Viewpoints - Spring 2012

A magazine for alumni and friends of the Sauder School of Business at UBCSPRING / SUMMER 2012 • VOLUME 32 • NO 2

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1999–2012The growth of UBC’s business school over the past 13 years is the result of confi dent and

visionary thinking on the part of all those invested in the school. In this issue, as we mark the end

of one chapter, and the beginning of another, we look back on the milestones in innovation and

internationalization in a retrospective on leadership and learning at the Sauder School of Business.

The Sauder StoryPaul Hollands (BCom 1979)

Rodrigo Caetano (MBA 2007)

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Forty under 40Meet Georald Ingborg, Jennifer Duff and Janice Cheam. Three rising stars on this year’s Business in Vancouver “Forty under 40” list—and each of them rewriting the rules.

Sauder unveils $70-million facilitySauder’s new 55,000 square foot building at UBC will help it become a leading global destination for business education.

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Bicycle accident, or the end of civilization?Wayne Deans, investment manager, motor racing enthusiast, and Sauder benefactor talks about his gift of the Wayne Deans Investment Analysis Centre.

Earning InterestTop fi ve restaurants, a tomato to manage your time, and all the business books you will ever need.

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A look back on 13 years of research, faculty, learning and community.

Imagine: Our variation on an iconic illustration represents the distinctive leadership style of, and doors opened by, Dean Dan Muzyka over the past 13 years. Illustration by Leanne Romak.

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ensuring that you continue to enjoy the practical

benefi ts of the school’s leading-edge business thinking.

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that demonstrate the ability of our faculty and our

graduates to defi ne the future of business and to open

doors for those who are connected to the Sauder

School of Business. Your thoughts about this mission

are always welcome.

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The Sauder IndexBY JENNIFER WAH

Of the top fi ve Canadian business schools named to the 2012

Financial Times Top 100 ranking, number named for a benefactor: All

Approximate number of graduates from Sauder since 1999: More than 10,000

Countries worldwide where Sauder alumni live or work: 74

Number of countries visited by Dan Muzyka

during his 13 years as dean: 36

Average years tenure for a business school dean: 5

Commute time for Dan Muzyka from his home on Saltspring

Island to the Sauder offi ces at UBC: About 3 hours

To Ottawa, where he will commute to his new role as president and

CEO of the Conference Board of Canada: 4 hours, 27 minutes

Destinations now part of the revamped Sauder MBA program:

Bangalore, Copenhagen, Shanghai

Average age of MBA students in British Columbia: 29

Percentage of Sauder MBA graduates employed within

three months of completing their degree: 80

Number of Bloomberg real-time terminals providing global capital market data

to Finance students in the new Wayne Deans Investment Analysis Centre: 9

Share price of Facebook on May 18, 2012, on the day of the

launch of the third-largest IPO in US history: $38

Share price of Facebook on May 30, 2012, the day this

issue of Viewpoints was printed: $28.19


Dan Muzyka has served as dean of the Sauder School of Business since 1999. He leaves the position at the end of June to become president and CEO of the Conference Board of Canada.

VIEWPOINTS FROM THE DEAN

Over the past 13 years, this column in Viewpoints Magazine has been one of many places I have connected with alumni. Viewpoints is a place where we tell our story. It’s a story that started long before I arrived, and the chapters still to come will be even more riveting. >>

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WE HAVE HAD MILESTONES, TO BE SURE.

Starting on page 22, a 14-page retrospective

looks back at what we have accomplished

since 1999.

One person saw a unique opportunity—

my friend and mentor Bill Sauder. Speaking

of what would become the largest gift ever

to a Canadian university to name a business

school, Bill said: “I want to do this for the

kids,” and his words inspired us all. Bill and

Marjorie-Anne’s gift to the school signaled a

change, and there is no question that gifts

of time, treasure and talent over the past

decade have made the greatest difference to

our success.

Another shoulder I have leaned on is Bob

Lee. Lee’s visionary conviction in establishing

the UBC Properties Trust helps ensure this

University’s future. His gift to establish the

Robert H. Lee Graduate School in 2006 was

another pivotal moment in this era. Six years

later, the school’s MBA program is consistently

ranked among the top 100 in the world by

publications such as The Economist, and

Financial Times.

Myriad donors, including more than 20

who have given $1 million+ each, came

forward to support the School during our

building campaign. Among them were

present and future generations of students

who elected to support the rebuilding of

their learning environment through a self-

imposed fee to service a mortgage of more

than $20 million. >>

“ If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” – Sir Isaac Newton

This has been our journey. It’s been the journey ofa community yearning for a world-class seedingground for business, and a faculty seeking to engagethrough its teaching and ideas. We are—all of us—believers in the confi dent evolution of one of Canada’s most successful and important business schools, and one competitive on a world stage.



Builder“Dan did an incredible job bringing the real world of business to campus and

showcasing the strength of our school to the global market. He led the successful effort to highlight the Sauder

brand on the world stage.”

Christina Anthony, BCom 1997, Vice President, Director, Portfolio Manager,

and Investment Advisor, Odlum Brown

DynamicLawrence Sauder, Chairman & CEO,

Sauder Industries

Energy“Look out, here comes the Energizer Bunny!”

Hari Varshney, Varshney Capital Corp

“Dean Dan was one of the reasons my time at UBC was as fantastic as it was. He was an excellent support for the MBA Society,

completely devoted to the student body and our experience, both in and out of the classroom.

He pushed us to be better students and citizens, celebrated our diverse backgrounds and

experiences, and made us proud to be a part of the Sauder School of Business family.”

Ashley Kerr, MBA 2009, Marketing Manager, DST Subserveo; former President of the MBA Society

ResourcefulSheldon Trainor, BCom 1988, Director of Ibris Holdings, and

Managing Director of PacBridge Capital Partners

EntrepreneurialPaul Hollands (BCom 1979),

Chair, Faculty Advisory Board


“I really appreciate the freedom that the Dean has given the CUS to be entrepreneurial and run over

10 conferences, host amazing Frosh orientation weekends, and push forward

the building project by involving students. Thank you for building the School into

something more amazing than I could have imagined!”

Dylan Callow, BCom 2012 (Accounting), VP Academic, UBC Commerce

Undergraduate Society

Inspiration“Dan Muzyka is a force to be reckoned with. In a world of uncertainty and indecision, he is a brave

leader that considers all input, but then moves forward. Progress cannot be made by satisfying all, so he gathers as much input as appropriate

... then does what he believes is right and for the good of the many. He is self-sacrifi cing and

self-effacing for the good of the cause.” Randy Powell, President, Armstrong Group

Engaging“There is no doubt whatsoever: Dean Dan is

the absolute best example of engaging personalities. People from all walks of life

are drawn to him for a multitude of reasons. There will only be one Dean Dan!”

Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia, President, Absolute Spa Group; Current President,

Vancouver Board of Trade

ProgressiveJohn Montalbano, President,

Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd.

IndefatigableTracey McVicar, BCom 1990,

Private Equity Partner, CAI Capital Management Co.



Without the support of all of these commitments,

we would not have moved ahead in our latest

evolution. Your past and ongoing support is key

to the future of your business school.

Highly respected Canadian and international

business leaders constitute the School’s Faculty

Advisory Board, and they have supported and

guided us toward many of the great things

we’ve achieved. Under the leadership of Bob

Stewart (you’ll fi nd his words on page 47), the

Faculty Advisory Board initiated our decade-

long period of growth. After Bob, Paul Hollands

(see also page 47) oversaw the development

and global awareness-raising of our now-iconic

Sauder brand and “Opening Worlds” tagline, and

continues today as chair of that group.

The School’s 100 core faculty members—

half of whom are new since I arrived—have

pushed the boundaries of learning, both in the

classroom and elsewhere, so that our students

are eminently hireable in the real world of

business, and have infl uenced management

thinking through their path-breaking research.

We grew a new generation of teachers and

researchers, and a visionary new space; buildings

in which we can all learn from each other.

I have stood on the shoulders of giants, seen

further, and I am grateful for the opportunity to

serve. The Sauder School of Business is poised,

like a classic car with a rebuilt engine, ready for

its next driver. ■

Daniel F. Muzyka, DeanRBC FINANCIAL GROUP PROFESSOR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

“ Highly respected business leaders constitute the School’s Faculty Advisory Board, and they have supported and guided us toward many of the great things we’ve achieved.” – Daniel F. Muzyka

EnergySandra Stuart,

Chief Operating Offi cer, HSBC


NEWSWORTHY SAUDER IN THE NEWS

People more likely to lie when texting, new research showsA new study on texting as a means of communication, co-authored by Associate Professor Ronald

Cenfetelli and Professor Karl Aquino, made headlines in The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Times of

India, London’s Daily Mail, MSNBC, The Huffi ngton Post, The Globe and Mail, CBC, and numerous other national

and international media outlets. The research suggests that people tend to be more dishonest when

texting, compared to when using other modes of communication.

Written with Assistant Professor David Jingjun Xu of Wichita State University, a former PhD

student from Sauder’s Robert H. Lee Graduate

School, the paper published in the Journal of Business

Ethics shows that study participants were more

likely to lie in a text message than in face-to-face

conversations or in online video or audio chat

platforms. They also demonstrate that people

deceived by “leaner” media, such as text mes-

sages, are more angered than those misled by

“richer” media, such as video chat. ■

Re-imagined UBC MBA grabs headlinesIn an article headlined “Globe exclusive: UBC’s

revamped MBA,” The Globe and Mail highlights

Sauder’s Robert H. Lee Graduate School as a

good example of a business school rethinking

how best to equip students with the skills

needed for the global marketplace.

The story cites Dean Daniel Muzyka, who

emphasizes the importance of graduates being

able to work on a public policy level and under-

stand the complexity of organizations that need

to undergo transformational change.

Discussing the international thrust of the

program’s renewal, Associate Dean Murali Chan-

drashekaran says, “When business is global, the

business school needs to be global, as well.” ■

Professor argues government needs a framework for privatizationIn an op-ed published in the National Post, Professor Anthony Boardman

concludes that the privatization of organizations operating in Canadian

competitive markets over the past few decades has ultimately improved

social welfare.

While privatization has slowed, Professor Boardman suggests that the

sale of the Commercial Reactor Sales and Service Division of Atomic Energy

of Canada Ltd. may indicate a renewed interest in further privatization by

the Prime Minister Stephen Harper-led government.

Citing that no Canadian government has formulated a framework to

guide Canada’s privatization regime, the professor argues the time has come to formalize a set

of principles to assess the potential of further privatization. ■

Sauder research gets traction with Vancouver cab companiesA study led by Associate Professor Garland Chow from April to October 2011 was the focus of two

stories in The Vancouver Sun. In his research, Professor Chow looked at the

impact of having more cabs in Vancouver’s downtown core.

British Columbia’s stiffer drinking and driving laws introduced in

September 2010 put new demand on the Vancouver taxi industry.

In response, the Vancouver Taxi Association did a six-month pilot, issuing

65 peak temporary operating permits and Professor Chow’s research found

that customer demand easily absorbed the increased number of cars.

On the basis of his research, government is reassessing the number cabs

that will be on the city’s streets. ■

E-bargaining can lead to risky financial decisions, new study says

New marketing

research by Associate

Professors Rui (Juliet)

Zhu and Xinlei (Jack)

Chen, which shows

that interacting on

websites (such as

e-Bay) can result

in risky fi nancial

decisions, was

highlighted in Bloomberg Businessweek.

The research paper, to be published in an

upcoming issue of the Journal of Marketing Research,

demonstrates that people in online communities

are motivated by their belief that their virtual

friends are on their side. ■


New facilities get in-depth feature

To learn more about Sauder in the news, visit www.sauder.ubc.ca

The Globe and Mail case studies showcase Sauder alumni In two separate case studies written for

The Globe and Mail’s Your Business Section, Jeff

Kroeker, a lecturer in Sauder’s Accounting

Division, highlighted the challenges and

successes of Sauder alumni in today’s business

environment.

The fi rst article features Sauder alumnus Jeff

Fung, who drew on his business and legal back-

ground to create the online company MyLaw-

Bid, which creates an online portal for lawyers

to connect with clients.

The second article describes how Panda

Games Manufacturing, the brainchild of Sauder

alumnus Michael Lee, fi lled a void in the board

game production industry to become an inter-

national success. ■

Environmentally speaking, business can help Vancouver shineProfessor Moura Quayle argued in an op-ed written for The Vancouver Sun

that despite Canada opting out of the Kyoto protocol, Vancouver can

still be an international leader in promoting sustainability with the help

of business.

Although Canada has moved away from its commitments under the

Kyoto Protocol, Vancouver has pledged to become the world’s greenest

city by 2020. C3, a partnership between the City of Vancouver and its

six post-secondary institutions (among them UBC), is already working

towards achieving the Greenest Action Plan targets.

Professor Quayle is urging Vancouver business leaders to join them. ■

Sauder’s $70-million facility expansion and

renewal gained major media coverage in

The Vancouver Sun, which ran a two-page business

section cover story under the headline, “Sauder

looks to future with major media-savvy

makeover—University of B.C.’s business school

puts a new focus on student collaboration.”

The article describes how Sauder is working

to integrate state-of-the-art technology with its

educational offerings. The wide-ranging story

features interviews with people from across the

school and includes quotes from Dean Daniel

Muzyka, Associate Dean Katriona MacDonald,

Professor Moura Quayle, Associate Professor

Murray Carlson, Associate Professor Rafael Rogo,

Learning Technologies Manager Rob Peregoodoff,

and fourth year fi nance student Ralph Yang. ■


ACTUALS SEEN AND HEARD IN THE SAUDER WORLD

Alumni WeekendOn May 26, the Sauder School of Business opened its doors to alumni and

friends as part of the UBC Alumni Weekend.

With more than 60 events, tours, and attractions planned across

campus, the day was an opportunity for alumni and community members

to reconnect with old friends and experience some of the latest initiatives

and innovations at the school and the university.

The Sauder School featured several events, including:

“Leadership and Transformation: The Bitter Truth” – Dean Daniel

F. Muzyka shared lessons and stories of his unique experiences ushering

in a new era of business education at UBC during his term as dean

of the Sauder School of Business for the past 13 years. Under Dean

Muzyka’s watch, the School has been transformed into a dynamic and

comprehensive force for learning, idea generation, action and community

engagement.

“Little Entrepreneurs: Kids. Business. Ideas.” – Sauder’s d.studio

offered children the chance to experience its creative energy, coming up

with their own business ideas and creating their own “business plan”

based on what they love the most.

The School also hosted an Open House and guided building tours with

Sauder students, celebrating the revitalization of our learning environment

and the excellence of our people, ideas and activities. ■

Sustainability focus of largest MBA student-run conferenceOn April 20, the 10th Annual Net Impact Conference and

Sustainability Expo, the largest event presented by MBA students

at the Sauder’s Robert H. Lee Graduate School, attracted more than

170 students and industry leaders focused on sustainable business.

