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September 30, 2014
Alumni Notes
’70s

Robin Depaoli ’77, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Virginia Hospital Center, received the Fiscal Heroes/CFO of the Year Award on July 17, 2013. The award is given by the Washington Business Journal.

Jayne Edge, MBA ’76, has joined Jenzabar as Vice President of Marketing.

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September 30, 2014
Women at Smith: Sherika Shaw Ekpo, MBA ’09
Work-Life Harmony

Manager Learns to Blend Multiple Roles 

Sherika Shaw Ekpo, MBA ’09, made her time count at Smith.

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September 30, 2014
UMD-Smith Hosts Workshop on Health IT and Economics Oct. 10-11

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Experts from academia, industry and government will gather at the Alexandria (Va.) Westin on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11 to present and discuss the latest findings and practices connected to information technology making healthcare more patient-centered, effective and cost-efficient. 

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September 30, 2014
The Silk Road Rediscovered

China’s fastest-growing luxury auto seller is not from Europe, Japan or the United States. The honor goes to Tata Motors from India. Meanwhile, Shanghai Electric earns its largest revenue outside China from India.

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September 30, 2014
Closing the Gender Pay Gap

Career setbacks hit U.S. women harder than men, but a new study from the Smith School provides clues for closing the gender pay gaps that persist in corporate America.

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September 30, 2014
Digital Piracy: Fighting Fire with Fire

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September 30, 2014
Longtime Smith champion dies at 84

U.S. Army veteran and educator Joseph Guy Mattingly Jr., a professor emeritus and longtime undergraduate director at the Smith School, died May 17, 2014, at his home in Annandale, Va. He was 84.

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September 30, 2014
Howard Schilit, PhD '81, Funds/Creates Schilit Scholars in Accounting Program

University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business alumnus Howard Schilit, PhD ’81, CEO of Schilit Forensics and co-author of Financial Shenanigans, is bringing new insight to accounting students through the Schilit Scholars in Accounting program.

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September 30, 2014
Get Focused: Give Us Your Best Shot for Smith Photo Contest

It’s time to refresh Smith’s photo gallery that hangs in Van Munching Hall. The School’s previous contest boasted more than 500 entries. Do you have the next winning picture?

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September 30, 2014
Entrepreneurs Join Amazing Race Across China

MBA students from the Smith School joined peers from China and Israel in a business plan competition May 25 to June 1, 2014, in Beijing.

Overall, participants vied for $2,750 in cash prizes during the China Business Model Competition, organized by Smith’s Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and host partner, Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management.

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