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NAU-FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame
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In order to continue the efforts begun by the NAU Alumni
Office during the Centennial Celebration (but since discontinued) of
recognizing the achievements of outstanding alumni, the FCB
National Advisory Board chose to establish a FCB Alumni
Hall of Fame in 2003. The Hall of Fame is open to all NAU
alumni. Non-alumni can be inducted as honorary members. Membership
is based on any combination of the following criteria:
• Demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership on a
community, state, national, or international level
• Distinction in their chosen fields or professions or in public
service
• Distinguished business leaders
• Generosity of time and means in support of NAU-FCB
• Valuable and noteworthy in promoting the ideals of the
college’s mission and vision
• Dedication to and advancement of the academic excellence of
business education.
The nomination process is as follows:
• Nominations are open and available on the NAU-FCB web site as
well as non-electronically
• Calls for nominations are publicized in the Dean’s Quarterly
Report and the FCB web site
• Nominations are reviewed by the Dean’s office staff and
forwarded to the National Advisory Board for final selection.
At the suggestion of the National Advisory Board, a FCB
Faculty Hall of Fame was instituted in 2004. Membership is
based on any combination of the following criteria:
• Shows a strong commitment to teaching and helping the
college achieve its mission of being a leading provider of
personalized business education
• Has a long-term and sustained positive impact on student
learning
• Makes unique contributions to the institution and to the lives
of their students
• Brings real-world business examples into the classroom
• Reflects implementation of new and innovative teaching methods
such as active learning, special use of technology,
problem-based learning, use of case studies, service learning,
learning assessment, and others.
The recognition event will be a dinner the Friday of Homecoming
Weekend. Current Hall of Fame members are
invited on an annual basis for the awards dinner to induct new
members. We will publicize the achievements of our outstanding
alumni via a Hall of Fame web page on the FCB web site, coverage in
the Dean’s Quarterly Report, and through press releases.
Congratulations
2007 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame Inductees
 Neil Jacobs, Emeritus Professor of
Management, retired from his faculty position with The W. A.
Franke College of Business in May 2007. Students and the
university community benefited tremendously from the
extraordinary contributions Dr. Jacobs made throughout his
career with the college.
Among his many achievements, he guided the college’s efforts
toward reaffirmation of its AACSB accreditation while
serving as Associate Dean from 1996-1999. As a teacher of
Computer Information Systems and Management, Professor
Jacobs embodied the spirit of the FCB – dedicated to student
learning. Caring about the futures of his students, he
challenged them to do their best and expected no less. Prior
to joining NAU in 1977, he worked for 12 years with
IBM and 8 years with Memorex in
management positions in manufacturing, materials management,
and information systems.
 Sherri Slayton, 1985 B.S. in Finance. Ms.
Slayton, a Chartered Financial Analyst, is Senior Vice
President and Northern Region Manager for Alliance
Bank of Arizona. In 2006 she organized the
expansion of Alliance Bank into northern Arizona with its
first offices in Sedona and Flagstaff. A veteran banker with
more than 25 years of experience, Slayton oversees the
day-to-day lending and operations for the bank in Northern
Arizona, including Flagstaff and Sedona.
Ms. Slayton currently serves on the Boards of Directors for
Flagstaff Medical Center and
Northern Arizona Healthcare. She remains actively
involved with The W. A. Franke College of Business serving
as a guest lecturer and serving on the Community
Advisory Council. She previously served on the
Board for Junior Achievement of Northern Arizona.
 Richard Stone, 1977 B.S. in
accountancy. He completed Harvard Business School’s
Management Development Program in 1994.
Mr. Stone is the President of the Sea Ray Group
in Knoxville, Tenn., where he oversees the management of the
Sea Ray and Baja marine brands. Sea Ray is the world’s
largest manufacturer of superior quality pleasure boats. The
Baja is the #1 rated performance boat brand in the world.
He began his career with Arthur Andersen & Company
in 1977 and joined Sea Ray in 1985. He serves on the
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors.
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Past FCB Alumni Hall of Fame
Honorees
Note: FCB alumni honored by the NAU Alumni Office 1996-2001
were inducted into the 2003 Hall of Fame. In addition, two new
members, Cheryl Wilson and Tom Modisette, were inducted.
Dennis Austin , 1969 B.S. in finance. Mr.
