Wharton 125 Events

Alumni to Gather in Rio de Janeiro: Aug. 10-11
Hundreds of alumni and friends of the School will gather in Rio de Janeiro Aug. 10-11 for a Global Alumni Forum, part of the School's celebration of its 125th anniversary. Speakers at the forum in Rio de Janeiro will include business and government leaders such as: Henrique Meirelles, governor of the Central Bank of Brazil; Alain Belda, chairman and CEO of Alcoa; Roberto Civita, W'57, chairman and CEO of Abril Editora; Pedro Henrique Mariani, CEO and president of Banco BBM; Arminio Fraga Neto, founder of Gávea Investimentos; Hector Medina, EVP Planning and Finance, CEMEX; Mary Anastasia O'Grady, member, Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal; Pedro Moreira Salles, vice chairman and CEO of Unibanco; and Ernesto Silva, COO of Coca-Cola FEMSA. Wharton alumnus Robert Mangels, WG'75, chairman and CEO of Mangels Industrial, serves as chairman of the forum's Organizing Committee. read news release

First-Ever Global Alumni Forum Held in Istanbul: June 8-9
On June 8 and 9, Wharton traveled to historic Istanbul as part of the celebration of the School's 125th anniversary. The sold-out Global Alumni Forum in Istanbul hosted alumni, faculty members, and other guests. Dean Harker and committee chairman Mehmet Habbab, W'65, WG'67, chairman of the Delta Petroleum Group of Companies, welcomed an impressive slate of dignitaries and business leaders from Europe and the Middle East, including Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister of the Republic of Turkey; Ross Wilson, ambassador of the U.S. to the Republic of Turkey; Tezcan Yaramanci, chairman of Bank Europa Turkey; and Muhtar Kent, president of Coca Cola International. read news release

Leading with Resilience: Coming Back from Challenge and Adversity
Wharton hosted its 10th annual Leadership Conference on June 13 as part of the School's 125th anniversary celebration. The one-day intensive conference focused on how managers can lead with resilience and come back from challenge and adversity, whether in the private, public or nonprofit sectors. Speakers included author Jim Collins; Peter M. Dawkins, vice chairman of Citigroup Private Bank; Helen Greiner, cofounder and board chair of iRobot; Sylvia M. Montero, senior vice president, human resources at Pfizer Inc.; and David Pottruck, CEO of Red Eagle Ventures. read more about the Leadership Conference

For more 125th events and information, visit the Wharton 125 website.

School News

Wharton MBA Student Anuj Mohan Inspires Memorial Scholarship Fund
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Students Help Post-Katrina Recovery in New Orleans
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Students4Students Group Aids Education in South Africa
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Wharton Global Family Alliance Announces Research Partnership with Singapore Management University
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New Knowledge@Wharton Transforms User Experience
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Knowledge@Wharton Podcasts Among Most Popular Business Downloads
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Wharton Executive Education and Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics Consolidate Executive Education Divisions
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Top Technology Innovators Unveil Products Aimed to Shape the Connected Future at Supernova 2006
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Executive Education Partners with Dubai World to Launch Dubai Leaders Program
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Wharton Global Family Alliance Announces Research Partnerships with IESE Business School, Instituto de la Empressa Familiar and SDA Bocconi School of Management
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Recognition

Professor Mitchell Awarded Honorary Doctorate
The University of St. Gallen has awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Economics to Professor Olivia Mitchell, honoring her for her "trail-blazing contribution toward the theory and practice of retirement insurance and its financing, as well as her services to the scientific community and decision-makers from all over the world." read more

Prof. Lodish Bicycles Across Israel to Raise Funds for ALS
Professor Leonard Lodish and his wife Susan recently rode their tandem bicycle 1,000 kilometers through Israel to raise funds for ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease).

Undergraduate Student Michael Page Wins Do Something BRICK Award
Wharton undergraduate Michael Page, W'09, has been named a winner of a 2006 Do Something BRICK Award®, a national youth leadership organization with a mission to inspire young people to improve their communities. He was recognized for founding and operating Talking Pages, Inc., a non-profit online library of audio books for the visually impaired. read more

Undergraduate Alumnus Named White House Fellow
Eugene Huang, W'99, was named a White House Fellow. He serves as a visiting scholar at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University, where his research interests focus on macroeconomic policy and technology, competitiveness and innovation. Previously, Huang was the secretary of technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia. read more

MBA Alumna Receives Meritorious Service Award
Dr. Elizabeth Genovese, M'82, WG'83, was awarded the 2006 Meritorious Service Award from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). She is medical director of IMX-Integrated Medical Management Services, Inc., a provider of independent medical examinations and review services. She also is on the faculty for the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Occupational Medicine residency program.

