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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

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Features 16 Eric Stuen: Supporting Science with Economics 22 Utility Executive Course Marks 60 Years 36 Jim Lemley: Commencement Speaker

In Every Issue 2 UpFront

Message from the Dean

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New Appointments

17 VIEW News 32 Alumni News 39 Give & Grow

What’s Inside 8 Student Stories 14 Faculty Highlights

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Meet Dan Borgia New associate dean happy to call Idaho home

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Cover Story

Dean Welch Donor Dean Welch ’50, founder of the college’s largest scholarship endowment, helps cultivate the next generation of leaders

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DONOR FEATURE

Expanding Horizons CHS Inc., U.S. Bank gifts to support trading room expansion

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Cover photo: Donor Dean Welch with a photo of 2013-14 Welch Scholarship recipients.

Photo courtesy of Dan Moyer, After Image Visual Services

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Message from the Dean Welcome to the 2013 issue of the CBE Enterprise magazine. As you peruse this issue, you will find evidence of the success of our alumni, students, faculty and programs.

You will get a glimpse of the excellent work of our CBE faculty members who continue to receive recognition for their exceptional teaching and intellectual contributions. In this issue, you can read about a few examples of this excellence and learn about some of our faculty members’ exciting new research that is making a significant impact on theory and practice.

You will also have the chance to read about the many activities of our students. It’s clear through these stories that our students are deeply engaged in their education. We strive to provide outstanding hands-on opportunities that take their learning far beyond the classroom. In fact, last spring I was pleased to accompany a group of our Graue Scholars on a field trip to explore the business environment in my hometown of Manila, Philippines. It was an unforgettable experience for both the students and me. I expect the trip to have a lasting effect as these aspiring business leaders soon embark on their own careers in this increasingly global economy.

In the alumni news section, you will read that Laine Meyer was awarded the Jim Lyle Award, and Matt Espe was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame! You will also read that Jim Lemley ’88 was the spring 2013 commencement speaker. Many faculty members across campus commented that he gave one of the best commencement speeches that they have heard at the University of Idaho, and graduates gave his speech two thumbs up.

You will also learn about the many ways our alumni and friends contribute to our students’ quality education. From the business leaders who donate their time as guest speakers or as judges of the VIEW Business Plan Competition, to the CBE advisory board members; to the hosts of our student field trips — their involvement and guidance are critical in our effort to provide the exceptional, hands-on learning experience for our students.

Additionally, the Enterprise serves as a fantastic platform to recognize the many alumni and friends whose gifts support the success of our students, faculty and college. We are especially grateful to the support of Dean Welch, who is featured on the cover of this magazine, for his remarkable generosity. As the largest scholarship endowment in the CBE, the Welch Scholarship has made a college education possible for countless students. The impact of this scholarship is profound and enduring.

Thank you for your continued engagement, generosity and support of the CBE and our students and faculty. You truly inspire us.

Mario Reyes Dean, College of Business and Economics

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enterprise Winter 2013 Editors Chandra Zenner Ford Toni Broyles Stacie Jones Creative Director Karla Scharbach Contributing Writers Amanda Cairo Andrew Gauss Cindy Hollenbeck Stacie Jones Tara Roberts Allison R. Stormo Alexiss Turner Photography University of Idaho Photo Services Melissa Hartley Joe Pallen College of Business and Economics Administration Mario Reyes, Dean Dan Borgia, Associate Dean Scott Metlen, Head, Business Department Marla Kraut, Head, Accounting Department Chandra Zenner Ford Assistant Dean for Development Yvonne Sertich Director of Executive Education (800) 960-3033 Toll-free main office

The University of Idaho is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and educational institution. Š2013, University of Idaho.

Enterprise magazine is published by the College of Business and Economics for alumni and friends. Published once per year, the magazine is free to alumni and friends of the University.

Send address updates, class notes and correspondence regarding alumni activities to: Toni Broyles, College of Business and Economics, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive MS3161, Moscow, ID 83844-3161.

Phone: (208) 885-2634, Fax: (208) 885-5087; E-mail: cbe-alumninotes@uidaho.edu, www.uidaho.edu/cbe Letter Policy We welcome letters to the editor. Correspondence should include the writer’s full name, address and daytime phone number. We reserve the right to edit letters for purposes of clarity or space.

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appointments/Awards Faculty 1) Dan Borgia, Ph.D., joined CBE as the college’s new associate dean and professor of finance. Previously, he served as associate dean of degree programs at Nottingham University Business School China.

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2) Darryl Woolley, Ph.D., was granted tenure and a promotion to associate professor. He is also one of the recipients of the CBE Outstanding Research Awards for his three peer-reviewed journal publications and four conference presentations, including one at the American Accounting Association national meeting.

He joined the college in 2007.

3) Berna Devezer, Ph.D., is a visiting assistant professor of marketing. Her research expertise is in the area of consumer behavior.

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4) Magdy Noguera, Ph.D., was hired as visiting assistant professor of finance. She holds a doctoral degree from Mississippi State University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). She brings more than 10 years of experience teaching international finance and other finance subjects. She currently serves as the faculty adviser to the A.D. and J.E. Davis Student Investment Program and the Hispanic Business Student Association.

5) Sanjay R. Sisodiya, assistant professor, was awarded the 2013 Hoffman Award in Teaching Excellence for his innovative teaching methods and dedication to students as an instructor and adviser. Sisodiya also received the 2013–15 Presidential Mid-Career Faculty Award for his achievements in scholarship, teaching and engagement.

6) Shenghan Xu, operations management, was granted tenure and a promotion to associate professor. She joined the college in 2007.

New Staff 1) Cindy Hollenbeck ’04 was hired as a marketing and communications manager. She has seven years experience in marketing and technical writing, and 13 years’ experience in teaching college English and creative writing.

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2) Christina Anthony-McDonald was hired as the administrative assistant for the Department of Business. She has over 15 years of experience in training, information technology, technical writing and managing teams.

3) Beth Knickerbocker was hired as the administrative assistant for the Advising Suite. She has been with the University of Idaho since 2007. She worked three years as customer service lead at Parking and Transportation Services and two and a half years as a records technician and work study coordinator with the Student Financial Aid Office.

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Students Awarded for Excellence The Alumni Award for Excellence is presented annually to approximately 40 undergraduate senior-level students across the university. The award recognizes students who have achieved outstanding academic success and who have demonstrated career and professional preparation, campus and community leadership and involvement, or leadership in the classroom, laboratory, campus and community.

Congratulations to the following CBE students who were honored with this award in 2012: • Mary Foss, operations management • Amy Jacobsen, human resources and management • Ali Nuckles, international studies, human resources and management, marketing • Julie Obermeyer, accounting

Marla Kraut (faculty), Julie Obermeyer, Tracie Lee (faculty), Mary Foss, Amy Jacobsen, George Tanner (faculty), Ali Nuckles

CBE Launches Ethics and Leadership Initiative The College of Business and Economics hosted its inaugural Ethics and Leadership Business Breakfast in Boise on Oct. 29. More than 250 area business leaders attended to hear special guest, Mike Zychinski, the chief ethics and compliance officer of Deloitte LLP. The new outreach program, part of the recently established Ethics and Leadership Initiative, is made possible by the generosity of Deloitte, and Sharon ’73 and Rich ’73 Allen.

In addition to the outreach, the initiative will integrate related subject matter into the current curriculum and provide training for faculty.

Mike Zychinski

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Dan Borgia Associate Dean and Professor of Finance Education • Ph.D. Finance and International Business, Kent State University (1991) • M.B.A., Gannon University (1986) • B.S. Business Management, Cornell University (1981)

Professional Experience • Associate Dean of Degree Programs and Professor of Finance, Nottingham University Business School China, University of Nottingham 2010-2013 • Professor of Finance/Founding Faculty Member, Florida Gulf Coast University 1997-2010 • Director, Institute for Chinese Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University 2006-2010 • China Fulbright Scholar, Nanjing University 2002-2003 • Assistance Professor of Finance, University of South Florida 1993-1997 • Assistant Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University 1988-1993

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dan Borgia New associate dean happy to call Idaho home

By Stacie Jones As I walk into Dan Borgia’s office at the administration suite in the J. A. Albertson Building, it is evident the new associate dean of the College of Business and Economics (CBE) is only days into his new job. His desk is clear of clutter, his office walls are bare, and his email inbox seems to have few unread messages. Then again, I have only just met him; maybe this is a hint to who he is: tidy, organized and on top of business.

He greets me at the door with a firm handshake and warm smile and invites me to sit at the small meeting table situated at the center of his office. We have scheduled an hour for our interview, slotted between his first CBE summer leadership retreat and a headshot photo shoot. Eager to get to know the new CBE leader a little better, I begin firing questions right away…

How are you settling in?

Well, [he grins] it has been a little challenging, maybe more for me because I moved here directly after living three years in China.

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Why were you in China?

I was serving as the associate dean of degree programs for the business school at the University of Nottingham campus in Ningbo, China, which is the main British university with a campus in China.

Part of the motivation for moving to China was that my wife, Jia, who is Chinese, had some interest in returning to her home country and culture after being in the U.S. for 10 years. Plus, our son, Nico, who was eight at the time, had lived in Florida his whole life. We thought it would be a great opportunity for him to learn more about his Chinese heritage.

What brought you to the University of Idaho?

We were ready to return to the United States. I started looking around and the University of Idaho associate dean position intrigued me. I was still living in China, so my first interview was done via Skype. Then they invited me to campus in March for a visit.

What was your first impression of the area?

When I landed in the Pullman-Moscow Airport, my first thought was: Wow. This really is a small place. The city where I lived in China had a population of about 7 million; it’s a huge city. But we were looking for a change, and when I landed here, I realized it was definitely going to be a big change, but a fabulous one.

What was most appealing to you about the University?

About the Moscow area?

The University of Idaho is a great school. I liked the fact that it is the state’s land-grant institution, and that the CBE is AACSB accredited….going to an accredited program was a priority for me. I was also really excited about the interdisciplinary nature of the curriculum and the hands-on learning experiences and opportunities available to students. That was something I emphasized at Nottingham and as a founding faculty member at Florida Gulf Coast University. So I share that vision.

Also, the campus and surrounding environment are beautiful. The community seemed like a great place for my son to grow up. I had read in Businessweek that Moscow was ranked last year as the No. 1 place to raise a family in Idaho. The downtown is lovely; it’s small but vibrant. This just seemed like a great place to live.

I see you’ve spent much of your life on the east side of the U.S. How do you feel about living on the west side of the country?

I’m originally from Erie, Pennsylvania, and most of my family still lives there. Besides briefly visiting L.A. and Portland once or twice, I have had no previous experiences or ties to this part of the country. But it’s beautiful here. I’m looking forward to exploring it!

It seems like with your active lifestyle, this is an ideal place to live.

biggest selling points for me, personally, about living here is that I’m an avid cyclist, and this is a great place for that. In fact, I’ve already been mountain biking with a colleague on Moscow Mountain. I’m also hoping that my son and I can get into snowboarding. I also like to exercise. So the university recreation center is just great. My wife is a certified yoga instructor, and she’s hoping to begin teaching yoga classes there this fall.

What are some of the things that you will be doing in your new position?

I view my role as primarily being an advocate and supporter of the dean’s vision. I also think the associate dean should provide strong support and leadership for faculty and students. In addition, this year and next year I will be focused heavily on AACSB reaccreditation, which is essential for the college.

Is there anything specific you would like to accomplish in your new role?

That’s difficult for me to say because I think for the next couple of months I’m going to be just soaking everything up and learning everything I can to understand the institution. I want to get to know both faculty and staff, and find out what their objectives, goals and aspirations are, and how I can support them.

Also, with my strong international background [in addition to his time in China, Borgia spent six years in Copenhagen teaching at a business international summer program], I’d like to help increase or enhance international opportunities for faculty, staff and students.

I would love to help create opportunities for all students to have an international experience if they want one…I think international travel is life changing. It just opens your eyes in ways you just can’t imagine.

What do you enjoy most about working in higher education?

I like to travel. I like to write. And I like to learn. Higher education allows me to pursue all those interests. The university environment is exciting to me; it’s vibrant. I don’t think that’s something you see often in the private world. In a university, as a faculty member, I can write about what I want to write about and be creative…I have a strong creative side.

What are your research interests?

International business topics for sure. But really, I’m interested in so many things. If you look at my research record, you will see I don’t focus on just one area. If I’m curious and want to know about something; I write about it. I like engaging, collaborating with, and learning from scholars in other disciplines. I suppose you could say my research doesn’t fit a traditional academic mold.

Do you have a personal motto by which you try to live?

I don’t really have a motto. I just try to work hard and effectively, treat others with fairness and respect, and try to be the best person I can be.

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STudent Success Top PGA Internships put Students on Par with Success

By Stacie Jones What better way to prepare for your career than to intern with one of the top organizations in your field?

Last summer, Phil McCarthy and Rachel Choi, both students in the College of Business and Economics’ PGA Golf Management program, had the opportunity to learn the business of golf inside one of the industry’s leaders: the Professional Golf Association (PGA) of America.

McCarthy and Choi were selected from more than 100 applicants for the prestigious internship positions at the PGA headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. “The internships at PGA headquarters are very desirable and highly competitive,” said Cole Mize, director of the PGA Golf Management program at the University of Idaho.

“In 2012, the PGA headquarters hired just four interns, and U-Idaho was represented by one of the four. Last summer, they hired six interns, and U-Idaho students were two of those. We are developing a great track record for highly motivated and capable students.”

McCarthy and Choi spent three months at the PGA headquarters and helped the organization prepare for its PGA tournaments. Choi served on the promotion team for the 95th PGA Championship in Rochester, N.Y., where she visited days prior to the tournament to help drum up fan excitement in the area. A highlight, Choi said, was meeting the Golf Channel’s Michael Breed, host of “The Golf Fix,” during a special filming for the network.

McCarthy enjoyed his experience so much that he decided to extend his internship at the PGA headquarters through March 2014. He now helps write and produce content for PGA Magazine — the ideal preparation for what he hopes will be a future career in marketing and communications for the golf industry.

“He’s a big deal in the golf industry…it was pretty great to shake his hand and to meet some of the other big names in golf,” said Choi, who is a member of the University of Idaho women’s golf team.

Choi also plans to pursue a future on the administrative side of golf. She expects the substantial pile of business cards that she acquired during her internship to be a valuable asset as she embarks on her own professional career.

Choi met many pro golfers and got an insider’s view of the game’s leaders, including Phil Mickelson and tournament champion Jason Dufner, as they practiced for the tournament.

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PGM students Phil McCarthy (at right) and Rachel Choi (right) completed internships last summer at PGA headquarters. McCarthy is pictured with PGA Professional Craig Harmon, the head professional at Oak Hill Country Club, the location of the 2013 PGA Championship.

“While a lot of my peers are going down the path to become traditional golf pros, this experience has helped me realize there are a lot of other opportunities out there in the industry,” McCarthy said.

“Being at the headquarters, I was really able to make a lot of important connections in the field,” she said. “It was pretty cool to see the best of the best in the industry working all in one area, and being in that environment was a very good way to see where I want to eventually end up.”

McCarthy also got firsthand exposure to the industry’s top players as he developed profiles for the 312 golfers who participated in the 2013 PGA Professional National Championship in Sun River, Ore.

