat and Shanali Bhagat Mary Black Edward Blessing Donna Bozalis and William Bozalis Peggy Braecklein Kathryn Brand Rosemary Briggs Toni Brinker and Norman Brinker † Lisa Carr Ana Carty and Donald Carty A. Kerbey Clark David Collins Pam Conlin and Steven Conlin Gail Cook and Daniel Cook Dexter Cook Bonnie Cox and Rody Cox Leanna Cruz Thomas Darden Donna Davidson and Charles Davidson Steve Denson Leslie Diers and Bryan Diers Cannell Dillard and Alex Dillard Lynn Dillard and Michael Dillard Tosha Dilorio Stacey Dorfman-Kivowitz and Donald Kivowitz Cheryl Drayer and James Drayer Mary Helen Fabacher and Mike Fabacher Rebecca Farris and Don Farris Kay Fortson and Ben Fortson Robert Fossum Jade Fountain Marcia French Judith Gaither and Henry Gaither Jenifer Gallup Florence Gautier-Winther and Frederic Gautier Alyssa Geiger and James Geiger Judith Gibbs and James Gibbs Sue Gilly Fern Gleichenhaus and Stuart Gleichenhaus Kelly Green and Norman Green Mary Gutherie Connie Guynn Leigh Henry and Peter Henry Gloria Hernandez Lucile Hicks and Ken Hicks Sally Hoglund and Forrest Hoglund Linda Ivy and Steven Ivy Susan Johns Ronald Johnson Betty Josey and Clinton Josey Sally Kelly Ruth Kenyan Margo Keyes and James Keyes Barron Kidd Alison Kimble Mary Ann and Frank King J. Luther King and Teresa King Tryna Knox and Kevin Knox Shari Krueger and Eric Krueger Melinda Lea Barbara Lemmon and Mark Lemmon Ruth Lett

Beverly Linney Lori Kosbe Justin McCarty Jerry McCutchin Betsy Mester Marian Montgomery Linda Newkumet and Wayne Newkumet Edith O’Donnell and Peter O’Donnell John Palmer Jennifer Parkerson Robert Payne Connie Pearcy Susan Perrin and Kent Perrin Bob Perry Laura Philips Roxanne Phillips and Gene Phillips Ann Phy Barbara Pierce and Reid Pierce Mae Plasch-Pesek Robert Potter Kathryn Priddy Julius Raju and John Raju Karen Richards and Rick Richards Hedy Rittenmeyer and Ronald Rittenmeyer Nancy Roberts Lillie Romano and Philip Romano John Schlensker Hugo Schoellkopf Gay Scott and William Scott Brenda Simpson and George Simpson Trudie Smither Marybeth Sotos and Timothy Sotos Amber Stanton Brenda Steakley and Joe Steakley Paula Strasser and Bob Strasser Sandra Thomas Doreen Triplett and Clifton Triplett Cheryl Turner and Gary Turner Chris Turner and Jess Turner Carol Turpin Dorothy Verhalen and Robert Verhalen Nancy Wells and Benjamin Wells Mary Leslie Wells Joli Wilson and Robert Wilson Cathleen Witte and Anton Witte Caroline Wyly Erika Zanders

Current Student Gifts Julie Amundson Sadi Anderson Thomas Andrews Kelly Anthony Brittany Bloom Jennifer Bowes Stephanie Brown Marc Bullock Meghan Charles Molly Cikacz Kenneth Colbert Hayley Cook Kelly Curtis Srilatha Desemsetti Shelley Diefenbach Jacqueline Fisher Leslie Garner

Amyn Gillani Stephen Grosso Gisela Hackmann David Harner Katelyn Hillyer Morgan Hobbs Maddie Holmes Kacie Jaksa Turner Jones Tamrong Kamkom Salim Khoury Kaitlin Kirk Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Marlee Klein Connie Kleinert Jordan Kragen Katherine Lartigue Zichen Liu Kyle Lukianuk Caroline Madden John Ka Cheong Mak Margaux Merriman Jen Moderow Michael Montesi Jessica Moseley Vijay Netaji Danyue Ni John O’Grady Cullen Pabody Eric Park Alexandra Parker Jin Mei Peng Jennifer Pierce Gabe Pinchev Caroline Pinkston Grant Pruitt Seth Ramey Mary Katherine Rathmell Claire Richardson Peyton Riley Caton Sanders Mark Seidel Andrea Seldowitz Leslie Shipp Elizabeth Sullivan Samantha Thomas Rachel Trippett Kristy Webster Katherine Zimmer Lauren Zimmer Every effort has been made to maintain the accuracy of this list of contributors. If your name has been inadvertently omitted or listed incorrectly, please accept our apology and notify the Cox Office of Development at 214.768.3074.

