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Message from theDean

South of the Border

Expanding Horizons

A Professor’sPerspective on Finland

A Finnish Perspective

Broadening Outlook

Against the Odds

Alumnus Reflection

Dean’s AdvisoryCouncil

Alumni Activities

CommencementSpeaker

Faculty & Staff News

Awards

OutstandingGraduating Seniors

New Projects

Message from the Dean

It has been a year since I took this position atNorthern Michigan University and it has been a verybusy, productive and fulfilling year. The collegecontinues to grow in many different ways and wecontinue to receive wonderful stories of how well

our graduates are doing in their professional and personallives. That is one important measure of our success – howwell we prepare the students who come to Northern tosucceed in the wider world after they leave us.

Equally reassuring has been the great interest shownin the college’s activities and goals by our 7,000 plusalumni. In my travels, I have met some of you and Ialways appreciate the time you have taken to share withme your memories about your Northern days. At the heart of every great universityis an engaged alumni and we are very fortunate that this is what we have here and Ilook forward to meeting many more of you this coming year. Many of you havegenerously supported our various fund-raising campaigns and projects and becauseof that you have opened doors and enhanced opportunities for a new generation ofNMU students.

In particular, I should mention the creation of the Student Managed InvestmentFund, which enables students to get a vital hands-on learning experience in investingand buying and selling a portfolio of stocks and bonds. Your contributions have alsohelped us create a Global Outlook Fund to support students to travel and studyabroad. These enhancements to our curriculum and resource base means that we can

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The College of Business relies on your support to offer travel and research opportunities tostudents and faculty and to fund scholarships for outstanding and needy students. Formore information on making tax-deductible contributions, please contact Michael Nelsonin the NMU Foundation at mnelson@nmu.edu.

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deliver the sorts of learning experiences and opportunities that have not been available to ourstudents. I cannot thank you enough for your support. It is also a living testament to the enduringbonds you forged since you came to Marquette.

As you go through this newsletter, you will read stories of internationalization, inspiration andchanges at the college. I think you will agree that these are stories which we can be proud of andcelebrate. Our faculty and staff are committed to providing the best possible business education thatwe can. I encourage you to remain actively engaged with the college – drop by to visit your favoriteprofessor when you are in the neighborhood, volunteer to mentor a student or hire a graduatingsenior, arrange a student internship at your place of employment, or support our fund-raisingprojects, among numerous ways.

Do share with us your accomplishments and current contact information – send an e-mail toMs. Annette Brown at abrown@nmu.edu. I also invite you to our inaugural College of Businessalumni reception during the Homecoming Weekend on September 29, a Friday, in the Skyroom ofthe Landmark Inn in downtown Marquette at 6:30 p.m. Mark your calendar!

It has been an honor leading the college and a privilege to work with you, the students, thefaculty and staff. Thank you very much for your support.

—Dean Rajib Sanyal

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Publication TitleVolume XVII, Number 1FALL 2006

Editor: Annette Brown

Superior Horizons is publishedonce a year by the College ofBusiness, Northern MichiganUniversity, 1401 Presque IsleAve., Marquette, MI 49855.Telephone: 906-227-2900.

Northern Michigan University doesnot unlawfully discriminate on thebasis of race, color, religion,gender, national origin, age,height, weight, marital status,familial status or handicap/disabil-ity, sexual orientation or veteranstatus in employment or the provi-sion of services and provides,upon request, reasonable accom-modation including auxiliary aidsand services necessary to affordindividuals with disabilities anequal opportunity to participate inall programs and activities.

South of the Border

The university andthe college areexploring possibleties withUniversidad

Regional del Norte (URN), aprivate university inChihuahua, Mexico. The stateof Chihuahua, which bordersTexas, is home to manyforeign manufacturing andservice firms and the city ofChihuahua has a largeexpatriate population. InJanuary, a delegation fromNMU that included DeanRajib Sanyal visited URN to

meet URNofficials andfaculty andlocal business-persons.Partnering withURN offers thepotential forNMU studentsto do aninternationalinternship, takea study tourfocusing on the businesspractices and culture ofMexico, or take a semester ofcourses there. The College of

Business is working totranslate these possibilitiesinto reality for our students.

Dean Sanyal and Rector Daniel Garcia (right) of URN

Curriculum and Executive Education

The university hasapproved a new150 credit major inaccounting/corpo-rate finance at the

college. The college iscurrently engaged in a major

review and revision of itscurriculum. In spring 2006,the college delivered a certifi-cate program in humanresource management to 20HR professionals on behalf ofthe Superiorland Human

Resource Professionals associ-ation. The program was facili-tated by a combination ofcollege faculty and industrypractitioners.

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In January 2006, Dr. Charles Rayhorn,professor of finance, taught anInternational Business Seminar that took25 students on a study tour to Costa Ricaand Panama.

We met our guide inSan Jose, Costa Rica,and then went to theArenal Volcano areain La Fortuna.

Although this was our first experienceseeing an active volcano in the midst ofa rain forest, wewere moresurprised withthe views of asuccessful localentrepreneur,Luigi, at whosehotel, Luigi’sPalace, westayed. We alsovisited Luigi’sranch, anotherof his manyenterprises,where he raises beef cattle. Many of ourgroup participated in his canopy tour, azip line tour of the rainforest. Luigi wasoriginally from Monteverde, anothercity we visited later in the trip. Hemoved to La Fortuna to open thesebusinesses because he did not want tocompete with his friend who ownssimilar ventures in Monteverde. Heshared many other useful things, takingalmost two hours of his time to speakwith us.

Later, we visited one of Dole’sbanana plantations and a coffee planta-tion. At each city we visited, we foundat least one person who showed thesame hospitality as Luigi in speaking oftheir personal experiences in business.The kindness they showed and theireagerness to help really impressed us.Alex, our tour guide for a majority ofthe trip, was amazing. He was very

knowledgeable and always willing tohelp and answer questions.

