W.P. Carey Autumn 2023
Dean’s Letter
Even more amazing is the 20 years that have passed since our landmark naming gift from the W. P. Carey Foundation. From historic enrollment to rankings excellence, the support we receive from the W. P. Carey Foundation is crucial to our ongoing success. The story and celebration of that partnership are the focus of this issue of W. P. Carey magazine.
While this issue takes an in-depth look at the past 20 years, we also pull out our telescope to the future. Learn more about some of our new programs, including the exciting new School of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship launching at ASU’s West campus. And read about the impacts our alumni are creating across industries and geographies. With more than 120,000 graduates, the W. P. Carey School of Business has a far-reaching network of influence and support across the globe.
I am honored to count you as part of the W. P. Carey community and hope to see you soon.
Regards,
W. P. Carey Distinguished Chair in Business
Charles J. Robel Dean’s Chair
W. P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
Overheard From Alumni
Corinne (Weyrens) Windett
W. P. Carey is well known in the world of colleges and business, so I’m proud that I earned a degree from ASU. I returned for the 50th reunion and was surprised at how much the campus and the business school have grown. I am proud to be a Sun Devil!
Debra (Moran) Burson
ASU is a very progressive school, and it’s come a long way since I was there. Both my son and daughter were also business majors. The classes were fantastic. I’ve always thought very highly of ASU; it’s a great school.
Craig Thomas Johnston
I went to ASU knowing they had a good business school. There were several professors who I admired. The W. P. Carey School opened my mind to different thoughts and points of view. The marketing degree helped me in my pursuits within business. It gave me the background to pursue sales and marketing. I went into marketing about 40 years ago. I’m a director of marketing for a company now.
Joel Calandreli
W. P. Carey was well known around the country as one of the top business schools, so it was a very easy choice to select. I have two brothers, and we all graduated from W. P. Carey in 2001. It was a big deal within the family at that time. It was a cool experience because my brothers and I could take some of the same classes at the same time. We were able to leverage and learn from each other.
Paul “Jason” Burke
There’s an incredible amount of camaraderie among ASU graduates. There’s a sense of pride when I hear that W. P. Carey is one of the top MBA programs in the country.
Justin clement
My dad took most of his undergraduate business classes in the Business Administration building while the BA C-Wing (BAC) was under construction. I took most of my undergrad business classes in BAC while McCord Hall was under construction. I returned several years later to earn my MBA in McCord.
Volume 11, Issue 1, Autumn 2023
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UPFRONT
FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
Introducing the School of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
New undergraduate degrees meet West Valley business needs
The entrepreneurial leadership program, offered exclusively on the West campus, gives students a broad foundation in business and focuses on starting, leading, and managing entrepreneurial organizations. Potential career paths include working in entrepreneurial-minded roles in existing organizations as well as creating or joining new ventures and small businesses of all types.
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DANNY
ZOLLARS
In his 20-plus-year career, Zollars set sports industry trends with the Arizona Coyotes, Washington Wizards and Mystics, Golden State Warriors, and Los Angeles Kings and Galaxy. But he is most widely known for his selfless commitment to others.
Bob Zollars (BS Marketing ’79) says his family has heard from countless people whose lives his son positively impacted.
“We always knew Danny had many friends and helped their development in the industry,” he says. “But when he passed away, the outpouring of love for him and stories of how he helped so many people were remarkable.”
FULL-
CIRCLE
MOMENTS
Full-Circle Moments
In addition to serving as a mentor to ASU Full-time MBA students, Bruce Gilmore (BS Purchasing/Materials Management ’89) is a W. P. Carey School of Business alumnus and faculty associate in the highly regarded Department of Supply Chain Management.
Gilmore became a reentry student at ASU when he left the Air Force. “I found a wonderful mentor here, a professor of practice named Harry Wiggins,” he says. “I studied supply chain management—it was called ‘purchasing’ back then—and began my career in the semiconductor industry after I graduated.”
