FACULTY-STAFF NEWS

Senior Lecturer Rod Matthews, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics recently went on his 32nd international student travel program. Matthews and the entire class of Real Estate 365 traveled to Paris in November to work on a real estate development project for Disneyland Paris. Earlier in the semester, the class did a demographic study for Florida on behalf of the Chicago-based REIT, Equity LifeStyles, which provided the funding for the trip.

Edward Marien, professor emeritus in Executive Education, was named Honorary Distinguished Logistics Professional by the American Society of Transportation & Logistics in recognition of his career-long contributions to the field of logistics. He joined a distinguished list of honorees that includes Don Schneider, chairman of the board, Schneider National Inc.; and Fredrick W. Smith, chairman, president and CEO of FedEx Corporation.

Professor Dan Anderson, Actuarial Science, Risk Management and Insurance, has written a new book. “Corporate Survival: The Critical Importance of Sustainability Risk Management.” The book analyzes the increased pressures brought on U.S.-based multi-national corporations from global competition and regulations, particularly in the European Union and Japan. He gives strategies for developing sustainability risk management systems and explores their considerable advantages, which he believes include decreasing risk costs, increasing competitive advantage, improved community image, enhanced reputation, and increased profitability and stock performance. The book is featured on the December UW Business News Wire of the UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations.

Abigail (Abby) Sanford Capper has joined Executive Education as a senior marketing specialist. B ased in the Fluno Center, she is Executive Education's direct marketing specialist, responsible for data analysis and list selection for open-enrollment program marketing. Prior to moving to Madison this summer, she was a senior consultant for TATC Consulting in Washington, D.C., where she led database and marketing projects for the U.S. Department of Labor. She also worked as a senior consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, Va., conducting projects for the Economic and Business Analysis Group and NIMA Systems Engineering Services and was a senior analyst for Borders Group in Ann Arbor, Mich. She has a BS in Economics from George Washington University and an MA in Economics from the University of Michigan.

Ann Kinkade, director of the UW-Madison Family Business Center , was awarded a Certificate in Family Business Advising by the Family Firm Institute, which works to establish standards for better serving family-owned enterprises.

Barbara Peterson, student status examiner 2, is transferring from the MBA Program Office to the Nicholas Center for Applied Corporate Finance as of Dec. 11.

Nicole Hauge has joined the Business Career Center as a university services associate 2. She comes to the School of Business from the UW-Madison Department of History, where she was assistant to the chair.

Roger McMunn, Financial Specialist 3 LTE, joined the Financial Management Office in November.

Alicia Schetter, associate student services coordinator, joins the MBA Program Office on Dec. 5. She previously was a recruitment specialist with Miller Brewing Company. She has a BA in organizational communication from UW-Stevens Point and a master's in human resources and labor relations from UW-Milwaukee.

Debora Treu, director of the Hawk Center for Applied Security Analysis, had her last day with the School of Business on November 24.