Winter 2018 Whitman
Welcoming Dean Anderson Syracuse University Martin J. Whitman School of Management Eugene W. Anderson Dean Alison Kessler Interim Executive Director of Alumni and Corporate RRelationselations John Prizner Assistant Dean for Advancement
Whitman Magazine – Winter 2018 Editor: Alison Kessler Art Direction and Design: Andrea M. Parisi Design: Lena Blomkvist Contributors: Kerri Howell, Elle Spears, Lisa Svegl and Sarah Wolverton Photography: John Carnessali, Ben Gabbe, Rob Harpin, Susan Kahn, RRogeroger Lemoine, Rachel Liz Photography, Zane Ludvigsen, Stephen Sartori, Scavone Photography, James Vivenzio and Chuck Wainwright
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On The Cover: Welcoming Eugene “Gene” Anderson as the 18th dean of the Martin J. 22 34 Whitman School of Management. ™ Table of Contents
Featuring 8 Welcoming Dean Anderson The Martin J. Whitman School of Management welcomes its 18th dean, Eugene “Gene” Anderson.
36 2016-17 Annual Report on Philanthropy 15 We extend our appreciation to the generous donors who made financial gifts to help advance the school’s mission.
In Every Issue
2 From the Dean 6 Staff Announcements 22 Whitman at Work 24 Class News and Notes 30 Five Under Five 63 IMPRESS Update 67 Career Center Update 74 Faculty Research
Spotlights Students: 58 Catherine Cummings ’18 59 Endrinë Rafuna ’18 MBA 58 Jacob Urban ’19 59 James Bort ’20 Ph.D. Alumni: 13 Chancellor’s Citation: Michael Blackshear ’91 and Constance “Connie” Orlando ’89 12 16 Syracuse University George Arents Award: Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68 18 Holtz Alumnus of the Year: Arthur Rock ’48 19 Orange Entrepreneur of the Year: Gerald Halpin ’50 20 Dean’s Citation for Exceptional Service: Peter Bliven ’80 and 70 Cory Notrica ’91 21 Young Alumni of the Year: Thomas Brown ’07 and Oriana Fuentes ’12 Donor: 34 Ed Pettinella ’76 MBA Establishes Second Endowed Professorship to Help Attract and Retain Exceptional Faculty Faculty: 70 Professor Kira Reed’s Commitment to Industry, Academia and Student Success
Whitman / Winter 2018 / 1 From the Dean
t’s been a busy and exciting time since arriving in Syracuse this past IJuly to begin my appointment as dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. I’ve already had the pleasure of meeting many of you—alumni, students, parents, recruiters, supporters, friends of the School and colleagues around the University. I am looking forward to connecting with many more members of our extended community, both on campus and on the road at alumni events, such as the recent ones in D.C., New York City, and Northern New Jersey. I’m honored and thrilled to be leading Syracuse Whitman at a time when unprecedented rates of technological and social change call for a new generation of business professionals and leaders. Business schools are challenged as never before to equip students for success in what will be the most dynamic, diverse and interconnect- ed economy in the history of mankind. Whitman is uniquely well-posi- tioned to do so. Our world-class faculty members are thought leaders in their chosen fields and the educational experiences they design. Our access to the breadth and richness of Syracuse University is a distinct advantage in an era when interdisciplinary talent and solutions are at a premium. Our proximity to one of the world’s great economic and cultural centers presents an abundance of opportunities for experiential learning, career exploration and recruiting partnerships. We are also fortunate to have such a passionate and successful alumni network in New York City and beyond. By drawing on these strengths, Syracuse Whitman can be a leader in equipping students for professional success, engaged citizenship and lifelong learning in the rapidly changing landscape of global business. It will require augmenting great classroom teaching with transformative experiential learning opportunities, drawing on our alumni and industry connections to bring the world of practice to campus, partnering with our sister schools and colleges at SU and bringing exceptional students, faculty and staff from around the world to the School. All of this happens only with your help: your time and talent shared with our students, your consideration of our students and graduates for internships and jobs, your generous gifts of financial support and your thoughtful input on how to move our community forward. Together, we will develop the professionals that the business world needs today and the leaders it needs for tomorrow. I welcome your ideas about the future of business school educa- tion, research and engagement, as well as how the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and Syracuse University can help lead the way into that future. Our highest aspiration must be to ensure and acceler- ate this remarkable institution’s rise in quality, reputation and impact. Please feel free to email or call me with your thoughts. I look forward to hearing from you.
2 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University Syracuse University to Invest $100 Million in Academic Programs, Student Experience
yracuse University has announced Invest Syracuse: Advancing • Expanding opportunity for students of promise and talent from SAcademic Excellence and the Student Experience, a $100 million across the socioeconomic spectrum by: initiative to provide all students with a distinctive, world-class learning • Launching the Invest Syracuse Initiative, a $40 million fundrais- experience to prepare them for professional and personal success. ing campaign focused exclusively on supporting need-based “Invest Syracuse is the engine for advancing the University’s academic undergraduate scholarships and financial aid; programs and the student experience,” says Chancellor Kent Syverud. • Creating a new named scholarship program focused specifically “It will elevate our academic excellence, provide an unrivaled student on valedictorians and salutatorians at high schools from across experience and solidify Syracuse University’s standing as a distinctive, the country; and preeminent, global research institution.” • Rebalancing student grants and loans so Syracuse students Invest Syracuse follows the University’s comprehensive academic graduate with significantly less debt. strategic planning process, during which students, faculty, staff and alumni “Invest Syracuse will allow us to accelerate learning, fuel discovery helped define a shared vision for the University and identify clear priori- and cultivate and drive intellectual curiosity,” says Michele G. Wheatly, ties, to achieve those aspirations. vice chancellor and provost. “It will further position our students, faculty As part of Invest Syracuse, over the next five years, Syracuse and staff for success as they identify solutions for our most pressing University will invest $100 million to implement several of those priorities global challenges.” including: Syracuse University has made significant operational improvements in • Redefining the student experience at Syracuse, beyond recent years and recently achieved a genuinely balanced budget. Moving Syracuse and after Syracuse by: forward with an investment of this magnitude requires generating new • Providing comprehensive and integrated academic and career resources. Invest Syracuse resources will be generated from three sources: guidance and support so every student has a personalized path • Administrative cost savings and efficiencies: Reducing administrative to future success; spending by $30 million and identifying additional efficiencies. • Supporting students through tailored plans to better address • Fundraising and philanthropy: Raising an additional $40 million to mental health, physical well-being and spiritual needs; support high-achieving prospective students interested in pursuing a • Ensuring every student has at least one global learning experi- Syracuse University education. ence while at Syracuse; and • Rebasing tuition: Establishing a new tuition base for the 2018-2019 • Fostering a cross-campus collaborative that includes Alumni academic year. For first-year and transfer students entering in the fall Engagement, Academic and Career Advising, and the advance- of 2018, there will be a $3,300 Invest Syracuse premium added to ment offices in the schools and colleges to formalize a network- the tuition base, in addition to the 3.9 percent tuition increase (pend- ing community that connects students and young alumni to ing board approval). No current students or first-year and transfer internship and career opportunities. students entering in the fall of 2017 will be impacted by the premium. • Advancing discovery and innovation by: • Recruiting and hiring 100 additional faculty scholars over the next “This $100 million investment in our academic and student programs five years and allocating resources to retain outstanding faculty; is significant,” says Cathryn Newton, special advisor to the Chancellor and • Building a more robust Office of Research to offer tangible support Provost for faculty engagement. “When in place, it will bring far stronger to all faculty pursuing scholarship, research and creative work; and support for our students and will intensify our commitment to both new • Launching a Faculty Innovation and Discovery Fund to incentivize and continuing faculty.” faculty to pursue interdisciplinary scholarship, research and cre- To learn more about Invest Syracuse: Advancing Academic Excellence ative work outside the core mission of their academic department. and the Student Experience, visit InvestSyracuse.syr.edu.
Whitman / Winter 2018 / 3 ™ Whitman Briefings
With Gratitude, We Congratulate Amanda Nicholson
manda Nicholson left her post as the associate dean for undergradu- ENACTUS programs. Congratulations, Amanda! I am excited to see you Aate programs and professor of retail practice at Whitman in October have an even bigger impact on students in this next step in your career.” to assume a new role as assistant provost and dean for student success at —Josh Fishman ’12, digital brand manager, Unilever Syracuse University. A member of the Syracuse University faculty since 1997, Nicholson “Amanda’s passion for teaching, commitment to students and determina- received the University’s prestigious Meredith Teaching Award; spear- tion for accomplishment is inspiring. I would not be the person I am today headed the team that created Whitman’s Goodman IMPRESS program; nor as successful in my career had it not been for Amanda. She inspired led the growth of the school’s undergraduate program; and created and me while I was a student in her Retail 101 class and continues to inspire me maintained the Whitman Leadership Scholars Program, among numerous today. I am honored to call her my mentor, my inspiration and my friend.” other accomplishments. In her new post, Nicholson will lead efforts in —Nicole Walters ’07, store manager, Duluth Trading Company and student retention, success and graduation, working closely with colleagues vice chair, Whitman Young Advisory Council (YWAC) in the schools, colleges and Academic Affairs to address challenges and opportunities related to students’ persistence, degree completion and "Amanda has been such a vibrant presence at Whitman. I’ve heard many postgraduate success. stories of Amanda being the reason students chose to come to Whitman. For the significant impact she has made—and will continue to make— She takes a personal interest in every student and that is remarkable. I at Whitman and in the lives of countless students, staff, faculty and alumni, have no doubt she will make an enormous impact as part of the Syracuse we share our sincere gratitude, heartfelt congratulations and very best University leadership team. I am so excited to see what she does next.” wishes for her next chapter at Syracuse University. —Mike Gursha ’10 (WHIT/NEW), CEO, Rookie Road and chair, YWAC
“Without Dean Nicholson’s passion and dedication to students, I wouldn’t “Amanda was the first professor I met at Syracuse and really set the tone be where I am today. She is an incredible professor, ENACTUS Sam Walton of my four years in Whitman. I would not be where I am today without the Fellow, career coach, dean and, most importantly, someone I consider fam- guidance, support and wisdom she’s shared over the years. Thank you for ily. She has helped students land amazing careers and improved the lives everything you’ve done for all of us at Whitman and best of luck! of Mayan families in Guatemala and the underserved in Syracuse through —Daniel J. Kinney ’09, ’10 M.S., senior accountant, Ernst & Young, LLP
4 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University "Congratulations, Nicholson! Words cannot begin to explain the impact that you have had on my life—academic, professional and personal. These are sentiments shared by every student who has crossed paths with you. I cannot wait to see all you will achieve in your new role." —Hannah Zucker ’13, account executive, CHF Industries
“Amanda put her heart and soul into making sure Whitman students have a stellar experience and are prepared for great career success.” —Carol Heil, director of undergraduate recruitment and college relations, Whitman
“Amanda is a rare find. She absolutely never settles and never gives less than her best. Her expectations are high, but her passion is infec- tious, which makes everyone around her believe and contribute. I am so fortunate to have Amanda as a mentor and friend—these past four years have been an invaluable learning experience, thanks to Amanda’s open leadership style. She is already missed in Whitman, but the University made an excellent choice—I cannot wait to see the impact she makes in this next phase of her career.” —Lindsay Quilty, assistant dean for undergraduate programs, Whitman
“Amanda’s departure is a bittersweet one for our community. She’s brought such terrific creativity, energy and leadership to our undergraduate pro- gram in her role as associate dean, and the legacy she leaves behind will be a lasting one benefitting students, faculty and alumni for years to come.” —Gene Anderson, dean of the Whitman School
“Amanda was the first person I met when I came for an interview at SU 17 years ago. We went to lunch and talked all afternoon! I remember going home from that interview knowing she was someone I could be happy working with everyday...and that turned out to be quite true. Amanda has been the heart of our program for all these years, and her departure will be a big loss. We wish her all the best in her new position, and I am sure she will have a positive impact on students all across campus. —Linda Cushman, associate professor of retail management, Whitman
“Congratulations, Amanda! You have been a professor, mentor, leader and friend…and the key reason I chose SU after meeting you on Admitted Student’s Day. The University is fortunate to have you as a leader. You have pioneered many programs from ENACTUS to IMPRESS, and I look forward to seeing your impact continue on a bigger scale.” —Megan McDermott ’09, product manager, Macy’s Merchandizing Group
“As a Martin J. Whitman Retail Advisory Board member for many years, I have had the rewarding opportunity to not only work with Amanda Nicholson as our faculty advisor and ‘fearless leader,’ but to also bear witness to the growth and development of SU’s retail program, much the result of Amanda’s steadfast convictions. Always fighting for what she believes to be the best for SU’s retail students, Amanda has driven the curriculum forward, while educating the faculty on the Retail Program’s merits and its important relevance to SU’s success. Hail, Amanda!” —Richard J. Mast ’71 A&S, retail consultant, Richard Mast Associates, LLC
"I’ve had the privilege to work with Amanda for the past four years through ENACTUS and can’t put into words everything she’s taught me and what a huge role model she has been. From myself and the rest of ENACTUS, we wish A Game well with her new role!" —Lindsay Swanson ’18, Syracuse University ENACTUS president
Whitman / Winter 2018 / 5 []Staff Announcements HOW DO WE RANK?
Stacy Bunce Caleb Coy Anh Murphy Kari O’Mara Administrative Specialist Student Technology Coordinator Academic Advisor IMPRESS program manager Financial Times 2017 Best Online MBA tacy Bunce had joined the he Whitman IT Department hitman’s graduate pro- ari O'Mara has joined Whitman United States SWhitman School as an Thas welcomed Caleb Coy as Wgrams team has welcomed Kas IMPRESS program manager. #6 administrative specialist in the the student technology coordina- Anh Murphy as an academic advi- She is responsible for all activities { Financial Times graduate programs office. In this tor. In this role, Coy oversees the sor. She will work with online MBA associated with the program, which 2017 Best Online MBA role, she is responsible for triaging Student Technology Center help students, providing support in encompasses the active engagement Global student inquiries, office FT and desk, with additional responsibilities course selection and concentration of all 1,800-plus undergraduate on-line budgets, supervision of students. Previously, she worked #10 of managing the maintenance of stu- requirements, among other areas. } student workers, general office dent computer labs and equipment, She comes to Whitman from the for the Johnson Museum of Art at U.S. News & World Report management and support to staff. providing troubleshooting and re- SU College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University as coordinator 2018 Best Programs Prior to Whitman, Bunce served pair services, and offering general IT where she advised undergraduate of student engagement. O’Mara Undergraduate Entrepreneurship as administrative assistant for the support to Whitman students. Prior students. Murphy holds a BA from holds a master of arts degree #13 Syracuse Center of Excellence. She to joining Whitman, Coy served as Ithaca College and a master of from Syracuse University and { earned a bachelor’s degree from the IT manager at Blurb, Inc. in San education from the University of a bachelor's degree from U.S. News & World Report Houghton College. Francisco. Massachusetts, Amherst. Cazenovia College. #21 2017 Graduate Entrepreneurship } Bloomberg Businessweek 2016 (Final Ranking) Best Undergraduate Business School Programs {#23 U.S. News & World Report 2018 Best Undergraduate #42} Business School Programs U.S. News & World Report Tara Schroer Bruce Williams Jr. Alecia Zema Joseph Zielinski 2017 Best Online Executive Assistant Academic Advisor Program Coordinator Academic Advisor Buisness Programs ara Schroer has joined the ruce Williams Jr. is the newest lecia Zema has been oseph Zielinski brings former #47 TWhitman School as the new Bmember of Whitman’s Aappointed program coordi- Jexperience as an academic { executive assistant to the dean. She undergraduate academic advising nator at Whitman. She provides advisor in the Syracuse University Bloomberg Businessweek comes to Whitman with extensive team. He oversees students in the student support and performs College of Arts and Science to his 2017 Best MBA Program experience in higher education and IMPRESS Waverly House and in operational program functions graduate academic advising post a degree in public relations from the supply chain management and for the online programs, which at the Whitman School. He will #64} Birnam College, Johannesburg, management programs. Previously, includes onboarding, administering work with students in the online For a complete listing of undergraduate, South Africa. Previously, Schroer he worked as an academic advisor teaching evaluations, and residency master’s programs, specifically worked for six years as an executive in the College of Arts and Sciences planning, among other tasks. An advising those in the specialty M.S. graduate and program-specific rankings, assistant to Le Moyne College’s at SU. Williams is a two-time SU employee since 2003, Zema programs (accounting, business president and provost. She also Syracuse University graduate most recently served as graduate analytics and entrepreneurship). visit whitman.syr.edu/rankings served as a meeting and conference (undergraduate 2009; master’s and curriculum coordinator for the Zielinski earned both his under- manager at Cazenovia College. 2012) and former member and Psychology Department. She holds graduate and graduate degrees captain of the football team. a B.A. from Russell Sage College. from Ohio University.
6 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University HOW DO WE RANK?
Financial Times 2017 Best Online MBA United States {#6 Financial Times 2017 Best Online MBA #10} Global U.S. News & World Report 2018 Best Programs Undergraduate Entrepreneurship {#13 U.S. News & World Report #21 2017 Graduate Entrepreneurship } Bloomberg Businessweek 2016 (Final Ranking) Best Undergraduate Business School Programs {#23 U.S. News & World Report 2018 Best Undergraduate #42} Business School Programs U.S. News & World Report 2017 Best Online Buisness Programs {#47 Bloomberg Businessweek #64} 2017 Best MBA Program For a complete listing of undergraduate, graduate and program-specific rankings, visit whitman.syr.edu/rankings
Whitman / Winter 2018 / 7 About Dean Anderson
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Education: Doctorate from the University of Chicago; master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Former Positions: University of Miami School of Business Administration – Dean
University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business - Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Dean for Degree Programs and Academic Director for the Executive MBA
Research Interests: Marketing and business perfor- mance, customer satisfaction and customer analytics
Significant Publications: Anderson’s research on customer satisfaction and business performance has been published in all four premier academic marketing journals, and he has served on their respective editorial boards. In a recent study, three of his papers ranked among the Top 50 most impactful articles on research and practice. One is the second most cited article in Marketing Science. Overall, his work has received more than 4,000 SSCI citations and 30,000 Google Scholar citations.
Family: He and his wife, attorney Sheryl Manning, have two children, a son and a daughter.
8 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University Welcoming Dean Anderson
ugene “Gene” Anderson Prior to his deanship at Miami, was appointed dean of the Anderson spent more than two EMartin J. Whitman School decades at the University of of Management in May after a Michigan’s Ross School of meticulous search process that Business. During his time there, began eight months prior. He he served in many important brought a record of results to his leadership roles, including senior post as the School’s 18th leader, associate dean for academic which he assumed on July 1. affairs, associate dean for degree During Whitman’s Annual programs and academic director Orange Central Alumni Awards for the Executive MBA Program. Ceremony in October, Syracuse J. Michael Haynie, Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and University’s vice chancellor for Provost Michele G. Wheatly strategic initiatives and innova- officially introduced Anderson as tion and the Barnes Professor of the new dean to an audience of Entrepreneurship at Whitman, alumni, staff, faculty, students and chaired the search committee. supporters. Upon stepping to the He describes Anderson as “a true podium, she said, “Though we are innovator who understands the here today to present awards to critical importance of applying many exceptional alumni, I believe “...a true innovator who understands an entrepreneurial philosophy to Whitman has received the best the critical importance of applying an business education. As the global award of all in Gene Anderson.” economy continues to evolve Wheatly shared that Anderson’s entrepreneurial philosophy to business based on emerging trends, it is im- “vast achievements as an adminis- education.”— J. Michael Haynie portant that the Whitman School trator; his ability to attract, recruit has someone of his caliber at the and retain high-achieving students progress, most notably improving enrollment from 475 to 900; grew helm to navigate a constantly shift- and faculty and his innovative ap- the school’s MBA program ranking annual revenue from $42 million ing higher education landscape.” proach to assessing the marketplace in BusinessWeek from 72 to 47. in FY12 to $59 million in FY16; Dean Anderson graciously to create new academic programs Anderson is also credited with and raised $30 million toward an agreed to answer a few questions that align with economic trends are creating a more diverse cohort of eight-year campaign goal of $50 so that Whitman magazine readers a few of the many reasons he is the students—increasing enrollment million in four years. Anderson also can learn about his thoughts on ideal individual for this role.” among students from underrep- initiated new degree programs in what made Syracuse University Shortly before his appointment resented populations from 15 to analytics, finance, leadership and and Whitman attractive, the future at Whitman, Anderson concluded 33 percent and increasing female international business; expand- of business education and the path a five-year term as dean of the MBA enrollment by 16 percent. ed international and domestic for Whitman’s second century University of Miami School of He expanded full-time, tenure or experiential learning opportunities; of success. Business Administration. During tenure-track faculty from 83 to and launched the Miami Executive that time, he oversaw stunning 96; increased graduate student MBA for Artists and Athletes.
Whitman / Winter 2018 / 9 Q. What attracted you to Syracuse University and this leadership position?
A. I like to build things. My passion has always been working with others to create something of which we can all be proud and that will have an im- pact on things that matter. Com- ing to Syracuse University at this time when you have such a great leadership team at the Univer- sity level, there is a real sense of purpose and possibility in the air. Within the Whitman School itself, there are wonderfully talented faculty and staff who Dean Anderson and Chancellor Kent Syverud at the 2017 George Arents Award Ceremony are committed to the school and its mission. Recent innovations, such as IMPRESS, the integrat- is a set of bold initiatives for build- experiential learning opportunities and staff to help develop specific ed core and the expanding port- ing our future, including: for existing programs, alumni and elements of each of these initia- folio of online programs, have corporate relationships, and our tives, including objectives, strate- created a tremendous sense of • 19 for ’19: Attract and retain 19 educational program portfolio in gies for achieving these objectives, momentum. And, of course, you new faculty talents in strategic and New York City accountability, timelines and have a terrific student body that emerging areas of importance as resource requirements. Through- is getting stronger all the time. Whitman approaches its second • Global Whitman: Expand out this process, each working Having the opportunity to be century in 2019; experiential learning opportunities group will continue to consult with a part of shaping the future of for existing programs, academic faculty, staff, students, alumni Whitman and Syracuse really • Project A.G.I.L.E.: Ensure all of partnerships and our educational and advisory council members. excites me. our programs are equipping students program portfolio in international The proposals that emerge will to be Analytic, Global, Innovative settings; be shared and, following broader Leaders and Entrepreneurs; input from our community, incor- When you arrived at Q. • The Future Now: Ensure porated into the school’s strategic Whitman, you shared that your • Engage Syracuse: Pursue inter- Whitman is an exemplary learning plan we are developing. first 100 days would be largely disciplinary research and/or edu- community where all members feel spent listening and learning. Can cational programs in partnership valued and have the opportunity to you discuss common sentiments with other schools and colleges add value. you heard over those first three Though each business where Whitman can play a leading While I will always be listening, Q. months and how that input might school has its own unique or major role; we are now taking the next steps help shape the course of Whitman challenges and opportunities, towards implementation. We’ve are there tenets you feel are moving forward? • Whitman in NYC: Strengthen formed working groups of faculty common to most successful institutions? A. As a new person on campus, it was very important to me to A. There are some things that learn about the community, its peo- are really important to me that I ple and culture, and its strengths think are shared by the business and aspirations. So, I embarked on education community generally. a systematic program of listening, Student and alumni success learning and testing ideas with is very important and is a top faculty, staff, students, alumni, priority for me, as is conducting recruiters and advisory boards. high-impact research and educa- tional programs. Finally, building Through our conversations, new a strong, respectful community, opportunities have surfaced for one that really embraces diversi- Whitman to distinguish itself as an ty in every direction, is inclusive excellent, relevant and exemplary and creates a culture of belong- school of management. The result ing for everyone is important. (left to right) Will Cass '08, Dean Anderson and Michael LaMarche, assistant director of career services at Whitman, at the Frankel Scholars 10 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University dinner in October at the Lubin House learning experiences for students— Q. The landscape of business teaching in ways that really stick. education is rapidly changing. How Experiential learning is going to do you see the Whitman School be a part of that. We need to get responding to and thriving in the students more closely connected face of this changing environment? to industry by bringing business people and practice to campus and A. Technology, of course, is sending students out into the world having a huge impact. It’s chang- to think more globally. We want ing what and how we teach, as the Whitman School to be a special well as reshaping the industry place and an attractive community overall. A lot of basic knowledge for students. Utilizing experiential that we teach is going to be freely learning pedagogies and partnering available online, if it isn’t already. with our alumni network, we can This democratization of know- provide students with an education ledge is happening not only with they can’t get anywhere else. Whitman freshman Allen Bailey (left) and Richard Spears '84 with Dean business school education but Anderson at the 2017 Coming Back Together Networking Luncheon at Whitman within higher education in general. Q. What do you see as the single That puts tremendous pressure on most important challenge facing leading business schools to offer the Whitman School? where and how should we play in the dynamic changes going on in something that goes beyond that the rapidly changing landscape of business every day, while we are basic information. If you can find A. The central challenge for business education? What should somewhat insulated. Whether it’s out how to do net present value Whitman, and for all business we be doing online? How should time, talent or treasure, their gener- analysis or basic accounting online, schools, is how to equip students we be bringing distance technology ous support and contributions are why would you come to campus for for a world of rapidly accelerating to our other programs to make going to be important to whether business school or even enroll in an social and technological change— them more blended or hybrid and or not we achieve the full potential online program in business? one where we can’t predict half taking advantage of our full-time of the school and realize our full Obviously, we offer the expe- of the jobs that they’ll be doing or programs? What kinds of programs aspirations going forward. riences that come with being on what industries are going to look and certificates should we be campus. Interacting with our fac- like in 15 or 20 years. That’s really offering given the market? ulty and accomplished classmates the fundamental question. Q. What is one characteristic is very important. Certainly, we There’s a second set of ques- Q. What role do the alumni play every leader should possess? offer access to an alumni network. tions around what’s happening in the Whitman School’s future But I think it’s going to be really in the business school industry. trajectory? A. I think a successful leader important for us to offer enriched What’s the set of activities and has a drive and ability to work A. The alumni are essential. If a with others to make the world a primary goal of students coming better place. I think this is true to business school is to find a great no matter what industry you’re job and be successful in their ca- in—whether it’s education or a reers going forward, alumni are go- for-profit practice. At the end ing to play a really important role in of the day, people get excited that. The most successful business about having a purpose. Being schools in terms of finding great able to have an authentic set internships and great opportunities of goals that you’re able to for their current students are ones articulate to people helps get that have a strong alumni network them excited about what they’re and alumni that are committed to doing and the impact they’re helping the school. And then more having on the world. generally in a world that’s changing so rapidly, the alumni are going to be a really important source of counsel and advice for us in terms of what we should be doing in our curriculum, as well as what we should be doing strategically as a school. They’re experiencing
Dean Anderson with a Whitman student during one of "The Dean Is In" Whitman / Winter 2018 / 11 sessions he holds in the Flaum Grand Hall ™ Alumni & Friends
Whitman Hosts Networking Luncheon in Celebration of CBT 2017
uring the 12th Coming Back Together (CBT) on-campus celebration LifeSciences, came from New Jersey to attend CBT 2017 at Syracuse. Dfor Syracuse University African American and Latino alumni held “The CBT luncheon at Whitman was great. I really enjoyed networking in September, more than 80 Whitman and SU alumni, students, faculty, and hearing the stories of alumni success and the words of encouragement staff and friends gathered for a networking luncheon that was filled with shared with the students,” she says. “It was really special to see the optimism and enthusiasm. Whitman pride felt by all.” Whitman Dean Gene Anderson shared his early impressions as well as The luncheon concluded with time for networking before guests moved future aspirations for the School, emphasizing the importance of diversity on to the next event on their CBT schedule. Early event feedback was and inclusion in realizing goals for excellence, prominence and leadership. very positive with wonderful suggestions shared for improving the event Whitman’s CBT alumni chair and recipient of the Chancellor’s Citation, in the future. Michael Blackshear ’91, the North America chief compliance officer for There has been ongoing communication with CBT 2017 guests and re- Chubb Insurance Co., led guests through a survey and personal sharing sponses to an engagement survey have been collected to not only enhance exercise designed to create an open dialogue and explore ideas for con- Whitman’s CBT 2020 programming but to also identify opportunities for tinued engagement. Students shared their career aspirations, while alumni alumni to be involved with Whitman, help promote student success and imparted advice for achieving success. create a community of alumni connections and support. “I was so pleased with the turnout and the engagement of alumni, “The foundation of a learning community like ours is that we all respect, students, faculty and staff,” shares Blackshear. “There were friendships value and care for one another as individuals,” shares Dean Anderson. “The rekindled, new ones made and the common questions was, ‘What can richness of our community’s diverse pool of talents, experiences, paradigms we do together to help make Whitman the best it can possibly be?’ Our and perspectives is a tremendous source of learning for all of us. We are collective charge now is to find ways to turn that willingness into action.” fortunate to have such a committed group of diverse alumni to help support Starr Gunther-Bland ’85, commercial operations associate at Integra and strengthen an inclusive culture of belonging at Whitman.“
12 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University Two Whitman Alumni Receive the Chancellor’s Citation During CBT Weekend
he Whitman School extends its congratulations to alumni Michael representations of the Orange spirit and commitment to giving back.” TBlackshear ’91 and Constance “Connie” Orlando ’89 on their receipt Awarded to African American and Latino alumni during CBT, the of the Chancellor’s Citation presented at the CBT 2017 dinner gala. Chancellor’s Citation serves to recognize the significant civic or career Blackshear and Orlando were among five notable SU alumni honored achievements by the selected winners. Since 1983, the ceremony with this prestigious recognition. The citation was delivered by Syracuse has been a signature event presented at the triennial Coming Back University Chancellor Kent Syverud, who presented each honoree with a Together reunion. commemorative plate created by David MacDonald, emeritus professor “This year’s Chancellor’s Citation winners are exceptional,” says Rachel of studio arts. Vassel ’90 (WHIT/NEW), assistant vice president, Office of Program “This event honors outstanding members of Syracuse University’s alumni Development. “They are not only accomplished leaders in their fields, but community,” Chancellor Syverud says. “These five alumni are exceptional also generous University donors. We are grateful for their willingness to professionals who are inspiring to the next generation. They are wonderful pay it forward to benefit the next generation.”
