Dividend Alumni Magazine

Dividend, the alumni magazine of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, publishes twice a year, spring and fall, and is mailed to more than 40,000 alumni and friends of the school. For more than three decades, Dividend has strived to extend the value of a Ross School education by informing readers of business trends, faculty research, school initiatives and alumni activities. Dividend equips alumni with information about the school so they can serve as ambassadors to the wider community. To communicate with the Dividend staff, send e-mail to RossDividend@umich.edu.

Spring 2013

Includes Features, Alumni Spotlight, 20 Questions, Tappan & Hill, Quote Unquote, Thought in Action, Alumni Activities, Class Notes, and First Person.

Features:

Positively Different
Jeff Blau, BBA '90, Alejandro Quiroz, MBA '07, Bob Fregolle, BBA '79, and Jennifer Zeszut, MBA '99, embody the Ross School's vision for business education.

Principled Politics
Terry Davis, MBA '62, embraced American democratic values throughout his career on the british and European political stages.

Building Sustainable Community
Juli (Lesage) Kaufmann, BBA '91, is building a green business — and a better city — brick by recycled brick.

Alumni Spotlight:

Far Reaching in the Far East
Carla Freitas, MBA '11, is a rising star in citi's global Engagement management Associate program.

Getting Back Up
Scott Fedor, MBA '04, charts a new course after a devastating spinal cord injury.

Numbers on a Mission
Danielle (Stewart) Olekszyk, BGS '00/ MAcc '01, adds accounting savvy plus passion to equal success for the Skillman Foundation.

Departments:

20 Questions
An alumna, professor, and student tell it like it is.

Letter From The Dean
Alison Davis-Blake shares the view from the dean's suite.

Tappan & Hill
Remembering Fred Erb, benefactor and businessman…Michigan Ross community mourns Professor Shaun Jackson…Revitalization and Business Conference celebrates "Detroit on the Move"…Weekend MBA student rings the NYSE opening bell…Private Equity Conference preaches survival of the fittest…Michigan Ross to offer new fast track in finance…Yodlee CEO keynotes Entrepalooza…Big names highlight the inaugural Michigan Sport Business Conference…MBAs win stock pitch competition…NFL/Executive Education partnership tackles life after football…Boeing CEO delivers Reunion lecture…India Business Conference explores the country's transformation…Erb Institute launches fellows program with the World Environment Center…King confidant headlines the McInally MLK Day Celebration Lecture…Inaugural Ross Africa Business Conference highlights untapped opportunities…Indian mystic preaches self-awareness at Net Impact…Whole Foods co- CEO offers a fresh take on capitalism Ford COO discusses the company's turnaround… Faculty receive appointments, accolades, and awards…Four faculty retire.

Thought in Action:

Quote/Unquote
Michigan Ross faculty talk on the record about breaking news and business trends.

Faculty Research

Connected CEOs and Fraud
A study by Professor E. Han Kim shows that CEOs with close ties to their top executives are more likely to commit fraud.

Making Sense of Our Senses
Professor Aradhna Krishna's latest book explores how products use the human senses to build engagement.

Faculty Minds

What Are You Thinking About?
Professors Brent McFerran and Gretchen Spreitzer reveal new research in development.

Alumni Activities & Class Notes:

Alumni photos, news, and events and the latest news from friends, classmates, and colleagues.

First Person:

Rethinking What Matters
Ben Wyatt, MBA '01, remembers his daughter, who was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary, and calls for kindness.

Archive

Dividend Historical Collection (from 1969 forward)