JON M. HUNTSMAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | Huntsman Alumni Magazine

A FOCUS ON Student Success

Fall 2014 Huntsman Alumni Magazine

FALL 2014

PUBLISHER Douglas D. Anderson, Dean and Professor

MANAGING EDITOR Dave Patel, Associate Dean, Student & External Affairs

ART DIRECTOR Hilary Frisby

PRODUCTION MANAGER Klydi Heywood

COPY EDITORS Kim Larson Robin Wheelwright

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Klydi Heywood Dave Patel

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Ron Adair Donna Barry Bracken Berger Tyson Bybee Russ Dixon Casey McFarland Kyle Spackman Yin Tang

NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD William Adams Blake Dursteler Crystal Maggelet Gary Anderson Mark Erickson Roger McOmber Timothy Barney Lynnette Hansen Steve Milovich Gary Black Larry Hendricks Brady Murray Mary McAllister Bold David Hickox R. Pepper Murray Brian Broadbent David Huntsman William Murray (Chair) William Bullen, Jr. David Jenkins Paul Parkinson David Colling Richard King Duane Shaw Boyd Craig Scott Laneri Scott Davis Kurt Larsen

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Huntsman Alumni Magazine is published twice a year by the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. This issue was printed at RR Donnelley in Liberty, Missouri. Copyright 2014 by Utah State University. All rights reserved.

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2 HUNTSMAN ALUMNI MAGAZINE • FALL 2014 huntsman.usu.edu 3 dean’s message contents a message from Dean Douglas D. Anderson

One of the great pleasures of serving as dean is getting to know some of our great students. Every year fresh faces come to us with great ambition and dreams, and it is our task to create opportunities and pathways for them so that they leave better prepared to lead lives of meaning. Jill Aoki and Doug Fiefia are two of the scores of amazing young people I have had the opportunity to meet in my eight years as dean. Jill was valedictorian of her class, scholar of the year, and received the prestigious Elijah Watt Sells Award in 2012, one of just 39 out of 92,000 18 who took the CPA Exam. Doug is only the second USU student in history to be elected student body president for two years. They have taken full advantage of our academic and extracurricular offerings and are driven and focused on their future. Student success is at the heart of everything we do here at the Huntsman School of Business. Jill and Doug represent the many students who have succeeded at the Huntsman School and who are now succeeding in their chosen professions. And while success may be shown through multiple means, there are some linkages 8 between education and long-term success in the workplace and in life. This issue focuses on two of our initiatives to further student success: one 22 focused on curricular redesign and one focused on career development. I want to cite just one specific example from “Student success is at the heart of everything we do here each to highlight the importance featured plus we place on student success. We are at the Huntsman School of Business.” developing a new course, Foundations of Business & Leadership, which will 6 My Huntsman Experience be required of all incoming Huntsman students. This course was developed as a Cover Story 8 result of our participation in the Aspen Institute’s Business & Society Program. A Focus on Student Success 7 Master Class To better prepare students for life beyond school, we have teamed up with one 16 Student News of our great supporters, Crystal Maggelet, to create the FJ Management Center for Student Success. This new center, which opened September 11, is both a physical Duane Shaw named 2014 22 18 Faculty & Staff News space and an administrative function to advise, mentor, and engage students to Distinguished Executive Alumnus 20 Alumni & Friends News build pathways of success. These initiatives are designed to provide opportunities that together with 24 Keep in Touch our students’ raw talent, hard work, ambition, and integrity will produce 27 Contributions extraordinary results. 30 Vision 32 Voice 34 Welcome & Farewell a dair Cover photo by Casey McFarland. ron Pictured left to right: Student Body President Doug Fiefia, by Chuck Maggelet, Crystal Maggelet, Dean Doug Anderson, and President Stan Albrecht officially open the FJ Management

photo Center for Student Success on September 11, 2014.

4 HUNTSMAN ALUMNI MAGAZINE • FALL 2014 huntsman.usu.edu 5 master class Negotiation is the key to success

Much like Jon M. Huntsman, the Huntsman School Dr. Merideth Ferguson, assistant professor of man- “Too often we assume that what we want is the “Too often we assume my of Business itself is a giver. The term “giver” comes agement, encourages her students to rock the boat. opposite of what somebody else wants, and if we’re that what we want is from Adam Grant’s book Give and Take, where he Her Negotiations class, MGT 4600, isn’t the type not willing to negotiate then we miss out on a win- writes that there are three types of people in the of class where students sit in rows and raise their win opportunity,” Dr. Ferguson said. the opposite of what Huntsman world: takers, matchers, and givers. Takers are those hands. It’s a class where words are used as tools and One example of success came when Annie somebody else wants, who are always trying to get as much as possible nonverbal communication is king. Knight, Business Administration, ’14, used her ne- from others. Matchers are those who, if they did At least once a week the students undergo a ne- gotiation skills when she was charged a late fee for and if we’re not willing experience you a favor, would expect one back (and vice versa). gotiation simulation. In groups of two to eight, each rent. Annie knew that if she went into the landlord to negotiate then we And then there are the givers — those who go out of side is given a role to play along with its associated and explained her situation, and was willing to miss out on a win-win their way to support and help you, with no strings positions and interests. The scripts entail monetary listen to his, they might negotiate for the best pos- attached. goals that must be reached, personal attributes that sible outcome. And indeed, the landlord and Annie opportunity.” I have to be careful when saying the Huntsman must be defended or specific details they must use. understood each other’s interests, and the landlord School supports and helps with no strings attached. Each side is given time to study and prepare. dismissed the late fee. — Dr. Merideth Ferguson I say this because I truly believe the administration, And then the students go. “Having taken Dr. Ferguson’s class makes me feel staff, and faculty give out of genuine concern for The students may reach a settlement, which stronger in who I am,” Knight said. “I have learned students. This is a distinguishing characteristic of a sometimes seems impossible. Other times, an what my weaknessnes and strengths are in conver- giver. The school gives to students so students can impasse is the best outcome as not all negotiations sations, and that applies to almost everything I do.” change the world. can end in a deal that is good for both sides. Once “This has become the class I am the most pas- The Huntsman School, however, does not give the negotiation is complete, the students then share sionate about because you can see the impact it blindly. The school expects great things from its their side of the script. Often exclamations of “Oh, has on a student’s day-to-day life,” Dr. Ferguson students. In fact, the school challenges us to “Dare I didn’t realize…”, or “Why didn’t I think of that?” said. “Everybody goes out and negotiates job offers, Mighty Things”. I know echo through the classroom. everyone buys a car, and everyone negotiates “And then there are the givers — those that I, and hundreds of my “A lot of times we don’t negotiate because we with their family. We’re always coming up who go out of their way to support and fellow students, feel a tre- don’t think there’s an opportunity to do so or against conflict, and with negotiation mendous amount of posi- because we’re afraid of what might happen if we do,” skills, we can deal with that con- help you, with no strings attached. “ tive pressure to go into the Dr. Ferguson said. “My goal is to help the students flict in a way that doesn’t burn world and perform well. recognize every possible opportunity to negotiate bridges or damage relationships. We leave Logan with a desire to succeed and to and to engage in negotiations with confidence.” When students leave my class make a good name for the Huntsman School. The Dr. Ferguson encourages students throughout I hope that they can negotiate school doesn’t need to make us sign contracts or use the semester to keep a journal of each instance they more often and more ef- force to instill loyalty. We naturally feel gratitude to negotiate something out of the classroom. This is fectively than they think the school because it has given us so much. Through where Dr. Ferguson says she sees the ripple effect they can.” KH its giving, the school is creating an army of devoted take place. students who will spend the rest of their lives paying “The students definitely benefit the most, but forward what they have received. These are feats there is a huge ripple effect to anyone that only givers can accomplish. they interact with on a regular Now let me explain the kind of giving in which basis,” she said. the school specializes. The school gives students op- portunities, confidence, and skills to help us succeed in the real world. In my experience at the school, I have traveled to seven European countries, met with several renowned CEOs, kindled relationships with professors, gained valuable career skills, and created a network amongst my fellow Huntsman students that will benefit my career and personal life forever. My experiences at the school have been exactly what I needed, and I confidently look forward to entering the real world. I will spend the rest of my life paying it forward and giving back so one day I,