Michael Blackshear ’91, chief compliance officer, Chubb
lackshear serves as the North America chief joining Chubb, he held various leadership roles for Marsh & McLennan Bcompliance officer for Chubb Insurance Co., the Companies and served in management advisory roles for KPMG and world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty PricewaterhouseCoopers. Blackshear periodically lectures at universities insurance company. He is responsible for providing and industry trade associations on compliance and risk management leadership and management, within the Office of topics and serves on several advisory boards. General Counsel, for developing and maintaining an As a Syracuse student, he participated in Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and effective compliance program in North America designed to establish was a member of the Syracuse University track and cross country teams. compliance standards and to monitor, detect and prevent compliance He and fellow fraternity brothers are spearheading the reinstatement of deficiencies. the Kappa Chapter-Omega Psi Phi Endowed Scholarship Fund. Blackshear Blackshear has more than 20 years of financial service and executive serves on Whitman’s Management Department Advisory Board and experience in the areas of compliance and risk management. Prior to chaired this year’s CBT Networking Luncheon at Whitman.
Constance “Connie” Orlando ’89, head of programming, Black Entertainment Television
rlando, previously the senior vice president A recipient of six NAACP awards and a 2016 Network Journal 25 Ofor specials, music programming and news at Influential Black Women in Business honoree, Orlando was named BET, now serves as interim programming chief. In a National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications her current role, she leads the teams responsible for (NAMIC) “Top 40 Under 40” as one of cable’s top executives. The BET Awards, Hip Hop Awards, The BET Honors, As a student at Syracuse, Orlando participated in SU Celebration of Gospel and Black Girls Rock! Abroad and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She has Before joining BET, Orlando, who also serves on the Advisory Board launched the Connie Orlando endowment for black for Clark Atlanta University’s TV department as the programming women with television industry majors. committee chair, launched her own full-service production company, CMO Productions. Not long after, CMO struck a partnership with music icon and businessman Jay-Z to produce the first of its kind, direct-to-video movie soundtrack The Streets Is Watching. Orange Central Celebrated at Whitman
Jeremiah Catlin ’18 MBA/EMPA, a major in the U.S. Army and student in Whitman’s Defense Comptrollership Program, pitches his business venture, Scion Pro, at Orange Tank.
ach year, Orange Central offers the opportunity for Syracuse third-place winners. This year’s Orange Tank competition, sponsored EUniversity alumni to return to their alma mater for a weekend of through generous gifts from Mark ’83 and Judi ’84 (VPA) Morris and events, programming, camaraderie and a gridiron matchup in the Carrier Andrew Greenberg ’85 (VPA), had a record number of entries and was Dome. As part of the 2017 homecoming celebration, Whitman hosted a enjoyed by an audience double the size of last year. day filled with opportunities for alumni, staff, students, staff, faculty and Tamara Seredneva ’19 MBA won first place in the student category friends to connect, learn and engage. for her learning vacation business, Devtrips. Giorgio Parlato ’18 MBA and The fall meeting of the Whitman Alumni Council (WAC) was held Thuy Nguyen ’18 MBA placed second for their business Miruku, a peanut during Orange Central, which gave the many board members present the milk manufacturing business. Nikolay Rodionov ’15 (ECS), ’18 MBA came chance to enjoy activities across campus and spend time with students—in in third-place for his business venture, Apollo Biomedical, which designs and addition to their regular WAC working sessions. develops wearable technology for collecting outpatient biomedical data. "I feel energized by the students,” says WAC member Lisa Fontenelli ’86, “It was exciting to pitch in front of an experienced panel of judges retired former deputy head of global investment and head of securities and the audience,” shares Serednova. “It was also beneficial to network research at Goldman Sachs, who served as a judge for Whitman’s third with fellow entrepreneurs and Whitman alumni, students, staff and faculty Annual Orange Tank during her return to campus. “It is great to see old during the reception. The prize money will go toward the development of friends, and I am excited about the opportunities coming at Whitman and the business website. I appreciate this incredible opportunity for Whitman Syracuse University." students made possible by the generous alumni sponsors.” Members of the Young Whitman Alumni Council (YWAC) took In the alumni category, Daniel Brenner ’16 and Alec Ellin ’16 (NEW) advantage of their time on campus to engage with students. Many served were awarded first-place for Laylo, a fantasy sports-style business that as interviewers during an “Interview Rush Hour” event, as participants on allows users to compete to find and spread music. Logan Bonney ’17 a “Transitioning to the Workplace” panel and/or as Orange Tank judges. M.S.and Brittany Berry ’18 (VPA), placed second for Anything But Beer, Orange Tank featured alumni and student entrepreneurs pitching a New York farm brewery that manufactures and markets craft their business ventures in the hopes of winning cash prizes. The first-place beverages for consumers who are gluten-sensitive. DraftingSleepers. presenter in the alumni and student categories were awarded $5,000. com, a social network for fantasy sports pitched by Thomas Berman ’10, Second-place presenters received $2,000, and $1,000 was given to received third place.
14 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University Dean Anderson presents the second-place Orange Tank prize to Thuy Nguyen ’18 MBA (left) and Giorgio Parlato ’18 MBA (center).
WAC members Steve Ballentine ’83 and Ken YWAC member Chris Grant ’12, ’13 M.S. and Kevin Pontarelli ’92 at the Awards Ceremony Reception O'Donnell ’20 at the Interview Rush Hour event
This year’s judges were: future business leaders through direct engagement, career and placement Daniel Folkman ’12, YWAC member and vice president of business opportunities, programmatic support and/or other contributions to posi- development for goPuff, an on-demand convenience store delivery company tion students for professional success. Bliven serves as managing director Lisa Fontenelli ’86 (WHIT/NEW), WAC member and retired of Institutional Sales in Citi’s Municipal Securities Division covering major former deputy head of Global Investment Research and head of Securities clients on behalf of the firm across all sectors of the Municipal Bond Research for Goldman Sachs market. Notrica, the senior director of Digital Governance at PepsiCo., Karen Livingston ’12 MBA, co-founder of Divine Renewable Ener- is responsible for global brand reputation and corporate integrity in the gy and an advisor for the Onondaga Small Business Development Center digital space. Jared Hutter ’06, founder of Aptitude Development, a real estate The Young Alumnus and Alumna of the Year Award recognizes Whit- investment and development firm headquartered in New Jersey man graduates who set a positive example for students and the greater Michael Gursha ’10 (WHIT/NEW), YWAC chair and CEO/ Whitman community through his/her professional excellence and service chairman of Rookie Road Inc., a sports media and technology company. to the School. This year’s recipients were Oriana Fuentes ’12, co-founded of Emptor, a data automation company, and Thomas Brown ’07, a partner Mike Smith ’12, ’13 M.S., an entrepreneur and advisor, served as the at Syracuse-based Registered Investment Advisor Blue Water Capital master of ceremony. Management. Whitman’s day of Orange Central programming culminated with Orange Tank winners were announced during the Annual Alumni an alumni reception that allowed guests to reacquaint, make new Orange Awards Ceremony, held immediately after the competition. Syracuse connections and celebrate the School’s annual award winners. University’s Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly opened the “Being recognized during the awards ceremony was certainly nice, ceremony with the introduction of Gene Anderson as the new dean of the but giving back and engaging with students, faculty, staff and fellow Whitman School. alumni is rewarding and keeps me connected,” shares Thomas Brown. “I Dean Anderson presented the Orange Tank winners and distin- look forward to helping get other area alumni connected to the Whitman guished alumni awards. He shared congratulations on behalf of the community and continuing to support students with their endeavors.” entire Whitman community to Whitman Advisory Council member and Syracuse University Life Trustee Dan D’Aniello ’68, who received the 2017 George Arents Award for Excellence in Business and Philanthropic Leadership at a ceremony later that evening. The Arents Award is Syra- cuse University’s highest alumni honor. D’Aniello is also a former recipient of Whitman’s Jonathan J. Holtz Alumnus of the Year Award, the School’s most prestigious alumni recogni- tion. The recipient of the 2017 Holtz Award was Arthur Rock ’48, one of Whitman’s most high-profile and successful alumni widely known for his extraordinarily accomplished career in finance and early investments in major firms including Intel, Apple Computer, Scientific Data Systems and Teledyne. The Orange Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which recognizes a Syracuse University alumnus for extraordinary entrepreneurial achieve- ment, was given to Syracuse University Life Trustee Gerald T. Halpin ’50 A&S (Feb. 15, 1923, to Aug. 14, 2017). Halpin, a highly accomplished entrepreneur and developer who passed away shortly after being notified of the award, is best known for developing Tysons Corners, a regional economic center in Northern Virginia, which lies within the Washington Metropolitan Area. The Whitman Dean’s Citation for Exceptional Service was awarded to Peter Bliven ’80 and Cory Notrica ’91. Citations are given to alumni and Tamara Seredneva, founder of first-place Orange supporters who exemplify a commitment to helping the School prepare Tank student business winner, Devtrips
Whitman / Winter 2018 / 15 The Whitman Community Extends Its Thanks to Arents Award Honoree Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68
Daniel A. D’Aniello ‘68
aniel A. D’Aniello ’68, Syracuse University Life Trustee and mem- providing students with opportunities to explore careers in entre- Dber of the Chancellor’s Council and Whitman Advisory Council, preneurship through the D’Aniello Internship Program to supporting is the most recent Whitman School graduate to receive Syracuse high-achieving Whitman seniors and top-notch graduate students University’s highest alumni recognition. D’Aniello was presented the with merit scholarships. His consistent generosity to Whitman through Arents Award for Excellence in Business and Philanthropic Leadership leadership gifts has made numerous programs and experiential learning by Chancellor Kent Syverud during Orange Central this past October. opportunities possible for Whitman students. D’Aniello’s impact on D’Aniello is chairman and co-founder of The Carlyle Group, a global the Whitman education experience is significant and long-lasting. He alternative asset management company based in Washington, D.C., with recently made a challenge gift of $500,000 in support of Syracuse 35 offices across six continents and more than $174 billion in assets University’s first-ever day of giving, which resulted in 3,568 generous under management. donors and $1,769,780 raised in just 24 hours. The Carlyle Group originates, structures and acts as lead investor in A Unites States Navy veteran, D’Aniello is an ardent supporter of many forms of activities, including management-led corporate buyouts, SU’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF). Through his strategic minority equity investments, private placements, consolidations steadfast service as co-chairman and his generous support, D’Aniello and buildups, growth capital, real estate, energy, credit products and has played a key role in the growth and success of the IVMF and growth structured financings. in its programming. Prior to forming Carlyle in 1987, D’Aniello held the role of vice president During his service in the Navy from 1968 to 1971, D’Aniello was a for finance and development at Marriott Corp., where he assessed the supply officer aboard the USS Wasp (CVS 18). In 2016, he received the worth of major corporate mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, debt and prestigious Lone Sailor Award from the United States Navy Memorial equity offerings, and project financings. Before joining Marriott, he Foundation. The award is bestowed on sea service veterans who have served as a financial officer at PepsiCo Inc. and Trans World Airlines. distinguished themselves in their subsequent careers and lives, while D’Aniello graduated magna cum laude from Whitman with a bachelor’s exemplifying the core values of honor, courage and commitment. degree in transportation economics. He went on to earn an MBA as a D’Aniello is actively engaged in both industry and community Teagle Foundation Fellow from the Harvard Business School in 1974. organizations. Currently, he is co-chairman of the American Enterprise While at Syracuse, D’Aniello was a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Institute for Policy Research; a member of the U.S.–China CEO and honor society for undergraduate and graduate scholars in business Former Senior Government Officials’ Dialogue of the U.S. Chamber programs, the highest recognition a business student can receive in an of Commerce; an advisor to the John Templeton Foundation; chairman Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business program. of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts; and a founding Whitman and its students have been the beneficiary time and again trustee of the Lumen Institute. of D’Aniello’s generosity and commitment to paying it forward—from
16 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University “I am honored to be a fellow member with Dan D’Aniello on the Whitman Advisory Council. His commitment to the Whitman School and its students, to the University and to programming for veterans and military families is truly exceptional. His career suc- cess—though extraordinary—is enhanced materially by his ‘use of proceeds,’ namely Dan’s philanthropic contributions.” —Martin J. Whitman ’49, H’08 Founder and Manager of the Whitman High Conviction Fund
“Dan D’Aniello is the entrepre- neurial story. He is someone who was able to rise above (left to right) Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud, Dan D’Aniello, with the George Arents Award, and Whitman Dean Gene Anderson and beyond his circumstances and really live the American “The school is extremely “The D’Aniello Scholarship making possible will, no doubt, Dream. He is one of our most fortunate to count someone means the world to me, as open many doors for me in my committed alums, supporting like Dan among its alumni. We it gives me more flexibility career.” programs at the Whitman are deeply grateful for all the in paying my student loans —Laura Daniels ’19 J.D./MBA School and Institute for Veter- ways in which he supports our after graduation and helps D’Aniello Merit MBA ans and Military Families. We students, Whitman and SU.” alleviate some of the stress on Scholarship Recipient could not do what we do at the —Gene Anderson my hard-working parents. I University without him.” Dean of the Whitman School am extremely thankful for the —J. Michael Haynie opportunities this scholarship “Dan D’Aniello has made a Vice Chancellor for Strategic will give me in the future.” lasting impact on his industry Initiatives and Innovation and “I am grateful to have had Dan and on the countless individ- Executive Director of the IVMF —Rafael M. Molina ’18 D’Aniello as a mentor while I Supply Chain Management uals who have benefited from was a student at Syracuse Uni- and Finance, D’Aniello Senior his generous philanthropy, versity and early in my career Scholarship Recipient especially toward veterans, “I would like to express my during my time at Goldman the Whitman School, and the gratitude for the opportunity Sachs. I am also incredibly for- University as a whole. We were to participate in the D’Aniello tunate to have had the oppor- “Without Mr. D’Aniello’s schol- pleased to recognize him this Internship Program. The proj- tunity to work with and learn arship support, I would likely fall with an Arents Award, the ects I worked on during my in- directly from Dan during my be unable to attend Whitman University’s highest alumni ternship were far beyond what time at The Carlyle Group. You and the SU College of Law to si- honor, in recognition of his can be accomplished in the won’t find a better leader or multaneously earn my J.D. and professional achievements and classroom. It was invaluable to person. He is truly committed MBA. Thanks to his generous his commitment to excellence in have this level of exposure to a to sharing his time, knowledge donation, I am learning along- all he does. Dan truly embodies startup, and it translated into and capital to help others and side wonderful classmates with the aspirations we hold for professional connections that benefit society.” different cultural, professional each one of our students to do will help further my career. I am and educational backgrounds well while doing good.” so grateful to Mr. D’Aniello for —Corey Passarella ’11 Former Associate at The Carlyle and, in two and a half years, —Kent Syverud making this tremendous oppor- Group and Current Director of I’ll able to say that I have Syracuse University Chancellor tunity possible for me.” Strategic Planning at Ambulnz earned two graduate degrees. —Amy Ribar ’17 Experiences the scholarship is
Whitman / Winter 2018 / 17 Holtz Alumnus of the Year: Arthur Rock ’48
he Holtz Alumnus of the Year Award is the highest honor given to Tgraduates of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Estab- lished in 1986 by Jonathan J. Holtz ’78, the award recognizes an outstanding alumnus/alumna each year for his/her professional accomplishments and service to Syracuse University. Arthur Rock ’48 is the 2017 Holtz Alumnus of the Year. Rock grew up in Rochester, New York, where his parents owned and operated a candy store. As a young adult, he left Rochester to serve in the Army but would return to his home state to attend Syracuse University through the GI Bill. He majored in finance and political science. Rock went on to earn his MBA at Harvard Business School, where decades later he established the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. His efforts to impact entrepreneurship at his alma maters included a key role, working with former Whitman School of Management Dean George Burman and former Syracuse University Chancellor Buzz Shaw, in creating the Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises Department at Whitman. Known as one of America’s first venture capitalists, Rock was instru- mental in launching Fairchild Semiconductor in the 1950s, Intel in the 1960s, and Apple Computer in the 1970s and many other high-tech companies. Following an early career on Wall Street in investment banking, he started his first venture capital partnership with Tommy Davis. Between 1961 and 1968, the two invested $3 million and returned $100 million to their investors. “We are extremely
fortunate and proud Arthur Rock ’48 and Chancellor Kent Syverud
In addition to the contributions he has made in business and to his to count him among alma maters, a number of nonprofits and institutions of higher learning have benefited from the generosity of Rock and his wife, accomplished attorney our alumni.” Toni Rembe Rock. They are noted philanthropists and dedicated communi- ty servants who are committed to a myriad of causes, including performing —Gene Anderson and visual arts and access to education in under-resourced areas. Dean of the Whitman School “Arthur and Toni are champions of quality early education for all,” adds Anderson. “They are investing in K-8 nonprofit education in the Bay Rock then created the venture capital firm Arthur Rock & Company, Area to help address systematic inequality and develop our nation’s most where he became a driving force in the emergence of the Silicon Valley. important asset—the talent of its people. They strongly believe that this is That same year, he backed Intel's founders. Ten years later, he gave Steve the best investment they can make in the future of our country.” Jobs and Steve Wozniak money to help start Apple Computer. His early A former recipient of the George Arents Award, Syracuse University’s investment in Intel in 1968 and Apple Computer in 1978, made Rock a most distinguished alumni recognition, Rock adds the Holtz Award to billionaire. He was portrayed in the 2013 film Jobs, which depicted the an extensive list of honors. The Medal of Achievement of the American growth of Apple Computer in the 1980s. Electronics Association and the American Academy of Achievement, the Dean Gene Anderson met with Rock in the fall to discuss the roadmap Lifetime Achievement in Entrepreneurship & Innovation Award from the for Whitman’s second century. “It was a pleasure to meet Arthur and University of California and the Commonwealth Club’s Distinguished express my gratitude on behalf of everyone at Whitman for the impact Citizen Award are among Rock’s recognitions. He has been inducted into he has made on our school and throughout his distinguished career,” says the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame, the California Business Hall of Fame, Anderson. “We are extremely fortunate and proud to count him among the Bay Area Business Council Hall of Fame and the American Academy of our alumni.” Arts & Sciences.
18 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University Orange Entrepreneur of the Year: Gerald T. Halpin ’50 (A&S)
and he soon left Georgetown Law School to become the company’s 10th employee. Halpin spent 15 years managing the business side of ARC, a job that included purchasing, building and/or managing multiple manufacturing plants. He also built a missile launching station in Utah and developed a propellant manufacturing facility on several thousand acres on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. When he left ARC, the company had more than 4,000 employees. Helen, who had served as an accountant with ARC, left the company after a few years to raise their three children, Peter, Christina and Michael. In 1960, Halpin co-founded Commonwealth Capital Inc. (which would later become West Group, Inc.) and began acquiring real estate in Northern Virginia, where he and his partners started the innovative development of the Greater Washington, D.C. area. Through West Group, Halpin and associates acquired significant properties near a rural cross- roads at Tyson’s Corner Virginia and proceeded to develop, redevelop and construct more than 12 million square feet of office, retail, residential, resort and industrial space there and in neighboring communities of the burgeoning region. Halpin also founded and served as president of more than 100 other related and non-related corporations and partnerships, including AFCO, an on-airport cargo facilities company; World Resources, Inc., a global recycler of industrial waste; and the Meridian Group, a developer of residential communities. After becoming enamored with the Jackson Hole, Wyoming, area on their honeymoon, the Halpins returned years later to purchase property on the border of Grand Teton National Park. The property, which became Lost Creek Ranch, is operated by the Halpin family as a high-end guest Gerald and Helen Halpin, A&S Class of 1950 ranch. Halpin and Fleury remained in close contact after the Halpins he Orange Entrepreneur of the Year award recognizes Syracuse recently moved from Virginia to Wyoming. “I spoke to Jerry just before he TUniversity alumni for extraordinary entrepreneurial achievement. passed. He was one of the most influential people in my life,” shares Fleury. This year, Whitman honored Gerald T. Halpin ’50 A&S (February 15, 1923, “He was a leader who expected and acknowledged excellence. He never to August 14, 2017), who passed away shortly after learning of the recogni- gave you the answer to a problem but asked you the right questions to tion. He had been looking forward to receiving this award from his beloved help you find a solution. He was loyal with strength of character possessed alma mater. According to good friend and long-time business associate, Tom by few. I was privileged to call him my mentor and friend.” Fleury, “Syracuse was near and dear to Jerry’s heart and soul and was part Despite a demanding career, Gerald Halpin made time to share his of his fabric.” experienced perspective as a founding director of Bell Atlantic Corpora- Halpin was a Syracuse University Life Trustee who had an excep- tion (now Verizon) and a director of Crestar Bank (now SunTrust Bank). tionally successful career as a real estate developer and entrepreneur. He also served on the Fairfax County, Virginia, Economic Development According to Fleury, he was widely regarded as a man of instinct, vision Authority and the Virginia Governor's Advisory Board on Industrial and integrity. Development. He was founding board chair for the Grand Teton National A native of Pennsylvania, Halpin earned a bachelor’s in economics Park Foundation and spearheaded the effort to raise $65 million for the from Syracuse University through the GI Bill after four years of service as park’s Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center. Dozens of institutions a Naval Seabee in the South Pacific during World War II. He first met his of higher learning and community organizations have benefited from the wife, Helen ’50 (A&S), in an economics class. She scored higher than him generous philanthropy of the Halpins. on the first test, and the competitor in him was intrigued. They married An inductee of the Washington Business Hall of Fame, Mr. Halpin soon after graduation. received numerous service and industry awards, including the National Helen Halpin was the ninth employee of Atlantic Research Corpora- Association of Industrial and Office Park’s President’s Award and the tion (ARC), which would become a primary developer of rocket propellant Ernst and Young Greater Washington Entrepreneur of the Year Award. for the U.S. military and space programs. She introduced Halpin to ARC,
Whitman / Winter 2018 / 19 Bliven and Notrica Presented Dean’s Citation for Exceptional Service
Peter Bliven ’80 Cory Notrica ’91
he Whitman Dean’s Citation for Exceptional Service is given to a “Cory Notrica ‘91 is the senior director of Digital Governance at TWhitman alumnus or friend who exemplifies a commitment to helping PepsiCo. He is responsible for global brand reputation and corporate the school prepare future business leaders through direct engagement, integrity in the digital space. Previously, he was a senior director for career and placement opportunities, programmatic support and/or other IT Emerging Risk Audit at PepsiCo, covering social media, third-party contributions to position students for professional success. The 2017 governance and privacy. citation recipients are Peter Bliven ’80 and Cory Notrica ’91. Prior to PepsiCo, Notrica worked as a senior manager in the Technolo- Peter Bliven serves as managing director of institutional sales in Citi’s gy and Security Risk Services practice for Ernst & Young’s Financial Services Municipal Securities Division, covering several major clients on behalf of office. Other previous positions include service as a manager in KPMG’s the firm across all sectors of the Municipal Bond market. He has worked in Information Risk Management practice and director of security risk for the the securities industry for over 35 years, 18 of which have been at Citi. Americas at UBS Investment Bank. He has earned the CISA, CISM, CISSP, Bliven is very involved in Citi’s recruiting and diversity efforts and is CGEIT and CIPP/US, in addition to other technical certifications. captain of the Syracuse University recruiting team. He has been instru- Notrica has been actively involved in mentoring and creating mental in building the strong Citi-Syracuse recruiting partnership. opportunities for Whitman students for more than 13 years, dating back “Peter has made excellent strides in increasing the recruiting effort at to his time at KPMG, EY and, most recently, at PepsiCo. He regularly Citi for Syracuse University students,” shares Gary Graves ’17, a municipal participates in career development activities at Whitman and SU. He securities analyst at Citi. “He dedicates guidance and mentorship to has also been a guest speaker for a number of our undergraduate and improving the candidacy of Syracuse University students throughout their graduate classes and is always willing to provide career coaching. professional careers.” “Cory is an exemplary alumnus and true asset to Whitman students,” Daniel Paccininni ’17, a credit counterparty risk analyst at Citi, adds, shares Kara Primrose, interim director of career services at Whitman. “Peter has been key to Syracuse gaining a footing on Wall Street. By him “Beyond providing placement opportunities and making career con- taking a leap of faith a few years ago and getting Whitman students into nections for students, he enthusiastically and thoughtfully shares his the internship at Citi, he has helped create the pipeline of students we knowledge and offers guidance to help them succeed.” have today.”
