Thunderbird Magazine, Volume 47, Number 3 1993

              The American
Graduate
SclwoloJ
International
Management
Volume XLVII,
Number 3
1993
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 Thunderbird Women Challenge
the Odds
8 Thursday's Child
9 From MBAs to the Grateful
Dead
10 A Welcome Venture
11 Converting Defense Dollars
12 Construction Begins)on
Information Center
14 Campus News
16 Fooin~tes
17 We HearYol1
20 Network
24 Updates
On the cover:
Thunderbird wbmen are eager to take on
the clwl1enge oj doing business in an
international environment. Slwwn:
1) Thunderbird ProjesSQ1" Nittaya
Wongtada,2) Yan Jin '92, 3) Kate
Sharajanowich '93, 4) Jut,ta Kaiharj '92,
5) Phyllis O'Conrwr '92, 6) Evelyn
Ma'l'iperisena '92, 7) Ma1Y Jean Caldwell
'93, and 8) Allison Jones '92.
On the back cover:
Thunderbird students graduating in
1993 go to great height,s to be a partoj
the Thunderbird Alumni 1()(J1ftJ Support
Campaign: 1) Mike Cullen, 2) Hani
Elnaggar, 3) Jeremy Ba7Wn, 4) Juan
Carlos Luque, 5) Lisa Westphal,
6) Leo Y. Chang, 7) Kitty Maloney, 8) Wing
RDenise Mak, and 9) Nick DeBiaso.
Thunderbird Magazine
Volume XLVll, Issue 3
1993
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of Alumni Relations:
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Alumni Relations Staff:
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, Executive Secretary!
Office Manager
Jane Ki$ey
Secretary
Helen Grassbaugh
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Data Entry Clerk
Thunderbird Alumni
Association 1992-93
Board of Directors
and Officers
Chairman of the Board
Jack E. DOlmelly'60
President
Stephen K. Orr '79
Vice Presidents
Maarten Fleurke '79
Thomas D. Hobson '79
Martin E. Susz '79
Secretary
Bobbie M. Boyd
Ex Officio Members
Roy A. Herberger, Jr.
Richard Snell
Board Members
John C. Cook '79
George T. DeBakey '73
Michael T. Dillon '78
Webb F. Elkins '63
Val Letellier
LindaJ. Magoon'84
Bryan D. Manning '76
Larry K. Mellinger '68
McDiarmid R. Messenger '72
Peggy A Peckham '74
Carolyn Polson O'Malley '70
H. Gene Wick '60
DanielD. Witcher'50
Honorary Board Members:
Joseph M. Klein '47
Thunderbird Announces IMOT
For years, engineering schools
have taught about technology,
while business schools have
taught about management,
and few were teaching the interna­tional
dimension. Today, Thunderbird
and the College of Engineering and
Applied Sciences at Arizona State Uni­versity
have joined forces to create the
first degree program in the United
States that offers a master of science in
engineering and a master of interna­tional
management of technology.
The two-year program addresses
the need for engineers who are well
versed in the man­agement
of technol­ogy
on a global
scale. Twenty-six
students will begin
the program in
August and receive
both degrees in
August 1995. The
first class will
include people like
applicant Hyon Jung
Moon, who gradu­ated
with a bachelor
in science in indus­trial
engineering
from ASU with a
3.73 GPA. A U.S. citi­zen,
Moon speaks
fluent Korean and is
skilled in several
computer languages.
She belongs to many
honor societies and is a member of the
Society of Women Engineers. Appli­cant
Antonio Alcazar is the program
manager for Circuit Components Inc.
The company manages all customer
programs and interface, and designs
and installs information management
systems for Microsubstrats Inc.
Alcazar holds a master in science in
electrical and computer engineering
from ASU, and a bachelor of science
in physics engineering from Tec de
Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico.
"This is really a 21st-century
degree," says Thunderbird President
Roy A. Herberger, Jr. "The National
Science Foundation projects a national
shortfall of 650,000 scientists and engi­neers
by the year 2006. Not only do we
need more engineers, but those engi­neers
will need to understand technol­ogy,
be able to provide the interface
between technology and society, and
be prepared to work in a global set­ting-
in a world where country bound­aries
are almost nonexistent. "
The impetus for the program grew
from the knowledge that industry is in
need of engineers who can communi­cate
with different cultures; who are
aware of another culture's political,
social and economic background; who
understand business; and who can lead
their companies forward.
David Ricks, Thunderbird's vice
president for academic affairs, sees
this as a very progressive step for the
School. "There is a great need for peo­ple
who understand both technology
and the needs of a global society, and
who command the skills to bring the
two together while keeping the risks
associated with technology at accept­able
levels.
"Both schools have received promi­nence
in their fields, and bring a great
deal of commitment and dedication to
train managers who cando this. We
expect the program to attract national
attention and industry to
the state [of Arizona],
because we are able to pro­vide
a source of high qual­ity
managers who can take
companies into the 21st
century," says Ricks. •
"This degree program (l) IMOTdegree
addresses the whole issue of
applicant Hyon Jung
Moon, ASU President
Lattie Coor and
Thunderbird
President Rny
global competitiveness," says
Lattie COof, president of ASU.
"Our objective is to prepare
students to work in a competi­tive
industry in an interna­tional
arena.
"Th egIo b a 1 competitl. ve A. HerlJerger, Jr.
environment is dictating that visit during a press
enterprise change. That might conference announc­mean
manufacturing a product ing the dual-degree
in several countries and financ- progrom.
ing it in another. Those engi-neers
who have the background and
understanding to work in a high-tech,
multinational company and negotiate
contracts or develop and implement
marketing programs will be the CEOs
of the future," says Coor.
By Nelda S. Crowell and Carol A. Najtzger
Thlffiderbird
Women
~ ........ enge the Odds
Go for it! Barriers become challenges and obstacles become
opportunities. Thunderbird women never give up.
Go for it!" That's the over-
" whelming advice from
Thunderbird women
when it comes to pursu­ing
an international career. Yes, there
are barriers; yes, compromises are part
of the picture; yes, it can be hard on
marriage and family; and yes, frustra­tions
abound.
But there are no regrets, and for
nearly all of them, the positives far out­weigh
the negatives.
The T'bird woman is generally satis­fied
with her life, but she wants still
more, and she's willing to make some
sacrifices to get it. She sets priorities­career,
family, travel, or intellectual
enrichment-and she keeps her eye on
long-term goals. She overcomes, and is
even challenged by, obstacles (and
there are many). She is flexible, and she
meets the world head on.
CAREER SATISFACTION
A large percentage of the respon­dents
to the survey (89 percent) said
they were satisfied with their career
progress, a response that held true
regardless of marriage or children or
travel. "I was promoted every year for
my first five or six [working years],"
says Donna Muma Rafferty '83. "At that
point, my husband and I started a family
and I was the first employee at my com­pany
to be given part-time status with
full benefits. With our second child I
started my own freelance business
which has met or surpassed my expec­tations
in terms of keeping my hand in
THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
while raising my family." Rafferty is a
market research consultant in Weston,
Connecticut.
Career satisfaction was especially
widespread (87 percent or more) among
those who are sole proprietors of their
own businesses and among those who
work in companies with fewer than 50
people.
Even though job satisfaction is high
among most respondents, many of
these women are reaching for more.
Typical was one who said, "I would pre­fer
to have responsibility for my own
program. Despite my job title [director),
I am actually just assisting my boss in
carrying out program activities."
Another woman wonders if one is
ever truly satisfied. "I have moved up
the ladder fast, but I want more over-
Editor's rwte: last spring is the
A survey of first large-scale
Thunderbird study ever done
women graduates on this group. It
conducted by the follows a smaller
Thunderbird O.ffice survey done on
of Communication women overseas
47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91
in 1984. Of 3,700
surveys mailed,
867 responses were
receivedfor a 23
percent response
rate. Eighty-seven
percent of the
respondents reside
in the United
States; 75 percent
graduated after
1980, and 50
percent after 1985.
The median age
was 33 years.
Thefollowing arti­cle
highlights some
of the successes
and some of the
barriers Thunder­bird's
women
graduates have
encountered as
they move toward
the 21st century.
THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
seas operations," she says. "I'm a real
people person and I don't have enough
interaction. Also, I'm hoping to go into
cross-cultural training."
Others see career satisfaction within
the context of long-term goals. "One
must make choices based on the priori­ties
of one's life." Another says, "I am
satisfied with what I'm doing, but I'm
finding it's time to search for other
goals, which can't be achieved here!"
As expected, a higher percentage of
the higher income group were satisfied.
It may be easier to be satisfied when the
pay is more than $70,000 a year and one
has the responsibilities that go with
such a salary.
On the other hand, the handful of
women making under $20,000 a year
also expressed surprising satisfaction.
Most of those were entrepreneurs start­ing
their own businesses and enjoying
the self-determination that comes with
their own venture. These women are
enjoying the freedom of being their own
boss and fulfilling creative endeavors in
consulting, writing and the arts. One
1980 graduate said, "I wish I had started
my own business five years ago!"
A 1986 graduate left a job with the
state of Colorado's economic develop­ment
office to relocate to Singapore and
start her own international trading com­pany
specializing in sales of aromatic red
cedar products. "I could write forever
about the hills and valleys of interna­tional
sales," she says, "how we entered
markets and what we plan to do in the
future ... although my income is not at my
desired level, it will come in time."
In typical T'bird fashion,
career satisfaction is more
extensive (more than 77
percent) among those who
travel, whether the travel is
international or domestic.
Admittedly, many of the
women (33 percent) travel
very little-less than 10
percent of the time. Still 5
percent maintain a heavy
travel schedule of more
than 50 percent of the time.
Jeanne Bear '76 is direc­tor
of international sales
for Paragon Optical and
travels over half the time.
She is satisfied with her
career and has learned to
deal with people all over
the world. Her advice is,
"Develop your awareness
of the cultural mores and
4 THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
customs prior to working with nationals
from those countries. Treat their ideolo­gies
and attitudes with respect for their
uniqueness, their differences." When
working in Japan, Bear encountered
some difficulties but learned to work
with the differences. "I now involve
men in my meetings in order to ensure a
comfort level," she says.
There is also the less glamorous side
of travel. One dissatisfied woman
alluded to "bum out," and flatly stated,
"Traveling destroyed my personal life!"
BARRIERS
Half of the women (52
percent) reported no barri­ers
to their career move­ment,
and many of them
credited strong company
support and sound manage­ment
policies for their abil­ity
to succeed. One 1987
graduate says, "So far, I've
had nothing but support
from my peers and superi­ors
and have moved into a
high-level management
training program." Lori
Pugsley Conn '89 says, "My
previous boss gave me a lot
of responsibility and expo­sure
to management. 1 was
always involved in deci­sion-
making and strategic
planning. I was allowed to
hire another Thunderbird
Of the 867 respon­dents
to the survey,
44 percent reported
salaries of over
$50,000. Nearly
one-third (30
percent) reported
mid-range salaries
of $35,000 to
$49,999. It is of
interest to note
that of the 612
alumni respon­dents
under 40
years of age, 42
percent are in this
$50,000-and-up
'---__ -'--.....:......-... bracket.
after two years to take over some of my
tasks so I could develop the market in
Latin America" Conn is an international
product manager for Hill's Pet Nutrition,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Col­gate-
Palmolive.
While one respondent did experience
difficulties dealing with the Japanese
she says, "My company fully supported
my efforts." Debbie Haas '79 attributes
her satisfaction with her job as section
chief in contracting for the F.D.I.C. to
"recognition for doing a good job,
respect from management and my
coworkers, and excellent management."
She says, "These are the most profes­sional
people I've ever worked with. The
lines of communication are always
open-I can ask for help at any time."
Randi Tveitaraas '86, director of inter­national
development for the Kansas
Department of Commerce, believes
"females are well accepted internation­ally
when their own colleagues treat
them with respect and demonstrate that
they are an equal part of the team."
Some look at barriers and see chal­lenges,
like a 1988 graduate who is a
market analyst for an automobile manu­facturer,
and who transferred from
Dayton Ohio, to Europe for her com­pany.
"I have already heard that working
as a woman in Europe is more difficult
than in the U.S. This to me is only a chal­lenge,
not a barrier-to prove that I can
do a job just as well or even better than
a man. It will make me work harder. I
will always be myself, which
is very important, and not let
others intimidate me. "
The determination of
T'bird women was echoed
repeatedly. "Only men travel
abroad in my company," said
one woman. "But I'll change
that soon."
Those who did encounter
obstacles vented a host of
frustrations, most of which
carried a strong indictment
of companies and supervi­sors
that fail to give women
appropriate responsibilities
and male managers who
don't take women seriously.
One woman reported that
her "boss blocked a request
for an international transfer
because he thought it would
make him look incompetent
(which he is)."
Whether it's on the job or
trying to get the job, women
encounter resistance. One
woman working in the southwest U.S.
says, "In a recent 10-monthjob search, 1
encountered a plethora of illegal applica­tion
and interview questions and was
unable to get interviews for jobs 1 was
qualified for. 1 received much better
response with a genderless resume." She
recommends using initials instead of first
names on resumes and cover letters,
"making sure your qualifications are
reviewed before your gender."
Another woman tells of staffing a mis­sion
to Europe to attract new business
from the area. "I knew 1 was in trouble
when the man who was leading the del­egation
asked if 1 would be available to
take his wife shopping and sightsee­ing
... He seemed a bit surprised when
we explained that it was more impor­tant
for me to be at the meetings ... Even
after several days of meetings in
Europe, it was obvious that he never
understood my position when he
became flustered at a meeting and intro­duced
me as 'our beautiful secretary.'''
One woman voiced discouragement
in her early response to the survey. "The
glass ceiling exists," she said. "The rea­son
is the prevalence of men age 45 to
60 in upper management positions.
Their attitudes do not appear to be truly
progressive, although they will talk a
good line when challenged."
Later, however, a new supervisor
proved to be considerably more sup­portive.
"It's more of a mentor relation-ship,
and more opportuni­ties
are opening up." She
now reports a whole new
outlook, admitting she
may have exercised harsh
judgment based on the
actions of her previous
supervisor. "I realize now
that there are, in fact, indi­viduals
in that age group
who are supportive of
women managers."
AREAS OF DIFFICULTY
Half the respondents
reported that being a
woman did not mean they
were treated differently
by business colleagues in
other countries, but some
did report specific diffi­culties
related to work in
other countries that could
be attributed solely to the
fact that they are women.