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6 HUNTSMAN ALUMNI MAGAZINE • FALL 2014 huntsman.usu.edu 7 a Focus on STUDENT SUCCESS

Over the past five years, students in the Huntsman School have won numerous university awards, including USU Man of the Year (three years in a row), Woman of the Year and University Citizenship Award (each twice), Scholar of the Year, and the Bill E. Robins Memorial Award. The USU student body president has come from the Huntsman School three of the past five years. mcfa rl a nd Our students have also received national c ase y accolades, including the prestigious Elijah by Watt Sells Award to three students over the photo past two years for top scores on the CPA Exam, and two groups of students have won first place in national MIS competitions.

8 HUNTSMAN ALUMNI MAGAZINE • FALL 2014 huntsman.usu.edu 9 Huntsman students have gone on to successful careers at Goldman Sachs, Google, GoPro, and graduate programs at Columbia, Yale, and Stanford, and many points in between. Is there a common denominator of this suc- cess? Each student’s journey to success is different, and likely includes some combination of natural Doug Fiefia with USU ability, outstanding academic performance, engage- President Stan Albrecht ment in practical experiences, and such individual and Huntsman School values and habits of character as initiative and Dean Doug Anderson grit in setting and achieving long-term goals. But what can a university do to foster and increase the Rachel Rawlings Ward likelihood that any student can achieve success? Doug Fiefia International Business, Economics, Accounting, ’15 Recent research from the Gallup organization and Marketing, ‘15 2014 USU Woman of the Year Student Body President 2013-14, 2014-15 from debates about the role of higher education in As a freshman I never imagined that my choice to come to the preparing students for life after graduation, provide Although I originally came to USU to play football, I fell in love with Huntsman School would provide me with unparalleled opportunities to some clues. the academics and student involvement opportunities at USU. I have learn about business while traveling the world as an undergraduate. This summer, The New Republic published the been involved with the Business Council, Student Alumni Association, After only one year, I traveled to Vietnam, China, and Korea with the most read article in that magazine’s history, “Don’t Multicultural Recruitment Council, A-Team, USU Rugby Club, and joined Go Global Program, where I experienced incredible business visits send your kid to the Ivy League,” by William Psi Sigma Phi fraternity. In 2013 and 2014 I was elected Student Body to places like the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange and Nike, as well as Deresiewicz. In it the author offers a vision of what President of the Utah State University Student Association (USUSA) cultural visits to places like the Terra Cotta Warriors and the Great Wall it takes to move from adolescence to adulthood, and have loved serving our student body. of China. As a candidate in the Huntsman Scholar Program, I developed and criticizes the U.S. higher education system As well as being involved in these amazing opportunities, I have truly confidence and critical thinking skills that assisted me as I led three for creating a culture of box-checking. He argues come to appreciate all I have learned inside the classroom. It was the expeditions of college students to rural villages in India to teach instead that the role of higher education is to create Huntsman School of Business that helped me believe in myself. My English to children, while also developing a partnership with an Indian professors and mentors there have pushed me to work harder, smarter, opportunities for young men and women to build a The debate around this article was followed by the organization to open a school for underprivileged girls. While in Europe and better. Their faith in me has helped me to see my potential and truly with the Huntsman Scholar Program, I not only visited organizations unique individual self. results of a massive study conducted by the Gallup believe that I can accomplish anything I put my mind to. like the WTO, the UN, and the EU, but I also developed deep organization over the course of the last year, exam- relationships with my 25 classmates—incredible people with great ining the linkages between education and long-term careers ahead of them. While completing a microfinance internship success in the workplace and in life. in Ghana with the SEED Program, I discovered my love for accounting, Gallup asked the question, “What are the things It was clear to our students that there would be few, which generated my pursuit of an accounting degree. Throughout all that happen in college that—more than anything if any careers that did not require a holistic under- of these experiences, Dr. Shannon Peterson has provided a constant else—combine to produce “engaged employees” standing of business. stream of encouragement with daily pep talks and support to pursue who thrive in work and in life?” Two things stood This reality is informing the effort to restructure my interests, no matter how far out of reach they seem. In addition, out from the responses: “successful students had our undergraduate core curriculum, the set of Professor Bonnie Villarreal has taken me under her wing to prepare me one or more teachers who were mentors and took courses all Huntsman undergraduates must take well to enter the accounting world. The exposure I have gained as a a real interest in their aspirations, and they had a in order to graduate. Two of the more significant student provides me with a competitive edge in seeking a career with practical experience, such as an internship, that was initiatives of this revision are to infuse the curricu- companies for whom I never would have dreamed of working before coming to the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. related to what they were learning in school.” lum with critical thinking and communication skills, These ideas are driving an increased commit- and to provide a course in Foundations of Business ment at the Huntsman School to design pathways of and Leadership that frames the broad field of busi- Rachel Rawlings Ward success for each of our students that enable them to ness and economics in the global economy and sets in Chamba, India, create meaningful careers and lives. a culture of rigor. with girls from a local boarding school A new curriculum It was clear to our students that there would On a recent career exploration trip to New York City, our students listened as a young employee at be few, if any careers that did not require a Bloomingdale’s described her day-to-day responsi- holistic understanding of business. wa rd bilities as the buyer for women’s fragrances for the company. She spoke of hours devoted to market