The event titled “Sustainability: Beyond the Rhetoric” drew on

leaders from Vancouver’s internationally recognized green industries

for panels on Clean Tech and Energy; Impact and Ethical Investing;

Leadership in Corporate Responsibility; Natural Resources; and

Measurement and Benchmarking.

“In the wake of the 2008 fi nancial crisis, many expressed concern

that MBA programs were producing business professionals whose

chief interest was profi t,” said Annie Lambla, President of UBC’s Net

Impact Graduate Chapter. “At Sauder’s Robert H. Lee Graduate School,

we see business successes refl ected in a triple bottom line—it has to

be good for people, the planet and for profi ts.” ■

UBC Sauder Real Estate students win the 9th Annual Pacific Northwest Real Estate ChallengeSauder students Maryam Bagheri, Nik Cheng, Daniel Dibadj, Rey Halim,

Emily Kaplun, Izaam Kassam, Allison Lasocha, Nathan Ma, Roy Pat,

Amanda Payne, Bryan Wong and Zoe Yang brought home the trophy at the

9th Annual Pacifi c Northwest Real Estate Challenge, which took place in

Seattle on March 27–28, 2012.

Special thanks for the efforts and support from the mentors (Chris Kay

at Townline Group of Companies, Michael Mortensen at Grosvenor, Peter

Russell at City of Vancouver, and Hugo Vasquez at Mondevo Projects Inc.),

and academic advisors (Janet Corne and Michael Katz at Katz Architecture,

Mark Monroe and Prof. Tsur Somerville at the Sauder of School of Business).

The team’s presentation, report and photos are available on the website

of the UBC Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate: cuer.sauder.ubc.ca. ■


Sauder’s Robert H. Lee Graduate School brings together student leaders at World Model United NationsOn March 11, more than 2,100 local and international student

delegates gathered at the Vancouver Convention Centre for the World

Model United Nations 2012 Conference (WMUN). This was the fi rst

time that the largest travelling college-level Model UN conference was

being held in Canada.

As a major sponsor of WMUN, Sauder’s Robert H. Lee Graduate

School worked to engage delegates, from all around the world, in

conversation about major social issues. As one of the keynote speakers

during the opening ceremony, Professor Murali Chandrashekaran,

Associate Dean, Professional Graduate Programs and Director, Robert H.

Lee Graduate School, emphasized the important role youth play in leading

sustainable solutions for global poverty, overpopulation and hunger.

Using social technologies, the School crowdsourced input from

WMUN delegates to determine the direction of Chandrashekaran’s

speech, using several social media platforms to spread the word to

delegates in advance of the opening ceremony and to solicit answers to

three central questions:

• What tools should business education provide to globally-

minded young leaders?

• What do you want graduate business schools to know about

your goals and aspirations?

• What global challenge would you like to see on every business

school’s curriculum? ■

UBC MBA students travel to China to meet with top employersTwenty MBA students from Sauder’s Robert H. Lee Graduate School

recently returned from Trek China, a global immersion that took

them to Hong Kong and Shanghai for fi rsthand experience in China’s

thriving marketplace. During an intense fi ve days, the group met with

local representatives for twelve global companies, including Louis

Vuitton, Google and KPMG.

“The goal is to expose students to new markets and provide

them with an understanding of how business is being done in these

markets,” said Sauder assistant dean Denise Baker.

It is the third Trek China organized by the Hari B. Varshney Business

Career Centre. ■

Sauder student entrepreneurs win international competition for paperless ticketing app On March 1, a team of Sauder and UBC student entrepreneurs snagged

fi rst prize at the University Mobile Challenge, organized by Berkeley

Engineering. The competition was held at the GSMA World Mobile

Congress in Barcelona, the premier event for the mobile communications

industry. They won for their mobile app called “goodnights” that may give

Ticketmaster a run for its money.

Available free from iTunes, the goodnights app provides a convenient

paperless event ticketing solution. Users can buy tickets on their phone

using the app, which stores a digital copy of the ticket that allows them to

gain entry to the event. The app also helps fans, artists and promoters by

addressing the resale of tickets in the same mobile platform, allowing the

simple and safe transfer of tickets between people.

The student team of Sauder student Michael Moll, Sauder/Computer

Science student Jeff Blake and Justin Locke, a UBC student in the Faculty

of Arts, competed against 13 international student teams from countries

including India, France, US, and UK. ■

Sauder undergrads conclude a successful spring semester of competitionsThroughout the spring semester, Sauder undergraduates participated in

several competitions, locally and internationally. Kaizen Biomedical, founded

by a team of BCom and UBC Engineering students in the undergraduate

course New Venture Design, placed fi rst at the Pacifi c Venture Capital

Competition held in Vancouver on March 24. Kaizen’s MobiChill earned the

team a $1000 prize. The competition, hosted by the UBC Finance Club, is the

only undergraduate venture capital competition in Canada.

Two Sauder students were victorious at the fi fth annual CA Case

Competition, hosted by the CA School of Business in Vancouver. It drew

students from post-secondary institutions across Western Canada. A Sauder

team placed third at the Marshall International Case Competition, hosted by

the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. The

teams were tasked with providing strategic advice, on movie distribution, to

big Hollywood media and entertainment companies, such as Warner Bros.,

Sony Pictures and Universal Studios. Finally, a Sauder team placed fourth

at the Champions Trophy Case Competition at the University of Auckland

Business School. ■


SAUDER FACULTY INSIDER INFORMATION

Faculty excel in major teaching and research awards

Sauder professors are being applauded as

being among the best in the 2011–12

University of British Columbia and Sauder

School of Business teaching and research

awards.

Associate Professor Marc-David Seidel,

of the Organizational Behaviour and

Human Resources Division, was awarded

the 2012 UBC Killam Teaching Prize for his

contributions to undergraduate teaching. He

has been instrumental in the development

of the Commerce Scholars Program, a

research-based initiative that provides top

undergraduates with mentorship from

distinguished faculty members.

The winner of the 2012 CGA Graduate

Master Teacher Award was Assistant

Professor Tim Silk of the Marketing

Division. His contributions to curricular

development include substantial input into

the design and structure of the new UBC

MBA program, to be offered by the Robert

H. Lee Graduate School.

The 2012 Talking Stick Award for

pedagogical innovation went to Associate

Professor Murray Carlson of the Finance

Division. The award recognizes his

innovations in teaching, particularly

the development of the Wayne Deans

Investment Analysis Centre where students

learn real-time investment analysis by using

high-tech fi nancial tools.

The 2012 Research Excellence Award

(senior category) was awarded to Professor

Darren Dahl of the Marketing Division. He

is especially recognized for his work on

creativity and on the social and emotional

aspects of consumer behaviour.

Associate Professor Tim Huh, of the

Operations and Logistics Division, was the

winner of the 2012 Research Excellence

Award (junior category). Professor Huh is

distinguished for his work on inventory

control problems, capacity planning and

dynamic pricing. ■

Marc David Seidel

Dean Daniel Muzyka becomes next president and CEO of the Conference Board of Canada

Sauder’s Dean Daniel Muzyka

has been named the new

President and CEO of the

Conference Board of Canada

(CBoC), Canada’s best-known

business research organization.

Muzyka will be joining the

Ottawa-based group full-time

in August.

“The global crisis has

created a global dialogue,”

Dean Muzyka was quoted

saying in a Globe and Mail story

about the appointment.

“We’re going to have to look

at new formulas for supporting key aspects of our economy. It’s one of

the things that brought me to the Conference Board—to get into some

of these dialogues.”

Muzyka has been the Dean of the Sauder School of Business since

1999, and under his leadership the school has undergone tremendous

transformation, including the recent $70-million revitalization of

the Sauder complex, renewed programs and faculty, and increased

engagement with the community. Not only has Sauder’s learning

environment been transformed, but international initiatives and

partnerships have also expanded dramatically to make Sauder a truly

global business school ranking among the top 20 in the world

for research. ■

Tim Silk

Murray Carlson

Darren Dahl

Tim Huh

Daniel Muzyka

2012 Pollay Prize goes to Professor Madhu Viswanathan

Awarded annually by the Sauder School of Business, the Richard W.

Pollay Prize is named for Sauder Professor Emeritus Richard Pollay

in honour of his contributions as a scholar in areas of marketing and

advertising in the public interest.

This year’s prize was awarded to Professor of Business

Administration Madhu Viswanathan of the University of Illinois,

for his research program on low-level, low-income consumers in

the US and subsistence consumers, entrepreneurs and marketplaces

in India. His research seeks to fi nd ways to enable subsistence

marketplaces to move toward becoming ecologically, economically

and socially sustainable marketplaces. ■


OBHR professors present major seminar during UBC Celebrate Research WeekIn March, Sauder professors Sally Maitlis,

Sandra Robinson and Danielle van Jaarsveld

presented the research symposium, “A

Walk on the Darkside of Work,” as part

of Celebrate Research Week, a major

UBC initiative aimed at connecting the

community with UBC research. The seminar,

held at UBC Robson Square, explored what

happens when something goes wrong at the

offi ce—such as layoffs, bullying or injuries.

Professor Sandra Robinson focused

on ostracism and the issue of employees

being excluded or feeling invisible in the

workplace. Associate Professor Danielle

van Jaarsveld presented her investigations

into the infl uence of customers on

employees—a relatively new area of

research. Finally, Associate Professor Sally

Maitlis examined trauma and growth at

work. Her research deals with performers

who have suffered career-shattering injuries, but who in many cases

have made sense of their situation in ways that lead to post-traumatic

growth. ■

Eight Sauder recipients get TLEF grantsWhen the Teaching and Learning

Enhancement Fund (TLEF) announced

their grants for 2012 in late Febru-

ary, Sauder received approval for eight

projects. The school will receive a

total of over $266,000 in awards. The

TLEF grants were created in 1991 to

enrich student learning by supporting

innovative and effective educational

enhancements.

The 2012 grant recipients are:

• Lecturer Yau Man Cheung,

Management Information

Systems Division, for his proposal

“Enterprise Architecture Initiative:

Engaging Students in Enterprise

Architecture Knowledge”;

• Instructor Paul Cubbon, Marketing

Division, for his proposal

“Decoding Social Media: Theory

and Practice”;

• Associate Professor Nancy

Langton, Organizational

Behaviour and Human Resources

Division, for her proposal “Rapid

Knowledge Transfer in Business

Education: Teach us Something in

7 Minutes”;

• Learning Technologies Manager Robert Peregoodoff for his two

proposals, “Integrating iPeer with UBC’s New Course Management

System,” and “Applying Emerging Web Practices in Teaching and

Learning for Improved Student Experience and Interaction”;

• Professor Martin Puterman, Research Director at the UBC Centre

for Health Care Management, for his proposal “Web-based

Implementation of Health Care Management & Service Operations

Teaching Games”;

• Assistant Professor Mariano Tappata, Strategy and Business

Economics Division, for his proposal “Economics Hands-on. A

simulation approach to learning microeconomics”; and

• Educational Assessment Specialist Vaila Spillotopoulos for her

proposal “Assessment of Learning in Business Education.” ■

Sally Maitlis

Sandra Robinson

Yau Man Cheung

Paul Cubbon

Nancy Langton

Professor awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee MedalOn April 11, Professor Frieda Granot was

awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond

Jubilee Medal in a ceremony at the HMCS

Discovery in Stanley Park. Professor Granot

received the medal as a member of the Order

of Canada. It was presented to her by the

Honourable Steven Point, Lieutenant Gover-

nor of British Columbia.

This commemorative medal was created

to mark this year’s celebrations of the 60th

anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne. During 2012,

60,000 Canadians will receive the award in recognition of their national

and international achievements.

Earlier this year, Professor Granot was one of the winners of the 2011

Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards, which recognizes the

country’s highest achieving women in the private, public and not-for-

profi t sectors. ■

Frieda Granot


Professor receives 25th consecutive annual research appointment

Professor Peter Nemetz has just received his

25th consecutive annual research appoint-

ment to the Department of Health Sciences

Research at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,

Minnesota. Over this extended period, Prof.

Nemetz has conducted research and pub-

lished on such subjects as Amyotrophic Lat-

eral Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s Disease and other

neurological diseases, the autopsy, cancer,

coronary artery disease, fatty liver disease

and smoking. These studies have focused on epidemiological issues as

well as decision theory, economics and public policy. Research coauthors

are associated with Mayo Clinic, Purdue University’s School of Nursing,

Louisiana State University’s Health Sciences Center, Baylor University’s

Medical Center, and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. ■

New academic ranking puts professor second in CanadaThe HiBAR ranking, or Hirsch-Index Benchmarking of Academic Re-

search, has placed Sauder professor Izak Benbasat, of the Management

Information Systems Division, second in Canada for business research.

The Higher Education Strategy Associates (HESA) created HiBAR

as a tool for universities to objectively rank their departments’

research performances. It uses a database of every Canadian

university faculty member and then creates an H-index score for

each based on the number of publications and the number of times

articles were cited in peer-reviewed publications. ■

Professor elected president of Society for Consumer PsychologyThe Society for Consumer Psychology (SCP)

announced the election of Sauder Marketing

Professor Darren Dahl as its president-elect as

of February 17, 2012.

Professor Dahl will serve a three-year

term in the society’s executive leadership:

one year as an elections committee chair,

one year as standing president, and one

year as publications chair.

The SCP is an academic society as well

as the organizing body for researchers studying consumer behaviour.

The Society also sponsors the Journal of Consumer Psychology, the primary

specialized outlet for research in consumer psychology. ■

Darren Dahl

Peter Nemetz

SAUDER FACULTY INSIDER INFORMATION

All Leslie Wong Fellows and friends of the PMF program—you

are cordially invited to join us as we celebrate 25 years of

the UBC Portfolio Management Foundation. Students, alumni,

faculty, founders, industry partners and client communities have

all contributed to the PMF’s breakout success. We look forward

to sharing stories and memories to commemorate our silver

anniversary together.

Thursday, June 28, 2012Vancouver Convention Centre, West1055 Canada Place V6C 0C3 Reception at 6 p.m.: West Level 3 Summit FoyerDinner at 7 p.m.: West Level 3 Summit LevelDress code: Business/Cocktail AttirePrice: $185

Please contact Amanda Warren at [email protected]

or 604-822-9405.

Sauder professor leader in social innovationAssociate Professor and Executive Director of the ISIS Research Centre

James Tansey is a key author behind a major BC Social Innovation Council

Action Plan released on April 27. The report makes 11 recommendations

for how government, businesses, non-profi ts and communities can use

social innovation to solve the province’s most pressing social issues.

