A publication of news and current events from The Albers School of Business and Economics fall 2010

Albers Grads Headed for Google Page 5 Albers Executive Speaker Series Page 6

Faculty Profile – Chris Weber A Passion for Helping Others Page 10 What’s Inside? Red Winged Leadership Award Winners...... 3 Albers Faculty...... 4 Research News Student Profiles: ...... 5 ver the past year, the Albers School Alex Thomas and has been very honored to be Christina Davis recognized a number of times in the businessO school rankings of BusinessWeek and Albers Executive ...... 6 Speaker Series U.S. News & World Report. This includes a Alumni Profile:...... 9 #46 ranking of our undergraduate program by Mari Anderson BusinessWeek, a #25 ranking of our Part-time Faculty Profile:...... 10 MBA program by BusinessWeek, and a #22 Chris Weber ranking of our EMBA program by U.S. News Alumni Events...... 11 & World Report. It is terrific to see the hard work of our faculty and staff recognized in these influential surveys. on the cover: Although these recognitions are Marketing graduate Alex gratifying, rankings are hard pressed to Thomas took some time off after graduation measure the true quality and impact of our Dean’s Message Dean’s before starting his job at work. The faculty and staff of Albers share a Google in California. commitment to putting our students first and challenging them to be the best they can be in terms of professional excellence and service to society. We are always searching for ways to improve the quality of our programs, a result of our dedication to continuous improvement. Many of the features in this edition of the Brief illustrate our commitment to academic excellence. Dr. Chris Weber, who passed away in March, was a dedicated teacher and outstanding scholar, and will be remembered for his dedication to his students and his scholarship. He will be missed by his colleagues, who will remain inspired by his example. The story on Christina Davis and Alex Thomas, both off to work with Google in Mountain View, CA, illustrates the care and support our students receive from faculty and staff. These are two very bright and hard working students, but they are quick to speak of the support they have received throughout their time at Albers. In particular, both highlight the guidance received from the Albers Placement Center. That is the real story behind our number one ranking in the nation from recruiters in the BusinessWeek survey! As we begin the 2010-11 academic year, we are putting the finishing touches on our 2010-13 Strategic Plan. The next issue of the Brief will highlight that for you. albers brief Thank you for your support of the Albers School. As always, please contact me at Editor: Barb Hauke ([email protected]) [email protected] with your questions or comments. Contributor: Hannah Hepfer Dean: Joseph Phillips A publication of the Albers School of Business Joe Phillips and Economics Dean Seattle University Albers School of Business and Economics 901 12th Ave., P.O. Box 222000 Seattle, WA 98122-1090 www.seattleu.edu/albers

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First Annual Red Winged Leadership Award Winners Announced he inaugural Red Winged Leader- ship Award was announced on May 13, 2010 during a multi- mediaT event created and presented by the Graduate Leadership Formation Certifi- cate class. Rahwa Habte, co-owner of the restaurant Hidmo Eritrean Cuisine in Seattle’s Central District neighborhood, was awarded first prize in recognition of her business acumen, social impact, and leadership. Rahwa’s mission for the restaurant, whose name means “home” in Eritrean, is to not only foster community, but also increase the visibility and avail- ability of art, music, media-culture, and cuisine in the Central District through socially responsible actions. The award included $3,000 generously donated by a local corporation and the in kind services of Seattle University’s Project Center for business consulting. Rahwa loves her neighborhood and is passionate about ad- dressing different social issues affecting it, Rahwa Habte, winner of the first Red Winged Leadership Award, had a lot of creating pride, cultivating a safe space and support from family and friends at the awards ceremony on May 13. open dialogue for all, and fostering local creativity and talent. opportunity to explore leadership issues, In addition to putting together and Also recognized were Linda develop and hone leadership skills, and presenting the event, the GLFC group Ruthruff, Executive Director of Street practice leadership behaviors. Under the was charged with naming their award. Bean Espresso, a coffee shop in the instruction of Dr. Jennifer Marrone, After much deliberation they came up Belltown neighborhood of Seattle that Associate Professor of Management, this with the Red Winged Leadership Award aims to “equip homeless and street year’s cohort learned advanced leadership for the following reason: “Sometimes the involved youth to leave street life and skills through a developmental challenge. best leaders are the hardest to identify. sex trafficking through supportive For the first time, they were charged They are under the radar, yet working employment,” and Dylan Higgins, CEO with staging an awards event along the with incredible passion and commitment. and Co-Founder of SaveTogether.org, lines of the Opus Award that Seattle U The GLFC cohort compares these leaders an organization that encourages savings hosted in 2008. “This year the group to birds with wings that are red under- rather than debt in order to achieve took the challenge beyond being a class neath. They may be hard to identify at personal, educational, and business goals. project. Their work took them outside of first, but once you know what to look for, Ms. Ruthruff and Mr. Higgins received the classroom and into the community, they are hard to miss. These are the kind $1,000 each. giving each participant an opportunity of leaders the Red Winged Leadership The Graduate Leadership Formation to apply leadership lessons in a real-world Award will honor.” Certificate (GLFC) program at Albers setting,” said Marrone. “I am so proud The Red Winged Leadership is available to selected students in the of the amazing work they did! This initiative represents the changing culture MBA and Master of International class created a foundation upon which of the business world. In addition, it Business programs. The purpose of the subsequent GLFC classes will be able shows the students’ dedication to the program is to offer students a special to build.” mission of Seattle University and its Continued on page 8