Austin is the president and CEO of Denmar Corporation–Phoenix.
The Denmar Corporation owns and manages a number of Phoenix-area
retail businesses, including several Exxon convenience stores
and car washes. 1998 FCB Centennial Alumni.
Lisa Rojas Bacus , 1986 B.S.B.A. cum
laude in Business Management, BA in Spanish. Ms. Bacus earned her dual degree
while working as an interpreter for the law offices of Aspey,
Watkins & Diesel. She also holds an M.B.A. from Duke
University, Fuqua School of Business. Ms. Bacus is director of
global marketing strategy with Ford Motor Company (Detroit)
having recently transferred from the director of marketing position
with Ford
of Mexico (Mexico City). She has been the recipient of a number of
professional awards and honors, including Ford’s Zone Manager of
the Year. Ms. Bacus currently serves on the
NAU-FCB National Advisory Board and the NAU Foundation Board. 2000 NAU Alumni Honoree.
Frank Besnette . Dr. Besnette erved as
executive director of the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) from
1992-1999. Prior to moving to his role with the Regents, Dr. Besnette
enjoyed a long association with Northern Arizona University. He
joined NAU in 1967. Over the next twenty-four years he served in a
variety of academic and administrative roles including professor of
marketing and management, dean of the College of Business
Administration, vice president for administration and finance, and
senior vice president. In 1987, he was named executive vice president
of the University. In 1978, Dr. Besnette received the Distinguished
Faculty Award from the NAU Alumni Association. He was
honored again in 1985 when the students named him Homecoming
Dedicatee. 2004 FCB Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee.
Jim Bolin , 1973 B.S.B.A in finance and
accounting, CPA. Mr. Bolin graduated
magna cum laude, and was recognized as the College of Business
Administration’s Outstanding Senior in Finance. Mr. Bolin is
currently the chief financial officer of StarWest Associates, LLC,
a large medical transportation company headquartered in Tempe, Ariz. Following
graduation, he held positions with Price Waterhouse & Co.,
Hometels Management Company, and finally Rural/Metro
Corporation. Mr. Bolin served on the Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Association Board (Washington, D.C.) and as immediate past chair
of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society–Arizona Chapter. He
is past president of the NAU Foundation Board and serves on the
NAU-FCB National Advisory Board. 1996 FCB
Centennial Alumni.
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Michael Ceballos, 1980 B.S. in accountancy. Mr. Ceballos
also received an MBA from the University of Colorado in 1997. In his
25th year with Qwest, he assumed the position of president for
Wyoming in July 1998.
Mr. Ceballos serves on the boards of Cheyenne LEADS (the local
economic development organization), the Wyoming Taxpayer’s
Association, the Wyoming Business Alliance, and the University of
Wyoming’s College of Business Advisory Council. In addition, he is a
member of Leadership Wyoming’s Class of 2001, the Telephone Pioneers
and HOPE (Hispanic Organization for Progress and Education). 2005 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Tom Cullen , 1981 B.S. in marketing.
After graduating from NAU, Mr. Cullen earned his MBA at the University of Colorado. He is currently
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development for EchoStar
Communications. He has held various leadership positions in the
media, telecom and wireless industries including Executive Vice
President of Charter Communications, and President of MediaOne
Ventures. While focused on new technology deployment, as well as
strategic and venture investing, Cullen has served on the Board of
Directors of various public and private companies in the technology
sector. 2001 NAU Alumni Honoree..
Randy Davidson , 1966 B.S.B.A.
accounting. At NAU, he was a member of the Alpha Sigma Chi
accounting club. Mr. Davidson is the president and CEO of Imaging
Systems of Arizona, Inc. (Tempe). From 1966 to 1974, he practiced
public accounting as an audit partner in Arizona and New Mexico. In
1974 he joined a small Sharp Copier Dealership, Uni-Copy
Corporation based in Phoenix, as vice president of finance and an
investor. In 1996, Davidson founded Dahill Industries, Inc.,
(Austin, Texas). He has been honored with the Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the Dealer of the Year Award
by Global Imaging Systems, Inc. He currently serves on the
NAU-FCB National Advisory Board. 2000 NAU Alumni
Honoree.