20 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University Brown and Fuentes Honored as Whitman’s Young Alumni of the Year
Thomas Brown ’07 Oriana Fuentes ’12
he Young Alumnus/Alumna of the Year Award recognizes a Whitman poise in interview situations. He is an exemplary alumnus who makes time Tgraduate who sets a positive example to our students and the greater to engage and give back. Whitman community through professional excellence and service to the Oriana Fuentes graduated from Syracuse University in 2012, majoring school. Honorees are awarded this distinction within 10 years of earning in finance and economics with a minor in global enterprise technology. In their degree. The 2017 recipients are Thomas Brown ’07 and Oriana addition to completing the honors and economics distinction program, she Fuentes ’12. was a Remembrance Scholar, Whitman Scholar, University Scholar, Orange Thomas Brown is a partner at Blue Water Capital Management, a Value Fund analyst and member of the Whitman Undergraduate Board. Syracuse-based Registered Investment Advisor. He earned his B.S. in Upon graduation, Fuentes joined J.P. Morgan, working first as a finance and entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises from Whitman trader and, a year later, became an investment banker. After four years at in 2007. Upon graduation, he worked as a financial advisor for AXA J.P. Morgan, she went on to earn a master’s in computer science from Equitable, where he specialized in retirement planning for teachers. After Columbia University and co-founded Emptor, a data automation company. two years, Brown accepted a position as investment advisor at Blue Water As a Syracuse University alumna, Fuentes is actively involved in the Capital and was later promoted to director of retirement plan services. He Whitman and SU community in a number of ways. As a member of the became a partner in 2016. Generation Orange Leadership Council, she works on projects and pro- As an active member of the CNY Whitman Alumni Club, Brown has gramming for young Syracuse alumni, and she is helping start an honors consistently provided internship opportunities for Whitman and SU stu- alumni association. dents, participated in Whitman Gives Back Day and served as moderator Fuentes has had a direct impact on Whitman’s student placement over of the Martin J. Whitman Day Finance Panel for the past two years. In the last five years. During her time at J.P.Morgan, she was instrumental in 2017, he took on the significant task of chairing the Whitman CNY Alumni the hiring of Syracuse University students directly into the investment bank. Club Golf Tournament, which is the primary fundraiser of the club and She has served as a mentor year after year, has made trips to Whitman to helps fund scholarships and programming support for Whitman students. actively engage in student career education programs and speaking events, Brown is among the area alumni who always answer the call to help Whit- and helps connects Whitman students with her network of colleagues and man students, be it serving as a mentor or participating in Interview Rush peers. She is committed to giving back and her engagement with Whitman Hour sessions to help undergraduates hone their messaging and maintain increases each year.
Whitman / Winter 2018 / 21 ™ Alumni & Friends
Whitman How Graduates Put Their Skills at Work and Knowledge into Practice
Maria Melendez ’89 Brings Inspiration from Whitman Professor Full Circle as a Mentor and Model of Success
for Young Women of Color By Kathleen Haley
22 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University “It’s very important to give back in that sense: to meet with students, to talk with them and encourage them to pursue their goals and not be dissuaded by the lack of minority representation in their field.”
hroughout her career, attorney Melendez says. “She was the one way, but you have to pick yourself abuse and child custody. T Maria Melendez ’89 has who really drew out that part of up and keep moving forward.” “It’s incredibly rewarding work mentored junior lawyers, students me, wanting me to be vocal and Melendez, who went on to earn and the need is huge. I’m happy to and peers in the profession. thoughtful and opinionated, and a law degree from Albany Law provide that assistance, along with Sometimes mentoring is a role for me it was fun.” School, started working at her the support from my law firm,” says she takes on as a partner at Sidley Callahan saw her potential in the current firm in 1993. She practices Melendez, who received the Her Austin LLP, a law firm with more field of law. “She is the one who in the areas of complex commercial Justice’s Commitment to Justice than 1,900 lawyers in 20 offices basically sat me down and said you litigation and international arbi- Award in 2014. worldwide, and on various firm should go to law school. She’s the tration. Her practice also includes Giving back to her alma mater committees she has led throughout one who guided me through the representing entities and individuals is also important to Melendez, her 23-year tenure. Melendez process,” Melendez says. in investigations conducted by reg- who was back on campus for wants women to see that they do The two have stayed in touch ulators, including the U.S. Securities Coming Back Together (CBT) have a place in the field and to over the years, following each and Exchange Commission. 2017, the reunion weekend that pursue leadership opportunities. other’s careers. “She was definitely “I love the complexity of it,” brings African American and She takes inspiration from the a huge influence in my life and says Melendez, who was appoint- Latino alumni back to campus quote by activist Marian Wright someone I credit mightily with my ed acting chair of Panel III of every three years. During this Edelman: “You can’t be what law career,” she says. the Departmental Disciplinary year’s CBT reunion, Melendez you can’t see.” As she found her way aca- Committee, New York Supreme participated in a professional “There are huge gaps in this demically, Melendez was also Court, Appellate Division First development workshop for community, and there are a lot challenged as a first-generation Judicial Department in 2015. “I’m students. She sees CBT as a way of first-generation folks who are student—as well as someone from a litigator. I enjoy the adversar- to reconnect with Syracuse and coming through the ranks who a lower socio-economic status—to ial nature of my practice in that alumni and get to know the next don’t have access to partners that navigate an unfamiliar setting. there is a dispute and my job is to generation of Syracuse students look like them,” Melendez says. “It’s complex, but I think the figure out a way to help my client and leaders. “For a lot of people, it is important hardest thing for me—and what I resolve it in a manner that is as “Parts of CBT incorporate to connect with someone and say, ‘I gather from other first-generation favorable to my client’s position alumni and students interacting, see her and she’s a lot like me. She’s students that I’ve come to know as possible.” which is very appealing to me,” making it and it gives me hope that over the years—is the sort of ‘fish Her legal experience also says Melendez, who has two I can make it too.’” out of water’ phenomenon, where extends to pro bono public interest sons, Matthew and Joshua. “It’s Melendez had to forge her own everything is new, everything is work, with LatinoJustice PRLDEF very important to give back in path—she was the first Latina to different,” Melendez says. as a member and chair of its board that sense: to meet with students, make partner in her firm’s New Melendez imagines a lot of of directors. The organization to talk with them and encourage York office in 2002. students with similar backgrounds seeks to protect the civil and them to pursue their goals and “I personally did not have role may have a similar experience, human rights of Latinos in the not be dissuaded by the lack models that looked like me in my but she found strength in her United States and supports of minority representation in firm, but I did have several men determination and her goals. minority students in the law field. their field.” who were incredibly generous Melendez will be returning and did mentor me and were very to campus in December to be a helpful in my career development,” “There might be obstacles and challenges and part of an event with Our Time Melendez says. Has Come (OTHC) Scholars. While at Syracuse, Melendez, disappointments along the way, but you have The Syracuse University OTHC a marketing major, had her own program is supported by an mentor, Professor Elet Callahan, to pick yourself up and keep moving forward.” established endowment which now professor emerita in the provides scholarships primarily Whitman School of Management. to African American and Latino Melendez took the required Law “For me it was persistence Melendez also serves as Sidley’s students pursuing an undergradu- and Public Policy course with because I wanted to get an educa- representative to Her Justice and ate or graduate degree. Since the Callahan—and loved it. tion,” Melendez says. “And that’s handles cases on behalf of the program’s founding in 1987, more “She was very professional and what I would say to students: There organization, which provides legal than 1,200 OTHC scholarships challenged students. She made us might be obstacles and challenges help to low-income women in New have been awarded. think and express our opinions,” and disappointments along the York City on matters of domestic
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e encourage you to share news and photos of marriages, births, adoptions, board appointments, promotions, new jobs Wand other announcements. You may provide the details online at whitman.syr.edu/alumnifeedback. 1980-1989 1990-1999 New Positions and Appointments: New Positions and Appointments: Greg Bankhurst ’82 is the new chief execu- Marty Kovacevich ’90 – Strategic Account Executive, tive officer for the Public Investment Fund of Zendesk Saudi Arabia, the largest global sovereign fund. Susan Young ’91 MBA – Chief Financial Officer, Terra Bankhurst leads the initiative to invest funds Dotta, LLC and develop projects on behalf of Saudi Arabia. The fund’s mission is aligned with Michael Chung ’92 – Director of Information Technology, Vision 2030, the plan created by His Royal Boies Schiller Flexner LLP Highness The Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to diver- Dave Gaetano ’92 – Account Director, Entertainment Oath sify the Saudi economy and reduce its dependency on oil. Ken Evans ’93 – VP of Marketing & Product, Steelyard Beth Perlman ’82 – Chief Information Officer, Live Casino & Hotel Andy Olsen ’93 – Executive VP, Direct Borrower Originations, A10 Capital Paul T. Czepiga, C.P.A., J.D. ’78, ’84 (LAW) – Member, Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants Anthony Pompo ’93 MBA – IT Director, Corporate Systems, Advisory Council and Chair of the Council’s Trust, Estate, Aspen Dental and Gift Taxation Interest Group Rickey Brown ’95 – Executive Director, The Upstate Ann Neidenbach ’84 – Managing Director and Chief Minority Economic Alliance Information Officer, Cowen Allison Kempe ’96 – Head of Internal Communications and Adam Boornazian ’85 MBA – Managing Director, Change Management, Region Americas Linde Golden Seed John Cahill ’97 – Senior VP, JLL, New York brokerage Michel Khalif ’85 (E&CS), ’88 MBA, Member, Board of operations Directors of the American Council of Life Insurers Leida Kokona ’97 – Business Transformation Manager, Splunk Stewart Koenig ’85 MBA – Adjunct Instructor, SU’s Freddy Morales ’97 – Director of Global Internal Audit & University College Bachelor of Professional Studies Program Assurance, Bristol-Myers Squibb Tracy M. Barash ’89, VP of global franchise Jason Chung ’98 MBA, ’99 M.S. – CEO, GroupM in Korea management for Turner’s Cartoon Network, was recently named president of the Syracuse Dan McSherry ’99, ’10 MBA – SVP, Business Intelligence, University’s Alumni Association (SUAA) Board. Bankers Healthcare Group In addition to her SUAA role, Barash also serves as a member of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees, Atlanta Regional Council and In the Media: Whitman Alumni Mentorship Program. She was formerly an Keith Lemer ’95, CEO of WellNet Health- alumni representative for the SU Office of Admissions. care, was featured in a FastCompany.com article which showcased the research of Whitman’s Johan Wiklund, Al Berg Chair In the Media: and professor of entrepreneurship, on the Christine Carona ’85, a senior vice president relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in wealth management at UBS, was named and entrepreneurial endeavors. to Forbes’ inaugural list of America’s Top David H. Kirk ’98 of Ernst & Young LLP, authored Section 200 Women Financial Advisors. A native of 1411 — Net Investment Income Tax, a new Tax Management Syracuse, Carona works in UBS’ Boston firm Portfolio published by Bloomberg BNA that analyzes the net and manages assets in excess of $330 million. investment income tax applicable to individuals, estates and trusts.
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Awards and Accolades: Michael Markman ’05 – Corporate Controller, Q2 Solutions Gerard Athaide ’94 MBA, ’95 Ph.D., profes- Lauren (Russo) McLeavey ’05 – New Business and Strategy sor of marketing at Loyola College in Mary- Manager, Dining Playbook NESN land, has been accepted for placement on the Michael Bozym ’06 MBA – VP of Manufacturing, Fulbright Specialist Roster for the next three Wynright Corporation years. The Fulbright Specialist Program links U.S. scholars and professionals with their counterparts at host Chiara Giorgi ’06 – Brand Director, Seatrade Cruise Global, institutions overseas. UBM PLC Robert (Bob) Griffith ’95 MBA, a retired Charles Kinsolving ’06 MBA – C-Suite Brand Marketing Army lieutenant colonel, was selected as the Consultant, Redbench Consultants winner of the Fiscal Year 2016 Neil R. Jeffrey Neal ’06, ’15 MBA – Executive Director, Direct Ginnetti award by the Acting Assistant Response Programs, Syracuse University Secretary of the Army for Financial Manage- ment and Comptroller. This special award Chris Bossert ’07 – Senior Manager - Inventory Strategy, recognized Griffith for outstanding achievement in support of Wayfair financial management, professional development, mentoring Abby Bridgeo ’07 – Account Supervisor, Energy BBDO and career management. Griffith was also responsible for helping draft eight other winning awards for U.S. Army Medi- Ujjwal Dhoot ’07 MBA – VP Marketing & eCommerce, cal Command of the 24 that were recognized at the ceremony Charming Charlie in San Diego in May 2017. Andrew Duggan ’07 – VP, Business Intelligence, LPL Financial 2000-2009 Janet Levine ’07 – Managing Director, Invention Studio, New Positions and Appointments: Mindshare Mark Newsome ’07 MBA – Associate Partner/Account Lead Sunday Asaju, M.D. ’01 MBA – Women’s health provider, – Veterans Affairs & Defense Health, IBM Global Services St. Joseph’s Health Anand Ramakrishnan ’07 MBA – Product Specialist, Getinge Frank Mullins ’01 MBA, ’11 Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Management, University of Alabama in Huntsville Bryan Bissonnette ’08 – VP, CTL Capital Michelle Drolsbaugh ’02 – Cambridge Family & Children’s Jessica Friedman ’08 – Manager Global Product Develop- Service in Cambridge, Massachusetts ment – Women’s Woven Bottoms, Gap Inc. Nathan Marafioti ’02 MBA – Group Director Ecommerce, Peter King ’08 – Chief Operations Officer, SourceFunding.org Nestlé Purina North America Allyson Levine ’08 – Senior Project Manager, Rightpoint Jason Sherman ’02 – Senior Product Manager, HBC Digital Sean Mulvey ’08 – Accountant, St. Camillus Residential Eric Wilk ’02 – CEO and Managing Director, Wurth Oliver Health Care Facility H. Van Horn Co. Brooke Safran ’08 – Senior Manager, PayPal Joseph Brown ’03 MBA – Board of Directors, Mainstream Abha Bang ’09 MBA – Assistant VP - Risk Management, Green, Inc. YES BANK Tom Radzim ’04 – Asset Pricing Manager, Reference Data Gregory Chapin ’09 – Senior Wealth Strategy Associate, UBS Operations, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Leslie Chin ’09 – Merchandise Planner, UNIQLO Chad Bender ’05 has been named senior di- rector of Ad Sales Strategy at NBC Universal. Sarah Colson ’09 – Director of Brand Management, In this role, Bender is responsible for setting Utica Comets the strategy to drive revenue growth in video David Guilmette ’09 MBA – Director, Supply Chain Center, and branded content for a variety of enter- Domino’s tainment and lifestyle properties including Bravo, Oxygen, E!, Universal Kids, Fandango, Mallory Lichtenstein ’09 – Senior Compliance Auditor Rotten Tomatoes and Flixster. He has held previous roles in Structure, Tone media at Disney, Deloitte and NBC. Anthony Solomon ’09 – Director of Operations and Logistics, Flight Club
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Kartik R. Srinivasan ’09 MBA – Manager - Media and Jillian Rosen ’10 – Operations Manager, Solid & Striped Communications, Market Eye Kathleen Scully ’10 – Business Development Manager, Jeremy Vitale ’09 MBA – VP, Commercial Services Officer, Mastercard Tioga State Bank Lou Buscemi ’11 – VP – Corporate Oversight, JPMorgan Chase In the Media: Amanda Cohen ’11 – Deployment Consultant, PwC Jason Mingelgreen ’04 WHIT/NEW Evan Ganz ’11 – Senior Manager, FinTech Partnerships & Director/Investments at Stifel Financial Innovation, American Express Corp., was named a Top Millennial Advisor Ian Yiyuan Huang ’11 MBA – Associate Planning Director, by Forbes. INSPIRE Integrated Marketing Jackie Teller ’11 – Vice President, Global Marketing & Jeremy Levine ’09 sold his sports fantasy Communications, BlackRock venture, DRAFT, for $48 million to Ireland- Raynauld Cherry II ’12 MBA – Customer Service Team based Paddy Power Betfair. The acquisition, Manager, First Tennessee Bank Levine’s second successful sell of a startup, was featured in Forbes. In 2014, Levine sold Kelly Ryan ’11, ’12 M.S. – New York Metro Marketing another fantasy sports venture, StarStreet, Manager, PwC to DraftKings. Taylor Childs ’12 – Director of Client Development, Amnet Group - US Mergers and Acquisitions: Nicole Feltes ’12 – Senior Associate, HR Technology David Cykiert ’05 and Olympia Eva (Pahis) Cykiert were Discover Financial Services married on July 8, 2017. Barbara Ferris ’12 – Inside Sales Manager, Dell EMC Natisha Crossman ’07, ’17 MBA and her Michael Gray ’12 – Senior Manager, Content and husband, Seth, welcomed their second son, Partnerships, YouNow, Inc. Lincoln Alexander, on October 4. He joins brother, Sebastian, who was born during mid- Erica Taylor ’12 – Traffic Manager, Fire TV Amazon.com terms of mom’s first semester in the Whitman Jake Abraham ’13 – Senior Account, Executive Salesforce MBA program. Will Evans ’13 – Associate, The Halifax Group, LLC Justin Cooper ’09, ’10 M.S. and his wife, Kyle Hoffstein ’13 – Account Executive, Zoominfo Melanie, welcomed son, Ryan Lee, on Camellia Loojune ’13 – Junior Analyst, High Impact October 2. He joins big sister, Charlotte Layla. Financial Analysis Lauren Miller ’13 – Competitive Strategy Specialist, Cox Communications Jason Low ’13 – Research Analyst, Egon Zehnder 2010-2017 Adam Parish ’13 – Domestic Pricing & Procurement Associate, Flexport New Positions and Promotions: Michael Yormark ’13 – General Manager, Product Erica Barnett ’10 – Channel Marketing Manager-Retail and Innovation, Lab SNAP Interactive, Inc. Events, Ring Rachel Butler ’14 – Senior Account Executive, JW Player Jason Denrich ’10 MBA – International Tax Director, PwC Cody Clark ’14 – Management Consulting Analyst, Christopher Keeler ’10, G’11 (iSchool) – Associate, Accenture Strategy Booz Allen Hamilton Robert Feit ’14 – Global Operations Associate, Flexport Viviana Rodriguez ’10 – Partner, Portfolio Management, UM Worldwide Benjamin Fischer ’14 – Commercial Real Estate Lending Analyst, Morgan Stanley
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Juliana Gazzillo ’14 – Assistant Site Merchandising Manager, Janell Hager ’17 MBA – Business Transformation Leader for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Revenue Cycle Management in Information Services, Cancer Treatment Centers of America Amy Gatto ’14 – Senior Financial Reporting Analyst, Scripps Network Interactive Marko Milosevic ’17 MBA – Global Operations Manager, Flexport Alma (Puskar) Keita ’14 – Senior Human Resources Specialist, Samsung C&T America, Inc. Jiashi (Cathy) Sun ’17 – Media Planning Executive, Ogilvy & Mather Ashley Keyes ’14 – Supply Chain Material Group Leader, General Motors Kevin MacConnell ’14 – Director of Business Development - Awards and Accolades: Cannabis Division, Riderflex Mary Kiernan ’12 was inducted into the American Academy Chris McCarthy ’14 MBA – Program Manager III, ACES of Chefs. Quality, Amazon Jenny Wan ’14 M.S. – Financial Analyst-BAAM, The Blackstone Group Mergers and Acquisitions: Jonathan Weinstein ’10 and Alexandra Julia Wilner ’14 – Media Planner, The TJX Companies, Inc. Psyhojos ’10 (VPA) were married at Charlene Bozzi ’15 MBA – Director, Talent Management and Hendricks Chapel on August 12, 2017. Vision Segment HR Business Partner, Novanta Inc. Jennifer Conlon ’15 – Mergers & Acquisitions Business Manager, J.P. Morgan Nicole Wooley ’11 married Eric Meyers ’10 (NEW/A&S) on Moises DeLeon ’15 – Account Manager, Indeed.com September 10, 2016, in New City, New York. Alexandra Fortin ’15 – Allocation Analyst, Belk Erica LeMon ’12 M.S. married Paul Corgel ’09 (MAX), ’13 Kriti Kanwal ’15 – Digital Analyst, Diageo M.P.A. on June 24, 2017, at Hendrick’s Chapel, complete with an appearance from Otto. Layan Khayat ’15 – Quality Management, Bupa Arabia Jeremy Martin ’15 – Marketing Coordinator, Office of the CEO, PMK•BNC Chelsea Ransom-Cooper ’15 – Wealth Advisory Associate, Baker Avenue Asset Management Melinda Rivera ’15 – Assistant Manager, Integrated Marketing, Disney ABC Television Group Ivan Robles ’15 – Analytics Consultant, PwC Scott Schaller ’15 MBA – Anatomic Pathology Solutions Manager, Roche Tissue Diagnostics Readers Respond Olivia Bowser ’16 – Brand Manager, Foodstirs Brittany Feldman ’16 – Brand Strategist, Horizon Next The Whitman magazine staff welcomes your suggestions for features, regular columns or other content you would like to see included in the Joey Howard ’16 – eCommerce/Marketing Operations publication. We are also interested to learn if you would prefer to have a Specialist, Simple Energy digital copy of the magazine emailed to you rather than receive a printed Molly Smith ’16 – Corporate Finance Reporter, copy in your mailbox. Please visit whitman.syr.edu/alumnifeedback to Bloomberg LP notify us of your preference, update your contact information or submit an announcement for Class News & Notes. Ming Zhou ’15, ’16 M.S. – Staff Accountant, Grossman St. Amour CPAs If you are not receiving the monthly Whitman Alumni Connections Germano Coelho ’17 MBA – Commercial Director, North e-newsletter via email but would like to, please send an email to America, Evonik [email protected].
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The Young Whitman Alumni Council Welcomes New Members
Dreisinger Folkman Grant Ryan Speckhart
Andrew Dreisiger ’06 Dan Folkman ’12 Kelly Ryan ’11, ’12 M.S. Financial Advisor and Assistant Vice President of Business New York Metro Marketing Vice President of Investments at Development at goPuff Manager at PwC Kenneth Pontarelli ’92 the Blaustein Clancy Financial Chris Grant ’12, ’13 M.S. Alec Speckhart ’12 Group of Wells Fargo Advisors Analyst at Fetner Properties Brand Partnerships at Snapchat Joins the Whitman Advisory Council
enneth Pontarelli gradu- Advisory Board Members Share Their Time Kated from Syracuse Uni- versity in 1992 with a double and Talent with Whitman Students major in finance and economics. He went on to earn an MBA n addition to the responsibilities of being a part of the Whitman Advisory with distinction from Harvard ICouncil (WAC), you will often find members engaging with students Business School. Pontarelli had both on and off campus. These interactions provide students with unique a successful 22-year career and invaluable access to highly accomplished professionals who not only at Goldman Sachs, helping share their perspectives on leadership but also provide examples of the extraordinary success that can be achieved with a Whitman education build the firm’s private equity combined with commitment and hard work. investments in the energy and Alumni Council member and former Syracuse University Trustee natural resources sector. He Michael J. Falcone ’57 and his son Mark visited the Entrepreneurial was named managing director Mark (left) and Michael Falcone Family Business Management class at Whitman in October to talk about in 2004 and partner in 2006. the evolution of their family business, The Pioneer Companies, and the At the time of his retirement in role of entrepreneurship in the company’s longstanding success. Follow- ing the class visit, the pair attended a luncheon with entrepreneurship 2017, Pontarelli held the title students and faculty in Whitman’s Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship, of chief investment officer. He for which Michael is the naming benefactor. has served as a board member During his time on campus in November for a Syracuse University for a number of private and Board of Trustees meeting, WAC member Jonathan Holtz ’78 also public companies, including spoke to the Entrepreneurial Family Business Management class about his experience as chairman and CEO of Winholt, a leading manufacturer Coffeyville Resources, Cobalt of food service, food handling and material handling equipment founded Jonathan Holtz International Inc., Horizon by the Holtz family in 1946. In addition to visiting Whitman classes, Wind Energy, Kinder Morgan Holtz helps open doors for placement opportunities within Winholt for and Plastipak. Currently, he is Whitman MBA students. a trustee of the Marymount As part of the Goodman IMPRESS Program’s Current Challenges School of New York, a private Speaker series, professionals across a range of industries offer insight into the opportunities and challenges within their field.Deborah Leone ’86, all-girls nursery-through-12th ’87 MBA, managing director of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., was a Current grade school. Challenges speaker in October. Leone is a loyal alumna who is serves on both the Whitman Alumni Council and the Syracuse University Board of Trustees and regularly hosts students at Goldman Sachs for career Deborah Leone exploration visits.
28 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University The Whitman Advisory Council The Whitman School extends its appreciation to the members of our advisory council who share their time, talent and trea- sure to help advance the mission of our school.
