WBA News http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/ en Copyright 2009 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:02:19 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Watch Now: Nouriel Roubini gives economic forecast at UW-Madison The Wisconsin School of Business and American Family Insurance partnered to present Forward Thinking: A Speaker Series, hosting world-renowned economist Nouriel Roubini as the inaugural speaker on June 8 on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

Watch the webcast.

Read the article from the Wisconsin State Journal.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/-ZDEqMZaBvA/watch_now_nouriel_roubini_give.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/06/watch_now_nouriel_roubini_give.htm What's New Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:02:19 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/06/watch_now_nouriel_roubini_give.htm Roubini provides economic outlook to UW-Madison audience The Wisconsin School of Business and American Family Insurance partnered to present Forward Thinking: A Speaker Series, hosting world-renowned economist Nouriel Roubini as the inaugural speaker on June 8 on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

Roubini's forecast was bleak, saying the recession will last through 2009 and unemployment will reach 11%. Watch Roubini's talk or read about it in the Wisconsin State Journal.

Nouriel Roubini is a professor of economics at New York University's Stern School of Business and is cofounder and chairman of RGE Monitor, an innovative economic and geo-strategic information service. In April 2009, he was named to TIME magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people.

Roubini studies international macroeconomics, political economy and the mechanisms of economic growth. He is probably best known for his warnings about an impending financial crisis. Profiled as "Dr. Doom" in The New York Times Magazine, he is much sought after for his economic insights by print and broadcast media around the world.

Roubini served as a senior adviser to the White House Council of Economic Advisers and the U.S. Treasury Department and has held several other prestigious positions in major economic institutions. He has published numerous policy papers and books on key international macroeconomic issues and contributes to a series for Project Syndicate, "Finance in the 21st Century."

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/6AE7uE51X48/nouriel_roubini_to_be_inaugura.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/06/nouriel_roubini_to_be_inaugura.htm Headlines Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:43:33 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/06/nouriel_roubini_to_be_inaugura.htm Jerry Liu, MS '00, PhD '01, featured in Forbes Magazine Jerry Liu, a PhD grad of the Wisconsin School of Business and finance professor at Cal State University, had his research on Google's stock options featured in Forbes Magazine.

Read the article here.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/-HdNtolUu7w/jerry_liu_ms_00_phd_01_feature.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/06/jerry_liu_ms_00_phd_01_feature.htm Alumni in the News Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:56:38 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/06/jerry_liu_ms_00_phd_01_feature.htm Homecoming Bash 2009 tickets now available!




Homecoming Bash 2009

 

The Wisconsin School of Business will host its annual Homecoming Bash - the best tailgate party on campus - on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. As an alumnus of the Wisconsin School of Business, we would like to offer you a chance to purchase tickets for the football game vs. Iowa and the school's Homecoming Bash. The Bash will begin at 8a.m. if kickoff is at its customary 11a.m. slot (If game time is changed to accommodate television coverage, the Bash will begin three hours before the game.)

We have a limited number of tickets available for purchase for the Homecoming game. Once again, we are offering a priority purchase opportunity for alumni who make a gift to the Wisconsin School of Business in 2009 as a thank you to those who are helping to build a culture of giving.  

Private support has become increasingly important to maintaining a world-class business school. Gifts to the Wisconsin School of Business Annual Fund provide the resources needed to invest in new initiatives, recruit and retain outstanding faculty members and provide leadership opportunities for students.

Our block of seats for the game are located in the south end zone.  You may purchase tickets for the game and Homecoming Bash combined or the Bash alone.  (Sorry, no football tickets can be sold separately.)  Please limit your game ticket requests to four; tickets to the Bash are unlimited.

Orders will be filled on a first come first served basis with priority given to alumni who have made a gift to the school by July 31, 2009. Any remaining tickets will be sold to alumni using a lottery system on Aug. 1.  To make a gift, reserve football tickets or for more information, visit www.bus.wisc.edu/alumni/homecoming.  

Hope you can join us!

