Thunderbird Magazine, Volume 55, Number 3 2003 Spring

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SS I 3 I 2003
C OV E R
2 Reaping What is Sown
Do a company's ethical business practices spell success or
disaster? Thunderbird's new Lincoln Center for Ethics in
International Management will tap successful corporate
models for best practices and provide valuable tools to
alumni and students.
On the Cover: According to Tom Stauffer, executive director of the
Lincoln Center for Ethics in International Management, a T-bird's
role as an international manager is to make a profit, improve the
product and keep morale high, but also to do the right thing as a
corporate entity. Left: The Lincoln Ethics Center will delve into
thorny ethical issues facing corporations worldwide.
FEATURES
8 Supply Chain = Synergy
A new breed of supply chain management debuts at
Thunderbird with the naming of Supply Chain Faculty Chair,
Joseph Cavinato.
12 To the End of the Earth
T-bird training prepares alumnae Ruth Ofstedal '96 and
Courtney Brooks '96 for icy surroundings.
15 A Gift Worth Giving - Now
Planning future gifts can be fun, according to Lynda Clugston
Webster '80, who shares her philanthropic perspective.
16 Taking the Plunge
Learn to speak a new language in just 10 days? Thunderbird's
down and dirty Intensive and Immersion Language Programs
teach alumni and business professionals practical
conversational language skills.
18 Thunderbird Globetrotters
Travel with more than 90 T-birds on Winterim journeys -
from South America and South Africa to Korea and D.C.
22 Making an Impact
Student-led organizations attract prospective students to
campus with mentoring programs, scholarships and national
chapter recognition.
25 Never Look Back
A professor's words lead alumnus and donor John Warner '48
on an incredible journey.
SECTIONS
26 T- bird News
32 Network News
36 Class Updates
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Thunderbird is the oldest graduate management
school in the United States focused solely on preparing
international business leaders. Ranked among the best
in the world by U.S. News and World Report, Wall
Street Journal and Business Week, the School offers
a unique curriculum that emphasizes cross-cultural
communication, language and world business skills to
compete in today's global economy.
More than 33,500 men and women in 139 different
countries have graduated from Thunderbird since
1946. Thunderbird is accredited by AACSB­International
Association for Management Education,
the North Central Association for Colleges and
Schools and the European Quality Improvement
System (EQUIS).
VISIT THUNDERBIRD AT www.thunderbird.edu
Thunderbird founder
Lt. Gen. Barton Kyle
Yount was a visionary.
Where most saw a barren,
dusty air field, he saw an
opportunity to build the first
exclusively international business
school - one that would address
a growing demand for interna­tional
executive talent.
Today, that forward-thinking
spirit continues to thrive at Thun­derbird,
with the addition of high­echelon
faculty, unique programs
and state-of-the-art technology. It
is that very vision that led to the
creation of Thunderbird's new
Lincoln Center for Ethics in International Management and the addition of a new
faculty chair in supply chain management.
To remain competitive in the world's changing and oftentimes turbulent busi­ness
climate, Thunderbird must continue to offer truly unique programs and func­tional
tools that cater to the international manager - programs that rely less on
academic theory and more on the business world at-large.
The Lincoln Center's approach to applied global ethics and its focus on the
application of best practices represents a truly one-of-a-kind approach. Whereas
traditional university ethics centers focus on theology, the Lincoln Center will
analyze real-world business models and make less of a distinction between schol­ars
and practitioners. Students will not passively attend lectures, but will interact
with classmates, alumni and corporate executives working in the trenches. They'll
utilize technology and assist real companies with real ethical dilemmas.
Similarly, the Thunderbird model of supply chain management will be marked­ly
different from curricula taught in other B-schools. Students and corporate exec­utives
will be introduced to Thunderbird's own, unique model of global supply
chain management - a model derived from the personal experience of new chair,
Joseph Cavinato, who consults each year with more than 50 corporations around
the world.
In the coming months, Thunderbird will refine these new initiatives, keeping an
open mind as the intricate details unfold and opportunities present themselves. If
not for the open-mindedness exhibited by Lt. Gen. Barton Kyle Yount and the
opportunity he saw in the Sonoran desert, Thunderbird might not be as we know
it today. It is this vision that drives us toward exdting, new possibilities in man­agement
education.
RE
BY MELISSA CRYTZER FRY
ING WHAT IS SOWN
Lincoln Center for Ethics in International
Management Offers a Unique Approach
hey say roses can melt a woman's heart.
But the women who toil daily in their
fields have a far different reaction to these
aromatic, velvety - but prickly-stemmed -
beauties. Physical reactions in the form of
headaches, nausea, blurred vision, rashes and
miscarriages.
Ecuador, the fourth-largest producer of
roses in the world, has come under great
scrutiny as a result of serious health problems
being suffered by its predominantly female
SO,OOO-strong workforce. And so have the
retailers purchasing them.
Pesticides, fungicides and fumigants are
blamed for the medical conditions that the
workers claim are very real, but no one can
seem to prove, because of a lack of worker
health and safety regulations. Furthermore,
the rose industry, according to a Feb. l3 story
in the New York Times, generates $240 million
a year and creates tens of thousands of jobs -
a ray of hope in an otherwise impoverished
region. A ray of hope so bright that it hides
the thorny imperfection of the rose industry.
"This is a good example of an ethical
dilemma as a matter of corporate policy,"
said Tom Stauffer, Ph.D., executive director of
Thunderbird's new Lincoln Center for Ethics
in International Management. "It's not just
that workers are poorly paid - which they
are - but there are direct health impacts."
It is these types of ethical issues - real-life,
real-world and real-time - that the Lincoln
Center will probe. What should corporate
policy be on such matters? What role do
importers and florists play if they know such
conditions exist? Do they have a moral obli-galion
to speak up? How can lessons learned
from this experience be applied to corporate
policy elsewhere?
Funded by longtime Thunderbird support­ers,
David and Joan Lincoln, the Center will
focus upon matters of integrity in internation­al
management, a unique approach to the
study of ethics. "Current work in business
ethics has a very North American flavor to it,"
said Stauffer. "The Lincoln Center will focus on
international ethics and the study of real-world
business practices, rather than theology."
Laws in the United States, he explained,
may make no sense in another part of the
world - or a law passed in one country
might require executives to take action that
could jeopardize them in another. "The inter­national
manager is often caught in the mid­dIe,
" he said. "Our objective in preparing stu­dents
is not so much to give them the rules
they should follow, but rather show the order
of complication, case examples of how others
have resolved similar issues - and heighten
their sensitivity to these issues."
Another distinguishing characteristic of
the Lincoln Center is its non-traditional
approach to research and instruction. While
many college and university ethics centers
focus upon conferences and traditional class­room
instruction, Thunderbird's Center will
tap into the global business experiences of
students, alumni and corporate executives for
its case-based research. Some instruction will
be offered to students through a classroom
setting, but the majority of the curriculum is
expected to be delivered through Internet
and videoconference capabil ities.
Roses may be the
symbol of romance
and a precursor to
love, but do most
people know the price
behind such romance?
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As the program grows, alumni, corporate
executives and even local companies will be
encouraged to submit specific ethical dilem­mas
to a panel of students, professors, alum­ni
and other executives who will provide
counsel.
"The idea behind the Lincoln Center is to
provide services - not just to teach and do
research," said Stauffer. "Students, alumni
and corporate constituents will have access to
a broad range of resources."
A professional with more than 20 years of
management experience, Stauffer admits to
finding himself empty-handed virtually every
time he searches for useful ethics tools. To
simplify that process for constituents, the
Center plans to develop an online resource
guide to ethical practice in international
management, including the world's most
admired companies, and information about
best business practices, legal operations,
codes of ethics, management teams and con­tact
information.
"Organizations with a structure of best eth­ical
practices in place have realized that doing
good results in doing well," said Stauffer. As
the past year has illustrated, a corporation
profits - or doesn't - based on its ethical
behavior.
As scandal after scandal splashed across
headlines in 2002 and ensuing stock prices
plunged, it became clear that a company's
ethical standards do weigh heavily on its pop­ularity
and profitability.
The 2003 Wall Street Journal reputation
"If there is a bias to the Lincoln
Center, it's that personal ethics is
something that all business
managers should consider
when they get in a position to
make corporate policy. "
- TOM STAUFFER
ranking supports that claim, placing scandal­plagued
Enron, Global Crossing, Andersen
and Adelphia on the bottom rung. Con­ducted
by Harris Interactive, the poll is based
on respondent rankings in six major areas -
among them, emotional appeal, workplace
environment and social responsibility.
According to the Feb. 12 article accompany­ing
the rankings, " ... scandals cost many com­panies
their emotional appeal - the
strongest driver of reputation."
Fortune Magazine's annual Most Admired
Companies listing told a similar tale as
Citigroup fell from its once-coveted top 10
ranking. Stock prices fell 25 percent after a
$400 million fine was imposed as a result of
conflicts of interest between investment
banking and research divisions. Similar sce­narios
played out in the European stock mar­ket
when the world's third-largest food retail­er,
Royal Ahold, admitted to overstating earn­ings
at subsidiaries in the United States and
Argentina by at least $500 million in 2001
and 2002. Shares lost 60 percent of their
value the day of the disclosure.
Several other European companies were
affected by bad bookkeeping, as noted in
Business Week March 10, including Paris­based
Altran Technologies, German software
maker, Com road and Irish drug company
Elan. All sent shares tumbling.
The lesson to be learned? Corporate ethics
is vitally important to corporate health and
stability. It's a concept that won't die.
"We can look at the most reputable com­panies
in the rankings and learn from them,"
said Stauffer. "What structures and ethical
codes do they have in place? Do they have an
anonymous ethics hotline to call and report
suspicious activity? Strong management? A
legal team?"
Stauffer submits that ethics is not a soft dis­cipline.
Daily headlines showcasing the mis­takes
and successes of companies are valida­tion
of the Center's mission. "Thunderbird
will emphasize ethics as an integral part of
any business plan and integrate it into the
curriculum," he said. "We are in the business
of training international managers. Their
agenda is to make a profit, keep morale up
and improve the product. It also should be a
desire to do good as a corporate entity, with
the supposition that if you do the right thing
- in the long run - it's going to payoff in
your stock prices."
Although the Center will initially focus on
ethics, interrelated topics such as corporate
citizenship, sustainability and corporate gov­ernance
will inevitably be part of discussions
- along with conversations about countries'
WORLDWIDE CORPORATE SCANDALS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
June
October
Using off-the-books partnerships,
Enron increases profits and hides
debt totaling more than $1 billion.
A jury finds Enron's auditor,
Arthur Andersen, guilty of
obstruction of justice for its role
in destroying Enron financial doc­uments,
the first accounting firm
ever to be convicted of a felony.
April
Founding Rigas family of Adelphia
Communications, the United States'
sixth-largest provider of cable television
service, defrauds investors and uses the
company's money for personal income.
THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE SPRING 2003
July
President Bush calls for
stiff new penalties for
corporate criminals and a
crackdown on board­room
scandals.
July
I rish drug company
Elan discloses that
R&D expenses are
hidden in off-balance­sheet
entities, drop­ping
the once most­valuable
listed Irish
March
Fortune Magazine's
Most Admired Com­panies
issue lists Wal­Mart
and Southwest
Airlines in its top two
spots, while Enron fell
to the bottom of the
company's shares 95%. most admired barrel.
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Time Magazine names 'whistleblowers' Sharon Watkins
of Enron, Coleen Rowley of the FBI and Cynthia
Cooper of WoridCom as persons of the year for
their roles in exposing accounting fraud and company
negligence. They are referred to as ..... three women of
ordinary demeanor with exceptional guts and sense."
Sources: Forbes.com, Business Week, Fortune, Time
FORTUNE is a registered trademark of
FORTUNE magazine, a division of Time Inc.
legal and theological regimes, social mores
and folkways, and industry practices.
"I believe - today, more than ever - con­sumers
and stockholders va lue socia lly
responsible companies, and invest and pur­chase
products based on how they rate a com­pany's
ethical business practices:' said Matt
Smedley '99, corporate responsibility manag­er
at Nike, who works with factory managers
for oversight of labor conditions domestical­ly
and internationally. "The Lincoln Center
will playa much-needed ro le in increasing
dialogue and understanding of what consti­tutes
ethical business practices."
Stauffer concedes that the Lincoln Center
can provide the tools, investigate the gray
areas, and study the variables and relativity of
ethics, but that it comes down to a matter of
personal integrity.
After ali, Enron won an award for its
model code of ethics months before its col­lapse.
And Arthur Andersen's motto was
"Think straight. talk straight." Both were ren­dered
ineffective because corporate leaders
fai led to adhere to their own personal codes
of conduct. •
STAUFFER SNAPSHOT
1999 CEO, Young President's Organization
International. worldwide network of
9,000 corporate chief executives under
the age of 50
1999 President and CEO, Golden Gate
University, San Francisco
1991 Special Assistant to the
Administrator, National Aeronautics
and Space Administration
1985- PRESENT President, Upper
Management International.
management and consulting services
1982 President, University of Houston
Clear-Lake
1972 Vice President for External Affa irs,
American Council on Education
PH .D. AND M .A. , Graduate School of
International Studies, University of
Denver, specializations in international
management, international political
economy, foreign policy, higher
education, science and technology,
healthcare and space policy
CERTIFICATE IN EAST EUROPEAN POLITICS,
Freie Universitat, Berlin
B.A ., WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY,
emphasis in history, economics, geology
THE OTH ER SI DE OF THE ETH ICS GUY
Tom Stauffer: Marathon Runner,
Astrophysicist, Bluegrass Enthusiast
Tom Stauffer approaches his job from
experience - not as a theologian.
