bgs international exchange spring 2014

The magazine of BeTa gamma Sigma Spring 2014

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In this issue02 a message from the BgS president

04 meet the Leaders of Business Speaker Series: entrepreneurship and Team Development

06 meet the Leaders of Business Speaker Series: purpose, passion, people, performance

08 BgS is everywhere

10 Building the Second Century of Beta gamma Sigma

14 announcing the Beta gamma Sigma rebranding Competition

15 The BgS Student Leadership forum: a Leadership experience Like none other

18 BgS alumni network: making the Best...Even Better

20 BgS alumni network: recent events

22 giving the gift of Service

26 Welcome to the Society

28 BgS Lifetime member news

31 gifts from friends

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Beta Gamma Sigma has been an important part of my life for many years. It’s been my pleasure to be a part of what the Society does – recognize the very best students of business for their academic achievements – and to be a part of considering what the Society can become in its future. I thank each of you for giving me the opportunity to be president of Beta Gamma Sigma for the last two years and for the tremendous support you have given our Society over the years.

As Dean of the School of Business at the University of Connecticut, I became very involved with the chapter there, attending tapping ceremonies and induction events and working with scores of talented students on a variety of service projects. I was proud to be president of the chapter, and when I was invited to join the BGS Board of Governors I quickly accepted. Later when I moved on to the Tippie College of Business at The University of Iowa, I became more involved in the BGS Board and eventually was elected vice president/president elect. The responsibilities associated with these positions and those of the presidency, while quite demanding, are quite gratifying as well. It’s probably been more work than I anticipated, but it’s also been a source of great joy.

Within this publication you will learn more about BGS 2.0, the Society’s efforts at transformation that will take it well into its second century. As you know, in 2013 we celebrated the Society’s centennial, but behind the scenes the Board and other interested parties were hard at work figuring out how to make BGS more relevant to members in the future. We had to ask tough questions; we had to be critical and comprehensive. But we strived to keep the very best of what Beta Gamma Sigma has been for more than 100 years, while also imagining all the great things it could do for members if we just made a few key changes.

The strategic planning efforts that took place and resulted in the plans for BGS 2.0, involved a great deal of work. I want to thank the current members of the

Board of Governors, who gave of their time and intellect as we worked through so many issues and questions. The staff at the Central Office was invaluable in the effort, as they supported everything the consultants, Board, and members needed throughout the process. Finally, a myriad of members from various industries were asked to provide their thoughts and help us look critically at our membership value proposition. Whether it was the business school deans, chapter advisors, alumni chapter officers, student members, talent acquisition professionals at major corporations, etc., we couldn’t have reached the point we are without your participation. Thank you so much!

So where are we? We’ve imagined a different honor society that engages its members earlier in their academic careers. They will have the opportunity to get to know BGS at a much deeper level prior to graduation, which hopefully results in a richer, more complete relationship long after graduation. We are working on plans to connect members in multiple ways – student, early professional, mid-career and executive level – and provide something of value for everyone who earned the invitation and BGS key.

This is a tremendously exciting time for Beta Gamma Sigma, and I hope you will jump on board and get involved. We are asking – and we need – you to be an active member wherever you are and whatever you are doing. We want you to give back, while at the same time take advantage of a growing list of ways to benefit from membership. Please stay up-to-date. This would be a great time to contact the Central Office and make sure all your information is correct. We want each and every member to be a part of BGS 2.0.

Thanks again, and as a lifetime member of BGS, I look forward to seeing what BGS 2.0 can do for all of us in the future.

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Message from the President

William (Curt) hunter president, Beta gamma Sigma

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Team building – it’s probably the single most important attribute of an entrepreneurial endeavor. What does it mean to be an entrepreneurial endeavor? It doesn’t mean that you have to be a technology company and start with two guys in the garage and then ultimately create Google. It could be any small business that ultimately has aspirations of becoming something more.

First, let me give you some information about Safeguard so that you have a perspective of why I have a particular passion around entrepreneurship and team building. Safeguard works with young companies, entrepreneurs – men and women who have phenomenal ideas in the area of certain technology and health science endeavors. We give them the capital that they need and we help them understand some of the pitfalls and potholes that they may run into as they begin to build their businesses.

So, why talk about entrepreneurship and team building? You know the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child?” Well, it actually takes a village to build a company. An entrepreneur can have a great idea, but ultimately that person can’t in and of him- or herself take that idea and nurture it into something grander and bigger. They ultimately need to have a team with them as they build that company.

One of the sayings that we have in the venture capital community is, we would rather back an “A-team with a B-idea” than the reverse, because an A-team – men and women who are very capable – can take a mediocre idea and turn it into a phenomenal business, but it doesn’t always happen the other way. It’s very important to understand the dynamics and the importance of the skill sets that are resonant within that team; that entrepreneur and the group that they ultimately continue to build around them.

When the founders of Google started their business on the

campus of Stanford, they started with two people and quickly that business grew into the behemoth that it is today. You could look around any large technology company that you’re probably most familiar with – be it Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, Yahoo! – they all started with an entrepreneur or a small nucleus of people who were committed to a vision. But they had to quickly figure out how to take that vision, build a team around it, build a culture, and then ultimately take advantage of the market.

The values of a business, the vision around that business, the mission, the plan – they are all integral in not only growing a business but also in building a cohesive team. At Safeguard, we have 21 companies that we have an active interest in today, and of those 21 companies, they range anywhere from no revenue and a few people, to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and hundreds of people. One of the common things that we found is the companies that go from being small to large very quickly are able to do two things really well: they’re able to define and articulate a vision, and they’re able to put the underpinnings of a culture in place.

