Messenger - Vol. 3, No. 3, Page D-2 Spring 1994 Dialog Dean's Corner Welcome to this latest issue of Dialog-with its new, colorful look and news about the college. Dialog will be mailed to alumni and friends of the college throughout the year as a special insert in Messenger. You will find news of alumni achievements in the Messenger's Class Notes section. As always, there is much to report to you from our college. I am pleased to announce that Genevieve Gore of W. L. Gore & Associates has accepted the invitation of University Board of Trustees Chairman Andrew B. Kirkpatrick Jr. to serve on the College of Business and Economics' Visiting Committee. This committee is one of 10 created by the Board of Trustees to draw upon the expertise of the larger community, enhancing the University's understanding of available options and communicating to a larger constituency what is already being done well. Our Visiting Committee reports to the Board of Trustees' Committee on Societal Studies. Donald R. Brunner, senior vice president of J.P. Morgan Delaware, chairs the Visiting Committee. Members are Carolyn S. Burger, president and CEO, Bell Atlantic Delaware; Charles M. Cawley, chairman and CEO, MBNA America, N.A.; Robert A. Fischer Jr., University trustee and president, Milford Fertilizer Co.; John A. Krol, vice chairman of the board, DuPont Co.; Calvert A. Morgan, chairman, president and CEO, PNC Bank-Delaware; John F. Porter III, chairman and CEO, Delaware Trust Co.; Leonard W. Quill, chairman, president and CEO, Wilmington Trust Co.; James E. Smith, president, Walker/Free Associates Inc.; Thomas G. Tepas, senior vice president-administration, Hercules Inc.; Chaplin Tyler, University benefactor, former professor and retired DuPont Co. research chemist; and Walter F. Williams, former president and CEO, Bethlehem Steel Co. The new Executive MBA Program, targeted to begin this fall, is attracting favorable response. In fact, a full class has been admitted and there is a waiting list. This 19-month program, which has courses scheduled on Friday evenings and Saturdays, will begin with a five-day residency in Lewes, Del. In February, the University Faculty Senate approved major revisions proposed by the college to its regular MBA program-action that makes the Delaware MBA one of the most current, "state-of-the- art" programs of its kind in the nation. In addition to the current concentration in finance, the revisions created seven new concentrations: accounting, business economics, international business, management, marketing, operations, and technology and innovative management. Other major changes affirmed by the Faculty Senate include reduction in the number of courses required for graduation and the elimination of prerequisites. Course titles, numbers and content in virtually all courses also were revised. Starting this fall, the college will offer honors degrees in all its bachelor's degree programs, having recently added that distinction to accounting and business administration degrees. Also this fall, the college will offer an introductory survey business course for non- business majors. Students targeted for enrollment in this course are undeclared arts and science students who may have an interest in careers in business but have had little or no prior education in the field. Thanks to the generosity of two of the college's faculty members, additional scholarships for talented incoming freshmen will be available this fall. Three students will be partially funded for a four-year period, and they, as well as other students awarded scholarship monies through the college, will be designated Dean's Scholars throughout their undergraduate careers, in recognition of their exceptional abilities and academic scholarship. Please plan to join us this fall. The college's Alumni Association invites you to attend Homecoming festivities on Saturday, Oct. 22. The presentation of the fourth annual B&E Alumni Award of Excellence and a reception will be held in Room 101B of Clayton Hall from 10-11 a.m. Afterward, all alumni are invited to be our guests at the college's Homecoming tailgate from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. I am pleased to announce that alumni contributions to the college continue to grow. This year's college phonathon saw a sizeable increase in contributions, from $24,000 in 1992, to $41,100 in 1993, to in excess of $60,000 in 1994. These donations were designated for the college's departments and various college programs. As always, we thank you for your continued generous support as we build toward the future. Kenneth R. Biederman Dean, College of Business and Economics