In Panama City we took a tour ofthe ruins of the old city founded in1519 as the first Spanish settlement onthe Pacific Ocean. In contrast to the oldis the new high-rise metropolitan city.During our tour of the old and the new,we noticed that many utility manholecovers were missing. When askedabout the reason for this dangeroussituation, our guide explained it was away for some Panamanians to earn

money by sell-ing the coversin the scrapmarkets! Thecity respondedby not replac-ing the covers.Although to usthis seemedlike an invita-tion for litiga-tion, welearned thatlawsuits in

Panama were much less common. I cannot wait to get back to Costa

Rica. I believe the country would be aperfect place to start a new business inthe tourism industry. There are somany opportunities. People are laidback and friendly; most speak bothSpanish and English, and the informa-tion these wonderful people were eagerto share gave us a sense of who theyare and how they came to be successfulin their fields.

—Business Students KendallSutliff and Joseph Hamel

Several students received financial aid toparticipate in this course and the College ofBusiness subsidized a small portion of theexpenses through the Global StudentOutlook Endowment Fund.

Expanding Horizons Distance Learning Takes on a Whole New Meaning:College of Business Students Travel 3,837 Miles toLearn About International Business

NMU International Business Seminar student Kendall Sutliff, isshown traversing a rope bridge in Costa Rica.

College of Business Student Profile –Fall 2005

Number of students. . . . . . . . . . . . . 974

Where do they come from?Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80%

Upper Peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . 59%Downstate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7%Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7%Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%Foreign country. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%

What are the most popular majors?Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15% Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%

What is their gender and race?Females . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43%Males . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57%

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91%Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%Native American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5%

How old are they?Females. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.6 yearsMales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.0 years

Source: Institutional Research, NorthernMichigan University

CollegeStudent Profile

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I’ve traveled the worldextensively, but havenever had the chance tolive and work in anothercountry. This exchange

met and exceeded all myhopes and expectations. Iwent with an open mind,intending to learn as much asI could, and share when itseemed appropriate. To havean enjoyable exchange experi-ence, one must be willing tobe alone, enjoy explorationand not be defensive of one’sown customs.

While Finland mayappear similar to the U.S.,many variations gave mecause to reflect. I foundFinnish people to be open andjovial, helpful and accepting.Stereotypes of stoic, isolatedindividuals are inaccurate,though I was told that is morecommon in Finns older than55. In general, Finns have asense that there is a good forthe whole and each personshould do their part.

My small, one-bedroomfaculty apartment was mini-mally furnished, clean,included high speed Internetand TV and was within walk-ing distance to bus lines. Itrented for $1,040/month. Theweather approximated GreenBay or Minneapolis with lesssnow, more wind and morestable temperatures. Length ofdaylight (or lack of it) is notan issue, as there is a one hourgain every 10 days; there were20 hours of daylight when Ileft. Cost of living is higher

due to a 22% Value Added Tax(18% on foods), but foods,particularly produce, werefresh and of high quality.People live in apartmentsrather than homes, and it isnot unusual for a professionalhousehold to forgo autoownership or to share a vehi-cle with family or friends. Iused public transportationsolely; Helsinki’s system isexceptional even for aEuropean city. Shopping isdone at neighborhood storesas well as major centers, andpeople tend to exercise a lot. Ibought a pair of used X-coun-try skis to try out the trailsand adopted a new exercise,Nordic walking.

While HAAGA does havean IT (information technol-ogy) program, it was nottaught in English, so theduties assigned to me werevaried. I taught three courses.In one, I partnered “virtually”with a colleague at NMUwhere two joint assignmentsallowed students at bothschools to share ideas andperceptions about IT andglobal problems and trends. Inanother course, taught in ahybrid format – one intensiveweekend coupled with pre-and post-assignments deliv-ered via the Web – I hadstudents who were fromLatvia, Greece, the UK,Germany, South Africa,Kenya, Australia, Russia andFinland. This made discussionextremely interesting as viewsof IT based upon homeland

experiences were exchanged.In the third course, my jobwas to help Finnish studentsgain business vocabulary andpronunciation of terms. Inaddition, I made two presen-tations on teaching in the U.S.and aided faculty who wantedto better use technology inteaching.

A highlight of myexchange was helping directthe International IT Student

Seminar week [see relatedstudent article]. It was a quasi-professional conference envi-ronment for 28 upper divisionIT students from seven coun-tries. Students were assignedto international teams for fullday sessions. It was fascinating

A Professor’s Perspective on Teachingin FinlandIn the 2006 winter semester, Professor Sandy Poindexter in the College’s Information Systems Program wentto HAAGA University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland. The College of Business has a facultyexchange agreement with HAAGA which enables faculty from both universities to spend time at each other’scampus.

Professor Poindexter was also able toenjoy skiing in Finland and a modern,comfortable apartment typical of Finnishlife.

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My name is TuulaRyhänen, a marketinglecturer from HAAGAInstitute Polytechnic,Helsinki School of

Business. I have a son called Sakari. Iand my son stayed in the U.S. the fallsemester 2005 and he attendedVandenboom Elementary School.

At Northern Michigan University Iworked as a full-time faculty member. Itaught two different courses, had officehours weekly during which I advisedmy students and prepared my classes.Beyond that, I had some teachers’meetings. I also had a couple presenta-tions: one was about Finland and theother one was related to my furtherstudies in the area of outdooradvertising.

I got a good picture of teachers’work at NMU. For example, one bigdifference between your and our workis publishing. In the U.S., teachers’main duty is to publish and attendconferences and in Finland our mainwork is to teach.

The experience I received teachingin English was very good for me. Afterreturning to Finland I have recognized

that it is not so difficult to speakEnglish or teach in English. I have usedmy language skills a lot because one ofmy colleagues, Professor Poindexterfrom NMU, came to our Polytechnicfor spring semester 2006, and I still talkwith her now. I helped her with thepractical things and I guess that myexperience in the U.S. has taught me tounderstand that there are many thingsyou need or you have to do before youcan live in a foreign country for alonger period.

