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October 1, 2007

FACULTY/STAFF NEWS

Marketing Professor J. Paul Peter retired at the beginning of September. Throughout his career, Peter garnered national attention for his knowledge of the field, including winning the William O’Dell Award from the Journal of Marketing Research, as well as consulting for the Federal Trade Commission. Peter also served on the review boards of the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, and Journal of Business Research. In addition, he is the author of over 30 books and one of the most-cited authors in marketing literature.

Julie Tran, formerly with the UW-Madison Bursar’s Office, accepted the position of associate student services coordinator in the Dean's Office. Tran will manage the timetable and regular analysis of academic activities, including classroom utilization and the implementation of the scheduling system of the new School of Business space in the addition. She holds a B.A. in International Studies from UW-Madison and is working toward her MBA from Cardinal Stritch University.

Genevieve Trewyn has joined the Business Career Center as a University Services Associate 2. She has a B.S. in Business Management with a minor in Marketing from Upper Iowa University. Trewyn previously worked as a substitute teacher in the Jefferson County school district. Julie Curti also has joined the Business Career Center as a University Services Associate 2. Curti recently graduated from UW-Madison with honors, receiving her B.A. in Geography and Political Science. She previously worked with the International Academic Programs at UW-Madison as a study abroad peer advisor.

Bill Patterson has accepted the position of IS systems development services professional in the Technology Support Center (TSC). Patterson is returning to the School of Business after working the past two years as a self-employed consultant. He has a degree from UW-Madison in Biochemistry.

Tina Frailey will be leaving her position as public relations director for the School of Business at the end of October. She will be starting a new position with a Wisconsin-based private philanthropist. She will continue to serve on the Bolz Center for Arts Administration’s alumni advisory board.

Senior Lecturer Loren Kuzahara, Management and Human Resources, will be taking on the new role of deputy associate dean of undergraduate programs. Kuzahara will work with Senior Associate Dean Jim Johannes, who is serving as interim associate dean for undergraduate programs and with Steve Schroeder, who has been named assistant dean for undergraduate programs as well as continuing in his role as director of the Business Career Center. Kuzahara has been involved in several undergraduate initiatives, including serving as an advisor to case competitions and helping with the creation of the Accenture Leadership Center. He will be focusing on the curricular aspects of enhancing the undergraduate program in this new role.

Associate Professor Marjorie Rosenberg, Actuarial Science, Risk Management and Insurance won first place and $500 in the 42nd Actuarial Research Conference Presentation Prize competition, which was announced recently at the 42nd Actuarial Research Conference. She won for her presentation on "A Bayesian Two–Part Predictive Model for Health Care Costs Using Individual–level Data.” At the same conference, in the category of graduate student presentations, doctoral student Paul Johnson took second place and $300 for his presentation, "Mitigating the Impact of Endogeneity in Healthcare Data via Multilevel Models."