Media coverage of the people and programs of the School of Business.
Management Professor Barry Gerhart was quoted in the Oct. 17 Financial Times in an article on the issue of pensions crisis.
Kevin Weadick, BBA '95, MBA ‘02, was featured in the “Day in the Life” section of BusinessWeek Online. Weadick works for Grainger and graduated in supply-chain management.
The school's Arts Administration program and Director Andrew Taylor were featured in the November 26 Capital Times.
Executive Education's Roger Formisano and Management Professor Ray Aldag were quoted in the December Capital Region Business Journal in a feature on what makes a successful CEO.
Associate Professor Mason Carpenter, Management and Human Resources, was quoted in an article on third-quarter losses by Spectrum Brands in the November 10 Wisconsin State Journal.
Ann Kinkade, director of the Family Business Center, was quoted extensively in the December issue of Capital Region Business Journal for an article on succession planning. FBC member, Wick Building Systems, and FBC sponsor, Smith & Gesteland, were also quoted.
News of Michael Lehman, retired CFO of Sun Microsystems Inc., receiving the school's Distinguished Business Alumnus award was carried in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Wisconsin State Journal.
News of the school's MBA program winning a Beyond Gray Pinstripes award for its MBA offerings in social and environmental issues was carried on Wisconsin Public Radio and in the Capital Times.
The Small Business Development Center and its 25-year history of helping entrepreneurs was featured in the December issue of Business Beat, the publication of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. The same issue profiled Neil Lerner, director of the UW-Madison SBDC.
Assistant Dean for MBA Programs Gary Lessuise was featured in the “Movers and Shakers” column of the November issue of In Business magazine.
Assistant Professor Larry “Chip” Hunter, Management and Human Resources, was quoted in an article on flexible work schedules in the December Capital Region Business Journal.
News of the school's INSITE program (Initiative for Studies in Technology Entrepreneurship) receiving a research grant was carried in the Wisconsin State Journal.