Wiggins helped Gilmore decide his career trajectory. “He gave me real-life advice, not just classroom advice, which was really important.”
Years later, in a full-circle moment, Gilmore’s son Eric received a scholarship named for Wiggins while studying supply chain management at W. P. Carey. “He impacted so many people, including me and my family,” Bruce says. “That experience cemented my feeling of how I would want to invest back to ASU.”
Gilmore is proud to give back as a mentor. “Executive Connections is a key, strategic part of the Full-time MBA program,” he says. “I have been very impressed by the caliber of the mentors and students that I get to know. I benefit from mentoring and building a network of all these people with impressive backgrounds.
“Engaging with the future of industry gives me great hope,” he adds. Visit wpcarey.asu.edu/bruce-gilmore to learn more.
Featuring:
Bruce Gilmore, David Greenberg, Terri Tierney Clark, Megan Hucek, Chikezie Anachu, Robert Maloney, Kalyan Subramanian, Joann Praise Emmanson, Lawrence Taylor, Giovanni Pieve
Career transition resources for alumni
Alumni seeking support through a career or job change have several tools available through the school, including ongoing career training, free educational programs, and assistance to make graduate school more attainable.
“At W. P. Carey, we are committed to being a place ‘Where Business is Personal,’ ” says Ohad Kadan, Charles J. Robel Dean and W. P. Carey Distinguished Chair in Business. “Reaching out to alumni, making sure they know we are there for them in good times and bad, is an expression of that identity.”
One-on-one career coaching and on-demand career resources are just two of the benefits available to W. P. Carey graduates. Alumni in a career transition are encouraged to reach out to wpcareyalumni@asu.edu to schedule an appointment.
“Our goal is to support alumni individually, knowing that each person has different needs and goals,” says Joseph Kimes, executive director of the W. P. Carey Career Services Center.
Societal Impact at the New Governance Lab
Supported by ASU President Michael Crow and Provost Nancy Gonzalez, and led by Rusty Lyon Chair in Strategy Amy Hillman, the lab is a way to consolidate all ESG efforts across the school and a key facet of the school’s strategic plan. W. P. Carey is home to more faculty researching corporate governance than almost any other university.
The goal is to translate the lab’s research findings into practical, nuanced, and accessible ways for organizations to implement better ESG programs. To this end, the lab plans to create and maintain a database of governance research and best practices for private, for-profit firms. Additionally, the lab hopes to involve corporate partners in a Director’s Council of public and private for-profit directors. Council members will guide research and devise ways to gather and disseminate knowledge continuously.
W. P. Carey student awarded Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship
“I’m very proud to be the first ASU student who has received this award,” Hernandez says. “I’m really excited, especially as someone who has done research specifically on Frederick Douglass before; this is a great way for me to learn more, especially about ways that I can come back here and apply what I’ve learned.”
Offered by CIEE, an international study-abroad organization, the fellowship launched in 2017 to increase access to study abroad for students in underrepresented groups. It was inspired by the 1845 meeting between 27-year-old abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the Irish reformer Daniel O’Connell in Dublin. In addition to a $1,500 grant, Hernandez completed a three-continent journey to Washington, D.C., Cape Town, South Africa, and Dublin over the summer for a comparative study of social-justice leadership.
Hernandez hopes to employ all he has learned and empower others to take control of their health through education and advocating for equitable, quality care for everyone. “I want to be that person who cares for others,” he explains, and to support his community by giving them the tools and education to understand their health.
Highly Ranked Supply Chain Management Department Thrives
“I was trying to sway people into supply chain and tell them that it was a viable option—that it was a real thing with real jobs that pay pretty well,” he says. “Nowadays, I don’t have to worry about that.”