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10 HUNTSMAN ALUMNI MAGAZINE • FALL 2014 huntsman.usu.edu 11 Success, which is both a physical space and a team of advisers and mentors. The concept (and now the reality) for the FJM Center is to bring together in one space and under one organizational structure undergraduate advising, including a pilot peer-to- peer mentor program; career development, with six new employer interview rooms; student engagement through clubs and organizations; and scholarship opportunities— all to provide a seamless means “But we found no difference for students to access the great resources of the Wendy Bosshardt Huntsman School. in Dubai at the in terms of type of Insight Dubai Brandon Busteed, the executive director of 2014 conference institution you went to... Gallup’s education division who conducted the sur- vey examining linkages between education and long How you got your college term success, noted that “We think it’s a big deal” where we go to college. “But we found no difference education mattered most.” in terms of type of institution you went to — public, Wendy Bosshardt private, selective or not — in long-term outcomes. Psychology and Marketing, ‘15 — Brandon Busteed How you got your college education mattered most.” Huntsman Scholar Co-President The Gallup findings were substantiated by a study My experience as a Huntsman student has been pivotal in allowing me conducted by the federal government to review to find potential I didn’t know I had. I took my first business class with education-to-work programs. According to Byron no intention of having a business degree; I just needed a class to round Auguste, a White House deputy national economic out my semester credit load. Taking that class was the best decision adviser, “In successful programs, students got as I could have made. Because of that class, I added another major and much applied, hands-on experience as possible, have completely changed my career goals. Faculty members became whether in a classroom or on a job site. And stu- invested in me and I was able to take ownership of my education. After dents or working learners got a completing the Huntsman Scholar semester, I came to understand in lot of coaching and guidance to a real sense how much I didn’t know and how many opportunities and The curriculum revision is also informed by an ef- Jill Aoki understand how to trace a di- resources there are designed to help students. Four months later, I fort to create a set of courses that not only provide a Accounting, Economics, & Finance, ‘12, MAcc, ‘13 rect path between their training applied and was accepted to the Insight Dubai 2014 conference held means to acquire specific knowledge, to write clearly, 2012 Valedictorian today and careers tomorrow.” in the United Arab Emirates. Due to my experience at the conference, and to reason statistically, but to provide a holistic I chose to collaborate with Dr. Shannon Peterson on my honors thesis, foundation for business education. “Our goal is When I applied to USU, I never would have thought that I would travel which looked into cross-cultural leadership among women. Using the the globe and meet with leaders from Microsoft and the WTO; share network I had gained through Huntsman Scholars, Dubai, and career to set a tone for incoming students right from the start of school that continues throughout all of our meals with a CEO of a leading professional services firm, a TIME exploration trips helped place me in a competitive position to be magazine person of the year, and a billionaire philanthropist; develop required courses and those taken as electives and in selected for the Small Education and Enterprise Development (SEED) a giant Plinko board, film a candy factory, and create t-shirts for internship in Ghana. The Huntsman School invests in its students, not fulfillment of the various majors about how we view recruiting efforts; generate business plans for marshmallow treats only through classroom discussions, but also by giving us real world business education and what we expect of our stu- and mobile apps; build a network of peers who are becoming CEOs, experiences. I may have initially taken a business class to fill my dents in the classroom and outside the classroom,” economic leaders, and PhDs; and have numerous other unforgettable schedule, but in actuality, I have found a place I can call home. I am Dean Douglas Anderson said. experiences all made possible from the Huntsman School. The school proud to call myself a Huntsman student! offered me so many opportunities through its programs, but I also had support and encouragement. On any given day, I could talk to any one Preparing for life beyond graduation of my professors or the staff at the school about anything, whether as: “What kind of new talent do we need in business The effort to revise our curriculum is one part of our it was about coursework, career plans, or even vacations! They today? How can we best prepare young citizens to effort to create a framework for student success. The were obviously interested in my success. For instance, I remember participate in democracy? And how can undergrad- other part is to provide a set of career development conversations with Dr. Larry Walther where he would state, “When you get the Sells Award…” It was never a matter of if—always when. He uate business education best equip students for their experiences and opportunities that complement constantly encouraged me. I saw my professors give up evenings and roles as both managers and citizens?” excellence in the classroom. weekends to teach extra study sessions, cook breakfast burritos for The consortium’s overarching objective is to Crystal Maggelet, CEO of FJ Management and teams of volunteers, and introduce students to alumni—all so students “explore how business education can do what the one of our most distinguished alumnae, joins us in could dare mighty things and pursue their dreams. I learned more than liberal arts arguably do best – help students make this effort. Preparing the young men and women textbook knowledge in my time at the Huntsman School; I learned sense of the world and their place in it, and prepare of our community for meaningful careers is very networking, leadership, creativity, work ethic, and interpersonal skills them to engage responsibly with the life of their important to her. “I had such a great time at Utah that will continue to benefit me for years to come. 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bossh a rdt Huntsman alum. times.” In this, our existing Huntsman Scholar State, and feel strongly about preparing students aok i Program already provides an outstanding example. for life beyond college. When an opportunity arose w endy jil l In fact, the Aspen Institute lauded the Huntsman where we could help students from our community, Editors note: Jill Aoki was recognized as one of the top accounting Scholar Program at a conference this past summer we were glad to be able to help,” she noted. students in the nation when she was awarded the 2012 Elijah Watt Sells Award. She and fellow Huntsman student Anthony Lemon were two of cour t esy cour t esy

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student news In addition to the undergraduate staff advising and create a mechanism to help students navigate and parcel of meeting that purpose, but larger ques- compete with the best and the brightest anywhere currently offered to all Huntsman majors, programs their academic careers at Utah State while also tions of the role of business education and how we in the world”—in the words of Jon M. Huntsman, such as the existing faculty mentoring in the School helping them develop pathways to career success. go about preparing students to lead lives of meaning must combine all three purposes of a university, of Accountancy and a pilot student-mentoring “Students will find caring mentors and informed are always the key drivers to understanding what providing our students the means to begin careers, program may be expanded across the Huntsman advisers who can link them with the opportunities student success really means. to learn how to think, and to build a whole self. That School. These and a planned alumni mentoring that together with their own raw talent, hard work, The writer David Brooks said recently that there defines student success, and that is our focus. program could have a significant impact on how ambition, and integrity will produce extraordinary are three distinct purposes for a university: a prepared Huntsman students will be for life beyond results,” noted Dean Anderson. commercial purpose (starting a career), a cogni- Dave Patel serves as Associate Dean for Student & External Affairs graduation. The purpose of the Jon M. Huntsman School tive purpose (acquiring information and learning at the Huntsman School. Over time, the FJM Center will provide the in- of Business is to be a career accelerator for our how to think) and a moral purpose (building an frastructure to bring together the entire Huntsman students and an engine of growth for our commu- integrated self). Community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and nity, our state, the nation, and the world. The effort Our aspiration to create a world-class under- friends to inform, to educate, to mentor students at curricular reform and career development is part graduate program—to “produce students who can

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Accounting Student Receives Accolades for Service to Campus and Country Inspiration Timothy McFall is a Staff Sergeant in the Utah Army National Each year, Beta Alpha Psi, the international honors organization for accounting, and the Guard and has been an active member for over 12 years. He American Institute of CPA’s jointly sponsor the medal of inspiration, which is awarded to has served two overseas combat tours, once to Iraq in 2004 as the one student whose life story is most likely to encourage others to reach within them- an artillery forward observer, where he was awarded a Purple selves and find “greatness.” This year they have chosen to honor Huntsman student A. Heart, and once to Afghanistan in 2010 as a medical platoon Lucien Butler. The award was presented at the Beta Alpha Psi annual meeting in Atlanta, sergeant, responsible for the daily medical operations of a Georgia, and includes a $5,000 cash scholarship. base near the border with Pakistan. Between deployments, From a very young age, Lucien was prevented from receiving an education and forced Tim taught leadership skills and small unit tactics at the 640th to work for his family at home. He was only discovered at the age of 14 and after a court Regimental Training Institute in Riverton, Utah. order, his biological father was compelled to allow him to attend school. Following his most recent deployment, he returned to USU to Once in school he experienced significant difficulties and struggled to grasp academic earn a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems. concepts at the level of his peers. He overcame these challenges by working with his Tim greatly enjoys working with fellow students, and recently teachers and taking extra classes. served as president of the USU Association for Information “One of the great things school did for me was it opened my eyes to what the world Systems (AIS), a student organization that helps MIS students was like,” said Butler. “I started to understand that the only way I was going to make prepare for careers in Information Systems and Technology. something of myself would be through education.” Tim was also selected as Conference Coordinator for the 2014 Butler joined the National Guard after graduating from high school and was deployed Partners in Business Leadership Conference. on combat missions in Afghanistan. For his service, he was awarded the Purple Heart, Tim has found a passion for data science and is currently a which commemorates the sacrifices of America’s servicemen and servicewomen who research assistant and undergraduate teaching fellow work- were wounded in battle. ing with Dr. Nicole Forsgren-Velasquez. His research involves After completing his military service, he acquired an undergraduate accounting degree using programming skills and statistical techniques to discover from the Huntsman School, performed a tax internship with Grant Thornton, and was very hidden patterns and trends in the world. Tim has a wonderful involved in the volunteer work in his chapter and in the community, all the while excelling wife and two beautiful daughters, and is looking forward to in the classroom. taking them to Disneyland after he graduates next year. He is currently a Master’s of Accounting candidate at the Huntsman School where he holds a 3.9 GPA. He is also a vice president in the USU Delta Omega Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi.