“The recommendations in this report have the potential to stimulate social

innovation across BC in a way that has long-term impact on some of our

greatest social challenges,” said Tansey. “It’s been an honour to participate

and to bring our expertise to the table.” ■

SSRN ranks Sauder in the top 20 worldwide for business researchOn May 1, the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) rated the Sauder

School of Business as 17th in the world for business and management

research among schools outside of the United States. Out of the top 1,000

non-US business schools, Sauder moved up six places from 23rd. Created

to measure scholarly impact, schools are ranked based on article downloads

and citations. The Social Science Research Network was established in 1994

by Michael Jensen, a fi nancial economist at Harvard Business School. ■


Being named to Business in Vancouver’s top “Forty Under 40” list is a

distinct honour. But for high achievers, like the three rising stars with

Sauder connections whom BIV selected in 2011, it’s taking a second

look at things that brings them true job satisfaction.

BY KATE ZIMMERMAN PHOTOS BY PERRY ZAVITZ

THE GOAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAWYER

Georald Ingborg, for example, is not to rush in

where angels fear to tread, but to analyze a business

challenge, give it plenty of professional perspective,

fi gure out the client’s most advantageous option, and

then forge ahead.

Meanwhile, Jennifer Duff’s ability to parachute

into new positions in health care administration, assess

the areas in need of improvement, and come up with

solutions has landed her in the position of Director of

Mental Health for BC’s Providence Health Care.

And even when she was still at business school,

Janice Cheam spotted a potential niche in the arena

of sustainability. Surely, she reasoned, if people could

see their energy expenditures in real time in terms

of dollars and cents, they’d adjust their behavior for

the better. The wireless device she and her Sauder

entrepreneurship teammates came up with has

morphed into a business that promotes sustainability

around the world.

These successful graduates are making a practice

of reviewing, and then rewriting, the rules. >>


“SECURITIES LAW AND MERGERS AND

acquisitions can be extremely stressful,”

Ingborg explains. “They’re all market-driven.

Inevitably, urgent issues arise.”

Ingborg encourages himself to take a step

back, slow down and think things through.

Knowing the law inside and out means he

can structure transactions to the best advan-

tage of the client he’s serving.

“I really don’t like saying ‘no’ to clients,”

he says.

Ingborg also makes himself available 24

hours a day, 7 days a week. With clients based

in time zones around the world, including

Australia, France and China, he and his

family accommodate 3 a.m. phone calls

and intense business discussions on Sunday

nights.

That’s probably why Ingborg, whose

focus is public and private fi nancing and

mergers and acquisitions, made partner at

the tender age of 33.

“I got to be partner by working my tail

off—showing the fi rm I had the capability

and the potential.”

Included in his recent achievements

is handling the IPO for mining company

Pretium Resources to raise $270 million—

one of the largest recent IPOs in Canada—

and Pretium’s concurrent acquisition of

mineral properties for $450 million. In

2011, Ingborg was named one of the Lexpert

Rising Stars Leading Lawyers Under 40.

And yet he comes across as an

approachable and humorous fellow. Maybe

it’s his small-town roots—Ingborg grew

up in Vancouver Island’s tiny Qualicum

Beach, the son of an accountant. He thought

accounting might be his career, too, until he

transferred from Malaspina College to UBC

to fi nish his BCom and took a course in law.

Given his analytical bent, law was the better

fi t, says Ingborg.

He did his law degree at the University

of Victoria. After graduation, he articled

with Russell & DuMoulin, which in 2000

merged with Fasken Martineau. Although he

often works with large international clients,

Ingborg says “I also really enjoy dealing with

local, smaller clients.”

In 2002, after two years of working

extremely long hours as a young lawyer,

Ingborg took a secondment in his fi rm’s

offi ce in London, England, heading there

with his wife and infant daughter. It was

a fantastic experience from every point of

view—the family relished the chance to

explore London and take weekend jaunts

around the continent, and Ingborg found

the work extremely stimulating.

“I was still practicing Canadian law,

but on large international transactions,” he

explains. “The energy is unbelievable—it’s so

fast-paced. London truly is one of the world’s

fi nancial centres.”

Throughout law school, Ingborg worked

as an assistant manager at a golf store. He still

gravitates toward the links in the spare time

left to a married father of four active kids,

ranging in age from four to 11. He enjoys

the odd Saturday night watching sports with

friends, and boxes for exercise.

Does he ever imagine a professional

adversary on the receiving end as he lands a

bruising upper cut?

“I never have,” he claims, laughing. “It’s

more about technique and speed and getting

the heart rate up.” ■

Georald Ingborg is ready to go the distanceGeorald Ingborg’s ability to get in the zone sets him apart from the competition.

The 39-year-old partner in the Securities and M & A Department of Vancouver

international business law fi rm Fasken Martineau says he tends to be coolly

collected when the heat is on.

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Georald IngborgPartner, Fasker MartineauSauder BCom 1994


“I really don’t like saying ‘no’ to clients... I got to be

partner by working my tail off—showing the fi rm

I had the capability and the potential.”


“So if you turned on and off an appliance like a washing

machine, television, dishwasher, you’d see how your energy consumption currently was

going from $0.46 to $0.42 to $0.35.”


CHEAM STARTED HER UBC CAREER IN ARTS BUT

switched to Commerce for second year. It was

in the New Venture Design class that she and her

fi ve teammates came up with the idea for a

real-time energy display—the product her

company would eventually sell—and developed

a business plan that they submitted to an

industry competition.

Shortly afterward, Cheam was interviewed

for a job. When she described what she had

done at school, the interviewer discouraged her

from the position for which she’d applied and

urged her to pursue her own dream.

“The encouragement was just what I

needed.”

By 2009, Energy Aware had been described

as “the most promising start-up company

of the year” by the B.C. Technology Industry

Association.

“Our products aim to create better

awareness of the way that we use energy, so

we can reduce energy waste and save money

and contribute to more sustainably positive

behaviours,” says Cheam.

Energy Aware’s PowerTab is a wireless

display that receives real-time information

about electricity consumption. The concept is

that people can walk around their homes and

see how their energy expenditure changes

depending on which appliances and utilities

are in use.

“So if you turned on and off an appliance

like a washing machine, television, dishwasher,

you’d see how your energy consumption

currently was going from $0.46 to $0.42 to

$0.35. And the idea is that by having the positive

reinforcement of awareness and education, you

would be more conscious of the fact that using

energy costs money.”

The PowerTab works by communicating

directly with a Smart Meter. Smart Meters are

electricity meters that allow communication

between the meter and utilities or devices in

a home, so they don’t need to be monitored

in person.

Because Smart Meters aren’t yet the norm

here, Energy Aware has only sold a handful of

PowerTabs in Canada. It has, however, sold them

to electric utilities in Australia, Scandinavia and

the US. That’s not only good for business but has

allowed Cheam the chance to travel—a favourite

pastime—and indulge her foodie cravings,

another hobby.

Even so, business is Job One.

“Whether or not people are motivated by

the environment or they’re motivated by dollars

and cents, the point is that they can be educated

to change a behaviour that can contribute to a

solution,” says Cheam. “And those same people

who are educated in their house, take that

knowledge to their offi ce. And they take that

knowledge to the way they vote. So if you can

create awareness about energy, you’re creating

awareness about so much more than just

electricity consumption.” ■

Janice Cheam has a recipe and a passion for energy awarenessAs the daughter of teachers, Janice Cheam has learning in her blood.

From the start, says the 28-year-old president and CEO of Vancouver-

based Energy Aware Technology, “I was really into school. I worked

hard to make goals for myself and achieve them.”

FORTY UNDER 40

[email protected]

http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/janice-

cheam/2/672/b76

Janice CheamPresident and CEO, Energy Aware Technology, Sauder BCom 2006


IN A WAY, THOUGH, FATE SEEMS TO HAVE PLAYED

a hand in her trajectory. Raised in White Rock,

Duff attended the University of Lethbridge on

a basketball scholarship, majoring in Phys Ed.

When an injury sent her to the sidelines, she

started volunteering with a friend at the local

hospital, and was quickly smitten by the idea of

nursing.

She transferred to UBC’s School of Nursing.

For Duff, one of the fi eld’s attractions was that

she could choose to work in a hands-on capacity

with ill or injured patients, or lead health and

wellness programs aimed at prevention.

“There are so many avenues that you can

go down.”

After graduation, she spent two years

helping people recover from surgery at

Penticton Regional Hospital and then three in

labour and delivery at B.C. Women’s Hospital.

Then Duff got her Master of Health Administra-

tion at UBC, a program offered by the UBC

School of Population and Public Health and

supported by the Sauder School of Business.

Because half her classes were taught by instruc-

tors in the Faculty of Medicine and half by

Sauder faculty members, the course offered Duff

the perfect combination of education about the

healthcare industry and business acumen.

Her training had provided Duff with a

clinical component, a healthcare component,

and a network of people in the local healthcare

community. In 2006 Duff embarked on a

four-month administrative residency at

Providence Health Care, which operates nine

healthcare facilities in Vancouver, including

St. Paul’s Hospital.

“For me, it was exposure to this new world,”

says Duff, who wound up her residency as an

internal consultant for Change Initiatives. “I was

mentored and fostered by the organization.”

Within the year, Duff was encouraged to

take a temporary position as Operations Leader

of the Surgical Inpatient Units at St. Paul’s. She

was so good at the job—which required her to

manage 120 nurses and allied staff and work

with an interdisciplinary team—that she kept it.

Less than 12 months later, she was asked to fi ll

in while Providence searched for an Operations

Leader for the hospital’s Maternity Services. Over

three years there, Duff managed the maternity

and neo-natal intensive care units and developed

a “lean redesign and transformation.”

“We implemented 160 initiatives to improve

the care that we provide to patients.”

In 2011, Duff won an Emerging Leader

Scholarship and spent a week in Sweden

studying that country’s healthcare system on

a tour with the Canadian College of Health

Leaders—“the most phenomenal experience

ever.” When she returned to Vancouver, full

of newfound confi dence, she “rocked the

interview” for the job of Director of Mental

Health for Providence.

It’s a big task. Duff has the overall

program accountability and oversight for

all of Providence’s mental health services.

Her aegis includes one of Canada’s toughest

neighbourhoods, the Downtown Eastside, whose

mental health patients often have concurrent

health issues, like addiction.

Duff winds down from her challenging job

by playing golf, as co-captain of the University

Business Women’s golf group. When her energy

fl ags, it’s quickly buoyed by the passion and

dedication of her accomplished at-work team.

“The beauty of the healthcare profession

is that there’s a tangible result. You made a

difference in that patient’s day, and in that

person’s hospitalization,” she says. “Or you

made a difference on a more macro level, and

all of the patients coming to your hospital

are going to receive better care because you

implemented this system.” ■

Jennifer Duff keeps her ball on the greenJennifer Duff’s got the right stuff. You don’t get to be Director of

Mental Health for Providence Health Care at the age of 33 without

the smarts and work ethic to back you up.

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[email protected]

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jen-duff-rn-bsn-mha-che/38/54a/75b

Jennifer Duff Director, Mental Health, Providence Health Care, UBC MHA 2007


“The beauty of the healthcare profession is that there’s a tangible result. You made a difference in that patient’s day, and in that person’s

hospitalization.”


The Sauder StoryWHILE THE HISTORY OF THE UBC FACULTY OF COMMERCE

and Business Administration dates back 56 years,

the launch and development of the Sauder School of

Business is more recent. The School’s recognition

around the world has added value to our alumni

everywhere.

“ Diversity. Knowledge. Entrepreneurship. Connectivity. Community. These are the elements that give a business school such as Sauder great vision.”– Daniel F. Muzyka


1999-2012

IN THIS SECTION:

Research & faculty .......24

Learning..........................28

Community .....................40

From 1999 to 2012, the School’s evolution under

the leadership of Dean Dan Muzyka has been confi dent and

visionary. However, he is the fi rst to insist that the story

began with, and is being written by, all members of our

community. On the following pages, you will fi nd some of the

key highlights of the most recent chapter of the School’s

story. We hope you will help us write the next one.


Research & faculty

Leadingrecipient For the last decade,

Sauder has been the leading recipient of grants from Canada’s major federal funding agencies.

2002

RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY

25th The University of Texas (Dallas) rankings put Sauder in 25th place for research output.

2006

82% Percentage of faculty members’ applications for support to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) that were successful (the national success rate for SSHRC grants ranges from 30 to 40 per cent).

Sauder’s Finance Division was cited

in the Journal of Finance as having

the most impact of any Canadian

school on the body of knowledge

available for practitioners.

Leaderin Canada The global Social Science

Research Network (SSRN) rated Sauder as the leader in Canada, and among the best in the world for business and management research.

2007

RESEARCH CENTRES

In the last decade, we established seven specialized research centres to create and share knowledge.

2006—2010


Top

20Sauder ranked in the Financial Times’ top 20 for its research impact.

2012

New research grant funds:

$1.2+ Million$224,000

1st The Management Information Systems division of Sauder ranked fi rst in the world in terms of the number of publications in the top four information-systems research journals.

2010

Champions research in sustainability by focusing on social enterprises, low-carbon economies, sustainable business models, corporate social responsibility and First Nations economic development.

2008

Obtained from SSHRC

Obtained from NSERC

2011

Supports the unique needs of family enterprises, and serves to strengthen the capacity of business family advisors and professionals.

Offers facilitated peer-to-peer learning and support amongst its member CEOs, leveraging the resources of the Sauder and UBC communities.

Fosters leadership and knowledge creation to keep Sauder at the leading edge of fi nancial research.

Unites multiple faculties to enhance healthcare delivery services by conducting healthcare management research and translating it into practice.

2008—2010

An academic hub for research in the area of fi nancial reporting, the KPMG Research Bureau bridges theoretical and empirical economic analyses of external and internal fi nancial reporting, auditing and taxation.

Supports theoretical and applied research into the role of governments in the Canadian economy and into the relationship between government and business in Canada. Centre research investigates the way governments should operate to best serve their constituents and the causes and effects of actual government activities.

Business

Families

Centre

ISIS

Research

Centre

Phillips,

Hager & North

Centre for

Financial ResearchCentre for

Health Care

Management

KPMG Research

Bureau In Financial

Reporting

Phelps Centre

for the Study of

Government and

Business

Centre

for CEO

Leadership


Professor Chloe Tergiman joined Sauder’s internationally recognized Strategy and

Business Economics Division in 2010. She received her PhD and MA in Economics

from New York University, and her Bachelor of Science in Economics from the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Professor Tergiman is a backcountry enthusiast, and is shown here atop Stein Mountain, near Lillooet.


FACULTY RENEWALIn the last decade, Sauder put tremendous effort

into renewing and expanding our core faculty—

with substantial results. Sauder is home to top-

tier scholars holding doctoral degrees from the

world’s most prestigious universities, including

Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Wharton, the London

School of Economics, and Oxford.

Our faculty enjoys worldwide recognition

for its excellence in research, teaching and

outreach, consistently ranking in the top

20 worldwide for research. Its members are

classroom innovators bringing fresh perspectives

and the latest in management thinking to

students and the community.

In the past ten years, 74 new faculty members have joined Sauder.

The number of full-time faculty members increased from 84 in

2002 to 108 in 2011.

