In honor of the Michigan State University Broad College of Business Executive MBA’s 50th anniversary, the school is recognizing distinguished alumni who have made a significant and lasting impact on the program, their industry or in their communities.
Sixty-four alumni from five decades were nominated for “Alumni of the Decade” by people affiliated with the EMBA program. Two honorees from each decade were selected.
“These alumni are outstanding representatives of the program’s more than 4,000 alumni who have made an impact on businesses and communities around the globe,” said Sanjay Gupta, acting dean and the Russell E. Palmer Endowed Professor in Accounting of the Broad College of Business.
The honorees are:
1966-1975
- Ken Way, chairman, Lear Corp., retired, Class of 1971
- John “Jack” Withrow, executive vice president, Chrysler Corp., retired, Class of 1971
1976-1985
- Neil DeKoker, founder, president and CEO, Original Equipment Suppliers Association, retired, Class of 1977
- Tom Ogden, president, Comerica Bank-Michigan, retired, Class of 1980
1986-1995
- Daniel Ponder, CEO, Franco Public Relations Group, Class of 1990
- Ambassador Yousif B. Ghafari, founder and chairman, Ghafari Associates LLC, Class of 1992
1996-2005
- Lisa Dancsok, vice president, Rock Ventures LLC, Class of 1996
- Jim Roberts, CEO, Jim Roberts Enterprises LLC and Jim Roberts-Centennial Securities Advisory Services LLC, Class of 1996
2006-2015
- David Dauch, chairman, president and CEO, American Axle & Manufacturing, Class of 2007
- Reginald “Reggy” Eadie, MD, CEO, Detroit Medical Center Harper University Hospital, Hutzel Women’s Hospital and Detroit Receiving Hospital, Class of 2013
Alumni of the Decade honorees will be recognized at The Broad Executive MBA Alumni Celebration May 14 at The Fillmore Detroit. The EMBA program was the first such program at a public university in the United States.