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Who
We Are
We are an active social
organization that serves all the 3,000 strong Ross alumni community in Chicago. We have a
host of events every year, ranging from social & networking events, to lunch-n-learn
sessions, to full conferences. The purpose of our group is to encourage
active participation among all Chicago
alumni, both in Chicago
and in the suburbs.
What
We Do:
Social
& Networking Events
Once a month, the
Ross Alumni Club hosts a social event targeted at Ross alums. The main
purpose of these events is to network, meet up with old friends, and make
new contacts. Our events have been at pubs, restaurant bars, hotels, or at
concert venues. The atmosphere is relaxed, and everyone is encouraged to
attend.
Luncheon
with Leaders Series
The Club regularly
offers a luncheon series, where we bring in prominent Ross alums to present
on various topics.
On May 11,
2007, Ross alumni were honored to hear Bryan Gruley, Wall
Street Journal Chicago Bureau Chief discuss his business, the media in
general and the changes sweeping journalism. Attendees heard personal anecdotes from Bryan’s career, as
well as relevant and meaningful discussion of the current issues faced by
the WSJ, and the rest of print media.
Everyone enjoyed this intimate event with one of business’s movers
and shakers. We thank Bryan for sharing his
insights with us!
Seminars and Conferences
Our
fourth annual Spring Conference was April 19, 2007. “Deal or No Deal: M&A and
Unlocking Corporate Value in Today’s Markets”
Leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers,
acquisitions and divestitures, dividend recaps, spinoffs,
going public, going private: the pace of corporate dealmaking
continues unabated in 2007 after reaching record levels in 2006. This
year’s 4th* annual Michigan Ross School of Business Spring
Conference held by the Alumni Club of Chicago will focus on key recent
developments in the deal market and what’s behind the rush to unlock
corporate value using a variety of transaction and restructuring
strategies. Perspectives will be provided by
experienced and highly regarded academics, corporate executives, investment
banking and private equity professionals. A keynote
speech by Professor Amy Dittmar of the Finance
department of the Ross School will be followed
by a panel discussion among distinguished Michigan alumni regarding trends in
M&A and corporate restructuring strategies, the broad impact on
businesses, shareholders and stakeholders, and views on future
expectations. This event is designed to give attendees unique,
“inside” perspectives on a subject which, not surprisingly, dominates
today’s financial headlines, while enabling participants to extend their U
of M networks and relationships with other graduates and industry
participants.
Conference Participants included:
- Amy
Dittmar, Assistant Professor of Finance, U
of M Ross
School of
Business
- Nancy
Goble, Chief Accounting Officer, Chicago
Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. BBA '75
- Thomas
R. Reedy, President & Chief Executive Officer, iTRACS
Corporation, Chicago, IL MBA '84
- Kenneth
Monson, Senior Director, Global Strategy & Business Development,
Kraft Foods Inc., Glenview, IL MBA '97
- Rodd M. Schreiber,
Partner, Skadden Arps
Slate Meagher & Flom LLP BA '84, JD '87
- David
S. Evans, Chairman and Managing Director, Glencoe Capital, LLC. BBA
'75
- Frank
G. Hayes, Partner, Wynnchurch Capital Ltd.
BBA '84
Special
thanks to this year’s sponsors:
- Duff & Phelps, LLC
- Discover Financial Services
Pictures
of last year’s event are shown on the right (taken by Dan Peter)
Upcoming
Events:
Worldwide Club Day in Chicago, 9/19/2007 5:30 pm
Sears Tower Conference
Center, 33rd Floor 233 South Wacker
Drive
Join fellow alumni and friends
to celebrate the Ross School of Business 2007 World Club Day. Our honorable
guest speaker, Prof. Andrew Hoffman (http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/ajhoff/
), Associate Professor of Management & Organizations, Associate
Professor Natural Resources and Co-director of the Erb
Institute MBA/MS Program will present the complexities of climate change
and its corporate and social implications.
The first 25 registered
attendees will receive a complimentary copy of Dr. Hoffman's book. To
register please email raluca@umich.edu Please register early, space is
limited. The cost of this event is being funded by the Ross School
at The University of Michigan and the Ross Club of Chicago.
Email Raluca Alexandru at raluca@umich.edu
to register!
Tailgate and football at Northwestern, 9/29/2007 12:00 pm, Ryan Stadium, Evanston, IL;
tailgate will be held across the street.
Email Brian Lafer at blafer@usequities.com
for details!
For details about
future events please check the Upcoming Events/Activities button on the
left hand menu.
We hope you
find our club useful, and encourage you to attend all of our events. If you
want to contribute your time or assist us with any of these activities
please contact me directly.
Yehuda
Cohen, MBA '83 and Rich Austgen,
MBA '92
Co-Presidents, Ross Alumni Club of Chicago
yccohen@umich.edu richiea4@yahoo.com
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