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Goizueta is getting a new look! Renovations began last winter to more efficiently use the building’s space and to infuse the school with a fresh, modern design. Changes will continue into this year to update classrooms and provide more open spaces for groups to meet and work together.

“Over the past year, we have made significant investments in our facilities in order to accommodate our growth and to create a welcoming physical space that promotes collaboration,” said Belva White 08WEMBA, chief business, analytics and operations officer. “These investments also help to ensure that we continue to attract and retain the best faculty, student and staff talent. I am thrilled at the enhancements we continue to make to our facilities, and I hope they will inspire us all to do our best work.”

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Thanks to a matching gift challenge by Goizueta’s Dean Erika James to spur contributions, the Start:ME Accelerator Program is off to a rousing start. The summer fundraising effort, called the Dean’s #MatchME Campaign, matched donations of $17,305, bringing the total raised to $34,610, which will support last year’s cohort of participating small businesses and broaden alumni efforts to support more than 150 small businesses across metro Atlanta.

Start:ME is an intensive, 14-session accelerator program for promising local small businesses. Emory’s Goizueta Business School partners with East Lake Foundation, Friends of Refugees, FCS and Purpose Built Schools of Atlanta to deliver the program to talented entrepreneurs who live in, work in and/or provide valuable products and services to our Atlanta community. For more on the program and ways to mentor and support the 2019 cohort, visit www.startmeatl.org

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Achieving tenure is a major milestone for researchers.

“Universities award tenure to those faculty members who have made significant contributions to the academic environment and are expected to continue to do so for years to come,” said Kathryn Kadous, Schaefer Chaired Professor of Accounting at Goizueta. “We are proud of our excellent PhD graduates, and we are gratified that they are playing such an important role in the education of new generations of students.”

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A veteran of improvisational comedy, Gilmore uses her intrepid stage presence and business acumen to train students in the art of intuitive and spontaneous thinking. Her close work with students has established lasting friendships, and those relationships have been a source of strength for her — and for them. The fund, which has an initial fundraising goal of $100,000, honors Gilmore and all she does to champion and support her students. Its purpose will be to provide needed funds to doctoral students who are seeking additional support for their research, or to offer financial assistance during critical times of their degree program.

“It has been a pleasure working for a decade or more with our doctoral students. Since this is a five-year program, I get to know them on a deep and meaningful level. And I have a tremendous sense of pride when I see them achieve their goals of becoming scholars and landing faculty positions at business schools around the globe,” she said. “Navigating the program doesn’t come without its challenges, though — both personally and financially — which is why this new fund will be so instrumental in helping those students who might be struggling without this support.”

–Breckyn Wood

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The trek is part of the four-year-old Arts Management concentration, which allows students majoring in dance, music, theater and arts history, as well as BBA students who are passionate about those areas, to deepen their perspective and competencies at the intersection of the arts and business.

“The goal of the trek was to provide insights, networking and inspiration to Emory students as they consider arts-related careers,” said Andrea Hershatter, senior associate dean of the BBA program, co-director of the concentration and founder of the trek.

Thanks to a robust alumni network and university connections, students met with Nathan Meeks 07BBA, owner of Gigzolo, a company that connects artists and entertainers to event professionals, and toured the Lincoln Center, meeting John Casavant 10BBA, director of performance marketing. Kelli Cross 10BBA, assistant vice president, preferred programme manager at Sotheby’s, arranged a visit for the students that included Orly Brooker 16BBA, who works in fine jewels. The group went on to visit with representatives from American Ballet Theatre; MOMA; HBO, where Brandt Haynes 01C is senior vice president in marketing; and Sony Music, where Tara Master 01BBA is associate director at Legacy Recordings.

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Julie Barefoot, who recently celebrated 30 years at the school, now serves as leader of the 100th Anniversary Celebration. Barefoot will also transition out of her role as associate dean of MBA admissions over the next year.

“Julie’s tenure and passion for the school and its programs make her an outstanding fit for this role, which will require lots of work and attention,” James says. “I’d like to thank her for her three decades of work in admissions. Our school—our community—would not be the same without her. Period.”

To start the recognition process, the school recently launched GoizuetaBeyond.com, a website that, when completed, will feature 100 stories on individuals associated with the school that truly “go beyond” in their work and lives.

Additional information on the centennial celebration will be released at a later date, but, according to Barefoot, there will be multiple events and opportunities for alumni, faculty, staff, students, and various stakeholders from the past decades to get involved and share their pride in Emory and Goizueta.

“I’m simply thrilled to take on this opportunity,” Barefoot says. “The best part is doing what I’ve always loved—speaking with alumni and those that share a passion for Goizueta. It’s going to be a great 100th anniversary celebration.”

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Before pitching, students fill out a questionnaire that explains their concept, the problem it addresses, its value proposition, target market, competition, and business model. In addition to Goetz, judges include guest experts from other parts of the university as well as skilled individuals working in the field.

“If you’re interested in being an entrepreneur and you have a well thought-out concept, this is your opportunity,” says Goetz.

