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Professional Development Integrated Under Center for Business Excellence
In 1957, as a result of a meeting between management guru Peter Drucker and Bishop James Shannon (then-president of St. Thomas), The Management Center was established for continuing business education. Over the years, St. Thomas developed other centers catering to niche markets in Minnesota business and delivered adult learning programs that were highly intense, targeted…
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Students Earn Recognition
MBA student Julie Lovaas won the Commercial Finance Association’s national essay contest. As part of an applied managerial economics course, Lovaas wrote a paper on possible incentive conflicts that could arise between employees and shareholders in the Asset Based Lending (ABL) industry. She included recommendations to reduce or eliminate some of the incentive conflicts. Her… -
B. Magazine Recognized with MMPA Awards
The Minnesota Magazine & Publications Association recognized B. magazine in two categories at its 2004 awards ceremony. B. was awarded a silver medal for “Best Regular Column/ Department” for the Q & A column, and a bronze medal for “Best Overall Design.” B. has been published since fall 2003; 2004 was the first year it… -
Michael Dougherty is this Year's Cade Award Winner
Michael Dougherty, founder and chairman of Dougherty Financial Group LLC, is the 2005 recipient of the John F. Cade Entrepreneur of the Year Award, to be presented at the Entrepreneurs Award Dinner on May 4. (See Page 7 for more information on the awards dinner.) In addition to his role with Dougherty Financial Group, Dougherty… -
Mark Zesbaugh is Distinguished Alumnus Award-Winner
Mark Zesbaugh ’86, one of the first two alumni profiled in B. magazine, was awarded the 2005 Distinguished Alumnus Award on March 5. Zesbaugh, CEO of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, received the award in recognition of his leadership and service to St. Thomas, the community and his field of endeavor. Zesbaugh was… -
College of Business Offers New Master of Science in Accountancy Program
As Minnesota changed its laws governing CPA licensure, the College of Business created an M.S. in Accountancy program to meet the state’s new educational requirements. The full-time, cohort-based program was designed for people with undergraduate degrees in accounting. Students complete 31- credits, including a paid winter internship, in one year. The program emphasizes ethical leadership.… -
Talented Pioneers
First full-time UST MBA graduates share common drive and optimism -
Critical Incident Learning: The Fit With Business Schools
How simulated business environments are effectively bringing context and intensity to a new generation of business leaders -
Conscience and Corporate Culture
There is a certain ambivalence about business ethics in American society. We begin with skepticism about the moral credentials of the profit-driven market system. As Irving Kristol wrote: “Two cheers for capitalism!” In business, as in campaign politics, we witness too often an unbalanced pursuit of goals and objectives. Over the last 35 years we… -
Life Lessons 101
Seeking truths amid personal crisis