Broadening Her Horizons Deeper into China With the support of the Huntsman Scholars Program and the USU Honors Program, Allison The Huntsman School of Business and the Fife, ’15, Economics and History, recently attended the Insight Dubai conference in Dubai, Northwest University for Nationalities (NWUN), United Arab Emirates. Throughout the conference, she attended lectures and discussions based in Lanzhou, China, announced an academic focused on subjects ranging from governance and culture in the UAE to Sharia law to being a partnership to offer an undergraduate degree in Student Competition Leads to Career leader as a twenty-first century woman. International Economics. This is the fourth such part- After successfully competing in the Zagg marketing case competi- “I was invited into “This exceptional conference helped me to expand my understanding of different cultures nership for the Huntsman School, which now counts tion held at the Huntsman School last spring, James Hutchison, and provided me with an incredible opportunity to get to know women my age from all over over 900 students in China enrolled in a bachelor’s Marketing and Business Administration, ’14, was offered a summer the Zagg family and the world,” Allison said. “When I returned to the United degree program in International Economics. internship position in Zagg’s marketing department. His internship learned firsthand States, I came with a strong desire to share my new Dean Douglas Anderson and Associate Dean responsibilities focused on monitoring social media outlets, gener- insights about women in Islam, Dubai, and the UAE with Frank Caliendo visited NWUN for the Fall 2014 open- ating blog content, and creating surveys to analyze the current what it takes to others to combat misunderstanding and stereotypes.” ing ceremony for the first class of students enrolled mobile accessory market. run the marketing One way she has done this has come through her as Huntsman/NWUN students. James was also responsible for getting individuals to involvement in the USU Interfaith Initiative. After her participate in market research projects. After a few unsuc- operations of a return from Dubai, Allison was introduced to a number cessful ideas, including trips to several locations for on- global brand.” of interested faculty, staff, and students that were site market research, he came up with a notion to place coming together to build awareness and safe spaces for a booth at the Wasatch Back Ragnar Relay. James — James Hutchison interfaith cooperation on campus. They organized into found great success at the booth, and received a committee as the USU Interfaith Initiative. Specifically, more than 500 participants for his project. the initiative “works to create positive and meaningful “I was invited into the Zagg family and learned interactions among people who orient around religion firsthand what it takes to run the marketing differently.” As president of the new Interfaith Student operations of a global brand,” James said. Association, Allison hopes to personally fulfill this After completing the internship, Zagg offered mission by developing events, networks, and opportuni- him a position where he can work remotely ties for students of diverse faith backgrounds to voice while completing the last semester of his under- their values, engage in discussion, and act together in graduate degree. service for the good of the community.

16 HUNTSMAN ALUMNI MAGAZINE • FALL 2014 huntsman.usu.edu 17 faculty&staff news Stick with what You Know Maximize All Available Serve the Broader Community Most of these entrepreneurs launched Resources their companies in industries they know All of these entrepreneurs give phenomenal service to well, through working in the industry or These entrepreneurs are masters of their customers – the lifeblood of their business. This being serious consumers of the products. efficiency – they have a real knack for creates a tribe of loyal followers who rave about the For example, Nicole DeBoom had little utilizing a host of resources other than Create Multiple Streams company. Equally important, these business builders experience in the apparel industry, but she money: they find mentors, cobble together of Revenue are heavily involved in giving back to their broader was a professional triathlete for more than used equipment, defer compensation, communities. They are supporting schools, mentoring a decade. She started Skirt Sports to offer negotiate excellent terms, and partner with students, aiding the needy, remodeling churches, Once the core business is up and women more attractive workout clothing. their customers. Amy Gardner, founder of building soccer fields, helping with medical bills, etc. I running, most of these entrepreneurs Scarpa, found herself in a cash crunch saw this over and over again. This generosity endears during the last recession. She needed to pivot to related opportunities and the company to the community, which aids the pay off her vendors in order to acquire the diversify their income streams. They success of the venture, even though this was not the coming season’s inventory. No problem. She don’t chase every shiny thing that intent of a genuine desire to contribute. 100 Cities Start with a Clear Purpose offered her customers significant discounts presents itself, but stay within their if they would pay for upcoming purchases skills and resources. Benny and Julie in advance. She raised $70,000, paid her Benson, founders of Energyneering All of these entrepreneurs articulated a clear and suppliers, and acquired her inventory. Solutions, started designing biogas powerful purpose for starting their business—and it power plants; next they began building 100 Entrepreneurs wasn’t money. Rather, they started their companies to these plants and creating systems to do what they love, solve a problem, provide awesome manage them. Eventually they pur- service, live in a more desirable location, create jobs, chased the airport in Sisters, Oregon, The Silicon Valley approach for building companies has become the and give back to their community. A driving purpose main strategy taught at many business schools around the country. It for Gail and Will Williams, founders of Idaho Sewing because they were flying around the goes like this: You create a prototype you can quickly test, preferably for Sports, is to create jobs and a place of healing for country so often. Multiple revenue streams make companies less vulner- in the tech industry. You find a group of users and gain proof of concept. people who have a difficult time finding work. This prevailing purpose gets them through difficult times. able to a single product or service. You raise capital and scale the business as rapidly as possible. You plan an exit strategy that may include going public or selling to an industry buyer. You shoot for a 10X return to investors. You make a lot of money. In sum, the Silicon Valley approach This summer I rode my bicycle across the country and interviewed 100 to business building is super; it leads to successful entrepreneurs. Not one of them followed the Silicon Valley remarkable innovations and thousands of approach. Rather, they found a desirable location where they wanted to jobs. But not everyone can create a Facebook, live; they found a need in the community they were uniquely qualified to Google, or eBay. My crazy bicycle ride across fill; they used a host of re- America confirmed that just about anyone sources other than money with passion and tenacity can build the to get started; and they kinds of businesses I saw all summer. While diversified their products we hope some of our students can create based on intimate interac- the rapidly scaling gazelle, at the Huntsman tion with their customers. School of Business we will continue to teach They have become vital the fundamentals of entrepreneurship that contributors to their com- have made this country great: passion, hard munities. Here are a few of work, tenacity, value creation, exceptional the many lessons I learned service, flexibility to change, giving back, and from this unique cast of community building. characters:

Michael Glauser serves as Clinical Professor of Visit mynewenterprise.com to watch the interviews and read more! Management, and Executive Director of the Jeffrey D. Clark Center for Entrepreneurship. Mike Glauser at trail’s end

Minority Entrepreneurs Face Discrimination Melting Pot

Minority entrepre- “People often refer to this nation as a land research and business practice starts with the USU Professor International Conference this summer, looks at In addition, they developed a new measure of neurs who feel their of opportunity,” Bone said, “but the truth is the premise that individuals have equal opportunity of Economics determinants of life expectancy, migration, and racial/ethnic concentration that identifies how road to success is opportunities are very different for some people and what we found, instead, are that there are Dwight Israelsen racial/ethnic segregation and concentration. closely the racial/ethnic mix in a county mirrors more difficult than just because of their race.” systemic restrictions to opportunities for some and Assistant This is the first research in these areas that the mix in the United States as a whole. These others may not be The research included sending “mystery people just because of their ethnicity. We hope Professor of drills down to the US county level. three measures of segregation/concentration imagining things. shoppers” to banks seeking information about that this study will help people become aware Finance Ryan One interesting question they examined was were calculated for all US counties and states Dr. Sterling Bone, an loans, as well as holding interviews with 39 of the inequalities that exist in the marketplace.” Israelsen from whether the degree of racial/ethnic segregation from census block data. They found that in Assistant Professor people who already own small businesses in Bone and his team’s conclusions were Indiana University had changed in US counties during the past 20 spite of the common perceptions of increasing of Marketing, said his research shows that the United States about their work and the published in the Journal of Consumer Research, have been conducting research in demographic years. In order to answer this question, they social, economic, and political divisions in the entrepreneurs who are minorities face more obstacles they have faced. a top academic publication, as well as The economics at the county level, using data from used the two most common measures of segre- United States, racial/ethnic segregation and obstacles to success and deal with rejection “In the United States of America we are all Washington Post, Business Week and the all 3,141 US Counties. Their research, pre- gation, which they generalized to account for all concentration at both county and state levels differently than their Caucasian counterparts. about freedom of choice,” he said. “A lot of Boston Globe. sented at the Western Economics Association six racial/ethnic groups used by the US Census. has decreased significantly over that period.