Pamela A. Di Giovanni , B.S.B.A. 1968
business education. Ms. DiGiovanni is the senior vice president of
Labor Relations for Fox Entertainment Group (Beverly Hills,
Calif.). Her thirty-five-year career at Fox began working for
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and today the scope of her responsibilities include handling labor-related matters for
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Television,
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox TV Studios, Fox
Broadcasting Corporation, Fox Cable Networks, Fox Sports
Net, Fox Television Stations
and related companies.
Ms. DiGiovanni has served on the Board of Trustees for the
Motion Picture Pension & Health Plan and currently serves
as a Trustee on the Directors Guild and
Screen Actors Guild Pension & Health Plans. Additionally, she currently
serves on the NAU-FCB National Advisory Board. 2004 FCB Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee.
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Joe Dox , 1970 B.S.B.A. in accounting.
While at NAU he participated in Sigma
Nu. Mr. Dox earned his M.B.A. in 1973 at Santa Clara University.
Prior to retiring, he was the president and COO of Novellus Systems.
Before joining Novellus, he held several senior financial management
positions with Exel Microelectronic, SEEQ Technology,
and Applied Materials. He served on the Board of Directors of Novellus Systems, Electroglas, Obsidian, Mars Technology, Accent Opticale
(recently purchased by Nanometrics) and
Eagle Test. 1999 FCB Centennial
Alumni.
Theresa Jeszka Drew , 1979 B.S. in
accountancy with highest honors. Ms. Drew is currently managing
partner of the San Diego practice of Deloitte & Touche. In 1995,
she received the Outstanding Woman
CPA of the Year Award from the American Woman’s Society of CPAs.
She was named to the list of Top 100 Women in Business in Arizona
annually from 1996 to 2001. In September 2000, the Crohn’s and
Colitis Foundation honored Ms. Drew with the Woman of
Distinction Award, recognizing her community leadership and
philanthropic work. In 2004, the San Diego Business Journal
recognized Ms. Drew as one of their 25 Women Who Mean Business
and in 2005, Beta Alpha Psi recognized her as its Business
Information Professional of the Year, having been nominated by
the NAU Delta Upsilon Chapter for her contributions to the
accounting profession. Ms. Drew is a past NAU Foundation Board
member. 1997 FCB Centennial Alumni.
Steve Harris , 1977 M.B.A. Mr. Harris
also received his B.S. at NAU in physics. While at NAU, he was
a member of Sigma Pi
Sigma. Mr. Harris is the
vice president at SimDesk focused on international markets. Previously,
he was president and CEO of Elite
Logistics; the senior managing partner of the Forte Group;
and general manager responsible for developing foreign markets at
Compaq. As Europe, Middle East & Africa Business Development
marketing director for Compaq, he was responsible for all marketing
and product activities. Mr. Harris currently serves on the NAU-FCB
National Advisory Board. 1999 CBA Centennial Alumni.
Scott Hill ,
1977 B.S. in business administration, magna cum laude. Mr. Hill earned the FCB’s
Wall Street Journal Outstanding Senior Award, the Gold Axe
Award, and the President’s Award for outstanding service
to the University. Mr. Hill is the Americas Director of
International Tax Services for Ernst & Young, based in New
York City. After being promoted to partner in Ernst & Young’s
Minneapolis office in 1987, he moved to Dallas where he was the
Regional Director of International Tax Services, and to Chicago
where he served as Managing Partner of Tax. He currently serves on
the NAU-FCB National Advisory Board. 1999 FCB
Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni &
Faculty Hall of Fame.
Marsha Jones , 1979 B.S. in accounting.
While attending NAU, Ms. Jones was a member of Beta Alpha Phi and Phi Kappa Phi.
She operates her own financial accounting consulting practice,
Marsha C. Jones & Associates (Saratoga, California), specializing
in technical accounting projects. Prior to this, Ms. Jones was a partner for
Deloitte & Touche. 1998 FCB
Centennial Alumni.
Michelle Kerrick 1985 B.S. in accountancy. Ms.
Kerrick is the managing partner for Deloitte & Touche
LLP–Arizona Practice. With 22 years of experience, she has served a
diverse group of publicly and privately held clients, assisting them
with acquisitions, divestitures, and equity and debt offerings.
