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EXECUTIVE PROGRAM
XP-8
Tony Gasbarra, ’55, writes: “I am now a resident at Manor Care in Wilmette,
Illinois. I have lost the use of my legs since 1995. But more
importantly, I completed a book on philosophy regarding proving
or negating the existence of God.” Gasbarra welcomes email at
tonybarr@webtv.net.
XP-9
Harold R. Braner, ’53, continues to serve as president of HWB Inc. in Riviera Beach,
Florida. Braner writes that he and his wife, Luanda, just returned
from two weeks in South Africa. “I also have just been notified
that I have received another U.S. patent,” he reports.
XP-13
L. E. Ording, ’57, was asked to serve as a member of a senior executive advisory
cadre involved with the luxury car design program for the 2002
Lincoln Town Car. Ording retired from Ford Motor Company in Dearborn,
Michigan, in October 1990 after 40 years with the company.
XP-42
John T. Baily, ’79, retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. in Chicago on
June 30 after 34 years with the company, 22 of which he served
as partner. He joined Swiss Re Capital Partners in New York City
as president. He and his wife, Donna, live in Farmington, Connecticut.
Irving M. Gerick, A.M. ’54, M.B.A.’79, retired from Trustmark Financial Associates
in 1991. In 1992 he went to Russia as one of 50 businessmen chosen
by the Peace Corps. He stayed for an additional 18 months to work
with midstage businesses and industrial plants. Gerrick returned
to the United States in 1996 and now operates a business with
two partners.
XP-47
Rick Hauptmann, ’81, writes that his book, The Work of Jack Williamson: An Annotated
Bibliography and Guide, was nominated for a Hugo Award, “the science
fiction equivalent of the Oscars.” The book documents the 70-year
career of science fiction writer Jack Williamson. “My wife, Janet,
and I took a two-week trip to Australia in August and September
where we attended the World Science Fiction Convention with the
hopes of collecting the award. Alas, the book finished second,
but we had a wonderful time anyway.” The book is available from
NESFA press and can be found on their Web site at www.nesfa.org/press.
XP-50
P. Jay Datt, ’83, and his electrical contracting firm, Electrical Sys- tems
and Services Inc., were featured in the Racine (Wisconsin) Journal
Times. Since Datt purchased the company in 1997, the annual sales
have increased to
$5 million and the number of employees has almost doubled to 40.
XP-53
Floyd D. Thompson, ’84, writes that he is retiring to Door County, Wisconsin. “I
bought a condo in Algoma, on Lake Michigan, and plan to build
a home in Sister Bay,” he writes. “I could use some advice on
log homes!”
XP-56
Harry Feely, ’87, is with the U.S. Department of Education, where he recently
served as the contract technical representative leading a large
information technology architecture project. The results can be
found on the Web at SFAblueprint.ed.gov. “This is part of the
first-ever performance-based organization in the federal government,
so called because it is expected to produce best-in-business results
using commercial tools and practices,” Feely writes. He is now
part of a three-person team managing a modernization partnership
between Andersen Consulting and the Department of Education. “It
just shows how versatile a Chicago M.B.A. can be,” he says, “because
just a few years ago I was in the much different world of manufacturing
with Inland Steel.”
XP-59
Kirk Paulsen, ’90, has become vice president of worldwide sales for Spruce
Technologies (www.sprucetechnologies.com), a provider of DVD-video
production systems used in Hollywood and corporate settings. Paulsen,
his wife, and their two daughters relocated from London to the
Silicon Valley in January. For the last eight years Paulsen has
been with Sonic Solutions, where he was vice president of European
operations.
XP-60
Robert W. Oberrender, ’91, writes: “My wife, Jan, and I moved back to Chicago with
our three sons, Will, 9; Trotter, 6; and Charlie, 4. I have joined
Sara Lee as vice president and treasurer.”
James G. Prete, ’91, was promoted to president of Amerock Hardware System, a
$90 million division of Newell Rubbermaid.
XP-62
Casper Zublin, ’93, (see Collin Anderson, ’96)
XP-66
Dale C. Bianco, ’97, was elected to the board of directors of the Bank of Commerce
in Downers Grove, Illinois, in March. In April he was elected
village trustee for the Village of Winfield, Illinois, where he
lives.
INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE PROGRAM
IXP-2
Katharina Esterhazy, ’97, writes: “Due to major restructuring and ‘rightsizing’ within
Compaq, I was given three new jobs to choose from. I accepted
the role of ‘program manager Compaq Connect’ in the e-commerce
business division EMEA HQ. It is my job to turn our Compaq Partner
Network into a fully functioning portal for Europe, the Middle
East, and Africa. Since everybody is talking e-commerce, I finally
wanted to find out how it works. In personal news, we are now
joining the scarce group of German home (mortgage) owners. Apparently
Germany has the lowest percent of home owners, as opposed to renters,
in Europe. This is due to the local taxation schemes which don’t
encourage the majority of the population to divert its income
to owning homes. But we decided we wanted to contribute to our
own pension fund rather than someone else’s, hence we took the
risk of ‘selling our souls’ to the bank and are now in the process
of packing boxes. Kids and cats are equally excited. Now we are
even closer to Munich, west of the airport, and Microsoft headquarters
is just down the road. Visitors are welcome! A networking note:
I’d like interested folks working in similar e-commerce environments
to email me. You can reach me at katharina.esterhazy@gsbalum.uchicago.edu
or at katharina.esterhazy@compaq.com.”
Paul Hrabal, ’97, left Dell Computer after seven years working overseas in
China and Eastern Europe. “I have now launched an Internet company,
GoVote.com, seeking to be the largest political portal on the
Net, providing election, candidate, and voter information. I have
recently moved to Granite Bay, California, and have a new house,
cute puppy (Bernese mountain dog), and am enjoying the change
from Chinese food every day. Pictures of my puppy are on my personal
Web site, www.paulhrabal.com/personal/poocher.htm.”
Robert Zdunczyk, ’98, reports two big events: the birth of his second child, Sophia,
and his promotion to partner with Warsaw Business Consulting of
Arthur Andersen. “Best regards to all IXP-2 and IXP-3 people,”
he writes.
IXP-3
Oystein Kvarme, ’98, was appointed managing director for Telenor Deutschland
GmbH in Dusseldorf, Germany. The company is a subsidiary of the
merged company of Telia and Telenor and will focus on satellite
communication and GSM networks in Germany.
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