Spring 2020
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Alumni engagement: Mobilizing a village of volunteers , articlePamplin's first-ever Engagement Summit took place on Oct. 10-11, 2019 at the Hotel Roanoke.
Alumni
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James Wu (ECON ’01), brand consultant for change makers , articleNow in his fifth year as an independent consultant, James Wu has worked with Sesame Street, Duolingo, National Geographic, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, General Motors, and the United Nations Development Programme.
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Kenneth Cooke (ACCT ’92), American Express , articleKenneth Cooke (ACCT ’92) pursued a business degree that he thought would make him rich. But what has kept him in the world of finance for so many years is very different.
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Melissa Milione (HRIM ’88), Hyatt Corporation , articleMilione has spent most of her successful 31-year career at Hyatt Hotels where she started as a corporate management trainee after graduating from Virginia Tech.
Engagement
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Alumni Boards , articleA total of 21 volunteer organizations — Pamplin Advisory Council (PAC), Pamplin Society, and 19 advisory boards — with nearly 480 members overall serve the college and its departments, centers, and other programs.
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Jon Taillon: In Memoriam , articleJon Taillon (CEEN ’98) died unexpectedly on February 20. Taillon was a principal at Deloitte Consulting in the firm’s national defense, security, and justice sector.
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Ben Kennedy: Dean’s Advisory Board of Students , articleBeing in a meeting with dozens of accomplished industry professionals and veteran academic officials may make some undergraduates a little anxious. Intimidated, even. Not Ben Kennedy.
Research & Teaching
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Team work and hands-on learning, international style , articleNine seniors participated in a project with one of Asia’s top business schools to develop software to aid student learning.
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Faculty Profile: Robert Davidson , articleFrom the Divine Comedy to the price of wool, Robert Davidson pulls on an abundance of sources to study executive behavior and its effects on firms.
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Did you know? , articleThe Feiertag Hospitality Academy-to-Industry Research Collection makes hospitality research easily accessible to industry professionals, academic scholars, students, and others.
Notables
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Apex Center Entrepreneur Challenge , articleEight teams made it to the final round of the campus-wide student startup competition in February, competing for recognition and a chance to win cash awards and prizes.
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PCLE: A new community for leadership and engagement , articleA new group of alumni and friends has been formed to promote communication and collaboration among Pamplin's advisory boards.
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Dean’s message , articleDean Robert Sumichrast's message for Spring 2020
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Article ItemBy the numbers: national rankings , article
Pamplin's national rankings for Spring 2020
Events
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Engaging alumni and friends , articleOver two days of activities, participants immersed themselves in board meetings, receptions, plenary and breakout sessions, and, of course, networking opportunities.
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Winter study abroad (December 2019-January 2020) , articleWhere better to study resort management than at some of the world’s premier resorts?
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Exploring futures in real estate , articleAbout 100 students checked out job possibilities at the January REAL Career Fair.
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January Business Horizons , articleEY, KPMG, and Enterprise Holdings were among the 110 employers that attended Pamplin’s January Business Horizons career fair at Squires Student Center that drew 1,660 students. The college also hosted a “Preview Day” in the Pamplin atrium for 14 companies.
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HokieTalks: Chris Zobel , articleBusiness information technology professor Chris Zobel discussed supply chains for disaster relief operations.
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Northern California Campaign Kickoff Celebration , articlePamplin Hokies showed up for Virginia Tech’s second regional Boundless Impact Campaign Kickoff event, which drew more than 120 Silicon Valley Hokies to the Fox Theatre in Redwood City, California, in January.
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Women in Business , articleAlumni and friends enjoyed a panel discussion and networking at Richmond’s Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden last November.
Philanthropy
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Article ItemGBAC: Honor roll , article
Pamplin Advisory Council members, current and former, who have contributed financially to the Global Business and Analytics Complex:
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Article ItemGift report , article
Many people have made commitments in support of the Global Business and Analytics Complex (GBAC).
People
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Article ItemOn the move , article
Gina Moses has joined Pamplin as Director of the MIT Program.
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Article ItemNational & International Awards , article
Zheng Xiang, associate professor of hospitality and tourism management, was named a Highly Cited Researcher by the Web of Science Group and elected president of the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT).
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Article ItemCollege Professorships & Fellowships , article
Dipankar Chakravarti, John Maher, David Brinberg, and Steven Markham have been named to endowed professorships. Linda Wallace was named Konrad W. Kubin Senior Faculty Fellow.
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Article ItemCollege Spring Awards , article
Andrew Luo received the Outstanding Pamplin Senior Award; Carolyn (Carrie) Rock received the H.H. Mitchell Outstanding Leadership Award; and Nicholas Amorim received the College Service Award.