Patric Hendershott received the David Ricardo Medal from the American Real Estate Society (ARES). The award represents the highest recognition by ARES of scholarly work in the field. Hendershott is visiting chair in the real estate program at the San Diego State University College of Business Administration.

Michael E. Staten has joined the University of Arizona as the Take Charge America Endowed Chair and director of the Take Charge America Institute for Consumer Financial Education and Research.

Keith Hall was nominated by President George W. Bush to be commissioner of labor statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor. He previously served as chief economist at the Council of Economic Advisors.

Nagraj "Raju" Balakrishnan is interim associate dean for under-graduate programs at the Clemson University College of Business and Behavioral Science. He previously was chairman of the management department of the college.

Anne McCarthy is acting associate dean for academic affairs at the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. She was previously dean of the Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore.

Talya Bauer has been appointed editor of the Journal of Management. Bauer is the Gerry & Marilyn Cameron Professor of Management at the Portland State University School of Business Administration.

Subrahmaniam Tangirala received the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology's 2008 S. Rains Wallace Dissertation Award in recognition of the best doctoral dissertation research in the field. Tangirala is assistant professor of management and organization at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Patric Hendershott, MSM. See PhD Alumni 1965.

Roger Repp, MSIA, writes, "I retired in 2001 from 35 years of business management in agricultural science with Union Carbide and Bayer CropScience. I just graduated from Southeastern Baptist Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, with a four-year master of divinity degree. After a rewarding business career, I look forward to a second-half career of ministering to retiring and senior adults and the community."

Michael E. Staten, MSM. See PhD Alumni 1980.

Keith Hall, MSM. See PhD Alumni 1986.

Matthew Mohr, MSM, president of Dacotah Paper Company, recently published his sixth book, Business is Best in the Midwest. He is a regular contributor to Prairie Business magazine and has written for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

Christian Garcia, MSM, was named vice president of investor relations at Halliburton in Houston, TX. A 12-year Halliburton employee, he most recently served as vice president of operations finance.

Mike McAuley, MSM, was appointed as vice president and treasurer at Goodrich Corp. in Charlotte, NC. He previously was vice president and controller of the company's Actuation and Landing Systems Segment.

Cheryl Watkins Snead, MSIA, was named the 2007 Rhode Island Minority Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. She is founder, president, and chief executive officer of Banneker Industries in North Smithfield, RI.

Derek A. Campbell, MSM, of Duncansville, PA, was appointed manager of human resources for QuebecorWorld.

Bruno Colmant, MSIA, was named deputy chief financial officer of NYSE Euronext European Affairs. He previously was head of the company's Belgian market.

Patti Hamann, MSM, was promoted to senior director of global sales and service for Philips Medical Systems' North American Ultrasound and Monitoring business division. She lives in North Andover, MA, with her husband, Darrell, and 8-year-old daughter, Leah.

Marc Hochman, MSM, writes, "I have just been elected as an officer at A.T. Kearney after serving as vice president, global operations, at A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions for the past three-and-a-half years. I will be relocating to Chicago from New Jersey in early 2008."

Thomas Ostebo, MSIA, was promoted to the grade of rear admiral (lower half) in the United States Coast Guard.

Randall S. Brant, MSM, was named vice president of sales and marketing at The Washington Times in Washington, DC. He previously served in an executive position at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where he launched advertising initiatives that added new revenues in print and online categories.

Keith Taylor, MSIA, was promoted to the grade of rear admiral (lower half) in the United States Coast Guard.

Kristina L. (Allen) Taylor, MSM, is president of K. Taylor & Associates, a Lafayette, IN, consulting firm that was published in the 2008 consulting edition of Pfeiffer Annual.

Gail Farnsley, MSM, recently retired vice president and chief information officer for Cummins Inc. in Columbus, IN, was named to Computerworld magazine's 2008 list of ''Premier 100 IT Leaders.''

Katrina Krzysztofiak, MSM, is program manager at the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad in Washington, DC.

Patricia A. (Kemmer) Porter, MSM, was named vice president of development at the Minnesota Medical Foundation at the University of Minnesota.

Rahn K. Porter, MSM, was appointed senior vice president of investor relations at Qwest Communications International in Denver, CO. He previoulsy served as Qwest's vice president of finance-treasury.

