CONTENTS: CONTRIBUTORS DEAN Douglas D. Anderson EDITOR Christine Arrington, Co-Director of Marketing and Branding DESIGN Hilary Frisby
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ON THE COVER: HUNTSMAN HALL: A NEW ERA FOR THE HUNTSMAN SCHOOL. BUILDING RENDERING BY LMN ARCHITECTS.
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The Dean’s Message
5 USU to Give Honorary Doctorates to Two Huntsman Alums
2 5 Stephen M.R. Covey Pays Tribute to His Father 2 5 My Favorite Professor
Nike President Charlie Denson and Bangkok University President Mathana Santiwat
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Recent Achievements
• A lums Jill Aoki and Tony Lemon Win Prestigious “Sells Award” For Top CPA Exam Scores • Accounting Program Ranked in top 6% in U.S. by Public Accounting Report • Logan Ranked #1 Small City in the Nation for Technology and Business • Huntsman MBA Program Ranks in Top 25 for Social Media Activity • Economics and Finance Department Wins USU 2013 Department Teaching Excellence Award
Nicholas Bahr Thanks Dr. Chad Albrecht
2 6 Legacy
HE VITAL FEW by Aggie Economist T Jonathan Hughes is the Seminal Book on American Entrepreneurs
2 7 Future Dr. Arun Saha, with a USU Ph.D. in
Economics, Served as Vice Chancellor Of India’s Tripura University, with its nearly 50,000 Students
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Sin Taxes
Research on “Sin Taxes” Finds Costs Often Outweigh Benefits
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Keep in Touch
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Student News
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Contributions
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Alumni News
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Vision
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Academic and Program News
Duane Shaw
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Research Highlights
17 State-of-the-Art New “Huntsman Hall” to be Built for School of Business
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Christine Arrington Connor Child Steve Eaton Klydi Heywood Allie Jeppson Dave Patel PHOTOGRAPHY Ron Adair Donna Barry Russ Dixon Steve Eaton Sterling Morris WEBSITE Shara Gibbons
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COPY EDITORS Maren Cartwright Steve Eaton Allie Jeppson
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Correction: The article on Dr. Abdinasir M. Abdulle, in the fall 2012 issue of the Huntsman Alumni Magazine, incorrectly listed the name and credentials of his wife. It should have listed her name as Habiba Nur, with the following credentials: two master’s degrees from Utah State, in Agricultural Systems and Technology in 1993 and in Nutrition and Food Science in 1997. Currently she is an adjunct professor on the faculty of the Salt Lake Community College. The Abdulle’s have three children, Mayran, age 19; Ladan, age 16; and Liban, age 14. We regret the errors.
Send comments and letters to the editor to: huntsman.editor@usu.edu. Huntsman Alumni Magazine is published two times a year by the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. Logan, Utah. Copyright 2013 by Utah State University. All rights reserved.
Voice
ryan Broadbent Reflects on His Many Years B on Wall Street
4 0 The Huntsman Alumni Network Stretches Around the World
Find these stories online at huntsman.usu.edu/alumnispring2013
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