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Executive Board Chairman of the Board Mr. John C. Tolleson Mr. David E. Alexander Vice Chair and Southwest Area Managing Partner Ernst & Young LLP Mr. Gerald B. Alley President Con-Real, Inc. Mr. Victor D. Almeida President and CEO Interceramic Mr. F. Thaddeus Arroyo Chief Information Officer AT&T Ms. Marilyn Augur Chairman Marilyn Augur Enterprises Mr. Norman P. Bagwell Chairman and CEO Bank of Texas, N.A. Mr. C. Fred Ball, Jr. Senior Chairman of the Board Bank of Texas, N.A. Mr. George L. Ball Chairman Sanders Morris Harris Group, Inc. Mr. J. Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Chairman and CEO Harwood International Mr. Raymond A. Basye, Jr. President BenchMark Facilities Group, Inc. Mr. James F. Berry President Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Mr. Albert C. Black, Jr. President and CEO On Target Supplies & Logistics, Ltd. Ms. Jan Hart Black Mr. William A. Blase, Jr. Senior Executive Vice President- Human Resources AT&T Inc. Mr. Tony Boghetich Owner and CEO Omar B. Milligan Enterprises Mr. Pat S. Bolin President & Owner Eagle Oil & Gas Company Ms. Julie Ann Brice Former Owner & Founder I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt, Inc. Mr. Tucker S. Bridwell President Mansfeldt Investment Corporation Mr. Bradley Brookshire Chairman Brookshire Grocery Company Mr. Peter D. Brundage Managing Director Goldman Sachs Pastor Kirbyjon H. Caldwell Senior Pastor Windsor Village United Methodist Church Mr. Donald J. Carty Mr. Felix Chen President and CEO PAJ Inc. Mr. Greg T. Clifton, ChFC, CFP President Clifton Capital Partners, Inc. Mr. Richard H. Collins Chairman and CEO Richard Collins Enterprises

Mr. Gus Comiskey Senior Vice President & Managing Director Clark Consulting Mr. Dan W. Cook, III Senior Advisor MHT Partners Mr. William R. Cooper Chairman Paragon Group Mr. Edwin L. Cox Chairman and CEO Edwin L. Cox Company Mr. Gary T. Crum President CFP Foundation Mr. William A. Custard President and CEO Dallas Production, Inc. Mr. Terry R. Dallas Executive Vice President Wells Fargo U.S. Corporate Banking Mr. Richard L. Davis CEO DAVACO Mr. Joseph M. DePinto President and CEO 7-Elevent Inc. Mr. Derek E. Dewan Chairman MPS Group, Inc. Mr. James F. Drayer Retired Partner Accenture Mr. Frank M. Dunlevy Vice Chairman, Managing Director Cowen & Company, LLC Mr. Juan Elek Co-Chairman Elek, Moreno Valle y Asociados Mr. Bryant R. Fisher Senior V.P. Retired Federated Martin L. Flanagan President and CEO INVESCO Mr. James F. Geiger CEO Cbeyond Mr. William W. George Area Chairman Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc. Dr. James R. Gibbs Chairman, President and CEO Frontier Oil Corporation Mr. Norman Green Founder and Former Owner Dallas Stars Mr. Charles L. Gummer President and CEO Comerica Bank-Texas Ms. Linda W. Hart Vice Chairman and CEO Hart Group, Inc. Mr. Brad K. Heppner Chairman and CEO Heritage Highland Finance & Management Services Mr. Ken C. Hicks President & Chief Merchandising Officer J. C. Penney Company, Inc. Mr. James M. Hoak Chairman Hoak Media Corporation Mr. Denny Holman Chairman of the Board Folsom Properties, Inc.

Mr. Thomas W. Horton Executive Vice President Finance & Planning and CFO AMR Corporation Mr. Kevin C. Howe Managing Partner Mercury Ventures Mr. Clark K. Hunt Chairman Kansas City Chiefs Mr. Douglas E. Hutt Regional President Compass Bank Mr. Thomas W. Jasper Chief Executive Officer Primus Financial Products, LLC Mr. David K. Kao Managing Partner Advantage Resources Group Mr. James W. Keyes Chairman and CEO Blockbuster, Inc. Mr. Lawrence Lacerte President Exponent Technologies Mr. Paul B. Loyd, Jr. Mr. D. Scott Luttrell CEO LCM Group Dr. Bobby B. Lyle Chairman, President and CEO Lyco Holdings Incorporated Mr. James H. MacNaughton MacNaughton & Associates Mr. Cary M. Maguire President Maguire Oil Company Mr. Ken Malcomson Regional CEO, West Central Region Humana Ms. Ti Adelaide Martin President Commander’s Palace Mr. Michael F. McGehee CEO Wilmac Resources, L.L.C. Mr. Michael A. Merriman President and CEO Financial Holding Corporation Mr. David B. Miller Managing Director EnCap Investments, L.L.C. Mr. Tyree B. Miller President and CEO COMM Group, Inc. Mr. Kenneth R. Morris Vice President & Chief Technology Strategist Workday Mr. Roger Nanney Vice Chairman Deloitte LLP Mr. Erle A. Nye Chairman Emeritus TXU Corp. Mr. P. Scott Ozanus Southwest Area Managing Partner KPMG LLP Ms. Patricia Patterson President Patterson Investments Dr. Sheron Patterson Senior Pastor Highland Hills United Methodist Church Mr. Randal L. Perkins Private Investor Private Advisory Group Mr. John C. Phelan Managing Principal and Co-Founder MSD Capital, L.P.