2002 2011

Tergiman’s research focuses on entrepreneurship and management, and her courses include New Enterprise Devel-opment, Macroeconomics, and Technology Entrepreneurship.

“ As a faculty member, my goals are to produce the best research, continuously pushing the frontier of knowledge, and to offer challenging and exciting classes for students. The Sauder School of Business provides a truly amazing environment for its junior faculty members: the research environment is exceptional, and Sauder throws its full support behind its faculty. My experience with students has also been truly rewarding: both the undergraduate students and those from the full-time and international MBA programs have shown an exceptional drive and the ability to master material quickly and thoroughly. It is a privilege to be a part of a School that attracts world-class faculty and top students from all over the world, and I look forward to many more years at Sauder.”

– Professor Chloe Tergiman


LearningBUILDING REVITALIZATIONIn 2006, the School embarked on an extraor-

dinary campaign to revitalize its learning

environment. The building redevelopment and

expansion was completed on March 1, 2012.

The School’s new facilities invigorate the

leading-edge learning, research and engage-

ment opportunities the School is committed

to providing to students, faculty, alumni and

the community. The recent $70-million renewal and expansion of Sauder’s facilities on UBC campus added 55,000 square feet to the existing 216,000 square foot complex.


Renewal highlights include: The Robert H. Lee Graduate School, a substantial new space dedicated to graduate programs, which provides classrooms, along with meeting and breakout rooms equipped with videoconferencing technology, a private patio and environments for socializing and individual study.

The Bruce R. Birmingham Commerce Undergraduate Centre, which features study spaces, meeting rooms and student breakout rooms.

The Jim Pattison Leadership Centre, which features two new lecture theatres, conference rooms and lounge spaces.

The Middlefi eld Group Lecture Theatre, a 260 seat state-of-the-art lecture theatre with associated conference rooms.

The Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre, which provides extensive resources to position students for success after graduation.

The K.T. Tjia & Anna Chia Atrium, which connects the old building with the new spaces, creating a bright and welcoming atmosphere.

The Big 4 Conference Centre, housed in a glass-encased penthouse, supported by Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The Canaccord Learning Commons, which features a digital media studio, computer workstations, collaborative work spaces and reference and technical support services.

The Wayne Deans Investment Analysis Centre, which provides students and faculty with real-time access to global capital markets data.

CA Hall, a large-scale central foyer surrounding the atrium, which provides extensive room for student and public gatherings.

d.studio, which provides the creative environment and technology necessary for collaborative and creative investigations of business and policy design challenges.

Offi cially opened in 2009, the MBA House is one of the fi rst residences of its kind to be dedicated to MBA students in Canada. The 40,000 square foot facility offers its student residents a collegial and diverse social, intellectual and cultural environment.


Sauder alumnus and Faculty Advisory Board member Fred Withers, BCom 1977, served

as chair of the Opening Worlds Campaign for the revitalization of the School’s learning

environment. Once affectionately referred to as “Angus High” (due to its resemblance to a

1960s secondary school, and a nod to the Henry Angus Building, the heart of the School,

built in 1962), Sauder now boasts state-of-the-art facilities for 21st century learners.

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“ Each of us has a story of why our gift was made, and each of those stories is special and personal. But rooted in each of those personal stories is a belief in the importance of education; a belief in the vision, the dream, you have for the School; a belief that it is okay to strive to be the best—not just the best in the city or the province or the country, but the best in the world; a belief that a great faculty, great programs and great students need the best tools and learning environment to be the best; and a belief that we all have an obligation to our larger community.”– Fred G. Withers, BCom 1977, Chair, Opening Worlds Campaign / Member, Sauder School of Business Faculty Advisory Board / Chief Development Offi cer, Ernst & Young

The new building of the Sauder School of Business was selected as a winner of a 2010 Canadian Green Building Award offered through Sustainable Architecture & Building magazine (SAB), one of eight projects recognized for their high levels of sustainable design, architectural excellence and technical innovation. “A revised colourful and vibrant glazed façade signals the rebirth life of the building,” noted the SAB jury, calling the project “a stand-out for its renovation of a mundane 1960s University of British Columbia building that takes the assets of the old building and improves them.”


INNOVATIVE CURRICULUMAt Sauder we develop curricula to

keep pace with the evolving needs

of business and the success of our

programs continues to grow. We

have developed one of the top

undergraduate programs in Canada;

and our MBA program, offered by

the Robert H. Lee Graduate School,

is ranked among the top 100 in

the world.

Leading Bachelor of Commerce

Students from across Canada and

around the globe choose Sauder’s

four-year Bachelor of Commerce

program to earn a world-class

university degree, and develop the

skills and confi dence needed to

become business leaders.

• New specializations include

Sustainability, Entrepreneurship,

and Business and Computer

Science.

• Introduced in 2011, the

Commerce Scholars Program

provides academically gifted

undergraduates with mentorship

from distinguished faculty

members.

Award-winning MBA, re-imagined

A global business school’s report

comparing the employability of

MBA graduates around the

world placed Sauder’s Robert H.

Lee Graduate School in the top 20

in North America, recognizing UBC

MBA grads as a preferred source of

top talent for employers.

In fall 2012, we will launch

a revised MBA program, which

moves away from narrow special-

izations towards the broader skill

sets demanded in the global job

market. For example, a new global

immersion module will send stu-

dents to China, India or Denmark,

and business clinics will offer stu-

dents applied, experiential learning

in tandem with community and

business partners.

Internationally renowned PhD program

Sauder offers PhD programs in

all major business disciplines,

from accounting to urban land

economics.

• A multitude of innovation

centres support research

activities and offer opportunities

for applied projects.

• Our PhD graduates earn

attractive faculty positions in top

academic institutions around the

world.

• PhD program ranked 18th

worldwide by the Financial Times.

Since graduating, Cameron Lang, BCom 2006, founded Red Label Communications, a creative agency that provides value-driven marketing solutions to clients large and small, with three other Sauder School graduates. He remains well-connected to the School, occasionally speaking to marketing classes and his company regularly provides co-op placements for Sauder students. He says the School is a great place to fi nd new talent.

“ The course was a phenomenal experience, like no other class I have ever taken. It’s very valuable and defi nitely does empower and help people to start companies like this. It teaches you to learn and think about things on your own rather than from a textbook. They brought in someone new each week, and we peppered them with questions. A patent lawyer talked about intellectual property, an industrial design instructor talked about solving problems in a humanistic way. That opened my eyes. There are extraordinary benefi ts to having access to people with real world experience.”– Cameron Lang, BCom 2006 (Marketing), Founding Partner, Red Label Communications


Cameron Lang attributes much of his success to the entrepreneurial skills gleaned in

COMM 486: New Venture Design, a unique class that brings engineering and business

students together to create new business ventures.

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To equip students with the knowledge,

skills and competitive edge necessary

to succeed in today’s changing business

landscape, professors need to go beyond

lectures and exams. COMM 101, d. studio,

and Creativity are just some of the

innovative courses developed in recent

years to ensure that students’ skills are

honed to meet real-world needs.

TEACHING INNOVATION: COMM 101/D-STUDIO/CREATIVITY

COMM 101Unlike traditional introductory business classes, COMM 101 avoids exams, textbooks and formal lectures. Instead, the classroom buzzes with activity as students discuss case studies, tweet or click responses, and blog in response to challenges presented by professors and guest speakers.

d.studioLaunched in 2010, this hands-on, studio-based class teaches innovative problem-solving techniques for business. Students work in teams, blending design approaches with critical and creative thinking, to solve service-based problems for real clients.

CreativityA creative approach to business is integral to our re-imagined MBA program. Every student takes Creativity, a boundary-pushing exploration of the creative spark that drives business and personal innovation.

BROAD-BASED ADMISSIONS In 2003, Sauder introduced broad-based

admissions at UBC in an effort to learn

more about our students both as learners

and as leaders. Since then, we have seen

a three-fold increase in the number of

students taking part in the greater Sauder

community. Employers also value the

extraordinary leadership and social skills

our well-rounded graduates bring to

their organizations.

EXECUTIVE EDUCATIONIn 2012, Sauder ranked 61st among

the world’s top providers of executive

education in the Financial Times Executive

Education 2012 ranking, for its open

enrolment programs. In its best ranking,

Sauder ranked 22 in the world in the

Repeat Business & Growth category,

which combines the School’s growth in

revenue and percentage of participants

who return for further training.


“ Creativity in business is one of the fundamental factors for success. It involves being able to innovate, fi nd new ways to do things you already do and having a fresh attitude in everything you do.”– Darren Dahl, Profesor and Chair, Marketing Division

NEW PROGRAMS

Early Career MastersThe fi rst of its kind in Canada, this program provides recent non-business degree graduates with a foundational business education. Graduates from the program have successfully started their own companies and obtained senior management positions.

Executive MBA in Health CareThis 16-month, part-time program offers healthcare executives the broad leadership and management foundations of an MBA applied to healthcare management. Established in 2008, the program meets organizational and industry-wide demands for innovative problem-solving in healthcare.


Yassaman Nouri knew she didn’t want to spend the next 40 years of her life “de-bugging”

computers. So the well-travelled, self-professed “math geek” and speaker of four languages

abandoned computer science studies in favour of fi nance at the Sauder School.

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Originally from Iran, Nouri hopes to pursue a career dedicated to reducing poverty through areas of social fi nance, community development and international development. During her years at Sauder, Nouri was actively involved in clubs and not-for-profi t activities, and provided career assistance and training to more than 300 of her fellow students over three years with the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre.

“ Sharing your stories as a peer gives you extra authenticity. I have had to really build my own network, talk to professors, visit the places I’ve worked before and check in with my previous employers. I value the opportunity to spread that information to other people. It’s inspiring working with students to help them determine who they are, their strengths, what kind of jobs and industries they want to work in, teaching them about informational interviews, regular interviews, resumes, cover letters, applications. I think every faculty should have a business career centre. I don’t think I’ll ever stop being involved with it in some way.”– Yassaman Nouri, BCom 2010 (Finance), Supervisor, Career Peer Advising Program,

Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre

MM-ECM COMMUNITY BUSINESS PROJECT 2011 In 2010, The Children’s Foundation, a social profi t organization providing a unique

combination of counseling, prevention and intervention services focused on building

stronger families and capable children, turned to the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre

for help on their project to increase awareness of the Foundation and its services, and reach

wider and younger audiences.

The Centre suggested the Community Business Project, a volunteer-based initiative

designed to give Master of Management—Early Career Masters (MM-ECM) students an

opportunity to apply their business skills to community-enriching projects. A team of

three ECM students—Mario Cruz, Oana Toma, and Maria Shipulina—worked to create

a report for The Children’s Foundation Board of Governors with recommendations and

solid evidence of the benefi ts and pitfalls of social media communication for a social profi t

organization. They assessed the risks and benefi ts of incorporating social media into existing

communications plans, proposed a social media strategy that maintains client confi dentiality

while maximizing fundraising mechanisms, and provided recommendations to the Board,

including the creation of a social media policy and a recommendation that the Foundation

rebrand its services and adopt a new name to differentiate itself from the many other

similarly named organizations.

“One of the things I appreciated greatly about the students was their ability to get us to that

bigger picture,” noted Elizabeth Demner, President of the Board of Governors. “They helped us

realize that the issue we had was much larger than “do we use Twitter or Facebook?’”

“They challenged our thinking,” added Executive Director Jim McLaughlin. “They did a

great job of telling us what was, they did a great job of telling us what is possible, and they

gave us great feedback on the kinds of cautions we need to have as we move forward.”

HARI B. VARSHNEY BUSINESS CAREER CENTRE The Hari B. Varshney Business Career

Centre is crucial to our students’ success

in their careers. Over the past decade,

the Centre has ramped up the delivery

and quality of its services. It facilitates

year-round career coaching, connections

between students and employers, and

co-op placements. Its Trek program,

introduced in 2000, takes students to

leading business destinations in North

America and Asia to learn about global

corporate cultures and industries. As a

result of the Centre’s efforts, the number

of students employed within three

months of graduation has risen every

year since 2003.


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Over the last ten years, the Sauder student body has become increasingly

internationalized, with people from over 100 countries arriving to enrich the multicultural learning experience.

INTERNATIONALIZATION

21%increased international enrolmentBCom international enrolment increased

from three per cent in the late 1990s to 21 per cent in 2010.

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On average, nearly 85 per cent of MBA students hail from outside Canada,

speaking over 50 languages.

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Located at Canada’s gateway to the Asia Pacifi c, Sauder has a distinctly

international perspective on business, demonstrated by our teaching and

research activities around the globe, the multinational diversity of our staff

and student body, and our international partnerships. Sauder now has partnerships with over 50 institutions in 30 countries.

IMBA

1stdegree program

Established in 2001, the UBC International MBA in Shanghai was the fi rst degree program to be offered by a Canadian

business school in China.

This unique program features world-class UBC faculty, an award-winning curriculum

recognized by the Chinese Ministry of Education, and two weeks of

study in Vancouver.

ACCREDITATION

1%of global business schools

Sauder is one of only 66 institutions accredited by both AACSB

(The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EQUIS (European

Quality Improvement System), placing us among the top one per cent of global

business schools.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

SERAstudent-led initiative

Sauder’s Student Experience Research Advisory (SERA) is a student-led initiative which is creating research to help guide

student experience at the School. Unique among business schools in Canada, it is the only undergraduate student-led research body with a commitment to

enhancing student experience.

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

Sauder School of Business students are encouraged to participate in an exchange to internationalize their

BCom degree experiences.

At the BCom level, Sauderhas partnerships with

50 of the best business schools in

27 countries around the world.

BCom students can also choose from over

150of UBC’s partner schools in over

40 countries.

At the MBA level, Sauder has

37 partner schools in

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“Shanghai is such a contrast of old and new world, and every day, you experience that juxtaposition.

It’s an incredibly invigorating environment to be in. You are literally seeing the world change before your eyes, on a day-to-day basis. It was one of the best experiences of my life. My experience in China was totally invaluable. Of all the places I’ve lived in

the world, it was the place that I did not want to leave.”

– Anna Murray, IMBA 2007, Senior Advisor, Corporate Affairs, Talisman Energy

Anna continues to volunteer with the Stephen Lewis Foundation, Schools Without Borders, United Nations Women Canada, and the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture. Anna was recognized by The Women’s Executive Network with a 2010 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 award in the Future Leaders category.

Anna Murray completed part of her International MBA in 2006 while working for HSBC

in Shanghai on its Globalization Program. She has served as Manager, Sustainability and

Stakeholder Engagement with Xstrata Nickel for its Projects and Exploration team.

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CommunityFUNDRAISINGIn 2006, the school embarked on an extraordinary campaign to revitalize its learning

environment. The building redevelopment and expansion was completed on March 1, 2012.

In total, $52 million was raised with generous support from the community as well as

Sauder School undergraduate and graduate students, who pledged fi nancial support in

the way of special building fees.