18 HUNTSMAN ALUMNI MAGAZINE • FALL 2014 huntsman.usu.edu 19 alumni&friends news From Build-A-Bear Young Alumnus to Orvis Succeeding at Dave Finnegan, ’97, Business Facebook Information Systems, is the new CIO/VP of Information and Interactive at Orvis. After graduation in 2007, Prior to Orvis, he held senior leader- Mike Bailey, Economics (BA) ship roles of increasing responsibility and Math (BS), received a with Build-A-Bear Workshop, ultimately scholarship to Stanford’s PhD serving as Chief Information and program. Nearing graduation Interactive Officer for the company. He from Stanford, Bailey began was instrumental in the development work at Yahoo! Research. He of the award winning, newly imagined and his team studied the effectiveness of online targeted Build-A-Bear Workshop store, an advertising and published one of the first papers on the topic. innovative blend of digital technology That paper is now one of the most cited research articles in and experience. Dave currently serves the field of online advertising. as Chairman of the National Retail In 2011, Bailey joined Facebook as one of its first econo- Federation-Chief Information Officer mists and led the building and design of Facebook’s advertis- Council. ing demand estimation and forecasting system. He now leads In 2013, Dave was named on the “Top 100 CIO” list by CIO Magazine and was nomi- a team of economists, data scientists, social scientists, and nated as “Innovative CIO of the Year” by Retail Information Systems magazine. He was engineers conducting use-inspired research in the areas of also nominated as “CIO of the Year” by Oracle Retail in 2012 and 2011. In 2011, Dave was pricing, forecasting, macroeconomics, mechanism design, named an honorary Arch Angel by WiredKids.org for his meaningful service on their auctions, and economic modeling and simulation. board, including testifying before Congress on internet safety for children. “My education both at the Huntsman School and at Dave’s work has been featured in numerous publications including the New York Stanford was amazing because it gave me a huge breadth Times, Wall Street Journal, Ad Age, Retail Information Systems News, Integrated Retailer of business knowledge including finance, economics, ac- and Retail Connections. Dave has been a contributing author of two books. The Thomson counting, product management and more,” Bailey said. “The Reuters book Inside the Minds, focused on Dave’s involvement in the development professors I had, and the range of topics they introduced to and successful launch of the newly imagined Build-A-Bear Workshop store and me to, have really shaped and impacted my career.” The Strategic CIO: Changing the Dynamics of the Business Enterprise (Taylor and Francis) which focuses on the role that CIO’s play in innovating in today’s ever-changing business environment. Huntsman Alumni Flip Town Five years ago Hamilton, Missouri, felt like a ghost town. Bo and Blake Nemelka during their tennis days at USU Thanks to Jenny Doan, now YouTube quilting star, and a few entrepreneurs, this town is now a top tourist destina- Alumni Provide Path for tion. Doan began making quilting tutorials to earn extra money for her family, but with help from her kids and a Middle Schoolers Aggie Replacing Aggie at the Top family friend, Missouri Star Quilt Co., now receives more than 30,000 orders a month for pre-cut patches and other Over the past five years, Huntsman alumni and twins Blake, ’12, Mark Soelberg, ’97, Finance, has been promoted to President quilting supplies. Marketing, and Bo, ’12, Marketing, Nemelka have counseled and CEO of Resource Management Inc., more commonly Huntsman alumnus Mike Mifsud, ’12, Finance, learned hundreds of young students in their educational pursuits. In known as RMI, taking over from long-time President and about the company early on and was interested in joining. doing this, they began noticing certain factors that could be learned, applied, CEO, Kurt L. Larsen, ’69, Production Management. Fourteen months ago he left his job at Goldman Sachs and accounted for before a student’s last year in high school—assuring the highest Coming out of USU in 1997, Mark worked for an adver- to be the CFO for this booming company. Since working likelihood for future academic success. Exactly one year ago their father suggested they tising agency in Orem. He organized and executed trade for Missouri Star Quilt Co., the company has grown 250 create a student guide to academic success, and that’s exactly what they did. shows for top software companies at the time such as Novell, Microsoft, 3com and FranklinCovey. After percent, and what started out with three employees is Beat the Middle: The Middle School Student’s Guide to Academic Success is based on now more than 120. the idea that actively pursuing higher education, which traditionally begins at about age three years he made the move to RMI as an account Another Huntsman alumnus, Caleb Gorringe, ’12, eighteen as a high school senior, should begin as early as middle school and requires executive and was promoted to Director of Sales and Economics, has also come aboard as the Marketing accountability to parents and mentors over time. Throughout the book, students and their Marketing in 2001. Director for the company. parents and mentors are engaged in 12 important conversations pertaining to 12 factors RMI provides technology and HR services to small The company has become the second-largest employer of academic success. and mid-size companies. With a presence in all 50 states in the U.S., RMI has grown 15 to 20 percent each in this town of 1,800, with its operations covering a Beat the Middle has already received national attention and interest from school patchwork of formerly vacant downtown buildings that districts, state education offices, and private organizations. Blake and Bo will be piloting year, with gross revenue anticipated to be approximately include a “sleep and sew” retreat hotel, restaurants, and a bulk distribution research study in partnership with the State of Utah Governor’s $500 million this year. a soon-to-be visitor’s center. Most days, 50 to 100 tourists Office and are also collaborating with other companies to promote the book in schools “I hope to continue the legacy of growth Kurt instilled visit the town. nationally, internationally and on the retail market. here,” Soelberg said. He aims to open a number of new The company was featured on NBC Nightly News, “We would like to thank the faculty and staff at USU and the Huntsman School branch offices and increase the level of services in the MSNBC, and the front page of the Wall Street Journal. for believing in us and preparing us for our future academic success at Vanderbilt coming years. “Making the most of my education at the Huntsman [Blake] and Yale [Bo] Universities and in our professional success,” the Nemelka’s “I can’t say enough good things about USU,” Soelberg School has made all the difference since I’ve graduated,” said. “Our engagement in the classroom and with programs such as Huntsman Scholars, said. “The education I received there was hands down very applicable and practical to what I do every day.” Mifsud said. “Because of great teachers, clubs, organiza- by Ambassadors, and the Men’s Tennis Team, shaped our collegiate experience and allows tions and opportunities, I’m finding that my bachelor’s in us to now help other students realize their own potential.”

photo business is more valuable than some MBAs.”