Mr. Charles Pistor Retired Vice Chair Southern Methodist University Ms. Melissa M. Reiff President The Container Store Mr. Rick Richards CEO Reserve Oil Technologies, LLC Mr. Ronald H. Ridlehuber CLU, FMLI, LLIF Chairman First Choice Network, LLC Mr. Ronald A. Rittenmeyer Former Chairman, President and CEO (retired) EDS Mr. Robert D. Rogers Chairman of the Board Texas Industries, Inc. Mr. Philip J. Romano President Romano Concepts Mr. Robert J. Schlegel Chairman Pavestone Company Mr. Jeffrey R. Schmid Chairman and CEO Mutual of Omaha Bank Mr. Mark Schortman Vice President and General Manager Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Mr. John M. Scott III President and CEO Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Mr. Carl Sewell Chairman Sewell Automotive Companies Ms. Cece Smith Mr. Michael G. Smith Private Investments Mr. C. Byron Snyder Chairman of the Board Commercial Alliance Insurance Company Mr. Richard K. Templeton President, CEO and Director Texas Instruments Inc. Mr. Guy R. Thomas Retired Vice President U.S. Sales Operations Coca-Cola Enterprises Mr. Christopher N. Todd President and CEO APPTRIGGER, Inc. Mr. John C. Tolleson Chairman and CEO Tolleson Wealth Management Mr. Scott B. Walker President Downstream Capital, LLC Mr. Timothy R. Wallace Chairman, President and CEO Trinity Industries Mr. Garry Weber Chairman of the Board Weber Financial, Inc. Ms. Julia C. Wellborn Texas Regional Managing Director Comerica Mr. William M. Wheless III President Wheless Properties Mr. Robert A. Wilson Executive Vice President Kemmons-Wilson Companies Mr. Charles J. Wyly, Jr. Ms. Trea C. Yip CEO TY Commercial Group, Inc.

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William “Bill” A. Custard (BBA ’57) President, CEO Dallas Production, Inc. Dallas, Texas Since the early 1970s, Bill Custard has concentrated on building his familyowned oil and gas companies engaged in exploration, production, marketing, contract drilling and well services. Custard is a private investor and president, CEO and director of Dallas Production Inc., a privately held oil and gas operating company focused on onshore domestic operations. The firm also uses the trade names of Longhorn Production and Pitts Oil Company. Custard is also actively engaged in real estate development, ranching, private

investments, and he serves as CEO of nine other companies. Custard is committed to civic and cultural affairs in Dallas. He received the TACA Silver Cup Award in 1987. He has served as chair of the Investment Committee of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and on the Finance Committee for the Dallas Museum of Art. He served as Chairman and President of the Dallas Theater Center board, President of United Cerebral Palsy of Dallas and of Texas and Chairman of the Building Committee for the Girl Scouts. Custard is a member of the Cox School of Business Executive Board and is actively involved with the Cox School’s Maguire Energy Institute.

Denny R. Holman (BBA ’67) Chairman of the Board Folsom Properties, Inc. Dallas, Texas As a student athlete at SMU, Denny Holman was known for his quickness, determination and confidence on the basketball court where he helped lead his team to victory, winning three Southwest Conference championships. Later in life, he became known for commercial real estate and the ability to recognize and take hold of a situation. As Chairman of Folsom Properties, Inc., he has been involved in every facet of the development business including apartments, retail, office buildings, construction and land

development. In 2008, Holman was inducted into the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors’ Hall of Fame and in 2006, he won the SMU Letterman’s Silver Anniversary Award, an award given to a former athlete who has done well in business and community service. Holman and his wife “BR” have many philanthropic interests including Texas Health Resources Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Highland Park Presbyterian Church, The Myeloma Institute at the University of Arkansas, The National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation, The Stewpot and many SMU boards, committees and capital campaigns.

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Each year the Cox School celebrates the accomplishments of its alumni at the Distinguished Alumni Awards Luncheon, now in its 18th year of recognizing outstanding Cox graduates. In May, William “Bill” A. Custard and Denny R. Holman were awarded the Distinguished Alumni award, and Feijie “A.J.” Hu and Angela Lockhart Raitzin were named Outstanding Young Alumni. Alumni are nominated based on their demonstrated civic and business leadership and success in their field of endeavor. Outstanding Young Alumni must be 40 years old or younger. For additional information or for nominations, please visit http://www.cox.smu.edu/alumni/involved/events/descriptions/alumniawards.

OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI

Feijie “A.J.” Hu (MBA ’01) Partner and Managing Director The JLJ Group Shanghai, China A.J. Hu is partner and managing director of the JLJ Group in Shanghai, China, a company that provides solutions to international companies entering or growing in China through its offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Boston. As a cofounder of The JLJ Group, Hu has helped hundreds of clients and more than 30 countries enter and commercialize in the China market. Hu has also developed a strong China network with government bureaus and organizations, state-owned

and private companies, research institutes and financial communities including venture capital, private equity and banks. Hu holds an MBA from the Cox School of Business and is a member of the SMU Cox Alumni Association Board of Directors. Hu is active in bridging both cultural and business differences between China and the Western world. He has been interviewed and frequently quoted by Asian and Western newspapers and magazines including China Daily, South China Morning Post, China Economic Review, Asia-Inc, Kauppalehti, That’s Shanghai, EuroBiz and The Dallas Morning News.

