Since our charter class graduated more than 25 years ago, alumni
from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management have been making
their presence known around the world.
Our graduates are CEOs, vice presidents, chief financial
officers, chief operating officers and entrepreneurs. Around the
globe, they have taken prominent roles as international business
leaders in a wide range of industries and organizations.
Graduate School of Management alumni are actively involved in
their communities, and they make time for mentoring, advising and
assisting current students and networking with fellow graduates.
Meetings and Activities Log: November 2012
Nov. 1 Met with Associate Dean Hemant Bhargava, Associate Dean Paul Griffin, Assistant Dean James Stevens, Acting Assistant Dean Sarah Mangum, Professor Andrew Hargadon, Professor Kimberly Elsbach and Associate Director Academic and Student Services Holly Bishop-Green to discuss the technology management courses.
Videotaped a UCTV interview with Amy Myers Jaffe, Executive Director of Energy and Sustainability, to discuss specific energy and sustainability areas.
Met with senior leadership team members …
Meetings and Activities Log: October 2012
1 October 2012: Traveled to Washington, D.C., and attended a meeting with Acting Secretary of Commerce Dr. Rebecca Blank and the i6 Challenge winners.
Attended The Innovative and Entrepreneurial University: Higher Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Focus seminar at the Higher Education Forum at the Department of Commerce.
Attended the American Economic Competitiveness Forum on University Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the White House South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Meetings and Activities Log: September 2012
September 4 : Teleconference meeting with Assistant Dean Finance candidate.
Attended the Academic Coordinating Council of Deans (ACCD) Meeting to discuss the NSF Science and Technology Center Proposal.
Dinner with Professor Roger Mayer, Poole College of Management at North Carolina State; Barbara Mayer; Dr. Cheyenne Currall; Professor Michael Maher; and Kathy Donelan Maher.
September 5 : Lunch with Terry Tumey, UC Davis Athletics Director.
Meetings and Activities Log: August 2012
August 3 : Teleconference meeting with Managing Director of Executive Education Wendy Beecham.
August 4 : Met with Margo Beth Fleming, Senior Editor, Economics and Organizational Studies at Stanford University Press at the Academy of Management conference.
Met with David Musson, Commissioning Editor at Oxford University Press, at the Academy of Management conference.
Meetings and Activities Log: June 2012
June 1: Teleconference with Barbara Mark, CEO and Founder of Full Circle Institute Leadership and Life Strategies for Women of Substance and Passion, to discuss the panel positioning for the June 6 Women Business Leaders Census event.
Lunch with MBA candidate Brian Lonn, GSM MBA Ambassador Dani Morgan and MBA candidate John Churchman, winners of the “Lunch with the Dean” auction item at the Challenge for Charity GSM student fundraising event.
Met with Wendy Beecham, Managing Director of Executive Education.
Meetings and Activities Log: March 2012
March 1 : Senior Leadership meeting with Associate Dean Hemant Bhargava, Interim Associate Dean Donald Palmer, Assistant Dean Jim Stevens, Assistant Dean Mary McNally, Assistant Dean Judy Nagai, Managing Director Wendy Beecham, Executive Director Linda Oubre, Senior Director Tim Akin and Director of the MPAc Program Will Snyder.
Met with Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph Provost about several projects.
Meetings and Activities Log: February 2012
Feb. 1: Teleconference meeting with University of California Business School Deans, Dean Andy Policano, Dean Judy Olian, Dean Rich Lyons and Dean Bob Sullivan, to discuss the University of California Summer Institute for Emerging Managers and Leaders.
Attended and gave a presentation titled “Sacramento’s Golden Opportunity” at the River City Bank’s 2012 Business Outlook Luncheon. The presentation was focused on the once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform economic development in our region.
Meetings and Activities Log: January 2012
January 3: Met with the GSM Organizational Behavior faculty group.
Attended the University Hub meeting with Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph Hexter, Vice Chancellor of Research Harris Lewin, Professor of Technology Management Andrew Hargadon, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Administrative and Resource Management Karl Mohr, Special Advisor to the Chancellor Robert Gore and Vice Chancellor for Administrative and Resource Management John Meyer.
