2021-22 Accounting Donor Roll This list represents gifts received during the last fiscal year, July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Accounting Excellence Fund Linda E. Allen ’72 (EDU) and Jeffrey F. Allen ’75 M.S. Glenn A. Aigen ’84 and…
A Day at the Links to Honor Joshua Stein ’98 and Support Scholarships for Whitman Students
To the Stein family, the Syracuse University Martin J. Whitman School of Management is more than just a school, more than just an institution. It is a place that seeped into the being of who Joshua A. Stein ’98 was and…
Nick Doria Creates Military Scholarship, Credits Whitman Program for Success
A chance encounter with a corporate recruiter set Navy veteran Nick Doria ’74 MBA on to a career that has concluded with a planned gift to the Whitman School. His bequest will establish an endowment providing scholarship assistance for veterans…
Jeff Grasso ’09: Funding the Making of Stand-Out Job Applicants
Jeff Grasso ’09: Funding the Making of Stand-Out Job Applicants Building a successful career in real estate is all about forming relationships. It’s a lesson Jeff Grasso ’09 learned during his days as a double major in finance and accounting…
Students Honored with D’Aniello Internships
Each semester, the Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s EEE department selects senior and graduate level students to participate in the prestigious D’Aniello Entrepreneurial Internship Program, which provides unique entrepreneurial opportunities for highly qualified candidates. D’Aniello interns work directly with…
New NYC Abroad Program Offers Unique Mix of Work Experience, Study
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty New NYC Abroad Program Offers Unique Mix of Work Experience, Study This spring was the inaugural semester of the Whitman School’s Study Abroad in NYC program. Three students intended to…
Trustee Lisa Fontenelli Makes $1 Million Gift Focused on Experiential Learning Opportunities in NYC
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Trustee Lisa Fontenelli Makes $1 Million Gift Focused on Experiential Learning Opportunities in NYC Elisabeth “Lisa” Fontenelli ’86 well remembers a summer internship with a media company that introduced her…
Whitman History with Veterans to be Furthered with NVRC
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Whitman History with Veterans to be Furthered with NVRC Entrepreneurship envelops the relationship between the Whitman School and the new National Veterans Resource Center, which opened this year on the…
Al Berg establishes chair in entrepreneurship
Al Berg establishes chair in entrepreneurship The late Al Berg ’73 spent dinnertime at his childhood home on Long Island discussing the family’s textile business, which his grandfather and father owned and operated. He credits those conversations as an early…
Alumnus Knows Paying It Forward Is the Real Meaning of Success
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Alumnus Knows Paying It Forward Is the Real Meaning of Success It was a family tragedy and some of the darkest days of his life that led Marcel Vernon Sr. ’94 MBA to…
Frankel Scholars Network with Whitman Alumni in New York City
Each year, top undergraduate and graduate finance students from Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management are selected to spend three days in New York City as part of the Stuart Frankel & Company New York Stock Exchange Program.…
Todd Rubin ’04 Establishes Grant for Blackstone LaunchPad Innovation Mentors – Blackstone LaunchPad
Todd Rubin ’04 (School of Architecture), Minister of Evolution and President of The Republic of Tea, established a grant through the Rubin Family Foundation for the 2019-2020 academic year for five “Rubin Family Innovation Mentors” at Blackstone LaunchPad powered by…
Blackstone LaunchPad Hosts Techstars StartUp Weekend at Syracuse University
The Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad) will be hosting a Techstars Startup Weekend in partnership with Google for Startups on September 20 and 21, 2019 at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management (Whitman School)…
Alumni In Memoriam: Al Berg ’73
HomeExperiential LearningClass of 2019Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFaculty & Staff Alumni In Memoriam: Al Berg ’73 Al Berg, one of the co-founders of Marchon Eyeware and the company’s former president and CEO, passed away March 10. Berg was known throughout the…
Laughlin Gift Enables Greater Student Experiences in NYC
HomeExperiential LearningClass of 2019Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFaculty & Staff Laughlin Gift Enables Greater Student Experiences in NYC Robert Laughlin ’87 works in the heart of New York City. As regional market manager at Citi Private Bank of New York, he…
Fetner Family Gift Launches Syracuse University NYC-Based Experiential Learning Collaboration
HomeExperiential LearningClass of 2019Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFaculty & Staff Fetner Family Gift Launches Syracuse University NYC-Based Experiential Learning Collaboration A generous gift from Syracuse University Trustee Harold (Hal) Fetner ’83, and his wife, Nina, will help establish the creation of…
Whitman Students Honored with D’Aniello Internships
Each semester, the EEE department selects senior and graduate level students to participate in the prestigious D’Aniello Entrepreneurial Internship Program, an internationally recognized initiative that provides unique entrepreneurial opportunities for highly qualified candidates. D’Aniello interns work directly with an entrepreneur,…
Rochester-area Businessman Establishes Second Endowed Professorship to Help Attract and Retain Exceptional Faculty to the Whitman School
Syracuse University Trustee Edward “Ed” Pettinella ’76 MBA recently endowed a new junior faculty professorship at the university’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management. The $2 million gift will establish and maintain the new Edward Pettinella Assistant/Associate Professorship in Business.…
Gerald T. Halpin ’50 (A&S) Named Orange Entrepreneur of the Year
In fall 2017, Syracuse University‘s Martin J. Whitman School of Management honored Gerald T. Halpin ’50 (A&S) (Feb. 15, 1923- Aug. 14, 2017), with the Orange Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Halpin, who passed away shortly after learning of the recognition, was a…
Syracuse Life Trustee Launches University’s First Giving Day With $500,000 Gift Challenge
The generosity of Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68, a University Life Trustee, and his wife, Gayle, is the catalyst behind the launch of Boost the Cuse, Syracuse University’s first ever Giving Day on Oct. 17. The D’Aniello family has pledged $500,000…
Whitman School Establishes Institute for Entrepreneurial Society
New program made possible with $1.75 million gift from Charles Koch Foundation Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management is establishing the Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society (IES) supported by a $1.75 million grant from the Charles Koch Foundation.…