College of Business and Economics | UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Fall/Winter 2012
Dean Mario Reyes
New Leader of CBE
Past and Present A.D. & J.E. Davis Student Investment Management Group
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Features 22 Rachel Price - Student Trader 38 Outdoor Industry Retail Executives
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UpFront Message From the Dean
4 Inside CBE New Appointments Awards
12 VIEW News 36 Alumni News 48 Give & Grow
What’s Inside 7 Summer IBC 8 Accounting Department Highlights 10 Business Department Highlights 16 Student Stories 24 Faculty Features 26 Innovative Experiences 30 Executive Education
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Cover Story
Mario Reyes Longtime professor and administrator appointed new dean of College of Business and Economics
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Student Stories
Flying High University of Idaho CBE students shine in the Boeing Northwest Business Internship Program
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photo courtesy of Boeing
CBE students and alumni featured on our cover are noted on page 27.
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UpFRONT
Message from the Dean Welcome to the 2012 edition of Enterprise, the annual magazine of the College of Business and Economics. In this issue, you will read about our successful alumni in the outdoor industry, as well as our EMBA program, the recent success of our CBE student interns at Boeing, the new Summer IBC, the 2012 VIEW Business Plan Competition and our new CBE Ambassador program. On Aug. 27, professor Scott Metlen was appointed head of the Department of Business. Scott has been a stalwart with respect to integration in the curriculum and student learning through experiential learning. Scott also has been directing the Business Process Center. His appointment completes the CBE leadership team. Please read more about Scott Metlen in this issue. Since fall 2009, undergraduate enrollment in the College of Business and Economics has grown at an annual (compounded) rate of 3.8 percent. Continuing at this annual growth rate will place CBE undergraduate enrollment at 1,600 by 2020. Graduate programs in the CBE also are growing. Enrollment in both Master of Accountancy program and the Executive MBA programs is at an all-time high. We have 43 students from around the globe in the Master of Accountancy program, and 30 students from the Pacific Northwest in two EMBA cohorts. Our innovative curricula, experiential learning programs, CBE faculty’s student-centered teaching, and our commitment to personalized recruiting are key factors to our growth, and a growing CBE contributes toward the University enrollment target of 16,000 by 2020. In January 2012, we opened the CareerCenter@CBE in J.A. Albertson 13B. CareerCenter@CBE is a partnership with University Career Services designed to provide an experiential learning opportunity for our Management/Human Resources (M/HR) students. Professor of Management/Human Resources Dan Eveleth is the faculty advisor and Cynthia Mika from University Career Services supervises a group of M/HR student interns who are trained to assist other students with résumé reviews, locating internship and employment openings, mock interviews and assisting with the Career Fair. CareerCenter@ CBE is the latest example of our commitment to providing students with opportunities to enhance their learning outside the classroom. I thank our CBE faculty mentors to the experiential learning programs. Their engagement is key to the success of these programs. I hope CBE’s success inspires you. Your engagement and support inspires us to be our best while doing the work of preparing our students to be good citizens and leaders in the ever-changing world of business. Go Vandals!
Mario Reyes Dean, College of Business and Economics
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enterprise Fall/Winter 2012 Editors Allison Stormo Chandra Zenner Ford Toni Broyles Creative Director Karla Scharbach Contributing Writers Andrew Gauss Allison Stormo Brad Iverson-Long Donna Emert Matt Mow Photography University of Idaho Photo Services Joe Pallen Melissa Hartley College of Business and Economics Administration Mario Reyes, Dean Jeff Bailey, Interim Associate Dean Scott Metlen, Head, Business Department Marla Kraut, Head, Accounting Department Chandra Zenner Ford Assistant Dean for Development Dana Stover Assistant Dean for Recruiting, Retention & Assessment of Learning Yvonne Sertich Director of Executive Education (800) 960-3033 Toll-free main office
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InsideCBE
New appointments New Faculty
New Staff
Dr. George Tanner was hired as entrepreneurship instructor in August. He is the Vandal Solutions advisor and has taught at colleges and universities across the U.S. for more than 25 years.
Dr. Jane Weiss joined the
accounting faculty in January. She earned her doctorate in accounting at the University of Wisconsin.
Allison Stormo was hired as the marketing and communications coordinator. She has worked in journalism as a writer and editor for 15 years.
New Appointments Dr. Jeff Bailey was
Dr. Scott Metlen
was appointed head of the Department of Business. Metlen is an associate professor of operations management. He also is the faculty advisor for the Business Process Center.
appointed interim associate dean.
Dr. Jason Porter was promoted to associate professor of accounting and granted tenure.
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Dr. Andrew Nutting was
promoted to associate professor of economics.
Dr. Mario Reyes
was appointed dean.
Awards Faculty Awards Professor of Business in Operations Management Dr. John Lawrence received the Outstanding Faculty Award for Faculty Teaching in the Environmental Science Program for 2011-12. Lawrence has been with the university since 1993. During his tenure at the University of Idaho, he has taught a variety of undergraduate courses that include the Business Capstone course, as well as courses in the Executive MBA program. He also participated in the formation of the Integrated Business Curriculum (IBC) 2.0. Professor Lawrence has been involved in the Environmental Science Program about eight years. He was among the professors who helped develop the Professional Science Master’s (PSM) in Natural Resources and Environmental Science that admitted its first students in the fall 2010. Half of the first cohort graduated in December 2011 and the remaining students graduated summer 2012. He believes the role he has played in the entire program helped him earn the recognition. “I’ve been very successful working with Professional Science students and EMBA students,” he said. Lawrence has both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in engineering, and he believes this scientific background, along with his interest in the environment, has helped him connect with students. He is able to help students see the value of business in environmental science in a context they understand.
Staff Awards Denise Chaffins,
Executive Speaker Coordinator, won a clerical/secretarial 2012 U-Idaho Outstanding Staff Award.
Karen Gillespie,
Advising Specialist, won a technical/ paraprofessional 2012 U-Idaho Outstanding Staff Award.
Amber Gray,
Administrative Assistant, won a clerical/secretarial 2012 U-Idaho Outstanding Staff Award.
Lawrence’s research for the past decade has largely been in writing cases. That work helps him keep connected to real-world professions, and he is able to use the cases in discussion with students and show them practical application. Lawrence also received the 2011 Teaching Excellence Award as well as EMBA Outstanding Faculty Awards from 2009-11.
Dr. Shenghan Xu, assistant professor of operations management, has been commended by the National Beta Gamma Sigma Collegiate & Alumni Operations for growing U-Idaho student-scholars participation and for enhancing Beta Gamma Sigma’s stature on campus through her mentorship of the Beta Gamma Sigma chapter. Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society that serves business programs accredited by AACSB International.
The College of Business and Economics accounts for approximately 10 percent of the campus, but our staff won two out of three Outstanding Staff Awards in the secretarial/clerical division and one out of four in the technical/paraprofessional division from all U-Idaho campuses in Idaho. Our staff care deeply about the students and are one of the many reasons behind the exceptional CBE student experience.
Dr. Jason Porter, associate professor of accounting, received the University of Idaho Outstanding Mid-Career Faculty Award.
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InsideCBE
Awards Alumni Awards
Student Awards Mike Wilson ’77 and Carol Yenni Wilson ’78 were given the
U-Idaho Jim Lyle Award that recognizes the outstanding contributions of a living individual or couple who has shown long-term dedication and service to the Alumni Association or University through volunteerism. Go to: http://bit.ly/WilsonsLyleAward The following alumni were given the U-Idaho Silver & Gold Award that recognizes living alumni who have a distinguished record of achievement and service in their chosen profession.
Annette Elg ’78
Elg is the senior vice president and chief financial officer of J.R. Simplot Company. She has been with the company since 1989 and was promoted to her current position in 2002. She also is on CBE’s advisory board. For full profile go to: http://bit.ly/ElgSilverGold
The Student Achievement Awards in Leadership and Service recognize individuals who have made contributions to student activities, campus and community life. Unlike many recognition programs, awards are not limited to seniors. Twenty awards were given to 50 undergraduate students. Here are 2012’s recipients from College of Business and Economics.
ASUI Student Achievement Awards OUTSTANDING Freshman/ VALKYRIES AWARD • Jessica Greene, Business Economics • Jong Hyum Im, Business Economics • Rachel Main, Operations Management • Nancy Means, Business Economics OUTSTANDING SOPHOMORE/ SPURS AWARD • Colleen McHail, Marketing OUTSTANDING JUNIOR/ SILVER LANCE AWARD • Bruno Bennett, Management and Human Resources • Halle Smith, Management and Human Resources
Dennis Wheeler ’66, ’67
Wheeler is retired from the Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. where he was chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer. He also is an attorney and has been the chair of the College of Law Advisory Council and a member of the College of Law Dean’s Economic Committee. He and his wife, Jackie, are cabinet members for Inspiring Futures. For full profile go to: http://bit.ly/WheelerSilverGold
Richard “Rick” C. Hundrup ’75
Hundrup joined Usibelli Coal Mines in Healy, Alaska, in 1977 where he has served as vice president of finance. Hundrup also volunteers in supporting student recruitment in Alaska and is engaged in numerous civic and nonprofit organizations, as well as serving as board chair for Denali Borough School District. For full profile go to: http://bit.ly/HundrupSilverGold
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Alumni Awards for Excellence Esme Busch Finance and Operations Management; minors in International Business, Accounting and French Lewiston
Devon Giguiere Finance Middleton
Megan R. Kennedy Master of Accountancy Chattaroy, Wash.
Skyla Savitch Marketing and Human Resource Management Bellingham, Wash.
Kelsey Williams Accounting, Finance, Operations Management Covington, Wash.
Integrated Business Curriculum: Program introduces first summer session
This everyday focus helps prevent distraction and student projects are better overall, he said, and the various teams sometimes study together and create a peer-support network. One of the only downsides to the program, he said, is the lack of time to meet with professors.
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“(Everybody) knows everybody,” Metlen said. “That doesn’t hold true in the (standard) semester.”
The first summer session of the Integrated Business Curriculum program through the University of Idaho’s College of Business and Economics holds students in an intense summer schedule but junior Spencer Schumacher said the condensed workload has its benefits.
Schumacher said the groups allow people to help each other with difficult problems and provide real-world skills and team experience. He said he’s also better prepared for the school year.
“It takes a whole semester off so I can graduate in the spring,” Schumacher said.
“It’s not like you’re stuck by yourself doing stuff,” he said. “I’ll be able to apply what I learned here next school year, as far as time management and group work.”
Classes are in session from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a two-hour lunch Monday through Thursday. Students operate in teams and Schumacher said they sometimes use the mornings and afternoons around the two-hour Friday test sessions for extra work time.
The benefits extend to the networking potential of the college itself. Melten said alumni keep them updated on employment positions and tend to hire graduates from the college.
Schumacher said he puts in many hours beyond the 26 he spends in class. “I’m on campus 50 hours a week just trying to get stuff done,” he said. Schumacher said despite the breakneck pace, if he stays responsible he still has time to have fun on the weekends. The class team members push each other to meet deadlines, and the $293 cost per class credit — in a program that requires 17 credits — helps motivate individuals, he said. “Really what it is, is immersion learning,” said Scott Metlen, associate professor of operations management. Metlen said the workload is similar to that of the standard year program, but the student teams develop better networking and bonding. One reason for this is the small population — 37 students instead of the typical 60. Students are likely to study more during the summer session than in standard semesters, he said, and they are discouraged from taking non-IBC classes while involved in the program.
Sanjay Sisodiya, assistant professor of marketing, said the summer IBC program also gives students options and allows for missteps. It could enable students to pursue study abroad, for instance, and maintain standard progress toward their majors. While students need junior standing to take IBC courses, Metlen said advanced planning will benefit freshmen as they progress through the business curriculum. Courses that develop skills in critical thinking, supporting written arguments, problem solving, algebra, statistics and calculus are foundational. He said the summer session has helped address deficiencies in these skills for some students. “(Because) of the teamwork, I think there are people who are weak in these areas who are actually starting to understand them faster and better than (they might) in the regular year.” Sisodiya said IBC is about more than meeting minimum requirements. The summer session is suited for students with a drive to learn, and he said the summer faculty is committed to helping them do so. “Where do you see yourself having weakness, where do you think you can excel?” he said. “Keep working at it.”
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Accounting DepartmentHIGHLIGHTS
Tickmarks | Inside & Beyond Faculty and Staff News Marla Kraut, head of the Department of Accounting, was the
recipient of the CBE First Interstate Advising Excellence Award and the Executive MBA Outstanding Faculty Award. She is the chair of an AACSB Peer Review Team for Maintenance of Accounting Accreditation at a peer university.
Jason Porter, associate professor, was the recipient of a 2012
Program News
Jane Weiss was awarded the Steele Professorship by the
The Accounting Advisory Board welcomed new member Rebecca Morrow, manager of Deloitte and co-members Cathy Crites, director, financial analysis of J.R. Simplot Company, and Laurie Taravade, M&A Accounting transition manager of Intel Corporation. Kathy Kopczick was appointed to the Board of Directors of BDO Seidman. Member Paul Farkas participated on the CBE Dean Search Committee.
Darryl Woolley presented his manuscript “Cognitive Fit of
Beta Alpha Psi was awarded Superior Status. Richard
Online Homework with Examination Performance in an Introductory Financial Accounting Course” at the 2012 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 4-8.
Walker, a U-Idaho accounting major, was a key member of a team that won the team competition “Project Run with It” sponsored by Moss Adams at the Beta Alpha Psi national meeting in Maryland in August.
Student News
Alumni News
A record 43 students enrolled in the Master of Accountancy (MACCT) program including a number of
Congratulations to the following accounting alumni on their promotions:
Lybrand Certificate of Merit from the Institute of Management Accountants.
Robert Stone, professor of accounting and information systems, was awarded the Hawkins Faculty Fellowship.
Accounting Advisory Board.
international students.
Recent graduates work across the U.S. as well as abroad. About 95 percent of the MACCT students and 84 percent of undergraduate students found employment in the accounting profession within three months of graduation or are attending graduate school. They have accepted positions at CPA firms that include BDO, Clifton Larson Allen, Deloitte, Eide Bailly, Elgee Rehfeld Mertz (Juneau), KPMG, Moss Adams, Presnell Gage, and Ripley Doorn, and organizations that include Caesars Entertainment, Glanbia, Gritman Medical Center, Northwestern Mutual, Schweitzer, Stryker, UI Internal Audit Department, UI Student Accounts Office and Western States Asphalt.
Accounting students continue to engage in experiential learning opportunities: • 25 students participated in the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program with the UI Law School. They worked with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and prepared tax returns in Plummer and Moscow.
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• Students participated in several financial literacy activities for disabled students and prison inmates. These outreach activities were led by Instructor K.D. Hatheway-Dial and Karen Richel, the UI Financial Literacy Extension Educator.
