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Club Spotlight:
THE WHARTON CLUB OF
DALLAS/FORT WORTH
When you're passing
through the Dallas/Fort
Worth area, drop by one
of the Dallas/Fort Worth
Wharton Club events and
say "howdy" to the 800+
alumni in North Texas!
The DFW Wharton Club
hosts monthly events
during the school year,
and all visitors are welcome.
The club's typical
alumni events consist of
networking followed by
brief presentations by
key executives from local
businesses. Presentations
are generally followed by
Q&A sessions, so there are
plenty of opportunities for
interaction. Past speakers
have included Robert
Crandall, the former CEO
of American Airlines, and
Robert Cavanaugh, the
CFO of JC Penney. The
club also has had scores
of alumni turning out for
our popular panel discussions.
Over the last two
years, the club has hosted
panels on topics such as
Customer Relationship
Management, Working
with Executive Recruiters,
and Wireless Technology.
In response to member
requests for more informal
opportunities to meet fellow
alumni, the club has
re-launched its Wharton
Club Happy Hours.
One of the Dallas/Fort
Worth club's broader strategies
has been to interact
with other area clubs, with
the goal of providing members
with more opportunities
for networking among
local business leaders. They
have successfully invited
other Ivy League alumni
clubs to selected events
and partnered with their
clubs' events. For example,
the club recently partnered
with the HBS and
Columbia alumni clubs
to produce a program
featuring Michael Jordan,
Chairman and CEO
of EDS.
The DFW Club has
an outstanding line-up
of events for the fall. The
Dallas Business Leaders
speaker series will include:
- Business Intelligence -
Strategic Insights (PepsiCo)
- Travel Industry Post 9/11
(Travelocity)
- Reverse Mergers - Going
Public Without an IPO
(David Feldman)
- Internet Security
(Entrust) and
- The Kinko's Turnaround
Story.
So, when you're planning
a trip to Dallas or
Fort Worth, take a look on
the DFW club web page
www.whartonfw.org
to see what events are
planned. The club looks
forward to offering a big
Texas welcome to any students,
alumni, faculty and
prospective students who
would like to attend.
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