Smith Newslink - A Monthly Newsletter for Smith School Alumni

2nd Annual Cupid’s Cup Business Competition: Entry Deadline Approaching!
The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank are looking to award $22,500 to alumni entrepreneurs like you! Enter to compete today! Entry deadline is March 16, 2007.
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Krowe Teaching Award Winners Announced
Some of the Smith School’s finest teachers were honored with this year’s Krowe Teaching Excellence Awards. Included among the winners are Anand Anandalingam, chair of the Decision and Information Technologies department and Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Management Science; Elinda Kiss, Tyser Teaching Fellow in Finance; Joyce Russell, Distinguished Tyser Teaching Fellow and senior executive education fellow in Management and Organization; and Erich Studer-Ellis, Tyser Teaching Fellow of Management Science and Statistics in the Decision and Information Technologies department.
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New York City Alumni Networking Event
Wednesday, April 18, 2007; 6:30-8:30 p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
300 Madison Avenue (42nd & Madison Avenue), 22nd Floor
New York City, NY 10017
Join fellow Smith School alumni for an evening of conversation and networking. Hear updates on the Smith School's upcoming events, academic programs, and future developments.
Register today
Seattle Region Alumni Networking Event
Thursday, May 31, 2007; 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Bellevue
900 Bellevue Way, NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Join Smith School faculty, staff and fellow University of Maryland alumni for a networking event and reception. Registration for this event will begin in late March.
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Netcentricity Conference, April 27
Special $50 Alumni Registration Rate
Join fellow alumni, distinguished members of the finance community and renowned scholars at this "must attend" event--the Transformation of Financial Markets. You’ll discover:
• How investors are taking advantage of information technology to
develop and execute sophisticated investment strategies
• How these strategies rely on instantaneous execution of trades,
putting pressure on financial markets
• What’s behind the simultaneous movement toward mergers and the globalization of trading and how it affects you.
Keynote speaker Richard Schaeffer '74, chairman of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. and the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., is joined by presenters Robert L. D. Colby, Deputy Director, Division of Market Regulation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Michael Richter, Executive Vice President of Business Development, Lime Brokerage, LLC. Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshments.
Special alumni registration rate is just $50 (normally $95) when using the promotional code Alum07. Seats are limited, so don’t delay.
To register, please contact Faye Baker, (301) 405-2206.
Save the Date: Thursday, May 3, 2007
Celebrate the accomplishments of the Smith community at our annual Undergraduate Awards Banquet!
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: UMUC Marriott
Cost: Alumni--$65; Corporate--$75.
Register online today
Smith School Welcomes Disney Keys to Excellence
June 6, 2007

Special Discount for Smith Alumni!
The Smith School is proud to host the Disney Institute as it brings its renowned Keys to Excellence program to the Washington, D.C. area. Join fellow Smith alumni and other executives June 6 to learn proven Disney success strategies in loyalty, management, customer service and leadership. The program will introduce you to innovative Disney business strategies that you can implement in your own organization. All Smith alumni can take advantage of a special discounted rate of just $349, so register today with discount code UMCPDISNEY07.
New Smith Business Magazine
The latest issue of Smith Business magazine will be arriving in your mailbox soon! Please send questions, comments, or change of address information to editor@rhsmith.umd.edu.
Smith in the News
CNN: Lou Dobbs Tonight – March 2, 2007 – Business professor Peter Morici is interviewed for a segment about U.S. trade with China.
Baltimore Sun – March 1, 2007 – Business ethics and law professor Josh Newberg is quoted in a story about minority business contracts. 
Toronto Sun – Feb. 27, 2007 – Marketing professor Janet Wagner is quoted in a story about baby boomers and how marketers are catering to them.
 

March 2007