– Winter 2018 –

Selected Faculty Publications

- Winter 2018 -

Jasmijn Bol’s paper “The Role of Tacit Knowledge in Auditor Expertise and Human Capital Development,” co-authored with Cassandra Estep, Frank Moers and Mark Peecher, has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Accounting Research. Bol is the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Professor of Accounting.

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Burkenroad at 25: A Quarter Century of ‘Stocks Under Rocks

- Winter 2018 -

As Burkenroad Reports celebrates its 25th anniversary, Freeman Business looks back at how Peter Ricchiuti built a tiny equity research program covering six “stocks under rocks” into one of the most acclaimed experiential learning programs in the nation.

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Burkenroad Timeline

- Winter 2018 -

1996 – The inaugural Burkenroad Reports Investment Conference is held. Senior management from 18 Burkenroad companies attend the conference to deliver presentations to an audience of institutional and private investors.

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Experience for a Lifetime

- Winter 2018 -

Burkenroad Reports has rightly earned the reputation as one of the nation’s most innovative experiential learning programs, but it’s just one example of active learning at the Freeman School.

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Nonprofit Solves Thorny Issue for STEM Teachers

- Winter 2018 -

Former teacher Todd Wackerman (MBA ’18) is the founder of STEM Library Lab, which helps public school educators teach hands-on, inquiry based science.

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Alumni Fuses Fashion & Function in Swimwear Line

- Winter 2018 -

As the founder and CEO of stylish swimwear brand Cabana Life, Melissa Papock (BSM ’96) knows that clothing acts as a vital line of defense against summertime sun exposure.

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Making Moves

- Winter 2018 -

As a professional football player, Brandon LeBeau (BSM ’15) has some slick moves on the field. As the founder of local moving company Movn, LeBeau specializes in smooth moves off the gridiron.

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Brewing a Business

- Winter 2018 -

Jacob Landry (MBA ’13) didn’t like beer until he spent a year in France during college, but after tasting some of the finest brews Europe had to offer, he began to imagine what it would be like to open his own brewery.

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The Right Answer

- Winter 2018 -

In the spring of her senior year, Madeleine Bell landed a highly coveted job interview with Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes. Her interviewer? None other than Jose Cil, president of Burger King.

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Class Notes: Winter 2018

- Winter 2018 -

Timothy Smith (BSM ’90) has been named senior vice president and general manager of the Backup Business Unit at J2 Cloud Services, a division of J2 Global. Smith previously served as vice president, platforms business management, at Western Digital Corp. He also held several senior positions at EMC Corp., including vice president, global platform operations–business development, and vice president, global supply management.

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In Memoriam: Winter 2018

- Winter 2018 -

Rodney Clark Haase (BBA ’43)
Henry J. Haydel (BBA ’45, G ’46)
Robert Moore Curran Jr. (BBA ’46)
Forrest Forsdick Lipscomb (BBA ’46)
Sibyl McGee White (BBA ’46)

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Closing Bell: A Flight of Fancy

- Winter 2018 -

New Orleans music soars to new heights in a new art installation in the Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex’s Marshall Family Commons.

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Freeman School of Business Upcoming Events

- Winter 2018 -

January 2019
Jan. 7
Tulane Takeover: San Francisco,
Courtyard by Marriott San Francisco Downtown, San Francisco
Jan. 8
Tulane Takeover: Los Angeles,
Luskin Conference Center – UCLA (Westwood), Los Angeles
Jan. 11
Tulane Takeover: Miami,
Hyatt Regency Convention Center, Miami

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