James McGlothlin, left, and David Darst will join two other successful corporate executives––Bill Weldon ’71 and Robert Castrignano––in teaching a capstone course on leadership at the School of Business in 2013.
Outstanding business alumni awards
The School of Business inducted two
among them: Be a master of something, be
industry icons into its Business Leader
passionate about life and learning, find
were presented to Jeanna (Johnson)
Hall of Fame Nov. 3 during a dinner and
great coaches and mentors, and in a
Doherty ’94 and Scott Pollak ’96. Doherty,
ceremony at the Metropolitan Club in
humorous vein, take cookies when cookies
a CPA, is an audit partner in the Hartford
New York City.
are passed. He also urged, “Be polite to
office of Ernst & Young and serves as its
everyone. There are no little people.”
campus coordinator to the University.
McGlothlin has been an advocate of
Pollak, a managing director for capital
from the tri-state area gathered to honor
education at all levels, particularly at
markets and solutions at Citi in New York
David M. Darst, a managing director and
Mountain Mission School in his native
City, is a member of the School of Business
chief investment strategist at Morgan
Grundy, Va. He serves on the board of
New York City Advisory Committee and
Stanley Smith Barney, and James W.
trustees of the school for impoverished
brings Quinnipiac students into the Citi
McGlothlin, chairman and CEO of The
youth from around the country and world
culture by hosting them for job shadow
United Company.
who live there.
experiences. A former Quinnipiac hockey
A founding president of the Morgan
Bill Weldon ’71, chairman and CEO of
player, Pollak created an endowed fund to
Stanley Investment Group, Darst has writ-
Johnson & Johnson, attended the Hall of
support excellence in the Quinnipiac
ten eight books including “The Little Book
Fame event and told the school’s story in a
men’s ice hockey program.
That Saves Your Assets” (John Wiley &
video used to introduce McGlothlin. The
Three current QU students were
Sons), which has appeared on The New
inductee was joined on stage by his wife,
honored with emerging leader awards,
York Times bestseller list.
Frances, and six former Mission Mountain
which recognize business students who
students who now attend Quinnipiac.
demonstrate excellence in and out of the
During a brief speech, he offered some “quick tips” for the students in attendance,
Clockwise, from top: At the Hall of Fame event, front row from left: Bethlehem Ramet ’13, Beza Henok ’15, Frances McGlothlin and Hanimo Ali ’13. Back row, from left: Bill Weldon ’71, Emanuel Binyam ’15, Oliyad Chibessa ’13, Micale Kebede ’13 and James McGlothlin. The young people are former classmates at Mountain Mission School in Virginia who now attend Quinnipiac. David M. Darst urged students to “be passionate about life and learning.” John L. Lahey with alumni honorees Scott Pollak ’96 and Jeanna Doherty ’94. From left, Dean Matthew O’Connor with Jordan Berman ’12, Hannah Leech ’12 and John Logan Brady, MBA/CFA ’12, the student honorees.
“These students truly represent what
classroom. Recipients were Jordan Berman
we are all about,” said McGlothlin, who led
’12, a senior international business major;
an effort to raise $15 million for the school
Hannah Leech ’12, a senior accounting
by coordinating a golf tournament in 2010
major; and John Logan Brady, MBA/CFA ’12.
with golf legends Arnold Palmer, Jack Nick-
At the end of the evening, Donald
laus and Gary Player at The Olde Farm Golf
Weinbach, vice president of development
Club in Bristol, Va., founded by McGlothlin.
and alumni affairs at Quinnipiac,
The tournament is known as The Big Three
announced that Darst, Weldon, McGlothlin
for the Mountain Mission Kids.
and Robert Castrignano, a principal in the
McGlothlin also praised Quinnipiac for
Equities Division at Sandler O’Neill + Part-
its accomplishments, both academically
ners, will collaborate to teach an executive
and in terms of its dynamic growth. “We
leadership course in Spring 2013. Weldon,
have the responsibility to train young
secretary of the University’s board of
people to keep this country great, and
trustees, was inducted into the Business
that job rests with faculty,” he said.
Leader Hall of Fame in 2004. business.quinnipiac.edu
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