2012 Executive MBA Convocation
EMBA students celebrate convocation
Kellogg students, faculty, staff and guests gathered at Northwestern University’s Alice Millar Chapel on Dec. 15 to celebrate the accomplishments — past and future — of the new Executive MBA Program graduates. The convocation ceremony featured opening remarks from Dean Sally Blount ’92, a keynote address by H&R Block President and CEO William Cobb ’79, and student addresses by Matthew Winfield ’12 and Chad Senior ’12.
Processional
Faculty and Students
Welcome
Elizabeth Ziegler
Dean of Students and Associate Dean of MBA Programs
Opening Remarks
Sally Blount '92
Dean, Kellogg School of Management
Convocation Address
William Cobb '79
President and CEO of H&R Block Inc.
Student Address
Matthew Winfield EMP-86
Chad Senior EMP-87
Top Professor Awards EMP-86
Rakesh Vohra
John L. and Helen Kellogg Professor of Managerial
Economics & Decision Sciences
Sergio Rebelo
Tokai Bank Professor of Finance
Top Professor Awards EMP-87
Karl Schmedders
Visiting Associate Professor of Managerial Economics &
Decision Sciences
Steven Rogers
Gordon and Llura Gund Family Professor of
Entrepreneurship, 1995–2012
Introduction of Graduates
EMP-86 Elmer Almachar ’10
Director, Executive MBA Program, Evanston
EMP-87 Carolina Piña
Director, Executive MBA Program, Miami
Awarding of Diplomas
Sally Blount ’92
Dean
Alma Mater
Recessional
Faculty and Students
Reception
The InterContinental Hotel, Chicago