In building a team it’s not only about bringing somebody on to that team, it’s also about how you keep them on the team. How do you keep them motivated for an extended period of time? You’re going to have turnover, but you want to try to minimize that turnover – especially with the high performers.

You must recognize the unique attributes of every team member. Even in most of the sports teams that you see out there today, it’s not about the individual performer. Sure, somebody is going to have a great game and the other teammates may not score as many points or hit as many runs, but the point is it’s a team effort and the same principle needs to be applied when you’re thinking about building a team within an organization.

Entrepreneurship and Team Developmenton feb. 11, 2014, Beta gamma Sigma and La Salle University hosted a meet the Leaders of Business speaker series event featuring Steve Zarrilli, President and CEO of Safeguard Scientifics. zarilli’s presentation focused on the incredible value that teams, particularly motivated ones, can bring to entrepreneurial ventures. The following are excerpts from that discussion.

Meet the Leaders of Business

View the video of this presentation online.betagammasigma.org/mlob


“We would rather back an ‘A-team with a B-idea’ than the reverse, because an A-team – men and women who are very capable – can take a mediocre idea and turn it into a phenomenal business, but it doesn’t always happen the other way.”

Steve Zarilli president and Ceo, Safeguard Scientifics

Presentation at La Salle University

Our foundation for success is very much what we define as our purpose and our passion. In order to be successful you have to enroll people in your vision and your mission of what you want to accomplish and that creates the passion. The power of engagement is really bringing the power of all those people together to form a common mission and to really get things done.

There are four levels of engagement. First, there is active disengagement. Those are the people that when they walk into your office they actually suck the energy out of the room. They’re complaining, they’re not happy, they don’t want to be there, and they have a lot of complaints but they don’t have any solutions. Fortunately that’s a fairly small percentage of employees.

Then there are people that are compliant. They show up, they meet the standards, they do their job, and by 4:15 they’re out the door. They don’t think about work until the next morning when they have to come in because they’re doing, fundamentally, what they have to do.

Then there is another group that’s contributing. They do what they’re good at, they collaborate, but they really aren’t necessarily engaged in your mission. They don’t necessarily believe. They do what they feel they can do and they’ll go a little bit of the extra mile.

Lastly there are those that are committed. The committed population is really a fairly small part of most organizations. It’s people who really are buying into the vision, they take initiative, they have passion, and they have creativity to make things a lot better. As we define engagement we’re really thinking about where the truly committed people are; and how do we move people who are contributing into that fully committed area? How do we move people that are compliant up into the committed area?

Frankly, the people who are disengaged, you’ve got to get rid of them because they’re a negative force in your organization.

As you’re thinking about your organization, where do you fit? If you are the business owner you probably fit in the committed piece, and by business owner I don’t necessarily mean that your name’s on the door. I mean that you really believe that your success is tied to the success of your organization and what you’re trying to accomplish. It’s really thinking about, how do you build that engagement and how do you generate it?

The organization is responsible for making sure that we’re giving you the opportunity. When most people join an organization, you don’t show up saying you’re going to phone it in. You show up saying I really want to make a difference. I want to show people what I can do, I want to show my energy and my passion for what I have and that’s understanding and buying into the program – what it is we stand for.

By having a purpose and by engaging people we recognize that as a company we have to provide them with a vehicle to understand what we’re trying to do. Our purpose is, “Saving the World from Boring Food” and our vision is bringing the joy of flavor to every day. The company can’t generate passion for you. That’s got to come from inside.

High engagement companies outperform their peers and earnings per share by almost 150 percent. There is lower turnover, higher productivity, and frankly if companies do it right and you engage a group of employees you also have a fun place to work. It’s a place that people want to come to and want to bring their best effort. It allows you to recruit the best and keep the absolute best employees. That’s really what engagement stands for.

Meet the Leaders of Business


Purpose, Passion, People, Performanceon march11, 2014, Beta gamma Sigma and Loyola University maryland presented a meet the Leaders of Business speaker series event featuring Alan Wilson, Chairman, President and CEO of McCormick and Company. Wilson focused his presentation on the importance of creating and empowering a culture of engagement within the workplace. The following are excerpts from that discussion.

View the video of this presentation online.betagammasigma.org/mlob


“When most people join an organization, you don’t show up saying you’re going to phone it in. You show up saying I really want to make a difference.”

Alan Wilson Chairman, president and Ceo mcCormick

and Company

Presentation at Loyola University Maryland


BGS is Everywhere1 Professor Elwell joined students from Stephen

F. Austin State University on a volunteer trip to Africa. Here he spends the day with school children, teaching them the finer points of business leadership.

2 As he is known to do, the Professor makes friends everywhere he goes.

3 While still in Africa, Professor Elwell went on sa-fari. Here he spies a couple of elephants.

4 From Africa...to Wisconsin. Professor Elwell popped in on BGS student member Maggie Breunig on her way to class at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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5 Professor Elwell paid a visit to the Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology to help slice the Founders’ Day cake.

6 The Professor takes in a hockey game at the Knoxville Civic Colosseum with BGS student member Rob Forney of East Tennessee State University.

7 Always one to lend a helpful wing, the Professor assists with a tapping ceremony at Radford University.

8 The Professor visits the Minera Chinalco mining operation in Peru.

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What can Beta Gamma Sigma be in its second century? What should it be? What does the Society do well? What could it do better?