Accredited by the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) of America, the PGA Golf Management program at the University of Idaho is one of 20 programs of its kind in the nation and the only PGA Golf Management program in the Pacific Northwest. Students are required to complete 16 months of compensated internships in the industry to graduate.

“It was a very cool experience getting to talk with them,” McCarthy said. “I had the chance to speak with all of these guys out in the field and to be exposed to a lot of people who have been in the golf business for a long time.”

“These internships provide invaluable experiential learning opportunities and allow students to apply classroom theories and learning experiences in a professional environment,” Mize said. “I believe our internship program is a primary reason our program has had 100 percent job placement since its inception.”

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student Travels Students Experience Chicago Trading Floors Ten students in the Barker Capital Management and Trading Program, along with program director Terry Grieb, and Paul Bartell, trader in residence, traveled to Chicago March 2122, 2013.

During the trip, the group visited the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)/ Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Chicago Federal Reserve, Belvedere Trading, Rice Dairy, and Thinkorswim. The group is pictured here on the floor of the CME with Rick Santelli, commentator for CNBC.

HR Students in Seattle Ten business students in the student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) traveled to Seattle last April for an inside look at their future profession at some of the nation’s top companies.

During their visit, the students, along with club adviser and CBE faculty member, Jan Rauk, made stops at Microsoft, Nordstrom and Pyramid Brewery to meet with the companies’ HR teams and tour the facilities. The group capped the trip with a Mariners game.

Student Completes Prestigious Bank Internship

By Cindy Hollenbeck Jessica Leon is a senior in finance, and last summer, she worked as an intern in New York City for Goldman Sachs and Company. For three months, Jessica served as an analyst in corporate services and real estate for Goldman Sachs — one of the top banks in the world.

“The experience was amazing,” Jessica said. “I was there competing with people from Duke University and Harvard. I even met the CEO of Goldman Sachs. I learned about the culture of the company and networked with all kinds of people, including the CEOs of other large banks.”

Leon said that the College of Business and Economics and her participation in the Hispanic Business Student Association helped prepare her for the internship.

“Having that experience,” she said, “made me feel less nervous when I had to run meetings. I was working internationally with very smart people from India and London. It was intimidating. But I took ownership of my projects and proved myself.”

“The CBE showed me how to understand team dynamics and be persistent in my work,” she said. “It’s important to ask for feedback and work on continuous improvement.”

Jessica has accepted an offer to work for Goldman Sachs after she graduates in May. “I looked for opportunities,” Jessica said, “and the CBE provided them.”

Industry field trips provide important experiential learning opportunities for our students. If your organization would like to host a student visit, please contact us at cbe@uidaho.edu.

Graue Scholars Visit Top Global Companies A group of the college’s Graue Scholars took a field trip to Seattle and Portland to visit the headquarters of top global companies, including Starbucks, Nike and Adidas.

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Pacific Perspectives

Graue Scholars at the Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE)

Graue Scholars gain perspective and business experience in the Philippines

By Cindy Hollenbeck

For Colleen McHail, one of the six Graue Scholars who

“I was amazed at the versatility of what the bank does,” McHail said. “I learned that most of their loans are for only about $100, but that money makes such a difference in communities all over the Philippines.

traveled to Manila, Philippines,

“It would be amazing,” she added, “to be part of the process that empowers and lifts someone out of poverty.”

in May 2013, visiting the

The DBP, the second largest government-owned bank in the Philippines, was one of many stops during the students Graue Scholars’ week-long trip to the Southeast Asian country.

The Graue Scholars Program provides scholarship support for the top academically achieving students in the College of Business and Economics. Besides tuition, the scholarship allocates funds for an annual field trip that gives students hands-on business experience. Each student applied for and received a $250 study abroad scholarship from the CBE and funded the rest of the trip to Manila themselves. This year’s participants included Brianne Wolfe, Matthew Hurt, McHail, Scott Kozisek, Emily Mulhall and Jesse

Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) was a trip highlight.

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Fisker. CBE Dean Mario Reyes, who was born and raised in the Philippines, served as the group’s faculty supervisor.

“I knew my Graue Scholarship would cover my tuition and fees this next year, so I felt comfortable using my savings to pay for the trip,” McHail said. “I never expected to travel to the Philippines with someone who grew up there, let alone the dean of my college. My scholarships have made all the difference, and every penny I paid for the trip was worth it.”

While visiting the Philippines, the students witnessed business firsthand, from observing street vendors to exploring the complex business models used in large financial institutions. Entrepreneurs, American and Filipino companies, and big banks provided the students insight on thriving in an international market. Some students bartered for pearls in Green Hills, while others watched elementary school-aged entrepreneurs offering help to people needing parking spaces. The streets swelled with folks selling everything from water and flags to feather dusters. And when the students meandered through the poverty-ridden areas during the day, they saw homes transformed into makeshift diners.

“I believe experiencing new people and cultures can have a huge impact on a person’s view of the world, and this trip was no exception,” Emily Mulhall said. “This trip opened my eyes to a new culture and makes me want to be more open and understanding of people who are different from me or what I am used to. I also saw firsthand the power of networking and how much that can make a big difference.”

Brianne Wolfe appreciated learning about another way of life.

“I just fell in love with the culture,” she said. “It taught me to be open to all different cultures because we can learn so much from them. Professionally, something stuck with me: Dean Reyes said to think globally, but act locally. Business is becoming more global, and in order for companies to grow, they need to expand into other countries. So, you have to think globally, but tailor your business to the culture’s wants and needs.”

The students were humbled by the discovery that Filipino professionals do not have access to information and training like Americans do in the United States.

More than one student described the visit to the Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) as an eye-opener.

“The building was pristine, gorgeous even,” Hurt remarked. “But after visiting the NYSE last year, I noticed it was smaller.”

According to the students, the PSE was more automated than the one in New York. People work on computers at the PSE instead of talking on phones.

When the students met with an exchange representative, they were surprised to learn that the PSE has drastically limited stock operations compared to the U.S. Only 6 percent of Filipinos engage in the market; short sells are illegal; and the PSE lacks the technology needed to handle exchange-traded fund trades. This contrasted with the highrises that dotted the skyline in Makati, Phillipines, a place that according to Hurt resembled a U.S. city.

“While in Makati, I felt nostalgic,” he said. “It was like being in Los Angeles; people who spoke their own languages would sometimes chat in them, but everyone spoke English.”

“It was tremendous to see business concepts applied on an international scale,” McHail added. “I heard many IBC [Integrated Business Curriculum] terms being used. Meeting with people who have been truly successful in business — like the retired managing director for Pfizer Southeast Asia, the chairman of the board of the Development Bank of the Philippines, the president and CEO of the bank and representative of the PSE — and hearing their take on the business world was a learning experience beyond what I would get in a typical classroom.”

“After traveling to the Philippines, my interest in international economics has doubled,” Matthew Hurt added. “I saw the types of problems within the political and economic system of another country right before my eyes. It was fascinating and has helped me better understand the scope.”

Graue Scholars met with Gil Buenaventura (white shirt), president and CEO of Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), the second-largest government owned bank in the Philippines.

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Accounting DepartmentHIGHLIGHTS

From Field Work to Crunching Numbers

Maria Vanegas

Accounting graduate nurtures college education dream into degree

By Allison R. Stormo University wasn’t even on the table for College of Business and Economics graduate Maria Vanegas 10 years ago. But when Vanegas stepped off the stage at the Fall 2012 commencement as a firstgeneration graduate, and loan-free to boot, it was with a great sense of pride and support that she joined the Vandal family of alumni.

“I came to the university on my own money,” Vanegas said. “I am proud that I haven’t taken out any loans.”

With the help of Organización de Estudiantes Latino Americanos (OELA), the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), and her self-determination, Vanegas has grown past the 13-year-old girl living in Mexico, where the reality of completing high school was minimal.

The dream of getting a university degree was unthinkable.

“I did manual labor when I was young; I started working in the fields when I was 7 years old,” Vanegas said.

Opportunities were limited. But in 2004, visas for Vanegas, her mother and siblings were approved. They joined her father, who had been working for many years in the U.S., in Meridian, Idaho.

Despite not knowing English upon her arrival, Vanegas quickly excelled and graduated from high school with a 3.9 GPA. Five years of school and work later, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a minor in Spanish.

“It felt really good to see campus. I really liked the school environment,” she said. “My family and I are very close. It was tough the first year to be so far away, but I wanted to have more opportunities.”

She did not hesitate to embrace the opportunities at U-Idaho. She joined Lambda Theta Alpha, one of the multicultural Greek chapters at UI, the scholastic accounting organization Beta Alpha Psi, as well as OELA. However, she said she also felt compelled to give back to the university.

“I like that you can join a club here and get leadership experience,” Vanegas said.

While Vanegas worked up to three jobs at a time, including restaurants, offices and in agriculture, she also worked with her family to harvest corn and managed the financial end of sales at local farmers’ markets.

“We have such a good opportunity here in the U.S.,” the 23-year-old said. “I recently have been thinking about how amazing life is. I am just so happy I got this opportunity.”

Vanegas also received both financial and academic assistance from UI CAMP, which helps students who have a migrant background. The program helped her navigate an unfamiliar system and achieve a 4.0 GPA her freshman year. By staying on track, she also gained the skills in her accounting classes to give her the financial savvy to see her through school.

It was an opportunity that almost didn’t happen. Since university seemed to be a financial impossibility for her and her siblings, they shied away from college visits. But Vanegas was able to join other students from southern Idaho on a trip organized by OELA to attend a Vandal Friday recruitment event.

After graduation, Vanegas traveled abroad to Spain, where she had the opportunity to intern at Decathlon Internacional, the world’s largest sports retailer. Now, debt-free and armed with an impressive resume of leadership and hands-on experiences, the first-generation college graduate is positioned for a successful career.

Real-Life Lessons in Finances Instructor K.D. Hatheway-Dial and Karen Richel, extension educator with the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, have spearheaded a financial literacy simulation called “That’s Life.” The program is for elementary students, 4-H groups and disabled youths, and it’s even used in prison education programs.

The program features hands-on workshops in which participants receive an assigned job, salary, family situation and a register to record debits and credits. During the event, participants visit 20 tables that represent components of real life, including housing, grocery, medical, childcare, credit cards, entertainment and furniture.

The tables also include a Bank of Life table, where participants can set up a checking and savings account; a table where they can find a second job; a “crystal ball” table, where they encounter unexpected life events, like an inheritance or leaking roof; and an “S.O.S.” table, which offers financial guidance. Participants must make purchases at all tables, but can use critical thinking to make choices between such areas as cable packages and entertainment options.

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K.D. Hatheway-Dial, (at left) accounting instructor and partner on the “That’s Life” project.

Faculty and Staff News 4 Jason Porter, associate professor, has published a series of

4 Jane Weiss, assistant professor, was awarded the Steele

articles in Strategic Finance Magazine on budgeting and other topics related to his research. He is also engaged in scholarship related to the improvement of teaching and learning, including acceptance of a case and five presentations at professional conferences, including the American Accounting Association national meeting and Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting. He also was awarded the Espe Faculty Fellowship.

4 Professor of Accounting and Information Systems Robert

Professorship. Recently, her paper, “The Endogenous CoEvolution of Budgetary Practices within Welfare Reform,” was accepted for publication in one of accounting’s top-tier journals: Accounting, Organizations and Society. Weiss’s co-authors were Mark A. Covaleski and Mark W. Dirsmith.

She also made presentations at the American Accounting Association national meeting and Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting.

4 Teresa Gordon, professor emeritus, received the enduring

Stone was awarded the Hawkins Faculty Fellowship. In addition, he is one of the recipients of the CBE Outstanding Research Awards for his two peer-reviewed journal publications and two conference presentations, including one at a Decision Sciences Institute meeting.

Department of Accounting Advisory Board Kara Besst President and Chief Executive Officer Gritman Medical Center

Ben Klink Controller, Operations Accounting Caesar’s Entertainment

John Boyd Group Vice President and Treasurer Supervalu

Kathy Kopczick Partner BDO Seidman

Jason Broenneke Partner, Audit KPMG LLP Kevin Cox Partner CliftonLarsonAllen Cathy Crites Director, Financial Analysis JR Simplot Company Scott Dockins Partner Presnell Gage Accounting & Consulting Beth Druffel Chief Financial Officer RockStar Resources, Inc. Christine Everett Systems Manufacturing Finance Manager Intel Corporation Julie Hawkins Partner Eide Bailly Jonathan D. Hunter Controller Clearwater Paper Corporation

Brett and Valerie Linsenmann Partners Linsenmann & Linsenmann CPA Randy Million Partner Ripley Doorn & Company, PLLC Rebecca Morrow Partner Deloitte Laurie Taravade M&A Accounting Transition Manager Intel Corporation Kim Pierret Accounts Receivable & Tax Manager Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Carrie Rock International Tax Manager URS Corporation

Lifetime Contribution Award from the Government and Nonprofit Section of the American Accounting Association.

She continues to publish articles, including “Not-for-profit Accounting in a Changing World of Standard Setting: What Professors and Students Need to Know,” which appeared in the Journal of Accounting Education.

Department of Business Advisory Board Richard N. Abels Assistant Controller Ball Janik LLP

Meredith Csencsits HR Manager Stryker Endoscopy

Patrick McDaniel Partner, Consulting Practice Rosetta

Rhiannon Albert Analyst Micron

Tony DeAmicis Director of Finance Microsoft

Alissa Moeller Sr. IT Analyst Symetra Financial

Lisa Applegate Sr. HR Business Partner Vertafore

Sam R. Dixon Lead, Material Acquisitions Idaho National Laboratory

Mike Overby Partner Coeur d’Alene Art Auction

Matt Barrett Sr. IT Manager T-Mobile

Rudy Erb Director, Information Management Enogex LLC

Chris Rullman Division VP Employee Engagement Comcast Cable

Scott Fogleman Shift Manager Micron Technology

Ben Rush VP Strategic Products ADP

Mike Funke Sr. Manager ESCO Corporation

Nolan Schoo President CompuNet, Inc

Nick Gebhart Director of Supply Chain Picarro Inc.

Kevin Smith Development Manager Boeing Company

Lee Gibbs VP International Banking Zions Bank

Joni Smith Sr. IT Systems Analyst Liberty Mutual Insurance

Angela L. Heinzman Operations Manager St. Luke’s Regional Med. Center

Don Stout Investment Professional

Chris Billings Financial Advisor Merrill Lynch Tony Brower Director, Business Plan Integration Micron Zachary Broyles VP BNY Mellon – Wealth Management Kenneth A. Buxton Project Controls Group Pacific Northwest National Labs Todd Chavez President/CEO Chavez Survey Research Dennis Cockrell Director, Human Resources Gritman Medical Center Matthew Cram Attorney Aero Law Group

Bruce C. Hedemark Business Developer Healthwise Incorporated Jon Kimberling, CPCU, CLU Kimberling Insurance Agency

Dave Wimer Financial Consultant E.K. Riley Investments Kim Yauchzee R&D Project Manager Schweitzer Engineering Labs

Sidney (Strong) May Manager, Revenue Accounting Boeing Commercial Airplanes

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FacultyHighlights

Dacey Awarded First Stoddard Research Fellowship Professor of Business Raymond Dacey has been named the inaugural Jeffry and Kristine Stoddard Distinguished Research Scholar.

