{"id":2543,"date":"2011-05-04T08:54:18","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T13:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/magazines\/vanderbilt-business\/?p=2543"},"modified":"2015-07-07T20:18:56","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T20:18:56","slug":"cityowen-recap-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbiltbusiness\/cityowen-recap-3\/","title":{"rendered":"CityOwen Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2544\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2544\" title=\"cityowen\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.owen.vanderbilt.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/legacy\/2011\/05\/cityowen.jpg\" alt=\"From left, Larry Van Horn, Jim Bradford and Margaret and Jim Brunstad at the Birmingham event\" width=\"350\" height=\"210\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, Larry Van Horn, Jim Bradford and Margaret and Jim Brunstad at the Birmingham event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.owen.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt\/alumni\/alumni-organizations\/cityowen.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">CityOwen program<\/a> is led by alumni around the country and provides value through networking opportunities, updates on the school and featured faculty or staff presentations. The program also helps strengthen the relationship between the Owen School and local communities in areas such as recruitment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Birmingham<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 26<br \/>\nMargaret and Jim Brunstad, both MBM\u201975, hosted a CityOwen Birmingham event at their home. Associate Professor of Management Larry Van Horn spoke about health care. Dean Jim Bradford was in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>California<\/strong><br \/>\nJan. 13<br \/>\nCityOwen California held a joint event with the San Francisco Chapter of the Vanderbilt Alumni Association at the Fort Mason Center. Mark Abkowitz, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, gave a speech titled \u201cCan\u2019t We Do More to Prevent Disasters from Happening?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicago<\/strong><br \/>\nOct. 20<br \/>\nCityOwen Chicago held an event at Tavern at the Park. Hans Stoll, the Anne Marie and Thomas B. Walker Jr. Professor of Finance, spoke about the finance industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dallas\/Fort Worth<\/strong><br \/>\nNov. 18<br \/>\nLinda, BA\u201978, and Tom Barton, MBA\u201977, hosted a CityOwen Dallas\/Fort Worth event at their home. Bob Whaley, the Valere Blair Potter Professor of Management, spoke about the finance industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Las Vegas<\/strong><br \/>\nMarch 15<br \/>\nCityOwen Las Vegas held a joint event with the Las Vegas Chapter of the Vanderbilt Alumni Association at the Stirling Club. Anna, BS\u201991, and Craig Savage, BS\u201992, MBA\u201998, and Ike Lawrence Epstein, BA\u201989, JD\u201992, hosted the gathering.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nashville<\/strong><br \/>\nFeb. 2<br \/>\nSandy and Jay Sangervasi, MBA\u201981, hosted a joint CityOwen Nashville and Nashville After Owen event at their home. Dean Bradford was in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New York<\/strong><br \/>\nOct. 12<br \/>\nCityOwen New York hosted an event at the Union League Club. Professor Hans Stoll spoke about the finance industry.<\/p>\n<p>Feb. 15<br \/>\nCityOwen New York hosted an event at the 21 Club. Nick English, CEO of Bremont, a British company that makes limited-edition handmade watches, spoke about his entrepreneurial experience. Dean Bradford was in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you are interested in starting a CityOwen group where you live, please contact Alumni Relations at (615) 322-7409.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CityOwen program is led by alumni around the country and provides value through networking opportunities, updates on the school and featured faculty or staff presentations. The program also helps strengthen the relationship between the Owen School and local communities in areas such as recruitment. 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