These are some tough, but very important, questions. Answering them presented quite the challenge to the BGS Board of Governors and Central Office staff. After much thought and deliberation, the answers became clear: it’s time for change.

It’s not often that an organization turns 100. It’s quite an achievement – one that Beta Gamma Sigma is very proud to have reached. The Society’s Centennial Celebration provided a great opportunity for the honor society to look back on its first century – paying tribute to the Society’s

origins and its many milestones along the way. But more importantly, it provided an even better opportunity to look forward.

Now that the Centennial Celebration has come and gone, the time has arrived for Beta Gamma Sigma to plot its course for its second century and to embark on a new journey as “BGS 2.0.” As part of this new era of Beta Gamma Sigma, many changes are already underway, and many more are in the works for the near future.

From expanded programs and more member-focused communications to better connectivity between student and alumni BGS members, these developments seek to go

it’s not often that an organization turns 100. it’s quite an achievement – one that Beta gamma Sigma is very proud to have reached. The Society’s Centennial Celebration provided a great opportunity for the honor society to look back on its first century – paying tribute to the Society’s origins and its many milestones along the way. But more importantly, it provided an even better opportunity to look forward.


a step beyond just recognizing those who have excelled in the study of business. BGS 2.0 hopes to meet its members where they are and provide much more value throughout their lifetime membership.

What does the Society hope to achieve with these changes? To make Beta Gamma Sigma a more dynamic and engaging organization – one that students will be more compelled to join, while at the same time provides even more value to its lifetime members.

There are a few paths BGS is taking to begin this change.

Investing in LeadershipOne of the steps at the foundation of BGS 2.0 is a revitalized mission statement. This new statement, which has been adjusted to include more of a focus on leadership, reads as such:

“The Mission of the International Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma is to encourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business, to cultivate and celebrate leadership and professional excellence, to advance the values of the Society, and to serve its lifelong members.”

But what does this all mean for members?

For some time – arguably, since its founding – Beta Gamma Sigma has worked to develop business leaders. Certainly, with programs like the Student Leadership Forum and the Meet the Leaders of Business Speaker Series, as well as with efforts toward leadership in ethical business practices, BGS has made it known that this is one area that deserves the Society’s attention.

By adding “leadership” to the mission statement, BGS wants to send a clear message that leadership is not only a quality worthy of endorsement, but one that the Society has a vested interest in promoting and cultivating.

To accomplish this, the Society seeks to expand several of its existing programs, namely the Student Leadership Forum and the Meet the Leaders of Business speaker series, while also creating new offerings that will tap into the leadership potential of its lifetime members.

Campus EngagementOne of the most difficult facts that BGS officials had to come to terms with is that the value proposition of joining an honor society is not the same as it once was. Currently,

many students are not aware of the benefits of joining the Society. In fact, even among those that actually become members, many are completely unaware of the Society’s existence prior to being invited.

While some business schools are quite dedicated to the Society and are active in promoting BGS around campus, for many students joining Beta Gamma Sigma has become a largely transactional arrangement. They take their certificates and keys and then move on. The Society’s engagement with that member starts and ends in the same moment.

More and more honor societies are now operating on college campuses, and as such, Beta Gamma Sigma is competing in an ever increasing field. The primary value once provided by BGS, the recognition of outstanding academic achievement, can now be presented to students in a variety of other ways.

Likewise, the propagation of social media and rise of sites like LinkedIn has made the networking component of Beta Gamma Sigma less attractive and essential to students.

Beta Gamma Sigma has, somewhat, become lost in the mix.

Further complicating the matter, BGS has only a finite amount of time and opportunity to bridge a deeper connection with its student members while they are on

campus. Accepting lifetime membership in their junior or senior years, many students are focused on graduation and do not have the time or ability to connect deeply with BGS on campus.

This is something that the Society hopes to change.

In order to forge a stronger connection with its members from the get-go, while also creating a more visible presence for the Society within the business school, Beta Gamma Sigma seeks to re-imagine the experience it provides for students while they are still in school.

The Society will provide its collegiate chapters with additional resources, training and insight to create an entirely new experience for student members of Beta Gamma Sigma. Students will be provided with a variety of opportunities to take part in the organization, participate in activities and tap into their leadership skills. BGS will become more than just an honor, but a Society which they can be involved in and engage with from the moment they accept membership.

To make the shift in its operational model even more effective, and to reach and benefit even more outstanding students, Beta Gamma Sigma looks to begin inviting students earlier than in the past. This would enable

undergraduate students to be able to join the Society as early as the last term of their sophomore year.

While these students will still have to meet the Society’s high standards of achievement, the opportunity to join earlier would provide a larger timeframe for those new members to learn about the Society, get involved with its programs or events on campus and, most importantly, be able to serve in leadership positions at their respective universities.

Mentoring the newest “Best in Business” In March 2014, BGS counted 29 official alumni chapters as well as 15 existing or developing alumni networks around the world. Interest in alumni chapter membership continues to grow, and activities or events within such alumni chapters were in the hundreds during the past year alone.

Some of these alumni chapters also try to connect with nearby collegiate chapters and co-host events or inform members that alumni activity exists. Still, this alumni-collegiate relationship is relatively minimal and alumni chapters and collegiate chapters remain separate entities.

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one of the most important areas for change within BGS 2.0 and looks to bridge new – and strengthen existing – connections between its collegiate and alumni chapters.

Beyond the membership rolls of the Society’s Alumni Network, Beta Gamma Sigma’s lifetime membership is full of highly talented and successful leaders in all areas and facets of business. Beta Gamma Sigma seeks to tap into this outstanding resource in the coming years, developing new opportunities and mechanisms to directly connect its newest members with its most established ones.