albers brief I page 3 Bonnie Buchanan’s (Assistant Professor of of SCM for entrepreneurial business model design,” Teresa Ling (Assistant Dean and Senior Lecturer Finance) article, “The Advantages of Using published in Benchmarking: An International of Economics) and David Carrithers (Senior Quarterly Returns for Long-Term Event Studies,” Journal, has been chosen to receive an Outstanding Lecturer of Finance), along with John Bean from co-authored with Phil English (American University) Paper Award Winner at the Emerald Literati the Department of English, have been selected to and Ron Bremer (Texas Tech), has been accepted for Network Awards for Excellence 2010. receive the 2010 McGraw-Hill – Magna Publications Review of Quantitative Finance Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning Award. publication in the Jot Yau (Professor of Finance), along with Hung- and Accounting. The award is for their article, “Messy Problems Gay Fung (University of Missouri at St. Louis) and Lay Audiences: Teaching Critical Thinking John Dienhart’s (Professor of Ethics) essay, and Albers MBA alumna Sheryl Law (Peregreen within the Finance Curriculum,” which appeared in “Sustainability, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Group LLC), co-authored a book entitled, Socially Business Communication Quarterly. The award was Institutions, and Governance,” will be published Responsible Investment in a Global Environment, presented on May 22nd, at the Teaching Professor in the 20th Anniversary issue of the Business Ethics to be published by Edward Elgar. Quarterly Conference in Cambridge, MA. . Ruben Trevino (Associate Professor of Finance) and Meena Rishi (Associate Professor of Economics) Carl Obermiller’s (Professor of Marketing) Barb Yates’s (Professor of Economics) article, and Quan Le’s (Associate Professor of article, “The Effects of Advertisement Picture “Treasury Bills and Inflation,” has been accepted for Economics) article, “Examining the Dimensions of Likeability on Information Search and Brand publication in the Journal of Financial Planning. Governance that are Relevant for Private Investment,” Choice,” co-authored with Alan Sawyer (University James Lee (Genevieve Albers Visiting Fellow) has been accepted for publication in Business and of Florida), has been accepted for publication in and Ben Kim’s (Professor of E-Commerce and Economic Horizons Marketing Letters . . Information Systems) paper, “The Semiotic Bonnie Buchanan’s (Assistant Professor of Carl Obermiller’s (Professor of Marketing) Structures of Information Systems,” has been Finance) article, “Furniture as a Conduit for article, “Consumer Perception of Taboo in Ads,” accepted for publication in the Journal of Credit,” co-authored with Tom Arnold (University co-authored with Ouidade Zaaraoui (University Communication and Computer. of Richmond), has been accepted for publication by

