Alumni

In Memoriam

- Winter 2010 -

Andrew M. Villar (’11) Jerome J. Elick (BBA ’29) David W. Light Jr. (BBA ’30) Victor L. Roy Jr. (BBA ’31) Mallory V. Morgan (BBA ’33) Stephen D. Michell (’34) Ralph P. Hebert (BBA ’36) John A. Walls (BBA ’36) Justin R. Querbes Jr. (BBA ’37) David D. Dupuy (BBA ’38) Joseph J. Zammit (’38) […]

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My Brilliant Career: Setting a New Course

- Winter 2010 -

Boating, you might say, is in Jeff Lichterman’s blood. He spent his summers growing up on the shore of Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey and cut his teeth on his father’s 17-foot runabout. Lichterman developed such a passion for boating that he eventually sent a letter to the president of Concord Yachts asking for the rights to open a local dealership. He was 11 years old at the time.

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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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