20 HUNTSMAN ALUMNI MAGAZINE • FALL 2014 huntsman.usu.edu 21 2014 Distinguished Executive Alumnus Duane Shaw, even at a young age, was determined to find easier and better ways to do things. It was this challenge that guided Duane through his education at the USU Academy Mortgage became one of the top four Business College, the banking industry of the 70s and lenders in Salt Lake County within nine months 80s, and eventually to starting one of the most successful of launching. The company had six offices in Utah within two years and then expanded quickly inside independent mortgage banking companies in the nation. and outside of Utah. Academy Mortgage continued to find innovative In 1973, after graduating from USU, Duane ways to succeed. In the late 90s, and even to this started his career in mortgage lending at day, most companies would sell loans (best efforts) Commercial Security Bank. He soon found himself one at a time, at the best price, and deliver it “if” it at the right-hand of a new vice president in charge closed. Duane knew that there had to be a better of all real estate lending. “He was a good man who way. He hired a fellow Aggie to help develop a new really didn’t know much about the lending industry business model and after a number of months, solu- and especially lending in Utah and he selected me tions and systems to improve upon the execution to help him.” Duane was given the opportunity to model began to develop. direct the real-estate lending division of the bank, “The line of thought that, ‘There’s no opportunity giving him an incredible learning opportunity and left in the world.’ or ‘There aren’t any other good the experience to begin the necessary steps to start ideas out there.’ has been around for as long as I can his own company. remember – we all not only believed that but were “Climbing up the corporate ladder was what certain of it back in the 70s,” Duane said. “I would everyone did back in the 70s,” Duane said, “but it encourage anyone to find what they enjoy doing in just wasn’t exciting enough for me. There had to be a life, what they really have a passion for and then better way to serve and to use my skills and talents.” improve upon it or find a way to make it better.” As he pursued different opportunities, Duane also In the aftermath of the 2008 recession, as fear and experienced the hurly-burly of the business world. uncertainty gripped the mortgage banking industry, In the early 80s, when all of the savings and loans in- Duane saw an opportunity for growth. Academy stitutions were going under, they also dragged with Mortgage had not been a “subprime” lender, and them the company Duane had moved to when he their focus on “A paper” lending contributed to left the bank. He moved twice more after that and business growing from $1 billion in loan closings in then made his biggest move yet. 2008 to almost $6 billion a year today. In 1988, he started Academy Mortgage, as an “It’s typical for a business to establish their busi- independent mortgage banker. ness model and then say, ‘This is how we function “It was a long process to get to a point where I felt and this is how we do it – take it or leave it.’ Whereas like I could start my own company,” Duane said. “A we go out to realtors and builders and our repeat process of not just my personal growth but also the clients and say, ‘We are here to provide the best industry had to develop and mature. The idea of an service for you that the industry has ever seen and independent mortgage banking company in the 70s we want to be your ‘first choice’ in lenders. How and was unheard of.” what would you like us to do differently?’” Duane When he started the company he remembers com- said. “And then we listen and evolve when possible.” mitting subconsciously to the idea that he was will- Academy Mortgage is licensed in 47 states, and ing to lose $150,000 before giving up on his dream. has over 140 branch offices across the country. “We actually made about $4,600 the very first Duane says it all started with competitiveness and month of business,” he said. “And with the exception passion. “Work doesn’t need to be painful or just of a random month here and there we never lost a “job”. In fact, it shouldn’t be,” he said. “There are money.” so many opportunities for good out in the world.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers, lives in Andy Hyer ’03, Client Portfolio Clark Todd Mabey ’86, Director Kaysville, UT. at Intermountain Substance Jason B. Baker ’95, Executive Vice Manager at Dorsey Wright Money Abuse, resides in South Jordan, President at InterLinc Mortgage Troy Wayne Knighton ’00, Management, resides in Glendora, UT. Company, lives in Katy, TX. Partner/Owner at Knighton Erb CA. ’70s Frank A. Felice ’96, Vice President & Company, lives in Park City, Brooks D. Larson ’03, CFO at Dale Lowell Peterson ’86, UT. James R. Kearl ’71, Sr. Director of Tax Administration of Sales and Marketing at DAKCS Unique Custom Exteriors, lives in Consultant at CRA International for Davis County, lives in Layton, Software System Inc, lives in Christopher M. Neilson ’00, Kaysville, UT. Inc., lives in Provo, UT. UT. Ogden, UT. Footwear Product Test Analyst at Nike, resides in Portland, OR. Richard Hunt Burn ’73, Ahmad Elkiwan ’88, Division Susan L. Hunsaker ’96, CFO President at RiLi Right Rail, lives VP at Kraft Foods Inc, resides in at Triax Turbine Components, in Holland, MI. Gilbert, AZ. resides in Phoenix, AZ. W. Kim Anderson ’74, Vice Carl David Nielsen ’88, Lynn Berry Kennington ’96, CFO Carrying on the Huntsman Legacy President at USA Bags, resides in Managing Partner/CFO at CDN at Alaska Regional Hospital, Logan, UT. Company, lives in Corona, CA. resides in Anchorage, AK. Kent and JoLyn Ure’s first date was to “study” at the old J. Phillip Ada ’78, Owner of Ada Ronald M. Beckstrand ’89, Adam Anthony Andelin ’97, Merrill Library; they married four months later, and spent Partner at North Star Financial Capital Investments LLC, lives Non-profit Founder Goes to Google Director of SYSCO sales at the next two years finishing their degrees. Kent and JoLyn in Brigham City, UT. Schreiber Foods, Inc., lives in Partners, lives in Elk Grove, CA. Moline Dastrup, ’11, International Business, is now West Bountiful, UT. graduated together, along with their four-week-old son, Ernesto Montalvo ’78, Owner of Harvey Edson Black ’97, Sr. an Enterprise Account Manager at Google. While Joseph, in June of 1983 from the College of Business. Strategic Planning Center, SPC, John P. Evensen ’89, President/ Principal Analyst, Information resides in Hattiesburg, MS. at the Huntsman School, Dastrup co-founded Effect CEO at AVEC Health Solutions, Security at General Dynamics lives in Sandy, UT. Information Technology, Inc., Timothy P. Ainge ’79, Vice International, an organization dedicated to offering resides in Woodbridge, VA. The importance of education and the Huntsman tradition President at Stellar Holdings affordable education in India. At Google she will Blake R. Johansen ’89, continues for the Ure Family. Their oldest son Joseph Inc., resides in Fall City, WA. Brett Gardner Harris ’97, work with existing Google for Work customers on Engineering Manager at Boeing graduated from the Huntsman School with degrees in Company, resides in Auburn, Business Development Specialist Jerry E. Holdaway ’79, Vice strategic integration of Google Apps and Chrome WA. at Pennzoil Co., resides in Plano, International Business and Operations Management (he President at Miko Mechanical, TX. lives in Paradise Valley, AZ. devices while running upsell campaigns for new has since received an MBA from Northeastern University products across the Americas. Scott A. McCausland ’97, Vice in Boston). Their daughter Celeste Campbell graduated President at Polaris Library System, lives in Mapleton, UT. with a degree in Marketing, and their youngest son Austin “I’m excited to be at Google where I am surrounded ’90s is a current student at the Huntsman School. Since Kent’s Jack Bradford Winward ’97, ’80s by great minds and big ideas,” she said. “It’s an Sherman R. Conger ’90, Human Director of Policy Management retirement from Milk Specialties Co. in 2011, the Ures have Resource Director at Campbell Robert D. Allen ’80, Litigation at Fidelity Investments, lives in amazing opportunity to learn and grow while work- Scientific, Inc., lives in Logan, focused on philanthropic endeavors, including generous Administrator at John Deere Kaysville, UT. UT. Financial, resides in Perry, IA. ing for a company I admire.” scholarships for other young married Huntsman students.

