Alumni

Class Notes: Summer 2013

Class Notes: Summer 2013

1959 J. Dwight LeBlanc Jr. (BBA ’59, L ’61) was selected for inclusion on the 2013 Louisiana Super Lawyers list. The list, a publication of Thomson Reuters, is a rating of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional […]

In Memoriam: Summer 2013

I. Sackman Marx (’41) Leah I. Levy Shindler (BBA ’41) Bertha Paglin Ferman (BBA ’42) Allen B. Koltun (BBA ’43, MBA ’47) Dorothy Eversmeyer Schuber (BBA ’43) Robert L. Turchin (BBA ’43) Andre V. Wogan (BBA ’43, L ’49) James R. Dykes (BBA ’45) Donald C. Oster (BBA ’45) Thomas […]

Jazz Fest Poster Has Freeman School Roots

Jazz Fest Poster Has Freeman School Roots

In the 38 years since its debut, the official New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival poster has become as much a part of the annual celebration as Irma Thomas, Crawfish Monica and Rosemint Iced Tea, but few fans are probably aware that the highly collectible posters—which fetch hundreds of dollars […]

Graduate Reunion Party Draws More than 150 to City Park

Graduate Reunion Party Draws More than 150 to City Park

More than 150 alumni and guests from the classes of 1968 through 2008 gathered in City Park in April for the Freeman School’s third annual Graduate Alumni Reunion Party. The event, which took place in Parkview Terrace (second floor of the old City Park Casino building), is a chance for […]

Freeman awards more than 700 diplomas at 2013 graduation ceremonies

Freeman awards more than 700 diplomas at 2013 graduation ceremonies

Now that’s what you call an opening act. To accommodate its growing size, the A. B. Freeman School of Business moved its diploma ceremony to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome this year, where it immediately followed the university’s spectacular unified commencement ceremony. For business graduates and their guests, the move enabled them […]

Outgoing GBC President Leaves Legacy of Progress

Outgoing GBC President Leaves Legacy of Progress

One night last spring, Albin Soares (MBA ’13) was working at his computer when he got a text message from one of his colleagues on the Graduate Business Council, the Freeman School’s student government organization. “Hey, you need to calm down for the day,” the message read. Soares puzzled over […]

Save the Date! May 2, 2014

Save the Date! May 2, 2014

News from TABA: A Year of Growth

News from TABA: A Year of Growth

As we begin a new year, I’d like to take this opportunity to look back on what was clearly a very productive year for TABA.

Class Notes: Winter 2013

Class Notes: Winter 2013

Seth Hamstead (MBA ’12) and Simone Reggie (MBA ’12) are the founders of Cleaver & Co., a new locally sourced, whole animal butcher shop that sells a variety of meat and poultry products cut from whole cows, pigs, chickens and ducks sourced from South Louisiana farms.

In Memoriam: Winter 2013

Adam G. Voiron (’41) Douglas C. Augustin (BBA ’42) C. B. Campbell Jr. (BBA ’43) Warren L. Garfunkel (BBA ’43, L ’49) James Y. Carroll (’44) Russell R. Mayben (’44) Yvonne Keefer Settle (BBA ’44) Paul T. Boston (BBA ’45) Edward A. Buckner Jr. (BBA ’45) John L. Strauss (BBA […]

My Brilliant Career: Cinematic Success

My Brilliant Career: Cinematic Success

When David M. Brain (A&S ’78, MBA ’79) was about to graduate from Tulane, the placement office asked him to fill out a form stating his career objective. Brain thought for a minute and then wrote, “To never wear socks again.”

In Memoriam: Summer 2012

Maunsel W. Hickey (BBA ’39, L ’42) David Monroe (BBA ’43) Herbert J. Fischer (’44) F. Lee Beets (BBA ’45) Marshall Kalen (BBA ’45) Joseph F. Richardson (’46) James H. Wetzel (BBA ’46) Emmett C. Wroten (BBA ’46) Stanley M. Bressler (BBA ’47) Penny Darling Foster (BBA ’48) David Glover […]

Motta Delivers Heartfelt Charge to Graduates

Motta Delivers Heartfelt Charge to Graduates

When Stanley Motta (BBA ’67) was asked to deliver the charge to graduates at this year’s diploma ceremony, he realized he had a special insight into the role: Fortyfive years ago, as a Tulane senior, he himself had sat in McAlister Auditorium impatiently waiting for the speaker to finish his speech so he could receive his diploma.

Graduate Alumni Celebrate Reunion in City Park

Graduate Alumni Celebrate Reunion in City Park

More than 150 alums spanning 45 years of the Freeman School turned out on May 4 for Freeman’s second annual Graduate Alumni Reunion Party.