I have shared a part of my experi-ences with my students in HAAGA,using examples of American societywhile teaching marketing, and plan tomake a new course related to culturaldifferences. So I have the possibility toenlarge my teaching area because I amcapable to teach a totally new courseafter my experience.

We will continue our cooperationon the class level. I think we will takestudents from Finland and the U.S. andwill give them a common assignment.While doing assignments the studentshave to contact each other and make areal cooperation together. I would liketo go back to NMU and teach there

again. Oneoption is toteach in thesummer.

The teach-ers in my sonSakari’sschool werevery helpfuland theyexplainedthings toSakari inmany ways so he could understand.After two months they thought hecould speak and understand English sowell that he could go from first gradeto third grade. Of course there aredifferences between our school systemand the American one but we (me andSakari) think that if you are abroad youhave to get used to the country and itshabits.

Sakari made a lot of friends whilewe stayed in the U.S. I hope that thesefriendships are going to last because itis really rich if you have friendsabroad. I hope that he will go and dosomething like this himself in thefuture.

— Professor Tuula Ryhänen

A Finnish Perspective on the Faculty ExchangeProfessor Poindexter’s visit to Finland was part of the exchange that brought Professor Tuula Ryhänen to Marquette in the fall semester of2005. Her visit was supported by a Fulbright grant.

to watch this mixture of cultures shareideas and derive solutions to workshopproblems. I would like to see NMUcontinue to participate in this event inthe future. Though it may directlyimpact 28 students and a handful offaculty, the indirect impact on wherethese people take that experience cannotbe measured.

Written communication skills areheavily emphasized in Finland.Students impressed me as being moreaware of world events, and most spokefour languages: Finnish, Swedish,English and another.

HAAGA faculty were very accept-ing of me. In my building, faculty hada common office which increasedfaculty interaction. Colleagues atelunch together in the cafeteria, withdiscussions ranging from currentevents to school politics. It wascommon for faculty to leave for oneweek to guest lecture in another coun-try, and for others to visit HAAGA forone week.

Now that I am back in Marquette, Iplan more “virtual” exchanges withmy counterparts in HAAGA. There arealso many opportunities for our

students. New doors to researchopportunities and collaborationopened for me on e-banking,e-commerce and internationaleducation. It’s hard to measure thebenefit of expanding professional,cultural and personal horizons, but thisexchange was at the top of my careeractivities.

—Professor Sandra Poindexter

To read more about Professor Poindexter’sFinland visit, check out her Web site atwww.cob.nmu.edu/finlandjournal.

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Broadening OutlookStudents Participate in International Conference

Thanks to financialsupport from theCollege of Business,we were able toparticipate in the

International IT (InformationTechnology) Student Seminarheld March 20-24, 2006 inHelsinki, Finland. The seminarwas attended by 28 studentsfrom seven countries.Attending a conference high-lighting the newest technolo-gies and methodologies in theComputer InformationSystems (CIS) field is a goalsought by any CIS student.However, attending a confer-ence that not only presentedthese new technologies butalso allowed us to interact in aprofessional business atmos-phere with colleagues fromother countries is an achieve-ment most would only dreamof accomplishing.

At the conference duringthe morning session, presenta-tions were made by speakers;each afternoon five- or six-member student teams (with atleast three nationalities perteam) were assigned problemsor topics to research. Teamsprepared and presented theirwork at the end of each day.

The greatest lesson we learnedwas not the newest andupcoming technologies in theIT field; it was our newfoundunderstanding for the sensitiv-ity of international businessand teamwork. In our interna-tional problem solving teams,we faced many challenges thathad to be overcome, includinglanguage barriers and cross-cultural teamwork. Eventhough all of our teammatesspoke English, their individualinterpretations of some Englishwords were completely differ-ent from ours. The knowledgewe gained from working withthese different nationalitieswill last us throughout ourprofessional careers.

It was amazing to see thecultural differences and simi-larities of these countries notonly in the business world butalso in life. Understandinghow these differences affectbusiness relationships is thekey to international businesseverywhere. This understand-ing can never be taught orlearned from a textbook; it issomething that a person mustexperience firsthand to reallygrasp its importance andcomplexity. From language

issues to best business prac-tices, our worlds are verydifferent.

We have been makingplans to present our experi-ences in Finland to several ofour classes here at NMU, asthis trip has sparked a lot ofinterest from students.

As we look back on ourinternational experience werealize how much we gained insuch a short amount of time.Our entire perspective on theworld of business and ITchanged drastically. It wastruly an honor to present toour European counterparts aU.S. view on technology in theworld of business.

—Computer InformationStudents Chris Osterhout and

David Manor

If you would like to help studentssuch as Chris and David broadentheir horizons by being able totravel outside the UpperPeninsula you can do so bysupporting the Student GlobalOutlook Fund. To make a tax-deductible contribution pleasecontact Michael Nelson at theNMU Foundation atmnelson@nmu.edu.

The campus chapterof the AmericanMarketingAssociation traveledto Green Bay, Wisc.,

Naperville and Chicago, Ill. tomeet senior managers and visitfacilities such as the ChicagoMercantile Exchange and the

Resch Center. They also metNMU alumnus and restaura-teur Stephen Lahaie ’75 atShaw’s Crab House inChicago. Each business visitgives the members a differentperspective on business andvarious opportunities availableto NMU graduates.

Student participation in thisprogram was funded by theCollege of Business. If you wouldlike to host a visit, please contactthe AMA at ama@nmu.edu.

Marketing Students Go on a Study Tour

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It may have taken DawnStonerock 10 years to graduatefrom Northern, but she’s notashamed to admit it. It’s not easyto be a good student, work a full-

time job, raise a daughter and be agood spouse—all at the same time.

