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January 15 Enterprise Square Grand Opening, inding a better balance in our lives, both personally and Downtown Edmonton professionally, is a new year’s resolution for many of us. FFinding the balance of the triple bottom line – environmental, January 19 Undergraduate Awards Ceremony social, and economic success – is a relatively new measure of Timms Centre, Edmonton genuine wealth – and is one that the School, our students, and January 24 Creating Effective Charity Appeals our alumni certainly take to heart. Eric Geddes Breakfast Speaker Edmonton In this issue, I hope you will be inspired by those who have Professor Robert Fisher, Royal Glenora Club embraced the challenge. February 5 MBA Awards Ceremony Here you will discover: Stollery Executive Development Centre • who of your classmates Edmonton has been instrumental in protecting special places February 8 Kipnes Lecture in Finance in Alberta and how you TELUS Centre, Edmonton too can help; Pandas’ Hockey Night in the Bears’ Den • what happened when (Pandas vs Lethbridge Pronghorns) Nollywood, Nigeria’s film Edmonton and television industry, Nina Christianson and Kassia Wegner Fardoe; February 18 – 22 Rocky Mountain Business Seminar was used to promote the the perfect balance Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper use of mosquito nets; • where we can buy that perfect blend of fair trade coffee in February 26 Canadian Business Leader Award Dinner support of women coffee farmers in Peru; Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton • when is a good time to take a ride in a fighter jet; and Recipient: Tony Franceschini • why are so many of Edmonton’s Sizzling Twenty under 30 alumni President and CEO, Stantec Inc from the Alberta School of Business? May 2 – 3 Professor Michael Gibbins Universities have an increasingly large role in preparing our Tribute: Royal Alberta Museum students to be global citizens in an increasingly complex world. Research Symposium: Stollery Centre, Business Embracing the triple bottom line may be a good place of focus Building Edmonton for all of us. May 6 – 7 Alberta Business Family Institute (ABFI) Happy New Year and Happy 100, U of A! Signature Event: Paul Martin Family Edmonton and Calgary Monica

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FEATURES

2 Alumni Profiles Omar Yaqub Ed McDonald Leigh (Buckley) Matheson Larry Simpson

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12 Business Alumni Association Alumni Honour Award 4 Andy Hladyshevsky 18 School News 28 Outstanding Alumni Award Retailing Sudha Chinniah 22 Programs and Student News BCom, MBA, PhD 28 Pages in Time 32 Winspear’s Kathy West 30 Class Notes 11 6 Our “Sizzling” Alumni 40 One Year Out Grace Choo

www.business.ualberta.ca Alumniprofile By Debby Waldman

MBA Without Borders Omar Yaqub

Omar Yaqub ’04 MBA, was sent to Nigeria by MBAs Without Borders, a budding Canadian social entrepreneurship organization designed to help with the business and social development of what it calls “upcoming countries.”

is six-month contract required that and be open to listening and criticism. the bigger problem was perception. he work with the Swiss/Dutch As he points out, advertising, project Nigerians associated mosquito nets companyH Vestergaard Frandsen, which management, market research, and with poverty. They also considered nets to hoped to bring its recently developed product development are universal skills be old school, unstylish, and reminiscent long-lasting mosquito nets to the that can have context in almost any of something forced on them years earlier. Nigerian market. environment. Back then, the nets were made of cotton, One of the first things Omar did upon The mosquito that spreads malaria which was hot, caused people to sweat, arriving at his new office in April ‘06 was stings only at night. Sleeping beneath a and made sleeping miserable. New nets to conduct an informal survey. “I asked net that’s been treated with insecticide are made of lighter fabrics, which makes one of my colleagues if he had a net,” he is a proven way to keep from being them considerably more comfortable. recalls. “He didn’t. I thought, if one of stung. Most nets that have been treated To convince a new generation of the most educated people on nets in this are effective for six months, after which Nigerians that Vestergaard-Frandsen’s country doesn’t have a net, we’re doing time the insecticide must be reapplied. nets were nothing like the nets of their something fundamentally wrong. It was a The problem, Omar says, is that people childhoods, Omar drew on a marketing wake-up call to back up, and it prompted tend not to reapply it, rendering the nets tool that has been remarkably successful me to rethink our public education useless. in North America, but was virtually campaigns.” Vestergaard Frandsen’s nets have been unheard of in Africa: product placement. It also prompted him to draw on treated with an insecticide that lasts for Nollywood, Nigeria’s film and what he’d learned in his MBA classes, up to five years. They sell for roughly television industry, is the world’s third specifically about the need to critically $7 CAD. The nets that are good for up largest, behind those in the United analyze and examine problems from a to six months sell for $3. But while price States and India. Omar reasoned that if broader context, apply design thinking, point was an issue, Omar discovered that Nigerians saw mosquito nets on TV and

2 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 Mortenson, the Vestergaard Frandsen Business Manager, Public Health Vector Control in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mortenson praises Omar’s analytical skills, which he put to work after conducting consumer surveys in cooperation with Nigerian research agencies. “He was a great team worker who often went out of his way to help others,” Mortenson explains. “But perhaps his greatest Selling an inexpensive, cost-effective product that reduces achievement for the company was the way he thrived in Nigeria the chance of contracting malaria by 90% should be easy. – a very different and aggressive culture as anyone who has worked there will attest. Omar achieved much respect in record At least, it should be in a country where a child dies of the time from co-workers as well as managers. He is remembered as disease roughly every 30 seconds. That’s what Omar Yaqub, ’04 being a very loyal and lovable guy.” MBA, thought before he arrived in Nigeria two years ago. Omar is equally enthusiastic about the time he spent in Nigeria. “With an overseas placement, often times, you get the opportunity to work on a much broader set of problems,” he says. “It’s nice to be fresh out of school and be able to tackle something really, really large on your own.” in the movies, they’d want nets for themselves. But educating his Since returning to Edmonton, Omar has been doing contract Nigerian colleagues about product placement was a challenge. work and serving as Director of Innovation for MBAs without “It wasn’t a well-understood idea,” he says. “Traditional Borders. He is strongly committed to social entrepreneurship advertising was what people thought I was talking about. They and sees it as a great opportunity for other business school were offering to write me scripts for commercials. I said, ‘that’s grads. not how product placement works.” “The MBA isn’t a traditional vehicle into global development, Eventually Omar got his idea across. By the time he left but I think it’s something that provides value in that arena and Nigeria, Vestergaard Frandsen had sold more than four million more and more people are seeing that,” he says. “You get to work nets, most through large distributors including the World Bank, on really exciting things. Your work has an impact that you can the USAID-funded Society of Family Health, and the Red see. No matter how much Coke you sell, you still won’t make Cross. the world a better place by your work, but, if you’re working in Omar was pleased with his progress. So were the folks at an emerging economy or a microfinance organization, you get a Vestergaard Frandsen. “Omar has my greatest respect as a tremendous sense of fulfillment. You see the results. You see that professional as well as a person,” says a former colleague, Allan people are happy because of what you’ve done.”

ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 3 Alumniprofiles By Monica Wegner

Philanthropy in Flight: A Most Uplifting Story Ed McDonald

Engineer – Pilot – Ed would go on to join Canadian Juggling a full-time program with a Airlines in 1988, which would eventually full-time flight path wasn’t too bad he Entrepreneur – Philanthropist. merge with Air Canada in 1999, his says. At the time, he flew many domestic It’s been a most uplifting career present employer. Living in Edmonton, routes and remembers spending many but based out of Toronto, Ed enjoys the productive layovers in Yellowknife path for Ed McDonald, ’96 MBA. perks of his international routes which working on assignments. today take him to Europe and Asia for His favourite assignment was working his monthly commitment of 80 to 85 on a business plan for Professor Lloyd d’s dream was always to fly. Even flying hours. Steier’s class on entrepreneurship. He when he entered engineering out Ed returned to the U of A to do his credits Lloyd for giving him the idea ofE high school, his eye was on the sky. A MBA after having his interest tweaked by to go after another dream – to start his degree in mechanical engineering could the many business issues he encountered own business – related to what he knew only augment his future flying career he during the lengthy and arduous Air and loved – airplanes – using both his decided. Canada/Canadian airlines merger engineering and business degrees – while Shortly after graduating with his discussions. “The possibility of Canadian still being able to offset the risk of a new U of A engineering degree in 1983, Ed going bankrupt was also a real possibility business with the safety net of his day, or joined the air force and was soon flying I thought, and management was also a night, job. jets out of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, for natural career path for many engineers And so JetPro was born. The company five years full time and in the reserves for who want to do more than focus on the which today has grown “out of control,” another ten. more technical side of things.” designs high-tech instruments for

4 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 airports that use the global positioning imagine while his wife Michele might or four times normal on your body, systems that allows aircraft to find run- have described the new acquisition quite twisting and turning along the course ways in poor weather conditions. differently! of the North Saskatchewan River, and This then lead to another dilemma. But Ed, together with his family, is even experiencing a four-point barrel role. Given that what JetPro designed had more proud of how this venture has further “There are some very generous people to be flight checked, an aircraft was diversified into helping others through who go to these auctions who want to obviously needed to do the flight charities. It turned out money isn’t an object do something for that cause. If I can give checking. “So the issue was – do you buy for many people who are willing to pay a them a ride in a jet fighter and they get a little Cessna or something like that, or lot to rip through the sky upside down at a taste of what it’s like to fly one of these do you do something off the wall and buy over 800 kilometres an hour. and the charity can put a lot of cash in a fighter jet?” The deal Ed does with the charities their jeans, then everybody wins.” Ed is now the proud owner of is that they cover the cost of fuel and If there is one person he would very a luminous L-39ZA Albatross – a maintenance on the airplane and Ed much like to take for an uplifting ride, it Czechoslovakian-built light-attack jet throws in his time and the aircraft. “I would be his favourite professor Lloyd aircraft that he bought from “a guy in don’t want to make any money at this,” he Steier, himself, a fellow pilot. Risk and Calgary who had two and wanted to says, “I just want to cover my costs.” Last entrepreneurship do appear to go hand in get rid of one so I bought it off him for year, 20 flights were made, while raising a hand. As we ended our chat, Ed was very $400,000.” It also makes a rather cool total of between $250,000 and $300,000 much looking forward to re-connecting show-and-tell day for his kids (Austen, to various charities for the privilege of with Lloyd. eleven, and Kaitlyn, eight) one would experiencing a g-force of up to three

ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 5 Alumniprofile By Debby Waldman

ABetter Balance The Perfect Blend

Leigh Matheson

You don’t have to look hard to identify better with tangible “She’d moved here from Vancouver and find a pattern in Leigh (Buckley) consumer goods,” she reasons. she couldn’t find a decent cup of coffee.” Matheson’s career: Leigh, ’95 “I guess it’s the shopper in me.” Leigh says. “She went out of her way to BCom, spent seven years working Owning a business made sense for get coffee from the best roasters she could at Wrigley Canada Inc. in Calgary Leigh. Her children are three and one, find.” and Toronto and five at Dare Foods and her husband, an engineer and aspir- Peak Plantation Coffees came with a ing pilot who graduated from the U of A built-in list of customers that included Ltd. in Edmonton before leaving with a degree in mechanical engineering, Organic Roots, Homegrown Foods, and the corporate world in September keeps hours that aren’t always compatible many offices, churches, and individual to become her own boss, marketing with a spouse having a 9-to-5 job. Leigh’s clients. Leigh and Krista spent six months organic, fair trade coffee. partner, Krista (Heffel) Campbell, has two working with Pat, which allowed them to young children. A widow, she was looking get to know the business and the clients. for work she could do from home. “It was a nice transition time for us,” The two bought Peak Plantation Leigh says. “Pat had great relationships Coffees, a distributor for St. City Roasters, with her clients; she was a real mothering a St. Albert coffee roasting company. The type. Her customers and clients were her company’s original owner Pat Hoffman babies and she didn’t want to just one day started her business a dozen years ago, be there and the next day not.” long before there were Starbucks and Sec- The phasing in began late in 2006. ond Cup franchises on every street corner. Leigh and Krista have been on their own

6 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 1926 Royal Coffee Roaster

since last spring, and they’ve worked hard to grow the business. “Pat was running it part time with just one person,” Leigh says. “With the two of us, we have already been able to increase our load. In three to five years, which will coincide with our children being in school full time, we want to have people think of us when they want good quality coffee.” Given the ubiquity of specialty coffee, that might not seem like a sound proposition. But Leigh has a great deal of confidence that her Peak Plantation uses a 1926 Royal product is a different, Coffee Roaster made by the A. J. better coffee that will win over consumers as soon as Deer Company. It is a small batch they try it. roaster. Modern roasters are run “You can have an by computer, this one requires organic, fairly traded manual attention, so they call it coffee bean but not artisan coffee for that reason. The necessarily a better The Alberta School of Business is proud to offer its very own “Dean’s Blend” quality product,” she says. of Leigh’s relationship coffee. A complimentary bag is available to the first ten perforated drum ensures that there readers who request one through [email protected] “However, if you start with is no smoky or burnt taste from the a better bean, grown under coffee, something most modern, optimum circumstances, says. “Often, when I’m sitting down with the roaster, I find large capacity roasters can’t do. you can only end up with a when they’re extolling the virtues of their coffee, they almost better cup of coffee.” forget to talk about how good the coffee really is. They have When prices are based amazing coffee, but they’re just as concerned with the social on the supplier’s production costs instead of being tied to the implications.” world market, the product is called “relationship coffee.” St. City “But the bottom line is that the coffee is fantastic,” she adds. Roasters buys relationship coffee. When and where possible, “We find people just need to try it and they love it. Roasting it buys directly from growers. It also buys from organizations coffee is an art and people definitely have preferences. We have that have certified that the coffee is being grown in a socially lots of instances where café owners will say their customers like responsible manner with care for the environment and the a certain kind of coffee, but, if I can sample our coffee next to community. theirs, we love that because ours always comes out on top.” One of those certifying organizations is the Washington- Leigh is optimistic about the business; so much so that she based Café Feminino Foundation. Café Feminino certifies and Krista are already considering bringing a new partner on coffee growers in a number of countries including Peru that board. “I think the timing was right for us and St. City,” she support women coffee farmers who might otherwise not be able says. “They’re growing rapidly and want to focus on what they to earn a living. do best. They want to be better coffee roasters and that allows us “It could be someone like my business partner Krista who a great opportunity to become a great distributor for them. They lost their spouse but weren’t fortunate enough to live in Canada know where their strengths are and we know where our niche is where a woman is still valued even without a husband,” Leigh and it’s a great working relationship.”

ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 7 Alumniprofile By Debby Waldman Preserving Special Places Larry Simpson

Growing up near Pincher Creek, Larry Simpson, ’80 BCom, spent a lot of time hiking, fishing, and hunting. But after graduating from university and taking a job with Amoco Canada Petroleum, his time outdoors was limited.

land man, Larry’s job was to sun was just coming up and he had an Larry shared his vision with those negotiate oil and gas agreements epiphany. closest to him. Not long after, a friend withA other companies. “It was like 3D “Geese were flying up the river, deer saw an ad for the Nature Conservancy of chess,” he recalls fondly. His dream was were coming back from the river after Canada (NCC), a land trust organization to learn enough about the oil and gas having watered, and coyotes were yipping that has saved nearly two million acres business to build his own company. in the sun,” he recalls. “I had this really in Canada from being developed. NCC But Larry missed enjoying the powerful feeling – I enjoy this so much. I wanted to gain a foothold in western outdoors more than he realized. Living have to find a way to get this back.” Canada. In May 1990, Larry became in Calgary with his wife and raising two In that instant, Larry went from trying the sole employee west of Toronto. daughters, he began to feel a need to “to see how rich I could make myself ” to Today, he’s part of a team of 44 people reconnect with what had meant so much committing himself to trying to conserve working for conservation with NCC in to him as a youngster. After ten years natural landscapes from ever-increasing western Canada and serves as the Alberta in the industry, he began spending fall fragmentation. Instead of building an oil Director of Strategic Philanthropy and weekends at what is now Glenbow Park, company, he wanted his legacy to be one Conservation. hiking, hunting, and observing nature. that involved preserving nature for his NCC secures lands with significant One day, he was out early when the and future generations. conservation value. Often, the land is

8 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 privately owned. NCC either purchases support outdoor and environmental he’s had the opportunity to meet many land or rights to the land or receives education programs for area visionary and generous people who conservation easements. In western schoolchildren. Approximately 10,000 understand that if we do not sustain Canada, Larry explains, “most of our time school children visit the site every year. healthy, functioning, natural systems, we is spent conserving ecologically significant Larry’s biggest project, preserving land ultimately put our children at risk. working landscapes from wetland around Waterton Lakes National Park, “One of the people who clearly drainage, cultivation and recreational began in 1997 and is ongoing. Ranchers understood this was John Poole,” Larry development.” and other landowners in the foothills of says. “Not only was he thoughtful, self- Larry’s first project was helping NCC the Rockies are under increasing pressure deprecating and generous, he was also to create the Ann and Sandy Cross to sell their prime land to recreational one of the most decent human beings I Conservation Area south of Calgary. buyers who can pay top dollar and, in have ever met.” Sandy was the grandson of AE Cross, most cases, erect holiday housing or Larry stresses, however, that you founder of the Calgary Stampede. He subdivide the property. needn’t be a millionaire to support NCC. and his wife donated land to the Province In 1997, Larry began working with “Whatever people are comfortable of Alberta and NCC. Larry’s job was to The W Garfield Weston Foundation and, doing is what we’re happy with,” he says. fundraise and work with local volunteers in 1999, Edmonton’s John and Barbara The organization has a program called to build an endowment to manage and Poole family. Through the generosity of Leaders in Conservation for donors who the two families, NCC began purchasing make gifts of more than $1,000, “but conservation easements and land around the $50 to $100 donations are just as “…a society that’s all buildings, the park from ranchers. That project now important. If the people aren’t there to businesses, concrete, and cars isn’t has secured more than 30,000 acres. It’s make those contributions, then we’re not necessarily the kind of place where the largest private conservation initiative here as an organization.” people’s spirits thrive – that natural in Canadian history, buffering one of the NCC depends on cooperation among beauty is a crucial element of any most biodiverse parks in the country. government, business, and individuals. society, and it must be preserved.” Working with NCC, Larry says, Larry commends the Federal government

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for its recent $225 million commitment “If we don’t pay attention to that part than NCC. So the organization saves to conservation. Now he’s working to of the equation, we risk compromising what it can with the help of generous convince the Alberta government of the future generations and the economy in donors and does its best to educate importance of saving the ecologically post-conventional oil-and-gas Alberta,” the public about the importance of its intact and vulnerable private lands in the he says. “In the 1800s, from here to mission. settled areas of Alberta. Winnipeg, you had bears, bison, elk, and “The Government of Alberta has Along the eastern slopes of the Rocky wolves. Progress has its price and, as a a window of opportunity to play an Mountains, NCC is pursuing an initiative consequence, we’ve pushed the wilderness important role,” Larry says. “While there called The Last Five Miles – a sliver into the foothills of the Rockies. is private investment in NCC’s work, to of land that is relatively unspoiled and Albertans have in their custody the last date, private investment alone has not undeveloped extending five miles east half of that one percent of undeveloped been sufficient to address the rate of from the forest reserve boundary from the natural landscape modification. While Bow River south to the Montana border. health care, education, and infrastructure Larry understands that some people capture most of the Provincial budget, think nothing should stand in the way there is growing recognition that there of progress, that development attracts must also be provincial investment in people, and people are what make a landscape conservation if Alberta is going region grow and thrive. But he makes to conserve the ecological integrity of the a viable point that a society that’s all Province’s settled area.” buildings, businesses, concrete, and cars “That window of opportunity is closing isn’t necessarily the kind of place where every year. Giving up is not an option. The people’s spirits thrive; that natural beauty only option is to understand that this is is a crucial element of any society and it a long-term sustained effort, and all you must be preserved. can do is your best and encourage others “We need careful planning and around you to do whatever they can to investment to conserve the ecological leave the world a better place.” integrity of crown and private land,” he It’s a long way Larry has travelled from says. “Almost every lake that exists within “One of the people who clearly negotiating oil and gas deals with energy a three-hour drive of every urban area in companies to convincing landowners and understood sustainability was Canada has been modified for recreational governments to preserve land. It’s meant development. When is the last time you John Poole. Not only was he a much different life than he imagined saw a lake that didn’t have cottages around thoughtful, self-deprecating for himself years ago, just out of high it?” school, when he worked construction Larry has no interest in denying people and generous, he was also jobs and noted the obviously wealthy and their weekend getaways; he just wants one of the most decent human successful businessmen who came to the them to think about the broader picture, sites, the guys who owned the property beings I have ever met.” particularly here in Alberta. “When most and didn’t have to get their hands dirty of our conventional oil and gas is gone, cribbing basements. depleted before the middle of this century, But he has no regrets. “I can’t imagine what will be the next engine of our a life more rich than contributing, in my economy?” he asks. land. Now we’re trying to preserve this case, to a legacy of ecological integrity,” That’s not a rhetorical question; Larry landscape.” he says. “Working for the Nature doesn’t have a ready answer. What he Every week, NCC fields calls from Conservancy is an opportunity to do does know is this: that the hard-working, ranchers asking, “Will you buy our land something positive and constructive, and innovative people of Alberta will only so we don’t have to sell to a developer there aren’t many things you can do with remain in the province if the quality of or will you purchase a conservation your life to help to leave this kind of life is high. And along with health care, easement and help us sustain our ranch legacy. It certainly doesn’t pay what you education, and infrastructure, natural operation?” Larry would like to be able can make in the oil and gas sector. That’s a beauty is an important component of a to say yes to all of them, but the fact is, tradeoff our family has made. But I would high quality of life. recreational buyers have more resources never want to do it any differently.”

10 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 Roger Smith: Business and the Environment

Excerpts from an article by Fil Fraser

If the great question of the day is how to reconcile business and environmental concerns, Professor Emeritus Roger Smith “Put the appropriate regulations in place and business innovations will solve all may come close to embodying our eco concerns.”

some practical answers. he former School of Business Dean, And he makes no bones about the need U of A Vice-President Research, for long-term planning. “The criticism TWorld Bank consultant, and author of five that our province has not had a plan is books on tax and economic policy, has a 100% valid.” Part of the plan, he insists, solid commitment to the perspective of should be saving up to 50% of resource business on economic issues. But he also revenues for future generations. Recent has an environmental view, serving on the governments, he asserts, have used those board of the Alberta Branch of the Nature revenues to keep our taxes “lower than Conservancy of Canada and the Alberta they need to be for us to be competitive.” Conservation Association. He doesn’t think it should be a matter of Born in Montana, after earning masters pride that Alberta is the only province and doctoral degrees in economics at the without a sales tax. University of California, Berkeley and He sees the environment as a great and a stint as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at wonderful challenge for business, and is Harvard, he came happily in 1969, to the certainly that the business sector will find U of A because it was the best publically the solutions, with the help of appropriate funded university within range of the regulations. “Environmental technology Rocky Mountains. will be a growth industry,” he says, with I’m not sure how close to perfection business as a primary driver of solutions to Smith’s approach to finding middle ground these problems.” between views, often seen as irreconcilable, The answers will be found through He (Roger) is in lean-forward might be. But it’s clear he puts his faith in research, effective leadership, a focus on the pragmatic compromise and practical bridge arts as well as the economy, and a greater mode throughout a wide ranging, building. awareness of global competition. He clearly hour-long conversation. His His views on the environment are as sees education, from early childhood to clear as the water in a Rocky Mountain higher education, as a critical part of the intensity cuts through the lake – we can’t afford to fool around. long-term solution and has personally background noise that fills the “Certainly there need to be caps on established bursaries for students. emissions,” he states bluntly. “Intensity But what if Premier Stelmach calls you crowded restaurant. targets are not adequate to meet current for advice?” I’d ask him to think about needs. We need hard regulations to get the quality of life, to think about what he The full article and interview are things under control.” wants for Albertans in the future. I’d tell available online from Alberta Venture Among them, he advocates using tax him to think 10 to 20 years out. And I’d magazine at www.albertaventure.com. policy to slow down and manage growth. tell him to think big.”

ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 11 Formed in 1988, the University of Alberta Business Alumni Association represents almost 20,000 BCom, MBA, and PhD graduates of the Alberta School of Business with branches across Canada and around the world. Business alumni association

b r a n c h c o n t a c t l i s t Convocation Reception 2007

Ca l g a r y : Jon Wrathall, ‘00 BCom The Class of 2007 celebrated at a champagne reception following their June e-mail: [email protected] convocation. Harvey Lawton, ’73 BCom, then President of the Business Alumni Association, welcomed the new graduates into the School of Business alumni family. Fo r t McMu r r a y : The students also heard from guest speaker Hunter Harrison, President and CEO of Marcella Dankow, ‘94 BCom CN, who received an honorary degree from the U of A at the same ceremony. e-mail: [email protected]

Ho n g Ko n g : Catherine Kwan, ’87 BCom e-mail: [email protected]

Lo s An g e l e s : e-mail: [email protected]

Mo n t r é a l : James Hanna, ‘93 BCom e-mail: [email protected]

Ot t a w a : Lee Close, ‘85 BCom e-mail: [email protected]

Sa n Fr a n c i s c o : Melynnie Rizvi, ‘95 BCom e-mail: [email protected]

To r o n t o : Jeff Schellenberg, ’04 MBA e-mail: [email protected]

Va n c o u v e r : Derek Bennett, ‘68 BCom Three generations celebrate graduation e-mail: [email protected]

Vi c t o r i a : Brenda Yanchuk, ‘89 MBA e-mail: [email protected]

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he year 2008 marks the 100th anni- Homecoming 2008 promises to be a versary of the University of Alberta. reunion you’ll never forget! TWe’re celebrating year round and every- More details about activities planned one’s invited! Don’t miss the festivities; during the centenary will be featured in they’ll only happen once in a century! the winter issue of New Trail, the first of NAPA Wine Tasting You can look forward to parties, concerts, four special centenary issues. Business graduates joined with other live theatre events, exhibits and more. Celebrate with your Group U of A alumni from the San Francisco Homecoming 2008 • bay area on November 17th to attend September 18 – 21 Get your U of A class, club, team, or the second alumni wine tasting held at coffee gang to take part in Homecoming the Cliff Lede Vineyard in the Napa All U of A alumni are invited back for 2008. If you’d like to help get your group Valley. Cliff has owned and operated the biggest reunion in a hundred years! together, contact Jami at the School of the vineyard since 2002 and produces With a special alumni awards ceremony, Business at 492-1192 (1-877-3222) or award-winning still and sparkling wines. a tailgate party and chance to cheer the [email protected] or Colleen at If you’re in the area, don’t miss it! The Bears on at a football game, Tuck Shop 492-0866 (1-800-661-2593 toll-free) or vineyard is located at 1473 Yountville cinnamon buns, brunches and open [email protected] in the Office Cross Road in Yountville, California. houses, lectures, tours, and a spectacular of Alumni Affairs and they’ll let you gala dinner complete with fireworks, know how they can help.

