A prominent leader in the real estate community, Michael W. Brennan, has joined the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the Wisconsin School of Business as executive director.

The Wisconsin School of Business and American Family Insurance are partners in presenting Forward Thinking: A Speaker Series. World-renowned economist Nouriel Roubini will speak June 8 on the financial crisis.

The east wing addition to Grainger Hall won a Merit Award from In Business magazine’s Commercial Design Awards competition.

The Wisconsin School of Business is filled with individuals who have talents in addition to their day jobs. Two good examples are Barb Peterson and Don Hausch, who share an interest and talent for music.

• Steve Malpezzi
• Michael Enyart
• Kristina Engeseth

People and programs of the Wisconsin School of Business were in national, regional and local media in recent weeks.

Several awards were presented to Wisconsin School of Business faculty and staff.
at the May 13 Length of Service reception, in addition to length of service recognition.

Economic, political and social uncertainties in Mexico will be examined in a program sponsored by the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) on June 16.

The 15th graduating class of the Wisconsin Executive MBA program, the Class of 2009, graduated in May.

Grainger Hall’s Capital Café is operating on summer hours.