A lot has changed since the early 2000s. Not only has supply chain become a hot topic, but the W. P. Carey Department of Supply Chain Management consistently ranks in the top three nationally for undergraduate and graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report. Faculty members are globally recognized for their expertise, and the department’s research is crucial in advancing global supply chain management.
Launching
the SMB
Lab
Launching the SMB Lab
Mohan and Hitendra Chaturvedi (pictured above), supply chain management professor of practice, identified a problem: There needed to be a clear way for SMBs to connect to ASU, and they were missing out on critical resources the university could provide. Chaturvedi contacted 30 local SMBs to ask how ASU could help them.
“One of the biggest things we heard was, ‘We have major problems, and right now, we can’t pay for an expensive consulting company,’ ” he says. ‘We would love to brainstorm with some of your faculty.’ ”
Building healthy, interconnected living communities
“We build homes connected to the community in which they were built—our projects emphasize knowing your neighbor, access to outdoor amenities including parks, trails, and conservation areas—and served by the surrounding local businesses.”
Fondano believes this work strengthens the fabric of the community. “The development of vacant land allows our residents to have easy access to community services, workplaces, and transportation—that access and quality of life is what we’re all striving toward,” she says. “Connecting people with local businesses, nature, and each other is a great opportunity, and I think that’s relevant in any city where you’re developing.”
Since the MRED program launched more than 15 years ago, the connections forged through classes and team projects have become an engaged and supportive alumni network.
AZNext
AZNext
Meeting the needs of an ever-changing economy requires an innovative approach to workforce development that taps into existing institutional knowledge but directly engages with public, nonprofit, and private sector stakeholders.
The W. P. Carey School of Business is responding with a focused effort on executive and continuing education, including launching programs such as AZNext, a public-private partnership designed to create a workforce development ecosystem that addresses the need for more skilled workers in IT, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing roles.
Where access meets EXCELLENCE
Led by Jeffrey Wilson, the associate dean for research and inclusive excellence, the council focuses on collaboration. Wilson brought three IEC directors on board to represent the school’s primary constituent groups: faculty, staff, and students. “We decided to hire a student director for the IEC because we knew that was the best way to truly understand students’ unique needs,” he says.
Several initiatives reflect these broad commitments. A new AZNext business program developed for veterans by veterans launched earlier this year. The school’s partnership with Grambling State University is growing diversity in real estate. And W. P. Carey hosted an inaugural IEC research summit to elevate cross-disciplinary research.
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Home away from home
“Everybody has been kind,” says Jeanette Uddoh (MBA ’24). “People are willing to offer you help anywhere … that collaboration and support helps, especially for an international student like me trying to settle into a new country.”
Building professional and personal connections with classmates and faculty is important for all students, especially those from other countries. Rajanikant Gajera (MBA ’24) will use the knowledge he’s gained in his first year to help incoming students with their W. P. Carey experience as an MBA Ambassador and a leader within the Consulting Club.
Program innovations set MACC alumni apart
Bethany Lares’ (BS Accountancy ’20, MACC ’22) senior staff members recognized her data analytics expertise in a recent performance evaluation by her employer. “My seniors are coming to me asking for help on Alteryx, which is crazy because they have more experience than me. But guess what I have? Knowledge of this program.” When colleagues ask how she knows about all this, Lares has three words, “ASU master’s degree.”
The MACC curriculum has incorporated data analytics training since 2018, thanks in part to its partnership with KPMG, a global professional services firm, and a recent doubling down on technology in the curriculum gives graduates valuable expertise.
Continuing the journey at W. P. Carey
“I decided to continue at W. P. Carey over joining the workforce because I knew the program would allow for better opportunities after graduating,” says Evan Cone (BS Supply Chain Management ’22, MS-BA ’23). “I also knew that the experiences I would have during my time in the MS-BA program would make me a more valuable employee.” During his master’s degree program, Cone met with potential employers through school-hosted job fairs, setting him on a path to success after graduation.
