Spring 2024 Buffalo Business 13
IN-CLASS IMPACT
The day before the Centennial Celebration, six of the
honorees served as guest speakers in on-campus pre-
sentations, where they shared lessons from their careers
and made connections with current School of Manage-
ment students.
In Larry Sanders' Technology and Innovation Manage-
ment class, Jeff Jacobson, Ridzki Kramadibrata and Bob
Swan discussed innovation, leadership and organiza-
tional strategy. They touched on such topics as strategies
for fostering innovation, the importance of leadership
and talent, and the challenges of aligning new ideas with
market and organizational dynamics.
Later that day, George Chamoun, Tunney Murchie and
Swan participated in an interactive discussion during
Celine Krzan's Entrepreneurship and Small Business
class. The panelists shared their entrepreneurial
journeys, pivotal moments in their careers and the
books that shaped them along the way.
Judy Vredenburgh was part of the day's final speaking
engagement, where she met with students from the
school's Women's Empowerment and Leadership Club.
There, she and a panel of fellow UB graduates discussed
the many paths to career success, as well as the oppor-
tunities and challenges women face. Vredenburgh was
joined by Rosanna Berardi, JD '97, of Berardi Immigration
Law and High Wire Woman; Kathleen Chiavetta, CEL '20,
of Chiavetta's Catering; Lisa Coppola, CEL '20, of The
Coppola Firm; and Anna Shurmatz, MSW '08, CEL '23, of
Shurmatz Counseling.
Students listen to the lessons shared by the guest speakers in Sanders' class.
Swan, Kramadibrata, Sanders and Jacobson after speaking in Sanders' class.
Murchie, Chamoun, Swan, UB student TJ Snyder and Krzan pose with the Entrepreneurship and Small Business class.
Vredenburgh and panel speak with the Women's
Empowerment and Leadership club.