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Brian Crookham, voted to be admitted as partner, Ripley Doorn & Company
Patrick Jones, audit manager, KPMG Ryan Krasselt, director of finance, Avista Corporation Tracy Paglia, partner, Moss Adams Brian Shull, manager, Clifton Larson Allen Morgan Simms Boatman, manager, Deloitte Randy Million, Accounting Advisory Board member, was
awarded the Outstanding Professional of the Year by Beta Alpha Psi members. He is a partner of Ripley Doorn and Company, PLLC in the Caldwell, Idaho, office, and specializes in tax and estate planning.
Accounting Advisory Board Members Kara Besst
Scott Dockins
Julie Hawkins
Rebecca Morrow
John Boyd
Beth Druffel
Johnathan D. Hunter
Kim Pierret
Jason Broenneke
Angella Eckert
Kathy Kopczick
President & CEO Gritman Medical Center, Moscow Group Vice President and Treasurer Supervalu, Boise Senior Manager, Audit KPMG LLP, Seattle
Kevin Cox
Partner CliftonLarson Allen, Spokane
Cathy Crites
Director, Financial Analysis J.R. Simplot Company, Boise
Partner, Presnell Gage Accounting & Consulting, Moscow Treasurer & Chief Accounting Officer Coeur d’Alene Mines, Coeur d’Alene Controller Mark Monitor Inc., Boise
Christine Everett
Systems Manufacturing Finance Manager Intel Corporation, Beaverton
Paul Farkas
Partner, Moss Adams, LLP, Eugene
Partner Eide Bailly, Boise Controller, Clearwater Paper Corporation Spokane Partner, BDO Seidman, Spokane
Ben Klink
Operations Accounting Controller Ceasar’s Entertainment, Las Vegas
Randy Million
Partner, Ripley Doorn & Company, PLLC Caldwell
Senior Manager Deloitte, Boise
Accounts Receivable & Tax Manager Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Pasco
Laurie Taravade
M&A Accounting Transition Manager Intel Corporation, Hillsboro
Vernon Wells
Manager, Financial Reporting, Simplot Agribusiness, Boise
Department of Accounting Advisory Board
Master of Accountancy The Master of Accountancy at the University of Idaho gives students a deeper understanding of accounting and its dynamic role in business today. It is one of the few accounting master’s degree programs in the world accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. Our graduates compete for opportunities in top firms and corporations around the globe.
Front row from left to right: James Jones, Leila Zbib, Kristin O’Connor, Timothy Bradford, Sonam Sherpa, Nishelle Klinkhamer, Beini Zhao and Lanfei Gao. Second row: Andrew Michaelis, Laura Ray, Kelly Purdy, Shawn Desilva, Cesar Castro, Yijing Li, Yihong You, Tingting Chen and Michelle Wheeler Third row: Jacob Carber, Weiqi Peng, Scott Dayhuff, Mohammed Al Kashi, SiJia Pang, Nai-Wen Ko, Bradford Rowley, Stefan Richardson and Robert Lindsay. Fourth Row: Jared Rucks, Tysen Dabell, Travis Wheeler, Jesse Fisker, Ryan Paluso, Marcus Hilbert, Samira van Grinsven and Ryan Hutten. enterprise | 9
Business DepartmentHIGHLIGHTS
Scott Metlen | Department of Business Head Upon finding out that I chose to apply to be department head, people usually asked why I would want to do that, as the position is seen as one of increased responsibility with little authority. First, I applied because people I like and care about asked that I apply. Why apply if you have zero social capital? Having people ask you to apply at least demonstrates a minimum bound of social capital. Secondly, I applied because I hope I can help make a difference, even though the College of Business and Economics and the Department of Business within that college are currently great places to learn and work. Graduates are very successful, faculty and staff collegiality is generally high, faculty are generally productive, and the Albertsons Building is a great physical plant from which to work. However, since education is a very unstructured process, there is always room to improve. I am excited about helping to improve collegiality, research productivity, and student and teaching outcomes. Would it not be great if we had companies bidding for our students and we had so many great students applying that we could make an even greater impact on the economy? As an enabler, a department head can help guide goal congruency on policy and processes that help accomplish such goals. The current system used in most universities allows students to be quite passive in their educational experience.
Under such a system many do not graduate as proactive learners, proactive problem solvers, great communicators or great critical thinkers. Therefore, one of my first goals is to help set up processes that enable our students to become more engaged in their education as coproducers. With students that are more engaged in their own learning, faculty can spend less time helping students build the base knowledge that a person can learn on their own and more time on application of that knowledge in unique ways. Such a level of education will help students acquire the above skills. Helping others help themselves to a successful life, what could be more fun?
Department of Business Advisory Board Membership Alissa Moeller, Chair (Fall ’10-Spring ’12)
Kenneth A. Buxton
Nick Gebhart
Ben Rush
Senior IT Analyst, Symetra Financial, Bellevue
Project Controls Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, Richland
Director of Supply Chain, Picarro Inc., San Francisco
Vice President, Strategic Products, ADP, Portland
Angela L. Wallace, Vice Chair (Fall ’10-Spring ’12)
Todd Chavez
Leland Gibbs
Nolan Schoo
Owner, Chavez Survey, Boise
Branch Manager, Zions Bank, Moscow
President, CompuNet, Inc., Grangeville
Continuous Improvement Consultant, St. Luke’s Regional Med. Center, Boise
Dennis Cockrell
Rudy L. Erb
Joni Smith
Director, Human Resources, Gritman Medical Center, Moscow
Director, Information Management, Enogex, LLC, Oklahoma City
Sr. Business Analyst, Safeco, Seattle
Matthew Cram
Bruce C. Hedemark
Attorney, Aero Law Group, Bellevue
Business Developer, Healthwise Incorporated, Boise
Development Manager, Advanced Technologies, Seattle
Richard N. Abels Assistant Controller, Ball Janik LLP, Portland
Rhiannon Albert PHR Technical Recruiter, Micron Technology, Boise
Lisa Applegate Sr. HR Business Partner, Vertafore, Seattle
Matt Barrett Senior Manager, T-Mobile, Seattle
Chris Billings
Don Stout
Human Resources Manager, Stryker Endoscopy, San Jose
Jon Kimberling Kimberling Insurance Agency, Moscow
Managing Director, Genesee Investments, Bellevue
Tony DeAmicis
Sidney Strong May
Dave Wimer
Director, Microsoft, Redmond
Marketing, Financial Analysis, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Seattle
Financial Consultant, E.K. Riley Investments, Grangeville
Sam R. Dixon Subcontractor Administrator, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls
Patrick McDaniel
Kim Yauchzee
Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch, Boise
Partner, Rosetta, Chicago
Anthony Brower
Scott Fogleman
Mike Overby
Director, Strategic and Business Planning, Micron Technology, Boise
Fab 1 Shift Manager, Micron Technology, Boise
Partner, Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, Hayden
R&D Project Manager, CISSP Security Solutions, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Pullman
Zachary Broyles
Mike Funke
Chris Rullman
Senior Manager, Corporate Process Improvement, ESCO Corp., Portland
Division VP Employee Engagement, Comcast Cable, Denver
Vice President, BNY Mellon – Wealth Management, Denver
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Business Report Nigel Davey, instructor of EMBA, has been selected by the
Department of Commerce to a four-year term as a member of the Idaho District Export Council. The IDEC is a volunteer organization with members drawn from Idaho industries and service providers whose knowledge of international business provides a unique source of professional advice to help other Idaho firms compete and win business in the international marketplace.
Scott Metlen, department head and associate professor of
operations, served on a panel on “Intellectual Property for Industrial Projects” at the 2012 Capstone Design Conference in UrbanaChampaign, Ill., on May 30 to June. 1.
John Lawrence was an invited panelist at the New Faculty
Orientation on Aug. 13.
Steve Peterson was featured in a Sept. 5 story in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News concerning a study on the impact of manufacturing growth, specifically Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, on the economy of Whitman County. Mark Rounds spoke at the Computer Science Colloquium Series on April 10. His talk was on “Defining Attacker Behavior Patterns in the Context of an Information System.”
Eric Stuen presented his manuscript, “Skilled Immigration
and Innovation: Evidence From Enrollment Fluctuations in U.S. Doctoral Programmes”, with Ahmet Mushfig Mobarak and Keith Maskus, at the Science of Science Policy Principal Investigators Meeting at the National Academies of Science, Washington, D.C.,
Sept. 20-21. He also has been asked to serve as an outside reviewer for a doctoral thesis, “Exchange Rate Volatitlity and its Impacts on Trade Performance in Australia: Empirical Evidence from Aggregate, Sectoral and Bilateral Trade Data Levels,” at the Business School of the University of New England in Armidale, Australia.
Sanjay Sisodiya presented his manuscript, “Creating Successful Innovation Outcomes through Interfirm Relational Strategies”, at the 2012 Institute for the Study of Business Markets Conference in Chicago on Aug. 15-17.
Young Park presented his paper “401(k) Plan Participant
Retirement Income Security: Plan Sponsors’ Selection of TargetDate Funds and Automatic Contribution Arrangements” at the 2012 American Risk and Insurance Association Conference in Minneapolis on Aug. 5-8
Shenghan Xu has been commended by the National Beta
Gamma Sigma Collegiate & Alumni Operations for growing UI student-scholars participation and for enhancing Beta Gamma Sigma’s stature on campus.
Tracie Lee and Steven Peterson received the 2012
Excellence in Interdisciplinary or Collaborative Efforts Award as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative grant team. The Department of Business was awarded one of two Engaged Department Awards for 2012-13 for the breadth and scope of service-learning course, co-curricular and professional development offerings.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) club members along
with their advisor, Jan Rauk, went to Boise where they visited HR departments in three companies: Super Valu (Albertson’s Food Chain), Simplot Corporate Office and St. Alphonsus Medical Center in April 2012. “We had a great trip exploring three very different industries, but in every case, their human resources were a vital part of the success of their business. Students walked away with great insights and the opportunity to apply for a paid summer internship with one of the HR managers at Simplot,” said club advisor Jan Rauk.
In front is Tom Reinhardt ’85 AVP system service line leader, Cardiology/Cardiovascular Services and Business Development, Saint Alphonsus Health System. Front row from left to right: Lilia Centeno, Jeannette Quintero, Danielle Maynard, Karissa Haxby, Josh Teng. Back row: Melissa Wetzel, Colin Sears, Asa Pierce, Elizabeth Harbert, Daniel Lun.
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Vandal Innovation and Enterprise Works
Tushar Jain and Josh Riley
Fast Start for Fast Fermenting Company By Brad Iverson-Long First published in the Idaho Business Review Two University of Idaho students are building a company that could create alcohol faster for biofuels and for beverages. MuPor Technologies is based on the research of Tushar Jain, a doctoral student at the University of Idaho. In March, Jain started a partnership with Josh Riley, a recent U-Idaho marketing graduate, and the two have hit a hot streak in a few short months. “It turned into a really good match. Josh and Tushar complement each other, not just their skillset, but their personalities,” said Mike McCullough, an associate professor of marketing at U-Idaho. He paired Jain and Riley just a few months ago for the school’s business plan competition, called the Vandal Innovation and Enterprise Works. They won the contest on April 28, despite meeting and preparing after the deadline to enter. Less than three weeks later, the duo won Idaho TechLaunch’s student-level business pitch contest. With $7,500 in winnings, Jain and Riley are now setting out to turn their pitch on ultrafast fermentation into an actual company. The MuPor name is a combination of “mu,” the Greek letter that can mean micro, and “pores,” for the small holes in the company’s small bead-like membranes used in fermentation. MuPor’s innovation speeds up the fermentation process needed to create alcohol that can fuel a vehicle or an evening’s entertainment. The new company’s beads, tentatively called BioExpeds, can convert
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sugar to alcohol much more quickly. The time it takes to ferment sugars into alcohol can be cut in half or greater in tests run by Jain. “Tushar is a brilliant kid,” Riley said. “It could revolutionize the industry.” Jain moved to Moscow from India with a scope of research in mind, that he has diligently followed. When friends told him to go to Stanford, he said he wanted to go to the University of Idaho, based on its pioneering work in biodiesel. After some work on converting wood products into sugars, the first step in turning them into biofuels, Jain shifted his study to speeding up the process of fermenting those sugars. He experimented with increasing the amount of yeast in a fermentation batch, which led to faster fermentation but also more of a mess as the resultant mixture foamed up with carbon dioxide. Jain settled on BioExpeds, which contain a mixture of bioorganisms and prevent excess foaming by reducing surface tension in the fermenting sugar mixture. The beads can greatly reduce fermentation times, which could increase output at biofuel production plants. The bead membranes also may reduce the amount of heat in the fermentation process, that could allow ethanol producers to stop using heat exchangers now needed to keep fermenters cold. “If they figure out the technology to use it on corn, then they could possibly change how ethanol plants are designed and built,” said Paul Mann, who managed J.R. Simplot Co.’s ethanol plant and has worked for biodiesel and biofuels companies. Mann has talked with
the VIEW contest. “They saw that this was something that was launchable.” Jain wants to quickly expand the company, which will offer the BioExpeds as a service to producers. However, Jain and Riley have other short-term priorities as they put the final touches on their business model. Jain is completing his doctoral program that he says is his top goal right now. He also has post-doctoral work related to his biofuels research that should last until December. Riley, who graduated from U-Idaho’s PGA Golf Management program, has been in Norway for an internship at a golf club near Oslo. Riley’s internship was in the works before he met Jain, and he planned on making contacts with the European ethanol market. He said he prefers his work with MuPor, but will keep up his golf game. “I’ll keep on the golf course as a way to keep my business haggling skills,” Riley said. The two also are planning bi-weekly meetings until they are both back in Moscow, where they plan on growing the company.
Jain about his technology, and said it also could be applied to other sources of biofuels, including wood and agricultural waste. Jain also has worked on applying his technology to beer, which relies on yeast to ferment grains into alcohol. He’s helped brew several small batches of beer with Tom Handy, the owner of Paradise Creek Brewery in Pullman, Wash. Speeding up the fermentation process isn’t as easy with beer, since drinkers will notice the taste. “Yeast with beer is a major flavor component,” Handy said. Brewers could see a benefit from using the BioExpeds to keep a strain of yeast alive for more batches of beer. They also could potentially recapture yeast more easily after brewing a batch of beer. Typically, a small amount of beer, up to 5 percent of a batch, according to Handy, is needed to recapture yeast. That wouldn’t be necessary with the small beads, which could be scooped up for reuse. “To throw that away without recapturing that beer is just money down the drain,” Handy said. The pairing with Riley has worked well, Jain said. Riley is the nascent company’s co-founder and chief marketing officer. “The University has been trying to get this to happen for a long time: an engineer with a great idea and a business student with the drive to build a business model,” Riley said. McCullough said the partners’ work together has contributed to their success in the pitching contests, which don’t rely solely on Jain’s scientific background. “The judges were impressed by the technology, but they also were impressed by Josh and Tushar,” said McCullough said, who directs
MuPor is looking for $100,000 by December to help start the company, including the $7,500 won at the pitch contests. Riley and Jain both want to avoid venture capital and are now turning mostly to friends and family for support, though they may seek angel investing. Jain said he’s also considering a Kickstarter project to raise money, perhaps by offering a home version of the fast fermentation process that would let people turn juice or other sugary beverages into a stiffer drink. He hopes that project on Kickstarter, a website that lets businesses collect funding to produce products, could raise at least $25,000. Jain said that by December, he’s planning for the company to have working relationships with several biofuels producers. After that, the company could see more rapid growth and could need another $300,000 for expansions and to produce more of the BioExped membranes. “When the time is right, we’ll ask for money,” Jain said. Once their business plan is complete, the company will enter into an agreement with U-Idaho’s Office of Technology Transfer to license the intellectual property Jain has developed while at U-Idaho, including two pending patents. If the company succeeds, the U-Idaho could be reimbursed for its costs in the patenting process, as well as receive some royalties for revenues. “We’re trying to do everything we can to make them successful,” said Karen Stevenson, a licensing specialist at U-Idaho who works with Jain and Riley. “For us to make money, we need them to make money.” “Where we’re really going with this is to keep using this momentum in getting people interested in our product,” Riley said. * To watch a video of the presentation at the Vandal Innovation and Enterprise Works Competition, go to: http://bit.ly/UIDAHOVIEW.
