EMP-23

I feel honored to prepare the newsletter updates for our class now that Mike Fitzgerald has handed over the torch. Mike, we all owe you shouts of ‘hip hip hooray’ for the 10 years of dedication, 40 quarters of updates, and who-knows-how-many phone calls. Thanks Mike!

Happy 10th anniversary to all EMP-23ers. Has it really been that long since we ate those cookies at break, attended weekly study group meetings, and carried those case books? What an experience EMP was for us. Undoubtedly, we have all learned much about business and life in the years since graduation. Please share any news and I’ll spread the word in this newsletter.

I should make note of the Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago (KACC). Actions are underway to step up the activities available to alumni in the Chicago area. The mission of the club is to facilitate lifelong learning, contacts, and camaraderie … and … to apply the Kellogg management training to enhance members’ development. So, please stay alert for any information coming from the KACC.

The class golf outing was held in August and the Reunion Cruise in October. Only a lucky handful were able to make these events. Again, thanks should go out to Mike F. and others for their efforts in organizing these opportunities for fun and friendship. We’d all like to hear about some of the other small gatherings of EMP-23 alumni, so please send in the stories.

Peter DeJong has been found, and he says he was never really lost. Pete continues to be a self-employed consultant in the dredging and shipbuilding business. He has children in college in the Netherlands.

Mark Cooper reports that he’s leading a team of a few dozen employees toward significant systems conversions at the University of Illinois, including the Chicago campus. He’s certainly spreading his knowledge around the Big Ten. Mark, can you point out to someone that there are 11 schools in the conference?

I welcome any ideas for our on-going communication. Again, congratulations graduates!