Besides serving many companies as lead client service and audit
partner, she has acted as co-leader of the High Tech Industry Group
and leader of the Real Estate Group.Ms. Kerrick’s professional and
community activities include: American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants; Arizona State Society of Certified Public Accountants;
Arizona Host Committee: (2008) Super Bowl XLII; Fresh Start Women’s Foundation, Board of
Directors, Past Chairman of the Board; Greater Phoenix Leadership;
Maricopa Partnership for Arts and Culture; Herberger Theater, Past
Board of Directors; Arizona Technology Council, Past Board of
Directors; Contemporary Forum, Phoenix Art Museum, Past Board of
Directors; Valley Leadership of Phoenix, Class XVII. 2006 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Kelley C. Knutson , 1981 B.S. in
accounting. While attending NAU, Mr. Knutson was a Phelps Dodge scholar and selected by the Alumni Association
as the Outstanding Male Student upon graduation. Mr. Knutson also holds an MBA in finance and
international business from Loyola Marymount University.
Currently, he is the managing director for TSYS Europe
(London). He was previously the CEO for Clear Money Limited.
Mr. Knutson joined Clear Money from GE Capital, where he was
senior vice president of the Global Cards business within the Global
Consumer Finance (GCF) division. 1996 FCB
Centennial Alumni.
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Robert Korte , 1977 B.S. in accounting.
Mr. Korte is a partner of Cornelius, Gay & Korte, LLC, an
investment banking firm in Phoenix. Mr. Korte earned his CPA
certificate after graduating from NAU and gained his early
experience at KPMG. He held a wide variety of staff and line
positions over 17 years at FINOVA Capital Corporation,
including M&A, HR, Strategy and Capital Markets. His ultimate position
was executive vice president. Mr. Korte also participated in
University of Virginia’s Executive Program. 1998 FCB Centennial
Alumni.
Mark Layton , 1981 B.S. in business
administration and management information systems. Mr. Layton has
served as chairman of the board, president and CEO of PFSweb
(Plano, Texas) since its inception in 1994. Mr. Layton is past
chairman, president and CEO of Daisytek International. He is
a recognized leader in the utilization of technology in business. He
served as a management consultant with Arthur Andersen & Co. SC
(Accenture) from 1981–88. In addition to being chairman of the board
of directors for PFSweb, Mr. Layton has also served on the public
company boards of uBid, Inc., a leading internet auction
site; ISA plc, a European office products distributor, for 12
years with Daisytek International and with PC Mall. Mr.
Layton currently serves on the private board of Stampede Brewing
Co. and is the owner of Markian Enterprises, a franchise
restaurant operator. He serves on the NAU Foundation Board
and chairs the NAU-FCB National Advisory Board. 1997 FCB
Centennial Alumni.
Bruce Leadbetter , 1958-1960 at NAU. Mr. Leadbetter is the CEO of Sponsor Investments, LLC (Dallas,
Texas). He is a partner of The Beta Capital Group, LLC and CEO
of Dalfort Aviation (Dallas, Texas). Mr. Leadbetter currently
serves on the boards of Adam Aircraft, iSecuretrac and
North American Technologies Group.
He has previously served on the boards of The Post Company as
director and CEO; Levitz Furniture Company as director;
Braniff II as director and chairman of the executive committee;
and the Astraea Companies as director and CEO. 1996 FCB Centennial Alumni.
Mark Malinski , 1977 B.S. in accounting
and data processing management. In addition to his degree from NAU, Mr.
Malinski graduated from Harvard Business School’s Advanced
Management Program in June
of 1996. He is currently a co-founder and executive vice president &
CFO of PetroEdge Resources, LLC, an independent oil and gas
company in Houston, Texas. Mr. Malinski began his career with
Pennzoil Co. as an EDP auditor. He later became corporate
secretary and finally group vice president-accounting.
Mr. Malinski currently serves on the
NAU-FCB National Advisory Board. 1996 FCB Centennial Alumni.
Vince McKee , 1979 B.S.B.A. in management
and marketing. While at NAU, Mr. McKee was a member of the Quarterback Club,
the CBA Community Advisory Board, and the Skyjacks. He was with Arizona State Savings and Credit
Union (Flagstaff, Arizona) for twenty-four years, most recently as the vice
president and northern regional manager and now resides in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
1999 FCB Centennial Alumni.
Brad Meuli , 1979 B.S.B.A. in marketing.