Asia, the Middle East,
and Latin America were
frequently cited as problem areas for
women. Nancy V. Baldwin '84 lived in
Hong Kong and Singapore from October
1987 to 1992, working as a regional man­ager
for W.H. Brady Company, based in
Milwaukee. Her sales and marketing ter­ritory
included mainland China, Hong
Kong, Taiwan, Korea and the Philip­pines.
She reports that Asia is, in many
ways, an excellent place for women
(expatriates). "First and foremost I was
a 'westerner' and was generally treated
as such," says Baldwin. "I was also
somewhat of a novelty (being blonde as
Considering that
70 percent of the
Thunderbird alum­nae
respondents
are under 40, i t is
not surprising that
over half of the
total respondents
are in middle man­agement
or entry
level. On the other
hand, it may be
hopeful that more
than 30 percent of
the respondents are
executive o.fficers
orin upper
management.
well). Since 1 was in Asia for more than
five years, my credibility, and contacts
were well established ... The Asians can
be tough and will 'test' your knowledge
and ask to whom do you report-to
check your internal status and position.
If you know your stuff and are prepared,
they will listen and learn to respect and
accept."
Baldwin recalls interviewing for a
marketing position in Europe a few
years ago and being turned down partly
because she was a woman. "The man
who interviewed me-who was inci­dentally
a T'bird graduate from 1974-
told me to my face, 'Women won't make
it in Europe. I should know ... l'm mar­ried
to a French woman.' To which 1
countered, 'Does the name Margaret
Thatcher ring a bell?'"
Martha Whitehead '85, director of
international trade services for the City
of Chicago, says, "My previous work
with a small exporter required regular
travel to the Arabian Gulf, where men
T he Tbird woman
is generally
satisfied with her life,
but she wants still
more, and she's
willing to make some
sacrifices to get it.
THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
prefer to work with men." Her
experiences were not neces­sarily
negative, however,
resulting in "only bewilder­ment
on their part," she says.
"[They] did not know how to
work with me (a woman), but
I taught them how!"
In Latin America, it's
described as "the whole
macho thing." One respondent
reports working almost eight
years as an expatriate in sev­eral
Latin American countries.
She says, "I have had many
unfavorable run-ins with the
'old-boy network' and the
glass ceiling. I report to an
authoritarian boss who is
uncomfortable managing
female subordinates."
Social situations generally
presented the most frequent
problems. "[A woman] doesn't
often take a sauna with clients
in Scandinavia, whereas you would if
you were male," says an '81 graduate. A
1987 graduate working in South
America says, "People treat me differ­ently
being a married woman with a
husband in the U.S.," she says. "I am not
usually invited to singles gatherings nor
to those for couples. It's tough on a
social scale. It makes people here
uncomfortable. "
Of the 867
respondents,
376 (43 percent)
indicated they
had left an inter­national
career,
with new career
opportunities and
family cited as
the most frequent
reasons for the
change. This
graphsiwws
actual numbers,
not percentages.
THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
FAMILY
The decision to relo­cate
is not easy, even
for a woman alone.
Add a husband or com­panion,
and it's even
harder. About half the
women who answered
the question, said they
would not follow their
"significant other" if it
meant their own career
would suffer. But more
than one-fourth of the
respondents left that
question unanswered,
adding that there are
too many factors to
consider.
One woman report­ed,
"I am currently in a
dual-location relation­ship.
However, I am a
poor person to give
advice. I am not willing
to completely sacrifice my goals and
career, so I am seeking a divorce. If two
people are capable of an equal compro­mise,
then I believe a dual-location rela­tionship
can work."
Many others stressed the importance
of communication and flexibility. "Be
flexible," said one. "Dual locations
cause great stress on the relationship.
Try to compromise as much as possible
on the where, when, and how you will
see each other. Don't worry about
phone bills-it's more important to
communicate and stay close!"
Mary Satre Kerwin '81 married a fel­low
T'bird and has followed him and his
career through New Zealand and
Australia, bearing three children and
holding various marketing positions
along the way. She says, "Am I satisfied?
In a female sense, I have achieved a
meaningful, lasting relationship in the
form of my marriage and children and
so have fulfilled the 'traditional' roles. In
a T'bird sense, I have achieved employ­ment
of an ongoing nature in an over­seas
location. In a strictly personaU
professional sense, I guess there is
always room for doubt. Where would I
be if I had not followed my husband
around? Would I be more 'important?'
Would I be any happier? And is the story
really finished yet?"
Satre is the marketing assistant to the
general manager of Frank Small & Asso­ciates
in Melbourne, Australia. Her
duties cover a wide range of administra­tive
areas, internal and external public
relations, and the coordination of the
company's role as the major sponsor for
the Marketing Research Society of
Australia's 1993 conference. Her employ­ment
is part time, and she spends the
rest of her time helping out with numer­ous
school and kindergarten activities.
"It's a busy life!" says Satre.
Martha Whitehead '85 also made her
own choice. "My three
small children prevent me
from taking an interna­tional
sales job; I choose to
hold off seeking such a job
until the children are older.
Since it is my own choice,
it is a self-imposed bar­rier."
DOMESTIC VS INTERNA­TIONAL
CAREERS
About two-thirds of the
respondents (68 percent)
are employed or have been
employed in an interna­tional
career. Some have
left an international career
for various reasons, includ­ing
new career opportuni­ties
elsewhere and a lack
of satisfaction with the
current work situation.
Family also played a role in
their decision. Katherine Hoffner '88
says, "Just recently I was promoted to
director of marketing for my company,
Kaepa Athletic Shoes. While I did not
want to leave the international side, this
promotion presents me with many more
opportunities and more responsibility. "
One woman spent 10 years working
overseas and returned because of her
parents' health. "If the age/health condi­tions
of our parents were okay, I'd go
again," she says.
WHY SO FEW WOMEN?
There is general agreement that there
are few women in international manage­ment
positions, compared to the num­ber
of men, and Thunderbird women
have strong opinions on why that is so.
It is not, they emphatically agree,
because women do not want to become
international managers or because
women are not qualified. And although
social isolation and loneliness may be
factors, the women do not see this as
significant.
More likely, say three-fourths of the
women, it is because companies are
unwilling to select women for these posi­tions.
A scarcity of women seeking inter­national
positions may alSo be a factor,
say 45 percent of the respondents.
This presents a Catch-22 for women
and for companies. The companies'
reluctance to choose women for inter­national
management positions acts as
a deterrent; hence companies experi­ence
a scarcity of available candidates.
Other deterrents to women include
lack of respect and accep­tance
given to women by
other expatriate managers
and by home country man­agers.
Lack of respect by
foreign managers is also
seen by half the respon­dents
as a serious deter­rent.
1\v~careermarriages
and the negative impact on
a husband's career also
inhibit women from
becoming international
managers. One woman
reports, "When I inter­viewed
... he asked if my
(then) husband would
mind if I was repeatedly
transferred around the
world. He prefaced the
question with, 'I know this
is probably against all
EEO rules, but ... '"
ADVICE
Babs Potvin Ryan '81, head of busi­ness
development for Citibank in Lon­don,
warns that the difficulty in getting
work permits is a significant deterrent
for women becoming overseas man-agers.
"It will get more difficult in the
European Community after 1992," she
cautions. "Thunderbird should concen­trate
much more on making people real­istic
about how to obtain a work permit
if they want to go abroad."
Linda Magoon '84, vice president,
Citicorp Diner's Club, advises, "You will
have to be better than your male coun­terparts
to even stand a chance of being
considered equal. So accept the fact that
you'll have to work incredibly hard."
A graduate working in international
marketing communications says,
"Thunderbird could playa crucial role
in enlightening future managers, and
alumni, about the vast resource they are
ignoring by not creating more flexible
work situations for female international
managers. By sidetracking a large por­tion
of the workforce that is female, we
are wasting a vast resource-and fur­ther
diminishing our ability to compete
in the global market."
In spite of the frustrations and barri­ers
sometimes encountered by these
Tbird women, one thing is certain­they
never give up! •
Businesses are
going global,
and many of the
Thunderbird
alumrw.e are lead­ing
the way. When
asked 'With lww
many countries do
you conduct busi­ness?"
more than
half of the respon­dents
(471 or 54
percent) said they
are doing business
in one or more
countries. Not sur­prisingly,
Western
Europe is the most
popular. Because
many alumrw.e
checked more
than one region,
the numbers add
up to more than
the number of
respondents.
THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
• Faculty Profile
Thursday's Child
Professor Gillian Rice has
always chosen a different path
Gillian Rice, professor of Inter­national
Marketing Research,
was born on a Thursday, and
you know the rhyme, Thurs­day's
child has far to go? Rice has
indeed traveled far from her native
Beverley, England, a provincial market
town of 20,000 boasting one Chinese
restaurant. She experienced being in
the minority at an early age. As an
undergraduate at the University of
Bradford where she earned a bachelor
of science and later a doctorate in busi­ness
studies, she was one of five women
in a program of 45 students.
Rice is unusual in another way. While
in her early 20s, she chose to convert to
Islam. She refers to her conversion as a
liberation. Having adopted the Muslim
hijah or headcovering she says, "I don't
feel that I'm under any pressure to be in
competition with respect to how I look.
People are not interested in how 1 look;
they're interested in me as a per­son."
Following the semester break,
Dr. Rice was radiant with a spiritual
glow from having performed the
hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to
Mecca. "There were more than
2,000 people," she said, "and they
were all dressed alike, so you
Women
professors
are role models
for women
students, who
represe.n t a growzng
minority at
business schools.
Gillian Rice, left,
talks with a student.
THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
couldn't tell who was rich and who was
poor or anything about their origins. It
puts everything into perspective and
brings you back to what is really impor­tant
and what is superficial. "
Rice came to the United States in
1980 when she received an offer to
teach at the State University of New
York (SUNY) at Buffalo. Her first year in
the U.S. was difficult. The university of
29,000 students was larger than her
home town. Also new to her was the
racial friction which characterizes
many urban areas. "I just couldn't
understand why there was one area of
Buffalo that you just did not go to. That
really bothered me. "
Since teaching at SUNY, Rice has
taught international marketing and
business at several institutions through­out
the U.S. and in Montreal. She also
contributes to academic journals and
does consulting. Of aU her teaching
byAshiaLee '91
experiences, she seems to have eI\ioyed
Thunderbird the most. Referring to her
friend and colleague Professor Nittaya
Wongtada, she says, "This is the fIrst
time that 1 have ever felt that I have a
work colleague who is a woman. At the
other schools I've worked at I was
always in the minority."
Rice has observed, however, that the
number of female business professors
is growing, as reflected in their repre­sentation
at academic conferences. "In
the late 1970s 1 was one of two or three
women participants; at the most recent
conference 1 attended about 10 percent
of the participants were women." Rice
feels this trend is positive, as "women
professors are role models for women
students," who represent a growing
minority at business schools.
Professors Rice and Wongtada recent­ly
received funding for a project on green
marketing. They will look at environ­mental
awareness and related consumer
behavior in Thailand, a country that has
a surprising amount of recycling.
When it comes to her teaching, Dr.
Rice takes a varied approach. "In every­thing
1 do, not just my professional life, 1
like variety. So 1 use some lectures,
some discussions, class assignments,
and some research projects. In fact,"
she says, "one of the reasons I like mar­keting
is the variety. It's a mix of creativ­ity
and analysis, of qualitative and
quantitative methods."
"One technique 1 use that the stu­dents
seem to find beneficial is to
break the class into small groups
for discussion and then bring the
groups back together for summary
and comparison."
The marketing professor notes
that men often accuse women of
gossiping, but there is a male equiv­alent,
euphemistically referred to as
office politics. She has experienced
the difficulty of penetrating office
politics in a predominantly male
environment. "[Men] will be nice to
you, but you're not part of the
camaraderie, the old boy network."
Teaching is the perfect job for
Rice, because it allows her to pur­sue
her interests and does not con­flict
with her religious values. Now
that she has earned United States
citizenship she hopes one day to
apply for a Fulbright scholarship to
teach overseas in an all women's
college. Then she will have the
opportunity dis over what it feels
like to be in the majority. •
• Faculty Profile by Tom Lyons '94
From MBAs to 'Grateful Dead' and what most of them end up doing is
responding to the reward system, not to
the words."
Professor Caren Siehl shares with students
her definite ideas on behavior within
the organization
For many companies trying to
reignite U.S. competitiveness, institute
quality programs, or simply improve
employee morale, Siehl's soft science
provides some of the answers. When it
comes to engineering change in large
organizations, understanding organiza­tional
culture is key. "It turns out that
the CEO is important if he or she can
communicate a vision," Siehl says. "But
what really influences the culture for
most employees is the behavior of their
immediate superior. After all, the CEO
is far away from the daily life of most
people."
I f you were worried that Thun­derbird's
new buildings and
impending AASCB accreditation
would usher in an era of confor­mity
for the traditionally renegade
school, you may lay your fears to rest­Professor
Caren Siehl is here. Hired in
1992 and currently teaching two world
business courses, Fundamentals of
Management and Organizational Behav­ior,
Siehl is not your run of the mill busi­ness
professor. Take, as evidence,
Siehl's 1986 article, The Current MBA:
Why Are We Failing? This scathing crit­icism
of traditional MBA programs says
that the nation's business schools don't
produce sufficiently critical thinkers.
Yet another article lauds music legends,
The Grateful Dead, as a model service
organization-one that has achieved
excellence in both customer service
and profitability. With faculty members
capable of such diverse and unconven­tional
thought, Thunderbird can hardly
become just another MBA mill.
It's no surprise that Siehl's resume
reads like a liberal arts major's career
fantasy. After earning her BA in French
and linguistics at UCLA, Siehl landed a
marketing position with IBM. At Big
Blue, Siehl promptly exceeded all sales
quotas, then left to enter the doctoral
program at Stanford's Graduate School
of Business. Armed with a freshly minted
Ph.D. in organizational behavior, Siehl
moved into teaching and consulting. "I
reached a point at IBM where it was
either get promoted or figure out at last
what I really wanted to do. At that time I
wanted to become a dean," she recalls,
cracking a wistful smile. "But teaching
has cured me of that. It's the teaching
and the research that I really like."
