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Dear Friends:
The men pictured
below share more
than just DNA. Former
CMU president
Charles Grawn and his
great-grandson, real
estate executive Bill
Milliken Jr., also share
a legacy of leadership
that has strengthened
Michigan for more than a century.
CMU's College of Business Administration
prides itself on preparing students to
become confi dent, nimble leaders in the
Grawn/Milliken tradition. Our newest
initiative – the renovation of Grawn Hall
– will honor the timeless traditions of the
past while creating new spaces to foster
intellectual stimulation and professional
growth.
Here at CMU, we strive to engage students
in real-world challenges that test their
mettle and fi re their intellect. It is why
Charles Crespy
Dean
cresp1ct@cmich.edu
Daniel Vetter
Senior Associate Dean
vette1de@cmich.edu
Sandy Sommer, '93
Director of Development
somme1sk@cmich.edu
School of Accounting
Chad Stefaniak, '02, Chair
stefa1cm@cmich.edu
Business Information
Systems
Karl Smart, Chair
smart1kl@cmich.edu
Economics
Paul Natke, Chair
natke1pa@cmich.edu
College of Business
Administration
Connect with CBA on:
Finance and Law
James Felton, Chair
felto1jm@cmich.edu
Management
Mahmood Bahaee, Chair
bahae1m@cmich.edu
Marketing and Hospitality
Services Administration
Richard Divine, Chair
divin1rl@cmich.edu
Isabella Bank Institute
for Entrepreneurship
Debra Zellner, '79
Executive Director
deb.zellner@cmich.edu
D E A N ' S C O L U M N
Enduring leadership –
in the Chippewa tradition
Chuck Crespy
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Nathan Jones, '10
Photographers
Steve Jessmore, '81
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Associate Vice President
Sherry Knight, '86
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females, veterans and individuals
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we want to support them with updated
facilities, opportunities for overseas study,
chances to participate in national and
international competitions, professional
certifi cation opportunities and best-in-
class academic programming. We want to
enrich the CMU traditions of service and
leadership, so today's students can join
their predecessors in an endless array of
leadership, management, analytical and
entrepreneurial settings.
It is because of our dynamic students,
faculty, donors and alumni that many of
CMU's business programs are consistently
ranked among the strongest in the nation.
With planned improvements to our facilities,
we can ensure that CMU business students
will continue to acquire the tools they need
to grow into inspiring, constructive people
of great integrity.
Chuck Crespy
CBA Dean