Dacey leads research in the areas of behavioral finance, general decision theory, peace science and the philosophy of science. Currently, he is studying the role of domestic influences on the initiation and termination of international conflicts. His work examines the role of loss aversion in international interactions and the disposition effect under high volatility.

Dacey also completed a project recently that explored the effectiveness of fear and anger as strategic devices in international interactions. His work has been completed in collaboration with Lisa J. Carlson, professor of political science at the University of Idaho, and Piotr Zielonka, professor of physics at the Warsaw University of Natural Sciences.

Established with the generous support of Jeffry ’75 and Kristine Stoddard, the new fellowship was created to recognize and reward faculty members who have a record of excellence in research with an incentive to present their research and its impact to the business community and general public. The award includes a one-year $18,000 stipend to support the faculty member’s research efforts.

Professor of Business Raymond Dacey

Lawrence named editor of leading academic journal John Lawrence, professor of operations management, has been appointed as vice president for publications and editor of the Case Research Journal (CRJ), North America’s leading academic journal for cases in business and related disciplines.

Lawrence’s selection for the three-year position received overwhelming support by the North American Case Research Association (NACRA) executive committee members, who unanimously made the appointment. In his role as VP and editor, Lawrence will compile, edit and publish the quarterly journal. He will also serve as an officer on the NACRA executive committee.

Lawrence is respected internationally for his development of case studies and his research on methods to incorporate cases into student learning. He has 16 cases published in refereed journals, and a number of these cases are included in a variety of business textbooks. His best-known case on the UK-based easyCar company has been published in seven different textbooks. His recent cases include, “Retain: Managing Growth & Market Share,” “Telect Inc. and the 30-Year Ride: Edgy or Over the Edge?” and “The Big Ten Heads East.”

Lawrence also provides consulting for businesses and nonprofits, and he has served on multiple boards of directors of both non-profit and for-profit organizations.

Outgoing editor of the Case Research Journal, Deborah Ettington from Pennsylvania State University, congratulates Professor John Lawrence on his appointment during the North American Case Research Association Annual Meeting in October.

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Thiessen Family Outstanding Research Award The Thiessen Family Excellence in Research Award was recently established to recognize and support the efforts of the college’s junior-level faculty members who are pursuing their research goals. The award is made possible by the generosity of alum David Thiessen ’73, ’81, ’82. Below are the 2012-13 recipients of this award:

Sanjay Sisodiya, assistant professor

Eric Stuen, assistant professor of economics

of marketing

Robert W. Stone, professor of accounting and information systems

Darryl Woolley, associate professor of accounting

Lori Baker-Eveleth, associate professor of information systems

Research Explores E-Textbooks The emergence of electronic reading devices, such as iPads and Kindles, have increased people’s interest in reading books electronically. Lori Baker-Eveleth, associate professor of information systems, and Robert W. Stone, professor of accounting and information systems, wondered if that interest transferred over to electronic textbooks.

The professors have been collaborating on research that examines the adoption, use and continued use of electronic textbooks by students. Two research studies, one conducted in 2010 and the other in the spring of 2013, found that students’ attitudes toward electronic textbooks are changing. Students indicate that if the electronic textbook is easy to use and includes interactivity they are more likely to use it.

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FacultyRESEARCH

Supporting Science with Economics

By Tara Roberts

Assistant Professor Eric Stuen studies the economics of science and innovation – including the vital role higher education plays in developing technology.

“It’s been well known that university science is important for keeping our high-tech industries strong and competitive,” he said.

One of Stuen’s recent projects examines the importance of bringing researchers from around the world together at universities. The results could have policy implications.

Stuen, along with two other economists from Yale and the University of Colorado, studied 26 years of data about doctoral students from 2,300 science and engineering departments.

The resulting paper was the first to definitively quantify the benefits of foreign doctoral students in American labs. While American and international students both publish papers and receive citations at roughly the same rate, a department as a whole is more productive if its researchers come from a variety of countries.

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Stuen said their findings imply that limiting the number of international and American doctoral applicants, such as by cutting scholarship opportunities or limiting visas, would sharply reduce the research productivity of science and engineering departments.

An article about the research is forthcoming in a European publication, and Stuen and his co-authors are working on a piece for a U.S. publication that explains their work’s relevance to governments and universities.

“We hope that evidence-based research matters for public policy regarding science and innovation,” he said.

The study ties into some of Stuen’s other projects as well. He and Jing Sun, also an assistant professor of economics at U-Idaho, are looking at how ethnic communities affect international trade.

“People with ties to other countries may encourage international trade by reducing communication barriers between companies from different countries and by providing information about local market conditions,” Stuen explained.

His previous data have helped this research, because a country’s ethnic communities and trade flows are linked to the flow of international students.

Stuen is also investigating how university science influences the economy, and vice versa.

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Vandal Innovation and Enterprise Works

Student Awarded Scholarship for Entrepreneurial Spirit Brandy Ramos, a senior in production and operations management, became the college’s first recipient of the Tom Bundy Entrepreneurial Spirit Award.

The new recognition program awards a $1,000 scholarship each year to one student who demonstrates the true character, work ethic and tenacity of an entrepreneur. The student must be a participant of the Vandal Innovation and Enterprise Works (VIEW) program.

“Of all our entrepreneurial students at the University of Idaho this year, Brandy has demonstrated the most passion, drive and determination to follow her dreams,” said George Tanner, an instructor in the entrepreneurship program. “She balances life with her husband and two children, full-time studies, running her own marketing business, and still has time to work on her dream: starting the GenTree Center, a non-profit community center for Genesee.”

Student Brandy Ramos with Sanjay Sisodiya (left), faculty member, and George Tanner, VIEW instructor.

Janice Bundy created the award in honor of her late husband, Tom Bundy ’87. Tom’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to launch two businesses during his career, including as partner and owner of Delta Point, a manufacturing processes consulting firm. Most recently, Tom was a senior executive with Helac Corporation. He was an active volunteer in the College of Business and Economics as a member of the advisory board and as judge for the VIEW Business Plan Competition.

New Gap Fund to Help Get Ideas to Marketplace Dean Mario Reyes is focused on expanding the VIEW program to include additional support that will help student teams in the business plan competition go to market and launch their businesses. We are pleased to announce the new VIEW Gap Fund has been established.

Gap funds (proof of concept funds) are created because there is usually a gap between where the idea or technology is versus where it needs to be to attract external interest and take the next steps toward becoming a viable business idea.

The new funding resource will help create a more entrepreneurial culture on campus, stimulate innovation across the University, and offer many other advantages. It will provide extensive opportunities for students to learn how to launch a business and how technology transfer takes place on campus. The VIEW Gap Fund will benefit business ideas for new technology and large-scale commercialization, as well as small businesses and social start-ups. Lastly, it will also allow the University to better assess ideas that might be viable for angel funding in the future.

For more information on providing support for the VIEW Program or Gap Fund please contact Toni Broyles at tbroyles@uidaho.edu or Chandra Ford at chandra@uidaho.edu.

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Vandal Innovation and Enterprise Works

VIEW: Taking great ideas to the next level

SMALL BUSINESS TRACK

Vandal Innovation and Enterprise Works (VIEW) is the University of Idaho’s university-wide entrepreneurship program. Open to students in all majors, the program features an annual business plan competition, an elevator pitch competition, a speaker series, a 12-credit entrepreneurship certificate, and other experiential learning opportunities that help students prepare for success with the skills to move great ideas into the marketplace.

First Place: $3,000

Learn more: www.uidaho.edu/view

2013 Business Plan Competition Winners The 2013 University of Idaho Business Plan Competition was held on campus April 27. A total of 19 teams of students from across a wide variety of academic areas presented their plans to a panel of judges from industry (see photos). Nine teams across three tracks won a total of $20,000 in prize money.

Small business plans typically do not involve intellectual property, but focus more on traditional start-up ventures, such as new or expanded retail or service operations.

Bearfoot Shoes Team: Caleb Gilmour, John Hudspeth, Joseph McGee, Heidi Score and Coleman Weiss Second Place: $1,500

Big Head Hats Team: Jeff Dean, Zachary Floyd and Erica Hart Third Place: $500

Sure Hire Professional Development

INNOVATIVE VENTURES TRACK Competitors develop and present a plan to transform an idea into a business venture and get a new product, technology, process or service to the marketplace.

Team: Michael Mattson and Meredith Stone

SMall business track 2 and social entrepreneurship

First Place: $7,000 BioCement Technologies

Due to the increased number of small business entries, we expanded this track this year to include some small-business teams in addition to social start-up ideas.

Team: Nick Lodato, John Maxwell and Marshall Piatt

First Place: $3,000

Second Place: $1,500 Reckoning Weapons System

Team: Christopher Anderson, Thomas Lansing and Jake Schwaller

Team: Cody Barker, Brian Bond, Christopher Kreps, Colby Nahas and Abigail Stomberg

Second Place: $1,500 SkyData Team: Brett Bennett, Casey Hayward, Garrett Kyle, Sam Phillips and Drew Wilkinson

Tisquantum Fertilizer

Second Place: $1,500

GenTree Center Team: Bruno Bennett, Caroline Chavez, Rian Miller, Brandon Mitcham, Brandy Ramos and Jen Smith Third Place: $500

On-Site Furniture Team: Jessica Cammann, Wesley O’Bryan, Chris Ross and Hanna Uhling

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2013 View Business Plan Competition Judges

Andrew Bielat CEO EIS Analytics

Patrick Binkley Vice President of Engineering Zumobi

Pamela Bird Founder/CEO Innovative Product Technologies

Meg Carlson President/CEO Prosperity Organic Foods, Inc.

Doug Chadderdon President/CEO Great Floors

Todd Dompier Managing Partner Idaho Packaging Co.

Michael Graff Co-Founder Navigating Cancer

C. Scott Green CEO Pepper Hamilton LLP

Edward Hawkins Founder/KOV Litehouse

Dietmar Kluth President Kluth Associates

Liese Razzeto Northern Division President Wells Fargo

Michael Richards Senior Partner KPMG

Ric Rocca President Darios Investments

Ben Rolphe CEO Rolphe Industries

Tom Ryan CEO Athena Chiefs

Gene Taft President Summit Marine Services

Bryan Timm Executive Vice President/COO Columbia Sportswear

What’s your pitch?

What would you say if you found yourself in an elevator, in a cab, or at a networking event with potential investors?

That’s the question students attempt to answer at the Wells Fargo Elevator Pitch Competition held each fall semester, and starting in 2013 includes the spring semester, at the University of Idaho. Students from across campus are invited to attend a special networking reception, hosted by the College of Business and Economics, where they have the opportunity to ‘work the room’ pitching their business or product ideas to all the judges and business professionals.

Winners are awarded cash prizes to encourage them to further develop their ideas and participate in the business plan competition. 2013 Spring Elevator Pitch Winners included BioCement ($1,000), Big Head Hats ($600) and On-Site Furniture ($400). enterprise | 19

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Vandal Innovation and Enterprise Works

VIEW SPEAKER SERIES: Entrepreneurs Help Build Spirit of Innovation Inspiration sparks innovation. With support from Wells Fargo, the VIEW Entrepreneurship Speaker Series features top-flight entrepreneurs who, through their personal stories of success, help to inspire an entrepreneurial climate across the university. The on-campus presentations are held throughout the year and are open to students, faculty, staff and the local community. Thank you to the following spring 2013 speakers for their participation and support of the program.

Tod Byers Tod Byers is founder and current president of Servatron, an electronics contract manufacturer located in Spokane, Wash.

He is also president of ClearRF, a company specializing in wireless cellular signal amplifiers.

His experience includes 20 years in supply chain management in the electronics industry at Itron, Schweitzer Engineering, and Esterline/AIS. Byers holds a bachelor’s degree in operations management from Pacific Lutheran University and an MBA from Washington State University.

William Mason Fuller William Mason Fuller ’03 (finance) has served as CEO of Boise-based Atlas Resell Management since 2004. The company — the first to provide full-scale resale services to dental practices — helps doctors and managers in dental clinics recover cash from unused devices and equipment. Fuller is also a former ASUI president.

Fuller was selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the 2011 SBA Young Entrepreneur. He is the first Idahoan to receive the award.

Wells Fargo Continues Investment in VIEW Program As one of the VIEW program’s largest supporters, Wells Fargo has invested generously in the success of the University’s signature entrepreneurship program. The bank has continued its commitment to the program with a recent gift of $50,000.

“It’s important for Wells Fargo to invest in innovative education like the University of Idaho’s VIEW program with its emphasis on action learning,” said Don Melendez, the bank’s Idaho regional president. “The experiential learning the VIEW program promotes is invaluable in developing the teamwork and leadership skills required to be tomorrow’s entrepreneurs and business leaders.”

The funding has supported the program’s annual Business Plan Competition, the Elevator Pitch Competition, and the VIEW speaker series, in addition to underwriting prize money to support our best student entrepreneurs and their ideas.

“The college is very grateful for this support,” said CBE Dean Mario Reyes. “The VIEW program would not be where it is today without the help from Wells Fargo.”

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Don Melendez (right), Idaho regional president for Wells Fargo, presents Dean Mario Reyes with the bank’s most recent gift to the VIEW program.

Inspiring Success

Josh Riley (left), Tushar Jain (right)

A native of India, Tushar Jain set his sights on the University of Idaho for his doctoral degree in engineering. “UI has a very good reputation in biofuel research,” he said.

Now, four years later, he’s invented a breakthrough, proprietary fermentation process with potential to save ethanol producers and breweries significant amounts of time and money. To make a go of it, he knew he needed a business plan.

Enter Josh Riley. Last spring when he was a senior in business, he worked with Jain to write a plan for his College of Business and Economics’ capstone class. Their plan won prizes on campus in both business and engineering competitions in May.

For more information about the College of Business and Economics, or how you can support students like Jain and Riley, contact: Toni Broyles tbroyles@uidaho.edu | (208) 885-2634 Chandra Ford chandra@uidaho.edu | (208) 364-9908

Using it as a blueprint, Jain and Riley recently launched their own startup, Ruckus Fermentation Co. Based in Boise, it has attracted angel investors and many potential clients. ”None of this would have been possible without the guidance and connections we made through the VIEW Business Plan Competition,” said Riley. “We’re both extremely excited about our new venture.”

www.uidaho.edu/inspire-cbe

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ExecutiveEDUCATION

Utility Executive Course Marks 60 Years

60 Years of Ex

By Stacie Jones From solar power and wind farms, to smart meters and cybersecurity, the last 60 years — especially the last decade — have brought tremendous change to the utility industry. But amidst this industry evolution, one constant has remained: the University of Idaho Utility Executive Course (UEC).

Last June, the UEC marked its 60th consecutive year with its largest class since its beginnings in 1954. Fifty-nine utility executives — representing more than 30 companies from across the nation and from as far away as Thailand and Bermuda — traveled to the University of Idaho campus for three weeks of intensive learning about the utility industry.

While the UEC’s role as a staple in the nation’s utility education has remained unchanged for more than six decades, its ability to transform has been integral to its survival.