First attracted by Thunderbird's inter­national
environment when she was
teaching at neighboring ASU West, Siehl
confesses an interest in shaping the
evolving Thunderbird program. In previ­ous
teaching posts Siehl helped re-engi­neer
business programs at the
University of Southern California,
INSEAD, and ASU West.
Consulting on organizational issues
for large companies helps Siehl to main­tain
perspective on the working busi­ness
world. Retained for her expertise
by firms such as 3M, Digital, BET
Industries, and First Interstate Bank
Corp., Siehl speaks from experience
when she warns, "When interacting
with clients and managers, you must be
sensitive or empathetic to what's going
on in their world. You can't be an ivory
tower academician when you're work­ing
in the real world."
For Caren Siehl, the transitions from
college to business world to academia
and consulting were fairly smooth. "I
had a deal with my parents," she says. "I
could study anything I wanted to in
undergraduate school, but then I had to
Siehl's pragmatic philosophy gives J)r. Caren Siehl
many of her ideas the refreshing ring says that consulting
of common sense which students
on organizationat
and clients like to hear. Anyone with
get a job!" Though her
background in French
was an asset when teach­ing
at INSEAD, Siehl
admits that not everything
she studied at UCLA bears
directly on her current
career. "Still," she says, "I
wouldn't change one thing
about my undergrad cur-experience
in a large company issuesfor large
would find it difficult to disagree companies helps
with Siehl's view that an organiza- her mainlain per­tion
has a problem when manage- spective on the
ment's words don't match it's deeds, working business
or the reward system doesn't sup-port
the company's goals. world.
"Individuals look at what it takes to
succeed in an organization, at what kind
of behavior is rewarded. For instance,
many companies today are espousing
the value of teamwork. But when you
look at their reward systems, you find
they're all individually based! That pre­sents
an immediate conflict to people
riculum." Regular partici­pation
with the Phoenix Arts Council
keeps Siehl's minor in art history from
gathering too much dust. And the city's
other endowments have an unexpected
appeal to this (eastern state) native. "I
enjoy the desert topography," she
claims. "And I think Phoenix is a fme
city for my son to grow up in." •
THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993 9
A Welcome Venture
Thunderbird receives $500,000 grant
to help environmental companies
do business in the former Soviet Union
Thunderbird's efforts to estab­lish
a presence in the govern­ment
grant arena and in the
former Soviet Union were
rewarded this March when the School
received a $500,000 grant from the U.S.
Department of Commerce. The grant,
designed to assist U.S. firms establish a
commercial presence in the Newly
Independent States, is the largest ever
obtained by the School.
Thunderbird's role is to administer
the grant on behalf of consortium mem­bers:
Ecotech, an environmental
export management firm; McDonnell
Douglas Helicopter Company; the
Academy of National Economy, a
premier Moscow business school;
the Arizona Technology Incubator
and the international law firm of
Squires, Sanders & Dempsey.
"This is a wonderful opportunity to
open doors in the former Soviet
Union for students, faculty, the insti­tution
and alumni," says Margaretta
Brede, director, government grants.
"The spin-off and networking oppor­tunities
will create additional future
cooperative efforts with businesses,
government entities and other educa­tional
institutions." As the grant admin­istrator,
Thunderbird will make sure the
project fulfills the intent of the govern­~
ent contract. The Thunderbird gov­ernment
grants office will work with the
project team members to ensure that
the School fulfills the intent of the gov­ernment
contract.
As project director, World Business
Professor Dale Davison will handle the
business arrangements and financial
control; Russian Professor Walter
Tuman is coordinating all translation
and language efforts; and World
Business Professor Dennis Guthery will
assist with marketing strategy.
During the three-year project, five or
six Thunderbird interns will spend six
months in the Moscow office handling
the day-to-day administrative aspects of
the project.
"At this point, Thunderbird wants to
10 THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
know everything there is to know about
how one might run a business in the
Newly Independent States," says
Davison. "For example, because we will
have student employees, we need to be
concerned about income tax. A student
can't be in Russia for more than 183
days or they will be taxed in Russia on
their worldwide income."
The actual business ventures in the
grant will be under the umbrella of Eco­tech
International, an environmental
export management firm established by
McDonnell Douglas (l) Walter Tuman,
Helicopter Company
in 1991 to help fulfill
offset obligations
resulting from com­Russian
professor,
Ecotech president
Trevor Stansbury '92
mercial and military and accounting pro­sales.
Ecotech Presi- f essor Dale Davison
dent Trevor Stans- "welcome" the
bury '92, who worked $500,000 grantjrom
with Brede, Davison
and Thomas Baxter the u.s. Department
'91 to write the pro- of Commerce to do
posal, says the expe- business in the for­rience
Ecotech has mer Soviet Union.
gained in its first ven-ture
in the United Arab Emirates will
transfer well to the republics of the for­mer
Soviet Union.
"Our companies are looking at trans­ferring
appropriate environmental tech­nology
to address problems such as air
quality, hazardous waste disposal,
By Jennifer Erickson
energy efficiency, and pollution, " he says.
Other T'birds involved in the project
include Gary Pacific '72, Gordon Healey
'90 and Thomas Baxter '91, all with
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Com­pany.
Pacific, who heads the Counter­trade
Office at McDonnell Douglas, will
assist in the grant if Russian entities can't
come up with the hard currency to pay
for the products of Ecotech companies.
Working with Russian entities will be
made easier through the association
with the Academy of National Economy
in Moscow, which will help the consor­tium
open an office in Moscow this sum­mer
and provide cultural and Russian
business expertise. Thunderbird has had
an ongoing relationship with the
Academy for two years and both institu­tions
are interested in developing stu­dent
and faculty exchanges, says Mischa
Semanitzky, special assistant to the
School's president. "The Academy wants
Thunderbird to assist it in developing a
Thunderbird-style M.I.M.
tailored to the needs of the
Russian economy," he
says.
Such spin-off opportuni­ties
will benefit the School
for many years to come.
"The grant is a loud
announcement that Thun­derbird
is an international
school focusing on the
environment, Eastern
Europe and Russia," says
Davison. Other schools
and businesses looking for
alliances in those areas are
actively seeking Thunder­bird's
cooperation. Possibilities include
joint degree agreements with mining or
engineering schools, tie-ins with the
newly launched Master of International
Management of Technology degree and
business partnerships.
"This grant addresses an important
part of the Thunderbird strategic plan,
which is the idea of partnerships.
Because this grant involves an arrange­ment
with governments, businesses,
and other academic institutions, it fits
well with our objectives," says Dr. Roy
A Herberger, Jr. Thunderbird president.
Everyone involved in the project
stressed that since the groundwork and
management system for the grant is just
now being created, all inquiries should
be in writing and submitted with the
understanding that needs are being
defined and groups will be contacted as
ideas are developed. •
Converting Defense Dollars
Through a statewide university
consortium, Thunderbird is actively
involved in defense conversion issues
Why should you be con­cerned
about defense con­version
of the United
States military?
First, international managers will
experience even greater competition
than already exists when managers
leave the military or defense-related
industries. According to the February 8,
1993 issue of Fortune, within Defense
Secretary Aspin's plan to reduce defense
spending, approximately 500,000 mili­tary
members will leave active duty to
look for civilian employment
between now and 1997. This
number does not include civil­ians
leaving their defense-related
jobs because of reduction in
orders for weapon systems.
Second, international man­agers
will need to be informed of
the changing capabilities of the
United States military services
to assess risk within a particular
country. For example, if a coun­try's
leadership perceives
reduced U.S. military capability
or lessened U.S. willingness to
use force, a manager should
expect that different policy
options will be available to its
government.
In the state of Arizona,
defense cuts were targeted for
Williams Air Force Base, located
in Chandler. The loss of this pilot
training air base could impact local
employment opportunities and eco­nomic
health in the short term. The
extent of these effects will depend on
proactive decisions and actions by the
community.
Thunderbird is pivotal to defense
restructuring of the U.S. military forces
based in Arizona The School's history
began with defense restructuring in
1946 when the World War IT pilot train­ing
air base became a training institu­tion
for international managers. With its
lengthy history in international trade,
Thunderbird is an important part of a
statewide university consortium which
also includes the University of Arizona,
Arizona State University, and Northern
Arizona University. The consortium,
within the Governor's Strategic Partner­ship
for Economic Development
(GSPED), is preparing Arizona for sig­nificant
economic changes caused by
defense restructuring, and is also
preparing Arizona to take advantage of
opportunities presented by the North
American Free Trade Agreement.
Thunderbird is also attractive to mili­tary
members in career transition, and
provides the means for them to receive
formal international business education
supplementing their managerial and
international backgrounds. Currently,
there are more than 10 Thunderbird stu­dents
who have left military service
within the last year. Many more stu­dents
would be included if the time
frame is extended past one year.
Created in February 1992, the univer­sity
consortium has helped host and par­ticipated
in two conferences on defense
conversion and a statewide steering
committee meeting. These conferences
have included guest speakers such as
Former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney
by Melissa Lord '94
and United States Senator John McCain.
Each conference has brought together
defense-related industries within
Arizona, academia, and government rep­resentatives
on local, state and federal
levels.
Major accomplishments by this group
have included encouraging the decision
by Hughes Missile to consolidate its
operations in Tucson, and receiving a
$500,000 grant from the U.S. Depart­ment
of Commerce. The latter achieve­ment
was due in large part to research
and petitioning by the university con­sortium.
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter
Company, Mesa, Arizona; Ecotech, a
Scottsdale-based environmental pro­jects
firm; and a premier Moscow insti­tute
will join Thunderbird in defense
conversion projects-clean-up of mili­tary
bases, technical training, finding
markets for Newly Independent States
(NIS) products and promoting U.S.
investment and U.S.INIS joint ventures.
u.s. Senator John
McCain, R-AZ, (l),
and U.S. House of
Representatives
Congressman Jon
Ky~ R-AZ, attended
the defense conver­sion
meeting held
on campus in April.
As a result of both successes, employ­ment
in Arizona may expand to support
the various projects. Also, in the future,
Thunderbird students should enjoy
opportunities in translation and
research within this project.
The short-term effects of unantici­pated,
unplanned defense conversion
would be detrimental to the Arizonan
economy. However, with cooperation
among business, academia and govern­ment,
these effects can be minimized,
and exciting opportunities can be
uncovered. •
THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993 11
Construction Begins on
Wonnation Center
New facility gives modern packaging
to already excellent library services
Forget the word library.
Tomorrow's Thunderbird stu­dents
will be studying and
researching in the high-tech
environment of data bases and CD­ROMs
at Thunderbird's information
center.
This spring, Thunderbird broke
ground on what one administrator has
termed "the real heart of the School,"
the new Merle A Hinrichs International
Business Information Centre (lBIC).
Sweeping a broad arc through the park­ing
lot between the southwest comer of
the existing library and the west wing of
the classroom building, the new library
building will present a dramatic, innova­tive
new facade on the School's chang­ing
landscape.
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
The building plans, now finalized and
pending approval by the City of
Glendale, describe a bold yet functional
semicircular structure that acknowl­edges
the campus' southwestern archi­tectural
theme while incorporating
modern, "environmentally sound"
design elements. Construction of the
new information center began in May.
Chanen Construction Company, Inc.,
Low ceilings, aging fixtures, poor light­ing,
and a shortage of seats and com­puter
terminals make it difficult for
library users to take full advantage of
the Yount library's extraordinary
resources. This will change in the new
information center.
The IBIC will be a spacious, airy, well­lit
environment for study and research.
At 30,500 square feet, the IBIC is twice
as large as the B.K Yount library, large
enough to consolidate Thunderbird's
three library collections under one roof:
the ISRC and Dom Pedro II both have
dedicated space in the new facility. Even
after subtracting space earmarked for
library administration, ISRC and Dom
Pedro II, the new library will seat 340
inside, more than double the old
library's capacity of 125.
For study outside, additional seating
will be located near the north entrance
on the patio-like space under the IBIC's
cantilevered shade canopy. A periodi­cals
area is designated at the building's
west end, while study groups will find
four sound-insulated rooms to choose
from. A substantial 27' x 55' conference
room offers flexible space and seating
for meetings and presentations.
PROVIDING BETTER
INFORMATION DELIVERY
An important adjunct to the room is
the proposed multimedia center, which
may permit teleconferencing via satel­lite
if completed according to plan.
Better access to information through
improved technology, less-crowded
stacks, more elbow room, greater seat­ing
capacity, high ceilings, better venti­lation,
and an engineered mix of natural
and state-of-the-art artificial lighting
should mean less fatigue and improved
concentration for library users and
employees alike.
The new IBIC building is seen by plan­ners
as a tool to provide better delivery
of the library's already strong services.
In fact, no radical changes are planned
for the library staff, holdings or services.
Recent hiring brings the number of full­time
librarians to five, considered ade­quate
for the new facility. Similarly,
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managers and general con­tractors
of the $3.8 million
project, expect that con­struction
will be complete
in summer of 1994. If
Chanen continues its recent
record of bringing Thunder­bird
contracts in under bud­get
and ahead of schedule,
it seems likely that the sum­mer
'94 entering class will
crack the first books in the
newIBIC.
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Students, professors,
administrators, and librari­ans
alike acknowledge the
excellence of the Yount
library's holdings and ser­vices,
while decrying the
old building's inadequacies.
12 THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
TIM ROGERS
Miriam Hinrichs,
Thunderbird
Board of Trustee
Chair Richard
Snell, President
Roy A. Herberger,
Jr., librarians,
and other digni­taries
lifted the
first slwvels of
dirt to signifY the
beginning of
Thunderbird's
library construc­tion
project.
although the new library could hold up
to 80,000 volumes, there are no plans to
expand the collection rapidly. Users
should expect slow growth in the
library's already strong selection.
Holdings will "churn" as outdated mater­ial
is replaced with more timely litera­ture.
Computerized information services,
already one of the library's strong
points, will not be significantly different
except that they will be more acces­sible.
Plans call for as many as 40 "com­puter
carrels," or CD ROM equipped
work stations, which will be connected
to the Carl system, the Arizona State
University library catalog, other on-line
databases, and the campus network.
Early plans for updating Thunder­bird's
library had indicated a large addi­tion
to the Yount building; a plan that,
no matter how smoothly coordinated,
would have disrupted library business
"we avery
fine library
collection, perhaps
the best in the world in
terms of its focus on
international business.