Vancouver Alumni Event

Dean Mike Percy was the featured speaker at a lunch for School of Business alumni and their guests in Vancouver on October 12. Dean Percy talked about the effects of Alberta’s current boom on the provincial economy, both positive and negative, and the impact it’s having on neighbouring provinces.

Bill Payne, Steve Bow Alvin Chow, David Tims Business grads Ali Rizvi, Dean Mike Percy, Melynnie Rizvi, Susan Boyce, Cliff Lede and Harv Lawton

ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 13 Business Alumni Association Reunion Weekend 2007

Reunion 2007 festivities kicked off with the Alumni Recognition Awards at the Winspear Centre. ’87 MBA alumnus, Andrew J. Hladyshevsky, was the recipient of an Alumni Honour Award. A recognized legal specialist, author, and instructor in commercial and corporate law, Andrew is renowned for his dedication to the community and to social and cultural works. He is president of the Northern Alberta Alliance on Race Relations, dedicated to the elimination of racism, and a member of the advisory council of the proposed Ca- nadian Museum of Human Rights. The president of the Shevchenko Foundation, he is a founding director and former vice- Class of ’57 reunion organizers president of the Canadian Race Relations Jack McMahon (l) and Harry Laslop (r), Foundation and a former chair of the with their wives Eleanor and Ruth. Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Edmonton Concert Foundation. He is The Commerce Class of ’57 was hosted by Dean Mike Percy at a special dinner held also an active fundraiser for the Edmon- in their honour at the Macdonald Hotel to mark their golden anniversary. The Class ton Christmas Bureau. Congratulations enjoyed swapping stories of both their personal and professional pursuits over the Andrew! past 50 years. Of particular interest to many was visiting and touring the Business On Saturday, September 29, alumni Building and meeting with our current students. Much has changed in 50 years! representing seven decades attended the open house and brunch at the School of Business and met with former classmates and some of the School’s student ambas- sadors.

Members of the Commerce Class of ’72 (above) and ’67 (right) Commerce Class of ’42 reunion organizer – John Denholm with Monica Wegner

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2007 Business Alumni Association Golf

The ninth Annual BAA Golf Tournament was held on August 13 this year at the Derrick Golf and Winter Club. Once again, the tournament attracted more than 80 alumni and their guests for a great day on the course. Close to $12,000 was raised this year to help support the Business Alumni Association scholarships, which are awarded annually to both undergraduate and graduate students studying at the School of Business. Our special thanks once again to Chris Grey at RBC Dominion Securities through the RBC Foundation, our tournament title sponsor, and to our hole sponsors: Avillia Developments, Franklin Templeton Investments, Triple Random Inc., and Western Management Consultants. Members of the Class of ’87 Thanks as well to our golf tournament organizing committee led by Russ Farmer and Bart Goth. Mark your calendars now for next year’s event – booked for the Derrick on Monday, September 15th.

Members of the Class of ’52 – Gordon Campbell, Gordon Wright and Merritt Chisholm

Special thanks to our 2007 Reunion Organizers

John Denholm, 1942 Commerce; Gordon Wright, 1952 Commerce; Jack McMahon and Harry Laslop, 1957 Commerce; Don Weidman, 1962 Commerce; Al Anderson, 1967 Commerce; Frank Gibson, 1972 Commerce; George The Winning Team! Knowles, 1972 MBA; Linda Hoffman, 1987 MBA; Tim Wong, 2002 Commerce ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 15 Business Alumni Association

19th Annual Business Alumni Dinner

The 19th Annual Business Alumni – of the Henry Singer Fashion Group. of customers. dinner was held this year on October 10 The father and son duo talked about Our thanks to the corporations who at the Westin Hotel in Edmonton. More the evolution of this successful family supported the dinner through their than 230 students, alumni and their business from its origins more than 65 purchase of a full or half table and that guests attended the event which featured years ago into a renowned menswear sponsored tickets for our students to guest speakers Fred and Jordan Singer company now serving three generations attend the event.

FULL TABLES

AON’s Financial Benefits Group ATB Financial Bishop & McKenzie LLP Canadian Western Bank The Crossing Company Cushman & Wakefield Edmonton Inc. Executive Education and Lifelong Learning Kelly Gibbon, Bo Stachniak, Bart Croth and Alberto Altamirano Henry Singer Fashion Group Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta Keller Construction Ltd. KPMG LLP Oxford Properties Group PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Stantec Consulting Ltd. Veres Picton & Co. LLP

HALF TABLES BAA Scholarship recipient Kristan Ohrn Jordan Singer, Fred Singer, Dean Mike (r) and friends Percy, Dustin Bateyko Maclab Enterprises MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP Chillin’ for Charity

Current Business Alumni Association President Aaron Brown, ’97 team. Aaron’s fundraising efforts helped the group raise a total of BCom, showed off his superior sportsmanship as he represented more than $43,000 for the United Way of Greater Edmonton. the “corporate sharks” in the Second Annual Chillin’ for Charity Aaron joined Dean Mike Percy and many adventurous students in event organized by Business students on the 2008 JDC West taking a plunge for the cause. Way to go, Aaron!

BAA President Aaron Brown “takes a dive” for charity

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First Annual School of Business Stampede Breakfast

Business grads living in and around Calgary ignited their Stampede Spirit at the first ever Alberta School of Business Stampede breakfast in July. Vice Dean Tom Scott welcomed more than 150 of our Calgary-based alumni to a hearty western breakfast and great country entertainment. Make sure we have your current email address so you won’t miss your invitation to the second annual Stampede Breakfast!

“Ceili’s cowboy” and Sara Murray

John Denholm Elke Christianson, The Class of ’90 (l to r) Marion and Mike Burnyeat, Melanie LeBlanc, Darcie Morrison, John Phin and Jim Jenkinson Don Herman and Mike House

Calgary BAA Branch President Jon Wrathall and friends

Have Time and Expertise to Share? Jaime MacKenzie and Joe Fras Consider Becoming a Mentor

MBA students participating in the Business Alumni Association’s mentorship program enjoyed a pre-Christmas lunch with their mentors in late November, which is just one of the valuable networking opportunities available to our students. The mentorship program provides students with the opportunity to learn more about the industries and careers available to them as they continue to enhance their connections within the Brent Collingwood and friends business community. For more information on the mentorship program, please call Jami Drake at (780) 492-1192, toll free (North America) 1-877-362-3222 or email [email protected].

ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 17 schoolnews

SCHOOL OF RETAILING ALUMNI AWARD Fit for Fashion: Changing New York

hen Sudha Chinniah, ’01 BCom, was a young child growing up in Yellowknife and Cambridge Bay, it wasn’t unusualW for him to see polar bears off in the distance. Now, he’s more comfortable hunting down the latest fashions in New York. Sudha was recognized by the School of Retailing October 23 as an outstanding alumnus with a career in retailing. “He has carved out a unique role in the high-fashion industry,” said Paul McElhone, Associate Director of the newly created School of Retailing, an expansion 2007 Henry Singer of the School’s Canadian Awards Institute of Retailing and

The 16th recipient of the annual Services. “He’s 100 percent Henry Singer Award was Edward energy.” Kennedy, President and CEO of The 29-year-old worked the Northwest Company. his way through university at Club Monaco, Urban Alumnus Sudha Chinniah re- Men, and, eventually the ceived the first Outstanding Business Alumni with a Career in Henry Singer Fashion the Retailing Sector. Group and graduated with a specialization in Retailing Professor Gerald Haubl was and Services. He then awarded Outstanding Researcher completed an accelerated with work in Retailing. two-year course in one year Don Ghermezian of Triple Five at the Fashion Institute Group accepted the award for of Technology (FIT) in Sudha Chinniah Outstanding Contribution to the New York, one of the top Retailing Industry by a Company. fashion schools in the world. “It’s 50% what you know and 50% who you know. The more There he graduated with an experience you have, the more people you get to know and Associate’s Degree in Fashion Advertising and Communication, learn from.” His experience includes freelancing with Gap with a minor in Public Relations. Corporate in their color and trend forecasting division, and then Working through university didn’t just help pay the bills – it freelancing in public relations with Bottega Veneta, a luxury was a critical part of educating and refining his taste level and house within the Gucci Group. Currently Sudha is working instinct. “Fashion isn’t about what’s in front of you, it’s all about with the premier luxury men’s house Ermenegildo Zegna. He is knowing what’s around the corner. You only get that from an Account Executive for Z Zegna, the house’s fashion division, working and learning from amazing mentors and colleagues.” and helps manage and drive the business for the United States. In New York Sudha started in runway show production and As excited as Sudha is about his experience and momentum, then worked in luxury menswear as a Brand Specialist for Etro he was surprised to be selected by other alumni for the award. at Bergdorf Goodman, as well as volunteering and interning “I’m sincerely humbled. I know how lucky I am. When you’re at several companies just to learn the ropes and acquire given the chance to chase your dreams, every day is a privilege connections. not a right. Every day is a gift.”

18 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 Women on Board: Changing the Landscape

n Sunday September 30, the New in the best interests of their companies York Times Travel Section featured – ended with the challenge to ask the Oa photo of our very own Kananaskis embarrassing questions, and along country depicting the uniqueness and the way presented a fascinating global richness of Alberta’s landscape. historical perspective on human nature. And, also on that very day, a group of Business and University alumni were women – women on boards – gathered ever present as presenters, organizers, at that very place to hear and discuss and attendees and enjoyed the diverse the uniqueness and richness of women viewpoints and experiences, the obvious as board members and their significant care about the triple bottom line, influence on the country’s landscape, both and intelligent analysis shared by the rural and urban, non-profit and group which are also three key for-profit, and large and small. qualities we would learn that The Alberta School of are needed on an effective Business, both faculty and board. alumni, played a significant Along with the former role in the success of the Deputy Prime Minister of third annual three-day Canada and U of A Law conference held this year at Professor, the Honourable the Delta Lodge at Kananaskis. Anne McLellan, Janice Rennie, Through our Executive Education and ’79 BCom, now an independent director Lifelong Learning arm, the Business and business advisor, was a breakfast School co-presented the conference with panelist and case moderator. Alberta Venture. Stefanie Claro, ’99 BCom, attended As the School has a regarded niche her first conference as an organizer, of expertise in corporate governance, the having recently joined Venture symposium began with respected board Publishing Inc as Marketing Director. member, corporate governance champion, Stefanie had been International and Business School Dean Mike Percy Marketing Officer (Americans) for setting “The Big Picture,” followed by University of Alberta International. Vice Dean Tom Scott covering the Carole Hunt, ’81 BCom, ’91 necessary and well-received “Financial MBA, and a Partner with Bennett Reporting and Auditing Systems,” and Jones, was one of several alumni in Professor Randall Morck, discussing attendance. Carole practices in the “Why it Matters” at all. areas of Corporate Commercial Law, Randall is Director of one of the Corporate Governance and Mergers and School’s 13 applied research centres, Acquisitions. the Canadian Corporate Governance The keynote speaker was Sheryl Institute, and is internationally Kennedy who, as Deputy Governor, recognized to be at the very top of holds one of the top jobs at the Bank whichever research field he pursues. of Canada. “Warm and friendly with a His primary area is corporate finance down-to-earth attitude that defies her but corporate governance is a longtime high rank,” Sheryl maintained the tone passion, beginning with his PhD thesis for warm, friendly, and down-to earth at Harvard. Randall’s presentation began discussions which spilled out into the with a discussion of entrenchment – top halls, into the hot tub, and back to the corporate insiders often seem to want boardrooms, classrooms, and family to stay in control even when this is not rooms of those fortunate to attend.

ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 19 Campaignnews MIchael Brown EPCOR Scholarship helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Dan Stickney with Dean Mike Percy

an Stickney is completing a joint MBA-Master of Forestry degreeD with a specialization in Natural Resources and Energy. Whether governments are ready to sign up for accountability-laden emission reducing targets or not, business is. And it is opening up a new type of market that Dan is learning to broker deals in. Dan is the current EPCOR scholarship recipient and was on hand December 10 to help welcome EPCOR’s $1.5 million donation to the University of Alberta; $500,000 is allocated to the School’s Centre for Applied Business Research in Energy and the Environment to support research and public policy debate into energy markets, electricity restructuring and climate change issues. “My focus is on energy markets and the environment, specifically emissions credits and offsets and emissions trading,” Dan Stickney (far left) and Casey McKenzie (front left) spent their summer in the Peruvian rainforest to said Dan. “I was working with EPCOR create a carbon credit trading model. to see how they can meet their voluntary emission reduction targets.” Credit trading mechanisms are emission reduction target system that they can sell their credits beyond their increasing in popularity as a method to sees big businesses align their practices compliance to company A to help meet mitigate the negative effects of economic with the emerging environmental social that company’s compliance needs.” growth by contributing to sustainability. conscience at large and volunteering to “Under a business-as-usual scenario, the Dan believes that many professional help limit emissions. government of Peru might be cutting down opportunities exist in these markets, Dan says that one of the easiest ways X amount of forest per year. If they reduce which are characterized by their lack of a company can meet its self-imposed that amount, it reduces the amount of standardization and expertise. Over the emission reductions is through carbon carbon that would have been emitted into summer, Dan, along with fellow MBA credit trading. Companies in developed the atmosphere. So they could potentially student Casey McKenzie was part of an nations, where emission reductions often generate credits by doing this.” internship in Peru exploring potential come at the expense of progress, can pay This means companies looking to meet credit market buyers, quantifying carbon companies in developing countries that their own emission-reduction targets inventory, and determining the most have more than exceeded their emission can pay the government of Peru, or some appropriate mix of market mechanisms to goals for their excess carbon credits. landholder, not to clear so much land. protect the threatened rainforest areas. “It is essentially a market mechanism,” The idea behind this scholarship With the Kyoto Accord a non- Dan said. “If company B can reduce its emerged during a trip to the Peruvian starter federally, what has emerged is an emissions easier by doing in-house things Amazon by School of Business Dean

20 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 It was during discussions with Annual Giving – A Family Affair Peruvian stakeholders that Mike decided a foray into the Giving back to the U of A has been a that was a large factor in making me value business of the environment priority to me since I graduated from the donating to the university. I also had some might make for a meaningful U of A. I was strongly influenced by my friends at large US Universities and seeing internship experience. parents’ example of giving to the university the school spirit and strong alumni support and other charities. My parents (Dale & present at those institutions made me believe Peggy Dowell) gave money to the U of A that giving back is an important part of business faculty as part of a donation drive making a university a great, world class Mike Percy, where he learned of the details for Eric Geddes when he passed away. Their school. Lastly, I think the U of A is an integral surrounding a transcontinental highway that names were on the wall on the second floor of part of Edmonton and the more successful it was making its way to Peru. the business building in the entrance coming becomes the better it is for the city and the Construction of the highway through from the business atrium. Everyday that better it is for the alumni. Brazil cleared a swath of jungle roughly the I walked into the business building, I saw size of Belgium. It was during discussions my parents name on the wall as donors’ and Greg Dowell ’02 BCom with Peruvian stakeholders that Mike decided a foray into the business of the environment might make for a meaningful internship experience. “We think this would be ideal for our MBA program to focus on environmental issues and it would link activities right at the ground,” said Mike. “We wanted to explore what it would take in terms of incentives for indigenous people not to shift out of having jungle habitat and jungle crops and not shift to commercial crops. As it worked out, we’ll send another student next year. In fact, we’re open for this kind of placement for our MBAs anywhere in the world.” The remaining $1 million is earmarked EPCOR Distinguished Lecture and CABREE: for The Canadian Centre for Clean Coal and Fueling Public Policy Debate Mineral Process Technologies, based in the Faculty of Engineering. “Leading-edge research and informed public The Annual EPCOR Distinguished policy is a benefit to all Canadians,” said Don Lecture which alternates between Lowry, EPCOR President and CEO. “EPCOR Edmonton and Calgary, promotes high- is an industry leader and supporting these level public discussion. Our Student initiatives with one of Canada’s top universities Ambassadors again helped welcome is an important and necessary contribution attendees to the 7th EPCOR Lecture to Canada’s environmental health. We’re on October 18, at the Westin Hotel incredibly fortunate to have this expertise right in Edmonton, hosted our Centre for next door.” Applied Business Research in Energy and the Environment (CABREE). The featured speaker was Elizabeth Brubaker, Executive Director of Student Ambassadors, EPCOR Lecture. Environment Probe, a Toronto-based environmental and public policy research celebrate their father’s “business career institute. The topic of her presentation and his attitudes toward nature and the was the economic water cycle and the environment by a lecture series that role of market mechanisms. focuses on sustainable development” The 2007 Peter Kilburn Memorial featured Alyson Slator of the Global Lecture, set up by his family to help Reporting Initiative in the Netherlands.

ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 21 Don Lowry, EPCOR president and CEO studentnews

By Jessica Leung, President, Business Students’ Association, 2007–2008

With a continued focus on educat- ing students beyond the classroom through student involvement within the school and the community, the Business Students’ Association has seen tremendous success in imple- menting new initiatives this semester.

Internal Case Competition With a larger demand for opportunities to compete in business case competitions, a top priority within the school, the BSA initiated its first ever case competition. The Alberta Internal Case Competition fully engaged many students in all years in business. HK University of Science and Tyler Dahlseide, Sean Collins, Lindsay Bilkoski, and Jessica Leung Technology The FINAL FOUR: Jared Coulson, Jessica Leung, Trina Business Students Tops in Texas McCarroll, and Sean Collins attended the October 18-30 competition along With mere days to prepare, and a rush includes most people in the world! The with faculty advisor Professor Edy Wong. passport to secure, our students gave the market is worth about $5 trillion. We The team eventually lost out to Helsinki universities of Babson, Berkeley, Hong recommended IBM go into India with School of Economics, while Thammasat Kong, Sinapore, Queen’s and UBC a run a solution for integrated banking and University from Thailand, a School of for the money at the invitation-only financial services with mobile phones. So Business exchange partner, placed first in McCombs International Business Chal- people would get IDs with their phones the competition. lenge November 14-17 in Austin, Texas. and they would have access to make In the finals of the twenty team financial transactions. competition, our team went up against Given our impressive showing in Queen’s University, Babson College and Hong Kong, the U of A was invited to the National University of Singapore, with fill in for a team who could not make it Queen’s walking away the winner. and look forward to receiving an official We had to propose a solution for invitation next year! IBM to provide secure identification for Thanks to our incredible faculty people who earn less than $4/day – that advisor Andrew Leach.

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Chillin’ for Charity The single largest student fundraiser for the United Way took place on November 2. The second annual Chillin’ for Charity student fundraiser, organized by our JDC West Business Case Competition team, involved students, professors, alumni, and our very own Dean Mike Percy jumping into a pool of icy water. Last year’s event raised close to $6000 and was awarded second place in the charity competition at JDC West 2007. This year, the business student team raised a whopping $35,000 by partnering with the Operations Management Club, the BSA, BUS 201, the introductory business course, and obtaining corporate matching sponsors. As a result Dean Mike Percy lost a bet with his BUS 201 students - who raised much more than anyone thought - and made good on his wager with a bungee jump at West Edmonton Mall. Runnin’ for the Cure In the spirit of giving back to the community, the BSA also took part in the CIBC Run for the Cure on September 30. Members of the BSA’s thirty- two person council took part in the 5km run or 1km walk to raise awareness and support for the cause. This event served as an opportunity for the BSA to maintain its commitment to having a positive presence within the community. Despite midterms and planning other large-scale events, members of the BSA worked together to raise $1800.

Dodgin’ for the Foodbank Once again, the BSA organized what is considered to be one of the most popular events of the year - the third annual Business Dodgeball Tournament. This year, the event was expanded to accept other business students from Grant MacEwan and NAIT, and attracted so much demand that the event needed to be run out of the University Butterdome, hosting up to three games at one time. This year, close to three hundred business students went head-to- head in the one-day tournament to determine which team could best dodge, dip, duck, and dive. A special twist was also added this year - as the BSA was able to fund the event fully through corporate partnership, each team was asked to pay for their registration fee through donations to the campus food bank. As a result, the BSA was able to donate over three boxes worth of food to the food bank.

ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 23 MBAnews Stories by Dan Kickham, President, MBA Association, 2007-2008

EMBA Top 30 in the World MBA INFORMATION Brent Poohkay Top 40 under 40 SESSIONS ȱ January 26, February 9,ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ March 8 at 10:30 ȱ The 2007 Financial Times of London global rankings placed the Alberta/Haskayne March 20, Thursday, at 5:00 Executive MBA (EMBA) program among the top 30 programs in the world. The Stollery Centre, 5th Floor, Business BuildingJ EFFREY S IMPSON, program, jointly offered by the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary, DETAILS at www.mba.net achieved an overall ranking of 28 on the list of the top 90 programs, moving up M ARK J ACCARD AND N IC R IVERS significantly from the 46th place ranking in 2006. Our EMBA achieved a second place ranking among the seven Canadian MBA FORUMS programs on the list. The program outranked all Canadian schools in the two categories that are of particular importance to potential students: Career Progress, September 13 - David Maloney, AssistantHH OOTT AAIIRR ranking in 17th place, and Aims Achieved, ranking in 22nd place. Graduates of the Secretary, Treasury; Charles-Antoine St-Jean, Alberta/Haskayne EMBA also reported the highest percentage salary increase out of Comptroller General of Canada,MEETING Ottawa CANADA’S CLIMATE CHANGE all the Canadian programs. While the U of A/U of C EMBA continues to be offered jointly on-site in September 21 - Court Carruthers, ’93 BCom, CHALLENGE Calgary, we are pleased to share that we have responded to industry demand to have President, Acklands Grainger, TorontoBAD NEWS: Our Kyoto commitments are now far out of range. GOOD NEWS: We’re not too late to fix this problem, by following the solutions provided in this an EMBA offered on-site at the U of A; the Edmonton-based cohort began in book. September 2007 with 15 students. October 10 - Gordon Kyle,ȱ ’79 MBA, It’s the perfect recipe. President, Access Pipeline,ȱ Calgary Brent Poohkay, ’00 MBA, is a great example of how the program helps build on Take Jeffrey Simpson, renowned political expert, ȱ experience. The Vice-President and Chief Information Officer for Enbridge Inc. and writer of clear prose aimed at the intelligent reader. October 16 - Mark was named in the Top 40 under 40 published in September by Calgary Inc. Brent, Add Mark Jaccard, prize-winning author of Jaccard, Professor, the former assistant dean of technology at the U of A School of Business, has been academic books, and Simon Fraser University’s famed SFU, and Author, climate change guru. with Enbridge for three years. “What I do is kind of like laying the tracks under this Hot Air - Meeting Add tireless SFU researcher Nic Rivers, a leading incredible freight train of growth.” policy analyst and writer with special graph-creating skills. Canada’s Climate Mix well together, season with a dash of outrage, Change Challenge, then add the SIMS secret ingredient, shake up, and place in Vancouver a warming country till done. Slice into chapters and serve. The result is a book that explains what is happening October 19 - here in Canada. Equally important, it explains what is not happening, and why -- with politicians, business leaders, Margaret Wente, and even environmentalists taking their share of blame. columnist, Globe Even more important, it demonstrates what needs to happen, and Mail, Toronto and precisely how to bring it about. Readers who have long forgotten their high-school ȱ science classes will be grateful to have this complex subject October 23 - Rod ȱ ȱ laid out so simply and clearly, chapter by chapter. And the McKay, ’68 BCom, retired Global Chief SIMS planned simulation system – developed by Mark ȱ Knowledge Officer, KPMG, Calgary Jaccard but used around the world – shows us exactly what our options are.

October 24 - Michael Lang,PART 1’81H OWMBA,WE GOT INTO THIS MESS:THE SCIENCE AND THE POLITICSPART 2 HOW Chairman, Stonebridge Merchant CapitalWE CAN GET OUT OF THE MESS:OPTIONS AND SOLUTIONS Corp, Calgary

November 8 - Kent Jespersen, Chairman and CEO, La Jolla Resources International Ltd., Calgary

November 22 - Rick Radulski, ’74 BCom, CEO, Greyhawke Resources Ltd., Calgary

ALUMNI are welcome to attend.

24 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 The TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE

Net Impact in Nashville Four second-year students – Casey McKenzie, Lazina Shamseer, Eric Petz, and Dan Stickney – attended the Net Impact Conference at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. This year’s conference focused on issues of energy sustainability and the creation of business models that balance economic and social concerns. “The highlight of the conference was the opportunity to network with fellow students and professionals from the best business schools across North America,” says Lazina. This included an extended discussion with Dr. Mark Albion, Net Impact co-founder and New York Times bestselling author of True to Yourself: Leading a Values-Based Business, who is to visit the UofA Net Impact chapter this spring.