Faculty Research News Research Faculty of Paris), has been accepted for publication in the Dino Falaschetti’s (Gleed Chair) article, “Auditor Journal of Structured Finance Journal of Business Research the . . Independence and the Quality of Information in Holly Slay’s (Assistant Professor of Management) Al Ansari’s (Professor of Operations Management) Financial Disclosures,” was just published by the article, “Professional Identity Construction: Using article, “Challenges of Outsourcing Logistics to American Law and Economics Review. Narrative to Understand the Negotiation of Profes- Third-Party Providers,” has been accepted for Rubina Mahsud’s (Assistant Professor of sional and Stigmatized Cultural Identities,” co- Albers publication by the International Journal of Logistics Management) article, “Why Flexible, Adaptive authored with Delmonzie Smith (Rochester Institute Systems and Management. Leadership is Essential,” co-authored with Gary of Technology), has been accepted for publication by Greg Magnan’s (Professor of Operations Yukl (SUNY-Albany), has been accepted for Human Relations. Management) paper, “Benchmarking the viability publication in a special issue of the Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research.

Congratulations, Albers! Save the Date! BusinessWeek 2010 Undergraduate Business Programs Rankings Albers in the top 50 at #46 Recruiters rank Albers #1 in nation Faculty receives ‘A’ rating by Albers students

U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Graduate Schools 2011” Rankings

Executive MBA program #22 Albers in Top 30 in four MBA disciplines: International Business (18th) November 10, 2010 Finance (25th) Seattle’s Town Hall Entrepreneurship (26th) Keynote speaker: Accounting (27th) Susan Scott Albers Dean Joe Phillips attributes these high rankings to our Author of “Fierce Leadership” focus on students, excellent faculty and staff, and commitment Also featuring an executive to teaching according to the Jesuit values of academic excellence, panel of leaders from some of education for justice, and service to others. “Not only do the the Northwest’s most influential students see the value in a Seattle University education, recruiters organizations who have effectively across the country see it also,” said Phillips. “We are teaching shown courage to navigate future business leaders to be ethical, skilled, hard working, and thrive. and determined to make a difference in the global community.”

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wo Albers 2010 graduates are would receive so much individual help He came into the program with 21 headed to Mountain View, CA and guidance at Seattle University. The credits from taking as many Advanced this summer after accepting jobs degree to which professors take an active Placement classes as he could in high Tat Google. Although their paths were role in students’ education is extremely school and, “since it cost no more to have very different in getting there, both and I never thought I would build a fourth class and since I always like to Thomas and Davis are sure to impress such close relationships with faculty and stay busy and be challenged, I almost their colleagues in Silicon Valley. staff.” Dr. Bryan Ruppert was the first always overloaded.”

Alex Thomas and Christina Davis pursued different paths to get to the same goal: a job at Google.

Alex Thomas faculty member who took a very active When asked why he chose to pursue Alex Thomas grew up in Boise, role in Thomas’s career development. a job at Google, Thomas reported, Idaho, and chose to come to Seattle He pushed Thomas to be the best in “other than the that I was looking University for the location, class sizes, everything he pursued and instilled for, which were a technology company and the diverse student body. Originally in him a work ethic that he uses in all that could offer a B2B sales position, I a political science major in the pre-law aspects of his life. Not only did Dr. believed that Google, more so than any program, he decided early on that he Lambe influence Thomas’s career choice, other company, would allow me to make could earn a business degree and still go but he also helped him prepare for job a difference and take an active role. I to law school if he wanted. He also “felt recruiting by encouraging him to take think Google does a good job at allowing that the business school and students internships and introducing him to key their employees to run with their ideas were much different than the rest of the individuals. Megan Spaulding and Mary and take ownership of them. “ university” and it was a better fit for Lou Moffat of the Albers Placement Christina Davis him. Thomas became a management Center also were very supportive Christina Davis, a double major in major, but after taking Dr. Jay Lambe’s throughout the senior recruiting process. marketing and economics, came to introductory marketing course, he Thomas took advantage of SU’s Seattle University from Portland, Oregon enjoyed it enough to take Marketing Seattle location by working on numerous for three reasons: its mission to educate Research, also taught by Lambe, and that class projects with well established the whole person, its positioning in the convinced him to change his major to local companies such as Nordstrom global business environment of Seattle, marketing. “Marketing is the best major Direct, Expedia, and . He also and the promised academic rigor. She for sales and that is what I wanted to participated in the Mentor Program had the confidence that “if I applied do,” he said. and attended a number of the Albers myself at SU, I would succeed.” Her Thomas came to SU not knowing Executive Speaker Series events. He what to expect, but he “never thought I did all this in three years at Seattle U. Continued on page 8