As the president/CEO of four organiza­tions,
a vice president at another and a
change agent for many boards, he has han­dled
personnel matters, balanced budgets,
created award-winning programs and
worked with boards of directors.
When he was president of the University
of Houston-Clear Lake, Stauffer even worked
with Kenneth Lay, former Enron chairman
and then-board chairman of the university.
"Essentially, he asked me to leave," said
Stauffer. "We had opposite views, and when
it came down to making a hard decision on
a particular ethical case, I took a stand and
feel good about it today - especially con­sidering
Mr. Lay's current situation:
The new executive director of The Lincoln
Center for Ethics in International Manage­ment
does have interests outside of his
prodigious career - which he modestly
claims is no more exceptional than any
other manager's. He has participated in nine
marathons with a best pace of 3:11, lifts
weights, listens to bluegrass and classical
music and dabbles in astrophysics.
Stauffer's passion for science led him to
the role of special
assistant to the NASA
administrator on sci­ence
and mathemat­ics
education policy.
Previously he helped
found the Challenger
Center for Space
Science Education,
the national memori­al
to the Shuttle
Challenger.
As a professional consultant for global
organizations in the areas of international
institutional development, strategic redirec­tion
and online education, he has visited
almost 100 countries. Stauffer's internation­al
interests developed when he was a young
boy, around the end of World War II. "I
began reading newspapers daily - a habit
that continues today: he said.
After graduating from Wittenberg Uni­versity
with an undergraduate degree in his­tory,
economics and geology - but not
quite ready for graduate school - he head­ed
for the trouble spot of Berlin where he
attended the Freie Universitat of Berlin. It
was there that Stauffer says he grew up. ·1
had many adventures going back and forth
to East Berlin, and had to find a way to sur­vive
because I went to Europe with literally
no money."
Yet despite all of his adventures and pro­fessional
successes, he cites a few crowning
achievements in his string of accomplish­ments.
One, an award presented by students
from a downtown charter school he helped
establish in San Francisco, he considers of
lasting importance.
It was called Do the Right Thing.
-MCF
Dr. Thomas Stauffer,
eXKl/tive dil'flCtor of the
Uncoln Center, is always
on the run. In addition to
participating in severol
marathons, he also carried
on Olympic torch for the
u.S Corporate Olympic
TfIOm - a promational
~rt to suppart athletes
participating in the
1999 games.
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Generous seed funding for the Lincoln
Center for Ethics in International
Management was provided by long­time
Thunderbird supporters David and Joan
Lincoln, pictured below at the Thunderbird
Europe campus in Archamps. The Lincolns
have made possible additional lectures and
seminars, student scholarships, international
conferences and publications. They also have
formed alliances with other leading educa­tional
and not-for-profit institutions through­out
the United States. The development of
faculty research, case studies, curriculum and
student-led research on issues impacting
global stability - including ethics in the free
enterprise system, sustainable and responsi­ble
economic and social development, entre­preneurship,
leadership and stewardship of
the world's resources - are all conducted
under the auspices of the Lincoln Center for
Ethics in International Management.
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"Good ethics is good business. When we
instill solid ethical practices in students at
Thunderbird, they become better managers
and are in greater demand by recruiters.
If companies can rely on the integrity of
their managers, they need not be concerned
about the devastation that ethical lapses
could cause. This is particularly important at
Thunderbird because our graduates enter a
global environment. The longer distances,
combined with cultural differences, make it
vital that companies be able to rely on the
integrity of their remotely located managers. "
- DAVID LINCOLN
The Thunderbird Business Information
Service (BIS) provides custom,
high-quality information research in the
field of international business.
In this issue of Thunderbird Magazine,
we culled through BIS's extensive
collection of databases, Internet sources,
and print and electronic journals to
uncover ad(iitiorn~ .rl1sourc:es related to
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www.encycogov.com Encycloped ia Corporate Governance -
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http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/ Harvard Business
School's Working Knowledge newsletter. Leadership and Values
section contains a link to Corporate Governance.
http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/ccg/research.html
Center for Corporate Governance, Tuck School of Business,
Dartmouth University.
http://leadership.wharton.upenn.edu/governance/index.shtml
Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management, Corporate
Governance.
www.icgn.org International Corporate Governance Network -
motto, "bridging the gap between corporate management and
shareholders." Speakers and participants at ICGN Conferences
ude: Alcatel, British Airways, BP-Amoco, Elf, ICI, lIT, La fa rge,
gardere, L'Oreal, Nestle, Pfizer, Rhone-Poul enc, Schlumberger,
Unilever.
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Greenspan, Federal Reserve Board at the Stern School of
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Governance and Enterprise Reform in China: Building the
of Modem Markets by Stoyan Tenev, Chunlin Zhang.
Brefort; book chapters o nline at Internatio nal Fi nance
on website.
Global Corporate Governance Forum sponsored by
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UK, U.S., OECD and World Bank Group .
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Bradley, Cindy A. Schipani, Anant K. Sundaram, et al.
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ration, 2002.
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BY MELI SSA C RYTZER FRY
Global Supply Chain Management Chair Named
It may seem a mathematical impossibili ty that 1 + 1 could equal 3, or that 1 + 1 could
also equal 11/ 2, but it is a perfect illustration of the philosophy behind supply chain
management, according to Joseph Cavinato, Ph.D., Thunderbird's new facul ty chair in
global supply chain management.
Puttin g one and one together to get the effect of th ree, he said, yet putting o ne and one
together at the cost of onl y one-and-one-half is the essence of global supply chain man­agement.
"Formerly described as moving goods from
factory floor to last store, or distribution, supply
chain management has grown over the years
to include service, order entry, customer rela­tionship
management and product develop­ment"
said Cavinato, whose chair was made
possib le in January by a grant from the
Institute for Supply Management (ISM) .
"Companies began to realize that they could
maximize effici encies by working together
with other departments - essenti ally linking
different company operations together in a
chain ."
Thunderbird's approach to supply chain
management wi ll further enhance that con­cept,
as students analyze the ways in which
firms acquire goods, create them and get
them to the consumer, on a global scale.
Strategic sourcing will be another focus -
determin ing what mechanisms should be
used to acquire products efficientl y and effec­tively,
using fewer suppliers.
"My goal is to teach supply chain manage­ment
the way senior managers think of it and
the way power consulting companies look at
it," said Cavinato, who has met with nearly
700 companies worldwide, annually assess­ing
their business concern s. In 1990, he met
with his first 53 companies as part of a sab­batical
at Pennsylvania State University where
he was a professor of business logisti cs. In
one-on-one interviews, he asked executives
what their key business concerns were for the
next three-to-five years, what they were th ree­to-
five years earlier, and what or who was
driving change in their industries.
The experience proved so rewarding that
Cavinato co ntinues the tradition today, meet­ing
with firms and organizations worldwide
- a quarter each based in the regions of
North America, Europe, As ia and Latin
America/ Africa/Australasia.
Using this body of knowledge collected
from high-ra nking executives in heavy indus-try
and the service industry - in cl uding for­mer
Ford and Chrysler president Lee lacocca
and former CEO of Merrill Lynch William
Schreyer - Cavinato has developed a com­prehensive,
globally focused approach to sup­ply
chain management.
The single question, how does a company
compete? he cl aimed, is the basis fo r develop­ing
any supply chain - a unique approach to
the fi eld and distinctively Thunderbird in
natu re.
"Our goal is to give students best practices
to get hired, while providing an understand­ing
of the integral ro le that supply chains and
sourcing will play in enhancing their organi ­zatio
ns' competiti veness, " sa id Cavin ato,
whose annual corporate di alogue will,
indeed, give T-birds the upper hand on real­world
supply chain practices.
The School plans to offer a postgraduate
certi fica te to students, ava il able by summer
trimester, as well as executive educati on
courses to alumni and co rporate executives.
Cavinato expl ain ed that firms realized
decades ago that they must compete on more
than just product, price and customer service.
"It's about corralling innovation th roughout
the chain/ network, knowing how the firm
INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Supply Chain Resources Available to T-bird Community
Joe Cavinato has done the hard part for you.
After traveling the globe in search of the top issues ailing corporations around the
world - meeting with executives at almost 700 companies worldwide - Thunderbird's
new chair of global supply chain management has organized his findings into an easy­to-
use Thunderbird Supply Chain Module System.
Currently, 250 modules have been assembled and are being formatted as download­able
PDF files; they are expected to be available to alumni, students and executive edu­cation
participants beginning summer 2003. A select number of high-profile, high­impact
modules also will be made available to the general public. Some of the module
topics include the following:
• calculating the cost of inventories
• quadrant technique to purchasing and supply
• mega trends in worldwide transportation
• calculating the total cost of a transportation movement
Modules will contain articles, presentations, class explanations and company-author­ized
information from Cavinato's many corporate visits. Each module also will include
a cover sheet containing the title, author and an introduction to the topic.
"The goal is to build a critical mass of what we will call Thunderbird supply chain
knowledge and capabilities," said Cavinato, indicating that this unique body of informa­tion
will further illustrate the School's supply chain educational and research capabilities.
-MCF
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faces its current and
potential demand
"No other school would define
supply chain management
like Thunderbird does. "While supply chain
management is not new to
Thunderbird's curriculum,
which now indudes three
production operations and
supply chain management
faculty, the creation of a
supply management chair
. markets and orches­trating
the interaction
of all players - within
and outside the firm
- to enhance how a
product goes to mar­ket,"
he said.
The Thunderbird model starts
with a simple question: how
does a company compete?"
- JOSEPH CAVINATO
According to Cavinato, the d1allenge today
is for executives to think more broadly about
the definition of supply chain. "One lesson to
be learned is that your supply chain really is
your business model." lIe suggested that
many alumni working in the supply chain
field are part of organizations that grew up
trying to "do it all themselves." Companies
need to begin tapping resources from the out­side
world effectively, he said. Another lesson
to be learned is that no single model fits all.
"Every company is trying to compete by pro­viding
some blend of value and uniqueness
in the marketplace," said Cavinato. "Each
must come up with its own unique formula."
At Switzerland-based Actelion Phannaceu­ticals
Ltd., where Renee (Meyer) Masserey'85
serves as transfer pricing manager in the sup­ply
chain department, its unique formula is
based on successful communication and
coordination among the supply and demand
actors in the supply process. Because Actelion
is a virtual manufacturer, communication is
an integral component of their supply d1ain.
"Supply chain management is a crucial
area of any company, but is often not adver­tised
as such," she said. Supply chain at
Actelion is known as 111e belly button of the
company, she explained, illustrating that,
although departments do not always commu­nicate
with one another, they do talk to the
supply team, which puts it all together. "Tn
any international company, supply d1ain
needs people who deal with different cultures
- making language capabilities and the
recognition of cultural differences impor­tant,"
said Masserey.
On a daily basis, she uses three languages
- often four - as she works with affiliates
around the world. Masserey's department,
though relatively small, is diverse, consisting
of two French, two Swiss Germans, one
Rwandan and herself. "Supply chain manage­ment
at Actelion is ultimately responsible for
getting the product to the global market effi­ciently
and effectively," she said, echoing
Cavinato's philosophy of global supply chain
management.
10 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE SPRING 2003
allows the School to better
serve student demands in the area and build
a stronger international reputation," said
John Mathis, Ph.D., director of faculty and
professor of international finance.
Known as a reputation-bui lder himself,
Cavinato plans to roll up his sleeves and play
an active role in the recruiting process as well.
"At Penn State, [ talked to recruiters and
prospective students," he said . "I built a
demand for students among companies and
established the supply - the students who
were truly prepared in current practices." He
plans to do the same at Thunderbird, creating
a breed of supply chain managers that corpo­rations
worldwide will seek.
"Joe is well-known as an authority in sup­ply
chain management globally," said Mathis.
"He is an innovator and key thinker in the
area and is actively publishing his research."
Some might condude that the same unobtru­sive
style that landed him repeat visits to cor­porations
worldwide also will playa key role
as Cavinato develops the supply d1ain man­agement
program along with professors
William Youngdahl and Priscilla Wisner.
A good-natured gardener and cooking
enthusiast when he's not traveling, Cavinato,
who earned a Ph.D. in business from Penn
State and a B.S. degree and MBA from The
American University, said he got the itch to
teach again, after being away from the dass­room
and executive education platform for
four years. During that time, he has served as
the head of Tempe, Ariz.-based ISM's Center
for Strategic Supply Leadership, a leading
provider of information and training for pur­d1asing
and supply professionals.
He will continue to serve in that capacity
on a part-time basis, sharing real time, ISM­generated
global supply chain management
research will1 Thunderbirds - a natural link
considering that both institutions support a
discipline known for maximizing efficiencies.
In this scenario, 1 + 1 could equal 1,000 -
representing the thousands of opportunities
available to the School and its students
through SUd1 a collaborative effort. •
What does it take to attract world­class
faculty to an academic insti­tution
such as Thunderbird?
Location? Reputation? Fringe benefits?
While these considerations play an
obvious role for almost any job-seeker, a
school's fund-raising staff will tell you that
patience, time and money also factor into
attracting the world's best and brightest.
And they'll also tell you it's well worth
the investment. High-caliber faculty can
have a riveting impact on an institution's
success, attracting best-of-class students
and reaffirming an institution's strength.
Recognizing that value. Thunderbird con­tinually
seeks world-renown industry
experts who share practical, on-the-job
skills with students - essentially bringing
the outside reaches of the world into the
classroom.
lbe recent establishment of a professor­ship
in supply chain management is a
shining example of the impact a professor­ship
can make. A generous $378,000 grant
presented by The Institute for Supply
Management (ISM) in January funded a
chair for Joseph Cavinato, Ph.D., a widely
known, senior faculty member with sup­ply
chain expertise.