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2012 Business Plan Competition winners Innovative Ventures Track First Place: $5,000
Project: Ultrafast Fermentation
still requires significant healing times, and often leaves patients much weaker than they were before the injury. The NanoBond coating on the screws will address these issues and help to strengthen the bone as it heals to provide a shorter healing time.
Team: Tushar Jain, Carlo Munoz and Tony Pastrama The Ultrafast Fermentation process utilizes biocatalyst beads for the process of ethanol and alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine or distilled spirits. This process requires from eight hours to as long as seven days for completion. The use of the newly invented biocatalyst beads reduces the time required for fermentation to as little as two hours and thereby increases the production capacity three to 25 times.
Small business Track First Place: $2,500
Project: Aller-Ganic Team: Jesse Fisker, Zack Hood, Phillip Howard and Jason P. Perry Mentor: Hank Artis, Instructor, College of Business and Economics
Second Place: $3,000
Project: Grab Ad Team: Hayden Anderl, Juston Anderson, Christina Morgan, Jerod Morris and Taylor Williams.
Aller-Ganic is a manufacturer of specialty foods. Its innovation lies in using dedicated equipment in a sterile environment that results in allergen-free products. Currently these products are organic granola bars, which are sold directly to consumers through an online store and to retailers such as co-ops and supermarkets.
Mentor: Hank Artis, Instructor, College of Business and Economics Grab Ad operates in the online advertising industry and uses the talents of internet users to develop internet, TV, print and radio ads, apparel graphic design, logo design and packaging design so companies can effectively communicate with its target markets and ensure advertising dollars are not going to waste.
Second Place: $1,500
Project: Venture Suit Team: Hayden Andrel, Juston Andersen, Christina Morgan, Jerod Morris and Taylor Williams. Mentor: Hank Artis, Instructor, College of Business and Economics
Third Place: $1,000
Project: Alternative Transportation Specialists Team: Devon Geguire, Koji Moy and Connor Watkins Mentor: Hank Artis, Instructor, College of Business and Economics Motions are being spearheaded to reduce America’s reliance on foreign-supplied fuel and many believe that natural gas is the best option as it burns cleaner, costs less and the U.S. has more than 100 years of domestic supply. Consumers have reservations about the technology as natural gas vehicle’s (NGVs) mileage per tank is less than that of traditional vehicles. This product, a natural gas efficiency system, will solve this problem by using compression to increase NGV’s fuel storage by 40 percent.
The Venture Suit is a lifestyle brand that promotes comfort, professionalism, style and confidence to any wearer. Desk jobs no longer are the norm in today’s dynamic business world, and the team believes that it is time for a business suit that reflects this. The Venture Suit will have functional benefits that will provide the wearer with a competitive advantage in any professional setting. This redesign of the traditional business suit will eliminate restrictions in the workplace and in mobility. Third Place: $1,000
Project: Growing Pains Team: Danny Bell, Connor Bullard, Joel Mahoney and Jehsi Maderos. Mentor: Hank Artis, Instructor, College of Business and Economics
Third Place: $1,000
Project: Nanobond Team: Jamie Hass, Joel Loomis, Max Lowry, Kristen O’Connor and Melody Ronningen Mentor: Hank Artis, Instructor, College of Business and Economics NanoBond will focus on nanotechnology for the orthopedic market. NanoBond will manufacture a new technology called nanosprings, which are microscopic, silica “glass” coils that will be used to coat screws used in prosthetics and implants. Currently, screws and adhesives are used to aid in orthopedic procedures. But their use 14
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Growing Pains operates in the health care industry as a hospital operations consulting service. The team uses ProModel Corporations simulation software experience with scholastic consulting projects for Boeing and Frontier Communications. The usefulness of ProModel allows testing a change with a click of the button and analyze results versus yearlong test programs. The vision is to create a socially responsible company from the ground up that benefits society by generating more reliable and efficient hospital care and gives back to local communities in which we operate.
2012 View Business Plan Competition Judges
Mary Jane Bedegi CFO Nokia Growth Partners
Andrew Bielat CEO EIS Analytics
Pamela Bird Founder/CEO Innovative Product Technologies
Greg Brown Senior Partner CapRock
Tom Bundy Board of Directors Helac
C. Scott Green CEO Pepper Hamilton LLP
Michael Richards Partner KPMG
Ben Rolphe CEO Rolphe Industries
Tom Ryan President and CEO Athena Chiefs
David Spurling Board of Directors Evergreen Business Capital
Gail Urso CEO KMS Solutions
Robert Urso COO KMS Solutions
2012 View Speaker Series Michael Donaldson
Donaldson is the president and chief executive officer of Valent BioSciences Corporation, Valent USA Corporation and Region Americas. He is a board member of the Biopesticide Industry Alliance, the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization, and serves on the Advisory Board of MeisterPro, a division of Meister Media Worldwide. He has a masters degree in bacteriology and biochemistry from the University of Idaho, with additional business training at Northwestern University Graduate School of Management.
Jordan Greene
Greene is co-founder and chief operating officer of RewardsForce, Inc., a Seattle-based company that provides software-as-a-service player tracking systems to casinos and entertainment companies. Greene graduated in 2009 from U-Idaho with a degree in business finance, then attended law school at Idaho to study corporate and securities law before leaving school to pursue efforts to grow RewardsForce.
Jeremy Wemple
Wemple is co-founder and chief executive officer of RewardsForce, Inc., a Seattlebased company that provides softwareas-a-service player tracking systems to casinos and entertainment companies. Wemple graduated from the U-Idaho in May 2009 with bachelor of science degree in information systems and business productions and operation management.
Edward Hawkins Founder Litehouse
Pamela Bird
Bird is the founder and CEO of Innovative Product Technologies. She founded the Inventors Educational Foundation, a nonprofit public charity to assist in the educational and commercialization needs of innovators and entrepreneurs with new ideas, products and technologies. She and her husband, fellow inventor Forrest Bird, founded the Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center on their northern Idaho ranch in Sandpoint. She is the author of more than 70 publications, notably “Inventing for Dummies”. She was a product evaluator of ABC’s show “American Inventor”. She also is the president of the board of directors of the Inventors Association of Idaho. She was honored in 2011 with an honorary alumni award bestowed by the University of Idaho Alumni Association from the national Board of Directors. She received a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from the University of Florida, a master’s degree in business administration from University of North Florida and a doctorate in business administration from California Coast University in Santa Ana.
John Shovic
Shovic is the chief technical officer of InstiComm, LLC, a company that specializes in mobile medical software solutions for health practitioners. He also is the chief technology strategist at Stratus Global Partners and has a focus that offers expertise in computer security regulatory and technical areas to health care providers. Shovic received his bachelor of science and master of science degrees in electrical engineering from Montana State University and doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Idaho in 1988. He is an entrepreneur and has founded six companies: Advanced Hardware Architecture; TriGeo Network Security; Blue Water Technologies; MiloCreek LLC; InstiComm LLC and bankCDA — a community-based bank in Coeur d’Alene. Three of the companies are based on technology developed at U-Idaho. This year, U-Idaho’s Office of Technology Transfer awarded him the Outstanding Alumni Innovator award for his work in taking technology and converting it into something viable in the marketplace. Shovic has been a professor of computer science at Eastern Washington University, Washington State University and the University of Idaho, and has been a leading instructor in cybersecurity and network security. enterprise | 15
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Taking Flight By Allison R. Stormo Photo courtesy of Boeing
“The grass is greener where you water it, not on the other side,” said Josh Bigler, a senior finance and operations management major in the University of Idaho’s College of Business and Economics. The philosophy which Bigler has chosen to adopt has pushed him to take proactive steps toward a successful future and is a philosophy shared by many CBE students. It has been a key ingredient in making U-Idaho among the Top 10 universities with students participating in Boeing’s Northwest Business Internship Program. “Proportionately, University of Idaho has more interns than bigger schools because of their great performance,” said James Garnett, senior manger of business employee development and the internship program coordinator. In summer 2012, Boeing selected 20 U-Idaho interns — and a majority of those were CBE students. 16
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“University of Idaho is lending itself to opportunities to open doors for students. It gives a leg up,” said Clinton Woo, superintendent of advanced developmental composites at Boeing’s Renton, Wash., facility and the executive focal for University of Idaho. As executive focal, Woo builds a supportive relationship with the university and encourages collaboration between Boeing and U-Idaho in areas such as creating internships, coordinating on scholarships, sponsoring on-campus expos, as well as creating visibility and job opportunities for students. The key to opening those doors in CBE is experiential learning, he said. CBE offers myriad programs in which students can not only be involved, but also be fully engaged and become leaders. Having involvement in programs such as Vandal Solutions, the Davis Investment Group, the Business Process Center, or Barker Capital
Josh Bigler
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Management and Trading Program are components Boeing is seeking in an application. “It is not about the number of groups [that students are involved in],” said Annie Kato, co-coordinator of the internship program, “but showing they are fully engaged.” Involvement has paid off for students like Devon Giguiere, who completed two Boeing internships. She has been involved in the business ethics initiative and was part of the CBE student team sent to the University of Arizona’s Eller School of Management Ethics Case Competition in 2010. She also is a funded trader in the Barker program.
you can not grasp in the classroom. In a classroom it is all theory, but in an internship, you can put it to practice. You can see the concepts being applied.” Jacob Carlson discovered that doing work as an intern at Boeing is a lifetime away from the manual labor he has done during most of his summers to pay for college. “My manager did a great job giving me as much work as possible. I had as much work as a normal, full-time Boeing employee,” he said. “It was like drinking from a fire hose.”
The work the finance major has done in CBE laid the groundwork to gain outside experience she could not get in the classroom.
The finance and operations management major had a preconceived notion that interns in general aren’t taken seriously. Instead, he found Boeing opened his eyes to the opportunities waiting for him.
“It is a wake up call about how businesses are run,” she said of her summers at Boeing. “Being in an internship gives you a realization that
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can compete with the best of them — even being from small-town Idaho.” And competition is fierce. According to Kato and Garnett, about 2,000 applicants from across the country go through the initial screening for the Northwest program. Of those applicants, only the 233 most-qualified were selected for summer 2012. The programs that have set U-Idaho interns apart and given them the experience to gain an internship also bodes well for the hiring process. Being an intern can be the main entry point into the company, as Boeing uses the program to identify top talent. The internship program coordinators start creating the pipeline early in students’ education and work to target rising stars who typically are juniors and seniors.
Metlen says it is not unusual for many of his students to climb the ladder quickly and make a considerable income soon after graduation. “Give them a little training, and away they go,” Metlen said. Even students recognize that being part of the College of Business and Economics will help them succeed. “Incoming students have one of the best educations available, and they should take advantage of the programs,” Carlson said.
The company also uses simulation and quality capstone projects taught by Scott Metlen, associate professor of operations management, as a way to engage students. The classes, Systems and Simulation and Quality Management, involve companies offering a process improvement project for teams of students to work through. Processes include distribution, management, control and design processes. Representatives from the companies also come to campus to review the progress of the projects. “University of Idaho alumni are hiring our students because of these projects,” Metlen said. “Part of it is that they like the skills students have.” “Without the projects, the students might not be seeing the Boeing representatives, getting the high profile or seeing such large number of interns at Boeing,” Metlen said. Getting involved early in college can be critical to attaining the skills used in the project that can help land a competitive internship. Garnett suggests students find something they are interested in and get involved. Options could include a campus job, volunteering or participating in clubs. Kato also says creating a relationship with a professor is important. Professors, like Metlen, who are familiar with the process of applying can help students navigate the system. Metlen takes a step out of the classroom and helps teach students how to tailor résumés for jobs and internships, sets up interviews and encourages networking by coordinating a mentorship program. He also held a get together at his house with a group of internship candidates to facilitate conversations and an initial interview with Doug Whitehouse who serves on the U-Idaho Boeing Buddies Mentoring Program, as well as working in industrial engineering and lean manufacturing. Bigler says building a relationship with Metlen has been valuable. “Scott Metlen won’t take the credit,” Bigler said. But he believes Metlen has been critical to helping him get a Boeing internship and cites that Metlen remains very connected to his students. “They are good students and good people. Put them in a good program, and they excel,” Metlen said.
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Photo Courtesy Boeing Boeing works closely with customers to give them every advantage to be successful with their fleet, operations and business over the lifetime of their Boeing airplanes. Here, an employee works at the Operations Center.
