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Alumni Events
NAU vs. Pepperdine
December 16, the CBA and the Lumberjack Athletic Association hosted a pregame reception followed by the NAU men’s basketball game vs.
Pepperdine. Unfortunately, NAU lost 86-101. Among the alumni who attended were former Lumberjack basketball players
Rick Rodriguez (’84 ACC) and Chris Ferguson (’04 Speech Com), National Advisory Board member and former Lumberjack football player
Fred Smith (’83 MGT), alumnus Jack Reynolds (’66 MKT), and alumnus
David Boatwright, who has the distinction of graduating from both NAU (’78 ACC) and Pepperdine Law School. Thanks to these alumni who showed their NAU spirit.
FBR Open
CBA, the NAU Alumni Office, and the Lumberjack Athletic Association hosted a Corporate Tent at the
FBR/Xerox Silver Pro-Am on January 31, 2007. This event was part of the
FBR Open at the Tournament Players Club in Scottsdale. Approximately 200 alumni and friends braved the cool, windy, and rainy day to attend the event. Special thanks to
John Bridger (’74 MGT), executive director, Thunderbirds and the Thunderbirds for use of the Corporate Tent.
Alumni Updates Scott R. Barker (’93 FIN) is now the business manager for the
Coconino County Health Department
in Flagstaff.
Dave Bybee
(’02 MBA) is the CFO at
Auto Body World
in Phoenix. His wife,
Candice Setasha Bybee (’04 MGT), is a process change coordinator on an implementation of SAP at her company,
Pepsico/Gatorade.
Pamala R. Casteel
(’03 MGT), human resources specialist, Army Materiel Command for the Army out of Fort Belvoir, Va., earned certification as a
Professional in Human Resources in December 2006.
Timothy Hinkel (’05 FIN) is completing a Master of Finance at the University of Arizona.
Nicole Lyn Merly (’04 MBA) and Michael Blackstone were married July 15, 2006. Merly is employed by the
North Dakota State Geological Survey in Grand Forks, N.D.
Mike Hansberger (’92 ACC) is now a special project coordinator with CS&W Contractors, Inc.
in Phoenix.
Elissa L. (Hansen) Rogers (’01 MKT) is general manager for Nu Look Consignment Apparel in Minneapolis, Minn. She married in September 2006.
Sergey Skakun (’02 MBA) is in Business Services with Citibank Ukraine
and living in Kiev.
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David Welling ('97 CIS, '99
MBA) writes:
[Dean Gerety,] your recent mailing talked about
the ranking of the school and the [MBA] program, and I wanted to say
congratulations. It is getting the acknowledge-ment that it
deserves. As for me, I spent a few years working as a government
contractor down in Sierra Vista. And once again I have to give you
credit. Within a year of moving down there I was in charge of tasks,
and by the time I left I was managing the development of one of the
largest systems in the nation. I am now in law school. I hope to
graduate in 2009.
Once again, congratulations. Keep
up the good work. |
Alumni Excerpts
Pharmaceutical Strategies Group Welcomes New
Talent
With Unmatched PBM Expertise
DALLAS, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) --
January 18, 2007 -- Pharmaceutical Strategies Group (PSG), a
pharmacy benefits consultancy, announces the addition of five highly
qualified professionals with decades of pharmaceutical benefit
management (PBM) experience: John Hines (’93 ACC, ’95 MBA), Marybeth
Ochoa, Jennifer L. Athmann, PharmD, Rph, Pamela Knox and Sondra
Ferrill.
John Hines will serve as Director, Tools & Client
Automation, supporting PSG’s data warehousing, reporting and analytics
functions in Scottsdale, Ariz. He has more than 10 years of experience
with systems and financial analyses, holding various senior-level
positions with Caremark Rx and CIGNA HealthCare. He will spearhead PSG’s
2007 rollout of advanced data and financial analysis tools.
Jeff Baugus Returns, Purchases Sallee Insurance
by Art Pulis,
Sun Business Advocate
One of Wickenburg, Arizona’s top independent insurance
agencies has changed ownership, name, and has come full circle as it has
been acquired by a former owner.
Jeff Baugus
(’90 FIN), started his own insurance agency as a student at NAU and
operated it after graduation. In 1998 Baugus sold his Flagstaff agency
and purchased an interest in and managed what was then CB-Leavitt
Insurance in Wickenburg. In three years, he sold his interest to the
Sallees and opened InsuranceBeacon.com, primarily an on-line independent
agency, in Surprise, Arizona.
While concentrating on the on-line business, Baugus
found that the growth of the Surprise market demanded he open an office
for local customers.
Said Baugus, "As soon as I learned that Don and Trish
were considering retirement we started talking, and I knew that I wanted
to return to the Wickenburg market. I’ll keep the office in Surprise."The local office will
carry the name of InsuranceBeacon.com.
Baugus also owns a residential mortgage company in
Surprise called Mortgage Beacon and anticipates having a mortgage
planner in the Wickenburg office as the need arises.
ACCENT’ Careers Starts New Division: Accent’ Tech Careers
Phoenix, Arizona –
January 17, 2007
ACCENT’ Careers, an 18 year leader in Valley
administrative and accounting staffing services, expanded its brand with
ACCENT’ Tech Careers.
ACCENT’ Tech Careers
will be lead by Andrew (Andy) Davis (’96 MKT), who joins the firm after
a decade of technical staffing recruitment experience.
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