Ketan K. Sheth, MSM, of West Lafayette, IN, was invited to speak at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology in Dallas, TX.

Roger Carrillo, MSHRM, was appointed human resources director for Kraft Foods Brazil, where he is responsible for more than 7,000 employees.

Ivelisse (Munoz) Boerenko, MBA, is program manager of engine and control systems at Hamilton Sundstrand in Windsor Locks, CT. She is leading the engineering staff to deliver product improvements and support to airlines worldwide.

Tiffany Brown, MBA, a commodity specialist at Rolls-Royce Corp., received the Special Recognition Award on behalf of the Women of Color magazine and IBM Corporation at the 12th Annual National Women of Color Technology Awards Conference in Atlanta, GA, in November 2007.

Steve Kluemper, MBA, has joined KeyBank's Food and Agribusiness Banking Team in Louisville, KY. He writes, "I'm now the proud father of four future Boilermakers - Jacob, Connor, Andrew, and Eli. I finished the Columbus, OH, half-marathon in October in 1 hour and 53 minutes. It's been a busy year!"

Cherie Mennel, MSHRM, recently finished two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon, West Africa.

Marlin W. Schul, MBA, of West Lafayette, IN, was presented the BSN-Medical Research Award by the American College of Phlebotomy.

Charles E. Smith, MBA, of Munster, IN, is working as a national account executive at The Times of Northwest Indiana Business and is teaching at Purdue North Central.

Dr. James Callaghan, MBA, was named president of Saint Anthony Memorial in Michigan City, IN. He previously served as the hospital's chief operating officer and vice president of medical affairs.

William Ciaravino III, MBA, is a supply chain accountant at Kimberly-Clark in Knoxville, TN.

Justin Stewart, MSIA, is a sales representative for the turf and ornamental market at Dow AgroSciences. He is responsible for sales in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

Lowell Keith Griffin, BS (ECON), of Fort Wayne, IN, is currently the chairman of Indiana Appraiser Licensure and Certification Board.

Robert M. Parker Jr., BSIM, and his family have rebuilt and reopened their business, Wee Engineer Inc., after a fire destroyed their 5,000 square-foot facility in Lafayette, IN.

James M. Karis, BSIM, was named president and chief executive officer at Entelos, a life sciences company in Foster City, CA. He previously was chief operating officer and president of PAREXEL International.

Thomas J. Coorsh, BSIM, was named chief financial officer at WexTrust Capital LLC, a private equity and specialty finance company in Chicago, IL. He previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Hometown America LLC.

Bettina Whyte, BSIM, has joined Bridge Associates LLC in New York, NY.

Richard Horak, BSIM, was named assistant controller at FirstEnergy Corp. in Akron, OH. He previously served as the company's director of integrated business planning.

Beverly B. (Shane) Larson, BSIM, of Lafayette, IN, has completed the certification coursework to be designated a Certified ProAdvisor for QuickBooks Accounting Software.

Edward T. "Eddie" Bair, BSIM, of Howell, NJ, was awarded the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service award, the highest U.S. Army award that can be granted to a civilian by the Secretary of the Army.

Steven Brier, BSIM, has joined Lafayette Savings Bank in Lafayette, IN, as vice president for credit administration.

Gary J. Lehman, BSIM, was appointed by the mayor of West Lafayette, IN, to the city's redevelopment commission.

James B. Russell, BSM, is executive vice president of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity in Fishers, IN.

Gregory W. Springer, BSIM, was promoted to executive vice president at Regions Bank in Lafayette, IN.

Patrick C. Morrissey, BSIM, was named community president of operations for the Lafayette, IN, branch of Centier Bank.

Dan Malicki, BSIM, of Klamath Falls, OR, has joined the board of directors for JELD-WEN, the world's leading manufacturer of windows and doors.

Jeffrey R. Usher, BSIM, of Matthews, NC, recently published a book titled Take Them by the Hand, a guide for coaches and parents about how to use sports to lead children to faith and values.

William P. Gettings, BSIM, of West Lafayette, IN, was awarded the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award from Leadership Lafayette.

Michael J. Gialdini, BSIM, works for the Riverside County Board of Supervisors as a liaison to residential and commercial developers in Rancho Mirage, CA.

