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executive connection eller undergrads and MBAs get face time with corporate leaders Douglas Gunder Photo Douglas Gunder Photo Howard Schultz University of Arizona Executive of the Year 2011 Eller undergraduate and MBA students joined faculty, Starbucks partners, and community members to honor Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz in April with the 2011 UA Executive of the Year Award. About 200 students attended the event; 70 were selected to participate in an informal up-closeand-personal session following the luncheon. Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway Visit Every year, Warren Buffett takes time to meet with select college students from around the country — including a group from the Eller College. This year, 20 UA students joined groups from five other universities for a visit to Omaha that included a tour of a Berkshire Hathaway company and an open discussion with Buffett.
from the dean WSU Photo It was nearly 26 years ago to the day that I first rolled into Tucson with all my worldly possessions in a U-Haul trailer behind my car, a long way from home and my family back in Northern California, ready to take on the doctoral program here in what was then known as the College of Business and Public Administration. What stood out for me from those initial impressions was this great research university, this outstanding business school, and the warm, friendly reception I received. In addition to a great education that was transformational for me, I also felt like I gained extended family here in Tucson. I was clearly one of those students who left Tucson upon graduation thinking to myself, “Someday, some way, I’ll be back…” Well, here I am, 26 years later and I am so excited, grateful, and honored to be back. I’ve followed avidly the progress of the business school here as it steadily rose over the past two decades in impact, reputation, rankings, and reach, as it became the Eller College in 1999, and as it moved in 1992, from the old BPA building (and the Harvill Building where my office was), into beautiful McClelland Hall. As I type this letter, I am looking at my University of Arizona degree proudly displayed up on the wall here in my office and I am reminded that, while I graduated from the BPA College, the Eller College of Management is my home. As are many of you, I am proudly an Eller alum! Despite challenges to state funding, this is an exciting time for Eller and for the UA. We are poised to take our rightful place as one of the best and most innovative business schools in the country, and we are working actively to elevate Eller even further as a self-sustaining, highly valuable, highly relevant, highly impactful business school. You will see in this issue of Progress that we are well on our way, and we guarantee that it will be a fun, meaningful ride. Come join us! Go Cats! Len Jessup, Eller Ph.D. ’89 Dean and Halle Chair in Leadership Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation PROGRESS MAGAZINE SPECIAL ANNUAL REPORT FALL 2011 feature 16 Meet New Dean Len Jessup, Eller Ph.D. ’89 Leading the Eller College into a Bright Future 33 Special Annual Report Insert briefings faculty & research innovations connections eller community alumni notes & profiles last word 2 News From Around the College 4 The Center for Leadership Ethics 5 Research Spotlight: APS Professor of Economics Keisuke Hirano 6 Faculty Transitions 7 Eller Welcomes New Finance Department Head Rick Sias 8 New Faculty at the Eller College 12 Undergraduate Class Combines Business Intelligence and Social Media 13 Honors Students in Entrepreneurship Investigate Economic Development 14 Digital Natives Decode Facebook for Tucson Seniors 15 New Alumni Give Back Through Teach for America 24 Save the Date 25 Meet the Dean Summer Event Photos 26 In Memoriam: Honoring the Lives and Work of Four Faculty Members 28 Profile: Mary Sally Matiella, MBA ’73 29 Profile: James Messina, BSBA Accounting ’81 30 Alumni Notes 32 Last Word on…Responsible Business Howard Schultz, CEO, Starbucks Coffee Company On the cover: Wilbur and Eller College Student Council president Monique Rios (Eller Marketing ’11) welcome newly-appointed dean Len Jessup. Let us hear from you: Please e-mail comments, questions, or feedback to progress@eller.arizona.edu. Contributors: Kelsey Wagner, Liz Warren-Pederson Manager of Marketing and Communications and Editor: Liz Warren-Pederson Creative Director: Yvette Anchondo-Leyva • Photography: Thomas Veneklasen (unless otherwise noted) • ©2011 The University of Arizona ® eller progress n fall 2011 1
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