Alumni News
July 13, 2015
Alumna 'Escapes from Alcatraz'
Amy Larson (BBA ’06, Marketing) recently had the opportunity to Swim from Alcatraz to shore (1.5 miles), bike through Golden Gate State Park (18 miles), and run through the streets, trails, and beach coastline—including the famous baker beach sand ladder 400 steps to the top (8 miles)—to complete one of...
June 30, 2015
CFA Volunteer of the Year
Bill McGinnis CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), (BBA '82, Finance; Management Information Systems) is the creator of the highly successful, global Putting Investors First Initiative, and recently, he was honored with the CFA Institute Volunteer of the Year award at the Global Leadership Conference in London, England hosted by CFA Institute...
June 22, 2015
Bursch Elected to American Law Institute
John J. Bursch (BM ’94, Music Performance; BA ’94, Mathematics), a partner with the law firm Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, has been elected to the American Law Institute, or ALI. The ALI is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize and otherwise...
June 21, 2015
Making a Difference in 3-D
In 2012, Adam Zavislak (BA, Career and Technical Information) received the Outstanding Student Business Educator Award for the State of Michigan from the Michigan Business Educators' Association, and he's already back in the news. In early June, Mlive.com released an article about Zavislak and the work he's done with 3-D...
June 21, 2015
Director-General of Dubai Health Authority
Former Minister of Health Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qutami (MBA '85) has taken over as the Director-General of Dubai Health Authority (DHA,) replacing Eisa Al Maidour, who served as the director-general from 2012 - 15. His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE...
June 21, 2015
Alumna at World Street Hockey Championships
Eileen Meslar (BFA ’11, Art) is in Zug, Switzerland from June 22 - 28 to represent the USA in the World Street Hockey Championships. She and her friends and teammates are the very first Chicago area players to be selected to compete on the USA national ball hockey team. Meslar...