“One of the most impressive aspects of the program, and the piece that contributes most to its longevity, is the relationship the university has forged with the industry,” said Yvonne Sertich, UEC executive director. “Responsiveness is a key part of that — the ability to listen to our industry stakeholders and adapt the curriculum to stay current and relevant.”

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The UEC leans heavily on participant feedback and guidance from the UEC Advisory Board of industry leaders to keep the program agenda fresh and relevant.

“In today’s environment, it’s important that we don’t just talk about the things that we are doing today; we must also take a close look at how the industry is going to change,” said Brian Bird, vice president and CFO for Northwestern Energy based out of South Dakota. He is also a 2008 UEC graduate and a current member of the UEC Advisory Board and faculty. “I think that’s one of the key benefits of the UEC. It not only educates participants about the issues now, it also really challenges them to think about the future.”

In the early years of the UEC, the program agenda was more straightforward, Bird said. Participants 60 years ago were mostly

xcellent Utility Education Utility Executive Course interested in learning about the different aspects of the utility business. For example, finance professionals wanted to learn about operations, and operation managers wanted training on the financial side. While cross-functional learning remains a primary goal of the UEC, the issues facing utilities today are much more complex.

“Now, the agenda includes things like cybersecurity,” Bird said.

“Who would have thought 60 years ago that we would be concerned about foreign countries trying to shut down the electrical grid?”

Georgianna Nichols, retired president and COO of CenterPoint Energy in Houston, has been a key adviser for UEC since she first participated in the class in 1994. She served on the UEC Advisory Board 2000-07 and was instrumental in the 2010 launch of the UEC Summit. The UEC Summit is an annual three-day course that keeps utility leaders current on the up-to-the-minute issues that are shaping the industry.

“The utility industry didn’t change for 100 years, but just in the last eight to ten years, technology and customer expectations have advanced and pushed the industry to change faster and in bigger ways than ever before,” said Nichols, who works alongside Sertich each year to design the Summit agenda of courses, speakers and participant networking. “The UEC, combined with the Summit program, helps to keep participants’ eyes open to what is now an ever-evolving industry.”

And what will the next 60 years bring for the UEC? “It’s difficult to predict what’s going to happen in the industry, but it doesn’t really matter, because the way the UEC approaches its curriculum — ensuring the program addresses the latest industry issues — there’s always going to be a need,” Nichols said.

“They’ve got it down to a science.”

Kurt W. Miller, 2013 UEC Participant Director, Business Model and Program Development Portland General Electric Company

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ExecutiveEDUCATION

EMBA CEO Speaker Series Glanbia Executive Speaks to EMBA Students Jeff Williams visited the University of Idaho campus in August to speak with students in the Executive MBA program. Williams is president and CEO of Glanbia Foods, the largest American-style cheese manufacturer in the United States and one of the largest producers of whey ingredient products.

As the kick-off speaker for the EMBA program’s CEO Speaker Series, Williams shared what he calls his “Top-Ten Leadership Tenets,” which includes the following: Communicate Your Nonnegotiables; Culture Eats Strategy Every Day; Tell the Right Story Every Time; and Practice Humility. During the presentation, he gave a brief description of each tenet using relevant examples, and he took questions from the audience.

Jeff Williams, CEO of Glanbia Foods

Williams has worked at Glanbia Foods for 24 years. He has been president and CEO since 2009. Glanbia Foods supplies cheese to numerous customers, including Schreiber Foods, which holds 80 percent of the market share for fast food restaurants. Williams helped Glanbia Foods implement its first Cheese Innovation Center.

Recently, Glanbia Foods donated $150,000 to the University of Idaho toward the purchase of a new scoreboard in the Kibbie Dome.

EMBA CFO Speaker Series

Brad Grover ’83

Eric Lee

Mike Wilson ’77

CFO of Western Electronics

Regional Finance Manager of Wells Fargo

CFO, Consultant for small privately owned companies

Eric Lee is the regional finance manager of Wells Fargo, Idaho/ Washington/Alaska Regions. Since 1999, he has held several financial management positions with the company. Lee holds an MBA, a master’s degree in environmental engineering, and bachelor degrees in civil engineering and architecture.

Mike Wilson is a consultant and adviser to small privately owned companies.

Previously, he served as executive director of Connect Northwest and held positions at Advanced Input Systems and Price Waterhouse.

Brad Grover is the chief financial officer of Western Electronics, a contract electronics manufacturer in Meridian.

Previously, Grover served as the CFO of Positron Systems Inc., and he held various positions with Micron Electronics, Scott Sports Group, and Arthur Andersen & Co. Grover serves on the board of directors of Western Electronics, Chums and Beyond Coastal. He and his wife, Lisa ’83, and their two sons live in Eagle. He holds an accounting degree from the University of Idaho.

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Lee and his wife, Rebecca, live in Boise and are actively involved as volunteers in the community.

He is a director and treasurer of the University of Idaho Laboratory of Applied Science & Research. In the past, he served as interim executive director of the University of Idaho Foundation and as a member of the CBE advisory board and University of Idaho Alumni Association. He holds an accounting degree from the University of Idaho.

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Success from Afar Student earns MBA despite cross-country detour

By Stacie Jones

Sometimes, timing is everything.

In 2011, Nick Ausman began searching for a master’s program that would expand his business acumen as a manager at a northern Idaho lumber company.

The University of Idaho Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program and its integrated approach and flexible format seemed to fit the bill.

“The curriculum offered exactly what I needed,” he said. “I thought it would be a great program for me.”

He enrolled that August. But just two months into the 22-month program, Ausman’s career took an unexpected turn.

“I had a change in my career path when my job was eliminated,” he said. “I was quickly picked up for another opportunity…but it was in Alabama.”

Ausman accepted the offer to become the new general manager of Coastal Forest Products, a 300-employee plywood and lumber company in Chapman, Ala., located an hour outside of Montgomery.

While he was willing to leave behind his Coeur d’Alene home for the new assignment, Ausman was determined to stay on track with his education. He explored a few schools in his new state, but he discovered the University of Idaho EMBA program to be incomparable.

“After considering my options, the decision was made to stay with the program and continue with the cohort I had started with,” he said. “I’m very grateful I did. It was a tremendously rewarding experience.”

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ExecutiveEDUCATION continued from page 25 Once a month for the next year and a half, with full support from his new employer, Ausman traveled from Alabama to join his EMBA classmates at the University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene for the program’s monthly three-day sessions.

An unanticipated benefit of the program, Ausman noted, was access to the guidance and expertise of the College of Business and Economics faculty and the interaction with his EMBA peers, who were primarily top-level managers and executives.

While the 4,000-mile roundtrip commute was anything but convenient, Ausman found the timing of his new knowledge to be surprisingly ideal. And what he had initially started as a professional development opportunity quickly became valuable hands-on training for one of his most significant professional challenges yet.

“To be able to talk openly with such experienced business leaders and experts about my organization’s challenges, and to get their feedback and perspectives about what I was trying to do with the business was just priceless,” he said. “It was a business dream team.

You can’t recreate that.”

“I think I was very fortunate to change jobs during the course of the program,” he said. “When I first got to my company, it was a struggling organization, and I was charged with turning it around.

Thankfully, a lot of the issues I faced on the job were exactly what we were studying in class. I was able to take the lessons I learned and apply them immediately to the organization, analyze the business and make key decisions about what worked in the company, and what didn’t.”

Ausman, who graduated with his MBA last spring, credits the program for helping him build the broad-business knowledge and strategic tools to transform, in less than two years, his organization into a financially healthy company.

“Thanks in large part to what I learned in the program, I was able to confidently implement immediate changes to improve the operation,” he said. “Now, the company is profitable and we continue to accelerate in a positive direction.”

“It was like the curriculum was tailor-made for what I was experiencing at the time,” he added.

“I am now integrating cutting-edge management practices into the time-honored traditions of the City of Coeur d’Alene Fire Department, increasing efficiencies to move us smoothly and proudly into the future.”

Idaho

Executive MBA

IntegratIng for actIon

Jeffery Fletcher, Engineer/EMT-P

Learn more at | www.uidaho.edu/emba EMBA courses delivered in Coeur d’Alene monthly.

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Jack Morris Executive Speaker Series

The Jack Morris Executive Speaker Series, named for the former dean of the College of Business and Economics, brings distinguished business leaders to campus to share their experiences, wisdom and career advice with our students. Thank you to the 2012-13 speakers who donated their time and expertise toward the enrichment of our students’ education.

Fall 2012

Stan Hilbert Executive VP and CFO Telect, Inc.

SPRING 2013

Ken Thomas Quality Leader Advanced Developmental Composites Boeing Fabrication

Kevin Esser CFO Idaho Forest Group LLC

James F. Cleary, Jr. President MWI Veterinary Supply

Mary Patricia B. Thompson Senior VP of Finance and Administration & CFO MWI Veterinary Supply

Melanie Canto VP, Global Development/Finance Starbucks Corporation

Richard C. Hundrup VP of Finance and General Manager Usibelli Vineyards, Inc.

Jim Gerson President Warnaco Swimwear

Don Melendez Idaho Regional President Wells Fargo

Michael McCoy President Esterline Control Systems Korry Electronics

College of Business and Economics Advisory Board The College of Business and Economics is ever grateful to this impressive and dedicated group of alumni and friends who help the college move forward strategically and insure we are successfully supporting students as they pursue studies and ultimately professional lives in the world of business. This group has a long history of helping to bring about historical events in the life of the college. The J.A. Albertson Building and the Integrated Business Curriculum, to name two, would not have been possible without the advisory board’s leadership and influence.

Q. Wayne Schneider, Chair Senior Vice President and Director Business and Private Banking Wells Fargo (retired) Boise Daniel L. Alsaker President Alsaker Corporation Spokane, Wash.

Andres Beitia VP/Team Leader Southern Idaho Region Washington Trust Meridian Keith Bradbury Co-Founder Investintech.com, Inc. Toronto Dave Butler VP Finance and CFO Winco, Inc. Boise Douglas J. Chadderdon President, Great Floors Coeur d’Alene Debbie Donaldson Partner, National Tax Services Deloitte Tax LLP Chicago, Ill. Annette Elg Senior Vice President and CFO JR Simplot Co. Boise

Matthew J. Espe Chief Executive Officer/ President Armstrong World Industries Newtown Square, Pa. Paul Farkas Partner Moss Adams LLP Eugene, Ore.

Dan Hilken Senior VP and Regional Brokerage Manager Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Corte Madera, Calif.

Michael T. Richards Partner, West Region Transaction Services KPMG LLP San Francisco, Calif.

Rex Dorman Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President Boise Cascade Corporation (retired) Boise

Donna Day Jacobs Day Realty Company Boise

Ben Rolphe Chairman Rolphe Industries Coeur d’Alene

James V. Hawkins Managing Partner Highway 12 Ventures (retired) Boise

Gene Taft President, Summit Marine Services Baton Rouge, La.

Doyle Jacklin General Partner Riverbend Commerce Park Post Falls

Richard D. Farnsworth Senior Vice President Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (retired) Santa Rosa, Calif.

J.T. Jones Chief Financial Officer Fisher’s Technology Boise

Gary Garnand Garnand Marketing, LLC Twin Falls

Patricia Kempthorne Founder/Executive Director Twiga Foundation Boise

Bill Gilbert Principal and Founder The Caprock Group Boise

James Lemley Independent Film Producer Beverly Hills, Calif.

C. Scott Green Chief Executive Officer Pepper Hamilton LLP New York, N.Y.

Clint Marshall Principal Unicep, LLC Sandpoint

Tim Greene Partner Stuart-Mill Capital, Inc. Moscow

Laine Meyer Vice President Hewlett Packard Company (retired) Los Altos, Calif.

Mike Gwartney Retired Banking Executive and Idaho Department of Administration Director Boise

Randy Million Partner Ripley Doorn & Company, PLLC Caldwell

Angela Heinzman Operations Improvements Specialist St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center Boise

Ann C. Nelson Audit Partner KPMG LLP Boise

Mary Pat Thompson Senior VP, Finance and Administration and CFO MWI Veterinary Supply Boise Bryan Timm Executive Vice President and COO Columbia Sportswear Company Portland, Ore. Bob Urso President and COO KMS Solutions, LLC Alexandria, Va.

A. Craig Olson Principal, The Caprock Group Boise Mahlon “Lonnie” Park Executive Vice President and Manager First Security Bank (retired) Boise James Steele Merrill Lynch & Company (retired) Boise

Travis Wambeke President Strata, Inc. Moscow

L. Dean Welch President and Chief Executive Officer Ladish Company (retired) Emmett

Chair Emeritus Members: Margaret Carlson CBI and Principal Carlson Hall Boise

R. K. Woodhead Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Morrison Knudsen Corporation (retired) Boise

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Welch Scholarship Recipients 2013: Erin Bamer Aimee Dinning Kelly Higby Austin Blacker Gabriela Franco Colin Lesch Zack Damon Scott French Andrew Peterson Reba Daws Adam Guerra Amberly Shoemaker Erik Diehl Riley Harkins Christopher Slette

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Riley Smith Aaron Tropf Miguel Vasquez Jeremy Williams Reed York

Dean Welch ’50 led an illustrious career as an executive in the defense and aerospace industry.

Pay it Forward

By Andrew Gauss

Welch Scholars 2013-14

Donor Dean Welch ’50, founder of the college’s largest scholarship endowment, hopes that by sharing the fruits of his success with students, he can help cultivate the next generation of leaders. enterprise | 29

Nearly $450,000 has been awarded to 242 students since the Welch Endowment was created in 1996.

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On the heels of World War II, where millions of lives were lost and the economic, industrial and scientific capabilities of the world’s nations were tested, young men and women returned to campuses across the country, resolved to forge a prosperous future in the newfound peace.

It was 1946 — the year the country’s first members of the baby-boom generation were born; the year humans first made contact with the moon when radar signals were bounced off its lunar surface; and the year that saw the launch of ENIAC, the world’s first general-purpose, electronic computer. That same year, a young man from Emmett, Idaho, entered the University of Idaho alongside veterans and civilians — students eager for the educational opportunities that would help them carve out their future careers.

For Dean Welch ’50, earning his bachelor’s degree in business was challenging. Not only did his time at the University require intensive classes and studies, but he, like many other students, needed to work to support himself while residing on the Moscow campus.

“During my time at the University of Idaho, I was absolutely broke,” he said. “I was a cook at Willis Sweet Hall.”

After earning his degree in 1950, Dean worked briefly for Idaho Power, then joined Boeing Co., where he worked in the testing and experimental group on the company’s 707 aircraft.

“I learned a lot about material management while working for Boeing,” he said.

A successful career would follow in materials development and manufacturing, working in leadership roles for companies that provide products for the aerospace and defense industries. He eventually held leadership ranks for Hitco Carbon Composites; Armco Inc., now AK Steel Holding Corp.; Owens Corning; and the Ladish Co. Inc., now Allegheny Technology Incorporated, where he retired following a successful tenure as its leader and CEO.

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“The Welch Scholarship was a huge help for me during my time at the University of Idaho. I came from a family that couldn’t afford to help pay for my education. Mr. Welch’s generosity made it possible for me to get an excellent education without worrying about how much it was going to cost, and I was able to graduate and begin my career with significantly lower student-loan debt. I feel very fortunate to have had that kind of financial assistance, and I know I wouldn’t be where I am today without it.