Angela Lockhart Raitzin (MBA ’00) Director Deutsche Bank New York, NY Angela Raitzin works in Deutsche Bank’s corporate investment bank as a director in structured investment products. She focuses her efforts on offering structured notes from all asset classes to private banks, broker dealers and registered investment advisors. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Raitzin was a vice president with the investment bank at JPMorgan. She also spent six years in the private bank at Credit Suisse, most recently as a vice president and the head

of their structured products efforts for North America. Raitzin received her MBA in 2000 from the Cox School, where she served as vice president of Women in Business. Raitzin’s volunteer work since moving to New York has included supporting The Family Center, a nonprofit organization that reaches out to families with life threatening diseases. She has served on their Junior Board of Directors as well as serving as an ambassador and fundraiser for the organization. Raitzin resides with her husband Dimitri Raitzin, in New York City.

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Class of 1979

with Imagine Solutions, enterprise content management software services firm.

General Motors formed G&F Oil, Inc., an independent oil and gas exploration and production company in Ft. Worth.

Melissa Bender (BBA) was re-elected to the Board of Trustees of the Plano Independent School District in Plano, TX after completing her first term of service.

Class of 1980

Rose Marie Evans Glazer (BBA) was

Ray Hodges, Jr. (BBA) is a Senior Consultant

Class of 1957

Charles Leyendecker (BBA) is still developing

land and building, owning and managing apartments and third party properties.

Class of 1956

Gary Giles (MBA) retired plant manager of

William Oliver (BBA) Pipkin, Oliver &

Bradley, L.L.P., San Antonio, was named a Super Lawyer as featured in Texas Monthly.

Stanley Peavey (BBA) is semi-retired as

Wayne Richard (BBA) is the owner of

President of S.H. Peavy Co.

ICglobal.net, which announced the opening of a satellite office in Sarasota, Florida. ICglobal provides advanced internet-based communication solutions. Their newest product SITEVIEW.TV is an electronic digital advertising solution with remote surveillance capabilities.

Class of 1968

Lydon Neumann (BBA) was a member of cycling’s Four Man National Champion Team Time Trial in 2008. The team competed and won the 60+ age category held in Uticia, Illinois in September.

Class of 1975

Class of 1981

Dawn Hall (BBA) is Wedding Administrator

Charles R. Watts (MBA) retired from

at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church.

ExxonMobil Corporation in 2008 after 33 years.

Class of 1984

Class of 1976

Andrew Shepard (BBA) is at Raytheon

Company.

Carl Wolfsberger (BBA) is developing a 287 room resort and lodge in Lake Murray near Ardmore, OK, in tandem with the state tourism board with 100 acres donated.

Class of 1987

named The Dallas Business Journal’s 2008 Outstanding General Counsel (staff of 11 or more) at a ceremony held on November 6, 2008. She was also featured in The Dallas Business Journal’s edition’s Best Corporate Counsel Awards 2008. Dallas Business Journal’s Best Corporate Counsel Awards honor outstanding corporate attorneys in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. She serves as general counsel and secretary for Siemens PLM Software. Glazer is responsible for the global legal affairs of the company, as well as oversight of all corporate governance matters. Prior to becoming general counsel, Glazer was associate counsel and compliance officer at Siemens PLM Software where she was responsible for monitoring compliance with governance documents, providing legal support for mergers and acquisitions, establishing the company’s Fall 2009

first compliance program and overseeing the company’s compliance with U.S. federal securities regulations.

Class of 1989

Olin Swisher (BBA) would enjoy catching up with his fellow alums and hopes all is well.

Class of 1989

J Leslie (BBA) alums Wesley Powell and David Dunlap opened a new venture, “Let’s Have Lunch” (a networking club which arranges business and social meetings). The duo also announce a new business concept in reaction to recent economic challenges. “Let’s Have Coffee” will allow the same networking benefits as its predecessor, but at reduced time and expense. SMU alumni discounts are available. Patricia Crouch (BBA) and Carol Crouch

(‘92) lost their dad on March 31, 2008. He was loved and will be dearly missed. Their dad, John H. Crouch, was with the Dallas Fire Department for over forty years and retired as Batallion Chief.

Class of 1990

venture is VYBRANZ, an operating expense management firm that works to reduce and streamline an organization’s operating expenses in telecom, energy, human resources, administrative services and IT. The company, which began in 2008, has experienced rapid success and even faster growth. Barry’s business accomplishments include 2007 Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” in Technology, 2006 Tech Titan Award Emerging CEO and Company, Network Magazine’s Innovation Award: for Most Visionary Data Service, Deloitte Fast 500 Rising Star – 4th Fastest Growing Technology Company in North America and Deloitte Fast 50 Rising Star – second Fastest Growing Technology Company in Texas. In addition to starting a new business, Barry is working closely with Harvard Business School to prepare a case study based on his entrepreneurial endeavors. His career will be incorporated as a case study for new MBA students to be debuted in the 2009 curriculum.

Class of 1993

Lynda Norwood (MBA) is in the health

Scott McCabe (BBA) is currently serving

care industry.

as vice-president, Neiman Marcus Direct, in Dallas. He and his wife, Lucy, have two children, Eleanor, 9, and Jack, 6.

