Scott Carter, MBA '95, William Lee, MBA '99, and Professor Jerry Hass gather for the second annual Johnson School Metro-NY Alumni Golf Tournament on July 27. The event was held at White Beeches Golf & Country Club in Hawthorn, NJ, and featured special guests Hass and Tom Cleary of the Johnson School.
Campers Rachel Swingle, Elisabeth Gehring, Nicole Raymondi, Jessica Kane, and Ruchi Tanna pose with Tony Roma, MBA '81, a vice president at Hewlett Packard, who supported the third annual Camp $tart-Up program with both a scholarship gift and volunteer service as a Business Plan Coach. Camp $tart-Up, a one-week residential program, introduces young women aged 14-19 to the world of business and entrepreneurship. In addition to Tony, 12 other alumni participated in the program as business plan coaches, entrepreneur panelists, camp counselors, instructors, or by providing financial support. For more information about Camp $tart-Up, licensed from Independent Means Inc., visit the Camp $tart-Up web site.
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Director’s Message: Sharing our future with you
“I see nothing but opportunity and I see nothing but risks—at the same time.” These remarks by Jeff Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, made during this year’s Hatfield Address at the Johnson School’s “Managing the Future” summit, provides a good perspective on the challenges facing graduate management education, and it is a perspective that informs the long range plan adopted this year by the Johnson School.
The long-range plan is designed to chart our course over the next five years and position the Johnson School for relevance and success in a highly competitive and volatile marketplace. Dean Swieringa outlined this vision and framework in the most recent issue of Enterprise. Now you can find an online version of the plan, entitled “Inventing Our Future”.
Our overarching objective is clear: we are determined to build, earn and sustain a worldwide reputation as a top-ten school of management. Dean Swieringa has remarked that this goal requires us to enhance our capabilities, extend our reach and impact, respond to the rapidly changing marketplace, and enhance our visibility and reputation, all while continuing to leverage the advantages that we derive from being an integral part of Cornell University.
You – the alumni of the Johnson School – are a fundamental part of this long-range vision. You are our champions in the marketplace, our most visible symbols of the successful foundation that the school has built since its founding. You are our source of inspiration and ideas for how to continue to achieve the overall goal of producing leaders who are catalysts—creating, transforming and sustaining successful organizations—in business and society as a whole. On behalf of Dean Swieringa, we invite you to examine the long-range plan and provide us with your feedback. We look forward to hearing from you, and to partnering with you to realize these ambitious and necessary goals.
Risa M. Mish '85, JD '88
Director, Alumni Relations
David A. Duffield, BSEE ’63, MBA ’64, has received the highest honor that Cornell University bestows on an alumnus: He has been named a Cornell University Presidential Councillor for 2004-2005. Duffield is the cofounder and former CEO of groundbreaking PeopleSoft, currently the world’s second-largest provider of enterprise-application software and largest vendor of mid-market solutions. Duffield stepped down as CEO in 1999, but remains the chairman of the company he cofounded in 1987.
Duffield is also well known on the Cornell campus as the benefactor who enabled the creation of Duffield Hall, the university’s brand-new, state-of-the-art facility for scientific and engineering initiatives. Located across the street from Sage Hall, the new facility hosts research and education initiatives in emerging technologies, such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, and advanced-materials processing, providing a central locus for Cornell’s many nanotechnology and materials-development groups. Dave Duffield’s lead gift of $20 million in 1997 – one of the largest in Cornell’s history – launched the major initiative that resulted in the construction of the approximately $100 million facility.
Duffield, who began his career at IBM as a marketing representative and systems engineer, established two mainframe-application software companies prior to PeopleSoft. He was president, chair and chief product architect at Integral Systems, a provider of DB2-based human-resource and accounting systems; and he cofounded Information Associates, where he was instrumental in developing systems for the higher-education market.
On Friday, October 15, 2004, black alumni from the classes of 1950 through 2004 will return to Cornell to connect with each other and honor the second recipient of the Wilbur Parker Distinguished Alumni Award, John Clark, MBA ’72. The Wilbur Parker Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni who demonstrate outstanding professional achievement and commitment to their community, and who embody the Johnson School’s shared values of mutual respect, collaboration, integrity and trust, pride and accountability, professionalism and investment in self. The Alumni Award Presentation is part of the Black Graduate Business Association (BGBA) fifth Annual Professional Development Symposium.
This year’s recipient, John Clark, MBA ’72, recently retired as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Science for Resource Management in the U.S. Department of Energy, and received the DOE Leadership Award on in recognition of “Sustained Outstanding Leadership within the Department of Energy Training Community.”
JBAC will encompass a variety of engaging and informative events, including a reception honoring Mr. Clark, and a Professional Panel Discussion. Perhaps most memorable will be the opportunity for black alumni to reconnect with the Johnson School’s current students, faculty and staff, and with each other during the Fifth Black Graduate Business Association (BGBA) Professional Development Symposium.
