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Mark Seigle
Dundee, Ill.
Retired.
BBA ’80
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Conducted Fall 2008 Q: What keeps you up at night?
A: Having sold my business (Seigle’s Home and Building Centers) and drinking caffeinated coffee after 6 p.m.
Q: What’s the last book you read?
A: In Defense of Israel by John Hagee.
Q: What’s the first album/CD you bought?
A: The Monkees.
Q: What’s on your iPod?
A: I'm stuck in the ’90s and don't have one.
Q: What’s the most thrilling/adventurous thing you’ve ever done?
A: Stole a van from the University of Michigan.
Q: Pet peeve?
A: Disorganization.
Q: What did you want to be when you were a kid?
A: An architect.
Q: First job?
A: Sweeping the floors at my father's business.
Q: Best business decision?
A: Selling in 2005 before the bottom dropped out of the housing market.
Q: Favorite sport to watch?
A: Michigan football.
Q: What is the one thing you learned in business school that you’ll never forget?
A: By the second beer, it's all in the marketing.
Q: What is the most important room in your home?
A: Screened porch.
Q: First website you access in the morning?
A: msnbc.com.
Q: Favorite comfort food?
A: Tomato soup with grilled cheese.
Q: If you had a theme song, what would it be?
A: “Don't Dwell on the Past.”
Q: Favorite line from a movie?
A: “I'm just getting warmed up.” --- Scent of a Woman
Q: Three people, living or dead, you’d have over to dinner?
A: Bruce Springsteen, Golda Meir, and Albert Einstein.
Q: What’s the best trophy/award you ever won?
A: Associate of the Year from the Home Building Industry.
Q: If you could read anyone’s mind, whose would it be?
A: George W. Bush.
Q: Why do you feel it’s important for alumni to financially support Ross?
A: To provide the necessary resources for the next generation of business leaders. |
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