Thank you, Mr. Welch.”

— Cody Nebeker ’10 Production and Operations Management Category Manager Bodybuilding.com Former Welch Scholar

As an executive in this technical, highly competitive field, Welch was required to lead his companies through a relatively fast period of growth in the defense and aerospace industries of the ’70s and ’80s.

“We had to be very knowledgeable on business practices and have a clear vision and pride in what we were doing,” he said in regards to his leadership. “When people are proud of what they are doing, they can and will be successful and will make their company successful.”

Fortunately, a lifetime of driving his companies to perform at a high level resulted in the personal prosperity that Welch said allows him to give back so generously to his alma mater.

He and his late wife, Gay, who he said contributed much to the heights he achieved in his career, founded the L. Dean and Gay Welch University of Idaho Scholarship Endowment in the College of Business and Economics to help students get a start on their career goals.

“Without a college degree, you’re not going to have the best chance of getting a good job,” Welch said. “We want to give these kids a chance to get out of college and have opportunities to be successful.”

The largest endowment within the college for scholarship support, the Welch endowment has helped students from the state of Idaho since its inception in 1996.

“The Welch Scholarship lets me focus on school instead of having to worry about how I am going to pay for it,” said Andrew Peterson, a sophomore studying business management and leadership. “I’m from Emmett, Idaho, like Dean Welch. In my high school, applying for the Welch Scholarship is a big deal and it’s highly competitive. I still work during the summer, but now I don’t have to work during the school year.”

Welch said it is personally gratifying to see the many ways the scholarship has helped students, and he enjoys hearing directly from the scholars about the difference it has made in their lives. In fact, for many years, when he and Gay would receive a thank-you card from a scholar, the couple would reply with a “thank-you for the thank-you.” Enclosed would be a $50 bill, with a note for the student to treat himself or herself to a dinner out.

Gratitude is one of the greatest of virtues, Welch explained, and a quality he and Gay tried to reward.

Gratitude is evident in Gabriela Franco, a freshman who is studying accounting and finance.

“My parents weren’t able to help me pay for college,” she said.

“My two older sisters, both University of Idaho alums, advised me to do well in high school so I could apply for academic scholarships. My advisers recommended that I apply for the Welch Scholarship. It has helped a lot and given me the opportunity to go to college.”

In addition to providing scholarship support at CBE, Welch encourages students and young alumni to earn their degrees and gain some work experience prior to other life achievements, such as marriage and starting a family. This path, he said, contributed to his success. He credits Gay, whom he met in Los Angeles well into his career, for many of his life and career accomplishments and support.

“We want the kids to enjoy college and be flexible in their careers and life,” he said. “Hopefully these students will also give back to the University of Idaho when they are successful in their careers.”

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Alumni NEws Jim Lyle Award Recipient 2013

Green Honored as Law Innovator The American Lawyer has named C. Scott Green ’85 (Accounting) as one of the “Top 50 Big Law Innovators of the Last 50 Years” for his notable impact on the legal profession.

If it’s long-term dedication you want, Mario Reyes said he knows just the guy to call: 1972 alumnus Laine Meyer.

“You know, Meyer could have settled into an easy retirement,” said Reyes, dean of the College of Business and Economics. “But instead, along the way, Meyer decided to pair his considerable strategic management skills with his passion for our alma mater.”

Reyes was the presenter during the Silver & Gold reception in California that honored Meyer with the 2013 Jim Lyle Award.

The award was created in 1991 to recognize outstanding contributions of any living individual or couple who has shown long-term dedication to the university and the Alumni Association through volunteerism. The award is named in honor of Jim Lyle, who served with great distinction as U-Idaho alumni director from 1946-69.

Meyer was born and raised on a farm in Gooding. He graduated from Gooding High School in 1968 and was active in school athletics and student body activities. He received many scholastic awards. He also was active in organizations including the Boy Scouts of America, where he was an Eagle Scout.

In the fall of 1968, Meyer entered the U-Idaho College of Business and Economics, focused on business and accounting. In May 1972, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business with a major in accounting. He went on to become a certified public accountant.

While at U-Idaho, Meyer was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He financed his college education by working summers for the U.S. Forest Service on an intra-regional fire crew, and fought forest fires throughout the western United States.

Green is the first CEO and first non-lawyer leader at Pepper Hamilton LLP, a multi-practice law firm with more than 500 lawyers nationally. In its profile of Green, the magazine noted his trailblazing status: “Although Green answers to the firm’s board, he’s the first non-lawyer executive in The Am Law 100 to have a managing partner and practice heads reporting to him….Other large U.S. law firms haven’t made a similar CEO hire. But if Green is successful, he’s not likely to be one-of-a-kind very long.”

Green is a member of the College of Business and Economics Advisory Board, and he recently joined the U-Idaho Foundation Board. He was inducted into the University of Idaho Hall of Fame in 2009.

Class noteS Alicia Carlson Vanderschuere ’01 (marketing) was included in the Idaho Women’s Journal 2013 list of Who’s Who of Idaho Women. She is the owner of rosieMADE.com, an online gift retailer that specializes in products made in the U.S. from female friendly companies.

In September 1972, Meyer began his 33-year career with the Hewlett Packard computer company. He relocated to Palo Alto, Calif., to accept a position as a staff accountant. After serving in several senior financial management positions, he moved into general management, and was responsible for several different U.S. and global units within the company. In June of 1998, Meyer was named vice president of the company.

“Meyer’s leadership positions saw HP through tremendous growth and prosperity,” Reyes said.

In October 2005, after 33 years, Meyer retired from Hewlett Packard. Since then, he has lent his leadership skills to the University of Idaho Foundation.

“I cannot even begin to know the number of hours and trips to Moscow and other locations (Meyer) has given to us as part of sharing his insights,” Reyes said. “Undoubtedly, we are a better organization because of his commitment.”

Meyer and his wife, Claudia split their time between Los Altos, Calf. and Sun Valley. They have two grown children and two granddaughters.

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Stone Wallace Heinzman was born to Angie Wallace ’97 and Greg Heinzman on Sept. 28, 2012.

Bode Anthony May was born to Carson and Sidney (Strong) May ’02 on Jan. 18, 2013.

espe inducted into alumni hall of fame Matt ’80 and Lori (Limbaugh) ’81 Espe

Matthew J. “Matt” Espe ’80 of Newtown Square, Pa., has been inducted into the University of Idaho Alumni Hall of Fame.

Espe, who earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing in the College of Business and Economics, was appointed CEO in 2010 of Armstrong World Industries, Inc., in Lancaster, Pa. He oversees $2.6 billion in revenues and 8,500 employees worldwide. He has logged 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, distribution and management in global manufacturing businesses.

Before joining Armstrong, he served as chairman and CEO of Ricoh Americas Corp., a subsidiary of Ricoh Co., Ltd., chairman and CEO of IKON Office Solutions, and president and CEO of GE Lighting.

Espe is a respected and active volunteer and member of the board of United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. He is also a member of the board of Unisys Corp. and is a member of the CBE Advisory Board. He and his wife Lori (Limbaugh) Espe, also an alumna of the college, have four children.

Matt Espe and family show their Vandal pride last March during the annual “MudFest for MS,” a benefit for the National MS Society in Newtown Square, Pa. Left to right: Matt Espe, Caroline Espe, Billy Mitchell, Andrew Espe, Patrick Espe, Greer Whalen, and Vic Grizzle.

Alumni Survey Watch Your Email At the College of Business and Economics, we are interested in the opinions of our graduates. In coming weeks, you will receive an email from us with a link to a short online survey about your experience as a student in the college.

We encourage you to take a few minutes to complete this important survey. Your feedback is valuable in our effort to improve the college’s educational environment and to ensure a quality experience for our students. Thank you for your support.

Bettis Receives Honorary Doctorate Idaho rancher Harry Bettis, a longtime supporter and friend of the University of Idaho, was presented an honorary doctorate in Administrative Science during the 2013 University of Idaho commencement ceremony in May. Bettis is a fourth-generation Idahoan and the great-grandson of C.W. Moore, founder of Idaho First National Bank. A graduate of Stanford University, Bettis took over his family’s ranch along the Wood River in 1958, and he has been a successful cattleman since.

In addition to ranching, his business interests include banking and oil distribution.

As president of the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, named for his great-aunt, Bettis works with his two daughters to support charities and education programs throughout the state. The foundation includes the C.W. Moore Scholarship, awarded repeatedly to students in the College of Business and Economics.

Bettis is one of the state’s most distinctive citizens and philanthropists.

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Nels Solberg ’13

Four Generations of Silver and Gold 2013 graduate Nels Solberg hails from long line of business majors

By Alexiss Turner After nine summers in the field, Nels Solberg can call himself an expert — an expert in hard work.

When the bank moved to Grangeville, so did he, before moving into the real estate business in 1960.

The 2013 College of Business and Economics graduate said at the age of 16, when he first got a job bagging grain for Columbia Grain, Inc., in Grangeville, he had no idea what he wanted in a career. But the hundreds of hours spent lugging the day’s harvest wasn’t about career guidance — at first.

Don said his father told him business classes would benefit any career and also help him in his personal life. Now, after taking over the family business and raising his own family of five, Don said he agrees with his father’s advice.

“Having a strong work ethic has always been a necessity in the Solberg household,” Nels said.

“It’s been a big help in my personal life,” he said. “Understanding business principles — everything from finance to economics — everything carries over.”

“It wasn’t encouraged, it was required.”

This is also what attracted Nels to the area of study.

The labor logged has since become the stepping stone to Nels’ first job out of college with his finance degree. He’s working at a grain merchant for the same company as its Montana location.

“It’s the real-world aspect,” he said. “It’s driving the economy.”

Nels always had a penchant for the business world. He is the most recent graduate in a long line of business-savvy individuals. They all share the same alma mater, and they even share the same name.

“It was no pressure,” Don said. “(My father’s) idea was you needed to go to school, wherever you went was up to you. This is what I tried to do with Nels.”

Nels’ father, Nels Don Solberg ’85, runs the family real estate business, Solberg Agency, Inc., in Grangeville. Don picked up where his father, Nels L. Solberg ’52, left off in 1986.

Nels does have a younger sister who attends Montana State University — but the majority of the family are Vandals. Nels has been attending U-Idaho Homecoming since he was 4 years old.

When his younger brother, Samuel, registered at the College of Business and Economics for fall 2013, there were pages of greatgrandparents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins and siblings already on record. Nels’ great-grandfather graduated from U-Idaho in 1914.

Nels L. Solberg was in the Reserve Officer Training Corps while attending U-Idaho. Following military service after graduation, he returned to Moscow to work as a banker for First Security Bank.

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For Don and Nels Solberg, college was the logical step in their education, but where to attend was left up to them.

Nels Don Solberg ’85 Nels L. Solberg ’52

Nels Solberg ’14

Watching Nels graduate was a moment to remember, Don said.

“There’s just a little bit of parental pride,” he said. “You like to say you’re not that egotistical, but you really do get that way.”

Don said a lot of changes have been made to the business program to prepare students for the current market. He said students work a lot more collaboratively than ever before.

“The finance people sit down with accounting people and so on,” he said. “(Nels) has been taught not to just stay in his discipline. You have to talk to all the different parts to see how they interact.”

Don said he attributes Nels’ success in the job market to his work with the Barker Capital Management and Trading Program on campus. Students work with a chief financial officer and portfolio managers to manage $350,000 on the stock market.

Nels said he was intrigued by the collaborative process the program uses to make decisions that affect the world market. He said he gets nervous about the potential stress involved in this career choice but is confident he has the tools to cope.

His father emphasized the importance of strong character, Nels said, which has helped him stand out in a tough job market.

you’ve done everything you can to prepare him…You kind of go from someone who has been helping push him through that stuff to more of a support person.”

In addition to his help, Don said he’s confident Nels will have the support of the many Vandals the family has befriended along the way.

“You start going that many generations down, and it’s really amazing the people you know,” he said. “The network is unbelievable.”

Whether he is flying out of town on a family trip or on a routine lunch meeting, Don said fellow Idaho alumni aren’t hard to find — and, as a new graduate, Nels is just experiencing this connection.

“The roots are really deep around here,” Don said.

________________________________________ In 1984, the Nels L. and Mary Ann Solberg Scholarship Endowment was established to provide scholarships for qualified juniors or seniors in the College of Business and Economics who are Idaho residents.

Don said watching Nels move on to the next step of his life is both exciting and intimidating.

“After 27 years of doing what I’m doing, I am looking forward to where Nels goes with his business degree,” he said. “You know

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Jim Lemley Lemley ’88, Film Producer, Offers Words of Wisdom to U-Idaho Class of 2013

College of Business and Economics alumnus and independent film producer Jim Lemley added a little razzle-dazzle to the University of Idaho commencement as the 2013 ceremony’s featured speaker.

Lemley, a 1988 marketing alumnus and secondgeneration Vandal, called himself a spectacularly mediocre student. While he was never an academic all-star, Lemley also emphasized that GPA does not matter nearly as much as what you actually do after graduation. Lemley went on to produce critically acclaimed films, including “The Diving Bell & The Butterfly” and “Wanted.”

When Lemley was diagnosed with cancer at 29, he decided to overcome his fears that were holding him back and pursue his dream as an independent filmmaker.

“You have to live your life understanding that it has a finite amount of time to it,” said Lemley. “You will be challenged; you can’t avoid this I’m sorry to tell you. What you do have some control over is how you react to these situations and what you learn from them and how your struggles make you better.”

“The three things I now know to be true are magic is all around you, life is one giant improvisation and death is a destination we all share,” Lemley said.

“The sooner you accept, and more importantly understand, these truths the more fulfilling your life will be.”

After graduating from the University of Idaho, Lemley packed up his car and headed to Island Records in New York City, where he worked on a musical documentary and discovered filmmaking.

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Lemley reunited with many of his former CBE classmates during his visit to campus. Pictured here is Jack Heath ’87, president and COO, Washington Trust Bank; Tom Thoreson ’88, Director, Real Estate Development, 24 Hour Fitness; Jim Lemley ’88; Grant Peterson, president and CEO, Bronco Motors; and Michael Fery ’87, President and CEO, Rocky Mountain Management and Development.

PGA Golf Management Program fits CBE Alum to a Tee Luke Nickodemus

By Cindy Hollenbeck Luke Nickodemus ’10 learned the value of hard work early on. At age 12, he started working at a golf course, and he purchased a new set of golf clubs with his earnings.

“It was a big deal, since I’m left handed and had been using a very old set of hand-me-down clubs,” he said.

Nickodemus also managed a lawn-mowing business, and by age 13, had accumulated all the customers from his neighborhood.

This strong work ethic would serve him well when, years later, he would go on to complete the five-year business marketing/PGA golf management program at the University of Idaho in only four years.

When asked why he chose the University of Idaho, specifically for the College of Business and Economics (CBE), Nickodemus said, “Other programs in the country don’t pair their PGA program with business. And I wanted the versatility of a business degree, just in case the golf industry wasn’t for me.”