The BGBA created this event as a legacy to the Johnson School because we believe in the importance of providing a forum for African American alumni and students, and the Johnson School community, to come together, connect with one another, and celebrate our business and life successes. In a very real sense, alumni have provided the foundation for students to attend the Johnson School and we welcome the chance to thank alumni for that gift.
For program and registration details, please feel free to contact us at bgba@cornell.edu. See you in October!
JS joins Forte Foundation
The Johnson School is pleased to announce that we have been selected for membership to the Forte Foundation beginning this year. The Forte Foundation is a consortium of schools working to increase the number of women pursuing MBAs and careers in business. We will be participating with them during their recruiting forums, on their various committees and with a scholarship commitment for which we will name two to four students from the class of 2006.
More information about the Forte Foundation can be found at http://www.fortefoundation.org/. Other schools selected this year include: Duke University, UNC, and USC. The foundation launched at the University of Michigan following their study with Catalyst entitled, "Gateway to Opportunity". We will have access to at least 11,000 prospective women MBA’s and the opportunity to sell them on the Johnson School. They (Forte Foundation) are very excited about our Camp $tart-Up program and our model for running this camp and hope to duplicate the model on their partner campuses in an effort to do more in the area of pipeline development.
Say Happy Birthday, Hal!
Please join us in wishing a very happy belated birthday to Professor Hal Bierman, who celebrated a milestone in turning 80 (if this were a wedding anniversary, we’d be sending him pearls and diamonds!). Professor Bierman, the Nicholas H. Noyes Professor of Business Administration (or just “Hal” to many of us), has dedicated many of those years to the Johnson School, where he has been an outstanding educator for 43 years (among other things, in 1985 he was named the winner of the prestigious Dow Jones Award of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, for his outstanding contributions to collegiate management education). During that time, he has been a visiting educator at many overseas institutions, including Cambridge University, INSEAD, and the University of the West Indies; worked for FASB, Boeing, Ford, Standard Oil, and others; and consulted to Anheuser-Busch, Emerson Electric, Dow Chemical, Exxon, IBM, Xerox, Corning, and AT&T, to name just a few. He also served four years of active duty for the U.S. Navy and performed many important administrative roles at Cornell, including director of the business program (1972-1982), coordinator of the financial management portion of Cornell’s executive-development program (1965-1992), and associate dean of the Johnson School (1981-1982). If that weren’t enough, he has also authored more than 150 books and articles on finance, investment, taxation, accounting, and quantitative analysis. Congratulations to Professor Bierman on this very special birthday, and thanks to him for all his wonderful teaching, guidance, and wisdom over the years. If you’d like to send your own personal greetings, e-mail Hal or give him a call at 607 255-3696.
Alumni club of South Florida seeks volunteers
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Johnson School Club of South Florida. The club has a new charter, developed by a group of alumni volunteers that included Craig Edelman's MBA ’00, Doug Schwartz, MBA ’03, Don Blackman, MBA ’03, Richard Marks, MBA ’68, George Koester, MBA ‘70, and John Metz, MBA ’79. The charter sets forth the club’s mission and goals (including the organization of an annual spring event for current and prospective students, creation of three professional, social or community service events for Johnson alumni in the region, assisting the Admissions Office with outreach to prospective students, creating relationships with other local professional organizations and clubs, and increasing awareness of the Johnson School in South Florida), and also identifies key volunteer roles: president, speakers chair, membership chair, admissions chair, and spring break event chair. The club is also in need of a communications chair/webmaster.
Alumni who are interested in serving as an officer of the JS Club of South Florida should e-mail the Alumni Office at alumni@johnson.cornell.edu with a message identifying the position in which they are interested, a brief description of what their goals would be for the position, and a copy of their resume. The Alumni Office will forward all such e-mails to the Charter Members. Deadline is August 31.
On May 31, Bill Lee, MBA ’76, became co-managing Partner of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, a firm created by the merger of the Washington, D.C. firm of Wilmer Cutler & Pickering and the Boston firm of Hale & Dorr, of which Mr. Lee had formerly served as Managing Partner. The combined firm has over 1,000 lawyers and projected annual revenues of $700 million. Mr. Lee specializes in intellectual property litigation and was named by the National Law Journal as one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America. He served as Associate Counsel to Lawrence Walsh during the Iran-Contra hearings, is a member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard University (from which he received his AB magna cum laude), and has served as an assistant to the Massachusetts Attorney General investigating allegations of racial bias in the state court system.
Kelly Herrell, MBA ’90, was appointed senior vice president, Strategic Operations of MontaVista Software, Inc., a leading global supplier of systems software and development tools for intelligent connected devices and associated infrastructure. Before joining MontaVista, Herrell was a senior executive at Cobalt Networks, the leading maker of Linux-based server appliances, and also held senior positions with CacheFlow, Oracle, and AT&T Global Information Solutions.