~Ibis type of funding gives Thunderbird
a direct linkage to ISM - a 60,000 mem­ber
organization - its resources, vast
training programs and publication distri­bution
channels,· said 'ohn Mathis, Ph.D.,
director of faculty and professor of inter­national
finance.
Such relationships are often hard to
develop, though, as competition for top­echelon
faculty is intense and funding
often limited. On average, it can take 12 to
18 months to cultivate a gift that will sup­port
a professorship or endow a faculty
chair.
Even when substantial gifts are provid­ed,
the support oftentimes offers only tem­porary
relief. lbe ISM grant, for example.
will provide professorship funding for
three years. After that time, the School will
be responsible for securing additional
funding to continue the position, or in
other instances, a program or initiative
supported by the gift.
As a result, the School is in perpetual
need of financial support at all levels:
• Annual gifts - designate your Thunder­bird
Annual Fund gift, at any level, to
faculty support
• Professorship - support a qualified fac­ulty
position with a multi-year pledge
ranging from $500,000 to $1 million
• Endowed chair - establish an endow­ment
with a minimum $2 million gift
that will keep giving for years to come as
annual interest income provides salary
and program support to the School for
life.
"For Thunderbird to retain its competi­tive
advantage, the School must continue to
attract the best and most accomplished fac­ulty
the world has to offer, n said John Sey­bolt,
Ph.D., senior vice president for institu­tional
advancement and alliances. 'These
goals, of course, take time and are support­ed
only through the generosity of alumni,
friends, corporations and foundations. n
-MCF
CONTACT INFORMATION
(602) 978-7406
mygift@lthunderbird.edu
www.thunderbird/onnuo/ fund
SPRING 1003 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE 11
Alumna Ruth Ofstedal'96 Journeys to the South Pole
For many, the term T-bird is synonymous
with travel. Whether personal, philo­sophical,
or professional, a T-bird's
wanderlust can lead to many unusual and
exciting destinations. But few can claim to
have been to the end of the earth, as Ruth
Ofstedal '96 can. Ofstedal, who, by her own
12 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE SPRING 2003
admission, is always up for an adventure, just
returned from a four-month sojourn at the
South Pole.
Ofstedal spent October 2002 through Feb­ruary
2003 at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole
Station, a small outpost on the polar cap
where the sun never sets during the six
months of summer. Being a part of a small
community of 220 people living on a wind­scoured
plateau at 10,000 feet, where the
average temperature is 50 below, she said, was
"really fabulous."
For most, the Antarctic evokes visions of
penguins and vast plains of ice. While they're
not wrong, far more is going on at the South
Pole than merely vast lonely vistas - includ­ing
significant amounts of scientific research.
The first researchers to arrive at the South
Pole were a team of Norwegian explorers in
1911, under the command of Roald Amund­sen.
Just a few short weeks later, Robert Scott,
a British explorer, also reached the South Pole
with a small party. (Scott and his party per-
Above: Ruth Ofstedal
'96 was greeted by
'Po lies' and -60· F
temperatures when
her Hercules LC-130
aircraft landed in
October 2002. Her
arrival marked the
first day a plane had
landed at the Pole in
eight months.
Left: The South Pole
has two official mark­ers
- the geographical
and ceremonial.
Ofstedal is pictured
here at the ceremonial
marker.
Opposite: Ofstedal in
front of the entrance
to the Amundsen­Scott
South Pole
Station.
ished on the return to their home base at
McMurdo Sound). But it wasn't until 1956
that the first permanent station was built.
Since that time, many nations have estab­lished
their own scientific research stations.
The United States, for example, has three sta­tions:
McMurdo, Amundsen-Scott South
Pole, and Palmer.
Ofstedal's polar adventure began about a
year ago, in February 2002. A family friend
had just returned from a season in Antarctica,
which prompted Ofstedal to explore the idea
for herself.
The search began at www.polar.org, where
she started the recruiting process. Here,
Ofstedal learned that South Pole jobs are
offered through two channels: government
contract positions through Raytheon Polar
Services or scientist positions through the
National Science Foundation.
Having interviewed for several jobs,
Ofstedal finally accepted the position of work
order planner at the South Pole Station for
Raytheon Polar Services, which manages the
station operations on behalf of the United
States Antarctic Program. The job involved
managing a database that tracks all the main­tenance
and construction projects at the sta­tion,
including the SPSM - the South Pole
Station Modernization project - which will
continue until 2007 and revolutionize life at
the South Pole.
But how does one get from Glendale,
Arizona, to the land of penguins and polar ice
caps? What sort of skills or experiences come
in handy in an isolated scientific outpost?
Ofstedal came to Thunderbird with an
undergraduate degree in Chinese and East
Asian Studies from Concordia College in
Moorehead, Minn. Her interest in Chinese
came about by accident - Ofstedal was actu­ally
studying Russian, but when she missed
the deadli ne for the study abroad program to
Russia, her sister persuaded her to spend the
semester with her instead, in Beijing. While in
China, Ofstedal discovered a love of the
region and the Mandarin language.
Having gotten a taste for the international
life, she took her adviser's suggestion and
applied to Thunderbird. As part of her pro­gram
of study, she spent a summer in China,
working as a business analyst for Armstrong
Worldwide Industries. Although her assign­ment
was to analyze the markets for flooring
and acoustic ceilings, Ofstedal found that
people were far more interested in finding out
about her and how a blonde, blue-eyed
American of Norwegian heritage came to
speak Chinese.
Her career since Thunderbird has also
come about by accident - consulting, she
said, wasn't necessarily her game plan. But
the assignment in China led to other consult­ing
assignments, and for the last seven years
Ofstedal has been working as an independent
consultant, mostly in the areas of manage­ment
consulting and IT project management.
She feels that because she left Thunderbird
a generalist, she has been able to handle a
wide variety of assignments, working in var­ied
locales from Venezuela and Russia to the
UK and her hometown of Minneapolis. And
BY BEATRICE BERNESCUT '90
it was her generalist skills that got her the
assignment at the South Pole.
Ofstedal describes her experience at
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station as
"something like going to camp"- with the
slight exception of the extreme isolation and
temperatures. Most of the work at the Pole is
carried out during the "summer season," a
short period of four months when tlle weath­er
clears enough to permit flights into and out
of McMurdo Station, and from there on to
the South Pole itself. The remaining eight
months of the year, the Antarctic region is cut
off from the rest of the world.
The jumping-off point for the South Pole is
Christchurch, New Zealand, where all the
SPRING 2003 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE 13
South Pole can even become a sort of addic­tion,
making it difficult for those who've been
there to fit in anywhere else. For Ofstedal,
participants are issued their ECW - Extreme
Cold Weather gear. Packing for the trip can be
quite a challenge in itself, as each person is
allowed a maximum of 75 pounds,
which indudes all cold weather equip­ment
and personal gear. From Christ­church,
new arrivals are flown into
McMurdo Station, and from there go on
"Thunderbird has prepared me well for every-that
adjustment was minimized by
spending two days at the much-larger
McMurdo Station on the way out -
making the transition back to civiliza­tion
a little easier. Once back in New
thing I've done, and I've hopped around a
lot, both geographically and functionally. II
to their final destinations.
Arriving at South Pole Station, Ofstedal
was assigned her quarters - a 6-by-8-foot
room with welding curtains serving as walls
and doors. Needless to say, privacy was virtu­ally
nonexistent. "I could hear my neighbor
turning the pages in his book," she said. Mail
service also was irregular - with delivery
based upon sufficient room on incoming
flights - and showers were limited to twice a
week, two minutes each.
Such relative hardships aside, and despite a
stringent work schedule - 6:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., six days a week - life at the South Pole
was a lot of fun . There was a huge amount of
camaraderie, Ofstedal said, adding that she
never laughed more in her life. She calls her
colleagues "hard-working, driven, Lone­Ranger
types." This sense of camaraderie is so
Courtney Brooks '96
met President Clinton
during his 2000 trip to
the Ukraine.
14 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE SPRING 2003
strong that many people return season after
season.
Despite the fact that Amundsen-Scott was
run by the American government, the crew
was a very international group, and the whole
experience brought back memories of Thun­derbird.
Many of the scientists were from
other countries, and Ofstedal spent a good
portion of her time speaking Chinese. "In a
way," she said, "Thunderbird served as a sort
of "dry run" for my experience at the Pole -
living in a small, dosed, very international
population. Thunderbird was very much an
experience - much as the job at the South
Pole turned out to be."
As much of an adjustment as life at the
South Pole requires, coming back to civiliza­tion
is also a process of fitting in. Life at the
Zealand, where Ofstedal is vacationing
and preparing for her next consulting gig, she
said the first thing she noticed was aromas
and flowers. Admittedly, there wasn't as much
"culture shock" as she had expected, but she
said she does pay far more attention to the
water and the colors of New Zealand than she
would have before.
How does Ofstedal describe her experience
at the Pole? "I didn't know what to expect,
and so I consciously tried not to have any
expectations at all. It's definitely not a place
for people who need space, but I never had a
better time. For me, the hardest part about the
assignment was leaving it." •
FOR MORE INFORMATION about life and
job opportunities at the South Pole, visit
www.spole.gov
THE OTHER WHITE WILDERNESS
Courtney Brooks '96 Shares Business Skills in Ukraine
On the other side of the world, another T­bird
who could te.1l tales of vast horizons
of white wilderness is Courtney Brooks '96.
Brooks left the sunny mountains of
Glendale, Ariz., for the frozen plains of the
Ukraine directly after graduation from
Thunderbird. Her hope was to pursue a devel­opment-
related position in Eastern Europe,
but, unwilling to wait for a corporate transfer
abroad, she opted for the Peace Corps.
Based in Zaporizhzhye, Ukraine, Brooks
worked with the United States Agency for
International Development (USAJD). Putting
her business background to work, she con­sulted
with small business owners, often
helping them construct business plans. "In
American culture," said Brooks, "a skill for
marketing is almost inherent, but in countries
with planned economies like the Ukraine, the
skill is undeveloped."
After a two-year stint in the Peace Corps,
Brooks traded the wilderness for Kyiv, where
she played a similar role with an organization
called Counterpart International. There, she
helped nongovernmental organizations set
up income-generating business ventures,
induding the establishment of a profitable
bakery within a homeless shelter.
For the last three years, Brooks has worked
with the Economics Education and Research
Consortium, a group of distinguished inter­national
donor organizations working to
modernize economics higher education in
the Ukraine and Russia.
Brooks said that it has been fascinating to
watch Ukraine's transition from a Russian­dominated,
centrally planned economy to a
free-market economy trying to build its own
national identity. An example of this attempt,
she said, can be seen in the university setting
where all dasses in the economics program
are taught in English, but all examinations
must be passed in Ukrainian . "The differences
that have taken place in Ukraine in the last six
years are amazing, " she said.
Brooks admits that one aspect of Ukraine
did surprise her: the number of T-birds she
discovered in the area. "Kyiv may be on the
other side of the world," she said, "but it is still
such an international community. Of course,
there are going to be T-birds here."
-BB
BY LYNDA CLUGSTON WEBSTER '80
Lynda and
William Webster
Sitting in Washington, D.C., I arn per­haps
more aware than most that tomor­row
may bring unforeseen surprises. As
a funeral director's daughter, I learned that
lesson long ago from having heard many an
anguished family talk about the plans they
wished they'd made.
Because my business travels occasionally
take me to third-world countries, it's all the
more important that I leave home knowing
that most of my affairs are in order. My will
has been written and a list connecting
favorite possessions and favorite people has
been drawn. Both can be changed at any time
but it's a load off my mind to know that my
family, friends and favorite organizations
such as Thunderbird will get a 'final gift'
when I depart one day for the ultimate trip ...
Now is a great time to make a gift because
we're gifting future dollars - and hopefully
our now-sagging portfolios will have long
recovered from this current downturn when
our heirs will eventually collect.
With my stock portfolio at its lowest point,
I admit that I'm not gifting stock and cash as
I've done in the past. So, it seemed like the
perfect time to make a planned gift to Thun­derbird
and other charities that are impor­tant
to me.
You still don't have time to think about a
will? The quickest way to give future money
to schools and charities is through your IRA.
Simply send a letter changing the designation
and it's done. Then, down the road, the non­profits
you designate won't have to pay the
tax man when it's time to collect.
I may have a strange sense of excitement,
but I admit that I actually enjoyed thinking
of my favorite friends, family, charities and
schools and ways I can one day give some­thing
meaningful to them. Why not take a
couple of hours this weekend and try it
yourself? During an economic downturn,
it's nice to know that you can designate a
gift now and pay for it later - much, much
later. (We hope!) •
Lynda Clugston Webster '80, founder of
D.C.-based marketing and special events
consulting firm, The Webster Group, has pro­vided
a planned gift to Thunderbird as a per­centage
of her estate. She and her colleagues
work with numerous nonprofit organiza­tions,
primarily in the areas of strategic plan­ning
and fund-raising.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT how a planned gift
can provide a stream of steady income for
you or a loved one - for life - or how you
can experience significant tax savings with a
planned gift, contact Thunderbird's Planned
Giving Office at (800) 457-6981, or e-mail
mygift@thunderbird.edu.
"I may have a
strange sense of
excitement, but
I admit that I
actually enjoyed
thinking of my
favorite friends,
family, charities
and schools
and ways I can
one day give
something
meaningful
to them."
SPRING 2003 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE 15
Thunderbird's Intensive and
Immersion Language Programs
Gain in Popularity
Interaction is the key
to Spanish immersion
classes taught by
Assistant Professor of
Spanish Guiomar
Borros. Students sing
songs in Spanish,
watch Spanish movies
and pair up with class­mates
to perform
in Spanish -
with
The Polar Bear Plunge is an unusual
phenomenon that takes place in
dozens of locations around the world
every New Year's Day, during which hundreds
of hardy souls plunge scantily-dad into icy
waters for a brisk, if brief, swim.