These mentoring opportunities, either through the alumni chapters or via individual members, will provide student members with points of contact within the business world. Whether seeking guidance with school or career choices, student members will be provided with the valuable assets of experience and knowledge.

Communications and the BGS BrandBeyond all of these significant changes between members, chapters and the Society itself, BGS will also be communicating differently with its membership.

As it positions itself to become not just a point of recognition and an honor society for its members, but also a well-connected international and professional organization, Beta Gamma Sigma knows that it must also work to reach its members in a different fashion.

Over the next few months, members will begin noticing updated emails and publications, expanded efforts via social media and, perhaps most importantly, a brand-new website.

These tools are vital to BGS 2.0 and provide the framework for all of the other changes taking place. With better means of connecting and communicating, the Society hopes to keep members up-to-date with changes going forward, stay in tune with its hundreds of thousands of members around the globe, and serve as an efficient and reliable resource for all of its lifetime membership.

One big change is that we will be asking for your help with the rebranding of the Society in the next print issue of the BGS International Exchange.

With all the changes that are currently in the works with the Society, Beta Gamma Sigma has decided that it needs a new look that encapsulates not what BGS has been, but what

it will be going forward. To achieve this new look, BGS launched a rebranding competition, sponsored by GEICO, which is open to all of its student members.

The finalists from that competition will be shared in an upcoming issue of this publication. Members will then have the opportunity to cast a vote for their favorite design. The Society looks forward to sharing these with you and receiving your feedback.

Between better student awareness, improved alumni-collegiate interactions, a rebranded image and much more, the Society is looking toward the future and making real steps to make Beta Gamma Sigma a more proactive and engaging organization.

These may be lofty goals, but with the continued support of lifetime members like you, there is little doubt that Beta Gamma Sigma can make its second century even better than the first.


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Rebranding the “Best in Business”Beta gamma Sigma is looking for a new brand concept and visual identity as it enters its second century, so we are pleased to announce the BgS 2.0 rebranding Competition, sponsored by our friends at geiCo. a great opportunity for business students, teams are invited to develop a new look for the organization and provide details on how to better market the BgS brand to student members.

participating teams will have the opportunity to conceive a new brand concept and visual identity that encapsulates the new directions Beta gamma Sigma is moving towards in its second century as well as a new marketing strategy to effectively communicate the Society’s new direction to business students. The ultimate goal of this competition is to end with a brand identity that reflects a forward thinking organization that better engages its members.

The winning team will not only get to see their vision come to life as BgS’s new brand identity, but they will have the opportunity to present their brand concept and plan to a group of their peers at the 2015 Winter Student Leadership forum. Look for all the details, including submission guidelines and exciting prizes, at www.bgsbranding.com.

The ultimate goal of this competition is to end with a brand identity that reflects a forward thinking organization which engages its members.

Learn more at: BGSBranding.com

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Members who attend the Student Leadership Forum often admit that, initially, they are not sure what to expect from the weekend-long event.

Is it a conference?

Do you listen to panels speak throughout the weekend?

Why is it different than any other meeting or forum?

April Gammal (Bentley University, 2011) attended the Winter 2012 Student Leadership Forum in Charleston, S.C. She acknowledges that, at first, she didn’t really know much about the Forum.

“It seemed interesting, but I didn’t know of anyone who had gone. There was no one at Bentley University who had gone in the near past that was still there,” Gammal explained. “But then I learned that some of the school’s BGS members who had attended years ago had really enjoyed it. I started to think it sounded like a good opportunity and knew I wanted to be more involved with BGS. I applied and was chosen to go.”

Being invited to the SLF signifies honor.

All BGS members are recognized as the “Best in Business.” So, when a

A Leadership Experience Like None OtherSince its launch in 2001, the Student Leadership forum has been a cornerstone of Beta gamma Sigma’s programs and activities. past participants often call the time spent at the SLf a “life changing experience.” With the Society’s renewed and increased focus on leadership, expect the SLf to become even more impactful in the future.

university decides to send one or two of its members to a Student Leadership Forum, those particular students have typically proven to be amongst the best of the best. The SLF brings all of those selected student members together, takes them out of their comfort zones and gets them thinking about leadership in ways they never have before.

Gammal mentioned that she was highly surprised by all of the events that the weekend offered, including a particular speaker who presented alternative ideas on how to make important life decisions.

“I really thought that it was just going to be filled with a lot of ice breakers and not much that I hadn’t seen before,” said Gammal. “There was a little of that, of course, but this weekend was different than what I expected. [Alyssa Preston] spoke later in the weekend and pointed out things that I just hadn’t realized about myself before.”

In particular, Gammal had been debating whether it was worth it for her to take the CPA exam. After Preston’s session, Gammal had made up her mind.

“She talked about not attempting something only because you were afraid to fail. I didn’t really make that connection with myself until then,” said Gammal. “But that provided me with some time for reflection. In school, you’re so busy with classes and everything – you just keep going and going. This forum allowed us to put everything on hold for a while and reflect with ourselves.”

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The BGS Student Leadership Forum

After that SLF, Gammal took her CPA exam and passed with flying colors. As she would tell those who ask, that decision was an important one for her as she’s now working in accounting.

Timothy Higgins (Salisbury University, 2013), a participant in the most recent Student Leadership Forum in San Antonio, was equally surprised by his SLF experience. After receiving a BGS scholarship through his school, Higgins was offered an invite to the forum.

