News : News Releases : 1999-2000

Cisco Senior Vice President speaks on New Economy June 21
Howard Charney, senior vice president at Cisco, will explore the impact of the Internet economy on the way people work, live, learn and play at the June 21 business breakfast sponsored by Santa Clara University's Center for Innovation and Entreprenuership. Charney will also assess specific steps businesses can take to tap into the Net, enabling organizations to become more competitive, productive and profitable.

Charney began his career at IBM and went on to co-found two successful technology companies--3Com and Grand Junction. He earned his BS and master's in mechanical engineering from MIT, and holds a MBA/J.D. from Santa Clara University.

Reservations for the breakfast, which begins at 7:15 a.m. at the Santa Clara Westin Hotel, can be made by e-mailing the Center at phubbard@scu.edu, or faxing reservations with credit card information (VISA, MC, Discover) to 408/551-7071. Tickets are $30, $25 for students.

For additional information, contact the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University, 408/554-5757.

Business Sophomores Take First Prize in National Ethics Competition
Santa Clara University's student team took first place in the intercollegiate business ethics competition held at Loyola Marymount University on April 14. Sophomores Laura Erickson, Joseph Rushmer, Blaze Smallwood, and Kelly Walsh presented a case study on the ethics of music file sharing over the Internet.

Competitors included University of Virginia and Valparaiso University, which tied for second place, Loyola University of Chicago, Manhattan College (NY), Texas A&M, Tuskegee University, and host Loyola Marymount, which fielded two teams. Valparaiso was the first place winner in 1999.

This was the first time SCU has entered a team in the national competition, said Martin Calkins, S.J., professor of management and the team's advisor. SCU staff member David Armstrong served as technical advisor to the group.

Leavey School of Business in top 20 in U.S.
The MBA program of Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business continues to be among the best part-time programs in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report.

The MBA program was ranked 19th in the country by the magazine in its annual "Best Graduate Schools" rankings, which are posted on its Web site, www.usnews.com.

"This ranking confirms that the Leavey School of Business is the premier business program for Silicon Valley," said Barry Z. Posner, dean of the business school. "Our students and faculty work in the heart of this dynamic business environment and our MBA program reflects Silicon Valley's energy and innovation."

The business school specialty rankings were based on a reputational survey of business school deans and MBA program directors. Among Bay Area universities, only Santa Clara and UC Berkeley were ranked. Both UCLA and USC in southern California were among the top 20.

The magazine also listed other rankings for the business school, among all part-time programs:

• 6th highest average GMAT, at 648
• 7th most selective program at 40.3% acceptance rate
• 13th largest enrollment, 1,019

The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University began in 1926, and was one of the first business schools in the country to receive national accreditation. The business school's MBA program was one of the original group of MBA programs in 1961 to be accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.

It offers a professional education emphasizing humanistic and moral development as well as technical proficiency. In the MBA program, 1,019 part-time students were registered in Fall 1999, more than 80 percent of them working professionals in Silicon Valley.

S.F. Ad Exec Scheduled for Spring Leavey Lecture
Agnieszka Winkler, founder and CEO of Winkler Advertising, will present the Spring 2000 Quarter Leavey Lecture on Tuesday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. Her topic, "Branding at Warp Speed," will explore the realities of branding in an age of instantaneous communications.

Winkler Advertising, a San Francisco agency with clients that include First Franklin, Sony, Intershop, AboveNet, and LSI Logic, was founded by the Santa Clara Business School alumna, who received her MBA in 1981 from the Leavey School of Business.

Ms. Winkler serves on the boards of two privately held companies, and is a trustee of Santa Clara University.

Her book, Warp Speed Branding: the Impact of Technology on Marketing, was published in August 1999.

Symposium:Business strategies for the Internet Age
"From Bricks to Clicks: New Business Models and Strategies for the Internet Age" is the focus of the April 28 symposium co-sponsored by SCU's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). Industry speakers will address e-business ideas and implementation during this one-day session to be held at Acuson Corporation in Mountain View, California, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Senior executives will share how they have strategically adopted the Internet as a revolutionary way of doing business and how they have implemented new business models and strategies. Speakers will offer ideas about how to develop e-business solutions to help participants transition from their traditional revenue models into the Internet Age.

Among the participants will be Phil Gibson, National Semiconductor vice president, Barbara Jones, Cisco Systems director, Bob Rodin, CEO of Avnet (formerly Marshall Industries), Roger Sanford, CEO of P3M, Bruce Koon, San Jose Mercury News On-Line director, and Dr. Kirthi Kalyanam, director of SCU E-Commerce Initiatives.

Reservations for the symposium costs $495 and registration must be made by April 7. Registration checks should be made payable to IOO Associates and send to Marty Kandes, IOO Associates, 32751 Ripon Court, Fremont, CA 94587. For more information or to register via e-mail, contact Marcia Daszko (408-247-7757 mdaszko@aol.com) or Marty Kandes (510-487-3811 mjkandes@ncl.verio.com).

Business School debuts new look for web site
Under the direction of SCU Webmaster Brian Washburn, the Leavey School of Business has begun to revamp its web pages. The new design, intended to complement the University's web site, was developed over the last few months to facilitate easy navigation for the Business School's many audiences.