A Sustainable Case Competition The MBA Case Competition, supported by Gay and Ralph Young, was a great success in 2008. Six hardworking teams addressed the issue of sustainable energy sources in developing countries. Every team was well prepared and brought practical, innovative ideas to the competition. The winning team of Dan Stickney, Susan McKay, Jessica Murray, Mark Slanina, and Pankaj Tewari won $4,000 and the respect of faculty and their peers. Congratulations to all who participated, and thanks to our sponsors, judges, and volunteers.

Mountain Retreat The MBA year started out with a splash as incoming students bonded during the annual MBA retreat, held at the western style Kananaskis Guest Ranch. According to one student, this was the highlight of the orientation week: “More camaraderie can be built in one hour of whitewater rafting than weeks in the classroom.” Students also enjoy the retreat because it gives them the chance to put what they have learned in the MBA leadership course to the test.

ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 25 PhDprofile By Karen Baird

Accounting for Global Change Daniel Martinez

Daniel Martinez didn’t mean to sell t-shirts.

t just happened to fall into the U of A PhD student’s lap in 2005 when Ihe was working on his Master’s degree at the University of Calgary. His thesis supervisor Dean Neu and Claudia Quintanilla asked if he’d be interested in helping a single mothers cooperative in El Salvador. The women would make the t-shirts after their shifts in a factory to supplement their meager incomes. When the factory closed, the women and their Canadian friends were in a quandary. “We had to sell enough t-shirts to support the women,” explained Daniel. The cooperative has since grown in just a few short years, selling retail, wholesale and over the internet at www.justshirts.ca Since the Spanish invasion 500 institutional framework is riddled with “We had an order for 40,000 t-shirts. years ago, land has traditionally been challenges. “One guy said ‘I’m illiterate That almost killed us. The women inequitably distributed. A small group and I’m not used to talking to people thought it was a blessing. Now, we also of elite own the majority of the land, in suits who claim to know more about have two colleagues in Toronto working which was the main catalyst to a 36-year me than I do. We have to meet in their on this.” internal armed struggle between guerrilla offices, not in my village where I’m The clothing cooperative was a sidebar factions and the state that culminated comfortable.’” to his master’s thesis, which worked with the Peace Accords in 1996. The Land Fund Program, in part on another aspect of Daniel’s global Since then, new government sponsored by the World Bank and view: how a Guatemalan peasant group institutions formed such as the Land implemented by the government of financed its political programs such as Fund to facilitate land purchases and Guatemala, is meant to create a climate access to land and labour rights by selling negotiations. of investment and a culture of credit to fair trade organic coffee to partners in Still, Daniel said there are people who modernize the country. “It is a means to Canada and Europe. fought during the war who feel this new distribute land using market principles

26 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 thus minimizing the political undertones corporation,” said Daniel. “Surviving is PhD of the process, but, of course, introducing a challenge for many Canadian NGOs; market logic as a means to modernize the budget cuts are quite regular with the Announcements peasantry, is also political.” Canadian International Development Daniel notes that all of that ties into Agency, which funds some NGOs.” his PhD in accounting. “Accounting Because of that, NGOs are somewhat ’07 Jin Li, PhD, successfully defended his is involved because there is a chain of adept at generating funds in other ways PhD dissertation on July 26, 2007. Jin’s accountability. Reports are exchanged rather than relying on certain sources of dissertation was entitled, “Two Essays between the government and the funding. Funding uncertainty affects on E-commerce and Retailing,” and his peasantry. There are notions of the notion of long-term projects supervisor was Professor Paul Messinger. how profitable the projects and how the groups evaluate ought to be to justify the which to keep and which ’07 Chun (Martin) Qiu, PhD, successfully project. I am interested in to abandon. defended his thesis on August 27, 2007. how accounting is used to Daniel became The title of his thesis was: “Two Essays create that culture of credit interested in world-wide on Facilitating Consumer Purchase in rural Guatemala and activism causes because of under Limited Information.” Martin’s how is it used to modernize fair trade coffee. He knew co-supervisors were Professors Paul and encourage the peasantry to the farmers who grew and Messinger and Peter Popkowski-Leszczyc. view and practice land differently.” harvested the beans weren’t being Some challenges are that large given a fair dollar for their efforts. “I like landowners are willing to sell or rent part coffee and I felt strange buying coffee ’07 Rahul Ravi, PhD, successfully of their land but at exorbitant prices; or from these huge beasts of coffee dealers. I defended his thesis on August 15, 2007. The the land they sell is of poor quality, too didn’t want to give them my money.” title of his thesis was: “Three Essays on acidic, has no road access, or utilities. “It’s As he learned more about fair trade Empirical Market Microstructure.” Rahul’s a messy project,” said Daniel. coffee, his interest grew in NGOs, supervisor was Professor Aditya Kaul. Daniel ensures that whatever he does globalization, and other fair trade as an academic is also a political tool. products. “Globalization is good at hiding “It will shed light on something. It’s an the consequences of our actions and ’07 Saif Ullah, PhD, passed his candidacy action,” said the 29-year-old. “Accounting desires; we do not see the exploitation exam on June 20, 2007. Saif’s supervisors research is one way to show how that takes place on our behalf by many were Professors Barry Scholnick and accounting practices can be politically companies producing for us in developing Nadia Massoud. motivated. They’re not neutral.” countries. I think part of the challenge for If most people don’t understand how me is to reveal some of the consequences accounting could be a tool for global of globalization and reveal alternatives.” ’07 Xuequn (Sherry) Wang, PhD, change, that’s because they haven’t heard successfully defended her thesis on Daniel speak. As the Western Canadian September 17, 2007. The title of her thesis representative on CUSO’s board of was: “Corporate Risk Management: directors, he has been advocating on Theory and Empirical Studies.” Her behalf of underprivileged peoples and supervisor was Professor Felipe causes with the organization since Aguerrevere. 2003. Before that, Daniel volunteered with Oxfam as a community activist on ’07 Lingjing Zhan, PhD, successfully globalization and fair trade. defended her thesis on June 18, 2007. He and School of Business supervising The title of her thesis was: “Consumer Professor David Cooper are now Prior Expectations and Analytic researching how multinational non- Categorization.” Lingjing’s supervisor was government organizations (NGO) Professor Ric Johnson. justify their actions and projects using accounting information. “What they consider important may be different from a multi-national

ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 27 Pages in TIME By Monica Wegner

“Pages in Time” is dedicated to sharing the history of the School of Business and is named in The Winspear Library honour of Robert Page, High Heels, High Tech, High Touch one of our first three graduates.

here is perhaps no more valuable ever as well as entertained, enlightened, bibliography mysteriously unavailable. walk a new student can take than and challenged in the process. Today’s students and faculty have access Ta walk through the actual and virtual Named in honour of Business School from anywhere in the world – whether Winspear Business Reference Library legend Francis Winspear, the Winspear on a student exchange in France – on with Business School Librarian Kathy Library opened for business in the new sabbatical in South America – or sipping West. And taking a walk with Kathy building on October 21, 1984, and coffee in the now wireless HUB - at will be sure to be a colourful one as are Kathy was appointed its Head Librarian. the click of a mouse to one of the best her famous collection of shoes. You are The library had an initial study seating collection of databases in North America. certain to become more informed than capacity of 72 with six-group study rooms Benchmarking against universities is a and shelving for approximately 25,000 priority for Business Dean Mike Percy, books. Circulating business books and and, in last summer’s survey our holdings, A Greener Winspear: journals were located in the Rutherford including 108 business databases, finished New Books and Complex although the current issues first in North America among our peers at Databases for 2008: of business journals were housed in the the top publically-funded universities. Our Winspear Library. Winspear, as it is 2007 global ranking in research – 35th Handbook of sustainable development commonly referred to, also housed the – for publically-funded universities – is Giles Atkinson, Simon Dietz, Eric graduate reserve collection. buoyed by the support. Neumayer At this pre-Web time the resources, Business, ethics, and the environment: books, and journals that students and Imagining a sustainable future faculty used were only available in print Joseph R. DesJardins format. Students looking for articles for The moral leader: challenges, insights, assignments needed to follow a time- and tools consuming process, which required them Sandra J Sucher to look up their topic in a printed index of articles, note the article name, journal Board Analyst; source of comprehensive title, volume, and pages numbers, check objective corporate governance, its availability, note call number, retrieve compensation, and critical company the volume from the Library stacks information. in Rutherford South, and then either Canadian Social Investment database; photocopy or read the article. Who can includes articles found in Report on forget climbing the steep steps into the Business magazine and Macleans on loft and searching for that elusive journal corporate social responsibility. the night before a term paper was due E-Library – Conference Board of Canada; through the tall, narrow, and dimly lit a well-respected think tank. stacks, row after row, only to find the one copy you needed missing or the

28 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 Personal data: Vancouver native, undergraduate and master’s degree from UBC. Webfeet from constant rain and drizzle problematic for fitting high high-heels – change in residence required. Flat shoes required for lifting weights in Van Vliet Centre. Love to travel and to read, especially on a beach.

Times have changed but much has of what is available to them beyond fewer books (20 % of the 2007 budget), also stayed the same shares Kathy. Google. Another one of her favourite but has, as a result, more physical “Libraries used to be glorified warehouses activities still is taking her turn on the collaborative space for learning. concentrating on the acquisition of Winspear Help Desk. Kathy’s personal “Surprisingly, perhaps it’s much more of books and journals.They then started touch has very much remained. a people place today” says Kathy. “The emphasizing the development and The key change is significant she increase in group projects has played a provision of services. Today, they continue reflects. “Today’s students can spend major role as has the collaborative nature to provide services but have also evolved much more time analyzing their of learning in general. Just come by on a and continue to evolve into amazing information than collecting it. The Sunday night – the library is a happening centres of learning.” Kathy also enjoys her opportunity for critical analysis – the place – and is really the heart and soul of growing involvement in helping identify opportunity to extend the learning learning and research.” not only research tools but integrated process – is incredible.” But students’ Kathy’s wish for the next millenium teaching tools for faculty. expectations are also higher for the is for a larger space that would allow The key challenge remains the same quick answer. Finding an easier way, for both a quiet space for needed however. “It has always been to how an easier solution, and a better way to reflection and a larger area for spirited best connect with the good stuff.” The communicate with students continues learning. Our wish for Kathy is for her first place Kathy began once again on to motivate her. The ability to download to walk many more miles in and around one of the 139 group consultations with books on an MP3 player, providing help Winspear. On behalf of the over 10,000 students provided by Winspear librarians utilizing IM and social networking sites, students and faculty who have walked this past fall, was on the strengths and and how to integrate the cell phone come alongside her, thank you, Kathy, for weaknesses of Google and on helping to mind. making our library experience such a them tap into the vast and rich resources Today’s Winspear certainly houses positive and rewarding one.

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Commerce class. “I am still feeling presented with the 2007 Ivey Busi- ’40s keenly the loss in August of my dear ’70s ness Leader Award for their signifi- wife of 53 years, Martha Way (Koch- cant contributions to the advance-

’42 John (Jack) Denholm, BCom, alyk), ’51 BEd,” he writes. “Her pass- ’71 Robert Bertram, MBA, of ment of business and commitment of Calgary, came back for his 65th ing coincided closely with the arrival Aurora, Ontario, Execu- to strong corporate governance in reunion in September and says he’s of our first great-grandchild.” tive Vice President Canada.

looking forward to planning the Investments, ’73 Harold Banister, BCom, of next one. and Claude Edmonton, was nominated for the s Lamoureux, ’48 J. Larry Way, BCom, of ’60 “Heart and Soul” Award for out- President & Calgary, writes that he’s looking standing philanthropy. The 2007 , of CEO of the forward to next year’s centenary ’69 C.J. Woods, BCom Philanthropy Day luncheon took Edmonton, was appointed a Trustee Ontario Teach- celebrations as well as the 60th an- place on November 15 at the Shaw of the University Hospital Founda- ers’ Pension Plan were niversary of his graduation in 1948’s Conference Centre. tion’s Board.

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School of Business Casting Shadows www.sundialinc.com Sparks Fly in Sundial Graphics was Profile List started by 27-year-old Sizzler Ben Block, ’04 BCom. His Several graduates and one firm designs everything current student from the U of A from logos to Websites to School of Business blazed a trail promotional merchandise on the 2007 Sizzling Twenty Under including menus for the 30 list compiled by the September HGTV series Restaurant edition of Edmontonians. Makeover. As he continues To be selected, the young to pursue his law degree, entrepreneurs had to be self- he also finds time to cast starters, promising professionals, his own shadow over the and community volunteers. Rainbow Valley Ski Area where he sits on the In total, eight of the 20 people board of directors. featured had School of Business connections and are featured throughout the classnotes sec- tion. This was the sixth annual edition. Those profiled are nomi- nated by business leaders, pro- fessional associations, and other associates. Nominations for 2008 Sizzlers are now being accepted.

