Alumni share wisdom & insight during UDM's Business Administration Alumni Week
University of Detroit Mercy's College of Business Administration will sponsor its Eleventh Annual Alumni Week on March 16-20, 2009. Many prominent UDM business alumni are scheduled to visit classes and discuss their experiences in the business world with current UDM students. All participating classes are located on UDM's McNichols campus.This year's featured keynote speakers are John & Nancy Kennedy. John Kennedy '79 is Chief Executive of Autocam Corporation, a worldwide manufacturer of precision machined components for the automotive and medical instruments industries. Nancy Greening Kennedy '83 has held positions of leadership both at Arthur Andersen and Autocam. Under their leadership, Autocam has grown through strategic acquisitions, which include well-established companies in North America, Europe and South America. Both John and Nancy are University of Detroit graduates from the College of Business Administration.
Other notable UDM Business Administration Alumni Week participants include:- Jeffrey Antaya '80 — Plante & Moran PLLC
- Kathy Aznavorian '68 — Fox Hills Golf Club
- Cornell Batie '92, '00 — Mack Avenue Records
- Mark Bealin '84 — Jefferson Wells
- Anthony Belli '06 — E. G. Nicks
- Joseph Callaghan '78 — Oakland University
- Armando Cavazos '74 — Synergies Plus, LLC
- Richard Damman '68,'74 — Consultant
- Dennis Drenikowski '82 — Merrill Lynch & Co
- David Fitch '79, '83 — Citizens Bank
- L. Travis Furlow '06 — Resource, Inc.
- James Giordano '85 — CareTech Solutions
- Kenneth Gonzalez '02, '06
- Gerald Hepp '58 — Plante & Moran, LLP
- Jonathan Keehn '05 — Maverick Capital
- William Kelly '85 — Cognizant Technology
- Anne Kennedy '83 — Retired, Munder Capital
- Peter Kennedy 85 — Comerica, Inc.
- Matthew LaRocca '04 — Chrysler
- Donald Lee 91 — Clark Hill, PLC
- John Naglick '78¬ — AlixPartners
- Dominic Paluzzi ‘04, '07 — Butzel Long
- James Penman '84 — Donnelly, Penman, & Partners.
- Daniel Roma '84
- Daniel Saint '89 — Jefferson Wells
- John Sirhal, 69 — Plante & Moran, PLLC
- Brad Simmons '79 — Ford Motor Company
- Emil Simon '85 — The Rollick Beverage Company
- Teresa Soave, '96, '98 — Chrysler
- Marvin Washington '92 — Chrysler
- Anthony Weekly '90 — Fifth Third Bank
- Ed Wilhelm '80 — Borders Group, Inc.
For a complete listing of those participating in Alumni Week, please visit the CBA Alumni Week page. Participants are subject to change.
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The University of Detroit Mercy is Michigan's largest private Catholic University, offering approximately 100 majors and programs in 60 academic fields. Sponsored by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, the University has three campuses located in downtown and northwest Detroit.
UDM was ranked among the top tier of Midwestern master's universities in U.S.News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" – 2009 edition. UDM was also rated one of the top 15 institutions in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" category.
Publish date: March 12, 2009