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Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU Huntsman Business Magazine Colleges 5-2009 Huntsman Alumni Magazine, Spring 2009 USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/huntsman_magazine Part of the Business Commons Recommended Citation USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, "Huntsman Alumni Magazine, Spring 2009" (2009). Huntsman Business Magazine. 3. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/huntsman_magazine/3 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Colleges at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Huntsman Business Magazine by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Huntsman Alumni Magazine “International business in the extreme” Huntsman students take on big challenge in Egypt. Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Spring 2009 Message from the dean... By Douglas D. Anderson Dean and Professor, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business from this downturn as a business school Edwin Stafford and Cathy Hartman, that is more innovative and effective played pivotal roles in the launching than it ever was before. We owe that of a new wind plant in Spanish Fork, much to the students we now serve and Utah. And, if you’d like a burst of fresh to the students we will guide tomor- optimism, check out the story about our row – and we owe it to you, our alumni students whose entrepreneurial instincts and friends, who provide us such won’t let them wait until they graduate. valued support. They have already launched their own With this issue of the Huntsman businesses. The financial weather has been stormy, Alumni Magazine we intend to part We continue to invite exemplary but the clouds aren’t all dark. these dark economic clouds for a few business leaders to come and speak It is true that dark headlines have moments and shine some light on some to our students. One of our Dean’s been coming daily for months now. of the good things that our students Convocations featured Larry Gelwix, The talk of layoffs, cutbacks, financial and alumni are doing. For example, on the rugby coach who inspired the movie meltdowns, recession and a faltering page 2, you can read about how our “Forever Strong” and who has guided economy has become our daily diet. Field Studies program sent a team of the Highland Rugby team in Salt Lake Utah State University has not been students to Cairo, Egypt, to develop City, Utah, to 18 national champion- immune to such bad news. Budget cuts vital training materials for the United ships. Gelwix, who is also the CEO of in the millions have already been made, States Agency for International Devel- Columbus Travel and the “Getaway and we know more will be expected in opment (USAID). It was an unusual Guru” on radio and television, delivered fiscal year 2009 – 2010. experience that tested our students in all a powerful message about ethical leader- At the Jon M. Huntsman School four areas. You’ll be proud to read how ship to students who filled the George of Business we are subjecting each and they developed more than 1,200 pages S. Eccles Business Building auditorium every program and priority to a seri- of instructional material in a changing, and watched on LCD screens in other ous review. But we have already come complex and challenging international parts of the building. up with one conclusion that will not situation. Our student-led Partners In change. We will move forward, not fall You can also read about some of Business Annual Finance Seminar was backward during this challenging time. the impressive things our students are built around the theme, “Weather- Shortly after I started as dean, we accomplishing as they serve internships ing the Financial Storm.” It featured decided that our focus would center on in Belgium, Brazil, China, Germany, Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief developing ethical leaders, inspiring the Ireland, Italy, Peru and Sweden. One of economist of Freddie Mac, who spoke entrepreneurial spirit within each of our our students who worked in Germany, on housing and mortgage conditions. students and helping them gain a global Josh Kerkmann, started out with an During the seminar we gave a Profes- vision of what they could accomplish. assignment to organize business cards. sional Achievement Award to Univer- In 2007, we decided to add a fourth By the time he left, his advice was being sity of Chicago economist, Lars Peter focus. We want to be sure our students sought out by coworkers who grew to Hansen, a 1974 graduate of USU. This develop mastery in critical thinking respect what he brought to the table. brilliant award-winning economist was skills; we have called this pillar “analyti- In fact, one of his coworkers was so the concluding speaker of the seminar. cal rigor.” impressed