“I learned about it all when I was awarded the scholarship,” explained Higgins. “Neither of my parents were business majors, so I didn’t even know a whole lot about BGS let alone the Student Leadership Forum. I just didn’t really know what to expect, but I agreed to go and hoped it would be interesting.”

He said that Tim Clipson, president and co-founder of LIFE! and professor at Stephen F. Austin State University, was one of his favorite speakers throughout the weekend of events. His storytelling style and easygoing demeanor left an impression on Higgins, and he took many of his words to heart.

“He used metaphors and just talked to you like he was telling a story,” said Higgins. “I had never heard anything quite like that before. Overall, his talks really reinforced in me the fact that I can’t just be behind a desk throughout

the rest of my life. I like to go out and talk to people, and I need to do that.”

Attracting BGS student members from not just the United States but around the world, the SLF introduces students to others who place high importance on business excellence. It connects them with people who have different backgrounds, cultural identities, worldviews and life experiences. This was something that impressed Higgins.

“Just the fact that I was able to meet 90 or so people from around the world who I would have never met otherwise – that’s a big deal,” he acknowledged. “I’ve already stayed in touch with a few of these people and have been talking to some of them via social media on a weekly or daily basis. I’ve even sent a few letters through regular snail mail. I would hope that I stay in touch with many of these people for a long time going forward.”

Part of the initial idea behind the Student Leadership Forum was to bring high-achieving business students together and help them maintain important connections with other members around the world.

Started in 2001, the first-ever forum was the beginning of this process. John Bly (Bryant University, 2000), managing partner at LB&A Certified Public Accountants, attended this first SLF and went on to serve as a mentor, or a young alumni member who has attended SLF and works closely with students at the forum. He ended up serving as a mentor five times. As a true SLF veteran, Bly said that these forums have had a huge impact on what he’s placed as top priority throughout his working career.

“I remember going through the self-discovery session and realizing, coming out of that, that I wanted to be sure to keep my future wife and kids as my

The BGS Student Leadership Forum

number one [priority] ahead of work. This can be complicated given the nature of a typical BGS leader,” said Bly. “But this has stuck with me as an ‘aha’ moment.”

Bly said he’s seen the changes and growth with SLF over the years during his multiple experiences with the forum.

“The first Student Leadership Forum was much shorter, and obviously there weren’t student leaders or mentors who had been through it all before,” said Bly. “The biggest changes that I noticed over the years were many more people attending as well as a longer timeframe. I think it also helped that students who had previously attended were able to share information about the weekend with teachers or students when they returned.”

Founder of the Charlotte Area Alumni Chapter, Bly believes that both his experience attending SLF as a student member and his multiple mentorships at SLF contributed to his motivation for wanting to create and lead an alumni chapter in his area.

And he only has encouraging comments for those interested in the forum. As one might guess, he’s a big advocate for SLF participation as well as strong business leadership.

“It’s an opportunity to be around a group of future business leaders as well as to learn new ideas and connect with folks around the [globe],” Bly explained. “It’s an opportunity very few students get, and it is not one that should be passed over.”

With changes to Beta Gamma Sigma underway, and many programs within the Society about to expand, the Student Leadership Forum will also be growing. BGS’s hope is that, with these changes, many more student members will have the opportunity to take part in the SLF in the future and that developing leadership will be an even bigger part of BGS lifetime membership.


“It’s an opportunity very few students get, and it is not one that should be passed over.”

John Bly2001 SLf participant

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Participants of the Fall 2013 Student Leadership Forum, held November 7-10, 2013 in Tampa, FL

Economic Recovery in SpainSubmitted by: Elisa Vilar, President, Spain Alumni ChapterIn February, members of the Spain Alumni Chapter were given the privilege of meeting Daniel Carreño, CEO of General Electric in Spain and Portugal.

Carreño, who was the featured speaker at one of the chapter’s events, discussed a variety of topics, including Spain’s economic recovery trends, corporate sustainability and the need for companies to constantly adapt to change.

According to Carreño, Spain has suffered a heart attack and this has made us react, although there is still a long way to go.

Carreño said that Spain needs to grow and improve its competitiveness outside Europe. Our companies are still small and we need a strong business industry. A recovery is coming, but it will be a slow process. We need to industrialize the country, take advantage of social movements to find new opportunities and use internet as a new instrument for an industrial revolution, which allow us to use big data to optimize our decision process.

Finally, we should think in the strategy that followed General Electric: be always there, be ready to adapt to change. That’s the key to success.

Making the Best...Even BetterBeyond the networking opportunities available through the BgS alumni network, one of the greatest resources made available to members is the furthering of skills and education through informational events, programs and activities. here, representatives from three of the Society’s alumni Chapters share insights that they gathered from their own recent events.

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Resume and career ClinicSubmitted by: Kari Mirkin, President, Cleveland Area Alumni ChapterIn March, the Cleveland Area Alumni Chapter held its first Coffee Shop Resume Swap and Career Chat. As part of the program, attendees were encouraged to bring copies of their resumes to an informal networking event. I provided resume writing tip sheets and samples, and we compared the samples to our own resumes. I posed questions to the group about resume writing best practices, and others posted their own questions to the group.

The event turned out differently than what I had planned. I had thought that it would be a more like a drop in “clinic” where people would share their resumes with those who were there at the time and then leave. As a two-hour conversation about resumes with the same group of people, I was concerned that things would become awkward. Thankfully, it turned out to be less awkward than I anticipated.

Attendance was not limited to jobseekers, either, which was a concern I had when creating the event. Overall, this is a program that I can see our chapter trying again in the future, and could also see it being an interesting event to try on an international or virtual basis.