Meetings and Activities Log: December 2011
December 1: Teleconference meeting with Director of Corporate Relations/IMPACT Projects candidate.
December 5: Met with Managing Director of Executive Education Wendy Beecham about new projects.
Monthly update meeting with Executive Vice Chancellor Provost Ralph Hexter.
Met with GSM graduate students Jen Long, Mona Kamdjou and Matt Gallegly about the ASM Casino Royale Event in San Francisco.
Meetings and Activities Log: November 2011
November 3: Met with Alex Mehran, Bishop Ranch Ownership/General Manager, in San Ramon to discuss signage and other marketing opportunities.
Attended the GSM faculty meeting.
Dinner with Dr. Cheyenne Currall; Stuart Kaplan, Global Chief Operating Officer for Korn/Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting; and Tracy Kaplan.
Meetings and Activities Log: October 2011
October 3: Met with Professor Bob Yetman about the Master of Professional Accountancy program.
Met with Claire Pomeroy, Vice Chancellor of UC Davis Health System and Dean of UC Davis School of Medicine, and Jacqueline Northcutt, President and CEO of BioHouston Inc.
Had lunch with Jacqueline Northcutt; Meg Arnold, CEO of Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance (SARTA); Mark Friedman, President of Fulcrum Properties; and Cary Adams, Medical Device Angel Investor.
Meetings and Activities Log: September 2011
Met and had lunch with Doug White, Director of Ventures and New Business Development for Dow Chemical Company; Steve Hahn, Recruitment Director at Dow Chemical Company; and Managing Director of Executive Education Wendy Beecham.
Met with Assistant Dean, Development and External Relations candidate.
Met with Neil Paschall, investment banker with The McLean Group Investment Group.
Meetings and Activities Log: August 2011
3 August 2011: Teleconference meeting with Senior Development Director Adrienne Capps.
Meetings and Activities Log: July 2011
1 July 2011: Teleconference meeting with Claire Pomeroy, Vice Chancellor and Dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine.
Teleconference meeting with Associate Chancellor Karl Engelbach about U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development John Fernandez’ visit to Sacramento.
Met with Professor Roger Edelen to congratulate him on his tenure.
Meetings and Activities Log: June 2011
June1: Met with Vice Provost Academic Affairs candidate.
Met with Assistant Dean Jim Stevens and Senior Development Director Adrienne Capps regarding donor funds.
Met with Assistant Dean Anya Reid, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications Tim Akin, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Managing Director Christi Black and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Senior Vice President Valerie Vento to discuss branding the GSM.
Meetings and Activities Log: May 2011
May 2: Met with Maury Gallagher, Chairman and CEO of Allegiant Airlines, and donor and Chancellor’s Campaign Cabinet member, in Las Vegas to discuss achievements and changes for the GSM.
May 3: Teleconference meeting with Ann Barefield, Finance Manager at Intel, to discuss activities
and events at the GSM.
Teleconference meeting with Jim Wunderman, Bay Area Council’s CEO (and a visiting lecturer in the Bay Area MBA program) about actress Connie Nielsen’s film Lost in Africa and her Human Needs Project Foundation.
Meetings and Activities Log: April 2011
Delivered welcome remarks to prospective students to the Daytime MBA Admit Day at Gallagher Hall.
Teleconference meeting with Scott Biddy, Vice Chancellor of University Relations at University of California, Berkeley, about UC Davis.
Teleconference meeting with Ann Powers, Executive Director of Individual Giving at Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business, about the GSM.
Met with Associate Professor Greta Hsu about her research projects.
Met with Senior Director of Marketing and Communications Tim Akin and UC Davis Senior
Meeting and Activity Log: March 2011
2 Teleconference meeting with Karl Engelbach, Associate Chancellor, about the GSM.
3Participated in the Council of Dean and Vice Chancellors Spring Retreat in Sacramento.
Facilitated a discussion with Dean Enrique Lavernia, Dean Jessie Ann Owens and Dean Claire Pomeroy on “Advancing our Vision of Excellence within the Current Fiscal Environment: Opportunities and Challenges.”