EMP-38

Due to an editorial oversight, the EMP-38 updates were inadvertently omitted from the spring issue of Kellogg World. All of the news missed last time has been included in this issue. We regret the error.

Hey there, EMP-38!

I heard from just a few of you this go-round — some of you had very happy news.

Dawn and Jerry Lincoln and daughter Brooke announced the arrival of Maya Nicole. Maya was born at 11:17 a.m. on Oct. 13, weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and measuring 20 1/2 inches. Dawn and Maya are both doing well. Brooke is probably going through a period of older sister "adjustment."

Kitti and Ernest Lucineo welcomed their first child on Sept. 27, a baby girl named Payton Bree. Payton arrived a bit earlier than expected and had to spend just more than two weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit since her birth weight was low (3 pounds). Ernest reports getting even less sleep now than when he was in the EMP Program, though he's discovering all of the great "Nick at Night" shows between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. while feeding Payton!

I suppose we're too old and too corporate to do a "shout out," but it seems appropriate since I got a quick email from Darryl Branch. He didn't have anything to report; just wanted to say "hello."

Finally, a word from Andy Martin, which should make those of us in the Midwest envious. When I heard from Andy he was trying to avoid a sunburn, as the temperature was 82 degrees and sunny on Jan. 7 in his locale! Andy keeps in touch with Ian Heller mostly, who he says seems to be doing well out in Colorado. He also touched base with Ray Leon in November during a trip to Illinois and says "that too was neat as it had been too may years since he and I last saw one another."

On the business front, Andy reports his company is doing very well and is now entering its third year! Andy reports, "Last year we posted monthly gains nearly each month and are having our best month ever this January. Toward the latter half of 2004 we expanded our technical services by offering a few supply-chain management solutions and are finding a real need within large manufacturing-oriented companies. Onward and upwards!"

For the summer edition, we were fortunate to hear from Ernest Lucineo again. He writes: "Payton is getting big and mobile! I think her favorite hobbies are either grabbing my glasses and throwing them across the room or pulling the tablecloth off the table (along with everything on it!). Job-wise, I just took over BellSouth's broadband applications and wholesale DSL product-delivery organization. I have a very quick ramp to climb as I get onboard. Bottom line is: no sleep for me on any front."

Neal Campbell reports that he has recently been promoted to VP and GM, GSM portfolio planning and marketing. In this new role, Neal is responsible for portfolio planning for Motorola's GSM handset portfolio.

Steve Croskrey chimed in with his good news: He has retired from Armor. Steve writes: "We bought a small ranch in Washington and I am spending time here hunting and fishing. We will still spend at least half the year in Jacksonville, where I have some hobbies including majority ownership of the Jacksonville Barracudas, our minor league hockey team. If anyone is ever in either area, I would love a visit." (I hope he has a big house!)

As always, it's great to hear from Ian Heller. His "little consulting company," Real Results Marketing Inc., continues to thrive. Current clients include United Rentals Inc., a $3.5 billion construction rentals and supplies company; ExpoMarketing Group, which specializes in trade-show marketing (it's nice when a marketing company selects you as their marketing consultant); and the Danaher Group, a $6 billion, highly regarded manufacturing company. Ian was invited to speak to 150 bank marketing executives at the Iowa Banking Association's annual marketing conference on how to build and differentiate a brand.

Ian says that having the Kellogg name on his résumé or brochure is very powerful because it provides instant credibility. But what he values most of all are the great relationships. He writes: "I am an absolute sucker for helping out EMP-38 classmates and other Kellogg grads, so if anyone has any marketing questions give me a call. I'd love to hear from you, whether or not there is a potential contract in it for me."

As all of you can imagine, as each year passes it gets increasingly difficult to keep in touch. People move. Email addresses change. If you have addresses for any classmates who are not receiving our email messages, please let me know.