 

Apply Now!!!

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/VmQKZ2G3VmU/homecoming_bash_2009_tickets_n.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/06/homecoming_bash_2009_tickets_n.htm What's New Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:07:13 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/06/homecoming_bash_2009_tickets_n.htm Ab Nicholas, MBA '55, to be inducted in state Sports Hall of Fame Ab Nicholas, Chairman and CEO of the Milwaukee-based Nicholas Co. Inc and one of the Wisconsin Naming Partners, is one of 10 inductees to the 2009 Class of the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.

Nicholas played guard for the Wisconsin Badger basketball team.

He and his wife Nancy have been generous donors to UW-Madison, including many projects within the Wisconsin School of Business.

Read more in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/m0uJghL_yOg/ab_nicholas_mba_55_to_be_induc.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/05/ab_nicholas_mba_55_to_be_induc.htm Alumni in the News Fri, 15 May 2009 11:34:54 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/05/ab_nicholas_mba_55_to_be_induc.htm Brian Shapiro, BBA '75, MBA '76, Appointed Chairman of First Private Bank & Trust Wisconsin School of Business alumnus and emeritus Dean's Advisory Board member, Brian Shapiro, has been appointed to Chairman of the Board for First Private Bank & Trust.

Shapiro has been a member of the First Private Board of Directors since April 2008. He is a CPA with over 30 years of experience, and has been a managing partner of the Shapiro Group since1983.

Read the full release here.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/1iogR-nqONo/brian_shapiro_bba_75_mba_76_ap.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/05/brian_shapiro_bba_75_mba_76_ap.htm Alumni in the News Tue, 12 May 2009 08:31:23 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/05/brian_shapiro_bba_75_mba_76_ap.htm Dan Gross Visits Wisconsin Dan Gross, Senior Editor of Newsweek and columnist for Slate Magazine 'Moneybox' writes about his experience while spending a week at the Wisconsin School of Business as a guest of students, faculty and alumni.

Read the story in Newsweek and Slate.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/o587NzYtgM4/dan_gross_of_newsweek_and_slat.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/05/dan_gross_of_newsweek_and_slat.htm What's New Mon, 04 May 2009 15:42:43 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/05/dan_gross_of_newsweek_and_slat.htm Slate Magazine: Why life is still good for business school students ... in Wisconsin. Dan Gross, Senior Editor of Newsweek and columnist for Slate Magazine 'Moneybox' writes about his experience while spending a week at the Wisconsin School of Business as a guest of students, faculty and alumni.

Read the story in Newsweek and Slate.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/XjZql0s2Ihg/slate_magazine_why_life_is_sti.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/05/slate_magazine_why_life_is_sti.htm Headlines Mon, 04 May 2009 15:27:52 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/05/slate_magazine_why_life_is_sti.htm Wisconsin MBA Moves Up in US News Ranking U.S. News & World Report released its rankings for full-time MBA programs last week. The Wisconsin School of Business full-time MBA program ranks 28th among all business schools in the United States -- our highest- ever ranking in this publication. Last year, we ranked 29th. The Wisconsin MBA again ranks 11th among public schools. In the Big Ten, Wisconsin ranks 5th, up from 6th last year.

The magazine also released its rankings of program specialties, based solely on ratings by peer business schools. Our marketing department, which offers three marketing related specializations - brand and product management, marketing research and supply chain management - ranks 22nd. Additionally, U.S. News has a ranking specifically for Supply Chain Management programs, and ours ranks 15th, up from 18th last year.

This ranking evaluates our program for the class of students entering in 2006 and graduating in 2008 - just the third class of students to complete our new career-specialization Wisconsin MBA.

U.S. News bases its rankings on data furnished by schools, recruiters, deans and MBA program directors across a broad range of indicators:


  • Placement success for the class graduating in spring 2008. This is a composite of starting salary, employment rates at graduation and three months later.

  • Student selectivity for the class entering in fall 2008. This is a composite of mean score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), mean GPA and proportion of applicants accepted by the school.