Robert W. Hillman, BSM, of Fishers, IN, was promoted to president and general manager of Wellpoint Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana.

Debora Karstetter, BSM, was named executive vice president for Intercare Insurance Solutions in San Diego, CA.

Nicholas A. Gutwein, BSM, was named president of The Braun Corp. in Phoenix, AZ.

Dan Murphy, BSM, was named chief financial officer at Shiel Sexton in Indianapolis, IN. He joined the company after 16 years in finance at Conseco.

Cheryl S. Butcher, BSM, of West Lafayette, IN, won the Realtor of the Year award from the Lafayette Regional Association of Realtors.

William N. Cox III, BSIM, is a senior military analyst for AVW Technologies in Arlington, VA.

Craig Ford, BSM, is president of VitalSignsRx in Scottsdale, AZ.

Valerie J. Slocum, BSM, joined Keller Williams Realty Lafayette Market Center in Lafayette, IN.

Lawrence B. Steinhauer, BSIM, of Saline, MI, was appointed global director of finance and information technology for the Telematics business of Laird Technologies.

Jeff Dorsey, BSIM, was named vice president/technology at Chicago Tribune Company. He began his career at the company in 2000, most recently serving as production director/operations.

Curtis A. Ramsey, BSM, and his wife, Alisa, are the new owners of Capp & Gino's in Lafayette, IN.

Thomas J. Slone, BSM, was promoted to group brand manager of luxury goods for Foster's Wine Estates Americas in Walnut Creek, CA.

Bob Binder, BS (ECON), was promoted to president of Oceania Cruises in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Jeffrey McKean, BSIM, of Indianapolis, IN, was recently installed as the 41st president of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana.

Carole B. Miller, BSM, is the vice president of human resources for the Tippecanoe Community Health Clinic in Lafayette, IN.

Stephen Poland, BSIM, is assistant director of the Technology Commercialization Center at the Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College's Small Business Center/Incubator in Enka, NC.

Tamara A. Schrader, BSIM, has relocated from Lafayette, IN, to Kentucky to become the supply chain manger for The HN Company.

Todd Shoemaker, BSM, is business banking manager at AnchorBank FSB in Madison, WI.

Mark Hull, BS (ACCT), was recently elected a partner at Crowe Group LLP in Indianapolis, IN.

Michele L. Meadows, BS (ACCT), was named a partner at KPMG LLP in Chicago, IL, where she provides accounting advisory services to clients primarily in the information, communications, and entertainment sector, as well as the consumer and industrial markets sector.

Stephanie S. (Murray) Knoth, BSM, has joined Centier Bank in Lafayette, IN, as vice president of business banking.

Dr. Vincent R. Gathings, BSM, has joined the staff at Meridian Health Group in Carmel, IN, as an anesthesiologist and recently completed fellowship training in Interventional Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Richard Shane Clark, BSM, is executive vice president of sales at Olde City Candle Company in Fallsington, PA.

Aaron Brougher, BSM, completed his first Ironman distance triathlon in British Columbia at the Ironman Canada competition.

Michael R. Tomasello, BSM, of Mountain View, CA, recently completed his MBA in marketing at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, AZ. He is a global marketing programs manager at WebEx, a Cisco company.

Derek Lenard, BSM, is senior manager, pricing strategy, for OfficeMax in Naperville, IL.

Julie E. Tindall, BSM, was promoted to manager at BKD in Indianapolis, IN.

Tim Kearns, BS (ECON), has accepted a position as Sarbanes-Oxley controller with GE Healthcare's Integrated Information Technology Solutions (IITS) division in Barrington, IL.

Patricia King, BSM, is vice president of Avondale Partners LLC, an investment banking group in Nashville, TN. She previously was an investment banker at W. Y. Campbell & Co.

Carrie A. Baker, BSM, is a tax technician with BKD in Plainfield, IN.

Jessica (Campbell) Bellamy, BSM, is a senior corporate internal auditor for Steak 'n Shake in Indianapolis, IN.

Drew Brees, BSIM, was named an Honorary Hoosier by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. Brees is the starting quarterback for the NFL's New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, LA.

Morry C. Davis, BSM, was named director of government relations at Peabody Energy in St. Louis, MO, where he is responsible for serving as a liaison with Midwestern state legislators and constituent groups and leading educational community and minority outreach programs.

