EMP-54

Rafael Aquique and his family have moved to Pamplona, Spain. Rafael continues to work for Dana Corporation in its heavy axle manufacturing operation. If you are ever in the neighborhood, you are welcome to stop by for tapas and sangria!

Oded Barak joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in June as an associate in the technology, media and telecom group within the investment banking division.

Steve Conley recently left his position as vice president of operation — Michigan division at Pulte Homes, and has joined a regional developer and builder, JC Development (jcdevelopment.net), as their COO.

Guangfu "Percy" Cui has been with FedEx Kinko's China for almost two years, and has been busy opening FedEx Kinko's branches in China. They now have nine branches in four cities — Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. In August, his family moved to Beijing.

Pete Dankwerth is now working for Johnson Controls in their controls group in Milwaukee, as the controller for the North American service business and global facilities management business.

Matt Harbaugh is the proud father of Patrick Matthew, born on March 23.

At the beginning of this year, Kevin Harris was promoted to general manager over BP's Naphthalates (NDC) business. It's a global business with activities in North America, Europe and Asia. The product is used in various films, high performance tires and niche plastic beer and juice bottles. His responsibilities include sales, marketing, R&D and manufacturing.

Dasaradh Mallampati's daughter, Divya, is a freshman this fall at Northwestern University. She's majoring in mathematical methods in social sciences, and is a member of the honors program.

Rich McManus has been promoted to group vice president and general manager of the engine group of Sargent. In this new role, Rich is responsible for both the business development and operations of the Airtomic and Sargent Canada businesses. He is based in Louisville, Ky.

Ron Reynolds reports that life is going very well for him and his family in London. They live in Richmond. His wife, Gloria, has taken up acting and script writing classes in London, along with heading up the Richmond American Women's Club.

Many of our teammates are doing great and simply wish to send you their regards: Kate Dailey, Ernita Johnson, Ray Quatrocchi, Keith Jossell, Gary Raju, Jerry Baber, Dave Blank, Mike Samaritano, Rebecca Liebert, Jeff Sommers, Brad Frank, Don Aven, Gary Raju, Pat Schroder, and the Wisconsin Group (Maureen, Joe, Charlie, Pete, Lora, George, Rana)

EMP-54 had a seven-member delegation on Kellogg's GIM trip last March: Rafael Aquique, Jerry Baber, Dave Blank, Mike Clay, Joe Dalum, Guangfu Cui, and Jeanine Niyonzima. It has been said that the GIM trip is one of the best experiences of EMP, the most recent trip attended by EMP-54 classmates lived up to this expectation. It was a wonderful experience for all who made the trip, tempered only by the fact that so many of our classmates could not attend.

Highlights of the trip include: Balloon dancing in Beijing, followed by Jerry Baber, a live snake and a belly dancer performing together on stage. Guangfu "Percy" Cui hosted a wonderful opening hot-pot dinner during our visit to Beijing and topped the dinner with truly memorable late night entertainment at one of Beijing's premier night clubs! Asian dance clubs certainly have some benefits over the Keg (even Rebecca Liebert would agree!) Percy also generously provided transportation, including driver, for a beautiful personalized tour of Beijing. Huge endless meals, more dancing late into the night with new friends, and a late night meal of Chinese delicacies, including cold jellyfish. Sightseeing highlights included tours of the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, the Imperial Palace and ancient temples. We indulged in the new cultural trend of drinking martinis in a trendy new bar overlooking new Shanghai followed by a fabulous dinner in decadent capitalist style on the "Bund." And, since we were there to study all aspects of the economy, we did our best to explore the Suzie Wan nightclub district of Hong Kong. We enjoyed the VIP reception and presentation at the HK Jockey Club. Hong Kong residents love to gamble, so we naturally obliged. Unfortunately, most in our group were not so lucky. Dave Blank summed it up nicely as this experience was "the trip of a lifetime!" Thanks to the Kellogg School for giving EMP-54 the chance to go.