albers brief I page 5 Retail Banking: The Way Forward eanna Oppenheimer, UK Retail Bank CEO and be brilliant because of the Vice-Chair Global Retail Bank, Barclays, spoke significant impact it had on in Pigott Auditorium on March 4 at an Albers their brand. ExecutiveD Speaker Series event. Oppenheimer opened her In the second instance, talk with comments on the situation facing the financial Barclays was involved in services industry where a high percentage of banks have a bidding war with the gone out of business and more continue to do so. She said Royal Bank of Scotland to that the prime factors in who won and lost in the current acquire ABM Ambro. In financial crisis were leadership and decision-making. the final round, Barclays While analysis in this area often focuses on the rational, chose not to up its bid and Deanna Oppenheimer, CEO, UK Retail Banking, the analytical, the numbers, the financials, Oppenheimer’s RBS purchased ABM. This Barclays Bank premise was “that it is the intangible that happens that proved to be fortuitous for drives the tangible results.” It was the “principle-based, Barclays. RBS is still having financial difficulties related to game-changing decisions” that had the biggest effect on the transaction. success. However, this did not become apparent until long Oppenheimer also identified four key trends that will after the fact. These decisions were often made during a continue in financial services: time of extreme stress and were made by “gut feel.” The 1. Global principles will have a sovereign impact. decision maker might not have realized at the time how 2. Capital is king. critical that decision was. 3. Liquidity is queen. Oppenheimer cited two examples of this. First, 4. The customer will reign supreme. Barclays chose not to take government funds when they In closing, Oppenheimer addressed the question, “Is were made available. They were pressured to take them, financial services the career for you?” She contends that

Albers Executive Speaker Series Speaker Executive Albers but instead chose to raise capital from the Middle East. there are many financial jobs globally. In fact, 62% of jobs This was a principle-based decision for which they were across all industries are in the financial area. There are also seriously criticized. In the end, however, it turned out to numerous local opportunities. The industry is in need of leadership, young leaders, and fresh ideas, she said. Designing a Strategy for the Turbulent Aerospace Market obert Cremin, Chairman and former CEO of that you should “not pour your dreams in concrete because Esterline Technologies, spoke on the topic of everything can change.” In fact, strategy is a life process. Designing a strategy for the turbulent aerospace It is important to learn what you are good at so you can marketR on May 10 in Pigott Auditorium. Cremin started decide which businesses to get into and which you should out with his philosophy on leadership, which also happens not be in. Every time you make a choice to pursue or not to be the one General Patton pursue a strategy (with team buy in, not just the leader) used, “Don’t tell people you are “moving the ball forward.” Whether you decide for how to do things. Tell them or against it, you can move ahead and not spend any more what has to be done and time on it. let them surprise you with Cremin also passed on lessons about equity markets. their results.” He then went When Esterline announced it was going to increase its on to explain how Esterline R&D budget, its stock price took a dive. The average became the company it is investor used to hold onto their stocks for an average of today, which is a high-tech eight years; now the average is eight months, according to manufacturing company that Cremin. Mutual funds will dump you if there is even a Robert Cremin, Chairman & performs complex solutions. small adjustment. Doing what is right for the stockholders former CEO, Easterline They are in the diverse fields has become trickier because you need to balance what Technologies of avionics, explosives, shell is good for them vs. what will grow your business in the casings, and sensors, as well as gaming machine displays and long term. propulsion systems. They want to do things that are critical One of the more “radical” ideas that Cremin devel- to the performance of their customers. If they make their oped as CEO was to try to decrease the role of computers customers look good, then they prosper. in Esterline’s complex manufacturing systems. Because the Along the way, Cremin learned many lessons. One of real world comes into play, a supervisor can do a better job these had to do with strategy. In 1987 Esterline wrote a of juggling the systems based on changing circumstances, strategic plan. Nothing in it came true. Cremin discovered according to Cremin.