with Josh that he named his In fall 2008, we presented Crystal We see our current economic chal- newborn son after him. Maggelet, who is co-owner of Crystal lenge as an opportunity to refine our While many universities have a Inn and is the new CEO of Flying J, focus and to be sure we are investing in healthy supply of professors who can with a Distinguished Executive Alum- the things that will benefit our students talk about going green and developing nus Award. Crystal offered the more most. We are confident the choices we alternative power sources, you will read than 500 guests at our Annual Awards make now will enable us to emerge about how two of our professors, Drs. Banquet some valuable insight on how CONTENTS 2 Field-study students experience “international business in the extreme.” to balance work, family and community 5 Crystal Maggelet is honored with Distinguished commitments. Executive Alumnus Award. The full list of business leaders who have visited campus to invest in 6 Young-Chul Hong never forgets his USU roots. our students is impressive and too long to include here. It’s gratifying to know 8 Huntsman entrepreneurial students are not waiting that so many successful business leaders for graduation. agree that we are focusing on the right pg. 6 things and are so willing to invest in our 9 Award-winning economist, Lars Peter Hansen, students by sharing their time, talents returns to USU. and financial resources. As you know, our purpose at the 10 Huntsman students excel on international internships. Huntsman School of Business is to be a Cathy Hartman and Edwin Stafford help kick-start new career accelerator for our students and 12 an engine of growth for our communi- industry in Utah. ties, the state, our nation and the world. 13 Business Ambassadors are entrusted with VIP work. In a very real sense, we are about the business of creating the economic head- 14 Dwight Israelsen and Chris Fawson teach in Russia. lines of tomorrow. With your continued pg. 8 support, the dark clouds will part, and 16 Larry Gelwix, winning coach and successful CEO, the sun will shine on. And, we’ll become visits USU. recognized as a business school that not only teaches our students how to cope 18 Business leaders offer Huntsman students example effectively with tough times, but even and insight. more importantly, how to make their own weather. 20 Twenty new inductees to the Old Main Society have Huntsman ties. 21 Keep in Touch pg. 14 23 Gary Anderson earns new award. 24 Ross Robson honored with new scholarship. 25 Steve and Ross Stokes fund scholarships for single mothers. 26 Brady and Andrea Murray work to establish an The Huntsman Alumni Magazine is written and endowed scholarship. edited by Steve Eaton, the director of com- munications for the Jon M. Huntsman School BACK COVER Huntsman students fix up of Business. It was also reviewed, filtered, ana- amphitheater on Old Main Hill. lyzed, purified and homogenized by many oth- ers who try to keep Eaton out of trouble. The editing assistance of Maren Cartwright, Ryan Hall, Mary Price, Taci Watterson and McKenzie Rees was especially helpful. The magazine was designed by Holly Broome-Hyer. The Huntsman Alumni Magazine is posted on line. On the cover: The online version includes longer versions Rosalie Gricius, an MBA student, takes a rare break from work to go see the Pyramids of of some stories and additional photos. www. Giza, near Cairo, Egypt. The picture was taken by the camel’s owner who probably had no huntsman.usu.edu/alumnispring2009 idea he was taking a cover shot for a magazine. HUNTSMAN ALUMNI MAGAZINE I SPRING 2009 1 USU Field Studies students experience “international business in the extreme” One could have argued that Mark Thomas went too far with this project. While it’s true that Thomas, the director of Field Studies, seems to have unrestrained confidence in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business students he works with, sometimes he lines up some unusually challenging projects for them. He called this job “international business in the extreme.” This Field Studies project had a team of students traveling to Egypt to help the United States Agency for International De- velopment (USAID) prepare trainers who would be coming into Cairo from dozens of countries. The trainers would be expected, in turn, to train those they work with on proper USAID account- ing procedures. 2 UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Students from the Huntsman Thomas and Dr. Bentley weren’t School of Business teamed up with stu- the only ones who had faith in USU dents from the Instructional Technology students to deliver. Jed Barton, a and Science Learning Department in Huntsman School of Business alumnus, the Emma Eccles Jones College of Edu- turned to Field Studies after he couldn’t cation and Human Services at USU.