But, clearly it was. During his years in the CBE, Nickodemus enjoyed numerous internship experiences all over the western United States. His first was at Centennial Golf Club in Medford, Ore., where he managed the outside staff, and set up and ran the golf tournaments. He spent his second internship at Whitetail Golf Club in McCall — a very high-end facility — where he honed his exceptional customer service skills.

Nickodemus finished his third internship at Circling Raven, in Worley, a top-rated golf facility, and one of the best merchandisers in the country. There, he “learned the ropes” of a resort golf course and delved into creating displays and retail sales. He decided to continue working in a resort atmosphere and started his career after college at the Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Nickodemus said his experience at the CBE showed him how to work with others as a team to complete tasks.

“The CBE has been a great part of making me who I am today,” he said.

Only three years out of college, Nickodemus now serves as the general manager at the Golf Club at Southwind in Garden City, Kan., a perennial top course and club.

In those rare moments when he finds free time, Nickodemus stays active in the community. He is involved in the Garden City Chamber of Commerce and sits on the board of directors for a not-for-profit baseball academy he helped start.

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Dan Alsaker '72 is a loyal Vandal and an inspiration to many.

He is the past chairman of the CBE Advisory Board.

Dan and his family created the Alsaker Family Faculty Fellowship to begin a legacy to reward teaching excellence in the College of Business and Economics. The University and the College honors Dan for his service, generosity and leadership.

Dan is surrounded by current and former Alsaker Faculty fellowship recipients: Jon Miller, Scott Metlen, Mike McCollough, Sanjay Sisodiya and Dan Eveleth.

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Give & GROW

Every Gift Inspires Year after year, we publish Enterprise in hopes that you read about our exceptional students, faculty, alumni and friends with a sense of pride for what we are today and what we aspire to be in the future. It is our goal, through these pages of photos and stories, to inform, to educate, to show gratitude and to inspire.

The Inspiring Futures campaign is moving closer to a conclusion set for December 2014. We have made great strides toward our goal (see graphic below), but much work remains to be done. As you flip through these pages, Dean Mario Reyes and all of us at the college hope you are moved to join the many business alumni and friends who have made a gift to inspire the futures of our students, our faculty, our university and our state.

Please join us in our effort to inspire futures and make a gift to help us reach our final campaign goal of $18 million by the end of next year. Your investment matters — in the lives of business students today and of the generations of Vandals to come.

Every single gift helps us in some special way. Whether you make a gift to fund scholarships for deserving students, to underwrite an experiential learning program like the business plan competition, or to support the work of our excellent faculty, your contribution makes the college greater, stronger and better — and that results in an even more transformational experience for our students.

To all of you featured in this publication or listed on the following pages, thank you for your generosity and for always making the University of Idaho a priority in your life. You are helping us inspire others to do the same.

In my role with the college, I am privileged to hear firsthand how CBE’s quality education changes lives. I hear it from current students and their parents, alumni, and the employers who hire our graduates. When I hear their stories, it is very evident that each gift to the college is an investment — an investment in the futures of the many talented young people from Idaho and beyond.

Chandra Zenner Ford ’88, ’95 Assistant Dean for Development

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Finance Graduate Makes Gift of Gratitude It has been more than 12 years since John Paffendorf was a finance student in the College of Business and Economics, but the lessons and faces of that formative time remain fresh in his mind.

John Paffendorf ’01

“Dr. Mario Reyes (now Dean Reyes) was a wonderful professor and tutor,” Paffendorf said. “He gave me a lot of great advice that left a lasting impression, such as always to check the footnotes…things that I still remember today.”

Paffendorf clung to these nuggets of wisdom and the other valuable instruction from the Integrated Business Curriculum as he built his career. Today, at just 34 years old, he is among the leading finance professionals in the nation.

Recognized as a top 40 financial adviser in the country under the age of 40, Paffendorf, a Morgan Stanley financial adviser in Los Angeles, advises 63 families on their wealth management needs, manages in excess of $1 billion in assets.

Paffendorf credits the CBE as a major player in his success.

“The experiences I had there really prepared me for life and helped me greatly as a young businessman,” he said.

Graduate Repays Family Debt With Two College Investments Robert D. Dixon ’70, ’71, has committed a $50,000 gift shared between the College of Business Robert D. Dixon ’70, ’71, and Economics and a scholarship named in honor of his brother, Dennis, to benefit students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

Dixon lives in Hillsborough, Calif., and is a managing director of the Menlo Park office of Morgan Stanley. He divides his time between his work in California and his second profession: managing a cattle ranch in Montana.

Dixon, an Idaho Falls native, credits the University of Idaho with “having a great deal to do with whatever success I have had professionally.” He cites this as his reason for giving back.

In gratitude, Paffendorf recently donated $25,000 to the college as part of the University of Idaho’s Inspiring Futures campaign. He hopes his support will help provide a student in need the kind of life-changing opportunities that he was fortunate to have.

Dixon has been named one of the top 10 financial advisers in the United States, according to Barron’s. Dean Reyes said the entire college takes great pride in Dixon’s accomplishments.

“The University of Idaho changed my life,” he said. “It was a place where I learned a lot about myself and helped me to become the man I am today.”

“I cannot thank Bob enough for his generous support,” Reyes said. “He is an inspiration, and we look forward to introducing him to our current students who aspire to following a similar professional path.”

“I’m happy to give back.”

Alum Honors Mentor with Named Scholarship It is important to acknowledge the key people who influenced your college career. This was the attitude of Clint Marshall when he established the Lennard Petersen and Clint Marshall Scholarship Endowment in the College of Business and Economics.

“Lennard placed a high value on the importance of family and community,” Marshall said. “He was a consistent presence in many of the local children’s lives in Castleford, often helping them to find work or providing transportation and encouraging them to stay in school. He was there for me when I needed some guidance during my sophomore year at University of Idaho. He deserves to be recognized for all the lives he’s touched.”

Marshall, a C.P.A. who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business with a major in accounting in 1997, is co-owner of Unicep Packaging Inc., a contract packaging company based in Sandpoint, Idaho. Prior to joining Unicep in 2007 as CFO, Marshall served as director of OEM Development at Telect, Inc. in Liberty Lake, Wash., and as an auditor at Coopers & Lybrand, in Spokane, Wash.

Clint Marshall ’97

“Scholarships are critical to providing access to our award-winning business programs,” said Dean Reyes. “Clint is a great example of our successful younger alumni who are kindly giving back and providing support to the next generation of students.”

In addition to his financial support, Marshall provides service to the college as a current member of the CBE Advisory Board.

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CBE Alumni Highlight Importance of Quality Faculty David ’87 and Heidi Butler made the first major gift to kick-start the Mario G. Reyes Faculty Fellowship for Excellence.

“I fondly remember my time on campus,” David said. “The faculty, including Dr. Reyes, were an important part of my college experience.”

“Faculty fellowships are an important part of the Inspiring Futures Campaign for our college,” said Dean Reyes. “These fellowships allow us to recognize our current faculty for excellence in teaching and research, and they are also valuable in our recruitment of talented new faculty.”

Bryan ’79 and Susan Norby also contributed to the endowment, along with new University of Idaho Foundation Board member, Bill Kearns ’81.

The three CBE alums together have added a total of $60,000 to the new faculty endowment, directly impacting the quality education delivered to business students.

David Butler ’87

Bill Kearns ’81

“I gained so much from my experience at the University of Idaho and in the college,” Kearns said. “I am excited about how the college is improving, and I’m excited to give back.”

Faculty Fellowships 2013 Faculty fellowships support excellence in teaching and scholarship, and they are critical in the college’s ability to recruit and retain the very best researchers, teachers and mentors for our students. Recipients of faculty fellowships in 2013 include: (front row, left to right) Sanjay Sisodiya, Lori Baker-Eveleth, Jane Weiss, Bob Stone; (back row) Jon Miller, Terry Grieb, Dan Eveleth, Ray Dacey, John Lawrence.

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CBEfeature University of Idaho students will enhance their hands-on learning with expanded trading facilities and curriculum in the CBE Barker Capital Management and Trading Program, thanks in part to a $100,000 grant from U.S. Bank and a $250,000 grant from CHS Inc., a global agribusiness based in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. $100,000 of the CHS grant will help fund the trading floor renovation, and the remainder of the gift will support three years of program operations and development. New collaborative curriculum will engage students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS).

“We are extremely grateful to U.S. Bank and to CHS for their generous support of this unique program,” said Mario Reyes, dean of the CBE. “Their gifts will allow us to add the space, technology and curriculum necessary to further position the college as a leader in real-world, hands-on learning in trading and capital management on a national level.”

The Barker Program is one of the CBE’s signature, hands-on learning programs, and it is the only university trading program in the country that provides students opportunities to trade individual accounts with real capital at risk. Currently, more than 60 students participate in the popular program, and the demand increases every year.

The gifts will help double the size of the trading floor with nine new trading stations; there are currently seven. Once the renovation is complete, the Barker Program will have a new named partner and the space will be called the U.S. Bank Trading Floor.

“We are very pleased and impressed with the trading program and the real-world learning it provides,” said Rick Murray, U.S. Bank region president for the North Idaho Palouse. “No matter what industry you are in, an understanding of the financial market and risk and money management is very important. Students in this program not only gain excellent hands-on experience that helps them as they navigate their future careers, but they also learn valuable skills that can be applied daily to their personal financial lives.”

The CHS grant, in particular, will help fund new opportunities in the trading program for CALS students to learn about trading agriculture commodities and risk management in the agriculture industry.

“CHS is gratified to know that this gift will enhance the University of Idaho’s ability to provide exceptional teaching and training for the next generation of leaders within the agricultural industry,” said William Nelson, CHS’s vice president of corporate citizenship and president of the CHS Foundation.

Rotchford (Rotchy) L. Barker, the benefactor whose gift launched the Barker Program in 2004, and his son, Brett, have also committed $100,000 toward the trading floor expansion.

“We are very grateful to all of our supporters who make the Barker Capital Management Program possible,” said Terry Grieb, director of the program. “The Barker Program is an important component of the experiential learning opportunities provided by the College of Business and Economics, and these gifts are critical to our continued success in delivering the program.”

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Expanding Horizons CHS Inc., U.S. bank Make gift to Support Trading Room Expansion

By Stacie Jones

Rick Murray, North Idaho Region President, U.S. Bank and Dean Mario Reyes in the current trading room.

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Give & GROW Without scholarships, countless students seeking a degree from the College of Business and Economics would not be able to attend the University of Idaho. Many of the scholarships awarded recognize students for their academic achievements, which allow them to pursue their dreams of excelling in the profession of their choice. The faculty, staff and students extend a gracious thank you to our generous donors who recognized the importance of higher education and realized that many of tomorrow’s leaders might not be able to attend the University of Idaho without financial assistance.

Scholarships Offered through the college of Business and Economics

Named Scholarships in the College of Business and Economics Accenture Scholarship Charles Ambrose Adams Scholarship Endowment AGA Idaho Centennial Accounting Albertsons Inc. Ward B. Algoe and Katherine Algoe Education Fund American Prod. & Inventory Control Arthur Andersen & Company Centennial Fund Associated Credit Bureaus of Idaho Paul W. Atwood Business and Economics Scholarship Endowment

Jim T.G. & Arlene Coulson Business Scholarship in Memory of Harry Yost, Jr. Davis Student Investment Group

Scott and Gabriella Green Scholarship Endowment

Eugene L. & James R. Pilcher Scholarship Award Endowment

Lorene E. Harrison Scholarship Fund

Kermit Pressey Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Deloitte & Touche Scholarship

Ken & Amy Huddleston Memorial Scholarship

Ann McCleary DeWitt Memorial Accounting Scholarship

JELD-WEN Foundation POM Scholarship

Jess Randall Accounting Scholarship Endowment

Dick Scholarship Award Endowment

Myron E. and LaVerda B. Johnston Scholarship Endowment

Rawls Graduate Business Scholarship Potlatch Foundation

J.Thomas and Cindy Jones Accounting Scholarship

Arthur Rieske Scholarship Endowment

Rex Dorman Accounting Scholarship Endowment X.E. ‘Bus’ and Mary Ellen Durant Scholarship Sharon A. English Business & Economics Scholarship Endowment

Paul William Jorgensen Memorial Scholarship Endowment

PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholarship

Marjorie Rieske Life Insurance Fund William F. Rigby Business Scholarship

David D. Kendrick Award Endowment

Kelly Roberts Accounting Scholarship Endowment

Lowell ‘Bo’ Engstrom Memorial Scholarship

John E. Koster Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Ben and Anna Rolphe Scholarship

Evergreen Business Capital Entrepreneurship Scholarship

KPMG Peat Marwick Accounting Scholarship Endowment

Farmers Group of Companies Scholarship

Patricia M. Kriz Memorial Scholarship Endowment

James B. Slade Memorial Scholarship Endowment

BMC West Acct Scholarship

Kimberly Farnen Study Abroad Scholarship

Lennard Peterson and Clint Marshall Scholarship Endowment

Cecil B. Smith Business Scholarship Endowment

Boeing Company Accounting Scholarship

John B. & Delores L. Fery Presidential Scholarship

Anton F. & Katherine Mautz CBE Scholarship

Nels L. Solberg Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Boeing Company CBE Scholarship

First Security Foundation Scholarship

James Steele, Sr. Graue Scholarship

Boise Cascade Accounting Diversity Scholarship

Janice Foiles Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Robert McCaslin Scholarship Endowment

Ross Erin Butler College of Business & Economics Endowment

James B. and Jane M. Foley Accounting Scholarship Endowment

C. Randall Byers Memorial Scholarship Endowment

William and Carolyn Folz Scholarship Endowment Fund

Tom McKevitt Memorial Scholarship Endowment

E. Jack Byrne Excellence in Accountancy Scholarship Fund

Gary L. Garnand SAE Scholarship Endowment

Jon & Lana Mellen/Kenneth A. Dick CBE Scholarship Endowment

Carlisle Family CBE Scholarship

Mary E. Giles Scholarship Endowment

Dale Carlisle Graue Scholarship

Paul & Mary Giles Business Scholarship

Micron Technology Business Scholarship

Clark/Graue Scholarship

Albert Gordon Scholarship

Robert Clark/Albert Gordon/U.E.C. Endowment

Albert H. Gordon CBE Scholarship Endowment

Robert W. Clark Accounting Scholarship Endowment

Erwin Graue Scholars Program

Paul W. Atwood Graduate Fellowship Endowment Robert W. “Win” Baker Scholarship Jan Belliston Memorial Scholarship Philo Bennett Prize Julian C. and Jewel L. Benoit Scholarship

Cooper Norman & Company Acct Scholarship

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Graue Scholars Fund (Beta Pledge Class of 1949) Robert & Celeste Greeley Business & Economics Scholarship

Ann McCleary DeWitt Memorial Accounting Scholarship Bill McGowan Graue Scholarship

Patton A. Ross Scholarship Endowment Carol A. Schreiber Business Scholarship

Sterling Savings Association Scholarship Story Family Scholarship Endowment The Gail & Captain Robert Urso Scholarship Endowment Russel F. Viehweg Scholarship Endowment L. Dean and Gay Welch UI Scholarship Endowment W. J. Wilde Accounting Award

Jean A. and Albert M. Monnett, Jr., Endowment Fund

Pearl R. Wilson Business Administration Scholarship

C.W. Moore Scholarship

Robert K. Woodhead CBE Scholarship

Marcia S. Niles Accounting Scholarship Cortland J. Northrop, Jr. Memorial Scholarship PGA Foundation Golf Management Scholarship

Lifetime Donors to the college of Business and Economics

With the support and dedication of our alumni, friends and corporate partners, the College of Business and Economics is advancing educational opportunities, rewarding the brightest students and adding experienced researchers and instructors to our faculty. This recognition of the individuals and organizations that have made especially generous commitments to the College of Business and Economics is our way of acknowledging the impact they have made on the lives of many. Thank you!