William L. Sauder and Marjorie-Anne SauderIn 2003, Bill and Marjorie-Anne Sauder endowed the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration with the largest single private donation ever made to a Canadian business school at the time. Their gift of $20 million, combined with a Provincial commitment of $1 million per year in increased funding, supported the creation of additional student spaces, new courses and management programs for Canadian and international students, and the expansion of the School’s faculty and research capabilities. In recognition of this transformative gift, the Faculty was named the Sauder School of Business.

Robert H. LeeIn 2005, UBC announced a major gift of $15 million in support of graduate education at the Sauder School. The commitment was led by an initial gift of $5 million from real estate leader and former UBC board member and chancellor, Dr. Robert H. Lee. In recognition of his long-term dedication to the university, UBC endowed $5 million to match his gift. Dr. Lee and UBC also secured an additional $5 million in support of graduate programs at Sauder. The Robert H. Lee Graduate School was established in November 2006.

Over $160 million raised

between 1999 and 2012List of $1 million + donors to the Sauder School of Business:

Barry Allan

BC Innovation Council

The Big 4 Accounting Firms (Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst & Young, PwC)

Bruce R. Birmingham

BMO Financial Group

Canaccord Financial in honour of Peter M. Brown

CIBC

Commerce Undergraduate Society

Coast Capital Savings

Wayne Deans

Lalji Family

Robert H. Lee

Barrie Martin

Middlefi eld Group and friends

Ministry of Advanced Education

Jim PattisonPhillips Hager & North

Portfolio Management Foundation

Michael Phelps

Richard Poon

RBC Financial Group

William and Marjorie-Anne Sauder

Sales and Marketing Executives International

Students of the Sauder School of Business and Robert H. Lee Graduate School

Tjia and Chia Family

Hari B. Varshney and Family


“ I am very proud to be able to give something signifi cant back to UBC, the institution that provided me with the knowledge to help me establish my business career, and to British Columbia, which I have called home all my life.”– William L. Sauder (1926-2007), O.C., O.B.C., BCom 1948, LL.D.

“ As alumni of the business school, we were fortunate to benefi t from a high-calibre education that enabled us to go forth and become successful in business and contribute to our community. I feel privileged to be able to give back to the school that has given me and my family so much over the years.”– Dr. Robert H. Lee, O.C., O.B.C., BCom 1956.


GLOBAL ALUMNI NETWORK

An exclusive network of accomplished

business professionals, the Sauder

Global Alumni Network is comprised

of more than 33,000 people in

74 countries around the globe.

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America

26South

America

353Europe

20Africa

BUILDING NETWORKS AND SEIZING OPPORTUNITIESLast September more than 500 UBC Faculty of Commerce and

Business Administration and Sauder School graduates from all years

and programs came together to celebrate the offi cial launch of

the Sauder Business Club of Vancouver (SBCV). Run by alumni for

alumni, Sauder Business Clubs have been established in Toronto,

London, Calgary and China, serving the business, social and

professional development interests of our alumni communities.

SBCV is the fi fth and largest business club in the Sauder Global

Alumni Network, reaching out to the more than 16,000 alumni

in Metro Vancouver.

ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

entrepreneurship@UBCWith leadership from Sauder, UBC has launched entrepreneurship@

UBC (e@UBC), a campuswide initiative to foster a culture of

entrepreneurship, provide enhanced learning opportunities, and

ultimately accelerate new venture creation and growth through

access to capital, space, start-up services and mentors. e@UBC is

built upon a foundation of strong support from alumni and the

business community.


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1,397Asia

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“ I get the most satisfaction from contributing to others and their success. As an entrepreneur, angel investor and Sauder alumnus, entrepreneurship@UBC is an exciting opportunity for me to help to accelerate the formation of companies founded by students and young alumni. I believe we can make UBC a great place to start companies. We can have a profound impact on new ventures and job creation in the province; and we can motivate the next generation to pay it forward.”– Greg Peet, BCom 1976, Chairman of Advisory Board, entrepreneurship@UBC

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OUTREACH CENTRES & PROGRAMS

Business Families CentreSince 2001, the Business Families Centre has

attracted thousands of families and their advisors

to education programs and resources. Most

recently, BFC’s Family Legacy Series dinner drew

750 members of the business community in

2011. The Family Enterprise Advisor Program,

offered in Vancouver and Toronto, is now the

education prerequisite for the world’s only

accreditation in this fi eld.

Centre for CEO LeadershipThe Sauder Centre for CEO Leadership was

formally launched in December 2010 and

exceeded expectations by attracting over 25

participating member CEOs in its fi rst year. The

Centre brings the best in thought leadership to

the most senior business people in Canada.

Ch’nook The Ch’nook Initiative was founded by Sauder

in 2002 as a way to increase Aboriginal

engagement in business education studies.

Ch’nook supports Aboriginal learners in

building the knowledge and skills required

to create and maintain sustainable enterprises

and economic development in First Nation

communities.

The AfricaInitiativeTaught by students and alumni from UBC

and Strathmore University in Nairobi, the

Sauder Africa Initiative has encouraged youth

entrepreneurship and promoted small business

ventures in Kenya since 2006.

ARC Initiative The project includes seed funding to facilitate business development, student internships

with businesses in Phalaborwa, South Africa, and business skills and leadership workshop

with local entrepreneurs.

“ We need to challenge the stereotypes and perceptions about what Africa is and who we are as African people. I came to Sauder not to be a straight-A student but to grow myself and my character and advance my leadership ability and skills. Leadership is one of the things we need in our continent. I’m hoping I can use my experience and come back to contribute to the growth of my country.”– Thato Makgolane, BCom 2011 (Accounting), Founder of ARC Initiative

Faculty Advisory Board Sauder signifi cantly increased the involvement

of top Canadian and international business

leaders and alumni on its Faculty Advisory

Board, remaking it into an active and engaged

supporting organization. This group of

approximately 35 high-level executives advises

the dean, administration and faculty members

on strategies and programs; serves as a critical

sounding board in the development of new

ideas and initiatives; and helps build the

School’s relationships and networks locally,

nationally and around the world.

“ The relationship between Sauder and the business community has been transformed over the past decade. Dan’s leadership has tapped the energy and commitment of the top business leaders in BC, Canada and beyond to facilitate the reinvention of the School.”– Paul Hollands, BCom 1979, Chair, Faculty Advisory Board / President & CEO,

A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.


Thato Makgolane came to the Sauder School under the prestigious International Leaders of

Tomorrow program. He started the ARC Initiative to create a two-way learning exchange

between young entrepreneurs in Phalaborwa, his hometown in South Africa, and Sauder

students, faculty, alumni and Vancouver business leaders.

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Bob Stewart, BCom 1955, McGill, was Chair of

Sauder’s Faculty Advisory Board from 1994 to

2007, and is now Director Emeritus. Viewpoints

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Chair of Sauder’s Faculty Advisory Board

since 2007, Paul Hollands, BCom 1979, has

led the School’s rebranding and worked with

Dean Dan on many other developments.


On Dean Dan as Architect-in-Chief

“Dan Muzyka built us a rocket. He got the prototype on the platform,

and has positioned it to reach a new orbit. His legacy is that he showed

the School how good it could be, and he did this through leadership by

example. The milestones we’ve achieved over the past 13 years as a school

have been because of his will and hard work. Dan inspired so many

people he worked with to reach for great things. Early on, he said to me:

‘I will put everything I have into making it happen,’ and that’s just

what he did.”

On the most tangible changes over the past 13 years

“There are both intangible and tangible signs of the rebirth of the

School, and all are built on the past successes of the School. Some of the

more visible indications include a state-of-the-art new learning space;

a dramatic shift in awareness of the School, from being known as an

excellent regional school, to an internationally branded business school;

and the ongoing calibre of research and education, both in historic areas

of strength such as fi nance, but now adding corporate social responsibility

and leadership. The fi nal area I would spotlight from over the past

decade has to do with our increased and committed outreach with our

communities, especially alumni.

“Some things will never change, however. Academic rigour, high-

quality teaching, and the collegial quality of the experience. And we will

always put fi rst our desire for alumni to feel a sense of pride that their own

self-esteem is burnished by their association with the School.”

On the Sauder School of Business becoming a “headline act”

“I now run into alumni who say: ‘I went to the Sauder School of Business,’

when they actually attended the UBC BCom or MBA programs. It may

seem like a nuance, but comments like that show our brand now has more

value than ever. We’ve arrived.”

On why any of this should matter to alumni

“The stronger and more powerful the Sauder School and its brand

become, the better for alumni, plain and simple. If your colleague, son or

daughter is considering business education, then Sauder has to be a place

you will recommend. If the School’s network of relationships grows, with

alumni, academics and businesses, then alumni connections grow, by

association. And if Sauder has added credibility and value in research and

thought leadership, then alumni value increases, too.” ■

PAUL HOLLANDS

“A business school reborn”

LOOKING BACK: DEAN DAN MUZYKA AND THE CREATION OF THE SAUDER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

On the BC post-secondary tuition freeze of the 1990s

“At the time Dan started, the provincial government had a tuition freeze

in place on the BCom and the MBA programs, making the latter one of

the lowest priced MBAs in Canada. Paradoxically, would-be applicants

looked at the low price and wondered at the disparity. Was there

something wrong with the program? The tuition freeze had to be lifted—

otherwise the economic means to achieve all the goals Dan wanted to

achieve simply wouldn’t be there.”

On tapping into the School’s potential

“We knew, when we looked at other business schools, the naming of the

School was the way to go. It opened the door to more active fundraising,

which in turn helped us to build on the academic excellence that existed.

We are forever grateful for the generosity of Marjorie-Anne and Bill

Sauder for what at the time was the largest single donation to a Canadian

business school.”

On attracting the future business leaders of our time

“Early on, it was recognized the desire of so many high school graduates

applying to enter the BCom program at Sauder was resulting in about

10 percent being accepted. Needless to say they were in the very top

academic standing of their respective high schools, but by using this single

denominator, there was concern that Sauder could be missing out on students

with solid academic standing that had even more to offer. Because of their

involvement on non-academic activities in and out of school, they offered the

potential of a more rounded student capable of higher achievement. Thus was

born the introduction of broad based admission in 2005.

“When we spoke with heads of companies that hired BCom students,

we found the idea that Sauder graduates would come to the work force more

rounded, they just about jumped out of their chairs in their enthusiasm.”

On Dean Dan as the energizer

“Dan has been the energizer, the leader. He is the one that had to gain

the support of the University president, his own faculty and the Board of

Governors to name a few.

“It is one thing for the Faculty Advisory Board and the dean to be in

sync, but unless he can make it happen, it won’t. Fortunately Dan provided

the leadership and some pretty good salesmanship. His entrepreneurial

streak is well-recognized in the business community, not just in

Vancouver, but widely.

“I’ve often asked myself, would we have achieved all of this

without Dan?” ■

BOB STEWART

“A journey of many people”

BY JENNIFER WAH AND ALLAN JENKINS


PAUL HOLLANDS, CHAIR OF THE FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD AND CO-CHAIR

of the Strategy Task Force, describes the strategy as the view from 35,000

feet; a guide that “reinforces where we’re going for those inside the orga-

nization, and hints at our direction to those outside.”

According to James Brander, Co-chair, Strategy Task Force, Professor,

Strategy and Business Economics, “The Sauder School has been on an

exciting journey over the past 12 years under Dean Dan Muzyka, leading

to a major transformation of the School—including a new name and a

renewed, award-winning building.

“Building on our traditional strength in research and our high-quality

teaching programs we have greatly increased our international profi le,

enhanced our relationships with the local and national business commu-

nity, reconnected with our alumni (many of whom are successful business

leaders), increased our research capacity, and restructured our teaching

programs. This has been a highly successful trajectory.

“The current strategic plan is, in essence, to continue on this trajectory.

At this stage what we need is evolution, not revolution, and that is what

the plan calls for. This does not mean relaxing or resting on our laurels.

It does mean maintaining an intense focus on improving our already very

strong performance in all major areas and playing a leadership role in both

Canada and the world as a whole in business education and research. As

one of the most the visible parts of the University, the Sauder School’s plan

dovetails closely the University’s strategic plan while emphasizing our

leadership role in important areas.”

ResearchSauder is Canada’s leading research business school and one of the world’s

top 25, and we are committed to extending the infl uence and impact of our

research. Among our initiatives:

• Continue to recruit world-class academics to our research and teaching

• Actively communicate our research to the business world by making

better use of media

• Make research an even more important part of teaching

Our graduatesWe are committed to further improving the career opportunities for

graduate and undergraduate students, and contributing to the lifelong

success of our alumni. Some initiatives:

• Reposition the MBA program, building on our position as one of best

programs in Canada

• Improve the student experience and culture of our industry-leading

BCom program, while increasing its funded capacity

• Accelerate placement of our graduates in major business centres

Global presenceWe already have strong international visibility, but we aim to

• Increase our presence in China and beyond

• Build a more geographically diverse student body

• Ally with more leading international universities

ReputationBuilding on the UBC brand and the successful Sauder branding campaign

following the renaming of the school, we will now focus on targeted

marketing, branding and building reputation, especially in selected

foreign markets.

NetworkOur network of alumni, corporate, government and other relationships is

central to our future. To make it stronger, we will:

• Build stronger relationships between faculty and business

• Improve corporate and institutional relationships, at home and

abroad, to improve student recruitment and placement and to access

outside expertise ■

The road ahead

SAUDER’S STRATEGIC PLAN

The Sauder School of Business Strategic Plan 2012, published

earlier this year, is guided by an overarching mission and builds on

fi ve core strengths, including research excellence, international

recognition, community engagement and external infl uence, and

the school’s leadership role in the education of our graduates who

go on to become infl uential global citizens.

Read the Sauder School of Business Strategic Plan Summary at www.sauder.ubc.ca/~/media/Files/sauder-strategy-2012.ashx

Achieving our Mission by building on Core Stengths

Mission: to become Canada’s most infl uential,

globally recognized business school through the

impact of our research and our graduates.

Reputation

Our Graduates

Research

GlobalPresence

Network

BY ALLAN JENKINS


In April, the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia

announced a revamped MBA for Fall 2012. Offered by Sauder’s Robert H. Lee

Graduate School, the new program emphasizes hands-on learning, global immersion

and integration of business disciplines for a “360-degree” management perspective.

Sauder revamps MBAfor an increasingly complex, global marketplace

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STUDENTS WILL TRAVEL TO ONE OF SAUDER’S PARTNER INSTITUTIONS

to work with MBA peers on experiential projects for multinational

companies, such as IBM and Microsoft.

At home, they will collaborate with classmates across all business

disciplines to work on projects for organizations in Vancouver and beyond

that emphasize applied problem solving and real-world connections.

“We are transforming the way we conceptualize MBA education,” says

Sauder Dean Daniel Muzyka. “By embracing an integrated approach that

responds to the reality of international business, rather than academic

tradition, and focusing on using knowledge in real-world contexts at

home and around the globe, we’re equipping students to fi nd success in

the hyper-competitive international job market.”