Joshua Pardhe (MS-FIN ’23) earned his bachelor’s degree from the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, but his interest in the finance industry led him to W. P. Carey. “My goal to move from engineering to finance was to specialize in a specific field at the intersection of both careers,” he says. “Moving directly from my undergraduate degree into the MS-FIN program allowed me to complete my educational goals while only requiring one additional year of academia.”
Transform on your terms
How is W. P. Carey‘s approach different? The W. P. Carey School of Business is “Where Business is Personal.” It collaborates with partners to discover their learning goals, co-create learning programs tailored to their needs, and deliver programs that measurably enhance performance.
Imagine a custom program created for you and delivered to your expectations. W. P. Carey provides an exceptional, contextualized learning experience—by working with you to focus on the application and mastery of learning that drives next-level performance excellence. W. P. Carey‘s results include a custom program that improved the performance of professionals, leading to performance outcomes that included more than $2 million in verifiable value creation achieved through a 50% productivity increase among participating employees.
People Power
People Power
But ask him the common thread that ties it all together, and he doesn’t hesitate: “People skills, it’s what makes it all work,” Kent says. “People who can work with others, grow others, motivate them, develop them, and provide a vision of career paths. That’s what has made us successful.”
In case you’re wondering, the Kent Companies includes convenience stores, truck stops, trucking, wholesale fuel, food service, ice cream, check cashing, urgent care, a sign company, a tire store, automotive services, car washes, and ranching. The convenience stores and travel centers, which sell fuel, are the largest business he owns and operates.
Activate your career
With demand for supply chain leaders expected to remain exceptionally high, the MS-SCM program prepares you to create solutions and rethink what’s possible—for your life and career.
The W. P. Carey School of Business ranks No. 3 for best supply chain management MBA program by U.S. News & World Report, 2024, ahead of Ohio State University, Carnegie Mellon, and the University of Texas. Leverage our industry-leading research, instruction, and insights to advance your career.
Winning Moves
That love of sports is what led him to ASU: Being part of the exciting athletic environment of a PAC-10 school was a priority when selecting a college. In the fall of 1999, the Los Angeles-area native enrolled in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. But in one of his first-year classes, he found out that when he graduated, he could expect to cover small-town high school sports for about $18,000 a year—not exactly a network anchor salary.
“The key is in not spending time, but in investing it.”
– Stephen R. Covey
But looking at each milestone that’s passed since makes it clear: If you don’t stop to reflect and tell the world what’s changed with you, nobody may ever know!
So, do yourself a favor. Share a Class Note. It’s a little investment of time that’s sure to go a long way.
But looking at each milestone that’s passed since makes it clear: If you don’t stop to reflect and tell the world what’s changed with you, nobody may ever know!
So, do yourself a favor. Share a Class Note. It’s a little investment of time that’s sure to go a long way.
A LOT HAS CHANGED AROUND HERE
From teller to banking exec:
The culture at Bank of America is what has kept Bronson at the company for nearly two decades.
Graduating from business school in 2008, in the throes of the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression, would seem a rocky start to any career—especially one in the financial services industry.
But that wasn’t the case for Heather Bronson (BS Finance ’08), who unknowingly began laying the groundwork for a successful career in banking during her senior year of high school when she applied for a full-time teller job at a Bank of America Financial Center in the Phoenix metro area.
“I really enjoyed that job,” says Bronson, senior vice president of credit services at Bank of America. “We were a fairly large center, so we had more than personal banker-type roles; we had small business and investment banking, and they sat on this premier section of the center.”
The MBA for what’s next.