Daniel Carreño, CEO of General Electric in Spain and Portugal, speaking to BGS members in Spain at IE Business School

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Knowledge Beyond BusinessSubmitted by: Jeffri Epps, Nominating Chair and Past President, Atlanta Area Alumni ChapterAt the January meeting of the Atlanta Area Alumni Chapter I had the pleasure of listening to a presentation by Kelly Callahan, assistant director of program support for The Carter Center.

Callahan’s presentation was on “Neglected Tropical Diseases”, which afflict an estimated 1.2 billion people. I was surprised to learn that these diseases receive only .06 percent of total international development assistance. Interestingly HIV, which affects an estimated 40 million people, receives 37 percent of total international development assistance.

The presentation focused on the work to eradicate Guinea Worm Disease. Although no cure has been found, 80 million cases have been averted by changing the behaviors that cause people to get this disease. The presentation

focused on what these behavioral causes were and the work being done to educate people as to changes they have to make to prevent from being infected.

Following are some statistics provided, supporting the success of these efforts:

»» 1986: 3.5 million known cases

»» 2012: 542 known cases

»» 2013: 148 known cases

I came away from this presentation with knowledge about something I previously knew nothing about and great respect and admiration for Callahan and people like her who dedicate their lives to serving others and advancing the quality of life for the human race.

To learn more about the educational opportunities offered by alumni Chapters in

your area, go to betagammasigma.org/alumni


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Check out our list of some of the BGS alumni chapters’ most recent events. Please note that this is not a complete list but a representation of events that have been happening in the BGS alumni network.


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Atlanta Area Alumni ChapterFeb. 18: Speaker Event, “The Current Economic Outlook”March 18: Speaker Event, “Career Mapping – Manage Your Career”

Boston Area Alumni ChapterNov. 18: Scholarship Dinner and Speaker Event, “Current Trends in Data Security and Corporate Governance”

Central/Southern Germany ChapterJan. 23: Speaker Event, “Rational Investing”

Charlotte Area Alumni Feb. 19: Speaker and Networking Event, viewing of past Meet the Leaders of Business webcastMarch 19: Networking Event, “Bracket-Busting Social”

Chicagoland Alumni ChapterNov. 2: Service Event, Greater Chicago Food DepositoryFeb. 10: Networking Event, officer interest/information session

Cleveland Area Alumni ChapterDec. 9: Speaker Event, “Smart and Sustainable: Positioning your Company and Your Career for Success”March 25: Educational Event, “Resume Swap”

Dallas/Fort Worth Area Alumni ChapterAug. 15: Networking at Concrete Cowboys

Denver Area Alumni Chapter

March 14: Social Event, Colorado Avalanche vs. Anaheim DucksMarch 28: Social Event, Denver Nuggets vs. San Antonio Spurs

Hong Kong Alumni ChapterJan. 28: Social Event, “Karaoke Dinner” Feb. 27: Speaker and Networking Event, Joseph Ka Fai Yu, General Manager for RC East China and North China, and networking at Uncle Eric’s Vintage Wine Bar

Houston Area Alumni ChapterDec. 5: Speaker Event, Stephen Lufburrow, CEO of Goodwill Industries of HoustonFeb. 27: Networking Event, “Wine and Beer Night”

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Dec. 17: Speaker Event, “Trends and Breakthroughs in the Online World in 2013”Jan. 23: Networking event at The Knights Templar

Los Angeles Area Alumni ChapterDec. 14: Social Event, The Lion King at the PantagesJan. 28: Networking all business school mixer at SmithhouseMarch 14: Educational Event, Professional Seminar with The Institute of Internal Auditors

Minneapolis/St. Paul Area Alumni ChapterOct. 10: Networking at Amore VictoriaNov. 13: Educational Event, Career Panel at St. Cloud State University

New York City Alumni Chapter

March 25: Speaker Event “Transforming an Industry – When Incremental Change Just Isn’t Enough”

New Zealand Alumni ChapterNov. 27: Networking & Speaker Event, Tony Falkenstein, Founder and CEO of Just Water

Northern Germany Alumni ChapterNov. 7: Networking dinner

Philadelphia Area Alumni ChapterNov. 6: Service Event, NOVA art gallery eventFeb. 26: Networking at The Great American Pub

Phoenix Area Alumni ChapterFeb. 4: Networking mixer at Macayo’s Restaurant in Tempe

San Diego Area Alumni Chapter

Feb. 20: Networking event at N.Y. PizzeriaMarch 22: Social Event, tour of the U.S. Olympic Training Center

San Francisco Area Alumni ChapterMarch 19: Networking at CasCal restaurant March 22: Service Event, habitat restoration project at Muir Beach, CAMarch 25: Networking at Press Club

Seattle Area Alumni ChapterDec. 4: Education Event, Hands-on workshop on Tableau data analytic softwareMarch 11: Networking at Spitfire

Spain Alumni ChapterNov. 29: Online Speaker Event, “How to change your career”

Feb. 27: Speaker Event, Daniel Carreño, CEO of General Electric on the Spanish economy

St. Louis Area Alumni ChapterDec. 4: Networking at Patrick’s in WestportMarch 27: Viewing of past Meet the Leaders of Business webcast and networking at Saint Louis University

Switzerland Alumni ChapterOct. 24: Networking event with SAMBA and the Rochester Bern Alumni Association

Washington, D.C. Area Alumni ChapterJan. 23: Networking at James Hoban’s

The BGS Gives Back Day of Service

Giving the Gift of ServiceBeta gamma Sigma members have been bettering their respective communities in a variety of ways as part of the BgS gives Back Day of Service.