Benjamin Silver, BS (ACCT), was promoted to manager in the accounting firm of Kruegel Lawton & Co. in South Bend, IN.

Justin M. Kniepman, BS (ACCT), a senior in the Audit and Advisory Services Group at Anders Minkler & Diehl LLP in Saint Louis, MO, has earned the Certified Fraud Examiner designation from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Christan Bahler, BSM, is a management accountant for the West Coast District Health Board in Greymouth, New Zealand.

Jeff Banaszak, BS (ECON), is a private client service associate at JPMorgan in Chicago, IL.

B.A. Hellman, BSM, recently launched an online business community, answers.nobosh.com. An iPhone version of the site is a featured Web application on apple.com.

Kathryn Kuznar, BSM, graduated from General Electric's Financial Management Program in August 2007 and has moved to Charlottesville, VA, to take a position as supply chain financial analyst at GE Fanuc.

Charles T. McArthur, BSM, of Chagrin Falls, OH, is part of the Indie-pop duo Bears and was recently featured in Spin magazine.

Katherine Sheets, BSM, is sales promotion coordinator at Deere & Co. in Dublin, OH.

Sungwoo Cho, BS (ECON), has joined the ROK Marine Corps in Seoul, South Korea.

Evan Kelsay, BSM, is director of corporate sales and marketing, Asia, at Vault Inc. in Hong Kong, China.

Eric Simaga, BS (ACCT), has joined BKD in St. John, IN, as a staff accountant in audit services.

Tyler Kalafut, BSM, is a district manager for Aldi in Valparaiso, IN.

Jeff Meyer, BS (ACCT), has joined the Financial Management Program at NBC/Universal Studios in New York, NY.

Jennifer E. Kelly (BSIM '84) and Steven W. Newberry, November 4, 2007.

Stephen J. McCarthy (BSM '85) and Kathleen M. Quinn, April 28, 2007.

J. Michael Hayden (BSM '98) and Jennifer Deering, August 4, 2007.

Gail Grundman (BSM '00) and Matthew J. O'Connor (BCT '00), July 8, 2007.

Aaron C. De Groff (BSM '02) and Elizabeth Strong, (P '03), June 30, 2007.

Amy Chapulis (BSM '03) and James Kornas (BSIM '03), June 2, 2007.

Aaron Kincade (BSM '03) and Sara Schmidt (CFS '02), September 8, 2007.

Kathryn Passmore (BSM '04) and Brian Allietta, April 21, 2007.

Matthew L. Plomin (BSM '04) and Jillian E. Shaw (LA '04), April 10, 2007.

Garret R. Cheney (BSM '07) and Jennifer D. Ramey (CFS '07), June 23, 2007.

Daniel C. Clemons (BSM '07) and Carrie L. Schmitz (LA '04), May 19, 2007.

James J. Raatz (BSIM '73) and Yana Barinova, a son, July 3, 2007.

Robert M. Hallas (BSM '85) and Kristy Hallas, a daughter, April 4, 2007.

Elizabeth S. Bomba (BSM '87, MSM '97) and Michael S. Rulli (MSIAE '92), a son, May 5, 2007.

Steven A. Brock (BSIM '92) and Jennifer A. Enos (LA '94), a daughter, November 30, 2007.

Thomas A. Holland (BSIM '93, BSM '94) and Terri Meadows, a son, August 15, 2007.

Jerry D. Laws (BSM '93) and Michelle Laws, a daughter, October 7, 2007.

Sara L. Ayres (MSM '96) and Konrad M. Urberg, a son, January 10, 2007.

Gregory W. Ruminski (BSM '96) and Cari L. Westerfeld (EDU '98), a son, September 18, 2007.

Cole F. Sandau (BSM '96) and Julie Kremer, a son, October 6, 2007.

David S. Brady (BSM '97) and Peggy Imbus, a daughter, September 8, 2007.

Christopher Hanshew (BSIM '97) and Amy L. Benedict (CFS '96), a daughter, July 19, 2007.

Melanie Hart (BSM '98) and David A. King, a daughter, July 26, 2007.

Anne E. Mettes (BSM '98) and Andrew Q. Warner, a daughter, August 14, 2007.