INTERNS William ‘Alec’ Akin – Political Science Daniel Bell – Operations Management Josh Bigler – Operations Management/Finance Jacob Bow – Chemical Engineering Kaitlin Bradbury – Operations Management/Finance Jacob Carlson – Operations Management/Finance Benjamin Fujii – Business Finance/ Business Economics Devon Giguiere – Finance Garrett Hanson – Mechanical Engineering Robb Haydon – Operations Management/Finance Austin Horejs – Operations Management/Information Systems Karen Jolly – Computer Engineering/Physics Aaron Kitchen – Mechanical Engineering Nick Lodato – Business Economics Jake McLean – Mechanical Engineering
From left to right: Benjamin Fujii, business finance/business economics; Robb Haydon, operations management/finance; Katrina Ortwein, operations management/human resources; Michelle Yeager, human resources/accounting; Nick Lodato, business economics and Jacob Carlson, operations management/finance
Roberto Olivarez – International Studies Katrina Ortwein – Operations Management/Human Resources Richard Wilson – Finance/ Accounting Michelle Yeager – Human Resources/Accounting Gillette Zenner – Mechanical Engineering
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CBE Ambassadors Giving Back By Allison R. Stormo
Giving back to the University of Idaho is among the reasons Hayley Lydig chose to be a College of Business and Economics Ambassador. When the junior human resources and operations management major was touring colleges in high school, she felt lost at bigger schools. “The University of Idaho was definitely the best choice. I felt so much more like a student, rather than a number,” Lydig said, who also is a Vandal Rep and gives weekly campus tours. The CBE Ambassador program, led by Dana Stover, assistant dean of recruitment, retention and assessment, is entering its second full year. Ambassadors act as college representative through the academic year by assisting Stover with tours of CBE, helping with Envision Idaho and Vandal Friday, as well being a connection for potential students. In addition, Ambassadors are required to return to their high school or community college and talk with faculty, counselors and classes to share their experiences. They encourage students to think about attending U-Idaho and, specifically, about entering CBE. Students are given a modest stipend for travel costs as well as one internship credit. “The main benefit to the program is to have experience representing themselves and their college in a professional way,” Stover said. Not only does the program allow students to act as professionals, it helps them build their résumés as well as network, said Assistant Director of Admissions Marie Duncan. Duncan oversees training for all the college ambassador programs. Training is one hour per week for three weeks. In addition to training in financial aid, Duncan says that the sessions also help teach smart communication. Instead of merely talking with potential students, the training helps Ambassadors and reps just learn how to deliver targeted questions to engage and interact at a high level. “Being a people person is a critical part of being good at the job,” Lydig said. “The most important thing is being able to talk to people — particularly strangers.” Stover says that after an initial tour with parents and students, she allows the Ambassador to finish conducting the tour on their own to allow the students to ask Ambassadors questions on a more personal level. 20
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“I don’t beat around the bush,” Lydig said. She says she is passionate about what she does and works to find a connection with students and answer their questions honestly. Fellow Ambassador Rachel Wessell, a senior in business management with a international business minor, says she loves sharing all the opportunities students can take advantage of as freshmen. “I love the college, I love the faculty and I love talking about the College of Business and Economics,” she said. Wessell has been part of the program since its inception, and is entering her final semester as an ambassador before she travels to study abroad for her final semester. She says it is important for ambassadors to reflect and know exactly what it is they love about CBE so that they can share that passion with parents and students. “If you are not super excited — the parents can tell,” Wessell said. She also participates in extended university orientation and is a peer facilitator for Focus on Success. She enjoys being involved so she can share her experiences with others and help promote CBE. “I like that aspect that business is in everything.” Lydig also has plenty of experience to share. She volunteers with ASUI, her Greek chapter and the Student Foundation. “It is college,” she said. “It is full of experiences — you need to try everything you can.”
CBE Ambassador site: www.uidaho.edu/cbeambassadors
Front row from left to right: Hayley Lydig, marketing; Haseeb Saeed, accounting; Lydia Swift, management/human resources; Nicolas Salemme, operations management; Michelle Yeager, management/human resources; Solina Bressler, marketing; Rachel Wessel, management/human resources; Kelsey Rozzano, management/human resources; Amy Jacobsen, management/human resources. Back row from left to right: Carrie Goff, finance; Spencer Schumacher, finance; Jacob Carlson, operations management; Jarin Bressler, accounting; Taryn Ball, marketing; Mark Hagen, accounting; Randi Winchel, psychology, marketing; Jonathan Wolpert, management/human resources.
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Trader’s Gift Grows Financial Futures By Andrew Gauss
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Houston, Texas, native Rachel Price, is pursuing a double major in actual science and finance in the College of Business and Economics. As a member of the Barker Capital Management & Trading Program she functions as a portfolio analyst — trading real funds — in the Bulls and Bears Trading Room in the J.A. Albertson Building. It is the only program in the country that provides students with hands-on experience to trade with real capital. The program is
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unique in that it provides the opportunity for students to trade a portfolio with a range of securities that include equities, fixed income, foreign exchange and derivatives. Accounting major Rotchford “Rotchy” Barker ‘61 — a successful trader at the Chicago Board of Trade for 30 years — funded the high-tech trading room, an endowment for operational support and trading accounts for the students. The Barker Bulls and Bears Trading Room includes a Bloomberg Terminal, seven trading stations with real-time data feeds from the major exchanges, and multiple platforms for trading and data analysis. The focus of the program is on risk and money management with an emphasis on ethics and professionalism. “He did all this for us and provided access to capital for us to start
with,” Price said. “The donations fund individual traders with accounts so they can practice with real money. But, first you go through training. Even if you don’t want to be a funds trader, you learn so much. You have wonderful teachers and you learn to work with a portfolio manager and a chief financial officer, and how to report to them. There’s even a Bloomberg Terminal so you can become certified, which is a great thing to put on your résumé.” The program is designed for multiple majors in the College of Business and Economics and additional majors, including Ag Economics, across campus. Once the courses are complete, students apply for a position to trade a funded account owned by a non-profit LLC. The program is intended to be a learning experience, not necessarily a profit-center and any losses are covered by the program, while profits are reinvested in the endowment to fund operating expenses and, eventually, student scholarships. Each year, the students report their funds’ histories to Rotchy and a select group of donors. “It was very inspiring,” Price said. “I felt proud to be there. I felt inspired to go out and learn as much as I could about the markets and investing.” Without the generosity of such donors and a C.W. Moore scholarship, Rachel wouldn’t be the proud Vandal she is today. “If I hadn’t gotten the scholarship, I wouldn’t have been able to come to school here,” she said. “But the university provided for me and here I am. I’m a double major and I’m an analyst in the Barker Program and I know where I want to go with my future. The scholarship has done all that for me.” “Thank you so much for this opportunity.”
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Exceptional Faculty By Andrew Gauss and Allison Stormo
George Tanner
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GEORGE TANNER George Tanner, instructor of entrepreneurship, arrived at the University of Idaho College of Business and Economics this fall with more than 25 years of experience at colleges and universities across the United States. He came to U-Idaho from Northwest Arkansas Community College where he served as entrepreneurship coordinator. He previously spent three years working at Idaho State University in Pocatello and said his return to Idaho felt a bit like coming home.
Among the lessons he tries to teach students is that they must use those skills to manage their own career — not just as business owners but also within a company. “I hope that as students’ materialize the careers they started, they look back and see that I helped their career,” Tanner said.
“I love the general attitude in the Northwest, particularly in Idaho. I love not only its independence but its warmth,” Tanner said.
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The move also allowed him to be close to his four daughters, ages 10 to 16.
Jan Rauk, instructor of human resources management, tries to inspire students to success and promote experiential learning.
Tanner has taken over as the advisor for Vandal Solutions, the CBE’s nonprofit student-run business. Students apply skills and concepts they learn in class and apply them to sustaining a real business. As advisor, he hopes to be a generator of ideas and a sounding board for those students involved in the experiential program.
With 25 years as a human resources practitioner before arriving at U-Idaho about a half-dozen years ago, she feels she helps create a bridge for students between academia and the working world. She uses her skills to help lead students in the Society of Human Resource Management(SHRM).
“I’m excited to be here to be part of a dynamic, well-respected faculty and am anxious to bring my brand to entrepreneurship,” he said.
While students drive the CBE club through writing job descriptions, bylaws, running meetings and other aspects of the club, she acts as the support to hold up the club. Through her network and connections, she helps the student organize overnight field trips once a semester to meeting with various companies.
He has extensive community involvement and done outreach in the communities in which he has lived and hopes to share those skills with students. He wants to use his role to ensure the knowledge transfer to students takes place. Tanner is looking at determining priorities but he would like entrepreneurship to spread across campus and curriculum. He says 24
the lessons learned through entrepreneurship are not just for starting a business, but all parts of a career including understanding finances, presentations and selling yourself and a product.
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“The students love to see how real people do it in the real world,” Rauk said. Trips have included Seattle, Portland, Tri-Cities, Wash. and Boise to companies such as Microsoft and Nike.
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Rauk promotes experiential learning through these trips as a way to help students prepare for their careers and learn what kinds of companies and employee groups the students most want to work with. She says she can help build her networking and connections to then help students find job opportunities. Those same alumni then recruit from the University of Idaho. “They are coming back to Idaho to recruit because no other schools have IBC, no other schools have such a strong SHRM,” she said. Seeing the students through the process of being a student to a working professional is very fulfilling to her. “There are four things I tell my students: to be alive, awake, alert and enthusiastic.”
Lori Baker-Eveleth On any given day, you might walk into Lori Baker-Eveleth’s classroom to find her students entangled in a snarl of yarn. While it may first appear a reenactment of “Charlotte’s Web” gone awry, the class is, in fact, deep into a lesson on e-mail networking. “I try to break up my lectures with hands-on activities that are related to what I’m teaching,” said Baker-Eveleth, an information systems (IS) professor who also uses ping-pong balls to help students grasp complex IS concepts. “It’s more visual and helps students understand what’s going on behind the scenes.”
Alsaker ’72, rewards faculty members for excellence in teaching and leadership in the Integrated Business Curriculum. Alsaker fellows are rewarded not only for their work with students, but also for their teamwork with IBC colleagues. “Teamwork across disciplines is very important out in the workplace,” Baker-Eveleth said. “If the faculty doesn’t do it, how are our students going to learn how to work in teams?” Baker-Eveleth says the supplemental compensation provided by the Alsaker Family Fellowship enables her to get out of the classroom in the summertime to instead focus on providing special learning opportunities for students. For instance, she and her husband, Professor Dan Eveleth, have developed an annual two-week study abroad trip to Italy for business students. “Many of our students haven’t even been out of the country,” she says. “This trip allows them to gain valuable international experience without having to spend an entire semester abroad.” She says the international trips are a good example of how supporting a faculty member can have a broader impact. “When you support a faculty member, it gives back to the students … It’s a trickle down effect,” Baker-Eveleth said. “Because we are primarily a teaching college, we are interacting every day with undergraduate students. Whatever support we get, we turn around and infuse that support into them.”
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Davis Investment Group Reunion The A.D. and J.E. Davis Student Investment Management Group was established in 1989 with a $100,000 grant from J.E. and A.D. Davis, the founders of the Winn Dixie grocery chain. The donation was matched by the UI Consolidated Investment Trust. The Davis Group
Davis Group Field Trip The Davis Group goes on one field trip a year to enhance their experiential learning experience and gain exposure to the financial industry they will be working in after graduation. In 2010, the students enjoyed a trip to Chicago where they visited the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Rice Dairy, a dairy commodity trading company, and were hosted by alum Rotchy Barker for lunch at the Union League and access to the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Seattle was the location of the 2011 field trip where our alumni facilitated the students receiving formal presentations from the head of Investor Relations for both Starbucks and Boeing, which are the real-world presentations they practice each semester trying to sell potential investors on why they should buy the stock. This year the Davis Group
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offers students an opportunity to apply their presentation and decision-making skills in the context of investment management. Students who participate in the Davis Investment Group are responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of stocks, bonds and other equities currently valued at $400,000. Lead by Dean Mario Reyes, each group member is responsible for tracking a specific market sector and providing weekly reports that include news, ratings and personal recommendations. Group members also are responsible for presenting investment opportunities to each other in formal presentations. These activities provide members with invaluable real-world experience with financial markets and investment decisions. The group has contributed more than $250,000 toward CBE scholarship funds since its formation and also donated $200,000 to the Albertson Building campaign in 2002. On Oct. 5-6, the CBE held a Davis Group reunion and welcomed back alumni to campus for Homecoming weekend.
traveled to Portland for Investor Relations presentations at Columbia Sportswear and Cascade Corporation. They also toured and met the executive team of iSupport, an entrepreneurial software company in Vancouver. Additionally, our alumni gave them a tour of the Nike headquarters and the Nike Employee Store in addition to a workshop on construction bonding from Kevin Cusick. In addition to the company site visits, all three field trips included an alumni networking social, a valuable opportunity for the students to interact with the alumni living locally in the cities they hope to someday live and work. The college and Davis Group are very thankful for the many CBE alumni and friends who were instrumental to the success of all these field trips, we couldn’t do it without you!
Davis Group Reunion photos “It was a great environment as well as being able to work with people who were excited about doing the same thing. We were fortunate to have it. It confirmed the direction I was working toward.” — Bill Gilbert ’97, co-founder of The Caprock Group
“Everything I know about finances, I’ve learned from Davis. It has given me a broader perspective on the business world, and not just finance.” — Mary Foss, 2012-13 portfolio manager. Foss will graduate in May with a degree in operations management and a minor in Spanish
“In Davis Group, I have learned a lot about personal finance. Being involved — you meet a lot of alumni and executives and it leads to a great deal of networking.” — Jake Haxby, junior, majoring in accounting
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Left to Right 1) Brett Villaume, CMT, CAIA Economics, 1999 Vice President and Research Analyst FIG Partners LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Hometown: Coeur d’Alene 2) Mary (Pommes) Foss Operations Management, 2012 Current Davis Portfolio Manager Past President of the UI Student Foundation Hometown: Shohola, Penn.
3) Nick Tunison Political Science, 2012 ASUI Vice President Older Brother Robert, graduated in Finance, 2011 Younger Brother Patrick, is a sophomore in Finance Hometown: Boise 4) Bill Accola Finance, 1999 Director of Project Management MediaPlatform, Beverly Hills, Calif. Hometown: Moscow
5) Jake Haxby Accounting, 2014 Student in Barker Capital Management and Trading Program Intern for Prosperity Organic Foods, Boise Hometown: Boise 6) Bill Gilbert Finance, 1997 Co-Founder & Partner The CAPROCK Group, Inc., Boise Past Davis Portfolio Manager Hometown: Boise
7) Joe Young, CFA Finance, 2001 Regional Director and Vice President Dimensional Fund Advisors, Austin, Texas Hometown: Spirit Lake 8) Mario Reyes Dean, CBE
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“If you would have asked me 28 years ago if I would have been an administrator, I would have laughed,” said College of Business and Economics Dean Mario Reyes. Reyes, who has been teaching in CBE for nearly three decades, was named dean in May 2012. He previously served as associate dean and was appointed interim dean earlier this year after former Dean Jack Morris retired. “Dean Reyes has a deep passion for the University of Idaho and the College of Business and Economics, and is wildly supportive of our programs and people. We couldn’t ask for a better leader to chart the next course for us,” said Yvonne Sertich, director of CBE’s Executive Education. Reyes came to the University of Idaho on a one-year, temporary contract and did not expect to stay. However, he and his wife, Alice, quickly realized they enjoyed the University and local community and decided to stay. And stay, he did. Reyes raised his family in Moscow and now has two grandchildren. In the process, he not only has endeared himself to thousands of students and colleagues and received numerous excellence in teaching and advising awards, but he also discovered what a privilege it was for him to give back to this great CBE. “I am fortunate to have formed wonderful relationships with students and former students,” he said. “I value these relationships.” While Reyes started on a temporary contract, his roles with U-Idaho have been progressively varied and include serving as a professor of finance, faculty member of the Utilities Executive Course for more than 20 years, a faculty member of the signature Integrated Business Curriculum (IBC) program, head of the Department of Finance, and interim associate dean of Administrative Affairs. He also provided leadership to students through groups such as the A.D. and J.E. Davis Student Investment Fund. His leadership to students has not gone unnoticed, particularly to those who have been a part of the Davis Investment Group — which had a reunion the weekend of Homecoming. “He had a way of being incredibly demanding, but in a compassionate manner,” said Bill Gilbert, who graduated in 1997 with a degree in finance and was involved with Davis group for most of his years in college. “You were being pushed beyond what you thought you were capable of, but you tried to achieve those things because the person who was pushing cared about you.” Gilbert, who also had Reyes as an academic adviser, is the founder and partner of The Caprock Group that has offices in San Jose, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; and Boise. He says that everyone knew Reyes cared about them, and took the time to create more personal relationships with students. “He is demanding. But he is demanding of himself. He would never ask of others what he wouldn’t ask of himself. We’ve been lucky to have him – he is someone who could be doing anything he wants in life but he has chosen to dedicate his time to the University of Idaho,” said Gilbert, who also served at chairman of the U-Idaho Foundation for a decade. 28
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Joe Young ’01 agrees. “The great thing about Mario is that he’s not afraid to tell you how he sees it, and that makes me better as a person.” Young is the vice president of Dimensional Fund Advisors in Austin, Texas. Reyes is undeniably dedicated to U-Idaho and CBE. He is passionate about spreading news about the good work CBE is doing. He wants to work to make CBE relevant across campus and create a strategic presence not only in Idaho, but also in the Northwest. “I want us to become the resident undergraduate business school of choice in the Pacific Northwest by 2020,” he said. Reyes wants to focus on building a public relations blitz, and work with the university to increase advertising of CBE as well as visibility through marketing.