Full-time MBA
- GMAT or GRE waivers available
- Innovative, focused curriculum
- 96% employment within 90 days of graduation (2022)
Online MBA
- No GMAT or GRE test required
- Five-week classes taken one at a time
- Areas of emphasis highlight current strengths or build new ones
Evening MBA
- No GMAT or GRE test required
- Customize your MBA with concurrent degrees, certificates, and 40+ electives
- Built for busy working professionals
Executive MBA
- No GMAT or GRE test required
- The MBA for senior leaders with 10+ years of management experience
- International practicum and an optional health care concentration
Ahead of University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, UArizona, Rice University
Ahead of Georgetown University, University of Southern California, Indiana University
Ahead of University of Colorado-Boulder, UArizona, UC San Diego
Ahead of Penn State, University of Wisconsin-Madison, UArizona
Executive MBA
- No GMAT or GRE test required
- The MBA for senior leaders with 10+ years of management experience
- International practicum and an optional health care concentration
Ahead of University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, UArizona, Rice University
Ahead of Georgetown University, University of Southern California, Indiana University
Ahead of University of Colorado-Boulder, UArizona, UC San Diego
Ahead of Penn State, University of Wisconsin-Madison, UArizona
Flamingos, zebras, and accounting – oh my!
But when told that another zoo’s website calls zebras “sturdy, spirited … a study in contrasts—willful and playful, social and standoffish, resilient and vulnerable,” Mendoza, 55, opens up. “All of that captures elements of myself. I am reserved and have a thoughtful, deliberate approach,” she says. “I have a ‘pick myself up when knocked down’ attitude.”
That grit has served her well over two decades of increasing responsibility at one of the nation’s largest nonprofit zoos, an institution that is home to 3,000 animals, has 1.4 million annual visitors, and saw nearly $45 million in 2022 revenues. Since starting as the zoo’s controller in 2003, Mendoza has faced and mastered challenges ranging from solving budgetary woes, crushing a COVID-19-induced financial crisis, and helping conduct layoffs during the 2008 financial crisis.
Retirement assets and charitable planning
Fall is when many people begin to think about tax planning and taking year-end required distributions from their retirement accounts. Fortunately, Congress has passed legislation to help taxpayers minimize their taxes and support their favorite nonprofits.
One actionable idea gaining traction: qualified charitable distribution (QCD)
Make an impact through your IRA today
If you are 70½ or older, you can support the W. P. Carey School of Business by making a QCD through an IRA. These gifts can minimize income tax and support our students and programs—expanding our impact worldwide.
The benefits of IRA rollover gifts:
- Satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year.
- Reduce your taxable income, even if you do not itemize deductions.
- Avoid taxes on transfers of up to $100,000 from your IRA to W. P. Carey.
- Make a gift not subject to the deduction limits on charitable gifts.
Questions?
Erin Gage
Executive Director of Advancement
W. P. Carey School of Business
979-575-2423
Learn more about other estate and gift planning options: asufoundation.org/resources/waystogive.html
How to Make, and Keep, Friends for Life
Friendships matter—they lift our spirits and lengthen our lives. But they’re harder to make as we move away from childhood dodgeball games with neighborhood pals, school projects, and other activities where friendships naturally grow.
Give it time
This is from a man who still sees his best friend from high school and ASU daily because he married her 52 years ago. Sheinbein also makes a distinction between his friends and acquaintances. The people who are with you through good times and bad earn the sparingly given designation of “friend” in his heart.
He points to friends he and his wife have known for decades: a couple they met through their synagogue, then shared the joy of watching children celebrate a bar or bat mitzvah, partied, laughed, and, when the other couple’s son died of a heart attack on Mother’s Day at the age of 22, wept together. “Those are the experiences that define what friendships are,” Sheinbein says.
