NEW SERVICES AT FISHER LIBRARY
Alumni are the single largest constituency of the school, but
their access to library resources at the university is often constrained
by distance. The Alumni Research Service was created by Maura
Barrett, head librarian at Kenneth G. Fisher Library, to provide all alumni with high quality information services
at a nominal cost–regardless of their proximity to campus. Fisher
Library, which is located on the first floor of Gleacher Center,
features a variety of reference tools, online resources, business
periodicals, and career publications.
The following research reports are available for a small fee plus
the cost of postage.
Executive recruiters report. Tap into an executive recruiter database that contains complete
company data on more than six thousand firms and is updated quarterly.
Company profile. Access data on public and private firms drawn from resources
such as Reuter’s, Hoover’s, Information Access Company, Asia Pulse,
Standard & Poor’s, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Executive profile. Get background information on the top executives of public and
private firms. The database is searchable by name, company, location,
school, and affiliated organizations. We also will run executives’
names through the GSB alumni database and include contact information
if applicable.
Industry profile. Information is available on more than one hundred industries
(limited to U.S. companies).
GSB alumni directory. The alumni directory, known as the GSB People Finder, is a database
of alumni contact information for students and alumni. All living
alumni are included except those with unknown addresses or those
who have requested that information not be distributed. The GSB
People Finder, intended as a tool for career networking, supplies
information about alumni business addresses only.
For more information, contact Maura Barrett at (312) 464-8730
or fisher.library@gsb.uchicago.edu.
Business Forecasts
Forecast luncheons and dinners proliferated around the globe in
early 1999. Following close on the heels of the December forecasts
in Chicago and New York were forecast luncheons and dinners in
Orange County, Los Angeles, Denver, Houston, Dallas, and Brussels.
Many thanks to professors Robert Z. Aliber, John Huizinga, and
Marvin Zonis in addition to alumni Charles Clough, ’66; James
Doti, Ph.D. ’76; Tony Finizza, Ph.D. ’71; Jeff Ricker, ’81; and
Joel Stern, ’64.
Welcome
Maura Barrett joined the Office to Advance Career and Corporate
Alliances (OACCA) as head librarian of Fisher Library at Gleacher
Center. Her professional background includes service in both public
and academic libraries. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English
from Northern Illinois University and a master’s degree in library
and information science from Rosary College.
Nanci Carrothers joined alumni affairs as my executive assistant
after a fourteen-year stint at the university development office
and the president’s office. Carrothers serves as the first point
of contact for all visitors and callers to the Office of Alumni
Affairs and Major Events.
SAVE THE DATES
Mark your calendars for these major events taking place in 1999.
Reunion ’99
It is time for the members of the classes of 1949, 1959, 1964,
1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1997, and 1998 to return to
Hyde Park for their reunions on June 4 and 5. Highlights of the
upcoming reunion include a hard hat party in the space for the
new alumni club facility in Gleacher Center; Econo-Manic Depression, a comedy show presented by Peter Bernstein, ’85; a career session presented by Bob Wilcox and Anita Brick, ’81;
a town meeting with Dean Hamada; and individual class dinners
and parties.
This is shaping up to be the best reunion in the history of the
GSB. You cannot afford to miss it. For more information, contact
Amy Palmer, associate director of alumni relations, at (773) 834-1418
or amy.palmer@gsb.uchicago.edu.
Management Conference
This year’s Management Conference will be held on June 4. Karen
Katen, A.B. ’70, M.B.A. ’74, executive vice president, Pfizer
Pharmaceuticals Group, and president, Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals,
will deliver the keynote address.
Alumni Black Tie Celebration Dinner
On October 1, 1999, Marvin Zonis, professor of business administration,
will deliver remarks at the Alumni Black Tie Celebration. Zonis
was selected through a poll of last year’s attendees. The Distinguished
Alumni Awards will also be presented.
Business Forecast Luncheon
The Business Forecast Luncheon, the most popular event on the
GSB calendar, will be held on December 1 in Chicago and December
2 in New York.
Director of Alumni Affairs and Major Events
Email GSB Chicago -GSB Chicago Front Page - GSB Home