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June 2008

"The Healthiest Gear on Earth"
A business being developed by Danvers Fleury (MBA ’08) and four other Kenan-Flagler MBA students aims to make sports clothing that addresses the smell and chafing problems common among runners.

Reed Research Looks at Vote Sharing
In politics, selling votes is illegal. On Wall Street, it’s business as usual.

Alumni Profile: The Business of Medicine
Dr. Brad Walters (MBA for Executives ’01) left a tenured job as associate professor in the surgery department at UNC’s medical school because he wanted a change from academic medicine, in which he had distinguished himself in neuroscience.

Alumni Notes
Register now for Reunion 2008!

John Worth's Career Corner: Identifying and Emphasizing Your Relevant Strengths
Demonstrate a knowledge of yourself that allows you to identify and emphasize your strengths that are relevant to the position you are pursuing.

Steenkamp to Publish Research in Two Marketing Journals
Marketing professor J.B. Steenkamp has had two papers accepted for publication in leading marketing journals.

CPA Financial Executives Evaluate Fair Value Accounting
A majority of senior-level executive CPAs don’t blame fair value accounting for causing the subprime crisis, reports the second quarter joint survey by the AICPA and UNC Kenan-Flagler.

UNC to Host Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference
BCERC, occurring June 5-7, 2008 in Chapel Hill is widely considered the premier conference for entrepreneurship research, linking practicioners and academics from 23 countries.

Inside Kenan-Flagler
Greis Awarded Patent for Intelligent Analytic Tool; MAC Graduate Awarded Prestigious FASB Internship; Connolly Recognized by General George Casey for Outstanding Support of U.S. Troops; Faculty and Staff Recognized During Annual Weatherspoon Awards; Latané Banquet Recognizes Outstanding PhD Students

MBA Student Marisa Glassman Receives Kenan Institute’s Rollie Tillman Jr. Award for Outstanding Leadership
The Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise has awarded the Rollie Tillman Jr. Award for Outstanding Leadership to UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA student Marisa Glassman.