David C. Welch (MBA) is working as a

Class of 1991

Lynda Welch Oliver (MBA) joined the

Barry Nalls (MBA), VYBRANZ CEO,

has been chosen to serve on the Board of Directors of the Volunteer Services Council of Denton State School. Denton State School provides facility-based services for more than 600 severely and mentally disabled adults. Barry first became involved in the organization in 2004 when he created a companywide “Global Volunteer Day” – where employees from each of the company’s offices across the globe take a day from their jobs to give back to the charity of their choice. Employees from the corporate headquarters in Plano worked at the Denton State School to complete substantial projects such as painting the gym and some of the facilities’ buildings, rebuilding a gazebo, putting up trees and wrapping gifts at Christmas. In May 2006, the company was awarded “Most Innovative Volunteer Program” by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) for its community efforts benefiting the School. Barry’s most recent business www.cox.smu.edu

reporting analyst at Citi. SMU Cox School of Business as Assistant Dean of Marketing and Communications, following her role as General Manager of Freshworks, an Omnicom ad agency. She also serves as managing editor of the CoxToday alumni magazine. So let her hear from you!

Class of 1994

Chad Johannesen (BBA) is running for the

Florida House of Representatives, District 22. Chad would love to hear from you and get your support. He can be reached at chad@votechad2010.com or more information can be obtained at www.votechad2010.com. J.J. Abraham (BBA) and his wife, Christa, welcomed their first child, Sofia Ann Abraham on June 27, 2008.

Class of 1995

Erin Hall (BBA, MBA) and Michael Hall

became proud parents to Catherine Frances on October 5, 2008. Alex Hall became a proud big brother.

coxclass notes and a member of SMU’s Cox School of Business Class of 2000. After graduating from SMU with a Bachelor of Business Administration, he returned home to Orlando, where he is third generation in the community. He has been a part of the financial services community in Orlando since 2003. “We strive to hire the best advisors in the industry so that we can continue to serve the Central Florida community with superior wealth management services,” said Michael Fleming, managing director. “We’re delighted to include Cecil as one of our advisors, as we are constantly seeking out those that can contribute to both our clients and our community. This commitment helps us to become essential partners to our clients - helping them achieve the life they desire.”

Brent Strickland (MBA) recently sold a pitch to Universal Studios along with writing partner Matthew Jennison, and will be writing the script for the studio. The movie is based on the comic book VILLAINS from independent comic company Viper Comics. The story revolves around an aimless 20-something who discovers his aging neighbor used to be a supervillain known as “Hardliner” and becomes his protégé. Brent and Matthew broke into Hollywood by writing a Wonder Woman script on spec, selling it to Warner Brothers against all odds, and are currently under contract for rewrites.

Class of 1996

registration of his company, Strategic Wealth Planning as a registered investment advisor with the SEC. Stephen started the company seven years ago and proudly serves clients in wealth planning and offers a full array of investment, insurance and asset management services that are tailored to clients’ goals.

Mary York (BBA) lived in Spain for five years both as a professional and student and now finds herself living in Germany. She is experiencing a new language, new culture and new professional life as Global Category Manager Raw Materials for Beiersdorf (better known for its NIVEA and Eucerin brands). People might have noticed that Times Square was filled this year with big blue Beiersdorf hats to ring in 2009, promoting a new lip balm Kiss Of Moisture. She is proud to be working for such a wonderful brand/company and to be living in Hamburg. She invites everyone out to visit.

Class of 1999

Class of 2001

Walts of Atlanta, GA, married on June 6, 2009 in Catherine’s hometown of Monroe, LA. They will make their home in Atlanta.

Resolution Finance LLC, a specialty lender for real estate.

Class of 1998

Stephen J. Blum (BBA) announces the

Catherine Coates (BBA, MBA) and Cameron

Scott Sugar, M.D. (BBA), just started

Jason Nichols (BBA, MBA) married Jessica

Ramiro Ramirez (BBA) has opened a

Irick in Dallas May 24, 2008.

concept which was his idea in Jerry White’s Entrepreneurship class. Presently launching new concepts targeting the Hispanic market.

Alison and Brian Rosenow (BBA)

welcomed their third son, William Charles, born February 5, 2009.

Class of 1997

James B. Parks (BBA) was elected as a

director in the law firm of Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC. James specializes in real estate and business transactions. David McGregor (MBA) and wife, Mary, have added another daughter to their family. Like her older sister Rachel, Rebecca was adopted from China and is a very happy and healthy two year old.

Matthew Longhofer (MBA) founded

Johna Trantham (BBA) and husband,

Justin, welcomed a baby girl to their family on August 15, 2007. Allison Elise joined her older brother, Braeden Christopher, in the Trantham household.

a new business providing contract anesthesiology services all over North America. His current project is in northern Colorado.