Sauder has been a pioneer in integrated approaches in the MBA since

1995, when it introduced the award-winning Integrated Core to its

program. Among the fi rst of its kind in North America, the intensive

13-week interdisciplinary learning experience links critical business

functions to give students a 360-degree management perspective.

Over the past two years, Sauder worked with business leaders, faculty,

students and alumni to build on its integrated approach and completely

revamp its program. As a result, the program is streamlined from eight

specializations and 10 sub-specializations into four career tracks:

Business Innovation: Designed for entrepreneurs who want to

bring new products and services to market and “intra-preneurs”

seeking to lead innovation within organizations.

Consulting and Strategic Management: With curriculum

bringing together corporate strategy, information technology

and supply chain management, students also learn “soft skills”

needed to lead transformational change.

Product/Service Management: A blend of marketing, and

operations and information management, students focus on

product, service and brand management.

Finance: Examining the fi nancial industry in the broader business

context, the principles of fi nance are applied to investment

banking, corporate fi nance, portfolio management, trading and

risk management.


Integrated projects: To reinforce a

holistic business perspective, students

from across career tracks are pulled

together throughout the 16-month

program to work on a series of integrated

projects for organizations. Ranging from

consulting for multinational companies or

local entrepreneurs to working with First

Nations groups or economically-challenged

communities in Vancouver and beyond,

projects emphasize live problem solving

and real-world connections.

Global immersion: An international

theme runs throughout the new MBA

program and fi nds the most direct

application in the project-based course

Global Immersion. Students travel to

partner schools—Indian Institute of

Management Bangalore, Copenhagen

School of Business or Shanghai Jiao

Tong University—where they form teams

with MBA counterparts and work for

multinational companies. After returning

home, the teams continue to collaborate

remotely to develop business plans and

present reports to their sponsoring

organizations.

Business clinic: Sauder’s Business Clinic

is a new forum where businesses, non-

profi ts and other organizations connect

with MBA students to get diagnoses

on their operations and help with their

challenges. A dynamic place where hands-

on projects meet students, the clinic

allows MBAs to hone their skills and get

real-world experience under their belts,

while providing organizations with fresh

perspectives on what they do, and how

they can do better.

“We will give our students experi-

ences that aren’t as clean and clear-cut as

typical academic classes and cases,” says

Murali Chandrashekaran, Associate Dean

of Professional Graduate Programs and

Director, Robert H. Lee Graduate School.

“We want to cultivate leaders who can em-

brace ambiguity and dive into the cauldron

of complex organizations, assess problems

and fi nd creative solutions with limited

information and time. To do this we need to

push our students to learn by doing and to

courageously make changes in communi-

ties locally and abroad.”

Internship innovation: The new MBA

offers two alternatives to traditional

internships for meaningful applied

experience. The Entrepreneurial Project

enables students to pursue a new venture

of their own creation from prototyping

to market launch. The Team Consulting

Project will allow a select group of top

students to act as strategic consultants

for a high-profi le organization or social

enterprise.

New required thematic experiences: With

a broad view on business and social issues,

new required experiences provide unifying

perspectives for the program. Modules on

Creativity, Responsible Business, Global

Issues and Macroeconomics, Decision

Making for Managers, and Leadership

Development emphasize the core values of

the MBA as well as the skills necessary for

future leaders.

About Sauder’s new approach to MBA education, Dale Griffi n, Associate Dean, Strategic

Communications says, “Driven by the rapidly changing business world, our integrated model

recognizes that managers today need a broader set of skills, a broader perspective on the

globalized economy, and the ability and courage to provide strong leadership in the face of

uncertainty and even chaos.” ■


MARCH 1, 2012 MARKED THE GRAND OPENING OF THE SAUDER SCHOOL

of Business’s new facilities at the University of British Columbia.

The $70-million revitalization and expansion will allow the School

to become a leading global destination for business education, adding

55,000 square feet to the original 216,000 square foot structure.

Over 300 members of the Sauder community—alumni and friends

of the School, faculty and staff members, and students—gathered to

celebrate the completion of the building redevelopment and

expansion of the learning facilities at the School.

“We are tremendously proud to have built this extraordinary new

home for business education in Canada with the support of our entire

community,” said Dean Daniel F. Muzyka. “Our facilities now match

our ambition to be one of the world’s preeminent hubs for business

innovation and idea generation.”

The program included Wendy John, Council member and former

Chief of the Musqueam First Nation, who brought greetings from

the Musqueam First Nation, and an address from Prof. Stephen Toope,

President and Vice-Chancellor of UBC.

Highlights of the expansion and revitalization include the Robert

H. Lee Graduate School, Bruce R. Birmingham Undergraduate Centre,

Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre, Jim Pattison Leadership

Centre, the Big 4 Conference Centre, Middlefi eld Group Lecture

Sauder unveils$70M facility revamp into global education hubPHOTOS BY MARTIN DEE


Above: Big 4 Conference Centre

Left to right: Dean Daniel Muzyka, UBC Chancellor Sarah Morgan-Silvester, Prof. Stephen Toope


Theatre, Canaccord Learning Commons, Wayne Deans Investment

Analysis Centre, K.T. Tjia & Anna Chia Atrium, d.studio and CA Hall.

In 2006, the school launched the Opening Worlds Campaign

chaired by Sauder alumnus Fred Withers, BCom 1977, Ernst & Young’s

Chief Development Offi cer for Canada, to support the revitalization

of its facilities on UBC’s Point Grey campus. In total, $52 million was

raised with generous support from the community, as well as Sauder’s

undergraduate and graduate students, who pledged fi nancial support

through special building fees. Lead donors to the Opening Worlds

Campaign include Robert H. Lee, Jim Pattison, Bruce R. Birmingham,

Canaccord Financial in honour of Peter M. Brown, Middlefi eld Group

and friends, Hari B. Varshney, the Tjia & Chia Family and Wayne Deans.

To date, the Sauder School of Business building has been

recognized with a 2011 Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

Award in Architecture, 2010 Canadian Interiors Best of Canada Award,

2010 Sustainable Architecture & Building Canadian Green Building

Award, and a 2010 Vancouver Regional Construction Association

Award of Excellence. The building redevelopment was designed by

Acton Ostry Architects Inc. and constructed by Scott Construction

Group with UBC Properties Trust as project manager. ■

Middle photos:Business Families Centre

Bottom photo:Mrs. Lily Lee and Dr. Robert H. Lee,

with Prof. Moura Quayle (middle)

Mrs. Marjorie-Anne Sauder


Ms. Wendy John Student volunteers

Front row, left to right: Prof. Stephen Toope, Dr. Robert H. Lee, Mrs. Lily Lee, UBC Chancellor Sarah Morgan-Silvester, Mrs. Madhu Varshney, Mr. Hari B. Varshney


THE CENTRE IS A HIGH-TECH LAB PROVIDING

students with the tools and information

available to professional investment managers:

share and bond price feeds, fi nancial news

and 17 terminals from Bloomberg, S&P and

Thomson Reuters.

“When I was approached to donate, I said I

wanted to give these kids something that ties the

real world with the academic world. That’s how

we came up with the idea. The Centre gives them

all the fi nancial and news feeds we get at our

fi rm. They can sit there in that room and get all

the information I get electronically,” said Deans.

Deans hopes the fi re hose of information

available in the Centre will help teach students

about looking for insight.

“In business, we are bombarded with

information. Numbers, fi gures, notions, from

the time you get up in the morning. You have

to question it, fi lter it. Media can’t tell the

difference between a bicycle accident and the

end of civilization. Is the breaking news a big

deal? Usually not,” observes the colourful,

straight-talking Deans.

“Investment management is not about

how smart you are. There are a lot of smart

people in the world, and they far outnumber

good investors. So it’s not smarts that make a

good investor. We are not looking for inside

information. We are looking for insight

information. How you interpret information

determines your success.”

Deans’ advice to new business graduates:

“Think independently. Question things.

Too many people believe what they read in

newspapers, they believe what they see on

television news, and they believe what their boss

tells them. People achieve and change the world

by doing things in a different or a better way.

That’s how my clients all got rich.”

And he urges those new to business to ask

themselves: “How do successful business people

confront conventional wisdom? They think very

independently for whatever reason. Steve Jobs

achieved great success because he took the risk

of being completely different in the way he

did things. Warren Buffett, arguably the most

successful investor of our time, takes complex

information and interprets it uniquely and

often simply.” ■

Bicycle accident, or the end of civilization?

WAYNE’S WORLD

Wayne DeansChairman and CEO,

Deans Knight Capital Management Ltd.,

Vancouver

Born: 1946, Montréal

Education: BCom 1968, Sir George Williams University

(now Concordia University), Montréal; MBA

1970, McMaster University, Hamilton.

Career: Began at the Bank of Canada as a central

banker, rising to the post of Assistant

Chief of the securities division. Later, he

was Vice-President of the Wood Gundy

stock brokerage and President of MK Wong

& Associates. He co-founded Deans Knight

Capital Management Ltd in 1992.

In his free time: Deans enjoys spending time at his home

in Punta Mita, Mexico. He is also a fan of

Formula 1 racing, and is attending the Indy

500 in May and the Canadian Grand Prix

in June. Deans is an active philanthropist,

donating to organizations throughout

Canada. ■

BY ALLAN JENKINS

This is the motto on the wall of the Wayne Deans Investment

Analysis Centre, a $2.2 million gift to UBC by Wayne Deans,

Chairman & CEO of Deans Knight Capital Management Ltd.

“Investing can be extraordinarily complex. The genius is in keeping it simple.” — Wayne Deans

WAYNE DEANS

DONOR PROFILE



“It’s not information overload… it’s fi lter failure!” - Clay Shirky, American technology writer

We are bombarded with information from the moment we awake: news, industry trends, career moves, the doings of friends. And we get it from many sources: online newspapers and TV, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, podcasts.

One way to manage the fi re hose of data is “content curation”—fi ltering your content stream so that you have a tailored information fl ow.

Here are fi ve tools to help you:Google Reader lets you manage your sub-

scriptions to online media and blogs. Completely searchable, and operating from “the cloud,” you can access it from anywhere. reader.google.com

Delicious is still the most popular bookmarking site. Tag websites with relevant keywords and save. Delicious will also suggest similar websites. www.delicious.com

Flipboard turns your iPad into a daily magazine, accessing various online magazines and newspapers (with new ones being added almost daily). Gorgeous interface and simple to use once you have chosen a set of sources. www.fl ipboard.com

Faveous collects your favorites from Twitter, Google Reader, Youtube, Facebook, and Delicious in one single place. You can access your Faveous from anywhere, including your iPad (via Flipboard). Smartphone apps are in the pipeline. www.faveous.com

Paper.li lets you identify sources (Twitter, Facebook, newsfeeds) you want to follow and then publishes the content in an on-screen newspaper format. Sounds gimmicky? Many businesses and professionals use Paper.li to collate and share breaking news and information. www.paper.li ■

EARNING INTEREST TRENDS, TIPS, AND TIDBITS

Time management with a tomatoWhen university student Francesco Cirillo looked for a better way to manage his time, he turned to a sheet of paper, a pencil, and his “Pomodoro,” a tomato-shaped kitchen timer. Twenty-fi ve years later, it is one of the most popular time management techniques—and it is still no more complicated than paper and a timer.

The idea is to visualize tasks as discrete units of time, and force yourself to take breaks to refresh your mind.

The technique: 1. Choose a task and assign it “x” chunks of 25-minute periods (one “pomodoro”)

to accomplish it

2. Set the Pomodoro for 25 minutes

3. Work on the task until the Pomodoro rings

4. Take a fi ve-minute break to clear your head

5. Every four “Pomodoros” (i.e. every two hours) take a longer break

Cirillo’s free book, The Pomodoro Technique, along with worksheets, is available at www.pomodorotechnique.com. You can join 15,000 Pomodoro fans on Facebook and 5,000 followers on Twitter. Or buy your own Pomodoro timer for US$8 at Amazon.com. ■

TOP 5 RESTAURANTSIN THE WORLDNoma – Copenhagen, DenmarkEl Celler de Can Roca – Girona, SpainMugaritz – San Sebastian, SpainD.O.M. – Sao Paulo, BrazilOsteriea Francescana – Modena, ItalySource: Restaurant Magazine

TOP 5 RESTAURANTSIN CANADAVij’s – VancouverLangdon Hall – Cambridge, Ont.Joe Beef – MontréalThe Black Hoof – TorontoAtelier – OttawaSource: Vacay.ca

Content curation


Mobility

ALUMNI WHO MOVED ABROAD

FOLLOWING GRADUATION: 44%

PERSONALDEVELOPMENT

Flowby Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi

Getting Things Doneby David Allen

The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker

LEADERSHIP

On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis

The Leadership Moment by Michael Useem

The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

STRATEGY

In Search of Excellence by Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr.

Good to Great by Jim Collins

The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen

SALES AND MARKETING

Infl uence by Robert B. Cialdini

Positioning by Al Ries and Jack Trout

A New Brand World by Scott Bedbury with Stephen Fenichell

MANAGEMENT

The Essential Drucker by Peter Drucker

Out of the Crisis by W. Edwards Deming

Toyota ProductionSystem by Taiichi Ohno

BIOGRAPHIES

Titan by Ron Chernow

My Years with General Motors by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.

The HP Way by David Packard

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki

The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber

The Republic of Tea by Mel Ziegler, Patricia Ziegler, and Bill Rosenzweig

INNOVATION & CREATIVITY

Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon MacKenzie

The Art of Innovation by Tom Kelley with Jonathan Littman

A Whack on the Sideof the Head by Roger Von Oech

BIG IDEAS

The Age of Unreason by Charles Handy

Out of Control by Kevin Kelly

The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida

The 100 Best Business Books of All TimeJack Covert and Todd Sattersten, experts in business and management literature, recently published the anthology The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You. Here is a selection:

Source: http://100bestbiz.com/the-blog/

Source: Financial Times http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/rankings. Statistics are for the 2008

graduating class and are based on individual responses.

Top sectors of employmentThree years after graduation

FINANCE/BANKING 19%

IT/TELECOMS 12%CONSULTANCY 11%

PUBLIC SECTOR/NON-PROFIT 9%

Top job titlesThree years after graduation

PROFESSIONAL 40%

SENIOR MANAGER/EXECUTIVE 25%

DEPARTMENT HEAD 12%

PRESIDENT/MD/CEO 9%AF

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CLASS NOTES

Dear alumni, From Vancouver to Hong Kong and from London to Karachi, the Sauder community includes 33,000 alumni in 74 countries.

Each of our alumni holds a piece of the School’s history as well as its future. The connections that hold our community

together are our School’s most meaningful strength.

So tell us your story, and share your news. We want to hear from you! Whether you just got the job of your dreams or

are still fi nding your way, took a trip around the world or have been enjoying the comforts of home, got married or became a

parent—fi ll us in on your family and career, accomplishments and interests. Let us hear from you, and send us your photos.

