EMP-31

We had a bit of a problem with our notes last edition, so they are now published with this submittal. Sorry for any inconvenience.

High-flying Gary Binkoski was promoted to senior vice president of strategic planning at ACNeilsen. The position is challenging and fun; besides the company is doing well, as are his wife, Cathy, and their daughters -- Christina and Nichole. Cathy and Gary recently celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary with a second honeymoon in Maui. Congratulations!

The affable Richard Harewood sends his best and appreciates us keeping him informed, while he continues his successful day trading. Tongue in cheek, Richards asks, "Will the MM be worth a premium to MBA sometime down the road in the market for memorabilia?" Richard continues, "My older daughter will be entering Northwestern as undergraduate this fall. My younger daughter (16) completed Cornell University's Summer College program, so she will have earned at least six college credits prior to starting her senior year in high school at MPA. So I guess that I need to find a job!"

Kindly John Ayers continues his eleemosynary efforts, and frequently runs into friends of Tim, asking them to join him on the boards of the social service agencies John supports. John can be reached at jayers@LQE.org.

Wild man Mike Keefe accepted a new position within Nestlé and will be moving to the DC area this fall. His new account will be Ahold, an international retailer based in the Netherlands. His better half, Jennifer, is doing fine as are Abigail (5) and Patrick (2). Mike and Tim hooked up in South Bend for the classic Boston College versus Notre Dame rivalry.

Avuncular Bob Terwall writes from Cherry Electronics Corporation, "I always enjoy your communications. Thanks for your efforts, along with Mark Ship's, on the thankless job of trying to keep us all in touch." Bob hasn't heard from any EMPers in nearly a year, but would like to reconnect via rterwall@cherrycorp.com.

Entrepreneur Greg Oslan writes, "Life remains active here. Wireless Online is growing by leaps and bounds. We now are approaching 100 employees, have offices in Israel, Brazil, Texas, and California and are seriously looking at Asia. We are beginning to position ourselves for our next round of financing next year, perhaps an IPO. Wireless Online is having its first opportunity to sponsor a student at Kellogg. Our vice president of sales and service is now in the latest EMP program. Glad to keep up the tradition! Julie, Jacqueline and Leslie are now well settled in the valley. Going to school, horseback riding, and swimming seem to be their main areas of interest. I'm not getting much free time, so sleeping is my main vice. I hope to see everyone at the next reunion." Greg can be reach at oslan@wireless-online.com.

Man on the move, Dave Lumley writes: "I am now in Golden, Colo., as president and CEO of EAS, a large sports nutrition company. We sell high protein drinks and bars (Myoplex, AdvantaEdge brands). My family and I love Colorado and have become active in the outdoors. Kellogg was great and has helped prepare me and several others who work at EAS to advance. (Anyone who wants to feel and look better, go to EAS.com and we will take care of you!)" Dave can be reached at Dlumley@EAS.com.

A sight for sore eyes, Rob Feder, provides us an update on our EMP investment club, New Millennium Partners, founded by George Bennett and Rob in 1997. The club now has 31 members, including some non EMPers, across the country, who call in to the monthly meetings when they cannot attend. Twice a year they treat themselves to a dinner meeting paid for by the club and twice a year we have a social event which includes members and their guests. While not necessarily an indicator of future performance, their annualized returns on investment have soundly beat the S&P each year, 37 percent in 1998, 52 percent in 1999, and 16 percent as of fall last year. With over $600,000 in assets New Millennium Partners has become much more than Rob and George could have imagined when they sat at dinner discussing the possibility of an investment club in the fall of 1996. The hard work of the membership has made it happen. Please contact Rob if you're interested at r-feder@nwu.edu.

Terry and Tim Koch celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary over Thanksgiving weekend.

Pastoral Mike Collins landed a big job with Cisco Systems, serving large clients in the Midwest.

Finally, party host Mike Mulica, Mike Collins and Tim cheered the Wildcats on to yet another victory together this fall. As of this writing, the Wildcats are in first place in the Big 10, with visions of yet another Big 10 Championship!

May your New Year be full of prosperity, good health and peace.

Spring 2001 notes

Here's hoping you enjoyed the holidays -- except for our bowl game loss. Like Cub fans, hope springs eternal for next season. For all those who wrote to Jack Welch indicating that Pete Arduini or Mark Ship should have been his successor -- thanks! We are appealing the decision and insisting that the ballots be recounted.

Lynn Monika says she's "still seeking out new places I have not seen in the world. Just got back from Egypt to dive in the Red Sea for some scuba diving and Cairo to see the Pyramids and Sphinx! Two things I always wanted to do. Also had to get away from the chill."