Undergraduate Alumnus Receives Burton Award
Brian L. Rubin, W '84, recently received the 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for his article, "The House That the Regulators Built: An Analysis of Whether Respondents Should Litigate Against NASD." The Burton Award is a national program, in association with the Library of Congress, dedicated to refining and enriching legal writing by lawyers and law school students.

Knowledge@Wharton

Longer Lives and the 'Lump-Sum Illusion' Are Just Two of the Challenges Retiring Baby-Boomers Face
In the United States alone, an unprecedented 77 million baby-boomers will be living the next 20 to 30 years in retirement. read more

Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Desk: The Effect of Mood on Work Performance
While a lot of research has been done in the past two decades on work-family conflicts, few studies have looked closely at how mood affects workers' performance. read more

Will the New Nike+iPod Sport Kit Hit the Ground Running, or Hit the Wall?
Music, physical movement, technology and being cool have long gone hand in hand. read more

Wharton School Publishing

Coming Soon: New Book from Wharton School Publishing
Success Built to Last: Creating a Life that Matters, by Stewart Emery, Jerry Porras, and Mark Thompson, discovers what successful people have in common, distilling it into a set of simple practices that can transform your life and work. Authored by three legends in leadership and self-help - including Built to Last co-author Jerry Porras - it challenges conventional wisdom at every step.

The book will be available on Sept. 12, 2006, but is available for pre-order. WSP is offering the Wharton community a special coupon good for 35% off the list price of this title on the Wharton School Publishing site. To redeem the coupon, visit www.whartonsp.com/registration and register to become a new member. At checkout, enter the following coupon code SBTL35 which will automatically process the discount. The coupon is good through Dec. 31, 2006.

The authors of "Success Built to Last” will ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in September followed by a celebratory cocktail party in the evening. Visit www.whartonsp.com for updates.

Wharton faculty and staff can take advantage of expanded benefits, including discounts and free domestic shipping. Those who register to become a member can get free access to audio summaries, author interviews and other valuable member only content. Visit www.whartonsp.com/facstaff to register and access benefits. All WSP books also are available at the Penn Bookstore.

For more, visit the Wharton School Publishing website.

Wharton in the News

The Philadelphia Inquirer
May 12, 2006 — The Wharton Global Consulting Practicum was featured. Leonard Lodish, Samuel R. Harrell Professor; Professor of Marketing, who founded the program, was quoted. The article also ran in the Miami Herald (6/19/06) and the Kansas City Star (6/12/06). read article

The Wall Street Journal
June 1, 2006 — Kenneth Shropshire, David W. Hauck Professor; Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, was quoted in an article about the value of advertising and sports marketing.

BusinessWeek
June 6, 2006 — Lisa Bolton, assistant professor of marketing, was quoted in an article about the marketing of weight management drugs.

Fortune
June 12, 2006 — Jennifer Mueller, assistant professor of management, was quoted in an article about the dynamics of team size and how this affects the power within the team.

BBC Radio
June 14, 2006 — Keith Weigelt, Rebecca and Morris Marks Professor; Professor of Management, was interviewed about microcredit and its impact on commercial banking.

San Francisco Chronicle
June 17, 2006 — Kevin Werbach, assistant professor of legal studies and business ethics, was quoted in an article about the impact of the Internet and Web blogs on the newspaper industry. Supernova, a technology conference organized by Werbach, was noted as taking place in San Francisco with some events being hosted by Wharton West.

Alumni in the News

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, 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); John Ryley, WG'06, was featured in an article about Sky News, the BBC and other 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); Eric Anderson, WG'91, was featured in an article about a company he helped start called BoomerScape, a Web site that helps seniors resettle in foreign countries. (The Miami Herald, 6/19/06); and 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).

Global Alumni Forum: Rio De Janeiro
August 10-11, 2006

Faculty Tour: St. Louis
September 10, 2006
Richard Shell, Negotiations.

Faculty Tour: Philadelphia, PA
September 15, 2006
Michael Useem, Leadership Through Innovation.