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Enjoying the sun and discussing the latest
case study in Cabo San Lucas at the intersection of the
Pacific Ocean
and the Sea of Cortés are EMP-31ers Larry Silman,
Tim Koch, Lee Esler, Mike Collins, Mark Rohde and Mike
Keefe. |
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EMP-31
Fellow
EMP-31ers, I’m happy to report I’ve experienced
another first in life, this time in conjunction with this column.
For the first time, a spouse of a classmate has provided an
update, and based on the quality and content of Gloria Morison’s
submission, I hope others follow her lead. Thanks, Glo!
Mike Morison’s bride, Glo, reports: “I thought
I’d take this opportunity to share a few highlights of
our last few months. Mike continues to work with Accenture.
On a personal note, Mike and I each completed our first “century
ride” (100 miles) on June 1, taking part in America’s
Most Beautiful Bike Ride around Lake Tahoe. It was a wonderful
experience and we’re both hoping to do it again. [Rep’s
note: As part of the training and race, the charitable and
humble Morisons raised money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society. Thanks, Glo and Mike!]
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A fatherly photo of Mike Morison EMP-31 and his daughter,
Maggie, vacationing in New Hampshire this summer |
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“I’ve
enclosed a picture of Mike with Maggie, our 2 1/2-year-old
daughter, taken on vacation this summer in New Hampshire.
We were there for a week at Mike’s family’s house
to visit family, take a much-needed break and celebrate Mike’s
aunt’s 90th birthday. [Rep’s note: Maggie, thankfully,
takes after Glo, and is beautiful and happy; and despite
having three daughters, Mike hasn’t aged a bit since
graduation in ’95. As a father of five teenagers,
four of them daughters, I can say the aging generally coincides
with the
teenage years!
:) ]
“
Mike sees Rob Mann at school functions and around the neighborhood.
Rob’s wife, Lisa, and I are both on the PTO executive
board at our school. We are still doing home improvement projects
here and there, and Mike continues to be a hero to our three
girls — Sydney, 10, Olivia, 7, and Maggie — whenever
he walks through the door after work.
“ So,
all in all, things are well at chez Morison, and we hope
the
same is true with all his classmates. Take care.”
Thanks
again, Gloria. I hope your note triggers other significant
others to participate.
Meanwhile, we have the following update
from Lynn Monica: “Greetings from San Francisco. I have
rejoined the working world, after spending some quality time
with family, traveling and having fun. I now work at Telephia,
which provides market intelligence about and for the wireless
market. My role as vice president of planning and program management
is to add some basic governance to the company’s planning
and management of strategic programs. Fun little company
in a downtown SF loft, with a casual environment and very
positive
high-energy folks.
“ On
the personal side, I have caught on to the SF thing and just
completed my first HALF IRONMAN (1.25m swim, 56m bike,
13.1m run). It was beautiful in Sonoma and felt great even
though it was a bit hot (100 degrees). My goal was just to
complete it. I had started working two months prior, so did
not do as much training as I had planned, but turns out I
did really well (fourth in my age group)! Now thinking of
doing
it again or maybe a Full Ironman) next year.
“ Rob
Mann and John Ayers are doing GREAT! I try to see them from
time
to time and keep in touch with them. Rob now lives
in Highland Park and John in Oak Park. Both are happy with
job, family and life. I hope all of you are doing really
well wherever you are. Let me know if you ever make it to
SF.”
Thanks
Lynn, and best of luck with the next Ironman (full or otherwise — impressive)! In other news, our noted entrepreneur,
Greg Oslan, similarly reports he “finally decided to
help improve the unemployment stats and went back to work.” He
writes: “I’ve recently taken over as president
and CEO of a software company called Narus. We’re in
the business of collecting network data and turning it into
network intelligence. Interesting technology, big customers
and cash — not a bad combination in today’s market.
We have a good group of people and strong investor backing.
Hopefully, we can turn this one into a winner. Besides, I
was running out of frequent flier miles!
“As a side note, the local Northwestern alumni chapter has already contacted
me here in Northern California about our 10-year reunion. Maybe we can all do
something back in Chicago in the spring? [Rep’s note: Our next official
reunion will be in 2005, although the Alumni Relations Office is thinking about
opening up the MBA reunions each year to all alums. Hope to see you there.
If anyone else would like to help organize a corresponding EMP-31 event this
coming
spring, please contact me directly.] “ Hope
all is well with our classmates and their families. As always, thanks for
doing all the heavy lifting to keep us all in touch.”
Thanks, Greg. On behalf of EMP-31, best of luck with Narus.
As previously
mentioned, Larry Silman has become active in the Kellogg
Alumni Club
of Chicago and led Kellogg’s Chicago Cares Serve-a-Thon
team on June 14. Our heartfelt thanks go out to the alums
who spent and enjoyed an awesome
day.
More specifically,
Larry writes: “It was a great day. Our team (including
KACC friends/family) joined a few other smaller teams and traveled to the Newberry
Math and Science Academy, a magnet school in Old Town. Our team joined the
painting crew, sprucing up classrooms, hallways and stairwells
while another crew spruced
up the playground with some new landscaping. All in all, I think everyone had
a great experience and would be ready to sign up again in 2004.”
Thanks, Larry, for leading by example and walking the talk.
After
too long a time, we gratefully hear from an old friend, Todd
Ryne,
who tells us: “Sorry I have not taken the time to write, but I do enjoy the
updates. I changed jobs at Akzo at the beginning of the year to global CRM manager
for my BU. So a big change from the business management side. The family is great.
Elizabeth is 9 and Benjamin is 6. We are doing our best to use every day of our
vacation while the kids still have time for us before the teenage years. Kris
is still part time (not really) at Zurich Insurance and enjoying juggling work
with the kids’ schedules. I did see Merry and Al Gerber over the summer.
They are enjoying life as usual, traveling, visiting friends and playing golf.”
Thanks,
Todd, and thanks for the update on everybody’s favorite
couple, Merry and Al. In closing, please reach out to your study mates and update
all of us. Also, many of you have changed jobs, locations or
Internet providers, so please also
provide current contact information to me and the alumni relations office at
www4.kellogg.northwestern.edu/scripts/alumaddr/address1.asp.
lso, please
check out your local Kellogg Alumni Club Web page. For those
in the greater Chicago
area it’s www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/alumni/clubs/usclubs/Chicago.
Thanks, and take good care. GO, WILDCATS! |