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A typical BGS member is successful, ambitious, goal-oriented, ethical and...a volunteer?

Despite busy schedules, active career and personal lives and often serving as leaders within their communities, many BGS members regularly give back.

With BGS evolving into a more comprehensive Society, values like service are becoming increasingly important to its future. Even the new mission statement and list of values touch upon this concept of not only recognizing honor, wisdom and earnestness, but also leadership and service.

Realizing the fact that many BGS members cared about giving their time and resources, and wanting to integrate the idea of service into the Centennial Celebration, the Society launched “BGS Gives Back” in 2012. Thanks to strong efforts from the Society’s lifetime membership and generous support from the KPMG Foundation, Beta Gamma Sigma recently held its second Day of Service in October 2013, showcasing another stretch of volunteer events and examples of BGS members giving back.

From working with children and hosting literary workshops to packaging food and cleaning up local beaches or gardens, collegiate chapters, alumni chapters and individual members around the world gave back to

their communities in honor of Beta Gamma Sigma.

One such volunteer was Jacquelyn Cowley (St. John Fisher College, 2013) who joined her BGS collegiate chapter in October for a day of working with children in the Rochester City School District. Decked out in Halloween costumes, these BGS members read to kids from the kindergarten level through second grade and emphasized the importance of staying in school.

“I will never forget how much joy reading brought to these students,” Crowley said. “They would have loved if we could

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After all of the day’s events were complete, St. John Fisher College’s BGS volunteers also donated numerous books including favorites like “The Cat in the Hat” and “How Rocket Learned to Read” to the school.

Taking a different approach to the Day of Service, the Stonehill College BGS collegiate chapter decided to extend their volunteer efforts into long-term projects. With a goal of addressing specific area needs, one project at a time, the members helped start a still-operating community garden in 2012 and donated much of its original produce to a local food bank.

In 2013, the collegiate chapter focused on the town of

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Who’s Who:1 Coastal Carolina University2 St. John fisher College3 alfred University4 The University of north Carolina at greensboro5 Bryant University 6 houston area alumni Chapter7 San Diego area alumni Chapter8 University of Dubai9 St. Bonaventure University10 Stonehill College

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Eaton, Mass., which recently had to cap a local landfill. Because of this, yard waste recycling had suffered in the community, and that’s exactly where BGS members became involved.

Taking into account grass clippings and fall leaves to winter storm trees and other foliage damage, these members are in the process of developing a business plan for a yard waste composting facility. Currently in discussions with local town officials, the members are working on smoothing out the final details of their plan and will be continuing this work throughout the spring.

In the coming months, the chapter’s members will survey the community to learn when residents are willing to pay for this kind of service.

“My hope is that by doing this, we can demonstrate that the idea is feasible,” explained Jim Lee, advisor of the Stonehill College BGS Chapter. “Then, next year, we can do more leg work for the community and hopefully, make this happen.”

Alumni chapters, too, gave back and reported some impressive accomplishments this past year.

The Atlanta Area Alumni Chapter collected 250 cans of food, equivalent to 192 pounds, and donated all of the food as well as cash donations to the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

The St. Louis Area Alumni Chapter donated their time working with Junior Achievement. The alumni members worked with high school students and assigned life scenarios, created monthly budgets based on assigned personal incomes and helped facilitate different activities during that time.

The Washington D.C. Area Alumni Chapter took part in the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s 5K walk and run this past September. Members helped set up the race, served as road marshals for participants along the course and even gave out refreshments after the race. The D.C. Alumni Chapter President Emil Nedev is now a huge supporter of the BGS Gives Back Day of Service and its mission.

“We fully support this annual initiative and look forward to continuing it next fall,” Nedev said, expressing thanks that this opportunity was made possible.

Inspired by the good work done by the Society’s chapters, the BGS Central Office also participated in the Day of Service. Staff members volunteered at the St. Louis Area Foodbank and helped process more than seven tons of food.

The BGS Gives Back Day of Service will continue this year with an official date set for October 25, 2014.

If you are interested in participating in BGS Gives Back and want to work with a particular alumni or collegiate chapter, make sure to reach out to your chapter advisor and ask what plans they have for the upcoming Day of Service efforts. And if you’d like to do something on your own in support of the BGS Gives Back program, don’t forget to let us know. We’d love to highlight all the different ways BGS members are giving back to their communities and making a difference.


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Welcome to the Societyin the 2013-14 academic year, Beta gamma Sigma inducted 24,509 outstanding students into the Society. as all BgS members have done, these inductees have proven themselves to be among the very best students of business at their respective schools, earning their recognition as the “Best in Business.”

membership in Beta gamma Sigma remains the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a business program accredited by aaCSB international – The association to advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

We expect great things from these new members, and look forward to sharing their many achievements with you in future publications.

Until then, please join the Society in welcoming these new additions to Beta gamma Sigma’s very talented and high achieving lifetime membership.

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Ara Grigorian University of Southern California, 2003 With nearly 20 years of professional experience, the last 10 as a technology executive with entertainment industry icon, Technicolor as VP of IT, Grigorian will add one more achievement this June. His debut novel, “Game of Love”, will be published by Astraea Press in both print and digital formats. He reports that he has two more books in the works as well.

Niklas Reimann maastricht University, 2013 Since his graduation in June 2013, Reimann has took on several internships to gain more relevant practical experience. He is currently working with the Booz & Company team and will be staffed on two different projects in Germany.