While winter temperatures in Phoenix
rarely dip below freezing, a handful of adven­ture-
seekers took an invigorating plunge of
their own last January, during Thunderbird's
Intensive and Immersion Language Programs.
Offered in one- to three-week courses, the pro­grams
provide practical business-focused lan­guage
training in an intensive setting.
The concept began to develop at Thunder­bird
about three years ago when the School
learned of growing student, alumni and com­munity
interest in language instruction - but
not necessarily with a degree program - said
Jutta Ulrich, Ph.D., associate professor of
German and director of Thunderbird's Inten­sive
and Immersion Language Programs. So
the language faculty and staff began to brain­storm
how a special language program might
best be structured. The inaugural program,
offered to new and incoming students during
summer 2001, was a resounding success.
"We wondered if we could really pull it
off," Ulrich recalled. "Could we really help
tional proficiency in a new language in only a
few weeks? But the format worked really well,
and students liked the intensive pace."
Building on that success, new programs
have been developed that accommodate the
needs of alumni and other business profes­sionals
who can't work a typical language
course into their busy work schedules.
Immersion dasses, delivered in one- or two­week
bursts, are a nice fit.
"I'm very busy," said David Flint '90, a
School of Management faculty member at
Arizona State University West, who also jug­gles
other business interests such as real estate
and software development. "When I found
that Thunderbird was offering this, I
on it."
took a two-week Chinese course and a
Spanish course, back-to-back, in
"It was kind oflike taking a vacation,
it was so intensive," Flint said. "It was
i1IH' U7n,rlr but also really a lot of fun."
nearly a trimester's worth ofThun­normal
language course material
into just 10 days of study. Talk about
are small, from six to 10 stu­meet
daily. Nightly homework and
activities such as field trips, movies
conversations are also an integral
BY JESSICA MCCANN
The Immersion
Language Program's
quick pace was
optimal for David
Flint's '90 busy
schedule. Flint splits
his time as a professor
at Arizona State
University West with
business interests in
real estate and soft­ware
development.
Top: Current student
Emeka Chukwudebe
'04 took advantage of
the Spanish immersion
class before officially
starting classes at
Thunderbird.
Participation in the
course allowed him to
enter the upper-level
Spanish course at the
start of the trimester.
Bottom: Justin Malley
'02 was nicknamed
"EI Joker" by Professor
Borras because of his
sense of humor.
part of the program. Participants typically
consist of about half Thunderbird students
and half alumni and others from the com­munity.
That mix can make for an interesting
dynamic in class.
''There were two fellows in the Chinese
class who were going to live and work in
China for the next three years, starting about
a week after finishing the class," said Flint.
"That made the class less intimidating for me,
and yet somewhat more intense. From the
very beginning, the class had a very important
feel. These guys were taking the class for sur­vival
purposes, and so everybody else felt like
'wow, this is for real! '"
Classes are offered in all seven of Thunder­bird's
core languages - Chinese, French,
German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and
Spanish. As important as the languages them­selves,
cultural and social aspects are also
introduced during the programs.
"We're somewhat different from most uni­versity
and college programs, where they tend
to put grammar first, " Ulrich explained. "We
emphasize that conversational ability comes
first, and the grammar supports it."
Conversational ability means understand­ing
common, everyday language. It also
means having some basic tourist-like survival
skills. What sort of language and cultural
understanding will you need to find a taxi, get
a hotel room, order food in a restaurant? And
what is the typical food? Can you pay with a
credit card? What about tipping?
"There were discussions about food and
common social practices and the context in
which you might use certain phrases," said
Flint. "There was an awful lot of culture woven
into the class, and I really appreciated that.
That also made it easier to put many things, in
terms of the language, into my mind."
Thunderbird's Immersion programs are
one- or two-week introductory courses that
meet for full days, Monday through Friday.
The Intensive programs are offered in a vari­ety
of skill levels, from novice through inter­mediate.
They meet half-days for three weeks.
Costs range from $750US to $1 ,500US
depending upon the length of the program.
Registration is currently being accepted for
summer 2003 and January 2004 courses. For
more information, please visit our website at
www.thunderbird.eduJacademicsJlanguageJi
ndex.htm, call Carol Showman, program
coordinator, at 602-978-7256 or e-mail
showmanc@thunderbird.edu. •
MUSIC BEGINS WHERE WORDS LEAVE OFF
For those who want to take the idea of immersion to the high­est
level, Thunderbird offers a variety of non-credit travel
courses to exotic locations. Designed specifically with Thunder­birds
in mind, the programs last seven to 10 days and include
cultural outings, sightseeing and language training. All activities
and outings are intended to not only educate, but to also be per­sonally
and professionally rewarding.
In January, for example, professor Carmen Carney led a small
group of Thunderbird students and alumni to Cuba - a trip so
well-received, she is taking another group in May. This adventure
will focus on the music of Cuba. Participants will meet musi­cians
and cultural icons, visit La Habana and Santiago de Cuba
and attend a concert of the National Symphony of Cuba, among
other activities.
Troy Carrothers '96, who traveled with Carney in January,
said, ·One cannot gain a true perspective, or even an educated
opinion, of Cuba and its people without having seen the coun­try
first-hand and visited honestly with its people. It's amazing
that a country so rich in resources - human and natural - is
only known by many outsiders for its rich beaches and its polit­ical
history.·
Thunderbird's study tours introduce participants to experi­ences
typically not accessible through common types of travel
abroad. The organizers and leaders of the courses are profession­als
in the fields of language and culture, who have devoted the
greater part of their careers to the study of particular regions of
the world. Be it for political reasons or for geographic distance
from many points of the globe, some of these cultures still
remain sheltered from the world at large.
Travel programs are also being planned to France in August
2003 and Santiago/Patagonia/Buenos Aires in October 2003. To
find out how you can participate, e-mail Elyse Leeds '03 at
eleeds@global.thunderbird.edu (Cuba, France) or Alirio Parra
'03 at alirio@global.thunderbird.edu (Argentina). - 1M
Students visiting
Matanzos, Cuba, os
part of Thunderbird's
trovel abroad pro­gram
are pictured in
front of a monument
representing Cuba's
liberation from
Spain.
SPRING 2003 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE 17
South Africa Winterim
participants visited
Robben Island, where
political dissidents -
most notably Nelson
Mandela - were
imprisoned. Cape
Town is pictured in
the background.
Winterim 2003 Takes Students to China, Europe,
South Africa and South America
T -birds aren't typically known for their subdued nature. That's probably why almost 100
of them chose to pack their bags and head to all reaches of the globe during winter
break. Why take a break between trimesters when globetrotting the world is an option?
From South America and South Africa to Korea, China and India, students embarked on a
Winterim journey in January. These two-week intensive courses led by expert Thunderbird fac­ulty
provide in-depth coverage of relevant global business topics - and leave just enough room
for social, cultural and sightseeing adventures.
SOUTH AFRICA: WHERE THE
FIRST WORLD MEETS THE
FOURTH WORLD
BY NANA ASARE '04
Associate professor of international studies
Olufemi Babarinde, Ph.D., often refers to
South Africa as the place "where the first
world meets the fourth world." It was a state­ment
that came to life within hours of my
arrival in Cape Town.
After leaving the airport in an impeccably
clean metered taxi, we began the scenic drive
to the waterfront, where the natural beauty of
this place - and its modern freeway system
- mesmerized me.
Within minutes, I caught glimpses of the
fourth world I'd studied before embarking on
this journey. To the side of the road was a
community of homes that most would view
as uninhabitable shacks. No running water.
No electricity. The creative architects of these
homes had used every material available to
build the best possible shelter for their fami­lies,
including discarded beverage signs as
outer walls.
Needless to say, my eyes lingered and I was
disturbed by these pockets of devastating
poverty in the midst of great wealth.
Even more disturbing was the ethnic
makeup of the contrasting landscape. The
squatter's camps and townships were almost
exclusively black, while the wealthy areas
such as Sea Point were reserved for white
communities.
18 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE SPRING 2003
Facing page, top:
The South American
Winterim took students
to the ruins of Macchu
Picchu, Peru.
Facing page, bottom:
Christian van Oordt '03
invited Winterim
students to a tradition­al
Peruvian restaurant
owned by his family.
Located in Lima, Peru,
the restaurant is posi­tioned
next to a newly
discovered Inca temple
and is named La Huaca,
after traditional Inca
art. Pictured (left to
right, top): Frank
Kardonski '03, Lorena
Kardonski, Jeff Snyder
'03, Sergio Mankita '03;
(bottom): van Oordt
'03, Maricarmen TrUjillo
'03, Magda Martinelli
'03, Anna Farinato '03.
With so many stories to tell, the task of
writing about my experience became daunt­ing,
especially when determining what to
present.
Should I write about the incredible sights
from Cape Town's Table Mountain where
hang gliders soar over the pristine beaches of
the wealthy Sea Point community? About the
colony of penguins at Boulder Beach or the
baboons at the Cape of Good Hope?
Or should I tell you about the millions of
native South Africans who have been system­atically
denied education, land and opportu­nity,
but who are full of hope for the future?
Honestly, I just did not know where to
start, so I asked my travel companions to
comment on their experience.
"Even in the midst of problems such as
poverty, crime, violence and the HIV/A1DS
epidemic, there is hope, entrepreneurial drive
and a vision for the future," said Carole Low
'03. "It was echoed by many and induded
those from the humblest of circumstances to
those, like Nelson Mandela, who had sur­vived
imprisonment on Robben Island."
Sharing a similar experience, Julie Hines
'02 said, "At Thunderbird, we study about the
challenges of doing business in a developing
country.
"However, this Winterim allowed us to
learn firsthand the challenges and successes
faced by numerous high-level corporate exec­utives
and government officials induding
those from Citibank, BMW and AstraZeneca
Pharmaceuticals, among others. The trip illus­trated
that South Africa - despite all its chal­lenges
- is truly a thriving emerging market.
"The Republic of South Africa Winterim
2003 was a deeply enriching experience
which far exceeded my expectations,' said
Hines. "In fact, I am certain that it will remain
one of the highlights of my life."
According to Babarinde, who has been tak­ing
students to South Africa since 1997, the
trip gave participants a richer understanding
of the South African business environment,
by exposing them to the challenges faced by
managers and firms.
"The legacy of Apartheid largely accounts
for the persistence of wealth disparity in
South Africa," he said. "The country must be
lauded, however, for successfully undergoing
a relatively peaceful revolution by transform­ing
its polity from a policy of apartness to one
of indusion."
SOUTH AMERICA:
LABORATORY FOR BUSINESS
EXPLORATION
BY FRANK G. KARDONSKI '03 AND
SERGIO MANKITA '03
With their heads above the douds, a group
of T-birds dimbed to a breathtaking view at
the renowned Macchu Picchu archaeological
site in Peru, founded by the Inca culture.
One of a series of cultural opportunities
offered during the South America Winterim,
the visit to Macchu Picchu was a favorite. But
an equal amount of adrenaline was present
when the 28 students representing Mexico,
Italy, Panama, Peru, the United Kingdom and
the United States visited more than 25 corpo­rations
in Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires,
Argentina; and Lima, Peru.
Continued on page 21
SPRING 2003 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE 19
W interims also took students to Korea, China,
India, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Wash­ington,
D.C. Below, they comment on the diversity and
breadth of their experiences. A total of 17 Winterim cours­es
were offered in January, induding a series of on-campus
courses and visits to Wall Street, Mexico and Prague.
"I learned the
true value of
the Thunderbird
mystique and
what it means
to truly be a
part of the
Thunderbird
global family.
All of the alum-ni
provided me
with genuinely
valuable
counsel ... "
TRAVIS SIMKlNS '03
Top: Donor Merle
Hinrichs shared his
methods of business
success in Asia with
alumni and students.
Right: Students of the
Asian Financial
Markets Winterim
visited the Tokyo
Stock Exchange.
ASIAN FINANCIAL MARKETS
Students attending the Asian Financial
Markets Winterim began their journey by
washing their money at a Shrinto Shrine in
Japan - a tradition thought to bring financial
prosperity. In addition to visiting many corpo­rations
in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore,
participants also spent time with alumni in
various locations. At one event, they met with
longtime donor Merle Hinrichs, who spoke
enthusiastically about business in China and
entrepreneurism. At other events, alumni
gathered in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore
to visit with Winterim students.
"The alumni were an incredible help in
organizing our gatherings," said international
investment banking professor John Dunn,
who led the Winterim. John Chambers '97
made arrangements for the group to use the
Pfizer Pharmacia boardroom; Hideaki
Mizuno '84 set up corporate meetings, and
Christopher Burgess '94 invited participants
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to lunch at the Hong Kong Bankers Club. In
Singapore, another 10 alumni reunited for a
dosing banquet.
"Our competitive advantage is the alumni
network, and we can all benefit from active
involvement," said newly appointed Thun-derbird
Trustee Meredith Peabody '96, who
accompanied Dunn on the trip, securing
meetings and serving as a banking consultant.
"We had the pleasure of listening to speak­ers
from all sorts of institutions, including
The Bank of Japan, Pharmacia, Bank of
America and Asian Banker," said Winterim
participant Felipe Martinez '04. "The trip
also stressed the value of the T-bird network,
whose members, in Asia, did a wonderful job
of making us feel welcome."
U.S. FOREIGN ECONOMIC
POLICY AND THE NEW GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENT
The group of 28 was immediately
immersed in D.C:s political scene, and by the
end of the trip knew how to talk-the-talk and
walk-the-walk, becoming completely familiar
with the onslaught of acronyms tossed about
daily in the nation's capital (USFCS, MIGA,
NAFTA, EX-1M .. . to name a few).
