News Summary Page

March 2006

Photo by Peter Wallis,<br>courtesy of Brisbane <i>Courier-Mail</i>.

Photo by Peter Wallis,
courtesy of Brisbane Courier-Mail. Kasarda Spreads His Wings Down Under
When John D. Kasarda isn’t flying he’s talking about flying. And Kasarda is a frequent flyer, as demand for his expertise in airport development has him jetting around the globe.

Alumni Profile: UNC Program Launches MBA’s IT Enterprise
Ron Unger (MBA ’02) doesn't think that WorkSmart

, the company he started with two friends in 2001, has progressed fast enough. But most people would disagree.

Faculty Affecting Policy: Stegman Addresses Congress
Michael Stegman, entrepreneurship professor and director of the UNC Kenan-Flagler Center for Community Capitalism at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, testified before the U.S. Congress Feb. 15.

Alumni Notes
March Dean's Speaker Series - MBA Reunion

John Worth's Career Corner: Job search identity crisis
Who are you and where do you belong? If you don’t know what you want, how can you find it?

MBAs Hone Skills during Leadership Day
If these don’t sound like standard MBA courses, they’re not. They were part of the first annual Leadership Day, which provided MBA students with opportunities to practice the skills that UNC Kenan-Flagler alumni identified as the most critical to career success.

Conference Focuses on Social, Environmental Factors Affecting Business
Recognition that community and environmental considerations affect profitability is changing companies around the world.

Former President of Worldwide Distribution for Turner Broadcasting Named Executive in Residence
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School has named William H. Grumbles Jr.

as executive in residence.

Bushman Wins UNC’s Most Prestigious Teaching Award
UNC Kenan-Flagler accounting professor Robert Bushman recently received the highest campuswide recognition for teaching excellence.

PhD Student Wins Deloitte Fellowship
UNC Kenan-Flagler PhD accounting student Scott D. Dyreng has won a Deloitte Doctoral Fellowship.

Boeing CFO and Gymboree CCO Will Round Out Season’s Dean’s Speaker Series
James Bell, CFO of Boeing, and Lisa Harper, CCO of Gymboree, will speak as part of the Dean's Speaker Series March 14 and 28, respectively.

Harambee Fashion Show Benefits Local School
"Fusion: Cultural Couture" is the theme of the fifth annual Harambee Fashion Show, the annual event organized by UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Alliance of Minority Business Students, on April 20.

Faculty/Staff Chili Cook-Off Raises Money for Habitat
Faculty and staff heated up a winter afternoon and raised money for the School’s Habitat for Humanity project, “The House that Kenan-Flagler Built,” during the second annual Dean's Challenge Chili Cook-Off.

Habitat for Humanity Golf Tournament
To embrace the School's core value of community, UNC Kenan-Flagler is hosting a charity golf tournament for UNC Kenan-Flagler students and alumni at The Preserve at Jordan Lake Golf Course April 7.

Va. Gov. Warner Shares Entrepreneurial Insights at UNC Kenan-Flagler
Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, entrepreneur and former venture capitalist, told a UNC Kenan-Flagler audience that great management and strong teams are key to entrepreneurial success.