We’ll print your news in the Class Notes section of Viewpoints magazine, which is consistently ranked as one of the most

popular segments of our publication. Through the Class Notes, you will share your story with your fellow alumni and current

students, reconnect with old classmates, and stay connected as a vital part of the Sauder community.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you.

Bob Harwood BCom 1948

At age 85 I look back on my time at UBC in the

1940s as a very special period. While I was there

student population tripled to above 10,000

with the infl ux of students whose educations

had been interrupted by the depression, the

war, or both. I benefi tted from the maturity

and the world view they brought to campus

life as I worked with them during my terms

on the Student Council, as I presided over the

Parliamentary Forum, participated in the Pacifi c

North West College Congress on World Affairs,

and in due course served as President of the

National Federation of Canadian University

Students.

Both during my career and in retirement it

has been my privilege to travel extensively the

world we share. I wrote a monthly—This World

of Ours—column for more than a decade and

authored a book entitled Seeking Common Ground in

a Troubled World.

But this is prompted by the recent

announcement that UBC is granting honorary

degrees to Japanese Canadian students whose

time at UBC was brought to an abrupt end

during World War II. UBC is addressing a grave

injustice, but the damage wasn’t confi ned to

those already at university. I entered university

from Richmond High where one night in 1942

more than half of my 700 fellow students, all

those of Japanese origin and many of whom

also aspired to go on to university, disappeared

as they were relocated inland. That said, I thank

UBC for taking this step, however late. If we do

not learn from the past we repeat the mistakes

of the past. And I am proud of UBC’s current

signifi cant engagement with other countries,

particularly those in Asia.

Barbara Leonard BCom 1949

Great trip to Maui with family. 60th wedding

anniversary celebration.

Class of ’61 Reunion: The smiles on the faces

of 14 of a class of 114 refl ect the joy of getting

together to share some “time and space” 50

years after graduating. Following a tour of

the new wonderful Sauder School of Business

building (much better than the old army huts!),

the class met at Shaughnessy Golf Club for a

dinner and storytelling. “50 years in 3 minutes

or less”…with tales of careers, entrepreneurial

exploits, marriages, divorces, adventures and

travels, health and other challenges, kids and

grandkids, and with remembrances of favorite

faculty members. And some reported, they

are “still at it” following their commercial or

voluntary interests. A general conclusion: Life

is Good!

Class members who attended are pictured

here. Back row, left to right: Neil Wooliams,

Jock Munro, Dean Winram, Lorne Wickerson,

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Leo Comesotti, Mike Leckie, Larry Fournier,

Ben Archibald, Larry Campbell and Roy Barnett.

Front row, left to right: Bill Garriock, John

Goodwin, Dave Howard and Doug Butterworth.

Rick Baker BCom 1965

In 2003, I founded Timely Medical Alternatives,

Inc., a surgical brokerage organization which

helps Canadians obtain timely care rather than

languish on lengthy medical wait lists. Since

then, we have triaged thousands of clients to

sources of high quality, private pay surgery.

In the process of sending clients for cardiac,

spinal, orthopedic, vascular and gynecological

procedures, we have had the satisfaction of

helping to save six lives, including that of an

eight-year old girl from West Vancouver.

In 2005, responding to requests from

uninsured Americans, I founded North American

Surgery, Inc., which sends uninsured Americans

(of which there are 50,000,000) to the same

network of 22 US hospitals to which we send

our Canadian clients and where we have been

successful in negotiating prices up to 85 per cent

less than the usual and customary charges.

Eduard M. Lavalle BCom 1965

The path from UBC to work has many

unexpected directions. As a UBC Commerce

graduate (1965), I entered the Law School,

graduating in 1966, and then went to graduate

school at Duke University and ended up teaching

politics at Capilano University.

During this career path, I never disassociated

what I had learned in the business school.

The world was changing signifi cantly during

this time with globalization pushing strongly

for a synthesis between the study of politics

and economics or business. The importance

of business understanding globalization was

signifi cant. It was not suffi cient to understand

only trade and investment; business had to

understand fi scal and monetary policy plus

the intricacies of global trade and investment.

Likewise, political scientists had to increasingly

understand the same subjects. Nowhere was this

demonstrated to me more than in pursuing and

understanding of the Canada–Europe relationship.

I was lucky in having the fl exibility to

establish a number of projects in which I had

the opportunity to combine politics, economics,

and business. I was able to make my college, now

Capilano University, the administrative home

of several academic projects conducted by the

Network for European Studies. The formation of

the Network, sponsor of a variety of activities,

is administered by Capilano University, on

behalf of the Network, and a partnership

between the Department of Political Studies and

Continuing Education.

The EU Study Tour and Internship Program is

sponsored by the Network for European Studies

(Canada), a consortium of Canadian universities.

Now in its ninth year, the Network annually

sponsors up to 50 students from 14 Canadian

universities to a three week immersion in the

EU and European institutions. The program

consists of over 70 seminars with EU public

servants, politicians, diplomats, the Canadian

Mission to the EU plus a variety of sectorial

business and economic interests. Also, the

project provides internships in the institutions

for many of the students. All academic activity

within the program is awarded credit within the

various graduate and undergraduate programs

at participating universities. DFAIT provides

modest funding for the support of interns

through a grant.

The need to understand the Canada–EU

relationship became more acute and urgent

with the agreement of the EU and Canada to

begin the negotiation of a trade agreement, the

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

This activity, somewhat controversial, was

unique in the degree to which the provinces

accessed and participated in the negotiations;

the fi rst international agreement where the

federal government went beyond consultation

with the provinces and actually provided space

at the table. The signifi cance of this agreement

was understood by graduate students in

business—participants over the past years have

included graduate students from Rotman School

(University of Toronto), Ted Rogers School of

Management (Ryerson University), Schuler

School (York University) and Sauder (UBC).

In September 2010, the European

Commission began sponsoring an annual three–

week study tour to Canada for European graduate

students engaged in Canadian studies. With the

European partners, the Network organizes an

immersion in Canadian institutions, including

the federal government, three provincial

governments (Quebec, Ontario and BC) as well

as important organizations representing civil

society and business. The European student tour

and internship program is supported by the

Department of Foreign Affairs and International

Trade (DFAIT) and funded by the European

Commission. It has broad support from a variety

of organizations in Canadian civil society and

governments, provincial and federal. The project

is titled “Thinking Canada” and is a complement

to the EU Study Tour and Internship Program for

Canadian students. In 2008, Capilano University,

on behalf of the Network, was awarded a

European Commission grant of approximately

$150,000 to conduct a Public Diplomacy

Project. The objective of the project was to

engage civil society and both governmental

and intergovernmental organizations in the

Canada–EU relationship. Events were held across

the country organized with the assistance of EU

Study Tour and Internship Program faculty and

previously participating students. The project also

sponsored some of the fi rst public discussion

the CETA. The Network partnered with the

Rothman School of Management, to host one of

the fi rst conferences on the CETA issue; including


CLASS NOTES

the participation of the European Union

Chambers of Commerce in Toronto (EUCOCIT).

Additionally, the Canadian Labour Congress

hosted a visit of a research representative from

the Centre for European Policy studies.

Barry Hitchens PhD 1970

I spent two months in Georgetown, Guyana

aiding an insurance company revamp the

Government Regulator requirement for an

Investment Policy Statement for the Reserve

Fund of the company. In reviewing the current

Policy (enabling Statement as all investments

are prohibited unless permitted), I noted

several common share equity positions of local

businesses yielding very little if any dividends.

The paucity of cash fl ow was inhibiting the

company’s solvency. How could higher yielding

fi xed income securities be secured? A further

challenge was a virtually non–existent market

for stocks and bonds. The little market that

existed primarily serves the interests of private

merchant banks with their active “private

equity” operations involved in every aspect

of Guyana’s natural resource development—

diamonds, gold, and oil; in every way the

country is a plutocracy.

Jennifer Davenport BCom 1981

I was appointed Deputy Public Guardian and

Trustee of BC on January 3, 2012.

Gary Backler MSc in Business

Administration 1980

After returning to England in 1981, I pursued a

consultancy career with Booz Allen & Hamilton

and Price Waterhouse, and spent the last 15 years

of my career working for the government on the

privatization of rail services. I retired in 2010,

and now undertake occasional consultancy

assignments between my environmental and

charitable commitments. I’d be pleased to hear

from any of the 1978–80 MBA intakes.

Veronica Wargo BCom 1987

Luke and Sedona graduating in May. We will all

be taking a Hawaiian cruise with Grandparents

to celebrate.

Henry Yan BCom 1987

I met my wife Tracey (nee Renema) (BCom

1991) in 1990 while working at Thorne Ernst &

Whinney (predecessor fi rm of KPMG).

Tracey obtained her CA designation in 1994

and left KPMG in 2000 as a senior manager to

take care of our family. We have three children

— Jillian (14), Rebecca (12) and Andrew (9)

and a very calm dog. Our girls are active in Irish

dancing and horseback riding, and Andrew is

making great strides as a rock drummer. When

not taking care of us, Tracey sits on the board of

directors of two not-for-profi t organizations.

After I obtained my CA designation in 1990,

I became the fi nancial controller for Norecol

Environmental Consultants Ltd. and left in 1993

to start my own accounting practice. In 1997,

I merged my practice with another Chartered

Accountant, forming our current fi rm, The

Ascent Partnership LLP, Chartered Accountants.

Together with two other business partners, I also

started E-Fusion Technologies Inc. in 2001 to

provide computer technical support services to

large engineering fi rms.

Shortly after my father and another good

friend passed away in 2005, Tracey and I realized

that life is too short and that the rat race wasn’t

worth winning. Wanting a change, I returned

to my childhood passion of guitar and bass and

started a rock band just for fun, called “Line 49”

with Colin Holyk (UBC BSc Pharm 1990). Our

band plays songs from the ’80s to the current

day in an edgier modern rock format. Our band

has played at large private parties and clubs over

the last three years and most recently added

Dr. Alex Scott (UBC PhD 2008) (a.k.a. “The

Professor”), an assistant professor at UBC in

the Department of Physical Therapy, as our new

drummer. Being a rock musician has given me

a different kind of respect from clients—who

previously knew me only as their accountant—

which I fi nd exciting and rewarding! We play at

UBC Alumni Days on the afternoon of May 26,

2012 just outside the Student Union Building.

Carl Cook BCom 1989

I enjoy living in beautiful Victoria, BC. In

January of this year I took a trip to Miami

Beach. Upcoming trips include Las Vegas in

April and India/Nepal in the fall. The Certifi ed

General Accountant designation, obtained

after my Bachelor of Commerce at UBC, has

served me well over the years. Currently, I’m

happily working as a Supervisor with the

BC Government. This March I completed my

bathroom renovation, which completes the

overall condo renovation that I started last year.

I enjoy exploring the back country of Vancouver

Island by riding my ATV-Quad.

1970S

1980S


Joseph Pribaz BCom 1992

2012 fi nds me continuing to enjoy my work

at CIBC as a Financial Advisor and, more

importantly, my health and wonderful family!

Louise, my wife of almost 18 years, is the light

of my life and source of eternal joy in raising

our three sons. Time has passed far too quickly

since graduating from UBC in 1992....but what

a wonderful life! There is nothing to compare

to calling Canada home and spending each day

doing what I love—thank you UBC. :-)

Graham Astbury BCom 1994

Relocated from Yellowknife, Northwest

Territories, where winters were -45°C, to Perth,

Australia, where summers are +45°C.

Greg Petzold DULE 2000

I am part of a three–person team at the City of

Winnipeg using multiple regression analysis

to value some 200,000 realty parcels for

property taxation purposes. Winnipeg’s Property

Assessment & Taxation Department is the fi rst

assessment jurisdiction in Canada to be ISO

certifi ed and uses statistical software to build both

sales and income value models. Having reached

the half-century mark, I am also working on my

bucket list and want to inform West Coasters that

there is a fourth “seacoast” in Canada and it is the

North Shore of Superior. I have taken two kayak

trips there recently and recommend its crystal

waters to anyone. If it was good enough for the

Group of Seven, it’s good enough for you.

James-Scott and Vanessa Lee BCom 2002

I met Vanessa Ko (BCom 2004) at UBC and we

have the Sauder School of Business to thank for

bringing us together. We married on July 2, 2011

in Vancouver, BC. I completed my law degree

at University of Victoria in 2005 and am now

practicing law at Heenan Blaikie LLP in Calgary,

AB. Vanessa is an Underwriter at Travelers Canada

and is pursuing her MBA at Queen’s University.

Cormac Hikisch MBA 2003

Had another great winter at Ski Smithers in

Northern BC, teaching my youngest child Dylan

to ski at age three, and trying to keep up with

his six-year old big sister Bridie. Four years into

my health services administrator position with

Northern Health and still learning and growing

in this exciting career. Nearly 10 years post-

MBA—time sure does accelerate as one gets older.

The MBA really did build the foundation for my

incredible last decade!

Allan Lee BCom 2004

UBC has a mandate to demonstrate leadership

in sustainability; this year, we’ve made a

commitment to our community to achieve

aggressive GHG carbon reduction targets.

Further, UBC is a public institution, which must

comply with provincial legislation to become

carbon neutral. One solution is to examine

our partnerships with our vendors in order to

encourage more sustainable fulfi llment practices.

Currently with International Student

Recruitment at UBC, I tackled paper waste

produced through shipping in our offi ce. Already

a model green university, we continue to put

our heads together to discover healthier, more

effi cient ways to operate that won’t compromise

the future, but instead will help advance the

evolution to sustainability.

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CLASS NOTES

I contacted TNT, a courier contracted to

handle international shipping for our offi ce, to

push for a paperless option. In response, TNT

provided our offi ce with a thermal label printer.

The thermal label eliminates the need for

four pieces of paper previously needed for each

shipment. The only piece of paper now required

is a commercial invoice. Based on current

shipping patterns in this department, UBC saves

approximately 10,000 pieces of paper per year

through the use of the thermal label printer.

I demonstrated that we can work strategically

with our vendors to help both UBC and our

partners demonstrate leadership in sustainability

and social responsibility.

Chris So BCom 2004

2011 was a big year as I married my sweetheart

at a ceremony and reception in Richmond

and we purchased a home in Vancouver. Since

graduating in 2004 and following a two-

month trip through Europe (16 countries in 46

days!), I have been working at Burnaby-based

Best Buy Canada Headquarters; a high-energy

work environment with plenty of fellow BCom

alumni. Currently I am an Online Category

Manager for FutureShop.ca and manage the

end-to-end eCommerce customer experience for

Canada’s leading retail website.

Andrew Mckee BCom 2006

This year was an exciting one. As a UBC grad, I

had the amazing opportunity to start a business

—Drink Espresso Bar—right on the UBC

campus. The coffee bar is located between VST

and Gage Towers with fl oor–to–ceiling windows

and a beautiful patio.