Now we will have a
facility that will enable
our students to get
maximum use from
these resources. "
Dr. Roy A. Herberger, Jr.
perhaps for weeks as the two structures
were joined. Now, those plans have
been scrapped in favor of a stand-alone,
turn-key structure which should sim­plify
the transition from old to new by
eliminating the complicated, dusty,
noisy job of joining two buildings. Chief
Librarian Susan Bledsoe says that dis­ruption
of student services will be mini­mal
because the library move will
primarily be accomplished in the two
weeks between the spring and sununer
semesters in 1994.
For now, the fate of the Yount build­ing
is undetermined except to say that it
will be emptied as all library functions
are moved to the new facility. Despite
the building's inadequacies as a modern
information center, the structure is
sound and could still serve any number
of purposes.
DESIGNING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
The unusual design of the semicircu­lar
IBIC flows from the pens of HNTB
Architects, a nationwide Kansas City­based
firm with offices in Phoenix.
Noted for its construction of the Kansas
City Chiefs' Arrowhead Stadium, reno-by
Tom Lyons '94
vations to the Los Angeles Coliseum
and to several presidential libraries,
and known for such local projects as
the Arizona Supreme Court Building,
the Herberger Theater, the Deck Park
over 1-10, and the Thunderbird Gateway
to the World, HNTB has created for
Thunderbird an information center as
functional as it is unique.
Architectural touches such as
exposed wood beams, a natural wood
ceiling, and traditional stone and stucco
building materials give a southwestern
setting to the building's passive solar­sensitive
design considerations. The
semicircular structure turns its curved
outer wall southward, a defense against
the fierce Arizona sun. The few win­dows
of the south-facing stone and
stucco wall are deep-set and well­shaded
to cut solar gain, reducing the
amount of electrical energy required to
cool the building. Harsh direct sunlight,
too intense to read or sit in, is elimi­nated
from the IBIC, while the almost
entirely glass north wall lets indirect
ambient light flood in. A clerestory, or
secondary glass wall above and set
back from the first, ensures that even,
natural lighting reaches deep into the
stacks and library interior. Plans spec­ify
energy efficient, one-inch insulated
glass to help control energy costs.
Ample natural lighting should also
reduce the daytime electrical demands
of the new building by reducing the
need for artificial illumination.
ALUMNI DONATIONS HELP
FUND LIBRARY
The information center draws its
name from alumnus and School patron
Merle A Hinrichs '65 whose $1,375,000
gift will help finance the $3.8 million
facility. The Classes of 1978 and 1979
are also contributing to the new infor­mation
center. At their lO-year reunion
celebration, they decided to focus on
raising funds for the library. In the four
years since this resolution, the classes
have raised over $120,000 and expect to
contribute a total of $150,000 to the new
information center. In addition, the
Class of 1986 has raised $13,000 toward
their $50,000 goal for the project. Other
funds will come from the currently
under way fund drive, to include foun­dations,
corporations and individuals.
Hinrichs will have space in the new
facility for research pertaining to his
business, Trade Media Holdings, Inc., a
trade publishing company specializing
in Asian import/export business. •
THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993 13
Wake Up Washington
Thunderbird students are
sending messages about the School
to their congressional delegates
I n December, President-elect Bill
Clinton asked the Economic
Conference the following question,
"In a global economy [where we
are 1 no longer a leader, how do we
regain leadership?" Thunderbird student
Bret Baldwin has the answer-by using
the expertise provided by Thunderbird,
the school that has been teaching global
leadership for almost 50 years.
Baldwin organized and launched the
"Wake Up Washington" program as the
first salvo in a plan to improve the
image of Thunderbird in Washington,
D.C. and enhance the value of the
M.I.M. degree. He sees a definite need to
encourage government officials to rec­ognize
the School.
The student body on campus was
sent letters asking for volunteers to
brainstorm and develop an action plan.
The group met twice and drafted a set
of three letters: one for representatives
in the House, one for senators, and one
for the administrative assistants to indi-
14 THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
viduals in both groups. Each letter was
sent under the signature of a student
whose permanent address is in the dis­trict
of that congressional delegate,
making the message more personal.
The letters describe Thunderbird's long­proven
dedication to the training of
international leaders and invite the per­son
to visit campus. Follow-up letters
provide additional exposure. "The idea
is to combine reach and frequency,"
says Baldwin.
Responses will be collected and
notable quotes will be used, with the
writer's permission, to produce press
releases for newspapers in those dis­tricts.
"By using press releases in home­town,
area metro, and university
newspapers, potential recruiters, com­panies,
and undergraduate and post­graduate
students who have an interest
in international management will get to
know Thunderbird," says Baldwin. "In
addition, alumni will be exposed to the
project and will feel good knowing that
by Jeff Whitney '93
students are trying to get the word out
about Thunderbird, making the degree
even more valuable."
There should be other benefits as
well. The School will be more likely to
attract top-notch candidates, strength­ening
the student body and making the
School more competitive. Washington
will recognize the work of Thunderbird
and keep the School in mind for poten­tial
grants and other funding.
As Washington, D.C. was getting
ready for the presidential inauguration
in January, Thunderbird was teaching
its first Wmterim course in Washington,
D.C. The course attracted 28 students
who learned more about "Opportunities
and Risks in the New International
Business Order." Dr. Lew Howell, chair
of the Department of International
Studies, invited 27 guest lecturers to
participate. Students also had an oppor­tunity
to visit many relevant regulatory
agencies and corporate headquarters.
As part of Winterim activities, more
than 300 guests attended the Wmterim
in Washington reception hosted by the
Arizona Congressional delegation, giv­ing
many Washington people an oppor­tunity
to learn more about the School.
Dignitaries included ambassadors from
Belgium, Venezuela, Thailand and
Romania. Following the reception, the
Washington, D.C. chapter of the Thun­derbird
Alumni Association hosted a
dinner at the Capitol Hill Club. Dr. Her­berger
took the
opportunity to
update alumni on the
School's economic
situation and its mar­keting
program. •
Tbird students plan
tl7eir stmtegy to "wake
up Washington."
(l) Robert Randolph,
Arkansas; Rennie
Sloan, Georgia; Jeff
Whitney, New Jersey;
Bret Baldwin, Texas;
Rick Kinkade,
Arizona; and Lisa
Haskell, West
Virginia.
Finding a Match
World Business Advisory Council members
share their career paths and tell students
what they are looking for when hiring
Landing the first post-Thun­derbird
job is a challenge that
creates many hours of wonder­ing
and soul-searching for stu­dents.
Finding the second post­Thunderbird
job may be equally (or
more) taxing for alumni. In either case,
figuring out if what you have matches
what the company wants is the key.
"We're looking for gray matter," says
Mike Boyatt '60, vice president, ESSO
Inter-America, Inc. "If you show the
ability and have done well and have the
ability to learn-and have the gray mat­ter-
we will teach you what you need
to know."
While Boyatt's approach at Exxon may
not be the universal opinion about the
type of employee corporate recruiters
are looking for, it certainly comes close.
Boyatt, who has spent 33 years
with Exxon, shared his views on
careers along with other mem­bers
of the World Business Advi­sory
Council (WBAC) who
participated in the Executive
Exchange this spring on campus.
The event, co-sponsored by the
Student Committee of the Career
Services Center and the WBAC,
gave more than 100 students and
nearly 40 executives the opportu­nity
to talk about real-world
issues facing T'birds and the
companies that hire them.
"If you market yourself
strongly and understand the
company-its culture and its
products-you're pursuing, there is a
job out there for you," says Frederick
Avery, president of Kraft Food
Ingredients Corporation, Memphis,
Tennessee. "Even if downsizing is going
on [in a company], there are probably
open positions that need filling. "
"Really, really know the company
you're going after-do not make phone
calls before you have done all your
research," says Carolyn Huey '82, prin­cipal
with Korn/Ferry International in
Chicago, the world's largest executive
search firm. "There are a lot of opportu-nities
out there for senior-level interna­tional
managers," she says. "And
KorniFerry is starting to recognize
Thunderbird and placing its alumni."
Huey says there is a need for people
who are familiar with Eastern Europe,
Russia, Mexico and Asia to fill positions
in rapidly changing markets. For the
international market, the Thunderbird
M.I.M. is very strong, and getting better,
she says. While a Wharton or Harvard
degree is recognized as an asset for a
CEO or CFO position, the M.I.M. is valu­able
for anyone seeking an international
post. She also said that Thunderbird is
gaining recognition, partly because of
the School's recent marketing efforts.
Marketing the School to corporations
and prospective students-much like
finding ajob-takes vision and planning.
Clayton McManaway
'59 (l) visits with
ASLC President Hani
Elnagger and a
T'bird student during
the WBAC Executive
Exchange reception.
Carolyn Huey '82
(above) told students
about o'PPortunities
for senior interna­tional
managers.
"It's important to
be really focused
in terms of the
industry and com­pany
you want to
work for, " says
Harwood Shepard,
executive vice
president with
Syntellect, Inc. in
Phoenix. Then,
"Get your message
to the decision
by Jennifer Erickson
maker. If it's your first job out of school,
you have to pay your dues, but make it
known when you go in that you want to
go international. Learn the product
[company] in the U.S., then move into
the international division. We look for
people in the international group that
have management, marketing and tech­nical
skills," Shepard says.
Stephen Bova, senior vice president of
the international division of Systematics,
Inc., in Little Rock, Arkansas, recruits at
Thunderbird. He says he looks more at
the individual than at experience or
courses taken. "We're looking for long­term
potential, a work ethic and drive,"
he says.
The WBAC members emphasized the
importance of not putting yourself in a
box regarding your functional skills in
language or business. Donald McLane
'74, president of the Pacific South Divi­sion
of Nordson Corporation, Boulder,
Colorado, has hired 24 T'birds. "Very
few are working in their language-target
country-they were product experts,"
he says. "It was more important to me
that they spoke Nordson than Chinese."
"Universally, people are hired for par­ticular
geographic areas because they
know the cultures and business prac­tices
of that region," says Avery. "But
you need to have a functional business
area as well, using your functional skills
as your credibility base. It's not [as]
important to know your specific desti­nation,
but continue to climb higher. If
you have good ethics and you strive for
excellence, you will succeed."
Boyatt closed the evening with an
encouraging word for T'birds: "If you
believe the world is coming to a global
market-and I do-you're better pre­pared
than a Harvard grad." •
THUNDERBIRD XLVll/31 1993 15
• Footnotes
THUNDERBIRD IN THE NEWS
In the February 1993 issue of World
Trade magazine, Thunderbird was
ranked one of the top 10 graduate
global business schools in the United
States. The magazine selected schools
that are setting the standard for interna­tional
business education.
The School has recently received
media coverage in Phoenix Magazine
which featured a six-page article on
InterAd. An article in the February 1993
issue of International Business
focused on Thunderbird in its Trade
Hotline section. The Arizona Republic
featured an article on the $500,000 grant
Thunderbird received from the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
As part of Thunderbird's continuing
advertising campaign, half-page adver­tisements
appeared in the April 1 and
May 3 issue of all editions, including the
international edition, of Business Week
magazine.
SCHOOL WELCOMES NEW TRUSTEE
Geoffrey C. Bible, executive vice
president, worldwide tobacco, of Philip
Morris Companies, Inc., was elected to
the Thunderbird
Board of Trustees at
its March meeting.
Bible was previously
president and chief
~ve officer
of Kraft General
Foods, Inc. He joined
Philip Morris Europe
in 1968, where he
served as manager of
finance for two years
before spending a six­year
period managing
the Geneva office of
Ralph W. King Yuill, an Australian stock
brokerage and investment company.
Since 1986, he has held several interna­tional
positions with Philip Morris.
BANK BEGINS SCHOLARSHIP
First Interstate Bank has started an
endowed scholarship of $50,000 for
Thunderbird. The Sherman Hazeltine­Scholastic
Achievement Award will be
given to a deserving student each fall
semester. Hazeltine was the former
CEO of First Interstate Bank of Arizona
and a longtime member of Thunder­bird's
Board of Trustees. The scholar­ship
will be based on need and
academic achievement
16 THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
NEW FACES
Dr. Curtis E. Harvey, director, Inter­national
Business Center, College of
Business and Economics, University of
Kentucky, will become Thunderbird's
Associate Vice President for Academic
Affairs on September 1, 1993. He has
directed the University Summer Study
Program in Vienna and has served as
co-director of the University of South
Carolina Faculty Development Program
in Central Europe. Harvey has served as
a consultant for several organizations
including the National Academy of
Sciences and the U.S. Department of
State.
Dr. Dale Davison has been named the
academic director of the Executive
M.I.M. program. The newly created
position includes responsibility for the
academic aspects of the EMIM as well
as joint responsibility for its marketing
and operational aspects.
TIm Weaver '89 has joined the School
as the new assistant director of intern­ship
education. After graduation, he
spent 15 months in Tokyo teaching
English and, most recently, was adver­tising
representative for a Mexican
newspaper's start-up operation in
Thcson and the U.S.
SCHOOL BUYS NEW SOFTWARE
Thunderbird has purchased a new
administrative software system from the
Datatel Company. The software consists
of two major components: Colleague,
which supports student functions and
business-related areas; and Benefactor,
which supports the alumni and develop­ment
areas. The software's combined
modules will provide a campuswide
relational database for students, alumni,
faculty, business, and external affairs
functions. The alumni database change­over
is scheduled to take place through­out
the summer and may result in a
delay in service to alumni for a short
time. Please be patient-the improved
alumni services will be well worth the
tempormy inconvenience.
ACADEMICS LOOK AT GLOBAL FUTURE
Thunderbird hosted the fifth annual
International Awareness Conference,
"A Global Future: Are You Ready?"
Targeted at 28 institutions of higher
education and aimed at individuals
interested in international issues, the
conference attracted 140 participants
who shared their views and insights on
promoting global awareness and under­standing.
SRI LANKA AMBASSADOR ON CAMPUS
The Ambassador
of Sri Lanka to the
U.S., Ananda W.P.
Guruge, spoke on
campus this spring.
Guruge shared his
experiences as a 17-
year staff member
for UNESCO work­ing
in Paris, New
Delhi and Bangkok.
He directed its
Interagency Cooper­ative
Programs with
UNICEF and the World Food Pro­gramme
during his last seven years at
UNESCO headquarters. Guruge is the
author of more than 30 books and 120
articles on Oriental literature, history,
culture, and educational planning and
management.
