SOMA network continues to grow...

SOMA welcomes:

Tom Erickson '83
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, MBA '86
Co-Founder, BlueStream Ventures

Gregory M. Brown '69
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, MBA '74
CEO, Ace Precision Castings

More Ole MBA's respond to STO e-newsletter

Welcome to the following new SOMA members:

Ruth Pechauer ‘84
Carlson School of Management, University of MN, MBA ‘02
Sales & Operations Planning Manager, HB Fuller Company

Angie Jenks ‘92
Carlson School of Management, University of MN, MBA '98, CPA
Senior Manager of Financial Reporting, Target Corporation

Lon B. Peterson ‘82
University of Wisconsin-Madison, MD ‘85
College of Business, University of St. Thomas, MBA ‘01
Family Physician, Medical Director, Regina Medical Group

Ronald K. Johnson ‘71
Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon, MBA '98
Oregon State University, M.S. in Statistics, '03
Florida State University, M.S. in Statistics, '74
Mathematical Statistician
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Government

Jennifer F. Grant ‘98
University of Minnesota, MS, Software Engineering
Project Management in Mortgage Technology, Wells Fargo

Eva Sheie ‘98
Managing Editor, Envy Houston Magazine
Project Manager, American Health and Beauty
Prospective MBA Student

Dan Baker ‘95
Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, MBA ‘05
Manager, Special Markets, Baker Publishing Group

Anna Trefz ‘99
Crosby School of Business, University of Missouri, MBA candidate

Joseph Schlais ‘00
Goizueta Business School, Emory University, MBA candidate
Expected date of graduation, May 2006

Kate Besleme ‘94
University of Maryland-College Park, MBA and MPP ‘01

Rick Goedde
University of Wisconsin-Madison, MBA
Professor, Management Studies, St. Olaf College

Maren Anderson '87
Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, MBA '98
Marketing and Communications Consultant

Shaila Patterson Cunningham '89
Thunderbird-The Garvin School of International Management, MBA '93
VP, Amaroq Capital LLC

STO e-newsletter brings new SOMA members...

Thanks to the June 21st STO e-newsletter, we are happy to announce the following new members of SOMA!

Ryan Hunt ‘00
Kogod School of Business, American University, MBA ‘05
Marketing Manager, Champro Sports Equipment

Dr. Vijay Mehrotra ‘86
PhD, Operations Research, Stanford University
Vice President, Solutions, Blue Pumpkin Software Inc.
Assistant Professor, Decision Sciences, College of Business, San Francisco State University

Rusty Zaspel ‘02
College of Business, University of St. Thomas, MBA ‘04
Marketing, Best Buy Corp. Inc.

Chris Zuehlsdorff ‘98
Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, MBA ‘03

Grant Riewe ‘01
IT Project Manager, Securian Financial Group
Prospective MBA student

Kim Phillips ‘86
College of Business, University of St. Thomas, MBA candidate, Expected graduation, May ‘06
Senior Specialist, Signature Client Group, AT & T Network Solutions

Katie O’Shea ‘00
College of Business, University of St. Thomas, MBA ‘04
Business Development Manager, Microgistix

Decker Walker ‘04
Oxford Business School, Oxford University, MS in Finance candidate

Kully Nelson ‘02
International Business School, Brandeis University, MS in Economics and International Finance candidate

John S. Hartmann ‘82
Carlson School of Management, University of MN, MBA ‘84
CEO, GoHart Merchandising Inc.

Geoff Seper ‘94
Carlson School of Management, University of MN, MBA ‘03
Manager, Direct Marketing, Target Corp.

Andy Dahlen ‘89
Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, MBA '97
Marketing Manager, Green Giant Frozen, General Mills

Dave Pelka ‘03
Analyst, Cargill Value Investment, Cargill, Inc.
Prospective MBA student

SOMA and the top 50 MBA Programs

Collectively the SOMA membership network currently represents 17 of the top 25 MBA programs in the country (68%) and 25 of the top 50 MBA programs in the country (50%), which is an amazing testament to the caliber, quality, and diversity of the St. Olaf MBA alumni network.

SOMA member schools ranked according to the 2006 USNews & World Report Top MBA Program Rankings:

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/mba/brief/mbarank_brief.php

Harvard University (#1)
Stanford University (#2)
University of Pennsylvania-Wharton (#3)
MIT (#4)
Northwestern University-Kellogg (#4)
U of Chicago (#8)
Columbia University-NY (#9)
University of Michigan (#10)
Duke Univesity-Fuqua (#11)
UCLA (#11)
NYU-Stern (#13)
U of Virginia-Darden (#14)
U of Texas-Austin-McCombs (#18)
UNC-Chapel Hill-Kenan-Flagler (#21)
U of MN - Carlson School (#23)
Purdue University (#23)
University of Rochester - NY (#23)
University of Illinois-Champaign (#27)
Indiana University-Bloomington-Kelley (#27)
Arizona State University (#31)
University of Wisconsin - Madison (#37)
Vanderbilt University (#45)

You can view the full list of all SOMA member school by scrolling through the posts below and also viewing the archived posts accessible on the lower right side of this blog.

"Are Business Schools Failing the World?"

Are Business Schools Failing the World?

By WILLIAM J. HOLSTEIN
Published: June 19, 2005 - NY Times

JEFFREY E. GARTEN, 58, who is stepping down after 10 years as dean of the Yale School of Management, says he does not think American business schools are doing a good enough job. Here are excerpts from a conversation with Mr. Garten, who became the dean after a career on Wall Street specializing in debt restructuring abroad and a stint as under secretary of commerce for international trade.

Full article can be accessed below (free registration required):
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/19/business/yourmoney/19advi.html?pagewanted=all