The Campaign for Sustained Leadership

David S. Pottruck, WG'72, president, co-chief executive officer, and a member of the board of directors of The Charles Schwab Corporation, was the featured speaker at the School's MBA Commencement on May 12 in Philadelphia. A University Trustee, Pottruck recently co-authored the best-selling business book, Clicks and Mortar: Passion Driven Growth in an Internet Driven World. He also recently completed his appointment as a commissioner on the Advisory Commission on Internet Commerce appointed by the U.S. Congress and the president.

Robert Boruch, a professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and a statistics professor at Wharton, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Class of 2002. The author of more than 150 articles in refereed research journals and the author or editor of 15 books, Boruch has contributed to numerous committees of the National Academy of Sciences during the past 30 years and is a fellow of the American Statistical Association.

Finance Professor Jeremy Siegel has been named a recipient of the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching at the University of Pennsylvania. Award winners are determined by nominations and recommendations made by faculty and students, and there are eight recipients each year across the University. Siegel has taught at Wharton since 1976, and has been cited by BusinessWeek as one of the country's "Top Dozen Educators."

"Get It Started," a new e-newsletter from Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs, offers the latest research, activities, and commentary related to all matters entrepreneurial. One special alumni feature is called "Faces of Wharton Entrepreneurship," a series of profiles of Wharton's alumni entrepreneurs. Check out the premiere issue by visiting Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs at www.wep.wharton.upenn.edu/wep/wepnewsletter.html. Subscribing to the newsletter is free.