  • Survey of corporate recruiters.

  • Survey of business school deans and MBA program directors.

To view the entire U.S. News report, visit:
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/rankings

Based on internal measurements, we continue to see progress in many indicators of fundamental quality:


  • Average GMAT score is 666 for the fall 2008 entering class, compared to 656 for students who enrolled in 2007.

  • Average work experience rose from 46 months among the 2007 entering class to 52 months among the 2008 entering class.

  • In our internal survey, overall satisfaction with the quality of program among May 2008 graduates was 96 percent, compared to 85 percent satisfaction among May 2007 graduates.

  • Career placement for May 2008 graduates was 94 percent within three months of graduation, with a median salary of $90,000 plus a $15,000 sign-on bonus. The class of 2007 had 96 percent placement, with a median salary of $85,000 plus a $15,000 sign-on bonus.

We appreciate the significance of the U.S. News ranking as a widely disseminated indicator of our relative quality on certain measureable criteria. We remain committed to improving the specialized MBA model we set into motion with the 2006 graduating class. I am confident, given new resources from the Wisconsin Naming Gift, we will continue to see fundamental improvements in the quality of all our programs as we move forward.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/xYHs0HQ6snU/wisconsin_mba_moves_up_in_us_n_1.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/04/wisconsin_mba_moves_up_in_us_n_1.htm Headlines Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:20:36 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/04/wisconsin_mba_moves_up_in_us_n_1.htm John Oros, BBA '71, featured as bailout expert and company noted as superior stock
John Oros, managing director of JC Flowers, a private equity firm based in New York, and chairman of Enstar, is among the major players working to help clients benefit from the $700 billion federal bailout, according to an article in the New York Times. The article outlined Oros' involvement this fall in negotiations involving such front-page newsmakers as A.I.G., Bank of America, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch.

More recently, Oros and his company, Enstar, were featured in The Motley Fool as a superior stock. The article praised Enstar and its business model, saying, "Enstar looks to be the type of superior stock that will not only survive the current crisis, but scoop up distressed assets that will fuel its business model and drive future growth in book value along the way."

Oros, who earned his BBA from the Wisconsin School of Business in 1971, was chairman of a financial industry council that advised bank regulators during the savings and loan crisis of the 1990s. He is among other Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) veterans of the '90s now sought after for their expertise in the current economic meltdown.

In September, Oros shared his experience during a live web cast at the Wisconsin School of Business on the current state of financial markets and the government policy response.

Read the New York Times Article

Read The Motley Fool article.

View the Webcast]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/XMLQv609eLo/john_oros_bba_71_featured_as_b.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/04/john_oros_bba_71_featured_as_b.htm Alumni in the News Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:15:56 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/04/john_oros_bba_71_featured_as_b.htm Tom Zimbrick (MS '80) quoted in Newsweek Tom Zimbrick, CEO of Saturn of Madison/Zimbrick Inc and fellow Wisconsin business alumnus, was quoted in the Newsweek article "How GM Crushed Saturn."

Read the entire article here: http://www.newsweek.com/id/192458/page/1

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/eDfltNWpnvk/tom_zimbrick_ms_80_quoted_in_n.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/04/tom_zimbrick_ms_80_quoted_in_n.htm Alumni in the News Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:52:10 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/04/tom_zimbrick_ms_80_quoted_in_n.htm Jerry Shereshewsky (BA '68) on CNBC Jerry Shereshewsky, CEO of Grandparents.com - a website that caters to the needs of the 70 million grandparents across this country, appeared on CNBC with Maria Bartiromo on Sunday March 15. They discussed the effect of the economic crisis on senior citizens with fixed incomes.

The video can be viewed here.

Prior to joining Grandparents.com, Shereshewsky held senior posts at Yahoo, Bertlesman, and Burson Marsteller. And he has appeared on various television news shows including, CBS, NBC and Fox Business Channel.

