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April 15, 2008
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Alumni and Friends Help Build a Better GSB: The Knight Management Center

Richard Rainwater, MBA ’68, made a $50 million commitment to the school’s new campus if Stanford GSB can raise an additional $50 million by June 2008.
Artist's rendering of the Knight Management Center's main entrance along Serra Street.
April 15, 2008
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Connecting Through Volunteerism

Robin Reynolds, MBA ’01, has been a non-stop volunteer in many roles within the Stanford GSB community.
Robin Reynolds, MBA ’01
April 15, 2008
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Environmental and Business Innovation Go Hand In Hand

Gene Sykes, MBA ’84, Bill Patterson, MBA ’89, and Joe Gleberman, MBA ’82, pooled their resources to establish a seed fund for the school’s various environmental activities.
Emma Wendt
April 15, 2008
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Going Green: Environmental Sustainability for the New Business School Campus

Stanford GSB Campus Sustainability Fund is a dedicated fund to support the front-end costs of achieving LEED® Platinum for the new campus. The goal is to raise $15 million.
April 15, 2008
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Investing in Faculty: the Moghadam Family Professorship

Christina, BA ’78, and Hamid Moghadam, MBA ’80, established the Moghadam Family Professorship in Stanford GSB, adding their names to an honor roll of donors.
Christina, BA ’78, and Hamid Moghadam, MBA ’80
April 15, 2008
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Investors in Social Innovation Leverage Matching Funds

John Morgridge, MBA ’57, and his wife, Tashia, made a $5 million gift to the Center for Social Innovation (CSI) at Stanford GSB.
Jane Chen, MBA ’08
April 15, 2008
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Leading the Way: A Young Alumnus Gives Back

Roy Gilbert, ’02, has served as co-chair of his fifth reunion committee and, since 2004, as a member of the Business School Fund Council.
Roy Gilbert, MBA ’02
April 15, 2008
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Service-minded Alumnus Sets Shining Example

Ralph Thrane, MBA ’58, made a five-year pledge toward increased annual support, a charitable gift annuity, and a bequest to the school. He then recruited and led a team to reach out to his classmates.
Ralph Thrane, MBA ’58
April 01, 2008
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Leadership Award for Michelle Clayman

The first woman to receive Stanford GSB's Excellence in Leadership Award, Michelle Clayman has strongly supported women's issues around Stanford.
April 01, 2008
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Stanford Black Business Students Association Celebrates 25 Years

About 200 people including some 40 alums attended Gathering 25, a two-day conference to celebrate the club's 25th anniversary.
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
January 01, 2008
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Demand for Green Buildings Grows at Stanford

Stanford’s green building initiatives were outlined during a January 2008 conference on sustainability cosponsored by the Stanford GSB Alumni Association.
October 15, 2007
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Alumni Team Goes to Africa

Cynthia Dai, MBA ’93, shares her experience leading a Stanford ACT project to help Uganda Rural Development and Training develop a sustainable funding model.
A group of Ugandan farmers gather for a training class.
October 01, 2007
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Alumni Association Awards Honor Volunteers, Faculty

The association awarded alumni for outstanding service during reunion weekend events.
October 01, 2007
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Study Groups Don't End When These Students Graduate

Community study group program allows alumni and PhDs to learn from each other.
September 01, 2007
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Sloan Graduates Take the Road Less Traveled

Alumni reflect on uncommon paths they took to and from the Stanford program and how it transformed the way they viewed business and the world.
July 15, 2007
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Classmates Establish Fund to Support and Inspire International Students

In honor of their 25th reunion, Sacha Lainovic and Yasunori Kaneko jointly established a $1 million fellowship to support international students and inspire them to give back.
Lainovic-Kaneko
July 15, 2007
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Generations of a Stanford GSB Family Envision the New Campus

John G. McCoy, MBA ’37, and John B. McCoy, MBA ’67, committed $4 million toward the McCoy Family GSB Building Fund to support the school’s efforts to construct new state-of-the-art facilities.
July 15, 2007
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Honoring a Legend: Collaboration at Work

Douglas Burgum and Robert Kagle, both MBA ’80, were inspired by their 25th reunion to honor Chuck Holloway and create The Charles A. Holloway Professorship.
Douglas Burgum and Robert Kagle
July 15, 2007
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Instilling a Global Perspective in Students

Roger Deromedi, MBA ’77, and his family recently established endowed and expendable funds to support the Center for Global Business and the Economy (CGBE).
Roger Deromedi, MBA ’77
July 15, 2007
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PepsiCo Supports Diversity Efforts Across Stanford GSB

PepsiCo established the PepsiCo Diversity Fellowship Fund, enabling five participants from a range of backgrounds to attend the Summer Institute for General Management.
(From left) Darcy Heppenstall, GSB; Julie Fuller, PepsiCo Inc., Joia Pardo, MBA ’07, PepsiCo recruit; and Celia Harms, GSB.
July 15, 2007
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The Business of Preserving Our Planet

The new Stanford GSB campus––the Knight Management Center––is being made possible by Stanford GSB’s Campus Sustainability Fund, which received $5 million––its first and largest gift.
June 01, 2007
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ACT Celebrates 20 Years of Pro Bono Service

Stanford GSB alumni use their skills to help struggling nonprofits.
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
October 01, 2006
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Sloans Honor Hyler, Wong

Sloan alumni recognized for their service to current students.
August 01, 2006
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Nike Founder Phil Knight to Give $105 Million to Stanford GSB

Believed to be the largest gift ever given to a business school, the majority of the gift will be used to construct a $275 million campus for Stanford GSB.
Phil Knight will give $105 million to Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.