Dean Mario Reyes New Leader of CBE By Allison R. Stormo
“I am extremely excited to be working with our outstanding faculty and staff who work enthusiastically to deliver world-class academic and experiential programs to our outstanding students. I look forward to continuing relationships and reconnecting with our alumni and friends,” he said. Sometimes, Reyes connects when least expected. Several years ago while shopping during a family trip he noticed a woman with a stroller and toddler staring at him. After saying hello as he passed to another aisle, the woman followed him and continued staring. When she finally approached him, she recognized Dean Reyes as the professor she had class with in the mid-1980s. Those types of experiences are ones Reyes values immensely. He enjoys interacting with stakeholders and will build on the relationships he has created.
Among the way he works on those relationships is having an open door policy. Since becoming dean, he has conducted what he coins as a “listening tour”, where he has one-on-one sessions with faculty and staff members in the college to hear their ideas. He says he also conducted listening tours when he became department head and associate dean. “I seek input and ideas to help guide me in formulating plans and agendas,” he said. He hopes faculty will view him as a good listener and uses those conversations as part of the foundation for setting goals and working to grow the college. Among the priorities is one to help CBE build support for faculty and the college’s programs such as the IBC. To aid in creating that support, this year the Mario Reyes Faculty Fellowship for Excellence was established by alumni as a way to recognize the College’s outstanding faculty. enterprise | 29
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60 Years of Excellent Utility Education Utility Executive Course In June 2013, the Utility Executive Course (UEC) will celebrate 60 years of providing the premier industry-driven executive education program designed specifically for utility leaders. UEC remains steadfast in its founding mission— to provide comprehensive analysis of the industry’s top challenges and opportunities, and of its general business environment, as well as training for executives to enhance industry knowledge, leadership abilities and professional effectiveness.
www.uidaho.edu/uec
Legislative Energy Horizons Institute Graduates Second Cohort The Legislative Energy Horizon Institute (LEHI) is designed to educate state and provincial legislators on the North American energy infrastructure and delivery system. High turnover in legislative bodies decreases the institutional knowledge concerning complex energy issues in states and provincial legislatures. Legislators who develop state energy policy often lack a comprehensive understanding of how energy infrastructure operates. The complex issues associated with electricity, natural gas and petroleum infrastructure; regulation governing this infrastructure; and interdependencies are just some of the areas
that legislators must understand to make responsible and informed policy decisions. The Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) partnered with the University of Idaho and the Department of Energy to create the initiative. Our utility industry expertise provided the perfect synergy to collaborate with the LEHI stakeholders to produce an innovative and impactful energy curriculum. In June 2012, LEHI graduated it’s second cohort of legislators that included three from the state of Idaho, Senator Russ Fulcher, Senator Michelle Stennett and Representative Jeff Thompson.
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Senator Russ Fulcher in the classroom
Senator Michelle Stennett in class
EMBA CEO Speaker Series One of “most powerful women” speaks to EMBA students Sharon Allen graduated from the University of Idaho’s College of Business and Economics in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She went on to spend her career with Deloitte LLP, retiring in 2011 as the first female chairman of the board. In 1994, Allen became the first female board member in the company’s history and was elected as the executive chairman in 2003. Forbes included Allen on its annual list of “The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World” four times. The Kimberly, Idaho, native sits on the boards of several agencies and companies, including being appointed as a director to the Bank of America Board in August. Allen was inducted into the University of Idaho Alumni Hall of Fame in 2002 and received an honorary doctorate in administrative science in 2004. She was honored with the Legacy of Leading Award in 2010. She had her husband Richard, ’73, also are co-chairs of U-Idaho’s Inspiring Futures campaign. During her visit to campus this summer, she advised EMBA students to learn to communicate well, find good mentors, be themselves and push beyond their comfort zone. “You’ll never be a leader unless you think of yourself as a leader. If you don’t act like a leader, you won’t be a leader,” Allen said. Now that the former leader has retired, she and her husband of 40 years enjoy more time together between their homes in McCall, Idaho, and Scottsdale, Ariz.
THE IDAHO EXECUTIVE MBA I am a leader. The Idaho Executive MBA Program helped me develop a strategic perspective and sophisticated knowledge. I have the skills to evaluate the dynamic healthcare industry and the financial impacts on physical medicine and rehabilitation. As Director of Therapy Services at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, I use my new leadership skills to better serve our patients, community, and region. I am Nancy Webster. This is my legacy of leading.
I AM TAKING MY CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL
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EMBA CFO Speaker Series Roger Rowe ’82 TriQuent Semiconductor Rowe is the Director of financial planning and analysis and investor relations for TriQuint Semiconductor. TriQuint is a leading global provider of innovative RF solutions and foundry services for the world’s top communications, defense and aerospace companies in Hillsboro, Ore. After graduating from the University of Idaho in finance and accounting in 1982, Roger moved to Portland and started his career with KPMG in their audit department. After five years in public accounting, Roger spent 10 years with Mentor Graphics in various financial and operational positions before holding the CFO role at Preview Systems, InFocus Corporation, and Merchandising Technologies Inc.
Jack Morris Executive Speaker Series Fall 2011
Brad Wiskirchen CEO Keynetics
Greg Nelson Senior manager, supplier management Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Lee Fromson ’82 Senior vice president of merchandising REI
John Andrews ’88 Vice president of human resource operations Electronic Arts
Constance Morrow Workplace ombudsman of conflict management program Defense Intelligence Agency
William Morrow ’68 Program management associated division director Department of Defense
Kelly Prior Litehouse Foods Prior joined Litehouse in 2002 as controller and was appointed CFO in 2005. He added executive vice president to his responsibilities in 2010. Kelly graduated from Eastern Washington University with a degree in business administration and immediately obtained his license as a certified public accountant. He has more than 15 years of experience in business management, finance and leadership. His career started with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where he became manager of business assurance. Other positions Prior has held include director of internal audit for Eastern Washington University and controller and CFO of Medinex Systems. In addition to his formal training, Prior gained the valuable skills of entrepreneurship while working in his family’s arts and crafts business for more than 10 years and holding positions from stock clerk to bookkeeper. Kelly has been involved with many aspects of the community in Sandpoint an Spokane, Wash., that include board member for the Sandpoint Area Chamber of Commerce and instructor for Junior Achievement.
Frank Hanagarne Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation In 2011 Hanagarne was named the CFO for Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation. Previous to that he was most recently chief operating officer of Valcambi, SA, a precious metal refiner in Switzerland, in which Newmont Mining Corporation has an equity interest. Before his appointment as operations head of Valcambi in early 2011, Hanagarne was a director of corporate development for Newmont. Hanagarne’s 17 years of service at Newmont includes positions of increasing responsibility within key areas of Newmont’s operations and business functions as well as environmental, health and safety. He has a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Nevada Reno, and a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. 32
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Kara Besst ’94 President and CEO Gritman Medical Center
Brian Rice Founder and principal Rice Dairy
John Mead ’78 CEO Adventure 16
Kimberly Harris President and CEO Puget Sound Energy
Jeff Williams President and CEO Glanbia Foods
THIS IS HOW WE BUILD STRONG FUTURES
As a professor of Operations Management and the Executive MBA Program in the College of Business and Economics, John Lawrence was recognized in 2011 with the University of Idaho Teaching Excellence Award. While he is exceptional, Dr. Lawrence is just one example of how our faculty foster innovation, encourage discussion and inspire futures. Because at the University of Idaho, there’s more to teaching than lectures and lab work. We’re teaching great thinkers to become great leaders. That’s the legacy of leading.
www.uidaho.edu | A LEGACY OF LEADING
Scan QR code to see the entire John Lawrence, Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation Faculty Fellow, Inspiring Futures video.
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Investing in the Future By Donna Emert Special to the North Idaho Business Journal Photo courtesy Jerome A. Pollos | Coeur d’Alene Press
Before investing, effective business potential profits. That holds true when the
While taking the EMBA courses and working full time, Dollahite increased company profits six fold, improved patient satisfaction scores by ten percent, and raised employee satisfaction to the highest level in the region, which encompasses eastern Washington and all of Idaho.
investment is in education.
Dollahite attributes that success to applying what he learned, as he learned it.
Aaron Dollahite, who earned an executive MBA degree in May at the University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene, said he enrolled in the professional program because it met solid, no-nonsense criteria.
“When you’re in class, you are challenged to think about how to apply what you are learning to your work — taking your education a step above just theories,” he said. “You are given projects and assignments that you can tailor to your individual business needs or aspirations. This is something I greatly valued in the program.”
people weigh all the variables that impact
“I chose the program for its price and convenience. It’s right here in Coeur d’Alene. And classes meet three full days each month, versus every-other week,” said Dollahite, a Coeur d’Alene resident and busy practice manager for Willamette Dental Group, with offices in Coeur d’Alene and in Pullman, Wash. “Plus, I did not have to take the GMAT, an MBA entrance exam. The university considered my work experience and undergraduate grades. That alone saved me serious time and money.” 34
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“When I was facing a challenge at work, I could take what I was learning in class and use my assignments to address it, from employee management, to financial management, to innovation. There were countless times when I would get great insights from the professors and my class members that I could use immediately to help turn things around in my new office. I directly attribute all
the change I have been able to effectuate at work to the things I was learning every month in class.” The University of Idaho EMBA offers a challenging integrated curriculum designed to promote students’ understanding of best business practices, decision making and critical thinking, to name a few of its components. Students do their reading and research outside of the classroom. “Balancing work, home, church responsibilities and school was not an easy task,” Dollahite said. “However, it has been possible. That’s why I like the setup so much: You are in class three full days, then you have the rest of the month to balance everything with school work.”
Business professor Ray Dacey brings his expertise in decision theory and game theory to the program, providing the conceptual foundation for the negotiation and conflict management taught by Laflin and Costello. In addition, Philosophy Professor Douglas Lind provides insights and instruction in ethical decision-making. An unexpected perk of the program was the opportunity to network with, and learn from, other working professionals in his cohort, Dollahite said. The cohort is a group of students who take the coursework together throughout the two-year program. The EMBA set-up drives home the old adage that business success is all about relationships.
Before entering the program, Dollahite was a little apprehensive about what the professors would be like. “I have been so impressed by the caliber and quality of the professors,” Dollahite said. “I would have never guessed that the college would have sent such accomplished, tenured professors to Coeur d’Alene.”
“My cohort members are phenomenal,” Dollahite said. “I had no idea how much value would come from those relationships and learning from each other in class. We help each other, support and encourage each other. Those are relationships that will continue throughout our lives.”
College of Business and Economics faculty who make the trek north to teach at U-Idaho Coeur d’Alene include Mario Reyes, dean of the college and professor of finance. Reyes’ expertise includes emerging stock markets, econometric analysis of the behavior of asset prices, asset valuation and investment management, and integrated business curriculum and finance pedagogy; and John Lawrence, professor of business, with expertise in quality management, business/environmental sustainability, and case research methods.
While there are challenges inherent in simultaneously going to school and working in your profession, the return on investment is both immediate and lasting, he said.
The College of Law shares law professor Maureen Laflin, a certified professional mediator and director of her college’s Clinical Programs; and law professor Patrick Costello, who supervises several law clinics, co-supervises the Mediation Clinic, and teaches trial advocacy. Laflin and Costello help EMBA students build negotiation and mediation skills.
“I’ve already been able to apply so much of my education to what I am doing at work,” Dollahite said. “I do feel that it was a very good investment. I feel that my MBA will pay dividends over time much greater than the cost of tuition and the time I invested. I feel that having my MBA will build my career and improve my career prospects and earning potential, which will pay for the degree 10 times over.” Aaron Dollahite, was the practice manager for Willamette Dental Group in Coeur d’Alene, earning his Executive MBA from University of Idaho in May while working full time and raising his practice’s statistics to all-time levels. Aaron has since left Willamette Dental Group to start his own business: A Comfort Care, Inc. in San Antonio. He is the president/CEO.
M.B.A. Alumni We Need You! CBE is creating a directory of M.B.A. alumni from both our past traditional and current executive programs. Once completed, the secure online directory will be available for our alumni to build their networks and foster professional communications, in addition to allowing CBE to promote the success of our alumni in recognition of their achievements and hard work. Please update your career info with us now at www.uidaho.edu/embaalumni
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General Amos ’70 | Dean Reyes By Allison R. Stormo
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University of Idaho alumnus Gen. James Amos ’70, Commandant of the Marine Corps, returned to his alma mater to deliver the commencement address May 12. Although he and his wife, Bonnie, travel frequently, he had not been to northern Idaho in decades because of his professional commitments. In 1988, he took his family on a trip through the area to show them where he graduated from college in 1970. Bonnie also was born and raised in the Palouse. “Never in any single instance in my time as a general officer have we been as warmly received as we have at the University of Idaho,” Amos said. Amos graduated in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in finance from the College of Business and Economics. While attending college, he was a member of ROTC and after graduation, he was designated a naval aviator and earned his wings in 1971. He was sworn in as commandant Oct. 22, 2010. He is the highest-ranking Vandal is U.S. military history, and the first aviator to be in that role.
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“I challenge you to think about who you are and what you stand for,” Amos told the more than 1,400 graduates in May. “Ask yourself what defines you. I want you to think about how your character was formed and by whose fingerprints, and understand that it will continue to be a work in progress for the next four decades.” While the general was in Moscow, Dean Mario Reyes watched on as U-Idaho bestowed the honor of renaming the campus veterans center the General James F. Amos Veterans Center. In addition to being a dedicated Vandal, Amos also is a strong supporter of the University’s Operation Education Scholarship Program. His wife, Bonnie, is the co-chair of the program along with U-Idaho first lady Ruthie Nellis. Operation Education provides opportunities to veterans with a service-connected injury caused or aggravated by military service after 9/11, which has led to a physical disability that impacts life activities.