Marlene Lau-Ove MBA 2006

2011 has been the most eventful year of my

life, thus far. I had my last performance with my

rock band, Kill Matilda, opening for my ‘90s Ca-

nadian rock heroes, Econoline Crush. I also got

married to the love of my life. In planning a cre-

ative way to announce our wedding, I wrote and

recorded my fi rst full–length orchestral piece

to accompany the drawings by a great friend

of mine and animator of Bob’s Burgers on FOX

(video can be viewed here: www.youtube.com/

watch?v=bLQESbvPeqE). During the very hectic

days surrounding my nuptials, I was also in the

midst of signing an employment contract with

Bombardier Aerospace, where I am now happily

employed as a Market Analyst, enjoying such

perks as meeting John Travolta on my birthday.

Remembered forever like shoo bop shoo wadda

wadda yipitty boom de boom!

Graham Day BCom 2006

After three years in management consulting

with Oliver Wyman, I spent a year in Haiti post-

earthquake working for the Clinton Foundation.

I led a team to assist the devastated Ministry of

Health to coordinate the reconstruction response

by mapping out the country’s medical services.

We also supplied money and logistics support to

the cholera outbreak response. It was easily the

most challenging and enriching experience of

my professional life.

I am now in Washington, DC where I am

completing a Masters in International Relations

and Economics at the Johns Hopkins School of

Advanced International Studies (SAIS). I intend

to pursue a career in private sector development,

ideally through working with impact investment

funds to grow small and medium enterprises

in emerging markets in Latin America. I am on

LinkedIn for those who want to get in touch!

Ch i S BC 2004





Andrea Dalla Pozza BCom 2006

This year I had my 1st born—a beautiful

baby girl. :-)

Christian Dy MBA 2008

Over last summer, I trained and lead a team of

17 volunteers to Central America to work on

various development projects. This included aid

for battered women, sponsorships for children

and building projects. I shall return in 2013

with a new team to continue our work.

Walter Buchanan MBA 2008

I am pleased to announce the birth of our

fi rst child on November 2. I had thought that

completing the MBA program and running

half-marathon distances were accomplishments

but the birth of our baby girl has put these (and

everything else!) into a whole new perspective.

Warren Tardif BCom 2008

Earlier this year I was exploring Bali and other

parts of Indonesia. I was able to welcome the

Year of the Dragon in Hong Kong where so

many of my Sauder classmates where from. My

sister is now studying at UBC, so I got to visit

the campus earlier in the year. I’ve been happily

living in LA trying to fulfi ll some of my dreams!

Scott Pester MBA 2008

My wife, Tracy, and I were very excited to

welcome our daughter Lydia into the world

on November 19, 2011.

Christine Lowe BCom 2009

The trend for hopping across the pond is

contagious! After working with community

investment and sustainability organizations in

Vancouver, China, India, Ethiopia and Mexico,

I moved to London in the fall of 2011 where

I’m currently completing my Master’s in Global

Ethics at King’s College London School of Law.

The Sauder connection never ceases to amaze

me and it has been wonderful to connect with

friends—old and new. I’m looking forward

to cheering on Canada at the London 2012

Olympics shortly after completing a summer

management course in negotiations at the

London School of Economics and Political

Science. If anyone is passing through London feel

free to get in touch! (www.christinelowe.com)

James D. Kondopulos BCom 2009

Effective January 1, 2012, James became a

partner (practicing through a law corporation)

at the Vancouver–based employment and


CLASS NOTES

labour law boutique of Roper Greyell LLP.

He specializes in the practice of employment,

labour and workplace human rights law, and

also investigates and reports on allegations of

workplace harassment, bullying and code of

conduct violations.

Kathy Do BCom 2009

2012 marked my third year with Coca–Cola. In

2009, this amazing company took a chance on

me and started me on their Olympic operations

while I was still completing my fi nal year at

Sauder. Since then I’ve been directly involved

in operations and logistics, fi eld sales and now

fi nance, as the Business Manager for the Lower

Mainland and Coastal BC. I now have a team of

seven reporting to me and am excited about the

new career experiences ahead of me.

Adam Segal ECM 2009

Helped my company, Stork Craft, achieve the

Canada’s 50 Best Companies—BC Finalist

designation. Also named The Province’s Canucks

monthly Fan Columnist, fulfi lling my goal of

becoming a regular sports writer.

Chris Gorman MBA 2009

On November 19, 2011, Chris Gorman was

elected a Trustee on the Board of Education for

School District No. 23 (Central Okanagan), the

fi fth largest School District in British Columbia.

Chris was elected by colleagues to serve as

Vice-Chair, Chair of the Board’s Finance and

Legal Committee (School District No. 23 has an

annual budget of $185 million), and Member

of the Planning and Facilities Committee.

Prior to his election, Chris worked as

Executive Assistant to Canada’s Minister of

Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Peter MacKay,

PC, QC, MP, and in various roles in the

international shipping and insurance industries

in Canada and the United States.

Chris resides in Kelowna, BC and is married

to Elizabeth and has two daughters, Isabelle (4)

and Naomi (1).

Website: www.chrisgorman.ca

Yuri Yoon MM 2009

After graduating from the Sauder School of

Business three years ago, I was hired by the New

Westminster School District Business Company

(www.sd40.bc.ca/sd40bc) to teach at their

offshore school in China. I taught at Canadian

Secondary Wenzhou. This program was put

together by CEO Brent Atkinson in 2006. I

enjoyed working with Brent’s administrative

staff, which included Cindy Tang, Tom Harris,

Wayne Lee Ying and Gregory Batt. International

education is a big industry in Asia and the rate

of certifi ed high school graduates in China is

expected to exceed the number of certifi ed

graduates in BC within the next ten years. My

time in China allowed me to teach a variety of

classes, coach sports teams and learn about local

culture. When I look back on my time at Sauder,

I remember many professors and alumni who

mentored me throughout my graduate studies.

I’m grateful to have had the opportunity of

giving back—through teaching and helping

students reach their educational goals.

May Wong LicAcct 2010

Steven, May, and big brother Brandon welcome

baby boy Austin Jackson Wong. Born on

December 15th, 2011; 6 lbs 7oz .



ca/alumni/classnotesYuriYoon MM 2009

2010S


Jennifer Fews BCom 2011

Meeting new friends and having lots of fun. UBC

was a great experience, and I hope to come back

for my master’s degree.

William (Bill) Gartside BCom 1956

Bill was born in New Westminster on November

2, 1932 and attended Duke of Connaught High

School. He graduated from UBC with a BCom

in 1956. He was a member of Phi Gamma

Delta. He worked for Crown Zellerbach in

Vancouver and Calgary. Bill then went on to be

president of everything—Commercial Truck,

Inter-Mountain Transport, Four Square Leasing,

B.C. Trucking Association and Labour Relations,

New Westminster Salmonbellies, Vancouver Golf

Club, Douglas College Foundation and last but

most stressful The Royal Mauian Homeowners

Association. He was just a member of the

Stanley Park Crazy Athletes (nobody wanted to

be president). He loved fi shing, golf, travel and

bridge. Bill spent the last nine months at Czorny

Alzheimer Centre, and passed away on January

30, 2012. Bill is survived by his wife, Gerry, son

Brad, his sister Pat Guthrie, good friends Dale and

Lori Wood and his loving lab Ernie. Bill and his

wife Gerry Gartside (Legge), also BCom 1956,

were members of the committee that planned

and organized very successful Commerce ’56

reunions every fi ve years, including the most

recent 55th reunion in 2011.

Classes of 1967, 1972, 1977, 1987, 1997 or

2007—It’s Class Reunion Time!

Renew old friendships. Make new connections.

Catch up on Sauder and fellow alumni news.

Although communications technology has

advanced at lightning speed in recent years,

there’s no substitute for connecting face to face.

The common bond of your Sauder experience is

a great foundation for a memorable event.

Class reunions are initially held fi ve years

from graduation, and subsequently on every

10th anniversary. Organized by enthusiastic

and dedicated alumni volunteers with the

support of the Sauder Development and

Alumni Engagement Offi ce, they build on the

memories and sense of community established

during your years at the School. If you’d like to

lead or be involved with setting up a reunion

for your class, contact the Development and

Alumni Engagement Offi ce at 604-822-6801 or

[email protected].

Spring 2012 Reunion—BCom 1957

Graduates from the BCom Class of 1957 held

their 55th reunion on April 3, 2012. Dean

Dan Muzyka escorted the group on a most

illuminating tour of the Sauder School of

Business—Henry Angus Building. Comparisons

with the army hut facilities, educational

techniques and absence of electronic equipment,

which were in place 55 years ago, provoked

much discussion. Lunch and reminiscences at

the home of classmate John Savage were enjoyed

well into the afternoon.

BCom 1992 Reunion—Saturday May 5, 2012,

7 p.m. at The V Lounge in Yaletown,Vancouver.

BCom 1956 Reunion—Wednesday May 23, 2012,

7 p.m. at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver.

BCom 1952 Reunion—Friday May 25, 2012.

Coffee session at 2 p.m. followed by a tour of

the Sauder School of Business and dinner at the

Arbutus Club in Vancouver at 5:30 p.m.

The BCom 2002 Reunion will take place

on June 21, 2012, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the

Terminal City Club Lions Pub in Vancouver.

Please contact Sharlene Cheu for more

information, at [email protected].

Read about these reunions in the next issue of

Viewpoints!

The BCom 1982 Reunion will take place in

October 2012. Details to come.

Planning for the BCom 1962 Reunion is

underway. Details to come.

For more information about these reunions,

contact the Development and Alumni Engagement

Offi ce at 604-822-6801 or [email protected].

in memoriam

J if F BC 2011

reunions

Contact usIs your information

missing or incorrect? Just let us know by emailing

[email protected]

Become a Sauder School of Business alumni contact

Be a contact for Sauder School of Business and fellow alumni in your city, country or region.

Help counsel prospective students, advise new graduates, welcome summer

interns and arrange alumni events.

To volunteer, contact us today!

We can be reached at:Tel: 604-822-6801Fax: 604-822-0592

e-mail: [email protected]

We always appreciate your feedback on events and programs in support

of alumni activities.

upcoming reunions


POINTS OF VIEW

The time to refl ect and the time to actAs you have read through the pages of this issue of Viewpoints,

you have likely noticed a tone of refl ection as we look back over

what has been accomplished during the tenure of our departing

Dean, Daniel F. Muzyka. I am certainly proud to be part of this

story, and I hope that you are too.

TODAY, WE LIVE IN A WORLD WITH A CULTURAL

and societal bias towards action; however

there is much to be said about the value of

refl ection. Refl ection is a powerful tool that can

enable us to change the course of our future.

As Peter Drucker said:

“Follow effective action with quiet refl ection.

From the quiet refl ection will come even more

effective action.” When meeting with alumni, I fi nd the

conversation often turns to what lessons were

learned while studying at Sauder. Usually, those

lessons are made clear over time. About a year

ago I was meeting with an alumnus in Toronto,

who shared with me that one of the most

valuable things he learned in school was about

the mathematical/fi nancial market Black-Scholes

model from Professor James Brander. This,

of course, only came to life for him after the

fi nancial crisis of 2009.

Through refl ection, I have learned from

alumni the importance of student bonding.

I can’t count the number of times fond

memories about POITS led to a rewarding

conversation about the School. As a result, today

Sauder is focusing on providing students with

many opportunities to connect; the new building

was designed with student interaction in mind.

There are many reasons why we should

make refl ection a regular practice in our lives.

When we pause and look back over a period

of time, we can recognize why certain parts

of our life and career were successful or why

they failed. Refl ection also helps us, and our

organizations, to avoid making or repeating

costly errors. We learn not only from our own

mistakes, but from the mistakes of others. Do

you learn only by doing? Or do you take time

to learn through refl ection?

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by refl ection, which is noblest;

second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience,

which is the bitterest.” - Confucius

Refl ecting upon my time working with

Dean Muzyka, I have learned that resilience is

an important quality in a leader, that a positive

attitude is infectious and infl uences others,

and that making decisions with incomplete

information is often more effective than waiting

for perfect information.

Finally, refl ection helps us to build on what

already exists. The simple act of refl ection can

help fuel innovation and open the door to

new thinking. We all have the opportunity to

see possibilities because of the work of our

predecessors, much like the new dean will see

where the School can go based on the work of

the current dean over the past 13 years.

I encourage you to make refl ection a regular

part of your personal and professional life. It is

a most effective way to evaluate yourself against

your goals and to map out the road ahead. If you

are fortunate, it may even allow you a moment

of pleasure and pride as you recognize what

you have achieved. ■

Sheila BiggersASSOCIATE DEAN, DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT


ALUMNI IN FOCUS

Degree and Grad Year: MBA 2007

Current home city: Brasília, Brazil

Sauder volunteer role: Sauder Alumni Regional Representative for Brazil

Professional ID: Executive Director, White Leaf Management Consulting

Business motto or philosophy:

We live in a world full of opportunities. Get out

of your comfort zone and fi nd them!

In business today, it’s important to…

understand global trends, build a clear vision and

get to action. You’ll never regret taking steps that

bring you closer to accomplishing your goals.

Most valuable thing learned since

graduation:

The true value of our Global Alumni Network—

it is surprising how much I’ve learn from our

Sauder colleagues and how much I was able to

share with them for the last fi ve years. We are

part of a network of incredible people.

Eureka moment:

Leadership is about attitude, not about

credentials.

Biggest risk you’ve ever taken:

Left a high–paying 8-to-5 job to pursue my

lifelong dream of creating my own company

from scratch.

Greatest achievement to date:

Was successfully hired for a key position only

eight days after immigrating to Canada.

Alter ego:

Black and white photographer.

Greatest extravagance:

Closing my apartment in Vancouver, putting all

my furniture in a storage container and moving to

Panama for eight months.

Person you admire most and why (living or

historical fi gure):

Dr. Bill Sauder, who advised me to “Work hard

and you’ll get where you want” during an

unforgettable conversation at my graduation

luncheon. Dr. Sauder passed away a few months

later in that same year.

Trait you admire most in others:

Integrity.

Talent you would most like to have:

Patience.

Last book you couldn’t put down:

Business Stripped Bare by Richard Branson.

Most listened to:

My two–year old daughter’s favourite CD.

Gadget of choice:

Amazon Kindle, which provides immediate access

to books that otherwise would take weeks to ship

across the globe down to the equator.

Your best-kept secret (What most people don’t

know about you):

I was a cattle rancher in the interior of Brazil

before pursuing my undergrad education. If

you meet me in person, ask about how bovine

psychology can help you herd cattle. It will be a

great conversation starter.

Favorite journey:

Hiking the Stawamus Chief in Squamish, BC.

Where will you be in 10 years?

My company, White Leaf, will be an established

brand in international strategic management

and I will be leading a team of the smartest

people I can find around the globe. ■

Gain insight into fellow members of the alumni community.

Rodrigo Caetano

WANT TO BE PROFILED IN OUR

ALUMNI IN FOCUS FEATURE?

Please contact us at [email protected] and we’ll be in touch.

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