Last week, we here at the school celebrated our annual Thanksgiving luncheon. The turkey, trimmings, and desserts offered a nice excuse to mingle, talk, and laugh—an appropriate beginning to the holiday season. I hope you'll have the chance to share this season with those who are important to you and to reflect on the people and activities that bring meaning to your life. Have a wonderful holiday season!
Read the entirety of Dean Delaney's message 
Homecoming 2010 was a great opportunity for networking, enjoying the company of former classmates, and getting reacquainted with the school. Nearly 400 Pitt Business alumni attended! We've created a flickr® photo gallery so that those who attended can relive the good times. If you weren't able to join us for the festivities, see what you missed!
View the Homecoming 2010 photo gallery
Alumni Spotlight
 Steve Rennekamp Named Business Person of the Year
The Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce honored Steve Rennekamp (MBA '86), president and founder of Energy Swing Windows, as its 2010 Business Person of the Year for his commitment to employee education and development and for providing a quality product and exemplary customer service.
Read more about Rennekamp
 Jeff Davis Appointed Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Jeff Davis (EMBA '92) was promoted to senior vice president and treasurer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., effective December 1. In this new role, Davis will assume responsibility for the retailer's treasury operations, capital markets, investor relations, and risk management. Davis, a 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award honoree, has been with Walmart since 2006.
Read the news release on Davis's promotion
 Alumnus Takes on Not-for-profit World and Alzheimer's Epidemic
Angela Timashenka Geiger (MBA '97, A&S '92) never pictured herself making a career in the not-for-profit world. But, as she's learned, nonprofits—like the Alzheimer's Association for which she is the chief strategy officer—have big problems to solve, and the analytic skills fostered by the MBA can be channeled to solve those big problems. Geiger and several colleagues edited The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes on Alzheimer's. Released in October, the report demonstrates that women are at the epicenter of the Alzheimer's epidemic and details the disease's impact on the workplace.
Read more about Geiger and The Shriver Report
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Jagiellonian University Awards Its Highest Honor to Thomas L. Saaty
 The Council of the Faculty of Management and Social Communication and the Senate of Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, has awarded its highest honor, Doctor Honoris Causa, to Distinguished University Professor Thomas L. Saaty. Saaty will be honored at a ceremonial sitting of the university's senate in 2011.
In Memoriam: Donald D. Lennox Sr.
The Pitt Business community lost a friend and emeritus member of the school's Board of Visitors October 4, 2010, with the passing of Donald D. Lennox Sr. (BBA '47), age 92. Lennox attended Pitt part-time for five years prior to World War II. He served with the United States Navy Air Corps from 1942-45, during which time he was decorated with a Distinguished Flying Cross with two gold stars and an Air Medal with four gold stars. Following WWII, Lennox finished his degree through the GI Bill. He made a career in accounting and manufacturing. Lennox was a member of the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, the Rochester Pitt Club, and a life member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Directors' Table.
Read Lennox's obituary from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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