The Macondo Blowout, the world’s worst accidental marine oil spill, has been essentially under control since mid-July, when BP installed a mini BOP and transition spool on the well, but the disaster continues thanks to our federal government.
Geoff Parker has studied platforms for more than a decade, but this fall he and his colleagues plan to take that research to another level with an investigation of how firms can use one type of platform—an internal knowledge market—to drive and distribute innovation.
Adrienne Colella, professor of organizational behavior, has been appointed the James W. McFarland Distinguished Chair in Business. Prior to her appointment, Colella had served as the A. B. Freeman Chair in Doctoral Studies and Research since joining the Freeman School in July 2005.
After building three successful businesses over 30 years, Jerry Greenbaum stepped back and handed the reins to his children. Now, after more than 10 years in semi-retirement, he’s back at work, developing a high-end steakhouse in his beloved New Orleans.
As the lazy, hazy days of summer come to an end, the TABA board is actively working to build upon the successes from last year.
This year’s Freeman School commencement ceremony was nothing special, and according to Dean Angelo DeNisi, that’s what made it special indeed.
On March 3, More than 60 alumni of Freeman’s Asia Executive MBA program attended a dinner hosted by Freeman’s Shanghai Alumni Association at the Shanghai Radisson Xing Guo Hotel.
E. Spencer Lazarus Jr. (BBA ’35)
Martin F. Schmidt (BBA ’40)
Marshall F. Ordemann Sr. (’41)
Myron Burnstein (BBA ’42)
Emile V. Gros Jr. (BBA ’42)
Douglas N. Schantz, president of Sequent Energy Management, died in New Orleans on March 5, 2010, after apparently falling accidentally into the Mississippi River.
For agent Michael Van Dyck (BSM ’81), the entertainment business is more than just a career. It’s a calling. Which is fitting, considering that his life sounds a little like a Hollywood script.
SEPT. 30–OCT. 1
Freeman Days Houston,
Marriott Hotel Houston West Loop
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As I sit here at my keyboard, I have a big smile on my face. First of all, on Sunday night the New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts to win their first ever Super Bowl. Of course, there is also some great news about the Freeman School that has me smiling.
The Freeman School is one of the top five graduate schools in the nation for entrepreneurship. That’s the finding of Entrepreneur magazine and the Princeton Review, which ranked the Freeman School fourth in the nation on their list of Top Graduate Programs for Entrepreneurs.
To investment manager Howard Marks, chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, the roots of the financial crisis can be summed up in a simple observation: When people think there’s no risk, that’s the riskiest situation imaginable.
