Michigan Ross Alumni Club of Dallas / Fort Worth

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We use this section to post targeted news for our club that DOES NOT involve a scheduled event. For example, staff or faculty visits to the area, school participation in MBA forums, etc. Please use the EVENTS link for information for events organized or promoted by our club.

Ross Alumni News

July 23, 2024

Daniel Hennessy, MBA ’81: Investing in Positive Change

Daniel Hennessy, MBA ’81, has built an impressive portfolio of investments that are making a positive impact on the world every day. But he didn’t always know where his path was leading. In fact, at age 55, he was forced to leave behind the career he had built and start over.

July 23, 2024

20 Questions With Nathan Alston, MBA ’22

Nathan Alston, MBA ’22, wears many hats: business owner, artist, storyteller, activist, and strategist, to name a few. Through his business, Plucky Comics, he’s drawing on experience from both business and the arts to make meaningful change.

June 24, 2024

Rachel Sze, MBA ’23: From Music to Management

Rachel Sze, MBA ’23, started her career in music, working for years as a high school band director. Sze planned on continuing that path forever — until everything changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 17, 2024

Parrell Gift Will Help Expand Real Estate Student Programming at U-M

The Ross School of Business will be able to provide University of Michigan students with even more exceptional, hands-on real estate educational programming thanks to a $1 million gift to the Weiser Center for Real Estate at Michigan Ross from alumnus Mark J. Parrell, BBA ‘88, President and CEO of Equity Residential, and his wife Allison. The couple hails from the Chicago, Illinois area.

June 4, 2024

20 Questions with Chrissie/Rich Wachter, BBA ’84

Chrissie/Rich Wachter, BBA ’84, has established herself as a seasoned human resources professional with years of experience building and leading successful and inclusive teams across companies.

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Ross News

July 23, 2024

A Century of Giving Impact at Michigan Ross

Explore the 100-year history of the Ross School of Business — established as the University of Michigan’s School of Business Administration in 1924 — and discover a legacy of continuous innovation and expansion to meet emerging trends in business school education. Philanthropic support has helped to spur progress and maintain a high standard of excellence along the way. Here is a timeline of several of the school’s historical developments — and some of the generous donors who helped make them possible.

July 17, 2024

Unforgettable Action-Based Learning: A Photographic Tour of Michigan Ross MAP Projects

This spring, Full-Time MBA students at the Ross School of Business tackled 74 Multidisciplinary Action Projects with companies around the world.

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May 24, 2024

Amy Solek, BBA ’92: Shaping the Next Generation of Accountants

Amy Solek, BBA ‘92, has a passion for the accounting profession.

May 21, 2024

Lionel Mufor, MBA '23, and Lisa Caldwell, MBA '90: From Missed Call to Mentorship

As he walked out of a midterm exam during his first year at the Ross School of Business, Lionel Mufor, MBA ’23, noticed that he had missed a phone call from Lisa Caldwell, MBA ’90, a senior leader at Ernst and Young. He didn’t know it then, but that missed call would change both of their lives.