Mr. Meuli was named president/CEO of the Denver Rescue Mission
in January 2001. He joined the Mission after an extensive career in
banking, and having served as chairman of the Mission’s Board of
Directors. Mr. Meuli has served as president of the Board of Trustees
of the Bonfils Blood Center and is an alumnus of Leadership
Denver, has his M.A. in Leadership from Denver Seminary and
an honorary doctorate from Colorado Christian University. 2001 NAU Alumni Honoree.
Tom Modisette , 1970 B.S. in finance. In
1980, Mr. Modisette formed the RAM Group, a management services
company to the food services industry, and served as president and CEO
until 1986. During that time, he acquired a 50% interest in Royal
Pacific Foods, which is now the leading manufacturer and marketer
of processed gingered products in the United States, marketing
products under The Ginger People brand name. His latest venture
is The Value Group formed in 1997, which works with companies
in transition. 2003 FCB Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee.
Bob Montoya, 1972 B.S.B.A. in management. Mr. Montoya
is a third generation resident of Flagstaff. In 1968, while
attending NAU, he founded Bob’s Shamrock, U-Haul Moving
Center & Goodyear Tire Store. In 1970, he founded Sun
Mountain Real Estate and Development. He, along with various
business partners, has developed many of the beautiful
buildings in the downtown Flagstaff area.
Mr. Montoya currently serves as chairman of the board for
Flagstaff Medical Center and on the board of directors for Northern Arizona Health System and
Arizona Department of Transportation. 2006 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
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Don Murray , 1961 B.S. in business
economics. In addition to his bachelor’s degree from NAU, he
holds an M.B.A. from St. Mary’s College (Moraga, California).
Prior to Mr. Murray’s retirement, he was the group vice president
after serving as vice president – International for the Clorox
Company (Oakland, California) with responsibility for more than
half of the Company’s sales and profits for the last 11 years of his
career. He is immediate past president of the NAU
Foundation Board. Mr. Murray was conferred the Doctor of Humane
Letters by NAU in 2004. 1996 FCB Centennial Alumni.
Julie Nackard , 1978 B.S. in marketing.
Ms. Nackard is the executive vice-president for the Nackard
Companies (Flagstaff, Ariz.), which include Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company,
Nackard Beverage, Hi-Line Vending, and Jewel Trucking.
While maintaining multi-faceted executive responsibilities, she has
provided leadership to a myriad of community organizations including
the American Cancer Society, the Flagstaff Main Street
Foundation, Make-a-Wish Oktoberfest, St. Mary’s
Parent/Teacher organization, and the Flagstaff Alpine Ski Team.
She is currently active in volunteering at Brophy College
Preparatory and Xavier College Preparatory where her two
children are attending school. Ms. Nackard is an NAU Foundation
Board member as well as a
FCB
Community Advisory Board member. 1997 FCB Centennial
Alumni.
Gregory W. Norwood , 1979 B.S. in accountancy. Mr.
Norwood is the corporate controller of Bank of America
(Charlotte, N.C.). Prior to joining Bank of America in November 2001,
Mr. Norwood was a partner in the Charlotte office of KPMG, LLP.
He served as the relationship partner for First Union Corporation
for three years, joining in July 1993, and supported their Capital
Markets Group and M&A Strategy. Prior to transferring to Charlotte in
1993, Mr. Norwood was a partner in KPMG’s Executive Office. He began
his career with KPMG in 1980 in the Houston office where he served a
variety of financial services companies. In addition, Mr. Norwood
served a two-year appointment as a Professional Accounting Fellow
in the Office of the Chief Accountant of the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Norwood received the FCB
Outstanding Senior Award in 1980 and the Beta Alpha Psi
Outstanding Alumnus Award for 1994. 2004 FCB Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee.
J. Duross O’Bryan , 1978 B.S. in
accountancy. Mr. O’Bryan is a partner in AlixPartners, LLP
(Los Angeles, California). Previously with PricewaterhouseCoopers,
he was the partner-in-charge of the dispute analysis &
investigations practice of the western U.S. region,
partner-in-charge of the New York Metro practice and an audit
partner of the Los Angeles office. Mr. O’Bryan has provided numerous
services to the accounting area of NAU-CBA, including recruiting and
speaking with student accounting societies. 1996
FCB
Centennial Alumni.