Advisory Board The College of Business and Economics is ever grateful to this impressive and dedicated group of alumni and friends who help the college move forward strategically and insure we are successfully supporting students as they pursue studies and ultimately professional lives in the world of business. This group has a long history of helping to bring about historical events in the life of the college. The J.A. Albertson Building and the Integrated Business Curriculum, to name two, would not have been possible without the advisory board’s leadership and influence.
CBE Advisory Board • Daniel L. Alsaker, Chair President, Alsaker Corp., Spokane Valley, Wash. • Keith Bradbury Partner, Investintech.com, Toronto, Ontario • Thomas Bundy Owner, Thomas and Associates, Black Diamond, Wash. • Dave Butler Vice President of Finance and CFO, Winco, Inc., Boise • Margaret Carlson CBE and Principal, The C&H Group LLC, Boise • Douglas J. Chadderdon President, Great Floors, Coeur d’Alene • Richard J. Dahl CEO, James Campbell Co., Honolulu, Hawaii • Annette Elg Senior Vice President and CFO, J.R. Simplot Co., Boise • Matthew J. Espe CEO and President, Armstrong World Industries, Pennsylvania • Paul Farkas Partner, Moss Adams LLP, Eugene, Ore. • Richard D. Farnsworth Retired, Senior Vice President, Fireman’s Fund Insurance, Santa Rosa, Calif. • Gary Garnand President, Garnand Marketing LLC, Twin Falls • C. Scott Green CEO, Pepper Hamilton LLP, New York, N.Y. • Tim Greene Partner, Stuart-Mill Capital, Inc., Moscow • Mike Gwartney Retired, Department of Administration, Gov. Butch Otter, Idaho State Department of Administration, Eagle
• Stan Hilbert Executive Vice President and COO, Telect, Inc., Liberty Lake, Wash. • Dan Hilken Senior Vice President and Regional Brokerage Manager, Wells Fargo Bank, Corte Madera, Calif. • Donna Day Jacobs Day Realty Co., Boise • J.T. Jones CFO, Fisher’s Document Systems, Boise • Patricia Kempthorne Founder and Executive Director, Twiga Foundation, Boise • James Lemley Independent Film Producer., Beverly Hills, Calif. • Clint Marshall Vice President of Business Development and CFO, Unicep Packaging Inc., Sandpoint • Laine Meyer Retired, Vice President, Hewlett Packard Co., Los Altos, Calif. • Ann C. Nelson Audit Partner, KPMG LLP, Boise • Michael T. Richards Partner, West Region Transaction Services Leader, Private Equity KPMG LLP, San Francisco, Calif. • Ben Rolphe Retired, Chairman, Rolphe Industries, Coeur d’Alene • Terrill Rust Integration Manager, Marlin Equity, Boise • James A. Sabala Senior Vice President, Hecla Mining Co., Coeur d’Alene • Wayne Schneider Retired, Senior Vice President and Director, Business and Private Banking Wells Fargo, Eagle
• James Steele, Jr. First Vice President, Investments, Merrill Lynch Co. Inc., Boise • JoAnne Stringfield Human Resource Executive, Marlin Equity, Meridian • Mary Pat Thompson CFO, MWI Veterinary Supply, Boise • Bryan Timm Senior Vice President and COO, Columbia Sportswear, Portland, Ore. • Bob Urso President and COO, KMS Solutions, LLC, Alexandria, Va. • Travis Wambeke President, Strata, Inc., Moscow
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• Rex Dorman Retired, CFO and Senior Vice President, Boise Cascade Corp., Boise • James V. Hawkins Retired, Managing Partner, Highway 12 Ventures, Coeur d’Alene • Doyle Jacklin General Partner, Riverbend Commerce Park, Post Falls • A. Craig Olson Principal, The Caprock Group, Boise • Mahlon “Lonnie” Park Retired, executive Vice President and Manager, First Security Bank, Boise • James Steele Retired, Merrill Lynch and Co., Boise • L. Dean Welch Retired, President and CEO, Ladish Co., Emmett • R.K. Woodhead Retired, Executive Vice President and CFO, Morrison Knudsen, Boise enterprise | 37
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The University of Idaho is surrounded by access to mountains, wilderness, rivers and bodies of water. Those fresh-air opportunities have led to the university being ranked by Outside magazine, Business Week and other major publications as a top college for students interested in the outdoors. The Outdoor Industry Association’s 2012 economic report shows $646 billion is spent in the outdoor industry, and 40 percent of that is in the West – including Idaho. So it is no surprise that many College of Business and Economics alumni end up working — and leading — stellar companies in the outdoor retail industry. We talked to some who have made an exceptional mark in the industry. Read on for their stories.
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Erik Amos ’93 is the tax director for Columbia Sportswear. He joined the company in 1998. He previously worked for Deloitte. He received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from CBE in 1993.
When he moved to Columbia Sportswear in 1997 as corporate controller, he joined a company that turns out products that are icons in the outdoor gear and apparel industry — just before the company went public. “My first week in the door was getting ready to go public,” That was just the start to the company’s successes. Timm saw exponential growth the first five years with Columbia. “In some cases there was 20 percent to 30 percent growth — the brand was on fire.”
BRYAN TIMM ’86
COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR The Northwest kept Columbia Sportswear’s Chief Operating Officer Bryan Timm close to home when he graduated in 1986 in accounting. The Boise native started working right out of college with the audit, tax and advisory services firm KPMG in Portland, Ore. where he stayed until 1991. He moved to Oregon Steel Mills and rose to divisional controller for CF&I Steel — the company’s largest division. “I loved manufacturing,” Timm said. He loved understanding the process and what drove costs. He enjoyed seeing how in the melt shop — where molten steel is purified and sent for production — could be turned into any number of things. 40
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Being the recipient of such financial success wasn’t always the case for Timm. He worked his way through college with a combination of jobs included Albertsons during summers in Boise and odd jobs on campus. He also landed a part-time job as a health insurance representative and processed claims for a couple of hours a day. “I always wanted a pair of Sorrel’s and couldn’t afford them when I was a student, but now I can because we bought them!” he said. Columbia purchased Sorrel Footwear in 2000. Even though he is a lifetime away from his part-time jobs, his memories of the University of Idaho are strong. Aside from meeting his wife, Kathy, who also graduated in 1986 in business, he has fond memories of his involvement in the U-Idaho community. He suggests current students do the same. “I would tell students ‘Do what you can to get real-world experience,’ ” he said. “Learn how to study right up front. Don’t goof off. Learn how to study first, then have fun.”
Fred Pond ’83, is the vice president and chief information officer of Columbia. He joined the company in April 2010 and was appointed to his current position in November 2011. Prior to joining Columbia, Pond served as CIO for North Pacific Group, as well as director of information services for the Schnitzer Group of Companies and graduated with a degree in accounting from CBE.
for such a position. But the company quadrupled in size after he started, and was making multiple acquisitions. However, with the dot.com bust that followed, the company fell from 1,500 employees to 250. “Having to terminate that many people — I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.” Instead, he moved into a more predictable business and found a professional home in Columbia Sportswear. “It really resonates with my passions. It is a young and active culture,” he said. “This culture is much more in line with my lifestyle than the high-tech industry.”
TOM CUSICK ’90
COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR Great leaders can follow the same path. Columbia’s chief financial officer, Tom Cusick, also worked at KPMG and briefly crossed paths with Bryan Timm. He joined Columbia Sportswear in 2002 and became CFO in January 2009. Cusick’s journey to lead a successful outdoor industry company was riddled with ups and downs. Cusick spent five years with KPMG after graduating in 1990 with an accounting degree. He then detoured to California and held various jobs with Cadence Design Systems. He commuted from his home in Portland, Ore. to the Silicon Valley to work for the company. He was a 28-year-old controller in the middle of the technology boom. He questions whether if at that point in his life he was even ready
It is one he has a passion for — and he encourages any student getting ready to enter the workplace to find a job they love. But, with the economy as it is, he also cautions against following a passion with no opportunity. “What I have told my children in our conversations is to choose a career for which you have a passion, as well as one at which you can make a decent living” Cusick said. And that is no stranger to Cusick. He has been a part of Columbia as it grew by about $800 million in revenue and has added an entirely new generation of staff. He says they have a better social network in the financial organization now than a decade ago because of the personnel changes. “They have lunch together and spend their free time together – more so than the prior generation. It certainly makes for a healthy team environment.” enterprise | 41
Bruce Stratton ’71, who graduated in 1971 with a degree in accounting, is the president of the USA Swimming Board of Directors. He lives in Boise and owns the accounting firm Stratton & Associates PLLC. He was in London during the 2012 Summer Olympics to cheer on and support swimmers sponsored by USA Swimming.
Gerson believes in what he is doing. As a sponsor of the USA Swimming Olympic team, Speedo’s mission and value is to inspire people to swim. Not only are they developing performance swimwear lines for Olympic athletes, but inspiring people to get in the water. “When people think about swimming, they think about swimming laps, which is not very exciting,” he said. Instead, the company works on socialization of the sport. Speedo has a pool across the street from its office building and the company works with high schoolers a several times a week. In addition, Aqua Zumba instructors work with swimmers.
JIM GERSON ’81 SPEEDO
Jim Gerson has called many zip codes home in his journey to become president of Speedo. After graduating from University of Idaho in 1981, his positions leading apparel companies such as Jantzen Sportswear, North Face and Reef took him to places such as Seattle, Lake Oswego, Ore., San Francisco, New York, Memphis and Los Angeles. He landed in Los Angeles in July 2010 to oversee Warnaco Group’s swimwear division and is president of the Speedo and Calvin Klein lines. “Don’t let geography limit you,” Gerson said. He advises people to always jump on the right opportunity. “Find a passion, and work with it. It is so much easier to go to work when you are doing something you believe in. Whether you are in accounting, marketing or design — if you like what you are doing, you will be really good at it.” 42
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Last year, the Pace Club application was released and received a positive response. The application creates swim workout routines based on fitness levels and desired goals. The user can create virtual teams and receive feedback. The virtual trainer continues to pick up followers. “You have to look around and see the world has changed. People are not reading a lot of magazines, and there is a lot of instant gratification. You have to learn to evolve and be aware of how people are communicating,” Gerson said. To youths, the USA Swimming Team represents their heroes and idols, so Pace Club works on integrating athletes with the application. Gerson and his family were able to see those athletes in action this summer. Gerson was at the Olympic trials and attended the Summer Olympics in London in late July and early August. It was his first time attending Olympic events and described it as a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ and he was excited that his family could also attend. Gerson recently returned to campus as a speaker for the Jack Morris Executive Speaker Series.
one of his clients — Cascade Design, where he ended up working for nearly 20 years. “I was employee No. 10 give or take,” he said. Fromson was hired as the controller and rose through the ranks and left the company as president in 2006. He had decided to leave the company, sell his shares and spend a year traveling. That didn’t last. Word got out that he was leaving Cascade Design, and shortly he got a call from REI. He was offered the job as vice president of REI Private Brands. “It was funny because I had to think long and hard.” Fromson said he had worked hard and wanted to take time off. But then he encountered the opportunity that would allow him to stay in Seattle and work at the REI headquarters in Kent. He wouldn’t have to sell his house and he could remain in the outdoor industry. He was hired within two weeks of that initial call. He did manage to get some time off. He spent about a month hiking in the Himalayas with his daughter, Casey, who was in her early 20s. “It is the great thing about this industry — that you are involved in the products so much of your life that you also have to get out there and use them,” he said.
LEE FROMSON ’82 REI
In the early 1980s, Lee Fromson read in the Wall Street Journal that there were more millionaires per capita in Idaho than anywhere else in the country. Fromson had been wanting to move from Ohio, where he was born and raised, to the West Coast. He decided that going to graduate school was the best way. “I got this crazy idea that I would get all these contacts and invest their money,” said Fromson, who is the senior vice president of merchandising for REI. “I’ll go where all these rich people are.” His research on graduate schools also revealed that because he had degrees in accounting as well as finance, he would be able to get his degree at U-Idaho in one year. But he never had been to Idaho before moving. When he arrived, he discovered many of “the rich people” had a wealth of land but not necessarily cash. So when he graduated in 1982, he decided to wander around the West and look at the cities. He had a cousin in Seattle, and decided to make it home. His cousin, who was an accountant, connected Fromson to
Being part of the outdoors is not the only thing that he feels strongly about. He also believes being a part of the community is an integral part of his job. He sits on the boards of the National Forest Foundation, The Mountaineers and Appalachian Mountain Club. “Outdoors is a way of life,” he said. “It is part of what I do.” Working in a field that is part of life for him is essential to happiness. “Life is way too short to be miserable at work. You have to find something you care about.” When Fromson’s daughter was having trouble determining her major, he brought her into his office to talk to all the executives. He demonstrated to her that it didn’t matter what degree a person had. If they found a challenge and learned to communicate — and not stress — he says life will take care of the rest. Life certainly has taken care of Fromson. He gets to be part of a specialty player that helps create trends. “Nothing is more fun than seeing my team buying a product or finding a category that people didn’t know about,” he said. With those brands, REI strives to improve lives. “We help make our customers live better lives when they go outdoors.” enterprise | 43
John Mead ’78 A16 Outfitters
John Mead, president of Adventure 16, an outdoor fitting company, found his footing in the outdoor industry when he was a child. Mead’s uncle and dad helped finance the company that originally was started in 1962 by the Boy Scouts as a project to film their adventures. Mead, who grew up in Twin Falls, spent many summers working with his uncle in San Diego where Adventure 16 was based prior to finishing school. Right after Mead graduated from the University of Idaho in 1978 with a degree in business management, he got married and moved to California to start his rise through the company. His hard work paid off when he became president in 1991. “We all have a greater goal, and that is to protect our playground — and that is wilderness…If people don’t have places to go to seek solitude, we don’t have a viable business.” Mead returned last year to his alma mater and served as a speaker for the Jack Morris Executive Speaker Series.
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Chris Schrieber ’86 Quicksilver
Chris Schreiber ’86, senior vice president of Supply Chain, QS Americas at Quicksilver is a lifelong Vandal fan. Both her parents attended U-Idaho in addition to aunts, uncles and her two sisters. She graduated with a degree in marketing and economics. “University of Idaho is part of our lives, part of our family, part of our community,” Schrieber said. She has been with Quicksilver for 15 years. She says she loves to solve puzzles, and each day at Quicksilver she is a problem solver. “One of the things I love about the job is that it is completely different every day. No two days are the same.” She encourages students who are interested in following footsteps such as hers to seek internships. Another piece of advice would be to work to meet the people in the industry who are doing the types of things the students want to be doing for a career. Even in a tough economy, eventually those connections will pay off,” she said.