In addition to attending daily presenta­tions
by government agencies, think tanks
I ' ~_ _
"Our competitive
advantage is the
alumni network,
and we can
all benefit
from active
involvement ... "
MEREDITH PEABODY '96
Above, left to right: The U.s. Foreign Economic
Policy Winterim in D.C. included a panel of
high-level speakers: Motumisi Tawana of the
Embassy of South Africa; Zmarak Shalizi of
World Bank; Holly Wise of the Global
Development Alliance, USAID; Richard
Morford of the U.s. Department of State
and panel moderator Brett Pomainville '97,
a foreign service officer in the State Depart­ment.
Above, right: D.C. -TAA Chapter President
Kathleen Langheck '94 welcomes alumni and
Winterim students. Top of page: Mt. Fuji,
Japan, the Asian Financial Markets Winterim.
and businesses, students spent a night
at the South African Embassy with T­birds
past and present. Organized by
the Washington, D.C., Chapter of the
Thunderbird Alumni Association
(TAA), the Jan. 14 panel discussion,
Public - Private Partnerships: The Future
of International Development, drew more
than 100 alumni and current students.
Panelists discussed the emerging role
of public-private partnerships in inter­national
development initiatives.
"The event itself was like being at
Thunderbird - a great mix of current
students, recent alumni and alumni
from the '60s, '70s and '80s, all coming
together for an evening of internation­al
current events and socializing that
continued well past the reception,·
said Kathleen Langheck '94, TAA chap­ter
president, D.C. chapter.
"The alumni event was one of the
high points of the Winterim: said par­ticipant
Travis Simkins '03. "There, I
learned the true value of the Thun­derbird
mystique and what it means to
truly be a part of the Thunderbird
global family. All of the alumni pro­vided
me with genuinely valuable
counsel that I know will give me the
edge I need to succeed in today's busi­ness
environment .•
BIG EMERGING MARKETS
(KOREA, CHINA, INDIA)
The 25 T-birds who visited Korea, China
and India were exposed to a world of
extremes. From the modernity of Seoul,
Korea, with its countless Internet cafes, to
the poverty of India with its rising middle
class but poor infrastructure, the group wit­nessed
everything from cell phone televi­sion
to street children begging for money.
The 25 participants toured high-tech and
automotive factories, and visited with com­pany
officials and u.S. diplomats during
each of their stops.
"I was impressed with Korea's technology
use,' said Winterim student Tim Tsao '03.
"Huge electronic billboards adorned many
buildings downtown with multinational
company advertisements, and people use the
latest cell phone technology - to navigate
with GPS and to have coupons delivered
while they are shopping .•
For the ninth consecutive year, T-birds
headed to the endless summer of South
America for a hands-on field seminar cover­ing
the political-socio-economic dynamics of
doing business in the region.
Visits with companies such as Citibank,
Coca-Cola, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Uni­lever,
Cargill, Cervecerias Unidas and a host
of others provided an up-close and personal
perspective of the fo rces at work in each
respective country.
"The experience opened my eyes to new
career prospects I hadn't previously consid­ered,"
said Jeanne Oliver '03. ") now have
very specific career objectives and know how
to target my job search in ways I would not
have considered had ) not attended this
Winterim."
Conversations with senior managers in
Argentina provided razor-sharp insight on
the complicated web of factors and circum­stances
that collided to brew what is now
being called The Perfect Storm, responsible for
trip le-digit devaluation, a near default of
public debt and soaring inflation that has
Winterim participants were
rewarded with this spectacular
view after a demanding three­hour
hike to Macchu Picchu,
Peru. Located on the high Andes
Plateau at an altitude of more
than 8,000 feet, the site is
home to the historic ruins of
the ancient Inca civilization.
caused an official unemploy­ment
rate of approximately
40 percent.
Company visits in Santiago
revealed an export-oriented,
diversified economic base and
a highly technical and educat­ed
workforce. With the recent
signing of free trade agree­ments
with South Korea, the
European Union and the
pending approval of a similar
agreement with the United
States, Chile is on its way to
expanding its potential eco­nomic
output and emerging
out of its current recession.
Peru, the darling of growth
in Latin America during 2002,
experienced an increase of
about 4.6 percent in gross domestic product
(GOP) led primarily by a dramatic expansion
of the mining sector. A tapestry of rich history,
exquisite cuisine and a growing entrepreneur­ial
class, Peru has the potential to continue its
growth and become a leading economy in the
region. However, the country is still mending
from President Alberto Fujimori's legacy of
corruption and faces an uncertain climate in
its future political system.
When the group wasn't immersed in polit­ical-
socio-economic discussions, they did
find time to mingle with locals and attend a
traditional Chilean asado (barbecue) at the
home of Sebastian Bacarreza '04, fellow
Winterim participant. Peruvian folk dancing
- Manos Morenas - and attendance at Sr.
Tango: the Ultimate Tango Show in Buenos
Aires were also squeezed into the overflowing
schedule _
WANT TO HELP WITH A WINTERIM in your
area? Call the Global Services Department at
(602) 978-7252 or e-mail overseas@thun­derbird.
edu.
SPRING 2003 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE 21
GWIB members met
with Mrs. Luma Kawar,
wife of jordanian
Ambassador to the
United States Karim
Kawar, March 6. The
informal 45-minute
tea included conversa­tion
about women's
roles in jordan, how
Kawar met her hus­band
and the group's
favorite relaxation
techniques. Pictured:
row 1, left to right:
Chairman of the Board
of Trustees Barbara
Barrett, Deanne de
Vries '03, Luma Kawar,
Patricia Lang '03; row
2: Karina Larsen '04,
Katrien Masschelein
'03, Saloni Shah '03,
Gayle Giffin '03, Cindy
Liu '04, julie Williams
'04, Elyse Leeds
Kim Kim Yee '03.
Student Clubs Tackle Tough Issues
Home to more than 90 active student clubs and organizations, Thunderbird offers students
the opportunity to truly impact the face of global management.
Two organizations on campus, Graduate Women in Business (GWlB) and Net Impact are
doing just that. They have revived their campus organizations and expanded their reach -
increasing student participation, providing internship and scholarship funding, partnering
with alumni, bringing global speakers to campus and collaborating with the School on various
admissions initiatives.
Perhaps the most striking characteristic of these groups is their commitment to the same
responsible, ethical ideals held by the School. As they focus on corporate responsibility and
ethical business practice, they are undoubtedly leaving a lasting impression on the global busi­ness
community.
GRADUATE WOMEN IN
BUSINESS: PROMOTING AND
ENHANCING THE ROLE OF
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
BY DEANNE DE VRIES '03, GWlB PRESIDENT
In business schools across America, only
28 percent of students are female.
The Thunderbird chapter of Graduate
Women in Business (GWlB), established on
campus in 2001, aims to increase those num­bers
at Thunderbird.
In February 2002, the group launched the
"Women's Admission Initiative," a joint
endeavor with the Thunderbird Office of
Admissions, to promote and encourage
enrollment of women at the School. GWlB
members volunteer to contact and welcome
to Thunderbird admitted female students,
providing feedback on any questions they
may have.
Of the female applicants contacted by
GWlB members, 85 percent chose Thunder­bird
and began classes spring semester 2003.
Since this initiative, three additional groups
have approached the Admissions Office to
initiate similar programs - a testament to
Facing page: GWIB
members took their
first swing during
spring semester 2002,
learning golf basics at
the group's first-ever
golf clinic at Cave
Creek Golf Club. A
resounding success, the
golf clinics continue to
be offered weekly at
beginning and inter­mediate
levels. Clinic
founder, Brita Moeller
'02, said she organized
and designed the
event to break down
the barriers of entry
to the game, noting its
importance in the
business world.
the program's success. Following this achieve­ment,
GWIB also was compelled to begin
another mentoring program - for female
students and alumnae.
Supported through Alumni Relations, the
program coordinates qualified alumni with
students sharing common interests and career
goals. A mentoring training seminar was
scheduled for mid-April for interested men­tors
and students. Segments of the training
also will be available online for out-of-town
participants.
In addition to establishing mentoring pro­grams,
Thunderbird's GWIB chapter also
sponsors various events including a "How to
Network with Alumnae panel," interviewing
skills workshops and guest alumnae speakers.
Recent guests have included Gail Thoms '93
of Six Sigma, private banker Suzanne Schutte
'77 and Board of Trustees member Micheline
Bouchard of Advance Research Technology.
GWIB members also were able to spend time
with Mrs. Luma Kawar, wife of His Excellency,
the Ambassador of Jordan to the United
States and Mexico.
With more than 400 T-bird members -
alumni, faculty, staff and men - GWIB's pos­itive
impact has been felt across campus. In
support of the School's "Philanthropy @
Thunderbird Week," the organization is
launching its own scholarship, which will be
awarded to female students. The goal is to
raise $1,000 this spring while promoting phi­lanthropy
among students. As a group - and
as good corporate citizens - we strongly
believe it is necessary to show support of the
School that is equipping us for the future.
In February, after a competitive application
process, the Thunderbird GWIB organization
experienced another success, as it was award­ed
the right to host the 2003 GWIB National
Conference, Nov. 14-15. The theme, "Beyond
Borders," will inspire the 500 artendees to
think beyond their current country, race, gen­der
and profession.
It promises to draw national attention to
Thunderbird as female MBA students from
the nation's top MBA programs, interested
alumni and oth-ers
participate in
this on-campus
event.
Suzanne Schutte '77
(right) visited
campus on March 4
to speak with GWIB
members about the
private banking
industry.
SPRING 2003 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE 23
The Net Impact Team:
(lying) Eric McEachen
'04; (row I): jenny
Maren '03, Kim Kim
Vee '03, Shannon
Skaggs '04, Antonya
jandacek '04, Michele
Smith '04;
(row 2): Le Craven '04,
Lade Dada '04, Matt
Schneiderman '04,
Dave Ptak '03, Tania
Paredes '04.
NET IMPACT: CREATING A
BETTER WORLD THROUGH
BUSINESS
BY SHANNON SKAGGS '04,
NET IMPACT PRESIDENT
The turning point in my decision to come
to Thunderbird, over two other top-ranked
MBA programs, was actually the T-bird Net
Impact chapter.
When I saw that Thunderbird hosted the
2000 national conference, it was a dear signal
to me that the School represented a strong
commitment to the cause. That event helped
put our chapter on the map, and we've grown
ever since - to the largest national chapter
with 191 active current student members and
138 alumni.
Now, as a second trimester student and
chapter president, I am working diligently
with our steering committee to fulfill the
dub's mission. Unfortunately, many on cam-pus
misidentify Net Impact as a tree hugging
or purely international development organi­zation
- but our mission is much more
expansive.
We not only work with faculty and staff to
build curriculum around issues of corporate
policy, ethics, environment and social respon­sibility;
but we also coordinate with alumni
and the Career Management Center to create
viable funding for internships and source
jobs in our related fields.
Net Impact also has formed an umbrella of
dubs on campus - MBAid, Microfinance
and Digital Divide. MBAid provides funding
through Citibank for internships; Micro­finance
sources internship and job opportu­nities
in the growing micro-banking field in
developing countries; and Digital Divide
writes business plans pro bono for emerging
market small businesses.
T-bird's Net Impact chapter is never idle. In
February, students won the run­"
To be a network of emerging ner-up award at a two-day Net
Impact-sponsored social case
competition held at the Leeds
School of Business in Boulder,
Colo. A group is also working
business leaders committed to using
the power of business to create a
better world. "
NET IMPACT MISSION
24 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE SPRING 2003
with active alumni in the corpo­rate
social responsibility (CSR)
field to organize a panel of
speakers for a CSR day during
the fall career fair. Paula Austin Ivey '92, of
the CSR Group, is one such alumna who has
been tremendously helpful.
When our members aren't traveling off
campus, they also are instrumental in bring­ing
prominent business leaders in ethics, cor­porate
governance and environmental and
social responsibility to Glendale. In 2003, we
partnered with the School's Global Issues
Forums to bring the CEO of Bridgestone/
Firestone to campus, John Lampe '73, as well
as Latin America World Bank's regional direc­tor,
Danny Leipziger, Ph.D. In March, I also
traveled to the Boston College Center for
Corporate Citizenship conference in San
Antonio, Texas, to learn about curriculum
development. how to build awareness of T­bird's
Lincoln Center and how to recruit
speakers to campus.
As we stay committed to our chapter goals
of curriculum development and employ­ment
sourcing, we invite all alumni, busi­ness
leaders and prospective students to join
us in creating value to "more than just the
bottom line." To join our leadership mission
at Thunderbird or to learn more, contact us
at netimpact@global.thunderbird.edu, or
visit www.net-impact.org .. the national Net
Impact website. _
BY KATHLEEN SOUZA
John Warner '48: A Legacy
of Adventure and Support
Unlike the "legacy kids" of
other institutions, John
Warner '48 didn't have
generations of family members
before him donating large
amounts of money to Thunder-bird.
"I didn't have a father or
grandfather who left me inherited money to give," he said.
Warner's inspiration for providing ongoing contributions to Thun­derbird's
Annual Fund comes from his own life-altering experience as
a student. He also recently made a planned financial commitment in
the form of a $10,000 estate gift designated for the Dr. William L.
Schurz Endowment, which will support Thunderbird students and
institutional programs related to Latin America.
"My experience at Thunderbird prepared me for a career I never
dreamed of," said Warner. "It opened up the doors to the world." In
fact, three words from professor Schurz, "Just go there," led to a more­than-
30-year career overseas for Warner, where, upon graduation, he
and classmate Jack Seibert' 48 boarded the Tulane Victory freighter to
Warner admits that, during the late 1930s,
few Americans who grew up in their child­hood
communities reached out or left their
hometown. "World War II forced this to hap­pen,"
said Warner, a veteran himself who
served three years in Europe. "After the war, a
lot of veterans wanted to find out more about
the world." The same held true for Warner,
who completed his degree at Michigan State
University after the war, then headed for
Thunderbird.