It’s all paid off. Currently, Dawnworks at Pioneer Surgical Technologyas a business services coordinator,where she has been employed sincegraduating this May. The expertise shegained from NMU helps her withprioritizing, goal setting, businesscommunications, implementingmarketing strategies and mixes, strate-

gic management, implementing train-ing, and understanding financialdocuments and discussions. A largeinfluence came from her classes inSmall Business Management, StrategicManagement and Methods of Training.

Dawn, an Ypsilanti native, was 27when she first attended NMU. Shesays her greatest challenge in jugglingwork, school and family was, “gettingit all done and doing it well! I foundthat being organized and prioritizingwas not just helpful, it was a necessity.I also had a helpful support network offriends, in addition to my husbandwho would help.” With a four-year-olddaughter and working full-time as asecretary at Marquette GeneralHospital, a typical day at NMU forDawn was long, to say the least. Shetried to take evening and weekendclasses or ones that began at the startof the day. However, at times she hadflexible work schedules that allowed

her to work a few hours, go to class,then go back to work. Dawn foundthat it was most difficult to raise afamily and go to school when herdaughter, Jessica, was young, but asshe got older the two were able to do

homework together, which Dawnhoped set a good example for herdaughter. She also hoped her daughterwould learn how to achieve goals shehad set for herself and do well atschool. Her husband, Mark, was also awonderful motivator, for he believedthat she could do anything she wantedto and that he would help in any waypossible to make it happen. Dawn’sother motivator was herself; in tryingto achieve the life she had alwayswanted.

Dawn was an outstanding studentduring her time at NMU. Some honorsshe received were: OutstandingGraduating Senior Award for theCollege of Business, The Wall StreetJournal Student Achievement Award,and selection for membership in BetaGamma Sigma honor society. ForDawn, it was a very pleasant surprise.“I was not expecting anything of thesort, and actually felt silly at first beingso much older than many of the otheraward recipients, but honestly, when Igot beyond that, I felt sincere pride.”

While attending the university,Dawn progressed in her career: start-

ing as a secretary, then acceptingpromotions to administrative assistant,buyer in the purchasing department,and supervisor of Medical Records.Her last year of work while a studentwas as business manager for a localradiology group. She believes that thesuccessful progression in her work notonly had to do with her experience anddrive, but also largely because of theeducation she was receiving. “It wasfantastic to practice hands-on what Iwas learning in the classroom. I wasable to share my experiences from thework force with my classmates, andput to use the skills I was obtaining inthe classroom at my work,” she recalls.

Dawn takes great pride in herachievements at work and school, butmost importantly she takes great pridein her family, as they do in her. She has

focused much of her time and energyto achieve her goals and be a goodexample. Dawn’s story is not just astory of a strong-willed woman; it’s astory of faith and hope for those whofeel they cannot achieve their dreams.

A New Graduate: Against the Odds

Dawn Stonerock graduated summa cum laude inMay 2006 with a bachelor of science degree inmanagement

Currently, Dawn works atPioneer SurgicalTechnology as a businessservices coordinator,where she has beenemployed since graduatingthis May.

Some honors she receivedwere: OutstandingGraduating Senior Awardfor the College ofBusiness, The Wall StreetJournal StudentAchievement Award, andselection for membershipin Beta Gamma Sigmahonor society.

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Idefinitely consider myselfone of the lucky ones.Lucky that is to be able tolive and work inMarquette, Michigan, a

town I fell in love with whileattending NMU. I neverexpected things to turn out thisway, but it is hard to predictthe path that our life mightlead us down.

My exposure to Marquetteand Northern started as achild. My dad, Denham Lord,graduated from NMU in 1959and was active throughout the1970s and 1980s with theAlumni Association andGolden Wildcat Club. What athrill it was for me when hetook my brother Dave and I tothe home football and hockeygames.

After graduating fromEscanaba High School, I knew Iwanted to pursue a businessmajor, but wasn’t sure in what.Like most typical teenagers, Iwanted to get as far away fromhome as possible. I spent myfreshman year at WesternMichigan University. Westernwas a good school, but it justdidn’t seem to be the right fitfor me. I transferred toNorthern for what I thoughtwould only be a year while Ifigured out what I wanted todo next. It seemed like a conve-nient choice as it was only onehour away from my home-town. What I didn’t expect wasto find such a quality schoolthat felt like the right fit for me.I liked it so much my sopho-more year, I never consideredtransferring.

It was during my sopho-more year that I took my firstaccounting classes. I rememberreally struggling at first. Butwith the help of some fellowstudents and Professors JoelThompson and Carol Buchl,things fell into place, I chosemy major, found my professionin life and met my husband.

While I was a senior atNMU, my older brother Johnwas working at Coopers &Lybrand in Milwaukee, one ofthe Big 6 public accountingfirms at the time. After gradu-ating with honors in May 1992I started working as an auditorwith Coopers & Lybrand. Itwould have been easy to beintimidated working at a bigfirm in a big city, but myeducation at NMU hadprepared me as well as anyone.

I enjoyed working atCoopers and gained a wealthof experience. However, afterseveral years of traveling andworking long hours, I decidedI was ready for a change. Mybrother saw an advertisementin the Marquette paper for asenior accountant with a localarchitectural/engineering firm.As fate would have it, I got thejob and was able to move backto Marquette.

Since 1998, I have workedfor Satellite Services, Inc., abase operations and mainte-nance services contractor forthe federal government. We areheadquartered in Marquette,Michigan, with over 10 operat-ing locations from California toNew York. As the chief finan-cial officer, I oversee the

payroll of over 400 employees,the processing of 400-500vendor invoices per week andensure compliance with vari-ous contractual issues andfederal and state regulations.

On the home front, myhusband John and I are busyraising our two daughters,Amanda, age 4, and Delaney,age 1. One of my biggest dailychallenges is trying to balancea full-time working careerwhile raising a family, keepingup a household, and leavingsome downtime. Many daysI’m not sure I’m succeeding atit, but I try to keep it all inperspective and put familyfirst, as I know these yearswhen the kids are young willfly by soon enough. We enjoyspending time outdoors andtaking advantage of all thenatural beauty the Marquettearea has to offer. We are proudmembers of the NMU BlueLine Club and enjoy cheeringon the hockey Wildcats at theBerry Events Center. We arehopeful that a national champi-onship will happen again soon,as we were both lucky enoughto be students at NMU when ithappened the first time in 1991.