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Linda Enilda Volquez Herasme Katelyn Carmen ’13, International Development at Envolve Agency, contributions ’10, Development Architect at Content Manager at Deseret lives in Salt Lake City, UT. Teleperformance USA, lives in Digital Media, resides in Salt Lake Sandy, UT. City, UT. Kim Baker ’14, HR Manager at Global Consulting International Justin C. Naylor ’10, Senior Michelle Howa ’13, Director of Inc., resides in Salt Lake City, UT. Financial Analyst at CR England HR at Conservice, lives in Logan, Trucking, resides in Providence, UT. Nathan Thomas Henshaw ’14, UT. Operations Analyst at Goldman, LEADERSHIP GIFTS Laura Jean Laney ’13, Vice Sachs, lives in Salt Lake City, UT. Lance Christian Soffe ’10, State President of Marketing at In recognition of individuals and organizations whose cumulative giving exceeds $100,000. Employment Services Supervisor DigiCert, Inc, lives in Salt Lake Andrew Gooch ’14, Data for the State of Utah, resides in City, UT. Conversion Specialist at Workday, Sandy, UT. resides in Salt Lake City, UT. Society of 1888 Benefactor Deloitte Foundation Harold C., ’42 & Grace M. Steed, ’46 Anna Vardanyan ’13, Operations Eccles First Security Foundation Donnell B. & Elizabeth D. Stewart Jake Mulford ’14, Operations $10,000,000 or more $500,000 – $1,000,000 Frankie Dawn Tate ’10, Regional Analyst at Goldman, Sachs, lives Mark V. ’95 & Jennifer Erickson ’94 Education Foundation Sales Manager at Cymphonix, in Salt Lake City, UT. Analyst at Goldman, Sachs, lives The Huntsman Foundation IBM Corporation in Farmington, UT. Ernst & Young Foundation Kay ’69 & Judy Toolson lives in Salt Lake City, UT. Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation Jeremy L. Schumann ’14, Director Ford Motor Company Workers Compensation Fund Oracle Corporation William Martin Christensen ’11, of Marketing and Business Juniper Society Great Plains Software Estate of Leah M. Wright, ’27 Media Director at HyperX Mignon Perry, ’41 & ’47 $1,000,000 – $10,000,000 Larry R., ’68 & Myra Hendricks ’67 Morris H., ’35 & Loree McGee Wright, ’37 Media, lives in Bountiful, UT. James H., ’74 & Bonnie B. Quigley, ’74 Vernon M. Buehler, ’41 David D., ’77 & Loretta S. Hickox Rachel Gustin ’11, System The Call Family Foundation Mark K., ’86, ’88 & Wendi Holland Administrator at L-3 Chair of Salt Jeffrey D. ’82 & Bonnie Clark Dean’s Circle Philip Kyupin, ’68 & Gemma From New York to Seattle for Young Communications, resides in George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles $100,000 – $500,000 Yang Hwang, ’68 Tooele, UT. Lake Chamber Alumnus Foundation Alan, ’74 & Kathleen Allred, ’72 Joseph L., ’67 & Diane Keller Joseph Kimball Irvine ’11, Board of Eric Levesque,’12, Economics, recently changed Kem & Carolyn Gardner Gary, ’78 & Marjorie Anderson, ’78 Ross E. ’60 & Nancy Kendell Senior Consultant at Booz Dell Loy, ’82 & Lynnette Hansen, ’73 & ’75 Gary R., ’63 & Karen K. Walton Black, ’65 Jack D. & Betty Lampros Allen Hamilton, lives in Governors jobs from being a junior analyst in the Corporate Young-Chul, ’73 & Mira Wie Hong Joseph L. & Karen Black, ’58 Steven ’79 & Tammy, Milovich, Jr. Madison, AL. Ratings Groups at Standard & Poor’s in New York Terry Buckner, ‘79, The Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Boeing Company William G. ’72 & Billie L., Murray, Jr., ’74 City, to being a research analyst in Alternative Melanie Marsh ’11, Business Administration, Foundation Mary, ’69 & Mark Bold Jay H. Price, Jr. Administrative Services Woodey B. Searle & Vonetta S. Searle Trust Brian, ’93 & Natalie Broadbent, ’94 Questar Corporation Investments at Russell Investments in Seattle. At Director for American Fork president and CEO of Duane ’73 & Marci M. Shaw Val A. Browning Foundation Rational Software Corporation Russell he is in charge of researching private City, lives in American Fork, The Buckner Company, Menlo F. Smith Harold W., ’48 & Ruth B. Dance, ’49 Jim K. Sorenson, Jr., ’70 UT. th equity and private debt investment opportunities is the 106 person to O. C. Tanner Company Scott & Cathie Davis Edna Southworth to provide Russell portfolio managers and advi- Tyson Perkes ’11, Account serve as chair of the Board of Governors of the Salt Executive at Beehive Insurance sory clients with an active buy list of investment Agency Inc., resides in Lake Chamber of Commerce. He will serve a one- opportunities. Springville, UT. year term as chair. Gordon Chris Olsen ’11, “My role at Russell is intellectually challenging Business System Access After assuming full control of The Buckner Company given the breadth of the investment strategies Administrator at eBay, Inc., in 1992 from his father and uncle, Buckner made resides in Draper, UT. GIVING MAR2014– AUG2014 I cover and the global scope of the research,” several strategic moves that allowed the company Adam Garside Smith ’11, CFO TO THE JON M. HUNTSMAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Levesque said. “Having the strong analytical Consultant at Dental Intel, to experience explosive growth, propelling it to foundation I gained at the Huntsman School lives in Lehi, UT. become one of the region’s largest independent In recognition of individuals and organizations who contributed. has been key to my success – whether it’s Justin John Allred ’12, Sr. insurance brokers. recalling lessons learned from Frank Caliendo’s Analyst at Goldman, Sachs, $500,000 and above and Company, lives in Ogden, Macroeconomics course or incorporating the UT. One thing he says will help the Salt Lake Chamber Dell Loy & Lynnette Thorne regulatory and economic frameworks of the in the coming year is to find the “common ground” Hansen Mark Castillo ’12, Associate why we give Vernon M. Buehler European Union I learned about as a Huntsman HR Director at Teva to connect more people. Scholar into an investment thesis, the skills I Pharmaceuticals, lives in Utah State University was a key element Highland, UT. $100,000 – $499,999 gained as a student continue to develop and give “When the Chamber was formed in 1887, you had in the beginning of many businesses Young-Chul & Mira Wie Hong and social and life experiences that me an edge in my professional life.” Randy Fischer ’12, Vice two opposing forces in our community. Leaders President at Lewiston State Duane & Marci M. Shaw have brought about and placed my Bank, resides in Richmond, of the community saw the value in organizing the Menlo F. Smith family in a successful situation. We Eric and his wife, Shayly, are also proud parents UT. first iteration of the Salt Lake Chamber to find feel fortunate to be able to be currently of their 15-month-old daughter, Ellie. Brady C. Jardine ’12, Sr. something in common as a community. The one $50,000 - $99,999 involved with the exciting events, Financial Advisor at Financial thing they could agree on was to host the July Zions First National Bank growth and entrepreneurial endeavors Insight Center, resides in Hyde 4, 1887 Independence Day celebration,” Buckner of the University and look forward to an Park, UT. $10,000 – $49,999 Matthew G. Bingham ’10, Partner/ said. “Over the past 127 years, we’ve come together amazing future for current students. Owner at Movement Marketing, Landon R. Pope ’12, Financial Gary R. & Karen W. Black on many issues. Moving forward, we must look ’10s lives in Georgetown, TX. Officer at Utah Educational Mary McAllister & C. Mark Bold Savings Plans, resides in Sandy, to the younger generation to get them involved in James Davenport, ’97, Finance Joseph G. Arnold ’10, Owner Morgan Cox ’10, Associate at UT. David R. Colling of Western Chemical, lives in McKinsey & Company, resides in business issues and policy. The new generation Scott G. & Catherine B. Davis Roosevelt, UT. Flower Mound, TX. Michael Bilbao ’13, coming up thinks differently than many have and we Ernst & Young Foundation Administrator at Direct Jonathan Ross Bingham ’10, Adam C. Croshaw ’10, Sr. Financial Solutions, resides in must again bring the community together and find Goldman, Sachs, and Company Director of Marketing at BKA Manager - Client Services at UK2 Logan, UT. common causes and common ground.” Mark K. & Wendi Paskins Holland Content, lives in Farmington, UT. Group, resides in Logan, UT. David R. & Lynette Jenkins

