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Alumni in the News
November 2005
Mark B. Carbeau, WG'90, was featured in an article regarding his appointment as president of Kinetic Concepts, Inc, a therapeutic and medical device services company.
(Science Letter, 11/1/05)
Spencer Sherman, WG'87, was noted as one of the top 100 wealth advisors in the U.S.
(Worth Magazine, 11/1/05)
Andrew Taussig, WG'78, was featured in an article about his career as vice chairman and global head of investment banking for companies in retailing industries at Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Dow Jones News, 11/1/05)
Robert Hargesheimer, WG'83, was featured in an article about his appointment as director of finance and planning in the Health Care Group for West Pharmaceutical Services. (Biotech Week, 11/2/05)
Dow Kim, W'84, WG'90, was featured in an article about his career as a trader with Merrill Lynch. Kim serves as trader-in-chief in the New York Office. (Financial Times, 11/7/05)
Thomas Arnold, WG'05, was interviewed about TerraPass, a product he helped promote with a group of fellow MBA students that allows drivers to pay to offset their cars' emissions and promote a cleaner environment. Arnold now serves as chief environmental officer of the company. (Financial Times, 11/9/05)
Marc Wisniewski, WG'94, was mentioned in an article about the Decatur City Commission elections. Wisniewski was reelected to the City Schools of Decatur Board of Education in Georgia. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 11/9/05)
Larry Oddo, W'83, was featured in an article about his career as owner of The Winery at Holy Cross in Caon City Colorado. Oddo purchased the winery from Holy Cross Abbey and hopes to promote and continue the production of riesling and chardonnay wines. (Denver Post, 11/11/05)
Geoffrey Boisi, WG'71, and Richard Herbst, WG'71, were mentioned in an article about their partnerships in investing in financial services companies. (The Deal.com, 11/14/05)
Wonya Lucas, WG'90, was featured in an article about her career as executive vice president in marketing for the Weather Channel. (Atlanta Journal Constitution, 11/20/05)
Sanford A. Ibrahim WG'85, was featured in an article about the growth in the mortgage-insurance markets and The Radian Group Inc., where Ibrahim serves as the newly appointed CEO. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 11/21/05)
Jon M. Huntsman, W'59, was interviewed about his philanthropy in an article about the attributes of charitable contributions and fund-raising. (BusinessWeek Online, 11/22/05)
Brian Roberts, W'81, was featured in an article about the success of his family business, and best family business strategies. Roberts is CEO of Comcast. Roberts was interviewed during a taping of the PBS Show, CEO Exchange, at Wharton on November 22. (Associated Press, 11/23/05)
Agustin V. Que, WG'69, was noted for his role as Bordeaux Commanderie for the mission on wine manufacturing in the Indonesian capital. Que projects an increase in the wine market in the Philippines. (Manila Bulletin, 11/24/05)
Elon Musk, W'97, was featured in an article about SpaceX, which was founded by Musk in 2002. The company has designed the Falcon I, a rocket created to transport satellites to low orbit. (Investor Business Daily, 11/25/05)
Stephen Klaskow, WG'96, was featured in an article about the future of pharmaceutical companies and its use of professors for research projects and their relationships with medical device manufactures. Klaskow is currently the dean of the Medical School at the University of Southern Florida. (Tampa Tribune, 11/26/05)
Amit Jain, WG'02, was featured in an article about his appointment as managing director of MTV Networks India. (Financial Times, 11/30/05)
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