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The Business of Doing Good t was standing room only in Pigott Throughout his career Raikes has Above: Jeff Raikes, CEO, Bill & Melinda Auditorium on May 24th when Jeff worked with a number of influential Gates Foundation Raikes, CEO of the Bill & Melinda people from whom he has learned GatesI Foundation, was the featured valuable lessons. The three most critical • Are good at PR because their employees speaker at the last Albers Executive lessons he always remembers are: will read what they say. Speaker Series event of the year. Raikes’s From John Shirley, former President • Have a good strategy and hold their topic was The Business of Doing Good. and COO of Microsoft: You succeed employees accountable. Growing up on a farm in , through management and coaching, but • Get along with the “front office.” the values instilled in Raikes included know when to roll up your sleeves and At the Bill & Melinda Gates hard work and helping others. He also dive into key initiatives. Foundation, the mission is to “Help learned another important lesson from From : You will grow the every person get the chance to live a his father, i.e. “It is good to have a plan, most in an environment where it is ok to healthy, productive life.” Even though but always be open to other opportuni- make mistakes. If you are not making their endowment seems to be large, their ties.” Raikes thought he would work for mistakes, you are not taking enough risk, resources are not at the levels of the the USDA and change the world though not growing, stretching, and learning private sector or government. They need agriculture. Finding that he had a passion enough. to be very focused on how they spend for software development, he ended up From Lou Pinella, former manger of their money. Therefore, they practice changing the world through technology, the Seattle Mariners: Always look around what they call “catalytic philanthropy.” first at Apple, then at Microsoft, and now at people you encounter and realize you They identify opportunities to pursue at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. can probably learn something from any that the private sector or government can At Apple, Raikes learned two critical of them. subsequently move forward to sustain- things. First, it is important to pursue According to Raikes, “great leaders able levels. your passion. Second, if you really want have the ability to take the complexities In closing, Raikes pointed out to develop software, you have to work of the world and reduce them to their that business principles can be applied for a software company, which is how he essence so they know where to focus.” to the nonprofit sector also. Every ended up at Microsoft. There he worked Lou Pinella once told Raikes that the company, whether for-profit or nonprofit, with very smart people who were ener- qualities of a great leader are that they: needs such tools as a strategy, a way of getic and wanted to change the world. • Get along with people. measuring objectives, a way to promote Now at the Gates Foundation, Raikes • Know how to motivate their staff day innovation, a supply/value chain, works with high energy, high level people in and day out. financial oversight, and an organizational who also want to change the world. development plan.