A few of this semester’s pitches include HYPE, an app designed by Nate Silverblatt 18BBA/MSBA that allows users to turn views on Snapchat and Instagram into money for charity; Albizia, a concept conceived by Alanna Shuh 19MBA/MPH to create the first online department store for tall women; Cat in the Box, an idea from Vishal Changrani 18EvMBA for a virtual reality app that makes self-storage and moving easier; Authio, a blockchain ecosystem security concept from Virag Mody 18BBA; and craft spirit start-up Resurgens Distillery, where Chris McHargue 18WEMBA plans to create a great tasting whiskey that is “simply America, simply Georgia.”

Goetz and his fellow judges hear approximately 30+ pitches per semester. Concept pitches take place each Tuesday from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. at locations around metro Atlanta. For more, visit emory.biz/pitch.

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A gift of money can often mean much beyond its numerical value. To the recipients of the annual Sheth Fellowship, it’s a vote of confidence, a morale boost, a slight reduction in the financial and emotional strain of graduate school. For Matias Sokolowski, the $1,000 awarded to him by Professor Jagdish Sheth and Mrs. Madhuri Sheth will help him attend accounting conferences, a necessity for advancement in the academic world.

“Attending conferences is important to keep up-to-date with recent findings in accounting research and to meet colleagues with similar research interests, which can lead to potential projects or career opportunities” says Sokolowski. “I’m grateful to have the opportunity to present my work and get feedback on how to improve my research.”

The Sheths present this award each year to Goizueta doctoral candidates who pass their comprehensive exams. Professor Sheth, who received a generous gift during his own doctoral studies, sees it as a way of giving back and paying it forward.

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During the last week in January, Brian Mitchell 00MBA/MPH, associate dean of the Full-Time MBA Program, gathered with a dozen students to discuss On Race, a book by Howard Zinn. It was Mitchell’s current choice for his “Core Values Reading Series,” an informal group that gathers four times a year (after a break, so that students have time to read) to review books that align with Goizueta’s core values. “These core values don’t just exist in business school, but in life as well,” explains Mitchell, who manages the academic, international, and leadership components of the full-time MBA program. “We see the student experience in a holistic way.”

For the past five years, Mitchell’s Reading Series has helped students open their minds to new things. He introduces first-year students to the series by offering them What Got You Here Won’t Get You There , by Marshall Goldsmith, a book that showcases the core value of “rigor” and helps students avoid “resting on the laurels of their past success,” says Mitchell. Over the upcoming spring break, The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living , by the Dalai Lama (core value: accountability) suggests to students that there is more to life than big job titles and paychecks. “It’s a great book for students who are about to graduate,” notes Mitchell.

Given that the group’s latest meeting coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day and preceded Black History Month, On Race  centered on the core value of diversity. The MBA students were impressed by how students at black colleges organized sit-ins without the benefit of social media. And that in the face of something so “blatantly wrong,” said one student, the protests were still peaceful.

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Paying attention, in the long run, has given Larry Westbrook 61BBA 63MBA success in business and personal fulfillment. He learned critical observation at Emory’s business school, then leveraged that skill as a utility executive in Georgia, retiring as CFO for Southern Company. Today his attentiveness results in stunning photographs of elusive wild animals, including big cats.

“The first time we photographed jaguars, we were on a boat for 3 1/2 days and no one saw anything until we had put the cameras away,” Westbrook says. “All of a sudden the boat driver turned, and we saw plenty. It’s important to allow enough time.”

More than 50 years ago, in Emory’s new MBA program, Westbrook began cultivating vigilance.

“I learned the importance of consistency and follow-through in dealing with any unexpected eventuality,” he recalls. “Hopefully you’ve financed the business properly to have leeway. Emory taught me to always have a future-oriented view, and that ideals mattered. This was long before the internet, but these basics still apply to dealing with unknowns, including financial reverses.”

In four decades with Georgia Power, and then Southern Company as nuclear power emerged, Westbrook applied this knowledge. He assured investors that they would profit from the leadership team’s attentive management. Westbrook also kept his eye on Emory leaders and how his annual gifts helped advance Goizueta Business School.

“Emory has been a really good steward of resources, and that’s given me a good feeling,” he says. As of 2017–2018, Westbrook has honored his Emory education as a steadfast alumni volunteer, leader, and donor. He has contributed financially—and remarkably—for 50 consecutive years.

Before he retired in 2001, utilities began exploring diversification, spurring Westbrook to travel internationally. In South America, he photographed hydroelectric dams with a very basic camera. The tropical surroundings piqued his interest in nature photography, leading to the jaguar trip.

Now shooting with Nikon D500 and D850 cameras, mostly with an 80-400mm telephoto lens, Westbrook has explored Europe, Africa, and difficult-to-reach locations, documenting “the wildlife and environment that I want to survive for my grandchildren. Pictures help others appreciate what they may never have the chance to see firsthand. If you don’t know about something, you’re not going to support or care for it.”

Paying attention exposes opportunities to make a difference. “That belief,” he adds, “is synonymous with what I learned at Emory, and the importance of contributing what I can to help others experience an Emory education.”

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