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CONTENTS
Dean's
Welcome
Happy,
Passionate Employees Key to Good Business
M.A.
Wright Investment Fund Wins National Title
Students
Head To Big Apple
Digital
Technology Revolution
Third
Annual Wine Tasting
Southwest
Business Plan Competition
Class
Gift Challenge
Perspectives
on Women in Leadership
Employment
Prospects in
Silicon Valley
Student
Club Updates
ALP
Profiled in Continental Airlines Magazine
Second
Annual All Class Reunion
Schuler's
Mission at Enron
Getting
the Word Out About the Jones School
Patrick
Van Pelt: Paving His Own Path
Diary
of an MBA: A First-Year Student Writes Journal for Business Week
International
Trip: Singapore and Vietnam
Serving
Unique Corporate Educational Needs
Life-long
Learning
Offshore
Technology Conference
Faculty
News
Rice
MBA 2001 Placement Report
Alumni
Association President's Letter
Class
Notes
Alumni
Leadership Challenge
2001-02
Alumni Association Board
Please send
comments to:
Deanna Sheaffer, Editor
Director of Alumni Affairs
Jones School of Management - MS 531 Rice University
P.O. Box 1892
Houston TX 77251-1892
e-mail:JGSalum@rice.edu
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Dean's Welcome
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| Gil
Whitaker and Maya Houston (MBA '99) JGS Director of Development,
accepting the MBA Class of 2001 pledge check from Mike Wieland
(MBA '01) Class Gift Chairman. |
At the 2001 Jones Graduate School Investiture on May 11, it was
with pride and gratitude that I accepted a pledge check in the amount
of $275,000 from the graduating MBA class of 2001 as part of the
Class Gift Challenge for the capital campaign. I am inspired and
impressed by their enthusiasm for the Jones Graduate School and
their belief and dedication to our aim to be recognized as a top
ten program in the next ten years.
As our Class Gift Challenge gets underway, I am very pleased by
the number of alumni who have volunteered to be Class Gift Liaisons.
Strong alumni support for this campaign illustrates alumni investment
in the future of the Jones Graduate School MBA program. The alumni
annual gift fund is another program where alumni give financial
assistance through yearly donations to support all of the critical
needs of the school, ranging from financial aid to faculty research
support. Alumni support for both the capital campaign and annual
gift fund is a testament to the Jones Graduate School of far greater
value than any external evaluation.
Earlier this spring, I participated in a conference call kicking
off the inaugural meeting of another newly formed JGS alumni volunteer
group, the Jones Leaders. The Jones Leaders is a volunteer organization
established as an extension of the JGSAA Board to further the school’s
vision and mission. Key objectives of the Jones Leaders include
reconnecting a broader group of alumni to the Jones Graduate School,
providing a vehicle to grow the school’s reputation and communicate
the school’s message, equipping a stable of volunteers for
service projects, and supplying a potential pool for future board
members. We have recruited an extraordinary group of alumni to seed
this program, alumni who have demonstrated a high level of commitment,
participation, and involvement with Jones School activities over
the past year. It is my hope that this group continues to expand
and that alumni from around the world desire to be involved. If
you have any questions, feel free to contact our alumni office at
jgsalum@rice.edu or (713)348-6222.
Volunteerism is essential to the success of our MBA program. Without
the support of our alumni and friends, we cannot reach the heights
to which we aspire. I would like to express my gratitude for the
generosity of the many Jones Graduate School alumni and friends
who have contributed time, funds, and vision to JGS over this past
year. I look forward to your continued support—and thank you
for what you have done and what I know you will do.
Gilbert R. Whitaker, Jr.
Dean and H. Joe Nelson, III, Professor of Business Economics
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