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In Brief
Wharton Hosts Panel at Sundance
on State of Financing Films
Wharton, in conjunction with the
Center for Applied Media in Park City,
UT, held an event at the Sundance
Film Festival titled, "Wharton@Sundance: New Money and the State
of Film Finance Today." The event—an inaugural activity for the Wharton
Media & Entertainment Initiative
(WMEI), which is still in development—included panelists such as Clark
N. Callander, managing director of
Savvian, LLC; Michael Mendelsohn,
president and CEO of Patriot Pictures;
Robert Nathan of Cinetic Media;
Hal S. Sadoff, head of International
and Independent Film, International
Creative Management (ICM); and
Diane Stidham, managing director of
Newbridge Film Capital, LLC. Nelson
Gayton, a Wharton adjunct professor
who teaches media and entertainment
and serves as managing director of the
new initiative, was the moderator.
Small Business Center Supports
Nigerian Entrepreneurship
Wharton Small Business Development
Center (WSBDC) hosted visitors from
the Lagos Business School (now officially
known as Pan-African University)
for six weeks, ending December 14,
2006. Peter Bamkole, General Manager,
Enterprise Development Services (EDS),
and Olayinka David-West, Academic
Director of EDS and Lecturer in
Information Systems, visited Wharton to
learn how to develop a program for entrepreneurs
in Lagos. Nigeria's president
has mandated that all university students,
regardless of major, will learn entrepreneurship
as part of their curriculum.
Concentrating on early-stage ventures,
the Lagos visitors sat in on SBDC
sessions and courses and met with faculty.
Their visit was supported by the
Global Business Network, a program by
the World Bank/International Finance
Corporation meant to connect leading
Western business schools with business
schools in Africa.
Entrepreneur-in-residence Program
Celebrates Milestone
The Wharton Entrepreneur-in-Residence program welcomed its
100th entrepreneur since the program's
founding in 2001, with a visit
in December from Ken Thompson,
WG'89, vice chairman of Newview
Technologies. The Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, created and managed
by Wharton Entrepreneurial
Programs, offers all Penn students the
chance for one-on-one meetings with
highly accomplished entrepreneurs.
The Spring 2007 lineup includes
Sashi Reddi, GrW'94, of AppLabs
Technologies; David Trone, WG'85,
of Total Wine; and Bob Bowman,
WG'79, of Major League Baseball
Advanced Media. During 30-minute
sessions, the visiting entrepreneur is
available for students to discuss ideas,
opinions, and strategies for potential
or actual business ventures.
Entrepreneur in Residence Program
celebrates fifth Year
The Wharton Entrepreneur in
Residence program is now in its fifth
year of offering all Penn students a rare
chance to meet one-on-one with the
founders of highly successful businesses.
This year's program includes Vernon
Hill, W'67, founder of Commerce
Bank; David Marshall, W'61, founder
of Amerimar Realty; and Jay Snider,
W'79, founder of SpectaGuard.
Entrepreneurs in residence meet with
students in 30-minute sessions, during
which a student can discuss ideas, opinions,
and strategies for potential or actual
business ventures.
MBA Students Spend Winter Break
in India
A group of 36 MBA students traveled
to India over winter break as part of the
Global Immersion Program. During
the trip, they met with key business,
government, and non-profit leaders as
part of an ongoing effort to learn more
about the country's dynamic economy
and growing influence in the international
marketplace. The students began
their visit in Delhi, where they met
with organizations including Indian
Railways, Delhi Metro Rail, Ranbaxy,
and Genesis Burson-Marsteller. The
students also visited companies in
Bangalore and Mumbai and toured
Rajugella Village (Uttar Pradesh), Agra,
Jaipur, and Goa.
MBA Team Wins National Real
Estate Challenge
A Wharton MBA team recently won
the 5th Annual National Real Estate
Challenge. The challenge has become
the preeminent real estate investment
case competition in the country. The
Wharton team was led by Jed Brawley,
WG'07, and Joe Spector, WG'07, with
three additional second-year students,
Chris Bennett, Laura Campbell and
Ian Cohen, as well as first-year student
Josh Morris.
Citigroup Joins Wharton global
Family Alliance
Citigroup Global Wealth Management
has joined the Wharton Global Family
Alliance as its global supporting partner.
Citigroup is now the lead contributor
for Wharton GFA, helping further
the Alliance's research and teaching mission,
with its primary focus on emerging
issues in family business. The gift
will promote study in philanthropy,
wealth management, and governance.
Citigroup Global Wealth Management
and the Wharton Global Family
Alliance have already begun to collaborate
on a global wealth management
study that will illuminate the structures
employed by private family offices.
Wharton Alumni Give Scholarship
and Fellowship Support
Wharton has announced two major gifts
in support of scholarships and fellowships.
Alumna Judith Bollinger (nee
Comeau), WG'81, and her husband
William made a gift of $6 million.
Judith Bollinger is a director and strategic
planning consultant for ABG
Sundal Collier, a firm providing investment
banking, stock brokerage,
and corporate advisory services for international
investors and Nordic corporate
clients. Half of the Bollingers'
gift will be designated to establish the
Judith and William Bollinger Endowed
Scholarship, with the other $3 million
creating the Judith and William
Bollinger Endowed Fellowship.
Alumnus John Patience, WG'73,
gave $1 million to the School to establish
the John Patience Endowed Fellowship
Fund. Patience is co-founder and general
partner at Crabtree Partners LLC, located
in Lake Forest, IL. The John Patience
Endowed Fellowship Fund will be awarded
each academic year, providing financial
aid to an MBA student.
World Economic Forum names
risk Management Center Managing
Director a young global Leader
in 2007
Erwann Michel-Kerjan, managing director
of the Center for Risk Management
and Decision Processes, was named one
of 250 Young Global Leaders for 2007
by the World Economic Forum. This
honor is awarded each year to acknowledge
the top young leaders from around
the world for their professional accomplishments,
commitment to society, and
potential to contribute to shaping the future
of the world. Wharton alumni who
have earned this honor in the past include
Aditya Mittal, W'96, and Elon
Musk, W'97.
Professor Zhang Named Finalist for
O'Dell Award
Marketing Professor Z. John Zhang recently
was named a finalist for the 2007
William F. O'Dell Award for the most
impactful Journal of Marketing Research
paper. The paper was titled, "Do We
Care What Others Get? A Behaviorist
Approach to Targeted Promotions." The
award is given each year to the paper
which has had the largest impact five
years after its original publication.
Penn Club of New York Wins 2006
Platinum Award
The Club Leaders Forum awarded
the Penn Club of New York the 2006
Platinum Club of America award, an
award given to the top 3% of 6,000 private
clubs in the United States every
three years. The Club also received this
award in 2003. The award is based on
excellence of services to membership,
quality of club facilities, heritage, and
enlightened leadership from management
and board.
The Penn Club opened in 1994 as
a distinct entity from the University of
Pennsylvania and is the only alumni club
that has its own clubhouse. Visit http:www.pennclub.org for more information.
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