From left to right: David Jefferson and Naima Jefferson (MBA ’05) with their children; Sarah Williams and Shawn Williams (MBA ’05)
Help Us Celebrate During 2011 Alumni Reunion Weekend Picture the Rafik B. Hariri Building at its best, bustling with classmates, friends, and family, celebrating a milestone graduation. Excitement is building and registration is in full swing for the 2011 Alumni Reunion, June 2–5 at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business. “The anticipation is growing as we put the finishing touches on our plans for the 2011 celebration,” says Eric D. Zack, director of alumni relations at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business. “I want to extend my appreciation to the more than two dozen class representatives who worked hard to plan fun and meaningful events for their classmates, families, and friends.” The 2011 reunion honors business school alumni from the classes of 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006. All alumni are invited to attend any of the events. Activities kick off Friday, June 3, with a reception from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Rafik B. Hariri Building. Dean George Daly will salute the reunion classes and join professors and staff on hand to welcome alumni. Last year, more than 600 alumni, family, friends, and guests attended the reception. (View photos at msb.georgetown.edu/alumni.) “The events and activities we have planned were inspired by the feedback we received from the volunteers and members of the reunion classes who responded to our surveys,” says Zack. The hope is that the addition of individual class parties and opportunities to meet with professors will boost attendance and set new school records. Once the June 2011 reunion concludes, planning will ramp up for the 2012 Alumni Reunion, to be held May 31–June 2, 2012. More than two dozen alumni volunteers are already at work on the celebration honoring business alumni from the classes of 2007, 2002, 1997, 1992, and 1987. Reunion-class alumni who want to volunteer are invited to contact alumni@msb.edu.
If you are celebrating your 25th, 20th, 15th, 10th, or 5th reunion this year and have not signed up to attend, take a moment to read about the events and register to attend. Visit the Reunion Web page at msb.georgetown.edu/alumni/mba/ reunions
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ALUMNIEvents Blizzard-proof New York Alumni Attend Networking Event Despite a dire forecast for a gathering snowstorm, nearly 150 business alumni braved the elements Jan. 26 to meet George Daly, dean of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, for a networking reception at The Princeton Club. Sponsored by the school’s Alumni Relations office, the event was hosted by Al Ribeiro (MBA ’07), who collaborated with classmates Stephanie Kennedy (MBA ’07) and Barry Levy (MBA ’07). Daly’s remarks focused on the school’s successes and progress in expanding the numbers of new
(Left to right) Lorraine O’Neil (BSBA ’98), Polis Papadopoulos (MBA ’07), Aktug Baloglu (MBA ’07), Al Ribeiro (MBA ’07), Monica Mattimore (BSBA ’96), and Marc Rinaldi (MBA ’07)
faculty. Eric D. Zack, director of alumni relations, updated attendees on new initiatives under way at the school to enhance alumni engagement.
Metro D.C. Area Alumni Networking Breakfasts Breakfast was served early Jan. 20 for 65 alumni from the greater Washington area who gathered at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, Md., to network and listen to an update from Paul Almeida, professor of strategy and international business and senior associate dean for executive programs. Almeida discussed the growing market for executive education programs and how Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business is leading the way in that endeavor. The event opened with remarks from Eric D. Zack,
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Matthew Blake (MBA ’06), Ian Simpson (MBA ’07), and Eric Young, associate director at the Georgetown McDonough School of Business MBA Career Center
director of alumni relations. This was Zack’s first Georgetown McDonough School of Business event since his appointment in December. The Bethesda breakfast kicked off a series of networking events that continued in New York on Jan. 26, in Tysons Corner on Feb. 23, and March 15 in the school’s Rafik B. Hariri Building. 43