EUROPEAN CAMPUS OPENS
Thunderbird Europe in Archamps,
France welcomed 30 students in
January to its first semester of classes.
IIhan Akbil '82 is the director of the
French Geneva campus. The onsite sec­retary
is Marie-Laure Castagne, who
speaks French, English and German.
The campus telephone number is (33)
5O-31-5(H)(). The FAX number is (33) 50-
31-56-58. Two M.I.M. candidates who
are based in Archamps are on an intern­ship
for the Thunderbird marketing task
force . Carleen Kerttula and Heike
Heemann are developing a European
admission marketing plan, a European
corporate marketing plan and a
European alumni strategic plan. The
French Geneva campus held a press
conference in February to introduce the
public to the new Thunderbird Europe
campus.
RICKS AUTHORS BOOKS
Vice President for Academic Affairs
David A. Ricks is the author of the
newly published Blunders in Inter­national
Business. The book is a col­lection
of hundreds of examples of
blunders. Ricks is also the coauthor of
the Directory of Foreign Manufactur­ers
in the United States. The directory
lists firms by name alphabetically, by
state location, parent companies by
name and country, and products by SIC
number. The book is published by the
Georgia State University Business
Press.
The TAA Connection
We hear you ... we asked the
questions and you responded
Thanks to those of you who
responded to the first Thun­derbird
Alumni Association
(TAA) Customer Satisfaction
Survey that was included in the winter
issue (December 1992) of the Thunder­bird
magazine. The survey assisted the
TAA in accomplishing the following
goals and objectives:
• Determining alumni awareness of
the TAA, the Alumni Relations
Department, and other services pro­vided
through the cooperative efforts of
the School and the TAA
• Establishing the usage and level of
satisfaction among alunmi of those ser­vices
provided through the cooperative
efforts of the School and the TAA in
order to improve the services offered to
them.
• Creating an empirical document
from which to base comparisons from
year to year so that improvements in
alunmi services can be measured.
Linda Magoon '84, as the TAA Com­munications
Committee chair, led a sur­vey
team of TAA representatives and
the Alumni Relations Department. In
addition, a review team was created
and comprised of representatives from
the departments of Communication,
Career Services, and World Business.
Since the alumni body is an active and
vocal network, the questionnaire team
decided a mix of open- and closed­ended
questions would be most benefi­cial.
The decision was made to test the
survey prior to fmal dissemination in
- - - - - Very Satisfied Some- Dis- Not
satisfied what satisfied reported
satisfied
----- Very Satisfied Some- Dis- Not
satisfied what satisfied reported
satisfied
the Thunderbird magazine so a pretest
was conducted with 80 randomly
selected alumni worldwide. The final
survey was sent to graduates in all 50
states and 133 countries worldwide.
The following are some of the survey
results from the 400 respondents.
Graph 1 highlights responses to the
first question: Overall how satisfied are
you with the School's alumni services
including the TAA, Alumni Relations
Office, Thunderbird magazine, and the
Career Services Center? Of those who
responded, 23.3 percent were very satis­fied
and 50.6 percent were satisfied with
the School's alumni services. The top
two comments supporting this response
were that the magazine was a "good!
interesting/excellent publication" (16.5
percent) and that alunmi felt that they
are "kept updated" (6.8 percent).
- - - - - Very Satisfied Some- Dis- Never
satisfied what satisfied read
satisfied
(.5% did not report an answer)
Awareness among the alumni of the
specific services was explored in subse­quent
questions. For example, of those
responding, 78.4 percent said they were
aware of the TAA prior to the survey.
Almost half-47.1 percent-contacted
the Alunmi Relations Office during the
past year, 49.5 percent of whom called or
wrote to update their records with the
office. Graph 2 shows the level of satis­faction
with the assistance provided by
the Alumni Relations Office. Of those
who contacted the Alumni Relations
Office, 43.6 percent were very satisfied
and 33.5 percent were satisfied with the
services provided by the office. The
responses mentioned most often
included office personnel were "prompt"
(21.3 percent), "helpful" (18.6 percent),
and "friendly" (11.2 percent).
Overall, 42.1 percent were very satis­fied
with the Thunderbird magazine
and 46.1 percent were satisfied.
"Updates on the School and classmates"
(51.6 percent) was the leading response
followed by "interesting articles" (18.8
percent).
----- Very Satisfied Some- Dis- No
satisfied what satisfied response
satisfied
Of those who responded, 41.1 per­cent
have used services provided by the
Career Services Center since they grad­uated.
The Alumni Opportunities
BuUetin was listed by 73.8 percent as
the service most often used and 23.2
percent cited "assistance in locating
employers by region" as another reason
for using the Career Services Center. Of
those who used the services, 22.6 per­cent
were very satisfied and 36.6 per­cent
were satisfied.
Based on your responses, the TAA­in
conjunction with the offices of
Alunmi Relations, Communication, and
Career Services-will develop plans to
improve alunmi programming and ser­vices.
Watch for TAA status reports in
future Thunderbird issues. •
THUNDERBIRD XLVII /3 / 1993 17
The Thunderbird Collection
Tbird students
Bryant Bell (right)
and Mahrnut Kaan
Dogan (below)
model the
T'bird Jacket
with logo in upper
left corner.
Poly-cotton water­proof
poplin fabric,
caped front and
back yoke, active
vented back, 2-way
front pockets,
constructed for
active use. Royal
blue/green collar;
whitelblue collar.
S,M,L,XL $84.98
Jeanne Spannuth
wears the
Gray Champion
Sweatshirt
with School logo
in navy blue.
890,6 cotton,
8% polyester,
3% viscose rayon
S,M,L,XL,XXL
$41.98
THUNDERBIRD VIDEO LIBRARY
Is the practice How close is
of gift-giving Europe to a
effective or common market
appropriate for structure? What
establishing is the impact
consumer of the various
relationships in countries actions
all countries? toward the rise
Hear this and or fall of this
other real-life ambitious
tales from Dr. scheme? Dr.
David Braaten, Beverly Springer,
international international
studies professor studies professor
in the continuing and EC expert,
education video, provides details
"Cross-Cultural in "Europe-After
Communications" 1992."
Special introductory rates:
Videotapes $5. each
Audiotapes $3. each
Proceeds from these tapes go directly to the TAA.
When placing tape orders, please make check
payable to Thunderbird Alumni Association Tapes.
Takako Mano (1)
shows the popular
Thunderbird t-shirt
with 50 block flags
on front and back.
S,M,L,XL $13.98
Thunderbird Pen
and Pencil Set
with gold lettering
Burgundy, black, or
navy blue. $8.95
For your car-The
Thunderbird
alumni license
plate in blue and
gold. $5.95
Gold money clip
with T'bird logo.
$7.95
Brown leather key
chain
with T'bird logo.
$4.25
PHOTOS BY BEN CONNELLY '94
Ashley Stamper (I)
wears a miniature
T'bird shirt in gray
with blue roll-up
sleeves and T'bird
logo $9.98
with matching gray
shorts. 2T to 12
$12.98
T'bird student Lisa
Westphal is in the
classic t-shirt.
Also available in
blue and gray.
S,M,L,XL $11.99
Children's clothing
Gray Sweatpants
with Thunderbird
imprint on left leg.
2T to 12 $18.98
Gray Sweatshirt
with School logo.
2T to 12 $14.98
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Bulova Watches
for men and women
$ 56.95
Thunderbird
Professors Jim
Mills (I) and Ruben
Meneses are wear­ing
the traditional
golf shirts with
T'bird logo. Also
available in bur­gundy
and white.
S,M,L,XL,XXL
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• Network
San Diego Hosts
Speakers Forum
Seventy people participated in the San Diego Chapter's
Fourth International Speakers Forum in March. Kate
Bishop, regional director, U.S. Department of Commerce;
Marc LePage, Canadian consul and trade commissioner;
and Ana Jinich, assistant trade representative, Mexican
Consulate, discussed hot and not-so-hot exporting opportu­nities
for the three countries. Hot export areas include
computers, auto parts, sports equipment, biotechlbiomed­ical,
telecommunications, and bUSiness, legal and health
services. LePage revealed Canada's success in exporting
high technology products and services to the U.S. and Latin
America He says that twin plant services along the
U.S./Mexico border could be promoted to Canadian com­panies.
Jinich reviewed some of the success stories of Mexican
firms. Mexican food processing industries are aggressively
exporting their products to the U.s., Canada, South
America and Europe. Mexico also exports TV tubes and
refrigerator compressors to China
The chapter also sponsored a seminar in advanced busi­ness
Spanish in May. The seminar was led by Professor
Dennis Corrigan of Thunderbird's Modem Languages
Department and conducted in Spanish. "Cultural Nuances
That Can Make or Break a Business Deal" included case
studies and round table discussions of a textbook sent to
the 25 participants in advance. It was designed for working
professionals who understand and speak Spanish, but need
to brush up on business terminology to do business in
Latin America It was held at the Radisson Hotel La J olIa,
the new location for First Tuesdays in San Diego.
20 THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
ARIZONA
Phoenix
New officers recently elected are:
President, Erik Myhrberg '89; Vice
President, Teresa Smith-DeHesus '90;
Treasurer, John Hodges '85;
Secretary, Tamara De Selms '87.
Recent First Tuesday meetings have
enjoyed success, with more than 60
in attendance in April to hear
Arizona State Treasurer Tony West
speak. Ed Fox, director of environ­mental
quality of Arizona was the
February speaker; Gary Anders,
director of international programs at
ASU West headlined the March meet­ing.
Former U.S. Senator Barry
Goldwater will be the featured
speaker at the August First Tuesday.
The meeting will be held at the
Arizona Biltmore. Each month, the
Phoenix chapter holds a Third Friday
reunion at the Thunderbird Campus
Pub.
The Phoenix TAA
Chapter officers are
(l) Past President
Charles Mannel '82,
Secretary Tamara
DeSelms '87,
President Erik
Myhrberg '89, Vice
President Teresa
Smith-DeHesus '90,
and Treasurer John
Hodges '85. Photo
courtesy of Erik
Myhrberg.
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
The Los Angeles chapter hosted
President Herberger and more than
140 corporate executives at the first
Thunderbird/Corporate Open House
in Los Angeles in April. The location
of the last Thursday gatherings has
been changed to Pentola Taverna,
Third at Wilshire in Santa Monica.
Orange County
Officers for 1993 are: President
and Newsletter Editor, Marie
Talnack '90; Vice President, Jeff
Jamison '91; Treasurer, Marc Gallin
'86. The Orange County TAA and the
Los Angeles TAA had a successful
whale watching adventure in March.
The group really did see whales.
San Francisco
The San Francisco Thunderbird
Alunmi Association and
Thunderbird, in cor\iunction with the
World Affairs Council of Northern
California and its adjunct organiza­tion
the International Forum,
cosponsored a lecture and discus­sion
on trade opportunities with
Mexico. The event was sold out, and
was recorded for broadcast by the
local National Public Radio syndi­cate
(KQED in San Francisco). A
special guest was Rodolfo Figueroa
Aramoni, the Consul General of
Mexico.
Drs. Shoshana Tancer and
Francisco Carrada-Bravo were the
featured speakers, concentrating on
the meaning and implications of
NAFTA, and its impact on future
trade. Tancer, a professor of
International Studies at Thunderbird,
and an immigration attorney, is cur­rently
counsel with O'Connor,
Cavanaugh in Phoenix. Carrada­Bravo,
a finance professor in the
Los Angeles chapter
T'birds (l-r) Mike
Irwin '92, Mike
Burrichter '87,
Teresa Simpson '84,
Michael Hatch '89,
Jukka Pylkanen '84,
Bill Boatwright '81,
Mary Lou Quinn
'83, (lcneeling)
Carol Hughett '84,
and Don Simpson
enjoy a holiday
celebration.
World Business Department at
Thunderbird and at the University of
Houston's Madrid Business School,
is the president-elect of the North
American Finance and Economics
Association. The event was made
possible by the TAA's continuing
education program, and has stimu­lated
efforts to cosponsor such
events with the World Affairs
Council and other organizations.
Bobbie Boyd, director of alunmi
relations, was the special guest at a
reception of the San Francisco TAA
in January.
Starting in May, South Bay Third
Tuesdays will be held on the back
porch of the Tied House in Mountain
View.
COLORADO
Colorado T'birds meet every First
Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at La Coupole
Cafe, 22nd and Arapahoe
in Denver.
FLORIDA
Miami
First Tuesdays are at the Place
St. Michel, 162 Alcazar Avenue in
Coral Gables.
GEORGIA
Atlanta
New·officers for the Atlanta TAA
chapter are: Co-Presidents, Michele
Green '91 and Jean Buntin '90;
Newsletter, Elizabeth Baum '91;
Events, Mark Rush '92; Advisor,
Nossi Taheri '77. Guest speakers at
the April First Tuesday gathering
were Leslie Perry-Wingate, president
of the French-American Chamber of
Commerce; Phil Quimby, regional
marketing director of the German­American
Chamber of Commerce;
and Tracy Green and Pepe
Cummings, international develop­ment
officers of the Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce. The speakers told the
T'birds about the function of the
chambers and how they can be used
as resources for doing business inter­nationally.
Atlanta T'birds had sev­eral
social gatherings this winter
including a Mardi Gras party and a
foreign film night. First Tuesdays are
celebrated at the Boston Sea Party on
Roswell Road.
Twenty-three
members of the
class of 1983 held
a mini-reunion
this spring in
Phoenia:. After a
tour of campus,
the group posed
for a photo in
jrontofthe
School's new
entrance on 59th
Avenue. Photo
courtesy of Kathy
Fairgrieve
Folkestad.
Events
Friday-Sunday,
November 5-7,
1993
Thunderbird
Homecoming 19th
Annual
Thunderbird
Classic Balloon
Race and Air
Show. See the
Update section of
this magazine for
reunion years
and contacts.
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next page)
THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993 21
• Network
The following
seminars are
offered through
Thunderbird
Executive
Training Center.
For more informa­tion,
please call
602-978-7822
or FAX
602-439-4851.
Financial Issues
in Global
Competition
September 12-17.
1993
October 9-14.
1994
Phoenix, Arizona
Globalization:
Merging
Strategy
With Action
September
19-24.1993
October 16-21.
1994
Phoenix, Arizona
Advanced
Management
Program/or
Agribusiness
Industry
Managers
June 12-18. 1994
Beaver Creek,
Colorado
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NEBRASKA
First Tuesdays are at The Jones
Street Brewery, 1316 Jones Street
in Omaha at 6:00 p.m.