Class of 2003

Heidi Kuglin (BBA, MBA) and Justin Beck

got engaged on Venice Beach, California on April 26, 2009. The couple are planning a Sydney wedding on July 24, 2010. Andrew Ferguson (BBA) is a commercial

Class of 2000

banker.

joined Merrill Lynch as a financial advisor, according to Michael Fleming, managing director, Central Florida & Associates. Cecil is a lifelong resident of Orlando

Elizabeth Ortiz (BBA) was married to Corey Garcia on August 16, 2008 in company of family and close friends. They reside in Garland, TX.

Cecil Moore (BBA) of Orlando, Florida has

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Jennifer Bowles (MBA) married Patrick

Guzik on June 21, 2008 at the Irving Arts Center in Irving, TX.

Class of 2004

Polly Standing (MBA) would like to post

an update about her girls. Christina, her eldest, and her two children are staying in Houston while Christian is deployed for the third time to Iraq. Both daughters will celebrate Christmas and birthdays, while he is overseas. Caitlyn will be five in January and Cadie with be two in July. Her twin daughters, Jennifer and Kimberly, are both doing well after being diagnosed with MS. Jennifer was diagnosed two years ago and Kimberly was diagnosed this past May. They both continue to need prayer support. They are training now for the MS 150. It will be both a great accomplishment and a test of endurance for their already weakened bodies. Their dad, John, will be riding with them. Polly will follow on four wheels - with KSBJ playing and air conditioning blowing. They would appreciate your support in prayer. Whitney Zolna’s husband Aaron will be the flying the F-16 in Misawa, Japan for the USAF until the Summer of 2011. Whitney

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(BBA) and their dog Tex will be joining Aaron there in February for the duration of the assignment.

Class of 2005

Jennifer Johnson (BBA) is a Project

Accountant at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Ryan Lamb (BBA) Associate

Customer Service Manager at Stryker Communications.

Class of 2006

Alissa Simpson (BBA) and her husband,

Will, both longtime SMU employees, welcomed daughter Jacqueline Noel Simpson in November 2007. Jacqueline is an active and healthy baby girl. The family relocated to the Denver, Colorado suburbs where both Alissa and Will are employed at CU-Boulder. Warm wishes are extended to all of our friends at SMU (staff, faculty and alumni).

Class of 2007

Robert Paugh (MBA) Posts: “One of my

goals of attending SMU’s PMBA program was to pursue new career paths and opportunities where I could leverage my previous experience along with my progression academically. I have recently completed my second year with Ernst &

Young as a part of their Advisory Services group, which on July 1st took a huge step forward by being officially announced as a distinct Business Unit. E&Y is poised as a market leader in the newly renewed arena of professional services and I’m very excited to witness and help support my company’s growth. E&Y has historically been one of SMU’s largest and most prestigious supporters and as a new group within E&Y and as an SMU alumni, I hope to continue that tradition forward in the years to come. Many of my classmates have similar stories of how our graduation date coincided with successful career changes, promotions, and accolades and I hope that more of my fellow PMBA Class 57 classmates will take the opportunity to post their success stories soon. I look forward to helping coordinate a 2 year class reunion very soon - please contact me if you have ideas or would like to help coordinate.”

Class of 2008

Jennifer McNabb (BBA) started as a Jr. Business Analyst for Initiate Systems, Austin.

Class of 2009

Fernando Sanchez Servitje (BBA) is a Business Development Manager for Hispanic Baked Brands for Bimbo Bakeries, USA.

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1- April 6: Visionary oilman and energy expert, T. Boone Pickens, visited SMU and made an outstanding presentation to the community at McFarlin Auditorium. After his remarks, Pickens was invited by Dean Niemi and Bruce Bullock, director of the Maguire Energy Institute to a reception at the Collins Center. Pictured here: T. Boone Pickens making remarks to alumni and guests at the reception. 2- April 9: The SMU Real Estate Society at the Cox School, led by Chuck Dannis (BBA ’71), adjunct real estate professor, held its spring meeting at the Collins Center. Members heard from a panel of executives from Behringer Harvard, led by Jason Maddox (BBA ‘07), CAO for Behringer Harvard. A special thanks to Jason and his group for sponsoring the networking reception. 3- April 17-19: For the ninth year, the Cox Rugby Club traveled to the MBA International Rugby Championship Tournament, hosted by Duke University. Led by Associate Board mentor and club coach, Clay Hosterman and Kevin Knox, assistant dean external relations and executive director, Cox Alumni Association, Cox defeated UVA, Duke, Thunderbird, and Stanford. These wins took Cox to the semi-finals against Ivey from Canada. Ivey took a close match, sending them into the championship match against eventual

tournament winner, Smurfit School of Business from Dublin, Ireland. 4- April 24: Bob and Susan Wilson, founders of the Wilson Scholars program for BBA students hosted a luncheon for current and alumni scholars. Shown here: Lauren Irwin (BBA ‘09), Lauren Lieberman (BBA ‘11), Bob Wilson (BBA ‘67), member of the Cox Executive Board, Susan Wilson (BBA ‘67), Stephen Shannon (BBA ‘00) and Dorothy McCraw Edwards (BBA ‘04). 5- April 24: Beautifully decorated with an array of bronze plaques, Dean Niemi dedicated the second floor of the Fincher Building as the Cox School’s Hall of Donors in order to recognize generous support from alumni, friends, corporations and foundations. Pictured in the Fincher Foyer: Cary Maguire, former chairman and current member of the Cox Executive Board, Edwin L. Cox, R. Gerald Turner, president of SMU. 6- April 24: Also, joining the festivities at the Hall of Donors dedication was Carl Sewell (BBA ’61), chairman of the Cox Executive Board. Carl stands in front of the bronze plaque recognizing the Carl and Peggy Sewell Endowed President’s Scholarship Fund for students in the Cox School of Business and the Lyle School of Engineering.

