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................................................................ Arjang A. Assad Dean, University at Buffalo School of Management Buf falo Business Jacqueline Ghosen, APR Editor Cathy Wilde Contributing Editor Kevin Manne, APR Contributing Editor N u m b e r Deb Engel Art Direction/Design Sassy Design Group ................................................................ School of Management Dean���s Advisory Council S p r i n g x 2 0 1 3 C o n t e n t s CHAIR Sharon D. Randaccio ���76, MBA ���81, President Performance Management Partners, Williamsville, N.Y. VICE CHAIR 6 Richard M. Ferranti, EMBA ���97, COO, Rich Products Corp., Buffalo, N.Y. COUNCIL Partner Rubin & Rudman LLP, Boston, Mass. Thomas M. Barney Jr., MBA ���00, Vice President ��� Finance for Parks and Resorts, Delaware North Cos., Buffalo, N.Y. Douglas C. Bean, MBA ���87, COO Eric Mower & Associates Inc., Buffalo, N.Y. Joseph H. Bell, EMBA ���99, Vice President Moog Inc., East Aurora, N.Y. Daniel E. Cantara ���82, MBA ���82, Executive Vice President First Niagara, Buffalo, N.Y. Paul F. Ciminelli ���87, President and CEO Ciminelli Real Estate Corp., Williamsville, N.Y. Michael W. Cropp, EMBA ���03, President & CEO Independent Health, Williamsville, N.Y. Donna L. DeCarolis ���81, MBA ���83, Vice President for Business Development National Fuel Gas, Williamsville, N.Y. Louis A. DiBerardino Jr. ���80, Partner ��� Tax Services Ernst & Young LLP, Boston, Mass. Edward Dong, MBA ���91, Vice President, General Manager ��� China Operations NDC Infrared Engineering, Inc., Irwindale, Calif. Richard R. Floersch ���80, MBA ���80, Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer McDonald���s Corp., Oak Brook, Ill. Glenn A. Fosdick ���74, President & CEO The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb. Leonard S. Gaby ���67, MBA ���71, CEO Gaby Consulting, Paradise Valley, Ariz. 2 9 Kenneth M. Barna ���69, BIG DREAMS PAY OFF Alumni sell company for $40 million. page 3 8 LEADERSHIP 2.0 page 5 14 TRANSFORMING BUFFALO���S WATERFRONT Mary L. Hoffman, MBA ���87 COO, Lawley Benefits Group, Buffalo, N.Y. Howard D. Koenig, MBA ���76, CEO Aruspex, San Francisco, Calif. James P. Lederer ���82, MBA ���86, Executive Vice President Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, Calif. Daniel T. Liebel ���85, President School of Management Alumni Association Toshio Matsutani, MBA ���77, PhD ���85 page 8 Thomas P. Dee, EMBA ���96, leads Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. page 14 President & CEO Beniya Co. Ltd., Kobe, Japan Gerard T. Mazurkiewicz ���69, Partner Dopkins & Co. LLP, Williamsville, N.Y. Gerald E. Murak, CEL ���91, EMBA ���96, Principal Murak & Associates LLC, Williamsville, N.Y. 24 ALUMNI IMPACT Corporate Champions plant the seeds of opportunity. Mark C. Rizzo ���96, MBA ���03 Vice President ���WNY Commercial Banking M&T Bank, Buffalo, N.Y. Andrew B. Rosengard ���79, COO & CFO Intellivent Group, The Kitchen NYC and FoodPop, New York, N.Y. Steven H. Shepsman ���75, Executive Managing Director NewWorld Realty Advisors LLC, New York, N.Y. David F. Simon ���74, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Jefferson Health System Inc., Radnor, Pa. Edward Tierney, CEL ���08, Chair Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Advisory Board Carl W. Turnipseed, Executive Vice President Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, N.Y. Sujata Yalamanchili ���88, MBA ���89, Partner Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, N.Y. Robert M. Zak ���80, President & CEO Merchants Insurance Group, Buffalo, N.Y. Faculty study what makes leaders successful in today���s workplace. Cover photo by Tom Wolf D e p a r t m e n t s page 24 Start-Ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Community Impact . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Insights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 NewsBites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Alumni Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 page 16 Letters to the editor, address changes or other correspondence can be sent to The Editor, Buffalo Business University at Buffalo School of Management 160 Jacobs Management Center Buffalo, NY 14260 Telephone 716-645-2833 Fax 716-645-5926 Email mgt-editor@buffalo.edu The magazine for alumni and friends of the University at Buffalo School of Management