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On the cover:
Downtown Dallas from the W Hotel
Photo by Jeremy Woodhouse
Corporate Connections
2 A Decade of Fast and Rigorous: Cohort Turns 10
Jeanne Spreier
A trio of stories recounts the development of the fast-paced, full-time
Cohort MBA Program and how it continues to satisfy both the students who
enroll and the executives who recruit them when they graduate.
2 Executive Endorsements
3 Reflecting on Cohort
5 Alums State the Case for Cohort
8 Taking AIM in the Right Direction
Paula Felps
Adding information management to the mix is only one of the innovations
that has kept SOMÕs accounting program growing while accounting
enrollments elsewhere have declined.
12 Corporate View: Training Leaders by Design
Jo Johnston and Paula Felps
The School of Management customizes a certificate program to answer United
SupermarketsÕ employee training needs.
14 Taking Inventory of Accomplishments
John H. Ostdick
In its third year and flourishing, the Center for Intelligent Supply
Networks is positioning itself as a problem-solving stronghold for supply
chain and product lifecycle students and professionals.
21 Distinguished Titles Honor 10 School of Management Professors
Jeanne Spreier
Four newly endowed research professorships funded by a major gift from
alums Charles and Nancy Davidson and six other named posts have been
conferred on SOM professors.
Departments
24 New Faculty
28 Faculty News
34 Center News
36 Program Updates
40 Alumni Notes
41 Alumni News
43 Contributors

Advisores & Staff

Dean
Hasan Pirkul, Ph.D.
Executive Editor
Diane Seay McNulty, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for External Affairs and Corporate Development
Editorial Board
Varghese Jacob, Ph.D.
Steve Perkins, Ph.D.
David Springate, Ph.D.
Managing Editor
Patricia Schoch, Ph.D.
ASSOCIATE Editor
Kristine Imherr
Art Direction & Design
Peterson Ray & Company
PHOTOGRAPHY
Jim Reisch
Brian L. Wiest
ILLUSTRATIONS
Rob Colvin
Nicholas Wilton
WRITERS
Paula Felps
Jill Glass
Kristine Imherr
John H. Ostdick
Patricia Schoch
Jeanne Spreier
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