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UPCOMING EVENTS"Diversity: God's Gift for a New Economy"
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Cost: $5 – pay at the door RSVP: Send your name, company name and job title to mba@calvin.edu Networking: See who's coming! Calvin senior business majors: You are also invited to attend! Please RSVP to mba@calvin.edu. |
In 2005, Goei was named Entrepreneur of the Year for West Michigan (Retail Division) by Ernst and Young. He also serves on several highly regarded local boards, including the Michigan Florist Association Board, Grand Rapids Civil Service Board, Institute for Healing Racism, Grand Rapids Community Relations Commission, Asian Center Board and Asian Professionals Organization Board.
Goei was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. He came to America when he was ten years old when a local church sponsored his family to make the journey.
Read profiles of Mr. Goei in Rapid Growth and in the Grand Rapids Press.
These events are successful because YOU spread the word! Take a minute and e-mail a few of your Calvin classmates or your company's Calvin alumni employees about this event.
Special thanks to the
Calvin Career Development Office
for sponsoring this event!
Invitation List: MBA@Calvin invitations are only sent via e-mail. Send your name and e-mail to mba@calvin.edu to be added to our mailing list.
The MBA@Calvin committee announces the Horizon Award, an award which will be presented by MBA@Calvin to recognize outstanding young alumni business professionals who demonstrate significant contributions to their field and the impact of faith on their work.
The inaugural award recipient is David K. Dorner of DornerWorks. Congratulations! His award was presented at the 2007 Business Careers Dinner. Read the award criteria and then nominate a Calvin alum to be a future award recipient.
Fred P. Keller is chairman and CEO of Cascade Engineering, a leading provider of plastics solutions for the automotive, industrial, and solid waste industries. A materials engineer by training, Keller founded the company in 1973, following an earlier career as a metallurgist with Pratt & Whitney. From its small beginnings as a plastics parts manufacturer, Cascade has grown into a solutions-based organization with 17 customer-focused business units comprising 1,000 employees and 12 facilities worldwide.
Underlying Cascade's organizational culture is Keller's belief that business has the unique opportunity to complement its focus on financial performance with important work in the social and environmental arenas. A strong advocate for “sustainable” business practices, Keller has emphasized the key role business can play in building financial, social and ecological capital, often through partnerships with government and community agencies.
Cascade has been widely recognized for its business achievements and community involvement. The Company's industry recognition includes Chrysler's “Technology Role Model” award; listing by the Society for Human Resource Management as one of the top 10 “Best Medium Companies to Work for in America”; the White House's Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership; and Goodwill Industries' “Employer of the Year” award. In 2004, Keller was named to the U.S. Department of Commerce Manufacturing Advisory Council, where he served as chair of the Council's Workforce and Energy Committee. He is also the recipient of a “Distinguished Service Award” from the National Governors Association.
Keller serves as a director of Meijer, Inc. and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, as well serving on the National Advisory Board of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). He is past chairman of the Economic Club of Grand Rapids and has chaired several community boards. His innovative management approach and work in advancing sustainability are featured regularly in business and industry publications, and he serves as a visiting lecturer on Sustainability at Cornell University 's Johnson School of Management. A Grand Rapids native, Keller earned a bachelor of science degree from Cornell and a master of science in business management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Monday, October 29, 2007MBA@Calvin participants are invited to attend Calvin's annual Business Careers Dinner on Monday, October 29. This dinner, sponsored by the Career Development Office and Student Business Forum, will be the main MBA@Calvin fall event. The dinner provides an important career networking opportunity. It also gives junior and senior business students an opportunity to learn from experienced business men and women.
The speaker will be Milt Kuyers, Chairman and CEO of GMK Companies, a diverse and very successful holding company. In addition to distinguished service on numerous non-profit boards, Milt served as Chair of Calvin’s Board of Trustees for nine years.
Attendees will not be assigned a specific seat, but each table will be designated for an industry or job function (e.g. accounting, small business, etc.). Please sit at a table that fits your business background or professional interest.
There is no cost for MBA@Calvin participants to attend this dinner. Your willingness to interact with students and share your career and business story is of great value to us. However, if you or your company would like to contribute as an underwriting Sponsor ($5,000.00), Partner ($800.00), or Friend ($400.00), we will formally recognize you at the dinner.
To RSVP, register online no later than October 15. If you have questions, call Laurie Lemmen at (616) 526-8744 or email laurie@calvin.edu. If you would like to bring along a colleague, feel free to share this invitation. Seating is limited, so thank you for your prompt response.
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