The Life of W. P. Carey 20 Years at a Glance
by the decade
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2003
Students = 4,388Programs = 9 undergraduate degrees, 7 master’s degrees, 7 doctoral degreesFaculty = 184Alums = 57,724Average base salary + average bonus for a Full-time MBA graduate = $85,000 -
2013
Students = 10,619Programs = 22 bachelor’s degrees (BA, BS), 10 master’s degrees and MBA programsFaculty = 252Alums = 81,451Average base salary + average bonus for a Full-time MBA graduate = $101,012 -
2023
Students = nearly 20,000 students from 100-plus countriesPrograms = 32 undergraduate degrees, 20 online undergraduate degrees, 5 MBA programs, 10 master’s degrees, 8 PhD degrees, 15-plus STEM-designated programsFaculty = 366Alums = 120,000-plus alumni live and work in more than 160 countriesAverage base salary + average bonus for a Full-time MBA graduate = $146,719
W. P. Carey Turns 20
Carey, the chairman of the New York-based real estate investment firm W. P. Carey & Co., announced a $50 million endowment, which transformed the College of Business into the W. P. Carey School of Business and set the school on a transformative trajectory to become the largest and among the top-ranked business schools in the country.
The New York real estate investor had family ties to Arizona’s history and had already donated to ASU’s law school. His grandfather John S. Armstrong introduced the bill in Arizona’s Territorial Legislature in 1885 that established Arizona Territorial Normal School, which eventually evolved into ASU.
Drilling down
The World Oil Market Post-Pandemic
Troy Schmitz, director and professor at the Morrison School of Agribusiness, and his collaborators, Andrew Schmitz and Charles B. Moss, professors in the Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida, decided to look at the effects. The result was “The Economic Effects of COVID-19 on the Producers of Ethanol, Corn, Gasoline, and Oil,” published in late 2020 in the Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization.
That paper used data from January to May 2020, and then the researchers projected how 2020 would compare to 2019 if oil prices had stayed roughly the same as the average of those first five months.
Label Mismatch Makes Change Hard
“When considering buying any product, the first thing people typically do is try to categorize it,” says Amanda Sharkey, associate professor of management and entrepreneurship. “It’s human nature.” And not to be overlooked: Categories and labels help guide sales.
The Unwelcome Economic Effects of Climate Policy
Right now, there are no definite answers to these questions. And this ambiguity is driving oil and gas producers to react in ways policymakers may not intend, says Assistant Professor of Finance Michael Barnett. Barnett’s research demonstrates how the uncertainty surrounding future climate legislation could cause severe economic harm and increase carbon emissions in the near future.
“Expectation about future risk matters,” he explains. “To understand climate policy, you can’t just take a hopeful, optimistic view—you need to consider the potential negative outcomes, too.”
… But will it make
You Happy?
Thanks to the boom in wellness and self-care in recent years, research into happiness has become popular as well. Many studies have found that people get more life satisfaction from experiences, not material goods—things like vacations, the research says, make people feel better than jewelry.
The complexity of happiness
Honoring Alumni, Celebrating Legacies
In 2022, W. P. Carey inducted four new members into the Hall of Fame, in addition to one young alumni inductee:
Craig Krumwiede
President and CEO,
Harvard Investments
Paul Cutler
Retired treasurer,
NextEra Energy
Harvey Jabara
Managing member,
Olive Management
Michelle Cirocco
Chief social responsibility officer, Televerde; CEO, Televerde Foundation
Young Alumni Inductee:
Lorron James
Co-owner and CEO,
James Group
This year, we induct our 2023 Alumni Hall of Fame honorees, including:
President,
Midland Equipment Finance
(a division of Midland States Bank)
Retired vice president of wealth management,
Goldman Sachs
Founder and CEO,
Invitation Homes
Chairman and founder,
Red Avenue New Materials Group
Young Alumni Inductee:
Founder and CEO,
Snow Oral Care
1960s
Gregory Pearson (BS Management ’65) has been a State Farm Insurance agent since 1965 and is based in Austin, Texas.
Jim Skelton (BS Economics ’68) served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia from 1970 to 1972, then earned a law degree and practiced law for more than 46 years, specializing in international transactions. He’s traveled widely and written several books, including a memoir, a legal textbook, and two anthologies.
1970s
Marvin Lozano (BS Business Administration ’74) co-authored 2020’s The U.S.-Latino Entrepreneurs Guide to Balancing Business, Family, and Culture.
