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| Alumni Profile |
| Allen J. Krowe ’54, who has been
a fighter pilot, the CFO of IBM and the CEO
of Texaco, has kept his close connections to
the Smith School. |
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| Strategy Crafting |
| Learn how to take your enterprise from vision
to reality at the Strategy Crafting Event, hosted
by the Smith School’s Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.
Featured speaker Daniel K. Hudak, assistant
director at UMUC, will show you how the right
academic knowledge on strategy, applied at the
right decision point in the strategy crafting
process, can compliment the entrepreneur’s intuitive
vision and yield an enhanced new venture strategy.
Wednesday, July 12th, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
1518 Van Munching Hall.
Register Today!
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| Best Business Books for Summer Reading |
| Need a break from work? Give your mind a
vacation with these stimulating books about
what’s new and hot in the business world, as
recommended by Smith’s faculty and deans. |
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| Smith School Dedicates Van
Munching Hall Courtyard |
| Alumni, faculty, administrators, and friends
gathered for a garden lunch party in the Van
Munching Hall courtyard to dedicate the area
in honor of Robert L. ('39) and Gertrude M.
Edwards (far right). The celebration included
a luncheon with remarks from Dean Howard Frank
and University President Dan Mote. |
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| Smith Entrepreneurial Marketplace: Varsity
Colors |
| Looking to spruce up your TV room with a
new coffee table that also shows off your Maryland
pride? Varsity Colors, company founded and run
by Derek Vlcko, MBA ’06, may have just what
you’re looking for. |
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Carly Fiorina, MBA’80, Delivers Commencement
Address |
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Carly Fiorina, former chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard
and 1980 MBA graduate of the Smith School, delivered
the keynote address at the Smith School’s commencement
ceremony on Monday, May 22, 2006. Podcast and
video now available! |
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| Smith Doctoral Awards Banquet |
| Students, faculty, alumni and guests celebrated
the accomplishments of Smith’s PhD students
at the Doctoral Awards Banquet on May 18, 2006.
Dean Howard Frank, in his welcoming address,
said that the Smith School’s PhD program was
a key component of the school’s success as a
world-renowned research institution. |
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$10K Business Competition Won By North Star
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On May 19, 2006 the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
hosted the first Cupid’s Cup business competition
for student-run startups at the Smith School.
Under Armour Chief Executive Kevin Plank
’97 put up the $10,000 prize and helped
pick the winner—North Star Games, founded by
Dominic Crapuchettes, MBA’04, and
Satish Pillalamarri, MBA’04. |
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Smith School Finance Professor Honored |
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Lemma Senbet, William E. Mayer Chair in Finance,
has been named a fellow by the Financial Management
Association International for his significant
contributions to the profession through his
career-long scholarship and service. |
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Business Intelligence On Demand |
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Subscribe to Smith Podcasts to get business
intelligence on demand from the Smith School.
Download video and audio segments to your MP3
player every week for ideas and techniques that
are shaping business practice in today’s dynamic,
technology-driven global economy. |
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Smith in the News
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| “The day will come when China and the rest
of the world will tire of lending Americans what
they need to live well.” |
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