School of Business Gazette > July 1, 2006

July 1, 2006 

Undergrads Place Second in State Department Case Competition

A team of School of Business undergraduates earned second place in a national competition
sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

MBA Students Earn High Marks in Business Plan Competitions

School of Business students and alumni recently placed among the top finalists in two business
plan competitions.

FACULTY-STAFF NEWS

  • Larry Rittenberg
  • Carol Aspinwall
  • Cindy Johnson
  • Julie Etheridge
  • Carole Eisele
  • Judith Schaeffer
  • Susan Sprague
  • Amy Climer
  • Ruth Dahl
  • Rebecca Smith
  • Jacque Girard
  • Rachael Weiker
  • Louisa Podlich 

International Supply Chain Conference Had a Wisconsin Influence  

Several individuals from the School of Business were involved in the International Conference
on Information Systems, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management (ILS) held in May in Lyon, France.

IN THE NEWS

People and programs of the School of Business have been in the news.

Golf Outing Planned by Women in Business Council

The Women in Business Council (WIBC) of the School of Business will host  an 18-hole golf
scramble on Aug. 21 to benefit scholarships for women in MBA programs.   

Wisconsin Evening MBA Program to Graduate its Sixth Class

The School of Business will host the Wisconsin Evening MBA Class of 2006 graduation ceremony
and brunch on Saturday, July 8 at the Fluno Center for Executive Education.

Wisconsin Business Alumni to Hold Networking Event in Milwaukee

Dean Michael Knetter and Wisconsin Business Alumni will hold a networking event for alumni in
Milwaukee in July.

Risk Management Student Given Doctoral Dissertation Award

Ray A. Gilmore, a PhD candidate in risk management and insurance, was
selected to receive the distinguished State Farm Companies Foundation
Doctoral Dissertation Award

About the Gazette

The next  issue of the School of Business Gazette will be distributed Aug. 1. Submissions
should be sent by July 27 to Lari Fanlund, lfanlund@bus.wisc.edu.