He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, where he received his degree in Russian History and most recently served on the Dean's Advisory Board at the Wisconsin School of Business.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/EGW42_LZ5gY/jerry_shereshewsky_ba_68_on_cn.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/03/jerry_shereshewsky_ba_68_on_cn.htm Alumni in the News Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:55:41 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2009/03/jerry_shereshewsky_ba_68_on_cn.htm Watch Now: Professor Malpezzi presents on the Crisis in U.S. Housing and Financial Markets Professor Steve Malpezzi presented a paper via live webcast on September 17, 2008 titled, "The Crisis in U.S. Housing and Financial Markets: How Did We Get Here? Which Way Out?".
If you missed it live, you can watch the archive here: www.bus.wisc.edu/alumni/subprimecrisis

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/DYlG8vK--No/professor_malpezzi_webcast_cri.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2008/09/professor_malpezzi_webcast_cri.htm Past News Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:38:39 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2008/09/professor_malpezzi_webcast_cri.htm Wisconsin Again Ranks with Harvard, Princeton for Producing Business Leaders Wisconsin is tied with Harvard and Princeton in terms of having graduates who are top CEOs.

That is the latest finding by executive recruitment company SpencerStuart. The firm examined the educational backgrounds of the CEOs of Standard & Poor's 500 companies and found that the University of Wisconsin, Harvard and Princeton had the most undergraduate alumni serving as CEOs. Each of the schools had 12 alumni on the list.

This is not the first time that Wisconsin has won national attention for ranking with its Ivy League counterparts in producing business leaders.

In 2006, BusinessWeek examined Wisconsin's high profile when it covered a similar SpencerStuart study that found Wisconsin and Harvard were tied for producing the most CEOs. In 2004, a study by Bloomberg Markets also showed Wisconsin and Harvard tied for first place in the number of CEO graduates at S&P 500 companies.

Prior to 2004, Harvard alone was the most common school attended, according to the SpencerStuart findings.

Read the complete SpencerStuart report.

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WBANews/~3/8MgtlMsoDrM/wisconsin_again_ranks_with_har.htm http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2008/08/wisconsin_again_ranks_with_har.htm What's New Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:31:34 -0600 http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wbablog/2008/08/wisconsin_again_ranks_with_har.htm Dale L. Austin (MA '86) Joins American Humane Association as Chief Operating Officer DENVER, May 29, 2008 - The American Humane Association announced that Dale L. Austin has joined the organization in the new position of chief operating officer, reporting to Marie Belew Wheatley, president and CEO.
Austin most recently was senior vice president and chief operating officer for the Federation of State Medical Boards of the U.S., headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Since joining that organization in 1995, he also served as interim chief executive officer for one year.
His previous experience includes positions as chief operating officer, vice president of operations and vice president of nursing for the Salt Lake Regional Medical Center in Salt Lake City (1990-1995); director of patient care services, nursing, for St. Anthony's Hospital Systems in Denver (1987-1990); and several nursing and supervisory positions at St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center in Madison, Wis. (1975-1987).
Austin holds a master's degree in business and bachelor's of science degree in nursing, both from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
About American Humane
Founded in 1877, the American Humane Association is the only national organization dedicated to protecting both children and animals. Through a network of child and animal protection agencies and individuals, American Humane develops policies, legislation, curricula and training programs to protect children and animals from abuse, neglect and exploitation. The nonprofit membership organization, headquartered in Denver, raises awareness about The Link® between violence to people and violence to animals, as well as the benefits derived from the human-animal bond. American Humane's regional office in Los Angeles is the authority behind the "No Animals Were Harmed"® end-credit disclaimer on film and TV productions, and American Humane's office in Washington, D.C., is an advocate for child and animal protection at the federal and state levels. The American Humane Certified™ farm animal program is the nation's original independent certification and labeling program for humanely raised food. American Humane meets the strong, comprehensive standards of the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance, has been awarded the Independent Charities of America's "Best in America" Seal of Approval, and has received a 3-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's leading charity evaluator. Visit www.americanhumane.org to learn more.

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