"Our web management has been distributed over several departments," said Donna Perry, assistant dean for administration and external relations. "With this move, we hope to assist our internal web managers in keeping our overall site current and cohesive."

Comments about the new look and feel as well as its structure can be directed to the external relations office (dperry@scu.edu).

Garage.com CEO joins Annual Economic Forecast on January 19
SCU's Professor Mario Belotti will present a preview of where the economy may be headed in the next 12 months on Wednesday, January 19, at his 31st annual Economic Forecast. Joining him will be Garage.com's CEO Guy Kawasaki, who will offer a look at the new rules for success in the new economy.

Economics Professor Belotti founded the Forecast in 1969 and has taught at Santa Clara since 1959. He chaired the Economics Department for 22 years and is the W.M. Keck Foundation Professor in the School of Business. He teaches macroeconomics and monetary theory. Dr. Belotti lectures in a number of management development programs and consults in developing countries around the world. He is a columnist for the San Jose Business Journal, writing on global economic issues.

Mr. Kawasaki is CEO of Garage.com, a Silicon Valley-based firm that assists high-technology startups. He has been a founder of several personal computer companies. Prior to this position, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, and was one of the invidiauls responsible for the unprecedented success of the Macintosh computer. A columnist with Forbes Magazine, Mr. Kawasaki is the author of seven books, including How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, and Rules for Revolutionaries.

Dean Barry Z. Posner will moderate the Forecast, which is sponsored by Imperial Bank. The event begins at 4 p.m. in Mayer Theater on campus. Tickets, at $35 each, are still available and include a post-Forecast reception.

For reservations and additional information, call 408/554-5451, or check the MBA Alumni web page (business.scu.edu/MBA_alumni).

Bank of America Official Challenges Conventional Wisdom About Millennium
On Tuesday, January 4, MBA students and special guests will hear from Jeanette Garretty, senior economist with Bank of America, at the first MBA Leavey Lecture of the Year 2000. The Lecture begins in Mayer Theater at 6:30 pm (Note: MBA classes are on a shortened schedule on this date to accommodate the Lecture).

Examining "Growth and Change in the New Millennium," Ms. Garretty subtitles her talk: "What You Think You Know, You Probably Don't," pointing out challenges to conventional wisdom as business adapts to new markets. In addition to her role as senior economist at Bank of America, Ms. Garretty is its director of market research and planning, giving her particular insight into the change technology is bringing to all aspects of business.

MBA Leavey Lecture presentations are held every quarter as a part of the "Face-to-Face" series within the School of Business. Designed to bring business leaders together with business students, the series provides monthly opportunities for tomorrow's leaders to meet and talk with the region's CEOs and senior executives. (The complete schedule is posted on the Business School's web page: business.scu.edu)

Ms. Garretty joing the Bank in 1979, after serving as assistant professor of economics at Santa Clara University and as a research at Stanford Research Institute. She regular addresses the national conferences of the Institute of Management Accountants and the Association of Individual Investors and has been on the faculty at numerous executive and professional institutes, including SCU's Executive Development Center and UC Irvine's Health Care Management Executive Program.

Ms. Garretty has served as advisor to economic development corporations Sonoma, San Mateo, and Ventura counties. She is a director of The Enterprise Network, a small business resource center and high tech incubator recently profiled in the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and serves as a Santa Clara University Regent.

She received her B.S. in mathematical economics at Santa clara and completed her masters degree and Ph.D. studies in economics at Stanford.

12/15/99 For additional information, contact the Dean's Office, 408/554-5423

Business School Faculty Receive "Extraordinary" Achievement Awards

Twelve Leavey School of Business faculty were presented with the Extraordinary Achievement Award, the highest award the School can bestow on its professors. The annual honor recognizes extraordinary achievement in three dimensions: teaching, research, and service.

Receiving the honor were: Associate Professor Greg Baker (Food and Agribusiness), Professor David Caldwell (Management), Professor Andre Delbecq (Management), Professor Manoochehr Ghiassi (Operations and Management Information Systems), Professor Kirthi Kalyanam (Marketing), and Professor Dennis Moberg (Management). Finance professors Atulya Sarin, Hersh Shefrin, and Meir Statman, were recognized for their work also, as well as Assistant Professor Andy Tsay (OMIS), Associate Professor Charles Feinstein (OMIS), and Associate Professor Edward McQuarrie.

At the same occasion, a number of faculty were saluted for service to the School and University, the profession, and the larger community, as marked by a range of activities and active involvement (usually assuming a leadership role). Among those recognized were: Professor Dale Achabal (Marketing), Associate Professor Naren Agrawal (OMIS), Professor Al Bruno (Marketing), and Associate Professor Karen Fox (Marketing). Also mentioned for special service during the 1998-99 year were Professor John Heineke (Economics), Professor Chaiho Kim (OMIS), and Professor Shelby McIntyre (Marketing).

In addition, Associate Professor Jane Ou (Accounting), Associate Professor Helen Popper (Economics), Associate Professor Shahrokh Saudagaran (Accounting) were recognized for service. Associate Professor Jim Sepe (Accounting), Professor Steve Smith (OMIS), Associate Professor Bill Sunstrom (Economics), and Professor Tyzoon Tyebjee (Marketing) were also lauded for their service in the 1998-99 year.