The Spirit of New Orleans
As the A. B. Freeman School of Business begins the 2016–17 academic year, I am proud to introduce myself as the new president of the Tulane Association of Business Alumni (TABA).
Hertz named chair-elect of Board of Tulane
Atlanta businessman and nonprofit leader Douglas Hertz (A&S ’74, MBA ’76) has been named chair-elect of the Board of Tulane, the university’s main governing body. His three-year term as chairman will begin July 1, 2017.
Humble Beginnings: A Change of Plans
Millie Pilié Bradley (A&S ’73, MBA ’75) was a few weeks into maternity leave her second child when she got an unexpected phone call from her boss. It was 1983, and Bradley, a systems manager in Exxon’s chemical division in Houston, had recently decided to work part time when she returned from her leave.
Alum hopes to make U.S. Senate his next remarkable accomplishment
Winning a seat in Congress is a steep challenge for any candidate, much less a political newcomer, but Derrick Edwards (BSM ’97, MACCT ’98), who recently announced his candidacy for Louisiana’s U.S. Senate seat, has been defying the odds his entire life.
Class Notes: Fall 2016
Carla Moradi (MBA/MPH ’89) has joined Hub International Ltd. as executive vice president of operations and technology. Moradi will lead the implementation of strategic enterprise-wide customer technologies and operations for the company, a leading global insurance brokerage.
In Memoriam: Fall 2016
A. Elmer Massey Jr. (BBA ’32)
Arnold J. Bennett (BBA ’39)
Maurice V. Duvic (’40)
Ruth de la Gueronniere (BBA ’40)
Edwin B. Raskin (BBA ’40)
Gertrude Balkin Cohen (BBA ’42)
George H. Harpster (BBA ’42)
Edward C. Hingle Jr. (’43)
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