7- April 25: In traveling to Boston to participate in the Doug Flutie, Jr. MBA Fun Run, held by the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, Assistant Dean, MBA Student Services, Michael Caplan and Kevin Knox hosted a pre-run reception and dinner for students, alumni, and friends. Shown here: Cox Track Team students, friends and alumni including Pam Kemper (BBA ‘79), Chris Jones (PMBA ‘00), Tom Parrish (MA/MBA ‘03) and Gabriella Draney (MBA ‘08). 8- April 26: Prior to the Fun Run, the Cox Track Team was able to meet and visit with former Heisman Trophy winner and Boston College football star, Doug Flutie. Proceeds from the race go to benefit the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism. Pictured here: Michael Caplan, Laura Encarnacao (MBA ‘09), Katie Gorton (MBA ‘10), Chris Emerson (MBA ‘10), Suzanna Medina (MBA ‘09), Matt Wright (MBA ‘10), Doug Flutie, Kevin Knox, Alex Morris (MBA ‘09), Jamie Kemmons (MBA ‘10) and Cody Cook (MBA ‘09). Alex Morris won the individual title. 9- April 28: Each year, Dean Niemi celebrates with the graduating BBA candidates at a “Senior Send Off” picnic. Shown here in the Ernst & Young Gallery enjoying hot dogs, hamburgers and root beer floats are BBA seniors, faculty, staff and friends. Fall 2009

10- April 28: Before the picnic ended, Dean Niemi visited with graduating seniors, David Luttrell and Sierra Anderson. 11- May 4: The Ninth Annual “Golf for Cox”, benefitted the Cox Technology Fund Tournament chair persons, Tina Gray (BBA ’93, MSA ‘08) and Brittany Timmerman (BBA ’06), along with Cox volunteers and the professionals at Cowboys Golf Club, coordinated an outstanding afternoon of fun, food, golf and awards. Special thanks go to all the players, volunteers and corporate sponsors, including ACE sponsor, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and brand manager, Allison Methvin (MBA‘02). The tournament was won by the Texas Golf Charities foursome: Chris Carey, Todd Mayfield, Dave Schwab, Tim Curren. Pictured here: Paul Riddle, Chris Strait, Jason Darrow, Scott Waggoner, along with SMU cheerleaders, Amanda Green and Heather Maule-Finch. 12- May 4: For the first time in the “Golf for Cox” tournament history, an all-ladies team entered to play, Nile “The Nilator” Pruitt, the long-drive champion, entertained the field with an array of trick shots and long distance drives off the 18th tee. Pictured here: Ladies First foursome, Christy Werner (PMBA ‘08), Tila Tuilmalealiifano (PMBA ‘07), Linda Vo (PMBA ‘08), Mary Harrison (BBA ‘82) along with SMU cheerleaders Amanda Green and Heather Maule-Finch. www.cox.smu.edu

13- May 10: The Insurance Council spring meeting hosted by Bob Puelz, Cox professor of risk management and insurance, featured Ravin Jesuthasun, managing principal with Towers Perrin as the keynote speaker. Shown here: Jesuthasun speaking to the group in the Crum Auditorium. 14- May 10: Prior to the Insurance Council’s speaker, there was a networking session for the members. Pictured here: Brian Maguire (BBA ’00) and Christopher Short (BBA ‘03). 15- May 12: Dean Niemi hosted the Cox faculty and staff awards luncheon. As a result of a generous contribution from Jil (BBA ’76) and Tony (BBA ’75) Boghetich, a new distinguished teaching award was presented at the luncheon. Pictured here: Tony and Jil Boghetich, Professor John Semple, winner of the award and Dean Niemi. 16- May 15: Dean Niemi hosted the Cox Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni Awards luncheon. The 200809 awards were given to: Denny Holman (BBA ‘67), Bill Custard (BBA ’57), Angela Lockhart Raitzin (MBA ’00), and AJ Hu (MBA ’01). See more about award winners on pages 50-51. Pictured here: the luncheon in the Collins Center’s Hillcrest Commons area.

