I received an email this morning from our business school dean, Angelo DeNisi. This guy doesn’t have the easiest job in the world: He started as dean the year Katrina hit, resulting in an overall budget reduction via Scott Cowen, Tulane’s President. As a result, some programs haven’t been as strong as in the past; the Freeman School’s marketing and info systems course offerings have been drastically reduced. However we’re moving forward, as the following clearly shows:
“…Also, I want to refer you to U.S. News and World Report from two weeks ago. The Freeman School got some great press coverage in an article about the Burkenroad Reports. Speaking of the Burkenroad reports, Prof. Peter Ricchiuti has been named to the William Burkenroad Jr. Clinical professorship in Equity Research. This was made possible through the generous gift of Mrs. Jane Bories and family.
On the financial front, we were informed that we had received a gift from the Ella West Foundation. The $1 million gift will come in three parts beginning next Fall and the endowment earnings will be used to enhance services in Career Services.
Also, Berdon Lawrence, who has been a long time supporter of the Freeman School has pledged almost $2 million. Some of this money will go to complete the funding for the James McFarland Chair, and the rest will go to create a new “super chair” in Finance…”
Good job, DeNisi! It’s these kinds of positive fund raising efforts that make me want to continue my record of perfect giving (at my previous two schools) when I’m a Freeman alum - job or no job in hand. It’s important to support your team in good times and in bad. And while I believe things will get worse still before they get better, there are constantly signs of optimism out there. You just gotta look for em.
Now if we could only get Scott Cowen to give the Freeman School our money back…
-Joel Yarmon, joel@tulanemba.org
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sri // May 6, 2008 at 8:14 am
I like your last sentence very much.
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