NEW.ENGLAND
1993 officers are: President, Peter
Moon '89; Vice President, Nobu
Kondo '83; Vice President and
Treasurer, Greg Grande '91;
Newsletter, Yvette Morrill '83. First
Tuesdays are held each month at EI
Torito's restaurant, 20 Clinton Street,
in Boston.
In Mexico they have
a saying, Mds vale
tarde que nunca­better
late than never.
Victoria Goldstein
'86 and Laura Bright
'87 hosted a holiday
get-together last year
at their home in
Mexico City.
Photo courtesy of
George D. Miller '50.
22 THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
NEW YORK
Changes in trade policy under the
Clinton administration was the topic
of a briefing sponsored by the New
York Chapter and the Global
Business Association in April. Hal
Daub, former U.S. congressman and
principal and national director of
federal government affairs for
Deloitte & Touche, Washington, D.C.,
was the presenter. Upcoming events
for the New York chapter are
announced on the hotline:
(212) 713-5744.
OREGON
The Portland Chapter of the TAA
held its annual meeting in January
with a review of 1992 activities and a
plan for 1993. Notable in 1992 was
the compilation of a "Newcomers
Guide to Portland" notebook, com­plete
with area resources, interna­tional
associations and job-hunter's
tips. Plans for '93 include Zoo Jazz
Concerts and Urban Greenzone
hikes. Portland First Tuesdays are
held at the Red Lion Hotel bar, 4th
and Lincoln, at 5:30 p.m.
Fifteen T'birds
attended thefirst
alumni reception in
Houston at the
Wyndham Warwick
Hotel this spring.
Photo courtesy of
Mark Kerrissey '76.
TEXAS
Dallas
Starting in March, First Tuesdays
are being held in a different location
each month. June 1 is at Sneaky
Pete's on Grapevine, July 6 at TGI
Fridays at 1-35 and Walnut Hill,
August 2 is at Patrizios at Highland
Park Village and September 7 is at
Dave & Busters in North Dallas at
Central and Walnut Hill. Information
about chapter events and locations is
available via voice mail at
(214) 913-0515.
San Antonio
First Tuesdays are held at the
Boardwalk Bistro, 4011 Broadway.
Eighteen T'birds
celebrated an
American holiday
in Paris recently,
hosted by Luc
Hostein '88.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
New officers are: President, Brian
Nelsson '85; Vice President, Marie
Kissel '85; Secretary, Kathy Boyce
'83; Treasurer, Robin Slomski '88;
Newsletter Editor, Jenny Sutton '91.
First Tuesdays are held at Lulu's
New Orleans Cafe, 1217 22nd Street,
NW at 5:00 p.m.
WISCONSIN
First Tuesdays in Milwaukee are
celebrated at John Hawks Pub,
beginning at 5:00 p.m.
GERMANY
Frankfurt T'birds have moved First
Tuesdays to a new location. The new
address is Volkswirt Weinschaenke,
Kleinehochstrasse 9-11,6000
Frankfurt 1. It is located near the Alte
Oper, across from the Arizona Art
Gallerie, near the Haagen Daes Ice
Cream Parlor on the Fressgasse, 75
meters from the Movenpick. First
Tuesday contacts in Frankfurt are
George Redlbacher, 96196-62103;
John Cook, 0610147618; and Alex
Brunen, 069-256140.
T'birds in New
Mexico gathered
for First Tuesday
at the Cantina in
the Albuquerque
Hilton Hotel. They
represented classes
ranging from 1948
to 1991. FUture
First Tuesdays
will continue at
the Cantina.
Contact Kelvin
Aist '90 at (505)
266-5370 for more
information. Photo
courtesy of Kelvin
Aist.
Advanced
Management
Program/or Oil
& Gas Company
Managers
July 10-22,1994
Beaver Creek,
Colorado
Finance,
Accounting and
Control/or Oil &
Gas Company
Managers
February
27-March 5, 1994
September
25-0ctober 1,
1994
Phoenix, Arizona
The Events
section is f eatured
in each issue of
Thunderbird
magazine as a ser­vice
to our readers.
Deadlinefor items
to be included in
the next issue is
September 15,
1993. Please
send material on
upcoming semi­nars,
educational
opportunities or
other events open
to Thunderbird
alumni to:
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magazine,
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Avenue, Glendale,
AZ 85306 or FAX
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THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993 23
• Updates
Samuel A. Neblett '53
W Cunningham '58
Curtiss Klus '61
Carlos E. Cortes '62
1947-1952
Irwin Marks '47, an active volunteer worker
in his Massachusetts community, celebrated
42 years of marriage with his wife, Cynthia, on
a second honeymoon to Ocho Rios, Jamaica,
in November, 1992. They live in Acushnet, MA
Richard W. Otterson '47 has retired from his
position as vice president of the Brick Institute
of America He lives in Lake Lure, NC. R.M.
Eastmond '48 is self~mployed as a physical
therapist in Draper, Utah. He lives with his
wife, Bonnie, in Sandy, UT. Nathan D. Pierce
'48 is self~mployed as a business advisor.
He lives and works in Anchorage, AK.
Bill T. Spencer '48 is retired from David H.
Gibson Co. He lives in Wunberley, TX.
Barbara S. BJashek '50 retired from her
position as director of resource development
for the American Jewish Committee. She lives
in Scottsdale, AZ. Richard R. Bnpp '50 and
his wife, Lois, have retired to Palm Desert, CA
They travel during the sununer months.
L. Steve Cornell '52 is a counselor at
Sunland Memorial Park. He lives in Sun City
West, AZ. John Hays '52, executive assistant
to Arizona Governor Fife Symington, has
been appointed acting director of the state
Department of Weights and Measures . .
REUNION
1953 November 5-7. 1993
Richard S. Bowen is retired from Dan
Williams Construction Co. He lives in Marietta,
GA Jack R. Brown is the western regional
sales manager for Jojak, Inc., a fashion jewelry
manufacturer. He lives in Bellaire, TeXas with
his wife, Doris. John H. Eikenberry retired
in 1989 from his position as superintendent of
the Wilcox Unified School District He lives in
Tucson, AZ. Samnel A. Neblett is retired
from ffiM. He was in the first tour group
through the Kremlin following Gorbachev's
arrest He lives in Miami, FL.
1954-1962
Thomas P. Gillett '54 is an international
trade specialist for the U.S. Department of
Commerce. He lives in Gaithersburg, MD.
George E. Hale '54 retired from self~mploy­ment
as a Realtor. He lives in Pasadena, CA
Don Coatsworth '56 has retired as office
manager for Prudential Insurance. He and his
wife, Marian Coatsworth '56, live in
Marietta, GA H.P. Dan Daniels '56 is the
president of Pharma Research and a volunteer
executive for the International Executive
SeIVice Corps, a nonprofit organization of
American executives providing managerial
and technical assistance to private enterprises
in developing countries. He and his wife, Ann,
recently returned from volunteer seIVice for
IESC in Guatemala City, Guatemala The
Daniels live in Carmel, Indiana James K.
Meneely '56 is self~mployed as president of
JKM Associates, an import/export and printing
concern. He has retired from Armco, Inc.
He lives in The Woodlands, TX. Frank E.
Pirckani, Jr. '56 retired in November as the
general accounting manager for the Southern
California Auto Club. He lives in Santa Monica,
CA Stanley E. Ely '57 retired from New
Rochelle High School where he taught He
lives in New York, NY. Robert T. Mott '57
retired from Dames & Moore where he was a
partner. He lives in Tiburon, CA Daniel L.
Noyes '57 has retired from Lever Brothers Co.
He lives in Skillman, NJ. Arnold K.
Andersen '58 retired from his position as an
administrative analyst for the county of San
Diego. He lives in San Diego, CA William H.
Cunningham '58 retired in November from
his position as a vice president of Kraft
General Foods and director of the Land pavil­ion
at Walt Disney World's EPCOT Center. He
24 THUNDERBIRD XLVII 131 1993
lives in Orlando, FL. Philip J. Davis '58 is
self~mployed as a consultant. He lives in Los
Altos Hills, CA John S. Shannon '58 retired
from Sequoia Union High School District
where he was a teacher. He lives in Newark,
CA J.I. Bennett '59 is self~mployed as presi­dent
and owner of Pacific Trading SeIVices, an
import/export firm. He lives with his wife,
Beverly, in Sacramento, CA Jay O. Foley '59
is a teacher in Estancia Public Schools. He
lives in Estancia, NM. Charles Kammerer '59
is self~ployed as a manufacturer's represen­tative
for Enesco Imports. He lives and works
in Columbia, SC. Peter M. Merritt '59 is an
administrative assistant in the U.S. Air Force.
He lives in Pass Christian, MS. D. Robert
Schmeltz '59 is a founding partner in a Fort
Lauderdale yacht brokerage and liquidation
company. He lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Gerald Cashman '60 is the senior vice presi­dent,
corporate and international banking, for
State National Bank, EI Paso. He lives with his
wife, Adriana, and works in El Paso, TIC
Robert H. Fetner, Jr. '61 is senior vice presi­dent
of Citizens & Southern National Bank. He
lives in Lilburn, GA Reginald Hairston '61
is a counselor at Pine Belt Mental Healthcare
Resources in Laurel, Mississippi. He lives in
Hattiesburg with his wife, Rosalina Curtiss
KIns '61 is general manager of the Latin
American sales division of Sasco, a division
of the Whirlpool Corporation in Miami, FL.
Manny Ballestero '62 is the senior vice presi­dent
and national sales manager for Caballero
Spanish Media He lives in Morristown with
his wife, Dottie. Thomas Conley '62 is self­employed
as a real estate broker for Butler
Homes. He lives with his wife, Diane, in
Walnut Creek, CA Carlos E. Cortes '62 is a
faculty member in the department of history at
the University of California, Riverside, where
he received the 1992 Faculty Public SeIVice
Award. He was also named 1992 California
Public Humanities Lecturer by The California
Council for the Humanities. Joseph G.
Kaminsky '62 is the general sales manager for
Louis Dreyfus Textiles. He lives in Memphis,
TN. Richard B. Loth '62 recently published
How To Profit From Reading Annual
Reports, Dearborn Financial Publishing. He is
an associate faculty member of the Colorado
Mountain College. He lives in Edwards, CO.
REUNION
1963 November 5-7,1993
John D. Ballas, Jr. retired in 1992 from Value
Mobile Home Sales, where he was president
He lives in Anaheim, CA Karl D. Larsen is a
technician for Shockley Honda in Frederick,
Maryland. He and his wife, Jane, live in
Derwood, MD. Bebe May and husband, Jack,
are owners of the Friendly Pines Camp in
Prescott, Arizona Their first granddaughter,
Megan Elizabeth, was born in August, 1992.
Clark Russell is owner and president of
Ormsby Inc., a hotel and casino firm in
Nevada He lives with his wife, Jean, and
works in Carson City, NV. Edward C. Saenz
is vice president, international, for Surgilase
Inc. He was recently elected to the board of
directors of the Resource Foundation of
Larchmont, New York. He lives in
Westport, CT.
1964-1967
Larry Hershfield '64 is a director of the Daily
Bread Food Bank, Palm Beach County
chapter. He lives in Jensen Beach, FL.
Leonard C. Thomsen '64 is a vice president
of sales, Europe and Pacific Rim, for Harley­Davidson,
Inc. He lives in Elm Grove, WI.
Robert L. Davis '65 is a co-owner of
Engineered Product Co. He lives in North
Yarmouth, ME. Alexander Kretsedemas '65
is self~mployed at C.H.S. Inc., a chemical ser-vices
firm. He lives in Plantation, FL. Olav A.
Leite '65 is the owner of Sintech, internation­al
sellers of aircraft parts. He lives in
Simsbury, CT. Laurence Lipsher '65 is the
director of international operations for Sequel
Group/Lipsher Group Limited in Hong Kong.
His firm provides accounting and consultancy
assistance to small, mostly American clients in
Guangdong province and Hong Kong. Lipsher
was featured in an April issue of The Asian
Wall Street. Thomas M. Preston '65 is a
licensing director for DuPont Merck
Pharmaceutical. He lives in West Chester, PA
Larry L. Gornall '66 is the vice president of
finance for TRW Inc. He lives in Rochester, MI.
Alan S. McDonald '66 is president of Turner
International Japan, Inc., a broadcasting and
entertainment firm. He works in Tokyo. Jay P.
Turner, Jr. '66 is self~mployed in investment
management. He lives with his wife, Tonilee,
and works in Durango, CO. William Strong
'67 is international vice president for Ketema,
Inc., a holding company with aerospace and
other manufacturing interests. He lives and
works in Charlotte, NC.
REUNION
1968 November 5-7.1993
William J. Davis II is an international trade
specialist for the U.S. Department of Com­merce.
He recently moved from Tennessee to
the Boston area He and his wife, Debra, live in
Somerville, MA John H. Fanning is a sales
manager for Daehnfeldt, Inc., exporters of
vegetable seeds. He and his wife, Jill, live in
Albany, OR. Lee Miles is self~mployed in
publishing, insulation manufacture, tourism
and retail in Cartagena, Colombia, where he
lives with his wife, Pachi. Fred Saah is self­employed
as owner of Saah Enterprises. He
lives and works in Yorba Linda, CA David
Weber is a vice president and chief invest­ment
officer for Firstbank - Milwaukee.
He lives in Whitefish Bay, WI.
R. Tyler Wilson is self~mployed as an
insurance broker in Sacramento, CA. He
lives in El Dorado Hills, CA
1969-1972
Gilbert Dalpino '69 is retired from Southern
Pacific Transportation, and is now involved in
property management. He lives in San
Francisco, CA Tom Krill '69 is area manager
of the Asia-Pacific region for Clark Material
Handling Co., a manufacturer of material han­dling
equipment He lives with his wife, Akemi,
in Lexington, KY. M. Lo Locher '69 has
retired from MBBIDasa/Eurocopter, an aero­nautical
firm. He lives in Munich, Germany.