Left: Adven­ture-
bound
john Warner
'48 and jack
Seibert '48 onboard
the Tulane Victory.
Above: john Warner '85
and john Warner '48
(pictured in La jolla,
Calif. 2002)
Warner's passion about leaving his own legacy has instilled the same
sense of adventure in his children, two of whom are T-birds, Nancy
Warner Trevino '82, and John A. Warner '85. The Thunderbird experi­ence
has, indeed, had positive rippling effects on Warner's multicultur­al
family. All three of his children are multilingual and live in various
parts of the world. His grandchildren have followed suit as well, includ­ing
his lO-year-old grandson, who speaks and writes Mandarin.
While Warner represents only a small percentage of alumni who con­tribute
to the School's Annual Fund (fewer than 15 percent of the
School's 25,000 active alumni contribute), he suggests that this lull in
funding is the' result of many variables. Tax issues for Americans living
overseas, economic differences among graduates being paid in U.S. dol­South
America and never looked back. "My experience at
Thunderbird ... opened up
lars versus those being paid in foreign currency, and the
fact that some alumni still don't have a lot of money to
give contribute to this trend.
"Taking Dr. Schurz' advice - and following his
example of bold adventurer - Jack and I pooled
our money, paid $130 for a 1936 Ford, packed our
bags, and headed to New Orleans to catch a ride to
"Even so, contributions are sorely needed to keep
the doors to the world. " Thunderbird at the forefront of global business educa­Argentina,"
said Warner. "We found a freighter - and through sheer
luck, two hammock spots and enough room for our '36 Ford opened
up just before the ship left port. We were on our way."
tion," said Warner. "If half of the members of the alumni network gave
$100 in an annual contribution, Thunderbird would exceed its mod­est
goal of $l.65 million for the year."
During their adventures, the twosome taught English at a cultural
institute, worked at a textile company in Uruguay, and used the pro­ceeds
from the sale of their Ford to explore Chile, Peru, Ecuador,
Panama and Cuba. Following his stint in South America, Warner land­ed
a 37-year career with PepsiCo.
Statistics show that approximately 4,000 individuals and organiza­tions
contribute to the Annual Fund each year. "Future generations
will benefit from gifts to the Annual Fund and alumni will benefit
from giving," said Warner. "Giving to something as good as Thunder­bird
is intensely rewarding." •
WH ERE DO T-BIRDS STAND?
Thunderbird's Annual Fund remains the
cornerstone of alumni gift giving, supporting
scholarships, technology initiatives and
teaching and curriculum development - cru­cial
B-school components that attract first­rate
students and ensure that Thunderbird
maintains its ranking as the No. 1 graduate
program in international business.
$100, Thunderbird would have $2.1 million
more each year - an amount equal to the
earnings of more than $40 million in addi­tional
endowment funds.
At the end of fiscal year 2001-2002, a total
of 3,568 alumni contributed $1,473,876 to
the Thunderbird Annual Fund. This year's
goal - $1 .65 million and 4,000 contributing
alumni donors - is a relatively small increase
compared to the rewards realized by such
contributions. •
FOR MORE INFORMATION about the Annual
Fund or to make a gift online, visit www.
thunderbird.edu/annualfund or call 1 (800)
· 63%
_ - 50%
· 30%
, 30%
· 26%
Thunderbird's endowment, however, is cur­rently
about $25 million - much smaller
than the endowments of peer business
schools. Based on an average 5-percent
return, a gift of $100 is roughly equal to the
earnings of $2,000 in endowment funds. If all
T-birds who have never contributed a gift
made an average annual contribution of 457-6981 (U.S. only) or (602) 978-7137. participate in Annual Giving
More than 20 T-birds A SMALL WORLD
from Chile attended a
Thunderbird scholarship
inauguration in Santiago,
hosted by trustee
Guillermo Luksic (first
row, 5th from left). Also
in attendance were
Thunderbird President
Roy A. Herberger, Jr. (first
row, 2nd from right), U.S.
Ambassador William
Brownfield (first row, far
left), Cindi Freeman '83
(second row, 7th from
left) and chairman of the
Board Barbara Barrett
(second row, 8th from
left), who spoke at the
ceremony.
Full-Scholarship Attracts Chilean, Latin American Students
throughout Chile attended the
formal inauguration ceremony,
where more than 40 T-birds
working in Latin America showed
their support - including Free­man.
"It was a pleasure to attend
the inauguration," she said. "I
was proud of the association
between Thunderbird and Mr.
Luksic, a man who clearly under­stands
the value of this scholar­ship
program, and has the vision
to bring it to Chile."
Thunderbird Board of Trustees
member and Chilean business
owner Guillermo Luksic Craig
realized just how small the world
really is when he was interview­ing
investor relations candidates
for his Santiago-based company,
Quiiienco in 2000.
Minutes into one such inter­view,
Luksic learned that he had
something in common with his
top pick and eventual hire, Cindi
Freeman '83. She was a Thunder­bird
graduate and he was recent­ly
named to Thunderbird's
Board. Luksic's initial introduc­tion
to Thunderbird in 1999,
unsurprisingly, resulted from a
meeting with another alumna,
Beatrice Cueto '87, who serves as
his financial adviser through
Smith Barney.
Since those two encounters,
Luksic's relationship with the
School and other T-birds has
continued to blossom. On Oct.
29, 2002, he invited President
Roy Herberger, other Thunder­bird
representatives and alumni
in the Santiago area to a formal
Thunderbird scholarship inaugu­ration
ceremony held at Uni­versidad
Finis Terrae (UFT) in
Chile.
26 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE SPRING 2003
Luksic's scholarship gift of
$375,000 will provide a full­tuition
scholarship, plus living
expenses to one Chilean or Latin
American student each year, over
the next five years. The Ena Craig
de Luksic Foundation Scholar­ship
will be awarded to high­quality
applicants who are gradu­ates
of Universidad Finis Terrae;
employees of Grupo Luksic (a
division of Quifienco) or other
Chileans; or other Latin Ameri­cans.
Recipients also are expected
to return to Chile upon gradua­tion
to teach at UFfs business
school for a period of two years.
In addition to dignitaries, The
Honorable William Brownfield,
U.S. Ambassador to Chile, and
high-level academics from
TOP FEMALE
EXECUTIVES JOIN
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Maribeth Rahe, Micheline
Bouchard and Meredith Peabody
joined Thunderbird's Board in
February, each serving three-year
terms.
Featured in Vanity Fair maga­zine
as one of "America's Most
Meredith Peabody '96 Maribeth S. Rahe '74 Micheline Bouchard
Influential Women 200
Legends, Leaders and Trail­blazers,"
Maribeth S. Rahe '74 is
past president of U.S. Trust
Corp., a wholly-owned sub­sidiary
of The Charles Schwab
Corporation. A former vice chair
of the board of Harris Bank in
Chicago, she serves as a member
of the board of directors of
Trustmark Insurance Co.
Micheline Bouchard is presi­dent
and CEO of Advanced
Research Technologies Inc. (ART).
Until recently, she led worldwide
operations for Motorola Wireless
Enterprise and has also served as
chairman, president and CEO of
Motorola Canada Ltd.
Bouchard has extensive experi­ence
on corporate boards as
Director of Sears Canada, Ford
Canada, Canada Post, Monsanto
Canada and London Life. She is
a graduate of Ecole Polytech­nique
of Montreal, with bache­lor's
and master's degrees in
physics engineering and electri­cal
engineering.
Meredith Peabody '96 is the
former managing director for dis­tribution
and channels for the
Development Bank of Singapore.
A 20-year banking veteran work­ing
with institutions such as the
Arizona Bank, Security Pacific
Bank, Bank of America and Asia
Retail Banking Group (Bank of
America, Hong Kong), Peabody
has also been active with "Friend­ship
Works," a charity established
to faci litate volunteers and dona­tions
to Asian charities. She is
also a graduate of the Bank Mar­keting
School at the University of
Colorado.
DECEMBER '02
GRADUATES
REPRESENT 37 NATIONS
Family and friends gathered on
Dec. 20, 2002, in Sun City West,
where 241 students representing
37 countries were awarded Thun­derbird
MBA in International
Management degrees.
Guest speaker Masood Jabbar
'74, Sun Microsystems' former
executive vice president, chal­lenged
students to "... change
before you have to change," urg­ing
them to ignore the hackneyed
advice, if it ain't broke don't fix it.
Jabbar also shared a "Five C's"
recipe for business success: char­acter,
courage, commitment, con­fidence
and compassion.
The ceremony included the
presentation of Thunderbird's
honorary doctor of laws degree to
Gary and Jeanne Herberger, rec­ognized
for their achievements as
longtime patrons of Arizona
social causes and the arts.
Masood Jabbar '74
SPRING 2003 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE 27
· " "s PEA K E R SON CAM PUS
E1iasson
McKillop
Leipziger
Lampe
DIVERSE SPEAKERS VISIT THUNDERBIRD
The CEO of Intel ... the U.S. Supreme Court Justice . .. the president of
the Harlem Globetrotters ... All have been invited speakers to
Thunderbird through the Global Issues Forum, established in 1999 to
bring outstanding speakers to campus. The following guests visited the
School during the spring semester:
HIS EXCELLENCY JAN ELlASSON
Sweden's Ambassador
to the United States
His Excellency Jan Eliasson
graduated from the Swedish
Naval Academy, holds a master's
degree in economics, and hon­orary
doctoral degrees from
American University and Gote­borg
University in Sweden. He
has lectured at Uppsala Univers­ity
(Sweden) and was the first
under secretary general for
humanitarian affairs of the
United Nations in 1992, as well
as chairman of the U.N. General
Assembly's working group on
emergency relief in 1991-
Eliasson also spent six years as
the deputy secretary of state of
Sweden.
SUSAN SCHMIDT BIES, PH.D.
Member, Board of Governors,
Federal Reserve System
Susan Schmidt Bies, Ph .D.,
began her term at the Federal
Reserve System as member of the
Board of Governors in December
2001 . She holds a B.S. degree in
education from SUNY Buffalo,
and earned M.A. and Ph.D.
degrees in economics from
Northwestern University. Before
her Federal Reserve appointment,
Bies held several positions with
First Tennessee National Cor­poration,
including executive vice
president for risk management,
auditor and executive vice presi­dent
and chief financial officer.
ANDRE L DELBECQ, PH.D.
j. Thomas and Kathleen L
McCarthy University Professor,
Santa Clara University
Extensively published in the
field of organizational behavior
and management, Andre Del­becq,
Ph.D., holds bachelor's,
master's and doctoral degrees in
business administration.
Delbecq has taught business
and organization for more than
40 years at a number of national
and international institutions
including the University of
Toledo, the University of Wis­consin
and the University of
South Africa.
GIL MORRIS
Chief Executive Officer
and President,
Hilti North America
Gil Morris is the CEO and
president of Hilti North America,
a partner for construction profes­sionals
worldwide. Hilti began in
1941 as a family business and
has expanded operations to
more than 120 countries. Morris
graduated from the University of
Oklahoma with a master's degree
in business administration. A
CPA, he joined Hilti as the man­ager
of general accounting in
1979 and has held executive
pOSitIOns in the company,
including managing director of
Hilti Great Britain Ltd. and vice
president/general manager of the
Industrial Strategic Business Unit
for Hilti Inc
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SIR TOM MCKILLOP
Chief Executive Officer and
Executive Director,
AstraZeneca PLC
The plain-spoken, hands-on
CEO and executive director of
AstraZeneca, Sir Tom McKillop,
has made the successful transi­tion
from chemist to manage­ment.
Noted in 1999 as one of
the top 25 managers to watch by
Business Week, McKillop earned a
Ph.D. in chemistry and is recog­nized
for efficient and no-non­sense
implementation strategy.
DANNY M. LEIPZIGER, PH.D.
Regional Director for
Infrastructure, Private Sector and
Finance, Latin America,
World Bank
World Bank's director of the
Finance, Infrastructure and
Private Sector Group, Latin Amer­ica
and the Caribbean Region
since 1998, Danny M. Leipziger,
PhD., earned a BA from the City
College of New York, and a PhD.
from Brown University, both in
economics. Leipziger manages
groups responsible for projects
and analytic and advisory services
in the areas of transport, urban
development and entrepreneur­ship,
among others.
JOHN T. LAMPE,
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
and President,
Bridgestone/Firestone
Americas Holding Inc.
John T. Lampe '73 was named
chairman and chief executive
officer of Bridgestone/Firestone,
Inc on Oct. 10, 2000. He previ­ously
acted as executive vice pres­ident
of Bridgestone/ Firestone
and president of Bridgestone/
Firestone Tire Sales Co. Lampe's
career advancements have given
him an abundance of multicul­tural
management experience,
taking him to Singapore, Den­mark,
Costa Rica and BraziL
- Christopher Deasy '04
IN THE THROES
OF WAR
Jordan's Ambassador to
the United States Speaks to
T-birds about War in Iraq
The major su'ides Jordan has
made in the past few years - in
economic and business develop­ment,
in legislative and judicial
reform, in foreign policy and
trade - hang in the balance as
the Middle East contends with
yet another war.
Jordanian Ambassador to the
United States Karim Kawar
shared his perspective on eco­nomic
development, foreign
investment and the then­impending
war in Iraq during a
Global Issues Forum speech
March 6 at Thunderbird.
Jordan is a small, young nation
of about 5 million people, about
half under the age of 18. Kawar
noted that many highly educated
Jordanians tend to leave their
homeland to seek job opportuni­ties
elsewhere in the region, in
Europe and in the United States.
