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Smeal College, Penn State Benefactor Dies At 84

Frank P. Smeal, who with his late wife Mary Jean made the founding gift to name the Mary Jean and Frank P. Smeal College of Business in 1990, as well as numerous other contributions to Penn State University, died on April 8, 2003, at the age of 84. For more about the life and contributions of Mr. Smeal, see http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr03/smeal.html.

U.S. Steel President: Spring Undergraduate Commencement Speaker

John Surma (B.S. 1976), President of United States Steel Corporation, will speak at Smeal's spring commencement at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, in the Bryce Jordan Center. More than 1,000 Smeal undergraduate students will receive their degrees at the ceremony. Read more about Smeal commencement at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr03/surma.html.

Retired Telecom Executive: MBA Pre-Commencement Speaker

John Zrno (M.B.A. 1969), who enjoyed a 25-year career in the telecommunications industry, will speak at Smeal’s MBA pre-commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, in the HUB Alumni Hall. Specifically for the Smeal MBA community, pre-commencement precedes the May 17 commencement ceremony for all master’s candidates of the Penn State Graduate School. Read more about Smeal MBA pre-commencement at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr03/zrno.html.

Alumni Pledge Supports Construction Of New Smeal Building

Edward R. (B.S. 1959) and Helen Skade Hintz (B.S. 1960) have made a $2 million gift toward the construction of the new Smeal building. The courtyard plaza will be named the Edward R. and Helen Skade Hintz Plaza. Read more about the Hintz gift at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr03/hintz.html.

Professor Named SIOP Fellow

The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) recently named David A. Harrison, Professor of Management, as a SIOP Fellow during its annual convention in Tampa, Fla. In receiving the honor, Harrison was recognized for his groundbreaking work on diversity, work/role adjustment, executive decision-making, and absenteeism, among other areas. Read more about Harrison's SIOP Fellowship at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr03/harrison.html.

New Spin-off Company Helps Reengineer Marketing

Smeal Professors Gary L. Lilien and Arvind Rangaswamy recently spun-off from Penn State DecisionPro, Inc., a company centered on their leading expertise in the emerging field of marketing engineering. DecisionPro is designed to help corporate professionals execute and track marketing programs and optimize the ROI of marketing. Read more about the new company at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr03/marketing.html. Lilien will provide highlights of the marketing engineering solutions offered by DecisionPro at a breakfast meeting in Philadelphia on June 10. For more information, visit http://www.10june03.isbm.org.

Smeal Celebrates Close of Grand Destiny, Start Of 50th Anniversary

The weekend of April 25-27 marked the end of the Grand Destiny Campaign (Smeal exceeded its campaign goal with $73 million) and the start of the College’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, which received a rousing kickoff on Blue-White Saturday at the future site of Smeal’s new building. Read more about the festivities and check out an historic aerial photograph at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr03/celebrate.html.

U.S. News Ranks MBA Program Among Nation's Best

The Smeal MBA Program ranked 33rd overall and 13th among public universities in the 2004 edition of U.S. News and World Report's "Best Graduate Schools," compared to 43rd overall in last year's ranking. The Supply Chain and Information Systems Program at Smeal ranked 7th in the nation in the category of Supply Chain/Logistics. Read more about the rankings at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr03/usnews.html.

Annual eBiz Workshop To Focus On Innovations

Leaders in industry and academia will gather on May 14 and 15 in Philadelphia for the fifth annual eBRC Academic Workshop. This year's event, centered around "Innovations in Customer Loyalty, Retention, and Advocacy: Powered By Technology," will be an interdisciplinary dialogue, culminating in a published white paper. Read more about the eBRC event at http://www.ebrc.psu.edu/events/upcomingEvents/index.html.

Smeal Hosts Diversity Appreciation Weekend

Diversity Appreciation Weekend 2003, sponsored by Penn State’s Minority MBA Association, featured a pledge of funds for diversity programs from Minority MBA Association members of the classes of 1993 and 2003, as well as the presentation of diversity awards for staff, alumni, and corporate partners. Read more about the event at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr03/diversity.html.

Smeal Students Earn Diversity Awards

Smeal undergraduates won four of the six annual awards presented by Penn State’s Multicultural Research Center. Henry Calderon (Operations & Info. Systems Mgmt.), Candice Isaac (Marketing), Chris Thomas (Economics), and Makini Young (Operations & Info. Systems Mgmt.) each won awards. Smeal senior Gregory Jenkins (Operations & Info. Systems Mgmt.) also earned a Fannie Lou Hamer / W.E.B. DuBois Service Scholarship from the Forum on Black Affairs. Read more about the diversity awards at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr03/awards.html.

View 'Shoemaker Lecture' Highlights

Jacquelyn B. Gates, Ethics Officer for the World Bank Group, recently presented the annual G. Albert Shoemaker Lecture in Business Ethics. Access video highlights of her presentation at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/lecture/shoemaker/index.html.

Media Round-Up

Members of the Smeal College faculty are contacted regularly by the world's news media. In April, faculty members appeared in media outlets such as USA Today, Bloomberg News, NPR's Marketplace, and The Associated Press, among others. Please visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/innews/index.html to see a summary of these stories.

Programs and Events

Penn State Executive Programs is currently accepting reservations for all general management, functional management, industry-specific, and its new intangible asset series programs. Please visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/psep/topic.html for more information on your program of interest or click the link below for programs being offered this spring.

May 19 - 23	Managing Effective Supply Chains http://www.smeal.psu.edu/psep/mesc1.html
June 23 - 27	The Emerging Enterprise Technology Strategist: Leveraging IT for Organizational Success http://www.smeal.psu.edu/psep/eets.html

Class Notes

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