albers brief I page 7 First Annual Two Albers Grads Headed for Google Red Winged (cont’d. from page 5) Leadership Award education has lived up to her States. She called it Africa Start-Up. expectations. “I not only learned a Last spring she won the 2nd place (cont’d. from page 3) foundation of academic knowledge award of $20,000 and in September strong commitment to social justice. to succeed in business but had the she will be going back to Malawi and The project enjoyed the support of opportunities to actually become a South Africa to launch Africa Albers Dean Joseph Phillips, University leader — in both business and Start-Up. President Fr. Stephen Sundborg, economic development efforts,” she Many faculty at SU helped filmmaker Matthew Perez, and graphic said. This was accomplished through shape Davis’s “rich educational and designer Jeff Yochim. They also received searching out opportunities that professional experience.” From Albers financial support from donors in the would help her achieve her goals. she cites Dean Phillips and the late community, including a generous anonymous donation from a local “I not only learned a foundation of academic knowledge corporation. to succeed in business but had the opportunities to The GLFC class sought, as part of the education process, to identify actually become a leader…” – Christina Davis and recognize leaders from the local community. The individual selected Allowing her to “blend a lifelong Dr. Chris Weber for helping her combines the three attributes of goal of helping eliminate extreme “adopt a commitment to learn and leadership, business acumen, and poverty with her skill set learned at apply economic analysis to the US social impact. Ultimately, the cohort Albers,” Davis secured an internship and the world.” Sarah Bee, senior hopes this student-led project will give in Malawi through SU’s International accounting lecturer, has become a awareness to phenomenal leaders who Development Internship Program, partner in Africa Start-Up and will do a great service to our community. which is the only undergraduate pro- help provide the accounting expertise Students, with help from Presi- gram of its kind in the nation. There, needed to make this venture a dent Sundborg, recruited an impressive she created a business training course success. She considers Dr. Jay Lambe jury of community members who for entrepreneurs and taught a 5-hour “the most influential professor in selected the final award winner. Jury course in business fundamentals. providing the opportunity to work members were: Great results compelled her to make with Google.” She also cited Megan it a permanent program. A source of Spaulding, Sommer Harrison, and Phyllis Campbell Chase pride for Davis was that a year later, Mary Lou Moffat from the Albers a grocery seller who applied some of Placement Center for helping her Norm Rice the budgeting and bookkeeping les- find internship opportunities and Seattle Foundation sons reported increasing his income participate in the Albers Mentor Tara Smith by more than 200%. This experience Program. Seattle Works increased her drive “to do more in ap- The reason Davis chose to work John Dienhart plying business to global development at Google was that “much of my Professor, Seattle University initiatives to eradicate poverty.” success in life is because I had access Carly Cannell Based on her work in Malawi, to information.” Google’s mission is MBA Student, Seattle University Davis applied for an Inter-collegiate to organize the world’s information For more information on this Studies Institute William Simon and make it more accessible. This program, contact Dr. Rubina Mahsud Fellowship for Nobel Purpose, which access extends to nonusers of the at [email protected]. is a nationally competitive grant for Internet like entrepreneurs in rural graduating seniors in recognition of Malawi. By leveraging her education their service projects and efforts to to work at Google as an AdWords strengthen civil society. She wrote a Account Manager, Davis will help business plan for a business training many small businesses grow in the program that would teach business US, and have the opportunity to help fundamentals, taught by university many others in Africa. students in Africa and the United

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Leadership in Action Serves

eing Vice President of Corporate Development at McKinstry keeps Mari Anderson very busy. So why did she make the time to complete her Leadership BExecutive MBA (L-EMBA) at the Albers School of Business and Economics? Anderson, who graduated last June, said the reputation of the program and positive feedback from others who received their L-EMBA was overwhelming. “The variety and expertise of the organizations of those who routinely attend the program, along with a class schedule that supports the working professional, were pivotal reasons I chose Seattle University,” Anderson said. The program’s affirmative standing set her down the graduate school path, but once in the L-EMBA program, she found that it exceeded her expectations. “The program takes executives with a variety of life stories and backgrounds and provides a nurturing, compelling, and formative experience. My cohort was open to sharing their wisdom and desired to have a significant impact on the world,” Anderson said. “This focus on the entire person is one of the tremendous outcomes Albers alumna Mari Anderson learned how to stamp cloth that is facilitated by the SU culture.” during a family volunteer trip to Ghana. Anderson received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Studies and Business Administration and is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). gives her ample opportunity to grow her leadership skills. Within McKinstry, a full-service design, build, operate, A family volunteer trip to Ghana and Kenya left her feeling and maintain (DBOM) firm with over 1,600 employees called to respond to the area’s immense needs. She designed and $400 million in annual revenue, she is responsible for a detailed business plan for a sustainable Community Corporate Development, including Human Resources, Health Worker (CHW) training program as well as a CHW Strategic Initiatives, the McKinstry Charitable Foundation, sponsorship program in support of health outreach efforts Safety and Risk Management, Talent Management, of the MED25 Clinic in Mbita, Kenya. Anderson’s goal is Labor Relations, Training and Development, and Facility to provide mechanisms for ongoing support of these efforts Management. through sponsorships and by creating sustainable income The business core of the L-EMBA was essential in generating businesses on the ground. developing Anderson’s technical proficiency and bolstered “Health care workers are a vital part of serving the her ability to manage her many responsibilities. “Many needs of this remote area severely afflicted by malaria, organizations, including my own, are dynamic and adapting HIV, cholera, and water-related illnesses. The training and to continuous internal and environmental fluctuations. sponsorship of these workers offers the opportunity to have Organizational change management, strategic development, a multiplying impact on their communities as one trained opportunity and real cost analysis as well as focal marketing worker supports the needs of multiple families within the techniques are examples of extremely relevant tools that I am village communities,” said Anderson, who plans to return to applying in my current work.” Kenya in the coming weeks. The leadership component of the degree program had With such a full plate, Anderson still manages to make broad reaches, as well. “I’m more cognizant of my leadership time for leisure. Since graduation, she said she has “a renewed responsibilities now. I revisit my purpose statement, personal understanding of how amazing the gift of free time is!” She values, and leadership legacy commitments identified during enjoys travel, keeping up with her college-aged kids, playing the program and use those as a barometer of how aligned my the piano, watching college basketball, and spoiling her current priorities are with those core personal filters.” rambunctious 110 pound puppy. She is also looking forward Anderson’s recent capstone project, an initiative to continuing her relationships with her fellow graduates of designed to serve schools and medical facilities in Africa, the program who she now considers to be life-long friends.