30 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 ’73 Schuyler V. Wensel, BCom, of Singapore, and China. Pictured are Calgary, has been appointed Chief student Xiao Chen with Professor Executive Officer of theA lberta Emeritus Ross Denham. Natalie had New Home Warranty Program. He such fond memories of her BRIDGING the is also a Director of The Calgary former professor that Home Builders Foundation and she decided to name generations CHBA–Alberta. one of the newly es- www.svsgroup.ca tablished scholar- ’74 Natalie Loh, BCom, of Greg Bendall, ’02 BCom, and fourth generation Edmontonian, ships after him. Singapore, Thailand, and her was featured on the list for becoming the youngest partner husband James have made a five- ’75 Sir Russell Theo- with SVS Group Chartered Accountants. Greg also serves on year commitment to fund interna- dore Cherneskey, BCom, of Ed- the City of Edmonton’s NextGen Group, whose mandate is to monton, became a Knight of Justice tional student scholarships for se- identify and recommend ways to attract and retain young resi- with The Sovereign Order of the lected students from Hong Kong, dents and is an advisor to the board of the Alberta Council for Knights Global Cooperation. He also uses his BCom and CA designa- of Justice. The Festive Knights tion to help others as an on-line facilitator for CA students. Ceremony of Investiture took place in the historic Warwick Castle, in Warwick, England, on April 21, 2007 (St George Day). St George was the Patron Saint of the Knights of the Round Table and later became the Patron

’78 Robert W. Sexty, BCom, Saint of the Knights of Justice.

of St. John’s, Newfoundland, ’75 Tim O’Brien, MBA, of retired from the Faculty of Busi- Edmonton, has been appointed Se- ness Administration, Memorial nior Vice President of OilfieldT rans- University of Newfoundland, in portation and Tubular Management September after 39 years. His and Manufacturing at Flint Energy. academic career focused on the strategic management and ’76 Jayant (Jay) M. Kembhavi, business and society/business MBA, of Edmonton, was recently ethics areas. He and his wife named Chief Administrative Officer Suzanne continue to reside in for Alberta Investment Management St. John’s. Robert is the author at Alberta Finance.

of Canadian Business and Soci- ’76 Frank Stack, BCom, Calgary, is ety: Ethics and Responsibilities Managing Partner with Banyan Capi- (McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2008), tal Partners, a private equity firm, which provides an overview to which invests in and buys middle- the ethics and responsibilities market companies located primarily of the Canadian business sys- in western Canada and the north- tem and society’s expectations western United States. Frank is cur- of it. Written for undergraduate rently a director of Q’Max business and society and ethics Solutions Inc. and Tartan Canada courses, the book covers topics Corporation. such as business fundamentals, stakeholders, social responsi- ’77 Catherine M. Roozen, bility, regulation of business, BCom, of Edmonton, was elected governance, and environmental to the Board of Directors of and globalization issues. Melcor Developments Ltd. in April. Information is available at: Catherine is the Corporate Secretary www.mcgrawhill.ca/olc/sexty. of Cathton Holdings Ltd. and the Allard Foundation. She has served 2007 Sizzling Twenty under 30

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Selling the SIZZLE ’80 Peter Bowal, BCom, of www.ruthschris.com Calgary, is the recipient of this year’s Alberta Consumer Champion According to Alicia Maxim, ’04 BCom, “sizzle is a state of Minister’s Award for his long-term mind, an attitude, a personality.” Alicia also knows how to contributions to a fair and just sell the sizzle as assistant manager of Ruth’s Chris Steak Alberta marketplace. The Award House at the World Trade Centre Edmonton – the third Ca- was presented by the Honourable nadian location for the US franchise. Alicia also makes Lloyd Snelgrove, Minister of Ser- time to volunteer with various charities such as the Youth vice Alberta, at a private ceremony Emergency Shelter Society and the United Way. at Government House in Edmonton. Bowal is a law professor working out of the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business. Over the last 25 years he has been in- volved in public legal education - specifically consumer protection - in Alberta. He has published articles and research, made presentations, and taught continuing education sessions on a volunteer basis. He has also contributed to a weblog, a regular column in a magazine and a call-in Alberta-wide radio program to educate Alberta consumers about 2007 Sizzling Twenty under 30 their rights and obligations.

’80 Barry James, BCom, of on numerous other boards, both accounting standards expert, deliv- Jervis Afanasiff & Redinger recently Edmonton, has been awarded the private and public, and remains a ered a lecture on International Finan- merged with Meyers Norris Penny. prestigious Fellow of the Chartered Director of the Alberta Cancer Board cial Reporting: “The Road Ahead”. ’79 David Kastelic, BCom, of Accountants designation, the high- and the Strategy Council of the Howie also moderated the Q & A Edmonton, has been appointed Vice est honour the profession can be- Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute. session following the presentation. President, Tubular Management and stow. Barry is a Managing Partner at ’77 Allan Sawin, BCom, of ’78 Dave Collyer, MBA, of Calgary, Manufacturing at Flint Energy, which the Edmonton office of Pricewater- Edmonton, was appointed to the is the new leader of Royal Dutch provides products and services for houseCoopers LLP. Board of Directors at Encana Cor- Shell PLC in Canada. Dave is the the oil and gas industry. ’80 Robert Seidel, BCom, of poration. He is also President and first Canadian in 15 years to lead ’79 Hellen Ream, BCom, of Fort Edmonton, has been named Nation- Director of Bear Investments Inc., Shell’s 5,000-staff Canadian unit. Saskatchewan, Alberta, writes: al Managing Partner at Davis LLP. a private investment company, and Starting January 1, 2008, Dave will “Together with my husband David was President, Director and co- be Shell’s country chairman for Can- ’81 Michael Lang, MBA, of Cal- Ream, ’75 BSc (Honours), we oper- owner of Grizzly Well Servicing Inc. ada, reporting to Shell’s executive gary, is Chairman of Stone Bridge ate a translation business, German and related companies from 1990 committee. He will also hold dual Merchant Capital Inc. Michael has to English, at home via the Internet. until their sale to CCS Income Trust responsibility as vice-president of established two annual scholarships Our son Aaron is at the U of A plan- in May 2006. health, safety and sustainable devel- for Alberta School of Business MBA ning to enter the School of Business opment for oilsands, a job he started students and hosted students and ’77 Howie Shikaze, BCom, of in 2008; Christian (15) and Michaela in September. alumni from seven different years to Calgary, attended the Eric Geddes (12) attend the Victoria High School dinner in Edmonton in October. Lecture in Calgary hosted by the Al- ’78 Murray Redinger, BCom; ’75 in Edmonton; and we will adopt a girl berta School of Business Doug Afanasiff, BCom; and ’80 from China in 2008.” ’81 Anthony Tam, MBA, of Hong on November 23 at the Greg Hamilton, BCom, are part- Kong, is now President of the Chi- ’79 Tom S.O. Yip, BCom, of Calgary Chamber of ners at a new Edmonton location of nese University of Hong Kong–Tung Vancouver, British Columbia, has Commerce. Patricia Meyers Norris Penny, Chartered Ac- Wah Group of Hospitals Commu- been appointed Vice President, Fi- O’Malley, interna- countants and Business Advisors. nity College (CUTW). The College nance and Chief Financial Officer of tional business and The Chartered Accountancy firm of offers 25 associate degree courses Silver Standard Resources Inc.

32 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 through its four schools in addition to one pre-associate degree. All courses are validated and quality assured by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, one of the top univer- sities in the region. Details of the CUTW can be found at www.cutw. edu.hk.

’82 Terry Freeman, BCom, of Ed- monton, recently became the Ed- monton-based Managing Director of Northern Plains Investment Coun- sel, a private equity firm specializ- ing in oilfield services, after 14 years as Chief Financial Officer of Flint Energy Services and its predecessors.

’84 Vince Chahley, BCom, of Ed- monton, is actively involved in cor- porate governance in the oil industry where he sits on a number of boards learn more. Tom has enjoyed prac- in Edmonton. Originating in 1956, – 101 Really Important Things You including Anderson Energy and Bear ticing law for the past 17 years. He The Fath Group has expanded its Already Know, But Keep Forgetting, Ridge Resources. likes to curl, golf, and spend time businesses to include a new compa- in September ’07. ’84 Tom Chiu, BCom, of with his family. ny “hi-sign,” an all weather signage ’87 Linda Banister (Taylor), Edmonton, celebrated the grand company. ’84 Tom Fath, MBA, of Edmonton, MPM, ’83 BCom, of Edmonton, opening of the downtown law firm is the President and Chief Executive ’86 Ernie Zelinski, MBA, of was inducted as a Fellow into the of Chiu & Company in October 2007. Officer of O’Hanlon Paving, based Edmonton, released his latest book Canadian Evaluation Society (CES). Visit www.chiucompany.com to

ONTRACK for growth www.bluetrain.ca

Companies looking to increase their profile on the Internet can use the skills of Bryan Smith, ’02 BCom. He owns Bluetrain Inc., which fine tunes Websites to get a higher rank on search engines. The idea for developing such a service began formulating when Bryan was participating in a student exchange program in Romania in 2001. He moved to Bucharest for ten months to work for a company that was pioneering text message voting. After just four years working for Micralyne, a renowned local nanotechnology firm, he was ready and eager to launch his own company.

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Hydro’s reputation as a leader in the Canadian renewable energy industry and believe renewable energy will play Call a FRIEND an integral part of meeting Canada’s www.comamigo.com future energy requirements.” Providing cheaper long distance service earned Sizzler Brent Magnan, ’06 BCom, a spot with his company Comamigo Canada, which specializes in Voice Over ’90s Internet Protocol (VOIP) technology. Loosely translated, Comamigo, means “call a friend” in Spanish. ’90 Carmen de Antoni, BCom, of Toronto, Ontario, was promoted to It was a natural progression for the 2006 School of Vice President, Systems and Admin- Business grad who excelled as a student and won istration at LifeMark Health Manage- the prestigious three-year Harold B Banister Dean’s ment. Citation Scholarship, awarded to the student with the highest average entering first-year business.T he VOIP ’90 Stephen Kane, BCom, and technology, according to Forbes Magazine, is one of the his wife, Tonya Kane (Throness), ’95 ten most likely technologies to revolutionize the world. BSc(Nu), are living in Houston, Texas. Stephen recently left Pricewater- houseCoopers to join Green Earth Fuels as Controller.

’91 Leon Pfeiffer, BCom, of Edmonton, has been named a Princi- pal at Kingston Ross Pasnak Char- tered Accountants.

’92 Brad Evans, BCom, of Sydney, Australia, is the Commercial Manager NSW at APA Group.

’93 Catherine Heggerud (Ferguson), MBA, ’90 BCom, and Collin Heggerud, ’92 BSc, of Calgary, recently moved again and note that after welcoming three children – Evan, Sean, and Caitlin – in three years, 2007 Sizzling Twenty under 30 they are looking forward to “fewer sleepless nights and fewer diapers.”

Linda is one of eight CEA Fellows in Award at Reunion Weekend. Andy the US. Brian is the author of The Ca- ’93 Rod Neumann, MBA, of Canada, the first in western Canada is a recognized legal specialist, au- nadian in America: Real-Life Tax and Calgary, has been named a Partner at and the only female. The fellowship thor, and instructor in commercial Financial Insights into Moving and Liv- Conroy Ross Partners, an executive recognizes lifetime achievement, ex- and corporate law and is renowned ing in the US. search and management consulting cellence in practice, and contribu- for his dedication to the communi- ’89 John Stevens, BCom, of St. company. tions to the field of evaluation. CES ty and to social and cultural works. Albert, Alberta, is the new Presi- has over 2,000 Canadian and inter- He is currently President of both ’93 Allan Sawiak, BCom, of dent and Chief Operating Officer and national members dedicated to the the Northern Alberta Alliance on Edmonton, has been named a Princi- Member of the Board of Directors of advancement of evaluation theory Race Relations and the Shevchenko pal at Kingston Ross Pasnak Char- Northern Crane Services, the largest and practice. Linda is the Principal Foundation as well as a member of tered Accountants in Edmonton. independent full-service crane-oper- at Banister Research & Consulting the advisory council of the Proposed ating company in Alberta. ’94 Jane Halford, BCom, of Inc., which provides market research Canadian Museum of Human Rights. Edmonton, Chief Executive Officer and evaluation consulting services He is also an active fundraiser for ’89 Jamie Urquhart, MBA, of and Executive Director of the Institute to the public and private sectors. the Edmonton Christmas Bureau. Calgary has joined Canadian Hydro of Chartered Accountants of Alberta, as Chief Operating Officer. When ’87 Andrew J. Hladyshevsky, ’87 Brian Wruk, BCom, of moderated the Edmonton Eric Geddes asked what attracted him to Ca- MBA, ’76 BSc, ’79 LLB, of Edmon- Phoenix, is a Certified Financial Lecture Q & A session with Patricia nadian Hydro, Jamie said: “I had a ton, was awarded the 2007 Uni- Planner specializing in Canadian O’Malley on November 21. positive impression about Canadian versity of Alberta Alumni Honour residents making the transition to

