– Summer 2015 –

“The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread”

- Summer 2015 -

Albert Lepage (MBA ’71) relied on innovation and entrepreneurial thinking to grow his company into one of the nation’s leading independent producers of baked goods. Now, through a landmark gift to the A. B. Freeman School of Business, the former chairman of Lepage Bakeries Inc. hopes to deliver entrepreneurial skills not only to students but […]

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Shaping New Legacies

- Summer 2015 -

There is a lot of reflection of late about how far we’ve come in the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina and how far we still have to go. Katrina was one of those experiences that had such an impact you find it hard not to divide recent history in Pre-K and Post-K terms. Just as […]

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Alumna Honored with WFF Trailblazer Award

- Summer 2015 -

The Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF), the industry’s premier leadership development organization, has honored Lorna C. Donatone (BSM ’80), COO and education market president at Sodexo, with the 2015 Fritzi Pikes Woods Trailblazer Award. The award recognizes individuals dedicated to improving gender diversity in the foodservice industry. A member of the Business School Council, Donatone is […]

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BSM/MACCT Alum Earns 2014 Elijah Watt Sells Award

- Summer 2015 -

Megan Baumgartner (BSM/MACCT ’14) has been named a 2014 recipient of the American Institute of CPAs’ Elijah Watt Sells Award. The AICPA bestows the prestigious award upon candidates who obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination and pass all four sections of the examination on their […]

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Class Notes: Summer 2015

- Summer 2015 -

1960s William A. “Bill” Goldring (BBA ’64) received the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s 2014 Opus Award at its annual O What a Night! Gala in October. The highest honor bestowed by the museum, the award pays tribute to Goldring for his lifetime of philanthropic generosity and many contributions to the cultural landscape of the […]

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In Memoriam: Summer 2015

- Summer 2015 -

Roma de Lucas Gibson (BBA ’36) Roswell J. Weil (BBA ’37) Gustave A. Manthey Sr. (BBA ’39) Leonard Weil (‘39) Louis V. Carambat (’41) Ralph R. Rugan Jr. (BBA ’41) Samuel H. Andrews III (’44) Milton P. Levy Jr. (’44) J. James Shiver Jr. (’44) Yvonne Duckworth Williams (’44) Elmo F. Vestal (’45) Lee R. […]

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A Tribute to Beau Parent in Ecuador

- Summer 2015 -

It’s more than 2,200 miles from the A. B. Freeman School of Business to Quito, Ecuador, but in that faraway South American community, accounting professor Beau Parent is fondly remembered. Thanks to the efforts of Freeman alum Augusto Martinez (BSM ’90), a new educational and recreational center near Quito recently was dedicated to the memory […]

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Business students honored as Scholar-Athletes of the Year

- Summer 2015 -

Two Freeman School students were named Tulane University’s 2015 Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Jackie Wegner, a junior finance major from Clearwater, Florida, received the female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award and Brandon Schmidt, a senior finance major from Lafayette, Louisiana, was named male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The university bestows the awards each year to […]

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Freeman School of Business Upcoming Events

- Summer 2015 -

September 2015 Sept . 2 Tulane Executive MBA Webinar, To register, visit http://emba.tulane.edu/infosessions. Sept . 11 Tulane Family Business Forum, Lavin-Bernick Center, Tulane University Energy Expo Networking Reception, Hyatt Regency, Houston Sept . 12 Tulane Houston Information Session, 1700 West Loop South, Houston Sept . 17 Tulane Business Forum, Hilton New Orleans Riverside Sept . […]

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