albers brief I page 9 Faculty Profile – Chris WEber Man With a Passion for Helping Others

hris Weber, Professor of Econom- ics at Albers since 1993, passed “Chris’s interest in economic development and away on March 4, 2010 after a reducing global poverty were driving forces, especially Chard-fought battle with cancer. Weber was a popular faculty member who was in his later years…” known for his intelligence, strong faith, and passion for helping others. Bar- bara Yates, chair of the Department of Greensboro for his MA in Economics prominently in the start-up stage of Economics said that “Chris was the ideal and on to Duke University for his PhD. The Village Net, a microloan program teacher/scholar, excelling both in the Weber developed his desire for in the village of Ofankor, Ghana. classroom and in his research and writing. helping others through his faith, and “Chris endeared himself to the study He had broad interests both within the it deepened when he had children. tour students and the women of the economics discipline and the relationship According to his wife Leigh, Weber villages,” said Stephenson. “He was very between economics and other disciplines, often remarked that “our kids are leading service oriented and had deep empathy such as history, philosophy, and interna- lives of privilege by having clean water and understanding of international tional political affairs. and adequate food.” According to Yates, development and related justice issues.” “Chris’s interest in economic Family was most important to development and reducing global Weber. Leigh said he was a “GREAT poverty were driving forces, husband, a consummate father, and he especially in his later years, very much enjoyed being home. He loved leading him to spark the creation interacting with us individually and as of our International Economic a family.” Outside of family, Weber’s Development specialization next big love was music. He was an and to work with students in intense classical music buff. He loved the Nicaragua and Ghana.” trumpet, collected many of them, and Former student Lucas played with the Sammamish Symphony, McIntyre said this about Weber: the Renton Community Band, and “During my senior year, 2005- University Presbyterian Church Brass 2006, I did an independent study Ensemble. Not only did he listen to with Chris on the microfinance and play music, but Weber composed a institution Local Development symphony of Moravian Music that was Dr. Chris Weber was a popular faculty Fund (LDF) in Nicaragua. He played a few years ago at the Moravian member and consummate family man. was the perfect mentor for my project, Music Festival in North Carolina. allowing me to take the lead while Near the end of his life Weber Weber was born and raised in offering excellent suggestions when he shared with his wife that he hoped a North Carolina, but spent much of his thought I could do something better. He village somewhere in a less developed early life in Antigua, where his parents obviously cared about the loan recipients country would know he had helped them were missionaries. He earned his BA as that we spoke with (typically very low- in some way. He said, “If they could a double major in Political Science and income farmers that took out loans to just know their lives were even a tad bit Economics from the University of North expand their farms) and could connect better because Chris Weber lived, then Carolina, Chapel Hill. He went to work their hardships to larger, systemic that would be wonderful.” for the Moravian Church doing youth economic problems that plagued The family requests that memorials be made ministry and to decide whether he had a Nicaragua. I really respected his ability to Women’s Enterprises International at calling to the ministry. Upon discerning to do that.” www.womenenterprises.org. that he could best serve God through Weber also worked with Harriet applying his economic knowledge in Stephenson, Professor of Management, the developing world, Weber went to on micro-finance projects in Ghana. He the University of North Carolina at was one of four individuals who figured

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