EMP-51
Greetings,
Alumni . . .
This
issue of Kellogg World finds us absorbing the news that
our beloved Ronnie Bodi-Sadka — c’mon Steely
Dan fans, help me out here! — has departed to a true
enemy of the Big Ten, the University of Washington, Seattle.
They are fortunate, indeed; we will miss him greatly. Ronnie
writes:
My journey
at Kellogg has come to an end, as I am assuming a teaching
position at the University
of Washington, Seattle, starting next week. I would like
to
thank you all for making my experience at Kellogg so
wonderful. If you’re ever in Seattle, give me a buzz and we’ll
go out for drinks.” Hope you are doing great and the
best of luck in the future. Oh, Ronnie, don’t you worry
about a thing; you can bet your sweet bippy we’ll give
you a BUZZ! I’m counting on our frequent Seattle
travelers to make sure Ronnie is settling in nicely.
Marc
Jason Zimmermann informs us that he holds the office of
chief financial officer for American Physicians Services
Group in Austin, Texas. Under separate cover, Ashley
Smith
Zimmermann reports that she’s made a smooth transition
and will be the first labor and employment barrister at Andrews
and Kurth in Austin. Nice work to both of you. Numerous health
care players in EMP-51, including Gene McMahon and Kevin
Counihan, weighed in with their thoughts regarding this transition
to their turf. Looks like they’re welcoming Marc with
a watchful eye. Best of luck, Marc, and always remember:
Once a bean, always a bean; count ‘em all and serve ’em
up (avoid the peanut butter spread).
Through
some serious digging, yours truly found out that Ryan Roberts
was appointed vice president and general
manager of Invensys’ Avantis business group. Processingtalk.com
reports that “he will lead Invensys initiatives to
develop and market Avantis enterprise asset management solutions.” And,
‘Ryan
Roberts brings deep expertise in technology, service and
business development, making him the ideal person to lead
our ongoing initiative in this growing market,” said
Sasan Goodarzi, president of IPS Products of Invensys Process
Systems.” Holy mouthfuls, Batman! Sasan was even maximizing
and minimizing in European English (long version shortened
for space). I couldn’t have packed more pats
on the back with self-serving promotion in so few sentences
any
better than that.
Now,
back to the aforementioned serious digging…
Ryan
no doubt sought to forego informing me of this move due
to his near-psychic knowledge that 1.) I
would be
hitting him up for a bet on the Notre Dame vs.
Michigan game, and
2.) Notre Dame would post the most humiliating
defeat of their season. That is, until they showed up to
play the
lowly Spartans and continued to ride the PAIN TRAIN
through the
rest of the season. No amount of ibuprofen will
take
care of this headache, eh, Ryan? As much as I’d like to,
I just can’t wish you better luck next time. I suggest
taking on the ’CATS as your next best team
to root for. Go Purple! (P.S. The extra spread
I was allowing on
this game would have done you no good, either.)
Stay in touch!
In other
news, W. Stephen Sullins continues his
fairy-tale foray into the world of professional
football. An
accomplished accountant, Steve found himself
at the center of controversy
over the bookkeeping misgivings of a team that
shall remain anonymous. He was burning the midnight
oil
at the head
offices for the team and found himself so frustrated
he kicked a
garbage can right through the office window and
down 90 rows of seats to the field, where a few
of the
players were standing
after an evening of watching video in preparation
for the
upcoming game. Word of this thunder-footed CPA
quickly spread, and now Steve finds himself playing
under
an assumed name
as the team’s new kicker. Way to go Steve, and don’t
worry — your secret’s safe with me.
As you can see, it’s been a light news period for YT.
Be sure to keep those cards and letters coming; it’s
only as good as the information you provide.
P.P.S.
This installment of EMP-51 Class Notes marks the first
round of “Can You Guess the BS?” To enter, you
must get back to me with some news about yourself, and your
guess as to which of the aforementioned stories is NOT TRUE.
There will be numerous prizes awarded for correct answers.
Multiple guesses are allowed. |