Andrew Beaumont (BSM '99) and Beth Swanson (HSC '00), a son, August 11, 2007.

Kellie Carter (BSM '99) and Ryan Robison, a son, July 14, 2007.

Bradford D. Henderson (BSIM '99, MBA '07) and Christan E. Lowry (LA '01), a daughter, October 18, 2007.

Grant C. Giese (BSM '00) and Cara Giese, a daughter, May 17, 2007.

Vilmos Kovacs (BSIM '00) and Szilvia Garadi, a son, April 27, 2007.

William M. Shallenberger (BSM '00) and Ann M. Brettnacher (LA '94), a daughter, March 24, 2007.

Molly Jo Jansen (BSM '01) and Chris M. Lee (LA '02), a daughter, August 10, 2007.

Daniel Nail (BSM '01) and Megan Wise (MSLA '02), a son, March 13, 2007.

Triva A. Ricci (BSM '01) and Randy Woodley, a son, March 14, 2007.

Brandon K. Smith (BSM '01) and Kristin R. Gaumer (LA '04), a son, May 13, 2007.

Deborah A. Wolf (BSM '01) and Robert G. Williams (AT '01), a daughter, April 2, 2007.

Ryan H. Speicher (BSM '02) and Laura E. Wilkins (CLA '02), twin daughters, April 5, 2007.

Melissa L. Burke (BSM '03) and Michael A. Becker (CFS '03), a son, April 17, 2007.

Kevin M. Eberle (MBA '03) and Erin E. Bules, a daughter, April 5, 2007.

Angela S. Fox (BSM '03) and Shawn R. Nobile, a daughter, May 30, 2007.

Sean M. Miller (BSM '03) and Kristen E. Steele (CFS '03), a daughter, March 9, 2007.

Anthony P. Niese (MBA '03) and Gina E. Raver (CFS '97, MSED '04), a daughter, July 5, 2007.

Joanna Day (MSM '04) and Kristopher Tate, a son, July 27, 2007.

Mitchel R. Deckard (MBA '06) and Jill C. Deckard, twin daughters, March 22, 2007.

Terry D. Gilbert (BSM '06) and Ebony C. Jones (CLA '06), a daughter, April 29, 2007.

Jeremy D. Riggle (MBA '06) and Margee Riggle, a daughter, September 2, 2007.

Tiffany J. Small (MBA '06) and Mark McKelvin, a daughter, September 9, 2006.

James E. Thompson (BS '55), Anderson, IN, April 30, 2007.

James F. Riehle (BS ECON '57), Lafayette, IN, July 23, 2007.

Theodore R. Kelpien (BS '59), Carrollton, VA, January 7, 2007.

Leonard R. Tucker (BS '59), Toledo, OH, April 2, 2007.

Harry A. Buckley (MSM '61, PhD '70), Northfield, VT, January 2, 2007.

Kenneth K. Dawson (BSIM '61), Caledonia, WI, December 7, 2006.

David R. Price (BSIM '62), Carmel, IN, January 1, 2007.

William D. Schroeder (BSIM '66), Indianapolis, IN, March 14, 2007.

Gary W. Cooper (BSIM '68), Seminole, FL, January 29, 2007.

Kathleen T. Danaher (BSM '73), Lafayette, IN, May 10, 2007.

James R. Hartsough (BSIM '74), Greensboro, NC, April 21, 2007.

Kenneth H. Stillman (BSIM '75), Manchester, NH, Nov. 12, 2007.

Ferris J. Traylor (BSIM '76), Lafayette, IN, July 26, 2007.

Jeffrey P. Sides (BSIM '79), Alto, MI, April 20, 2007.

Kelcy (Hieb) Whitman (BSM '80), Carmel, IN, December 15, 2007.

Karen Page Steybe (BSIM '82), Vernon Hills, IL, September 7, 2007.

Susan A. Brandyberry (BSM '83), Clarendon Hills, IL, May 24, 2007.

Jill E. Fisher (BSM '84), Lafayette, IN, September 22, 2007.

Steven M. Kulbieda (BSIM '91), Chicago, IL, July 29, 2006.

Elizabeth A. (Urban) Halbach (MBA '03), Coral Gables, FL, July 14, 2007.