Stevan Porter ie Business School, 2011 Recently published a book entitled “IP Strategy, Valuation, and Damages”, which is a treatise on intellectual property economics. The book, which was co-authored with his colleague Michelle Rakiec, was published by LexisNexis as part of its IP Law & Strategy Series of books.

K.C. Wanamaker King’s College, 2014 Spent last summer working as a Demand Planning Intern at Bracco Diagnostics Inc. in New Jersey. He found the on-the-job experience, along with learning what it takes to overcome challenges and succeed in a formal business setting, to be an invaluable experience. He is excited to tackle whatever future opportunities present themselves.

Annette Winrick Kansas State University, 1989 Is the Accounts Payable Manager for Conatser Construction.

April Bailey Shippensburg University, 2004 Dr. April Bailey was promoted to Associate Professor in the fall of 2013. She has been teaching business for Shippensburg University for 10 years.

John Ell north Dakota State University, 2013 After receiving membership in BGS, Ell completed his Master of Accountancy at NDSU. Shortly after he was granted his Certified Fraud Examiner title from the ACFE. He is currently one fourth of the way through his CPA exams while working full-time as a general accountant for a vendor in one of Microsoft’s Internal Accounting Operations. He hopes to find management opportunities in the near future to progress his career.

Dave Sharrock goethe-Universitat frankfurt am main, 2010 Resides in Vancouver with his family and serves as president of the organizational coaching company agile42 through which he enjoys teaching the benefits of an agile approach to project management.

Joe Wortsmith University of arkansas at Little rock, 1988 Started Laser Tools Co., Inc., soon after graduating college and preparing the company’s initial five-year business plan. After 21 years, the plan is still working. The company manufactures aiming, alignment, positioning and measuring lasers for commercial, industrial, mining and marine industries.

Richard Brown Lehigh University, 2009 Finished his Ph.D. in Strategic Management at Temple University’s Fox School of Business in 2013. He has since joined the faculty at The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg.

Elroy Schroer Creighton University, 1978 Was promoted last March to the position of Vice President - Human Resources at Union Pacific Railroad.

Franklin Shobe University of Kansas, 1977 Since 1995, Shobe has been a mathematics teacher at a school for high-achieving 11th and 12th grade students, teaching the upper high school and early college curriculum, Algebra 2 through differential equations. He has chaired the school’s Mathematics and Computer Science Division since 2005 and received the Dean Roy Weaver award in 2013 for making the greatest contribution to the school.

Juan Carbonel CenTrUm Catolica graduate Business School in Lima, 2011 Works for Quimica Suiza, a company specializing in the mass distribution of consumer products and pharmaceuticals. Carbonel specializes in the areas of strategic planning, financial control and project management.

Ruiyan Ge Wake forest University, 2012 Currently serves as Sales Manager for ReneSola, a leading brand and technology provider of solar products.

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James “Mick” Andzulis Villanova University, 2002 Has accepted a position with the Marketing department and will join the faculty of Louisiana State University as a tenure track assistant professor this Fall 2014 after graduating with his Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Alabama.

A. James Durica The pennsylvania State University, 1968 Retired from the banking industry after significant experience with an international public accounting firm.

Robert Edgar Cortes California State University, Bakersfield, 2013 Was recently promoted to Project Manager at Alpha Produce.

Yousra Acherqui northeastern University, 2013 Is an Equity Analyst for Delphin Investments.

Thomas Fouquet San Diego State University, 2010 Is the Vice President & COO of NeurAccel Biosciences, a biotechnology company seeking to accelerate the cure for brain diseases. As part of their mission, the company has developed new imaging technologies that track chemicals inside the brain, at the cellular and sub-cellular levels. He is also the Co-Founder of CatchMyWorld, a social digital media platform that allows people to connect and share life’s moment as they happen.

Tom Horner Case Western reserve University, 1978 After 41 years in IT, Horner is enjoying retirement in the Atlanta, GA area enjoying volunteer work and other weekend activities.

David Christie University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1992 Serves as the Director of Target Field Events for the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club.

Kristin Hein (Rogers) University of Wisconsin oshkosh, 2005 Upon graduating in May 2005, Hein was hired at Johnson Timber Corp in Hayward, WI as a Pulpwood Accounting Clerk. She was married in September of 2005 and had her first child in October of 2006. Upon her return from maternity leave, Hein was promoted to Corporate Accounting Clerk, a position that finally entailed all the accounting that she went to school for. She has since been promoted to the position of Corporate Accounting Manager.

Patrick Johnston Loyola University Chicago, 1993 Has worked for 25 years in the market research industry. In 2003, Johnston founded his own company, Vista Research Services, which provides data processing services to survey research providers.

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Thank You to Our Generous DonorsBeta gamma Sigma gratefully acknowledges the support of the following individuals. Without this assistance, the Society would be unable to continue adding value to the lifetime membership.

March 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014

Governor’s Council $5,000-$9,999Ohio Northern UniversityJames W. Fenton, Jr.

Chairman’s Board $2,000-$4,999University at Buffalo, SUNYPaul F. EckelBusiness AchievementJoseph W. MoellerJames Madison UniversityRobert D. ReidMarquette UniversityTheodore C. RogersUniversity of Rhode IslandJames A. ViehlandSam Houston State UniversityJoe HaneyStephen F. Austin State UniversityBrian K. McAlpineTexas Christian UniversityGordon R. EnglandTexas State University-San MarcosJerry D. FieldsWorcester Poly InstituteRichard P. Simmons

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