Robert Londono '69 is the executive vice
president of the International Finance Bank,
Miami. He lives with his wife, Rosemary, in
Miami, FL. Richard F. Nehring '69 is an
economist for the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. He lives with his family in Laurel,
MD. Dean E. Pratt '69 is a disaster worker
for the American Red Cross. He lives with his
wife, Ronda, in Cheyenne, WY. Arthur
Wellborn '69 is a research analyst in account­ing
for Florsheim Shoe. He lives and works in
Chicago, JL. Norman Wells '69 is a vice presi­dent
for the Bank of New York. He lives in
Edison, NJ. Dennis H. Burns '70 is self·
employed as the president of Preferred
Funding, a mortgage brokerage in Tucson,
Arizona He and his wife, Mary Jane, live in
Tucson, AZ. Paul G. English '70 is a profes­sor
at Tidewater Community College. He
recently returned from a teaching assignment
in Russia He lives in Chesapeake, VA John
W. Ervin '70 is a business manager for PPG
Industries, manufacturers of industrial coat­ings.
He lives in Dussel, Germany. Charles L.
Johnston ill '70 is a vice president at Dean
Witter Reynolds, Inc., and also is the owner of
Helena View Johnston Vineyards Winery. He
lives in Napa, CA. Udo I. Sietins '70 is a
director for Baltais Darzs, manufacturers of
private bath houses. He lives and works in
Riga, Latvia J. Paul Simons '70 is in sales
with the Simons & Rose InsUl'ance Agency,
Inc. He lives with his wife, Vicki, in Miami, FL.
Gary V. Staggs '70 was recently promoted to
vice president of the processing equipment
division of Combustion Engineering Inc. He
lives in Williamsport, PA. Martin S. Vogt '70
is the director of international personnel for
Alcon Laboratories Inc., a pharmaceuticals
division of Nestle. He lives in Mansfield, TX.
Robert L. Brown '71 is a vice president and
manager for the Chino Valley Bank. He lives in
Riverside, CA. Robert G. Fehlman '71 is
country manager, Germany, for Bank of
America He and his wife, DeAnn, live in
Eschborn, Germany. J. Peter Mandia '71
is a commission secretary for the Port of Los
Angeles. He lives in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
Vincent J. Masucci '71 has been promoted to
senior executive, West Coast operations, for
AIG, Inc. He replaces James L. Williams '72,
who has been named senior officer, China, for
the multinational insurance company. George
Neutzler '71 has been promoted to senior
vice president and chief financial officer of
American Signature, printers of catalogs and
magazines. He works in New York, NY.
Ross S. Nishihara '71 is self-employed at
Ridgeview Farms Inc. of Adrian, OR. He
recently traveled to Taiwan and Japan con­ducting
promotion seminars on behalf of the
IdaholEastern Oregon Onion Committee. He
lives in Adrian, OR. John L. Ray '71 is self­employed
as president of Signature Financial
Corp., an export brokerage firm. He and his
wife, Sandra, live in Las Vegas, NV. David
Wangsness '71 is a fmance manager for the
astro-space division of GE Aerospace, a manu­facturer
of satellites. He lives with his wife,
Sara, in Lawrenceville, NJ. Van S. Wunder III
'71 is a foreign service officer for the U.S.
Information Agency in Washington, D.C. He
lives in Arlington, VA. Robert J. Brown '72 is
a regional manager for Schering-Plough Corp.
He lives in Germantown, TN. Michael
Clennan '72 is self-employed as a CPA, a cer­tified
financial planner, and an auditor. He
lives in Houston, TX. George Cookman '72 is
a product manager, customized applications,
for XI/Proteus Software Systems, Inc. He lives
with his wife, Sally, in West Newbury, MA.
Susan Corcoran Hayes '72 has recently
joined Seafirst Bank as vice president and rela­tionship
officer, northwest national division.
She lives with her husband, Jonathan, and
works in Seattle, WA. Richard F. Crail '72
is an executive vice president for Lockheed
Aircraft Service Co. He lives in Santa Ana, CA.
Patrick S. Day '72 is an executive vice presi­dent
for the Bank of San Francisco. He lives in
Fair Oaks, CA. Dan Kimberly '72 is a vice
president for West LB, a trade banking firm in
Chicago. He lives in Hinsdale, IL. Gary J.
Matus '72 is a senior vice president and glob­al
manager for the Bank of America in Los
Angeles. He lives in Los Angeles, CA. Julian
C. Nichols, Jr. '72 is director of marketing
for Kurt Hoffman & Associates. He lives in
Winsted, CT. Jeffrey T. Ruby '72 is a repre­sentative
for Gri.tTm Financial Services. He
lives in Irvine, CA. James L. Wtlliams '72
was recently named senior officer, China, for
AlG, Inc., the first foreign-owned insurance
company licensed to operate in China His pre­vious
position as senior executive, West Coast
operations, will be filled by Vincent J.
Masucci '71.
REUNION 1973 November 5-7, 1993
Abdulrahman Al-Kadi is the managing direc­tor
of Al-Kadi Furniture and Carpet Co. in
Damrnam, Saudi Arabia Francis Dierickx is
a partner in Mitchell, Marsh & Dillard. He lives
and works in Portland, OR. Richard Driver is
a vice president of international operations for
Cargill Investor Services, Inc., Chicago-based
futures and options brokers. He lives in Lake
Bluff, IL. James P. Geiger a department
supervisor for Walt Disney Co. He lives in
Orlando, FL. Jim Janovsky is a vice president
at ABN AMRO Bank. He lives in Allison Park,
PA. Richard L. Larsen is self-employed as the
owner of Aquatic Marketing, a swimming pool
products company. He lives in Bountiful, UT.
James S. Love is president of Resource
Management Advisory, Inc., an investments
fLrm. He lives and works in Carmel, CA.
Melissa Murphy has been promoted to
director of account management for
J. Walter Thompson in New York.
1974
Lynn D. Bortolussi is the area sales manager,
Latin America, for Kerite Corp. He lives in
Littleton, CO. Jose C. Carreiro is the manag­ing
director, international department, for Key
File Corp. He lives in Marshfield, MA. Jack
Cranford, Jr. is a vice president, east coast
markets, for Associated Metals & Minerals. He
lives in Stamford, CT. Wacyf Ghali is manag­ing
director for Kimberly-Clark Arabia Co., a
consumer products manufacturer. He lives and
works in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Barry L.
Heimbigner is a vice president and manager,
commercial banking, for Bank of America in
Idaho. He lives with his wife, Twila, and works
in Boise, ID. Walton A. Henderson is self­employed
as the managing director of the
Business Resource Group, a consulting firm.
He lives and works in Wheaton, IL. Kazuyuki
Ishljima is president of Hoyu USA, Inc., a real
estate and real estate finance company in
Walnut, CA. He lives in Diamond Bar, CA.
Stuart M. Lane is a vice president for the
Union Bank of Switzerland. He lives and
works in Hong Kong. Bruce C. Marks is pres­ident
of PTA Ltd. He lives with his wife,
Kristie, and daughter, Taylor, in Brandon, MS.
Gregg A. McCall is a manager of internation­al
markets for the micrometer division of
Ketema Inc., manufacturers of tlownleters.
He lives and works in Hemet, CA. Dick
Meisterling is executive director of develop­ment
for Wittenberg University. He lives with
his wife, Mary, and works in Springfield, OR.
Andrew M. Merkel is self-employed witll his
recently founded Rainbow Inc., inlporters of
electric toys from Taiwan. He lives in Rowland
Heights, CA. H. Rod Owen is an information
systems director for the U.S. Navy. He lives
and works in Puerto Rico. Bruce G. Petersen
is a manager, Asia Pacific, for General Electric
Co. He lives in Port Orange, FL. Daniel R.
Sutton is a general manager for Cargill Salt
Division, Southern region. He lives in
Lafayette, LA. George Wehmann is self­employed
as president of Direct Marketing
Resource Group. He lives in Raleigh, NC.
1975
Robert P. Barnes is vice president and chief
fmancial officer for Parts Depot Company,
L.P., a distributor of automotive parts in
Roanoke, Virginia He lives in Cloverdale,
Virginia, with his wife, Marilyn. Brian W.
Black is the vice president of international
sales for Snorkel-Economy, manufacturers of
aerial work platforms and fire-fighting equip­ment
He lives in Platte City, MO. Barnett E.
Bursley is a vice president for Prudential
Securities. He and his family recently relocat­ed
to Pittsburgh, PA. Michael T. Gaule is an
assistant manager of North American sales and
Asian accounts for Siemens Automotive, LP., a
manufacturer of automotive electronics. He
lives in Clarkston, Michigan, with his wife,
Mitsuko. Rod Granger is the chief financial
officer for Walsh Enterprises, a transportation
and wood processing fLrm. He lives in
Portland, OR. Rashida Mamujee is self­employed
as vice president ofF.T.W. Inc., a
construction firm. She lives with her husband,
Frank Weber, and works in Miami Lakes, FL.
Lynn E. McNeal has been named European
general manager of geographic information
systems for EDS, Electronic Data Systems.
He lives with his wife, Florence, in Paris.
Janice Morfee Wark is a vice president of
Society National Bank. She lives with her hus­band,
James, and works in Indianapolis, IN.
Robert J . Murray ill operates four Little
Caesars Pizza franchises in Puerto Rico.
He lives in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. John A.
Neuwirth is a national account executive for
Blue CrossIBlue Shield of New Jersey. He lives
in Bridgewater, NJ. Carlos A. Roncal is a con­troller
for American Asphalt Inc. He lives in
Orlando, FL. W.P. Strough is an administra­tive
manager for Brown & Root International
of Houston, Texas. He and his wife, Maritza,
live in Rice, TX. James B. Styer has been pro­moted
to executive vice president for
Rosenberger Cold Storagetrransport. He lives
in Telford, PA. David R. Thomas is an envi­ronmental
and safety director for Homco
International. He lives in Camarillo, CA.
William G. Whitehead has recently been
appointed vice president and director of
Sterling Risk Management, a new insurance
services company in Worcester, MA.
Sara Woodbull Ochs is a community develop­ment
officer for National City Bank, Dayton.
She lives with her husband, Donald, and works
in Dayton, OH. Silas H. Zirkle is a director
of tax consulting services for Genesis
Consultants, Inc. He lives and works in
Scottsdale, AZ.
1976
Patricia Campbell Montmorency is a region­al
director for Northern Telecom Finance
Corporation in Farmington, CT. She lives in
Avon, CT. William Craddock is with USAID.
He lives and works in Washington, D.C.
Douglas M. Holaday is a second vice presi­dent
for General Reinsurance Co. He has
recently been transferred to company head­quarters
in Stanford, CT. James V. Miller is
an iI\iury prevention coordinator for the Yuma
County Department of Health. He lives and
works in Yuma, AZ. Rich Pedersen, Jr. is
the pastor at St. Albans Episcopal Church in
Houston, Texas. He lives with his family in
Houston. James Perkins is the president of
Mox-Med in Portage, Wisconsin. Kay Spikes
Moore is self-employed as an attorney, and is
a visiting assistant professor in economics at
Texas Tech University. She and her husband,
Thomas, live in Lubbock, TX. Douglas A.
Trigg is director of marketing for Sansum
Medical Clinic. He was a 1992 recipient of the
American Marketing Association's President
Citation Award. He lives in Montecito, CA.
David E. Vassar is a field service representa·
tive for Vehicle Registration Consultants. He
lives and works in Sacramento, CA. Nina J.
Walchirk is the controller for Dominick's
Finer Foods, Inc. She lives in Glenview, IL.
1977
Beth Babich Zielinski is self-employed as a
business consultant with her husband and part­ner,
Thomas Zielinski, in Burr Ridge, fL.
Barbara Byrnes is a vice president, financial
relations, for Baxter Healthcare Corp. She lives
in Evanston, IL. Charles Del Porto is in
charge of Citibank's credit card business in
Spain. He and his wife, Estelle Davidson '77
George P. Neutz/er '71
A. Al-Kadi '73
Melissa Murphy '73
WiUiam Whitehead '75
THUNDERBIRD XLVII /3/ 1993 25
• Updates
the
Ceiling
Maribethe Babe '74 bas 81.lCCe8S­fully
toppled baIriers and b1'Oken
glass ceiJintJi for women. In 1991 at
1ihe age of 42, she was one of the tb8t
women to be appointed depadlilent
executive, the equivalent to execu­tive
vice president, of personal finan­cial
services m one of Chicago's four
largest banks, Barris Trust and
Savings Bank. Commenting on her
posi1ion as department executive,
Rahe states simply, "I have been very
forttmat.e in my career. In the final
analysis, success for womenjust as
for men depends on the circum­stances
at the time. Those who have
the drive and detennination to be
suecessfuI, and the right timing, are
the ones who will
make it regardless of
gender."
Babe did not follow
a typical career path
for a banker. She
received bel-B.A in
Spanish with a minor
in Getman from
Bowling Green State
University in 1970 and
bad aspirations of
working for the gov­ernment
At that time,
the government was
not hiring females as
managers in some of
the positions she was
seeking but was
awarding a fellowship
so she decided to
go back to school
Her fellowship grant
allowed her to
pursue a four-year
masterslPh.D. pro­gram.
Babe completed
course work toward a
master of arts and
hours toward a Ph.D.
in Spanish literature in
1972. It was at that
time she decided to tackle a career in
intemationa1 business. After her
gradUation tioJn 'llumderbird in 1974,
she went into banking.
"BaakiDg provides for lots of diver­sity
with a multipliciqr of job 0ppor­tunities,"
SIIfS Babe. She bas
experieRced many oftbem. At the
start ofher career, Babe was with
Bards BalIk in Chicago where she
dealt wHh ilRmational transactions.
Stating in LatIn America, she went
on to Europe. She moved to J. P.
J4oJpp, holding positions in Wndon
and New York. At 34, she was ch08eI\
to open the New York oftice of the
Unien Bank of Norway. Ske ftltmned
to J. P. Morpn in 1985, and in 1988,
she and her hUllbaftd returned to
Chicago and Babe to IIan.is Bank of
Chieage.
26 THUNDERBIRD XLVII 13 I 1993
RaIle is eummtly a department
execuIive widl more 1iban 400 sad
memtleIs, leapP-'lle for aU banking
tmstaadili\ e 1 tent management
seniees to iBdividuaIs. Her depart­ment
proYides ftnancial services to
~inclndingprivate
baR'IdIig, CGII8YIlIer banking, trust
sel'\Iiees aact 8I!I8et management ser­vices.
She also serves on the board of
directors for Haais Bank Barrington
and the Hams Bailk of Arimaa. In
1993, she was appoil\ted chair of the
American Bankers Association
Private BaIddng Commif;tee.
