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Alumni in the News
June 2006
Eric W. Edmonson, WG'83, was featured in an article about being the keynote luncheon speaker at the 2006 Fasken Martineau Technology and Life Sciences Forum in Vancouver. (CNNMatthews (Canada), 6/1/06)
Stevan J. Schoen, W'66, was featured in an article about his candidacy for the Sandoval County probate judge position. (Albuquerque Journal, 6/2/06)
Rob Gleason, W'61, was featured in an article about his appointment to serve as secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/3/06)
Ryan Comfort, W'05, was interviewed about young entrepreneurs. During his senior year at Wharton, Comfort started Comfort2020.com, a business selling paintings by Asian artists to U.S. customers via the Internet. (ABC News Now: Money Matters, 6/5/06, similar interviews appeared in Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, 6/1/06, 6/12/06).
Evan Jones, WG'83, and Charles M. Fleischman, WG'86, were featured in an article about their careers as chief executives at Digene Corporation, a life science organization. (Maryland Business Gazette, 6/12/06)
Simone Schloss, WG'82, was featured in an article about pursuing a singing profession after becoming a stay-at-home mom. Schloss performs at various nightclubs in New York City. She studied at the Helen Baldassare Cabaret Performance Workshop in Greenwich Village. (The New York Times, 6/11/06)
John Ryley, WG'06, was featured in an article about Sky News, the BBC and other top news reporting outlets in London. Ryley is the managing editor for Sky News. (The Guardian, 6/12/06)
Jim Vesterman, WG'06, was featured in an article about strategies in team management and his experience in the Marine Corps. (Fortune, 6/12/06)
Charles Goodyear, WG'83, was featured in an article about his position as chief executive at BHP Billiton Ltd., a globally diversified mining resources company. (The London Times, 6/14/06)
Donald Trump, Sr., W'68, Donald Trump, Jr., W'00, and Ivanka Trump, W'04 were interviewed about wealth and the dynamics involved in working in a family business. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6/14/06)
Jack Evans, W'75, was featured in an article about being a single father and his career as a councilman in Washington, D.C. (The Washington Post, 6/18/06)
James D. Power, III, WG'59, was featured in an article about his career as founder and chairman of J.D. Power and Associates. Power sold this company to McGraw-Hill in 2005. (Investor's Business Daily, 6/19/06)
Eric Anderson, WG'06, was featured in an article about a company that he started with former colleagues called BoomerScape, a Web site that will help seniors resettle in foreign countries. (The Miami Herald, 6/19/06)
Neil Shah, W'96, was featured in an article about his family's business in the hotel, hospitality, and real-estate development industries. (Forbes Asia, 6/19/06)
Oliver Griot, WG'93, was featured in an article about the importance of the in-depth understanding of technology in business today, as well as generally strong communication skills in the language of business and in technology. (Financial Times, 6/21/06)
Aditya Mittal, WG'96, was featured in an article about the merger of Mittal Steel and Arcelor. Mittal currently serves as president & group CFO of Mittal Steel. (The Economic Times, 6/26/06; similar articles appeared in The Times of India, 6/27/06, and The Daily Telegraph, 6/28/06).
Rob Smulian, WG'81, was featured in an article about the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Smulian is vice president of philanthropic services for the foundation. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6/28/06)
Manuel Pangilinan, WG'68, was featured in an article about the economic growth in the Philippines. Pangilinan is chairman of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company.
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