BILL PARKS
Northwest River Supply Bill Parks, a retired professor from the College of Business and Economics, turned his love of whitewater rafting and kayaking into a business when he founded Northwest River Supply (NRS) in 1972 while he was a faculty member at the University of Oregon. The company, which soon relocated to Moscow and celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, has grown to be one of the leading manufacturers and distributors of paddlesport equipment in the world. Parks began his career with University of Idaho in 1972 and retired in 1994. NRS also has over 15 Vandals working within the company with two Vandals serving as top executives: Tony Mangini – CFO & HRM, Accounting ‘93 and Bryan Dingel – Vice President, Economics ‘89.
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Alumni notes David Weeks ’49 has stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer of Research to Prevent Blindness after having served the organization as its CEO for 50 years. RPB is recognized worldwide as the leading foundation that supports eye research aimed at preventing all forms of vision loss and restoring sight. He remains chairman emeritus. Donald R. Hayes ’63 has
published “Splendor in the Skies: Echoes from the Past” that includes more than 250 accounts from men who flew in the B-17 during World War II. Hayes is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel.
Alyne and Syrah, 2-old-twins, are the daughters of Rhiannon ’99 and James Albert of Boise. Rhiannon received a bachelor’s degree in human resource management from CBE and sits on the Business Department’s advisory board.
Stan Hilbert ’82 a CBE advisory board member and executive vice president and COO of Telect, spent July 31 through Sept. 18 astride a motorcycle. He joined Telect’s chief executive officer, Wayne Williams, on an 11,000-mile road trip across the United States to visit customers and celebrate 30 years in business. They were joined by a team that included technology support on their trip. They stopped in more than 40 cities in an attempt to get more one-on-one time with their customers in their own environment. Telect is based in Liberty Lake, Wash. The team blogged about their experiences on
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Jason Schuster ’06, has recorded his debut album “I Believe”. The Kooskia, native, who received a degree in finance, also finished in the Top 30 of a global songwriting competition. He had two singles reach the No. 1 spot on an independent artist site, cdbaby.com. Michael Frey ’09, competed in the 2012 PGA Championship at the Ocean Course on Kiawah Island, S.C.
E-mail us at: cbe-alumninotes@uidaho.edu to share your news in the next issue of Enterprise. Stan Hilbert on the left and Wayne Williams, President & CEO of Telect on the right.
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“I donate to the University of Idaho because that’s where I got my opportunities. That’s where I met my wife and all the great things that have happened to me got started there,” said Gary G. Michael ’62. From his humble beginnings working on his uncle’s ranch in rural Montana, Michael rose to chairman and CEO of Albertsons, Inc. He also sits on the boards of directors of several multinational corporations and he currently is chairman of the board of IDACORP, inc., the parent company of Idaho Power. Michael also answered the call from his alma mater and stepped in as interim president at the University of Idaho in 2003-04. He shepherded the building of University of Idaho Boise to completion with a generous donation and a tribute to his wife of 50-plus years, Meryle Kay ’63.
for more information on giving to the College of Business and Economics, contact: Chandra Zenner Ford Assistant Dean of Development (208) 364-9908 chandra@uidaho.edu Toni Broyles Director of Development (208) 885-2634 tbroyles@uidaho.edu
Located in the Idaho Water Center, the Legacy Pointe multi-media conference room, also called “Mert’s Room” is a showcase venue for the University’s Boise center, where a number of alumni, student recruitment and community events are held. Michael is a firm believer in giving back. In fact, he and Meryle Kay have supported many U-Idaho initiatives and were lead donors to the construction of the JA Albertson Building on the Moscow campus, as well as longtime supporters of the Vandal athletics program. “When I was interim president, it struck me that the two things that really needed support in the future were scholarships and faculty endowments. In order to get the best students, we’ve got to have the best faculty. If we’re going to continue to be a premier school, we’re going to have to enhance the kind of package we can offer.”
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Inspiring Futures Inspiring Futures, the University of Idaho’s most ambitious campaign ever to garner private funds for students, faculty, programs and facilities, launched publicly in April. More than 800 alumni and friends converged on the floor of a transformed ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center for a shared experience that was a celebration like no other. It was a memorable evening and a grand toast to our alma mater and the many ways the University of Idaho students, faculty and alumni contribute to our world of commerce, science, education and the arts. Guests will tell you they left the Kibbie Dome with a greater sense of pride in the University of Idaho’s mission. The evening’s program featured Dean Mario Reyes. He shared a short version of his journey to the University of Idaho more than 25 years ago…a journey that began from his home in Manila. The College of Business and Economics is fortunate that fate and Mario’s open mind about moving to a foreign place led him along the path to the Palouse. After making his mark as an accomplished professor of finance and serving as associate dean, Mario is finishing up his first semester as the college’s new leader. Dean Reyes joins me in thanking the many who have chosen to support the college and we both look forward to making the case for many more to join the group of investors in our college. Inspiring Futures: Invest in the University of Idaho will conclude in 2014. Between now and then, we have a lot of work to do in order to reach the college’s $18 million goal. We currently have commitments of $13 million and counting, with almost $5 million to go.
the Inspiring Futures Campaign is being led by co-chairs who are also CBE alumni, friends and benefactors – Jeff ’75 and ’76 Kris Stoddard and Rich ’73 and Sharon ’73 Allen. We cannot thank them enough for their leadership and the tremendous amount of personal time they are lending to the University of Idaho. The alumni and friends who choose to help the college inspire us every day. We hope you are inspired by what you read in the pages of this annual publication. The community of faculty and staff who drive the work that results in creating a learning environment that inspires our students depends on the partnerships with you. You get the idea. Idaho and inspiration go hand in hand — thank you for making it possible. Chandra Zenner Ford ’88 and ’93
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The focus for CBE is to develop a stronger pool of private funds that directly supports the many experiential programs we offer to enrich our student experience outside the classroom and to further supplement the resources we have to reward our best faculty. The College of Business and Economics is especially proud of the fact that
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Deloitte Honors Sharon Allen
This past year, Deloitte, LLP made a $250,000 gift to the College of Business and Economics in recognition of Sharon Allen’s, ’73, business career that culminated in her service as the first female chairman of Deloitte’s board of directors. Allen retired in 2011. The University of Idaho has recognized her many accomplishments with an honorary doctorate, the prestigious Legacy of Leading Award and induction into the Alumni Hall of Fame.
a focus on the inter-relationship of leadership and ethics as the backbone for a successful career — no matter what field of study.
Allen and her husband, Rich ’73, have joined Dean Mario Reyes and others to establish a leadership and ethics initiative. “We are very pleased that Deloitte has chosen to make this contribution and are excited to work with the University to focus on two areas of interest to us — ethics and leadership,” the Allens said. “We have decided to match the gift of $250,000 and hope to establish a program that influences the lives and careers of future University of Idaho students.”
Rich is on the Board of Directors for the University of Idaho Foundation and Sharon returned to campus in August to serve as the CEO Kickoff Speaker for the Executive MBA students. The Allen’s support over many years of the College of Business and Economics, the accounting department and Vandal athletics has left a lasting and positive influence on the lives of many former, current and future students. Both Rich and Sharon embody the examples we wish to hold up to CBE students when the study of leadership and ethics is integrated across the campus.
The Allen and Deloitte gifts will enhance classroom curriculum to provide more students experiential learning opportunities with
“We are honored that Deloitte has chosen to recognize Sharon’s amazing career in this way and are doubly grateful the Allens have chosen to match this generous gift,” Reyes said. “We will look forward to working with them to establish a campuswide leadership and ethics initiative.”
X.E. “Bus” Durant The estate of X.E. “Bus” Durant ’47 has provided $25,000 to the Graue Scholars Endowment as well as $25,000 for the X.E. “Bus” and Mary Ellen Durant Scholarship Endowment. Bus was raised in Weippe and died Aug. 18 in Lewiston at 90. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ellen, in 2006. He and Mary
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Ellen operated a general merchandise and grocery store in Pierce for decades before selling it in 1978. He went on to be elected to the Clearwater County Commission, which he served on for 15 year. He also served on the Pierce City Council as well as serving as mayor of Pierce. He and Mary Ellen moved to Lewiston in 1993.
You can make a difference. Learn more about giving opportunities
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Russell L. Chrysler In May, 103-year-old Russell L. Chrysler came to the University of Idaho to see his name on the wall of the 1889 Society plaque, which honors donors of $1 million or more. “I feel very modest about all this,” said the College of Business and Economics professor emeritus. Chrysler transferred $1 million in Target stock to U-Idaho to fund a charitable remainder unitrust that created an endowment to establish the Chrysler Marketing Scholars Program to support scholarships for marketing students. Chrysler joined the CBE faculty in 1959 and served as college dean from 1970-71. Russell L. Chrysler and Dean Mario Reyes
Annette ’78 and Brad ’78 Elg Annette ’78 and Brad ’78 Elg recently made a $100,000 gift to the Barker Capital Management and Trading Program. This gift establishes an endowment that will provide sustainable funding to this growing experiential learning program in perpetuity. “Brad and I are pleased to be able to give back to the University that gave so much to us,” Annette shared. “The students that participate in the Barker Trading Program are given a unique opportunity to experience real-world situations that make them better students and ultimately President M. Duane Nellis, Annette Elg, Brad Elg and Dean Mario Reyes better business professionals.” The Idaho natives both graduated with degrees in accounting. Currently, Annette is the senior vice president and chief financial officer of the J.R. Simplot Company — one of the world’s largest private agribusiness corporations. She has served on the Idaho Community Foundation board of directors, has been a part of the Boise Art Museum board of trustees and served as president of the board of directors for Ballet Idaho. Annette currently is on the CBE Advisory Board and was recently honored with the U-Idaho Silver and Gold Professional Achievement Award. Brad is the president and CEO of Northwest Real Estate Capital Corp., a real estate investment company he founded in 1999. Before establishing Northwest, Brad owned and operated Intermountain Food Equipment Company, also located in Boise and spent 10 years in public accounting. Brad and Annette have two grown sons, Jordan and Nathan. Dean Mario Reyes said, “An investment in this signature experiential learning program will help us grow and develop this unique curriculum that attracts top students from around the country. We are so grateful for this important gift from the Elgs.”
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Welch Scholarship The Welch Scholarship is the largest scholarship endowment in the College of Business and Economics. The Welch endowment will provide in perpetuity opportunity for Idaho students to pursue a degree in business. The impact of this scholarship cannot be overstated. The photo below shows students awarded the Welch Scholarship for the 2012-13 year. Just this spring, the world lost a kind and generous soul in Gay Welch. She passed away March 5 in Brookfield, Wis., with her husband, Dean, at her side. Gay took so much pride in making the scholarships possible for Idaho students. She used to tell people that instead of a fancy sports car, she chose to spend her money helping our students. She kept a large framed photo of the scholarship recipients in the entrance of her home. Gay adopted the University of Idaho as it was her husband, Dean’s, alma mater. We will miss Gay’s wit and wisdom and the students will miss her kind gestures each year after they reached out to thank the Welch’s for the scholarship. Gay knew this scholarship endowment was an important piece of her legacy and we will continue to highlight the impact the funding is having on the lives of our students year after year. Dean Welch is the retired CEO of the Ladish Co. and he recently returned to Idaho and his hometown of Emmett. We welcome Dean back and look forward to seeing more of him.
Dean and Gay † Welch
2012 Dean & Gay Welch Scholarship recipients Front row: left to right, Sitlaly Escamilla, Miranda Storey, Katie Vandenberg, Reba Daws, Amberly Showmaker, Kaley Intravia and Aubrey Nash. Center row: Solina Bressler, Juan Meza, Ashley Merritt, Tara Cutler, Cortney Thomason, Andrew Peterson, Miguel Vasquez and Andrew Morgan. Back row: Scott Jenkins, Jarin Bressler, Daphne Jackson, Brett Ryska, Dylan Brodigan, Riley Swanson, Sarah Gross and Justin Stoddard.
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Scholarships Offered through the college of Business and Economics
Named Scholarships in the College of Business and Economics: Accenture Scholarship Charles Ambrose Adams Scholarship Endowment AGA Idaho Centennial Accounting
Sharon A. English Business & Economics Scholarship Endowment
Tom McKevitt Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Lowell ‘Bo’ Engstrom Memorial Scholarship
Jon & Lana Mellen/Kenneth A. Dick CBE Scholarship Endowment
Evergreen Business Capital Entrepreneurship Scholarship Farmers Group of Companies Scholarship Kimberly Farnen Study Abroad Scholarship
Micron Technology Business Scholarship Jean A. and Albert M. Monnett, Jr., Endowment Fund
John B. & Delores L. Fery Presidential Scholarship
C.W. Moore Scholarship
First Security Foundation Scholarship
Cortland J. Northrop, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Janice Foiles Memorial Scholarship Endowment
PGA Foundation Golf Management Scholarship
Associated Credit Bureaus of Idaho
James B. and Jane M. Foley Accounting Scholarship Endowment
Eugene L. & James R. Pilcher Scholarship Award Endowment
Paul W. Atwood Business and Economics Scholarship Endowment
William and Carolyn Folz Scholarship Endowment Fund
Kermit Pressey Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Paul W. Atwood Graduate Fellowship Endowment
Gary L. Garnand SAE Scholarship Endowment
PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholarship
Robert W. “Win” Baker Scholarship
Mary E. Giles Scholarship Endowment Paul & Mary Giles Business Scholarship
Jess Randall Accounting Scholarship Endowment
Albertson’s Inc. Ward B. Algoe and Katherine Algoe Education Fund American Prod. & Inventory Control Arthur Andersen & Company Centennial Fund
Jan Belliston Memorial Scholarship Philo Bennett Prize
Albert Gordon Scholarship
Julian C. and Jewel L. Benoit Scholarship
Albert H. Gordon CBE Scholarship Endowment
Boeing Company Accounting Scholarship
Erwin Graue Scholars Program
Boeing Company CBE Scholarship
Graue Scholars Fund (Beta Pledge Class of 1949)
Boise Cascade Accounting Diversity Scholarship Ross Erin Butler College of Business & Economics Endowment C. Randall Byers Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Robert & Celeste Greeley Business & Economics Scholarship
JELD-WEN Foundation POM Scholarship
J.Thomas and Cindy Jones Accounting Scholarship
X.E. ‘Bus’ and Mary Ellen Durant Scholarship
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Carol A. Schreiber Business Scholarship
Cecil B. Smith Business Scholarship Endowment Nels L. Solberg Memorial Scholarship Endowment James Steele, Sr. Graue Scholarship
The Gail & Captain Robert Urso Scholarship Endowment
KPMG Peat Marwick Accounting Scholarship Endowment
Rex Dorman Accounting Scholarship Endowment
Ben and Anna Rolphe Scholarship
David D. Kendrick Award Endowment
Davis Student Investment Group
Dick Scholarship Award Endowment
Kelly Roberts Accounting Scholarship Endowment
Sterling Savings Association Scholarship
John E. Koster Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Ann McCleary DeWitt Memorial Accounting Scholarship
William F. Rigby Business Scholarship
Paul William Jorgensen Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Jim T.G. & Arlene Coulson Business Scholarship in Memory of Harry Yost, Jr. Deloitte & Touche Scholarship
Marjorie Rieske Life Insurance Fund
James B. Slade Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Myron E. and LaVerda B. Johnston Scholarship Endowment
Robert W. Clark Accounting Scholarship Endowment
Arthur Rieske Scholarship Endowment
Lorene E. Harrison Scholarship Fund
Carlisle Family CBE Scholarship
Robert Clark/Albert Gordon/U.E.C. Endowment
Rawls Graduate Business Scholarship Potlatch Foundation
Patton A. Ross Scholarship Endowment
Ken & Amy Huddleston Memorial Scholarship
Clark/Graue Scholarship
Marcia S. Niles Accounting Scholarship
Scott and Gabriella Green Scholarship Endowment
E. Jack Byrne Excellence in Accountancy Scholarship Fund Dale Carlisle Graue Scholarship
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Without scholarships, countless students seeking a degree from the College of Business and Economics would not be able to attend the University of Idaho. Many of the scholarships awarded recognize young men and women for their academic achievements, which allow them to pursue their dreams of excelling in the profession of their choice. The faculty, staff and students extend a gracious thank you to our generous donors who recognized the importance of higher education and realized that many of tomorrow’s leaders might not be able to attend the University of Idaho without financial assistance.