17- May 15: Prior to graduation, Tom Perkowski, assistant dean, EMBA program and Dean Niemi host a reception for the graduating EMBAs and their families. Shown here: Brad Myers (EMBA ‘09), Tom Perkowski and Bill Chinn (EMBA ‘09). 18- May 16: At commencement, Dean Niemi awarded degrees to BBAs, EMBAs, FTMBAs, PMBAs, MSAs, MSMs, and MSIEs. Pictured here: Dean Niemi awards a BBA degree to Elizabeth Holub, May 2009 class valedictorian. 19- May 16: After commencement, Dean Niemi hosted receptions for all new grads, their families and friends. Shown here at the reception, Stephanie Ochoa (BBA ’09) along with her family and friends. 20- May 16: At the reception in the Collins center, Dean Niemi visited with Derek Dewan, member of the Cox Executive Board, his family and friends, including his daughter Brittany (right), who earned her Master of Science in Accounting. 21- May 19: The Hay Group, led by Bob Dill, teamed with Kevin Knox and Frank Lloyd of Cox Executive Education to present the breakfast program, “Leading in Challenging Times” at the Collins Center and Crum Auditorium. Pictured here: John Larrere, moderator, Hay Group, and panelists, Mike

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Dallas, vice president Human Resources, Hewlett Packard, Aaron Katz, executive vice president-Sysco Food Systems, Bill Blase, senior executive VP of HR with AT&T and a member of the Cox Executive Board. 22- May 20: The American Airlines Global Leadership Program luncheon was hosted by Linda Kao (BBA ’78), assistant deanglobal programs and Dean Niemi in Ernst & Young Gallery. Shown here: Jeff Fehlis, vice president for American Airlines, Dean Niemi, Linda Kao, and luncheon keynote speaker, W. Michael Cox, director of the O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom. 23- May 29-30: The Cox School of Business Alumni Association Board of Directors met in New York City to discuss plans for the board for the next academic year. A welcome reception, dinner and the board meeting was hosted by Wayne Richard (BBA ’80) Chairman of the Board, and Kevin Knox. Pictured here: Wayne Richard, Pam Kemper (BBA ’79), Susan Richard, Elizabeth Panko, and Pat Panko (PMBA ’01). 24- May 29: Also, attending the board festivities were board members, Laura Till (BBA ’82), Kylie Woods (BBA ’86) and Eric Owens.

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25- May 5: Andrew Clyde (BBA ’86) at Booz hosted a reception at the Crescent Club for two of their associates from SMU who will be entering Harvard Business School in the fall. Shown here: Andrew Clyde, Christina Woodard (‘06), Blake Houghton (BSM ‘06) and Kevin Knox. 26- June 18: Paula Hill Strasser, director of the Business Leadership Center (BLC) and the Business Leadership Institute (BLI) hosted top executives from the United Kingdom’s Eaga Partnership Limited. The group, led by its director, Trevor Lincoln, was visiting Dallas-based companies and institutions to learn more about their philosophy regarding customer service. 27- June 19: The full-time MBA Class ’04 and class coordinators, Inna Kizenkova and Vincent Vallejo, hosted a class reunion at Trinity Hall. Pictured here: Stephanie Vacroux, Susan George Claycombe, Tricia Stewart, Jill Montgomery. 28- June 19: Also attending the MBA ’04 class reunion: Tracey Brassard, Greg Eickholt, Vincent Vallego, Brian Milner. 29- June 25: Brian and Kristen Twomey, (both MBA ’01), hosted a reception for the Cox Alumni Association at their restaurant, Loft

610 in Plano. Shown here: Brian Twomey, Allison Wrobel Methvin (MBA ’02), Robert Claycombe and Susan George Claycombe (MBA ’04). 30- June 25: The Loft 610 event was well attended by alumni, friends and a number of recent May graduates, now Cox alumni. Pictured here: Josiah Ford (MSE ’09), John Sullivan (EMBA ’09) and David Forehand (MSE ’09). 31- June 29: SMU Cox School of Business and Meadows School of the Arts co-hosted the 10th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC 2009) from June 28-July 1, 2009 in the Collins Center. Pictured here: Pierre-Jean Benghzozi, Professor Ecole Polytechnique Paris, France; Zannie Voss professor and chair MA/MBA program; Yves Evrard, Professor Emeritus HEC Paris, France; François Colbert, Professor HEC Montréal, Canada. 32- July 13: Kevin Knox visited with Doug Renfro (MBA ’84), president of Mrs. Refro’s Gourmet Foods in Fort Worth, and received a tour of the plant. For a number of years, Doug has provided an array of delicious salsas to the Cox faculty and staff members attending at Dean Niemi’s retreat prior to the beginning of the academic year.

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Maintain a current home, business and e-mail address in the Cox alumni database (coxalums.com). Attend Cox events including social engagements, prefootball and pre-basketball tailgates, educational forums, panels, meetings of industry-specific organizations and awards programs. Ask classmates, other alumni, friends, family and business colleagues to join you. Help recruit prospective students for Cox undergraduate, graduate programs and executive education (certificate and non-degree) programs. Encourage recruiters at your company and other companies to hire Cox students and alumni for internships, project work, part time and full time job opportunities. Make a contribution to the Cox Annual Fund and on-going capital campaigns. Become a program, event or table sponsor at executive speaker luncheons, pre-game “tailgate” events, undergraduate and graduate student clubs and golf outings. Sponsor and host receptions for Cox alumni, prospective students and parents in your area. Purchase SMU Cox logo merchandise from our online collection. NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES. Cox Class Notes: give a personal update–published in the Fall issue of CoxToday. ontact Cox Alumni Association Executive Committee and C alumni volunteers in your area. Wayne Richard: wrichard@icglobal.net Evan Radler: eradler@tug-hill.com Lauren McDonald: lemcdonald@aol.com Pam Kemper: plkemper@aol.com

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