Lifetime gifts/pledges of $1 million or more J. A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation, Inc. Albertsons, Inc. Rotchford L. Barker ’68 Russell L. Chrysler Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, Inc. A. Darius Davis † ’29HON ’61 Matthew James ’80 and Lori Susan ’81 Espe Myron E., Jr. ’52 and LaVerda B.† Johnston Gary G. HON ’03 ’62 and Meryle Kay Michael Albert A. ’38 † and Jean M. Monnett † L. Dean ’50 and E. Gay Welch †

Lifetime gifts/pledges of $500,000 or more E. Jack Byrne † ’55 Juanita Margaret Evans † William E. Folz † Micron Technology Foundation, Inc. Jeffry Leon ’75 ’76 and Kristine A. Stoddard Dean D.† and Mary S. Thornton Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Herbert L. † and Loretta O. Wickstrand †

Lifetime gifts/pledges of $100,000 or more Katherine Algoe †

John B. HON ’83 and Delores L. Fery

William C. McGowan † ’40

Richard W. ’73 and Sharon L. HON ’04 ’73 Allen

First Security Foundation

Laine R. ’72 and Claudia F. Meyer

Daniel L. ’72 and Anne V. ’73 Alsaker

The Gallo Foundation

Albert A. Monnett Jr. † ’38

Anheuser-Busch Foundation

Charles E. ’50 † and Ruth Valadon ’48 Gilb

Harry W. Morrison Foundation, Inc.

Hilario J. ’65 and Karen L. Arguinchona

Albert H. Gordon †

Velma V. Morrison †

Paul W. Atwood † ’27

C. Scott ’85 and Gabriella M. Green

Moss Adams Foundation

Avista Corporation

J. Mike Gwartney ’63 and Tore Ann BealGwartney ’93

Bryan Scott ’79 and Susan L. Norby

Michael B. Harrison ’73

Katheryne E. Peterson † ’37

The Boeing Company Ben L. ’49 and Annette Brooks Robert L. ’68 and Maria Bunting Ross E. Butler † ’39 and Margie W. Butler † E. Dwight Call ’52 Dale L. ’57 and Doris Carlisle Coeur Mining Inc. Robert G. ’57 and Janice Hale ’57 Cowan Richard J. ’73 and Barbara K. ’73 Dahl Deloitte Foundation Dorothy Ann Effertz Brad A. ’78 and Annette Gay ’78 Elg

James V. ’59 HON ’96 and Gail R. ’59 Hawkins Michael T. ’73 ’76 and Carol M. Hunter Stu † and Nancy B. Hutchins † IDACORP, Inc. Donald W. HON ’03 and Dorothy F. Jacklin Doyle W. Jacklin HON ’03 Duane A. HON ’03 and Susan L. Jacklin Dietmar ’66 and Pauline Kluth McCarthy Management & Development Corporation

Josephine B. Paulson † ’35 Potlatch Corporation Marjorie D. Richardson J. Richard ’94 and Michelle Rock Ben R. and Anna M. Rolphe Patton A. Ross † ’50 J. R. Simplot Company James A. Sr. ’56 and Janet Steele Charles F. ’50 and Patricia J. † ’50 Story Laura Jayne ’84 and W. G. Jr Stover Wells Fargo Foundation ✝ Deceased. enterprise | 45

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Annual Donors to the college of Business and Economics

We wish to thank the many alumni, friends and corporations who made gifts to the College of Business and Economics in fiscal year 2013 (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013).

We use these funds to support faculty fellowships, research, scholarships, the executive speaker series and many experiential learning programs like the entrepreneurship program and student travel. Your commitment and dedication is an investment in our students and the future of the College, and we are extremely grateful.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the list. Please inform us if you feel your name has been omitted or incorrectly listed. ✝ Deceased.

$100,000 & ABOVE

Micron Technology Foundation, Inc.

Ripley Doorn & Company PLLC

Dale G. Jones ‘75 and Maire Scott-Jones

Richard W. ‘73 and Sharon L. HON ‘04 ‘73 Allen

Patrick Mitchell

Ben R. and Anna M. Rolphe

John Thomas ‘97 ‘97 and Brandi M. Jones

Moss Adams Foundation The Schwab Charitable Fund

James Anthony ‘78 and Janice Rae Sabala

Dorris C. Kapek

Daniel L. ‘72 and Anne V. ‘73 Alsaker Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, Inc.

Eric Paul Stoddard ‘82 ‘82 Wurts & Associates, Inc.

$2,500 - $9,999

Wayne ‘72 and Joann W. Schneider Mark A. Seeley Sanjay Ram ‘01 and Sonal S. ‘04 Sisodiya

Daniel Edward ‘93 and Karin C. Manning Sidney L. ‘02 and Carson J. May J. Patrick ‘70 and Lisa F. McMurray

Laurie ‘00 ‘00 ‘05 and Bhushan Taravade

Ronald Earl ‘80 and Rhonda Corinne ‘82 Millick

David George Thiessen ‘73 ‘81 ‘82

Philip A. Peterson ‘69 ‘79

Robert L. ‘68 and Maria Bunting

Mary Patricia ‘86 and Roger William Thompson

Eugene L. ‘66 and Lois Pilcher

Bryan Scott ‘79 and Susan L. Norby

David Mark ‘88 ‘88 and Heidi E. Butler

Bryan Lee ‘87 and Kathryn Ann ‘87 Timm

Jeffry Leon ‘75 ‘76 and Kristine A. Stoddard

Douglas John ‘82 and Deidre O. Chadderdon

Washington Trust Bank

Wells Fargo Foundation

The Clorox Company

$50,000 - $99,999 Coeur Mining Inc. Matthew James ‘80 and Lori Susan ‘81 Espe

$25,000 - $49,999 Richard J. ‘73 and Barbara K. ‘73 Dahl David G. ‘71 and Deborah K. Decker Robert D. Dixon ‘70 ‘71 Edison International

American International Group, Inc. Janice M. and Thomas Lee † ‘87 Bundy

Fredrick Robert ‘83 and Cherie B. Pond Presnell Gage Accounting and Consulting David Hume Randall ‘75

David ‘82 and Julie McGee ‘80 Cowan

$1,000 - $2,499

Robert G. ‘57 and Janice Hale ‘57 Cowan

Jose Luis ‘76 and Susan G. Aldecoa

Evergreen Business Capital

Association of Government Accountants

Sandra Lee ‘81 ‘81 and J. Brent Fery

Jeffrey and Candi Bailey

Mark J. and Debra K. Flitton

John F. ‘75 and Sharon R. Boyd

Gary L. ‘70 and Lori Allgaier ‘03 Garnand

Anthony Lamont ‘96 and Rachelle Ellen ‘96 Brower

R. Bruce ‘67 and Peggy E. Romfo Robert Ryan ‘99 and Molly McDaniel ‘99 ‘99 Schafer Robert E. ‘57 ‘63 and Carol A. ‘66 Schreiber Dan R. Schroeder ‘85 and Jennifer Norton Schroeder ‘86 Glenn Allen ‘79 and Linda Joy Schumacher

Myron E. Johnston Jr. ‘52

Bradley Alan ‘91 and Kristin Ann ‘91 Granger

Bill J. Kearns ‘81

Robert C. ‘70 and Celeste Greeley

Gail A. Byers ‘76 ‘76

Clinton J. ‘97 and Kimberley Dawn ‘97 Marshall

Michael Owen ‘83 and Jane Ann ‘81 ‘81 Groff

Brian J. Cockrell ‘93

John G. ‘01 and Donna Paffendorf

Hecla Charitable Foundation

Charles W. ‘70 and Virginia C. Cowden

L. Dean Welch ‘50

Daniel Frederick ‘80 ‘80 and Kathleen Mary ‘81 Hilken

John Michael ‘76 ‘77 and Anna Ruth ‘77 Croy

Michael T. ‘73 ‘76 and Carol M. Hunter Michael Earl ‘79 and Laura Huter

Jackson Earnest ‘88 and Mindy J. ‘93 Davis

Doyle W. Jacklin HON ‘03

Michael F. ‘58 and Joan W. ‘58 Day

J. Thomas ‘72 and Cindy G. ‘72 Jones

M. Bill ‘58 and Judith A. ‘63 ‘80 Drake

Ronald J. ‘71 and Katherine M. Lauer

Judith A. Dresser ‘62

Anthony Mancilla III ‘91

James W. ‘73 and Regenia Farson

Microsoft Corporation

Michelle Fehr ‘83

C. Scott ‘85 and Gabriella M. Green

Angela Rose Morgan ‘01 ‘97

Bud R. ‘54 and Margaret A. ‘54 Fisher

Idaho Power Company

William J. Jr. ‘68 and Constance A. Morrow

Paul S. Giles ‘56

A. Craig ‘74 and Catherine ‘74 Olson

Theodore S. Hartshorn ‘80

James ‘84 and Marianne ‘85 Phalin

Mike M. ‘61 ‘62 ‘70 and Jeannie ‘62 Anderson

James V. ‘59 HON ‘96 and Gail R. ‘59 Hawkins

Elbert M. ‘63 and Elna M. Barton

$10,000 - $24,999 The Boeing Company Deloitte Foundation Paul Stephen ‘76 and Virginia Farkas Richard D. ‘63 and Patricia L. Farnsworth Michael Nicholas ‘88 and Patricia Ann ‘87 ‘87 Fery

Karl W. ‘74 and Kristin Johnson Dietmar ‘66 and Pauline Kluth Laine R. ‘72 and Claudia F. Meyer Gary G. HON ‘03 ‘62 and Meryle Kay Michael

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Michael Thomas ‘91 and Danae L. Richards J. Bruce Riddle ‘67

Dan ‘96 and Toni ‘01 ‘01 ‘10 Broyles

Columbia Sportswear Company

Kristi Joanne Hanson ‘88 ‘88

Harold Robert Howard ‘77 Idaho Power Foundation, Inc.

Eric R. ‘00 and Amy Irene ‘01 Shaw Sue K. Speer ‘94 Donna Jacobs ‘78 ‘78 and Mark A. Stambaugh James Arthur Jr. ‘92 and Christin C. Steele Paul W. ‘62 and Deanna Stewart Donald Edwin ‘93 and Kara M. Stout Strata, Inc. Neil R. ‘52 and Marjorie K. Thornton Jeffery Uptmor ‘86 ‘86 and Teresa Van Engelen-Uptmor George J. ‘53 and Charlotte A. ‘53 Vehrs Joseph Young ‘01

$500 - $999

Rex B. Beatty ‘75 Charles G. and Patricia H. Bennett

Renee Ann ‘85 and Bradley Bergquist

Pat and Lisa McMurray Family Fund

Douglas Eugene and Darlene Black

Betty Lee Raymer USMCR ‘57 ‘61

Jason Robert Broenneke ‘99

Tom M. ‘80 and MaryBeth Rutkowski

Steve and Donna J. Busch

Kent C. Seelig ‘67

Jill M. ‘71 and Walt J. Czarniecki

Brenton William ‘94 ‘94 and Kristen Ace Burns

Francis Joseph Felicetti ‘09

Donald M. and Charlotte Butler

Jed Eugene Fischer ‘05 and Loni Nicole Bagley

Robert J. Carlson ‘53

Richard G. ‘60 and Rita P. ‘58 Fish

Douglas Charles ‘80 and Jo Ellen Siron

Jason Everett ‘94 and Michele Brown ‘06 ‘12 Carney

Raymond James Flaherty ‘77 ‘77

Robert A. ‘61 and Theresa M. Dahl

Julie L. Solberg ‘78 ‘79 ‘82

Jan D. and Lisette B. Carter

Robert Neil ‘88 and Miki L. Dammarell

David Allen ‘76 and Virginia L. Sorensen

Kenneth K. and Nancy C. Chadderdon

Rodger D. and Donna J. Daniels

Lloyd B. Jr. and Sally Leach Thomas

Peter G. Christopher ‘80 ‘80

Anthony Joseph ‘99 ‘99 and Martha De Amicis

David M. ‘64 and Suzanna G. Trail

Edward L. ‘55 and Shirley G. Claiborn

David F. ‘49 and Betty A. Weeks

W. Lewis II ‘50 and Judith R. Clark

Ryan D. ‘03 and Kimberly Ann ‘02 Froehlich

The Williams Companies, Inc.

Brian James Clouse ‘97

Lance Stephen ‘75 and Lesley C. Fry

Alan H. ‘72 and Maryann A. Winkle

Scott Arthur Cochrane ‘77

Harold Howard Durk ‘77 and Nancy Lesage

David E. ‘72 ‘76 and Susan B. ‘72 Wishney

Susan Day Colburn ‘78 ‘79

Thomas C. HON ‘84 and Marguerite F. Frye

James A. ‘85 and Chandra Zenner ‘88 ‘95 Ford

Mary Jo Zieman ‘81

Hal R. Dixon ‘72 Layne Mack ‘81 ‘81 and Erin Milura ‘81 Dodson

Marilyn M. Fordham ‘57 Brian Winfield ‘92 and Victoria Goltry Timothy D. ‘91 and Joan M. Gutzwiller Jae and Patricia Marie Hallett Timothy Jay ‘84 and Laurie Lynne ‘85 Harberd Jack William ‘85 ‘85 and Julie Ann ‘84 Hawkins Robert M. Hawksworth ‘76 Jeffrey J. Hood ‘90 Idaho Community Foundation, Inc. J. Robert ‘50 ‘82 and Bonnie J. † Jackson Jeffrey Sterling ‘88 ‘88 and Margaret Ann ‘88 Johnson Rory Rolland ‘79 ‘82 and Lisa Jane ‘79 ‘83 Jones Douglas B. Lee ‘74 Brad ‘90 and Jennifer Lee ‘90 Lewis Lawrence Edward ‘83 and Pene Dameras ‘82 Lloyd Carl Dennis ‘84 and Sheryl Shoemaker ‘84 Main

$250 - $499 Janice K. Absher

Ralph M. Jr. ‘56 and Guanell M. Conant Marvin Angelo Condotta ‘80 Darrell G. ‘50 and Verle E. Congdon Karen Elaine Connolly ‘85 Ray D. ‘58 and Klea C. ‘57 Copeland

Rolland J. ‘64 and Patricia A. ‘64 Fletcher William K. and Terista Fletcher Laurel Belle ‘89 and Kevin Lee Fritz Paul Daniel Fritz ‘86

Kenneth V. ‘58 ‘66 and Dixie M. Garrett Nicholas Michael Gebhart ‘99 ‘99 Krista S. Goode ‘04 Michael Lee ‘89 and Robyn Suzanne ‘89 Graff

Mary L. ‘41 and John N. Corbin

Travis Tyler ‘95 and Cheryl Christine ‘95 Granger

Thomas Lee ‘76 and Ellen J. Allen

Covidien Inc.