Thus, Jordan's King Abdullah has
articulated a vision for the nation,
which indudes attracting foreign
investment and enhancing job
creation to generate sustainable
economic growth.
A major step toward that goal
occurred in 1999 when Jordan
joined the World Trade Organiza­tion,
which required the country
to amend more than 70 laws to
qualify. Laws regarding intellectu­al
property rights were strength­ened,
for example, and judicial
reforms were also implemented
to better enforce those laws.
"A lot of work has been invest­ed
in changing those laws,"
stressed Kawar. "Without those,
we do not have innovation,
research and development. "
Kawar believes joining the
WTO also helped Jordan to nego­tiate
and secure a free trade agree­ment
(ITA) with the United
States, making it the first Arab or
Muslim state to sign such a con­tract
with Washington, and one
of only four countries in the
world to have an ITA with the
United States. Jordanian exports
to the United States increased by
214 percent from 2000 to 2001
and rose 72 percent during the
first eight months of 2002.
Rising tensions in the Middle
East and the likelihood of mili­tary
conflict in Iraq, however,
began to cast a shadow over
Jordan in late 2002. Iraq is
Jordan's largest trading partner
and supplies all of its oil. Even
the threat of war created strains
on the small nation in the
months preceding the conflict -
trade and tourism suffered,
insurance costs increased and
stock markets dipped. But
Kawar's concerns of war extend
beyond the well-being of his
country and its people.
"Many agree that the region
would be better off without
Saddam Hussein," he said. "The
question is, at what cost?"
Kawar feared the worst-case
scenario, which could indude a
destroyed and divided Iraq, fur­ther
instability in the Middle East
and a flood of refugees. He also
feared for the future of the
European Union (EU).
"The EU has been the model
for regional cooperation and
integration, which many regions
around the world look up to," he
said. "And the failure of the EU
would certainly hold back many
of the other regional programs
that have been under way. So I
pray for a mirade."
- Jessica McCann
SPRING 2003 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE 29
'70S ROCKERS
HEADLINE AT
GLENDALE WORLD
MUSIC FESTIVAL
Between performances by
Blood, Sweat & Tears and The
Spencer Davis Group, global
dance troupes performed among
a crowd of approximately 7,000
March 28-29 as Thunderbird's
athletic field was transformed
into a mini-World Music Festival.
Reggae, pop, Caribbean and
folk music also filled the air,
along with the aromas of interna­tional
food from vendors repre­senting
Bavaria, Greece, France,
Mexico, Thailand and America.
Organized by the city of Glen­dale,
The World Music Festival
featured the annual flag proces­sion,
which included 23 T-bird
students dressed in native coun­try
attire, as well as a series of
interactive displays and exhibits
hosted by five Thunderbird stu­dent
organizations.
Above: Donned in 70s
tie-dyed shirts, Thunder­bird
students and staff
hosted the School's infor­mation
booth, answering
the community's ques­tions
about Thunderbird.
Right: T-birds Thanh
Nguyen '04 of Vietnam;
Yo Sathitsemakul '03 of
Thailand; Fatiwie Bun '03
(center) visits with Winterim stu­dents
at the Thunderbird Global
Business Forum's concluding cocktail
reception.
and Yola Istianty '03 of Indonesia participated in this year's Flag
Ceremony at the World Music Festival. The women wore Balinese
traditional dresses from Indonesia.
30 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE SPRING 2003
Global Business Forum speakers included
Thunderbird's professor Anant Sundaram; keynote
speaker Fred). Studer, vice president, ERP, Product
Marketing and Industrial Marketing for Oracle
Corp.; and Thunderbird President Roy Herberger.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
FORUM AIRS ON CNBC WORLD
More than 130 business executives gathered at
the Thunderbird Global Business Forum in New
York Jan. 16 to discuss the realities of conducting
business in an environment of escalating public
distrust and corporate accountability. The forum,
"Thriving in a Worried Global Economy: Creat­ing
a Strategy for Corporate Governance," was
taped by CNBC World and aired in three one­hour
segments the last week of January.
Featured speakers included high-level execu­tives
from leading global companies. Among
them were Fred Studer, a vice president with Oracle Corp; Mar­garet
·Peggy" Foran, vice president of corporate governance and
corporate secretary for Pfizer, Inc.; Bill Cotter, chief underwrit­ing
officer for A1G subsidiary National Union Fire Insurance
Company; and Kevin Parker, global head of equities and a man­aging
director with Deutsche Bank. Thunderbird finance pro­fessor
Allant Sundaram also presented.
Though corporate governance has garnered a great deal of
public attention lately, governance topics have been extensive­ly
researched for decades, in such diverse fields as finance,
accounting, law and corporate strategy. Professor Sundaram
presented an analysis of such research, pointing out that sepa­rating
the role of CEO and chairman typically has little impact
in shareholder value, but that appointment of an outsider as
CEO is generally good news for shareholders.
He also noted that the relationship between top manage­ment's
performance-based pay and stock performance is essen­tially
nonexistent, and that no particular evidence indicates that
stock options improve performance. Evidence on the impact of
inside ownership, however, is mixed. "Some 'reasonable'
amount of inside ownership is good," he said, "but beyond a
point, higher insider ownership is associated with lower firm
value and a sense of entrenchment."
Thunderbird Global Business Forums are conducted regu­larly
in four global regions: North America, Europe/Middle
East/ Africa, Asia and Latin America. These interactive pro­grams
examine international management topics and trends to
deliver the relevant information that business leaders need to
better understand today's global economy. For upcoming
forums, visit www.thunderbird.edu. clicking on the Corpomle
Seroices button, then the Global Business Forums link.
- Jessica McCmlll
THUNDERBIRD AIR
FORCE HISTORY
COMES TO LIFE
In celebration of its 50th
anniversary, and the School's Air
Force origins, the U.S. Air Force
Air Demonstration Squadron,
th e Thunderbirds, presented a
one-hour program to faculty,
staff, students, alumn i and
friends March 14 in the AT&T
Audi torium. Capt. Chris R.
Stricklin and Staff Sgt. Max
Walker commented on their
training and answered questions
from the audience.
The Thunderbirds perform
precision aerial maneuvers to
demonstrate the Air Force's high­performance
aircraft to people all
over the world.
According to Nelda Crowell,
who manages Thunderbird's
arch ives, "The U.S. Air Force
Thunderbi rds are so named
because when the group first
started, they flew over the former
Thunderbird Field . Seeing the
large Thunderbird logos painted
on the roofs, members of the
team dedded that would be a
good name for the newly formed
team . At least, that's what my
sources say."
Above: Thunderbird pilots thanked
the School for its hospitality by
presenting Nelda Crowell,
Thunderbird's archivist, with a
photo signed by the Thunderbirds.
Below: Four of Thunderbird's faculty
were honored at the annual Faculty
Awards luncheon, funded through a
gift from TIAA-CREF. Row 1 (left to
right): TlAA-CREF representatives
Douglas Burnett and David Howard;
professor and Faculty Senate Chair
John O'Connell; President Roy
Herberger, and TlAA-CREF represen­tative
Geri Bellino. Row 2: TIAA­CREF
representative Michael
McA/tamney; professors Kannan
Ramaswamy. William Wan, Phillip
Drake; and TlAA-CREF representa­tive
William Hurley.
INTERNSHIP FAIR
DRAWS 400 STUDENTS
More than 400 students took the
opportunity to develop personal
contacts with representatives of
30 participating organizations
during Thunderbird's annual
Internship Fair, held Feb. 19-2l.
Student candidates took part in
more than 200 interviews with
corporate participants induding
Intel, johnson & johnson, Eli
Lilly, IBM, Schering-Plough,
American Express, Merck & Com­pany,
Kimberly-Clark, Pfizer and
Abbott Laboratories. The next
major campus recruiting event,
Career Fair 2003, is expected to
welcome at least 50 companies
Oct. 15-17.
FACULTY RECOGNIZED
AT AWARDS
LUNCHEON
Professors Phillip Drake,
Wi lliam Wan, Kannan Rama­swamy
and john O'Connell were
honored for their contributions
to the School at the annual Thun-derbird
Faculty Awards Luncheon
at the campus Pavilion April 8.
Sponsored by the Faculty
Senate and funded through a gift
from TLM-CREF, the awards rec­ognize
accomplishment in the
following areas:
• Publications: William Wan
and Kannan Ramaswamy for
their contributions to the man­agement
and global strategy
fields
• Teaching: Phillip Drake for his
development of the Mergers
and Acquisitions Winterim
program
• Service to Thunderbird: John
O'Connell for his years of serv­ice
as chair of the Faculty
Senate and contributions to
the field of risk management.
Since 1996, the Faculty Senate
at Thunderbird has honored 30
faculty members. "We are pleased
to welcome TlAA-CREF as a
sponsor," said O'Connell. "This
luncheon allows faculty achieve­ment
to be elevated to a level of
general awareness."
SPRING 2003 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE 31
RAINY RUGBY REUNION
DOESN'T DAMPEN SPIRITS
Although rain didn't affect the
annual Alumni Rugby Reunion
match held at Thunderbird on
March 1, it did force attendees off
the patio and into the Pub for the
evening's post-match gathering.
First established in 1983,
Rugby Alumni Weekend has
grown to an annual tradition
held the first weekend of March,
including golf, skeet-shooting
and spring baseball outings
before the student vs. alumni
rugby match. The student team
captured this year's win, with a
21-8 Victory.
"We are gearing up to take our
first alumni rugby tour," said
Chuck Hamilton '91, who organ­ized
this year's reunion. "The tour
is a cultural trip centered around
rugby - for rugby alumni and
supporters. We will play two
games in Cuba, and possibly a
third in Mexico." The trip, sched­uled
Aug. 29 - Sept. 7, will be led
by professor Carmen Carney,
who conducted a similar alum­ni/
student non-credit travel
course focusing on the music of
Cuba in January.
The tour will include visits to
historic landmarks such as the
Museum of the Revolution, a
walking tour of Old Havana and
a Cuban Music Night.
For more information about
next year's reunion or the Rugby
Alumni Tour, contact Hamilton
at chuckhamilton@mail.com, or
the Thunderbird Alumni Rugby
Association (TARA) web site,
http://tbirdrugby.org. TARA is
always in search of lost rugby
alumni; log in and let us know
where in the world you are.
Above: Pictured alumni participants
(white jerseys) in the annual student
vs. alumni rugby match included
Alex Mirkow '95, Steve Koopal '92,
David Kennedy '94, and referee, Pat
Carroll '03.
32 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE SPRING 2003
HILTON HEAD
ISLAND,
SOUTH
CAROLINA
T-birds living on or
near Hilton Head
gathered for cocktails
and hors d'oeuvres at the Yacht
Club of Hilton Head Island dur­ing
the March First Tuesday.
With help from The Alumni
Relations Office, Buzz Yount '71
and Jim Landis '68 organized a
successful first-time event, which
included several spouses who
had participated in the Thun­derbird
Wives' Program. In April,
the group also met for a presenta­tion
of the School's current activ­ities,
presented by Laurel
Kimball, assistant vice president
of Individual Giving at Thunder­bird.
Hilton Head T-birds agreed
to a quarterly program of events
with rotating volunteer hosts.
The next event is scheduled for
the First Tuesday of July, hosted
by Rhetta and Buzz Yount.
CHAPTER NEWS
The South
Carolina license
plate of Bob
Lanham '63 was
a topic of con­versation
at the
Hilton Head event, highlighting the
School's original name, the
American Institute of Foreign Trade.
GREATER LOS
ANGELES AREA
Mark your calendars for the
June 7 Thunderbird Career
Forum, a half-day event spon­sored
by The Greater Los Angeles
Thunderbird Alumni Association
(Orange County, Santa Monica,
South Bay Chapters), and in con­junction
with Thunderbird's
Alumni Relations Office and
Career Management Center. The
first of several career manage­ment
workshop modules, the
forum will target T-birds interest­ed
in a career change or currently
seeking employment.
Seated at the Hilton Head Chapter gathering are (left to right, row I):
Carmen Cunningham, Anne Daniels, Pam Sutton, Grace Tiernay. Back row:
Tom Reiss 71, Jim Landis '68, Martha Reiss, Bill Cunningham '58, Lydie
Daugherty, Roy Daugherty 77, Dan Daniels '56, Anne Landis, Buzz Yount 71,
Rhetta Yount, Bill Tiernay '56, Stark Sutton '69, John Meeks '95.
Not pictured, but in attendance: Rob Cushman '65.
While developing the agenda,
the chapter is seeking speakers
with expertise as professional
coaches, company recruiters,
search firm executives and hiring
managers. To keep costs at a min­imum,
the group also is seeking a
corporate sponsor to provide a
venue that accommodates at least
50 people (we are not seeking
financial sponsorship). Please
contact Julie Busa '93 at octbird­officer@
yahoo.com with speaker
and venue recommendations.
NETHERLANDS
There's no such thing as too
many chefs in the kitchen when
they're invited. Dutch T-birds
recently gathered in Amsterdam
at "La Cuisine Francaise" to par­ticipate
in a
two-hour cook­ing
class. "We
had a great
time and a very
lekker evening,
making some
good food and eating it all," said
Chapter Leader Brigitte Opel '95
about their feast of saltimbocca
with garl ic, filled calamari with
garlic, self-made fish ravioli and
entrecote with ratatouille and
garlic.
DETROIT
Roving dinners, haunted
hayrides and Pistons games .. .
These are just a few of the activi­ties
that Detroit T-birds partici­pated
in during 2002, increasing
their participation rate to an aver­age
of 15 each month. The annu­al
International Potluck also was
a success with members cooking
the dishes they contributed.