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Carr David R. & Alisa O. Jacobs L. Brent Plowman Kent F. & Jolyn Ure My late husband, Mike, earned his PhD at USU while I was Michael Chesnut Thomas William & Tracy Lynn Mary E. & Sage Johnson Price Workman Nydegger a faculty member, and we always loved being a part of this Cathy Child James Jeff A. & Sherrie L. Rees beautiful valley. We believe in and trust the direction the Norton J. Cook Marlene Jensen Julianne Balls Roberts $2,500 – $4,999 Huntsman School of Business is going. We are grateful to Ryan Cook Spencer James & Cassandra David J. & Melissa Roth Gary C. & Marjorie H. Anderson continue our family tradition in giving others the opportunity Bruce A. Courtright Marie Jeppsen Rick S. Satterfield Chevron of education. Corey Judd & Elizabeth R. Davis Jeffrey J. & Alena Collier Johnson Mark Allen Schroeter Live outside of Utah? No problem. James F. & Molly R. Davenport Charles E. & Lori E. Norman L. Johnson William J. 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photo by Mark Erickson,‘95 Leadership Philosophy ordinary and great. sometimes truly prevent us from doing something that is out of the It means assessing risk and the not then letting fear doesn’t or foolish mean unnecessary taking risks. up to challenge. the To me, “Dare Mighty Things” and high, too other risks seem the times we feel ofLife risk is but full is playing so it safe. Sometimes To “Dare MightyThings” philosophy were by instilled my parents long ago. three principles that really guide my leadership mostin the uncommon places, but the Ithink years, Ihave found also valuable insights, sometimes inspired by great on books leadership. Throughthe I have always an avid been reader and have been 3.  2.  1.  makes me feel better too. only leadsto better results inbusiness, but also kindness. that Ibelieve treating others well not towhere treat Iwas expected other people with have always nice. Iwas inahome raised been My nice. Be parents are nice people. They many. of contributions the on that any success that Imight achieve is based gratitude keeps me grounded, reminding me contributions sincerely and often. A feeling of contributions of others and recognize those Have gratitude. Always of mindful the be hard is agreat equalizer! had atight deadline. Stepping up and working to withtasks difficult critical or thatprojects one that could my turn they knew supervisors career Imade effort the the be go-toto guy,the I might lack inraw intelligence. Early inmy work and honest effortcan make up forwhat room,the early but on very Irealized that hard Work hard. Imight not smartest the be guy in Incoming Chairman,HuntsmanSchoolNationalAdvisoryBoard Partner, Tanner &Company creating great opportunities. let fear or feeling comfortable get way inthe of making abig move to “Dare Mighty Things.”Don’t move,logical but at we time the felt like we were accounting. back now Looking it like seems avery thatexperience accelerated my career inpublic two years with SEC the were an amazing learning and opportunities, we to move decided My to DC. job,the but aftercarefully considering risksthe There were a lot of reasons to stay and nottake loved my job and people the with whom Iworked. was offeredjob,the the decision became difficult. I position with SEC the inWashington, When I DC. had two young children, to apply Idecided for a of clients. these Even though we felt and secure could respond quickly and accurately to needs the and Iidentified a forneed thatan SEC specialist and Exchange Securities the Commission (SEC), company clients that had reporting obligations with to become one. At Ihad time the numerous public area of accounting and wasn’t sure how Iwas going didn’t inany feel expert like Iwas atrue particular But Iwas unsettledon one of my aspect I career: to have confidence full the the of owners of my firm. nicely inmy career inpublic accounting and seemed I remember well. Iwas progressing 1998very Aggies, andaredevoted mutliple generationsas also countmany family their children become Jennifer,both Aggies, to ensuringallsixof

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When Warren Buffet took over Salomon Brothers Be Forgiving/Have a short memory—failure is “BEING in the early 90s after the infamous treasury scandal, not permanent, innovation is born out of failure, I was a junior research analyst learning how to obsession with perfection kills honest collaboration. a great analyze companies and pick stocks. Buffet is a great leader. He talked openly with us all. I asked him Be Empathetic—have genuine concern, connect and what he looked for when buying stocks, and he compromise (Sam Richards). leader responded, “I don’t buy stocks; I buy companies that are well managed by true leaders.” Buffet’s leadership Be Aware—know the goal, know yourself, know must pulled Salomon Brothers out of the ashes. your team and seek broad understanding, ask why. I have worked with many efficient managers, but true leaders are rare. I currently serve on the Be Gritty—be positive and persistent, be passionate precede Board of Directors for EagleView Technologies. The and persevere toward long-term goals (Angela Lee CEO, Chris Barrow, is one of those rare leaders. We Duckworth). the doing.” acquired a company that needed leadership. On the first day Chris noticed people signing out a key for Adolf Hitler is the textbook example of a bad the coffee machine. Many other useless, controlling leader but a very efficient, popular and successful rules were stopped immediately. Although small, manager. He had one of the first radio shows where the message sent to employees was significant. people would listen for hours. Unfortunately, he Within a year employee engagement scores and used it to incite hate, divide/exclude and dictate productivity dramatically improved. I asked Chris obedience and belief over understanding. Poor how he achieved this. “People need a culture of both leaders need blind obedience to complete their goals. trust and candor to truly engage. It is important to Great leaders promote understanding, innovation have an environment of honest engagement. A true and the honest success of others. They make leader is so much more than just a manager,” he said. decisions that are not necessarily popular in the True leadership is more about “being” than present but broadly celebrated in the future (Gandhi, “doing.” It transcends the box checking of day-to- Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill and Martin day management. Leadership is art not science. Luther King, Jr.). Consultants teach tools and techniques of “doing” Great leaders carefully chose our Nation’s motto. that can be measured. Good leadership is long-term I am always surprised by how many Americans do oriented. Why we do things is as important as what not know our motto: E Pluribus Unum—out of the we do. BEING a great leader must precede the doing. many, ONE. What a wonderful, timely message and powerful concept of leadership, unity, cooperation Be a Giver—serve because it is the right thing to do and compromise. RM without any expectation of a return (Adam Grant).

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The company Jon M. times, four bouts with cancer, and the personal Huntsman, Sr., founded challenges of a severely mentally challenged in 1970, the Huntsman son, the kidnapping of a child, and the death of Corporation, is now one of a daughter. He writes candidly about his brief the largest petrochemical tenure in the Nixon administration, which manufacturers in the preceded the Watergate scandal but still left a deep world, employing more impression on him about the abuse of power and than 12,000 people and the significance of personal respect and integrity. generating over $10 billion He also shares his faith in the Church of Jesus in revenue each year. Success in business, Christ of Latter-day Saints. though, has always been a means to an end— But most importantly, Huntsman reveals the never an end in itself. rationale behind his commitment to give away his Growing up in the rural West, Huntsman, the entire fortune before his death. “I desire to leave son of a schoolteacher, learned the values of this world as I entered it – barefoot and broke,” integrity, initiative, and hard work that he credits he says. In 1995, Huntsman and his wife Karen with his professional success. In Barefoot to founded the Huntsman Cancer Institute and have Billionaire, Huntsman revisits the key moments since dedicated more than a billion dollars of in his life that shaped his view of faith, family, their personal funds to the fight for a cure, to help service, and the responsibility that comes with organizations improve access to education, and to wealth, including confronting bankruptcy three various humanitarian causes.