1,100 Graduate from the Smith School -
CONGRATULATIONS!
KPMG's Teresa Iannaconi, MBA ’78, is
Keynote Speaker
 Under
the towering ceiling of Comcast Center, 780
undergraduates, 300 MBA students, 50 EMBA
students, and 12 doctoral students received
their business degrees from the Smith School of
Business on May 21, 2007. Sixteen recent
graduates from Smith's China EMBA program
traveled to College Park to participate in
the ceremonies. Delivering the
keynote address was Teresa Iannaconi, MBA
’78, partner with Big Four accounting firm
KPMG and member of its Board of Directors.
Iannaconi spoke from her extensive
experience in regulation and compliance,
including nearly 20 years with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Susannah Campbell was the MBA student
speaker.
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Smith MBAs I nterview
on the Greens
"Interview on the Greens" was a semester
project conceived of, planned and executed
by six Smith MBA students as part of Cynthia
Stevens' leadership development class. "The
event pairs Smith MBA students with local
business representatives by matching
corporate needs with student interests,"
said Jonathan Rappaport, a student
organizer. Sponsored by the Part-Time MBA
Association, the golf tournament provides an
opportunity for students to meet and expand
their professional networks in a unique and
fun environment. At the 18th hole there was
a "Longest Drive in a Dress" competition.
Players were asked to contribute $5 to the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to participate
in the competition. The prize was a $50 gift
certificate to the Hampshire Greens Golf
shop. "In total we raised $2,200 for the
Leukemia and Lymphoma society through the
event," said Rappaport.
27th Annual Doctoral Awards Banquet
The 27th Annual Doctoral Program Awards
Banquet, held on May 10, was an opportunity
for faculty, administrators and doctoral
students to celebrate the accomplishments of
Smith School doctoral students. And what a
year it was! Arjang Assad, professor of
management science and senior associate
dean, noted the continued upward trajectory
of the Smith School’s doctoral program, as
the school produces both excellent research
and excellent researchers who go on to
placements at some of the world’s best
business schools. This year the placement
list includes McGill University, University
of California at Davis, National University
of Singapore, and National Taiwan
University.
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Student-run Funds Beat S&P 500 Index
 On
May 11, two student-run funds at the Smith
School reported beating Standard & Poor's
500 Index in their year-end performance
presentations. The Mayer Fund is a $3
million endowment managed by 12 select
students in the MBA program. The Senbet Fund
is the undergraduate portfolio named in
honor of Lemma Senbet, William E. Mayer
Chair Professor in Finance.
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Professional Programs Open House, June 2
We’re pulling out all the stops on
Saturday, June 2 as we host the Smith School
Professional Programs Open House at College
Park. It's a special opportunity for
prospective students to get the important
answers they need to decide which graduate
business program is right for them, all in
one place. Members of Smith School’s
professional programs team will be on
hand to discuss the following programs:
full-time MBA, evening and weekend MBA,
executive MBA, evening MBA executive track,
and executive MS in accounting.
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Smith Community Invited to Learn the Business
Behind Disney Magic, June 6
The Disney Institute brings its renowned
Keys to Excellence program to the Smith
School of Business June 6, 2007. This
one-day conference is a must for members of
any organization focused on customer and
employee loyalty and retention. As the host
of this event, the Smith School is able to
offer the Disney program to the Smith School
community for $349 per person. Be sure to
use discount code
UMCPDISNEY07 when you register at
http://www.disneydc.com.
University
Update
►Farvardin
Named University of Maryland Provost
University of Maryland President C. D. Mote,
Jr. announced on May 9 the appointment of
Dr. Nariman Farvardin, Dean of the A. James
Clark School of Engineering, as Senior Vice
President for Academic Affairs and Provost,
effective July 1, 2007. Dr. Farvardin will
succeed William Destler, who will become
President of the Rochester Institute of
Technology in July.
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Smith's
Center for Health Information & Decision
Systems (CHIDS)
Hosts Panel on "The Potential Impact of
Health Information Technology and Health
Information Exchange on Medial Liability"
with the Maryland Task Force on Electronic
Health Records on May 14.