Additionally, local alumni saw a
play at the Masonic Temple,
watched a foreign film at the
Detroit Institute of Art, adopted
two families during the holidays
and hosted a ski trip to Blue
Mountain in Ontario. Alumni in
the Detroit area should visit the
Detroit Chapter site on MyThun­derbird
or forward suggestions to
Sangeeta 8ajaj '99 at sangeeta
@global .thunderbird.edu.
MONTERREY
Nine days before Christmas,
Posada is celebrated in Mexico, a
tradition that teaches the story of
Mary and Joseph's journey from
Nazareth to
Bethlehem in search of
shel ter (posada) .
Today the Posada has
evolved into a social
celebration, paying fes­tive
homage to the
journey. Following this tradition,
the Monterrey chapter held its
annual reunion at a local restau­rant
featuring music, food and
holiday cheer. Established in
2002 to serve graduates of the
Global MBA for Latin American
Managers program, the chapter
also welcomes T-birds who relo­cate
to the area. For information
about upcoming events, contact
Chapter Leader Alma Gutierrez
'02 at AlmaG@global.thunder­bird.
edu.
TEAM CHAPTER
TOURS NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER
A chapter within a chapter,
TEAM (Thunderbird Executive
Alumni of Miami) was founded
in 1997 by South Florida alumni.
Participants hold executive level
positions and/or are business
owners, and graduated a mini­mum
of 15 years ago or are at
least 36 years old.
The group recently attended a
private tour of the National
Hurricane Center, an event origi­nally
planned for 2002 that was
postponed due to federal restric­tions
imposed after 9/ 11.
During the past five years,
TEAM T-birds have participated
in a number of events including
a private tour of the University of
Miami's Lowe Art Museum; a
guided tour of the Miami
International Airport Tower; a
lecture on endangered marine
life at the Rosenteil School of
Marine &. Atmospheric Science; a
guided tour of the Smithsonian
Exhibit at the Miami Museum of
Science and a Miami River Tour.
Meetings take place quarterly
- usually on the last Thursday of
the first month of each quarter.
Most meetings begin with a pri­vate
tour of an attraction of inter­est
followed by dinner at a dis­tinctive
local restaurant.
SPRING 2003 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE 33
Online Alumni Career Tools Offer Solutions
Did you know that you can hire a Career Coach for less than the price of a golf pro? OK. So Thunderbird
can't fix your slice, but our online alumni semce, ExecuPlanet, can help straighten out your career. It's
not just an Internet job site; it's a world-class array of job search and career management tools and access to
local career experts in 170 offices of the leading career services firms in the world.
We know that searching for a new job,
changing careers or managing your current
career can be filled with anxiety. This com­prehensive
site can help minimize that stress
by providing:
• Networking tools and resources, including
networking scripts, professional associa­tion
and local chambers of commerce
search engines, and tips on tapping the
hidden job market;
• Mega job search engine reaching more
than 100,000 job boards, company and
association web sites all at once;
• Message boards covering topics such as Ask
a Coach, International Careers, Finding a Job,
Networking and Industry Alerts;
34 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE SPRING 2003
• Job Search "check_up" to learn whether
you're doing all you can to land a job;
• Directory of specialized job boards indexed
by function, industry and geography;
• Sample resumes, cover letters, exit and
positioning statements indexed by func­tion.
Fee-based job search workshops, executive
coaching, career assessments, introductions
to local professionals who can help your
career, and resume-writing or interviewing
assistance also are available to alumni who
want personalized attention.
To access ExecuPlanet, log on to My Thun­derbird
at http://my.thunderbird.edu, and
click the Alumni Career Management button.
In addition to ExecuPlanet's Career Tools
site, Ihunderbird offers a variety of alum­ni
career tools and services both online
and in person (click on the Alumni Career
Managemelll button to access online
career articles and guides, alumni-only
job listings via the Global Job Connec­tion,
expatriate resources and links to rec­ommended
career sites) . Barbara Limmer,
director of alumni and executive career
management, offers telephone consulting,
C(lreer seminars through local chapters
and access 10 career resources that give
joh . ekmg ailimni J jump start
TRAP?
MY THUNDERBIRD - TAPPING THE THUNDERBIRD NETWORK
Haven't logged on to MTB before? Follow these simple steps to access
a dynamic gateway to the Thunderbird community online.
• Search for other alumni
• Set up a personal profile
• Join alumni chapters
• Stay up-to-date on Thunderbird events and activities
FIRST TIME LOGGING ON
Graduates must give their class year, a valid e-mail address, and their birthday to log
on to MTB.
1. Visit My Thunderbird at http://my.thunderbird.edu.
2. At the home page, there will be a gray box called "Notes about using MTB. H Click the
first option/bullet point under the label "Alumni - Request an Account. H
3. At the sign-up page, there will be some information to read. Check the YES box and
fill in the boxes where appropriate for first name, last name and e-mail address.
For Class Year, click once to see the list of years. Scroll until you find your class year and Cliell on
it once to submit it as your choice. It will appear on the form . Please remember to enter your
birth date correctly. Example: If you were bom on July 1,1976, you would type 07/01/1976.
4. Once completed, click "Sign Me Up." You will get your password and login by email
within seven days.
ONCE YOUR ACCOUNT IS SET UP
1. In the address or location bar on the browser, type http://my.thunderbird.edu.
2. Enter your Thunderbird ID Number and Password, and then click the Log On button.
The 'Bypass logging on' checkbox may be marked for convenience when the user is
accessing MTB from home, but not when logging on from a public computer.
Selecting this checkbox from a public computer enables others to assume the user's
identity within MTB. When using a public computer, be sure to click 'Log off in the
upper right-hand comer when leaving MTB.
3. Each user must accept the Terms & Conditions of using MTB. Please read them care­fully.
4. Click "Personalize" and update your profile. Anything displayed in red is viewable
only by you and the School. We encourage alumni to make information available to
one another, as this enhances the richness of the Thunderbird network. At the very
least, consider including a primary e-mail address that is viewable to your communi­ty
or all communities.
5. Visit your local chapter by clicking "CHAPTERS" and at the welcome page, click
"Join." As long as your primary e-mail address is not red (see No.1), you will be
added to the email list for the chapter.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS:
Contact the Alumni Relations Office:
Tel: (602) 978-7135
Fax: (602) 978-6814
E-majl: amtb@thunderbird.edu
FORTY-PLUS
EVENTS GROWING
A 40+ initiative has spread across North
America - and is expected to spread around
the world - reconnecting senior T-birds and
allowi ng them to network with one another.
Through the initiative, alumni age 40 and
older will have the opportunity to organize
events and activities that meet their needs
and interests, beyond First Tuesday.
Spearheaded by Julianne O'Dwyer '99, a
Colorado Chapter board member, and a
member of Thunderbird's North America
Council, this effort has been embraced in
Colorado, New York, Sao Paulo and other
regions. To coordinate a 40+ event in your
area, contact at julianneodwyer@
hotmail.com.
PHILADELPHIA SENIOR
ALUMNI LUNCHEON
Ed Auble '72 and Bob Eichfeld '67 spear­headed
this Feb. 25 gathering in
Conshohocken, Pa., where 1840+
Thunderbird alumni listened to a School
update presented by East Coast representa­tive
Myra Garcia and Assistant Vice President
of Alumni Relations Anne-Marie Nelson '95.
The Philadelphia-area group suggested a
future gathering for socializing and network­ing
purposes.
PHOENIX 40+ GROUP HOSTED
AT SCOTTSDALE ART GALLERY
About 30 T-birds met in March at Rjma
Fine Art, a gallery owned by Tracy Penwell
'86 and her husband Dror Darrell. The
Phoenix T-birds admired the gallery's origi­nal
artwork (including several Renoirs),
dined on food by a four-star chef and debat­ed
what their next event should be.
SPRING 2003 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE 3S
EDITOR.S NOTE
Thunderbird Magazine's print
version of Class Updates has been
amended to indude only profes­sional
updates. Personal updates,
induding marriages and birth
announcements, will continue to
be posted online at My Thunderbird
on the Alumni Network, Class
Updates & Lost Alumni page. We
apologize for any inconvenience,
but hope you will enjoy the won­derful
resources offered through
Thunderbird's online community
- induding personal glimpses
into alumni lives. To submit
personal or professional updates,
e-mail update@thunderbird.edu
or visit the Magazine Update discus­sion
board on My Thunderbird
at http://my.thunderbird.edu,
selecting the Discussion button
and Magazine Updates group.
CORRECTION
We incorrectly identified the
employer of alumni Ted Strickler '75
and Rick Dressler '75 as Morgan
Knudsen in the winter issue of
Thunderbird Magazine. The correct
name of the company is Morrison
Knudsen - now called the
Washington Group International.
19605
Richard "Dick" Hasenpflug '68
has been named "Los Atlan of the
Year" by the Los Altos Town Crier,
for his countless hours of volun­teer
work with the Los Altos Rotary
Club, Los Altos Sister Cities and
many other organizations. Under
Hasenpflug's financial guidance,
the Los Altos Cultural Association
raised $350,000 this past year to
outfit the new high school per­forming
arts theater.
Sanford "Sandy" J. Stone '69
moved to Doha, Qatar, in January
to work at the U.S. Embassy for a
60-day assignment. The embassy is
providing support to the U.S.
Central Command, which
deployed from Tampa, Fla., to
Qatar.
19705
James Barrett, Jr. '70 is vice presi­dent
of sales and marketing for
Kemco Tool and Machine Co. He
resides in St. Louis, Mo.
Thomas E. Cleveland '71 is chair­man,
chief executive officer and
co-founder of Access Business
Finance, a Bellevue, Wash., compa­ny
that provides asset-based work­ing
capital for financing small - and
medium-sized businesses. He was
recently designated vice chairman
for the Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco's Advisory Council. He
will work with the Council to pro­vide
grassroots information to the
Federal Reserve System on econom­ic
developments in the 12th
District.
William "Bill" E. Esch '74 has
been named 2002 salesman of the
year by sport boot and shoemaker,
Georgia Boot. He lives in Stillwater,
Minn.
Barbara Hoose '74 was promoted
to executive vice president for
Union Bank of California. She is
responsible for creating Union
Bank's small business services divi­sion,
which develops financial
products and services for the small
business market, supports market­ing
and sales efforts, and provides
centralized underwriting.
Dennis Kelley '74 has co-authored
a paper on the application of new
high-tech products for the treat­ment
and disposal of nuclear
waste. The paper will be presented
at the 2003 Nudear Waste
Management Conference (Arizona)
with his associates from the
Khlopin Radium Institute, St.
Petersburg. Russia. Kelley is assist­ing
the U.N:s International Atomic
Energy Agency with its new global
policy for nuclear waste manage­ment.
He lives in Indianapolis,
Ind.
Classmates Luke Breza '82 and Kathy (Lutz) Bergs '81 reunited in December
2002 at the Motswari Game Lodge. Located in the Kruger National Park
of South Africa, the lodge is managed by Bergs and her husband.
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Richard Saint-Amant '75 was fea­tured
in the Melrose Free Press, arts
and li festyle section, as a volunteer
of the year. Among other volunteer
services, Saint-Amant serves as a
tutor in the Melrose, Mass., school.
Mark Emkes '76 was promoted to
chairman, chief executive officer
and president of
Bridgestone/Firestone North
American Tire LLC.
David E. Russell '76 has been
appointed to senior vice president
and chief lending officer at
Merchants Bank & Trust Co.
Russell lives in Loveland, Ohio.
Richard W. Marcum '77 is director
of the Yavapai College Small
Business Development Center and
a small business management con­sultant.
He lives in Prescott, Ariz.
Roger Wittlin '78 is a managing
director and co-manager for the
Wells Fa rgo High Yield Portfolio.
Before joining Wells Fargo in 2000,
Wittlin worked for 18 years at
Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank
and Morgan Stanley.
William W. Cone '79, an event
marketing and special promotions
executive producer and sen ior con­sultant
with three decades of expe­rience
in coordinating major
national and international events,
was named chief operating officer
of Jamestown 2007, a steering
committee responsible for coordi­nating
the state of Vi rginia's 400th
anniversary of the founding of
America's first permanent English
colony.
19805
Karen Williams See I '81 was
selected as chairman of the board
of county commissioners of
Pinellas County, (St.
Petersburg/Clearwater) Fla. She
and her husband, Ron Seel '80,
president of RS Sales I nc., reside in
Clearwater, Fla.
Kathleen "Katty" Lutz Bergs '81
manages Motswari Game Lodge in
South Africa.
Stephen Doyle '82, co-author of
Coal 7rading Handbook: An Insider's
Guide to Coal 7rading and the Coal
Industry re.leased by Hill and
Associates Inc. and Doyle Trading
Consulta nts LLC, has been in the
coal business since 1983 as a
scheduler, exporter, importer, sales­man,
buyer, negotiator, OTC trader
and futures trader. Doyle is also the
founder of Doyle Trading
Consultants. He lives and works in
New York, N.Y.
Mark D. Mandel '82 was hired by
Blaylock & Panners, L.P., an inde­pendent
Wall Street research firm ,
as a senior retail analyst in the
firm 's equity research group.
Mandel most recently led the con­sumer
group at H.C. Wainwright,
where he supervised the coverage
of specialty and discount retailers
and developed consumer spending
indicators. He was ranked a top
analyst by The Wall Street Journal.
Ralph F. Walker '83 was appointed
vice president, treasury manage­ment
for Southwest
Bancorporation of Texas, N.A.,
where he will be responsible for
launching the bank's regional treas­ury
management initiative in key
markets throughout Texas and the
surrounding states.
Douglas Beckerman '85 has been
promoted to director of finance
and administration at Auspice
Corp., the emerging enterprise
control company.
Renee (Meyer) Masserey '85 lives
in Basel, Switzerland, with her
family and serves as the transfer
pricing manager in the supply
chain depanment of Actelion
Pharmaceuticals.
Laurel Lee-Alexande