Chairman Doug Cramer ’87 Joanne Hill ’76 MBA, ’78 Ph.D. Edward Pettinella ’76 MBA Managing Principal and Founder Research and Strategy Former President and CEO James D. Kuhn ’70, ’72 MBA Alternative Access Capital LLC Cboe Vest Home Properties President Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Daniel D’Aniello ’68 Jonathan J. Holtz ’78 Nicholas T. Pinchuk Chairman and Co-founder Chairman and CEO Chairman and CEO Members Carlyle Group Win-Holt Equipment Group Snap-on Incorporated Mark Andreae ’68 Rob D’Avanzo ’88 Hugh Johnston ’83 Kenneth Pontarelli ’92 Chairman and CEO Managing Director Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chairman Chief Administrative Officer (retired) Clarke Power Services Inc. Accenture PepsiCo Inc. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Colleen F. Arnold ’81 MBA Darlene Deremer ’77, ’79 MBA Steven A. Kass ’78, CPA Douglas A. Present ’86 Senior Vice President (retired) Managing Partner Kass Advisory, LLC Founder IBM Corporation Grail Partners LLC Douglas Present Associates Bernard R. Kossar ’53, ’55 J.D. (LAW) Steven W. Ballentine ’83 Michael A. Dritz ’59 President Andrew Quinn ’97 MBA President and CEO Chairman Millennium Partners LLC President and CEO Ballentine Capital Management Inc. Dritz Enterprises, LLC ILSCO Corporation Theodore Lachowicz ’72 Robert C. Bantle ’86 (VPA) Rick Einhorn ’92 (A&S) President Carl H. Reimerdes ’63 (ESF) President and CEO Vice President, WW EBV Foundation Consultant Cat Rock Group HP Data Center Consulting Robert Laughlin ’87 Neil Rotenberg ’79 Steven W. Barnes ’82 Robert Fagenson ’70 Region Head Managing Partner Managing Director Chairman of the Board (retired) Citi Private Bank/Citibank NA RotenbergMeril Bain Capital Partners LLC National Holdings Corp. Group Companies Deborah R. Leone ’86, ’87 MBA David E. Salmanson ’00 (FALK) Steven R. Becker ’73 Michael J. Falcone ’57 Chief Operating Officer, Investment President Executive Vice President and Treasurer Founder and Chairman Emeritus Management Division Salmanson Capital LLC Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Pioneer Companies Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Joel A. Shapiro ’59 Mark W. Begor ’80 Harold A. Fetner ’83 Keith L. Lippert ’78 President Managing Director and Operating President and CEO Partner Bartmon, Shapiro & Associates Partner Sidney Fetner Associates LHA Warburg Pincus Leonard H. Shapiro David Flaum ’75 Patrick A. Mannion ’80 MBA Chairman and CEO Larry Benedict ’84 Chief Executive Officer Vice Chairman Commander Enterprises LLC Managing Director Flaum Management Co. Inc. Columbian Financial Group Banyan Equity Management LLC Hon. Nancy Harvey Steorts ’59 Elisabeth Fontenelli ’86 (WHIT/NEW) Jeffrey S. McCormick ’85 (A&S), President Martin L. Berman ’62 (A&S) Deputy Head of Global Investment ’86 MBA Nancy Harvey Steorts International Chairman and CEO Research and Head of Securities Chairman and Managing Partner Palisade Capital Management Research (retired) Saturn Asset Management, Inc. Martin J. Whitman ’49, H’08 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. High Conviction Fund Jonathan P. Brodsky ’96 (A&S/MAX) Christopher J. McGurk ’78 Principal and Founder Lee R. Goldberg ’06 Chairman and CEO Roland Williams ’97 (VPA) Cedar Street Asset Management LLC Co-founder & President Cinedigm President and CEO Vector Media Group Football Mentality, LLC Steve Charney ’81 Philip A. McNeill ’81 Chairman and CEO Kenneth E. Goodman ’70 Managing Partner P.J. Wilmot ’02 Peckar & Abramson P.C. Presiding director, President and COO Farragut Capital Partners, LLC President (retired) Wilmorite Inc. Yvette Clark ’94 MBA Forest Laboratories Inc. Steven Merson ’93 Executive Vice President and President Jeffrey M. Zell ’77 Regulatory Innovation Officer John Guttag The Command Group President and CEO Wells Fargo & Company Professor, Electrical Engineering and JM Zell, CRE Computer Science Alex G. Nason ’81 Richard Corgel ’71, ’76 M.S. MIT President Executive Director - Fraud Investigation Alex G. Nason Foundation, Inc. Ex Officio and Dispute Services (retired) Charles D. Harris ’70 Gene Anderson EY (Ernst & Young) Senior Vice President and Senior Robert H. Pearlman ’64 Dean Portfolio Manager Senior Portfolio Manager, Whitman School Michael C. Cornell ’94 PNC Bank – Wealth Management Group The Fraenkel Group CEO, Chairman and Partner Neuberger & Berman, LLC John Prizner G'98 (NEW) MCC Capital Partners Richard L. Haydon ’66 (A&S), C.F.A. Assistant Dean for Advancement Managing General Partner Bruce D. Pergament ’80 Whitman School John Couri ’63 (A&S) TippHill Capital Management LLC President Chairman Pergament Properties Michael Gursha ’10 (WHIT/NEW) Couri & Company Thomas Herskovits ’69, ’94 MBA CEO Managing Partner Rookie Road, Inc. Feldman Advisors
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ur “Five Under Five” column features a Q&A with a Whitman alum who graduated within the last five years. For this issue, meet Joshua Fishman ’12, a native of Sharon, Massachusetts, who majored in marketing management Oand entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises. Fishman currently serves as co-chair of the Young Whitman Advisory Council and lives in New York City, where he works as the digital brand manager for Unilever’s St. Ives product line. 5 In this role, he leads the strategic and executional excellence of digital marketing and e-commerce for the brand worldwide and oversees brand operations, including product development, communications planning, customer development, retail UNDER design and execution, and experiential marketing. Previously, he managed Unilever’s AXE brand.
How did you choose Whitman? meditating, which really allows me to get away from all 1 I remember flipping through Entrepreneur magazine and the technology we consume every day and reflect. 5 reading about Whitman’s EEE program. Other family with friends had attended Syracuse, and I knew I had to visit. Is there any advice you'd like to JOSH Once I stepped foot on campus, I fell in love with the 5 FISHMAN energy, facilities and management program. It’s one of give current Whitman students? the best decisions I’ve made. I even met my fiancé at Always network. The power of relationships is Whitman. We’ll be married in September 2018. priceless. From day one, start connecting with alumni, ’12 recruiters, faculty and staff. Keep in touch with them, Were there early influences in share what you’re working on, things you’re proud to 2 have accomplished, what you’re interested in learning. your life that helped shape your One of them, someday, may have a job or internship interest in business/management? for you or will likely know someone who does. My dad owned his own business when I was growing up, and that got me interested in the consumer goods industry at an early age. From owning a “store” in my basement (complete with a cash register) as a child to visiting my father at his office leading up to college, I always knew I wanted to work in consumer goods marketing.
How do you feel Whitman 3 helped prepare you to meet the responsibilities of your position? I was incredibly involved in ENACTUS (previously SIFE) during all four years at Whitman, which allowed me to gain real-world experience in marketing and product management, develop my skillset and, eventu- ally, land an internship at Unilever that led to a full-time offer. Six years later, I’m still here working with some of the brightest scientists, engineers, marketers and people who challenge me each day to bring the best products and advertising to market.
What do you do to unwind 4 and destress? I love to watch TV and read magazines—two things that are actually part of my job, so that is great! I like consuming media since it allows me to look at the in- dustry and challenge my agency partners and team to develop best-in-class advertising (and it’s nice to just sit on the couch and laugh or smile at good—or bad— content from time to time). I have recently started
30 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University Alumni Club Updates
WhitmanCNY Continues Its Commitment to Support Student Success
n June 5, the Whitman Alumni Club of Central New York held its Oannual golf tournament. This is the club’s primary fundraiser, with proceeds supporting Whitman student scholarships and programming. Thanks to 80 golfers and tournament sponsors Colonial Laundro- mat, Cork Monkey, Crouse Hospital, Deli Boy, Kenworth, Sheraton and Superior Plus, this year’s event was a great success. Mike Haynie, Syracuse University vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation, and John Wildhack, director of athletics, addressed guests during the dinner, which also featured a raffle, silent auction and golfer awards. Whitman CNY Board member and golf tournament chair Thomas Brown ’07 was recognized as the 2017 Whitman Young Alumnus of the Year, not only for his time and effort in planning the tournament but for his many contributions to the Whitman School. In August, the Whitman CNY Board welcomed Dean Gene Anderson Annual Golf Tournament to a gathering at a Syracuse Chiefs baseball game. This was a great op- portunity early in his tenure for Anderson to get to know members of the board and to discuss ways the club can best support the school. This fall, Whitman CNY launched a mentorship program for first-year MBA students. The club played a key role in building the undergraduate mentorship program to more than 200 student and mentor pairings. To further acquaint the MBA students with prospective alumni mentors, the club hosted a meet and greet in November. The club is pleased to provide financial support and come together again this year with students, staff, faculty and alumni for the Whitman Gives Back Day in December. This is a mutually rewarding event for all involved, including several Syracuse-area charities that will benefit from the hundreds of volunteers’ gifts of time and service. Whitman and Syracuse University alumni in the Central New York area can learn more about the Whitman Alumni Club of CNY by visiting whitmancny.com. Whitman Gives Back Day
WhitmanNYC Announces Merger with Big Apple Orange
ffective July 1, 2017, the Whitman Alumni Club of NYC officially their strengths in professional development, social events and engage- Emerged with Big Apple Orange, the Syracuse University Alumni Club ment opportunities, make for an enriched membership experience. of New York City. The goal of the merger, approved by both boards, was Whitman alumni in the New York City area are encouraged to join Big to form a stronger, more effective alumni organization in the New York Apple Orange and enjoy the many opportunities and benefits that come City metro region. with membership. Details can be found at bigappleorange.org. Bringing together the creativity, enthusiasm and dedication of both organizations’ board, club members and volunteers, as well as combining
Whitman Alumni Club of NYC Central Park Picnic
Whitman / Winter 2018 / 31 ™ Alumni & Friends Alumni Enrich the Whitman Experience
n any given day, you can sophomore), conducted two infor- Ofind Whitman alumni in the mational networking sessions at building guest lecturing, speaking Whitman in October for students to student clubs and organiza- interested in learning more about tions, attending advisory board internships and full-time opportu- meetings, interviewing students for nities with Farmers. positions within their firm or other- Adria Saracino ’09, UX content wise giving their time and perspec- strategist at Facebook, and her tive to help prepare students for colleagues from Facebook and success. We are grateful for these Instagram, were on campus this fall Ernie Roth Kathy (left) and Kelly Cody continued connections with alumni, and spoke to Whitman marketing as they truly enrich the Whitman students about content strategies experience for our students. and careers in social media. Ernie Roth ’73 president and CEO of Furman Roth of New York City, recently visited campus to speak to marketing students about a new advertising campaign the agency created for Whitman’s full-time MBA program. Kathy Cody ’87, chief oper- ating officer, Personal Lines, at Farmers Insurance (pictured with Adria Saracino (front row, far right) daughter, Kelly Cody, a Whitman
Management Day Gives Students Career Perspectives and Connections
he annual Management Day and discussed real-world manage- Tat Whitman provides students ment scenarios and marketplace the opportunity to engage with trends. The event also afforded members of the Management students the chance to build their Advisory Board. More than 70 network of alumni connections. students selected by management “We are grateful to our advi- faculty participated in last year’s sory board members for all they event, which featured board do year-round to support the members Stephen Bell ’09 MBA, management department,” shares senior engineering specialist at Ravi Dharwadkar, management (left to right) Mark Hebert, Steven Granat, Stephanie Jorden FedEx Express; Steven Granat ’83, professor and department chair. and Stephen Bell senior vice president Americas at “Their participation in Manage- Cloud4C Services; Mark Hebert ment Day is particularly valuable ’05, executive director - invest- for our students, as it helps them on-campus meetings, which gives students, it is gratifying not only ment grade credit trading at understand various career paths members the chance to interact to learn about the myriad of experi- Morgan Stanley; and Stephanie as well as the knowledge and with students while also attending ences available to them but to also Jorden ’07, senior manager of skills needed to be successful. It is to board business and spend time see how bright and curious they strategic initiatives at Amgen. especially impactful for students with management faculty. “It is are. I, too, learn something new or The students were divided into to hear alumni speak from first- always a pleasure engaging with gain a new perspective from my working groups that were each led hand experience about how their the students and helping them get interactions with them.” by a board member. They spent the Whitman education is applied in a sense of the life awaiting after morning hearing about the career the workplace.” Whitman,” shares Bell. “As a board paths of these accomplished alumni, The event is planned in conjunc- member committed to the best who shared lessons in leadership tion with one of the board’s regular possible experience for Whitman
32 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University Alumni Fill Roles of Mentor and Placement Partner in Support of Whitman MBAs
Andreae Holtz Marafioti McGraw
he support of Whitman alumni learning opportunities for students. of those he has hired, including tions for several years. He is also a Tis critical to the success of the In addition to considering Whit- two who graduated just last May. familiar guest lecturer at Whitman. school and our students. Alumni man a hiring source for MBA-level Holtz also helps connect Whitman He gives generously of his time— engagement takes many forms… candidates, Andreae is committed students to international business including the Sunday morning of mentorship, financial support and to helping student applicants— leaders. Orange Central 2017—to share career connections, among others. hired or not—make themselves Nathan Marafioti ’02 MBA is insights with MBA students to Alumni regularly visit Whitman to more attractive to potential em- the group director of ecommerce at help enhance their marketability. help advance the school’s mission, ployers. Clarke’s hiring managers Nestlé Purina North America. Pre- “Whitman provided the initial and there are alumni all over provide detailed critiques of those viously, he held positions in brand spark to my career,” says McGraw. the world who help strengthen who interview with the company. management at Reckitt-Benckiser “Supporting this generation of the Orange bond through their This constructive feedback helps and SCJohnson. In addition to Whitman students in launching involvement. students better articulate how they placing Whitman MBA students their careers is a privilege.” We would like to acknowledge would impact an organization. in internships and helping alumni These four alumni recognize four alumni whose commitment Jonathan Holtz ’78 is chairman obtain full-time roles, he returns the impact they can have on MBA to Whitman’s MBA students is and CEO of Winholt, a leading to campus regularly to lecture in students, and they take that very exemplary. “Whitman is fortunate manufacturer of food service, food marketing classes. seriously—not only in sharing their to have a successful and dedicated handling and material handling You’ll see a line of students professional paths and provid- alumni base, many of whom go equipment. He is a member of the waiting to speak with Marafioti ing career counsel but also by above and beyond to support Whitman Advisory Council and after his lectures, and he stays to giving students a chance to gain our efforts to prepare and place founder of the Holtz Alumnus of talk to each one. During his visits to experience through internships and students,” shares Dean Gene the Year Award, Whitman’s most campus, he carves out time to meet long-term jobs. Anderson. “Mark Andreae, Jona- distinguished alumni recognition, with students individually and “There are many of us who bene- than Holtz, Nathan Marafioti and which he himself received in 2004. shares feedback on their resumes fited from a Whitman education Patrick McGraw are model alumni He has served on the Syracuse and how to position themselves and are now in a position of hiring who are passionate about support- University Board of Trustees for placement and professional or influence within our firms,” ing our MBA students by providing since 1997. success. shares Holtz. “I have confidence guidance and showing confidence For the past decade, Holtz has Patrick McGraw ’84 holds the in putting Whitman MBAs to in their promise by putting them to looked to Whitman first when his title of executive vice president of work because they have proven work within their firms.” company has openings, from prod- client operations at Ipsos-MMA, themselves and made meaningful Mark Andreae ’68 serves as uct management to e-commerce, an industry leader in the areas of contributions in my company. I urge chairman and CEO of Cincinna- that require an MBA degree. “I am commercial effectiveness analytics other alumni to look to Whitman ti-based Clarke Power Services, a happy to help open the door for (marketing mix-based ROI) and the next time there is a need for an commercial vehicle maintenance these candidates,” says Holtz, “but marketing optimization. Previously, MBA-level intern or graduate in provider. He has a long record of they sell themselves to our man- he served as director of consumer their organization.” service to Whitman as a member of agement team with their initiative and market knowledge at Procter the advisory council, frequent class and capabilities.” & Gamble. lecturer and generous donor, spe- He has been pleased with the McGraw has been hiring Whitman cifically in support of experiential work ethic and business acumen MBA students for full-time posi-
Whitman / Winter 2018 / 33 ™ Alumni & Friends Ed Pettinella ’76 MBA Establishes Second Endowed Professorship to Help Attract and Retain Exceptional Faculty
yracuse University Trustee New York, in a family of modest Pettinella earned a B.S. degree in followed,” he says, “everything SEdward “Ed” Pettinella ’76 means. “I thought of myself as 1973 from SUNY Geneseo, where I learned was put to the test.” MBA attributes his extraordinary middle class, and maybe that was he was president of his class. With Through that challenge, he 43-year career to two manage- a stretch,” he says. “We were a a major in business, he entered the developed a strong expertise in ment principles: (1) consistently family of four in a small apartment. management training program at investments and asset/liability hiring and retaining people who We moved into our first home Community Savings Bank (CSB) management. are ambitious, talented and when I was 12.” in Rochester. Soon after he began To diversify his experience, motivated, and (2) ensuring that A few decades later, Pettinella his career at CSB, he pursued and Pettinella accepted an offer from the right people are in the right would become president and chief earned an MBA at Syracuse Univer- the Ford Motor Credit Corporation positions. The value he places executive officer of Rochester, sity. He was “singularly focused” on in Dearborn, Michigan. For two on people guided Pettinella to New York-based Home Properties, his concentration in finance. With years, he was part of a team that initially endow a professorship in an S&P 400 company and one of encouragement from professors created and sold financial products finance at Whitman in 2012 with a the nation’s 25 largest apartment Alan Young and Moon Kim, Petti- to institutional investors. $1 million gift and, more recently, owners, with 44,000 units in 10 nella realized he had found his niche. By 1981, Pettinella had worked a $2 million gift to fund a new states. Given the early years of his He returned to CSB to blaze a in two major industries—one public junior faculty professorship. upbringing, he could easily relate to trail as the bank’s first investment and one private—and gained a Pettinella grew up in Batavia, apartment life. analyst. “In the three years that broad, dynamic repertoire of skills.
34 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University Well positioned for leadership, he “I believe in a fully participative returned to CSB, where he moved management approach—one that up the ranks from vice president encourages critical thinking, idea for investments to chief opera- generation and informed decisions tions officer and executive vice focused on results,” he says. “Hire president. In 1986, he helped take qualified people, provide guidance the bank public before eventually where necessary, then get out of the merging it with Charter One Bank way and let them be successful.” and becoming president of Charter Pettinella credits much of the One, N.Y. success he achieved in his career “We are extremely fortunate to have friends and supporters like Ed who understand that faculty are the heart of a university and how the intellec- tual capital of the faculty is the foundation for everything we do.” —Gene Anderson Dean of the Whitman School Ed and Ann Pettinella at the Holtz Alumnus of the Year Award Ceremony In 2001, Pettinella joined Home to his Whitman education, and he Properties, which owns, operates, has made giving back a priority. In develops, acquires and rehabilitates addition to his service as a Syracuse Edward Pettinella Assistant or Professorship, which I am fortunate apartment communities in the University Trustee, Pettinella is a Associate Professorship in Business to have been awarded, and the coastal Northeast and Mid-Atlantic member of the Whitman School will help Whitman attract, support recently announced professorship markets. He initially served as exec- of Management Advisory Council and keep world-class junior faculty. he has established for junior faculty, utive vice president with oversight and the Kuhn Real Estate Center “We are extremely fortunate to Ed is furthering his impact on busi- of corporate strategy. Three years Advisory Board. For his career have friends and supporters like Ed ness. His generosity allows faculty later, he became president and accomplishments and dedication who understand that faculty are the to bring the latest research into the chief executive officer and ran the to Syracuse University, he received heart of a university and how the classroom and pursue new research company’s $7 billion real estate Whitman’s Jonathan J. Holtz intellectual capital of the faculty avenues. Ed also embodies the best investment trust. Alumnus of the Year Award. He is the foundation for everything of Syracuse—great success in his Under Pettinella’s leadership, was also named SU Dritz Trustee we do,” says Whitman Dean Gene field, unimpeachable integrity, gen- Home Properties’ acquisitions of the Year in 2016. Anderson. uine humility and a disarming sense grew by $3 billion, while assets in Pettinella is generous to his alma Amber Anand, the Edward of humor. I am grateful and honored low-growth markets were reduced mater both in time and financial Pettinella Professor of Finance, is an to be associated with his name.” by $700 million. By redesigning support. His recent endowment of a example of the impact of Petti- Contributors: company-wide compensation junior faculty professorship shows nella’s gifts to reward and retain plans, he lowered the annual his commitment to supporting Tom Raynor, Whitman Annual Report exceptional faculty. “Ed has made on Philanthropy, 2011-2012 employee turnover rate from 57 to Whitman’s pursuit of excellence. a significant impact on the world of Amy Speach, Syracuse University 24 percent, and he achieved a solid “I firmly believe that great finance, banking and real estate,” Magazine, Spring 2016 shareholder return over 15 years. people make great companies, and says Anand. “Through the Pettinella In 2015, Pettinella shepherded the same applies to institutions of the company through its purchase higher learning,” says Pettinella. by Texas-based Lone Star Fund. “We have high expectations for “Ed also embodies the best of Since the sale of Home Properties, Whitman and our students. To bring Pettinella continues to utilize his those expectations to fruition, we Syracuse—great success in his field, broad background by serving on need gifted and inspired faculty several boards, where he consults members—both veteran instructors unimpeachable integrity, genuine and advises on strategy, finance who are highly accomplished and and human resources. junior professors who bring the humility...I am grateful and honored From his first management role at promise of new perspectives and to be associated with his name.” CSB to his last at Home Properties, approaches.” Pettinella understood and exempli- Like the finance professorship —Amber Anand fied people-first leadership. he founded five years ago, the new Edward Pettinella Professor of Finance
Whitman / Winter 2018 / 35 2016-17 Annual Report on Philanthrophy
36 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University 2016-17 Annual Report on Philanthropy Dear Friends of Whitman,
As we worked to prepare the 2016-17 Whitman Report on Philanthropy, and I looked through the lists of donors across our various funds, I was reminded of how fortunate I am to work at Whitman and Syracuse University. Seeing the many names of long-time donors and those who gave for the first time last year, it is evident that our alumni and friends feel pride in their association with our great school and make giving back to support the next generation of students a priority.
I have always been a proud and grateful SU alumnus, but working at Whitman has deepened my pride and appreciation for being a part of a group who gives so generously of their time, talent and treasure to make sure students have all they need to succeed beyond the walls of Whitman. I’d like to extend my thanks to each of you for the part you play in continuing to strengthen the Orange bond, which I am certain is one enjoyed by very few other alumni bases and their alma maters.
It is an especially encouraging time to be a part of the Whitman community. We have an accomplished new leader at the helm in Dean Gene Anderson, and we’ll soon have a new strategic plan in place to guide us into our second century. We will build on our past successes—attracting highly qualified students, innovating educational and experiential programs, earning teaching accolades and conducting cutting-edge research—and we’ll create new reasons to make you proud.
We’ll keep working tireless, but we’ll need your help. I know we can count on you…we always have. It truly is up to all of us to make Whitman great!
Best and thanks,
John Prizner G'98 (NEW) Assistant Dean for Advancement
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™ Whitman Endowments By the Numbers
151 $67,612,151 $15,000,000 Endowment Accounts Value of Whitman’s Endowment Funds Managed in the Whitman School Endowment Accounts Outside of the University
™Gifts to the Dean’s Fund Whitman Cash Flow ™™ New Business 1.2M 12M 12.4M
860K
780K 780K 740K 6.6M 6.2M 6.1M 5M 4.9M 3.8M 3.5M 3.1M
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
™ Summer 2017 Research Funding By the Numbers Summer research funding for Whitman faculty and Ph.D. students is vital to their continued research productivity. In fact, some of the strongest research publications are the outcome of summer-funded projects. In the summer of 2017, $360,100 provided through gifts to the Whitman Dean’s Fund and our research centers supported the efforts of research-active faculty and Ph.D. students.
By Recipient Group By Source 9% 31% Ph.D. Research Students Centers $32,000 $112,000
91% 69% Faculty Whitman $328,100 $248,000
38 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University ™ Leadership gifts We gratefully acknowledge those contributors of $100,000 or more of cumulative, lifetime giving to the Whitman School.