Jay Crookston tells us, "I have had several brushes with EMP destiny over the past year or two. I had dinner with the dashing Bob Levand about a year ago. He purchased a very fetching toupee and has been hitting the gym four times a week. He now has a striking resemblance to Mike Keefe, but with bright red hair...and muscles. I ran into Bob Terwall in a Red Carpet Club somewhere. I think it was Atlanta. There he was, stuffing cheese and crackers and carrot sticks into the pocket of his sport coat for the long flight home. He seemed happy and successful and it was great to bump into him.

"Over the past three years, I've run into Todd Ryne in the Glen Ellyn Jewel, once in the Sportmart, and unbelievably, ran into him hailing a cab to LaGuardia airport in NYC! I have a call center sales operation in the same building where Mike Collins now supposedly works. I've dropped by several times, but he's never in. Funny, the receptionist always seems really perplexed when I ask for him, like she's never seen him.

"Speaking of Mike Keefe, he was recently in town for the ND/Boston College game. I dodged a near-death experience (i.e., a Friday night pub crawl with the Keefester) only because my daughter had her 11th birthday party. Did I invite him to her party? Would YOU invite him to YOUR 11-year-old daughter's party?! Seriously, I always enjoy seeing the success of the class. Good luck to all."

Congratulations to Lori Craven and her Beavers of Oregon State who beat Tim Koch's Fighting Irish of Notre Dame this past bowl season. Lori proudly stated, "I typically don't discuss where I went to school undergraduate during football season - but it does look like the Beavers are real. However, I do resonate with the ŒCats getting creamed." Lori concluded, "Lucent has been struggling but Jim Freeburg and I are doing fine in wireless. Jim is starting up a voice over IP project. Pretty cool stuff."

When he's not quoted in the Wall Street Journal -- most recently concerning how to land a job despite less than stellar first impressions -- Dave Lumley and family (including four children and a granddaughter; can he/we be that old?) reside in Evergreen, Colo., where he is president and CEO of EAS, a nutrition company in Golden, Colo. EAS had a great year, growing 38 percent and are number one in places like GNC. Their "Body-for-Life" program (bodyforlife.com) has helped hundreds of thousands change their body and life. Dave can be reached at eas.com. The more things change, the more they stay (the same)?

Michael.M.Morison can now be reached @accenture.com!

Bob Terwell writes, "I always enjoy your communications. Thanks for your efforts onthankless job of trying to keep us all in touch."

John Kranz writes, "Currently in L.A. on business travel so I will not be able to enjoy Friday's get together, but my thoughts will be with you as glasses are raised, memories relived (i.e. the Œlog cabin' for after-class libations), and new activities/updates shared. Speaking of which, I have accepted a new position as EVP/COO (actually chief operations catalyst, a new age title. Hmmm, was that taught in Org?) for a start-up company that fuses media/advertising with real estate channels. Plenty of challenges and opportunity in front of me and more details to follow! Will remain based in Atlanta with travel to initial key markets (i.e. L.A., Chicago and Boston) for rollouts. Got to love the timing given the dot-com fallout and economic trends. As always, best wishes to all!"

Mark Ship has been busy traveling to and around Japan.

Merry and Al Gerber are alive and well in South Carolina. Where the news of the Keebler acquisition (by Kellogg -- the cereal, not the school) was great news from their perspective. They now have the comfort of knowing that their retirement benefits are more secure than if a foreign company had made the purchase! The downside, is their concern for their friends at the Elmhurst headquarters, as many of their jobs may be moved to Battle Creek, Mich. Al is now hobnobbing with Amoco's former chairman, Larry Fuller, who just built a large home nearby on the island.

Mike Collins and Tim Koch attended the recent MBA Update program on e-commerce sponsored by Kellogg. They encourage all alums in the Chicago area to avail themselves to this excellent series on current developments in the business world. This new series replaces the old Saturday Seminar Series which was sponsored by the Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago.

The next EMP-31 golf outing will again be in Chicago this late spring, summer or early fall to accommodate more people. We'll send an e-mail to you with the details once they're decided. Dan Penevich, Lee Esler, Larry Silman, et al. are organizing this great outing. Please send us an e-mail with your current address as so many have changed, and so many are missing.

Has anyone heard or seen Mark Rhode?

Please send your updates and your photos (we need more of them) to us at 422 Berkley Avenue, Elmhurst, Ill., 60126. May the new year bring good health, love and prosperity to you and your families!