Remembering
Jessica Pye
After earning her master’s degree in economics and a doctorate degree in IS at Georgia State University, she came to W. P. Carey. Her research investigated the business value of IT in large institutional settings undergoing regulatory change. In her work, she drew on a diverse set of theories to investigate how firms use IT capabilities to achieve simultaneous outcomes that are in tension, while also experiencing change in their institutional environment. Her research has been published in leading peer-reviewed scholarly journals, including MIS Quarterly and Journal of Medical Internet Research.
According to her students, she was “extremely knowledgeable about the subject matter and found unique ways to help us understand the new concepts we were learning. She was always super responsive, and took her time to help with any questions.”
“Jessica had a great heart, maintained a positive attitude, and was always willing to help both within the department and in the IS field,” says Pei-yu Chen, chair of the Department of Information Systems. “She organized a happy hour for junior faculty in the IS department to share and support each other, she helped mentor many undergraduate and graduate students, and was an enthusiastic leader in the doctoral student college programs at the Association of Information Systems. Her services have been greatly appreciated by everyone in the department and in the IS field. Jessica will be deeply missed.”
Pye is survived by her husband, Justin, and a son, Ethan.
In Memoriam
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2020
Justin T. FedericiBA Business (Communication) -
2019
Garrett L. RodrigoBA Business (Communication) -
2017
Curtis R. BainBS Accountancy, MTax ’19Robert J. HeslinBA Business (Sustainability) -
2015
Matthew W. CharnellBS Supply Chain Management -
2010
Patrick R. BorzoneBS Accountancy -
2009
Matthew RodgersBS Management -
2008
Robert D. BredesonBS Supply Chain ManagementRobert J. StaloBS Computer Information Systems -
2007
Abbas J. AnableBS Marketing -
1998
David R. DickBS Finance -
1997
Edward U. Bond IIIPhD Business AdministrationPaul T. VoMBA -
1995
Mark C. AlevizonBS ManagementJames M. LaughlinMBA -
1994
Jerri J. GholsonBA BusinessKirk M. WarriorBS Computer Information Systems -
1992
Scott McMarrowBS Purchasing/Logistics ManagementLeonard PameditisBS Management -
1991
John W. BalzicBS Purchasing/Materials Management -
1990
Raymond L. KilgoBS FinanceBryan E. StaglesBS Real Estate -
1989
Allan C. JohnstonBS Management -
1988
Mark L. FousekBS Management -
1987
Edward E. MarinBS FinanceJanice L. SemmelBS AccountancyScott S. WakefieldBS Accountancy -
1986
Scott J. BallorBS ManagementPaul D. BrinckMBAJohn F. Toutloff Jr.BS Business Administration -
1985
Allan P. DeanBS ManagementBrian P. McMahonBS Business Administration -
1984
Gregory DusseauxBS Real EstateSteven M. HaasBS Finance -
1983
Roger L. FifeBS AccountancyGeorgia E. TenchBS Accountancy -
1981
David E. FlakeBS AccountancyGloria P. OlsenMBAKenneth J. SteinBS Real Estate -
1976
Timothy L. RechtAccountancy, MBA ’80 -
1975
Jon NochtaBS Accountancy, MBA ’80 -
1961
Don B. StoutBS Business Administration
DECODING DEI
As society progresses, so too does the workplace (or so we hope).
Eldar Maksymov, associate professor of accountancy, and Ken Bouyer, director of inclusiveness recruiting at EY Americas, are the co-authors of Navigating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizations: Cases and Professionals’ Perspectives for Self-Development and Group Study.
They say their new work may sound like a textbook written for the professional world, but it’s suitable for self-study or group discussion.
Maksymov spoke about the new book, their findings, and how to navigate a career in harmony with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles.