I really believe that myeducation at Northern hasgreatly influenced who I amtoday both personally andprofessionally. I feel fortunateto live close to my alma materand take advantage of thethings it has to offer. There’s noplace I’d rather be.

—Mary Lord Diddams ’92

Alumni News

An Alumnus Reflects

Mary Lord Diddams, CFOof Satellite Services, Inc.,Marquette

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Dean’s Advisory Council — Why I Serve“I slept and dreamed that life was joy. Iawoke and found that life was but service. Iserved and discovered that service was joy”

—R. Tagore, 1913 Nobel Laureatein literature

So it is with joy that servingand giving back is what moti-vated Francesca Sarvello, a1977 graduate of the Collegeof Business, to accept an invi-

tation in 1988 to be a member of theDean’s Advisory Council to the Collegeof Business. Educated at NMU, herdegree inoffice andbusinessadministra-tion openedmany doorsfor her.Francesca hasspent most ofher businesscareer inhumanresourcesworking forFortune 100companies where she learned how tomeet the demands of various positions,including compensation, benefits,employees relations, recruiting, succes-sion planning and performancemanagement.

Membership on the council hasoffered her the opportunity to provideguidance to students and the Collegeof Business. She draws on her experi-ence and expertise to enhance thestudent curriculum to make studentsbetter prepared and marketable toemployers, more articulate, strategicthinkers, team players and leaders.

“Being a member of the AdvisoryCouncil is an honor,” states Francesca.“It is an opportunity to contribute tothe ongoing success of the College ofBusiness to ensure that studentsreceive the best possible education,especially for Upper Peninsulastudents whose choice of colleges may

be limited due to family financialconstraints.”

In addition, she witnesses thesynergy that occurs between educatorsand business people that results inexploring, developing and implement-ing changes to advance the College ofBusiness. Membership also affords anopportunity to network with othercouncil members, students, faculty andformer classmates and to visit theNMU campus on a regular basis.

The Advisory Council of the College ofBusiness at Northern Michigan Universityprovides guidance, advice and support tothe dean to help the college achieve itsgoals. The council, comprising businessleaders, builds and sustains a strong foun-dation for collaboration and communica-tion between the business community andthe College of Business. It serves as anadvocate for the college’s mission, valuesand academic programs, as an ambassadorextending the college’s reach into the widercommunity and as an enthusiastic fundraiser and “friend raiser” for the institu-tion. The council members represent a widevariety of businesses, small and large,privately owned and publicly traded,regional and national. If you would like tojoin the Advisory Council, send a note toDean Sanyal at rsanyal@nmu.edu.

Dean’s Advisory CouncilMembers 2006Paul Argall, President, PCBM Management

Company

Paul Essinger, President, Hiawatha LogHomes, Inc.

Richard Glenn, CEO, RWC Inc.

Scott Holman, President, Bay Cast, Inc.

Eve Lewis, Executive Editor, South-Western/Thomson Learning

Linda Lindroth, President/Partner,Acceptance Alarms, LLC

Phyllis Maki, Chief Financial Officer, PublicService Garage

Robert Marquardt, Executive Vice President,Transwestern Commercial Services

Gerard Molitor, Engineered PlasticsComponents, Inc.

Paul Nardi, Partner, Makela, Toutant, Hill &Nardi, PC

Michael Nelsen, Retired Director, AMOCOSupply & Trading Co., Chair

Ken Palmer, President & CEO, Range Bank,Vice-Chair

John Prophet, Shareholder, Schenck BusinessSolutions

Francesca Sarvello, Manager, HumanResources, Molina Healthcare of Utah

Tami Seavoy, Attorney, Kendricks, Bordeau,Adamini, Chilman, Greenlee, PC

Michael Skytta, President, CommunityBanking, Wells Fargo Bank

Scott Stephens, Vice President, IronwoodPlastics

Thomas Ungrodt, President & CEO, Ideation,Inc.

Mark Verlinden, Senior Vice President,Comerica Bank

Lee Warner, Representative, Edward D.Jones & Co.

Two-Year Advisory CouncilMembersJoseph Esbrook, Director of Business

Development, Michigan Works!

Pam Grundstrom, Administrative Assistant,President's Office, NMU

Al Hendra, Assistant Administrator of HumanResources, Marquette General Hospital

Brent B. Nault, Information SystemsManager, County of Marquette

Mary Nurmi, Senior Trust Officer, WellsFargo Bank

Kristin Portale, Benefits Manager, NMU

Patty Ryan, Collections Clerk, MarquetteBoard of Light & Power

Dean’s Advisory CouncilMember Francesco Sarvello

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Alumni Honors

Of the sevenalumni whowere inductedinto NorthernMichigan

University’s Sports Hall ofFame in the fall of 2006, twoare graduates of the College ofBusiness. Steve Avery ’89 wasa four-year letter winner withthe football Wildcats andholds the NMU record foryards rushing in a career with3,842. In 1987, he was namedthe GLIAC Player of the Yearand an All-American honor-able mention. Keith Nelson’86 was also a four-year letterwinner in football and for twoyears was a starter as quarter-back for the Wildcats. He wasteam captain in 1985 andholds a number of records,including total offense in aseason and total offense in agame. Congratulations!

Milestones2000-2006

Brooke Beckmann ’05 hasjoined the staff of the assur-ance department at PlanteMoran, an accounting firm, inGrand Rapids.

Kimberly DePetro ’03and Ryan Poupore weremarried on August 12, 2006.Kim is a leasing consultant atGables Residential inGaithersburg, Md. Ryan is aU.S. Secret Service uniformedofficer at the White House inWashington, D.C.

