Apple picks Ball State Alum to head retail operations.

Maybe a huge donation is coming up!

http://www.thestarpress.com/viewart/2013...erry-Apple

I could have linked to the New York Times, but the Muncie Star Press seems more fitting!

In all seriousness, our brothers at Ball State have some good programs, just as we do. MAC schools need some appreciation, including from each other!

e.g., "In 2011, Ahrendts led the creation of a $1 million emerging-media scholarship fund at Ball State 'to cultivate the next generation of talent in disciplines that are at the heart of digital media, marketing and merchandising.' The fund benefits the Bold Celebration Scholars and Burberry Emerging Media Scholars programs."

You know a NIU MBA alum was responsible for iPhones originally being exclusive with AT&T.

(10-15-2013 01:39 PM)HuskieJWN Wrote:  You know a NIU MBA alum was responsible for iPhones originally being exclusive with AT&T.

No. NIU alums are all over the place. Let's hear more about alum success.

Dan Arnold- Founder and President of Road Ranger
Jeff Aronin - Founder CEO OVATION Pharmaceuticals
Chris Begley - Chairman and CEO Hospirea, Inc
Gary Burge - CFO Huron Consulting Group
Nick Calamos - CIO Calamos Investments
Christine Cole - CFO McDonald's USA
Dennis Dean - retired Vice President Harris Bank
Ralph de la Vega - President CEO AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets
Frank Drendel - Chairman CEO CommScope Inc.
Terry Horan - President Rotary Tool Division, Bosch Tools Corp
James Rose - CEO Mosaic Sale Solutions
Anthony Speiser - President Texor Petroleum
Deborah Strange - President West Fuels
Sheila Talton - Vice President of Globalization, Cisco Systems
Matt Thompson - Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations, Adobe

These are just a few from the College of Business alone.

I've thought about this a few times since Ned Colletti (NIU alum) is the GM of the Dodgers. I wonder if anyone in the ath. department has contacted him to see if Dodger stadium would allow for a football game. We could try and set something up there as a neutral site against a bigger name school out west. No doubt it would sell out quickly just for being at Dodger stadium.

(10-15-2013 05:44 PM)HuskiePride12 Wrote:  I've thought about this a few times since Ned Colletti (NIU alum) is the GM of the Dodgers. I wonder if anyone in the ath. department has contacted him to see if Dodger stadium would allow for a football game. We could try and set something up there as a neutral site against a bigger name school out west. No doubt it would sell out quickly just for being at Dodger stadium.

He's the GM, not the owner. He has no say so on that.

However, it is pretty awesome that the GM to a famous team and successful team comes from NIU. Pretty damn good company.

Isnt' one of the founders/executives of SAP an MBA alum. Also I think Matt Thompson is now Executive Vice President of Adobe.

Not to mention some of the famous comedians and actors coming through here.

(10-15-2013 06:22 PM)HuskieJWN Wrote:  

(10-15-2013 05:44 PM)HuskiePride12 Wrote:  I've thought about this a few times since Ned Colletti (NIU alum) is the GM of the Dodgers. I wonder if anyone in the ath. department has contacted him to see if Dodger stadium would allow for a football game. We could try and set something up there as a neutral site against a bigger name school out west. No doubt it would sell out quickly just for being at Dodger stadium.

He's the GM, not the owner. He has no say so on that.

However, it is pretty awesome that the GM to a famous team and successful team comes from NIU. Pretty damn good company.

If he went up to ownership and said you can make X amount of dollars and it was a good sum, they would listen.

Brian Dowd - Former CEO and Vice Chairman Ace Insurance Company.

(10-15-2013 02:41 PM)shack66 Wrote:  Dan Arnold- Founder and President of Road Ranger
Jeff Aronin - Founder CEO OVATION Pharmaceuticals
Chris Begley - Chairman and CEO Hospirea, Inc
Gary Burge - CFO Huron Consulting Group
Nick Calamos - CIO Calamos Investments
Christine Cole - CFO McDonald's USA
Dennis Dean - retired Vice President Harris Bank
Ralph de la Vega - President CEO AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets
Frank Drendel - Chairman CEO CommScope Inc.
Terry Horan - President Rotary Tool Division, Bosch Tools Corp
James Rose - CEO Mosaic Sale Solutions
Anthony Speiser - President Texor Petroleum
Deborah Strange - President West Fuels
Sheila Talton - Vice President of Globalization, Cisco Systems
Matt Thompson - Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations, Adobe

These are just a few from the College of Business alone.

There are a lot business folks from NIU. I can think of at least 10 people in my office that are director level or higher from NIU...


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