Anonymous Jay S. Genzer ’88 (ECS) Alexander G. Nason ’81 Glenn A. Aigen ’84 and Melissa F. Aigen ’84 (HD) Muriel J. Ginsberg ’30 Stephanie Gluck Nason Mark M. Andreae ’68 and Alfred R. Goldstein H’85 DHL and Washburn S. Oberwager ’68 (ECS) Gail P. Andreae ’68 (A&S) Ann D. Goldstein ’48 (VPA) Stuart P. Olsten ’74 George H. Babikian ’53 and Kenneth E. Goodman ’70 Estate of Thelma Padgett Mary Ann B. Babikian ’52 (SDA) Arthur Grant Faye Panasci and Henry A. Panasci Jr. Steven W. Ballentine ’83 and Gary S. Greenberg ’72 (A&S) Robert H. Pearlman ’64 and Sula Pearlman Beth S. Ballentine ’82 (NEW) Glen R. Greenberg ’79 Estate of Rebecca S.M. Pennock Martin N. Bandier ’62 (A&S) Miriam A. Greenberg Bruce D. Pergament ’80 Robert C. Bantle ’86 (VPA) Addie Jane Guttag ’73 (A&S) Edward J. Pettinella ’76 MBA Louis F. Bantle ’51 and Virginia C. Bantle Irwin Guttag ’37 and Marjorie Guttag ’38 (VPA) Kenneth A. Pontarelli ’92 Steven W. Barnes ’82 and Deborah A. Barnes John V. Guttag and Olga P. Guttag Ben Z. Post ’72 Steven R. Becker ’73 and Abbe D. Becker Charles D. Harris ’70 and Douglas A. Present ’86 Estate of Lt. Col. Hedwig C. Belin ’41 Barbara B. Harris ’70 (A&S) Michael G. Psaros and Robin E. Psaros Laurence R. Benedict ’84 and Lisa M. Benedict Shirley Dindy Harrison ’73 (VPA) H. John Riley ’61 (ECS) and Diane M. Riley Constance W. Benoliel-Rock ’53 (HD) Lloyd A. Hascoe ’81 (A&S) and Arthur Rock ’48 and Toni Rembe Rock Alfred K. Berg ’73 and Gayle R. Berg ’73 (EDU) Abbe S. Hascoe ’78 (HD) Eric A. Rothfeld and Harriet Z. Rothfeld ’73 (HD) Adrian A. Bergen ’50 Richard L. Haydon ’66 (A&S) and Helen F. Haydon Guy E. Runyon and Laurie Runyon Martin L. Berman ’62 (A&S) and Walter W. Hemming ’61 David E. Salmanson ’00 (HD) Phyllis R. Berman ’66 (EDU) Estate of Mr. Robert S. Hill ’69 Estate of Murray M. Salzberg ’37 Robert H. Brethen ’49 Jonathan J. Holtz ’77 Estates of Elizabeth Barnett Sette ’35 and E. Keith Brown ’61 (A&S) Susan W. Holtz ’78 (VPA) William J. Sette Joseph P. Burton ’01 Donald G. Hornung ’53 Estate of Paul H. Schoepflin ’12 Robert G. Burton and Paula M. Burton Robert E. Hornung ’87 Emmanuel Shemin ’52 (A&S) and Donald C. Carter ’69 James A. Jaffee ’41 Rhoda Z. Shemin ’53 (VPA) Estate of Leon Chapman ’25 Estate of Mrs. Ruth B. Jenkins David M. Slotnick ’77 MBA and Carol Z. Slotnick Lester B.G. Chock ’51 and Barbara J. Chock Eleanor H. Johnson Kathleen V. Snavely Richard W. Clark ’51 Daniel M. Kaseman ’80 and Theresa Kaseman Estate of Josephine Snyder Wendy H. Cohen ’70 (SDA), H’02 DHL Walter S. Kiebach ’36 Theodore F. Spall Jr. ’69 and Suzanne Spall Jeffrey E. Cole ’80 and Phyllis R. Cole ’80 (A&S) Peter Klein ’68 and Anne Klein Joseph Spector ’38, ’41 J.D. (LAW) and Hobart H. Conover ’35, ’41 (EDU) Bernard R. Kossar G’55 (LAW) and Elaine Spector ’42 (A&S) Richard Corgel ’71, ’76 M.S. and Carol M. Kossar ’53 (A&S) Melvin T. Stith ’78 Ph.D. and Joan Otomo-Corgel James D. Kuhn ’72 and Marjorie Kuhn Patricia L. Stith G'77 (EDU) John A. Couri ’63 (A&S) and Elaine C. Couri Theodore A. Lachowicz ’72 and Estate of James F. Toole ’24 J.D. (LAW) Arthur J. Crames Cheryl H. Lachowicz ’72 (VPA) Jon M. Vogel ’73 Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68 Horace J. Landry ’34 (ENG), ’36 M.S. Estate of Marion Ward ’51 Herbert W. Dean ’39 James P. Lee ’75 (A&S) Barbara E. Whitman Martin S. Dembo ’35 Marvin K. Lender ’63 (A&S) and Martin J. Whitman ’49, H’08 and Lois Whitman Morton H. Derchin ’53 MBA Helaine L. Lender ’65 (A&S) Chris J. Witting H’91 DHL and Michael A. Dritz ’59 and Joan H. Dritz ’60 (EDU) Deborah G. Leone ’86, ’87 MBA and Marshia Pullman Witting Sanford M. Edelman ’55 and Judith West Edelman Louis D. Leone ’87 (ECS) Michael David Wohl G'75 (LAW) Robert B. Fagenson ’70 and David R. Levy ’84 and Niki B. Levy ’85 Sheila Wohl ’34 Margaret J. Fagenson ’70 (A&S) Keith L. Lippert ’78 Dean E. Wolcott ’50 (A&S) and Michael J. Falcone ’57 and Noreen R. Falcone Phillip McNeill ’81 and Leslie Alison McNeill Betty B. Wolcott ’51 (HD) Harold A. Fetner ’83 and Nina P. Fetner Matthew E. Menner ’94 MBA Richard N. Zecher ’88 and Carol Frieman Finkel ’51 (A&S) Steven G. Merson ’93 and Tara L. Merson ’93 Victoria W. Zecher ’87 (A&S) David M. Flaum ’75 and Ilene L. Flaum ’76 Daniel N. Mezzalingua ’60 (A&S) and Leonard B. Zelin and Moira S. Zelin Thomas J. Foley ’81 M.S. Kathleen Mezzalingua G’62 (EDU) Debbie Zysblat Elisabeth Fontenelli ’86 (WHIT/NEW) Gerda K. Miller ’53 (VPA) William L. Zysblat ’72 Stuart Frankel ’62 and Sharyn G. Frankel Jack W. Milton ’51 and Estate of Leon J. Galloway ’26 Laura H. Milton ’51 William J. Gedale ’64 (A&S) Margaret P. Mulhausen ’29
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Corporations and Foundations Goldman Sachs Gives National Grid USA Andrus Foundation Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The National Philanthropic Trust The Bandier Family Foundation Kenneth Goodman Family Foundation The New York Bar Foundation Bank of America Merrill Lynch Irwin & Marjorie Guttag Foundation Inc. The Oberwager Family Fund The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation The Hascoe Charitable Foundation William & Miriam Olsten Foundation Inc. Louis F. & Virginia C. Bantle Charitable Foundation Holtz Family Foundation Inc. Open Society Institute Banyan Equity Management LLC Humana The Orange Value Fund LLC Beldon Fund IBM Corporation The Jesse Philips Foundation The William Bingham Foundation ITT Defense PPC Booth Ferris Foundation Jewish Communal Fund of New York Procter & Gamble Company E. Keith Brown & Company Jewish Community Fdn. of Sarasota-Manatee Queens/Steinway Transit Corporation Robert G. Burton Charitable Foundation Jewish Federation The Rock Foundation Cadaret Grant & Company Inc. JPMorgan Chase Foundation Alida Rockefeller Charitable Lead Trust Campus Hill Apartments Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Rockefeller Family Fund Carnegie Corporation of New York James S. Kemper Foundation Rogow Greenberg Foundation Inc. LEADERSHIP GIFTS LEADERSHIP Carrier Corporation KeyBank Foundation Rothfeld Family Foundation Central New York Community Foundation Inc. John S. & James L. Knight Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund Congress Talcott Corporation Charles Koch Foundation Sejong University Cooper Industries Inc. B.R. & Carol Kossar Foundation Solomon Spector Foundation Nathan Cummings Foundation The Kresge Foundation Third Avenue Management Private Foundation D’Aniello Family Foundation Inc. The Harold Lee Fund TRAC Reports Inc. Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds Business Marvin Lender Family Foundation Inc. UBS Financial Services Inc. EBV Foundation Lockheed Martin Corporation United States Steel Corporation EY William G. McGowan Charitable Fund United Way of the Bay Area Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Millstream Fund Inc. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Ford Foundation Milton Cat Verizon Foundation Reuben & Ethel Frieman Foundation Inc. Monterey Fund Inc. Wal-Mart Foundation GE Foundation The Hilda Mullen Foundation Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The Gifford Foundation Alex G. Nason Foundation Inc. Bob Woodruff Foundation
™ Leadership Ambassadors Leadership Ambassadors are dedicated alumni, parents and friends who made a gift of $1,000 or more to help enhance the Whitman experience.
Entrepreneur – $10,000 or more Harold A. Fetner ’83 and Nina P. Fetner Matthew E. Menner ’94 MBA and Megan Menner Mark M. Andreae ’68 and Elisabeth Fontenelli ’86 (WHIT/NEW) Steven G. Merson ’93 and Tara L. Merson ’93 Gail P. Andreae ’68 (A&S) Gregory B. Fortunoff ’92 and Lisa Fortunoff Daniel N. Mezzalingua ’60 (A&S) and Donald B. Barter ’76 MBA Stuart Frankel ’61 and Sharyn G. Frankel Kathleen Mezzalingua G’62 (EDU) Kevin R. Bauer ’91 and Jennifer A. Bauer ’92 Estate of Miss Muriel J. Ginsberg ’30 Paula Morabito ’83 MBA and Maria M. Yip Steven R. Becker ’73 and Abbe D. Becker Kim Glazer Goldberg Mark H. Morris ’83 and Alfred K. Berg ’73 and Gayle R. Berg ’73 (EDU) Evan M. Goldberg ’09 (A&S) Judith L. Morris ’84 (VPA) Martin L. Berman ’62 (A&S) and Kenneth E. Goodman ’70 Robert H. Pearlman ’64 and Sula Pearlman Phyllis R. Berman ’66 (EDU) Lloyd A. Hascoe ’81 (A&S) and Bruce D. Pergament ’80 Marc J. Blum ’88 and Abbe S. Hascoe ’78 (HD) Edward J. Pettinella ’76 MBA and Margaret L. Blum ’93 (A&S) Walter W. Hemming ’61 Ann W. Pettinella Michael A. Broxmeyer ’95 (A&S) and Estate of Mr. Robert S. Hill ’69 Kenneth A. Pontarelli ’92 and Dana B. Broxmeyer ’95 (HD) Estate of Mrs. Ruth B. Jenkins Tracey Cantino Pontarelli Garwood N. Burwell ’50 (A&S) Steven A. Kass ’78 and Debra L. Kass ’78 Douglas A. Present ’86 Estate of Mr. Robert G. Carman ’50 Craig Koenigsberg and Jill H. Koenigsberg ’85 John Riley, Jr. ’61 (ECS) and Diane Riley Wen-cheng Chen ’02 M.S. Bernard R. Kossar ’53, ’55 J.D. (LAW) and Arthur Rock ’48 and Toni Rembe Rock Douglas A. Cramer ’87 Carol M. Kossar ’53 (A&S) Estate of Mr. John F. Ryan Jr. ’52 Gerald B. Cramer ’52 and Daphna Cramer Christopher LaBianca ’92 MBA Joel A. Shapiro ’59 Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68 Deborah G. Leone ’86, ’87 MBA and Craig A. Sheldon, CPA ’84 and Robert B. Fagenson ’70 and Louis D. Leone ’87 (ECS) Susan T. Sheldon ’84 Margaret J. Fagenson ’70 (A&S) Gisele A. Marcus ’89 David M. Slotnick ’77 MBA and Carol Z. Slotnick
40 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University Emilia Joan Slotnick ’15 George A. Bellino ’73 MBA Alyse L. Holstein William D. Tobin ’91 (A&S) and Emily Baker Tobin James V. Benvenuto ’75 MBA, Col., USA (R) Robert B. Holzer and Vivian Holzer Barbara E. Whitman Peter L. Berlant ’80 Allen F. Horn ’79 (ECS) and Roland L. Williams ’97 (VPA) Jacob Black ’02 Susan P. Horn ’80 MBA Richard N. Zecher ’88 and Orville A. Boden Jr. ’70 and Diane M. Boden ’70 Donald G. Hornung ’53 Victoria W. Zecher ’87 (A&S) Roger D. Bollier ’69 David C. Hulihee ’71 Eugene P. Bonstein Jr. ’63 and Casper P. Jones ’89 MBA, Lt. Col., USA (R) Elsa A. Bonstein ’63 (A&S) Theodore H. Kapnek, III ’81 and Director - $5,000 - $9,999 Steven A. Botwinick ’86 and Wendy O. Kapnek ’82 (NEW) Laurence R. Benedict ’84 and Lisa M. Benedict Stacy G. Botwinick ’86 (NEW) Harry Katsiavelos and Georgia Katsiavelos Chris A. Farentinos and Vanessa F. Farentinos Christopher J. Bray ’01 M.S. and Rebecca Bray Burak Kazaz Curtis B. Ford ’55 Robert M. Brown ’67 James L. Keene ’79 David I. Garfinkle ’84 and Marla H. Garfinkle Richard H. Caro ’55 Andrew William Kelley ’99 Jay W. Gelb Howard E. Carpenter ’56 and Lisa Carpenter Rodney D. Kent and Kathleen H. Kent David Bruce Gelles ’76 and Robin B. Gelles William B. Cass ’08 (WHIT/NEW) Peter B. Kim and Jennifer Y. Kim Charles T. Goldberg ’77 and Vel F. Chesser G'93 (EDU) Scott W. Klein ’79 and Deborah G. Goldberg G’77 (EDU) Robert M. Chiarulli ’77 Deborah M. Klein ’79 (EDU) Eugene Gramza, Jr. ’84 and Kathleen C. Gramza Diane Chin-Fu ’95 Jeffrey N. Landsberg and Susan B. Landsberg Andrew J. Greenberg ’85 (VPA) and Eric A. Crites ’07 and Diane Bolone Crites Adam C. Lurie ’92 and Julie R. Lurie Emily K. Greenberg Jonathan J. Daniel ’94 and Lisa Daniel Edward C. Magee ’72 MBA Charles D. Harris ’70 and Joseph W. DeCarlo ’67 MBA and Laura H. Milton ’51 Barbara B. Harris ’70 (A&S) Susan DeCarlo ’65 (VPA) John F. Murphy ’74 Bruce M. Hoffman ’69 and Joe Alan DeRoy Jr. ’01 and Jill T. DeRoy David M. Nass ’91 and Dina Post Nass ’91 (A&S) Jane A. Hoffman '69 (A&S/MAX) Christopher E. Deyo ’83 MBA John M. O’Sullivan Jr. ’81 and Jonathan J. Holtz ’77 Elizabeth B. Drucker ’93 and Matthew Drucker ’94 Elizabeth J. O’Sullivan ’80 (VPA) Ruth Z. Katz ’74 (NEW) and Alan C. Eachus G'64 (ESF) and David H. Panasci ’80 and Janice S. Panasci Steven W. Katz ’73 (A&S) Elaine Briggs Eachus G'64 (EDU) Paul E. Perrotto ’98 MBA and Sharon Perrotto Robert J. Laughlin ’87 Richard S. Einhorn ’92 (A&S) and Grace Einhorn John Pointek John P. Levine Leonard G. Epstein ’63 John S. Prizner III G’98 (NEW) and Keith L. Lippert ’78 and Connie Lippert Neil W. Farrar ’62 and Darcie Prizner Xing Liu G'97 (iSchool) Marilynn A. Farrar G’64 (EDU) Jack Purcell and Sheryl Purcell Mary P. Oliker G'69 (EDU) Donald P. Favre ’80 and Sharlene S. Favre Sevilimedu P. Raj and Sudha Raj G'91 (HD) Robert L. Paglia and Lorraine M. Paglia Carol Frieman Finkel ’51 (A&S) John C. Redmond ’92 and Barbara J. Redmond Richard J. Peperone ’99 Joseph A. Fischer ’52 and Mark S. Reid ’84 MBA Gary R. Phillips ’87 and Lisa M. Phillips ’87 (A&S) Edith Kaplan Fischer ’52 Richard F. Romar ’81 Ben Z. Post ’72 Yeda Z. Fish ’79 (NEW) Neil L. Rudolph and Susan A. Cluff Michael S. Rome and Lisa A. Rome ’81 (EDU) Joseph C. Flaherty and Eva M. Flaherty Mark H. Ryan ’77 M.B.A. and Henrik Slipsager and Naja Slipsager Thomas J. Foley ’81 M.S. Lauren A. Ryan ’76 (HD) Brian D. Spector ’78 and Beth A. Spector Daryl R. Forsythe ’79 MBA and John W. Ryder ’86 Michael T. Tirico ’88 (NEW) and Phyllis A. Forsythe Frank R. Salerno ’81 (A&S) and Joanne Salerno Deborah G. Tirico ’89 Susan A. Frieden ’69 (A&S) Nicholas Francis Salerno ’14 Stuart L. Weinberger ’76 Reshma M. Gada ’93 Joseph N. Scarpinato ’68 Lawrence A. Weinreb ’77 MBA. and George F. Gaudiosi Jr. ’84 and Jason H. Seidl ’93 and Ellen Seidl Marjorie Weinreb ’71 (HD), G’72 (EDU) Lorre T. Gaudiosi ’87 (A&S) Thomas W. Seifert ’69 William L. Zysblat ’72 and Laura R. Zysblat Paul Gazzerro Jr. ’65 MBA and Laura C. Serway and Cynthia M. Seymour Sally J. Gazzerro ’59 (NUR) Steven B. Sezna ’88 MBA and William J. Gedale ’64 (A&S) and Katie Gedale Patricia Frances Sezna ’89 (VPA) Partner - $1,000 - $4,999 Henry N. Goodman ’86 and Susan Goodman Michael W. Simches ’84 and Wendy G. Simches Michael R. Abbott ’92 and Frank F. Gordnier ’49 and Daniel Solondz ’53 Elizabeth A. Abbott ’94 (VPA) Gwendolyn D. Gordnier Michael L. Somich ’73 M.S. and Richard Adelman ’61 and Mary Tredennick Gould Rosemary W. Somich ’74 (NUR) Anita E. Adelman ’64 (A&S) Frederick C. Hallahan, Jr. ’59 (ECS) Zaki S. Soubra ’00 MBA Glenn A. Aigen ’84 and Melissa F. Aigen ’84 Lisa M. Halper ’92 John N. Spencer Jr. ’62 Albert F. Antonini Andrea J. Handy ’91 MBA Bart A. Spiegel ’96 and Amy H. Spiegel ’95 Charles P. Baker ’79 MBA and Carl D. Harnick ’57 MBA Richard P. Tomaszewski ’82 MBA and Lauren D. Baker ’80 MBA Kaitlin Frances Hayes ’10 Joanne L. Tomaszewski Joseph R. Barnes ’89 and John P. Healey ’81 and George S. Tracy ’07 and Amy E. Tracy ’85 (NEW) Laureen M. Barnes ’89 (NEW) Gail Graves Healey ’81 (EDU) Robert A. Unger MBA ’98 (NEW) and Joseph B. Bator ’93 Steven M. Herman and Donna A. Herman Lauren Unger
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Michael R. Abbott ’92 and Paul W. Andrus and Carol K. Andrus Lauren D. Baker ’80 MBA Elizabeth A. Abbott ’94 (VPA) Nitinand Angubolkul ’17 Jared Robert Balkind Janet R. Abdow ’59 Mary Elizabeth Anson ’12 John H. Bantham ’95 MBA, ’98 Ph.D. Sidharth Abrol ’02 MBA Benedict V. Aponavicius and Janice P. Aponavicius Brian P. Baptist ’17 Richard Adelman ’61 and Kofi Appiah Okyere and Constantine G. Barbounis ’93 (A&S) and Anita E. Adelman ’64 (A&S) Jane Appiah-Okyere G'13 (iSchool) Nancy Barbounis ’99 Norman R. Ahlheim ’57 and Cynthia R. Ahlheim Richard C. Aradine ’69 MBA Donald Barclay and Maureen P. Barclay ’85 Ronald H. Ajemian ’63 and Annie Clare Archibald ’17 Timothy Donald Barclay ’17 Dorothy D. Ajemian ’70 (EDU) Stephen A. Arvan ’81 Elizabeth A. Barile ’17 Matt A. Albert G'03 (NEW) Lewis J. Ashley ’59 MBA James Barile and Sarah M. Barile Dani Jane Alderman ’15 Yonat Assayag ’93 Kyle Allen Barnett ’17 James W. Alexander ’68 MBA Gerard A. Athaide ’95 MBA and Leslie Allen Barnett ’09 MBA William W. Alexander ’65 Theresa H. Athaide ’88 (HD) Thomas J. Barone ’69 Taylor Marie Alletto ’17 (WHIT/NEW) Howard L. Attermann ’73 and Elle Rebecca Barr ’17 Michael J. Alteri ’87 Donna A. Higier-Atterman ’72 (EDU) Timothy R. Barry ’91 MBA Carli Marie Aluotto ’16 (WHIT/NEW) Charles E. Babcock ’61 and Patricia P. Babcock Donald B. Barter ’76 MBA Molly B. Ambrose ’81 MBA Allison Lynn Baehr ’17 (iSchool/WHIT) Jenna Rachel Bartolotti ’17 Taylor J. Anderson Ali Bahcecioglu ’17 Harold L. Barton Jr. ’50 Thomas R. Anderson ’85 Ph.D. Kevin J. Bailey Alan N. Baskind ’67 and Toby Baskind ’68 (A&S) Mark M. Andreae ’68 and Maria Isabel Baires Joseph B. Bator ’93 Gail P. Andreae ’68 (A&S) Charles P. Baker ’79 MBA and David Louis Bauer ’16 MBA
42 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University Deborah S. Ziment ’79 Daniel H. Brook ’58 Susan R. Clayton Graeme A. Bazarian ’91 and Tina Bazarian Adriana A Brown ’17 Robert W. Clute ’62 and Susan W. Clute ’62 Joseph R. Bechtel and Lauren Bechtel Donald D. Brown ’92 Robert T. Cobb ’68 MBA and Barbara B. Cobb Steven R. Becker ’73 and Abbe D. Becker Michael A. Broxmeyer ’95 (A&S) and Tamara E. Cohen ’09 Richard L. Beebe ’55 and Dana B. Broxmeyer ’95 (HD) Kyle A. Coleman ’10 (A&S) Mary E. Beebe ’55 (VPA), G’58 (EDU) Arline L. Broza ’50 Adelina Elizabeth Colucci ’17 David A. Bees ’00 Vincent C. Bruett ’68 Ernest J. Colvin ’87 Stephen A. Bell ’09 MBA Marjorie S. Brunton John T. Compeau ’07 (A&S/NEW) George A. Bellino ’73 MBA Linwood Bryant ’17 MBA Johann Comprix George F. Bellows ’80 MBA Agnieszka Buczek ’17 Richard G. Compson and Jacqueline Maria Benavides ’16 John H. Buhrmaster ’86 and Joan W. Compson ’86 MBA Wayde D. Bendus ’99 and Kimberly Bendus Leslie J. Buhrmaster ’86 (MAX) Donald P. Connor ’57 Laurence R. Benedict ’84 and Lisa M. Benedict Gene N. Bull ’62 John E. Cook ’63 MBA Samantha Lauren Benedict ’17 (NEW) Gar Wood N. Burwell ’50 (A&S) Robert E. Cook ’55 Kelly Lynn Benjamin ’17 M.S. Rosario S. Calderon ’75 MBA Ronald G. Cook ’92 Ph.D. and Bruce R. Bennett ’90 MBA Amy E. Camardello ’15 Cynthia A. Cook G'90 (A&S) Jennifer Therese Bennett ’17 Carol A. Campbell ’92 MBA Michael R. Cooney and Gina M. Cooney James V. Benvenuto ’75 MBA, Col., USA (R) Francis J. Cannistraro ’95 Michele D. Corenman Erik William Berdinka ’01 Joseph Carillo ’94 Edward F. Costigan ’79 and Barry Z. Berkowitz ’80 MBA Brenna Carolan Carlin ’11 (VPA) Amy I. Costigan ’73 (HD) Martin L. Berman ’62 (A&S) and James T. Carlin Jr. and Camille T. Carlin Thomas W. Coulter ’74 Phyllis R. Berman ’66 (EDU) Brian L. Carlson ’56 David D. Coville and Shelly L. Coville Donald A. Bernard ’82 Estate of Mr. Robert G. Carman ’50 Douglas A. Cramer ’87 Sarah Bernart ’91 MBA Joseph J. Carnese and Jean M. Carnese ’99 MBA Gerald B. Cramer ’52 and Daphna Cramer Jonathan Douglas Berry ’06 MBA, Col., USA (R) Richard H. Caro ’55 Denis M. Creeden ’88 and Denise P. Berry Howard E. Carpenter ’56 and Lisa Carpenter Raymond A. Creely and Lorraine R. Creely Ted W. Berry ’84 and Debra S. Berry Florence L. Carples ’47 Eric A. Crites ’07 and Diane Bolone Crites Hannah Bibighaus ’14 Tamara Carra ’93 Steven G. Crivello and Michelle A. Crivello Donald N. Billings ’53 Ronald J. Carson ’77 Scott T. Crouch and Eileen M. Crouch Jeremy Michael Bitten ’17 (iSchool/WHIT) Bradford R. Carver and Helen D. Tramposch Steven Cruz David J. Black ’01 Christina S. Casella ’94 William A. Cuffee ’17 Lezlie Blaski ’16 MBA Tobin L. Cash ’64 Kathleen M. Culleton ’76 Andrew David Bleifer ’17 William B. Cass ’08 (WHIT/NEW) Mark M. Curley ’71 MBA Theodore James Blitzer ’17 Joe Cheung-Wing Chan ’15 Robert W. Curran and Christine A. Curran Richard A. Bloch ’59 Douglas C. Chandler and Nancy S. Curry ’74 MBA Alan H. Block ’91 Dawne E. Chandler ’00 MBA Devin Raemon Dadigan ’10 and Ward Blodgett and Susan Blodgett Rajan Chandran ’70 MBA, ’75 Ph.D. Jessica Page Dadigan ’10 (FALK) Marc J. Blum ’88 and Gary C. H. Chang ’61 John N. Daley and Kandyce J. Daley ’87 MBA Margaret L. Blum ’93 (A&S) Douglas W. Charles ’73 (ESF), ’77 MBA Kenneth A. Dammeyer ’87 and Bruce L. Boardman and Karen D. Boardman Priscilla A. Chatfield ’45 (SDA) Suzanne S. Dammeyer ’87 (A&S) Orville A. Boden Jr. ’70 and Diane M. Boden ’70 Tingsen Chau ’17 Jonathan J. Daniel ’94 and Lisa Daniel Stephen J. Bodiford ’98 Reginald W. Cheek and Terri Cheek Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68 Cameron Bogan Shih Chia Chen ’17 Alan Darver and Sharon R. Darver Lakeisha Cecilia Bogan Wen-cheng Chen ’02 M.S. Aaron Preston Daughtrey ’17 Lauren Teresa Bogardus ’17 Charles E. Cherry III ’79 MBA Timothy Aaron Davey ’17 Roger D. Bollier ’69 Vel F. Chesser ’93 Ph.D. (EDU) Seth A. Davis ’00 and Allison W. Davis ’00 (HD) Logan Bonney ’17 M.S. Chin Ying Chiang Scott Thomas Dawe ’17 MBA Sean C. Bookstaver ’89 Robert M. Chiarulli ’77 Marcela G De Moraes ’17 Christopher James Bordash ’17 Henry W. Chin ’70 and Ellen J. Chin James P. Dean ’69 (A&S) Kenneth S. Botwinick ’91 Rosalie Dolores Chmiel ’17 M.S. Susan L. Dean ’01 MBA Jessica Lynn Boyer ’17 Yunsoo Cho ’00 M.S. Joseph W. DeCarlo ’64 (A&S), ’67 MBA and Daniel M. Bradanini ’71 MBA Lester B.G. Chock ’51 and Barbara J. Chock Susan DeCarlo ’65 (VPA) Kathleen M. Brecher Nikhil Chopra ’17 Allison Deegan ’80 William H. Brehm ’80 Seung Yun Chung ’01 M.S. William J. Dell ’71 Lawrence J. Brill ’68 and Rita J. Brill Christine M. Church ’96 MBA Anthony J. DeMichele ’17 Jerome E. Brislin Jr. ’94 M.S. Joseph W. Cilurzo ’68 MBA Alfred A. DeSeta and Grace A. DeSeta Frank P. Britto ’90 and Katherine M. Britto Donald J. Cimorelli ’84 MBA Shantel Monique Destra ’17 (WHIT/NEW) Andrea A. Broadnax-Green ’95 M.S. William N. Cinnamond ’72 MBA Julius E. Deuble ’60 MBA G. Martin Brogan ’75 MBA Francis W. Clark ’79 and Dawn E. Clark Ravi Dharwadkar and Pamela Brandes
