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born 8 lb and 12 oz on Nov. 8, 2007 in Houston. The family recently moved to Bangkok, Thailand where Justin is working for Chevron’s Asia South Business Unit as the SCM business manager. Christopher “Kyle” Johnston (‘04) and his wife, Virginia, had their first child, James “Milo” Johnston, on July 7, 2008. In May, Kyle graduated from Tulane Law School with magna cum laude honors, and served as managing editor of the Tulane Law Review and senior justice on the Tulane Moot Court board. He has accepted a position with Fenwick & West, LLP in Silicon Valley. Nat Kreamer (‘04) started SunRun, a California company pioneering in distributed residential power generation, residential solar service, and, now 18 months later, the fifth largest and fastest growing residential solar company in the U.S.
9 Brian T. Kuck (‘04) and his wife, Lamandra, are proud to announce the birth of Adelaide Knox Kuck on June 9, 2008. She weighed 8 lb, 9 oz, and was 22 in. long. Big sister Margaret welcomed her home. The family recently moved from Houston to Denver, where Brian accepted a position as the reserves and planning manager for the Rocky Mountain division of Anadarko Petroleum.
10 Marina (Yesakova) Kabir (‘05) and husband Reaz Visit www.JonesAlumni.com and log into the all-new alumni directory. Help us find lost alumni! Go to the lost Alumni link and help us reconnect with your classmates.
are excited to announce the birth of Andrew Kabir on Aug. 25, 2008 at 2:38 a.m. He is 7 lb and 15 oz. Baby is healthy, and mom is resting. Michael Hardt (‘05) is a senior financial analyst with EquaTerra in Houston. Also, he is continuing as an adjunct professor of finance at Houston Baptist University. Brandy Hays (‘05) was promoted to managing consultant at IBM this year and was recognized as one of the top two percent of performers within the organization. In her
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third year with IBM, her travels included managing international strategic projects in Sweden, Bulgaria, France, and Canada with IBM’s Global Customs Team. Andy Shih (‘06) is a senior consultant at Alvarez and Marsal Business Consulting.
11 Kimberly Gold (‘98) and Brian Sharp (‘98) welcomed daughter Addison Anne on Jan. 2, 2008. The Sharps reside in Houston where Kim is a product marketing manager for Halliburton, and Brian is an engineering manager for Stewart & Stevenson. C. Tyson Weihs (‘06) is a partner at SMH Private Equity Group. As a software developer and private pilot, he also founded, MyMetar.com, a weather bookmarking service. The company recently released a new product, the ForeFlight, an iPhone application geared for pilots. Linus Bernhard (‘07) is a trader analyst at energy trading group Vitol. Michael Scott Conley (‘07) and Luka Erceg (‘07) recently founded Simbol Mining and have raised $6.7 million in Series A funding. The idea for Simbol Mining came about in 2006 while Michael and Luka were pursuing their MBA degrees at the Jones School. Joelle Dick (‘07) was promoted to associate product manager on the Science Diet Brand with Hill Pet’s brand of Colgate-Palmolive Pet Nutrition Division. Her project assignments have taken her to Australia, Kansas, and Arizona. Acho Azuike (‘08) is a development associate at Houston-based Midway Companies, an international real estate development and investment firm. Christopher Mulgrew (‘08) was recently named the CFO of the Lonestar Capital Corporation. Bradley Welter (‘08) was one of 31 chosen for the prestigious Broad Residency in Urban Education program.
The Jones School alumni community’s sustained involvement and visibility at the school is critical to the success of the institution. Additionally, our success as a business school hinges upon services and benefits that we provide to alumni for life. In an effort to foster this relationship between the Jones School and our alumni community, we have listed several Alumni Resources that are now available to each of you. So far, we have conducted two formal events to roll out and explain these resources in more detail, one in New York on June 11th and the other in Houston on July 23rd. Both events were very well attended, and we have received plenty of positive feedback. Details on these resources are also available at www.JonesAlumni.com. If there are specific resources that are not listed, but that you would like to see made available, please contact Shaheen@rice.edu. This is an ever-evolving list of services designed to benefit you — so please share your thoughts with me.
Alumni Career Services Lifelong career support for alumni throughout their careers; confidential access to job postings as well as avenues to recruit top caliber students at the Jones School
Lifelong Learning Discounts on Executive Education open enrollment programs; custom programs for your company; class audit opportunities; lecture series events; March 2009 “Alumni College” weekend featuring a Business Track
Online Networking Resources All-new JGSM Alumni Directory Official JGSM groups on LinkedIn.com and Facebook.com See www.JonesAlumni.com for directions to join these online networks
Networking Opportunities: Rice Business Network (RBN): Connect with fellow Rice alumni for a monthly networking lunch. Share business referrals and career opportunities while growing your network with the Rice alumni in the Houston area. Corporate Investors: Talk to your company today about the networking opportunities and other benefits of joining the Corporate Investors annual membership program. Jones Partners: Join the Jones Partners as an individual member and network with professionals committed to opening doors between the Jones School and the Houston business community. Jones Alumni Real Estate Club: An all-new club for Jones alumni who are interested in building their network in the real estate community via monthly happy hours and other events. MBA Council of Houston events: JGSM is a member institution of the MBA Council; therefore, all alumni are invited to Council programming events. Network with other MBAs in the area from member institutions that include HBS, Wharton, MIT, Texas, Tulane, Kellogg, and others. Wharton/MBA Council Deal Flow Lunches: Exchange business referrals and grow your business. Whether you are an entrepreneur or not, benefit from broadening your list of contacts with MBA alumni from top-tier business schools.
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Details on these networking opportunities are available at www.JonesAlumni.com
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