Mike Santellanes , 1960 B.S. in
accounting. Mr. Santellanes also attended the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is retired as senior partner & chairman of
PriceWaterhouse Interamerica and is currently president of Compania
Agropecuaria Las Brisas, S.A. in Costa Rica. Mr. Santellanes also served as
a member of Price Waterhouse World Firm General Council and the
PriceWaterhouse World Board.
1987 Alumni Achievement Award; 1990 The Jubilee Year Distinguished
Alumnus Award; 1996
FCB
Centennial Alumni.
Ronald Simonsgaard , 1966 B.S. in
marketing. While at NAU, Mr. Simonsgaard participated in
many student activities, including Sophos, Pi Sigma Epsilon-
Marketing, Sigma Pi, and Blue Key. After graduating from NAU,
he worked in
sales for Xerox. Now, he is a retired senior vice president of
Grubb & Ellis Co. 1998
FCB
Centennial Alumni.
Tony Skrelunas , 1992 B.S.B.A.
in management; 1994 MBA Mr. Skrelunas directs a highly innovative
program for the Grand Canyon Trust that assists Hopi and Navajo
communities with focused sustainable economic development
expertise. He is a partner in several companies including Southwest
Tradition Log Homes and Keya, Inc. He is the former Director of
Navajo Nation Economic Development Division, helping secure Federal
delegation of business site leasing authority, leading efforts to
create business friendly legal changes ranging from delegation to
Chapters allowing for Local Governance, privatizing several Tribal
owned companies including the Shopping Centers and Navajo Times
Newspapers, and institution of a sales tax at the local level. He
served as the first President of the newly privatized Navajo
Shopping Centers Corp, a $50 million asset management company.
1998 Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni
& Faculty Hall of Fame.
Renee Teran , 1978 B.S. in business
administration and communications. Mrs. Teran currently is the
president of Polaris Business Solutions (San Diego,
California). She was the principal of a San Diego based New York
Life insurance practice (Lorena International) specializing in
asset preservation of world wide, executive benefit planning and
investment consultation to companies. In 1991 she received the NAU
Alumni Achievement Award. 1998
FCB Centennial Alumni.
Jana Turner, 1977 B.S.B.A. in marketing. Ms. Turner is President of JT Solutions, a
consulting firm assisting commercial real estate companies with
organizational, operational and marketing issues. Previously, she
was President of the Asset Services division for Los Angeles-based CB Richard Ellis,
the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm and a
Fortune 500 company. Under her leadership, the division was
responsible for managing approximately 650 million square feet of
investment-owned real estate encompassing more than 700 clients,
3,000 properties and 3,000 employees in every major market across
the U.S. A 30-year industry veteran, Ms.
Turner began her career with R&B Commercial Management in Los Angeles. She joined Koll Real Estate Services
in 1990, which was purchased in 1997 by CB Commercial
(later became the current CB Richard Ellis). She was named president
of asset services in 1998. 2005 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
James Umland , 1978-1980, later
graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a B.S. in
accounting. While attending NAU, Mr. Umland was a Phelps
Dodge Scholar and president of Sophos. He is president of CEPS Resource Plastics (West Lebanon, New Hampshire).
Previously, he was an investment banker and a founding partner of a
Wall Street private equity firm and the director of acquisitions and
strategic planning for Ferro Corporation, an international,
Cleveland-based manufacturer of specialty chemicals. 1996
FCB
Centennial Alumni.
Cheryl Wilson , 1969 B.S. in accounting.
Ms. Wilson, a CPA, earned her MBA from the University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business. She began her career with Ernst &
Young then moved to Coopers & Lybrand where she became
their third woman partner and served as a partner for 18 years. Prior
to retiring, she was president of THEATREplex Entertainment
Properties, Inc. Ms. Wilson is a past governing Council member of
the AICPA, a past chairperson of the Illinois CPA Society,
and recipient of their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.
She is a past chairperson and a current member of the State of
Illinois Board of Examiners. 2003 FCB Alumni Hall of Fame
Inductee.
Larry Wilson , 1967 B.S. in accountancy.
After NAU, Mr. Wilson earned a law degree from the University of
Arizona. He was a CPA and a practicing lawyer before he made his
way to radio. Prior to Mr. Wilson's retirement, he was CEO of Citadel
Communications Corporation, which was sold in 2001 to Forstman
Little. 1997
FCB Centennial Alumni.
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