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Whitman 2016-17AnnualReport Joel M. Feldschneider and and Feldschneider M. Joel Lenore Feldman R. ’57 MBA ’79 Tad ’75, Feeney ’17 Fedorov MBA Sergiy ’52 Feder S. Robert T.Lawrence ’62 Faus W. ’62Neil and Farrar Ph.D. ’82 Farran Hiller Jane Karlee Marie Farr ’16 Charles Fangmann ’53 Robert Fagenson B. ’70 (A&S) ’70 Fagenson J. Margaret V. Roderick ’51MBA Fagan ’16 Ewanechko Marie Dana Evans O’Leary Jonathan ’96 Esson A. Julie ’05 Esposito S. Andrew ’17 Erhard Thomas Keelan ’63 Epstein G. Leonard ’17 Epstein McFarlin Hannah MBA ’82 Eppolito C. Joseph Ennis Anthony Michael Engle Sue Mary and Engle C. Peter W. ’45Rosalie Engelmyer (VPA) ’82 Emer R. Mindy ’81 and D. Emer Robert ’51 Emer H. Ralph ’92 Elwood E. David Scherr A. Beth and (ECS) ’82 Ellis Kevin J. Christopher Ellis K. ’91 ’54 Eliezer Jay ’17 Eisenberg William James Einhorn Grace (A&S) and ’92 Einhorn S. Richard and F. (ESF) ’60 Henry Eichenhofer ’82 Edwards A. Richard Eddy K. Rosabeth and ’03 Eddy Robert David F. P. Claire and Eatz Christopher Eatz (A&S) ’71 Dytman R. John ’80 Dvorak A. Michael Dunning L. Olga and MBA ’90 Dunning L. James ’10 Duneie Jake I. ’91 Duncan Linz Lisa ’17 Dudash Andrew Ryan MBA ’02 Druk M. Lisa ’65 Steve Drogin ’74 Drelich K. Donald ’17Terell Drayton ’57 Dowd James J. Dolan’03 K. Laura ’04 Doherty J. Sean Dodge B. Andrea MBA ’02 Dodd L. Christopher ’88 DiPasquale G. Mark Jillian Dintino ’12 M.S. DiNardo Lynne A. and DiNardo R. Michael and T. ’80 Stephen DiMarco Elizabeth Feldschneider A. (EDU) G’64 Farrar A. Marilynn Eichenhofer J. Nancy DiMarco A. Catherine Shelley W. Forrester ’75 W. ’75 Forrester Shelley ’09 D. Forant Nicole Elisabeth Fontenelli ’86 (WHIT/NEW) ’81 M.S. Foley J. Thomas P. MBA ’76 William Fogarty (WHIT/NEW) ’12 Flores Nicole Chelsea ’48 Fleming Edward Carl ’17 (A&S) Fleary S. Anaya Flaherty Eva M. and Flaherty C. Joseph Fitzpatrick K. F. Susan and Stephen ’78 Fitzpatrick ’12 Fishman Daniel Joshua M.S. ’12 Fisher J. Molly ’52 Fischer Kaplan Edith and ’52 Fischer A. Joseph ’91 Fiorita J. David and ’82 Finkelstein A. David ’69 MBA Fillmore B. George ’50 III Wayne Field ’47 Fernaays E. Donald ’16 Feng Lanyan William A. Getzelmann and and Getzelmann A. William ’17 Gervais S. Bijou George B. Emma William Geoghegan Joseph ’17 Genzer Alexis Sloan Genge M. Judith and ’81 MBA Genge K. Clifton Gelles B. Robin and ’76 Gelles Bruce David Ph.D. ’77 Geller Neal A. Gelb R. Jay V.Joseph and Geisberg Merilyn Geisberg MBA ’79 Gehm B. David and ’11 (ECS) Gazdowski Artur Karl Gauthier J. Ronald F. and Jr. ’84 George Gaudiosi Gasperini Brooke and ’72 Gasperini H. Joseph GarifalosJames ’52 Garfinkle H. Marla and ’84 Garfinkle I. David ’11 (WHIT/NEW) Garetano Sam ’65 Gandolfo R. Paul ’86 Galuchie M. Doris MBA ’53 Galiley E. Leonard ’93 Gada M. Reshma Gabbay Kimberly and Gabbay M. Richard Furlong Kathleen and ’75 Furlong M. Daniel (HD) ’79 Fulop S. Barbara and Fulop Robert (R) USA Col., MBA, ’73 D.Jay Fuller Frerk ’17 Carolina Ana MBA ’72 Freese L. Howard MBA ’73 Freeland L. Ronald Claude Frederick L. ’55 MBA ’72 Frank A. Richard Franco A. Diane and Franco Javier and MBA ’79 Forsythe R. Daryl Philip M. Giammarino ’89 and and ’89 Giammarino M. Philip Christine D. Finkelstein ’83 (A&S) ’83 D. Finkelstein Christine Diana P. ’63 Diana Getzelmann ’11 Gazdowski Tiffany (A&S) ’87 T.Lorre Gaudiosi Forsythe A. Phyllis Denise Giammarino Charles T. Goldberg ’77 and and ’77 T. Goldberg Charles ’17 (A&S) Godner Alan Justin ’65 Glaser S. David (EDU) ’64 Gingold K. Sandra Ph.D. ’70 Gilmore L. Harold MBA ’88 Gibson J. Vivian Elizabeth M. Gula ’92 ’92 Gula M. Elizabeth ’85 Gugick A. Jeffrey Guan Qixin ’10 Grossman M. Gabriel M.S. ’75 Groff Lynne H. MBA ’85 Griswold J. Raymond Grimm Marilyn and ’70 Grimm A. David MBA ’83 Kent Grimes M. Robert D. ’82 Griesemer ’61 T.William Greenfield Connor Greene ’16 ’89 Greenberg A. Glenn (VPA) ’85 and Greenberg J. Andrew ’51 Green G. Robert ’17 Green Ann Alissa Greco M. Josephine and Greco Rocco A. T. ’82 Carl Greco ’69 MBA Graziade S. Michael Graves H. P. Melissa and Charles Graves and ’53 Graubart J. Noel Grant Debra and Grant B. Stephen ’12 Grant James Christopher Sara Elizabeth ’17 Granda and MBA ’76 Grammaticas William Graham J. Katheryn ’17 MBA Tyler Grable Gage ’17 Goyal MBA Rahul Gould M. Sandra and MBA ’80 Gould A. Gary ’11 Gottfried M. Alexandra D. Gordnier Gwendolyn F.Frank ’49 Gordnier Goodman S. Christine and Goodman Wallace R. ’70 Goodman E. Kenneth ’11 MBA Goodman Lawrence Christopher ’05 Charles Goodman L. Robert Gonzer S. ’51 ’17 Gonzalez Kevin J. Daniel ’17Joseph Goldman ’56 Goldfein Laurence Jr. W. ’49John Golden Tanya Michele Forrest Hall ’93 (HD) ’93 Hall Forrest Tanya Michele W. ’85 Mark Hall ’13 Hall Davonna Laporcha Elashier ’54 Hali M. Thomas ’76 Haimes K. Miriam and Haimes David Hager C. Alyssa and Hager Francis ’80 Hackbarth A. Craig ’10 (WHIT/NEW) Gursha Alan Michael ’80 Gunerman R. Thomas Deborah G. Goldberg G’77 (EDU) (EDU) G’77 Goldberg G. Deborah Emily K. Greenberg Greenberg K. Emily Miriam Graubart ’54 (HD) Grammaticas M. Linda Daniel P. Hallberg ’59 MBA Dale H. Hornstein and Mary Jane Kennelly ’82 (HD) Thomas Hamlin and Pamela A. Hamlin Madelyn H. Hornstein ’83 MBA Brian Kenney Cynthia Lee Hand ’11 Donald G. Hornung ’53 Rodney D. Kent and Kathleen H. Kent Rich L. Handloff ’91 Regina M. Howard and Regina M. Howard Alison H. Kessler Andrea J. Handy ’91 MBA Calvin H.W. Hsu ’00 Robert S. Kessler ’52 and Dove D. Kessler Winifred B. Hannan ’53 Mark Huamani ’91 and Steven Alex Kessler ’17 Mark D. Harf ’93 MBA Kristen S. Huamani ’92 (NEW) Kafele J. Khalfani ’96 Bernard S. Harland ’70 MBA Shibin Huang ’17 Anisa Marie Khalouf ’17 John E. Harper Sr. ’68 and Debra Harper Martin L. Huff ’64 and V. Susan Huff ’64 Imran H. Khanbhai ’16 Grace Ann Harrington ’17 Candace L Hughes ’17 M.S. Peter B. Kim and Jennifer Y. Kim Charles D. Harris ’70 and David C. Hulihee ’71 James L. Kindinger ’85 MBA Barbara B. Harris ’70 (A&S) Donald M. Hunt ’60 Brian A. King and Susan I. Grant Dwayne A. Harris ’01 MBA Alton F. Huntley ’82 MBA John G. King ’94 MBA Emily Katherine Harris ’17 Charles W. Huntoon ’70 MBA Stephen H. Kirsch ’79 and Robert W. Harris III ’82 David B. Hurd ’77 MBA Laurie B. Kirsch ’79 (HD) Donald Harter Francisco E. Infante and Claudia A. Infante Edward J. Klein ’60 James H. Hartwell ’75 Andrew J.P. Innes ’68 and Barbara P. Innes Eric Michael Klein ’16 Lloyd A. Hascoe ’81 (A&S) and Linda A. Irizarry Scott W. Klein ’79 and Abbe S. Hascoe ’78 (HD) Megan Joelle Irwin ’17 Deborah M. Klein ’79 (HD) Eleanor H. Hauft ’92 Robert L. Isaacson ’99 Ralph W. Kletzien ’66 F. Thomas Havern ’65 and Martin M. Isaif ’72 MBA and Sandra Isaif Joshua Tyler Knafo ’16 Arleen E. Havern ’66 (NUR) Ismet Isakovic and Hatidza Isakovic Lauren Blake Knafo ’17 Richard F. Hawley ’76 MBA and Nancy Hawley Charles B. Israel ’53 Stephen A. Knauf and Lorraine A. Knauf James F. Heaphy ’92 MBA and Tharian Iype and Salamma Iype Rodney W. Koch ’85 MBA and Evelyn S. Koch Melanie T. Heaphy ’93 MBA Worthing F. Jackman ’86 and Michael Kane Kolacia ’02 and Angus Russell Heaton ’17 Katrina Lenden Jackman ’85 Adrienne S. Kolacia ’02 (VPA) John M. Heffner ’78 MBA and Edward P. Jackson and Kathy G. Jackson Deborah Koltenuk ’78 Claudette Rignano Heffner Sanjeev K. Jain ’88 MBA and Roopam Jain Leo M. Kosiba ’69 MBA George C. Heidel Jr. ’56 and Connie A. Jastremski ’97 MBA Bernard R. Kossar ’53, ’55 J.D. (LAW) and Joyce R. Heidel ’57 (NUR) Alissa Jill Jerome ’09 MBA Carol M. Kossar ’53 (A&S) David W. Heidenreich ’59 Jiacheng Jin ’17 John R. Kranik ’92 Carol A. Heil Amy M. Johnson Richard S. Krawczel ’83 MBA Thomas George Helfrich ’69 MBA and Paul C. Johnson and Sandy Thomas Johnson John L. Kreischer ’65 and Betsy A. Helfrich ’65 (A&S) Casper P. Jones ’89 MBA, Lt. Col., USA (R) Lynn Duncan Kreischer ’66 (A&S) Shravan Kartikeya Hemchand ’17 MBA and Larry E. Jones and Nancy J. Rosenbloom Gregory F. Krenzer ’94 and Sandra Krenzer Alexis Audrine Drickel ’17 MBA Richard A. Jones ’58 MBA, ’70 Ed.D. (EDU) Alen Kreso ’99 Eleanor Robinson Henderson ’47 Witold Kaczmarek ’89 MBA Ernest W. Krieger ’67 Kathleen V. Henskens ’84 Tom Kalaj ’17 (WHIT/NEW) Kathleen L. Krohl Steven M. Herman and Donna A. Herman Steven P. Kandel ’73 JoAnne Krolak ’92 MBA Morgan Danna Hershan ’17 Kameron Singh Kang ’15 Richard J. Kruszka ’84 Zachary Max Hescheles ’17 John S. Kantor ’93 MBA and Kristen S. Kantor Karen K. Kukla G'92 (LAW) A. Morgan Hickenlooper ’70 MBA and Theodore H. Kapnek III ’81 and Enn H. Kunnapas ’82 MBA Mary Kennedy Hickenlooper Wendy O. Kapnek ’82 (NEW) Jacob Takeshi Kurosaki ’10 and Robert W. Higgins ’71 MBA and Michael J. Kappel ’75 Carrie E. Kurosaki ’10 (VPA) Joanne H. Higgins Joshua Ben Karpen ’17 Steve Kurtin and Christine A. Kurtin Edward Hill III and Ginger T. Hill Michael P. Kasperski ’88 (NEW) and James R. La Duke ’61 William A. Hiller and Debra M. Hiller Erin A. Kasperski ’91 (VPA) Edward J. Lach ’60 Marvin D. Hine ’56 Harry Katsiavelos and Georgia Katsiavelos Kenneth C. LaFrance ’07 and Sarah R. Hirsch Adam E. Katz ’89 and Stacey I. Katz ’89 (HD) Danielle L. Attaie ’08 (WHIT/NEW) Jamie W. Hirsh ’71 David A. Katz Christine B. Laird ’88 Bradford Hobbs and Andrea Fant-Hobbs ’82 Deborah K. Katz ’51 Jeffrey N. Landsberg and Susan B. Landsberg Nicholas Hodge Burak Kazaz Brandon J. Lane ’09 Bruce M. Hoffman ’69 and Christopher R. Keeler ’10 Kimberly B. Lane ’98 Jane A. Hoffman '69 (A&S/MAX) James L. Keene ’79 Andrew E. Larew ’86 Jonathan J. Holtz ’77 Brett Andrew Keller ’17 Robert J. Laughlin ’87 Robert B. Holzer and Viviana Holzer Andrew William Kelley ’99 Shawn Joseph LaVana ’03 Robert M. Hopkins Jr. Kenneth F. Kellner ’60 John S. Law ’86 MBA Allen F. Horn ’79 (ECS) and Karen R. Kennedy Robert F. Lax ’08 MBA Susan P. Horn ’80 MBA Marion F. Kennelly ’87 (NEW) Denise M. Lay ’82 MBA
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Whitman 2016-17AnnualReport Logan Matthew Margolis ’17 Margolis Matthew Logan T. Marek Glenn ’96 Marcus L. Deborah and Marcus Scott ’17 Marcuccio Anne Alexandra Steven P. MBA ’03 March March E. Marianne and March J. Robert and MBA ’80 Mannion A. Patrick and (LAW) G'76 Manheim S. Gene ’55 Mandeville Robert C. ’06 Mandelkern H. Eric Mancini Seana and Mancini Brett V. MBA ’86 Robert Malavet M.S. ’80 MBA, ’72 Makarainen C. Dennis P. MBA William ’75 Mahr Kevin Valerie and Maguire M. Maguire MBA ’72 Magee C. Edward MBA ’96 Madonian C. Elizabeth MBA ’78 Mabey E. John ’17Zewei Ma Lurie R. Julie and ’92 Lurie C. Adam ’17 Lupoli S. Olivia and ’88 Lunt L. Dean ’81 Lown N. Andrew Loss S. Rachelle and ’71 Loss H. Stuart ’16 London Kimani Atiba Lombardi E. Marianne ’51and Tarky Lombardi J. W. ’76 Logan Joseph Loftman Anthony Javaughn ’09 Livanos E. Andrew and ’88 Litman A. Robert ’17 Lisa Daniela ’17 Lira Itsel and Q.Lippmann Christopher Lippert Connie and ’78 Lippert Keith L. and MBA ’73 Liebermann R. Thomas ’17Waner Li M.S. ’17 Leyden Frances Alyssa Lewis E. Geoffrey T. (VPA) G'59 Lewis Gelene ’83 Lewis A. Charles Levy C. Jaimi and Levy H. David Joyce F. ’65 and Levy Levy A. Arthur ’17 Levis Homer Samuel ’85 Levine B. Marc ’89 Levin C. Ronald Levetz ’62 A. David ’16 LeSueur Crawford Mitchell Laura Kathryn Lee-Sabbe ’17 Lee MBA R. Justin ’09 Lederman A. Jocelyn and MBA ’90 Leatherman R. Larry P. Kathleen and Layton Layton C. Francis Gwyn Mannion ’13 MBA MBA ’13 Mannion Gwyn ’74 (A&S) Lynn Manheim (NEW) ’88 Lunt A. Michelle P.Ellen (EDU) ’88 Litman Rebecca Lippmann A. Liebermann B. Ann Lou Leatherman R. Mary-Lynn Charles McAteer ’94 ’94 McAteer Charles ’86 Maxwell M. Daniel MBA ’73 Matts G. Donald ’91 Mattheou G. Peter V. Stamatia and Destounis Matos M. Manuel ’14 M.S. Matfess Shoshana Danielle (A&S) ’71 Mast J. Richard Mascolo A. Marie and Mascolo A. Anthony Nicholas Marzialo ’10 ’98 Martoken R. Bryan ’76 T.Philip Martinec MBA ’87 Martineau E. Susan Martin A. Julie and Martin Todd A. (VPA) ’99 Fuller E. Julie and ’98 Martin I. Samuel (R) and USA Col., MBA, ’73 Marshall H. Richard MBA ’64 W.Raymond Marshall MBA ’82 Marra-Crolick Marilyn MBA ’79 Marquis Michelle Marion S. Elizabeth and D. Marion Christopher Shannon Marie ’17Shannon Monahan MBA F. ’71 Emmet Monaghan ’75 Mokrzecki J. Paul Ph.D. ’78 Taffere Mogus Jr. and ’01 D. Mitchell John T. ’60 Frances Mitchell ’65 and Mitchell S. Charles (NEW) ’89 Misko-Kaplan M. Joanne ’90 Runyan Minnigh Cynthia L. ’51(A&S) Milton H. Laura and MBA ’03 Milner J. Christopher ’46 Miller A. Margaret W. Miller Margaret ’74 and Miller C. Eric ’82 Miller E. Dean ’07 D. Miller Andrew MBA W.Patricia ’83 Meyers MBA ’89 Meyering R. James Alexandra Rose Meyer M.S. ’12 Metzgar A. Bethany ’89 Messulam C. Deborah and Messulam Derek ’93 Tara Merson and ’93 L. Merson Steven G. MBA ’64 Mendell M. James and ’54 Meltzer M. Charles Christopher Robert Meier ’14 David McPherson M. and Susan E. McPherson and ’08 McNeill C. Andrew MBA ’83 McKenny A. Carol ’17 McDonnell Haley (NEW) ’07 McDonald M. Samantha ’74 MBA McCutchan G. Francis ’95 V.Jamille McCullough McClanahan E. ’88 Gary ’17 TaylorBrooke McCarthy M.S. ’15 McCann Mark Matthew Phyllis A. Marshall Marshall A. Phyllis Katrina L. Mitchell ’01 (NEW) (NEW) ’01 Mitchell L. Katrina (EDU) ’66 Mitchell N. Sandra Milner Cynthia A. (NEW) ’59 Meltzer Joyce Rubinson (A&S/NEW) ’08 McNeill B. Meredith Charles B. Murphy ’52 and and ’52 Murphy B. Charles P. Joanne Mournet and Mournet A. Charles ’16 MBA Moskie James ’52 Morris L. Arthur MBA ’83 Morabito Paula MaryAnn Monforte David E. Pajak ’12 MBA and and MBA ’12 Pajak E. David Paglia M. Lorraine and Paglia L. Robert and MBA ’76 Padeletti J. Alfred ’17 Pachter Zachary Adam ’17 Oza MBA Devvrat Owens E. Ann P. and ’70 James Owens ’89 Outler R. Shawn ’12 Ottenstein B. Joseph MBA ’79 Orzell J. Stephen and ’78 Ortiz R. Michael Melissa Ortega ’14 O’Rourke Patrick James and ’84 Oresman Robert S. ’61 and Orcutt C. Daniel ’80 O’Neill C. Sandra and P.Don O’Neill ’94 O’Malley S. Peter ’10 Olson Kelly Anne O’Donnell L. Barbara and O’Donnell B. Joseph and MBA ’75 O’Brien J. Dennis MBA ’90 Nussbaum R. Andrew ’78 Nunnamaker S. Glenn and ’91 Nummy S. Benjamin ’91 Notrica S. Cory ’17 MBA Noone M. Jennifer ’17 Nichols Thomas Christopher P. Jill and MBA Newton ’78 Newton E. Donald ’71 Newman Stuart and Neukrug R. Clifford MBA ’99 D. Netzel Thomas ’08 Nehme Joseph John MBA ’96 Neely H. Thomas (A&S) ’91 Nass Post Dina and ’91 Nass M. David F. ’58 Musgrave Story F. Jr.John ’74 Murphy Murphy H. Patricia and MBA ’64 Murphy H. James ’17 Q.Murphy Emily Robert C. Partridge and Kathleen A. Priest A. Kathleen and Partridge C. Robert ’53 W.Paul Parsons MBA ’90 Parsons Lou Amy Parnes R. Fran Christopher Parlo and Lisa Parlo Parker ’84 Lawrence Ben MBA ’83 Panosian M. David MBA ’78 Palm L. Cathy Mary Louise Murphy ’52 (HD) ’52 Murphy Louise Mary Jane Marie Pajak ’00 (A&S) ’00 Pajak Marie Jane Patricia Padeletti A. P. (ECS) ’78 Deborah Ortiz (HD) ’85 Oresman E. Cathy ’61 (A&S) Orcutt C. Nancy D. O’Brien Margaret (EDU) (HD), ’90 ’90 Nummy C. Joanna (NEW) ’84 T.Ellen Neukrug James E. Pasternak ’75 and Lucinda A. Pasternak Daniel Rappaport ’76 Frank R. Salerno ’81 (A&S) and Joanne Salerno Pratish S. Patel ’90 Stephen R. Rappaport ’92 Nicholas Francis Salerno ’14 Joseph P. Patin II ’90 Trishala Rasya ’17 MBA Gerald H. Saltman ’67 MBA Keith A. Pattison ’80 MBA Scott H. Rauch ’93 Elizabeth T. Samelson Pratik Paul ’17 John C. Redmond and Barbara J. Redmond Lena E. Samelson ’17 Robert H. Pearlman ’64 and Sula Pearlman Paul D. Reid ’78 Timothy John Santos ’17 Anthony Michael Pegues ’17 Roger S. Reid Jr. ’57 and Wayne P. Sayatovic ’69 and Richard J. Peperone ’99 Margaret B. Reid ’66 (A&S) Janice Z. Sayatovic ’70 Beth S. Perlman ’82 Ronald K. Reighter ’75 MBA Michael Joseph Scarola ’98 MBA Paul E. Perrotto ’72, ’98 MBA and Nancy G. Reiners ’59 (NUR) Joseph N. Scarpinato ’68 Sharon Perrotto David M. Reller ’91 and Tracy McIntyre Reller Neal S. Schack ’96 and Jennifer Gasman Schack Gerald Perselay ’61 MBA and Audrey Perselay Steven M. Remus ’16 M.S. and Alicia Remus Leslie E. Schenk ’74 M.S. Thomas E. Peterman ’89 and Kelly Peterman Giles A. Reneau ’03 MBA Emily Elizabeth Scherer ’17 M.S. William C. Peters ’94 MBA Frederick Renzoni ’59 Stacy Brooke Schindler ’17 Erik D. Peterson ’04 MBA and Lindsey Rae Reuter ’17 (EDU) Michael E. Schoeneck ’06 Elizabeth H. Peterson David Todd Reynolds ’17 MBA Eduardo Antonio Schwartz ’17 Cory M. Pettinella ’09 Alan B. Richer ’76 and Jessica Locke Richer Jason Max Schwartz ’00 Edward J. Pettinella ’76 MBA and Jason T. Ricks ’07 MBA and Katherine Anne Ricks Anthony J. Sciarabba ’84 and Theresa Sciarabba Ann W. Pettinella Chang Rim and Hyun Rim Thomas J. Scott ’63 (A&S) ’73 MBA and Gary R. Phillips ’87 and Lisa M. Phillips ’87 (A&S) JiEun Ro ’08 Laurel I. Scott G’72 (EDU) David-Jon C. Pierfy ’92 Andrew P. Robbins ’89 MBA Howard R. Seamens ’64 MBA Donald K. Piermont Jr. ’67 Roy E. Robinson ’50 Thomas W. Seifert ’69 Stephanie V. Pinsky ’69 (HD), G’71 (EDU) Kenneth W. Robitaille ’56 Joel D. Semel ’05 Thomas Philip Pistocchi ’17 Martha A. Roblee ’84 MBA Joseph Anthony Serafini ’10 Francis P. Placek and Jodie Placek Ivan Robles ’15 Benjamin C. Sewell III ’79 MBA and Cynthia Helen Poirier ’17 Fernando A. Robleto ’95 and Misty Robleto Sandie P. Sewell Christopher James Pokornowski ’12 Arthur Rock ’48 and Toni Rembe Rock Yu Shao ’17 (iSchool/WHIT) John S. Polickoski ’67 MBA Caryn Israel Rock ’80 Eve Robyn Shapiro ’17 Brett Steven Polinsky ’17 Anna J. Rodriguez ’17 MBA Phyllis Shapiro Lisa M. Poliseno ’97 MBA Carlos Rodriguez-Sanchez ’17 Bhavender P. Sharma ’85 MBA Kenneth A. Pontarelli ’92 and Angelo Roefaro ’07 Craig M. Sherman ’86 Tracey Cantino Pontarelli John E. Roesgen ’71 MBA Bradley J. Short ’82 Danielle Popper ’17 Vincent E. Rogers ’57 and Carolyn B. Rogers Charles J. Siegel ’72 and Rene J. Siegel Dennis S. Porter ’84 Mark D. Rosenholz ’73 MBA and Cynthia Sikaras ’84 MBA Earl B. Powell ’77 MBA Claudia Ruth Rosenholz Myles N. Silvers ’11 M.S. Steven J. Pratt G'95 (ECS) and Joseph M. Rosenthal ’68 and Michael W. Simches ’84 and Lisa M. Pratt ’94 MBA Sheryl M. Rosenthal ’69 (HD) Wendy G. Simches ’84 Douglas A. Present ’86 Susan P. S. Rosenthal ’90 Ph.D. Joseph John Simek ’15 (WHIT/NEW) Kendall Paige Price ’17 James G. Ross and Allison K. Ross Thomas J. Simeone ’86 Mark A. Price and Julie A. Price Paul H. Ross ’64 and Melissa J. Ross ’89 (HD) Joseph R. Simon ’57 John S. Prizner III G’98 (NEW) and Donna A. Rossi ’88 Steven R. Simpson ’99 MBA and Darcie R. Prizner Ernie M. Roth ’73 Alison Holmes Simpson Alan Raymond Prusak ’85 (ECS) Christopher F. Roussos ’88 MBA Gina M. Sinsigalli Samantha G. Punch ’90 Eric D. Rowe ’95 and William Arthur Sinsigalli Jack Purcell and Sheryl Purcell Jennifer M. Rowe ’95 (NEW) Robert James Skalicky ’17 Frederic V. Purse ’09 M.S. Sylvester E. Rowe ’73 (A&S) David Radin Skoler ’15 (iSchool/WHIT) Caroline Dougherty Pusak ’17 Robert E. Rude ’93 MBA Danielle Bridgette Skowronek ’15 Fei Qi ’16 Neil L. Rudolph and Susan A. Cluff Glen R. Slater ’55 Kenneth L. Quaglio ’91 MBA and Bruce D. Ruppert ’84 MBA and Susan H. Slayman ’86 MBA Valerie H. Quaglio Antonina M. Ruppert Henrik Slipsager and Naja Slipsager Lindsay D. Quilty Michael G. Rutherford and Joan N. Rutherford Gillian Brandeis Sloane ’16 Christopher M. Quinn Colin J. Ryan ’07 David M. Slotnick ’77 MBA and Roberta K. Rabin ’73 Jeffrey Daniel Ryan ’12 MBA Carol Z. Slotnick Joel H. Rabine ’63 (A&S), ’65 J.D. (LAW) and Mark H. Ryan ’77 and Lauren A. Ryan ’76 (HD) Emilia Joan Slotnick ’15 Sally Rabine David T. Rybak ’80 Paul Smetana ’58 Jacob Leslie Rackmil ’17 Paula Morabito ’83 MBA and Maria M. Yip Linda M. Smircich ’78 Ph.D. Vincent C. Ragusa and Donna L. Ragusa Arnold L. Sabin ’49 Derrell M. Smith G'13 (NEW) Sevilimedu P. Raj and Sudha Raj G'91 (HD) David O. Sabre ’63 Molly Elizabeth Smith ’16 (WHIT/NEW) Tracy R. Rall and Julie A. Rall Kenneth A. Sadeckas ’83 MBA Philip M. Smith ’61