Sarah English ’03 is themarketing coordinator forPioneer Surgical Technologyin Marquette.

Angela Gardner ’00 andJames Hytinen ’02 weremarried on September 17,2005. Angela is an administra-tive assistant with Makela,Toutant, Hill & Nardi, P.C., anaccounting firm in Marquetteand James is a businessmanager in the LearningServices Division at NMU.

Nicholas Hill ’03 wasnamed the district executivefor the Clear Water District ofthe Boy Scouts of AmericaChippewa Valley Council inDecember 2005. He receivedhis MBA from UW-Eau Clairein May 2005. He is a PhiKappa Phi member and UW-EC College of Businessstudent representative for thegraduate council. His wife,Anna, transferred from NMUand is working on her bache-lor’s degree in special educa-tion at UW-EC.

Jessica Hokenson ’03 is abusiness development coordi-nator at Hetrick & Associates,an insurance agency inMarquette.

Angela Kruger ’06 hasbeen named project adminis-trator in the Marquette officeof STS Consultants Ltd., anengineering consulting firm.

Jeff Martin ‘03 hasreturned to ComputerAssociates of Marquette as acomputer consultant afterserving in active duty with theMichigan National Guard.

David Ollila is CEO ofV.I.O. Inc., in Marquette,which has been named one ofthe “Michigan 50 Companiesto Watch” in 2006.

Colin O’Malley ’04 is aDirector of BusinessDevelopment for the U.S.market with Foxconn

International Holdings, amanufacturer of electronicsand computer components,and lives in Chicago.

Mark Pynnonen ’03 is theowner of Signs Now inMarquette.

Shay Simmons ’03 hasbeen hired as a network tech-nician for Lasco, a computerservices firm in Marquette.

Mark Smith ’03 iscurrently employed as a main-tenance supervisor in thefossil operations of thePresque Isle Power Plant ofWE Energies in Marquette.

Dawn Stonerock ’06 is aBusiness Services Coordinatorat Pioneer SurgicalTechnology, a medical devicefirm, in Marquette.

Minori Tanooka ’02 is onthe staff of the Business RiskService group of Ernst andYoung Financial Services Co.,Ltd., in Tokyo, Japan. Sheconducts non-audit work forthe SEC and other foreignfinancial institutions.

Kara Toutant ’05 andChristopher Katona ’02 weremarried on June 25, 2005. Karais employed by Makela,Toutant, Hill & Nardi P.C., anaccounting firm, in Marquette.Christopher is employed byU.P. Insurance Agency inNegaunee.

Katie Vadnais ’01 isemployed as a research assis-tant in the Office ofInstitutional Research atNMU. She married on July 22,2006 and lives in Marquette.

Eric Wakkuri ’04 has beennamed a Network Consultantwith Delcom/Softek, a broad-band Internet services firm, inEscanaba.

Alumni Activities

Where are They Now?

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Stacy Welling ’00 received hermaster in public administration fromNMU and is currently the NorthernMichigan representative for MichiganGovernor Jennifer Granholm.

1990-1999Darlene Arseneau ’92 was

promoted to vice president/head ofoperations and information technologyat Peninsula Bank in Ishpeming.

Amy Clickner ’92 was namedexecutive director of the Lake SuperiorCommunity Partnership in Marquette.

Scott Herioux ‘92 is the chieffinancial officer at Chip-In’s IslandResort and Casino, Harris. He recentlyhosted NMU student members of theInstitute of Management Accountantsfor a tour of the casino.

Jeannie Jaffola ’91 is currently thetraining and development coordinatorfor Schneider National, Inc. in GreenBay, Wisc, a leading provider of trans-portation, logistics, and relatedservices.

Susan Kitti ’93 is the chief execu-tive officer of Resource ManagementAssociates, Inc., a Marquette firmspecializing in business investigativeservices.

Angela Knauss ’90 has joinedRange Bank as mortgage loan officerand is based in the MarquetteTownship office. Knauss is also a certi-fied construction lender and has a vastknowledge of secondary markets andgovernment-backed mortgageprograms.

Andrew H. Peterson ’99 is teach-ing classes in computer network secu-rity at West Shore Community Collegein Ludington.

Greg St. Martin ’93 married KatieHammen on February 18, 2006. Greg isemployed by Thilmany LLC,Kaukauna, Wisc.

1980-1989Steve Avery ’89 is a regional

marketing director for TheHartford/PLANCO, a financialservices firm, in Pennsylvania.

Brad Bennett ’85 is vice presidentof business operations at AppliedTextiles, a fabric supplier to the furni-ture industry, in Bryon Center.

Nanette Biang ’82 is an EMT forGarfield Township and a seamstress inEngadine.

Craig (Donald) Godfrey ’84 hasmoved his business, Godfrey FinancialPartners, LLC, an accounting firm, tonew offices in East Lansing, Michigan.

Keith Nelsen ’86 is the chiefadministrative officer and generalcounsel at Danka Business SystemsPLC, a provider of office printing solu-tions and services, in Tampa, Fla.

1970-1979 Joseph Huss ’76 has been

promoted to vice president and rela-tionship manager with Wells FargoInstitutional Trust Services inMarquette.

Mary Lauren ’74 is employed insoftware risk management at Mosaic,Inc. in Chicago, after eight years devel-oping software to support the SpaceShuttle program at the Kennedy SpaceCenter.

Robert Marquardt, Jr. ’78 movedthis summer to TranswesternCommercial Services in Chicago wherehe is an executive vice president.Transwestern is one of the largestprivately held, full service real estatefirms in the U.S.

John Okonkowski ’70 is first vicepresident – investments at SmithBarney in Marquette.

Joycelin Sager Denstone ’72 hasrecently been promoted to team leader– product support for the FinanceSupport Group at SSA Global, an inter-

national software and support corpora-tion. Joyceline was also recentlyappointed to the Dorr TownshipPlanning Commission, Dorr.

Gary Wierzbicki ’72 is an agentfor State Farm Insurance Companies inRoseville.