"'I was raised to believe that
Womel\ should have the same oppor­tunities
as men, " says Babe. "I have
never spent time wor­",
mg about awkward
situatkms that may
arise." Her first inter­national
assignment
wastoSoutb
America. While meet­ing
with a foreign
bank's board of direc­tors,
part of the itin­erary
involved a
hmch meeting. When
RaIle arrived, she
found that the meet­ing
bad to be delayed
a da,y because at that
time the bylaws did
not allow women to
eat in the boardroom.
The situation was
resolved and the
hmch meeting took
place the following
day with Rahe pre­sent
Rake feels these
situations develop
because women are
finaUy reaching the
point where these
clrcumstances need
to be addressed. "'I do
not believe women's roles have
changed over the years, .. she says.
"'Ibere are simply more women in
the w«lqtJaee. It isjust a matter of
time before 1JOmeIl reach a poiRt
where they aile able to compete on
an equal .... for higher level
positiens."
It doesn't seem like it will be long
before RIlle bleaDtbrough to tJle
level wbeIe.., findjust how far a
woman can go. She be1iwes the key
to 8UCCeI!J8.1es in iladinr80lllethlllg
you~. "Jfmore people fId wlaat
they eJiGy'" what tbey are good at,
they wOuIdpobably become more
succeaifal or _least feel bettB
about wtianher'cIo, I eaEr" of
the baIfteIS., encoanterfeUillg
tMre, • ..,.Itahe.
I1g AndnIa.K8rlrit.w .,.
had their third child, Victor, in November,
1992, The family moved to Madrid, Spain last
year, Robert R. Durk, Jr. is a vice president,
marketing, for Mission Foods. He lives in
Santa Ana, CA Jim Emslie is a vice president
in cOlporate banking for Bank of America in
Los Angeles. He lives with his wife, Nancy
Lueck Emslie 78, in Long Beach. Nancy is a
group marketing manager for Pepsico Inc.
Peter V. Glenn is a director specializing in
institutional fixed income sales for Menill
Lynch in Boston. He lives in Wayland,
Massachusetts, with his wife, Nea. Bill
Hoglund is an international sales manager for
Nickerson Lumber and Plywood Corp. He lives
with his wife, Connie, in Newhall, CA Mary
Louise Hydock is an analyst for the State of
Arizona. She lives in Phoenix. Susie Ingalls
Lee has a baby girl, Casey. The family lives in
Plano, TX. Albert Lawrence is a contracting
officer for the U.S. government. He recently
negotiated the first U.S. contract under the
Treaty for Reducing Conventional Forces in
Europe. Michael H. Manion is in internation­al
investor relations for Portfolio Asset
Management, a fiber optics finn in Costa
Mesa, California. He and his wife, !sapora, live
in Palos Verdes, CA Arlene D. Martin is an
office administrator for Whitman & Ransom,
an international law finn in Los Angeles. She
lives in San Juan Capistrano with her husband,
Michael. Louis J. Martin is an internal con­sultant
for the Bank of America in San
Francisco. He lives in Martinez, CA David T.
Palm is an international sales manager for
J.M. Huber Corp. He lives in Lake Oswego, OR.
Arun P. Pande is president of Lilly Belle's
Gaming Parlour & Dance Hall in Black Hawk,
CO. Cynthia Schiavo Pullinger is a director
of corporate consulting for Baxter Healthcare,
a hospital consulting seIVice in Gurnee,
Illinois. She lives in Deerfield with her hus­band,
Geoff. Julia D. Stone is a marketing
programs manager for Gulfstream Aerospace
Corp. She lives and works in Savannah, GA
REUNION
1978 November 5-7, 1993
Gail P. Beske was recently appointed direc­tor
of planning and analysis at Redline
HealthCare Corporation in Golden Valley, MN.
She lives in Edina, MN. Debra M. Dereiko
has a new daughter, Mary Ann, born in July,
1992. The family lives in Portland, OR. Susan
L. Dietrich Femmer is self-employed in
Abecebary Creation, a clothing design finn.
She lives in Boulder, CO. Lawrence R.
Greene is an actuary for Stockton Capital
Management and Investment, Inc., in
Scottsdale, AZ. He lives in Phoenix. Garey A.
Johnson is self-employed as president of The
Johnson Group, a sales representation seIVice.
He lives and works in Redwood City, CA
George McReddie has been named managing
director for emerging markets investment
banking at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. He will
manage investment banking activities in
Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. His wife, Lisa,
gave birth to their third son, Matthew, in
October. They live in Rye, NY. Sam Moncure
has established his own manufacturer's repre­sentative
finn, Seamark Services Pte Ltd., in
Singapore. Sharon L. Murphy is director of
international business development for Helene
Curtis Inc. She lives in Westchester, IL. Juan
Alberto Segundo is with Corsin Consultores
Asociados, a financial consulting finn in
Colonia Polanco, Mexico. Catherine Stone is
a product manager of wide-area networking
for Banyon Systems, Inc. She lives in
Lexington, MA. Mariya Toohey Fogarasi had
a son, Michael, in February, 1993. The family
lives in Sofia, Bulgaria where her husband is
the commercial officer at the American
Embassy. Kathryn Tucker is a vice president
of developing markets for Chemical Bank in
New York, NY. Steve Vanden Heuvel is self­employed
as director of the Western Institute
of New Physiology. He lives and works in
Castle Rock, CO. Thomas E. Waldorf is a
foreign language instructor for the Bozeman
School District in Montana He lives in
Bozeman. Craig Weeks was transfered to
Geneva, Switzerland, as trade finance manager
for Finagrain, a subsidiary of Continental
Grain Co.
1979
Richard Barasch is a marketing strategy spe­cialist
for Ford Motor Company in Dearborn,
Michigan. He lives with his wife, Nancy, in
Birmingham, Ml L.L. BembaIkar is a senior
project control engineer for S&B Engineering
Co. He lives with his wife, Tejuswini
BembaIkar '80, and works in Houston,
Texas. Tejuswini is president of Nilima Inc.
Randolph W. Boyer is a senior sales execu­tive
for CFI Bankers Service Group, Inc., a
banking software firm. He lives with his wife,
LoiS, in Towson, MD. Debora Burks Karaffa
gave birth to a son in October 1992. She lives
in Santa Ana, CA. Mounir I. Ghaly is self­employed
at World Resources, an export man­agement
firm. He lives with his wife, Mary, and
works in Long Beach, CA. Philip R. Hughes is
a private sector officer for USAID's Population
Services International. He lives in Falls
Church, Virginia, with his wife, Denise Appel
Hughes '79. Rosalie Johnson-Fogg is a vice
president of strategy and business develop­ment
for PMI Food Equipment Group, a divi­sion
of Premark International Inc. She lives in
Lincolnshire, IL. Liz Konold is director of the
annual fund for the University of the Pacific.
She recently returned from France. She lives
in Stockton, CA. Andrew Kreinik is self­employed
as owner of Kreinik Manufacturing
Co., Inc., a manufacturer of decorative thread.
He lives with his wife, Jacqueline, and works
in Owings Mills, MD. Mark K. Langenbacher
is a vice president in the international banking
division of First Hawaiian Bank. He works in
Honolulu. David A. Likins is a director in
financial institution consulting for Coopers &
Lybrand, an accounting firm. He lives and
works in Dallas, TX. Steve Ludders is vice
president, chief financial officer, and person­nel
services officer of Key Resources Group,
Inc., a Williamsville, New York, software firm.
He and his wife, Jane, live in Getzville, NY.
William R. Moore is the area manager,
Caribbean-Bennuda, for DHL Regional Service
Ltd. He lives in Boca Raton, FL. Michael Roy
is an international programs manager for Air &
Waste Management Associates, a Pittsburgh
trade ¥S0ciation . .He lives with his wife, Jo,
and wlrks in Pitt.llUrgh, PA. A.nne Saunders
is a supervisor for Chevron USA. She lives in
Benicia, CA. Denis W. Schreiber is a vice
president of finance and treasury for James
Capel Inc., a financial services brokerage. He
lives in Madison, New Jersey, with his wife,
Suzanne. Barbara Stone Doucette is a prod­uct
support analyst for Wonnation Resources
Inc. She lives in Westford, MA. Bob G. Stuart
is a supply and logistics officer for the U.S.
Navy. He lives in Long Beach, CA. Jeff L.
Tringham is a sales executive for Kohler Co.
He lives in Ventura, CA. John Tuttle is a sales
territory manager for Ayerst, a pharmaceuti­cals
finn. He and his wife, Gabriella, live in Mt.
Pleasant, MI. Patricia E. Voss has been pro­moted
to vice pres ident and business coordi­nator
for the Fetzer beverage line at Brown­Fornlal1
Beverage Co. She works in
Louisville, KY.
1980
Marie Accunzo-Buckley is self-employed in
international marketing and financial planning.
Her husband, Steve Buckley '80, is self­employed
as a real estate appraiser. They live
in Encinitas, CA. Tom Alcedo is a director for
CARE International in Ecuador. He lives in
Quito, Ecuador. Robert G. Babson is self­employed
as a marketing consultant. His wife,
Christine White Babson '80, gave birth on
October 7, 1992, to a daughter, Margaret. They
live in Medfield, MA. Kristanne Connors has
been transferred to Geneva, Switzerland, and
promoted to audit manager for DuPont's
European and East European activities. Susan
K. Danto is attending medical school at the
University of New Mexico. She lives in
AJbuquerque, NM. Jan-Henrik Dohlen is tile
managing director for Knobs & Knockers Ltd.,
a specialty retailer in Bicester, England. He
and his wife, Grace, live in Berkshire, England.
T. Kent Fortney is an engineering and man­agement
consultant for the oil exploration
industry. He lives in Flagstaff, AZ. Joseph V.
Gote is an attorney with Piper & Marbury in
Washington, D.C. He lives in Arlington, VA.
William W. Green, Jr. is the chief credit offi­cer
for First Interstate Bank of Nevada. He
lives with his wife, Susan, in Henderson, NY.
G. Claire Hainstock has recently been trans­ferred
to Mexico as a resident representative
for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
Tor Hepburn is a document coordinator for
CDS Medical Systems Inc., a manufacturer of
medical devices in Branford, Connecticut. He
and his wife, Tess, live in Ivoryton, CT.
Janice Hopkins is an advertising director for
PacifiCare, a health maintenance organization
in Cypress, CA. She lives in Huntington Beach,
CA. John Janelli is a marketing research
manager for Schering-Plough Corp. He lives in
Cranford, NJ. Jan M. Jaroszewicz is a vice
president, commercial real estate, for First
Union Bank. He lives in Boca Raton, FL.
Robert M. Jelderks is a financial advisor in
insurance for Prudential Securities. He lives
and works in Wayne, NJ. Fritz Kleppinger is
a sales engineer for Applikon, Inc., manufac­turers
of equipment for the biotechnology
industry. He lives in San Francisco, CA. Lynne
C. Larson is an associate director of training
for Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals. She
lives and works in Bridgewater, NJ. Kent
Lupberger is a division manager overseeing
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and
Bolivia for International Finance Corp. He
lives in Arlington, VA. Gregory C. Mueth is
vice president and director, sales promotions,
for Fleischman-Hillard. He lives in St. Louis,
MO. Brian Murphy is the business develop­ment
manager, Western region, for Cigna
Worldwide Insurance Company in Los
Angeles. He lives in Simi Valley, CA. David
Netz is an international marketing manager
for Peak Perfonnance Technologies, Inc., man­ufacturers
of motion measurement systems.
He lives in Denver, CO. Roberta Poritsky is a
tax preparer for David H. Kobe & Associates.
She lives with her husband, James Anderson
'80, and works in San Francisco. James is the
manageing director of the Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce. Peter W. Prirns is a vice
president for Sumitomo Bank Ltd. He has a
new daughter, Emily, born in September 1992.
Mary E. Schmitt is a self-employed attomey
specializing in real estate and corporate estate
planning in Everett, W A. She lives in Mill
Creek, W A. Brenda D. Sexton is the senior
managing director for Julien J. Studley, Inc.
She lives in Chicago, IL. Andrew V. Stadler is
self-employed as the proprietor of Advanced
Design Graphics. He lives in Dana Point, CA.
Birger M. Svendsen, Jr. is a financial direc­tor
for Kraft General Foods, Norway. He lives
with his wife, Anita, and works in Oslo.
Mark Unglaub is self-employed in the export
of building hardware to Mexico and Central
America He and his wife, Mercedes, annOWlce
the birth of their first child, Vanessa Nicole.
They live in Daly City, CA. W. Gijs van de
Fliert is an officer for the International
Finance Corporation, part of the World Bank
Group. He lives in Rockville, MD. Christine
Walborn Couturier is the marketing manager
for Latin America and the Caribbean for
McDonald's International. She lives in Ft.
Lauderdale, FL, with her husband, Leo.
1981
Gerry E. Chambliss has been promoted to
real estate representative for General Mills
Restaurant Group. He works in Orlando, FL.
Suzie Cruickshank Moncure is a real estate
broker for Houlihan-Lawrence Real Estate.
She lives in Larchmont, NY. John P. Dooliing
is a senior associate for CB Commercial Real
Estate Group of Hawaii. He lives with his wife,
Jenny, and works in Honolulu. Jos W.
Fransen has been promoted to area director
of Central Europe for Space Labs GmbH. His
wife, Gabrielle, recently gave birth to their
third child, Edward. They live in Aachen,
Gennany. Pam Hernandez is a project facilita­tor
for Garden Grove United School District in
California She lives in Tustin, CA. Mary
Hubbell Bielenstein and her husband,
Carlos Bielenstein '81, moved from Mexico
City to Sharon, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto.
Carlos is a director of operations for American
Express Co. Sharon Johnson A.rnett is a
realtor associate for Gimelstob Realty, Inc. She
lives with her husband, Charles, and works in
Boca Raton, FL. Bruce Kendrex is a corpo­rate
account officer for The Sumitomo Bank,
Ltd. He lives and works in Seattle, W A.
Stephen J . McFarlane is an attorney for the
U.S. Department of Treasury. He lives in
Scottsdale, AZ. Thomas H. Persons is presi­dent
of Merchants, Ltd. He works in Reno, NY.
James P. Reinnoldt has been promoted to
regional managing director, Thailand,
Indochina and West Asia for Northwest
Airlines. He will oversee North