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Whitman 2016-17AnnualReport Bryan J. Trainor ’95 Trainor ’95 J. Bryan Tracy and S. ’07 George V.Debra Toussaint P. Richard and MBA Tomaszewski ’82 Ph.D. ’96 Tomas III J. Michael and ’55 Toenniessen A. Lowell MBA ’00 Tiwary Kumar Ajay and T. (NEW) ’88 Michael Tirico ’17 Thomas Kathleen Emily Ching-Ying Teng ’17 Teman ’17Steven H. (R) USA Col., Taylor B. MBA, ’76 Robert V.Heather Taylor ’92 Tanyel MBA I. Faruk ’73 Tang ’14Xiaochen ’83 Tague III M. Harold (A&S) ’77 Szymanski Scala Denise ’17 Switzer James Matthew Kanique Donshai Swinson ’16 Swenson L. Debra and Swenson Kevin E. Mengyu Sun ’17 Jiashi Sun ’17 Rey P. and ’10 MBA Sully Helen Abby Sugden ’94 ’93 Strycker A. Samara F. MBA Pamela ’97 Strollo Strodel C. Christine and MBA ’86 Strodel B. Neil Strand J. Linda and Strand C. Thomas ’85 Strahan G. Diane and ’85 Strahan S. Douglas W. MBA Frederick ’83 Stone Stites S. Marion ’51and Stites S. Donald P. Joel Stinson Stiefel-StevensPhilip L. ’62 ’15 Stewart Denay Leandra MBA ’82 II Stepanian M. Leo Steiner ’84 M. Jaime Alba Stefani ’84 Starr G. Michelle and ’84 Starr E. Gary ’16 Teddy Srour Marco and ’06 Squires A. Michael Spiniello M. Therese P. and Alan Spiniello (A&S) and ’91 Spicer E. Joseph ’46 D. Spath Mildred MBA ’00 Soubra S. Zaki Sophias Anastasia and Sophias A. George Daniel Solondz ’53 ’58 Snyder C. Harvey ’49 D. Snyder Harold Snyder A. P. Lisa and Gordon Snyder MSmith Robin Amy E. Tracy ’85 (AS), ’85 (NEW) (NEW) Tracy (AS), ’85 E. ’85 Amy Tomaszewski L. Joanne (NEW) ’57 Toenniessen C. Joan ’89 Tirico G. Deborah ’10 MBA Sully A. Jennifer (A&S) ’05 Avinari Lemor (EDU) ’92 Spicer C. Marquetha Patricia A. Vicente ’91 MBA MBA ’91 Vicente A. Patricia P. Thomas ’77 Velazquez O. Veale Lisa ’83 (A&S) and Veale ’83 R. James and (iSchool) ’93 Vargas A. Jose ’71 Van Faircloth Orden Sherilyn Van ’60 Keuren C. Eugenia VallarCynthia ’80 L. Vail-WollmanSusan MBA ’84 Urist S. George and (NEW) ’92 Unger A. Robert Tyle M. ’58 Robert (R) USA Tupy Col., R. Jr.Richard MBA, ’68 ’10 Tugultschinow Anne Laura Tucker L. MBA Joe ’72 ’17 Trobert William M.S. Scott Triscari ’83 B. Anthony Travis TravisDavid Lisa and MBA Trapp ’77 J. Laurence Bruce E. Wertheim ’87 ’87 Wertheim E. Bruce Welke E. ’65 (HD) Candace F.Paula MBA Welch ’80 Wesley MBA Welch ’85 J. and ’00 Weissman I. Matthew ’98 D. Weissman Bryan Weiss ’17 Jonathan Andrew MBA ’68 ’65 (ENG), Weinstein M. Kenneth ’76 Weinberger L. Stuart ’16 (iSchool/WHIT) Weinberger Cole Dylan ’84 Weinberg L. Gary Jessica Wedge Dominik Weber ’17 D. WayClifford Jr. ’54 LynnAja Watkins Ward MBA ’87 R. Norman Wei Wang ’17 M.S. Ph.D. Wang ’07 Jun Guan Wan ’14Jieni M.S. WalshJohn M. Walker and A. ’65 MBA Robert Walker MBA Leslie ’15 Wagner M. Lisa and Wagner C. Jeffrey and (ESF) ’66 Wagner C. David and MBA Waclawski ’88 M. Mark ’73 Vivona B. Richard Veronica Vital-Homar ’17 MBA ’92 Viswanathan Ramesh and M.S. ’76 Visalli A. Robert MBA ’70 Vincent A. Robert and (MAX) Vike E. G'96 James Valerie Miller Vargas ’94 ’94 Vargas Valerie Miller ’89 Unger S. Lauren Adrienne Diane Weissman ’01 (NUR) (NUR) ’01 Weissman Diane Adrienne Walker (A&S) ’59 Rinehart Judene ’64 Wagner J. Carolyn Lynn Waclawski (HD) G’87 Visalli M. Claudia Vike MBA ’89 C. Louisa Christopher E. Wheatley G'98 (EDU) and and (EDU) G'98 Wheatley E. Christopher Andrew David Wishart ’07 and and ’07 Wishart David Andrew Katherine Rose Winsor ’17 ’16 Winokoor B. Simon ’49 Winokoor Sidney (A&S) and Windwer M. Joan and Windwer Steven M. ’17 Wilner J. Beth ’87 Willis J. John (VPA) ’97 Williams L. Roland D. Williams Nancy and Williams B. Randy ’11 Williams Doran Austin ’17 D. Will Alexander Wilcox Valerie A. Wilcox and C. David Christopher Robert Wiehl ’01 Whitner Lisa and Whitner Keith S. Whitman E. Barbara ’49 W. Whitehouse George W. ’62John White Ronald D. Zocki and Claudia C. Zocki ’73 Zocki C. Claudia D. and Zocki Ronald Zivik Marina and Zivik Alex and ’89 Zimmerman J. John and ’01 Zimmerman Andrew Geoff and Zimmerman S. Anthony Yuhao ’17 Zhou ’17 Zhou (iSchool/WHIT) Jiyang ’17Fei Zheng ’17 Zhang Yiming ’17 Zhang Lingtao and ’88 Zecher N. Richard ’89 Zaretzky R. Lee and Zamkov ’95 A. James MBA ’96 Zadzilka Joyce A. Christopher Yu ’17 YoungEva R. ’16 Yin Siqi Edwin H. Yarwood ’55 (A&S) and (A&S) and Yarwood ’55 H. Edwin YangChuan ’17 Yandow Kenneth ’16 Curtis Yan Ph.D. ’03 Xie ’76 Worthington R. James ’08 Woodruff C. Andrew Woodard Ann Ashley Wood ’17 Christian Brandon Tony Wong ’97 Wong ’67 C. Sandra ’17 Woloshin Jake Andrew Wolk ’71 M. Geraldine Kathleen K. Wheatley ’01 Ph.D. Ph.D. ’01 Wheatley K. Kathleen Joanne Zinsmeister-YarwoodJoanne (EDU) ’09 Dengos M. Kaitlin (A&S) ’50 Winokoor Ethel Linda A. Zimmerman ’85 MBA MBA ’85 Zimmerman A. Linda Marie Elizabeth Zimmerman Zimmerman M. Ann W. (A&S) ’87 Victoria Zecher (HD) Zamkov ’94 A. 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Whitman 2016-17AnnualReport Yuchi He He Yuchi Hayashi David Hasan Ahmad Emily Harris Harrington Grace Egzon Halili Guan Qixin Connor Greene Alissa Green Graves Gary Granda Sara Tyler Grable Goyal Rahul Kevin Gonzalez Goldman Joseph Gladstone Brian Emma George Sloan Genzer Jamie Gelberg Kyle Garguilo Gal Stephanie Ana Frerk Lynnet Fragoso Hugh Fisher Ashley Fennelly Feng Lanyan Fedorov Sergiy Karissa Farrell Karlee Farr Dana Ewanechko Sarah Evans Evans Jonathan Keelan Erhard Epstein Hannah Michael Ennis Blendrit Elezaj EisenbergJames Brianna Dutton Jessica Dunne Ryan Dudash Domos Christian Devaney Ian Destra Shantel DeMichele Anthony Gabrielle Del Vecchio Moraes De Marcela Dawe Scott Davey Timothy Aaron Daughtrey Cuffee William Cruz Steven Felipe Copete Jaramillo Colucci Adelina Clark Isaac Nikhil Chopra Rosalie Chmiel Chino Guadalupe Chiang Ying Chin Chen Chia Shih Steven Kessler Brett Keller KarpenJoshua John Kang Kalaj Tom Jin Jiacheng Nikolas Janesch Andre Ishac Candace Hughes Huang Shibin Holzer Jeffrey Hoffmann Paul Hodge Nicholas Brenton Hiller Hescheles Zachary Morgan Hershan Emily Hendrickson Matthew Hendler Hemchand Shravan Angus Heaton Adam Pachter Pachter Adam OzaDevvrat Melissa Ortega Jennifer Noone Nichols Christopher Narvaez Ashley Murphy Emily Moran Shawn Moody Saphyir Shannon Monahan Ava Miner Alexandra Meyer Josephine Messing Anthony Mendoza McDonnell Haley McCarthy Brooke Alexandra Marcuccio Joshua Manzi Zewei Ma Lyons Michael Joanna Luke Emily Longman Loftman Javaughn Liu Yiyang LiraItsel Li Waner Li Joan Leyden Alyssa Lewis Richard Levis Samuel Laura Lee-Sabbe Kevin CLee Justin Lee Deborah Lee Guanwen Lai Emma Koziara Tianrui Kong Khan Muhammad Khalouf Anisa Samantha Perlowitz Pei Yizhi Anthony Pegues Jonathan Peatfield Pearlman Brian Pratik Paul Emily Thomas Emily Thomas Ching-Ying Teng Steven Teman Rongyao Tang Switzer Matthew Sun Mengyu Jiashi Sun Sternal Nicholas Alba Stefani Robin Smith Colton Smith Robert Skalicky III Eric Shim Andrew Shiah Eve Shapiro Shao Yu Schwartz Eduardo Stacy Schindler Beth Scherr Scherer Emily Santos Timothy Lena Samelson Sagardia Katerina Brendon Rossmeisl Lev Rosenzweig-Ziff Carlos Rodriguez-Sanchez Anna Rodriguez J. Rich Brittany Amy Ribar David Reynolds Douglas Reuter Trishala Rasya Ransom James Jacob Rackmil Christopher Quinn Qi Fei Pusak Caroline Kendall Price Danielle Popper Polinsky Brett Cynthia Poirier Pistocchi Thomas David Pillepich Nicole Phipps Zachary WeinrebZachary Dominik Weber WatkinsAja Wang Wei John Walsh Veronica Vital-Homar Scott Trobert TotinoAdriana Abbey Timpano Michael Weinstein Brandon Wood Qiong Zhao Andrew Weiss Ashley Woodard Zicen Zhao Kierston Whaley Tony Wright Qirong Zheng Seaton White Yinhui Xia Jiyang Zhou Tiffany Wiley Tonghui Xu Yuhao Zhou Alexander Will Chuan Yang Yiwei Zhu Beth Wilner Christopher Yu Jessica Zoine Katherine Winsor Lingtao Zhang Margaret Zun Jake Woloshin Run Zhang Jinju Won Wan Ting Zhang Patrick Wong Yiming Zhang
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Michael R. Abbott ’92 and Savanna Perry Canale ’17 Chris A. Farentinos and Vanessa F. Farentinos Elizabeth A. Abbott ’94 (VPA) Adrianna Carmela Carello ’17 Karissa Jean Farrell ’17 Katherine Adams Amanda Michelle Cariddi ’15 Donald P. Favre ’80 and Sharlene S. Favre Robert F. Adams ’95 Richard A. Carlson and Denise Carlson Ashley Lynn Fennelly ’17 Glenn A. Aigen ’84 and Melissa F. Aigen ’84 Estate of Mr. Robert G. Carman Harold A. Fetner ’83 and Nina P. Fetner Gregory Ryan Albert ’17 Yanpan Chen ’12 Carol Frieman Finkel ’51 (A&S) Albert F. Antonini Chin Ying Chiang ’17 Yeda Z. Fish ’79 (NEW) Jackson E. Avery ’17 Diane Chin-Fu ’95 Hugh R. Fisher ’17 Scott Michael Babbitt ’17 (iSchool/WHIT) Guadalupe Chino ’17 Curtis B. Ford ’55 Natarajan Balasubramanian Eileen Collins Rochelle Ford Timothy Donald Barclay ’17 Adelina Elizabeth Colucci ’18 Gregory B. Fortunoff ’92 and Lisa Fortunoff Thomas S. Barkhuff ’84 and Charles A. Cometti ’83 and Nancy S. Cometti Lynnet Marie Fragoso ’17 Donna W. Barkhuff ’82 (NUR) Felipe Copete Jaramillo ’17 Stuart Frankel ’61 and Sharyn G. Frankel Joseph R. Barnes ’89 and Robert H. Craven, Jr. ’73 Reshma M. Gada ’92 Laureen M. Barnes ’89 (NEW) Joseph F. Curto, Jr. ’83 and Kathryn M. Curto Stephanie Nivi Gal ’17 Kayla M. Beauduy ’15 Kara E. Dalius ’00 and David I. Garfinkle ’84 and Maria H. Garfinkle Steven R. Becker ’73 and Abbe D. Becker Mark W. Dalius ’00 (NEW) Russell Garrett Marc Ben-Ami ’00 Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68 Paul Gazzerro Jr. ’65 MBA and George A. Bellino ’73 MBA Jennifer Dean Sally J. Gazzerro ’59 (NUR) Jennifer Therese Bennett ’17 Susan L. Dean ’01 MBA William J. Gedale ’64 (A&S) and Katie Gedale Alfred K. Berg ’73 and Gayle R. Berg ’73 (EDU) Christina Maria DeCarr ’08 Jamie E. Gelberg ’17 (iSchool/WHIT) Michael Joshua Berkowitz ’01, ’04 J.D. (LAW) Matthew Edward Dechert ’00 Amy Michelle Gertig ’13 and Stacey Berkowitz Gabrielle Allison Del Vecchio ’17 Estate of Miss Muriel J. Ginsberg Peter L. Berlant ’80 Joe Alan DeRoy Jr. ’01 and Jill T. DeRoy Brian Marc Gladstone ’17 Andrew David Bleifer ’17 Joseph A. Detor ’74 (ESF) and Linda E. Detor Kim Glazer Goldberg ’80 (VPA) Louis Scott Bookoff ’17 Christopher E. Deyo ’81, ’83 MBA Evan M. Goldberg ’09 (A&S) Christopher James Bordash ’17 Christian Robert Domos ’17 Joseph Daniel Goldman ’17 Steven A. Botwinick ’86 and Corey J. Dowling ’15 Henry N. Goodman ’86 and Susan Goodman Stacy G. Botwinick ’86 (NEW) Pearl Dudak Kenneth E. Goodman ’70 Leah Michelle Boudreau ’06 Jessica M. Dunne ’17 Mr. Douglas S. Gould ’80 (VPA) Christopher J. Bray ’00 and Rebecca Bray Brianna Monique Dutton ’17 Mary Tredennick Gould Robert Michael Britton, Jr. ’14 Alan C. Eachus G'64 (ESF) and Gary Graves, Jr. ’18 Madeleine P. Brooks ’09 Elaine Briggs Eachus G'64 (EDU) Oneica A. Greaves ’06 Me’Shae L. Brooks-Rolling ’90 (NEW) Blendrit Elezaj ’17 Alissa Ann Green ’17 Cornelia E. Brown Afif K. El-Solh, Jr. ’12 Robert G. Green ’51 Robert M. Brown ’67 Keelan Thomas Erhard ’17 Andrew J. Greenberg ’85 (VPA) and Andrew E. Bubser ’77 Sarah Elizabeth Evans ’17 (iSchool/WHIT) Emily K. Greenberg
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Whitman 2016-17AnnualReport Deborah G. Leone ’86, ’87 MBA and and MBA ’87 ’86, Leone G. Deborah ’17 Lee Kevin C. Lee Eunkyu and Lee C. Eun ’17 Lee Deborah Miao-Yuan ’10 Alison Lee G’17 (EDU) MBA, ’87 ’79, Point La E. Gary Christopher ’92 LaBianca Kuhnle Joy Carol and ’60 Kuhnle A. Paul ’17 Krim (iSchool) Aaron Jesse Konsker ’83 L. Mitchell Tianrui Kong ’17 Koenigsberg Craig and ’85 Koenigsberg H. Jill ’65 Knapp A. William ’17 Khan Muhammad ’16 Kerr James Casey ’92 Kerr A. Brian ’79 CFP Keene, L. James KeatingMargaret Ph.D. ’09 Keane Joseph Matthew Kazaz Burak Kaufman Nina and ’74 Katz (NEW) Z. Ruth ’78 Kass L. Debra and ’78 Kass Steven A. ’17 Karpen Ben Joshua Kalsi Priti Judge B. Gwenn ’15 Johnson Tess Marguerite Christopher Johanning ’10 A. Jin ’17Jiacheng Jenkins B. Ruth Mrs. of Estate ’17 Janesch A. Nikolas ’16 Iype Tharian Prince ’17 Ishac Julian Andre ’06 Hutter L. Jared ’16 Howard Anthony Ryan Joseph ’77 Holtz J. Jonathan Holstein L. Alyse ’17 Hoffmann Matheus Paul ’69 and Hoffman M. Bruce Brenton Arlington Hiller ’17 ’69 Hill S. Mr. of Estate Robert Shatique Vennasia Hicks ’15 (HD) and ’79 Hess C. Beatrice Matthew Edmund Hendler ’17 Walter ’61 W. Hemming (A&S) ’07 Hecht S. Jason P. John ’81 and Healey Yucki ’17 He ’17 Hasan Ahmad (VPA) ’73 Harrison Dindy Shirley MBA ’57 D. Harnick Carl Jr. (ECS) ’59 Hallahan, C. Frederick ’17Egzon Halili Hackett A. Heidi and ’84 Hackett M. Patrick Louis D. Leone ’87 (ECS) (ECS) ’87 D. Leone Louis Steven W. (A&S) ’73 Katz '69 (A&S/MAX) Hoffman A. Jane (ESF) ’79 Hess M. David ’81 (EDU) Healey Graves Gail Jean M. Menner ’57 (EDU), G’58 (EDU) (EDU) G’58 (EDU), ’57 Menner M. Jean ’17 Mendoza R. Anthony McGuire Margie and McGuire Richard ’09 McDermott B. Megan (NEW) ’05 McCormack A. Erin (HD) ’57 and McCausland M. Gwendolyn Danielle Matfess ’13 ’89 Marcus A. Gisele Marcus Scott and ’96 Marcus L. Deborah ’17 Manzi Joseph Joshua ’17 Ma Zewwi Lyons Patrick ’17Michael Luke ’17 Joanna ’17 Longman Lauren Emily ’17 Liu Yiyang (ECS) ’95 Liu Xing P.John Levine T. (WHIT/NEW) ’03 Levine Doreen James Chase Ransom ’17 (iSchool/WHIT) ’17 (iSchool/WHIT) Ransom Chase James ’17 Pupatelli J. Samantha (A&S) ’71 Prussin M. Richard ’72 Post Z. Ben ’17 Steven Polinsky Brett Charles Poladian ’49 PointekJohn PaulDaniel Piccininni ’17 ’17 Perlowitz Hope Samantha ’80 D. Pergament Bruce Yizhi ’17 Pei ’17 Peatfield Anthony Jonathan Pearlman Sula and ’64 Pearlman H. Robert ’17 Pearlman Ross Brian ’11 Passarella J. Corey Panasci S. Janice and ’80 Panasci H. David ’00 Oswald A. Scott Jr. ’81 and O’Sullivan M. John P. Mary (EDU) G’69 Oliker and ’91 Nass M. David ’17 Narvaez Marie Ashley Murphy Pragya and Murphy J. Michael and ’83 Morris H. Mark F.Andrew Moore Elke Mishkin K. Mintz Morton ’17Ava Miner Rose (A&S) and ’60 Mezzalingua N. Daniel ’17 Messing Ilana Josephine and MBA ’94 Menner E. Matthew Amanda Grant Nicholson G’01 (NEW), (NEW), G’01 Nicholson Grant Amanda Johanna Nathanson ’16 Nath Bappy Lt Gen. USAF (R) USAF Lt Gen. (A&S), ’57 P.Charles McCausland Elizabeth J. O’Sullivan ’80 (VPA) ’80 O’Sullivan J. Elizabeth (A&S) ’91 Nass Post Dina (VPA) ’84 Morris L. Judith (EDU) G’62 Mezzalingua Kathleen Megan Menner ’11 Ph.D. (MAX) (MAX) ’11 Ph.D. H. John Riley ’61 (ECS) and Diane M. Riley Riley M. Diane ’61 Riley and (ECS) John H. and ’03 Rickli Michael Christopher ’17 Rich L. Brittany Geoffrey Ribar and Yoshiko Ribar ’17 Reuter Douglas Michael L. Somich ’73, ’73 M.S. and and M.S. ’73 ’73, Somich L. Michael (A&S) ’73 Sobell R. Deborah ’15 Slotnick Joan Emilia Slotnick Z. Carol and ’77 Slotnick M. David ’74 (A&S) Slachta A. Ann Skelton Mr. of Estate B. Peter ’17 Skalicky, III James Robert Praharshith Sishtla ’15 (iSchool) MD Sirulnik, R. Laura ’17 Shim Eric ’03 Shen Li ’84 T. Sheldon Susan and ’84 Sheldon A. Craig ’59 Shapiro A. Joel and ’86 Sezna Steven B. Cynthia Seymour M. Serway C. Laura and ’01 Sereno Anthony Brian ’69 W. Seifert Thomas Seidl Ellen and ’93 Seidl H. Jason ’58 Schueler Louise Mary ’09 Schreiner A. Brian ’07 Schilder Bruce Schack Gasman Jennifer and ’96 Schack S. Neal Yasemin ’14 Sav ’17 Santos John Timothy ’17 Sagardia M. Katerina ’11 Ryan Kelly Ann F. Mr. of Estate John Jr. Ryan, ’52 (LAW) ’73 Russell A. Richard (NEW) P. ’72 Maria Russell Brendon Leonard Rossmeisl ’17 Toby and Ross Ross M. Steven M. Ross Jane and Fred Ross ’17 Rosenzweig-Ziff (iSchool/WHIT) Lev Samuel RosecransSandra ’15 Romei Adriana ’81 (HD) and ’81 (EDU), Rome A. Lisa F.Richard ’81 Romar Jr. (VPA) ’91 Rolling, H. James Carlos Rodriguez-Sanchez ’17 John M. Torrens, III ’93 (EDU) and and (EDU) ’93 III Torrens, M. John D. Tobin (A&S) and William ’91 TangRongyao ’17 ’17 Sun Jiashi Stein N. Adrienne and Stein I. Charles P. Jr. Spencer, Carol ’62 and N. Spencer John Spector A. Beth and ’78 D. Spector Brian Roberta Marie Rickli ’03 ’03 Rickli Marie Roberta Rosemary Somich ’74 (NUR) ’74 (NUR) Somich Rosemary (VPA) ’89 Sezna Frances Patricia (NEW) ’01 Sereno L. Jessica Rome S. Michael Deanna P.Deanna (EDU) Torrens ’95 Tobin Baker Emily Adriana Catherine Totino ’17 Zicen Zhao ’17 Jewish Communal Fund of New York Lynne C. Vincent Qirong Zheng ’17 The Jewish Community Foundation of Central Nicole M. Walters ’07 (VPA) Elisabeth A. Ziankoski ’91 New York Inc. Xin Joyce Wang ’05 Xinye Zou ’17 The Steven W. & Ruth Katz Family Foundation Inc. Dylan Cole Weinberger ’16 (iSchool/WHIT) William L. Zysblat ’72 Charles Koch Foundation Lawrence A. Weinreb ’77 and National Grid USA Marjorie Weinreb ’71 (HD), G’72 (EDU) The National Philanthropic Trust Zachary Lane Weinreb ’17 Corporations and Foundations Norfolk Southern Foundation Michael R. Weinstein ’17 Cazenovia Jewelry Inc. The Orange Value Fund LLC Robert W. Whiteford ’75 and Central New York Community Foundation Inc. Henry A. Panasci Jr. Testamentary Charitable Trust Donna T. Whiteford D’Aniello Family Foundation Inc. Park Avenue Charitable Fund Martin J. Whitman ’49, H’08 and Lois Whitman Driver’s Village Inc. Frank & Frances Revoir Foundation Alanna Rose Wilson ’13 EY Foundation Ross Stores Inc. Elizabeth R. Wimer G’06 (VPA) and Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Joan Rothenberg Family Foundation Raymond M. Wimer G’97 (MAX), G’98 (EDU) The Fortunoff Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund Jinju Won ’17 Reuben & Ethel Frieman Foundation Inc. The Slotnick Foundation Patrick Benjamin Wong ’17 Friends of South Side Innovation Center Friends of Joshua A. Stein Ashley Ann Woodard ’18 Friends of Syracuse Unviersity Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Omar Peyton Woodham ’10 and Friends of WISE Ann-Marie Woodham Jerome S. Glazer Foundation Inc. Briana Wright and James Patrick Wright, Jr. Goldman Sachs Gives Yan Xie ’99 Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Eva R. Young Kenneth Goodman Family Foundation Joyce A. Zadzilka ’96 MBA Gwen Inc. Hongshan Zhang ’06 (A&S) Hancock Estabrook, LLP Wan Ting Zhang ’17 (ischool/WHIT) Holtz Family Foundation Inc.