34 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 ’94 Darren Wagner, BCom, of Edmonton, has been appointed Vice In Memoriam President, Operations Development, for western Canada for Pizza 73. Olivia Bourda ’95 Loren Coutts, MBA, of Olds, Remembering Olivia Bourda Memorial MBA Alberta, is continuing his sabbati- Award in Business cal from Olds College at Northeast “Each year, we have a remarkable cadre of individuals from all over Agriculture University in Harbin, the globe join us. Indeed, this is something that we celebrate. One of Value: $3,000 (Canadian) China, where he is studying Manda- the individuals who came to our campus this year was Olivia Bourda Eligibility: Awarded annually to rin and teaching a weekly seminar – a student from EDHEC in France. She was with us only briefly, but an EDHEC student entering the using agri-business cases. those who met her, including me, have remarked that that there was Double Degree MBA program something very special about her. Prior to her arrival here, she had ’95 Steve Hollinger, BCom, of at the University of Alberta. been in Peru for three weeks visiting with friends. During this time, Edmonton, has been named a Part- Recipients will be selected she stepped on a poisonous insect. When she arrived in Edmonton ner at PricewaterhouseCoopers on the basis of academic she was in reasonably good health. On the Tuesday evening (August LLP. Steve, who obtained his CA performance and demonstrated designation in 1998, specializes in 28) following her arrival, she was admitted to the University of Alberta international commitment. consumer and industrial products. Hospital. Regrettably, late Saturday evening (September 1), Olivia passed away. William Winspear ’95 Joe Ruggiero, MBA, ’74 Business Advisory BCom, of Edmonton, recently Steps are being taken to find a way to remember Olivia on an ongoing Council Dean’s retired from Suncor Energy in basis. On some occasions, we celebrate the impact that a person has Citation Calgary and now provides advice had on us. In this case, I would ask that you celebrate the potential. Bill Winspear, ’54 BCom, is on oilsands royalty matters. He and Each of us carries an inordinate promise to make a remarkable recognized as one of North his wife Marnie Ruggiero, ’74 BEd, difference to the world around us. In recognition of Olivia, I would America’s outstanding business are planning to relocate to British ask that you celebrate not only her life but, moreover, the potential leaders and philanthropists. Columbia’s Okanagan Valley in the that you have to make a difference in the lives around you. Sadly, it near future. often takes events such as this to remind us of how fragile life can be Bill, who passed away in June, and how little so many things of a material nature really matter. was also a valued member of ’95 Doug Thorlakson, BCom, of our Business Advisory Council Edmonton, a lieutenant in the Ca- Please join me in grieving with the Bourda family as well as Olivia’s where in his last meeting with nadian army, recently transferred to classmates from EDHEC. I have met with her mother and she us, again reiterated his desire Kingston, Ontario, to take up a po- indicated that Olivia was remarkably happy and excited to take part in and enthusiasm for how best sition as Director of army training. the opportunities that this program would afford. Let us all find a way we can prepare well balanced He was awarded a Mention in Dis- to capture this zeal and dedication that Olivia exemplified.” students for their futures. patches by the Governor General To honour Bill, the Dean for actions in Afghanistan of August Doug Olsen, ’88 MBA, ’82 PhD has established the William 2006. The presentation took place in Associate Dean, MBA Programs Winspear Business Advisory Ottawa in February 2007. The Men- School of Business, September 4, 2007 Council Dean’s Citation. tion in Dispatches was created to recognize members of the Canadian Forces on active service and other The School of Business regrets the passing of these alumni: individuals working with or in con- junction with the Canadian Forces Josephine Isabelle William W. Winspear ’54 Kathleen Ethel Christopher John Worthy for valiant conduct, devotion to duty, Connelly ’30 BCom, of BCom, of Sidney, British Kolthammer ’79 BCom, of Vancouver, or other distinguished service. Edmonton, Alberta. Columbia and Dallas. (MacKenzie) ’77 BCom, of British Columbia. Edmonton, Alberta. ’96 Blain R. Banick, MBA, of Jerry Joseph Necyk ’49 James Charles Malone Scott Robertson Wiebe Dallas, Texas, was named Chief BCom, of Rio de Janeiro, ’63 BCom, of Edmonton, Robert Leo Lemieux ’80 BCom, of Vancouver, Marketing Officer of Haynes and Brazil. Alberta. ’74 BCom, of Edmonton, British Columbia. Alberta. Boone LLP, on September 1, 2007. J. Stuart Knop ’51 BCom, David John Evasiuk Lynne M.B. Boytzun ’88 Blain notes that Haynes and Boone of Edmonton, Alberta. ’73 BSc, ’77 BCom, of Gerald Ernest Patsula BCom, of Calgary, Alberta. is a “prominent Texas-based law Athabasca, Alberta. ’59 BSc(Ag), ’74 MBA, of Harry Stephen Graschuk Brian William J. firm with almost 500 attorneys and Beaumont, Alberta. ’56 BCom, of Edmonton, Albert Kam-Hing H. H. Pimblett ’81 BSc(Eng), ten offices inT exas, New York, Wash- Alberta. Man ’73 BSc, ’75 BCom, of ’90 MBA, of Abbotsford, ington, D.C., Mexico City, and Kowloon Tong, Honk Kong. British Columbia. Moscow.” Before joining Haynes and

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Boone, Blain served for three years as the Chief Marketing Officer of Philadelphia-based Ballard Spahr > keepintouch < Andrews and Ingersoll LLP. ’96 Liane Kim, MBA, of Etobi- coke, Ontario, is a Principal at Oli- Graduate’s Name Year of Graduation and Degree(s) ver Wyman, a global strategy and risk consultancy. She specializes Address Preference: Home Business Are either of these new addresses? Yes No in the life sciences industry. Li- ane lives in Toronto with her hus- Business Address Organization Title band Ian and two sons. Her boys, Gregory and Leo, are starting their City, Province/State Country Postal Code/Zip Code careers early - they accompany her every morning to their daycare on Business Telephone Business Fax Bay Street.

’96 Amy Lam, BCom, of Burnaby, Home Address Organization Title British Columbia, and her husband, Darwin Li, ’98 BEng, had a baby boy City, Province/State Country Postal Code/Zip Code Kendall, on December 25, 2006.

’96 Laurie Mah, BCom, of Toronto, Home Telephone Home Fax Ontario, has been named Manager of Account Services at Youthogra- Preferred E-mail Address phy Inc. Formerly with YTV Canada, Laurie brings to Youthography an Class Note (for a future issue of this magazine or to post on the alumni Website): expertise in the consumer habits of young Canadians in the areas of health, beauty, and fashion. She News or Comments leads a variety of key internal and client-oriented projects, moder- ates research groups and manages Youthography’s quarterly trend re- port, “Ping”, where her love of pop culture, analytical skills, and writing abilities allow her to translate youth insight into actionable plans for businesses.

’96 Daniel Wiart, BCom, of Ed- monton, has been named a Principal at Kingston Ross Pasnak Chartered E-mail, fax or snail-mail this form to: Please send information on: Accountants in Edmonton. E-mail: [email protected] Undergraduate and Graduate Programs ’97 Eric Pedde, BCom, of Ed- Website: www.business.ualberta/ca/alumni Getting involved with the Business Alumni Association monton, is now Portfolio Manager, Fax: (780) 492-8748 Alumni Chapters in my area Hedge Funds and External Equities Telephone: (780) 492-4083 Contributing to Campaign at Alberta Investment Management. Toll-free in Canada & USA: 1-877-362-3222 Making a gift to the School in my will Mentoring ’98 Mathew Baril, BCom, recent- External Relations, Alberta School of Business ly relocated from Ottawa to Hanoi, University of Alberta Other (please specify): Vietnam, where his wife will begin 4-40 Business Building Edmonton, AB, T6G 2R6 Canada a Canadian International Develop- ment Agency posting as the first The personal information requested on this form is collected under the authority of Section 33(c) of the Alberta Freedom of Secretary of Development in the Ca- Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of alumni and development programs at the U of A. Questions nadian embassy. concerning the collection, use or disposal of this information should be directed to: Director, External Relations, Alberta School of Business, 4-40 Business Building, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R6, Phone: (780) 492-1581 • Fax (780) 492-8748

36 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 ’98 Travis Braithwaite, MBA, of Brent is also one of the recipients Calgary, has re-located to Edmon- of the top 40 under 40 award honour- ton and joined the consulting team at ing young business and community leaders who are excelling in their Visionary Western Management Consultants. www.rohitgroup.com His consulting specialty is Strategic careers, are giving back to the com- Planning and Issues Management for munity, and who, through personal Sizzler Rohit Gupta, ’06 MBA, was honoured as a visionary who companies who are dealing with cri- and professional efforts, are raising has grown annual revenue with his family-operated property sis brought on by regulatory or forced the profile of Calgary. development firm nearly three-fold in the last five years to change. Working with the gas util- ’00 Thaddeus K.T. Sim, BCom, $90 million in 2007. Giving back to the community is a practicing ity and other regulated companies in ’98 BSc, of Iowa City, Iowa, has culture at the Rohit Group of Companies. In addition to serving Ontario has been a fruitful training joined Le Moyne College in Syra- on the boards of directors for the Alberta New Warranty ground to hone crisis management cuse, New York, as Assistant Pro- Program and the Alberta chapter of Delta Chi, Rohit contributes skills. Travis’ spouse Lorraine and fessor in business administration. both time and money to the two kids, Jaylene and Janessa, will be Thaddeus also has degrees from International Children’s Festival, joining Travis as they look for a home UBC and U of Iowa. the Fringe, and the Heritage in Edmonton. Festival Foundation. ’01 Alison Azer, MBA, of Calgary, ’99 Stefanie Claro, BCom, of Ed- is Director of Development, Western monton, has joined Venture Pub- Canada for Corporate Knights Inc. lishing Inc. as Marketing Director. Corporate Knights is a national Stefanie had been International Mar- Canadian magazine committed to keting Officer (Americas) for Univer- corporate social responsibility. sity of Alberta International. ’01 Sudha Chinniah, BCom, of New York, received an award from ’00s the U of A School of Business as an outstanding alumnus with a career in retailing. The award was part of ’00 Cindy Lieu, BCom, of Edmon- the 16th annual Henry Singer Award ton, works as a Communications celebration held in Edmonton in Oc- Coordinator in the Research Services tober. Now 29, Sudha followed up Office at the University ofA lberta. his BCom with a two-year course at ’00 Ryan J. MacLean, BCom, of the Fashion Institute of Technology Edmonton, has been appointed the in New York, one of the top fashion President of The Crossing Company schools in the world. He current- Inc., the largest provider of Horizontal ly works with the luxury menswear Directional Drilling (HDD) Services house Ermenegildo Zegna as an ac- in Canada. count executive for Z Zegna.

’00 Anand Pandarinath, MBA, of ’02 Ronald Volpi, MBA, of Edmonton, was appointed Alumni Joffre, Alberta, is working for NOVA Council Representative for the Facul- Chemicals Corporation. He de- ty of Agriculture, Forestry and Home scribes his job as “supply chain Economics. planning where I’m responsible for polyethylene inventory – basically ’00 Brent Poohkay, MBA, of Cal- trying to maximize efficiency and gary, is the Vice President and Chief margins while keeping customers Information Officer of Enbridge Inc. happy and with enough resin to run He is also a member of the Board of their businesses all with the least the TELUS World of Science and Cre- amount of inventory. This place puts ative Kids Museum. Brent is spear- out 1.3 billion pounds of plastic per heading a campaign to raise $160 mil- year.” lion for an expansion project slated for north of the Calgary Zoo. “It’s an ’02 Kevin Websdale, MBA, of easy sell,” he says. “It’s making an in- Edmonton, took a position as the vestment in a smart, knowledgeable Vice President of Creative Hous- workforce 20 or 30 years in the future.” ing Solutions Canada in December 2007 Sizzling Twenty under 30

ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 37 2007. “I work with our franchisees and investors so that we can help people realize their dream of owning Rags their own home. We are pleased to offer innovative ways for people to to invest with us, achieve above aver- age rates of return, and help people Riches buy their first home!” Kevin can be www.bootybeltz.com reached at kevin.websdale@chsi- Twenty-six-year-old Sizzler canada.com.

Jenna Herbut, ’04 BCom, was ’03 Adam Chalkley, MBA, of Cal- highlighted for her fashion ac- gary, was a guest speaker for MBA cessories line called Booty Natural Resource and Energy stu- Beltz. From sewing alone in dents. Adam, Manager of Corpo- her parents basement just rate Development for Flint Energy three years ago, today, her Services, spoke on the “Role of products are professionally Corporate Development in Pursu- sewn in Calgary which frees ing Growth.” Jenna’s time to put her mar- ’03 Rodney Chudyk, BCom, and keting background to good Fancy C. Poitras, ’05 BA, of Burnaby, use, producing local fashion British Columbia, are pleased to shows – many for charity – announce their engagement, with which she says is key to creat- the wedding to follow in Septem- ing a viable design industry in ber 2008. Edmonton. The company now ’03 Jennifer Zawacki, BCom, includes BootyFly Bags. Jen- of Edmonton, has shifted from the na’s belts and bags are avail- Major Gifts team in the able across Canada, the Unit- Central Development ed States, Japan, and online. Office to the posi- tion of Leadership Officer. Jennifer also competed in the Triathlon World Champi- 2007 Sizzling Twenty under 30 onships held in Hamburg, Germany.