Munira Fareed, MBA ’95, is the vice president of marketing at LifeSize Communications, a Texas-based firm that is “developing next generation video communications products and services, on a mission to make mainstream video communications a reality.” As vice president of marketing at LifeSize Communications, Munira is responsible for product marketing, marketing communications, public relations and brand building. Before joining LifeSize Communications, Munira founded and ran Appleseed Partners, a marketing consulting firm with technology clients in Texas and New York. Munira has also served as vice president of marketing for Ineto (acquired by Seibel), a customer communications service provider targeted to small and midsize businesses, where she was responsible for product marketing, marketing communications, public relations and brand building and as director of marketing at Trilogy Software, a leading provider of sales, marketing, and e-business software for the Global 2000.
Phil Platt, MBA ’98, joined Appropriate Balance Financial Services, Inc., as chief operating officer in April 2004. His responsibilities include human resources and personnel management, back office operations, regulatory compliance, marketing, and strategic planning for the firm. Before joining ABFS, Platt spent six years at Microsoft, the last four as a business manager in the company’s Home and Retail Division. He and his wife, Amy, have four children.
Recent Media Hits
Blake Howard ’05, the president of the Johnson School’s Out For Business, is quoted in a BusinessWeek.com article that highlights the positive actions of the Johnson School surrounding our inclusiveness of gay and lesbian students; BR Ventures and its investments are highlighted in a Syracuse Post Standard article that quotes Justin Smithline ’04, Zach Shulman, BRV advisor, and Brad Treat ’02; Professor Charles Lee’s transition from academia to the business world is highlighted in Pensions and Investments; Executive Education Program Director Tom Hambury is cited and quoted several times in a Chief Executive Magazine story that focuses on custom-designed programs to educate senior corporate executives; Johnson School graduate Robert Blakely ’65, CFO at MCI, is the subject of a CFO Magazine story; Ann Richards, associate director of admission and director of financial aid, is quoted in a BusinessWeek online story about the intense competition for new students this year; analyst Mary Meeker ’86 is featured in a side column of Fortune Magazine’s All-Star analysts of 2004; a product from KaraB, the company owned by Kara Buttimer ’91, was featured in this BusinessWeek story about cool new backpacks that are hitting the marketplace; and BR Ventures is mentioned in this Private Equity Week article that focuses on the difficult time business and professors are having securing venture funds as well as the new funds that are being started at college campuses across the country.
For more Johnson School media hits, see Johnson School in the News.
SageConnection Events/other:
August 26
San Jose, CA
JSCoBA announces career fair with eBay hosted by the National Society of Hispanic MBAs. Bring your resume as HR and business unit representatives will be present. Registration is required and space is limited so please register ahead of time as ONLY registered people will be allowed to enter. RSVP at http://sanjose.nshmba.org/home.asp. For more information contact Sandra Nunez at 408-205-0438. Location: 2145 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose. Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
September 10
Fort Worth, TX
The Johnson School Club of Dallas Business Breakfast Series presents David Brooks, MBA ’83, President, Cargo Division, American Airlines on ”Commercial Aviation: The Hot Buttons.” Location: American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum, 4601 TX Hwy 360 at FAA Road, Forth Worth, TX. Time: 7:00-9:00 a.m. Cost: Free. RSVP to alumni@johnson.cornell.edu.
September 14
New York City
Cornell Entrepreneurial Network (CEN) presents “Leveraging Personal and Professional Networks for Career Advancement” by Sunny Bates, CU ‘78, author of “How to Earn What You’re Worth.” Location: The Cornell Club, 6 East 44th Street. Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m. (buffet reception, cash bar, dessert, and coffee). Cost: $35. For more information or to RSVP, please visit www.cen.cornell.edu.
September 24-25, 2004
San Francisco, CA
“Romanza – Show of Original Jewelry by Anne Cramer MBA ’01 and Other Local Designers”. Friday: 7:00– 11:00 p.m.; Saturday, 4:00-9:00 p.m., Build Gallery, 483 Guerrero St. (between 16th & 17th). For more information: 415-863-3041.
October 6
Los Angeles, CA
Johnson School Club of Southern California, USC’s Marshall School, Harvard Business School and The MBA Alumni Alliance of Southern California (MAASC) present “Business Lifecycles – Current Knowledge You can Use.” Panelists include: Jim Freedman, Barrington Associates (Cornell ILR, UCLA Anderson), Klaus Koch, Kline Hawkes (Harvard), Steve Green, Kibel Green (USC Marshall), and Ivan Hindshaw, Bain. Location: Regency Club, 10900 Wilshire Blvd., 17th Floor (SW corner at Westwood). Time: 6:30-9:00 p.m.; includes passed hors d’oeuvres and hosted bar. Cost: $30 (free parking on street or $5.50 in building). For information: Scott Taylor at 310-738-0084 or Duncan Thomas at 310-393-0503 Register at: https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/alumni/events/registration/participant_frm.cfm
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