Patricia M. Kriz Memorial Scholarship Endowment Anton F. & Katherine Mautz CBE Scholarship Robert McCaslin Scholarship Endowment Ann McCleary DeWitt Memorial Accounting Scholarship Bill McGowan Graue Scholarship
Story Family Scholarship Endowment
Russel F. Viehweg Scholarship Endowment L. Dean and Gay Welch UI Scholarship Endowment W. J. Wilde Accounting Award Pearl R. Wilson Business Administration Scholarship Robert K. Woodhead CBE Scholarship
Lifetime Donors to the college of Business and Economics
With the support and dedication of our alumni, friends and corporate partners, the College of Business and Economics is advancing educational opportunities, rewarding the brightest students and adding experienced researchers and instructors to our faculty. This recognition of the individuals and organizations that have made especially generous commitments to the College of Business and Economics is our way of acknowledging the impact they have made on the lives of many. Thank you!
Lifetime gifts/pledges of $1 million or more Albertsons, Inc. J. A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation, Inc. Rotchford L. Barker ’68 Russell L. Chrysler Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, Inc. A. Darius Davis † ’29 HON ’61 Matthew James ’80 and Lori Susan ’81 Espe Myron E., Jr. ’52 and LaVerda B.† Johnston Gary G. HON ’03 ’62 and Meryle Kay Michael Albert A. ’38 † and Jean M. Monnett † L. Dean ’50 and E. Gay † Welch
Lifetime gifts/pledges of $500,000 or more E. Jack Byrne † ’55 Juanita Margaret Evans † William E. Folz † Micron Technology Foundation, Inc. Jeffry Leon ’75 ’76 and Kristine P. Stoddard Dean D.† and Mary S. Thornton Herbert L. † and Loretto O. Wickstrand † University of Idaho Foundation, Inc.
Lifetime gifts/pledges of $100,000 or more Katherine Algoe †
The Gallo Foundation
Velma V. Morrison
Richard W. ’73 and Sharon L. HON ’04 ’73 Allen
Charles E. ’50 † and Ruth Valadon ’48 Gilb
Moss Adams Foundation
Albert H. Gordon
Bryan Scott ’79 and Susan L. Norby
Daniel L. ’72 and Anne V. ’73 Alsaker
The Gordon Fund
Palouse Mall Associates, LLC
Anheuser-Busch Foundation
C. Scott ’85 and Gabriella M. Green
Josephine B. Paulson † ’35
Hilario J. ’65 and Karen L. Arguinchona
Katheryne E. Peterson † ’37
Paul W. Atwood † ’27
J. Mike Gwartney ’63 and Tore Ann BealGwartney ’93
Avista Corporation
Michael B. Harrison ’73
Potlatch Foundation
Ben L. ’49 and Annette Brooks
James V. ’58 HON ’96 and Gail R. ’59 Hawkins
Potlatch Foundation for Higher Education
Ross E. Butler † ’39 and Margie W. Butler †
Michael T. ’73 ’76 and Carol M. Hunter
Marjorie D. Richardson
California Community Foundation
Stu † and Nancy B. Hutchins †
Mary G. Roberts
E. Dwight ’52 and Beverly J. ’56 Call
IDACORP, Inc.
J. Richard ’94 and Michelle Rock
Dale L. ’57 and Doris Carlisle
Jacklin Family Foundation, Inc.
Ben R. and Anna M. Rolphe
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation
Donald W. HON ’03 and Dorothy F. Jacklin
Patton A. Ross † ’50
Robert G. ’59 and Janice Hale ’57 Cowan
Doyle W. HON ’03 and Kathryn † Jacklin
J. R. Simplot Company
Richard J. ’73 and Barbara K. ’73 Dahl
Duane A. HON ’03 and Susan L. Jacklin
Deloitte Foundation
Dietmar ’66 and Pauline Kluth
Scott R. Simplot ’68 HON ’04 and Maggie Soderberg
Dorothy Ann Effertz
McCarthy Management & Development Corporation
James A. Sr. ’56 and Janet Steele
Brad A. ’78 and Annette Gay ’78 Elg John B. HON ’83 and Delores L. Fery
William C. McGowan † ’40
W. G. and Laura Jayne ’84 Stover
First Security Bank Foundation, N.A.
Laine R. ’72 and Claudia F. Meyer
The Gordon and Madeline Edgren Family Trust
Ernest Gallo †
Harry W. Morrison Foundation, Inc.
Wells Fargo Foundation
Potlatch Corporation
Charles F. ’50 and Patricia J. † ’50 Story
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Annual Donors to the college of Business and Economics
We wish to thank the many alumni, friends and corporations who made gifts to the College of Business and Economics in fiscal year 2012 (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012). We use these funds to support faculty fellowships, research, scholarships, the executive speaker series and many experiential learning programs like the entrepreneurship program and student travel to case firms. Your commitment and dedication is an investment in our students and the future of the College, and we are extremely grateful. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the list. Please inform us if you feel your name has been omitted or incorrectly listed. ✝ Deceased.
$100,000 & Above Rotchford L. Barker ‘68 Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, Inc. Deloitte Foundation Brad A. ‘78 and Annette Gay ‘78 Elg Myron E. Johnston Jr. ‘52
$50,000 - $99,999 Daniel L. ‘72 and Anne V. ‘73 Alsaker Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation Richard J. ‘73 and Barbara K. ‘73 Dahl Gary G. HON ‘03 ‘62 and Meryle Kay Michael National Geographic Society Ben R. and Anna M. Rolphe Jeffry ‘75 and Kris ‘75 Stoddard Wells Fargo Foundation
$25,000 - $49,999 Robert G. ‘59 and Janice Hale ‘57 Cowan Bryan Scott ‘79 and Susan L. Norby L. Dean ‘50 and E. Gay † Welch
$10,000 - $24,999 Richard W. ‘73 and Sharon L. HON ‘04 ‘73 Allen The Boeing Company Robert L. ‘68 and Maria Bunting David Mark ‘88 ‘88 and Heidi E. Butler Paul Stephen ‘76 and Virginia Farkas C. Scott ‘85 and Gabriella M. Green Dietmar ‘66 and Pauline Kluth Dale James ‘84 and Ann Cecelia ‘82 Nelson Bushan and Laurie Taravade
$2,500 - $9,999 Anthony Lamont ‘96 and Rachelle Ellen ‘96 Brower Thomas Lee ‘87 and Janice M. Bundy Donald Alan ‘84 and Becky M. Coleman David Blevins ‘82 and Julie McGee ‘80 Cowan Juanita Margaret Evans † Evergreen Business Capital Richard D. ‘63 and Patricia L. Farnsworth Sandra Lee ‘81 and J. Brent Fery Mark J. and Debra K. Flitton William Glenn Flory ‘77 Robert C. ‘70 and Celeste Greeley 54
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Michael Owen ‘83 and Jane Ann ‘81 Groff Edward W. ‘74 and Rebecca Anne ‘82 Hawkins Hecla Charitable Foundation Hecla Mining Company Michael T. ‘73 ‘76 and Carol M. Hunter Michael Earl ‘79 and Laura Huter Jacklin Investments LP J. Thomas ‘72 and Cindy G. ‘72 Jones Ronald J. ‘71 and Katherine M. Lauer Anthony Mancilla III ‘91 Laine R. ‘72 and Claudia F. Meyer Angela Rose Morgan ‘01 ‘97 Linda J. ‘85 and John S. Morris William J. Jr. ‘68 and Constance A. Morrow A. Craig ‘74 and Catherine ‘74 Olson John G. ‘01 and Donna Paffendorf James Frederick ‘84 and Marianne Esther ‘85 Phalin Michael Thomas ‘91 and Danae L. Richards J. Bruce Riddle ‘67 Ripley Doorn & Company PLLC Wayne ‘72 and Joann W. Schneider Melvin Edward ‘87 and Nadine Spelde James A. Sr. ‘56 and Janet Steele Thomas John ‘75 and Gail Dianne Stevenson Eric Paul Stoddard ‘82 Mary Patricia ‘86 and Roger William Thompson Neil R. ‘52 and Marjorie K. Thornton
$1,000 - $2,499 Association of Government Accountants Elbert M. ‘63 and Elna M. Barton Renee Ann ‘85 and Bradley Bergquist Richard Craig ‘96 and Rebecca Anne ‘95 Bermensolo John F. ‘75 and Sharon R. Boyd Dan G. ‘96 and Toni Goetz ‘01 ‘10 Broyles Gail A. Byers ‘76 Douglas John ‘82 and Deidre O. Chadderdon Charles W. ‘70 and Virginia C. Cowden John Michael ‘76 ‘77 and Anna Ruth ‘77 Croy Robert Neil ‘88 and Miki L. Dammarell Jackson Earnest ‘88 and Mindy J. ‘93 Davis
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Give & GROW Joe A. Leitch ‘61 Joseph Archibald ‘86 and Mary Catherine ‘86 Leitch Todd A. and Tacy Ann ‘87 Lind Lawrence Edward ‘83 and Pene Dameras ‘82 Lloyd Carl Dennis ‘84 and Sheryl Shoemaker ‘84 Main Tim ‘84 ‘87 and Charlotte ‘89 Malarchick James W. ‘71 and Sheri Mallory Mildred M. Mansfield ‘56 Bob J. Martino and Marian H. Freed Robert S. ‘56 and Hong L. Maxwell Charles William Jr. ‘75 and Alvera L. May Raymond J. May ‘58 Lynn Cooper ‘91 and Jennifer McGlothin Kathryn Rae McKinley ‘82 Kay Lynn ‘07 ‘08 and Devon Lee McKinney Kathryn Kay Mechigian ‘83 Richard E. ‘58 and Mary M. Meese Ross A. Jr. ‘70 and Karen L. ‘69 Meredith Robert Meshew ‘94 Eric William ‘90 and Kristin Merri ‘91 Miller Jon R. and Solveig L. Miller Mark Thomas ‘99 and Jessica L. Mills John Miskulin Joan M. Moe Larry W. ‘66 and Janice A. Moore Morgan Stanley Annual Appeal Campaign Charles Elmer Morgan ‘76 Jerod Christopher Morris ‘12 Michael Leland ‘90 and Julie Louise ‘90 Morrow Scott Allen ‘95 and Rebecca Jo ‘95 Morrow Scott Moscrip Moss Adams LLP Jeffrey David ‘81 and Alice J. Mousseau Christine ‘76 and R. Dennis Nagel NetScout Systems, Inc. George J. and Leola S. ‘51 Neumayer Ruth Newell ‘65 Gary Susumu ‘70 ‘74 ‘76 and Liela N.L. ‘73 ‘76 Nitta Douglas S. O’Brien Patrick L. O’Donnell ‘57 Larry E. ‘54 and Laurie A. Oeser Allen D. ‘71 and Connie J. Olsen Donna Jean ‘77 and Gregory Lee Olson Jody B. Olson ‘69 and Victoria Hawley Roger W. ‘55 and Dorothy M. Olson Laurie Ann Orcutt ‘00 ‘05 Sean T and Joyce T. O’Sullivan John C. ‘69 and Susan W. ‘68 ‘90 Overby Jack Wayne Paluso ‘90 John A. ‘58 and Ann H. ‘59 Pappas McKenna Blair Parkin ‘06 Samuel S. and Margaret T. Parkins Randa Lynn ‘84 and Henry C. Patrick Ron and Vicki Patrick 56
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Percussionaire Corporation Nathan Edward ‘86 and Diana S. Perry Jaime Katherine Petrjanos ‘98 and Jeff Malensky Philips Electronics North America Corporation William R. ‘75 and Nancy Phillips Ruth S. Pierce ‘77 Stanley H. ‘58 and Pat Pierce James R. ‘70 and Judy Marie ‘69 Pilcher Grover E. ‘69 and Debbie A. Poppleton Joseph Duane Popplewell ‘08 ‘11 ‘11 Wesley Allen Potratz ‘08 Gordon C. ‘69 and Sharon L. Price John W. ‘58 and Kay M. Raeder Kent Douglas ‘88 and Jennifer Randall Aaron L. Ranisate J. Philip ‘64 and Nancy Jean ‘64 Reberger Robert Louis ‘77 and Karen Joan ‘76 Rehfeld Mario G. and Alice N. Reyes Jerry Reynolds Robert C. Youngstrom ‘57 ‘61 Scott Richard Robuck ‘82 Michael Dean ‘88 and Mary-Michael Rodgers Dana S. ‘76 and Gina M. ‘76 Rogers Madeline S. Ryan ‘43 Kimberly Erin ‘04 ‘99 and Michael A. Salisbury Kenneth Roger Saville ‘84 Terry M. ‘83 ‘86 and Sarah Lee ‘82 Scanlan Douglas F. ‘59 and Dorothy D. ‘59 Schedler James Michael ‘83 and Colleen R. Schmit Stephanie Ann Schnider ‘04 Christine Helen Schreiber ‘86 and Lori K. Pohl Dan R. Schroeder ‘85 Robert C. Schwarz ‘76 Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Edmund O. III and Beatriz Schweitzer John C. Jr. ‘98 and Lora Suzanne ‘00 Scott Kent C. Seelig ‘67 Yvonne D. Sertich Kimberly Shansby ‘88 Michael Calvin ‘76 and Merrilee M. Shenk Scott Wayne ‘84 and Deborah Anne ‘81 Shepherd Gary F. Sherlock ‘68 Jagdish N. Sheth Amanda Kikueye Shigeta ‘05 Douglas Charles ‘80 and Jo Ellen Siron John R. Smiley ‘54 Clay and Sharon B. Smith Richard Glenn ‘74 ‘75 and Tonia A. Smith Thomas S. ‘68 and Thelma L. Smith Janet Ann Solberg ‘77 ‘98 Mary Ann Solberg Stanley B. Sorensen ‘54 Marc Stewart ‘77 and Rebecca Ann ‘80 Sorenson Steven Andrew Spanbauer ‘91
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