’04 Paul Wynnyk, MBA, of Ot- tawa, Ontario, was appointed an Of- AVO`W\UbVSDWaW]\ ficer of the Order of Military Merit (OMM) by Her Excellency the Right /b`WPcbSb]2`;WQVOSZ5WPPW\a41/ Honourable Michaëlle /\WUVb]TV]\]c`OROg]TaVO`W\U Jean, Governor Gen- eral of Canada. The ;O`Yg]c`QOZS\RO`;Og \R!`R & investiture took

BV`]cUVbSOQVW\U`SaSO`QVO\RQ]\acZbObW]\2`;WYS5WPPW\a41/VOaaVO`SRVWaSf^S`bWaSS\bVcaWOa[O\R place at Rideau Hall dWaW]\P]bVT]`VWaOQORS[WQd]QObW]\O\RVWa^`]TSaaW]\bV`]cUVbVSgSO`a4`][abcRS\baO\RQ]ZZSOUcSab] PcaW\SaaZSORS`aO\RTSZZ]e1/a;WYS¸aZWdW\UZSUOQgZWSaW\^S`a]\WTgW\UbVS^]eS`TcZag\S`Ug]TZSQbc`SVOZZ on May 31, 2007. Paul ^O`b\S`SReWbVb]e\VOZZ recently completed the 2W\\S`(4`WROg;Og ´@]gOZ/ZPS`bO;caSc[ National Security Studies Pro- @SaSO`QVAg[^]aWc[(AObc`ROg;Og!´Ab]ZZS`g1S\b`S#bV4Z]]`0caW\Saa0cWZRW\UC/1O[^ca gram at the Canadian Forces Col- G]cO`SOZa]W\dWbSRb]aVO`Sg]c`bV]cUVbaOP]cb;WYSBSabW[]\WOZZSbbS`a[OgPSacP[WbbSRb] lege in Toronto and has commenced 2`9O`W[8O[OZ1/>`]TSaa]`O\R1VO`bS`SR/QQ]c\bO\ba¸2WabW\UcWaVSR1VOW`W\/QQ]c\bW\UPg[OWZb]bVS AQV]]Z]T0caW\Saa]`S[OWZb]YO`W[XO[OZ.cOZPS`bOQO his new duties in Ottawa as Direc- B]PSORRSRb]bVS[OWZW\UZWabb]`SQSWdSO\W\dWbObW]\^OQYOUS^ZSOaSS[OWZAcaO\Ob tor, General Military Engineers. acaO\`]PS`ba]\.cOZPS`bOQO]`QOZZVS`Ob%&"'  !"&]` &%%!$ ! W\<]`bV/[S`WQO ’05 Scott Lechky, BCom, of Evan- ston, Illinois, writes: “I was married last year to Carrie Barker in Edmon-

38 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 ton. We had been living in Calgary on the position of Communications based here in Calgary. We currently so the planning and budgeting can for a couple of years, she was do- and Development Coordinator with have projects in Edmonton, Calgary, be pretty intense.” ing interior design, and I was work- the Faculty of Engineering. Erica and Victoria (namely Aurum Energy Thank you for sharing your ing for an oil and gas company. This also sang the national anthem at the Park in Edmonton, Deerfoot Mead- news with us, and thank you summer, we moved to Chicago so I 2007 Philanthropy Day “Heart and ows in Calgary, and Bayview Prop- for mentioning the University could pursue my MBA at the Kellogg Soul” Awards luncheon in Edmonton erties in Victoria). I work closely of Alberta School of Business School of Management. I should on November 15. with the Chief Financial Officer to affiliation in your announcements graduate in June 2009, at which carry out all the analysis and finan- ’07 Chris Ooraikul, MBA, ’96 where many of these classnotes point, I am looking at investment cial activities required to secure BCom, of Calgary, writes: “I’m cur- are discovered! banking in London. ” project financing for the develop- rently a Financial Analyst at Focus ments in Calgary and Edmonton. ’05 Light Nugusse, BCom, of Ed- Equities/Focus Management Inc., The two projects are well into the monton, is currently attending Law a property development company several hundred million dollar range School at the University of Alberta.

’05 Corwin McCullagh, MBA, of Lloydminster, Alberta, recently joined the City of Lloydminster as Director of Parks and Recreation. Humming Along www.ticketgold.com ’05 Daniella Sabo, BCom, of Sherwood Park, Alberta, joined the Sizzling Kendal Harazny, 22, was recognized for creating TicketGold, a ticket brokerage firm with External Relations team at the Al- revenue projections of $1 million this year. The 2007 Canadian Student Entrepreneur of the Year and berta School of Business as a De- full-time U of A Business student also volunteers with Junior Achievement and business school velopment Officer. Prior to joining initiatives including Round Table 2008 and Five Days for the Homeless. the School, Daniella was the Man- ager, Development - Corporate Re- “I am a firm believer in a well-rounded education.A ny student can sit in the library all day and get lations for the Multiple Sclerosis a 4.0, but the students who are going to be leaders and innovators are the ones who get involved in Society, Alberta Division. conferences, community events, and competitions.”

’05 Lesley Scorgie, BCom, of Cal- gary, Alberta, spoke to business stu- dents in Dean Mike Percy’s BUS 201 class on October 31, 2007. Lesley is the author of the Best Selling Non- fiction book: Rich by Thirty: A Young Adult’s Guide to Financial Success.

’06 Chad Douglas, MBA, of Ed- monton, is off to Kelowna where he has accepted a position as Sport Event Development Manager with the City of Kelowna. Chad has his MBA specialization in Sport and Leisure Studies.

’06 Kelly Purych, MBA, of Edmon- ton, is Stumpage and Trade Policy Analyst, Forest Economics Branch, of Sustainable Resource Develop- ment for the Government of Alberta. Kelly graduated with an MBA Natu- ral Resource and Energy specializa- tion and was previously an Analyst with BearingPoint.

’06 Erica Viegas, BCom, of Sherwood Park, Alberta, took 2007 Sizzling Twenty under 30

ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 39 One Year Out…

Team TELUS cares and so does Grace Choo.

Grace Choo has joined the TELUS Edmonton Community Board because sheshe carescares about Edmonton. Grace, a social justice advocate, community volunteervolunteer andand recent University of Alberta Business graduate, co-founded Eonfire,Eonfire Decentral, an organization an organization devoted devoted to todeveloping developing thethe potentialpotential of ofnext- generationnext-generation changemakers. changemakers.

Grace works for Earth Water International, an Edmonton social enterprise whose mission is to sell bottled water with 100% of the net proceeds directed to providing clean drinking water to refugees around the world. She isis also the the executive executive secretary secretary and and a amember member of ofthe the steering steering committee committee of ofthe the Canadian Canadian Division Division of ofI Choose I Choose Life Life Africa Africa and and is theis the past past president president of ofthe the University University of of Alberta Alberta Navigators. Navigators. She She waswas aa peerpeer leaderleader and group facilitatorfacilitator atat thethe University University of of Alberta’s Alberta’s International International Centre Centre and and a volunteera volunteer at theat the Edmonton Edmonton Downtown Downtown Mustard Mustard Seed. Seed.

ThankThank you, Grace, for volunteering your time, sharing your insight, and inspiringinspiring othersothers toto showshow theirtheir commitmentcommitment toto creating a healthier and more vibrantvibrant Edmonton.Edmonton.

We givegive wherewhere wewe live live Chaired by Dr. Bob Westbury, the TELUS Edmonton Community Board has contributedcontributed more than $1.3 million to community projects and charitable organizationsorganizations throughout the the greater greater Edmonton Edmonton area area since since its itsinception inception in inthe the spring spring of of 2005. 2005. Some Some of of the the organizationsorganizations supportedsupported byby thethe board includeinclude thethe StrathconaStrathcona BoysBoys andand GirlsGirls Club,Club, Edmonton City Centre Church Corp’s “Kids“Kids inin thethe Hall”Hall” andand BreakfastBreakfast for for Learning Learning – – Alberta. Alberta.

TELUSTELUS has eight community boards across Canada that bring community leadersleaders andand TELUSTELUS teamteam membersmembers togethertogether toto make decisions about local philanthropic initiativesinitiatives andand funding.funding.

the future is friendly®

Grace Choo, community champion, social entrepreneur and the newest member of the TELUS Edmonton Community Board.

40 ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Fall/Winter 2007/08 Business advisory council members

Judith Athaide John Ferguson R J (Bob) MacLean Mike Percy Donald Swystun President Chairman, Princeton Ventures Ltd Chairman Stanley A Milner Professor and Dean Executive Vice President, Corporate The Cogent Group Inc Chancellor Emeritus RJM Corp University of Alberta School of Business Development Group Calgary, Alberta University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton, Alberta EnCana Corp Edmonton, Alberta Calgary, Alberta Hugh Bolton Bernard C O Mah Roger Phillips Corporate Director, Financial Karl Funke Executive Director of Giordano Group Honourary Director Joseph Thompson Consultant, and Chairman of the Board President and CEO and Chief Executive of China Operations IPSCO Inc. Chairman EPCOR Utilities Inc Multitest elektronische Systeme GmbH Giordano International Ltd Regina, Saskatchewan PCL Construction Group Inc. Edmonton, Alberta Rosenheim, Germany Kowloon, Hong Kong Edmonton, Alberta Larry Pollock BAC Chairman: Court Carruthers Barry James Gay Mitchell President and CEO President Managing Partner Executive Vice President - Strategic Canadian Western Bank Guy J Turcotte Acklands Grainger PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Business Development Edmonton, Alberta Chairman, President and CEO Mississauga, Ontario Edmonton, Alberta Canadian Personal and Business Clients Stone Creek Resorts RBC Financial Group Mary Ritchie Calgary, Alberta Evan Chrapko Kent Jespersen Toronto, Ontario President Chief Executive Officer Chairman and CEO Richford Holdings Ltd Kim Ward Crystal Cougar Group of Companies La Jolla Resources International Ltd Amit Monga Edmonton, Alberta President Edmonton, Alberta Calgary, Alberta Technology Investment Banking Interward Asset Management National Bank Financial Charlotte Robb Toronto, Ontario Patrick Daniel Irv Kipnes Toronto, Ontario President and CEO President and CEO President and CEO Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories Don Wheaton Jr Enbridge Inc Delcon Capital Corporation/Liquor Randall Morck Edmonton, Alberta President Calgary, Alberta Stores Income Fund Stephen A Jarislowsky Distinguished Don Wheaton Limited Edmonton, Alberta Chair in Finance Indira Samarasekera Edmonton, Alberta Marc de La Bruyère University of Alberta School of Business President and Vice Chancellor Managing Director Hiroshi Kurimoto Edmonton, Alberta University of Alberta Steven Williams Maclab Enterprises President Edmonton, Alberta Chief Operating Officer Edmonton, Alberta Nagoya University of Commerce and Donald Oborowsky Suncor Energy Inc Business Administration President and CEO Robert Sanderman Calgary, Alberta Rosemary Domecki Nisshin-shi, Aichi, Japan Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd President President Edmonton, Alberta Oakwood Commercial Ventures Ralph Young Domtex Equities Inc Phil Lachambre Denver, Colorado President and CEO Dallas, Texas President Melcor Developments Ltd PCML Consulting Inc Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton, Alberta

Baa board of directors

Dustin Bateyko, ‘01 BCom Van Colaco, ’02 BCom Christopher C. Grey, ’95 MBA Jessica Leung Cushman & Wakefield Edmonton Tax Manager Investment Advisor and Financial Planner President, Business Students’ Association KPMG RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Alberta School of Business Ross Bradford, ‘85 MBA School of Business Faculty Representative Jami Drake Dan Kickham Robert Parks, ’99 MBA Manager, Alumni Programs President, MBA Association Consultant Aaron Brown, ’97 BCom Alberta School of Business Alberta School of Business Senior Manager, Portfolio Research Kurian Tharakan, ’86 BCom Alberta Finance Russ Farmer, ’04 MBA Harvey Lawton, ’73 BCom PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP BAA President Russell Farmer and Associates Consulting Ltd. Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc. U of A Alumni Council Business Representative BAA Past President Cheng-Hsin Chang, ’06 MBA Vanessa Goodman, ’07 MBA Stephanie Van Den Biggelaar, ’03 BCom Finning (Canada) Trade Policy Analyst Darryl Lesiuk,’91 BCom, ’07 MBA Education Coordinator Alberta Agriculture and Food Myers Norris Penny LLP Regional Quality, Capital Health Elke Christianson BAA Vice President Director, External Relations Barton Goth, ’03 MBA Christoph Wilser, ’06 MBA Alberta School of Business Goth & Company Inc. Manager of Business Effectiveness Trans Global Insurance, Trans Global Warranty Corp PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40065532 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO EXTERNAL RELATIONS UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS 4-40 BUSINESS BUILDING EDMONTON, ALBERTA CANADA T6G 2R6 e-mail: [email protected]