Gritman Medical Center

Alliance Title & Escrow Corporation

Pat Robert ‘83 ‘83 and Kim E. Cowell

Cecil W. ‘51 and Elsie Grow

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

Kevin Richardson Cox ‘95 and Megan Joel Coring

Christopher Edward Gruenfeld ‘83

Aligholi Alavi-Moghadam ‘70 ‘71 & Moayereh A. Moghaddam

Christine Elizabeth ‘81 ‘81 and Allen Ambrose Kathryn M. Anderson ‘72 Doris H. Babin Marshall M. ‘68 ‘70 and Kathleen M. Baker

Charles Henry ‘75 ‘78 and Lori L. Creason Mervin E. ‘61 and Barbara M. Crowser Mary Beth Curry ‘78 Kevin C. ‘75 and Brenda L. Cusick

Thomas Arthur ‘78 and Colleen K. Gunning Michael W. ‘73 and Karen R. Gunter Denis K. ‘69 and Kris Hackwith Richard T. Jr. and Susan L. Hale James Michael Hamilton ‘78

John F. Jr. ‘50 and Pauline D. Bales

Lauren Peggy Cuvala ‘05

Gilbert R. Ball Jr. ‘78 ‘81

Thomas John Czarniecki ‘07 ‘07

Kenneth E. ‘73 and Claudia J. ‘72 ‘74 Barnes

Ricky L. ‘72 and Karen L. Davis

Andrew Jacob Bartles ‘08 ‘08

Robert Maurice DeBorde ‘78

Trina Marie Baum ‘91

Timothy E. Dennis ‘93 ‘93

Ronald Patrick ‘84 and Lorie Barnes ‘85 ‘85 Hayes

Larry W. Baxter ‘69

Scott J. ‘79 and Debi G. Dockins

Doug ‘74 and Judy Ann ‘93 Hayman

Gordon A. ‘58 and F. Ora ‘55 Dawson

Mike ‘84 ‘84 and Kimberly G. Hanigan Gerald W. Hardy ‘67 George K. and Dorothy Hargrave Kristina A. Harmon

Peter ‘70 and Mary J. ‘72 Bedegi

Shane W. ‘97 and Traci Wynne ‘97 Dodge

Scott Elder ‘80 and Diane M. Hayman

James W. ‘71 and Sheri Mallory

Loyd S. ‘52 and Mary E. Bell

Jonathan Ryan Heacock ‘08

Patrick James ‘02 ‘02 and Bronwyn B. McDaniel

Jennafer Kathleen Benkula ‘09 ‘09

Robert L. ‘59 and Shirley A. ‘57 Dorendorf

Brandy Lynn ‘97 and Dale E. McElroy

Arnold I. ‘63 and Barbara L. ‘62 Bennigson

Maxwell Jim ‘88 and Laurel Kay ‘89 Downing

Mark Douglas ‘86 and Kimberly A. Mecham

Ted Craig ‘75 ‘77 and Nancy E. Bergeson

Robert W. Drake ‘53

Ole M. ‘68 and Candace Karen Bergset

Justin M. ‘99 and Elizabeth Jane ‘00 ‘99 Druffel

Robert C. ‘73 and Desiree F. Meeker Michael & Joan Day William R. ‘68 and Patricia C. Mitchell Edward Louis II ‘90 and Traci L. Moore Scott Allen ‘95 and Rebecca Jo ‘95 Morrow

Gary R. Bermensolo ‘71 Mark Anthony Bernazzani ‘99 Morgan Christine Berriochoa Jean M. Blewett ‘43 Craig L. ‘70 and Susan L. Bohman

M. Neal Newhouse ‘61

Kristin Ann Boyd ‘07 ‘07

Cortland J. Northrop III ‘67

Charles Richard ‘61 and Vonnie Lue Broulim

Patrick James ‘72 and Angela M. ‘70 Nuxoll C. Eugene ‘64 and Judy D. Olsen John B. ‘55 and Shirley A. ‘59 Parker

Robert J. ‘62 and Mary S. Drummond Angella Nicole Eckert ‘98 Anders Olof Edling ‘10 Eide Bailly LLP Elmer H. Jr. ‘40 and Evelyn M. ‘41 Emery Jerry E. ‘64 and Margaret M. Ensley John V. Jr. ‘74 and Karen Evans

Bruce P. ‘75 ‘77 and Andria Ann ‘77 Buchberger

Daniel Mark Eveleth and Lori Jo BakerEveleth

Timothy Allen ‘90 and Susan B. ‘90 Burdick

Kimberly Sylvia Farnen ‘07

Julie Anne Heimgartner ‘79 and Douglas Lind Gregory E. ‘69 ‘71 and Phyllis Heitman Eloise B. Helbling ‘54 Timothy Allen Helbling ‘85 ‘85 Gerald and Barbara Helling Jake ‘81 and Valerie A. ‘81 Heusinkveld Hewlett-Packard Company Ronald Eric ‘84 ‘84 and Paula K. Hill Frank P. ‘78 and Kathryn ‘78 ‘78 Hinton David Brewer ‘88 and Christina Louise ‘84 Holloway Eric Keith Holt ‘82 Mary Elizabeth Hourihan ‘09 ‘09 Ronald G. ‘51 and Mary Helen Hyde

John C. ‘72 and Linda M. Featherstone enterprise | 47

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Billy E. Mitchell ‘92 ‘92

Thomas and Kristen Jacka

Charles Elmer Morgan ‘76

Jerry J. and Charlotte A. ‘54 Jackle

Michael Leland ‘90 and Julie Louise ‘90 Morrow

Richard L. ‘58 and Shirley M. Jackson Richard W. ‘66 and Trudy J. Jackson Robert Scott Jacobs II ‘11 ‘11

Larry W. ‘66 and Janice A. Moore

Janet Magnuson ‘80 and John E. Morse David Russell Mousseau ‘82

Rodney ‘80 ‘80 and Cynthia ‘81 Schaeffer Douglas F. ‘59 and Dorothy D. ‘59 Schedler James Michael ‘83 and Colleen R. Schmit Susan Schultz Robert C. Schwarz ‘76

Young H. and Elizabeth Ann Walker Theresa Anne Walters ‘73 Deanna Kay ‘84 and Paul E. Warner Ronald E. and Marilyn K. Warnke Anita L. Warntjes ‘71 Dana Rose ‘83 and Richard John Wekerle Eric Darwyn ‘97 and Tiffany Lee Wendt

John C. Jr. ‘98 and Lora Suzanne ‘00 Scott

Ellwood V. Werry ‘51 ‘62

Yvonne Donnita Sertich

Paul Larry ‘66 ‘68 and Mary C. Westberg

Shirley K. Severn ‘48

Stephen D. ‘75 and Joyce B. Westfall

Curtis A. ‘67 and Virginia L. ‘83 Seymour

Lawrence Burbank Weymouth III ‘86 ‘86

Kimberly Jo Shansby ‘88

Robert A. ‘55 and Marilyn J. Wheeler

Craig Noble

Michael Calvin ‘76 and Merrilee M. Shenk

Robert G. ‘68 and Anne J. White

Philip J. Nuxoll

Jack Simonds ‘70

Patrick Maurice ‘88 ‘88 and Tracey L. Wiese

T. Douglas ‘54 and Nancy J. O’Brien

J. R. Simplot Company

William S. ‘55 and Carol Ann Wilkinson

Patrick L. O’Donnell ‘57

Joseph W. ‘61 ‘64 and Karen R. Simpson

Delwyn C. ‘59 and Marlene Williams

Roger W. ‘55 and Dorothy M. Olson

Stacy Marie ‘89 and John C. Slattery

Harold T. Williams ‘58

Myrna L. Osterhout ‘60

Kenneth P. Slusser ‘54

David ‘89 and Shannon ‘92 Wimer

Keith E. ‘64 and Mary L. ‘64 Kilimann

Sean T and Joyce T. O’Sullivan

Clay and Sharon B. Smith

Eugene L. ‘63 and Bernadean D. Yada

Gary R. ‘69 and Diane K. King

Larry A. Packwood ‘61

Jon Michael Smith ‘94 ‘95

Robert Seth Yamashita ‘85

Kyle D. ‘03 and Cinnia Kitterman

John A. ‘58 and Ann H. ‘59 Pappas

Richard Glenn ‘74 ‘75 and Tonia A. Smith

Boyd ‘67 and Daisy † Yee

Benjamin David Klink ‘07

Parker Investment Account

Richard Marlin Smith ‘73

Harry W. II ‘76 ‘76 and Pamela Kay Knox

Samuel S. and Margaret T. Parkins

Thomas S. ‘68 and Thelma L. Smith

Larry Allen ‘76 and Lucinda Ann ‘76 Youngberg

Kelly Donald ‘97 ‘97 and Courtney Ann ‘98 Kolb

Randa Lynn ‘84 and Henry C. Patrick

Edward O. ‘81 and Jennifer W. Snelgrove

Robert D. Payne ‘55

Janet Ann Solberg ‘77 ‘98

Reisse Leigh ‘75 and Geraldine Perin

Mary Ann Solberg

Peter Christopher Marketing Services LLC

Marc Stewart ‘77 and Rebecca Ann ‘80 Sorenson

UP TO $100

Kermit Ray ‘75 and Ann Marie ‘73 ‘89 Peters

Donald H. ‘62 and Mary D. Standlee

Richard Neil Abels ‘87

James A. Sr. ‘56 and Janet Steele

Navar Andrew Aga ‘11

Harold L. ‘61 and Donna C. ‘61 Stewart Lynn Marie Stimson ‘75

Kent L. ‘59 and Eleanor A. ‘60 Ahlschlager

Stanley W. Stolte ‘70

Donald L. ‘71 and Margene Aiman

Darin Lewis ‘89 and Julie A. Strickler

Mick Alley and Jacqueline Schacher

K. Fred ‘53 and Bonnie Stringfield

Barbara A. Anderson ‘63

Ann Marie ‘91 and Stephen A. Suarez

Richard V. Atwood ‘69

Barbara B. Sutphin

BAE Systems

Michael C. ‘88 and Elizabeth S. Sweeney

Gary Gene ‘77 and Linda Bailey

Kathryn B. Swenson ‘59

John W. ‘56 and Elizabeth H. Bailey

Paul Vincent Taggart ‘88 ‘88

Carolyn R. ‘52 and Neil A. Bancroft

John F. Tate ‘66

Robin Le Barnes ‘92

Brandon ‘91 and Tamera L. ‘90 Taylor

Michael L. ‘69 and Beverly J. ‘69 Barrett

Richard D. ‘60 and Lavonne M. ‘58 ‘66 Thomas

Douglas Beatty and Sheila Nelson

David Richard Janicki ‘88 Bradley R. Janss ‘72 Richard O. ‘67 and Lucinda L. Jardine Lowell D. Jarvis ‘60 Anthony Scott Johnson ‘06 ‘06 Kenlon P. ‘66 and Carol E. ‘90 Johnson Jerry A. ‘75 and Nancy L. Johnstun Patrick Edwin Jones ‘06 Steven Jay Kack ‘91 James H. ‘55 and Shirley C. Karlen Paul William ‘76 ‘76 and Sandra M. Kaschmitter

Kathleen S. Kopczick Anthony A. Kopczynski ‘75 Marvin D. Krueger ‘60 Carlos Antonio ‘85 and Debra S. Lacayo Andrea Noland ‘89 and Roy T. Lange Scott Fernando ‘77 and Stephanie D. ‘78 Larrondo Joe A. Leitch ‘61 Guy and Carolyn Levingston David Andrew ‘06 ‘06 and Kelsey Lynn ‘05 Little Martin Robert ‘96 and Jennifer Renee ‘97 ‘97 Lux Jamie Lee Mabbutt ‘06 Tim ‘84 ‘87 and Charlotte ‘89 Malarchick

Christine ‘76 and R. Dennis Nagel Network For Good George J. and Leola S. ‘51 Neumayer Ruth Newell ‘65 Nestor Edward Newman ‘75 ‘76 Carla L. ‘77 and Gary A. Nibler

Jaime Katherine Petrjanos ‘98 and Jeff Malensky Tara Jean ‘06 and Archie R. Phlegar Kenneth Scott Pierce ‘87 David Thomas ‘88 and Sharon M. Piper Joseph Duane Popplewell ‘08 ‘11 ‘11 Gordon C. ‘69 and Sharon L. Price John W. ‘58 and Kay M. Raeder Aaron L. Ranisate J. Philip ‘64 and Nancy Jean ‘64 Reberger

Inga S. and Gary L. Mansker

Mario G. and Alice N. Reyes

Michael Patrick Martin ‘87

Jerry Reynolds

Harold J. ‘67 and Dixie E. Masters

Gerald F. Riggers ‘55

Raymond J. May ‘58

Scott Richard Robuck ‘82

Matt Alan ‘79 ‘79 ‘80 and Deborah Linn ‘80 McLam

Scott Ruhoff ‘89 and Denise Hopkins Ruhoff ‘94

Kay Mechigian ‘83

John C. ‘61 and Arla J. Ruthven

Richard E. ‘58 and Mary M. Meese

Madeline S. Ryan ‘43

Robert Meshew ‘94

John E. ‘73 and Cathy A. Sage

Eric William ‘90 and Kristin Merri ‘91 Miller

Kimberly Erin ‘04 ‘99 and Michael A. Salisbury

Mark Thomas ‘99 ‘99 and Jessica L. Mills

Adam Josef Schade ‘95

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Betty L. ‘69 and John Stanley Zabielski Albert L. ‘55 and Jean Anne Zimmerly

Russell and Marie Abbruzza

Dennis C. ‘70 and Sherry Thompson

Brian Francis ‘81 and Lori Lee ‘82 Beaudoin

Thomas Theodore Thoreson ‘88

Leon Albert Benjamin ‘85

Patricia N. Toney

Linda Ann Binfield ‘79

Richard L. ‘69 and Patricia M. ‘70 Toney

Verne ‘61 ‘88 ‘88 and Judith L. ‘61 ‘88 Blalack

U.S. Bank Foundation United Way of Treasure Valley Greg John ‘82 ‘82 and Shavaun M. Wadsworth

Robert L. ‘59 and Thelma J. Brady Leanne F. Brocke

Christopher Lee Brueher ‘92

Orrin Joseph Guanell ‘13

Peter C. Luttropp ‘64

Chris S. and Dianne Kay ‘79 Schlott

Gregory V. ‘69 ‘78 and Carol J. Buchholz

Douglas C. and Nicole R. Haines

Gary W. ‘66 and Julia A. Scrivner

Alice M. Burnell ‘51

Beverly A. Halladay ‘67

Eugene Randell ‘87 and Debra ‘87 ‘91 Lybyer

Craig and Nancy Byington

Joshua Jae Hallett ‘10 ‘11

David H. Caldwell ‘72

Robert J. ‘52 and Janet M. ‘50 Hanson

Mary E. Campbell

Taylor R. Hardman ‘09

Mark Allen ‘90 and Mari M. Carpenter

Bradley Alex Harper ‘89

Curtis John Cawley ‘09 ‘09

Brent J. ‘50 and Emilie A. Harris

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