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Alumni in the News
PR Newswire (11/12/01)
reports that Eugene
Podsiadlo, W'79, has
been named to the board
of directors at American
Capital Strategies Ltd.,
a buyout and mezzanine
fund. Lawrence Lessig,
W'83, wrote an op-ed
article for the New York
Times (11/9/01) regarding
the recent settlement in
the anti-trust suit against
Microsoft. Lessig is a
Professor of Law at the
Stanford Law School.
Kathleen Ligocki,
WG'85, was profiled in
the Lethbridge Herald
(11/8/01) as one of the
most influential women in
the automotive industry.
Ligocki is Ford vice president
of Canada, Mexico,
and North America
strategy. Mortimer
Zuckerman, WG'61,
was profiled in a recent
Financial Times article
(11/3/01) on the real
estate market outlook.
Zuckerman currently
heads Boston Properties, a
property investment trust
he co-founded in 1970,
and also owns media organizations
such as the New
York Daily News and US
News and World Report.
Business Wire (11/1/01) reports
that Edward Mazur,
WG'68, has been reappointed
a member of the
Governmental Accounting
Standards Board by the
Financial Accounting
Foundation. Business Wire
(11/1/01) also noted that
Nick Harris, W'88, has
been named vice president
of business development at
eRealty.com, the nation's
premier online real estate
brokerage. PR Newswire
(10/30/01) reports that
Dr. William Winkenwerder,
Jr., WG'86,
took the oath of office
on October 29 as the new
Assistant Secretary of
Defense. Winkenwerder
was nominated for the
position by President Bush
on September 21 and confirmed
by the Senate on
October 16th.
Brian Roberts, W'81, was
profiled, along with his
father, Ralph, W'41,
in an article in Fortune
(10/29/01) regarding
Comcast's attempt to
become the number one
cable company. Sylvia
Rhone, W'74, was profiled
in an article in the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(10/19/01), regarding
her keynote address at
Sheridan Broadcasting
Corp.'s second annual
"Today Women" conference.
Rhone is currently
CEO of Elektra Entertainment,
a position she
has held since 1996. According
to Business Wire
(10/18/01), Karl von
der Heyden, WG'64,
has been appointed to
the board of directors
at ARAMARK, a world
leader in managed services.
Rev. Kirbyjon
Caldwell, WG'77, was
profiled in Christianity
Today (10/1/01) regarding
his success in leading
his church, Windsor
Village United Methodist,
into real estate and other
economic development
ventures. Caldwell is also
President Bush's spiritual
advisor, having delivered
the benediction at the
President's inauguration
this past January. He also
delivered the benediction
for the September 11
National Memorial
Service that was televised
on September 14.
For more Alumni
in the News, visit www.wharton.upenn.edu/alumni.
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