Alumni Spotlight on Dianne Dubois

Dianne Dubois earned her BBA in Accounting in 1983 and feels her education has served as the basis for everything she now has – which includes a wealth of experience in public and private companies, strong technical and operational competence, as well as proven management capabilities. Dianne’s career started at Arthur Andersen in Milwaukee. Today, she is beginning her own consulting firm – Maple Street Associates in San Francisco. Amid her days in Milwaukee and her entrepreneurial undertakings in San Francisco, her experience has been varied and valuable, including roles at The Walt Disney Company as the Director of Operations Planning, as well as CFO positions at E*Trade, LookSmart and The Olivia Companies. Now, Dianne has the network to generate business and provide quality service for companies that need strategic and operational direction. Dianne serves on our Advisory Board and is also a generous donor to our Department.

Alumni Spotlight on Glen E. Tellock

Glen E. Tellock is a 1983 graduate of UW-Madison with a BBA in Accounting and is currently serving as the president and chief executive officer of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. He joined the organization in 1991 after having worked at the Denver Post Corporation and Ernst & Whinney. His role at The Manitowoc Company is one of oversight, governance and strategic imperatives (growth, value, people, organizational development, customer focus and innovation). According to Glen, the key to his robust planning process is the good people that lead his business segments. When speaking about ethics, Glen says there is no alternative to doing the right thing -- everyone knows the difference between right and wrong. His organization’s ethics policies are driven by him, as the CEO, and everyone is expected to understand the policies, which are tested annually through an on-line assessment. Glen currently serves as a board member of Astec Industries, as first vice chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, and is an emeritus member of the Dean’s Advisory Board for the School of Business at UW-Madison.