University at Buffalo School of Management

14 Buffalo Business Autumn 2023 F or a century, UB School of Management graduates have shaped the future of business as leaders, inno- vators and catalysts of change. As we stand at the crossroads of the past and the future, these 100 quotes highlight the ambition, tenacity and curiosity of our community members — and the impact the school has made on their lives and the world around them. The time I spent in Buffalo was critical in helping direct me toward my current career. I not only learned a lot, I also made great friends. Millard (Mickey) Drexler, BS '66 Owner, Alex Mill Former CEO, Gap and J.Crew I joined IBM after graduating from the School of Manage- ment, rose consistently throughout my career, and was ultimately promoted to the level of senior engineer manag- er, head of a 1,000-person organization in the real estate/site operations field at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, the largest IBM facility in the world. I have always given much credit for my success to my UB education. Wayne Liesegang, BS '67 Retired Senior Engineer Manager, IBM Corp. My MBA program was the first year for the quantitative MBA Program. There were just 17 of us in it at the time, and we learned Fortran in one week to process our mathematical models applied to predicting various business management outcomes. Many graduates from that class became entrepre- neurs and business owners, including myself. Richard Kubli, BS '67, MBA '68 Founder, Institute of Information Technology The School of Management provided me with the manage- ment, marketing, analytical, team and business skills I needed to manage a very large and successful legal practice and law firm for 20 years. Kenneth Barna, BS '69 Retired Equity Partner, Rubin and Rudman The diversity of the faculty and my fellow students created an environment that welcomed open debate. This debate created lasting memories of the subject matter taught in each course. Paul Kosieracki, BS '71 Broker and President, K&S Commercial LLC 1 2 3 4 5 A UB School of Management course in goal setting and developing a life plan was a game-changer for me, and played a significant role in my business success. Steve Rushmore, MBA '71 Founder, HVS When I attended UB, I had a great interest in urban affairs, a somewhat unorthodox subject for an MBA student at the time. However, the school encouraged me to pursue my interest as a minor and afforded me the opportunity to intern with the City of Buffalo's Office of Community Development. I went on to pursue a manage- ment career in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development where I was able to apply many of the business principles I learned at UB. Michael Litvin, MBA '72 Retired Program Manager, Supportive Programs for the Homeless and Persons with HIV/AIDS, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development The business school education I received at UB paved the way for my future endeavors. Ken Tuchman, BS '72 Retired Vice Chairman, Bank of Montreal My MBA prepared me for the next 45 years of work — attaining an executive position in the human resources field. Thomas Dixon, BS '71, MBA '73 Retired Director, Human Resources, BASF My undergraduate (junior and senior) classes were regularly attended by MBA candidates for their class work. That impressed me dramatically. Also, as under- grads, we were doing group study and projects back in the early '70s that later became the model for Wharton and other noted MBA programs. This placed me light years ahead of my peers. Alva Royston, BS '73 Managing Director - Wealth Investments, AXIAL Family Advisors 6 7 8 9 10 100 YEARS, 100 VOICES

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