Health care in the palm of your hand
“It was odd that we were going out to market and all the providers realized they couldn’t rely on in-person care for patients,” Merritt says. “It reinforced the need for what we were doing.”
Though Welby Health is Merritt’s first major entrepreneurial venture, he’s no stranger to the health care scene; he has spent his career in corporate health care, where he noticed few resources for physicians to encourage patient success outside the clinic. Merritt wanted to create a product that allowed physicians to monitor evolving patient health needs while enabling patients to better navigate the health care system without sacrificing the quality of care or cost.
Strength in numbers
Lares didn’t know what to do. She met with a program administrator who walked her through some options: Stay, request time off, or take a formal leave of absence. As Lares weighed them, she could hear her mother’s voice urging her not to quit.
“I knew I couldn’t take the year off,” she says. “My mother would be very upset if I did that.” She moved forward, finding a support system in the Master of Accountancy and Data Analytics (MACC) program’s students and faculty, mainly clinical professors Janet Samuels and Gregory Dawson.
“All my professors knew,” Lares says. “Janet and Greg kept tabs on me to ensure I was doing well.”
Dawson describes Lares as “joy personified,” while Samuels says Lares was one of the top students in class despite the early obstacles she had to overcome, which included being raised at times by her older sister and being homeless at age 17 due to financial difficulties within her family. Lares’ good grades in high school earned her a full ride to ASU, and she took advantage of a program allowing students to move into their dorms early.
A W. P. CAREY GIFT GUIDE
- Give the gift of beautiful skin by treating your loved ones to customized laser and skin care treatments at Derma Health Skin & Laser, a medical aesthetic provider. President and CEO Trish Gulbranson (BS Accountancy ’88) is a repeat Sun Devil 100 honoree. Learn more: dermahealthinstitute.com
- Whether you need wines to delight holiday guests or unique gifts for the wine lover, Brooks Winery could be the answer. Managing director and repeat Sun Devil 100 honoree Janie Brooks Heuck (BS Accountancy ’89) took over the winery after her brother Jimi’s unexpected passing in 2004 to carry on the family legacy. Learn more: brookswine.com
- For your friends and family who love a good cup of joe, there’s Press Coffee. Consider a coffee subscription if your loved ones don’t live in town. Co-owner Jason Kyle (BS Marketing ’94) is a repeat Sun Devil 100 honoree. Learn more: presscoffee.com
Now you’re talking
- Alan Wald (BS Management ’83), membership development manager at Associated Builders and Contractors of Southern California, was Sparky the Sun Devil for three years, implementing the pushups and wearing a jersey with Sparky on the back. “The reputation of the W. P. Carey School carries even more weight now because it is one of the top schools in the country,” Wald says. “It makes me feel good that the value went up. I am proud to know that the school I attended is well known and recognized—that carries validity for other opportunities.”
What’s Tired, What’s Wired?
The Pantone Color of the Year was aqua sky in 2003, and viva magenta in 2023.
Social Media Specialist Perri Collins plays along with Photographer Principal Shelley Valdez’s test shot shenanigans.
A busy day of Zoom meetings (as usual) for Colin Boyd, executive director of Marketing and Communications.
Managing Editor Shay Moser reviews the magazine for the gazillionth time!
Behind the Scenes
Thanks to alums, faculty, staff, and the marketing and communications team, we’ve been able to produce the W. P. Carey magazine since 2013. In the decade since our first issue, we’ve captured the school’s history, one cover at a time. To celebrate our 20th edition, we want to introduce a new column. From now on, we’ll feature some of our work in pictures to show a little of what goes on behind the scenes, highlighting the people (and sometimes animals) who help put the publication together.
Social Media Specialist Perri Collins plays along with Photographer Principal Shelley Valdez’s test shot shenanigans.
A busy day of Zoom meetings (as usual) for Colin Boyd, executive director of Marketing and Communications.
Managing Editor Shay Moser reviews the magazine for the gazillionth time!