Ralph Jacobson, ’80 MAIR, was recognized in the September issue of Leadership Excellence Magazine for being one of the top ten leadership development consultants in the country.

 

Fereshteh Azad, ’81 MBA, ’80 BSB, is president of Best Communications Inc, a wireless provider. Ms. Azad lives with her husband and children in Lisle, IL.


Daniel Zucker, ’81 BSB, is a partner and tax attorney at McDermott, Will & Emery LLP in Chicago, IL.


Bentley Patterson, ’81 MBA, is an account manager representing US Department of Agriculture and US Department of Interior agencies. ESRI is a leading provider of geographical information systems software. Bentley lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with his wife, Betty, and his two "kids" (English Springer Spaniels Hailey and Sasha).

Ricky Fong, ’82 MBA, is the chief human resources officer at Lord & Triggs Environmental Technology.


Donna Neumann, ’82 BSB, was promoted to vice president and strategy practice leader for Personnel Decisions International Corporation and is now living in Atlanta, Georgia.


Paul Odlaug, ’74 BSB, ’82 MBA, retired from the United States Navy Reserve as commander, Supply Corps on June 24, 2006 after more then 39 years of combined active and reserve service. He is now employed as vice president, business development officer for the Twin Cities Bank of the West, San Francisco, CA.


Ron Reimann, ’82 BSB, is the president of ZapTel Corporation, which recently made the INC 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for 2006.


Tim Allen, ’83 MBA, was promoted to vice president of Management Consulting at Pragmatek Consulting group after eight years as a management consultant.


Wan Ling Martello, '83 MBA, is the senior vice president and chief financial officer for Wal-Mart International.


Mark Golezner, ’84 MBA, is the chief financial officer of Houston-based WhiteFence, the leading online comparison shopping marketplace for home services and utilities.


Philip Hildebrandt, ’85 BSB, is the chief executive officer of Segall Bryant & Hamill Investment Counsel in Chicago, IL.

Steve Larsen, ’88 MBA, is vice president and chief operating officer of Information Technology for Zenith National Insurance in Woodland Hills, California.


Bob Chatmas, '89 MBA, was recently named chief operating officer at Second Harvest Heartland. His role will be to oversee the internal systems and ensure the efficient and effective use of resources.


Steven T. Schmidgall, ’89 MBA, is a construction administrator at BWBR Architects of St. Paul. BWBR is an architectural and interior design firm with a diverse practice dating back to the 1920s. The firm works actively in a number of markets, including health care, detection and justice, industrial, education, corporate office, recreation, and religious facilities. Mr. Schmidgall is a member of the Construction Specifications Institute and is a Certified Construction Contract Administrator. In addition, he recently became a LEED (Ledership in Energy & Enviromental Design) Accredited Professional.


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