David Wirth ’72 is the Mid-Westregional vice president for FlexibleFoam Products, Inc. in Redford.

1960-1969Don Valenti ’65 is the owner of

Valenti Classics Inc., a dealership thatbuys, trades, and sells classic cars,muscle cars, antique cars, collector carsand special interest cars. ValentiClassics is located in Caledonia, Wisc.

In MemoriamAndrea Watts ’01 passed away in a

drowning accident on January 24, 2006while on a business trip in Mexico forthe Coca Cola Company.

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ing where our alumni are professionally. This will be used for student recruitment. Thanks for your continued support.

Stay in Touch…Update your recordsWe would like to know what youhave been doing since you graduatedfrom NMU. So tell us of—

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responsibilitiesAddress, phone number, and e-mail

changesBirth of childrenOther events (e.g., awards,

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Please e-mail Annette Brown in theCollege at abrown@nmu.edu withyour current information. Thank you.

Peter O. Reijula ’76was honored withan honorary degreeof doctor of busi-ness and spoke at

NMU’s mid-year commence-ment cere-mony. Anative ofFinland,Peter cameto the U.S.to attendcollege. Anavid skierin hisyouth, heplaced fifthin theWorld

Junior Skiing Championships.He was NCAA Champion inNordic skiing while at NMUin 1973 and was elected toNMU’s Sports Hall of Fame in1986.

In 2005, he became presi-dent of Foodservice Businessfor McCain Foods USA. Thecompany has $1.2 billion inannual sales. McCain Foods isthe leading provider of frozenpotato and appetizer productsto the food service industry.

In his inspiring address,he reminded the graduatingstudents that they must “learnto embrace change, to expectit, to encourage, and affect itand to prepare and deal posi-

tively with change.” He notedthat as an employer he looksfor people who are passionateabout their jobs, who are selfstarters and willing to takeinitiative, and who can workeffectively with other people.He ended his talk by wishingall “sisu” – a Finnish wordthat “cannot be translated butit embodies the spirit that youcan feel. The spirit of over-coming difficult obstacles …with confidence and greatbelief in yourself. Go forthwith ‘sisu’!”

Peter and his wife, Susan,have three daughters and theylive in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

Commencement Speaker Wishes “Sisu”on New Graduates

Dr. Peter Reijula (center) at the commencement address

Paul Essinger, presi-dent and owner ofHiawatha LogHomes, based inMunising, served as

the college’s executive in resi-dence last semester. His

companydesignsand manu-facturescustom loghome pack-ages. In2005, thecompanywas namedone of the“Michigan50 Com-

panies to Watch.” Paul, whograduated from MichiganTechnological University with

undergraduate and graduatedegrees in forestry, is veryactive in his industry wherehe has been the president ofthe Log Homes Council andwas a 2005 recipient of theShorebank Founder’s Awardfor Entrepreneurial Excellence.

During his residency, hespoke about entrepreneurshipand leadership in severalclasses and discussed businessissues with faculty, studentleaders and senior administra-tors. In a speech at a receptionin his honor, Mr. Essingerstressed the role of philan-thropy in the conduct of busi-ness and how he and hiscompany work to benefit thecommunity through numer-ous socially responsibleactions, such as sponsoring

sporting events and youth-oriented projects. He notedthat to give back to thecommunity, his businessneeded to be successful.

The executive in residenceprogram, started in 1979, bringssenior business executives andsuccessful entrepreneurs tocampus for a few days. Theprogram provides students andfaculty an upfront and personalopportunity to learn from anaccomplished business practi-tioner.If you would like to serve as anExecutive in Residence at thecollege or would like to learnmore about the program, send ane-mail to abrown@nmu.edu.

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Executive in Residence Paul Essinger of Hiawatha LogHomes (left) with Professor Brian Gnauck.

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Three new faculty arejoining the collegethis fall as assistantprofessors. Abhijit(Abhi) Jain will

teach in the informationsystems program. He receivedhis Ph.D. from TempleUniversity in Philadelphia.Daniel Konku will teach in thefinance program; he receivedhis Ph.D. from Florida AtlanticUniversity, Boca Raton, Fla.,and his MBA from AlcornUniversity in Mississippi. SueSondergelt is joining theaccounting program. She has amaster of science degree in

accounting from the Universityof Hartford, West Hartford,Conneticut.

Linda Cleary, longtimesecretary to the Dean of theCollege, left on indefinitemedical leave at the beginningof 2006. Her successor isAnnette Brown. The collegealso has a new receptionist,Julie Downs, who replacedTina Vandezande.

Larry Pagel has beenpromoted to the rank of fullprofessor. Sandra Poindexterreceived the university-wideTeaching, Learning andCommunication Award for

developing an online advisingprogram for students. JamesCamerius was a member of theorganizing committee for the2006 World Association forCase Method Research &Application Conference inBrisbane, Australia.

Brian Gnauck received theCollege of Business Faculty ofthe Year Award. Following anorganizational restructuring,Margaret Sklar is the associatedean and Charles Rayhorn haspart-time administrative dutiesas coordinator of studentinternships and studentservices.

Faculty and Staff News

New Faculty, Changes in Faculty/Staff

New Information Systemsfaculty Abhi Jain

New Finance faculty DanielKonku

New Accounting faculty SueSondergelt

Abig event on thecollege calendaris the day whenstudents arerecognized for

their outstanding academicachievements. This year, wecelebrated the followingstudents. More than $46,000was given away in scholar-ships, ranging from $200 to$5,000. These monies havecome as gifts and endow-ments from the college’s manyalumni and friends. Wecongratulate these studentsfor their achievement andthank the donors for theirgenerosity and foresight. Morethan 75 donors, universityadministrators, college facultyand students attended theevent.

