From left, Jason Apple ’00, Prof. Louis Stern and Joe Dondalski ’84 at Prof. Stern’s marketing presentation to the Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago.

Chicago

The Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago got into the summer spirit by hosting several social and family events to keep alumni from different years connected and active. During June, July and August,KACC sponsored alumni theater and concert events, a Kane County Cougars baseball game, a tour of the Seurat Exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago, a TGIFand a well-attended golf outing at a popular local course. In addition toenjoying some of Chicago’s great cultural and entertainment attractions, alumni made an impact in the community by volunteering for Chicago Cares, the largestone-daycommunity service effort in Chicago. Kellogg alumnijoined thousands of area volunteers cleaning, painting and helping with beautification efforts in many neighborhoods. Several alumni have also recently volunteered transcribingletters written home by a World War II veteran and fellow Kellogg alum for the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. This project is making great progress, thanks to our alumni efforts.

The KACC summerschedulealso included the ever-popular monthly book club meetings and some interestingprofessional development and educationalevents. Louis W. Stern, John D. Gray Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Marketing at Kellogg, presented “Accomplishing Market Channel Change: Paths and Pitfalls” at a well-attendedprofessional development event. An MD-MBA event was held for alumni in the medical field to network and discuss issues impacting their profession. Ken Kring '97, president of StratForm, led a discussion on business strategy mapping for managers.Tom Osenton, authorof The Death of Demand, and Timothy Calkins, clinical associate professor of marketing at Kellogg, discussed “Marketing Challenges in a Saturated Economy.”

The fall got off to a successful start with the inaugural meeting of the new KACC North/Northwest suburban group,led by Barry Metzger '01. More than 65alumni attended the first meeting and 25 volunteered to help organize and participate on committees.The KACCNorth/Northwest group has several more eventsslated for the coming year to respond to the growing interest of our alumni in that area. KACC now hasdowntown, west and north/northwest groups to serve alumni by providing educational, networking and social opportunities throughout the year.