– Summer 2009 –

U.S. News ranks Freeman among the best

- Summer 2009 -

In the latest edition of its America’s Best Graduate Schools guidebook, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Freeman School 48th on the list of the best business schools in America. Highlights of the ranking survey appeared in the May 2009 issue of U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News surveyed all 426 master’s programs […]

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The failure of credit rating agencies in emerging debt markets

- Summer 2009 -

By David Lesmond, associate professor of business In the recent economic downturn, a downturn precipitated by an explosion of so-called toxic debt, one of the most striking discoveries was the inability of credit-rating agencies to properly assess credit risk, the chance that a bond will default. But an overriding question emerges: Were we really caught […]

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Faculty in Brief

- Summer 2009 -

Albert Cannella, Earl P. and Ethel B. Koerner Chair of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, published the following articles over the last two years: With John-Hoon Park and Ho-uk Lee, “Top Management Team Diversity and Firm Performance: Examining the Roles of External and Internal Context,” Academy of Management Journal, 51(4): 768-784; with Yangmin Kim, “Social Capital Among […]

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What Happened in Vegas

- Summer 2009 -

Chuck Atwood helped transform Harrah’s Entertainment from a regional casino operator into the world’s largest gaming company, with 40 casinos on three continents and annual revenues of more than $10 billion.

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Message from the TABA President: Adding Value to Your Freeman Diploma

- Summer 2009 -

As president of the Tulane Association of Business Alumni (TABA), I thought this would be an appropriate time to discuss TABA’s latest initiatives to add value to your degree and strengthen your association with the school and fellow alumni.

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Class Notes: Summer 2009

- Summer 2009 -

Lakshman Charanjiva (MBA ’95) has joined Florida Power & Light Group in Palm Beach County, Fla., as CIO. FPL Group delivers energy-related products and services to customers in 27 states. Its rate-regulated subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Co., serves approximately 4.5 million customers in Florida, and its competitive energy subsidiary, FPL Energy, is a leader in producing electricity from clean and renewable fuels.

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Five alums among DiversityMBA Top 100 Under 50

- Summer 2009 -

Five Freeman School alumni are among the outstanding young executives in DiversityMBA Magazine’s Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive & Emerging Leaders. The list recognizes exceptional individuals who have achieved success in highly competitive corporate, government or entrepreneurial environments.

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Peter Callais

- Summer 2009 -

Peter W. Callais (BSM ’86), CEO of Abdon Callais Offshore in Golden Meadow, La., died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Nov. 2, 2008. He was 44. A native of Golden Meadow and a resident of Cut Off, La., Callais was a respected member of the local business community. He served on the board of […]

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In Memoriam

- Summer 2009 -

Edwin R. Nelson (BBA ’34) John R. Reuter Jr. (BBA ’36) David R. Schwartz (BBA ’39) Samuel L. Rubenstein (BBA ’40) Warren J. Brunner (BBA ’41) Mose I. Ellis (BBA ’41) Charles A. Bertel Jr. (’42) William M. Frost (BBA ’42) John R. Early Sr. (’44) Jo Jones McDaniel (BBA ’44) Gaston A. Shumate III […]

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Saying goodbye to the Katrina class

- Summer 2009 -

The 2009 commencement ceremonies marked an historic end and a bright beginning for 769 newly minted alumni of the A. B. Freeman School of Business. At the undergraduate level, this year’s commencement was notable for the graduation of the so-called Katrina Class, the students who made the decision to return to New Orleans and Tulane […]

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GRADUATION 2009

- Summer 2009 -

Total number of diplomas awarded: 798 Number of MBAs: 215 Number of BSMs: 357 Number of MFINs: 106 Number of MACCTs: 48 Number of MGMs: 34 Number of MMGs: 45 Number of PhDs: 6 Number of Bridge-To-Business: 18

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My Brilliant Career: Bringing Rule of Law to Afghanistan

- Summer 2009 -

Hugh Parry (MBA ’09) took a break from the MBA program to do the worst job in the world. To be fair, patrolling the rugged, remote Panjwai Distict of Afghanistan may not be the world’s worst job, but you’d be hard pressed to find a more difficult job, or a more dangerous one.

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Freeman School of Business Upcoming Events

- Summer 2009 -

August 2009

Aug. 1
Summer Commencement Ceremony,
McAlister Auditorium

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