™ Accounting Excellence Fund The following graduates and friends of the Whitman School have demonstrated their commitment to quality education and research in accounting by designating their gifts to the Accounting Excellence Fund in the Joseph I. Lubin School of Accounting.
Jeffrey F. Allen ’75 M.S. and Michael J. Dye ’08 Richard W. Hoppenstedt ’67 and Linda E. Allen ’72 (EDU) Stephen J. Epstein ’60 Margaret A. Hoppenstedt ’66 (A&S) James L. Antes ’78 Andrew S. Esposito ’05 Robert L. Hoyer ’69 (A&S) and Mary E. Hoyer Brett S. Aston ’17 Tad Feeney ’75, ’79 MBA Jiacheng Jin ’17 Benjamin B. Bacon ’05 (LAW) and Susan A. Frieden ’69 (A&S) John Kang ’17 Amy M. Bacon ’08 Shannon Lee Ganther ’11 Phillip J. Kaputa ’99 and Kyle Allen Barnett ’17 Lauren Paige Glanzberg ’14 M.S. Christine C. Kaputa ’98 (NEW) Jacob Black ’02 Eugene P. Gramza, Jr. ’84 and Steven G. Kratzer and Karen S. Kratzer ’90 M.S. Ivana Bolfarini ’17 Kathleen C. Gramza Joan Li ’17 M.S. Eugene P. Bonstein Jr. ’63 and Oneica A. Greaves ’06 Waner Li ’17 M.S. Elsa A. Bonstein ’63 (A&S) Julie Gregg ’13 M.S. John C. Lough Jr. ’02 and Steven A. Botwinick ’86 and Daniel J. Griffin ’07 and Katy J. Lough ’03 (NEW) Stacy G. Botwinick ’86 (NEW) Lilian J. Sutton ’07 (A&S) Jeffrey M. Many ’80 Richard W. Brown ’81 and Lisa M. Halper ’92 LisaMarie Elizabeth Matthys ’11 M.S. Leslie F. Brown ’82 (EDU) Carl D. Harnick ’57 MBA Brandon Tyler McCaffery ’18 Robert M. Chiarulli ’77 Kaitlin Frances Hayes ’10 Nicholas McGowan ’11 M.S. Diane Chin-Fu ’95 John P. Healey ’81 and Alan Merker ’76 and Cindy R. Merker Patricia De Los Santos ’11 M.S. Gail Graves Healey ’81 (EDU) Harrison Scott Merker ’15 Matthew Edward Dechert ’00 Walter W. Hemming ’61 Patrick J. Moran ’04 Matthew Drucker ’94 and Shatique V. Hicks ’15 Matthew Anthony Palermo ’13 Elizabeth B. Drucker ’93 Nicholas Hodge Nicole Veronica Phipps ’17
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Samantha J. Pupatelli ’17 Michael C. Stetz ’09 and Andrea R. Stetz Corporations and Foundations Mark S. Reid ’84 MBA Abbey Timpano ’17 Crowe Horwath LLP Daniela S. Rodriguez ’15 (WHIT/NEW) Lee Vanderpool ’06 MBA and Lauren Stacy Deloitte & Touche Adriana Romei ’15 Vanderpool ’06 EY Foundation Alan R. Saiger ’56 Dylan Cole Weinberger ’16 (ISCHOOL/WHIT) Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Frank V. Saracino ’88 and Richard N. Wenman Jr. ’82 JPMorgan Chase Foundation Allison Miller ’88 (A&S) Ryan Wilson ’13 M.S. KPMG Foundation Neal S. Schack ’96 and Jennifer Gasman Schack Yinhui Xia ’17 M.S. Network For Good Jeffrey W. Schulz ’09 Tonghui Xu ’17 M.S. PepsiCo Foundation Tracy H. Seligman ’03 M.S. Eva R. Young PricewaterhouseCoopers Li Shen ’03 MBA Run Zhang ’17 M.S. ACCOUNTING Colton Thomas Smith Qiong Zhao ’17 M.S. Bart A. Spiegel ’96 and Amy H. Spiegel ’95 Jessica Zoine ’17 Nicholas Sternal ’17 M.S. Malgorzata Zun ’17 M.S. EXCELLENCE FUND
™ Consecutive Giving We are pleased to recognize donors who have contributed to the Whitman School in each of the past 10 years. We thank you for your consistent and generous support of our students and faculty.
Michael R. Abbott ’92 and Alan H. Block ’91 Diane Chin-Fu ’95 Elizabeth A. Abbott ’94 (VPA) Orville A. Boden Jr. ’70 and Diane M. Boden ’70 Lester B.G. Chock ’51 and Barbara J. Chock Richard Adelman ’61 and Stephen J. Bodiford ’98 Donald J. Cimorelli ’84 MBA Anita E. Adelman ’64 (A&S) Roger D. Bollier ’69 Donald P. Connor ’57 David Paul Altman ’01 Eugene P. Bonstein Jr. ’63 and Edward F. Costigan ’79 and Molly B. Ambrose ’81 MBA Elsa A. Bonstein ’63 (A&S) Amy I. Costigan ’73 (HD) Thomas R. Anderson ’85 Ph.D. Lawrence J. Brill ’68 and Rita J. Brill Robert W. Curran and Christine A. Curran Mark M. Andreae ’68 and Daniel H. Brook ’58 Nancy S. Curry ’74 MBA Gail P. Andreae ’68 (A&S) Donald D. Brown ’92 Richard N. Cutshall ’58 Albert F. Antonini E. Keith Brown ’61 (A&S) Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68 Joan Ashbery Antos ’72, G’76 (EDU) Richard W. Brown ’81 and Susan L. Dean ’01 MBA August F. Arace ’55 Leslie F. Brown ’82 (EDU) Joseph W. DeCarlo ’64 (A&S), ’67 MBA and Alan Ascher ’51 Robert M. Brown ’67 Susan DeCarlo ’65 (VPA) Lauren D. Baker ’80 MBA and Vincent C. Bruett ’68 William J. Dell ’71 Charles P. Baker ’79 MBA Andrew E. Bubser ’77 MBA J. James Dowd ’57 Steven W. Ballentine ’83 and Edwin Lee Burlingame ’81 MBA Michael A. Dvorak ’80 Beth S. Ballentine ’82 (NEW) George R. Burman John R. Dytman ’71 (A&S) John H. Bantham ’95 MBA, ’98 Ph.D. Henry J. Cadell ’52, ’56 MBA Sanford M. Edelman ’55 and Thomas S. Barkhuff ’84 and John J. Cannizzaro ’81 MBA and Judith West Edelman Donna W. Barkhuff ’82 (NUR) Nancy P. Cannizzaro G’81 (EDU) Henry F. Eichenhofer ’60 (ESF) Steven W. Barnes ’82 Howard E. Carpenter ’56 Richard M. Elfman ’76 Timothy R. Barry ’91 MBA Florence L. Carples ’47 Stephen J. Epstein ’60 Donald B. Barter ’76 MBA Ronald J. Carson ’77 John R. Erickson ’51 Harold L. Barton Jr. ’50 Christina S. Casella ’94 Roderick V. Fagan ’51 MBA Joseph B. Bator ’93 Dawne E. Chandler ’78, ’00 MBA Robert B. Fagenson ’70 and Steven R. Becker and Abbe D. Becker Rajan Chandran ’70 MBA, ’75 Ph.D. Margaret J. Fagenson ’70 (A&S) David A. Bees ’00 Charles A. Chappell Jr. ’49 Neil W. Farrar ’62 and Marc Ben-Ami ’00 Douglas W. Charles ’73 (ESF), ’77 MBA Marilynn A. Farrar G’64 (EDU) David B. Berg ’77, Col., USA (R) Vel F. Chesser ’93 Ph.D. (EDU) Donald P. Favre ’80 and Sharlene S. Favre Donald N. Billings ’53 Robert M. Chiarulli ’77 Tad Feeney ’75, ’79 MBA Harold C. Birks ’50 Henry W. Chin ’70 Lenore R. Feldman ’57
54 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University Donald E. Fernaays ’47 Robert L. Hoyer ’69 (A&S) Paul E. Perrotto ’72, ’98 MBA Carol Frieman Finkel ’51 (A&S) Martin L. Huff ’64 and V. Susan Huff ’64 William C. Peters ’94 MBA Joseph A. Fischer ’52 and David B. Hurd ’77 MBA Edward J. Pettinella ’76 MBA Edith Kaplan Fischer ’52 Harold A. Hyatt ’57 Donald K. Piermont Jr. ’67 William P. Fogarty ’76 MBA Richard A. Jones ’58 MBA, ’70 Ed.D. (EDU) John S. Polickoski ’67 MBA Thomas J. Foley ’81 M.S. Theodore H. Kapnek III ’81 and Robert T. Pompo ’97 MBA Daryl R. Forsythe ’79 MBA Wendy O. Kapnek ’82 (NEW) Robert D. Porter ’81 MBA Stuart Frankel ’61 and Sharyn G. Frankel Michael P. Kasperski ’88, ’88 (NEW) and Ben Z. Post ’72 Susan A. Frieden ’69 (A&S) Erin A. Kasperski ’91 (VPA) Earl B. Powell ’77 MBA Jay D. Fuller ’73 MBA, Col., USA (R) Steven A. Kass ’78 and Debra L. Kass ’78 Paul H. Preis ’56 MBA Barbara S. Fulop ’79 (HD) and Robert Fulop Steven W. Katz ’73 (A&S) and Kenneth L. Quaglio ’91 MBA Daniel M. Furlong ’75 and Kathleen Furlong Ruth Z. Katz ’74 (NEW) Joel H. Rabine ’63 (A&S), ’65 J.D. (LAW) and George F. Gaudiosi Jr. ’84 and James L. Kindinger ’85 MBA Sally Rabine Lorre T. Gaudiosi ’87 (A&S) LeGrand F. Kirk Sr. ’60 Kira Kristal Reed Paul Gazzerro Jr. ’65 MBA and Walter F. Klaus ’79 Paul D. Reid ’78 Sally J. Gazzerro ’59 (NUR) Edward J. Klein ’60 Philip J. Rinaldi ’72 William J. Gedale ’64 (A&S) and Katie Gedale Ralph W. Kletzien ’66 Kenneth W. Robitaille ’56 David B. Gehm ’79 Michael Kane Kolacia ’02 and Martha A. Roblee ’84 MBA Joanne Libertone Gocek ’81 (NEW), Adrienne S. Kolacia ’02 (VPA) Arthur Rock ’48 and Toni Rembe Rock G’00 (MAX) and Edward A. Gocek Bernard R. Kossar ’53, ’55 J.D. (LAW) and Susan P. S. Rosenthal ’90 Ph.D. Charles T. Goldberg ’77 and Carol M. Kossar ’53 (A&S) Toby Ross and Steven M. Ross Deborah G. Goldberg G’77 (EDU) Jay S. Kramer ’78 Robert E. Rude ’93 MBA John W. Golden Jr. ’49 Karen S. Kratzer ’89 MBA, ’90 M.S. Howard J. Saks ’51 Amy S. Goldman ’89, ’89 (NEW) Richard S. Krawczel ’83 MBA Wayne P. Sayatovic ’69 MBA and Kenneth E. Goodman ’70 Richard J. Kruszka ’84 Janice Z. Sayatovic ’70 Neil E. Goodrich III ’93 MBA, Maj., USA (R) Christopher M. Lindblom ’93 Brian J. Schonherz ’93 Frank F. Gordnier ’49 Joseph W. Logan ’76 Thomas J. Scott ’63 (A&S), ’73 MBA and Paul R. Gordon ’72 and Nan P. Gordon ’72 (VPA) John H. Lynch ’72 (ENG), ’72 MBA Laurel I. Scott G’72 (EDU) Noel J. Graubart ’53 and Dennis C. Makarainen ’72 MBA, ’80 M.S. Benjamin C. Sewell III ’79 MBA Miriam Graubart ’54 (HD) Robert V. Malavet ’86 MBA Robert D. Shallish Jr. ’72 M.S. Carl T. Greco ’82 C. Robert Mandeville ’55 Kenneth A. Shaw H’04 and Daniel J. Griffin ’07 Raymond W. Marshall ’64 MBA Mary Ann Shaw H’04 David A. Grimm ’70 Peter G. Mattheou ’91 Craig A. Sheldon ’84 and Susan T. Sheldon ’84 Lynne H. Groff ’75 M.S. John J. McHugh ’63 MBA, Col., USA (R) Bradley J. Short ’82 Jeffrey A. Gugick ’85 George McKean ’86 Michael W. Simches ’84 and Patrick M. Hackett ’84 Matthew E. Menner ’94 MBA and Wendy G. Simches ’84 Bernard S. Harland ’70 MBA Megan Menner Peter B. Skelton ’60 (A&S) Richie L. Handloff ’91 Morris Merker ’50 Gerald N. Smith ’53 MBA Andrea J. Handy ’91 MBA Steven G. Merson ’93 and Tara L. Merson ’93 Harold D. Snyder ’49 Carl D. Harnick ’57 MBA James R. Meyering ’89 MBA Daniel Solondz ’53 Charles D. Harris ’70 and Dean E. Miller ’82 Michael L. Somich ’73, ’73 M.S. and Barbara B. Harris ’70 (A&S) Christopher J. Milner ’03 MBA Rosemary Somich ’74 (NUR) F. Thomas Havern ’65 and Jack W. Milton ’51 and Mildred D. Spath ’46 Arleen E. Havern ’66 (NUR) Laura Hanhausen Milton ’51 (A&S) Brian D. Spector ’78 and Beth A. Spector John P. Healey ’81 and Charles B. Murphy ’52 and Daryl L. Spencer ’87 MBA, Lt. Col., USA (R) Gail Graves Healey ’81 (EDU) Mary Louise Murphy ’52 (HD) J. Christian Stallsmith ’95 MBA Walter W. Hemming ’61 John C. Mutarelli ’78 MBA J. Richard Stamm and Deborah N. Stamm Andrew L. Henderson ’92 Alex E. Neuburger ’54 Harold I. Steinberg ’55 Joanne M. Hill ’76 MBA, ’78 Ph.D. and Benjamin S. Nummy ’91 and Leo M. Stepanian II ’82 MBA Joseph R. Liro ’79 Ph.D. (MAX) Joanna C. Nummy ’90 (HD), ’90 (EDU) Richard A. Stevenson ’62 MBA Marvin D. Hine ’56 Washburn S. Oberwager ’68 (ECS) Donald S. Stites ’51 Bruce M. Hoffman ’69 and S. Robert Oresman ’84 Melvin T. Stith ’73 MBA, ’78 Ph.D. and Jane A. Hoffman '69 (A&S/MAX) Mary P. Oliker G’69 (EDU) Patricia L. Stith G’77 (EDU) Jonathan J. Holtz ’77 Robert L. Paglia and Lorraine M. Paglia Douglas S. Strahan ’85 and Robert M. Hopkins Jr. Cathy L. Palm ’78 MBA Diane G. Strahan ’85, ’85 (NEW) Muriel K. Horacek ’45 Paul W. Parsons ’53 Samara A. Strycker ’93 Susan P. Horn ’80 MBA and Robert H. Pearlman ’64 and Sula Pearlman Sally Young Swanson and Hall Fletcher Swanson Allen F. Horn III ’79 (ECS) Beth S. Perlman ’82 Heather V. Taylor ’92
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Richard P. Tomaszewski ’82 MBA Martin J. Whitman ’49, H’08 and Holtz Family Foundation Inc. George S. Tracy ’07 and Lois Whitman Jewish Communal Fund of New York Amy E. Tracy ’85 (AS/NEW) Barbara E. Whitman B.R. & Carol Kossar Foundation Joe L. Tucker ’72 MBA James R. Worthington ’76 Frank & Frances Revoir Foundation Lauren S. Unger ’89 (WHIT/NEW) and Joyce A. Zadzilka ’96 MBA Schwab Charitable Fund Robert A. Unger ’92 (NEW) Amy Wayte Zagin ’84 and David S. Zagin ’84 Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Robert A. Vincent ’70 MBA Richard N. Zecher ’88 and William H. Vrooman ’60 (A&S) Victoria W. Zecher ’87 (A&S) Robert P. Walker ’78 MBA William L. Zysblat ’72 and Laura R. Sirulnik Frederick H. Weeks ’59 MBA J. Wesley Welch ’85 MBA Richard N. Wenman Jr. ’82 Corporations and Foundations Albert W. White Jr. ’50 and E. Keith Brown & Company Margaret White ’51 (HD) Cadaret Grant & Company Inc. Robert W. Whiteford ’75 and Central New York Community Foundation Inc. Donna T. Whiteford Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund George W. Whitehouse ’49 The Phyllis A. & Daryl R. Forsythe Foundation CONSECUTIVE GIVING
™ Matching Gifts Matching gifts from corporations and foundations provide vital support to the Whitman School. These organizations have matched contributions from alumni and friends who are eligible employees, spouses of employees, retirees and directors. We extend our gratitude to these organizations for their support.
Aetna Foundation Inc. IBM Corporation Matching Grants Division OppenheimerFunds Inc. Alexander & Baldwin Inc. Intel Foundation PepsiCo Foundation Allnex USA Inc. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company Pfizer Foundation Ameriprise Financial Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Bank of America Charitable Foundation, The JPMorgan Chase Foundation PricewaterhouseCoopers CIGNA Foundation KPMG Foundation Procter & Gamble Company Colgate-Palmolive Company Leidos Inc. Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation Crowe Horwath LLP Macquarie Group Foundation State Street Boston Corporation Deloitte & Touche MasterCard International Inc. Turner Broadcasting System Inc. Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation Metropolitan Life Foundation UBS Eaton Corporation Microsoft Corporation Unilever United States Inc. EY Middlesex Mutual Assurance United Technologies Corporation EY Foundation Network for Good Vanguard Group of Investment Companies Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Neuberger & Berman GE Fund New York Life Foundation Goldman Sachs & Company Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
This annual donor report acknowledges philanthropic gifts from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. Recognizing our donors is of the highest priority. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of our donor lists, but it is possible for errors to occur. To provide an update, please contact Tyler Harding, director of development, at [email protected] or 315-443-8384.
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’19 Jacob Urban
Hometown: West Chicago, Illinois large,” says Urban. “His passion “There are many challenges facing Majors: Finance, and Energy and and leadership have inspired and our planet, and I believe that busi- Its Impacts (A&S) influenced me.” nesses can help provide solutions Of note: His interest in business Urban hopes to leverage his and improve life outcomes in the began at a young age, trading and unique combination of majors to process,” he explains. “Classes, selling baseball cards on the internet solve what he thinks are some guest speakers and internships and at collector shows as a kid. of the most important issues in throughout my time here have led today’s world. “I believe that many me to realize there is no time in acob Urban ’19 didn’t decide to of the biggest challenges facing our human history in which people Jmajor in finance because he country are energy-related,” adds have had as much opportunity to wants to help corporations make Urban, “and I believe many of the impact the world through business more money; he’s majoring in solutions are rooted in utilizing the as we do today.” finance because he thinks it just power of financial markets.” might save the world from the “The School has provided me potential energy crisis. with invaluable experiential learning After working at Starbucks as a opportunities and programs that barista in Syracuse, Urban became helped grow my financial modeling interested in how the company’s skills,” Urban shares. And he says founder, Howard Schultz, views Whitman has also given him the corporate social responsibility soft skills to distinguish him when and ethics. he sets out to make his mark. “Schultz believes in pouring The time he has spent at his heart into his business and Syracuse University has opened understands that corporations Urban’s mind to how much impact are intimately linked to society at people can have on the world.
’18 Catherine Cummings
Hometown: Richboro, The wide range of experiences she says, “because you never know Pennsylvania she gained through interning in what road lies ahead.” Majors: Retail Management, Florence, Italy, and New York City Cummings says it’s the people Advertising (Newhouse) and helped prepare her for a career of Whitman who make the under- Economics (Maxwell) in retail buying, which she will graduate experience so impactful. Of note: Cummings is a black belt commence after graduating in May. She credits the Whitman Career in Tang Soo Do. “From a very young age, I highly Center for her internships and enjoyed studying fashion and considers her strong relationships hitman was a simple mathematics,” says Cummings. with faculty, staff and alumni some “Wchoice for me,” says “My father immediately recognized of her most valuable takeaways Catherine Cummings ’18. “Having that a career in retail would be an from Whitman, which she feels is interests in fashion, analytics and apt fit for me. After taking Amanda more than just a school. journalism, it was an easy decision Nicholson’s Retailing Fundamentals “It is my second home,” she says. to attend Syracuse University class, I knew that retail would be “And I certainly would not be able and pursue the dual Whitman and my career path.” to say that without the support of Newhouse degree and to later add Cummings hopes to become a the Whitman community.” economics. Being at a university retail executive and to later follow with a truly interdisciplinary edu- in the footsteps of Nicholson and cation gave me extra confidence in others who have influenced her setting myself apart in the future.” and become a retail professor. Besides being a triple major— Whitman has taught Cummings and each being in a different to step out of her comfort zone, college at Syracuse—Cummings try new things and approach has already completed three opportunities with verve. “Always internships as an SU student. be willing to try something new,”
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’18 Endrinë Rafuna
Hometown: Prishtina, Kosovo also interned at ProCredit Bank opportunities, it will be difficult to Degree: MBA and Public International Law and progress in your career.” Of note: By watching TV in Spanish Policy Group in Kosovo, in addition Rafuna feels the most beneficial and German as a child, Rafuna was to working at Management and aspect of her time at Whitman has able to gain an elementary proficiency Development Associates, a leading been the classroom experience. in both languages. Kosovo consulting firm. “The professors strive to include At Whitman, the close-knit student opinions and perspectives fter receiving a scholarship for graduate student community has in their teaching,” she explains. Aher graduate studies through pleasantly surprised Rafuna. “It “Classrooms are treated as a learning the Transformational Leadership really allows each one of us to experience both for the students Program funded by the United equally interact with professors and and the professors, which is highly States and Kosovo governments, administrators, ask for advice about valuable, since we all bring different Endrinë Rafuna ’18 MBA had to career opportunities, share opinions perspectives to discussions about pick a school at which she believed and discuss ideas,” she explains. what works and does not work in a she could thrive. Rafuna appreciates the support- business environment.” Researching schools recom- ive community at Whitman and mended to her by her scholarship understands the value of relation- advisors, she found that Whitman’s ships. “Building relationships is an comprehensive curriculum, diverse important skill both in college and student body and successful alumni the business world,” she shares. base seemed to be the perfect fit. “You could be the brightest person Before arriving at Whitman, with great technical skills, but if Rafuna earned a bachelor’s from you don’t have a network of people the Rochester Institute of Tech- with whom you can work and nology campus in Kosovo. She had who can assist you in getting new
’20 James M. Bort
Hometown: Syracuse, New York entrepreneurial spirit, and pursuing really resonated with me. He recently Degree: Ph.D. in entrepreneurship a Ph.D. felt like the right next step. wrote in a book chapter that, in this Of note: He met his wife Jen when That step has allowed Bort to tap profession, we are very fortunate their bands played shows together into his curiosity and passion for to pursue research that we’re both in Syracuse and Rochester. learning as he prepares for a career passionate about and that allows in research and teaching. us to understand something about ames Bort ’20 Ph.D. has held the “The EEE Department hosts ourselves along the way. I certainly Jtitle of student or staff member amazing seminars, bringing in top feel blessed to be part of this school at Syracuse University for the past scholars across the field who expose and program.” decade. While working as an IT us to a variety of cutting-edge analyst at SU, he earned an MBA research,” Bort shares. “And we through Whitman’s online program. have a great mentorship program After two more years in IT at SU, at Whitman led by our faculty he returned to Whitman to pursue of world-class scholars.” Among a Ph.D. in entrepreneurship. those world-class scholars is Bort has long been drawn to Professor Johan Wiklund, who is entrepreneurship. Soon after Bort’s faculty mentor. earning his undergraduate degree “Johan was probably the biggest in computer and information factor in my choice to make a jump science at SUNY Polytechnic, he from a successful career in informa- opened a restaurant, which has tion technology to pursue a Ph.D.,” since closed. He and his wife still he adds. “Both his general philos- own an independent record label. ophy on academia and his research His time spent earning an on how well-being and mental health MBA at Whitman rekindled his intersect with entrepreneurship
Whitman / Winter 2018 / 59 Whitman’s Newest Class of Accomplished and Diverse Students
Full-Time Graduate Students 28 47 12 29 4 6 126
Numbers reflect June and August starts for MBA, August and January starts for MSA, and an August start for all other programs.
Online Graduate Students 525 77 81 3 Accounting Business Analytics MBA @ Syracuse Entrepreneurship ** @ Syracuse @ Syracuse @ Syracuse
*The online numbers reflect entrants from the January 2017, April 2017, July, 2017, and October 2017 cohorts. **Online**Online MSE number reflects inaugural class with short application period due to timing of New York State approvals. 812 Ph.D. Students 9
60 / Whitman School of Management / Syracuse University Undergraduate Students 461 82 7 550