Scholar Award RecipientsMichigan Business EducationOutstanding Student TeacherAward

Sabina AustinNational Business EducationAssociation Award of Merit

Justin CowenAccounting Scholar Award

Melissa SamuelsonAccounting/ComputerInformation Systems ScholarAward

Marcus DoxeyBusiness Education ScholarAward

Sabina AustinBusiness Computer InformationSystems Scholar Award

Eric WakkuriFinance Scholar Award

Anthony Bertucci

Management Scholar AwardLeanna Ketola

Marketing Scholar AwardSara Jane EnglishAmber Wozniak

Associate of Business ScholarAward

Shaina TruscottSki Area Business ManagementScholar Award

Jeff DomrasThe Wall Street Journal StudentAchievement Award

Dawn Stonerock

Scholarship RecipientsThe Arthur AndersenScholarship

Sara BlomquistAndy CisnerosStephen Koinis

31st Annual Scholarships and Awards

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The Andrew and TheresaBrunswick MarketingScholarship

Cristina CoreyThe Carol E. and Thomas V.Buchl Scholarship

Jessica PetersonThe Kenneth J. and Virginia A.Bureau Scholarship

Jennifer SejblThe Russell and Ella ChristianScholarship

Jeffrey OlsenThe Sam M. Cohodas College ofBusiness Scholarship

Sarah BadiniCristina CoreyCarla FosterAnne-Marie GibbsCarl HeinonenSteve KassJeffrey OlsenChristopher Windberg

The Sam and Evelyn CohodasScholarship

Carl HeinonenHeather Lidbeck

The Columbia HansenScholarship

Heather NelsenThe Hetrick & AssociatesScholarship

Maturin MartinsonThe Fred C. and Jane B. SabinScholarship

Jennifer PikkaThe David E. Lahti College ofBusiness Scholarship

Sue CobbKimberly HallfrischKenneth HolmanSteve MattisJustin Wroblewski

The Kenneth A. LarsenAccounting Scholarship

Robert KleanThe John M. LongyearScholarship

Tanya SickelsThe Ludlow Scholarship

Katie HedrickHeather Nelson

The Makela, Toutant, Hill &Nardi Scholarship

Scott KovtunThe Robert S. Myefski MemorialScholarship

Ryan MeyskensThe Anne and Robert PecotteScholarship

Christopher WinbergThe Albert L. Quaal Scholarship

Kenneth HolmanGeoffrey LasichJeffrey OlsenJessica Peterson

The Range Bank ScholarshipAnne-Marie Gibbs

The Sherman Nebel MemorialScholarship

Ryan MeyskensThe Colby Trinka Scholarship

Jennifer PikkaThe Lorna Weddle Scholarship

Steve KassThe Peter White StudentScholarship

Sara BlomquistHeather Lidbeck

Beta Gamma Sigma HonorSociety InducteesSeniors

Heather L. HendricksonLindsey L. PepinMelissa SamuelsonDawn StonerockEric Wakkuri

JuniorsSara A. BlomquistCarl P. HeinonenKelly M. KolinskyMichael D. MillerHeather J. NelsenTanya N. SickelsZachary F. TarkirAmber M. TryanJamie R. VanBurenFaith Wilson

If you would like to establish ascholarship or an award for aCollege of Business student, youcan easily do so. Please contactMichael Nelson in the NMUFoundation at mnelson@nmu.eduto learn how.

Winners of the David E. Lahti Scholarship with President Wong

Awards

Three College ofBusiness studentswere recognized atthe NMU 2006Honors Banquet:

Christopher Osterhout(Computer InformationSystems), Lindsey Pepin(Accounting) and DawnStonerock (Management) were

all honored as OutstandingGraduating Seniors for theiracademic work, campus lead-ership and personal qualities.

Outstanding Graduating Seniors

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As the universityprepares toembark on acapitalcampaign, it has

hired Michael Nelson as adevelopment officer for theCollege of Business. He willwork closely with the dean toidentify projects that needfinancial support and cultivatefriends and alumni towardsthat end.

Last year, the collegeembarked on several fund-raising initiatives to provideour students with distinctivelearning opportunities. Wehave made much progresswith two of them, discussedhere.

Student Managed InvestmentFund

Many of you contributedto these initiatives and thanksto your generosity, we havebeen able to create a StudentManaged Investment Fund.This fall, students in a financecourse will learn firsthandhow to invest real money in aportfolio of stocks and bonds,research and select investmentopportunities, develop aninvestment policy andincrease the value of the fund.The fund will continue fromsemester to semester, being

managed by successivegroups of students. The fundis a major curriculumenhancement and providesour students the sort ofenhanced learning experiencethat will prepare them for jobsin the country’s leading finan-cial firms. The students willhave managed real money,experienced the highs andlows of investing, researchedfirms and industries, andlearned to use the tools andsoftware of the profession.

Since part of the return onthe investment will be used tosupport students in thecollege, we want to increasethe size of the fund. We inviteyou to build up the fund andprovide a gift that will keepon giving.

With the creation of thisfund, the college joins a selectgroup of universities aroundthe country that has this learn-ing tool.

Student Global Outlook FundAs you have read in this

newsletter, the college isemphasizing internationaliza-tion in its curriculum. In thisage, having a global perspec-tive and an appreciation forthe variety of the humancondition is essential. To assistmore of our students to travel

and study abroad, we havebeen raising resources andmany of you have contributedto this effort. This year, theCollege of Business was ableto support the course trip toCosta Rica, help two studentsgo to Finland to participate ina conference, and facilitate afaculty exchange. With someof the contributions many ofyou have made so generously,we have now created anendowment of $25,000,income from which will beable to support the travels ofat least two students annually.We invite you to join with thecollege to build up theStudent Global Outlook Fund.This will allow many morestudents to travel outside ofthe Upper Peninsula to attendworkshops and conferences,take a course, do an intern-ship, or work on a project.

To contribute to theStudent Managed InvestmentFund or the Student OutlookGlobal Fund, please contactMichael Nelson atmnelson@nmu.edu. Thecollege has other needs aswell, or you may wish tomake a contribution and leaveit to the discretion of the deanon how to spend it.

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